Last updated: June 1, 2026 

01 Who We Are

This Privacy Policy explains how The Law Office of Sharon Abaud, APC (“Abaud Legal”, “we”, or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses personal information when you visit our website abaudlegal.com, contacts us, requests a consultation, or interacts with us in any other way, including through advertising we conduct on social media and search platforms.

Abaud Legal is an immigration law firm based in Torrance, California. The information you share with us through our website or contact forms is collected so that we can respond to your inquiry and, where appropriate, assess whether we can assist you. Submitting an inquiry does not in itself create an attorney-client relationship.

02 Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal information:

We collect this information directly from you, automatically through cookies and similar technologies, and from advertising and analytics partners (described below).

03 How We Use Your Information

1. To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you about your request.
2. To evaluate and, where appropriate, provide legal services.
3. For marketing purposes — to send you information about our services, follow up on inquiries, and measure and improve our advertising, to the extent permitted by law and subject to your preferences.
4. To operate, secure, and improve our website.
5. To comply with legal and regulatory obligations and to establish or defend legal claims.

04 Marketing and Advertising

We promote our services on third-party platforms, including Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Google Ads y TikTok. To show, target, and measure these ads, we use tracking technologies (like the Meta Pixel, Google tags, and TikTok Pixel) that may collect identifiers and information about your interactions with our ads and website.

This information may be shared with such platforms to understand which ads generated inquiries and improve campaign performance. Depending on your location and applicable law, this exchange may be considered “sharing” or “selling” personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, and you have the right to opt-out (see Sections 8 and 9).

These platforms process certain data as our service providers under restricted data configurations when required (e.g., Meta's Limited Data Use and Google's Consent Mode). For details on how each platform handles their data, please refer to their respective privacy policies.

05 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to operate the site, remember your preferences, analyze traffic, and support advertising and measurement. You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through our cookie preferences tool.

We respect recognized opt-out preference signals, including the Global Privacy Control (GPC), where required by law. When we detect a GPC signal from your browser, we treat it as a valid request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for that browser or device.

06 How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information for money. We may disclose personal information to:

• Service providers which support our website, communications, CRM, and inquiry management on our behalf and whose use of the data is contractually limited.
• Advertising and Analytics Partners (Meta, Google, TikTok) as described in Section 4.
• Professional advisors and authorities when necessary to comply with the law, enforce our rights, or respond to legal requests.

07 Data Conservation

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, comply with our legal, regulatory, and professional obligations, and resolve disputes. Inquiry and client information is retained in accordance with applicable legal and ethical record-keeping requirements.

Advertising and performance data held by our advertising partners are retained according to those partners' policies. For example, under the Google Ads data retention policy effective June 1, 2026, hourly, daily, and weekly performance data are retained for 37 months, while monthly, quarterly, and annual performance data remain available for 11 years. These data reflect the aggregate performance of campaigns managed by the platform.

08 Your Privacy Rights in the U.S.

Depending on the state in which you reside, you may have rights under applicable U.S. state privacy laws, including the right to:

• Confirm whether we process your personal information and access it;
• Correct inaccurate personal information;
• Request the deletion of your personal information;
• Get a portable copy of your information;
• Opt out of targeted advertising and the sale or exchange of personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us with the details in Section 12. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights. Where applicable, you may appeal a decision regarding your request by contacting us again.

09 California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, grants you the following rights. We extend these rights to California residents who interact with us.

To exercise these rights, please submit a request using the contact details in Section 12, or use a recognized opt-out preference signal such as Global Privacy Control. We will verify your request as required and may ask for information to confirm your identity. You may designate an authorized agent to act on your behalf.

Exchange notice. In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the categories of personal information described in Section 2 and may have shared identifiers and internet activity with advertising partners for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under 16 years of age.

10 Children's Privacy

Our website and services are directed at adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 16. In accordance with current California regulations, personal information of consumers under 16 is treated as sensitive personal information, and we do not sell or share it without affirmative authorization. If you believe a minor has provided us with information, please contact us so we can remove it.

11 Security

We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. As our practice often serves survivors of domestic violence, crime, and human trafficking, we take particular care with sensitive information; please do not send confidential details of your immigration matter or personal safety situation through unsecured channels until an attorney-client relationship has been established.

12 Changes and Contact

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date indicated above reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be posted on this page.

To exercise your rights or ask questions about this policy, please contact us:

• The Law Office of Sharon Abaud, APC
• Email: Marketing@abaudlegal.com
• Phone: (310) 803-3040
• Address: 23720 Arlington Ave. #2, Torrance, CA 90501

This policy is provided for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. It should be reviewed by qualified counsel before publication.