Privacy Policy
Effective August 28, 2026
St. Clair Legal, LLC ("St. Clair Legal," "the Firm," "we," "us," or "our") respects the privacy of visitors to www.stclairlegal.com (the "Site"). This Policy explains what information we collect through the Site, how we use and share it, how long we keep it, and the choices available to you.
This Policy applies only to information collected through the Site. It does not apply to information you provide to us in the course of an attorney-client relationship. Information provided by clients is governed by the applicable rules of professional conduct, including the duty of confidentiality under Rule 1.6 of the South Carolina and District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct, and by the terms of your engagement letter. Those obligations are broader than this Policy.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information you provide directly
We collect information you submit voluntarily through the Site, including:
Contact form submissions. Name, email address, organization, and the contents of your message.
Consultation bookings.
Resource downloads. Name, email address, company, and role may be collected in exchange for a downloadable publication.
Mailing list subscriptions. Email address and any name or organization you provide.
1.2 Information collected automatically
When you visit the Site, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, pixels, and similar technologies, unless disabled by website visitors.
IP address and approximate geographic location
Browser type, operating system, and device type
Pages viewed, time spent on pages, and navigation paths
Referring website or search terms that brought you to the Site
Date and time of access
1.3 Cookies and tracking technologies
The Site uses the following categories of cookies and trackers:
Essential cookies: Site operation, security, and form functionality
Analytics: Measuring traffic volume, sources, and on-site behavior
Marketing / advertising: Aggregated data of Site visitors
Scheduling: Operating the embedded booking widget; loading availability; retaining your timezone and entries so the booking form function.
Where required, we present a cookie banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You may also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Declining non-essential cookies will not prevent you from using the Site, though the embedded scheduling widget may not function; in that case you can book by contacting us directly.
2. Online Scheduling
We use Calendly LLC ("Calendly") to let you schedule a consultation call. The booking widget is embedded on our Site, but it is operated by Calendly, and using it means your information is transmitted to and processed by Calendly in addition to us.
2.1 What is collected when you book
When you schedule a call, we collect information necessary to complete the booking. Calendly also collects technical information in the course of operating the widget, including IP address, browser and device information, and cookies it sets to make the booking form function. Calendly processes that information under its own privacy policy, which you should review before booking.
Please answer booking questions at a general level only. Do not describe the substance of a pending or threatened matter, and do not attach or transmit documents through the booking form. Until we have run a conflicts check and executed an engagement letter, information you send may not be protected by the attorney-client privilege, and we may be unable to treat it as confidential. If a matter is urgent, tell us that one exists and we will arrange an appropriate way to discuss it.
2.3 Where booking information goes
Information submitted through the booking form is transmitted to Calendly, delivered to us by email and calendar invitation, and, where our integrations are enabled, transferred into our client intake and practice management systems (Clio) so that we can run a conflicts check and respond. Where an automation service is used to move that information between systems, it is processed only in transit and is not used for any other purpose.
2.4 Video conferencing
Consultation calls are conducted by video conference. The meeting platform processes information necessary to host the call, including your name, the email address you used to book, and connection data, under its own privacy policy.
Recording. We do not record, transcribe, or apply automated note-taking or artificial intelligence tools to consultation calls without telling you at the start of the call and obtaining the agreement of everyone present. If you do not agree, the call proceeds without recording. Some jurisdictions require the consent of all parties to record a conversation, and we treat that as the standard regardless of where you are located. We ask that you disable any recording or notetaking tools prior to joining any initial and subsequent consultations.
2.5 Booking a call does not retain us
Scheduling a consultation, attending it, and any correspondence arranging it do not create an attorney-client relationship. See Section 7.
3. How We Use Information
We use the information described above for the following purposes:
To respond to inquiries and to evaluate whether we can assist you
To schedule, conduct, and follow up on consultations
To run conflict-of-interest checks before any engagement is considered
To deliver publications and materials you have requested
To send periodic regulatory updates and firm communications, where you have opted in
To understand how the Site is used and to improve its content and structure
To maintain records required by applicable rules of professional conduct
To comply with legal obligations and to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
We do not sell personal information, and we do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are defined under applicable state privacy laws.
4. How We Share Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information. We share it only in the following circumstances:
Service providers. We use third-party vendors to operate the Site and the Firm. Each processes information for the purposes we direct.
