Privacy Policy

Personal Information You Provide

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, request a consultation, submit a website form, call our office, correspond with us, or engage our firm for legal services.

Depending on the nature of the communication or legal matter, this information may include:

• Name and contact information.
• Email address and telephone number.
• Information submitted through consultation or contact forms.
• Information about a legal matter or requested service.
• Identity, transaction, corporate, property, or supporting documents when necessary for legal services.
• Communications and correspondence with our firm.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting providers, analytics services, security tools, or similar technologies. This may include IP address, browser type, device information, referring pages, pages visited, approximate geographic information, and website interaction data.

How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information for legitimate legal, administrative, operational, and communication purposes, including to:

• Respond to inquiries and consultation requests.
• Evaluate whether our firm can assist with a legal matter.
• Provide legal, notarial, corporate, real estate, immigration, litigation, and related services when retained.
• Communicate with clients and prospective clients.
• Prepare, review, and manage legal documentation.
• Operate, secure, maintain, and improve our website.
• Understand website usage and performance.
• Comply with professional, regulatory, contractual, and legal obligations.
• Protect the rights, security, and legitimate interests of our firm, clients, and others.

We do not sell personal information as part of our ordinary business operations.

Cookies, Analytics & Similar Technologies

As described in this Privacy Policy, our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential website functionality, remember preferences, improve security, measure website performance, and understand how visitors interact with our content.

Certain analytics, advertising, embedded-content, security, or other service providers may place or access cookies or similar technologies according to their own policies and the configuration used on this website.

You can generally control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the operation or functionality of parts of the website.

When Information May Be Shared

We may disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to provide legal services, operate our business, maintain the website, protect legal rights, or comply with applicable obligations.

Recipients may include professional advisers, technology providers, hosting and communications providers, document and transaction service providers, government authorities, registries, courts, counterparties, or other persons involved in a legal matter when disclosure is authorized, required, or appropriate.

Where appropriate, we seek to limit disclosure to information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose and to use service providers that maintain appropriate safeguards.

International Data Transfers

American Law Partners serves international clients and may use service providers or communications systems located outside Costa Rica. As a result, personal information may be processed or stored in jurisdictions other than the jurisdiction in which it was originally collected.

When international transfers occur, we seek to handle personal information in a manner consistent with applicable law, professional duties, contractual requirements, and appropriate safeguards.

How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to provide legal services, maintain appropriate business and professional records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or professional obligations.

Retention periods may vary according to the type of information, the nature of the legal matter, applicable requirements, and our legitimate recordkeeping needs.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

No website, email system, internet transmission, or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should therefore exercise care when transmitting sensitive information electronically.

Access, Correction & Deletion

This Privacy Policy recognizes that, depending on the law that applies to your information, you may have rights relating to your personal data, including rights to request access, correction, updating, or deletion, and to address certain uses or disclosures of your information.

Costa Rica's personal data protection framework recognizes rights relating to access, rectification, and deletion of personal data, subject to applicable legal requirements and exceptions.

To submit a privacy-related request, please contact American Law Partners using the contact information at the end of this policy. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.

Third-Party Links & Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, maps, scheduling tools, social networks, or other external services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party services.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party service they choose to use.

Children's Privacy

This website is intended for individuals seeking information about legal services and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly use the website to solicit personal information from children for marketing purposes.

Information concerning minors may nevertheless be handled when necessary in connection with a legitimate legal matter and subject to applicable law and professional obligations.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, website technologies, legal requirements, or services. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically; the current version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.