ZIAIE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION WEBSITE: www.ziaielaw.com
TERMS OF USE
Version 1.0, June 2016
Your Agreement to Terms of Use. This website (the “Site”) is operated by Ziaie Professional Corporation (“Ziaie PC”). The Site provides profiles on professionals, articles, publications, information, events, data and other materials (the "Content"). The Site is made available to you subject to your compliance with these terms and conditions of use and the terms and conditions of the Ziaie PC Privacy Statement (collectively, the "Terms"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by, and comply with, the Terms and represent that you understand and can agree to the Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by, and comply with, the Terms, you are not permitted to access or use the Site.
Modifications. Ziaie PC reserves the right to modify the Terms at any time. You should review the Terms regularly. By accessing or using the Site after any such modifications, you agree to be bound by, and comply with, the Terms then posted. If any modification is not acceptable to you, you must cease accessing and using the Site.
No Lawyer-Client or Other Relationship Created. Your access to, or use of, the Site does not create a lawyer-client, other professional-client or fiduciary relationship. Your use of the Site may facilitate access to, or communications with, partners, employees and consultants of Ziaie PC (“Ziaie PC Personnel”) by way of email or otherwise via the Site. The receipt of any such communications by Ziaie PC Personnel does not create a lawyer-client, other professional-client or fiduciary relationship. The Site or the availability of the Content does not suggest that any Ziaie PC Personnel practises professionally in any jurisdiction other than in which he or she is qualified.
Legal Advice Not Provided. The Content does not constitute legal or other professional advice. The Content should not be relied upon as accurate, reliable, complete, current, timely or fit for any particular purpose, without receiving advice from a lawyer or other relevant professional. You should seek specific legal advice by contacting a Ziaie PC Personnel or your own legal counsel in relation to your specific legal issues. No one should act, or not act, on the sole basis of the Content.
Currency of Content. The Content is provided solely for informational purposes. The Content is current as of the date of first publication but may no longer be accurate as a result of the passage of time, changes in the law or subsequent court decisions.
Communications Not Confidential. Ziaie PC does not guarantee the confidentiality of any communications made by you via email or otherwise through the Site and cannot guarantee that any such communication is protected by solicitor-client or any other professional privilege. If you wish to provide information of a confidential or sensitive nature to Ziaie PC Personnel, please contact a lawyer or other professional directly by telephone.
Permitted Uses. You may access and use the Site and the Content only in accordance with all applicable laws and the Terms. Subject to the Terms, Ziaie PC grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable licence to access and use the Site and the Content only to display and save on your own computer, download and print a copy of the Content for your use, provided that the Content is not modified (“Permitted Uses”). By accessing or using the Site or the Content, or by displaying, saving, downloading or printing a copy of any Content, you do not acquire any other right or licence to the Site or the Content.
Copyright and Ownership. All materials published or otherwise accessible through this website including but not limited to articles, opinions, photographs, images, videos, illustrations, information, forms, documents, content, reports, data, databases, graphics, interfaces, web pages, text, files, software, products, services, product names, company names, trademarks, logos and trade names contained on the website (collectively referred to as the “Content”) and including the manner in which the Content is presented or appears is protected by Canadian and international intellectual and industrial property rights. The Content and the compilation of all Content on this website is the exclusive property of Ziaie PC. You agree to abide by all additional copyright notices and restrictions contained in any Content.
Prohibited Activities. You may not access the Site or use the Site or the Content in any way or for any purpose that is unlawful. Without the prior written consent of Ziaie PC, you may not access the Site or use the Site or the Content for any purpose that is outside the scope of the Permitted Uses, or that violates the rights of Ziaie PC, any Ziaie PC Personnel or any other person.
Risks You Assume. Access to, and use of, the Site and the downloading of Content are done at your own risk. Ziaie PC does not represent, warrant or guarantee that the Site or the Content is compatible with your computer systems or that the Site or the Content is or will be free of viruses, worms, trojan horses or disabling devices or other code that manifests contaminating or destructive properties or has harmful effects. You are responsible for implementing safeguards to protect the security and integrity of your computer system, and you are responsible for the entire cost of any service, repairs or connections of and to your computer system that may be necessary as a result of your use of the Site.
