Privacy Policy
The Law Office of Kris Klein collects, uses and discloses personal information in the course of
providing services. If you have any questions with respect to any of this, please contact Kris Klein
at the contact information provided on the top of this webpage.
Mostly, personal information is collected directly from clients. However, people who are not
clients may also have their information collected by the Law Office of Kris Klein. In most situations,
the individuals will know about the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information and
will have the opportunity to withdraw their consent. In situations where there is no consent or no
opportunity to withdraw consent, the Law Office of Kris Klein will only continue its collection, use
or disclosure of the information if it is permitted or required by law.
The types of personal information potentially collected, used and disclosed are varied. However,
except as described below, only that information necessary for the provision of services by the Law Office
of Kris Klein will be collected, used or disclosed. Some examples of the personal information involved are
a client's and/or opposing parties' identification information; financial information; health information;
professional and academic information. Each case or matter in which the Law Office of Kris Klein is engaged
will involve different types of information depending on the issue being looked at, or resolved, by the Law
Office of Kris Klein. What will remain constant, however, is that the Law Office of Kris Klein will limit
its collection, use and disclosure of personal information to that which is necessary for it to work on the
case or matter. So, for example, if the matter involves a challenge to a government decision to deny access
to personal information, the Law Office of Kris Klein will need to know information such as:
- what information the person was looking for, and
- why the information was not released.
What the Law Office of Kris Klein would not need to collect, use or disclose would be, for example,
the colour of the person's hair or how many times per year they visit the dentist - information that has no
bearing on the case or matter involved.
Sometimes, the Law Office of Kris Klein will engage the services of other organizations to help
resolve matters. For example, a mediator could be hired to settle a dispute between a client and an
opposing party. In situations where a third party will be involved, the sharing of personal information
will be done with the consent of the people involved or, if there is no consent and the collection or
sharing must take place regardless, it will only be done if it is otherwise permitted by law.
The Law Office of Kris Klein also will use personal information of people who agree to have their
information used for the purpose of marketing the law firm. When agreeing to this, these individuals will
be notified of the type of marketing activities being contemplated. For the most part, and by way of
example, this would mean that the individual would consent to receiving occasional telephone calls or
emails from the Law Office of Kris Klein.
Lastly, the Law Office of Kris Klein will keep any personal information in its care safe, secure
and accessible to the person about whom the information belongs (save for when the law allows for the
information not to be accessible). Most personal information used in resolving cases will be kept for
6 years. Other personal information used for the purpose of marketing will be kept until the individual
informs the Law Office of Kris Klein to cease using the information. If individuals wish to access their
information, they simply have to contact Kris Klein by any of the contact means described at the top of
the webpage.
