Privacy Policy

Effective October 12, 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026

People often contact a lawyer on the worst week of their life. This page explains, in plain language, what happens to the information you send us — and what you should not send until we are formally your lawyers.

This page is not attorney–client confidentiality

Sending the form, emailing us or leaving a voicemail does not make you a client. An attorney–client relationship begins only when we both sign a written agreement.

Until then, send only what you need to: what happened, roughly when, and how to reach you. Do not send medical records, immigration history, criminal history or Social Security numbers. We will tell you when it is safe to send those, and how.

Once you are a client, everything you tell us is protected by the attorney–client privilege and our duty of confidentiality under California law. Those duties are stricter than this policy and continue after your case ends.

What we collect

From you: your name, phone, email, the type of matter, and whatever you choose to write in the contact form — or tell us by phone or email.

Automatically, like nearly every website: IP address and approximate city, browser and device type, pages viewed, and the site or search that referred you, plus error and security logs kept by our web host.

We never ask for payment card numbers, Social Security numbers, immigration file numbers or health records through this website. If a page asks you for those, it is not ours.

How we use it

To answer you and tell you your next step, run a conflict-of-interest check, decide whether we can take the case, communicate about a matter we are handling, keep the site working and secure, and meet our obligations as a law practice.

We do not build advertising profiles from it, and we do not give it to data brokers.

When we share it

Only with the companies that run the site and our email on our behalf; with people your case requires, such as co-counsel, medical providers, interpreters, experts and courts; when a subpoena or court order compels it, in which case we tell you first where we are permitted to; and where disclosure is needed to prevent serious harm, to the narrow extent California law allows a lawyer.

We do not sell your personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, as the California Consumer Privacy Act uses those terms. We have not done so in the past twelve months.

None of the sharing described above applies to your mobile number or text-message consent; see “Text messages (SMS)” below.

Cookies and tracking

This site uses cookies only for functions it needs to work, such as remembering your language choice and keeping the contact form running. You can block or delete them in your browser; blocking all cookies may stop the language switcher or the form from working.

There is no common standard for what a site must do with a browser's “Do Not Track” signal, so this site does not respond to Do Not Track. California law requires us to say so plainly. We treat a Global Privacy Control signal as a request to stop selling or sharing personal information — and since we do neither, there is nothing for it to switch off.

Our contact page embeds a Google Map. Loading it connects your browser to Google, which collects information under Google's own privacy policy.

Calls and email

If you give us your phone number or email, we may call or email you about your inquiry and your matter. Email is convenient but not fully secure. If something is sensitive, say so and we will use a safer method.

Text messages (SMS)

We text only people who agree to it, either by checking the optional text-message box on our contact form or by telling our staff they agree. Agreeing is never required to contact us or to hire the firm.

  • What we send: appointment reminders, updates on your inquiry or case, and requests for documents. We do not send marketing texts.
  • How often: message frequency varies, typically no more than 4 messages per month.
  • Cost: message and data rates may apply.
  • To stop: reply STOP at any time. You will receive one final message confirming you are unsubscribed. Stopping texts does not stop other communications about your case.
  • For help: reply HELP, call +1 (619) 306-1313, or email info@theboevlawfirm.com.

Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties.

Your California privacy rights

You can ask what personal information we hold and where it came from, ask us to correct or delete it, and ask whether we sell or share it — we do not. Exercising any of these rights will never affect how we handle your case or what we charge.

To make a request, email info@theboevlawfirm.com with the subject Privacy Request or call +1 (619) 306-1313. We will ask you to confirm details that match what we already have, so we do not hand your information to someone else, and we respond within 45 days.

Two limits apply to everyone: information inside a client file is also governed by our confidentiality duty and by file-retention rules, which can require us to keep records after a deletion request, and some records are exempt from deletion under state and federal law.

How long we keep it, and how we protect it

Inquiries that do not become cases are kept long enough to run conflict checks and show that we declined, then deleted on a regular schedule. Client files are retained for the period California professional responsibility rules require — longer for matters involving minors, immigration status and some injury claims — then destroyed securely.

The site runs over encrypted HTTPS, access is limited to the people at the firm who need it, and we use reputable hosting and email providers. No website or email system is perfectly secure, which is why the warning at the top of this page matters.

Children, other sites, and changes

This site is intended for adults; we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. A parent or guardian may raise a minor's matter on their behalf.

Links to outside resources, including Google Maps and government pages, are governed by those sites' own privacy practices once you follow them.

Our office is in San Diego and the site is hosted in the United States, so information from visitors elsewhere is processed here under California and U.S. law.

When this policy changes we update the effective date above and post the new version here, and we review it at least once a year.

Contact us

We read privacy requests the same day we read case inquiries.