Privacy Policy

Introduction: Our Promise to You Regarding Privacy

At Ryan Griffith Law P.C., it is our commitment to protect your privacy as an essential part of providing our clients with quality, fair, and effective legal representation. We’re a law firm that represents individuals and other organizations, particularly those who feel outgunned when responding to a more expansive or powerful party, and for that reason we seek and maintain the trust of our clients. They have come to expect from us not just the skill and technical knowledge in Sports Law, Real Estate Law, and Municipal Law, but also the discreet, prudent, careful, and confidential management of their personal, private, and confidential information. We’ve provided further details with respect to how we collect, store, use, and disclose client information through this privacy policy. It also describes your rights and choices regarding the data we maintain. Please read the policy in its entirety, then contact us with any concerns at (510) 564-8552 or [email protected]

About Us

Ryan Griffith Law P.C. is a San Francisco, California based law firm that serves various clients throughout the State of California. Our law firm, led by Ryan Griffith, Esq., has over two decades of legal experience in the areas of Sports Law, Real Property Law, and Municipal Law. While our office provides our clients with consultations, representation, and general support, we make it a point to serve ‘the little guy’ whenever possible. Our offices are located at: 1566 35th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122. Our law firm can also be reached via phone or email about services in either our privacy policy or general inquiries.

Applicability of Our Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy governs any information collected by us from your use of this website, any information provided to Ryan Griffith Law P.C. in person, via telephone, email, online communications, or otherwise. Information collected under this Privacy Policy applies to the business’s prospective and current clients, business partners, and you when you visit our website. This Privacy Policy also applies to information, whether personal or not, that we collect during free consultations and legal proceedings when you are a party to those proceedings and while interacting with our firm. Your use of our firm and your use of this website indicate your agreement to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect from You

• Personal Information: Includes name, address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, and government ID numbers (driver’s license, passport).
• Case Information: Information regarding your legal case including contracts, correspondence, evidence, and supporting material.
• Financial Information: Includes payment information, billing addresses, bank account numbers, and other information we obtain in connection with the processing of any payment or other financial arrangement.
• Communications: Records related to telephone calls, emails, text messages, chats, and other material we send and receive from you.
• Cookies: Data that our website may automatically collect relating to your use of our website including IP address, browser type, web pages, and clickstream data.
• Additional Information: We may collect information you provide during an initial consultation and during the course of working with us.

How We Receive Client Information

We collect information directly from you when you reach out to us for a complimentary consultation, engage us, or otherwise communicate with us via chat, email, telephone, our website contact forms, or secure file sharing services. We might also receive information from third parties, such as another legal professional, law enforcement, a governmental entity, or opposing counsel, with your permission or in response to a subpoena or court order. Further, we employ automated technologies, such as cookies and web measurement tools, to collect limited information about your visits to our site for analytical purposes and to monitor the use and performance of our site.

Our Purposes for the Collection and Use of Your Information

• Representation: To evaluate your case, provide legal advice, advise you regarding how to prepare and submit documents, represent you in negotiations with adverse parties, represent you in litigation, and to manage your case up to but not including trial or settlement.
• Communications: To discuss your case with you, send you copies of documents we have prepared or filed, set meetings with you, and communicate with you 24/7, which we do as our client service commitment.
• Billing and Payments: To process payments and bills and to send out bills related to the work performed by our firm on your behalf.
• Compliance (legal regulatory compliance): To ensure that our operations are compliant with legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements including those that require identification verification such as the California State Bar, banks, financial institutions, government regulations, and our legal obligations.
• Website Improvement: To evaluate or re-evaluate and improve the website, effectiveness of the site for our clients, for client security, for effectiveness, and performance.
• Marketing: We may use this information for marketing (such as if we have your consent either express or implied generally). If we have your contact data, we may use those to send communications about our services, legal services news, or a corporate event related to you and your needs. You may opt-out at any time from marketing correspondence.

