Privacy Policy

How we protect your information and respect your rights

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Last Updated: November 10, 2025

Overview

Look, we get it. Privacy policies can be pretty dry reading, but this stuff matters - especially when you're trusting us with sensitive information about land rights, environmental concerns, or community issues.

At Blaze Warden Frontier Legal, we've spent years working with Indigenous communities and environmental advocates across Canada. We know that trust isn't just given - it's earned. That's why we're straight-up about what we do with your information.

This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you interact with our firm. We've tried to keep the legalese to a minimum, but some technical language is unavoidable. If anything's unclear, don't hesitate to reach out.

We collect different types of information depending on how you're interacting with us:

Personal Contact Details

When you fill out our contact form or call us, we'll ask for basics like your name, email, phone number, and mailing address. Pretty standard stuff, but we need it to actually get back to you.

Case-Related Information

If you become a client, we'll need more detailed info relevant to your legal matter. This might include documents about land claims, environmental assessments, treaty rights, corporate records, or anything else that pertains to your case. We only collect what's necessary - we're not here to pry into unrelated aspects of your life.

Technical Data

Like most websites, ours automatically collects some technical information when you visit - IP addresses, browser type, device info, and how you navigate through our site. This helps us improve the user experience and keep things running smoothly.

Communications

We keep records of our conversations with you, whether that's emails, phone calls (with your knowledge), or in-person meetings. This is partly for quality assurance and partly to maintain proper client files.

We're not in the business of selling your data or bombarding you with marketing emails. Here's what we actually do with your info:

  • Provide legal services: This is the big one. We use your information to represent you, research your case, file documents, and do all the legal work you're hiring us for.
  • Communication: We'll use your contact details to update you on your case, respond to inquiries, and send relevant legal notices. We won't spam you with unrelated stuff.
  • Compliance & record-keeping: Canadian law requires us to maintain certain records. The Law Society of British Columbia has specific rules about client files that we've gotta follow.
  • Improve our services: We analyze general usage patterns (not individual data) to figure out what's working and what needs improvement on our website and in our practice.
  • Occasional updates: If you've opted in, we might send periodic newsletters about significant legal developments in Indigenous rights or environmental law. You can opt out anytime.

We don't go around sharing your personal information willy-nilly. Here are the limited circumstances where we might share data:

With your explicit consent: If you authorize us to share information with specific parties, we'll do so. This might include sharing documents with expert witnesses, co-counsel, or government agencies involved in your case.
Legal requirements: Sometimes the law requires us to disclose information - court orders, subpoenas, regulatory investigations. We'll always notify you first unless we're legally prohibited from doing so.
Service providers: We work with trusted third-party services (like secure cloud storage, billing systems, or case management software). These providers are contractually bound to protect your data and can only use it for the specific services they're providing us.
Emergency situations: If we believe disclosure is necessary to prevent harm to you or others, we may share information with appropriate authorities.

We don't sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. Period.

Security's a big deal for us. We've implemented several layers of protection to keep your information safe from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction:

Encryption

All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted using industry-standard SSL/TLS protocols.

Secure Storage

Client files are stored on encrypted servers with restricted access controls and regular security audits.

Access Controls

Only authorized personnel have access to client information, and access is logged and monitored.

Regular Backups

We maintain secure, encrypted backups to prevent data loss in case of technical failures.

That said, no system's 100% foolproof. While we take reasonable precautions, we can't guarantee absolute security. If you suspect any breach or unauthorized access to your information, contact us immediately at contact@blazewardenfrontier.info.

This section's really important to us. We recognize that Indigenous peoples have inherent rights to their data, including traditional knowledge, cultural information, and community records.

When working with Indigenous clients and communities, we're committed to:

  • Respecting principles of Indigenous data sovereignty and OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession)
  • Seeking informed consent before collecting or using any cultural or community-specific information
  • Recognizing that Indigenous communities have collective rights over their information, not just individual privacy rights
  • Working with communities to determine appropriate data governance frameworks for their specific circumstances
  • Ensuring that traditional knowledge is protected and not inappropriately disclosed or used without permission
  • Returning or destroying community data at the conclusion of legal matters, as directed by the community

Important: We understand that standard privacy frameworks don't always align with Indigenous worldviews about information and knowledge. We're committed to ongoing learning and adaptation in this area, and we welcome guidance from the communities we serve.

Our website uses cookies - small text files stored on your device. We're not talking about the chocolate chip kind, unfortunately.

Essential Cookies

These are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas. The site can't work properly without them.

Analytics Cookies

We use these to understand how visitors interact with our site - which pages are most viewed, how long people stay, where they're coming from geographically. This helps us improve the site's usefulness. The data's aggregated and anonymized, so we're not tracking individuals.

Preference Cookies

These remember your choices (like language preferences or text size) to provide a more personalized experience on return visits.

You can control cookie settings through your browser. Most browsers let you refuse cookies or alert you when they're being sent. Keep in mind that disabling cookies might affect site functionality.

We don't use: Third-party advertising cookies or behavioral tracking for marketing purposes. We're not interested in following you around the internet.

Under Canadian privacy laws (including PIPEDA and British Columbia's PIPA), you've got several rights when it comes to your personal information:

Right to Access

You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. We'll provide it within a reasonable timeframe, usually 30 days.

Right to Correction

If your information's inaccurate or incomplete, you can ask us to correct it. We'll update our records and notify any third parties we've shared the info with, where appropriate.

Right to Deletion

In certain circumstances, you can request deletion of your personal information. However, we may need to retain some data for legal or regulatory reasons (like Law Society requirements for maintaining client files).

Right to Object

You can object to certain uses of your information, particularly for marketing purposes. Just let us know and we'll stop.

Right to Withdraw Consent

If we're processing your data based on consent (rather than legal obligation), you can withdraw that consent at any time. This won't affect the lawfulness of processing before you withdrew consent.

Right to Complain

If you're not satisfied with how we've handled your personal information, you can file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or the BC Information and Privacy Commissioner.

To exercise any of these rights, reach out to us at contact@blazewardenfrontier.info or call (604) 782-5491.

We don't keep your information forever - that'd be excessive and unnecessary. Here's our general approach to data retention: