Privacy Policy
At Verge Legal, we are committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality and security of
your personal information. We have developed this Website Privacy Policy to describe our
specific privacy policies and practices and how we collect, use and disclose the personal
information of those individuals who visit our website. We have developed other documents
that describe our privacy policies and practices with respect to those individuals with whom
we interact.
Privacy Policy Effective for Canada
It is Verge Legals policy to comply with the privacy legislation within each jurisdiction in
which we operate. Sometimes the privacy legislation and/or an individual's right to privacy
are different from one jurisdiction to another. This Privacy Policy covers only those activities
that are subject to the provisions of Canada's federal and provincial privacy laws, as
applicable.
What Is Personal Information?
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal information is any information about an
identifiable individual, other than the person's business title or business contact information
when used or disclosed for the purpose of business communications.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
You can visit our website without telling us who you are or revealing any information about
yourself, including your email address. Our web server may collect information related to
your visit to our website, including: the IP address and domain used to access our website;
the type and version of your browser; the website you came from to access our website; the
page you entered and exited at; any website page that is viewed by that IP address; and
what country you are from. We use this information to monitor our website's performance
(e.g., number of visits, average time spent, page views) and for our business purposes such
as working to continually upgrade our website.
In addition, we collect the personal information that you submit to our website, such as your
name, address and any other contact or other information that you choose to provide by:
- using the "Contact Us" portion of this website;
- applying for a position with Verge Legal through this website; or
- by corresponding with a representative of Verge Legal via email using the hyperlinks created for that purpose.
Where you request information from us, we may use the email address that you provide to
send you information about offers on products and services that we believe may be of
interest to you. If you have asked us to put you on an email mailing list to provide you with
certain information on a regular basis, or if we send you information about our offers on
products and services by email, you may ask us to remove you from the list at any time
(using the unsubscribe instructions provided with each email and on the site where you
signed up).
How Do We Use Cookies?
When you visit the website, we place a "cookie" on the hard drive of your computer to track
your visit. A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your hard drive through your web
browser that can only be read by the website that placed the cookie on your hard drive. The
cookie acts as an identification card and allows our website to identify you and to record your
passwords and preferences. The cookie allows us to track your visit to the website so that
we can better understand your use of our website so that we can customize and tailor the
website to better meet your needs.
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies. However, on most web browsers you may
change this setting to have your web browser either: (1) notify you prior to a website placing
a cookie on your hard drive so that you can decide whether or not to accept the cookie; or
(2) automatically prevent the placing of a cookie on your hard drive. It should be noted that if
cookies are not accepted, ther or not to accept the cookie; or (2) automatically prevent the
placing of a cookie on your hard drive. It should be noted that if cookies are not accepted,
you will not be able to access a number of web pages found on the website.
What About Links to Other Websites?
Our website may contain links to other websites that may be subject to less stringent privacy
standards. We cannot assume any responsibility for the privacy practices, policies or actions
of the third parties that operate these websites. Verge Legal is not responsible for how such
third parties collect, use or disclose your personal information. You should review the privacy
policies of these websites before providing them with personal information.
Why Do We Collect, Use and Disclose Personal Information?
Your personal information may be shared with our employees, contractors, consultants,
affiliates and other parties who require such information to assist us with establishing,
maintaining and managing our relationship with you. In addition, personal information may
be disclosed or transferred to another party in the event of a change in ownership of, or a grant of a security interest in, all or a part of Verge Legal.
We may collect, use or disclose your personal information without your knowledge or
consent where we are permitted or required by applicable law or regulatory requirements to
do so.
Your Consent Is Important to Us
By using our website, we assume that you have consented to the collection, use and
disclosure of your personal information as explained in this Privacy Policy.
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual
restrictions and reasonable notice. In some circumstances, a change in or withdrawal of consent may severely limit our ability to provide products or services to, or acquire products or services
from, you.
How Is Your Personal Information Protected?
Verge Legal endeavours to maintain physical, technical and procedural safeguards that are
appropriate to the sensitivity of the personal information in question. These safeguards are
designed to prevent your personal information from loss and unauthorized access, copying,
use, modification or disclosure.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
As a result, while this website strives to protect your personal information, we cannot warrant
the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once this
website receives your transmission, we make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure its
security on our systems.
Updating Your Personal Information
It is important that the information contained in our records is both accurate and current. If
your personal information happens to change during the course of our relationship, please
keep us informed of such changes.
In some circumstances we may not agree with your request to change your personal
information and will instead append an alternative text to the record in question.
Interpretation of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy includes examples but is not intended to be restricted in its application to
such examples; therefore where the word "including" is used, it shall mean "including without
limitation".
This Privacy Policy does not create or confer upon any individual any rights, or impose upon
Verge Legal any obligations outside of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by
Canada's federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable. Should there be, in a specific
case, any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and Canada's federal and provincial
privacy laws, as applicable, this Privacy Policy shall be interpreted, in respect of that case, to
give effect to, and comply with, such privacy laws.