Our Lawful Basis for Processing Information

Ryan Griffith Law P.C. handles information about you pursuant to the lawful grounds that are set out below and subject to applicable laws and professional rules that govern legal professionals in California:

• Contract: We process client information where necessary so that we can perform our contract with you as described in our engagement letter or retainer agreement.
• Legal compliance: We are under a legal and regulatory obligation to collect, store, and in some instances share certain information.
• Legitimate interests: We process to administer our working relationship with you, provide services to you, and for purposes that enhance the security systems of this office.
• Consent: In some circumstances, we process where you have provided consent, including for purposes such as marketing and sharing with third parties not directly involved in your case.

How We Secure Your Information

• Physical Controls: We restrict physical access to our offices, provide audiovisual surveillance in our facilities, and ensure secure storage for all documents in hard copy.
• Information Systems: We use encryption in our email correspondence, passwords in our case management systems, and secure file transfer protocol.
• Staff: All employees have regular trainings on confidentiality, data security, and the ethical duties they owe to private information.
• Access: Our clients’ information is only available to those individuals authorized to access such information as related to your work, and systems are monitored and reviewed regularly.
• Retention: We only keep your information as long as required to provide legal services consistent with the law and our professional duties (after which point your information will be securely destroyed or aggregated).

Client Information Sharing and Disclosure

Ryan Griffith Law P.C. does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. However, certain information may be shared in the circumstances listed below:

• Your Permission: Information may be shared with third parties if you give us permission to do so (co-counsel, experts, or mediators in your matter, for example).
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance: We may disclose information when required to do so by law or by legal process or for reporting purposes in cooperation with the State Bar of California or other regulatory authorities.
• Third Party Service Providers: Trusted third party service providers (secure document storage, IT support, or court filing services) perform services on our behalf. Such service providers are contractually required to maintain the security and confidentiality of your information and to only use it for the purposes for which we disclose it.
• Business Transfers/Transactions: If our business is sold, merged, or reorganized, information may be disclosed through transaction agreements subject to confidentiality obligations and may continue to remain as otherwise set forth here.

We do not provide information to unaffiliated third parties for the purpose of soliciting marketing services materials.

Attorney-Client Privilege and Other Professional Obligations

Ryan Griffith Law P.C. as a law firm is governed by the highest standards of professional client confidentiality and attorney-client privilege requirements. This means that any communications between you and our lawyers are privileged and confidential. These will not be revealed by us to any third parties without your express consent to the disclosure, except in accordance with governing law or the requirements of applicable professional rules. Maintaining this confidentiality and privilege is critical to our service to you in your capacity as your legal advisor and advocate.

Your Rights Regarding Your Information

• Right to Access: You may request to access the information we maintain about you, subject to certain legal and ethical limitations.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to ask us to rectify inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to Restriction: In certain situations you may request a restriction on how we process your information.
• Portability: Where permitted by applicable law, upon your request, we will provide you with a copy of your information in a structured, popular, and machine-readable format.
• Right to Erasure: You may request that we delete your information, subject to our legal obligation to maintain such information.

You may contact us at (510) 564-8552 or [email protected] in order to exercise these rights. We respond to all requests promptly and as required by applicable law.

How We Retain and Discard Client Information

We retain information in client files only to the extent necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in this policy, to meet legal and regulatory requirements, or as we deem necessary to perform our professional duties. All client files are typically retained for a minimum period of five years from case closure. Thereafter, information is routinely destroyed to the extent possible except where otherwise required by law or requested by our client. Hard copy files are shredded and digitally stored data is deleted from the relevant computer systems using industry standard removal procedures.

Children’s Privacy

Ryan Griffith Law P.C. does not deliberately collect personally identifiable information from children under age 18 without the involvement or verification of a parent or guardian (as may be the case in certain sports law or real estate law matters involving minor children). If we discover that we have collected such information from a child without proper verification or permission, we will act to delete the information that has been stored.

Cookies and Website Analytics

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on this website. Cookies are files that are stored on your computer or device and that make it easier to remember what you have done when you come back to the site later. We may also use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to track usage, site performance, and/or user demographics. These enable us to see how visitors use the site and to better anticipate the needs of our users. You can adjust cookie settings through your web browser. Please be aware that changing your cookie settings may affect your use of these or other sites. For more details, you may also review our Cookie Policy.

