Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
TERMS OF USE
Acceptance of Terms of Use
By accessing and using www.shaffielaw.ca. (“the Website”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. Shaffie Law Professional Corporation ("Shaffie Law") reserves the right to modify or alter these Terms of Use without notice.
In the event that you do not accept these Terms of Use, you must not access or use the Website, and no claim or liability whatsoever shall lie against Shaffie Law, its owners or representatives for your continued use of same.
No Lawyer-Client Relationship
Nothing on the Website, including use of the “Call to Action” and/or contact forms, establishes a lawyer-client relationship between you and Shaffie Law.
Accessing material posted on this Website and/or communicating with Shaffie Law by way of e-mail or through the Website does not create a lawyer-client relationship. When using the contact forms and/or communicating with Shaffie Law by e-mail or through the Website please do not to send any documents, materials, evidence or confidential representations concerning your case without first being asked to do so. These materials may be used against you if it would benefit an actual client of Shaffie Law.
To benefit from the safeguards of a lawyer-client relationship, contact Shaffie Law directly to set up a consultation. Only those individuals into which Shaffie Law has entered a formal retainer agreement shall be considered clients of the firm.
No Legal Advice or Warranties
The information and materials contained in the Website, including but not limited to all articles, case commentaries, writings, opinions and viewpoints (collectively "Information"), is furnished for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice. You should not rely on, take and/or fail to take any action based on the Information contained on the Website.
The Information on the Website could include technical, typographical or substantive errors and/or omissions. Due to the nature of developments in the law, Shaffie Law does not warrant or guarantee the quality, completeness or accuracy of any of the content contained on the Website and you are cautioned against relying on any of the information contained on the Website in determining a course of action in any matter.
Shaffie Law reserves the right to make changes to the information contained on the Website at any time and without notice. Shaffie Law does not make any commitment to update the information contained on the Website, nor is Shaffie Law obligated to do so.
No Liability
By accessing the Website, you agree that its owner and operator(s) shall not be held liable for any acts or omissions made by you based on the views, representations and/or information or other content contained the Website.
To repeat: the views expressed on the Website do not constitute legal advice, and no person who accesses the Website shall be considered a client of Shaffie Law unless a formal retainer agreement has been entered into.
Ownership of Content on the Website
All materials displayed or otherwise made accessible through the Website – including all text, videos, photographs, audio clips, images, trade-marks, logos, blog posts and any other material – are protected by copyright and trade-mark laws.
They are owned by Shaffie Law and its owners, operators or licensors.
Do not use, reproduce, download, publish, broadcast or retransmit any of the content found on the Website unless you have obtained the express written consent of Shayan Shaffie, Shaffie Law or its criminal lawyer(s) or representatives.
No Endorsements & No Guarantee of Accuracy or Privacy
The Website may provide links to third-party Websites. Such links are being provided to the user solely for information and convenience purposes and should not be construed in any way as an endorsement by Shayan Shaffie, Shaffie Law or its operator(s) of the contents of the third-party Websites.
Shaffie Law does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information posted on the Website or on any third-party Websites contained herein. Furthermore, Shaffie Law and its owner(s) and operator(s) do not guarantee the security or privacy relating to the use of this Website and any third-party Websites.
PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is important to us.
At Shaffie Law, in addition to the requirements established by the Law Society of Ontario, we take great efforts to ensure our clients' privacy is protected and secure.
We will collect and disclose personal information in the following manner:
Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.
We will collect and use of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.
Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.