Galbraith Law Privacy Policy

Accountability - We, at Galbraith Law, recognize the importance of privacy. We have a professional and ethical obligation to keep confidential all information we receive within a solicitor-client relationship subject to your instructions and applicable law. We manage personal information in compliance with Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act and also comply with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, as appropriate. We may periodically amend our privacy policy to update our commitment to you. If you have any concerns about our privacy policy or how we have handled your personal information, contact:

Stan Galbraith
17318 — 106 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, T5S 1H9

Phone: 780.483-6111,
Fax: 780.483-6411,
E-mail: stan@galbraith.ab.ca

Collection Purposes - Personal information is any information that identifies you. In Alberta, business contact information such as a business phone number and office address is not considered personal information. We follow prudent business practices in collecting, using and disclosing personal information while providing you with legal services. Galbraith Law collects personal information to serve your legal and related needs. We require this information to understand, access and assist you and to ensure that information is up-to-date.

Collection Methods - We collect information only by lawful and fair means. Whenever possible, we will collect personal information directly from you. Depending on the legal services provided, with your consent, we may obtain relevant information from reasonable sources such as financial institutions or public registries like the Land Titles Office or the Probate Registry.

Consent – Personal information will only be collected, used and disclosed with your consent except as required or permitted by law. Your consent with respect to collection, use and disclosure may be in writing, verbal or implied as necessary to meet your legal needs. For example, you provide us with your implied consent to provide your name and address to the Land Titles office when you sign a Transfer of Land or a Mortgage.

Disclosure Without Consent - In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information without your consent. Such circumstances include legal compulsion or authorization and the necessity to respond to an emergency that threatens life, health or security of an individual or the public. Disclosure may also occur if it is necessary to establish or collect our fees or if the information is already publicly known.

Use of Personal Information - We use personal information to provide legal services and to administer our legal business. We do not disclose or sell your personal or business contact information to any third party to enable them to market their products or services. When we release information about you, it is done to serve specific needs, in the course of providing legal services. With your consent, we may provide information to our staff, professionals, paralegals, experts and agents for reasonable business purposes. We may also provide personal information to financial institutions or third parties providing services to Galbraith Law provided the third party agrees to comply with our privacy policy and any applicable legislation.

Individual Access - You have the right to request a correction of the personal information that we hold about you. If any of your information changes, please inform us so that we can update our records. You can request access to your personal information. We will respond in a timely fashion. This request must be in writing and we will charge a reasonable fee for retrieval and copying. By law, we must deny access when your file contains personal information on a third party and the information cannot be severed to maintain the third party’s privacy. We may also deny access if your information relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings against you, including unpaid bills to Galbraith Law. If we deny your request for access or correction, we will explain why. In all cases, we will attempt to mediate a resolution if possible.

Safeguards - In order to protect your personal information, we will not collect, use or disclose your personal information unless the purpose is identified or reasonably evident. Galbraith Law will keep your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the stated purpose or as required by law. We will maintain your personal information as accurately as possible. In addition we will keep your personal information physically secure and protected by technological safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. We archive all our files for several years, however we cannot guarantee how long we will keep your file in case you require access to it in the future. It is your responsibility to keep copies of any documents you might require in the future. This includes estate documents, final releases and Real Property Reports.