This Privacy Policy describes how the Law Office of Mark “Hurricane” Hoak handles personal information for anyone who visits this website.

This Privacy Policy does not cover information that is exchanged as part of an attorney-client relationship, which is always confidential.  

Attorney-client relationships are governed by the terms of each Client’s Signed Contract and the relevant laws and rules of professional responsibility that apply to all licensed attorneys in the state of Texas.  For more information about the website and attorney-client relationships, see the Terms and Conditions posted on our website.

Information Collected

The Law Office of Mark “Hurricane” Hoak may collect any personal information which users may choose to provide through the website’s intake page. Additionally, a user’s IP address and Browser User Agent String is reviewed to detect and prevent spam, malware, and hackers. 

Our office may receive access to a user’s name, phone number, or email only if the user provides our office with the information, it is not automatically shown or found by our office.

The Law Office of Mark “Hurricane” Hoak does not sell or rent any personal information to third parties, and all information that a user may decide to provide to our office is viewed as confidential and protected.

How We Use Your Information

We use personal information to contact users, in the case that a user requests our law firm to speak to them.

Website usage information is used to help us manage and administer our website, improve the content of our website, and customize and improve the user experience.

Sharing Your Information

The Law Office of Mark “Hurricane” Hoak does not sell or rent personal information to third parties.  Under no circumstances does our office provide names, telephone numbers, emails, or other identifying information to third parties, besides those which may be required by law.

Consent to SMS Text Messaging

Our law firm may receive calls or SMS text messaging through the office phone number of 817-740-8900. Please note that by contacting the office phone number through SMS texting or telephonic calling, this will constitute consent.

Data Rates May Apply

The Law Office of Mark “Hurricane” Hoak does not decide, govern, or enforce any Data Rates for any telephonic calls or SMS messaging. Speak to your phone provider for any questions regarding Data Rates. Please note that Message Frequency may vary. Message and Data Rates may apply.

Third Party Websites

Our site may contain links to other sites that may have different information practices. Visitors should consult the other sites’ privacy notices as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties.

Protecting Your Information

To protect your personal information, the Law Office of Mark “Hurricane” Hoak maintains appropriate safeguards to avoid unauthorized disclosure. No systems or electronic data transmissions are completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee that these measures will prevent a third party from unlawfully accessing this information. 

Please note that our website is operated in the United States of America, so information submitted to our website will be transmitted to our office in the United States.  If you are located outside the United States, please note that in using the website, you may be transferring your personal information to a country that does not have the same data protection laws as your home country.

Managing Your Information

Under certain data protection laws and regulations, you may have rights such as the right to:

• Request information from us regarding the categories of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources of such information, the purpose for which it was collected, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose it;
• Request a copy of personal information collected about you; and
• Request that such personal information be corrected or deleted.

You will not face discrimination for requesting your personal information, changing your personal information, or asking our office to delete your personal information.  

Retention of Information

The Law Office of Mark “Hurricane” Hoak may keep personal information until no longer reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or other permitted use.

You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please contact us at 817-740-8900.

Consent and Updates

Your use of our website means that you accept this Privacy Policy. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on our website. 

September 2025, Revised September 2025.