PRIVACY POLICY
Flavia Zancope, the “Notary”
The Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) regulates the way organizations in British
Columbia use, keep, secure, disclose and collect personal information. “Personal Information”
means all information about an identifiable individual and includes paper and electronic
information. The Notary recognizes the importance of privacy and recognizes the sensitivity of
Personal Information received in the course of my Notary practice.
I recognize my professional obligation to maintain the confidentiality of my clients’ information,
and recognize my obligations concerning the Personal Information of all individuals that I collect,
use or disclose in my practice. This policy has been developed with those obligations in mind.
Why do I need Personal Information?
To give legal and notarial advice to clients, I need access to all relevant facts and information
relating to the transaction. This information will necessarily include Personal Information about
my clients and about individuals other than my clients.
What do I do with the information?
When I can, I collect Personal Information directly from the person to whom the information
pertains. If necessary, I will collect Personal Information from other sources.
By retaining me for advice or representation, my client consents to my collection, use or
disclosure of the client’s Personal Information in order to properly advise and represent the
client.
It is my policy to collect Personal Information about individuals other than clients in accordance
with the provisions of PIPA. The Act provides that an individual has consented to my collection,
use or disclosure of Personal Information about that individual if, at the time the consent is
deemed given, the purpose is considered obvious to a reasonable person. In those
circumstances, I will collect, use or disclose Personal Information without obtaining a written or
verbal consent to do so.
• The Act also permits me to collect, use or disclose Personal Information about an
individual in some circumstances without the individual’s consent. These include (but are
not limited to) circumstances in which: the collection, use or disclosure is clearly in the
interests of the individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way;
• it is reasonable to expect that the collection or use of Personal Information with the
consent of the individual would compromise the availability or accuracy of the
information, and the collection or use of the information is necessary for an investigation
or proceeding;
• it is reasonable to expect that the disclosure of Personal Information with the consent of
the individual would compromise an investigation or proceeding, and the disclosure of
the information is necessary for an investigation or proceeding;
• the Personal Information is available to the public from certain other sources;
• the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information is required or authorized by law.
When I collect, use or disclose Personal Information, I will make reasonable efforts to ensure
that is accurate and complete.
How will I keep Personal Information secure?
I recognize my professional and legal obligation to protect the confidential information of my
clients and other individuals I have collected within my practice. I have, therefore, made
arrangements to secure against the unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying,
modification, disposal or destruction of Personal Information.
Under what circumstances will I release Personal Information?
The Act permits individuals to submit written requests to me to provide them with:
• their Personal Information in my custody or control;
• information about how I use their Personal Information under my control;
• the names of the individuals and organizations to whom I have disclosed their Personal
Information under my control.
I will respond to requests in the time allowed by the Act and as authorized by you pursuant to
various documents in my file. I will make a reasonable effort to assist applicants and to respond
as accurately and completely as reasonably possible. All requests may be subject to any fees
and disbursements the law permits me to charge.
An individual does not have an absolute ability to access his or her Personal Information under
my control. The Act provides that I must not disclose Personal Information when:
• disclosure could reasonably be expected to threaten the safety or physical or mental
health of someone else;
• disclosure can reasonably be expected to cause the person who made the request
immediate or grave harm as to their safety or physical or mental health;
• disclosure would reveal Personal Information about someone else;
• disclosure would reveal the identity of an individual who has provided Personal
Information about someone else and the person providing the Personal Information does not
consent to disclosure of his or her identity.
The Act further provides that I am not required to disclose Personal Information when:
• the Personal Information is protected to the extent allowed by notary/client privilege;
• disclosure of the Personal Information would reveal confidential commercial information
that, if disclosed, could in the opinion of a reasonable person, harm the competitive position of
an organization;
• the Personal Information was collected or created by a mediator or arbitrator in the
conduct of a mediation or arbitration for which he or she was appointed to act:
(i) under a collective agreement,
(ii) under an enactment, or
(iii) by a court.
Requests for Correction of Personal Information
The law allows individuals to ask me to correct errors or omissions in their Personal Information
that is in my custody or control. The request must be in writing and I will:
• correct the information and, if it is reasonable to do so, send correction notifications to
other organizations to whom I disclosed the incorrect information; or
• decide not to correct the Personal Information, but annotate the Personal Information
that a correction was requested but not made.
Contacting me
If you have any questions about my handling of your Personal Information or if you want access
to it or to request a correction of your Personal Information that is under my care and control,
please contact me at:
(604) 260-6783
200 – 8661 201 St., Langley, BC V2Y 0G9
[email protected]
[email protected]
If you are dissatisfied with my handling of your Personal Information, you may contact me in
writing, setting out the reasons for your concern. If you remain dissatisfied with my response to
your concerns, you may wish to contact the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
at:
P.O. Box 9038, Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9A4
Telephone (250) 387-5629
Fax (250) 387-1696
Last revised on 02/20/2017