Privacy Policy

Mamann Sandaluk LLP and its affiliates are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, accuracy, security, and privacy of Personal Information in accordance with all applicable legislation.

This Privacy Policy is a statement of principles and guidelines concerning the protection of Personal Information of our clients, service providers, and other individuals (“you”).

CONSENT

BY SUBMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION TO Mamann Sandaluk LLP OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND AGENTS, YOU AGREE THAT WE MAY COLLECT, USE AND DISCLOSE SUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND AS PERMITTED OR REQUIRED BY LAW.

Subject to legal and contractual requirements, you may refuse or withdraw your consent to certain identified purposes at any time by contacting Mamann Sandaluk LLP’s Chief Privacy Officer. If you refuse or withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide you or continue to provide you with certain services or information which may be of value to you. If you provide Mamann Sandaluk LLP, our service providers, or agents with personal information of another individual, you represent that you have the necessary authority and/or have obtained all necessary consents from such person to enable us to collect, use, and disclose such personal information for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

As solicitors licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada, we are bound to keep information that you provide to us concerning your legal affairs subject to the rules of solicitor/client privilege.

In addition, Canadian privacy legislation defines “Personal Information” broadly as information about an identifiable individual or as information that allows an individual to be identified.

For the purposes of this policy, Personal Information means information about an identifiable individual as defined from time to time in applicable privacy legislation. Generally speaking, Personal Information does not include what is considered business contact information: your name, title or position, business address, telephone number, facsimile number, or e-mail address. The types of Personal Information that Mamann Sandaluk LLP may collect about you include your name, home address, telephone number, personal e-mail address, billing and account information, information about a client’s legal issue, and other information incidental to providing legal advice and services (including Personal Information about witnesses, family members, beneficiaries, directors, officers, employees, adverse parties, parties-in-interest, investigators, decision-makers, experts, other professional advisors, and our clients’ business partners, investors, shareholders, competitors, and customers who are individuals).

WHY DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In general, Mamann Sandaluk LLP collects, uses, and may need to disclose Personal Information about our clients and service providers in order to provide our clients with professional legal services. More specifically, we collect, use, and disclose your Personal Information for the following purposes:

• To establish and manage client relationships, provide legal advice, perform legal services, fulfill legal duties, and avoid conflicts of interest.
• To share Personal Information to and from third parties for the purpose of providing legal services.
• To consider whether Mamann Sandaluk LLP should establish a commercial relationship with clients, suppliers, and other third parties.
• To establish and maintain commercial relationships with clients, suppliers, and other third parties.
• To understand and respond to client, supplier, and other third-party needs and preferences.
• To develop, enhance, market, sell, or otherwise provide Mamann Sandaluk LLP’s services.
• To market, sell, or otherwise provide services of third parties with whom Mamann Sandaluk LLP has a commercial relationship.
• To distribute our newsletters, conference information, and other material to individuals on our mailing lists.
• To develop and manage Mamann Sandaluk LLP’s business and operations.
• To detect and protect Mamann Sandaluk LLP and other third parties against errors, negligence, breaches of contract, fraud, theft, and other illegal activities.
• To engage in business transactions, including purchases, sales, mergers, and other types of acquisition.
• As permitted by, and to comply with, any legal or regulatory requirements or provisions.
• For any other purpose to which you consent.

TO WHOM DO WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

From time to time, Mamann Sandaluk LLP may disclose your Personal Information to:

• Service providers retained by Mamann Sandaluk LLP.
• An organization or individual retained to evaluate your creditworthiness or collect debts.
• A financial institution in connection with financial arrangements.
• Regulatory agencies such as provincial law societies.
• Any third party where you consent to such disclosure or where disclosure is required or permitted by law.

WHERE DO WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Your Personal Information is stored in secured locations and on servers controlled by Mamann Sandaluk LLP, located either at our offices or at the offices of our service providers.

HOW MAY YOU OBTAIN ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Upon your written request, subject to certain exceptions, Mamann Sandaluk LLP will inform you of the existence, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information and will give you access to that information. Access requests should be sent to our Chief Privacy Officer, using the contact information below.

HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

To help protect the confidentiality of your Personal Information, Mamann Sandaluk LLP employs administrative and technological safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of your Personal Information.

PRIVACY AND OUR WEBSITE

COOKIES

When an individual visitor accesses the Mamann Sandaluk LLP website, we may use a browser feature called a ‘cookie’…

ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS

In order to provide our website visitors with a service or information, visitors may voluntarily submit Personal Information to us…

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

Mamann Sandaluk LLP reserves the right to modify or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For information on Mamann Sandaluk LLP’s privacy practices, please contact: