Privacy Policy Statement

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=185 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="187d4c00dduajq.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="9"><B>       </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="17"><B>   </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="17"><B>       </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="9"></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Law Offices of Mathews Bergen Grier"><B>Home</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Privacy Policy Statement</I></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=380 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Mathews Bergen & Grier, and each of its attorneys, is committed to maintaining the privacy of web site guests as well as its clients. It does not collect any personal data from those who visit this site. It does not use "cookies" or place text files on a user's hard drive to monitor use of the web site. Attempts are not made to identify anyone using the site unless, consistent with Mathews Bergen & Grier’s security policy, illegal behavior is suspected.</div> <bR> <div> Clients, visitors, and/ or members of the general public cannot access personalized information about either our clients or visitors to this site through this web site. Nor can anyone gather information about a person/entitiy’s relationship with Mathews Bergen & Grier by visiting here<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> By using this site, you agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Whenever you submit information via this site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Active Information Collection </B></div> <div> Like many Web sites, this site actively collects information from its visitors both by asking you specific questions and by permitting you to communicate directly with us via e-mail, feedback forms. Some of the information that you submit may be personally identifiable information (that is, information that can be uniquely identified with you, such as your full name, address, e-mail address, phone number, and so on). </div> <div> Some areas of this site may require you to submit information in order for you to benefit from the specified features (such as newsletter subscriptions, tips/pointers, etc.  You will be informed at each information collection point what information is required and what information is optional. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Passive Information Collection</B> </div> <div> We do not use cookies or other form of passive identification.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Use and Disclosure of Information </B></div> <div> Except as otherwise stated, we may use your information to improve the content of our site, to customize the site to your preferences, to communicate information to you (if you have equested it), for our marketing and research purposes, and for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. </div> <bR> <div> If you provide personally identifiable information to this site, we may combine such information with other actively collected information unless we specify otherwise at the point of collection. </div> <div> This site may contain links or references to other Web sites.  Please be aware that we do not control other Web sites and that, in any case, this Privacy Policy does not apply to those Web sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every Web site you visit. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Other Terms </B></div> <div> Your use of this site is subject to our Legal Notice. </div> <bR> <div> <B>How to Contact Us </B></div> <div> If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the information practices of this site, please contact us as follows: </div> <bR> <div> John C. Grier</div> <div> Mathews Bergen & Grier</div> <div> 1076 Broadway, Ste. B</div> <div> El Cajon, California 92021</div> <bR> <div> <B>Changes to This Privacy Policy </B></div> <div> If this Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will be posted on this site. Please check back periodically, and especially before you provide any personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy was last updated on May 24, 2004.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>