Privacy Policy

The 1st Choice Bail Bonds website, www.1stchoicebail.com, provides easy access to information and services available from our bail company and through links to various other websites. Though our website generally does not request information from you directly, some services that we offer may require information from you. This Statement is included to inform you solely about the information that could be collected online as a result of visiting the 1st Choice Bail Bonds website itself and not as a result of following a link from the our website to any other website or online service.

1st Choice Bail Bonds recognizes the importance of privacy to our website visitors. This Privacy Policy Statement is included to inform you as to what information is obtained by us online, how we uses this information, and what steps are being taken to ensure the security of information obtained.

TERMS OF USE

This website is provided as a free service to the public. The information at the 1st Choice Bail Bonds website is for educational purposes and to give you general information and a general understanding of bail in the United States, not to provide specific legal advice. Although care has been taken to provide accurate and current information, the general principles and information presented at this website may differ depending on local, state and federal laws, regulations and court cases.

Because the law constantly changes and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and is subject to varying interpretations, the website user must consult professional legal counsel in his or her state regarding the applicability of any points of law discussed at this website to any specific problem. This website is not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney. By using this website, you are agreeing to the Terms of Use.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SERVICE ALTERNATIVES

The 1st Choice Bail Bonds website offers information and services online that you might otherwise transact in person or by phone. Our goal is to provide customers with a more convenient and efficient means in which to interact with our company. If at any time you choose not to proceed with a transaction offered through the 1st Choice Bail Bonds website, your choice will in no way affect your ability to receive information or services. If you prefer, you may request information or services from 1st Choice Bail Bonds by mail or by telephone.

If you choose to provide us with personal information – by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it to us from this website – we use that information to respond to your message and to help us get you the information you have requested. We only share the information you provide with another agency if your inquiry relates to that agency or as otherwise required by law. Any comments collected are themselves subject to the protections of the privacy policy.

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COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION

Information Collected and Stored Automatically:

The 1st Choice Bail Bonds website may use “cookies” to gather information during your visit. These cookies are used to facilitate online transactions on our site. Other websites you access through the 1st Choice Bail Bonds website may also use “cookies,” and are required to define their use in the separate privacy policy located on the specific site. The webserver that hosts the 1st Choice Bail Bonds website does gather certain information about the visit automatically in a standard log file. This information never identifies you personally and may include the following items:

1. The Internet domain from which you access the website (for example, “xcompany.com” if you use a private Internet access account, or “yourschool.edu” if you connect from a university’s domain) ;
2. The IP address from which you access the website (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web);
3. The date and time you accessed the1st Choice Bail Bonds website;
4. Webpages or services that you accessed at this site.
5. Third-Party Web Beacons: We use third-party web beacons from Yahoo! to help analyze where visitors go and what they do while visiting our website. Yahoo! may also use anonymous information about your visits to this and other websites in order to improve its products and services and provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by Yahoo!, click here.

We use this information to gather statistics about the amount of use the site receives. We do not automatically record information about you as an individual. This information is not sold or otherwise disseminated by 1st Choice Bail Bonds.

Information You Provide

Information we collect may include, but is not limited to:

• Name
• Address
• Telephone numbers
• Email addresses
• Employment information

Information Collected from Children:

This website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. However, all content is safe for children. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. The Children’s Online Privacy Policy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”) requires parental consent before collecting any personal information from any individual under the age of 13. The text of COPPA is available at http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm.

How We Use the Information:

Information collected from an email, application or other form submitted online will be treated in the same manner as the information collected from an application submitted on a hard copy or via telephone to 1st Choice Bail Bonds.

We use the information you provide for bail bond related service only to complete that service. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that service or as otherwise required by law.

We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.

The information you disclose to 1st Choice Bail Bonds will generally become a matter of our records as required by the Department of Insurance, which means that 1st Choice Bail Bonds may be required to divulge certain information in response to a records request in response to a warrant, subpoena, or other court order.

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SECURITY

The1st Choice Bail Bonds website has taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its computer systems and networks. These steps may include, but are not limited to individual authentication, the security of transmitted data, security monitoring, auditing, and encryption. Security methods and measures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day practices of the 1st Choice Bail Bonds website. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

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EXTERNAL LINKS DISCLAIMER

The 1st Choice Bail Bonds website contains links to various other websites operated by government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on our website and this Privacy Policy Statement will not apply to other sites.

When you link to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site. Links to websites outside of our website are offered solely for your convenience. 1st Choice Bail Bonds is not responsible for and has no control over the policies or content of any third-party sites.

The appearance of a link on the www.1stChoiceBail.com website does not constitute endorsement by 1st Choice Bail Bonds of the information, products or services offered through the linked web page. Neither 1st Choice Bail Bonds, nor any agent, officer, employee, or contractor of 1st Choice Bail Bonds warrants the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information published on linked websites, nor endorses any content, viewpoints, products, or services linked from the 1st Choice Bail Bonds website, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Portions of such information may be inaccurate or outdated. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from third-party sites does so at his or her own risk.

PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

This policy may be updated or revised at any time. Changes can be found on our website at all times.

This Privacy Policy Statement is subject to change.

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