Kokmanian Law Corporation Website Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy
INTRODUCTION
This Privacy & Cookie Policy applies to www.kokmanian.law (the “Site”) owned or operated by Kokmanian Law Corporation (“Kokmanian Law”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).
This policy sets out how Kokmanian Law will process any personal data that you provide to it. This policy also sets out the basis on which we process personal information about individuals, which we obtain indirectly in connection with lawsuits we bring on behalf of our clients. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information and how we will treat it.
Kokmanian Law is the controller of the personal data we process under this Privacy and Cookie Policy. We will be responsible for complying with the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). If you would like further information about how we treat your personal data, please contact us using the contact information set out in the “Contact Us” section below.
CONTACT US
PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT ABOUT YOU
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
SECURITY
HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
YOUR RIGHTS
COMPLAINTS
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy and Cookie Policy, or your personal information, or to exercise any of your rights as described in this Privacy and Cookie Policy or under data protection laws, you may contact us as follows:
Emilie Kokmanian
Founder & Partner
Kokmanian Law Corporation
2639 275A St
Aldergrove, BC
V4W 0C4
Email: [email protected]
PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
Kokmanian Law adheres to the following principles when processing your personal information as a data controller:
- Lawfulness, fairness and transparency: data must be processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.
- Purpose limitation: the data must be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not be further processed in a way that is incompatible with these purposes.
- Data minimisation: the data must be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purposes pursued.
- Accuracy: data must be accurate and, where necessary, up-to-date.
- Limitation of storage: the data must be kept in a form that allows the identification of the data subjects for a period not exceeding that necessary to achieve the purposes for which they are processed.
- Integrity and confidentiality: data must be processed in such a way as to ensure appropriate security of personal information, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss, destruction or damage, through the use of appropriate technical or organisational measures.
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT ABOUT YOU
Kokmanian Law may collect and process the following information about you:
The information you provide to us:
You may provide us with information about yourself by filling out forms on the Site or by corresponding with us by phone, email (or email attachment), or otherwise. You may do this because you would like to obtain additional information about us, to ask us to contact you, or because you would like to have access to our legal services. The categories of personal information you provide may include:
- First and last name;
- Job title and company name;
- Address;
- Phone number;
- Email address;
- Details about your request or direction; and
- Any other identifier that allows Kokmanian Law to communicate with you.
Personal Information We Collect About You:
- Each time you visit the Site, your web browser software may automatically provide our web server with technical information, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address, the address of the website from which you connected, the identity of your Internet service provider, and the type and version of the browser you are using.
- In addition, we collect personal information about third parties that are the subject of a deal or transaction in which we are involved on behalf of our clients or that we evaluate for potential clients, or that is relevant to such business or transactions. For example, we collect information about individuals who directly or indirectly represent the other party in a legal proceeding for which we advise our client. This personal information may include contact information (such as name, email address, business address, and home address), information about an individual’s job role (such as a job title), and any other information relevant to the specific matter we are working on for our clients or potential clients (e.g., litigation or cause).
Source of information:
If we process personal information that you have not provided to us directly, we may have obtained that information from the following third parties:
- our clients, prospective clients, litigation funders and other third parties involved in lawsuits we evaluate or bring on behalf of our clients;
- publicly available sources, such as business registries and social media platforms.
Uses of this information
Kokmanian Law will only use your personal information if it has a legal basis to do so. The purpose for which we use and process your information and the legal basis on which we carry out each type of processing are explained in the table below.
| Purposes of the processing of information | Legal basis for processing |
|---|---|
| To provide you with the information and services you request from us. | We have an obligation to answer your questions and disclose to you all requested information and documents, in order to initiate legal proceedings. We believe that this use is proportionate and will not be harmful or harmful. |
| To provide you with information regarding other services that are similar or related to those you have requested from us. | It is in our legitimate interest to develop our services and grow our business. We believe that this use is proportionate and will not be harmful or harmful. |
| To administer the Site and internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes; improve the Site, to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer, mobile device, or other computer equipment through which you access the Sites; and ensure the security of the Site. | For all of these categories, it is in our legitimate interest to constantly monitor and improve our services and your experience of the Website, as well as to ensure network security. We believe that such use is necessary for our legitimate interests and will not be harmful or harmful. |
| To conduct investigations to assess the viability of claims before initiating formal legal proceedings. | It is necessary, in our legitimate interests and that of our customers, to assess the viability of claims, to ensure that we only take legal action where appropriate. |
| Use of information about third parties that is relevant to or that is the subject of a cause or transaction in which we are involved on behalf of our customers. We will use this personal information to solicit and carry out our customers’ instructions. | To do this, it is necessary to pursue our legitimate interests by carrying out our clients’ instructions and acting in their best interests. |
Only a small number of authorized employees will have access to your personal data, in addition to a small number of authorized third parties who will support Kokmanian Law.
Other than the use of cookies, we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing any personal information that we collect from you, or that you provide to us, in connection with your visit to the Sites.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may disclose your personal information:
- to our professional advisers, including auditors and insurers;
- to companies that support the processing of your personal data so that we can deliver our services to you;
- in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;
- if we are acquired by a third party, personal information held by us about our customers and contacts will be one of the transferred assets;
- third parties involved in legal action that we bring on behalf of our clients, such as the other party to such disputes, attorneys, third-party experts, courts and other legal specialists, and claims administrators; and
- if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal information in order to comply with a legal obligation.
Further information about the third party recipients of your personal data may be requested from us through the details noted in the “Contact Us” section.
