Introduction
Protecting privacy is a concern for everyone. Brouillette & Partners LLP ("Brouillette
& Partners" or "we") are committed to keeping our clients' information
confidential, consistent with our obligations as professionals. This commitment extends to
personal information of our clients and other individuals ("you"). This Privacy
Policy has been designed to assist you in understanding the type of information we collect, how
we use that information and the safeguards we have in place to protect that information and your
privacy.
Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Personal Information is any information about an identifiable individual or that permits an
individual to be identified. Personal Information does not include your name, business address
and business contact information, such as your business title, email address or phone number,
which you provide to us for business purposes. Brouillette & Partners generally collects
Personal Information that you voluntarily provide, but we may collect information from third
parties and as agents on behalf of our clients where we or they have obtained the requisite
consent, or as otherwise permitted or required by law. We may also collect information through
our website, although that information is typically restricted to your name and email address.
We will obtain your consent prior to collecting, using or disclosing Personal Information for
any purpose, except where otherwise permitted or required by law. Consent may be provided orally
or in writing or may be implied, such as where you continue to provide Personal Information to
us in the context of our ongoing relationship, or where you provide members of Brouillette &
Partners with non-business contact information in connection with our service offerings. This
includes providing Personal Information to Brouillette & Partners in the course of our
representing you in litigation matters, which may subsequently require disclosure as part of the
litigation proceedings. By providing Personal Information to Brouillette & Partners, you consent
to our collection, use and disclosure of such Personal Information in accordance with this
Privacy Policy and as permitted or required by law. To the extent that you provide Personal
Information of another individual to Brouillette & Partners, you represent that you have the
necessary consent or authority to permit us to collect, use and disclose such Personal
Information for the purposes set out in this Policy.
Brouillette & Partners collects, uses and discloses Personal Information primarily to provide
advice and legal and other services to clients and prospective clients, for administrative and
relationship management purposes (including to develop and manage our knowledge management
systems, and to market and deliver Brouillette & Partners services) and as otherwise permitted
or required by law. We may from time to time use third party service providers to perform
certain functions for us, such as office services and data processing. In these circumstances,
such third party service providers are contractually bound to safeguard the Personal Information
transferred to them with measures comparable to that provided by us and described in this Policy
and not to retain, use or disclose Personal Information transferred to them for any purpose
other than the provision of services to Brouillette & Partners. Personal Information supplied to
Brouillette & Partners is confidential and we do not distribute such information to any third
party except with your actual or implied consent or as permitted or required by law. Brouillette
& Partners does not sell Personal Information.
Brouillette & Partners only keeps Personal Information as long as it is required for the reasons
it was collected or to comply with law or professional standards. We have procedures dealing
with the destruction or deletion of Personal Information no longer required for the purposes for
which it was collected.
Security
Your Personal Information is treated as private, confidential information by Brouillette &
Partners and we strive to ensure that your Personal Information, regardless of format, is
protected and kept secure at all times. Most methods of communication are not fully secure and
security measures may create challenges to the efficient exchange of information. Email is often
our preferred method of communication and unless you object we may use unencrypted plain text
emails when communicating with you.
Our Website
The only information we collect through our website is the information voluntarily supplied by
you if you contact Brouillette & Partners through the website. This information is typically
restricted to your name and e-mail address. We do not employ any electronic means to
automatically collect Personal Information from any visitor or user of our site or from their
computers.
Our website contains links to other websites which may collect your Personal Information.
Brouillette & Partners does not assume any responsibility for the privacy practices, policies or
actions of the third parties operating these websites. You should read the privacy policies of
these websites and make an informed decision whether or not to provide your Personal Information
to the websites' operators.
Accessing Your Personal Information
In providing any Personal Information to Brouillette & Partners, whether through the website or
otherwise, you consent to the collection, use or disclosure of that information in accordance
with this Privacy Policy. You have the right to verify and amend your Personal Information
collected by us. You are also free at all times to withdraw your consent to such collection, use
and disclosure of your Personal Information. You have rights to access your Personal
Information. These rights are not absolute; however if we deny your request for access, we will
provide reasons for doing so. If you wish to access, verify and/or amend your Personal
Information or make a complaint under this Policy, please send us a written notice, using the Privacy Request Form, at the
address below.
Privacy Manager
Brouillette & Partners LLP
377 de la Commune West
Montreal (Quebec)
Canada H2Y 2E2
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Fax : (514) 395-8554
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privacy@brouillette.ca
Brouillette & Partners reserves the right to modify or amend this Privacy Policy from time to
time and we encourage you to refer back to this Policy regularly.
