LEGAL DISCLAIMERS AND NOTICES
Effective Date: January 1, 2017
Privacy Notice
This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for www.legalpathways.net. This privacy notice
applies solely to information collected by this website, except where stated otherwise. It will notify you
of the following:
What information we collect;
With whom it is shared;
How it can be corrected;
How it is secured;
How policy changes will be communicated; and
How to address concerns over misuse of personal data.
Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect
information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or
rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not
share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill
your request, e.g., to ship an order.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new
products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by
contacting us via the email address or phone number provided on our website:
See what data we have about you, if any.
Change/correct any data we have about you.
Have us delete any data we have about you.
Express any concern you have about our use of your data.
Cookies
We use "cookies" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor's hard drive to help us
improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a
cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time
while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance
their experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable
information on our site.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content
or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site
and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the
website, your information is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and
transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of
your web browser, or looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your
information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (e.g, billing or
customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers on
which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
Notification of Changes
Whenever material changes are made to the privacy notice they will be updated on this website and
may be requested at anytime via email, mail, or telephone.
Other Provisions and Disclaimers
• This website, www.legalpathways.net (hereinafter referred to as “the Website”), is “advertising” as
defined by § 6157(c) of the California Business and Professions Code and a “communication” as defined
by Rule 1-400(A) of the California Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Julie Richardson (hereinafter referred to as “the Attorney”) is licensed to practice law in the State of
California only and maintains an office in the County of Stanislaus in the State of California.
• The Attorney practices solely in the State of California and primarily in the counties of San Joaquin and
Stanislaus.
• The Website is published and maintained for general educational purposes only and is not intended to
provide legal advice on any subject matter whatsoever. The Website and its contents are provided “AS
IS” and without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Your use of the Website is at your
own risk. Due to frequent changes in the law, some of the information on the Website may not reflect
the current state of the law. Neither the Attorney nor Legal Pathways (hereinafter referred to as “the
Firm”) is responsible for any errors or omissions in the content of the Website or for damages that arise
from your use of the Website under any circumstances. No viewer of the Website, client or otherwise,
should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content included in the Website without seeking
appropriate legal advice (in consideration of the particular facts and circumstances at issue) from an
attorney who is licensed to practice law in the viewer’s state.
• Your use of the Website does not establish an attorney-client relationship between you and the
Attorney or between you and the Firm. Contacting the Attorney or the Firm through the Website does
not create an attorney-client relationship between you and the Attorney or between you and the Firm.
Leaving a comment on the blog maintained on the Website does not create an attorney-client
relationship between you and the Attorney or between you and the Firm. No attorney-client
relationship will be formed without a written engagement agreement that is signed by the Attorney and
a client and that defines the scope of the representation of the client by the Attorney.
• Nothing on the Website is intended to guaranty, warranty, or predict the outcome of a particular case
and should not be construed as such a guaranty, warranty, or prediction.
• Any information sent to the Firm by internet, email, or through the Website is not secure and is sent
on a non-confidential basis.
• Trusts and estates law is state-specific. Information contained on the Website may not apply in your
state. Any and all information published on the Website is specific to the State of California, unless
otherwise specified.
• The Attorney does not seek to represent anyone based solely on a visit to the Website and does not
wish to represent anyone seeking representation based on viewing the Website outside of the State of
California. Likewise, the Attorney does not wish to represent anyone desiring representation based
upon viewing the Website in a state where the Website fails to comply with all laws and ethical rules of
that state. The Website is not intended to be an advertisement for legal services to be performed
outside of the State of California.
• The Attorney does not necessarily support the views expressed in all articles contained on the Website
and cannot guarantee their accuracy. Likewise, the Attorney does not necessarily support the views
expressed in visitor comments posted in response to blog articles maintained on the Website and
cannot guarantee their accuracy.
• Links to third-party websites published on the Website are provided for your convenience only and do
not necessarily imply the Attorney’s or the Firm’s endorsement, recommendation, or approval of the
third-party websites, their content, or the services/products provided by their operators or the persons
who maintain them, nor do such links imply an association between the third-party websites (and/or
their operators) and the Attorney or the Firm. Neither the Attorney nor the Firm is responsible for the
content and accuracy of information contained on third-party websites.
• Any inclusion on the Website of material from identified sources is for educational purposes only and
is not intended to infringe on the copyrights of the identified sources.
• Articles and posts maintained on the Website may be updated after publication.
• IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform
you that any US tax advice contained in the Website is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, for
the purposes of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) promoting, marketing, or
recommending to another party any matter addressed in the Website.
• Unauthorized use or reproduction of any information contained on the Website is prohibited and may
violate applicable laws.
•For legal purposes, the person responsible for this website (and its contents) is Julie Richardson, who
can be reached at 931 10th Street, Suite 750, Modesto, CA 95354 or by telephone at 209-529-1085 or via email to
jrichardson@legalpathways.net.
•In no event shall the Attorney, the Firm, or its officers, employees or agents be liable for any damages
whatsoever, including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits or
damages resulting from the availability, use, reliance on or inability to use this website, or lost data or
business interruption arising from use of or inability to use this website, whether based on warranty,
contract, tort or any other legal theory, and whether or not the Attorney or Firm is advised of the
possibility of such damages.
•You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Attorney, the Firm, and its officers, employees
and agents from and against any claims, actions and demands, including, without limitation, reasonable
legal and accounting fees resulting from your use of the material on this website or your breach of any
of these terms and conditions.
If you feel that we are not abiding by our stated policies, or if you have any questions
or concerns about these policies, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 209-529-1085
or via email to info@legalpathways.net.