Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 14, 2026

The Law Office of Stephen Bulgarella, LLC respects your privacy. This policy explains what information this website collects, how it’s used, and what choices you have.

If you have questions about anything here, call (205) 898-1234 or email stephen@sblawoffice.org.

Information you choose to give us

When you fill out a contact form on this site, we collect:

  • Your name
  • Your phone number
  • Your email address
  • Whatever you tell us about your situation

We ask for this so we can respond to you. That’s the only reason.

Please don't send confidential details through this website

This matters, so we want to be direct about it.

Contacting us through this website does not create an attorney-client relationship. That relationship begins only when both you and this firm agree to it in writing.

Until then, information you send us through this website may not be protected by attorney-client privilege, and we may not be able to treat it as confidential — particularly if we already represent someone on the other side of your matter.

So: tell us enough to understand your situation and how urgent it is. Don’t send documents, account numbers, or sensitive details until we’ve spoken and agreed to work together.

If your situation is urgent or sensitive, call (205) 898-1234 instead.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, this one collects some technical information when you visit:

  • Pages you view and how long you stay
  • The website or search engine that referred you
  • Your general geographic area — typically city-level, not your precise location
  • Your browser and device type
  • Your IP address

We use Google Analytics to collect and analyze this. It helps us understand which pages are useful and where visitors come from. Google’s own privacy practices are described at policies.google.com/privacy.

Google Analytics uses cookies — small files stored in your browser. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the site will still work.

We do not use this information to identify you personally.

How we use your information

Information you send us is used to:

  • Respond to your question or request
  • Determine whether we can help you
  • Communicate with you about your matter, if we work together
  • Meet our professional and legal obligations as a law firm

Technical information is used to understand how the site is used and to improve it.

We do not sell your information. We do not rent it, trade it, or share it for anyone else’s marketing.

When we share information

We share information only in limited circumstances:

  • With your consent, or as needed to represent you
  • With service providers who help operate this website and firm — for example, our website host and email provider. They may access information only to perform those services.
  • When required by law — a court order, subpoena, or other legal obligation
  • To protect rights or safety, where legally permitted

If we represent you, information about your matter is also protected by the rules of professional conduct governing Alabama attorneys, which are stricter than this policy.

How long we keep information

Inquiries that don’t become client matters are kept only as long as needed to respond and to check for conflicts of interest.

If we represent you, your file is retained according to our file retention practices and the rules governing Alabama attorneys.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information submitted through this site, including encrypting the connection between your browser and our website.

No method of transmitting information over the internet is completely secure. We can’t guarantee absolute security, which is another reason not to send sensitive documents through a web form.

Links to other websites

This site links to other websites — court websites, government resources, our Google Business Profile. We’re not responsible for the privacy practices of sites we don’t operate. Read their policies.

Children

This website is intended for adults. We don’t knowingly collect information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we’ll delete it.

Your choices

  • Don’t submit the form. Call instead if you’d rather not leave information online.
  • Block cookies in your browser settings.
  • Opt out of Google Analytics using Google’s browser add-on.
  • Ask us to delete your information. Email stephen@sblawoffice.org. We’ll do so unless we’re required to retain it — for conflict checking or legal obligations, for instance.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted here with a revised date at the top.

Questions

The Law Office of Stephen Bulgarella, LLC
420 20th Street North, Suite 2200
Birmingham, AL 35203

Phone: (205) 898-1234

Email: stephen@sblawoffice.org