Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 26, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how My Texas Defense Lawyer ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects information in connection with our website and services (collectively, the "Platform"). By accessing or using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Publicly Available Information

The Platform aggregates and displays publicly available information obtained from government sources, including but not limited to:

  • Court records and case filings from Texas county courts
  • Attorney licensing information from the State Bar of Texas
  • Bail and bond records from county clerk offices
  • Other publicly filed legal documents

This information is a matter of public record and is not considered private or confidential under applicable law. We do not create this information; we aggregate it from official public sources for informational convenience.

1.2 Information You Voluntarily Provide

When you interact with the Platform, you may voluntarily provide information including:

  • Account Registration: Name, email address, phone number, and account credentials
  • Contact Forms: Name, email, phone number, and message content
  • Removal Requests: Name, contact information, and basis for removal
  • Lead Generation Forms: Name, phone number, county, charge type, and related case information

1.3 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Platform, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address and approximate geolocation
  • Browser type, operating system, and device information
  • Pages viewed, links clicked, and time spent on pages
  • Referring URL and search terms used to find the Platform
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 6)

2. How We Use Information

2.1 Public Record Information

We use publicly available court records and attorney information to:

  • Operate and maintain the Platform's directory and case database
  • Provide attorney performance metrics derived from public case outcomes
  • Generate aggregate statistics about courts, counties, and case types
  • Improve the accuracy and completeness of our database

2.2 Voluntarily Provided Information

We use information you voluntarily provide to:

  • Create and manage your account
  • Respond to inquiries, requests, and support needs
  • Connect users seeking legal representation with attorneys or affiliated legal service providers
  • Process removal requests in accordance with our policies
  • Send transactional communications related to your account or requests

2.3 Marketing Communications

If you provide your phone number and consent to receive communications, we may send you text messages and calls related to legal services. You may opt out at any time by replying STOP. Message and data rates may apply. See Section 10 for details on TCPA consent.

3. How We Share Information

3.1 Affiliated Partners and Lead Referrals

When you submit information through our lead generation or contact forms, we may share your information with affiliated attorneys, law firms, legal service providers, and lead aggregation partners for the purpose of connecting you with legal representation. By submitting your information through any form on the Platform, you expressly consent to this sharing.

Our affiliated partners may include legal lead generation services, attorney referral networks, and legal marketing platforms. We do not control the privacy practices of these third parties, and their use of your information is governed by their own privacy policies.

3.2 Service Providers

We may share information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Platform, including hosting providers, analytics services, email delivery services, and customer support tools. These providers are contractually obligated to use your information only for the purposes of providing services to us.

3.3 Legal Compliance and Protection

We may disclose information when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
  • Enforce our Terms of Service or other agreements
  • Protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or the public
  • Detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues

3.4 Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4. Public Records and Removal Requests

4.1 Nature of Public Records

The court records, case information, and attorney licensing data displayed on the Platform are obtained from official public sources. Because this information is publicly available, it is generally not subject to removal under privacy laws. We are under no legal obligation to remove accurate public record information from the Platform.

4.2 Removal Policy

We reserve the right to display any and all publicly available information on the Platform, as protected by the First Amendment and applicable state law. We will comply with removal obligations imposed by valid court orders or applicable law. Beyond what is required by law, removal is entirely at our sole discretion and is not guaranteed. We do not enter into agreements to suppress, hide, or remove accurate public record information in exchange for payment, as a condition of any settlement, or in response to threats of litigation.

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

6. Tracking Technologies and Consent

The Platform uses tracking technologies provided by third parties to enable analytics and related functionality. The technologies currently in use include:

  • Analytics: Google Analytics

These technologies may collect information about your interactions with the Platform, including page views, navigation patterns, click events, device and browser information, IP address, approximate location derived from IP, referrer information, and similar data. The data collected by these technologies may be transmitted to and processed by the third-party providers listed above, in some cases on servers located outside your state of residence.

Consent through use. By accessing the Platform and continuing to use it, you acknowledge and consent to the use of these tracking technologies and to the collection, transmission, and processing of data described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent, do not use the Platform.

Optional opt-outs. You may control or limit certain optional tracking through standard browser controls, including cookie blocking and Do Not Track signals, and through the opt-out mechanisms made available by the third-party providers we use, including the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Your election to limit optional tracking does not affect your ability to use the Platform.

7. Disputes Regarding Data Handling

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising under or relating to the collection, use, sharing, processing, or retention of data under this Privacy Policy is governed by the dispute-resolution provisions, including the pre-dispute notice requirements, informal resolution requirements, arbitration agreement, class-action waiver, governing law, and venue, set forth in the Terms of Service. By using the Platform, you agree that any such dispute will proceed in accordance with those provisions and will not be brought as a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action.

8. Substantiation of Data-Handling Claims

If you believe your data has been collected, used, shared, or processed in violation of this Privacy Policy or applicable law, you must provide us with all of the following as part of your pre-dispute notice under the Terms of Service:

  1. a complete, unedited copy of the data forming the basis of your claim;
  2. a detailed written explanation specifying the nature of the alleged violation, the date(s) on which it occurred, the URLs accessed, the device and browser used, and the IP address(es) used to access the Platform if known;
  3. the legal theory or theories on which the claim is based; and
  4. a description of the harm alleged.

This requirement is intended to enable a meaningful investigation of any alleged violation and shall not be construed to limit any rights you have under applicable law.

9. Third-Party Links

The Platform may contain links to third-party websites, including attorney websites, bar association pages, and court websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party site you visit.

10. Children's Privacy

The Platform is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete that information.

11. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • Access: You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
  • Correction: You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information
  • Deletion: You may request deletion of personal information you have provided to us (this does not apply to public record information)
  • Opt-Out: You may opt out of marketing communications at any time

Note that these rights do not extend to publicly available court records or attorney licensing information, which is not personal information under most applicable privacy frameworks.

12. TCPA Consent and Communications

By providing your phone number on any form on the Platform, you expressly consent to receive telephone calls and text messages, including those made using an automatic telephone dialing system or prerecorded voice, from My Texas Defense Lawyer and its affiliated partners regarding legal services and related matters. This consent is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services. You may revoke consent at any time by replying STOP to any text message or by contacting us directly. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Platform after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

14. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising under or in connection with this Privacy Policy shall be governed by the dispute-resolution provisions set forth in the Terms of Service, including the arbitration agreement, class-action waiver, and venue provisions therein.