Disclaimer and limitation of liability. The Site and the content are provided "as is" without warranty or condition of any kind. Access to, and use of, the Site or the Content is at your own risk. Neither Ziaie PC nor any Ziaie PC Personnel makes any representation, warranty or condition about the quality, accuracy, reliability, completeness, currency, timeliness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of intellectual property or related rights, of the Site or the Content. Neither Ziaie PC nor any Ziaie PC Personnel assumes any responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the Site or the Content.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ziaie PC and Ziaie PC Personnel disclaim all warranties, representations and conditions of any kind with respect to the site and the content whether express, implied or collateral, including, without limitation, the implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property and related rights or that the Site or the Content are or will be error-free or will operate without interruption. In no event will Ziaie PC or any Ziaie PC Personnel be liable, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or any other legal theory, for any damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive damages, lost profits, loss of use, loss of data, personal injury, fines, fees, penalties or other liabilities, whether or not Ziaie PC or any Ziaie PC Personnel is advised of the possibility of such damages, resulting from the use of, or the inability to make use of, the Site or the Content.
General Provisions. The Terms, including any documents referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between Ziaie PC and you pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and Ziaie PC with respect to the Site or the Content. A printed version of the Terms and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial administrative or arbitral proceedings based upon or relating to the Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. Any failure by Ziaie PC to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of the Terms will not be construed as a waiver of any provisions or right. If any of the provisions contained in the Terms are determined to be void, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions contained herein or the affected provision in a jurisdiction outside the jurisdiction of such court.
Governing Law. The interpretation, validity, effect and enforcement of the Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. These laws apply to the access and use of the Site or the Content by you, notwithstanding any conflicts of laws principles, your domicile, residency or physical location, or the location of the Ziaie PC office or any Ziaie PC Personnel with whom you may communicate or deal. The Site and the Content are intended for use only in jurisdictions where they may lawfully be provided for use.
© 2017 ZIAIE Professional Corporation. All rights reserved.
ZIAIE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION WEBSITE: www.ziaielaw.com
PRIVACY POLICY
Version 1.0, June 2016
Ziaie Professional Corporation (“Ziaie PC”) provides a range of legal services to our clients. We have a policy of protecting the privacy of our clients in the course of providing services to them. Our relationship with our clients is based upon trust and maintaining client privacy is, therefore given the utmost priority.
Ziaie PC recognizes the importance of privacy and the sensitivity of personal information. As lawyers we have professional obligations to keep all confidential information we receive within a lawyer-client relationship. We are committed to protecting any personal information we hold. This Privacy Policy outlines how we manage the personal information and safeguard the privacy of our clients, service providers and other individuals (“you”).
Your Privacy Rights. From January 1, 2004, all businesses engaged in commercial activities must comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/P-8.6/ and the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information, which it incorporates. PIPEDA gives you rights concerning the privacy of your personal information.
What Personal Information Do We Collect? For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal information is given the same meaning as it is given in applicable privacy legislation from time to time. Currently, Canadian privacy legislation defines personal information as any information that identifies an individual, or any information by which an individual’s identity could be deduced. Generally, personal information does not include what is generally considered to be business contact information, including your name, title or position, business address, telephone number or facsimile number.
The types of personal information that we may collect from you include your name, home address, telephone number, personal e-mail address, billing and account information, information about a client’s legal issue and other information incidental to providing legal advice and services, including personal information about witnesses, family members, beneficiaries, directors, officers, employees, adverse parties, parties-in-interest, investigators, decision makers, experts, other professional advisors, and our clients’ business partners, investors, shareholders, competitors and customers whom are individuals.
How Do We Collect Your Personal Information? We collect information only by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way. Wherever possible, we collect your personal information directly from you, at the start of a retainer and in the course of our representation.
We may also obtain information about you from other sources, including:
Consent to collect, use or disclose your personal information is required and can be accepted orally or in writing, depending on the circumstances. In some cases, your consent will be implied through your conduct. We will re-obtain your consent where we intend to use your personal information for a purpose, which varies from the purpose for which the personal information was initially obtained.
You can withdraw your consent subject to reasonable notice and legal and contractual obligations. We will inform you of any and all implications of your withdrawal of consent.
