Nogala Law Group LLP Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. Nogala Law Group LLP (“NLG”) is committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security, and accuracy of your personal information.

We do not sell or disclose your personal information to anyone, except as required by law, to protect our rights and property, or to fulfill the identified purposes for which we collected it.

This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes the information that NLG collects in the normal course of use of our website, how we use that information, and to whom NLG may disclose that personal information.

Application of Policy

This Policy applies to NLG. References in this Policy to NLG, “we”, “us”, “our”, and similar terms should be interpreted accordingly. This Policy applies to personal information collected through the use of NLG’s website.

Applicable laws and other regulatory requirements

NLG is subject to the provisions of the British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act and the federal Personal Protection and Electronic Documents Act, and the provisions of this Policy should be interpreted and construed in accordance with those laws.

NLG is a law firm and is subject to regulatory requirements and codes of professional conduct governing the legal profession in the provinces in which our lawyers are called. For example, lawyers called in British Columbia are subject to the rules found at: www.lawsociety.bc.ca.

What is personal information?

For the purposes of this Policy, “personal information” means information about an identifiable individual, but does not include your contact information.

Collection and use of personal information

The NLG website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit our website, including:

information about your browser, network, and device;
web pages you visited prior to coming to this website; and
your IP address.

Squarespace needs this data to run NLG’s website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a depersonalized form.

NLG will collect your name, address, telephone number, email address, and any additional details you choose to provide to us if you complete the relevant forms on our website to:

receive our newsletters or other material; or
take another online action (e.g. register for an event).

We will safeguard this personal information in our database and will use it solely for the purposes noted in this Policy, which include:

providing you with the requested information or service;
updating you regarding the work of NLG, and opportunities to become involved;
inviting you to upcoming events that may be of interest to you; and
responding to any specific request that you have made.

If you would like to be removed from our mailing list, please email us at info [at] nogala [dot] ca. We will erase personal information that is not being used for the above purposes.

Consent to collect, use, and disclose personal information

When you visit this website and access information, you are anonymous. We do not require you to provide personal information to view it.

If you provide personal information to us on this website, we infer this to be your implied consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Policy. If for any reason you do not agree to the collection, use, disclosure, or management of your personal information in accordance with this Policy, you should not provide your personal information through this website.

We reserve the right to use or disclose your personal information without your knowledge or consent where we are permitted or required to do so by applicable law, regulation, or by applicable rules of professional conduct governing the legal profession.

At any time, you may advise us that you no longer consent to the use or disclosure of the personal information that you have provided for any or all of the identified purposes and, subject to any legal obligations we may have with respect to the information, we shall no longer do so. Please contact our Privacy Officer at info [at] nogala [dot] ca in this regard.

No lawyer-client relationship

No lawyer-client, advisory, or fiduciary relationship is created by this Policy, by your use of NLG’s website, or by your communicating with NLG or an NLG partner, employee, or contractor by email or through this website.

You should consult your lawyer in order to obtain legal advice. NLG is not responsible for loss or damage you suffer arising from your taking, or refraining from taking, any action in reliance on information contained on this website.

Cookies

The NLG website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

Email

We also collect your personal information if you send an email to an NLG partner, employee, or contractor. We will use this information only for the specific purpose for which you submit the information, for instance, to answer a question that you have asked.

NLG does not sell or trade email addresses. We use email addresses only to provide you with specific information relevant to NLG and our work. If you received email from us and would like to be removed from our mailing list, please email us at info [at] nogala [dot] ca.

Other use of your information

Except as set out in this Policy, we do not make any other use of the personal information you provide to us unless you have consented to its use for any other purpose, or if we are allowed or required to do so by law.

We do not sell or disclose your personal information to anyone, except as required by law, to protect our rights and property, or to fulfill the identified purposes for which we collected it.

Security of personal information

We use physical, administrative, and electronic procedures designed to keep the personal information we collect about you through our website secure. These means of protecting and maintaining the security of your personal information help us to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and ensure the appropriate use of your personal information once we have received it.

While NLG takes appropriate safeguards with this website, no website or electronic transmission can be completely secure. Therefore, you should not send confidential or sensitive information over the internet or by email unless you take appropriate precautions, such as encryption.

The NLG website is hosted by Squarespace and information inputted into the website is stored by Squarespace in multiple Tier III data centers across the United States. Squarespace serves images and other static assets via multiple geographically-distributed content delivery networks. By providing your personal information to NLG you consent to its inclusion in our database.

How can I access my personal information or ask questions about my personal information?

Subject to the exceptions set out in applicable law, including where required by lawyer-client privilege, we will provide you with access to any of your personal information we have collected, used, or disclosed upon written request. We will also advise you to whom that personal information has been disclosed, except where we are permitted or required not to do so by applicable law. We will attempt to make that information available to you in a comprehensible form.

Written requests for access to your personal information, any questions about how your personal information is being used, or any requests to correct your personal information should be sent to our Privacy Officer.

To contact to our Privacy Officer, please email info [at] nogala [dot] ca.

How can I make a complaint about the use of my personal information?

To make a complaint about our management and use of your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer. We will acknowledge receipt, clarify the complaint (if required), and investigate and handle the complaint in a fair, impartial, and confidential manner.