Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Fiso Kinno Law Professional Corporation Last Updated: June 2025
1. Introduction
Fiso Kinno Law Professional Corporation (“we,” “us,” or “the Firm”) is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who visit our website at fisokinnolaw.ca and who contact us in connection with our legal services.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information in accordance with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), and the professional obligations imposed on us by the Law Society of Ontario.
By using our website or contacting us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
2. What Is Personal Information
Personal information means any information about an identifiable individual. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Your name, email address, and phone number
- Information about your legal matter that you share with us
- Technical information collected automatically when you visit our website (such as your IP address and browser type)
Personal information does not include business contact information used solely to communicate with you in your professional capacity, or information that is publicly available.
3. Information We Collect
Information you provide to us directly:
When you use the contact or booking form on our website, we collect your name, email address, phone number, preferred contact method, the nature of your legal matter, and any other information you choose to share.
Information collected automatically:
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information including your IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time and date of your visit, and referring website. This information is used for website security, performance monitoring, and analytics.
Cookies:
Our website may use cookies (small text files stored on your device) to improve your browsing experience and analyse site traffic. You may disable cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect certain website functionality.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiry or consultation request
- To provide and administer legal services to you, if you become a client
- To send you confirmation and follow-up communications related to your inquiry
- To comply with our legal and professional obligations under Ontario law and Law Society of Ontario rules
- To improve and maintain our website
- To detect and prevent fraud or security incidents
We will not use your personal information for any purpose other than those described above without your express consent.
Important note on solicitor-client privilege: Any information you share with us in connection with a legal matter may be subject to solicitor-client privilege. We are bound by strict confidentiality obligations under the Law Society of Ontario Rules of Professional Conduct. We will not disclose the details of your legal matter to any third party without your consent, except as required by law.
5. Legal Basis for Processing
We collect and use your personal information only where:
- You have given us your express consent (for example, by submitting our contact form and checking the consent box)
- It is necessary to provide you with the legal services you have requested
- We are required to do so by applicable law or professional regulation
You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at the address below. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before withdrawal, and does not affect our ability to retain information we are required to keep by law or professional obligation.
6. Disclosure of Personal Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.
We may share your personal information with:
Service providers: Third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website and delivering our services, including our web hosting provider and email delivery service (Brevo). These providers are contractually required to protect your information and may only use it for the specific services they provide to us.
Legal and regulatory authorities: Where required by law, court order, or regulatory requirement, including our obligations to the Law Society of Ontario.
With your consent: We may share your information with other parties where you have given us your explicit consent to do so.
All third parties with whom we share personal information are required to handle it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable privacy law.
7. Electronic Communications (CASL)
In compliance with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), we will only send you commercial electronic messages (including promotional emails or newsletters) if you have given us your express or implied consent to do so.
When you submit our contact form, you are consenting to receive communications related to your specific inquiry. This does not constitute consent to receive unrelated marketing communications.
If you wish to unsubscribe from any electronic communications from us, you may do so at any time by contacting us at the email address below or by using the unsubscribe link in any marketing email we send.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, to provide our services, and to comply with our legal and professional obligations.
Client files and related correspondence are retained in accordance with Law Society of Ontario guidelines, which generally require law firms to retain client files for a minimum of ten years following the conclusion of a matter.
Website contact form submissions and related correspondence that do not result in a client relationship are retained for a reasonable period to allow us to respond to your inquiry, after which they are securely deleted.
9. Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect it against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
These measures include encrypted data transmission (SSL/TLS), secure hosting infrastructure, and access controls limiting who within our organisation may access personal information.
No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
In the event of a privacy breach that poses a real risk of significant harm to you, we will notify you and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as required by PIPEDA.
10. Your Rights
Under PIPEDA, you have the right to:
Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you and receive a copy of it.
Correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
Withdrawal of consent: Withdraw your consent to our collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information at any time, subject to legal or professional obligations that may require us to retain certain information.
Complaint: File a complaint with us regarding our privacy practices. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at priv.gc.ca or by calling 1-800-282-1376.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 12 below. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
11. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies independently. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by fisokinnolaw.ca.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal information, please contact us:
Fiso Kinno Law Professional Corporation Toronto, Ontario, Canada Email: fisola@fisokinnolaw.ca Website: https://fisokinnolaw.ca
We take all privacy inquiries seriously and will respond promptly.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or website features. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy was prepared for general informational purposes. It does not constitute legal advice. Fiso Kinno Law Professional Corporation is governed by the Law Society of Ontario Rules of Professional Conduct, which impose obligations on us regarding client confidentiality that exist independently of and in addition to the obligations described in this policy.