Disclosure Of Your Personal Information. Ziaie PC will disclose your personal information under certain circumstances. These circumstances include by are not limited to the following:
Is My Personal Information Secure? Ziaie PC takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is kept safe from loss, unauthorized access and disclosure, and modification. Reasonable precautions taken include:
Updating Your Personal Information. Since Ziaie PC uses your information to provide you with legal services, it is important that this information be accurate and up-to-date.
If during the course of the retainer, any of your information changes, please inform us so that all necessary updates can be made. Contact information is provided below.
Correcting Errors. If Ziaie PC holds information about you and you can establish that it is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, Ziaie PC will take reasonable steps to correct it.
Can I Be Denied Access To My Personal Information? Your right to access your personal information is not absolute. Ziaie PC may deny you access to your personal information in certain circumstances, including:
Ziaie PC does not use Social Insurance Numbers as a way of identifying or organizing the personal information we hold.
Can I Request Anonymity? Whenever it is legal and practicable, we may offer the opportunity to deal with general inquiries without providing your name, for example, by accessing general information on our web-site. The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act requires us to confirm the identity of all new clients. It may also require us to disclose information to FINTRAC in relation to certain large cash transactions.
Credit Bureaus. To help make credit decisions about clients, prevent fraud, check the identity of new clients and prevent money laundering, we may, on occasion, request information about you from the files of consumer reporting agencies.
Electronic Communication. You should be aware that e-mail is not a 100% secure medium, regardless of the steps taken to secure it. You should be aware of this when you are contacting Ziaie PC using e-mail and when you are sending confidential and personal information to Ziaie PC using e-mail.
Challenging Compliance. If you have any questions, or if you wish to access your personal information, please contact us and provide us with your full contact information. All complaints will be investigated. We will respond to your request or inquiry within a reasonable time and at minimal or no cost to you. Appropriate measures will be taken where the complaint is justified, including amendments to this Privacy Policy.
If you are not satisfied with the response from Ziaie PC, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada can be reached at: 112 Kent Street, Ottawa Ontario, K1A 1H3, 1-800-282-1376.
Changes To This Privacy Policy. Ziaie PC regularly reviews all of its policies and procedures and reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time.
Employment Inquiries. If you apply to Ziaie PC for a job, your personal information is required as part of our review process. We normally retain information, including personal information, from our candidates after a decision has been made for one (1) year, unless you ask us not to retain the information. If we offer you a job, which you accept, your information, including your personal information, will be retained in accordance with our privacy procedures for employee records. Information, including personal information, regarding our employees is securely retained on site.
Web-Site. Our Web-site may contain links to other sites which are not governed by this Privacy Policy. Our website monitors traffic patterns, site usage, and related site information in order to optimize our web service. We may provide aggregated information to third parties, but these statistics do not include any identifiable personal information.
Interpretation of This Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy includes examples but is not intended to be restricted in its application to such examples, therefore, where the word ‘including’ is used, it shall mean ‘including without limitation’. This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the Federal laws of Canada applicable therein. This Privacy Policy does not create or confer upon any individual any rights or impose upon Ziaie PC any rights or obligations outside of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by Canada’s federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable. Should there be, in a specific case, any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and Canada’s Federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable, this Privacy Policy shall be interpreted, in respect of that case, to give effect to and comply with such privacy laws.
© 2017 ZIAIE Professional Corporation. All rights reserved
TERMS OF USE
Version 1.0, June 2016
Your Agreement to Terms of Use. This website (the “Site”) is operated by Ziaie Professional Corporation (“Ziaie PC”). The Site provides profiles on professionals, articles, publications, information, events, data and other materials (the "Content"). The Site is made available to you subject to your compliance with these terms and conditions of use and the terms and conditions of the Ziaie PC Privacy Statement (collectively, the "Terms"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by, and comply with, the Terms and represent that you understand and can agree to the Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by, and comply with, the Terms, you are not permitted to access or use the Site.
Modifications. Ziaie PC reserves the right to modify the Terms at any time. You should review the Terms regularly. By accessing or using the Site after any such modifications, you agree to be bound by, and comply with, the Terms then posted. If any modification is not acceptable to you, you must cease accessing and using the Site.
