Privacy Policy – Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm

Privacy Policy Introduction

“At Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm, we value your privacy rights and are committed to the protection of your personal information. As your advocacy partner, we strive to provide our clients with the most transparent, responsible, and confidential legal services possible. The Privacy Policy document provided below explains how we gather information, how this information is used, how it is shared, and how we ensure that it remains secure within our files. Our firm understands the highly sensitive nature of health-related legal advocacy and is committed to protecting the information that you entrust to us. Whether you need legal representation, advice or advocacy, you can rest assured that our service providers take necessary precautions to ensure that your confidentiality is preserved every step of the way with Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm.”

Our Client Privacy Commitment

Safeguarding your privacy is at the forefront of our firm’s priorities. Because we are a health rights law firm – with social security, personal injury, and medical malpractice practices as well – we have a particularly unique responsibility in handling sensitive and personal client information. From attorney to staff, all of our firm members undergo training on issues of confidentiality, and are made aware of and follow strict protocols in protecting client personal, private, and health information from unauthorized disclosure. In everything we do, we are vigilant to not only conform to all laws concerning privacy rights and information disclosure, but as a practice we strive to exceed standards for industry best-practice in this area. Your trust in us is sacred; that is why from the very beginning we have been committed to protecting your information the same way that we fight for your rights.

Information We Gather

To deliver the best legal services and information to you, Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm may solicit various information from you. This could include:

Identification information (such as your name, home address, telephone number, and email address) or health-related data that is relevant to the matters at hand
Correspondence records with you, including email and other messages, phone conversations, and personal conferences
Records associated with your legal matters, such as medical records, insurance information, and case documents
Payment details, to the extent it is necessary for collection purposes
Technical information, including IP address and website usage information gathered from cookies and other analytic tools

We obtain this information from you, through an authorized representative, or where needed, and with your permission, from third parties involved in the matter in which you are seeking legal assistance.

Use of Your Information

The information that we collect is used solely to meet your needs and provide proper legal representation. When you engage us, we use the data that you provide to:

Analyze and pursue your claims (health rights, personal injury, medical malpractice)
Communicate with you regarding your matter, our services, legal updates
Prepare legal documents, filings, correspondence
Advocate on your behalf with courts, insurance providers, third parties
Provide free guides, claim forms and practical resources
Handle billing and payment procedures (where applicable)
Document real time practices for technical compliance and quality control
Enhance our website and client services through analysis of anonymized web usage

We never use your information for any purpose other than fulfilling your orders or responding to your communications, and we do not share, add-on or otherwise market your data to third parties without your express consent.

The Lawful Basis for Data Processing

Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm only processes personal data for lawful purposes. Examples of a lawful basis can include:

Performance of a contract: In order to execute our contractual business relationship with you (i.e. when you hire us as legal advisors and we process your personal data in order to fulfill the obligations of the contract).
Legal obligations: For compliance with applicable laws, including laws, statutes, regulations or present or future guidelines issued by authorities, and for compliance with court orders.
Legitimate interests: In the pursuit of our legitimate interests in serving our clients and maintaining the integrity of our firm, provided that such interests are not overridden by your interests (if you have any).
Consent: For certain types of communications and for other uses (for example, sending informational materials or informational resources), we will ask that you provide advance consent. You may withdraw your consent anytime by providing notice to us.

Ways We Collect Data

We collect personal and case information through secure channels in a number of ways, including:

During initial consultation meetings whether in person, by telephone or secure video chat
In our online form submissions on our website
By email or post through our correspondence
Through uploaded files in our encrypted law client portal
By referrals or other information provided to us from third parties with your permission
From tools that monitor how you use our website, in accordance with privacy rules

We take every reasonable measure to assure that all of our data collection mechanisms are secure, clear, and focused on advance planning to ensure that you’re comfortable and have full visibility into everything we do to protect your privacy.