COOKIES
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your device (e.g., computer, smartphone, or other electronic device) when you use the Site. The cookie allows the Site to identify your device, and to recognize you, and thus store information about your preferences or past actions.
For example, we can monitor the number of times you visit the Website, the pages you view, traffic and location data, and the originating domain name of your Internet service provider. Some of this data will be aggregated as statistics, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.
You can set your browser not to accept non-essential cookies, and the website mentioned below explains how to delete these cookies from your browser. However, if you do disable non-essential cookies, some features of the Site may not work.
Cookies used on our Site:
The table below provides more information about the cookies used and why we use them:
| Cookies We Use | Name | Google Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | _ga _gat _gid | Used to distinguish unique users, expires after two years. Used to limit the request rate, expires after 1 minute. Tracks users as they navigate the website and helps improve the usability of the site. |
| Kokmanian Law | _privacy_embeds | This cookie records the fact that you have given your consent for the use of cookies on the site. The cookie expires after 30 days, during which time you will not be asked to give your consent again. |
Consent to the use of cookies:
A banner appears on the Site, which refers to our use of cookies and asks for your consent to place non-essential cookies on your device. Our non-essential cookies are not downloaded until you confirm your consent.
How to disable cookies:
If you wish to block access to non-essential cookies, you can change your browser settings so that these cookies are not placed. In this case, be aware that you may lose some of the site’s features. You can withdraw your consent to the use of non-essential cookies at any time by changing your browser settings or by opening the cookie banner and withdrawing your consent.
To learn more about cookies, including to understand what cookies have been placed and how to manage and delete them, you can visit the third-party website: www.allaboutcookies.org.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
As joint controllers, your personal information may be shared with third-party suppliers, including those based in the United States. Your personal information may therefore be transferred to and stored outside of Canada. Your information may also be transferred to or accessed internationally in connection with litigation in which you are involved.
When personal information is transferred to and stored in a country outside of Canada, we take steps to provide reasonable security measures to protect your personal information, to comply with all relevant laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
SECURITY
We use reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect personal information online and offline from unauthorized use, loss, alteration, or destruction. We take physical and procedural security measures to protect information from the point of collection to the point of destruction. Where data processing is carried out on our behalf by a third party, we ensure that reasonable security measures are in place to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personal information.
Despite these precautions, the transmission of information via the Internet is not entirely secure. Although we will do its best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your information transmitted to the Site and so any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will retain your personal information for at least 12 months after we make a decision that concerns you, and after than date, until the purposes for which it was collected have been fulfilled, to meet legal, accounting, and reporting obligations.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information, and whether those purposes can be achieved through other means, as well as applicable legal requirements.
YOUR RIGHTS
Subject to certain limitations, the may law give you various rights with respect to your personal information. In particular, you may have the following rights:
- Access to your personal information (commonly referred to as a “data subject access request”), which allows you to receive a copy of the personal information we hold and to verify that we are processing it lawfully. Please note that we may refuse to comply with an access request if the request is manifestly unfounded, excessive or repetitive in nature.
- A request to rectify your personal information, which allows you to correct any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you, although we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us. Where our records need to be updated, we will also notify any third-party suppliers with which we have shared your personal data in the previous year, so that they can also update their records. Please note that we may refuse to comply with a request for rectification if the request is manifestly unfounded, excessive or repetitive in nature.
- A request for erasure of your personal information, where this is required by law, which allows you to ask us to erase or remove personal information, where there is no valid reason for us to continue processing it. You also have the right to request that we erase or remove your personal information where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your personal information to comply with local interest law. Please note that we may refuse a request for erasure, for example, where the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation or necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, but we will log this request.
- A request to restrict your personal information, which allows you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal information in the following cases: (a) if you want us to verify the accuracy of the data; (b) if our use of the data is unlawful, but you do not want us to erase it; (c) if you want us to retain the data, even if we no longer need it, as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (d) if you object to our use of your data, but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it. Please note that we may refuse to comply with a request for limitation if the request is manifestly unfounded, excessive or repetitive in nature.
A request to transfer your personal information, where this is required by law. We will provide you, or a third party you have chosen, with your personal information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Please note that this right only applies where your personal information is processed by us with your consent or through the performance of a contract, and where the processing is carried out by automated means. - The right to withdraw consent. We will process your personal data on the basis of implied informed consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time where we are relying on that consent to process your personal information. However, this may impact any services we are providing to you, and this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. In some circumstances, we may be unable by law to honour your withdrawal of consent. We will inform you if this is the case, where the law permits this.
- The right to object to direct marketing. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have overriding legitimate grounds to process your information that override your rights and freedoms.
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, including withdrawal of consent, please contact us in writing with specific details regarding the right you choose to exercise.
According to this Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy or the cases provided for by data protection laws, the exercise of your legal rights may be free of charge. However, we are entitled to charge you for any request, particularly if your requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive, including because of their repetitive nature. We may either: (a) charge a reasonable fee that takes into account the administrative costs of providing the information or taking the requested action; or (b) refuse to comply with the request.
We may ask for additional information necessary to confirm your identity, where we have reasonable doubts as to the identity of the person making the request. We will respond to a request within a maximum of 30 business days, outlining any fee we may charge.
COMPLAINTS
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy or practices, please contact us as set forth in the “Contact Us” section above. If you are a citizen of British Columbia, you can complain to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC):
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia
PO Box 9038 Stn. Prov. Govt.
Victoria B.C. V8W 9A4
[email protected]
(250) 387-5629
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
Kokmanian Law reserves the right to change this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Update and effective November 13, 2025