Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 23, 2026

D.R. Barlow, LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information obtained through drlbarlow.com (the “Website”), our online forms, and communications with you, including SMS/text messaging.

By using our Website or voluntarily providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

A. Information Collection

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you visit our Website, contact us, request mediation services, schedule a consultation, submit an inquiry or form, or communicate with us regarding a potential or ongoing mediation matter.

Because mediation may involve personal, family, financial, property, and other sensitive matters, the information you provide may include:

Contact information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, and other information necessary to communicate with you.
Information about the parties involved in a dispute, including names, contact information, and information necessary to identify the individuals participating in mediation.
Matter and dispute information, including information you choose to provide concerning the nature of the dispute, the issues you would like to address through mediation, and the circumstances giving rise to the dispute.
Family and relationship information, including information concerning marriage, separation, divorce, household arrangements, and other family-related matters relevant to mediation.
Children and parenting information, including information concerning children, parenting arrangements, custody, parenting time, decision-making responsibilities, and plans for the future, when relevant to mediation.
Financial information, including information concerning income, expenses, assets, debts, support obligations, and other financial matters that may be relevant to resolving the dispute.
Real and personal property information, including information concerning real estate, personal property, ownership interests, valuation, debts associated with property, and proposed division of property.
Support-related information, including information relevant to spousal support, child support, or other financial support issues being addressed through mediation.
Documents and communications, including documents, correspondence, agreements, financial records, property information, and other materials that you voluntarily provide for purposes of mediation.
Scheduling and appointment information, including information necessary to schedule consultations, mediation sessions, meetings, and related communications.
SMS/text messaging information, including your mobile telephone number and information relating to your consent to receive text messages when you voluntarily opt in to SMS communications.
Website and technical information, such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring websites, and other information that may be collected through cookies, analytics tools, or similar technologies.

Information Related to Mediation

Mediation is an alternative to the adversarial settlement of disputes. The mediator assists the parties in addressing and resolving key issues that may relate to the division of personal property, real property, financial support, children, parenting arrangements, and plans for the future.

The mediation process is designed to encourage the parties to work together, with the guidance of a trained mediator, to identify and resolve issues based on the needs and interests of the parties involved. The parties remain in control of the decisions made during the mediation process.

We encourage you to provide only information that is reasonably necessary for the mediation services you are seeking. You should not submit highly sensitive or confidential information through a general Website contact form unless specifically requested or otherwise appropriate for the mediation process.

B. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for legitimate business and mediation-related purposes, including:

To respond to questions, requests, and inquiries about mediation services.
To communicate with individuals regarding potential or scheduled mediation services.
To understand the nature and scope of a dispute before or during the mediation process.
To assist with scheduling consultations, mediation sessions, meetings, and related appointments.
To facilitate communications between the mediator and the parties involved in mediation.
To review information and documents voluntarily provided for purposes of mediation.
To assist the parties in identifying and addressing issues involving personal property, real property, financial matters, support, children, parenting arrangements, and plans for the future.
To communicate with you by telephone, email, or SMS/text message when you have requested or consented to receive such communications.
To send appointment confirmations, reminders, scheduling information, and other service-related communications.
To improve our Website, services, communications, and user experience.
To maintain the security, functionality, and integrity of our Website.
To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or other legal obligations.
To prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorized access, or other potentially harmful activity.
To carry out other purposes disclosed to you at the time information is collected or with your consent.

SMS/Text Messaging

If you have opted in to receive SMS/text messages from us, your mobile telephone number and related consent information may be used to communicate with you by text message.

SMS communications may include responses to inquiries, appointment confirmations, mediation scheduling, appointment reminders, requests for information, and other communications related to mediation services you have requested.

You may withdraw your consent to receive SMS/text messages at any time by replying STOP to a message. After you send STOP, you may receive a confirmation message, and no additional SMS messages will be sent unless you subsequently re-opt in.

You may reply HELP for assistance.

Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary.

Providing consent to receive SMS/text messages is not a condition of receiving mediation services.

C. No Mobile Sharing Statement

“No mobile opt-in or text message consent will be shared with third parties or affiliates.”

Your consent to receive SMS/text messages is not sold, rented, or shared with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

Mobile telephone numbers and SMS/text message opt-in or consent information will not be used for third-party marketing purposes.

D. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information.

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to operate our business, provide requested services, administer the mediation process, or comply with legal obligations.

Depending on the circumstances, information may be shared with service providers or technology providers that assist us with website hosting, scheduling, communications, document management, SMS/text messaging, information technology, or other business functions.

These service providers are expected to use information only as necessary to perform services on our behalf and are not authorized to use your personal information for their own independent marketing purposes where prohibited by applicable law or your consent.

Information may also be disclosed when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

Comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena, court order, or governmental request.
Protect the rights, property, safety, or security of the Company, our clients, website visitors, or others.
Investigate or prevent fraud, security issues, unauthorized activity, or other unlawful conduct.
Protect the integrity and operation of our Website and business.

Mediation Confidentiality

Information provided during mediation may be subject to confidentiality protections, agreements, court rules, statutes, or other applicable legal requirements. The collection of information through this Website does not, by itself, create a mediator-client relationship, attorney-client relationship, or guarantee that information submitted through a general Website form will be confidential or privileged.

For questions concerning confidentiality or the legal protections applicable to a particular mediation, you should discuss those matters directly with the mediator or appropriate legal counsel.

E. Cookies and Website Technologies

Our Website may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies to improve Website functionality, understand how visitors use the Website, measure the effectiveness of communications or advertising, and improve our services.

These technologies may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, approximate geographic information, and general Website usage information.

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your web browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain Website functionality.

F. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, applications, scheduling services, payment services, or other external resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of use of any third-party website or service before providing personal information.

G. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing information electronically is completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us.

You should use caution when submitting sensitive information through online forms or other electronic communications.

H. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may contact us regarding personal information that you have provided to us.

You may also:

Request that inaccurate contact information be corrected.
Request information regarding how your information is used.
Opt out of certain marketing communications.
Unsubscribe from email marketing by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the applicable email.
Opt out of SMS/text communications by replying STOP.
Contact us with questions or concerns regarding our privacy practices.

Certain information may need to be retained when required by law, necessary for legitimate business purposes, or reasonably necessary to document or administer mediation services.

I. Children’s Privacy

Our Website and services are not directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through our Website. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us through the Website, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

J. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, mediation services, Website, technology, or applicable laws and regulations.

When changes are made, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to remain informed about how we collect, use, and protect information.

K. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our collection or use of information, or our SMS/text messaging practices, please contact us through the contact information provided on drlbarlow.com.

D.R. Barlow, LLC
Website: drlbarlow.com