LAWYERS
Privacy Policy
Effective date: 2026 January 4
Husseini Edward LLP (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal information when you use our website at husseiniedward.com or contact us online.
Our practices follow Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), including the fair information principles in Schedule 1, and related obligations on access, consent, safeguards, breach reporting and record‑keeping. See, for example, PIPEDA ss. 5(1), 6.1, 8, 10.1, and Schedule 1 (Accountability, Identifying Purposes, Consent, Limiting Collection, Limiting Use/Disclosure/Retention, Accuracy, Safeguards, Openness, Individual Access, Challenging Compliance).
Who we are and how to contact us
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Husseini Edward LLP, 1199 The Queensway, Etobicoke, ON, Canada.
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Privacy contact: privacy@husseiniedward.com.
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We designate a privacy lead who is accountable for compliance and available to address questions or complaints.
What we collect
Because we take online enquiries only and do not accept payments on our site, we collect limited information:
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Information you submit in an enquiry form or by email (for example, name, contact details, and a brief description of your matter).
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Technical information from your visit, such as IP address, device/browser details, and basic site analytics and cookies necessary to operate and improve the site. You can manage cookies through your browser settings.
We limit collection to what is necessary for stated purposes and collect by fair and lawful means.
How we use your information
We use personal information to:
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Receive, review, and respond to your enquiry and, if requested, schedule a consultation.
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Conduct conflict checks and other steps necessary to determine whether we can represent you.
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Operate, maintain, and improve our website (including security and troubleshooting).
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Meet legal and regulatory obligations (for example, record‑keeping and responding to lawful requests).
We only collect, use, or disclose information for purposes a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances, and we rely on meaningful consent except where an exception in PIPEDA applies.
Emails and Canada’s anti‑spam rules
If you ask us to contact you, we may email you to respond to your enquiry or provide information you requested. We do not send marketing emails without the consents required by Canada’s anti‑spam legislation (CASL) and related regulations, which also set out form/content requirements and withdrawal of consent. You can unsubscribe from any optional updates at any time.
When we share information
We do not sell your personal information. We may disclose it:
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To service providers who help us host, secure, or support our website and email systems (subject to contractual safeguards that ensure comparable protection while information is processed on our behalf).
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As permitted or required by law (for example, to comply with a court order or to protect our rights and the safety of others).
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If necessary to investigate or respond to a suspected privacy or security incident.
We remain responsible for personal information in our custody, including when transferred to third parties for processing, and we use contractual or other means to provide a comparable level of protection.
Where information is stored
Our site and email providers may process or store information inside or outside Canada. When information is transferred for processing, we take steps to ensure a comparable level of protection and to address risks associated with cross‑border storage and access.
How we safeguard information
We use physical, administrative, and technical measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the information to protect against loss, theft, and unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. We make our personnel aware of confidentiality obligations and apply care in disposal or destruction.
How long we keep information
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to meet the purposes described above or as required by law. If you make an access request, relevant information is retained long enough to allow you to exhaust any recourse under PIPEDA.
Your rights
You may request access to the personal information we hold about you and request corrections if it is inaccurate or incomplete. We will respond diligently, generally within 30 days, subject to permitted extensions and exemptions (for example, where information is subject to privilege or would reveal personal information of another person). We make our privacy practices readily available and clearly identify our privacy contact.
To make a request, email privacy@husseiniedward.com. We may need to verify your identity and, where permitted, may charge a reasonable fee after informing you of the approximate cost.
Data breaches
If a breach of security safeguards creates a real risk of significant harm, we will notify affected individuals and report to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as soon as feasible, and we will keep required records of all breaches. “Significant harm” can include bodily harm, humiliation, damage to reputation or relationships, loss of employment or professional opportunities, financial loss, identity theft, and similar harms.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The “Effective date” above shows when it last changed. Continued use of the site after an update signifies your acceptance of the revised policy. We will obtain any additional consent required by law if we materially change how we collect, use, or disclose personal information.
Questions or complaints
If you have a question, access/correction request, or a privacy complaint, contact our privacy lead at privacy@husseiniedward.com. You also have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada under PIPEDA.