How We Handle Your Information
Welcome to Quantyra Forfoge Legal Services. We're based out of Toronto and specialize in corporate law and business litigation. When you reach out to us - whether it's through our website, phone, or in person - you're sharing information with us. Sometimes it's just your name and email, other times it's detailed business info that needs serious protection.
This policy breaks down what we collect, why we need it, and what we do with it. We've tried to keep the legalese to a minimum, though being a law firm, we can't help ourselves entirely. By using our website or services, you're essentially saying "yeah, I'm cool with this" - but please actually read it first.
When you contact us or become a client, we're gonna need some basic stuff:
Once we're working together, we'll collect whatever's relevant to your matter. This could be anything from corporate documents and contracts to financial records and business strategies. It varies wildly depending on whether you're here for M&A advice or dealing with a commercial dispute.
Our website collects the usual technical stuff - IP addresses, browser type, pages you visit, how long you hang around. It's pretty standard web analytics that helps us understand if our site is actually useful or just confusing.
Let's be real here - we use your info to do our job. That includes:
Providing the corporate law and litigation services you hired us for - pretty straightforward.
Keeping you updated on your matters, responding to inquiries, sending appointment reminders.
Processing payments, managing accounts, keeping our books straight for the taxman.
Analyzing how our services are used so we can get better at what we do.
We'll occasionally send you updates about legal developments that might affect your business or new services we're offering. Don't worry - it's not spam, and you can opt out anytime. We're too busy for aggressive marketing anyway.
Here's the deal - we're not in the business of selling your data. Never have been, never will be. But there are some situations where we might need to share your information:
We work with third-party vendors who help us run the business - cloud storage providers, payment processors, IT support. They only get access to what they absolutely need, and they're contractually bound to keep it confidential.
Sometimes the law requires us to disclose information. Court orders, subpoenas, Law Society investigations - we'll comply when we legally have to. We'll give you a heads-up if we can.
If we need to share your info with co-counsel, expert witnesses, or other parties to help with your case, we'll get your okay first. This is standard practice in legal matters.
Yeah, we use cookies. Not the chocolate chip kind, unfortunately. These are small text files that help our website function properly and give us insights into how people use the site.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Just know that disabling certain cookies might make parts of the site wonky. Most browsers let you block third-party cookies while keeping the essential ones - that's usually a good middle ground.
Security isn't just an IT concern for us - it's fundamental to how we operate as a law firm. We've invested heavily in protecting your data because, honestly, a data breach would be catastrophic for everyone involved.
Under Canadian privacy laws (specifically PIPEDA and Ontario's regulations), you've got rights. Here's what you can do:
Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. We'll provide it within 30 days, usually sooner.
Found an error? Let us know and we'll fix it. Keeping accurate records is in everyone's interest.
Ask us to delete your data - though we might need to keep some stuff for legal or regulatory reasons.
Unsubscribe from our newsletters and promotional emails anytime. There's a link at the bottom of every message.
To exercise any of these rights, shoot us an email at info@quantyraforfoge.info or call us at (416) 555-0847. We'll verify your identity (for obvious security reasons) and take it from there.
We don't keep your data forever, but we can't just delete everything the moment a case closes either. Here's roughly how long we hang onto different types of information:
Once the retention period expires and there's no legal reason to keep the data, we securely delete or anonymize it. For physical documents, that means shredding. For digital files, secure erasure protocols.
Our website might link to external sites or services that aren't under our control. Could be court websites, government resources, or business partners. Once you click through to those sites, this privacy policy doesn't apply anymore.
We try to only link to reputable sources, but we can't vouch for their privacy practices. Always check their privacy policies if you're concerned about how they handle your data. It's like when your GPS takes you down a sketchy side road - we got you to the neighborhood, but you're on your own from there.
Same goes for any social media plugins or embedded content on our site. If you interact with those, you're subject to the privacy policies of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.
Our services aren't directed at kids. We're a corporate law firm dealing with business matters, mergers, commercial disputes - not exactly playground material. We don't knowingly collect information from anyone under 18.
If we somehow end up with data from a minor and become aware of it, we'll delete it prompt