PRIVACY STATEMENT

In compliance with all applicable legal requirements, privacy laws, and professional obligations, GoldenGate Barristers and Solicitors Professional Corporation is dedicated to safeguarding the personal information that we gather, use, and disclose while delivering legal services to our clients. In addition to our professional duties of maintaining client confidentiality, this privacy statement outlines our basic procedures for gathering, utilizing, disclosing, and safeguarding the personal data of our clients, other people, and website visitors.

Personal Information

According to Canadian privacy laws, “personal information” is any information that may be used to identify a specific person. Generally speaking, business contact details such as your name, title, or position, company number, phone number, or fax number are not considered personal information. As per the relevant privacy laws, we are accountable for the personal data that we own or manage. The goal of the rules and processes we have put in place is to secure personal data. It is our professional and ethical duty as attorneys to protect the privacy of our clients’ personal information. The Law Society of Ontario has stringent confidentiality standards that govern our business. These rules state that any personal information and documents belonging to our clients that are in our custody must be kept totally secret, and we may not be forced to release them unless there are extremely rare circumstances. Additionally, unless the solicitor-client privilege is legally waived or information disclosure is required by law, any correspondence with a lawyer is protected by solicitor-client privilege.

Limited Collection, Use and Disclosure and Retention

When required, we obtain personal information directly from our clients and other people, as well as through other reasonable and legal methods. Generally speaking, we only gather, utilize, or reveal the minimum amount of personal data required to effectively provide legal services to our clients.  

On-line Communications  

Users may voluntarily submit personal information to us for such purposes by downloading publications, subscribing to publications, attending seminars or other events, answering questions, or participating in surveys in order for us to provide our website users with publications, information, or requested services. We only utilize the personal information you give us for the intended purpose. We may merge data provided on the website with information provided by subscribers or visitors who have previously subscribed, attended a seminar, or participated in another event.

E-Mail Communications 

Email notifications about legal developments, publications, events, and seminars may be sent by us to subscribers and other people in our contact database. In the event that you would prefer not to receive emails from us in the future, an opt-out option and unsubscribe instructions are included in every email.

Links – There may be connections to other websites on this page. It is important for you to know that when you link to websites that are linked to, the owners of such websites may also gather personal information about you as well as information collected via cookies. Regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information by such third parties, GoldenGate Barristers and Solicitors Professional Corporation disclaims all liability. Thus, before giving them your personal information, it’s crucial to check their privacy rules.

Challenging Compliance with this Privacy Policy

In response to individual complaints or inquiries concerning our adherence to this policy and relevant privacy regulations, we will address them. We’ll look into every issue and try to find a solution. Please notify our office if you feel that we are not adhering to this policy.