Preface & Introduction

Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. has created this privacy statement in order to disclose our information gathering and dissemination practices for our Web site, www.MGProbate.com and our company in general in compliance with Federally mandated Privacy Regulations.  Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data with respects to data collected in the United States of America and internationally from any and all parties.  Upon reading this privacy statement, you will be aware of:

1	What personal information of yours is collected from you through our web site.
2	The organization collecting the information.
3	How the information is used.
4	With whom the information may be shared.
5	Choices available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of information.
6	Security procedures to protect against loss or misuse of your information under our control.
7	How you can correct any inaccuracies in any information in our control about you.

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. by sending email to info@MGProbate.com or writing to us at the following address:

Marti Gerardi Probate Paralegal
28924 South Western Avenue, Suite 206
Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275

If you feel that Marti Gerardi Probate Paralegal has not complied with the policies outlined in this privacy statement please submit an email Compliant request to us at info@MGProbate.com.

Privacy Statement

Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. is the sole owner of the information it gathers on its site.  Marti Gerardi Probate Paralegal will not share any of your information with any outside party without your explicit consent unless we are required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law, cooperate with law enforcement agencies, or comply with a legal process served on our Web site.

What Information is Collected and How it is Used?

We may collect contact information such as name, mailing address, email address, and phone number. We may also collect company information such as company name and Web site URL as well as any other pertinent information you volunteer to provide or which we may request on an electronic form. We use this information for the purpose of transactions with you, including maintaining contact with you, generating an invoice, and other appropriate business purposes related to our mutual agreed specific present or potential client or customer transaction.

Contact

We use email links located on our Contact page and other areas of the site to allow you to contact us directly with any questions or comments you may have. We read every message sent in and try to reply promptly to every one. This information is used to respond directly to your questions or comments. We may also file your comments to improve the site and program, or review and discard the information. Your personal information is only shared with third parties with your explicit permission.

How You May Submit a Privacy Policy Compliance Request

Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. simply requests that you submit a Compliance Request to us via email or in writing at our address above for reporting and resolving anything you feel or perceive to be privacy violations, misuse of any trademarks, or any other specific privacy concerns pertaining to our Web site at www.MGProbate.com or any of our business activities or communications.

We request your name, email address, name of the Web site, URL, and description of the perceived privacy violation. This information is used to look into the alleged violation and bring it to a satisfactory resolution. Certain personally identifiable information like your name and email address may be shared with the member site, but only if you indicate that we have your explicit permission to do this.

If you do not give us your permission to share your personally identifiable information, then we will not share it with anyone outside of Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc.. However, in some cases, this may limit our ability to successfully resolve your complaint. Any contact information a user provides to us is optional and will not be used for any other purpose than to investigate and respond to your request.

Communications, Newsroom, and Press Releases

If you have requested we send you any information via email, obviously your email address is needed for the purpose of sending these emails. To unsubscribe to any Marti Gerardi Probate Paralegal Communication via email or otherwise, please simply let us know you wish to unsubscribe.

Browser "Cookies" and Server Logs

The www.MGProbate.com web site does not use cookies, and thus no cookies are created, stored, or otherwise used on your user computer or information device.

The Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. web site server logs IP addresses and browser types for systems administration purposes and these logs will be analyzed to constantly improve the value of the materials available on the website. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that a user’s session will be tracked, but the user will be anonymous.

Links

The MGProbate.com Web site contains links to other sites on the internet. We encourage you to visit each of these web sites to learn more about each site's online privacy. Please note that these Web sites' privacy policies may differ from those of Marti Gerardi Probate Paralegal.  We encourage you to read the privacy statement of any Web site you may visit.  If you have any questions about the privacy policies or any third party site you visit, contact them.  Remember, it is up to you decide whether you want to share any of your information.  If you do not feel comfortable doing so, they by all means do not provide any third party with information.

We Use Opt-in for Sharing Your Information

When there is a choice of using information for purposes other than what the information was originally collected for, Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. will present the user with an Opt-in option.  By default, this options is set to NO for you, the user.  If you, the user, agrees to Opt-in by advising us accordingly, you then agree to provide to us your explicit consent to use or share your information solely for the purpose indicated at the time you provided us with your information. 

Unsubscribing from Any Communications

To unsubscribe from receiving any and all Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. communications via any means of transport, please send us a request via email at info@MGProbate.com or via mail at our address stated above. Simply tell us what you do not wish to receive.

If you send an unsubscribe request to us from an email address that differs from the one you used to originally subscribe to a publication, we will send an email to your original email address to confirm your unsubscribe request.  If we do not receive a response from you within seven days, we will update our records. If the email address is the same, no confirmation email will be sent.

Compliance Resolution and How to Access and Update User Information

Reasonable access to personally identifiable information will be provided within 30 days at no cost to you, the user.  If access cannot be provided within that timeframe, Marti Gerardi Probate Paralegal will provide the user a date when the information will be provided.  If for some reason access is denied, Marti Gerardi Probate Paralegal will provide an explanation as why access has been denied.

If you need to update your email address, please contact Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. via either email at info@MGProbate.com or via mail at our address stated above. If you send a correction or update request to us from an email address that differs from the one you used to originally subscribe to any of our communications, we will send an email to your original email address to confirm your correct/update request.  If the email address is the same, no confirmation email will be sent.  If we do not receive a response from your old email address within seven days, we will update our records and send a confirmation email to your new email address confirming we have updated our records.

If you need to update ANY your contact information that was entered into any of our forms, either via the internet or other means, please contact Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. at info@MGProbate.com  or in writing at our address stated above.

Security

Protecting your privacy and your information is standard procedure at Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc..  We have taken careful measures to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of your information. Once we receive your information that was entered into our web site, it is stored behind a firewall.

All Marti Gerardi, Probate Paralegal, Inc. owners, directors, and staff are aware of our privacy and security policies. Your information is only accessible to those persons or entities who need it in order to perform the function for which you originally submitted your information. 

Notification of Changes

If we are going to use your personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify you via email. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our web site notifying users of the change.

Thank You - Your Privacy is Important to Us

Thank you for taking the time and for your interest in reading this privacy statement.  Please rest assured that your privacy is important to all of us at Marti Gerardi Probate Paralegal and www.MGProbate.com.

This privacy statement was last updated on 1/24/2013