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We are committed to protecting the privacy of our Users. This Privacy Policy outlines what information that we collect from users through its website and how that information is used. We will only keep information which users submit through the website for internal use.

The purpose for the information being collected

We use all information collected for internal use only. The Website may collect data that cannot be traced back to a specific individual. For example, we may be able to keep count of how many users have viewed the website and specific content therein, or key words utilized to find the website, but this information does not necessarily include information regarding users’ names, street addresses, phone numbers or email addresses. Users who view the website but do not enter their Personal Information are generally anonymous users. Only anonymous information and no personal information will be intentionally collected by us from anonymous Users. We may combine a User’s Anonymous Information with similar information collected from other Users to help improve the Website and services.

How to opt out of any future communication, e-mail or otherwise

If you feel that you no longer want further communications, emails or phone calls from our lawyers in regards to form submissions you may have submitted, please call or e-mail us and we will not contact you any further.

Security Procedures

We undertake reasonable efforts to operate secure data networks which are protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. We undertake reasonable efforts to review security and privacy policies on a periodic basis and it may adjust and change the systems as necessary. Notwithstanding the above, and although ever diligent in its security pursuits, it cannot guarantee the success of its efforts.

Protection of Children

We do not knowingly collect or use any personal information from children (minors younger than 18) through our Website. If you, as a parent, believe we may have inadvertently collected such information from User’s child, please notify us immediately.

Additional Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us by phone 1.800.928.9445.

Selinger Law Privacy Policy- Canada

Selinger Law recognizes the importance of privacy and the sensitivity of personal information. As lawyers we have a professional obligation to keep confidential all information we receive within a lawyer-client relationship. We are committed to protecting any personal information we hold. This Privacy Policy outlines how we manage your personal information and safeguard your privacy.

Your Privacy Rights

From January 1, 2004, all businesses engaged in commercial activities must comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, and the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information, which it incorporates. These obligations extend to lawyers and law firms, including Selinger Law. The Act gives you rights concerning the privacy of your personal information.
Selinger Law is responsible for the personal information we collect and hold. To ensure this accountability, we have developed this policy, and trained our lawyers and support staff about our policies and practices.

The Need for Personal Information

Selinger Law provides legal services to a wide range of clients. In doing so, it produces direct marketing materials concerning its services and developments in the law.
If we did not collect and use your personal information we could not provide you with legal services.

Personal Information We Collect

Personal information is any information that identifies you, or by which your identity could be deduced.

Collecting Personal Information

We collect information only by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way. Wherever possible we collect your personal information directly from you, at the start of a retainer and in the course of our representation.

Sometimes we may obtain information about you from other sources: for example,
your insurance company;

from a government agency or registry, such as the Ontario Health Insurance Plan or Revenue Canada;
your employer;
your accountant;
your doctors;
a hospital or other healthcare facility where you have received treatment or been assessed.

Selinger Law does not use your Social Insurance Number as a way of identifying or organizing the information we hold upon you.

Consent

In most cases, we shall ask you to specifically consent, if we collect, use, or disclose your personal information. Normally, we ask for your consent in writing, but in some circumstances, we may accept your oral consent. Sometimes, your consent may be implied through your conduct with us.

Use of Personal Information

We use your personal information to provide legal advice and services to you, to administer our client (time, billing, case management and litigation support databases) and to include you in any direct marketing activities. If you tell us that you no longer wish to receive information about our services, or about new developments in the law, we will not send any further material.

Selinger Law does not disclose your personal information to any third party to enable them to market their products and services. For example, we do not provide our client mailing lists to other law firms.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Under certain circumstances, Selinger Law will disclose your personal information:
when you have consented to the disclosure;
when the legal services we are providing to you requires us give your information to third parties (for example the opposing party in litigation or arbitration) your consent will be implied, unless you tell us otherwise;
when we are required or authorized by law to do so, for example if a court issues a subpoena;
if we engage a third party to provide administrative services to us (like computer back-up services or archival file storage) and the third party is bound by our privacy policy;
if we engage expert witnesses on your behalf;
if we retain other law firms in other jurisdictions, on your behalf;
where it is necessary to establish or collect fees; if the information is already publicly known.

Updating Personal Information

Since we use your personal information to provide legal services to you, it is important that the information be accurate and up-to-date.
If during the course of the retainer, any of your information changes, please inform us so that we can make any necessary changes.

Safeguarding Personal Information

Selinger Law takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is kept safe from loss, unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. Among the steps taken to protect your information are:
premises security;
restricted file access to personal information;
deploying technological safeguards like security software and firewalls to prevent hacking or unauthorized computer access;
internal password and security policies.

