Privacy Policy
Last revised: 5/12/25
Thank you for visiting the website of the VA Real Estate Law Firm PLLC, a Virginia professional limited liability company (“Law Firm”, “we,” “us,” or “our”).
We are committed to protecting your privacy. We comply with applicable laws and regulations as well as the rules of professional conduct governing the practice of law, including the duty to preserve and protect confidential client information.
This policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, share and process information that identifies you or could reasonably be used to identify you (collectively, “Personal Data”).
Generally speaking, we collect Personal Data to:
Provide legal and professional services to you, and comply with our legal obligations related and arising from it;
Provide you with information about our business and the legal services we offer; and
Help us improve our business and the legal services we offer.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. We update this Privacy Policy from time to time, and by accessing or using it after we update it, you agree to the policy as revised.
What Information Do We Collect and How?
We may collect Personal Data directly from you whenever you communicate with us such as when you fill out the Contact Us form on our website, send messages to the email address and phone number associated with the Law Firm, attend a webinar we host, meet with us whether online or offline at our office address, sign up for newsletters, alerts or other materials, or respond to a survey. The types of information we collect this way include but are not limited to:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing address & location
Industry & Professional Affiliations
Information about the business you operate
Your marketing/subscription preferences
Payment information
We, as well as our third-party partners, may also collect Personal Data using automated collection technologies when you visit or use the Law Firm website or otherwise communicate with us online or via email. We collect information using Cookies and other tracking technologies on this website. Cookies are small text files stored in your web browser that contain information about your activity on our website such as the pages you visit. This information is stored to allow for your preferences to be saved when you next visit, and to help use understand how clients like yourself use our website. The may also use web beacon/gifs, pixels, page tags and script. These are tracking technologies that record the way in which you interact them. All of this information helps us understand your legal needs and customize your experience on our website. The types of information we may collect using these methods may include:
Identifiers (e.g., username for our website)
Device information (e.g. device and browser type)
Network Activity (e.g., what pages you visited on our website and for how long)
General location (e.g., IP address or device geolocation)
Furthermore, we may collect Personal Data from other sources such as public social media platforms, and other websites available through search engines or publicly-available materials. We may collect the following categories of Personal Data from these other sources:
Identifiers (e.g., registered agent name and address)
Professional and Educational Information (e.g., current organization or industry affiliation)
Information related to your matter, including user content (e.g., news articles, social media posts and threads)
Case details (e.g., litigation history)
Please note: The legal services we provide are intended for and directed exclusively to adults. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data directly from individuals under the age of majority in their relative jurisdictions. If we become aware that a “child,” as defined in by the laws of their applicable jurisdiction, has provided us with Personal Data, we will delete the information from our records unless we have a legal obligation to keep it.
How We Use Your Information
We may collect Personal Data to help us understand your legal needs and how we can best serve you. We only use your Personal Data for lawful purposes, including but not limited to those situations in which we are:
Performing client intake (e.g., conducting conflict searches).
Providing legal services and communicating with your inquiry;
Maintaining, monitoring and improving our website, including through the detection and resolution of technical issues;
Studying customer behavior, in order to advertise and market the legal services we offer; and
Complying with applicable law or regulatory obligations (such as in the investigation of illegal activities or suspected fraud, and in the defense of claims).
Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or lease your Personal Data to third parties.
We do not share Personal Data with third parties unless you give consent, except in the following limited situations:
Law Firm Operations & Service Delivery. We may share Personal Data where it is in connection with our operation of the Law Firm and the provision of legal services we offer with our consultants and service providers (such as our financial institutions, marketing agencies and IT partners)
Merger, Sale or Other Asset Transfer. We may transfer your Personal Data to another company in connection with a proposed merger, sale, acquisition or other change of ownership or control by or of the Law Firm (whether in whole or in part). We will make reasonable efforts to notify you before your information becomes subject to different privacy practices.
Compliance & Protection. We may use Personal Data to comply with legal obligations and to defend ourselves against legal claims or disputes, including to:
protect our, your or others’ rights, privacy, safety or property (including by making and defending legal claims);
audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal policies;
enforce the terms and conditions that govern the services;
prevent, identify, investigate and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity, including cyberattacks and identity theft; and
comply with applicable laws, lawful requests and legal processes, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities.
Data Storage & Security
We may retain Personal Data for as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we originally collected it, and to comply with our legal obligations. We retain client files containing Personal Data for a minimum of 6 years following the conclusion of our representation, after which we reserve the right to destroy them, subject to compliance with the Virginia State Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct.
We take the security of your Personal Data seriously. We implement reasonable physical, technical, and administrative measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your Personal Data. We are not responsible for the security of Personal Data that you transmit over the internet, wireless networks or other platforms which are not within our control.
Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or applications, including social media sites. We have no control over and do not monitor the content or policies (including privacy policies) of these third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or reliability of the content on these third-party websites. Unless expressly stated, we do not endorse any of the linked websites or any product, service, or publication referenced herein or therein. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit, keeping in mind that providing Personal Data to third-party websites or applications is at your own risk. The technologies they deploy and the way they use your Personal Data are governed by their privacy policies, not the Privacy Policy of the Law Firm.
Your Rights & Choices
You may have certain rights related to the Personal Data we collect, which, depending on applicable law, may include:
The right to access your information;
The right to request correction of inaccurate information; and
The right to request deletion of your personal data.
To exercise these rights, where applicable, please send us a message at info@varealestatelawfirm.com. We may ask you to verify your identity before we give you access to your information or correct it. Residents of Virginia can access The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act using the following link: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title59.1/chapter53/. Please note that we do not share Personal Data with third parties for direct marketing purposes by such third parties.
In addition, at any time, you may opt-out of marketing-related emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included at the bottom of the email.
You can also use your browser settings to manage your Cookie preferences at any time. Below are links to informational pages about modifying Cookie preferences for popular browsers. Please note that your choice to block or remove certain or all Cookies may impact the functionality and performance of the website.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. By posting the new policy on our website and updating the policy’s effective date, we provide notice to you of any changes to this Privacy Policy, and your continued use of the website or our services constitutes your agreement to our updated Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
VA Real Estate Law Firm PLLC
3900 Westerre Parkway, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23233
Email: info@varealestatelawfirm.com
T: 804-308-5104