Privacy Policy
LPC Avocats (“LPC Avocats”, “we”, or “our”), operating the website www.lpclex.com, is committed to protecting your privacy and personal information. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) is intended to inform you about our practices regarding confidentiality and the protection of your personal information, including how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information.
This Policy complies with the applicable laws regarding the use of your confidential personal information.
Information we collect and how we collect it
When you register for one of the class actions on our website, we may keep you informed of important developments regarding the class actions handled by our firm, at our sole discretion or pursuant to a Court order (such as notices of settlement, approval, authorization, discontinuance, etc.). We may file your registration with the Court and share it with other parties to the litigation and, where applicable, we will make reasonable efforts to redact identifying information, unless otherwise ordered by a Court or so required.
By providing us with your personal information, you consent to its processing in accordance with this Policy and authorize us, as well as our service providers where applicable, to process it as described herein.
In addition, when you visit our website, including when filling out a registration form or contacting us, we may collect the following categories of personal information:
- Information that identifies you, such as your first and last name;
- Contact information, such as your mailing address, telephone number, or email address;
- Comments;
- Information related to your use of our website, including cookies, IP address, language preferences, date, and time of your visits, and pages viewed;
- Any other personal information you provide to us.
Why do we collect this information?
We collect, use, and disclose your personal information for several purposes, including:
- Communicating effectively with you;
- Taking measures that we consider to be in the best interests of class members in a given class action;
- Providing you with updates regarding class actions, such as when a settlement is reached or approved, a class action is authorized, or when there is a discontinuance;
- Responding to your questions or requests, to the extent possible;
- Complying with all legal obligations.
We may use small data files (cookies) that are used for your convenience. They do not contain or transmit any personal data.
Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as it is necessary or relevant for the purposes described in this Policy, or as permitted or required by law.
Disclosure
LPC Avocats will not sell your personal information to third parties. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Policy, LPC Avocats will not share or disclose your personal information to third parties without first obtaining your written consent, except if required by law or by Court order.
We may share certain information with third parties, such as suppliers or service providers, for the purposes described herein (for example, and without limitation, for sending notices). In such cases, we require that these third parties protect your data in accordance with applicable privacy standards.
Your information may also be stored or processed outside of Canada. In such cases, it is subject to the laws in force in the host country. However, we limit the information shared with such third parties to what is strictly necessary for the provision of their services.
Our security measures
We are committed to making sure your personal information we hold is adequately protected. We apply physical, technological and administrative measures to protect this information. Any third-party service provider with whom we deal is also required to hold similar protective measures.
Your rights regarding your personal information
With respect to your personal information, you have the following rights:
- To access the information we hold about you;
- To request the correction, updating, or deletion of your information;
- To file a complaint or ask a question by writing to the person in charge of the protection of personal information: privacy@lpclex.com.
Withdrawing your consent
You may withdraw your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information at any time, subject to certain limitations. To exercise this right, please contact the person in charge of the protection of personal information: privacy@lpclex.com.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us:
LPC Avocats
276 Saint-Jacques Street, Suite 801
Montréal, Québec, H2Y 1N3
Tel: (514) 379-1572
Fax: (514) 221-4441