Access to Personal Information

You may ask for access to any personal information we hold about you.
Summary information is available on request. More detailed requests that require archive or other retrieval costs may be subject to our normal professional and disbursement fees.
Your rights to access your personal information are not absolute. We may deny access when:
denial of access is required or authorized by law (for example, when a record containing personal information about you is subject to a claim of legal professional privilege by one of our clients);
information relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings against you;
when granting you access would have an unreasonable impact on other people’s privacy;
when to do so would prejudice negotiations with you;
to protect our firm’s rights and property;
where the request is frivolous or vexatious.
If we deny your request for access to, or refuse a request to correct information, we shall explain why.

Correcting Errors

If Selinger Law holds information about you and you can establish that it is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, Selinger Law will take reasonable steps to correct it.

Anonymity

Whenever it is legal and practicable, we may offer the opportunity to deal with general inquiries without providing your name (for example, by accessing general information on our website). The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act requires us to confirm the identity of all new clients. It may also require us to disclose information to FINTRAC in relation to certain large cash transactions.

Communicating with Us

You should be aware that e-mail is not a 100% secure medium, and you should be aware of this when contacting us to send personal or confidential information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Since Selinger Law regularly reviews all of its policies and procedures, we may change our Privacy Policy from time to time.

Requests for Access

If you have any questions, or wish to access your personal information, please call to our Privacy Contact at

1.800.928.9945

If you are not satisfied with our response, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada can be reached at
112 Kent Street,
Ottawa Ontario, K1A 1H3
1.800.282.1376.

Employment Inquiries
If you apply to uss for a job, we need to consider your personal information, as part of our review process. We normally retain information from candidates after a decision has been made, unless you ask us not to retain the information. If we offer you a job, which you accept, the information will be retained in accordance with our privacy procedures for employee records.

Web Site
Our website contains links to other sites, which are not governed by this privacy policy.
On our website, like most other commercial websites, we may monitor traffic patterns, site usage and related site information in order to optimise our web service. We may provide aggregated information to third parties, but these statistics do not include any identifiable personal information.

Terms

Last updated: November 23, 2020

By accessing, browsing and/or using surgicalstaplerlawsuit.com (the “Site”), you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound to the Privacy Statement, these terms (“Terms”) (including the arbitration and class action waiver provisions below), and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. The Sites’s owner, parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, owners, employees, agents, and representatives are included in any reference to the “Site”, “Selinger Law”, “Us”, and/or “We” herein.

THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND OTHER PROVISIONS THAT LIMIT OUR LIABILITY TO YOU. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.

By using this Site, you represent that you are at least 18 years old and that you are legally able to enter into this agreement.

Your Use of the Site

The Site contains intellectual property owned by Us and other third parties. The Site hereby grants you a limited license to use the Site solely for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms. No other use of the Site is authorized, and the design and layout of the Site are specifically excluded from the above limited license. Framing of the Site is strictly prohibited.

The services, products, technology, and/or processes described and/or used on the Site may be the subject of intellectual property rights reserved by the Site or other third parties. Except for the limited license granted above, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring to you in any manner, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license, title, or ownership of or to any intellectual property right of the Site or any third party (including any trademarks).

You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate any security features of the Site, including, without limitation, (a) accessing content or data not intended for you, or logging onto a server or account that you are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Site, or any associated system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) interfering or attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network, including, without limitation, by means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mail bombing,” or “crashing”; or (d) attempting to modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reduce or attempt to reduce to a human-perceivable form any of the source code used to provide the Site. Any violation of system or network security may subject you to civil and/or criminal liability.

Third Party Links and Advertisements

The Site may contain links to third party websites. The Site generates leads on behalf of lead aggregators and their network of lead purchasers, as well as lead purchasers, and advertisers, and helps connect individuals with third parties offering consultation services regarding a potential products liability claim, or other services. No representations or warranties are made with respect to any information or services provided by such third parties, or which is contained in or at such third party websites and there shall be no liability for any damages or injury arising from the conduct of such third parties, and/or the content of such third party websites. You agree to hold Us harmless from any claims which you may have against a third party that contacted you based on your request, or which you linked to or accessed through the Site.

Policy against Advertising our Site using Unsolicited Email Messages

We require that all e-mails promoting the Site are sent only to individuals who have agreed to receive such messages. We prohibit any advertising of our Site using unsolicited email messages. If you feel that you have been sent unsolicited emails promoting the Site and would like to register a complaint, please email us at web@selingerlaw.com. We will investigate all allegations made related to any unsolicited messages. You may also opt-out of receiving future emails by clicking on the unsubscribe link of any email advertising the Site.

