Effective date: 7/27/26

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe, P.C. ("CHGO," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit chgolaw.com (the "Site"), how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. By using the Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

1. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship

Using this Site, or sending us information through it, does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not make your communication privileged or confidential. An attorney-client relationship is formed only after we have agreed in writing to represent you. Please do not send us confidential or time-sensitive information through this Site or by email until we have agreed to represent you.

2. Information we collect

Information you provide to us. When you contact us by phone or email, we collect the information you choose to share, such as your name, email address, phone number, and the details of your message or legal matter.

Payment information. If you pay an invoice or retainer through our Pay Online page, your payment is handled by LawPay (a service of AffiniPay, LLC) on its own secure, PCI-compliant platform. We do not collect or store your full payment card details on the Site. LawPay's handling of your information is governed by its own privacy policy.

Information collected automatically through analytics. The Site is built and hosted on the Framer platform, and it uses Framer's built-in analytics feature (provided by Framer B.V.). When you load a page, this feature transmits information about your visit to Framer's servers at events.framer.com. The information transmitted includes the page address (URL), the page path, the referring page, your browser's timezone and locale, and a session identifier that is regenerated on each visit. This analytics feature does not use cookies and does not set a persistent identifier that follows you across websites or across visits. We use it only to understand which pages are viewed and how visitors move through the Site. Framer's handling of this information is described in Framer's privacy statement at https://www.framer.com/legal/privacy-statement.

Server logs. Standard server logs may record technical details such as IP address, browser type, and the date and time of a request, for security and operational purposes.

3. How we use information

We use the information we collect to respond to your inquiries, to evaluate and provide legal services, to process payments, to understand and improve how the Site is used, to operate and secure the Site, and to meet our legal and professional obligations.

4. Cookies and tracking technologies

The Site does not set cookies, and we do not use Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, advertising pixels, session-recording tools, or any technology that tracks you across other websites or builds an advertising profile.

The Site does use the cookieless Framer analytics feature described in Section 2, which transmits page-view information to Framer on load. When you contact us or make a payment, you interact with LawPay as described above.

You can control or block cookies and other browser storage through your browser settings at any time. The Site also displays a brief notice describing its use of analytics.

5. How we share information

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We share information only as follows:

Service providers. We use a limited number of vendors to operate the Site and our practice, including Framer (website hosting and built-in analytics) and LawPay and AffiniPay (payment processing). These providers may process information only as needed to provide their services to us.

Legal and professional requirements. We may disclose information when required by law, regulation, court order, or applicable rules of professional responsibility, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of CHGO, our clients, or others.

6. Third-party links and services

The Site links to third-party services, including LawPay for online payments. Clicking those links takes you to services we do not control. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or privacy practices of any third party, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.

7. Data retention

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, to meet our legal and professional obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements.

8. Data security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the information we collect. No method of transmitting information over the internet is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Email is not a secure method of communication, and you should not send sensitive or confidential information to us by email.

9. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information.

California residents. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, you may have the right to know what personal information we collect, to access or delete it, to correct inaccurate information, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell or share personal information for advertising. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the information in Section 12.

Other regions. If you live in a region with comprehensive privacy laws, including the European Union or the United Kingdom, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal information, and to object to certain processing. Contact us to make a request.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

10. Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track

Some browsers can send a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal. Where required by law, we honor recognized opt-out preference signals. The analytics described in this Policy is anonymous and cookieless and is not used to track you across other websites or to build an advertising profile.

11. Children's privacy

The Site is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

12. Contact us and changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date above, and any material changes will be reflected on this page.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise a privacy right, contact us at:

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe, P.C.
222 South Central, Suite 1000 (10th Floor), Clayton, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 725-8788

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