Security Policy Regarding Storage

Your personal information is among our highest priorities. We use a number of physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect against unauthorized access, use, alteration, destruction or disclosure of your data. Our security measures include:

Encryption of stored data and electronic correspondence
Use of secured, password-protected databases and case management systems
Access controls that restrict data access to authorized persons only
Auditing and security initiatives to identify and close vulnerabilities
Use of secure disposal/shredding to destroy physical data no longer in use
Firewalls, anti-virus software, intrusion detection systems and other safeguards to protect our networks from compromise

Your personal information will be seen only by personnel trained in information security best practices. We continually refine our measures to keep in step with emerging threats and regulatory obligations.

Legal Privilege and Confidentiality

Attorney / client privilege and confidentiality are the cornerstones of our business. For this reason, all communications we have with you and your Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm are strictly confidential and will be protected under the attorney / client privilege as well as through our legal and professional duties. We will not share your case or matter information with any third party without your express permission to do so except when required by law or court order. Your confidentiality will apply to every stage of our engagement, from our initial consultation through the disposition of your matter and afterwards. If you have questions about your privacy or rights to confidentiality or would like more information about our confidentiality practices, then one of our lawyers is always available to answer your questions in a spirit of open disclosure.

Data Disclosures to Third Parties

We do not and will never sell, rent or otherwise market your personal information. We may need to share your information with trusted third parties, including but not limited to:

Courts, opposing counsel & regulators
Medical doctors & expert witnesses providing opinions & testimony
Insurance providers & adjusters when assisting with claims & negotiations
Support service companies assisting us with technology, administration or legal functions (i.e., secure cloud data storage provider, document management software vendor)

All third party partners must maintain tight confidentiality & comply with data protection protocols equivalent to our organization. We only share the minimum data necessary for that stated legal purpose & only after obtaining your consent where possible.

International Transfers of Data

While Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm operates in the US, data processing or storage may be performed by trusted service providers in other jurisdictions. In the event that the information collected from you is transferred out of the United States, we will ensure that such transfer complies with applicable national laws and that your personal data is safeguarded through one or more adequate means (i.e., with appropriate contractual clauses for data protection, under relevant privacy plans, etc.)

Our firm makes sure to delete or de-identify your PII as soon as reasonably practicable in accordance with applicable laws.

Consent Terms for Retention of Data

We keep your personal and matter information only as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfill the intended purpose, meet our legal and regulatory requirements and obligations, and defend against potential claims. The length of time for which we will keep information depends on your relationship with the firm, relevant laws applicable to the information, applicable rules of professional conduct, and customary professional practices. Once we no longer need the information in question, we will securely delete or physically destroy all records in accordance with our data destruction policies. Please contact our office if you would like further information on our data retention policies.

Your Privacy Rights

As our client or website user, you have certain rights regarding your personal data. These may include:

the right to access and request copies of the personal data held about you by our firm;
the right to request that inaccurate or incomplete personal data be rectified or updated;
the right to request deletion or restriction of your personal data subject to legal obligations and contractual requirements;
the right to withdraw your consent to our use of your personal data on certain grounds (such as to when we send you our informational materials); and
the right to object to certain processing in certain circumstances.

You may contact us at (915) 450-3012 or [email protected] in order to exercise any of these rights. We are committed to dealing with any requests promptly and transparently.

Cookies and Ads on Our Website

“This website, https://estudiomeschiniyferreyra.com/, utilizes cookies and web beacons to provide a better experience and to analyze how the site is used. Cookies are tiny files that we store on your computer which allow us to recognize repeat visits, register preferences, and provide other functionality. We utilize tools such as analytics to help us understand how visitors are using the site, which in turn allows us to optimize site content and our service offerings. We may store these cookies or web beacons on your computer, laptop, phone or portable device. You can control cookies and web beacons using your browser settings to enable or disable them at your discretion. If you opt to do this however, you should be aware some aspects of the website may no longer function so well. Web beacons and cookies are not utilized by us for any purpose other than those disclosed above; we also do not use them for mercantile purposes or unsolicited requests.”

Children’s Data Policy

Meschini & Ferreyra does not knowingly collect or receive personal information or solicit it directly from children under the age of 18 without verifiable parental consent. If you have reason to believe that a child may have provided us with personal information, contact us immediately. We will take steps to delete such information, as required by law.

