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Privacy Policy
COVIDLEGALHELP.NET Privacy Policy
This privacy policy outlines how CovidLegalHelp.net and www.entcounsel.com (by virtue of being hosted on www.entcounsel.com) for the microsite COVIDLEGALHELP.NET (“we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses and discloses personal information. Our privacy policy applies to your use of this website and any other interactions you may have with us. The privacy policy for www.entcounsel.com is separate and can be found at this LINK. When you use the website or otherwise submit personal information to us, you are agreeing to be bound by this privacy policy and our Terms and Conditions.
If you do not agree with this privacy policy and terms, please do not use our website or provide us your personal information. Scope of Policy Personal information is information about an identifiable individual, such as name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address. This privacy policy is not intended to cover information other than personal information, such as business or anonymous information. This website provides general information to:
- lawyers licensed to practice in Canada or the United States of America, who have sufficient competence, experience and professional ability to draft basic wills in their jurisdiction(s) of practice (“Lawyers”); and
- frontline healthcare workers in Canada or the United States, who are seeking information about lawyers in their jurisdiction who can assist them with basic wills, on a pro bono (no cost) basis, during the COVID-19 pandemic (“Healthcare Workers”).
As described below, if you are not a participating Lawyer, you should not provide us with personal information.
Consent We will obtain your consent (through this privacy policy or other means) to collect, use or disclose personal information except where we are authorized or required by law to do so without consent.
Personal Information We Collect
We only collect personal information in a form that identifies you when you proactively provide it, such as by filling out the Add Your Law Firm form on our website or contacting us by email. We only request the name and professional contact information of participating Lawyers. We take reasonable steps to handle such information in accordance with this privacy policy and applicable Canadian or American laws. Please be mindful of the following guidelines and minimize the amount of personal information, if any, you send us:
- Healthcare Workers and all individuals other than Lawyers who wish to have their information posted on our website should not provide us with any personal information.
- Lawyers should only submit such professional contact information as they would be comfortable seeing published on our website.
- We do not provide legal advice or services. We are not involved in any pro bono legal services that may be offered by the Lawyers whose information appears on our website. Therefore, we do not collect or receive any personal information shared by Healthcare Workers or others with participating Lawyers.
- Our website provides general information to facilitate the connection of Lawyers who wish to provide pro-bono work to Healthcare Workers in Canada and the United States. Individuals in other countries should not provide us with personal information.
When you use our website we may automatically collect technical information about you (but which does not identify you), such as information about your internet connection, device, and usage of the website, through cookies, similar technologies and data analytics software. How We Use Personal Information We use personal information for limited purposes, including:
- to communicate with you, including if you subscribe to newsletters, updates or otherwise ask to be kept informed of developments;
- to provide you with information that you request from us;
- if you are a participating Lawyer, to add, manage or remove your information from our website;
- to administer surveys, or request feedback;
- to understand how you use the website, for data analytics, or statistical analysis;
- to present and improve our website;
- comply with our legal obligations; and
- fulfil other purposes related to any of the above.
Cookie data
We may use cookies and similar technologies on certain web pages to help us analyze our website usage, flow, and to help improve future visits. You can manage website cookies in your browser settings, and you always have the choice to change these settings by accepting, rejecting, or deleting cookies. If you choose to change your settings, you may find that certain functions and features will not work as intended on the website. The website is not designed to override “do not track”, “disable cookies” or other browser settings and signals regarding online tracking or preferences. However, as a free, temporary, public-interest website, this website may not respond to “do not track” or similar signals. For more information on cookies, visit youradchoices.ca (Canada), networkadvertising.org (USA) or allaboutcookies.org.
Google Analytics
Our website also uses Google Analytics, a web analytics tool from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses information obtained by the cookies to evaluate your use of the website for us, to create reports on website activities and to provide further services related to the website and the internet usage for us. This information may be transmitted to a server in the USA and stored there. Please note that Google Analytics information may be disclosed to marketing agency partners that use the data to optimize marketing campaigns. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. For more information on Google’s privacy policy in general and Google Analytics, please visit their website at
Disclosure of Personal Information
We may disclose personal information to third parties in limited scenarios:
- if you are a participating Lawyer, your professional contact information will be publicly posted on our website;
- where you ask or authorize us to do so, for example to facilitate a connection between a Lawyer and a Healthcare Worker;
- to a limited number of volunteers who may assist with the operation of the website from time to time, but only as needed or authorized;
- as part of operating the website, to service providers such as cloud services, hosting or data analytics or storage providers;
- where authorized or required by law, such as for fraud and other crime prevention, to comply with laws, regulations, court rules, and professional obligations, to assist law enforcement, or to collect a debt.
We do not sell or rent personal information, nor do we provide or offer commercial services of any kind. However, as described above, some third parties may receive, use or analyze personal information as part of the services they provide to our website.
Retention and Storage of Personal Information
We retain personal information only for the amount of time needed to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or as permitted by law, after which the personal information is destroyed or made anonymous. Unless you tell us otherwise, your consent remains valid after termination of our relationship with you. We may store your personal information in databases located in the United States, Canada, or other countries.
Additionally, some of our service providers may store personal information in the United States or other countries and will be subject to local laws. As a result, in certain circumstances, the United States and other foreign governments, courts, law enforcement agencies or regulatory agencies may be entitled to access personal information under our control. In addition, if you are visiting our website from a country other than Canada, your communication through our website or any of our services may result in the transfer of information across international boundaries.
By using our website or otherwise communicating with us, you consent to the collection, storage, and processing of your information in Canada, United States and in any country to which we may transfer your information in the course of our operations.
Safeguarding Personal Information
We take reasonable steps commensurate with a free, temporary, public-interest website to protect personal information, including through appropriate physical, organizational and technological safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. However, there are inherent risks associated with the use of electronic means of communication so you should not provide us with sensitive personal or business information. The possibility exists that information could be unlawfully observed by a third party while the data is being transmitted over the internet or while stored on cloud-based servers, or subject to access and review by law enforcement or other authorities. Ultimately, any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.
Children’s Privacy
The website you are visiting is not intended for use by children, especially those under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that a child has submitted personal information to us, we will delete it.
Correcting Personal Information
We take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is accurate, up-to-date, complete, relevant and updated as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it is used. You may email us to request access to your personal information to review its accuracy or to update your personal information. You may also email us to request that we delete your personal information or remove it from our website. We will fulfill all such requests promptly, commensurate with reasonable expectations for a free, temporary, public interest website operated by volunteers.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about privacy and confidentiality – or any concerns about the way a request for personal information was handled, please email us at [email protected]. Please note that we may need to confirm your identity or request additional details in order to process your request.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, without notice, in our sole discretion, so please review it frequently. This privacy policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes to our personal information practices and services. The revised privacy policy will be posted on this website.
This Policy was last updated in April 2020.