No Lawyer-Client or Other Relationship Created. Your access to, or use of, the Site does not create a lawyer-client, other professional-client or fiduciary relationship. Your use of the Site may facilitate access to, or communications with, partners, employees and consultants of Ziaie PC (“Ziaie PC Personnel”) by way of email or otherwise via the Site. The receipt of any such communications by Ziaie PC Personnel does not create a lawyer-client, other professional-client or fiduciary relationship. The Site or the availability of the Content does not suggest that any Ziaie PC Personnel practises professionally in any jurisdiction other than in which he or she is qualified.
Legal Advice Not Provided. The Content does not constitute legal or other professional advice. The Content should not be relied upon as accurate, reliable, complete, current, timely or fit for any particular purpose, without receiving advice from a lawyer or other relevant professional. You should seek specific legal advice by contacting a Ziaie PC Personnel or your own legal counsel in relation to your specific legal issues. No one should act, or not act, on the sole basis of the Content.
Currency of Content. The Content is provided solely for informational purposes. The Content is current as of the date of first publication but may no longer be accurate as a result of the passage of time, changes in the law or subsequent court decisions.
Communications Not Confidential. Ziaie PC does not guarantee the confidentiality of any communications made by you via email or otherwise through the Site and cannot guarantee that any such communication is protected by solicitor-client or any other professional privilege. If you wish to provide information of a confidential or sensitive nature to Ziaie PC Personnel, please contact a lawyer or other professional directly by telephone.
Permitted Uses. You may access and use the Site and the Content only in accordance with all applicable laws and the Terms. Subject to the Terms, Ziaie PC grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable licence to access and use the Site and the Content only to display and save on your own computer, download and print a copy of the Content for your use, provided that the Content is not modified (“Permitted Uses”). By accessing or using the Site or the Content, or by displaying, saving, downloading or printing a copy of any Content, you do not acquire any other right or licence to the Site or the Content.
Copyright and Ownership. All materials published or otherwise accessible through this website including but not limited to articles, opinions, photographs, images, videos, illustrations, information, forms, documents, content, reports, data, databases, graphics, interfaces, web pages, text, files, software, products, services, product names, company names, trademarks, logos and trade names contained on the website (collectively referred to as the “Content”) and including the manner in which the Content is presented or appears is protected by Canadian and international intellectual and industrial property rights. The Content and the compilation of all Content on this website is the exclusive property of Ziaie PC. You agree to abide by all additional copyright notices and restrictions contained in any Content.
Prohibited Activities. You may not access the Site or use the Site or the Content in any way or for any purpose that is unlawful. Without the prior written consent of Ziaie PC, you may not access the Site or use the Site or the Content for any purpose that is outside the scope of the Permitted Uses, or that violates the rights of Ziaie PC, any Ziaie PC Personnel or any other person.
Risks You Assume. Access to, and use of, the Site and the downloading of Content are done at your own risk. Ziaie PC does not represent, warrant or guarantee that the Site or the Content is compatible with your computer systems or that the Site or the Content is or will be free of viruses, worms, trojan horses or disabling devices or other code that manifests contaminating or destructive properties or has harmful effects. You are responsible for implementing safeguards to protect the security and integrity of your computer system, and you are responsible for the entire cost of any service, repairs or connections of and to your computer system that may be necessary as a result of your use of the Site.
Disclaimer and limitation of liability. The Site and the content are provided "as is" without warranty or condition of any kind. Access to, and use of, the Site or the Content is at your own risk. Neither Ziaie PC nor any Ziaie PC Personnel makes any representation, warranty or condition about the quality, accuracy, reliability, completeness, currency, timeliness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of intellectual property or related rights, of the Site or the Content. Neither Ziaie PC nor any Ziaie PC Personnel assumes any responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the Site or the Content.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ziaie PC and Ziaie PC Personnel disclaim all warranties, representations and conditions of any kind with respect to the site and the content whether express, implied or collateral, including, without limitation, the implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property and related rights or that the Site or the Content are or will be error-free or will operate without interruption. In no event will Ziaie PC or any Ziaie PC Personnel be liable, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or any other legal theory, for any damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive damages, lost profits, loss of use, loss of data, personal injury, fines, fees, penalties or other liabilities, whether or not Ziaie PC or any Ziaie PC Personnel is advised of the possibility of such damages, resulting from the use of, or the inability to make use of, the Site or the Content.