Links to Third Party Websites and Services

This website may contain links to third party websites, social networks, or applications such as LinkedIn or other legal websites. Ryan Griffith Law P.C. does not accept any responsibility for the privacy policies or practices of such websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of all third party websites you visit or through which you make application, particularly before disclosing any personal information.

International Clients and Resource Transfers

Although Ryan Griffith Law P.C. usually represents clients in California, if we represent a client or work with another party that is outside the United States, there may be a transfer of information over international borders. We take reasonable steps to ensure any transfer is compliant with privacy laws and that information in our possession continues to be protected regardless of where it may be.

Policy Updates

We may make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect developments in law, technology, or our business practices. Any material changes will be reflected by an update of the “last revised” date at the top of the Privacy Policy. We will, where possible, notify clients directly of such changes, but we recommend that you regularly review the policy to ensure you have been informed about how your information is being kept safe.

How to Reach Us

• Mail: 1566 35th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122, United States
• Phone: (510) 564-8552
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: Ryan Griffith

We’re here 24/7 with experts who will get back to you and help you understand just how and when privacy is protected through all stages of your communication with us. For additional contact options, please visit our Contact Ryan Griffith Law P.C. page.

Complaint and Dispute Resolution

If you have any concerns, or believe that your privacy rights are being infringed upon by this site, please contact us immediately. If you have concerns about our compliance with the privacy policies above, please contact us, and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to investigate and respond to you in a manner consistent with applicable law. You may also file a complaint with the California State Bar or other governing authorities if you are unsatisfied with our responses.

California Privacy Rights

• The right to know what personal information we collect/use/disclose
• The right to request we delete your personal information, subject to exceptions under law
• The right to opt-out of sale of personal information (note: we do not sell client information)
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights

As a firm with offices in California, Ryan Griffith Law P.C. is committed to complying with state privacy regulations, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and related regulations. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at (510) 564-8552 or [email protected]

Why We Protect the “Little Guy” – and Not Just as Lawyers

At Ryan Griffith Law P.C., we believe in fairness. That belief is more than just lawyering at the highest caliber, it also means safeguarding privacy and protecting the dignity of those counting on us to hear their story. We appreciate how challenging legal matters can be, especially when opposing a party who is more powerful than you are. We guarantee each and every client that we treat every piece of information with the utmost respect, confidentiality, and care, day in and day out, rain or shine-whether inside or outside of the courtroom-and earnestly strive to be your advocate.

Frequently Asked Questions about Our Privacy Policy

• Will you share my information with anyone else without my permission?
  No. We do not share your information with third parties not involved with your case except as necessary to comply with the law or with your permission.
• How can I update inaccurate information or make other corrections?
  Contact our office in person, or by telephone or email at any time to correct or update any record we maintain.
• How traceable is my information when sent electronically?
  We utilize encrypted communications and encrypted storage for electronic records.
• Do you use my information in any way to promote your services?
  Only with your express permission. You may opt-out of any marketing contacts at any time.
• What happens to my data after my case is settled or is otherwise closed?
  We only retain your data as legally required and as long as required under our professional standards. Your data is then securely destroyed.

Your Agreement and Other Notices

By retaining Ryan Griffith Law P.C., visiting our website, or communicating with our personnel, you have read and understood this Privacy Policy, and you consent to the collection, use, and processing of your information as described in this policy. Should you have questions, or otherwise seek to withhold consent for certain uses (if available), you should communicate with us directly.

Closing Remarks: Our Continuing Commitment

Your trust is our foundation and focus. Ryan Griffith Law P.C. makes it a priority to safeguard your privacy at every phase of your case. If you still have questions or would like to discuss our privacy policy in more depth, please contact us. We understand that you trusted us so we dedicate ourselves to making sure our work, your information, and your entire case are treated with respect and excellence.

More questions? Please call us! Reach out for help via mail or telephone for a free personal appointment and get started with your case now. The firm is available 24/7.