Privacy Policy

(Last Updated: Wedesday, August 3, 2022)

The entire team at Goodman & Baxter is committed to protecting the online privacy of every visitor to our website. It is with that commitment in mind that we have crafted this page that contains our company's privacy policy, which is intended to detail in as much specificity as possible how we use your personal information.

Goodman & Baxter always makes every effort possible to ensure our conduct online unimpeachably remains within the spirit of the information contained on this page.

By visiting and using our website, or any other website(s) owned and operated by Goodman & Baxter, you agree to and accept these terms. If you do not agree to and accept these terms, kindly exit the website immediately.

Every computer connected to the World Wide Web is assigned IP (Internet Protocol) address. When visitors to our website request a page from the Goodman & Baxter webserver, those servers automatically identify and log the request. In and of itself, this information does not reveal anything personal about you. We have no way to know your name, age, or gender simply by seeing your IP address. The only information automatically aggregated and logged is:

  • The IP address of the site, if any, that referred you;
  • Your IP address;
  • The web page you may have linked to us from;
  • Your browser type and operating system;
  • Search words or phrases passed from search engines.

There is nothing unique about the aforementioned information and the practice of collecting such data has been generally standardized by virtually every webserver in use today.

Why do we collect the aforementioned information?

The reason we collect the information specified in the bullet‑points above is two‑fold. First, we have found it advantageous to examine visitor traffic in aggregate form so that our Information Technology department can ensure maximum compatibility for the various browsers and operating systems that visit our site and the desktop and mobile devices used therefore.

Additionally, as most businesses can attest, it is our desire to generate the greatest amounts of visitor traffic. By analyzing visitor patterns, referring URLs and the search engine words and phrases that generate the most traffic to our website, we can strategically enhance our exposure to new prosective clients who could benefit from the service offered by Goodman & Baxter.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data that are transferred to your computer's hard‑drive through your web browser (i.e., Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox). They cannot read data from your hard‑disk or data that may have been created from your visits to other websites. Our firm uses cookies to provide personalization features to our visitors. For example, we may use cookies to remember settings that you may have previously made at our website.

You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings on your web browser. Normally, by accessing the browser's "help" section, you can ascertain information on how to prevent your web browser from accepting all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept cookies, your experience at our website (and other websites) may be slower or diminished in other ways.

What other information do we collect?

The firm also may request your e‑mail address or physical mailing address for the purposes of conducting surveys, adding you to our electronic mailing list, or by your request to have someone contact you for additional information about services Goodman & Baxter offers. When we request your identity, we clearly will indicate the purpose of such an inquiry before such information is requested.

We will never sell, rent, lease, or give your e‑mail address to a third‑party. In addition, we will never send you e‑mail that you have not agreed to receive. Goodman & Baxter pledges never to reveal the content of any communications we have with any prospective or actual client.



Why Hire Goodman & Baxter

Courtesy

Our firm adheres to a strict code of conduct when speaking with clients, colleagues, and online publishers. That code requires everyone in the office to treat others with an unimpeachable level of professionalism, honesty, and respect. We remain cognizant at all times that clients hire us because they are facing a delicate -- if not -- embarrassing public relations crisis, whether that be personal or professional. Our firm is never judgmental and keeps its focus at all times on the ultimate objective of removing negative online content from the World Wide Web.

Confidentiality

When communicating with the firm, you can be assured that every word you utter on the telephone, as well as every e-mail, voice-mail, and text message that you send us will be treated as absolutely privileged. That means we never will reveal the content of any communication we have with you with to any third-party under any circumstance. And that promise of complete secrecy will remain intact at all times in the future and regardless of whether you remain a client of Goodman & Baxter.

Competence

When you hire Goodman & Baxter, you hire a firm that will provide an honest, up-front assessment of the chances for success with your case. With a proven track--record and a success rate greater than 90 percent, the firm is confident it can help most prospective clients. We have the contacts, the knowledge of the laws governing publication of criminal records in most States, and most importantly, the demeanor to quickly and quietly reach settlements with the online publishers who are displaying negative information about you.