Toronto Auto Accident Attorney recognizes the importance of your privacy and the sensitivity of your personal information. As lawyers, we have a professional obligation to keep all information received within a lawyer-client relationship confidential. We are committed to protecting any personal information we hold. This Privacy Policy outlines how we manage your personal information and safeguard your privacy.

Your Privacy Rights

Since January 1, 2004, all businesses engaged in commercial activities must comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“the Act”) and the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information. These obligations extend to lawyers and law firms, including Toronto Auto Accident Attorney. The Act gives you rights concerning the privacy of your personal information and makes us responsible for the personal information we collect and hold. To ensure this accountability, we have developed this policy and trained our lawyers and support staff on our policies and practices.

Why Does Toronto Auto Accident Attorney Need Personal Information?

Toronto Auto Accident Attorney provides legal services to a wide range of clients. We require personal information to fulfill the terms of our retainers and our professional responsibilities. Additionally, we may occasionally produce and distribute materials concerning our services and new developments in the law.

What Personal Information Do We Collect and How Do We Collect It?

Toronto Auto Accident Attorney collects personal information relevant to our retainers with clients. According to the Act, personal information is defined as information about an identifiable individual but does not include the name, title, or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization. The information we collect may include financial or medical details, depending on the nature of the matter under investigation.

We collect information only by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way. Wherever possible, we collect your personal information directly from you. Occasionally, we may obtain information from other sources, such as:

• Your insurance company
• Government agencies or registries
• Your employer
• Accountants or other professionals, like doctors
• The opposing party in a litigation matter

Consent

In most cases, we ask for your consent when we collect, use, or disclose your personal information. Sometimes, your consent may be implied through your interactions with us and the fact that we are retained to handle your matter. Toronto Auto Accident Attorney confirms our client’s consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information during our retainer.

Use of Your Information

We use your personal information to provide legal advice and services, fulfill our professional responsibilities, administer our client databases, and occasionally include you in our marketing activities. If you inform us that you no longer wish to receive marketing information about our services or new legal developments, we will not send any further materials.

Toronto Auto Accident Attorney does not disclose personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. We may engage third-party marketing firms to help us find clients, but we take no responsibility for their actions with personal information. We retain personal information as long as necessary to complete our retainer, fulfill our professional responsibilities, conduct our business, and satisfy the requirements of the Law Society of Upper Canada and our insurers.

Disclosure of Your Personal Information

Under certain circumstances, and/or as part of our client agreement, Toronto Auto Accident Attorney will disclose personal information, including:

• When required or authorized by law
• When you have consented to the disclosure, either expressly or by implication
• When necessary in litigation or other matters for which we have been retained
• When required to establish or collect fees
• If we engage a third party to provide administrative services, and they are bound by our privacy policy
• If we engage expert witnesses or retain other law firms on your behalf
• If the information is publicly known

Updating Your Information

Since we use personal information to provide legal services, it is important that the information is accurate and up-to-date. If any of your information changes during our retainer, please inform us so we can make necessary updates. If Toronto Auto Accident Attorney holds information about you that is not accurate, complete, or up-to-date, we will take reasonable steps to correct it.

Is Personal Information Secure?

Toronto Auto Accident Attorney takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that personal information is safe from loss, unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure. Protective measures include:

• Premises security
• Restricted file access to electronic personal information
• Technological safeguards like password protection, security software, and firewalls
• Internal password and security policies
• Procedures for the destruction of personal information, including shredding and formatting of electronic media

Access to Your Personal Information

You may request access to any personal information we hold about you. However, we may ask to be reimbursed for the time and cost involved at our normal rates.

Can I Be Denied Access to My Personal Information?

Rights to access your personal information are not absolute. We may deny access when:

• Required or authorized by law (e.g., a record subject to legal professional privilege)
• The information relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings
• Access would unreasonably impact other people’s privacy
• Access would prejudice negotiations
• Necessary to protect our firm’s rights and property
• The request is frivolous or vexatious

If we deny your request for access or refuse a request to correct information, we will explain why. Toronto Auto Accident Attorney does not use your Social Insurance Number to identify or organize the information we hold.

Can a Client Request Anonymity?

The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and our Rules of Professional Conduct may require us to confirm the identity of new clients and disclose information to FINTRAC for certain large cash transactions.

Credit Bureaus

To help us make credit decisions about clients, prevent fraud, check the identity of new clients, and prevent money laundering, we may occasionally request information from consumer reporting agencies.

Communicating with Us

You should be aware that email and online form submissions are not 100% secure, and you should be cautious when sending personal or confidential information. Toronto Auto Accident Attorney does not take responsibility for personal information collected by third-party marketing firms.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Some of our web pages use “cookies” and other tracking technologies. A cookie is a small text file that a website transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. We may use cookies to collect information about website activity. You may choose to block cookies with your browser, but some features of the site may not function properly or may be slower. We do not link the information stored in cookies to any personal information you submit while on the site.

Links to Other Sites; Public Venues

Please be aware that when you are on our site, you may be directed to other sites beyond our control via hyperlinks. These other websites may have different privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices or the security of any personal information collected there.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Since Toronto Auto Accident Attorney regularly reviews all policies and procedures, we may change our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on our website.

Requests for Access

If you have any questions or wish to access your personal information, please write to our Privacy Contact at:

Toronto Auto Accident Attorney
497 Tycos Dr Toronto, ON M5T 1T4
[email protected]

If you are not satisfied with our response, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada can be reached at:

497 Tycos Dr Toronto, ON M5T 1T4

Employment Inquiries

If you apply to Toronto Auto Accident Attorney for a job, we will consider your personal information as part of our review process. We normally retain information from candidates after a decision has been made, unless you request otherwise. If you accept a job offer, the information will be retained in accordance with our privacy procedures for employee records.

Website

Our website may contain links to other sites not governed by this privacy policy. Like most commercial websites, we may monitor traffic patterns and site usage to optimize our web service. We may provide aggregated information to third parties, but these statistics do not include any identifiable personal information.