Marketing and Correspondence

We respect your preferences with respect to communications from our firm. We may from time to time send you communications about developments in the law, resources or guides that may further address any interests you have expressed to us. We don’t send these communications unless you would like to hear from us or unless we have your consent by law to do so. You may opt out of receiving future communications at any time through the unsubscribe link in our e-mails or contacting us directly. We do not use unsolicited marketing or share your contact information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

Data Breach Risk Procedures

In the event that your personal information is involved in a breach of security, Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm has prepared a solid response procedure in place to promptly investigate any known security breaches, mitigate the effects of those breaches and notify those who are impacted as well as law enforcement officials (if required by law). Here is part of our incident response plan that we will initiate as it relates to your personal information:

We will respond immediately to assess and re-secure any known breach.
We will internally report to and investigate the breach with our own security team.
We will supply notification (by email or letter) of the breach to our affected clients with instructions on what protective measures to take.
We will cooperate with regulatory agencies or law enforcement if necessary.

We believe in transparency and will communicate any updates as they relate to your data security.

Data Access and Rectification

Should you desire to access, review, or amend personal information that is in the files of Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm, you may contact us by phone at (915) 450-3012 or by email at [email protected] to request access and amendment. For your protection, whenever feasible, we may ask you to provide evidence of your identity before permitting access to or census of your files. Whenever possible, we will comply with all reasonable requests within 30 days and will notify you if an extension of time is needed due to the complexity of the requested review or amendment.

All of the original information has been preserved.

Links to Outside Websites

We provide links to other sites for the convenience or education of our clients and visitors. If you choose to visit these independently operated sites, be aware that those sites are not governed by our Privacy Policy. We encourage you to search for the ‘privacy policy’ section of any site in order to determine their privacy practices. Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm is not responsible for the privacy or security of information that you provide to third-party sites.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

The Privacy Policy is periodically reviewed and revised to accommodate law, technology and service changes. Whenever a material change to the policy is made, notice will be provided by posting an updated version on the Site, and by other means, if we deem it appropriate. The effective date of the current version is always clearly designated at the beginning of the Privacy Policy. We recommend that you check this page frequently to stay abreast of these developments and know what our practices are with regard to protecting your privacy.

Contacting Us

Your questions, concerns, comments and/or complaints with respect to our privacy practices are always welcome. If you have a question or desire to exercise any of your privacy rights or otherwise need assistance with a privacy-related matter, you can contact us using the information provided below:

Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm
100 N Oregon St Ste 61
El Paso TX 79901
Phone: (915) 450-3012
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://estudiomeschiniyferreyra.com/

We make all attempts to respond promptly, fully and clearly to all privacy-related requests. Do not wait to legally protect your health! Contact us now for the reliable advice and counsel you deserve.

Your Consent and Agreement to

“By using our services, by sending us information through our website or in any other way communicating with Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy. Your further use of our services signifies your agreement to the way we collect, use and maintain your personally identifiable information pursuant to the conditions and guidelines set forth below. In addition, should you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the terms and conditions of our Privacy Policy, we request that you communicate with us to address such concerns.”

Privacy FAQs

“Q. What personal data does the Firm collect?
A. Information necessary to deliver legal services, including contact information, health documentation, correspondence and case files.
Q. Who has access to my data?
A. Attorneys and staff directly involved in your case. Third parties only to the extent required by law or with your permission.
Q. Can I request deletion of my data?
A. Subject to legal or contractual requirements, upon your request we will delete your data.
Q. How is data protected?
A. Technical and administrative measures such as encryption, limited permissions, periodic security audits.
Q. Will my data be used for marketing purposes?
A. No. Client data will not be used for unsolicited marketing purposes and we will never share your information with third parties for the purpose of unsolicited marketing communications.
If you have further questions please contact us.”

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

“Your Privacy Is Our Priority at Meschini & Ferreyra Law Firm: We regularly invest in new technology, staff training, and legal research so that we can make sure your data is safe, your rights are protected, and your trust is honored. Privacy forms the backbone of our practice as we empower and fight for clients whose rights to health have been violated. Thank you for choosing us.”