At Fulcrum Law, we understand the importance of privacy and are committed to protecting the confidentiality of your personal information. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard the information we gather from you. We comply with the Personal Information Protection Act (the "Act"), which governs the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of personal information by private sector organizations within British Columbia.
- Collection of Personal Information:
We may collect personal information from you through various interactions, including:
- Making a submission through our website's contact form.
- Making a submission through our website's resources page.
- Making a submission through our digital advertising lead generation channels.
- Contacting our office with an inquiry.
- Contacting our office to be connected with a lawyer.
- Registering for an event hosted by Fulcrum Law.
- During an initial meeting with a lawyer.
- Throughout the course of working with a lawyer.
By providing personal information to Fulcrum Law, including submitting personal information through our website's contact form, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of that information for the purpose of contacting you or for any other purpose reasonably connected to your provision of that information. We strive to collect personal information directly from you whenever possible, but in some cases, we may obtain it from other sources, ensuring reasonable efforts are made to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Handling of Personal Information:
All personal information collected by us will remain confidential, subject to any required disclosures by law. Our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information are governed by solicitor-client privilege, regulatory requirements governing the legal profession in BC, and codes of professional ethics, in addition to compliance with the Act and applicable privacy legislation.
There are instances where the Act permits us to collect, use, or disclose your personal information without your consent. Such instances include, but are not limited to:
- When collection, use, or disclosure is clearly in your interests and consent cannot be obtained in a timely manner.
- When collection, use, or disclosure is required or authorized by law.
- When the information is necessary for an investigation or proceeding, and obtaining consent would compromise availability or accuracy.
- When obtaining consent would compromise an investigation or proceeding.
- When the information is publicly available.
- Security of Personal Information:
We have implemented physical, administrative, and electronic procedures to safeguard personal information against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal, or destruction. However, we recommend taking appropriate precautions, such as encryption, when sending confidential or sensitive information to us electronically (e.g., via email or attached documents).
- Access to Personal Information:
Upon written request and subject to legal restrictions, we will provide you with access to any personal information we have collected, used, or disclosed. We will also inform you about the parties to whom the personal information has been disclosed unless restricted by law. Please note that reasonable fees and disbursements may apply to such requests.
- Collection of Standard Information:
When you access our website, we may collect standard information to measure and improve the effectiveness, functionality, and content of our website. This may include the type of internet browser and operating system used, average time spent on the website, pages viewed, date and time of visit, referring internet sites, search data, and pages visited. We may disclose this information to another organization with whom we have a commercial relationship.
- Contact Us:
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding our privacy policy or the personal information under our care, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Fulcrum Law
333 Seymour St, 8th Floor, Vancouver, BC
Phone: (604) 245-0030Email: contact@fulcrumlaw.ca
- Amendments to Privacy Policy: Fulcrum Law reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time, without notice. The most recent version of the policy will be posted on our website, along with the date of the last update.
