Privacy Policy — Legally Brief

Overview

Who We Are and What This Policy Covers

Legally Brief ("we," "us," or "our") operates a legal news and commentary website accessible at https://legallybrief.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy governs the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of information we obtain from visitors to the Site and subscribers to our SMS notification service.

Legally Brief operates multiple jurisdictional editions (Federal, Texas, Michigan, California) and a central home site at legallybrief.com. This policy applies to all editions under the Legally Brief brand and all sites under the legallybrief.com domain.

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Site immediately.

Data Collection

Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

Phone Numbers: If you subscribe to our SMS alert service by texting SUBSCRIBE to our designated number, we collect and store your mobile phone number and subscription status. This is the only directly identifying information we collect.
Usage Data: We use Google Analytics to collect anonymized data about how visitors use the Site, including pages visited, time on site, device type, browser, and approximate geographic location (country/region level). This data is aggregated and not linked to personally identifiable information.
Technical Data: Our servers may automatically log standard web request data including IP addresses, browser user agents, referring URLs, and timestamps. This data is used solely for operational purposes such as security monitoring and performance optimization.

We do not collect names, email addresses, payment information, or any account credentials. No account creation is required to use the Site.

Critical Notice

AI-Generated Content — Important Disclaimer

⚠ Read This Carefully

All legal commentary, case summaries, statutory analysis, regulatory updates, judicial opinions, legislative summaries, and other editorial content published on Legally Brief is generated by artificial intelligence. This content is produced by automated systems without human editorial review, legal verification, or attorney oversight.

AI-generated content is subject to "hallucinations" — the generation of information that is plausible-sounding but factually incorrect, fabricated, or misleading. Case citations, statute numbers, court holdings, regulatory interpretations, and all other legal information presented on this Site may be materially inaccurate, misquoted, taken out of context, outdated, or entirely incorrect.

WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION THAT ANY CONTENT ON THIS SITE IS ACCURATE, CURRENT, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, OR FIT FOR ANY PURPOSE. THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR ANY LEGAL REASON WHATSOEVER AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OF ANY KIND.

Nothing on this Site constitutes legal advice, legal research, legal opinion, or any other form of professional legal service. Legally Brief is a designed editorial artifact — not a legal information service. You should consult a licensed attorney before making any legal decision or taking any action based on legal information.

We expressly disclaim any responsibility or liability for any legal decisions, actions taken, or harm arising from your reliance on content published on this Site.

Data Use

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

SMS Notifications: Phone numbers are used solely to send you text message alerts when a new edition is published. We do not use phone numbers for marketing, sell them to third parties, or use them for any purpose other than delivering edition alerts.
Analytics: Aggregated usage data from Google Analytics helps us understand how the Site is used and improve the user experience. We do not use analytics data to identify individual users.
Security and Operations: Technical log data may be reviewed to detect and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized use of the Site.

Third Parties

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate the Site:

Twilio: Our SMS notification service is powered by Twilio, Inc. Phone numbers collected for SMS subscriptions are transmitted to and stored by Twilio. Twilio's privacy policy governs their handling of this data. You can review it at twilio.com/legal/privacy.
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics for website analytics. Google may collect and process data in accordance with its own privacy policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
Google Fonts: Typography on this Site is served from Google Fonts, which may collect standard web request data. See Google's privacy policy for details.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party for marketing purposes. We do not share your phone number with any party other than Twilio for the purpose of delivering SMS notifications.

Your Data

Data Retention and Your Rights

SMS Subscribers: Your phone number is retained in our system for as long as you remain an active subscriber. To unsubscribe and remove your phone number from our system, reply STOP to any SMS message we send you. Upon receipt of STOP, your number will be marked inactive and you will receive no further messages from us.

Analytics Data: Anonymized usage data retained by Google Analytics is subject to Google's data retention policies. We do not maintain separately identifiable analytics records.

Access Requests: If you wish to inquire about personal information we may hold about you, please contact us using the contact information below. Note that because we collect minimal identifying information, the only personal data we are likely to hold is your phone number (if you are an SMS subscriber).

Legal

No Warranty and Limitation of Liability

Disclaimer

THIS SITE AND ALL CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIALS, AND SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR ANY CONTENT HEREIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LEGAL DECISIONS, CONSEQUENCES OF LEGAL ACTIONS TAKEN, PROFESSIONAL OR REPUTATIONAL HARM, OR ANY OTHER LOSS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Children

Children's Privacy

This Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.

Updates

Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Changes become effective immediately upon posting to this URL. Your continued use of the Site after any modification constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact

Contact Us

For privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at:

Legally Brief
Email: hello@legallybrief.com

Please note that we may take up to 30 days to respond to privacy inquiries. We will respond to verifiable requests in accordance with applicable law.