This policy explains what information Gobena & Associates collects through this website (gobena-law.com), how we use it, and the choices you have.
Please Do Not Send Confidential Information
Do not send confidential or sensitive details about a legal matter through this website or by email before we have agreed to represent you. Contacting us through the website, by email or by phone does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is formed only after we have agreed to represent you, usually in a written agreement.
Information We Collect
Information you give us. If you use our contact form, we collect the information you enter: your name, email address, phone number (optional), the practice area you select and your message. The form also records when the page was loaded, which helps us block automated spam; this time is not included in the message we receive.
Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our web hosting provider processes standard technical information when you visit, such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you request, in order to deliver and secure the site. The host keeps these server logs under its own retention practices. To limit spam, when the contact form is submitted our server keeps a coded (hashed) form of your IP address, not stored in readable form, together with recent submission times. These records are used only for spam prevention; records older than two hours are deleted automatically the next time the contact form is used.
Cookies and similar technologies. We do not use advertising or analytics cookies, and we do not use third-party tracking tools. Our hosting provider may require a security cookie, which ends when you close your browser, to confirm that a visitor is a person and not an automated program. The site also stores one setting in your browser's session storage so that the opening animation is not repeated during the same visit; it contains no personal information. Because we do not track visitors across websites, we do not respond differently to browser "Do Not Track" signals.
How We Use Information
- To respond to your inquiry and schedule a consultation
- To check for conflicts of interest and decide whether we can represent you
- To protect the website and our contact form from spam and abuse
How Form Submissions Are Sent
When you submit the contact form, its contents are sent by email to the firm. If our server cannot accept the form, your browser may instead open your own email program with your message filled in; if you send it, it travels through your own email provider. Email sent over the internet may not be fully secure, which is another reason not to include confidential details.
Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers we use to operate this website and our email (such as our web host and email provider), or when required by law, court order or our professional obligations.
Links to Other Websites
This website links to other sites, such as Google Maps, LinkedIn and government websites. Their own privacy policies apply when you visit them.
How Long We Keep Information
Inquiries received through the website are kept as part of the firm's records for as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described above and to meet our legal and professional obligations.
Your Choices
You may ask us to access, correct or delete personal information you submitted through this website by emailing Israel@gobenalaw.com. We may need to keep some information to meet legal or professional obligations.
Children
This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them through the website.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed.
Contact Us
Gobena & Associates
2147 University Ave West, Suite 117, Saint Paul, MN 55114
Ballantyne One, 15720 Brixham Hill Avenue, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28277
Phone: 1-888-462-3625 · Email: Israel@gobenalaw.com