PRIVACY POLICY
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) applies to private-sector organizations across Canada that collect, use or disclose personal information in the course of a commercial activity. Riel Professional Corporation is committed to protecting your personal information as set out in this Privacy Policy.
Personal Information
Under PIPEDA, personal information includes any factual or subjective information, recorded or not, about an identifiable individual. This includes information such as names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and identification.
Accountability
Riel Professional Corporation complies with the 10 fair information principles set out under PIPEDA to protect your personal information.
Identifying Purposes
Riel Professional Corporation collects and uses personal information to provide legal advice and to perform legal services and discloses personal information as required to comply with legal and regulatory obligations. In addition, personal information may be collected and used to provide information or updates on legal developments.
Consent
The provision of personal information to Riel Professional Corporation will be interpreted as consent to the collection, use and disclosure of that personal information in accordance with this Policy.
Consent may be withdrawn at any time upon reasonable notice. The withdrawal of consent may affect the ability of Riel Professional Corporation to represent you.
Limiting Collection
Riel Professional Corporation collects personal information as outlined under this Policy or as authorized or required by law.
Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention
Riel Professional Corporation does not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent, unless required by law.
Where personal information is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected, we will retain the information for a reasonable period of time thereafter, including for the purposes of allowing for conflict checks.
Accuracy
Riel Professional Corporation aims to collect accurate, complete and up to date information. From time to time we may ask you to confirm that the information on record is complete. We endeavour to update and correct any information upon notice as soon as reasonably possible.
Safeguards
Riel Professional Corporation endeavours to protect your personal information against loss, theft, or any unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. The methods of protection include security of our office premise, ensuring that solicitor-client privilege is maintained by all employees and contractors, and utilizing security software and other electronic means to prevent unauthorized access to electronic files.
Openness
All employees and contractors of Riel Professional Corporation have been made aware of the policies and practices for managing personal information.
Riel Professional Corporation may review and modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this website.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on March 3, 2024.
Individual Access
All requests for access to your personal information should be made in writing and addressed to Riel Professional Corporation. We will make reasonable efforts to respond to such requests within 30 days.
Challenging Compliance
Riel Professional Corporation will respond to all inquiries about the handling of your personal information within 30 days and will take all reasonable steps to resolve any concerns as soon as reasonably practical.
Any inquires should be directed to:
Riel Professional Corporation
441 MacLaren Street, Suite 200B
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2H3