Policies

Widdows Law Firm,PC
Effective date: 10/07/2026
Last updated: 10/07/2026

1. Introduction

Widdows Law Firm, PC ("the Firm," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit our website at https://widdowslaw.com/ (the "Site"), contact us, or engage us for legal services.

Important: This Policy describes our general privacy practices. Information you share with us in the course of an attorney-client relationship is also protected by the attorney-client privilege and our professional duty of confidentiality under the applicable rules of professional conduct. Those protections are stronger than, and are not limited by, this Policy.

2. Visiting the Site Does Not Create an Attorney-Client Relationship

Browsing our Site, reading its content, or sending us an unsolicited message does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential or time-sensitive information through the Site or by email until we have confirmed in writing that we represent you. Information sent before that point may not be protected by privilege.

3. Information We Collect

a. Information you provide to us

• Contact details: name, email address, phone number, mailing address
• Information in contact forms, inquiries, consultation requests, or newsletter sign-ups
• Information you provide to determine whether we can represent you (for example, a description of your matter and the parties involved)
• Job application materials, if you apply for a position
• Information provided during representation, such as identity documents, financial records, medical records, business records, and other materials relevant to your matter
• Payment and billing information

b. Information collected automatically

• IP address, browser type, device type, operating system
• Pages viewed, time spent, referring URLs, and general location derived from IP address

c. Information from other sources

• Courts, public records, and government agencies
• Opposing parties, co-counsel, experts, and other third parties involved in your matter
• Conflict-check and background-screening services
• Referral sources

d. Sensitive information

Depending on your matter, we may receive sensitive personal information (for example, health information, immigration status, criminal history, financial account details, or Social Security numbers). We collect this only when needed to provide legal services and handle it with heightened care.

4. How We Use Information

We use personal information to:

• Respond to inquiries and evaluate potential engagements
• Run conflict-of-interest checks, as professional rules require
• Provide legal services and represent our clients
• Communicate with you about your matter
• Bill, collect payments, and manage our accounts
• Comply with legal, ethical, regulatory, and recordkeeping obligations
• Protect the security of our Site, systems, and clients
• Improve our Site and services
• Send firm news, legal updates, or event invitations (you may opt out at any time)
• Evaluate job applicants

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share it only as follows:

• With your consent, or as you direct us in the course of representation.
• As necessary to represent you, for example with courts, opposing counsel, experts, investigators, mediators, e-discovery vendors, court reporters, translators, and co-counsel.
• Service providers who help us operate, such as IT and cloud-hosting providers, document management and e-signature platforms, email and communication tools, payment processors, accountants, and marketing or analytics vendors. These providers are obligated to protect your information and to use it only for the services they provide to us.
• Legal and ethical requirements, such as responding to a subpoena or court order, complying with law or bar-regulation requirements, or protecting our rights, to the extent permitted by our professional duties of confidentiality.
• Insurers and professional advisors, such as our malpractice carrier, auditors, or ethics counsel, where permitted.
• Business changes, such as a merger, dissolution, or transfer of the practice, subject to applicable client-confidentiality rules.

6. Confidentiality and Privilege

We take our duty to protect client confidences seriously. Client information is shared within the Firm only with attorneys and staff who need it to do their work, and we do not use client confidential information for marketing without informed consent.

8. Email and Communications

Email is not a fully secure channel. If you are a client, please discuss with us the most appropriate way to share sensitive documents (for example, our secure client portal). You may unsubscribe from marketing messages at any time using the link in the message or by contacting us at the address below. We will still send you service-related communications about your matter.

9. Data Retention

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this Policy and to satisfy legal, ethical, and professional obligations.

• Client files: retained for seven years after the matter closes, consistent with applicable professional rules and our file retention policy, and then securely destroyed unless we are required or asked to retain them longer.
• Prospective client inquiries: retained for two months.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information, including [access controls, encryption in transit and at rest, multi-factor authentication, employee confidentiality training, and secure disposal of records]. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. If a data breach affects your information, we will notify you and the appropriate authorities as required by law and our professional obligations.

12. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under 13 [or 16, depending on your jurisdiction], and we do not knowingly collect their personal information through the Site. If we learn we have collected such information, we will delete it. (Information about minors may be collected in the course of representation, such as in family law or guardianship matters, and is protected by our confidentiality duties.)

13. Third-Party Links

Our Site may link to third-party websites, including courts, bar associations, and social media platforms. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their policies.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on the Site and revise the "Last updated" date above. If we make material changes, we will provide additional notice where appropriate.

Widdows Law Firm, PC
Effective date: 10/07/2026
Last updated: 10/07/2026

1. Program Description

Widdows Law Firm, PC ("the Firm," "we," "us," or "our") offers a text messaging program (the "Program") that allows us to send text messages to people who have agreed to receive them. By opting in, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.

Depending on your relationship with the Firm, messages may include:

• Appointment confirmations and reminders
• Scheduling and rescheduling requests
• Case-status updates and requests for documents or information
• Billing and payment reminders
• Responses to your inquiries

2. No Attorney-Client Relationship; Not for Legal Emergencies

• Texting us, or receiving a text from us, does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship exists only after you and the Firm have agreed in writing to it.
• Do not use text messaging for emergencies or urgent legal deadlines. If you have an emergency, call 911..
• Text messages are not legal advice.

3. How to Opt In

You may opt in to receive text messages from the Firm by:

• Providing your mobile number and written or verbal consent to receive texts during intake or representation.

Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services, or of hiring the Firm. You may choose to be contacted by phone or email instead.

4. Message Frequency

Message frequency varies depending on your matter and the messages you request or need.

5. Message and Data Rates

Message and data rates may apply. Your mobile carrier may charge you for messages you send and receive, depending on your plan. Please contact your carrier for details. The Firm does not charge for the Program.

6. How to Opt Out (STOP)

You can cancel the Program at any time. Text STOP. You may also reply with STOPALL, UNSUBSCRIBE, CANCEL, END, or QUIT. After you send STOP, we will send one final message confirming that you have been unsubscribed. You will receive no further texts from the Program unless you opt in again.

Opting out of text messages does not end your representation or your obligations to the Firm, and we may continue to contact you by phone, email, or mail as needed.

8. Supported Carriers and Delivery

The Program is available on most major U.S. carriers. Carriers and the Firm are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. We cannot guarantee that every message will be delivered, so please do not rely on text messages for time-sensitive deadlines.

9. Your Responsibilities

• Provide an accurate mobile number and tell us promptly if your number changes or you give up the number, so that messages do not reach someone else.
• Only opt in with a number that you own or are authorized to use.
• Keep your phone secure. Messages may be visible to anyone who has access to your device, including on lock screens. If others can see your phone, consider using another form of communication.

10. Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Please read our Privacy Policy at https://widdowslaw.com/ to learn how we collect, use, and protect personal information.

We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or text-message opt-in data with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes. We may share it with service providers (for example, our text-messaging platform) who help us operate the Program, and as required by law or our professional obligations.

11. Confidentiality

We take our duty to protect client confidences seriously. Even so, texting carries risks, including interception, misdelivery, and access by others to your device or account. By agreeing to receive text messages, you acknowledge these risks. You may revoke your consent to texting at any time (see Section 6) and ask us to use another method.

12. Disclaimer; Limitation of Liability

The Program is provided "as is" and "as available." To the fullest extent permitted by law and applicable rules of professional conduct, the Firm is not responsible for delays, failures, or errors in the transmission or delivery of text messages, or for any problems caused by your carrier, device, or network. Nothing in these Terms limits the Firm's duties to its clients under the rules of professional conduct or any liability that cannot be limited by law.

13. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated version at [URL] and revise the "Last updated" date. Your continued participation in the Program after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms. If the changes are material, we will give additional notice where appropriate.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oklahoma, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.