We recognize the importance of protecting personal information and a person’s right to privacy. This policy sets out our policy on the collection, use and disclosure of personal information with respect to our clients and how we may use and protect any personal information provided by you.
Our privacy policy applies to personal information about identifiable persons, but does not apply to business information. Personal information does not include the name, title, business address, or telephone number of an employee of an organization. In the context of this Policy the term “clients” include all current, former and prospective clients.
Our website is run and held on our domain: http ://www .hagerlaw.ca/.
If you have any questions about this policy please contact us at david@hagerlaw.ca or at: 416-915-4126, before using or entering any information over our website.
In this Policy “We/our/us” refers to Hager Law and at our office at First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, suite 5700, M5X 1C7.
Why do we collect Personal Information
We generally collect this information to provide you with better legal services, and, in particular, for the following additional reasons:
• to provide answers to your questions asked via the website
• to administer client accounts
• o establish and manage client relationships
• to obtain feedback from you about our services
• to notify you about the updates to our website
• to provide you with copies of our publications which you may subscribe to via our website
What Personal Information do we collect?
In general, you can use this website without giving us any information just by viewing its content.
We collect the following information:
• your name and contact information, including email address, geographical address and company details.
• financial information
• information relating to a client’s legal issues
• information about others collected in the course of representing a client (for example a client’s employees, witnesses in an action, accountants or professional advisors)
• information that you have consented to us collecting
• information that we are permitted by law to collect
• information that we are required by the Law Society of Upper Canada to collect
How Do We Use Your Information?
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
• to provide legal services
• to conduct conflict searches to determine if we can represent you
• to provide answers to your questions asked via the website
• to administer client accounts
• to fulfill legal and professional obligations, including client identification and verification rules and other requirements of the Law Society of Upper Canada
• to manage our business
• to improve the content of the website
• to obtain feedback from you about our services
• to notify you about the updates to our website
• to provide you with copies of our publications which you may subscribe to via our website
• to communicate with you generally
Disclosure of Your Personal Information
Subject to our professional obligations of confidentiality we will only disclose your personal information for purposes of providing services to you or with your express consent, or if required or authorized by law.
Consent
We may obtain your consent to our collection use and disclosure of your personal information either expressly for stated purposes or impliedly when the purposes are indicated by the relevant circumstances or follow logically from other stated purposes. By providing us with personal information, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of information relating to providing our services, managing our relationship with you, administering our business and as permitted or required by law.
We will seek your consent before using personal information for any purpose beyond the scope of your original consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal and contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, however withdrawing consent may affect our ability to serve you and maintain our relationship.
Linking
We may link to other websites which are not within our control. Once you have left our website, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.