Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 10, 2025

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how MacCap, LLC ("we," "our," or "us"), as the operator and data controller of the CalStrat Law Group website, collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you visit calstratlaw.com (the "Site").

IMPORTANT: MacCap, LLC is a digital development agency, not a law firm. MacCap, LLC operates this website on behalf of CalStrat Law Group but is the responsible party and data holder for all information collected through this website.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected through our Site and any related services, sales, marketing, or events (collectively, the "Services").

By accessing or using our Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use our Site. By using our Site, you consent to the collection, use, disclosure, and sharing of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our Site after we make changes to this Privacy Policy is deemed acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

2. Website Management and Data Responsibility

This website and all digital content are managed, operated, and owned by MacCap, LLC, a subsidiary of Drodler, Corp. CalStrat Law Group has authorized MacCap to develop and host this website and create digital content on its behalf, but has not necessarily authorized or agreed to any specific content or material displayed herein.

MacCap, LLC is the data controller and responsible party for all information collected through this website. Information you provide through this website may be shared with CalStrat Law Group at MacCap's discretion, but MacCap remains the primary data controller.

This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect on this Site, in email, text, or other electronic messages between you and this Site, and when you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services if those applications or advertising include links to this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from the Site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other websites.

3. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

Complete the case evaluation form
Interact with our AI Legal Assistant
Contact us through our contact form
Subscribe to our newsletter
Request information about services
Participate in surveys or contests
Post comments or content on our Site
Apply for employment

The personal information we may collect includes:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing address
Information about your legal matter
Employment information
Financial information (for billing purposes only)
Any other information you choose to provide

Sensitive Information: We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information, such as social security numbers, genetic data, health information, or religious information. If you choose to share sensitive information with us, it is processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

IP address
Browser type and version
Operating system
Pages visited and time spent on those pages
Time and date of your visit
Referring website addresses
Geographic location data
Device identifiers
Network information
Search terms used to reach our Site
Browsing patterns and preferences

We use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies to collect this information. See our Cookie Policy section below for more information.

Advanced Tracking and Identification Technologies

Our website employs various advanced technologies to enhance security, improve user experience, and optimize our services, including:

Biometric Identity Verification: In certain circumstances, we may use biometric verification technologies to confirm user identity for security purposes. This may include facial recognition, fingerprint scanning, or other biometric data processing.
Geo-tagging: We may collect precise location data to provide location-relevant services and information. This may include GPS data, IP-based location, or other location-tracking technologies.
Facial Recognition: Our systems may employ facial recognition technology for security and verification purposes. This technology analyzes facial features from images or video to identify or verify individuals.
Analytics and Behavioral Tracking: We use advanced analytics to understand user behavior and optimize our website accordingly. This includes tracking user interactions, preferences, and patterns to improve our services.
Session Replay: We may use session replay technologies to record and analyze user interactions with our Site to improve usability and identify technical issues.
Cross-Device Tracking: We may track your activity across different devices and applications to provide a seamless experience and for targeted advertising purposes.

Opt-out: You may opt out of certain tracking technologies by adjusting your browser settings or using the privacy controls provided on our website. However, disabling certain technologies may limit your ability to use some features of our Site.

Data Retention: We retain automatically collected information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third parties, including:

Business partners
Marketing partners
Social media platforms
Data aggregators
Public databases
Analytics providers
Advertising networks

This information may be combined with information we collect through other means to enhance our ability to serve you, to tailor our content to you, and to offer you information and services that may be of interest to you.

4. How We Use Your Information

MacCap, LLC may use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

Operating, maintaining, and improving our website
Understanding user preferences and optimizing user experience
Analyzing website usage and trends
Developing new products, services, and features
Communicating with you about our services
Providing customer support
Marketing and promotional purposes
Protecting against unauthorized access and other security issues
Complying with legal obligations
Forwarding relevant information to CalStrat Law Group for potential legal assistance
Enforcing our terms, conditions, and policies
Responding to legal requests and preventing harm
Fulfilling any other purpose disclosed to you at the time you provide your information
Evaluating or conducting a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets

Legal Basis for Processing (for EEA, UK, and Swiss Residents): If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

Your consent
The performance of a contract with you
Compliance with a legal obligation
To protect your vital interests
To perform a task carried out in the public interest
For our legitimate interests, provided they do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms

Important: Information you provide may be shared with CalStrat Law Group to evaluate your potential legal claim. However, this does not establish an attorney-client relationship, and no attorney-client privilege applies to information submitted through this website.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

MacCap, LLC may share your information in the following situations:

With CalStrat Law Group: Information you provide through this website may be shared with CalStrat Law Group for the purpose of evaluating your potential legal matter.
With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf. These third parties are contractually obligated to keep personal information confidential, use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them, and to process the personal information with the same standards set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. If any change in ownership occurs, we will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site of any choices you may have regarding your information.
With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
With Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
With Advertisers and Advertising Networks: We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Site. These companies may use information about your visits to our Site and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency). This includes responding to legal requests from jurisdictions outside of the United States where we have a good faith belief that the response is required by law in that jurisdiction.
Vital Interests and Legal Rights: We may disclose information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
With Your Consent: We may disclose your information for any other purpose with your consent.

Aggregated and De-identified Information: We may use and share aggregated and de-identified information, which is information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you. We may use such information for any legitimate business purpose, including analyzing trends, administering the Site, and improving our services.

6. Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.
Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
Functional Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.
Social Media Cookies: These cookies are set by social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests.

Cookie Management: You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

Do Not Track: Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Because there is not yet a common understanding of how to interpret the DNT signal, our Site currently does not respond to DNT signals.

Third-Party Analytics: We use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand how users engage with our Site. These services may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of the Site and other websites. You can learn more about how Google uses your data by visiting "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps," located at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

7. AI Legal Assistant and Data Processing

Our Site may offer an AI Legal Assistant feature. When you interact with this feature:

Your interactions will be processed using artificial intelligence technology operated by MacCap, LLC.
Information you provide will be stored by MacCap, LLC and may be shared with attorneys and staff at CalStrat Law Group at MacCap's discretion.
The AI may occasionally provide inaccurate or incomplete information.
Your conversations with the AI are not protected by attorney-client privilege.
Voice and video inputs may be processed and stored for quality improvement and training purposes.
Your interactions may be used to train and improve the AI system.
The AI system may generate and store summaries of your interactions.
The AI system may use third-party services for processing your inputs.

Important: The AI Legal Assistant is not a substitute for legal advice from a licensed attorney. MacCap, LLC and CalStrat Law Group disclaim all liability for any information provided by the AI Legal Assistant.

Voice and Video Processing: If you use voice or video features of the AI Legal Assistant, your voice recordings and video may be processed by speech recognition and facial analysis technologies. These technologies may analyze your voice patterns, speech content, facial expressions, and other biometric data to improve the AI's responses and for security purposes.

Data Retention: We retain AI interaction data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. You may request deletion of your AI interaction data by contacting us at the information provided below.

8. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Site is at your own risk.

No attorney-client privilege: Until an attorney-client relationship is formally established with CalStrat Law Group through a signed engagement letter, no communications are protected by attorney-client privilege. This means that information you provide through this website may not be confidential or protected from disclosure.

Security Measures: We use industry-standard security measures to protect your information, including:

Encryption of sensitive information
Secure socket layer (SSL) technology
Firewalls and intrusion detection systems
Regular security assessments and penetration testing
Access controls and authentication procedures
Regular security training for our staff
Physical security measures for our facilities

Data Breach Procedures: In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities as required by applicable law. We have procedures in place to respond to suspected data breaches, including:

Identifying and containing the breach
Assessing the risk to individuals
Notifying affected individuals and authorities
Documenting the breach and our response
Implementing measures to prevent future breaches

Third-Party Service Providers: We require all third-party service providers processing personal information on our behalf to implement appropriate security measures. However, we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to or from third-party services.

9. Data Retention

MacCap, LLC will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

If you request deletion of your data, we will delete or anonymize it unless we are legally required to retain certain information. Note that even after deletion, residual copies of your information may remain in our backup systems for a period of time.

Retention Periods: The length of time we keep your personal information depends on the type of information and the purposes for which we use it. We consider the following criteria when determining retention periods:

The amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information
The potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure
The purposes for which we process the personal information
Whether we can achieve those purposes through other means
Applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or other requirements

Specific Retention Periods: Generally, we retain personal information for the following periods:

Contact information: Up to 7 years after your last interaction with us
Case evaluation information: Up to 7 years after submission
Account information: As long as your account is active, plus 7 years
Marketing preferences: Until you opt out or request deletion
Website usage data: Up to 2 years from collection
AI interaction data: Up to 5 years from collection

Anonymization: In some cases, we may choose to anonymize your personal information instead of deleting it, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

10. Your Privacy Rights

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have certain rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including:

The right to know what personal information we collect about you
The right to request deletion of your personal information
The right to correct inaccurate personal information
The right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information
The right to limit the use of sensitive personal information
The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights
The right to opt-out of automated decision-making technology
The right to access your personal information in a portable format

To exercise your rights under the CCPA/CPRA, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Information" section below. We will respond to verifiable consumer requests within 45 days of receipt. We may extend this period by an additional 45 days when reasonably necessary, in which case we will inform you of the extension.

