Benmor Family Law Group recognizes the importance of your personal privacy and the security of your personal information. Since our professional relationship requires you to provide us with very sensitive personal information, we want to know that we are committed to protecting your information that is in our possession. For these reasons, we have created this Privacy Policy.
From January 1, 2004, all businesses engaged in commercial activities must comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) for the protection of personal information.
Benmor Family Law Group has trained its lawyers, mediators and staff on the requirements of PIPEDA. By retaining Benmor Family Law Group, you acknowledge that we will require your personal information to provide services to you.
Benmor Family Law Group has implemented security safeguards to ensure that your personal information is kept safe and secure from loss, unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. However, you acknowledge Benmor Family Law Group uses email to send out, and receive, your personal and confidential information and documents and have consented to this method of transmitting and storing personal information in order to provide services to you.
While Benmor Family Law Group recognizes the importance of protecting your personal information, you acknowledge that personal information sent over the Internet is not secure and may be lost, intercepted, misused or altered due to cyber fraud, hacking or unintentional data leaks of personal information and, with that understanding, you have agreed that Benmor Family Law Group is not liable for any such losses and you indemnify Benmor Family Law Group from any liability, however caused. In that regard, you acknowledge and agree that Benmor Family Law Group has fulfilled its obligations owed to you in accordance with PIPEDA.
Benmor Family Law Group is required under Ontario law to make disclosure of your personal information if required by law, subpoena, summons, court order, arbitration award, or due to a duty to report a child in need of protection.
Lastly, Benmor Family Law Group does not disclose or sell your personal information to any third party.
If as a result of this policy, you wish to terminate your professional relationship with Benmor Family Law Group, please notify us immediately in writing at steve@benmor.com.
Thank you.
Steven Benmor