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Privacy Policy

Rizvi Legal recognizes the importance of privacy and the sensitivity of  personal information.


 As lawyers, we have a professional obligation to  keep confidential all information we receive within a lawyer/client  relationship. Our relationship with you is founded  on trust and we are committed to maintaining that trust. We are committed to protecting any personal information we hold. For these reasons, we have created the following privacy policy. 


It  outlines how we manage your personal information and safeguard your privacy. It confirms our dedication to protecting your privacy and  maintaining the trust that you have placed in our law  firm. This privacy policy is your guarantee that we will maintain the  confidentiality and privacy of the personal information that you have  entrusted to us.  


                                                            Your Privacy Rights 

From 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, which it incorporates. These obligations extend  to lawyers and law firms, including  Rizvi Legal. The Act gives you rights concerning the privacy of your  personal information. Rizvi Legal is 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 about our policies and practices.  


                                       Purposes for Collection of Personal Information 

Our firm collects personal information for the following limited purposes: 

  1. to establish and maintain client lists;
  2. to represent you as our client; and
  3. for internal purposes including the professional development of firm lawyers and law clerks.


                                          What Personal Information Do We Collect?

 Personal information is any information that identifies you, or by which  your identity could be deduced. We collect and use your personal  information in order to provide you with legal services. Our firm  restricts the collection of personal information only  to that information that is necessary for the purposes noted above. We  are committed to collecting personal information in a fair, open and  lawful manner. Wherever possible, we collect your personal information  directly from you at the start of a retainer  and in the course of our representation. In most cases, we shall ask you to specifically consent if we collect,  use, or disclose your personal information. Sometimes, your consent may  be implied through your conduct with us.  


                                                      Use of Your Information 

By retaining our firm, you have confirmed your trust in us. We are honoured by this trust and take pride in serving you. We use your personal information to provide legal advice and services to  you and to administer our client (time and billing) databases. We are  obliged for legal purposes to retain our client files after the end of  the retainer. Rizvi Legal does not disclose your personal information to any third  party to enable them to market their products and services. For example,  we do not provide our client mailing lists to other law firms. Our firm stores and maintains personal information in conformity with the requirements of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the model code for the protection of personal information created and approved by the Canadian Standards Association.  


                                          Disclosure of Your Personal Information 

Under certain circumstances, Rizvi Legal will disclose your personal information: 

  • When we are required or authorized by law to do so, for example if a court issues a subpoena;
  • When you have consented to the disclosure;
  • When the legal services we are providing to you require us to give your  information to third parties (for example, a professional retained to  conduct a custody/access assessment or a mediation) your consent will be  implied, unless you tell us otherwise;
  • When it is necessary to establish or collect fees;
  • If we engage a third party to provide administrative services to us  (like computer backup services or archival file storage) and the third  party is bound by our privacy policy;
  • If we engage expert witnesses on your behalf;
  • If the information is already publicly known.


                                                 Is My Personal Information Secure? 

Our firm has developed and implemented security safeguards appropriate  to the sensitivity of the personal information kept by us. We take all  reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is kept  safe from loss, unauthorized access, modification  or disclosure. Among the steps taken to protect your information are: 

  • Premises security;
  • Restricted file access to personal information;
  • Deploying technological safeguards like security software and firewalls to prevent hacking or unauthorized computer access;
  • Internal password and security policies.


We ensure that any of our employees who deal with personal information  are properly trained and are aware of the necessary and appropriate  measures required to protect personal information.  


                                                                  Openness 

Our firm makes information about its policies and practices respecting  the collection and maintenance of personal information available to all  interested parties. We are pleased to answer any questions that you may have regarding the collection and maintenance of personal information. You may ask for access to any personal information we hold about you.  Summary information is available on request. More detailed requests  which require archive or other retrieval costs may be subject to our  normal professional and disbursement fees.  


                                                               Accuracy 

Our firm is committed to maintaining accurate, complete and up-to-date  personal information. If you are aware of changes to the personal  information you have given to us, simply inform us of the changes and we  will update our records accordingly.  


                                                   Can I Request Anonymity? 

Whenever it is legal and practicable, we may offer the opportunity to  deal with general inquiries without providing your name (for example, by  accessing general information on our website).  


                                                     Communicating With Us 

You should be aware that e-mail is not a 100% secure medium and you  should be aware of this when contacting us to send personal or  confidential information.  


                                               Changes To This Privacy Policy 

Since Rizvi Legal regularly reviews all of its policies and procedures, we may change our privacy policy from time to time.  


                                                          Requests For Access 

If you have any questions or wish to access your personal information, please email our Managing Partner at hina@rizvi-legal.com,  or write to our Privacy Contact at Rizvi Legal Professional  Corporation, 503-25 Watline Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 2Z1. .  


                                                                      Website 

Our website, www.rizvi-legal.com, contains links to other sites which are not governed by this Privacy Policy. On our website, like most other commercial websites, we may monitor  traffic patterns, site usage and related site information in order to  optimize our web service. We may provide aggregated information to third  parties, but these statistics do not include any  identifiable personal information.  

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