Privacy Policy

Effective date: December 2024

Steele Family Law ("we," "us," "our") operates steelefamlaw.com. Contact: jonathan@steelefamlaw.com | (847) 260-7330.

No Attorney-Client Relationship via Website: Contacting us through this site, its forms, email, phone, or AI chat does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not submit confidential or privileged information unless we expressly agree in writing to represent you.

What We Collect

You provide: name, email, phone, case notes (forms/triage), scheduling details (Calendly), uploaded documents (if any), and AI chat inputs.
Technical: IP address, device/browser info, pages viewed, timestamps, referring URLs, coarse location (from IP), cookies/IDs.
Media/CDN: Images served via Cloudflare Images/CDN.
Payments: None on this site (unless added; then processed by the payment provider).

How We Use Data

Respond to inquiries, schedule consultations, and provide requested materials.
Improve site performance, security, and diagnostics; prevent abuse/fraud.
Aggregate/anonymous analytics to understand content engagement.
AI chat/assistants: to generate responses; do not include confidential facts you do not want processed by third parties.

Sharing

No sale of personal data.
Service providers: Cloudflare (hosting/CDN/Images), Workers KV, email gateway, Calendly, analytics/metrics, secure file transfer, AI providers for on-site chat.
Legal/professional recipients as needed for representation, with confidentiality.
Legal requirements or business transfers as applicable.

Cookies & Tracking

Functional cookies for security/routing; limited aggregate analytics. You may block cookies in your browser; some features may degrade.

Retention

Contact/triage: kept as needed to respond and for conflict checks; archived or deleted per firm policy.
Calendly events: per Calendly plus our calendars/conflict checks.
AI chat logs: short-term for quality/abuse prevention, then minimized/anonymized where possible.
Technical logs: short-term for security/ops unless needed for investigations.

Security

HTTPS, access controls, least-privilege practices, monitoring. No system is 100% secure—use only secure channels we provide for sensitive materials.

Your Rights

Where applicable (e.g., EEA/UK), you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction/objection, portability, or withdraw consent (for consent-based processing). Contact: jonathan@steelefamlaw.com.

Children

Not directed to children under 13 (or 16 where applicable). We do not knowingly collect children's personal data online.

International Transfers

Data may be processed in the U.S. and other countries where our providers operate. Appropriate safeguards are used where required.

Do Not Track

We do not respond to DNT signals; we minimize tracking and do not sell data.

Changes

We may update this policy. The effective date will change. Material changes will be posted here.

Contact

Steele Family Law | jonathan@steelefamlaw.com | (847) 260-7330 | 161 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60601.