Privacy Policy

The Disability Advocates of America Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 04/17/2025
Last Revised/Reviewed on: 09/17/2025

The Disability Advocates of America is dedicated to helping Californians overcome difficulties in proving their disabilities and obtaining the benefits they need to make ends meet. The Disability Advocates of America is a California-based business, and our Services are intended for California-based individuals or clients with a nexus to the state of California.

This Privacy Policy explains how Disability Advocates of America (“Disability Advocates of America”, “Company”, “us”, “our”, or “we”) collects, uses, discloses, sells, and/or retains personal data (“Information Practices”) subject to any applicable California data and security laws.

This Privacy Policy applies to personal data that Disability Advocates of America collects both online and offline, including in connection with the services we provide, such as our main website (https://drbilllatouratty.com/) or other websites associated with Disability Advocates of America, and digital communications (such as emails) (collectively, our “Services”).

This Privacy Policy may not apply to information about individuals that Disability Advocates of America maintains in the context of our legal representation of clients, to the extent that information is separately governed by our client agreements and professional responsibilities.

The terms used in this Privacy Policy shall have the same or similar meaning as those terms in applicable law, or the closest approximation of such terms.

INFORMATION PRACTICES

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to provide you with a comprehensive description of our online and offline practices regarding our Information Practices. You have certain rights to control the use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy describes your rights as it relates to our Information Practices as to your personal data and how you can exercise those rights.

We may collect, use, and disclose, several types of information from and about you. The below chart outlines the categories of personal data we collect and the purposes for the collection.

Categories of Personal Data Processed	Purposes for Collection, Use, or Processing Personal Data
Identifiers, such as your name, address, email address, telephone number, date of birth, and other personally identifying information.	To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided. To confirm your identity and evaluate your eligibility for our services. To direct you to the websites of our partners. To provide customer service and support. To complete data rights requests you have made. To help present our services clearly and in the most effective way. To send messages about your case inquiry. To let you know about our services. To target advertising to you, on this and other websites, based on data we have collected, provided, however, that you opt-in to the targeted advertising features described below. To help secure our business and prevent fraud. To promote the interests of our business, and those of our partners. To share the personal data with service providers to carry out other business purposes requested by us. For other purposes not described in this Privacy Policy that you consent to (from time to time) and as otherwise permitted by law.
Internet and other network activity information, collected as you navigate through our Website or websites associated with Disability Advocates of America. Information collected automatically may include usage details, domain address, IP addresses, internet browser, operating system, your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies (please see “Your Option to Consent” below for more details).
Medical information, including mental or physical health diagnosis that you voluntarily submit to us using the web form contained on our Website or websites associated with Disability Advocates of America.	To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided. To evaluate your eligibility for our services. To provide our services and carry out your requests. To let you know about our services. To receive and respond to calls and messages from you.

We do not collect the following categories of Personal Data:

Commercial information;
Biometric information;
Geolocation data;
Sensory or surveillance data;
Education information;
Profile data.

We may disclose the above categories of Personal Data to:

Contractors, service providers, and other third parties who support our business;
Data analytics providers;
Advertising partners (including when you opt-in to the targeted advertising features described below);
Marketing services providers (including when you opt-in to the targeted advertising features described below);
Protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our clients, or others (including fraud prevention or authentication);
Comply with legal obligations;
Enforce our Terms & Conditions and other agreements;
Or as otherwise allowed under applicable law or with your consent.

We may also disclose deidentified data or information that does not identify an individual. We commit not to reidentify such data.

The below chart outlines the categories of sensitive personal data we collect and the purposes for the collection.

Categories of Sensitive Personal Data Processed	Purposes for Collection, Use, or Processing Sensitive Personal Data
Health information, including mental or physical health diagnosis.	To fulfill or meet the reason for which the Personal Data and Sensitive Personal Data are provided. To share the personal information with service providers to carry out other business purposes requested by us.

We do not collect:

Social Security Number;
Driver’s License, State Identification Card, or Passport Number;
Account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number when provided with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account;
Precise geolocation;
Racial or ethnic origin, or religious or philosophical beliefs;
Union membership;
Citizen or immigration status;
Children’s data that is knowingly collected;
Contents of a consumer’s mail, email, and text messages (unless we are the intended recipient of the communication);
Genetic data;
Biometric data for the purposes of uniquely identifying an individual;
Health information, including mental or physical health diagnosis;
Information concerning sex life;
Sexual orientation or sexuality.

The period of time for which we retain information depends on the purposes for which we collect or use that information. We will delete or de-identify information when it is no longer needed to fulfill the purposes listed for each category above, unless a longer retention period is required to comply with applicable laws. There may be technical or other operational reasons where we are unable to fully delete or de-identify your information. Where this is the case, we will take reasonable measures to prevent further processing your information.

YOUR OPTION TO CONSENT TO DISCLOSURES TO THIRD PARTIES FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING

By default, we do not sell or share your information with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising (e.g., targeted advertising). However, if you opt-in, or consent, to the use of cookies or trackers, you have the right to later opt-out or revoke your consent by exercising your Right to Opt-Out by (1) clicking the “Do Not Sell My Personal Data” link and selecting your preferences on our Website; or (2) submitting your request through an opt-out preference signal (described further below in the section titled “Opt-Out Preference Signals”).

Provided your consent, we may track information such as:

IP address
Geographic data
Browser and OS information
Site engagement (via cookies)

Cookies help us enhance the user experience and analyze visitor behavior. You can block cookies, but doing so may limit certain features.

You have the right to opt out of:

Sale of personal data
Targeted advertising
Profiling

Once you make an opt-out request, we will comply within 15 business days.

We do not knowingly sell the personal data of minors under 13 years old.

SALE OF PERSONAL DATA

If you opt-in to the use of certain trackers, we may have sold the following information to Third Parties (in the last 12 months):

Identifiers → Analytics providers, Advertising partners
Internet/Network Activity → Analytics providers, Advertising partners
Geolocation Data —> Analytics providers, Advertising partners

We do not sell sensitive personal data, including medical information.

YOUR CONSUMER RIGHTS

Under California law, you have the right to:

Know what categories of personal data we process
Access and receive a copy of your personal data
Delete your personal data
Correct inaccuracies in your personal data
Opt out of sale/targeted advertising/profiling
Appeal any denial of a consumer request

HOW TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS

You may exercise your rights by submitting a verified request through:

Webform: Opt-Out Form
Mail:

The Disability Advocates of America
1420 E. Cooley Drive
Colton, CA 92324

Please include the same information as requested on the webform to authenticate your request. We cannot respond if we cannot verify your identity.

Requests for Minors Under 13: We do not knowingly collect information from minors under 13.

OPT-OUT PREFERENCE SIGNALS/UNIVERSAL OPT-OUT MECHANISM

If you have previously consented, you may exercise your right to opt out of the sell or share of your personal data by:

Clicking this “Do Not Sell My Personal Data“ link.
Broadcasting an opt-out preference signal from supported browsers/extensions

Note: Opt-out is linked to your browser and not your account. You must opt out on each device/browser you use.

APPEALS

If we deny your request, you have 90 days to appeal by mail.
We will respond in writing with our decision and explanation.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time. Updates will be posted on our website with a revised effective date. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact:
Email: Office@disabilityadvocatesofamerica.com
Postal Address: