Website policy

Privacy policy

This policy explains what information we collect through this website, how we use it, and the circumstances in which it may be disclosed.

Effective date:

Peters & Roberge, P.A. respects the privacy of visitors to this website. This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through this website.

Information you submit

When you use our contact form, we collect the information you choose to provide, including your first and last name, email address, telephone number, and a brief description of your legal matter.

You are not required to use the contact form. You may contact our office by telephone instead.

Attorney-client relationship and confidential information

Submitting information through this website does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship is formed only through a written engagement agreement signed by the firm and the client.

Please do not use the contact form to submit confidential, highly sensitive, or time-critical information. Information submitted through the website will be handled in accordance with applicable law and the firm’s professional obligations, but the firm cannot agree to represent you until it has reviewed the matter, completed any necessary conflict check, and confirmed the engagement in writing.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the website, our hosting provider may automatically process limited technical information needed to deliver, secure, and maintain the website. This information may include your Internet Protocol address, browser and device information, requested pages, referring page, and the date and time of a request.

The website also temporarily uses the Internet Protocol address associated with a contact-form submission to limit repeated submissions and protect the form against spam and misuse.

Cookies and tracking technologies

The website does not set cookies for ordinary visitors and does not use cookies for analytics, advertising, personalization, or cross-site tracking.

Certain development tools provided by our website host may recognize a cookie if an authorized site administrator has separately enabled those tools. Peters & Roberge, P.A. does not use that functionality to track ordinary visitors.

We may revise this section if we later add analytics, spam-prevention tools, embedded content, or other features that use cookies or similar technologies.

How we use information

We may use information collected through the website to:

We do not use contact-form information for behavioral advertising.

How information may be disclosed

We may provide information to service providers that help us operate the website and deliver contact-form messages, including our website-hosting and email-service providers. These providers may process information only as necessary to provide their services to us.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, a court order, or the firm’s professional obligations; to protect the rights or safety of the firm or others; or to investigate fraud, abuse, or security threats.

Sale of personal information

Peters & Roberge, P.A. does not sell personal information submitted through this website. We do not share such information for cross-context behavioral advertising or targeted advertising.

Data retention

We retain information submitted through the website only for as long as reasonably necessary to review and respond to the inquiry, perform conflict checks, maintain appropriate business and legal records, and comply with our legal and professional obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the inquiry and whether an attorney-client relationship is established. When information is no longer reasonably needed, we take appropriate steps to delete or securely dispose of it.

Information security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information we maintain. Nevertheless, no website, internet transmission, email system, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial account information, medical records, passwords, or other highly sensitive information through the contact form.

Your choices and requests

You may contact us to ask about personal information you submitted through the website or to request that inaccurate information be corrected. You may also request deletion of information you submitted. We may retain information when reasonably necessary to comply with legal, ethical, professional, conflict-checking, or recordkeeping obligations.

External websites

This website contains links to external websites and services, including the Clio client portal. This Privacy Policy applies only to this website. External services maintain their own privacy policies and practices, and we encourage you to review them before providing information.

Children’s privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly solicit personal information directly from children through the website.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, service providers, or information practices change. The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact us

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Peters & Roberge, P.A.
937 Main Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 784-1446