Effective Date: April 27, 2026 · Last Updated: April 27, 2026
Rideout Law Group (“Rideout Law,” “the Firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit rideoutlaw.com (the “Site”) or contact us about a legal matter.
Please read this policy carefully. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. Important Notice About Confidentiality and Privilege
Submitting information through this Site does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not, by itself, make your communication legally privileged. An attorney-client relationship is formed only after we run a conflicts check, agree in writing to represent you, and you sign an engagement letter.
Until that engagement letter is signed, please do not send confidential, sensitive, or detailed case information through the contact form, email, or voicemail. If you are already represented by another lawyer in the matter, do not send us anything about that matter without first speaking with your lawyer.
If we accept representation, communications between you and the Firm relating to the engagement will be treated as confidential and, where applicable, privileged under Arizona law and the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Submit a contact form, request a consultation, or ask a general question (typically your name, email address, phone number, the type of matter, and a brief description of your situation)
- Call our offices in Scottsdale or Lake Havasu City
- Email us directly
- Engage the Firm and provide information needed to handle your matter
Our website forms are powered by Gravity Forms. Submissions are stored in our WordPress database and routed by email to firm intake staff.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the Site, we and our service providers may automatically collect:
- Usage data: Pages visited, time on page, referring URL, browser type, device type, operating system, and approximate geographic location derived from IP address
- Server logs: IP address, request timestamps, request methods, and response codes
- Cookies and similar technologies: See Section 5 below
2.3 Information from Third Parties
We may receive information about you from analytics providers, advertising platforms, and security services that help us operate the Site, as described in Sections 4 and 5.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to inquiries, run conflict checks, and decide whether the Firm can take a matter
- Schedule consultations and provide requested information
- Provide legal services to clients we have agreed to represent
- Send service-related communications (case updates, scheduling, invoices)
- Send occasional firm communications such as newsletters or legal updates, where permitted, and only with the ability to opt out
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Site
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or abuse
- Comply with legal and ethical obligations, including the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct
4. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only as described below:
- Inside the Firm: Intake staff, paralegals, and attorneys at Rideout Law Group access inquiry information on a need-to-know basis to evaluate and respond to your matter.
- Service providers: Vendors that host the Site and provide form processing, email, analytics, security, and case management services. These vendors process information on our behalf under written agreements or their published terms.
- Co-counsel and referral counsel: If your matter is outside our practice areas or geographic reach, we may, with your consent, refer you to another lawyer or law firm. We do not pay or receive anything of value for referrals except as permitted by Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5 and 7.2.
- Legal compliance: When required by law, subpoena, court order, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of others.
- Business transitions: In connection with a sale of assets, merger, or other transition affecting the Firm, with appropriate confidentiality protections and consistent with our professional obligations.
5. Cookies, Analytics, and Security Tools
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Strictly necessary: Cookies required for the Site to function, including security and session management
- Analytics: Tools such as Google Analytics that help us understand how visitors find and use the Site, in aggregate
- Performance and security: Services such as Cloudflare and Wordfence that help us deliver the Site quickly, log suspicious requests, and block attacks. These services may log IP addresses, user agents, and request data.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Disabling cookies may affect Site functionality.
6. Email and Phone Communications
Standard email is not encrypted in transit by default and is not a secure way to send sensitive information. If you need to share sensitive details with the Firm, ask us about secure delivery options before sending. Voicemails left on our office lines may be transcribed and stored by our phone provider.
7. Children’s Privacy
The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Site, contact us and we will delete it.
8. Data Retention
We retain inquiry information for the time needed to evaluate the matter, run conflict checks, and respond to follow-up questions. If we do not open a representation, we generally retain intake information for up to seven years to support conflict checks and recordkeeping consistent with Arizona law firm retention norms, then delete or anonymize it.
Client files are retained according to the engagement agreement and the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct, including Rule 1.15 and applicable record retention guidance from the State Bar of Arizona.
9. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information, including encrypted connections to the Site, access controls inside the Firm, and security monitoring tools. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You provide information at your own risk.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Access a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete
- Delete personal information, subject to our legal and professional retention obligations
- Restrict or object to certain processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
10.1 California Residents
California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete personal information, the right to correct inaccurate information, and the right to opt out of any “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under the CCPA.
10.2 EEA, UK, and Other Jurisdictions
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with similar laws, you may have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or local equivalents. To exercise these rights, contact us using the information in Section 13.
To exercise any privacy right, email brad@rideoutlaw.com. We will respond within the time frames required by applicable law. Note that some information may be retained where retention is required by law or by our professional obligations.
11. Third-Party Links
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, including court websites, statutes, and news articles referenced in our blog posts. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. Please review their privacy policies before providing information.
12. Not an Offer to Represent or a Solicitation
The Site is intended to provide general information about Rideout Law Group and the areas of law we practice, including criminal defense, DUI defense, and family law. It is not a solicitation of clients in matters where solicitation is restricted by Arizona Rule of Professional Conduct 7.3 or by the rules of any other jurisdiction. Your decision to contact the Firm should be based on your own evaluation, not on any statement on the Site.
13. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your privacy rights, contact:
Rideout Law Group
Email: brad@rideoutlaw.com
Phone: (833) 854-8181
Offices: Scottsdale, Arizona and Lake Havasu City, Arizona
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent change. Material changes will be communicated through the Site where practicable. Your continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.