Professional referrals. If we cannot assist you and you ask us to refer you elsewhere, we will share only the information necessary to make the referral, and only with your consent.
Legal requirements. We may disclose information where required by law, court order, subpoena, or a request from a regulatory or disciplinary authority, or where necessary to protect our rights or the safety of others.
Business transfer. In the event of a merger, dissolution, or transfer of the practice, information may be transferred subject to applicable rules of professional conduct governing the disposition of a law practice.
5. Retention
We retain information only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, subject to the following:
Inquiries and bookings that do not become engagements. Retained for the period necessary to maintain an accurate conflicts database, generally for the life of the practice, because conflict checking requires a durable record of prior contacts. This includes the identity of the person and organization and the general subject of the inquiry.
Scheduling records held by Calendly. Retained in Calendly for as long as the account is active or until we delete them. You may ask us to delete your booking record, and we will do so except where retention is required for the conflicts database or by the rules of professional conduct.
Advertising and solicitation records. Copies of advertising and solicitation communications, and the factual basis for statements made in them, are retained for at least two years.
Mailing list data. Retained until you unsubscribe, after which we retain a suppression record sufficient to honor your request.
Analytics data. Retained according to the default retention periods of the applicable provider.
6. Security
We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These include encrypted transmission, access controls, multi-factor authentication on Firm systems, and the use of vendors that maintain recognized security certifications.
No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. Information you send through the Site, through the booking form, or by unencrypted email may be intercepted. Do not transmit confidential or sensitive information through the Site, the booking form, or email before a written engagement is in place.
7. No Attorney-Client Relationship
Visiting the Site, submitting a form, scheduling or attending a consultation, downloading a publication, or corresponding with St. Clair Legal does not create an attorney-client relationship. No such relationship is formed until we have completed a conflicts check, agreed in writing to represent you, and executed an engagement letter.
Until that point, information you send may not be treated as confidential and may not be protected by the attorney-client privilege. Please do not send confidential, privileged, or sensitive information until you have received written confirmation from us that we are able to receive it.
8. Your Rights and Choices
8.1 All visitors
Email communications. Every marketing email we send contains an unsubscribe link. You may also email us at the address below to be removed. We will honor removal requests promptly and will not contact you again for marketing purposes.
Cookies. You may decline non-essential cookies through our banner or manage them through your browser settings.
Scheduling. You may cancel or reschedule using the link in your confirmation email, and you may ask us to delete your booking record, subject to the retention limits in Section 5.
Access and correction. You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you, or ask us to correct or delete it, by contacting us at the address below. We will respond within 45 days.
8.2 Residents of states with comprehensive privacy laws
Depending on your state of residence, you may have the right to confirm whether we process your personal information, to access and obtain a copy of it, to correct inaccuracies, to request deletion, to obtain it in a portable format, and to opt out of targeted advertising, sale, or profiling. We do not sell personal information or use it for profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
To exercise these rights, contact us using the details in Section 12. We will verify your identity before responding, typically by confirming control of the email address associated with the information. You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.
If we decline a request, you may appeal by replying to our response with the word "Appeal." We will respond to an appeal within 45 days and, if we deny it, will provide information about how to contact your state Attorney General. Certain information is exempt from deletion where retention is required by law or by the rules of professional conduct, including the conflicts and advertising records described in Section 5.
8.3 Visitors outside the United States
The Site is operated from the United States and is intended for a United States audience. If you access the Site or book a consultation from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. Where the General Data Protection Regulation applies, our lawful bases for processing are your consent (for marketing communications and non-essential cookies), the steps necessary at your request prior to entering an agreement (for scheduling and responding to inquiries), and our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Site. You may withdraw consent at any time and may lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
9. Third-Party Services
The Site embeds and links to services operated by third parties, including the Calendly scheduling widget and links to external websites. Those services are governed by their own privacy policies and terms, not by this Policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party service before providing information to it.
10. Children
The Site is directed to businesses and professionals and is not intended for anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided information to us, contact us and we will deletbe it.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. Continued use of the Site after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.
12. Contact
Questions about this Policy, or requests to exercise any right described above, may be directed to:
St. Clair Legal, LLC
Attn: Privacy Officer
1643B Savannah Hwy #224
Charleston, SC 29407
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