Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to testify.law. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information (data that identifies you or relates to you as an individual). This policy applies to all users of our platform, including expert witnesses who create profiles and attorneys who search for and contact experts.

testify.law operates a two-sided marketplace that connects attorneys seeking expert witnesses with qualified professionals across various specialties. Our platform makes expert profiles intentionally public to facilitate discovery by attorneys, while protecting private account information and communications.

This Privacy Policy complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and provides all users, regardless of location, with transparency about our data practices.

Who We Are: testify.law is operated by Dark Vector Systems LLC, based in California.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal information as defined by the CCPA:

We do NOT collect: Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers (these are handled directly by our payment processor, Stripe), precise geolocation data, health information, or biometric data.

Business Purposes for Collection

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

Service Provision

To operate the testify.law marketplace, including creating and displaying expert profiles, enabling attorney searches, facilitating communication between attorneys and experts, and managing subscriptions.

Communication

To send transactional emails (inquiry notifications, subscription confirmations, password resets), respond to support requests, and deliver important account updates.

Analytics and Platform Improvement

To analyze how users interact with our platform, understand which features are most valuable, identify technical issues, and improve search relevance and user experience.

Legal Compliance

To comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to legal requests, enforce our Terms of Service, prevent fraud and abuse, and maintain financial records as required by law.

Service Providers and Third Parties

We share personal information with the following service providers who perform services on our behalf. Each service provider has its own privacy policy governing how they handle your data:

We require all service providers to handle personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws and only for the specific purposes we authorize.

Your California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with specific rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Know

You have the right to request that we disclose to you the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected it, our business purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.

Right to Delete

You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions (such as when we need to retain information to comply with legal obligations or complete transactions you requested).

Right to Correct

You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you. You can update most profile information directly through your account settings.

Right to Opt-Out

You have the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information. See the Do Not Sell section below for details.

Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information

You have the right to limit our use and disclosure of sensitive personal information. However, testify.law does not collect or process sensitive personal information as defined by the CCPA (such as Social Security numbers, financial account credentials, precise geolocation, health data, or biometric data).

Right to Non-Discrimination

You have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of your CCPA rights. We will not deny you services, charge you different prices, or provide you with a different level of service quality solely because you exercised your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, see the Privacy Requests section below.

Do Not Sell My Personal Information

testify.law does NOT sell your personal information.

We do not and will not sell personal information to third parties for money. We do not share personal information with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes.

What We Do Share

Expert profiles are intentionally public on testify.law to enable attorney discovery—this is the core function of our marketplace. Public profile information includes your name, credentials, specialties, rates, and professional biography. This is not a “sale” under CCPA because making your professional profile discoverable is the primary service you signed up for.

We share personal information with service providers (Supabase, Stripe, Resend, Vercel) solely to operate the platform, not for their independent commercial purposes.

Global Privacy Control (GPC)

We recognize and honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signal. If your browser sends a GPC signal, we treat it as a valid opt-out request under CCPA.

Opt-Out Confirmation

If our business practices ever change such that we engage in activities constituting a “sale” or “sharing” under CCPA, we will provide a clear opt-out mechanism and notify you at the time. You will receive confirmation of your opt-out within 15 business days.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for specific periods based on the type of data and our legal obligations:

After these retention periods expire, we securely delete or anonymize personal information. Anonymized data that cannot be linked back to you may be retained indefinitely for aggregate analytics.

Early Deletion: If you delete your account, we will delete most personal information within 30 days, except where longer retention is required by law or legitimate business needs (such as payment records).

Expert Profiles: Public vs Private Data

testify.law operates a two-sided marketplace where expert discovery by attorneys is a core feature. It's important to understand what information is public and what remains private.

Public Information (Visible to Anyone)

When you create an expert profile, the following information is intentionally public and discoverable through search engines and our platform:

• Your name
• Professional credentials (degrees, certifications, licenses, bar numbers)
• Areas of expertise and specialties
• Hourly rates and fee structure
• Professional biography and case history descriptions
• Profile photo (if provided)
• Years of experience
• Geographic location (city/state level)

Private Information (Not Publicly Visible)

The following information remains private and is never shared publicly:

• Email address
• Phone number (unless you choose to display it on your profile)
• Password and authentication credentials
• Payment information and transaction history
• Inquiry messages sent or received through the platform
• Account settings and preferences
• Usage analytics (pages viewed, searches performed)
• Subscription status

Attorney Users: Attorney accounts do not have public profiles. Your information is kept private and used only to facilitate your search for and communication with expert witnesses.

By creating an expert profile, you explicitly consent to the public display of your professional information for the purpose of being discovered by attorneys seeking expert witnesses. You can control what appears on your profile through your account settings.

Privacy Requests and Contact Information

To exercise your privacy rights or contact us about this Privacy Policy, use the following methods:

For Privacy Requests (Access, Correction, Deletion)

Email us at: privacy@testify.law

Please include your full name, email address associated with your account, and a description of your request. We will verify your identity before processing requests.

For Account Deletion

You can delete your account directly through your account settings page. Alternatively, email privacy@testify.law with your deletion request.

Response Timeframe

We will acknowledge receipt of your request within 10 business days and respond substantively within 45 calendar days, as required by CCPA. If we need additional time (up to 90 days total), we will notify you of the extension and the reason.

Verification Process

To protect your privacy, we will verify your identity before fulfilling requests to know, delete, or correct personal information. We may request additional information to confirm you are the account holder or authorized to make the request on behalf of the account holder.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email or through a prominent notice on our platform. The “Last updated” date at the top of this policy indicates when it was most recently revised.

Continued use of testify.law after changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.