Privacy Policy

Objective and Scope

“Personal Information” means any confidential information, recorded in any form, about an identified individual, or an individual whose identity may be ascertained from the information.

“Personal Information” does not include:

  1. Any confidential information, recorded in any form, where the identity of the individuals is not known and cannot be inferred from the information.
  2. Any otherwise publicly available information including, but not limited to, business contact information such as office addresses, job titles, business phone numbers, email addresses, fax number, or other related business contact information.

In addition to complying with this Privacy Policy, StandPoint Law complies with all applicable Federal, Provincial, or Territorial privacy and data protection laws.

StandPoint Law’s obligations as legal professionals are governed by the Rules of Professional Conduct as set out by the Law Society of Alberta and other Legal Professional Regulatory bodies. Accordingly, StandPoint Law ensures that all professionals, employees, contractors, agents and third-party service providers engaged by StandPoint Law protect your Personal Information consistently and in accordance with the principles expressed in this policy.

Collection, Use & Disclosure of Personal Information

Your provision of Personal Information to StandPoint Law shall be deemed to be your express agreement that we may collect, use, and disclose your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.  If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, then you are specifically requested to not provide any Personal Information to StandPoint Law.

Please be advised that most legal services that StandPoint Law offers requires the provision of Personal Information to StandPoint Law. Therefore, if you choose not to provide any Personal Information that may be required in the provision of such services, StandPoint Law may not be able to offer you those services.

Also be advised that:

  1. StandPoint Law will obtain your prior consent before obtaining any of your Personal Information from a third party such as other Law Firms, Medical Professionals, or Financial Institutions.
  2. StandPoint Law does not sell, trade, barter, or exchange for consideration any Personal Information that it has obtained.
  3. There are circumstances where StandPoint Law is obliged to disclose your Personal Information without your consent. Such circumstances may include:
    1. Where required by law or by order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or any other government tribunal.
    2. StandPoint Law believes, upon reasonable grounds, that it is necessary to protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of an identifiable person or group.
    3. It is necessary for the purpose of collecting monies owing to StandPoint Law.
    4. It is necessary during the course of StandPoint Law’s pursuit of legal remedies, or StandPoint Law’s efforts to limit any damages that StandPoint Law may sustain.
  4. If StandPoint Law discloses your Personal Information without your consent, StandPoint Law will not disclose any more Personal Information than is necessary for the specific purposes that requires the Personal Information.
  5. You may, upon written request, access your Personal Information that StandPoint Law possesses. StandPoint Law may charge a reasonable fee for retrieval and copying of your Personal Information.
  6. StandPoint Law must deny you access to your Personal Information when your file contains Personal Information of a third party, and the information cannot be severed to maintain the privacy or other legal rights of that third-party.
  7. StandPoint Law reserves the right to deny you access to your Personal Information when your Personal Information relates to an existing or anticipated legal proceeding between yourself and StandPoint Law, including any legal proceedings related to unpaid accounts with StandPoint Law.
  8. StandPoint Law will keep your Personal Information only as long as it is reasonably required for the purposes for which it was collected, or for any other legitimate purpose including compliance with the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta.
  9. When your Personal Information is no longer required, StandPoint Law will employ appropriate procedures to destroy, delete, erase, or render it anonymous.
  10. StandPoint law endeavours to maintain adequate physical, procedural, and technical security to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, or modification of Personal Information. However, be advised that there is no method of transmitting or storing data that is completely secure.  Mail, telephone calls, faxes, and internet transmissions are all susceptible to possible loss, misrouting, and interception.  If you do not wish to accept this risk, you are specifically advised not to provide any Personal Information to StandPoint Law.  Any provision of Personal Information by yourself shall be deemed to be an acceptance of all such risk on your part to which StandPoint Law shall not be held liable for.
  11. Any amendment to this Privacy Policy will be posted on StandPoint Law’s website and shall immediately be in effect upon it being posted.