Camrose Law Partners and Associates

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The Personal Information Protection Act ("the Act") regulates the way private sector organizations within Alberta collect, use and disclose personal information. "Personal Information" means information about an identifiable individual. This firm recognizes the importance of privacy and recognizes the sensitivity of personal information received by us in the course of our legal practice. We recognize our professional obligation to maintain the confidentiality of our clients' information, and also our obligations concerning all individuals' personal information which we collect, use or disclose in our practice. This policy has been developed with those obligations in mind. Our need for Personal Information To be able to give legal advice to our clients, we need to collect all relevant facts and information that relate to our retainer and to the representation of our clients. We may also need business and credit information so we can ensure that we will be compensated for our services. This information will necessarily include personal information about our clients and about individuals other than our clients. Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information Where practical, we will try to collect personal information directly from the person to whom the information pertains. Where necessary, we will collect personal information from other sources. We will collect only the personal information necessary for the purposes stated in the previous paragraph. The Act provides that an individual is deemed to consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information about that individual for a particular purpose if the individual voluntarily provides the information for that purpose, and it is reasonable that a person would voluntarily provide that information. By retaining this firm for legal advice or representation, we consider that an individual consents to our collection, use or disclosure of the individual's personal information as necessary to properly advise and represent the individual. It is our policy to collect personal information about individuals other than our clients in accordance with the provisions of the Act. When we collect personal information about individuals directly from them, except when their consent to the collection is deemed, we will tell them the purpose for which the information is collected, and the name of a person who can answer questions about the collection. The Act also permits us to collect, use or disclose personal information about an individual in some circumstances without the individual's consent. Such circumstances include (but are not limited) to where: When we collect, use or disclose personal information, we will make reasonable efforts to ensure that it is accurate and complete. The Act also allows us, for legal or business purposes, to retain personal information for as long as is reasonable. Security of Personal Information We recognize our professional and legal obligations to protect the confidential information of our clients. We recognize as well our legal obligations to protect the personal information we have gathered about our clients and about other individuals during the course of our practice of law. We have therefore made arrangements to secure against the unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or destruction of personal information. Requests for Access to Personal Information Requests for Correction of Personal Information Contacting or Communicating with Us Requests for Access to Personal Information The law permits individuals to submit written requests to us to provide them with: We will respond to requests in the time allowed by the Act and will make a reasonable effort to assist applicants and to respond as accurately and completely as reasonably possible. All requests may be subject to any fees and disbursements the law permits us to charge. An individual's ability to access his or her personal information under our control is not absolute. The law provides that we must not disclose personal information where: The law further provides that we may choose not to disclose personal information where: under an agreement, under an enactment, or by a court; or The Act indicates that it is not to be applied so as to affect any legal privilege. We will not disclose information that is privileged where the applicant is not the client in whom the privilege is vested. Requests for Correction of Personal Information The law permits individuals to submit written requests to us to correct errors or omissions in their personal information that is in our custody or control. We will: Contacting or Communicating with Us If you have any questions with respect to our policies concerning the handling of your personal information, or if you wish to request access to, or correction of, your personal information under our care and control, please contact our Privacy Officer at: 100, 4918-51 Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1S3 If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your personal information, we invite you to contact our Privacy Officer in writing, setting out the reasons for your concern. If you remain dissatisfied after our Privacy Officer has reviewed and responded to your concern, you may wish to contact the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner at:

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