PRIVACY POLICY
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1. General

St. Lawrence Law Firm L.L.P. (“St. Lawrence”) respects your privacy and values the relationship with you. Your visit to this website is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions, accessible here. This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we collect on the St. Lawrence website, located at www.stlawrence-mtl.com (“Website”), how we may use that information and with whom we may share it. Our Privacy Policy also describes the measures we take to protect the security of this information as well as how you can access, modify or delete your personal information. If you do not consent to the terms and conditions respecting our collection, use and disclosure of personal information set out in this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website. Please note that this Privacy Policy governs only the collection, use and disclosure of personal information collected through the Website. It does not govern any other information or communications that may reference St. Lawrence.

2. Personal Information Collected

You may choose to provide us with personal information when you visit the Website. For example, you may be asked to provide certain information, including your name, email address, company, mailing address, and telephone number, when you decide to contact us by one of the various means available on the Website. Please do not provide us with the personal information of third party individuals in the course of your use of the Website, without obtaining their express consent for such a disclosure.

3. Limited Collection, Use and Disclosure

St. Lawrence will limit the collection of personal information to that which is reasonably required to fulfill the purposes for which it is collected. St. Lawrence will collect, use and disclose personal information about you only for the purpose of answering general inquiries, including inquiries regarding the products and activities of St. Lawrence. St. Lawrence shall inform individuals of any additional purposes for which their personal information may be used or disclosed in the future, before any such use or disclosure occurs. St. Lawrence may use your personal information to communicate to you, from time to time, information about our products and our partners’ products, as well as other company-related news. Further to Section 5 below, you may unsubscribe from such communications at any time. Personal information may also be shared internally and with St. Lawrence affiliates and related companies in order to allow us to adequately respond to your inquiries or otherwise assist you, as described above. St. Lawrence will retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, and will delete or destroy same once those purposes have been achieved and the personal information is no longer necessary.

4. Accuracy of Your Personal Information

In order to assist you in a professional manner, the personal information that we collect must be accurate, complete and current. You may access, update and correct any inaccuracies in your personal information that is in our control and custody by sending an email to info@stlawrence-mtl.com.

5. Withdrawal of Consent to Collection, Use and Disclosure

You may withdraw your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information at any time by emailing us at info@stlawrence-mtl.com. However, in the event you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to continue to respond to inquiries or otherwise assist you in connection with the Website. With respect to marketing communications in particular, you may choose whether or not you would like to receive such communications from us. You may change your preferences with respect to marketing communications at any time clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each email you receive from us, or emailing us at info@stlawrence-mtl.com and specifying that you no longer consent to receiving email, direct mail and/or phone communications.

6. Personal Information

We Disclose and To Whom We Disclose It We will not provide your personal information to third parties for their use in marketing their products or services to you without your consent. In addition, we do not sell or otherwise disclose personal information about visitors to the Website except as described herein. Service Providers. We may retain other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy, including but not limited to data analysis firms, customer support specialists, email vendors, and webhosting companies. We require third party service providers to respect the confidentiality of personal information and all legal requirements under applicable Canadian federal and provincial privacy legislation, and to agree to contractual requirements that are consistent with this Privacy Policy. Such third parties may be provided with access to personal information needed to perform their functions but may not use such information other than on our behalf and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and only for the specific purposes for which we supply it to them. Compliance with Law. St. Lawrence, its affiliates, related companies and our third party service providers may disclose your personal information in response to a search warrant or other legally valid inquiry or order, or as otherwise required by applicable law. We may also disclose personal information where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, as otherwise permitted by law.

7. Security of Personal Information

St. Lawrence protects your personal information by using safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the personal information. Personal information is stored in secure environments that are not available to the public (e.g., restricted access premises, locked rooms and filing cabinets).

8. Transfer of Personal Information to Other Countries

In some circumstances, personal information may be processed and stored outside of Canada by St. Lawrence, a St. Lawrence affiliate, related companies, or a third party service provider, and such personal information may be subject to disclosure in accordance with the laws applicable in the jurisdiction in which the information is processed or stored. These laws may not provide the same level of protection as Canadian privacy laws.

9. Third Party Links

Our Website may contain links to other websites that we do not own or operate. Except as provided herein, we will not provide any of your personal information to these third parties without your consent. The linked websites may have separate and independent privacy statements, notices and terms of use, which we recommend you read carefully. We do not have any control over such websites, and therefore we have no responsibility or liability for the manner in which the organizations that operate such linked websites may collect, use or disclose, secure and otherwise treat your personal information.

10. Updates to Our Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post the revised policy here. To ensure that you are informed of our most up-to-date privacy terms, we suggest that you periodically consult this Privacy Policy page.

11. Accountability

St. Lawrence is accountable for all personal information in our possession or control. We have established policies and procedures aimed at protecting personal information. We have taken great measures to ensure that your visit to the Website is an excellent one and that your privacy is respected. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our privacy practices, or wish to challenge same, please contact our Privacy Officer by email at info@stlawrence-mtl.com or by telephone at +1 (514) 360-1336.