Personal information protection policy

At Barrette & Associates, protecting your personal information is important to us. Here’s how we collect, use and protect your data.

Collection of personal information

Our law firm collects a variety of personal information about you in order to communicate with you in the course of providing our services.

1. Via our e-mail address avocats@barretteavocats.com;

  • When you provide us with personal information, it may be temporarily stored in team members’ mailboxes before being forwarded to an appropriate professional.
  • Once processed, this information is destroyed. Our team is trained to handle this data securely, while respecting your confidentiality. We avoid long-term storage and ensure that data is destroyed regularly.

2. To provide the legal services you request;

  • Each professional collects information and personal data to manage your file.

Lawyers who are members of the firm are subject to obligations regarding the management of this information. They must ensure that they comply with their professional obligations, which include using appropriate technologies and means to protect your information and handle it securely.

Our professionals use a variety of products to correspond, process and store your data. Each solution used is selected for its appropriate level of security for handling, storing and destroying data in accordance with our professional practice.

3. Billing

Professionals may also collect information for billing purposes.This data is stored in the solutions used by each professional.

As with your customer file, they are responsible for using secure and appropriate solutions for data handling, storage and destruction in accordance with professional practice.

Here are the main tools used by the firm that may handle data and the link to their privacy policies:

  1. Office automation tool: Office 365
  2. Meeting tools: Teams, Zoom
  3. Case management tool: JurisÉvolution

We will use your personal information only for the purposes related to your request for service, the performance of our mandates and the maintenance of our business relationship; we will keep it only for as long as necessary for these purposes.

Data security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.

This includes the use of physical, administrative and technical security measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.

It is also the responsibility of each professional to ensure that they have the tools they need to manage their files safely and in accordance with the guidelines and practices recommended by their order and/or association.

Disclosure to third parties

We will only disclose your personal information to third parties in the following cases:

  • When you have given your explicit consent;
  • When it is necessary for the provision of our services, in particular by involving other professionals (e.g. experts, notaries, etc.);
  • When we are required by law to disclose such information, for example in response to a court order or regulatory investigation.

In all cases, we ensure that the third parties involved comply with high standards of confidentiality and data protection.

Users’ rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you;
  • Request the correction of any inaccurate or incomplete information;
  • Withdraw your consent at any time, insofar as such withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to such withdrawal;
  • Request the deletion of your personal information, subject to legal and regulatory requirements.

To exercise these rights, please contact us in writing or by e-mail. We will respond to your request as soon as possible.

Cookies and tracking technology

Our website uses cookies and other tracking technologies to enhance your online experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit our site. They allow us to:

  • Recognize your browser on future visits;
  • Personalize your online experience;
  • Analyze site usage;
  • Collect analytical data on the use of our site to improve our services.

The information collected by these technologies is not used to identify you personally and is anonymous.

External third-party services used

Name Reasons and information Personal information collected Product Policy
Google Analytics To study visitor behavior and improve our website. The basic configuration used does not collect IP addresses; however, Google’s policy, to which we refer, informs you that it is possible for them to collect it.Our consent solution allows you to refuse this collection. https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-CA

Managing your cookie consent

You can manage your cookie preferences by changing your browser settings to refuse or delete certain cookies. However, this may affect your ability to use certain features of our website. By continuing to use our site without changing your cookie settings, you consent to our use of these technologies as described in this policy.

You can change your preferences at any time by following this link.

Questions

For any questions regarding our Privacy Policy and your personal data with us, contact Me Alain Barrette at avocats@barretteavocats.com or by mail at

3380 Notre-Dame St.

Lachine, QC, H8T 1W7 (Canada)