Our Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 14, 2026

California Counsel Group, Inc. (“CCG,” “we,” “us”) operates calcounselgroup.com (the “Site”). This policy explains what information we collect through the Site, how we use and share it, and the choices you have. It applies only to the Site. Information we receive in the course of representing a client is governed by our engagement terms and our professional obligations, not by this policy.

Contacting us does not make you a client

Submitting a form, subscribing to our newsletter, or emailing us does not create an attorney-client relationship. We represent a client only after we have checked for conflicts and both sides have signed an engagement letter. Until then, please do not send us confidential or time-sensitive information through the Site’s forms, the newsletter signup, or email. Information you send before an engagement may not be protected by the attorney-client privilege, although we handle every inquiry with care.

Information we collect

Information you give us. When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number (optional), company name if provided, your answers to the form’s questions, and the contents of your message. When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name and email address.

Information collected automatically. When you visit the Site, we and our service providers automatically collect technical information, including your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, time spent on pages, approximate location derived from your IP address, and the date and time of your visit. We collect this information through cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies.

Cookies and similar technologies. We use:

  • Essential technologies that make the Site and its forms work, including Google reCAPTCHA, which helps keep spam and abuse off our forms by analyzing information about your device and how you interact with the page.
  • Analytics tools, including Google Analytics and Google Site Kit, which help us understand how visitors use the Site. Our Google Analytics account is linked to a Google Ads account, so Google may use information collected on the Site to help measure and personalize advertising.
  • Site certification, the TrustedSite security badge, which loads from TrustedSite’s servers.

How we use information

We use the information we collect to respond to your inquiry and check for conflicts of interest; send the newsletter you requested; operate, secure, and improve the Site; understand which content and campaigns are useful; measure and improve our advertising; protect against fraud, spam, and misuse; and comply with our legal and professional obligations.

How we share information

We do not rent or sell your personal information. Google may use information collected through Google Analytics for advertising, as described in this policy. We share information with service providers that help us run the Site and our practice, including:

  • Website hosting, content delivery, security, and site certification providers, such as GoDaddy, Cloudflare, and TrustedSite
  • Our analytics and advertising provider, Google (Google Analytics, Site Kit, and Google Ads)
  • Email, practice-management, and workflow providers that receive and route your inquiries
  • Our email marketing provider, Keap, for newsletter subscribers
  • Form security, Google reCAPTCHA

We may also disclose information when required by law or legal process, to protect the rights, safety, or property of CCG or others, or in connection with a merger, reorganization, or transfer of our practice.

Third-party tracking

Third parties whose services run on the Site, including Google (through Google Analytics and reCAPTCHA) and TrustedSite, may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites. Their use of that information is governed by their own privacy policies.

Do Not Track

Some browsers send “Do Not Track” signals. The Site does not currently respond to those signals or similar mechanisms. You can still use the choices below to limit tracking.

Your choices

  • Browser controls. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Blocking essential cookies may stop our forms from working.
  • Google Analytics. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
  • Google ads. You can manage ad personalization at myadcenter.google.com.
  • Newsletter. Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link, or you can email us to be removed. Our newsletter emails may use tracking technologies to measure opens and clicks.

Reviewing and changing your information

To review, correct, or ask us to delete information you submitted through the Site, email us at ccg@calcounselgroup.com. We may keep information we need for conflict checks, legal or professional obligations, or legitimate business records.

Retention

We keep contact-form inquiries for as long as reasonably needed to respond, maintain conflict-check records, and keep business records. We keep newsletter information until you unsubscribe, plus a short period to honor that choice. We keep analytics data according to the retention period set in our Google Analytics account.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, including encrypted (HTTPS) connections to the Site. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, which is one more reason not to send confidential information through the Site.

Children

The Site is intended for business users and is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.

Your California privacy rights

California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code § 1798.83) requires certain businesses to disclose how they share personal information with third parties for those parties’ own direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information you submit to us, such as your name or email address, to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes. Google’s use of analytics data for advertising is described above. If you have questions about your privacy rights or how we handle your information, please contact us.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will post the updated policy on this page and change the effective date above.

Contact us

California Counsel Group, Inc.
949 W. Hawthorn Street, Suite 11
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 704-0444
ccg@calcounselgroup.com

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