By visiting the website of Stockwoods LLP, you agree to the following terms and conditions, on the basis of which access to the information on the website is provided.

When you visit the website of Stockwoods LLP Barristers or use the website to contact us, you do not establish a lawyer-client relationship with the firm.  A lawyer-client relationship will only be established when you and the firm enter into a written Retainer Agreement or where such a relationship is otherwise established by law through the clear agreement of the parties.

Unless lawyer-client relationship has been established, our professional obligations of confidentiality do not extend to you, and solicitor-client privilege may not apply.  DO NOT send confidential information to the firm via our website unless and until such a relationship has been established.  Our obligations to existing clients may require us to disclose that information to them in appropriate circumstances.

You may contact any of our lawyers to inquire about establishing a lawyer-client relationship through the individual contact information on their biographical pages, subject to these terms and conditions.

Stockwoods LLP Barristers disclaims any solicitor-client relationship, any liability for loss of confidentiality or any other cause of action arising from your failure to be aware of and act in accordance with these Terms of Use, and by visiting our website, you agree to this disclaimer.

Privacy Policy

The following privacy policy discloses Stockwoods LLP Barristers’ practices and policies regarding the gathering and dissemination of personal information.

Personal Information We Collect

When you visit our website, use our contact form, or sign up for our newsletter, there is some personal information that is collected from you. That information includes:

• your name, phone number and email address.
• account preferences, including whether or not you wish to receive our newsletter and website update information by email
• any other information you voluntarily send to us through our website contact form

This information is collected and used for a number of purposes:

• To provide you with information you have requested, and to keep you informed with respect to ongoing changes to our website. Your email address will be used to send you our newsletters and mailings IF YOU HAVE REQUESTED US TO DO SO. You can withdraw your consent for such mailings at any time by contacting us as set out below.
• To manage and administer our web presence. The nature of the Internet is such that it passively and automatically collects certain information about a user’s traffic patterns, which may be linked to their Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. These are unique Internet addresses assigned to all Web users by their Internet Service Providers (ISP). Server logs record statistical information, such as visitors’ IP addresses, type of operating systems, time and duration of visit, web pages requested, and identify visitors by categories such as domains and browser types. These statistics are only used on an aggregate basis and will not contain any information that could identify you personally.
• To meet legal, regulatory, security and processing requirements (such as in response to a court order), and otherwise as permitted or required by law.

If we intend to use personal information for purposes not identified to you or as set out above, these other purposes will be described to you at the time of collection or before using the information. We will not use your information for any other purpose without your consent.

Third Parties’ Access to Information

Stockwoods LLP Barristers is not in the business of selling customer information to others. Our customer information is not available for sale to any outside entity. We contract with third parties to fulfill certain functions on our behalf, such as providing marketing assistance, analyzing data, preparing and maintaining site content, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These agents have access to customer information only as required in order to help them perform their functions on our behalf, but they are not allowed to use that information for any other purpose and must keep such information confidential.

Stockwoods LLP Barristers will release customer information to the appropriate law enforcement, governmental or other authorities if legally required to do so.

External Links

The Stockwoods LLP Barristers website contains links or references to other websites to which this privacy policy does not apply. These sites are not owned or controlled by Stockwoods LLP Barristers, and Stockwoods LLP Barristers is not responsible for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information or the privacy practices of other organizations or other websites to which our site may refer visitors or provide links for. When submitting personal information on such other websites, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of those sites.

Non-Secure Website Areas

You should be aware that if you voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information (e.g., user name, email address) on non-secure areas of the Stockwoods LLP Barristers website, that information can be collected and correlated and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of Stockwoods LLP Barristers.

Any information you send to us using our website contact form will be delivered to us via regular email. Like traditional email, this message is not sent via secure connection, so please do not send any information that you would not be comfortable sending in a regular email message.

Security

We store subscriber information on our website in a secure manner. We store such information in a manner not accessible to Web browsers, behind firewall and password protection, or offline.

Employees, agents and affiliates of Stockwoods LLP Barristers who require access to your personal information in order to fulfill their job or contractual requirements will have access to your personal information to the extent necessary to fulfill such requirements.

Opt-Out Option

Upon request, Stockwoods LLP Barristers will allow any user to opt out of further contacts at any time. Also, upon a user’s request, Stockwoods LLP Barristers will use commercially reasonable efforts to functionally delete the user and his or her personal information from our database; however, it may be impossible to delete a user’s entry without some residual information because of backups and records of deletions. You can email us at brendanvn@stockwoods.ca to request that your information be deleted from our servers.

Your Consent

Consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information may be given in various ways. Consent can be express (e.g., orally, electronically or on a form you may sign describing the intended uses and disclosures of personal information) or implied (e.g., when you provide information necessary for a service you have requested, or in some circumstances where notice has been provided to you about our intentions with respect to your personal information and you have not withdrawn your consent for an identified purpose, such as by using an opt out option provided). Consent may be given by your authorized representative (such as a legal guardian or a person having a power of attorney). Generally, by providing us with personal information, we will assume that you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of such information for the purposes identified or described in this privacy policy, if applicable, or as otherwise described at the time of collection. You may withdraw your consent to our collection, use and disclosure of personal information at any time, subject to contractual and legal restrictions and reasonable notice, however, please note that if you withdraw your consent to certain uses of your personal information, we may no longer be able to provide certain of our products or services.

Stockwoods LLP Barristers does not collect, use or disclose your personal information other than as described in this privacy policy without your consent, unless permitted or required by law. We may be required or permitted under statute or regulation to collect, use or disclose personal information without your consent, for example in response to a court order or subpoena, to comply with local or federal regulations.

Contacting Us

This website is subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. This legislation closely regulates our handling of your personal information. You can find more information on this Act through the Government of Canada site, http://www.canada.gc.ca. You have a right to know what information we have on file about you. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, or if you would like to review your personal information, you can contact us at 416-593-3496 or by email at brendanvn@stockwoods.ca, or you can write us at the following address:

Stockwoods LLP Barristers
Royal Trust Tower
77 King Street West, Suite 4130
P.O. Box 140
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Toronto, Ontario M5K 1H1
ATTENTION: Privacy Officer

Any dispute arising between the customer and Stockwoods LLP Barristers with respect to privacy is subject to the terms and conditions of use and this privacy policy, including limitations on damages, arbitration and application of the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The foregoing policies are effective as of February 3, 2012. Stockwoods LLP Barristers reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time by posting the policy changes on our website. Site visitors are advised to periodically check this website for such changes.