Privacy Policy

Introduction

Geller Law respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide through this website.

This Privacy Policy explains how Geller Law may collect, use, store, and protect personal information when you visit this website, contact the firm, submit a form, request a consultation, or otherwise communicate with Geller Law.

This policy is intended to reflect general Canadian privacy principles, including the handling of personal information by private-sector organizations under PIPEDA, which applies to organizations in Canada that collect, use, or disclose personal information in the course of commercial activity.

Information We May Collect

Geller Law may collect personal information that you choose to provide, including:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Mailing address
  • Information submitted through contact forms
  • Details about your legal concern or inquiry
  • Documents or information you choose to provide
  • Communication records, including emails or messages

The website may also collect limited technical information automatically, such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of visit
  • Referring website
  • General website usage information

This information may be collected through website analytics tools, cookies, server logs, or similar technologies.

How We Use Personal Information

Geller Law may use personal information to:

  • Respond to inquiries
  • Schedule consultations
  • Review potential legal matters
  • Communicate with you
  • Provide legal services, where a lawyer-client relationship has been established
  • Maintain internal records
  • Improve website functionality and user experience
  • Comply with legal, regulatory, or professional obligations
  • Protect against fraud, misuse, or unauthorized access

Geller Law will only collect, use, or disclose personal information for purposes that are reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances. Canadian privacy principles generally require organizations to identify purposes, obtain consent, limit collection, protect personal information, and allow individuals access to their personal information.

No Lawyer-Client Relationship Through Website Use

Submitting information through this website does not create a lawyer-client relationship.

A lawyer-client relationship is only created after Geller Law has agreed to act for you and the necessary engagement terms have been confirmed.

Until that relationship has been established, you should avoid sending confidential or highly sensitive information through this website or by email.

Consent

By submitting personal information through this website, contacting Geller Law, or continuing to use this website, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

You may withdraw your consent, subject to legal, contractual, or professional obligations. Withdrawing consent may affect Geller Law’s ability to respond to your inquiry or provide services.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Geller Law does not sell personal information.

Geller Law may disclose personal information when necessary to:

  • Respond to your inquiry
  • Provide legal services
  • Communicate with courts, tribunals, regulators, opposing parties, experts, insurers, or other parties involved in a matter
  • Work with service providers who support website hosting, email, file storage, analytics, administration, or technology systems
  • Comply with legal, regulatory, or professional obligations
  • Protect the rights, safety, property, or security of Geller Law, clients, or others

Service providers may only use personal information as needed to provide their services.

Website Analytics and Cookies

This website may use cookies, analytics tools, or similar technologies to understand how visitors use the website and to improve the website experience.

Cookies are small files placed on your device. You may be able to disable cookies through your browser settings, but doing so may affect how some parts of the website function.

Analytics information is generally used in aggregate form and does not usually identify individual visitors directly.

Safeguarding Personal Information

Geller Law takes reasonable steps to protect personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.

These safeguards may include administrative, technical, and physical measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.

No website, email system, or online transmission is completely secure. For that reason, you should avoid sending highly sensitive information through unsecured online forms or email unless requested and appropriate.

Retention of Personal Information

Geller Law retains personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by legal, regulatory, professional, or record-keeping obligations.

When personal information is no longer required, it may be securely deleted, destroyed, or anonymized.

Accessing or Correcting Your Information

You may request access to personal information that Geller Law holds about you, subject to legal and professional limitations.

You may also request that inaccurate or incomplete personal information be corrected.

PIPEDA includes principles relating to individual access and correction of personal information held by organizations.

Third-Party Websites

This website may include links to third-party websites, media articles, podcasts, publications, or external resources.

Geller Law is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for adults seeking legal information or legal services. Geller Law does not knowingly collect personal information from children through this website.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Geller Law may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Your continued use of this website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy, or requests to access or correct personal information, may be directed to Geller Law through the contact information provided on this website.