Catherine James, Esq.-Entertainment Law Lawyer / Attorney in Los Angeles

Effective Date: March 2, 2026

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how Catherine James Esquire (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses personal information. This Policy applies to personal information we collect from visitors to our website, subscribers to our newsletters and publications, prospective clients, and other individuals whose data we process in the course of operating our business and providing our online services (collectively, our “Services”).

This notice is provided to you pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). It explains the categories of personal information we collect and the purposes for which we use that information.

Scope: This Policy applies to information collected through our website, email communications, online forms, and other digital channels. It does not apply to:

• Information governed by an attorney-client engagement agreement.
• Communications protected by attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, or other applicable legal privileges.
• The privacy practices of third-party websites to which we may link.

We may collect the following categories of personal information about you, depending on how you interact with our Services:

• Identifiers: This includes your name, email address, telephone number, postal address, and Internet Protocol (IP) address.
• Professional or Employment-Related Information: This may include your job title, company name, professional history, or other information you provide when you inquire about our services or in the context of our business relationship.
• Commercial Information: This includes records of services considered, obtained, or purchased, and your engagement with our marketing communications.
• Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information: This includes your browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with our website, advertisements, or emails. We collect this through automated means such as cookies and web beacons.
• Geolocation Data: We may collect imprecise location information from your IP address. We do not collect precise geolocation data without your explicit consent.
• Inferences: We may draw inferences from the information we collect to create a profile reflecting your preferences or characteristics.
• Sensitive Personal Information: In the course of providing legal services, we may receive information that qualifies as “Sensitive Personal Information” under California law. This may include government-issued identifiers, account log-in information, racial or ethnic origin, or the contents of communications. We collect and process Sensitive Personal Information only for legitimate business purposes and as permitted by law, and do not use it to infer characteristics about you.

We collect this information directly from you when you fill out forms, automatically when you browse our website, and from other sources as described below.

We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:

• Directly from You: When you provide it to us by filling out contact forms, subscribing to our newsletters, corresponding with us, or otherwise engaging with our Services.
• Automatically from Your Devices: When you interact with our website, we use cookies, log files, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browser and device, and your activity on our site.
• Service Providers: We may receive information from service providers that assist us with marketing, analytics, and website operations.
• Publicly Available Sources: We may collect information from public records, government entities, and other publicly accessible sources.

We use the personal information we collect for the following business and commercial purposes:

• To Provide Our Services: To operate our firm, provide legal services as requested, and manage our business relationships.
• To Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries, provide you with information you request, and send you newsletters, legal updates, marketing communications, and event invitations, in accordance with your preferences and applicable law.
• To Operate and Improve Our Website: To administer our website, personalize your experience, analyze usage, and improve the functionality and content of our Services.
• For Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect the security and integrity of our website, information systems, and assets, and to detect and prevent fraud, unauthorized activities, and other misconduct.
• To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional ethics rules, court orders, or other legal processes, and to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights.

We do not “sell” or “share” personal information as those terms are defined by the CPRA. We may disclose your personal information to the following categories of third parties for business purposes:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as IT support, website hosting and analytics, email delivery, and marketing automation. We enter into contractual agreements with our service providers that limit their use of personal information and require them to maintain its confidentiality and security.
• Professional Advisors: We may disclose personal information to our professional advisors, including lawyers, auditors, and insurers, as necessary in the course of the professional services they provide to us.
• For Legal Reasons and in Business Transfers: We may disclose personal information to comply with legal obligations, in response to a subpoena or court order, to protect our rights and property, or in connection with a corporate transaction such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information to other parties with your consent.

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons and log files) to operate and analyze our Services. These technologies help us understand how visitors use our site, improve user experience, and maintain security.

• Cookies: These are small data files stored on your browser or device. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period).
• Analytics: We may use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to collect and analyze data about website traffic and usage.
• Your Choices: You can manage cookies through your web browser’s settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.
• Do Not Track: Some web browsers transmit “Do Not Track” signals. As there is no consensus on how websites should interpret these signals, we do not currently take action in response to them.

