Privacy Policy

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including your name, email address, telephone number, and any information you choose to provide when contacting us by email, telephone, or through a website contact form.

We may also collect limited technical and usage information about visits to our website, as described below under "Website Analytics and Cookies."

We may use personal information to:

• respond to inquiries and requests for information;
• communicate with prospective and existing clients;
• assess whether we are able to assist with a legal matter;
• provide legal services where we have been retained;
• administer and improve our website and services;
• maintain the security and functionality of our website; and
• comply with applicable legal, regulatory, and professional obligations.

We do not sell or rent personal information.

Sending information through this website, by email, or through a contact form does not by itself create a lawyer-client relationship.

A lawyer-client relationship is established only after Galani Law has agreed to act for you and the applicable engagement requirements have been completed.

Until a lawyer-client relationship has been formally established, you should avoid sending highly confidential, sensitive, or time-critical information through the website.

Our website uses Google Analytics 4 ("Google Analytics"), a web analytics service provided by Google, to help us understand how visitors use our website and to improve its performance and content.

Google Analytics may collect information such as the number of users and visits, pages viewed, session and engagement information, approximate geographic location, browser type, device type, operating system, and information about how a visitor reached and interacted with the website.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect and process information about website usage. The information collected through Google Analytics is processed in accordance with Google's applicable terms and privacy practices.

We use analytics information to understand general website traffic and usage patterns and to improve the usefulness and performance of our website. We do not intentionally use Google Analytics to collect names, email addresses, telephone numbers, or other information directly identifying a website visitor.

Visitors may manage or restrict cookies through their browser settings. Restricting cookies may affect certain website functionality.

We may use third-party service providers to support the operation, hosting, security, communications, and analytics functions of our website and practice.

These service providers may process information on our behalf and may process or store information outside Canada, where it may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is processed or stored.

We may also disclose personal information where required or permitted by law, regulation, court order, or applicable professional obligations.

Where Galani Law has been formally retained to provide legal services, information relating to the lawyer-client relationship is handled in accordance with applicable laws and professional obligations, including obligations relating to confidentiality and solicitor-client privilege.

This Privacy Policy is intended to describe our general privacy practices and does not limit any legal or professional obligations that may apply to information protected by solicitor-client privilege or other duties of confidentiality.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and as required by applicable legal, regulatory, tax, insurance, and professional obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it is held.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information in our possession.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Subject to applicable law and professional obligations, individuals may request access to personal information held about them and may request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected.

We may require reasonable information to verify the identity of a person making an access or correction request.

Requests concerning access to or correction of personal information may be directed to our Privacy Officer using the contact information below.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. Visitors should review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, services, or legal requirements.

The updated version will be posted on this website with a revised "Last Updated" date.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our handling of personal information, or wish to make an access or correction request, please contact:

Email: bharat@galanilaw.ca