Last Updated: May 28, 2025
Divorce Attorneys Jamaica (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, https://divorceattorneysjamaica.com/
, or engage with our legal services in Jamaica, West Indies.
By accessing our website or using our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that can identify you personally (“Personal Information”) to provide our legal services and to improve your experience on our website.
1.1 Information You Provide Directly
When you contact us, complete a form on our website, call us, or engage us for legal services, you may provide us with:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and postal address.
- Case-Related Information: Details pertaining to your legal inquiry, matrimonial status, family situation, financial circumstances, and any other information relevant to your legal case. This information can be highly sensitive.
- Identification Information: Copies of identification documents as required by law for client verification (e.g., TRN, driver’s license, passport).
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and Browse activity:
- Technical Information: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type.
- Usage Data: Pages viewed, time spent on pages, referral sources, and navigation paths. This data helps us understand how our website is used and how we can improve it.
2. How We Collect Your Information
We collect information through various methods:
- Direct Interactions: When you fill out contact forms, send us emails, make phone calls, or provide information during consultations and case management.
- Automated Technologies: Through cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website (as detailed in Section 5).
- Third Parties: Occasionally, from third parties involved in your case (e.g., opposing counsel, courts, financial institutions, with your consent or as required by law).
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide Legal Services: To assess your legal needs, provide legal advice, represent you in legal proceedings, and manage your case. This is our primary use of your Personal Information.
- To Respond to Inquiries: To answer your questions and fulfill your requests for information about our services.
- To Improve Our Website: To analyze website usage, troubleshoot problems, and enhance the functionality and content of our website.
- For Internal Record-Keeping: To maintain accurate client records and administrative data.
- To Comply with Legal and Ethical Obligations: To meet our professional responsibilities, regulatory requirements, and legal obligations in Jamaica.
4. Disclosure and Sharing of Your Information
Divorce Attorneys Jamaica is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of your information, especially data protected by attorney-client privilege. We do not sell, rent, or trade your Personal Information to third parties. We may share your information only in limited circumstances:
- With Your Consent: We will share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.
- For Legal Proceedings: As necessary to represent you effectively, we may share information with barristers, expert witnesses, other legal counsel, courts, and relevant government agencies.
- Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf (e.g., IT support, cloud hosting, payment processing). These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and are only permitted to use the information for the specific purposes we define.
- Legal Requirements: If required by law, court order, or governmental regulation, we may disclose your information.
- Protection of Rights: To protect the rights, property, or safety of Divorce Attorneys Jamaica, our clients, or others.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses “cookies” and similar tracking technologies to enhance your Browse experience.
- What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners.
- How We Use Them: We use cookies for:
- Essential Website Functionality: To enable core features of the website.
- Analytics: To collect information about how visitors use our website (e.g., Google Analytics), helping us understand user behavior and improve our site. This information is typically aggregated and anonymous.
- Your Choices: You can choose to accept or decline cookies through your browser settings. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include secure servers, encryption, and restricted access to data.
However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Your Rights
Subject to applicable Jamaican laws and ethical obligations, you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Information:
- Access: Request access to the Personal Information we hold about you.
- Correction/Update: Request that we correct or update any inaccurate or incomplete Personal Information.
- Deletion: Request the deletion of your Personal Information, subject to our legal and ethical obligations to retain certain records.
- Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your Personal Information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
8. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites for your convenience. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us, and we will take steps to remove that information from our systems.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post the revised policy on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Divorce Attorneys Jamaica [email protected]] Kingston Jamaica, West Indies