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

• The Right to Know and Access: You have the right to request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which the information was collected, the business purposes for collecting the information, and the categories of third parties with whom we have disclosed your personal information.
• The Right to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
• The Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we have collected, subject to certain exceptions. For example, we may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us to complete a transaction, detect security incidents, comply with a legal obligation, or for other internal and lawful uses.
• The Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: You have the right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information. We do not “sell” or “share” personal information, as those terms are defined under the CPRA, and have not done so in the preceding 12 months.
• The Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to limit our use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information to that which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods reasonably expected. We do not use or disclose your sensitive personal information for purposes other than those specified under the law.
• The Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of your privacy rights. We will not deny you services, charge you different prices, or provide you a different level or quality of services for exercising your rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request by:

• Emailing us at cat@thecatherinejames.com
• Calling us at 213-709-4854

We will need to verify your identity before processing your request. The verification process may require you to provide two or three pieces of personal information that we can match against our records. We will respond to your request within 45 days of receipt, though we may extend this period by an additional 45 days if necessary, in which case we will notify you of the extension.

You may designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA/CPRA on your behalf. To do so, you must provide the authorized agent with written permission to act on your behalf, and we may require you to verify your own identity directly with us. An agent may also submit proof that they have been granted power of attorney under the California Probate Code.

Authorized agents may submit requests using the methods specified in the “California Privacy Rights and Consumer Choices” section above. We will require the agent to provide proof of their authorization to act on your behalf.

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process the information, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, as well as applicable lega-l requirements.

Upon request for deletion, we will delete or anonymize your personal information unless a legal exception applies. For example, we may retain certain information as required by law, for legitimate business purposes such as security and fraud prevention, to protect legal rights, or to fulfill our ethical and professional obligations as a law firm.

We have implemented and maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect the personal information we collect from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, and destruction. We require our third-party service providers to implement similar safeguards. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. The transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure, and any transmission is at your own risk.

Our services are operated from the United States. If you are accessing our website from outside the United States, please be aware that your personal information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where our servers are located and our central database is operated. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using our Services, you consent to the transfer of your information to our facilities in the United States.

Our website and Services are not directed to or intended for use by children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under the age of 16 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us using the information below to request its deletion.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services that are not operated or controlled by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or services you visit to understand their information practices. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these external sites.

We may disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable law, a regulation, a court order, a subpoena, or other legal process. We may also disclose personal information to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others; to prevent fraud; or to enforce our agreements. In the event of a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity as part of the transaction, subject to standard confidentiality agreements.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Policy and post the revised version on our website. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about our information practices. Your continued use of our Services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Policy.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Catherine James Esquire, 360 S Detroit St. Unit 109, Los Angles, California 90036, cat@thecatherinejames.com, 213-709-4854

California residents may also lodge a complaint with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) or the California Attorney General’s Office. The CPPA is vested with the authority to implement and enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act.

California Privacy Protection Agency   California Privacy Protection Agency
400 R Street Suite 350
Sacramento, CA 95811 

https://cppa.ca.gov/

California Attorney General's Office  

Office of the Attorney General
1300 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-2919
Phone: (916) 445-9555 

https://oag.ca.gov/

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the following terms have the following meanings:

• “Personal Information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular California resident or household.
• “Sensitive Personal Information” is a subset of Personal Information that includes government identifiers (such as a social security number), account log-in information, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, union membership, the contents of mail, email, and text messages (unless we are the intended recipient), and genetic data.
• “Sale” means disclosing Personal Information to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.
• “Share” means disclosing Personal Information to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• “Service Provider” means a person or entity that processes Personal Information on our behalf for a specified business purpose pursuant to a written contract.

We are committed to ensuring this Privacy Policy is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to access this Policy due to a disability, please contact us at cat@thecatherinejames.com for Privacy Inquiries or 213-709-4854 to request this notice in an alternative format.

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