General Provisions. The Terms, including any documents referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between Ziaie PC and you pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and Ziaie PC with respect to the Site or the Content. A printed version of the Terms and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial administrative or arbitral proceedings based upon or relating to the Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. Any failure by Ziaie PC to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of the Terms will not be construed as a waiver of any provisions or right. If any of the provisions contained in the Terms are determined to be void, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions contained herein or the affected provision in a jurisdiction outside the jurisdiction of such court.
Governing Law. The interpretation, validity, effect and enforcement of the Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. These laws apply to the access and use of the Site or the Content by you, notwithstanding any conflicts of laws principles, your domicile, residency or physical location, or the location of the Ziaie PC office or any Ziaie PC Personnel with whom you may communicate or deal. The Site and the Content are intended for use only in jurisdictions where they may lawfully be provided for use.
© 2017 ZIAIE Professional Corporation. All rights reserved.
ZIAIE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION WEBSITE: www.ziaielaw.com
PRIVACY POLICY
Version 1.0, June 2016
Ziaie Professional Corporation (“Ziaie PC”) provides a range of legal services to our clients. We have a policy of protecting the privacy of our clients in the course of providing services to them. Our relationship with our clients is based upon trust and maintaining client privacy is, therefore given the utmost priority.
Ziaie PC recognizes the importance of privacy and the sensitivity of personal information. As lawyers we have professional obligations to keep all confidential information we receive within a lawyer-client relationship. We are committed to protecting any personal information we hold. This Privacy Policy outlines how we manage the personal information and safeguard the privacy of our clients, service providers and other individuals (“you”).
Your Privacy Rights. From January 1, 2004, all businesses engaged in commercial activities must comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/P-8.6/ and the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information, which it incorporates. PIPEDA gives you rights concerning the privacy of your personal information.
What Personal Information Do We Collect? For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal information is given the same meaning as it is given in applicable privacy legislation from time to time. Currently, Canadian privacy legislation defines personal information as any information that identifies an individual, or any information by which an individual’s identity could be deduced. Generally, personal information does not include what is generally considered to be business contact information, including your name, title or position, business address, telephone number or facsimile number.
The types of personal information that we may collect from you include your name, home address, telephone number, personal e-mail address, billing and account information, information about a client’s legal issue and other information incidental to providing legal advice and services, including personal information about witnesses, family members, beneficiaries, directors, officers, employees, adverse parties, parties-in-interest, investigators, decision makers, experts, other professional advisors, and our clients’ business partners, investors, shareholders, competitors and customers whom are individuals.
How Do We Collect Your Personal Information? We collect information only by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way. Wherever possible, we collect your personal information directly from you, at the start of a retainer and in the course of our representation.
We may also obtain information about you from other sources, including:
- A government agency or registry;
- Your employer, if we are acting for you, at its request;
- Your accountant;
- Your family members; and
- Your authorized agent or representative.
- Establishing and managing client relationships;
- Providing legal advice and performing legal services;
- Providing immigration related consulting advice and services;
- Avoiding conflicts of interest;
- Developing and managing our knowledge-management precedent systems and databases;
- Detecting error, negligence, breach of contract, fraud, theft and other illegal activity and protecting Ziaie PC from the same;
- Auditing compliance with Ziaie PC’s policies and contractual obligations
- Engaging in business transactions, including the purchase, sale, lease, merger, amalgamation or any other type of acquisition, disposal, securitization or financing involving Ziaie PC;
- Any purpose required to comply with any legal or regulatory requirements or provisions; and
- For any other purpose for which your consent has been obtained.
Consent to collect, use or disclose your personal information is required and can be accepted orally or in writing, depending on the circumstances. In some cases, your consent will be implied through your conduct. We will re-obtain your consent where we intend to use your personal information for a purpose, which varies from the purpose for which the personal information was initially obtained.
You can withdraw your consent subject to reasonable notice and legal and contractual obligations. We will inform you of any and all implications of your withdrawal of consent.
