TDOT Immigration is 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 ON THE WEBSITE FORMS, 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 of the identified purposes at any time by contacting TDOT Immigration 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.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
As authorized representatives, we are bound to keep information that you provide to us concerning your legal affairs subject to the rules of client/council 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 Can-Am 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.
Why Do We Collect Your Personal Information?
In general, TDOT Immigration collects, uses, 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 immigration law advice, perform legal services, fulfill legal duties, and avoid conflicts of interest. This may include the sharing of Personal Information by and between personnel and affiliated companies and partnerships for such purposes;
- to share Personal Information to and from third parties for the purpose of providing legal services. Such third parties may include government agencies, opposing parties; parties in interest; opposing, foreign and other counsel and advisers; witnesses; decision-makers; and experts.
- to consider whether to establish a commercial relationship with clients, suppliers and other third parties, including to evaluate credit standing and to match credit bureau or credit reporting agency information.
- to establish and maintain commercial relationships with clients, suppliers and other third parties, including to issue invoices, administer accounts, collect and process payments, and to fulfill contractual obligations.
- to understand and respond to client, supplier and other third party needs and preferences, including to contact and communicate with such parties and to conduct surveys, research and evaluations.
- to develop and manage TDOT Immigration’s business and operations; to detect and protect against error, negligence, breach of contract, fraud, theft and other illegal activity, and to audit compliance with policies and contractual obligations;
To Whom Do We Disclose Your Personal Information?
From time to time, TDOT Immigration may disclose your Personal Information to:
- service providers, including an organization or individual retained to perform functions on its behalf, such as marketing, data processing, document management and office services.
- an organization or individual retained to evaluate your credit worthiness or to collect debts outstanding on an account;
- a financial institution, on confidential basis and solely in connection with the assignment of a right to receive payment, the provision of security or other financing arrangements;
- to insurers and to regulatory agencies such as provincial law societies, insurers or others in connection with regulatory or other activities relating to the obligations and its practice of the profession of law;
- and any third party or parties, 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 TDOT Immigration located either at our offices or at the offices of our service providers.
How Do We Protect Your Personal Information?
To help protect the confidentiality of your Personal Information, TDOT Immigration employs administrative and technological safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of your Personal Information. Where Personal Information is sent to a third party for processing we ensure, through our contacts with them, that all Personal Information is kept secure. We operate secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems.
Changes To The Privacy Policy
TDOT Immigration reserves the right to modify or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make a change to this Privacy Policy, we will post such changes on our website and make such revised policy and changes available upon request to TDOT Immigration However, TDOT Immigration will obtain the necessary consents required under applicable privacy laws if it seeks to collect, use or disclose your Personal Information for purposes other than those to which consent has been obtained unless otherwise required or permitted by law.
