PURPOSE
Bélanger Brunet Avocats, as a legal services firm, must collect, review, communicate, and use personally identifiable information about you.
This section aims to inform you about how Bélanger Brunet Avocats processes this personal information and outlines all your rights regarding said information. By submitting your personal information, you consent to its use in accordance with this policy.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Bélanger Brunet Avocats reserves the right to collect various types of personal information necessary for analyzing and opening your case, as well as ensuring the provision of legal services by our team. Depending on your request, the collected personal information may include (but is not limited to):
1.
Your name and surname
Your date of birth
Your postal address
Your email address
Your phone or fax number
Your occupation and employer’s name
One or more forms of identification
Proof of income to assess financial eligibility
Legal aid documents if applicable
2.
Details and history related to your case
Your personal documents
Your legal documents
Documents necessary for the provision of legal services, including medical reports, legal proceedings, or administrative documents
Identity and personal information about other parties involved in your case
Banking information or payment data
Personal information related to your current or past employment
Financial documents, including tax returns and assessment notices
Information about your browsing habits, such as cookies or information about your electronic devices
Please note that this information may be collected, among other times, when opening your case or following the provision of legal services.
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your personal information may be used for various purposes, including:
Identifying you and determining your eligibility for our services
Providing legal services
Communicating/exchanging with you
Preventing and detecting fraud and illegal activities
Managing risks
Conducting studies and investigations to collect and compile information
Recovering amounts owed to us
Your personal information may be disclosed to the following parties:
Employees
Anyone authorized to act on your behalf
Our service providers or partners
The court when required
When applicable, your consent is obtained prior to use or disclosure.
RETENTION
Personal information is primarily stored on servers located in Quebec.
When personal information must be stored or communicated on a server outside Quebec, Bélanger Brunet Avocats has previously conducted a privacy impact assessment to ensure adequate protection of personal information.
The collected personal information is retained only for the mandatory duration imposed by law. After this time, it is destroyed or anonymized to prevent identification.
SECURITY
Bélanger Brunet Avocats takes all necessary measures to ensure the security of personal information.
These measures include:
Protecting Bélanger Brunet Avocats’ professional office
Protecting Bélanger Brunet Avocats’ technological equipment
Using secure, limited-access passwords
Restricting access to only those who need to consult personal information
Activating the highest available privacy measures by default
RIGHTS
You have the right to refuse to provide personal information. However, it should be understood that it may be difficult or even impossible to provide requested services in the absence of certain personal information.
You have the right to request access to the personal information collected about you. Subject to applicable law and legislative exceptions, Bélanger Brunet Avocats must provide you with a copy of the personal information held about you. The same applies to close relatives who are legally authorized to access this personal information.
You have the right to have personal information corrected about you. To facilitate proper record-keeping, please inform us of any changes to your personal information so that appropriate modifications can be made.
You have the right to request that Bélanger Brunet Avocats cease the dissemination of personal information about you or that a hyperlink attached to your name be removed.
Bélanger Brunet Avocats currently does not use identification, location, or profiling technology or automated decision-making. You have the right to be informed if such technologies are adopted by Bélanger Brunet Avocats.
CONFIDENTIALITY INCIDENT
Bélanger Brunet Avocats makes every effort to identify any situation that may be considered a confidentiality incident. Unless legislative exceptions apply, if the situation poses a serious risk of harm, you will be notified of the situation as soon as possible following the discovery of the harm.
RESPONSIBLE PERSON
For more information, contact the person responsible for our privacy policy at the following email address: info@belangerbrunet.com.