Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how SJ Immigration Law P.C. collects, uses, shares, keeps, and protects personal information. It applies to https://sjimmigrationlaw.com/, its forms, messaging tools, intake tools, portals, and connected applications.

Who This Policy Applies To

This policy applies to visitors, prospective clients, clients, and other people who use our website. It also applies to people who use our contact forms, phone or SMS options, file upload tools, intake tools, or related services.

If you become a client, attorney ethics rules and our written engagement agreement may also apply to your file and legal communications.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following information when you provide it or use our site:

• Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and other contact details.
• Messages, questions, and information submitted through contact or intake forms.
• Uploaded files, photos, documents, or other media if you submit them.
• Website usage data, including pages viewed, referral pages, and interaction data.
• Cookies and similar technologies used for site function, preferences, and analytics.
• Analytics data such as approximate location, device type, browser type, operating system, time of visit, and similar technical data.
• USCIS or portal-related data that you submit through the site or a related application. This may include account, identity, case, filing, status, authorization, or immigration-service information needed for requested services.

We do not claim that the site collects no personal information. If you use a contact form, text us, email us, upload files, or request services, we may receive personal information. That information may come from you.

USCIS Receipt Numbers and Case Status Information

Receipt numbers are collected during initial client interactions when prospective clients provide information about their existing USCIS matters or obtained from USCIS after our firm submits a filing on a client’s behalf. We use these receipt numbers solely as case identifiers to query the USCIS Case Status for current case status updates. The returned status information is made available to authorized personnel for case management and client service purposes.

How We Use Information

We use personal information for these purposes:

• To respond to questions, contact requests, and intake submissions.
• To evaluate whether we can provide legal services or other requested assistance.
• To communicate by phone, email, SMS, or other requested channels.
• To operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website and related tools.
• To process portal or USCIS-related requests that you ask us to handle.
• To maintain business, legal, ethical, security, and compliance records.
• To respond to lawful requests from courts, agencies, regulators, or law enforcement.

How We Share Information

We share information only as needed for the purposes described in this policy. We may also share it as directed by you or as required by law. Categories of recipients may include:

• Website hosting, security, and technology providers.
• Analytics providers that help us understand site use.
• Email, phone, and SMS providers that deliver communications.
• Case-management, intake, scheduling, or document-management providers, if used.
• Legal, accounting, compliance, audit, insurance, and other professional service providers.
• Government agencies, USCIS, courts, or similar systems. We use them when needed for services you request or when required by law.
• Law enforcement, regulators, or other parties when required by law or to protect rights and safety.

No Sale of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information. We also do not sell personal information for profit, payment, or other monetary consideration.

Benefits, Risks, and Limits of Sharing

Sharing information can help us respond faster. It can help us review your request, send updates, manage records, and provide services you ask for. Sharing also has limits and risks. No website, email, SMS system, portal, or third-party service can be guaranteed to be fully secure or always available.

We limit sharing to what is reasonably needed for the purpose. You should not use the website alone for urgent or time-sensitive legal matters.

Third-Party Restrictions

Service providers may use personal information only to provide contracted services to us or to you. They may not use or disclose user data for their own purposes. They also may not use or disclose de-identified, anonymized, or pseudonymized data without active user consent. This limit does not apply when disclosure is required by law.

We require service providers to follow privacy, confidentiality, data protection, or similar terms. Those terms must fit the services they provide

Cookies, Analytics, and Embedded Content

We may use cookies and analytics tools to operate the site. They may help us remember basic preferences, detect security issues, and understand site traffic. Analytics tools may collect approximate location, device, browser, and usage data.

The site may include embedded content from other websites. Examples include videos, maps, social media posts, or articles. Embedded content may collect data as if you visited the third-party website directly. Review the privacy policies of those third parties before interacting with embedded content.

Security and Breach Notice

We use reasonable safeguards designed to protect personal information. These may include administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. If a data breach affects personal information, we will investigate and take steps to reduce harm.

We will notify affected users when required by law. Notice may be sent by email, phone, website notice, mail, or another reasonable method. When appropriate, the notice will include steps users can take.

Data Retention

• Contact and intake data is retained only as long as needed for intake, business, legal, ethical, security, or compliance reasons.
• Legal and client files are retained according to attorney ethics rules and legal obligations.
• SMS records are retained as needed to document consent, delivery, opt-out, and compliance.
• Analytics and cookie data are retained according to provider settings or for the period reasonably needed for site operations and reporting.

Illinois Privacy Rights

If Illinois law privacy law applies to your information, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information under applicable law. Subject to legal and ethical obligations applicable to attorneys, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information that you have provided to us. To exercise these rights or to inquire about how your personal information is handled, please contact us using the information provided below.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for monetary consideration. We use the information you provide solely for purposes such as responding to inquiries, scheduling consultations, providing legal services, complying with legal obligations, and improving our website.

Ownership or Control Changes

If ownership or control of the business changes in a way that affects personal information, we will notify users when required or appropriate. We may use email, website notice, mail, or another reasonable method.

Personal information will be transferred only with protections consistent with this policy. Users will be given choices where required by law.

Policy Changes and Consent

If we make material changes to our privacy practices, we will update this Privacy Policy and revise the Effective Date accordingly.

We do not rely only on continued website use as acceptance of material privacy or data-sharing changes when active consent is required.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or how we collect, use, or protect your personal information, please contact us:

SJ Immigration Law P.C.
6160 N. Cicero Ave., Suite 305
Chicago, IL 60646

Phone: (773) 869-3970
Email: info@sjimmigrationlaw.com

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related inquiries and requests in a timely manner, consistent with applicable law and our professional obligations as attorneys.

Website Disclaimer:

The information provided on this Website is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice.

Your use of this Website, including sending us an email, completing a contact form, scheduling a consultation, or communicating with our office through this Website, does not create an attorney-client relationship.

An attorney-client relationship is established only after SJ Immigration Law P.C. has agreed to represent you and both you and the firm have executed a written engagement agreement.

Attorney Sevinj Jafarova, licensed in NY. Every case is unique, and results will vary depending on the facts of each case. Please do not send confidential, sensitive, or privileged information through this Website or by email unless we have agreed to represent you.

By providing your phone number, you agree to receive text messages from SJ Immigration Law P.C. The frequency varies. To opt-out or for help, please contact us.