Disclaimer; Limitation of Liability

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THERE SHALL BE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, AND/OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS OR ATTORNEYS’ FEES) IN ANY WAY DUE TO, RESULTING FROM OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO, INABILITY TO ACCESS, OR USE OF THE SITE, OR FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE, EVEN IF THE SITE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION IN THE AGGREGATE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, MISREPRESENTATION, AND ANY OTHER TORT.

Indemnification
You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Site, its owner, affiliates, and all officers, directors, owners, and agents (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of these Terms. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in defense of any such claim. The Site reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

Enforcement
In the event that We determine, in our sole discretion, that you have violated these Terms, We shall have the right to immediately terminate your use of the Site, in addition to electing to pursue any other remedies available to it under applicable law.

Choice of Law

The law of the State of Nevada without reference to their rules regarding conflicts of law shall govern use of the Site, the validity and construction of these Terms and the Privacy Statement, and the interpretation of the rights and duties arising under such.

Arbitration

Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, any and all controversies and disputes arising in connection with use of the Site, these Terms, the Privacy Statement, and/or their interpretation shall be settled by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The place of arbitration shall be Las Vegas, Nevada. Arbitration hereunder shall be conducted by one neutral arbitrator appointed by the AAA. The United States Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement, and proceedings pursuant to this arbitration clause. Any disputes, including any threshold disagreement about the arbitrability of any claim, shall be delegated to the arbitrator (and not a court). In no event shall the arbitrator have any authority to award punitive or other damages not measured by the prevailing party’s actual damages, except as may be required by statute. Irrespective of the outcome of arbitration, each party shall bear its own costs and expenses, including its own attorneys’ fees, and an equal share of the arbitrator’s fees and administrative fees of arbitration. The arbitrator shall not determine or award any alternative allocation of costs and expenses, including any attorneys’ fees. Judgment upon the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. You agree and submit to the personal jurisdiction and venue of any such court of competent jurisdiction. In the event that this arbitration clause is deemed to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, the remaining terms of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, including the waiver of the right to proceed in a class action. THE PARTIES AGREE TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CONSOLIDATED OR CLASS ACTION AND AGREE THAT ALL FORMS OF CLASS ACTION OR CLASS WIDE ARBITRATION ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY A COURT OR A JURY AND THAT THE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE OBTAINED IN DISCOVERY FROM EACH OTHER OR FROM THIRD PERSONS IN ARBITRATION IS GENERALLY MORE LIMITED THAN IN A LAWSUIT. IN ADDITION, OTHER RIGHTS THAT THE PARTIES WOULD HAVE IN COURT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION. Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to your use of the Site, the Services, any products or services offered through the Site, and/or this Agreement must be brought within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

E-Sign Consent.

By emailing web@selingerlaw.com, you adopt such as your electronic signature, and consent and agree that: We may provide you with electronic communications and disclosures (collectively, “Communications”) via email, by making them accessible on this Site or other website designated by Company; and your electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if you signed them in writing.

You may withdraw your consent to receive electronic Communications at any time by contacting Us via email at web@selingerlaw.com. Withdrawal of your consent to receive electronic Communications may lead to termination of your access to the Site. Any withdrawal will be effective only after a reasonable period of time in which to process your withdrawal request. You are responsible for providing us with true and accurate information, including contact information, and to maintain and update any such contact information. To update your contact information, please contact Us via email at web@selingerlaw.com.

To access and retain the electronic Communications, you will need the following: access or use of a computer or mobile device with internet or mobile connectivity and an operating system capable of receiving, accessing, and displaying Communications; an internet browser that We support; sufficient storage space to save Communications and/or a printer to print them; and a valid email account and software to access such email account. You have the right to receive Communications in paper form. Please contact Us via email at web@selingerlaw.com to request a paper copy of any Communications at no charge. A request will not be treated as withdrawal of consent to receive electronic Communications.

Severability; Waiver

If for whatever reason, any term or condition in these Terms is determined to be unenforceable, all other terms and conditions will remain unaffected and in full force and effect. No waiver of any breach of any provision of these Terms shall constitute a waiver of any prior, concurrent, or subsequent breach of the same or any other provisions hereof, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.

Updates to Terms

These Terms were published and last updated on November 23, 2020. The Site shall have the right to revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting. By using this Site, you agree to be bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this Site to determine the then-current Terms to which you are bound.

Personal Data & Privacy

All personal data that you provide to Us via this Site is subject to our Privacy Statement located at https://surgicalstaplerlawsuit.com/privacy.html . The Privacy Statement is expressly incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.

Notices

To contact the Site with any inquiries or complaints, including any regarding these Terms, you may contact Us via email at web@selingerlaw.com, or via mail at: 1629 K Street N.W. Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20006.