Last Updated: December 29, 2025
Welcome to the website of McCreadyLaw (“the Firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). We are a personal injury law firm with headquarters in Illinois and offices operating in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information in compliance with applicable U.S. state privacy laws effective in 2025, with a reference to GDPR principles for international users.
We may update the Privacy Policy as necessary. You should periodically review the most up-to-date version. Our Firm may, in its sole discretion, modify or revise this Policy at any time, and you agree to be bound by such modifications or revisions by your continued use of the Services, as defined in the Terms of Service, or correspondence with the Firm.
The Privacy Policy may only be altered in line with the Terms of Service. The Policy cannot be changed by, e.g., emails, Tweets, or oral communications with you. If you are a current client of the Firm, these Terms may be amended by written agreement with you, when signed by both parties.
By using the site, you consent to our collection, processing, retention and display of your content as set forth so we can provide you with Services (as defined in the Terms of Service) and operate our Firm; if we believe that using, retaining and/or sharing that information is necessary to preserve the integrity of the content and the content that we host; for legitimate legal and/or accounting audit purposes; when we have a good faith belief it is required by law, such as pursuant to a subpoena or other legal process; or when we have a good faith belief that doing so will help prevent imminent harm to someone.
Our Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it and who we share it with. This policy covers the Firm’s treatment of Personal Data, including personally identifying information submitted to us, and which we collect when you use our Services in the course of ordinary communications.
We strive to make our Firm’s Privacy Policy readable. We have tried to provide explanations for the more unusual legal terms. If you have terminology questions not covered here, Law.com’s glossary may help, though we cannot vouch for the accuracy of outside sources, including those referenced in the Terms of Service.
This policy applies to all personal data collected from consumers in states with privacy laws effective in 2025. Nonprofit organizations and educational institutions are included where applicable.
We collect personally identifying information such as your IP address and e-mail address when you engaged with the website or related services, visit any of the sites and content that are part of our Firm family of sites, or use any of the website’s content.
We collect information about what pages users access or visit including your interactions with content features as well as IP address (which may manifest with approximate or inaccurate location information) browser and operating system types, access times and dates, as well as referral information (i.e. data about what site you are coming to the our website from) and whether there are errors in displaying content to you. We need this information to maintain the integrity of the site, the website and the content that we host; to provide you with the content that you are seeking; to minimize spam; and for other legal and accounting/audit reasons.
The IP address of our Firm’s visitors is collected and processed by our Firm and our website management/maintenance team; we need this information so we can provide you with the information that you are requesting, correspond with you, and for other legal and accounting audit reasons including maintaining the integrity of the website and the content that we host. Certain IP information may be collected by the server for log purposes and used for limited technical assessments of the website.
We use cookies to store visitors’ preferences; customize web pages and content delivery based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends; and record activity in order to provide better service when visitors return to our site. Cookies must be enabled for certain elements of our website to function properly with your computer.
You consent to our collection, processing, retention and use of your IP address for a limited time. We need this consent to manage and maintain the Firm and our websites, and to provide you with services and content.
We will keep records of your consent for a minimum of five (5) years, or the duration appropriate based on business needs to align with legal requirements.
You have rights to access, delete, and correct your personal data (except where state law omits correction, or legal requirement for data retention supersedes your deletion request). You may opt out of data sales, targeted advertising, and profiling. Universal opt-out mechanisms such as Global Privacy Control are honored.
In compliance with United States regulations regarding online privacy for children, the website does not knowingly solicit or collect information from children under the age of thirteen (13). Children under the age of thirteen (13) are therefore not permitted to have an account or upload content of any type to the website. By submitting data and/or content to the Firm, you thereby confirm that you are thirteen (13) years old or older, and of the age to legally grant consent to have us use, process and retain your Personal Data as well as Special Categories of Personal Information in the country where you reside and/or are a citizen.
We as an organization have opted to protect teen users’ privacy. As a result, we cannot receive or host content from individuals that we know are under the age of sixteen and residents/citizens of the European Union, unless they are residents/citizens of the EU countries that allow the collection of Special Categories of Personal Data from those at a younger age (“Age-Barred Individuals”). Age-Barred Individuals may not maintain accounts or submit content.
The Firm aligns with the requirements set forth in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). By providing your contact information, including your telephone number, through our website, online forms, or other communication methods, you are providing your “prior express written consent” to receive communications from the Firm, our agents, representatives, affiliates, or anyone calling on our behalf.
We may use third-party processes to store, process, or transmit data, or perform other technical functions related to operating the Website. Services may include spam detectors, backup content, icon hosting, and e-mail content. We may store or process your Personal Data in data centers which may be located in the United States or other countries.
We will not sell, trade, or rent your Personal Data. Except as provided under this policy, we will not disclose your Personal Data to any third party without your prior consent unless we (1) are legally compelled to do so, (2) have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order, or legal process served on our Practice, or (3) are cooperating with law enforcement authorities. As to (3), we will cooperate with all investigations conducted by law enforcement authorities within the United States of America when legally required to do so. Cooperation with law enforcement authorities from other countries and cooperation when it is not legally required are at our sole discretion. Our discretion looks favorably on freedom and justice, and unfavorably on oppression and violence.
If you obtain legal services from the Firm, when you submit a payment for such services, you give informed and unambiguous consent that the personally identifying information that you submit in conjunction with your payment (“Payment Information”) can be collected, processed and retained for for legal and accounting/auditing purposes. Payment Information includes your check/bank information credit or debit card number, card expiration date, CVV code, cheque payment information and billing/payment account address. Payment Information is used at our Firm and is shared with payment processors/providers to process payments; prevent, detect and investigate fraud or other prohibited activities; facilitate dispute resolution such as chargebacks or refunds; and for other purposes associated with the acceptance of credit or debit cards. Payment Information also includes the name and address that you submit to the Firm.
As per the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA), our DMCA Agent is [Michael P. McCready McCreadyLaw 10008 S. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60643]
For international users, we align with GDPR principles such as lawfulness, fairness, transparency, and data subject rights, though this policy primarily addresses U.S. compliance.
If you are a resident or citizen of the European Community, you are generally entitled to access personal information that our Firm holds and to have inaccurate data corrected or removed to the extent our Firm has access to and/or maintains it. In certain circumstances, you also may have the right to object for legitimate reasons to the processing or transfer of personal information. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please email info@mccreadylaw.com to make a request.
For questions or to exercise your rights, contact us at info@mccreadylaw.com.