Disclosure Of Your Personal Information. Ziaie PC will disclose your personal information under certain circumstances. These circumstances include by are not limited to the following:
- When required or authorized by law to do so;
- When your consent for the disclosure has been obtained;
- When disclosure is required for the delivery of legal services wherein you consent is implied;
- Where it is necessary to establish or collect fees;
- If we engage a third party, bound by this Privacy Policy, to provide administrative services to us;
- If we engage expert witnesses on your behalf;
- If we retain other law firms in other jurisdictions on your behalf;
- If the information is already publicly known.
Is My Personal Information Secure? Ziaie PC takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is kept safe from loss, unauthorized access and disclosure, and modification. Reasonable precautions taken include:
- Premises security;
- Restricted file access to personal information;
- Technological safeguards to reduce risk of hacking, viruses and unauthorized computer access; and
- Implementing and employing internal password and security policies.
Updating Your Personal Information. Since Ziaie PC uses your information to provide you with legal services, it is important that this information be accurate and up-to-date.
If during the course of the retainer, any of your information changes, please inform us so that all necessary updates can be made. Contact information is provided below.
Correcting Errors. If Ziaie PC holds information about you and you can establish that it is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, Ziaie PC will take reasonable steps to correct it.
Can I Be Denied Access To My Personal Information? Your right to access your personal information is not absolute. Ziaie PC may deny you access to your personal information in certain circumstances, including:
- When denial of access is required or authorized by law;
- When the information is prohibitively costly to provide;
- When the personal information requested relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings against you;
- When granting you access would have an unreasonable impact on another person’s or other people’s privacy;
- When granting you access would prejudice negotiations with you;
- For legal, security or commercial propriety reasons and to protect Ziaie PC’s rights and property;
- Where the request for access is frivolous or vexatious.
Ziaie PC does not use Social Insurance Numbers as a way of identifying or organizing the personal information we hold.
Can I Request Anonymity? Whenever it is legal and practicable, we may offer the opportunity to deal with general inquiries without providing your name, for example, by accessing general information on our web-site. The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act requires us to confirm the identity of all new clients. It may also require us to disclose information to FINTRAC in relation to certain large cash transactions.
Credit Bureaus. To help make credit decisions about clients, prevent fraud, check the identity of new clients and prevent money laundering, we may, on occasion, request information about you from the files of consumer reporting agencies.
Electronic Communication. You should be aware that e-mail is not a 100% secure medium, regardless of the steps taken to secure it. You should be aware of this when you are contacting Ziaie PC using e-mail and when you are sending confidential and personal information to Ziaie PC using e-mail.
Challenging Compliance. If you have any questions, or if you wish to access your personal information, please contact us and provide us with your full contact information. All complaints will be investigated. We will respond to your request or inquiry within a reasonable time and at minimal or no cost to you. Appropriate measures will be taken where the complaint is justified, including amendments to this Privacy Policy.
If you are not satisfied with the response from Ziaie PC, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada can be reached at: 112 Kent Street, Ottawa Ontario, K1A 1H3, 1-800-282-1376.
Changes To This Privacy Policy. Ziaie PC regularly reviews all of its policies and procedures and reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time.
Employment Inquiries. If you apply to Ziaie PC for a job, your personal information is required as part of our review process. We normally retain information, including personal information, from our candidates after a decision has been made for one (1) year, unless you ask us not to retain the information. If we offer you a job, which you accept, your information, including your personal information, will be retained in accordance with our privacy procedures for employee records. Information, including personal information, regarding our employees is securely retained on site.
Web-Site. Our Web-site may contain links to other sites which are not governed by this Privacy Policy. Our website monitors traffic patterns, site usage, and related site information in order to optimize our web service. We may provide aggregated information to third parties, but these statistics do not include any identifiable personal information.
Interpretation of This Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy includes examples but is not intended to be restricted in its application to such examples, therefore, where the word ‘including’ is used, it shall mean ‘including without limitation’. This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the Federal laws of Canada applicable therein. This Privacy Policy does not create or confer upon any individual any rights or impose upon Ziaie PC any rights or obligations outside of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by Canada’s federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable. Should there be, in a specific case, any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and Canada’s Federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable, this Privacy Policy shall be interpreted, in respect of that case, to give effect to and comply with such privacy laws.
© 2017 ZIAIE Professional Corporation. All rights reserved