Verification Process: To protect your privacy, we will take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. These steps may include asking you to provide sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify that you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative.

Authorized Agent: You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. To do so, you must provide the authorized agent with written permission to make the request and we may require you to verify your identity directly with us.

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: We do not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA. However, we may share your personal information with third parties for business purposes as described in this Privacy Policy.

Shine the Light Law: California's "Shine the Light" law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our Site that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Information" section below.

GDPR Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:

The right to access, update, or delete your personal information
The right to rectification if your information is inaccurate or incomplete
The right to object to our processing of your personal data
The right to request restriction of processing your personal information
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
The right not to be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling

To exercise your rights under the GDPR, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Information" section below. We will respond to your request within 30 days. In certain circumstances, we may need to extend this period as permitted by law, in which case we will inform you of the extension.

Data Transfers: Your personal information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you are resident. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. Specifically, our servers are located in the United States, and our third-party service providers and partners operate around the world. This means that when we collect your personal information, we may process it in any of these countries.

Legal Basis for Processing: We will only process your personal information where we have a legal basis to do so. The legal basis will depend on the purposes for which we have collected and use your personal information. In almost all cases, the legal basis will be one of the following:

Your consent
The performance of a contract with you
Our legitimate interests, provided they do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms
Compliance with a legal obligation

Other Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have additional privacy rights, including:

The right to access and know what personal information we collect about you
The right to request deletion of your personal information
The right to correct inaccurate personal information
The right to opt-out of certain processing of your personal information
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Information" section below.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

COPPA Compliance: We comply with the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and do not knowingly collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will promptly delete that information.

Parental Rights: If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child under the age of 13 has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Teen Privacy: While our Site is not directed at children under 18, we recognize that teens aged 13-17 may visit our Site. We encourage parents to talk with their children about their use of the Internet and the information they disclose online.

12. Third-Party Websites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave our Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information.

Third-Party Content: Our Site may include content from third parties, such as videos, images, articles, or links to other websites. These third parties may collect information about you when you interact with their content. We do not control these third parties or their privacy practices.

Social Media Features: Our Site may include social media features, such as the Facebook Like button or Twitter widgets. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing them.

Third-Party Tracking: We do not control third-party tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your continued use of our Site following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

Material Changes: If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us or by placing a prominent notice on our Site. We will provide you with notice prior to the material changes taking effect.

Historical Versions: You may request access to previous versions of this Privacy Policy by contacting us using the information provided in the "Contact Information" section below.

14. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal information, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information, including personal information, to the United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Data Transfer Mechanisms: When transferring personal information from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland to countries that have not received an adequacy decision from the European Commission, we rely on one or more of the following legal mechanisms: Standard Contractual Clauses, Binding Corporate Rules, and your consent.

International Compliance: We strive to comply with applicable data protection laws when transferring personal information across international borders. However, the laws and regulations regarding personal information vary by jurisdiction, and the laws of one jurisdiction may conflict with the laws of another.

15. Dispute Resolution

If you have a complaint about our privacy practices, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Information" section below. We will respond to your complaint within 30 days.

Binding Arbitration: If you are a resident of the United States and we cannot resolve your complaint through our internal processes, you agree to resolve any disputes through binding arbitration as described in the "Arbitration" section of our Terms of Service.

EU/EEA Residents: If you are a resident of the EU or EEA and we cannot resolve your complaint through our internal processes, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

California Residents: If you are a California resident and we cannot resolve your complaint through our internal processes, you may be entitled to file a complaint with the California Attorney General.

16. Contact Information

For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact:

For website data and privacy matters:
MacCap, LLC
Email: privacy@maccap.com

For legal inquiries:
CalStrat Law Group
16950 Via De Santa Fe STE. 5060-112
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
(760) 592-0279
privacy@calstratlaw.com

Data Protection Officer: For inquiries specifically related to data protection, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@maccap.com.

Response Time: We strive to respond to all legitimate inquiries within 30 days. Occasionally, it may take us longer if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.