Privacy Policy

CANOY LAW (“CANOY LAW,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and protects personal information in accordance with Republic Act No. 10173 (Data Privacy Act of 2012), its Implementing Rules and Regulations, applicable National Privacy Commission issuances, and other Philippine laws. We may collect information you voluntarily provide through our website, consultation and inquiry forms, email, telephone, SMS, and other communications, including your name, contact details, consultation information, legal concerns, and documents you submit. Depending on the matter, this may include sensitive personal information. We may also collect limited technical information, such as IP address, browser, device, and website usage data, for security, maintenance, and performance purposes.

We process personal information only on a lawful basis, including consent, contractual or pre-contractual necessity, compliance with legal obligations, legitimate interests, protection of vital interests, or other grounds permitted by law. Information may be used to respond to inquiries, schedule consultations, conduct client-intake and conflict-of-interest checks, provide and administer legal services, prepare and maintain legal records, communicate with clients and relevant parties, process payments, comply with legal and professional obligations, protect our rights and systems, prevent fraud or unauthorized activity, and maintain and improve our website and services.

Submission of an inquiry, consultation request, message, or document does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship with CANOY LAW or any of its lawyers. An attorney-client relationship exists only upon express acceptance and confirmation of an engagement. Accordingly, information submitted through this website should not be assumed to be protected by attorney-client privilege. For your protection, please do not submit highly confidential, privileged, sensitive, or time-critical information through ordinary website forms unless specifically instructed by CANOY LAW. We may use information for conflict checking and reserve the right to decline or refuse an engagement for any lawful reason, including conflicts of interest, professional responsibility considerations, or other circumstances affecting our ability to accept or continue a matter.

CANOY LAW does not sell, rent, or trade personal information. We may disclose information where reasonably necessary and legally permissible to authorized personnel, professional advisers, courts, tribunals, government agencies, opposing counsel or parties, witnesses, experts, consultants, insurers, and third-party service providers supporting our operations, including providers of cloud storage, hosting, cybersecurity, email, SMS, scheduling, document management, and payment services. Some providers may process or store information outside the Philippines. We take reasonable contractual, organizational, and technical measures to protect personal information, including access controls, authentication, restricted access, secure storage, and other appropriate safeguards. However, no electronic system or internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security against circumstances beyond our reasonable control. Personal information will be retained only as long as reasonably necessary for legitimate, legal, professional, or record-keeping purposes and will thereafter be securely disposed of, subject to applicable retention requirements.

Subject to the limitations under applicable law, data subjects may exercise their rights to be informed, access, object, correct, erase or block personal information, exercise data portability where applicable, and lodge a complaint with the National Privacy Commission. We may require reasonable verification of identity or authority and may lawfully limit or deny a request where permitted or required by law, including where necessary to protect legal claims, proceedings, professional obligations, third-party rights, or lawful retention requirements. Nothing in this Policy waives or diminishes any applicable attorney-client privilege, work-product protection, or professional confidentiality obligation, nor does this Policy create such privilege or relationship where none otherwise exists. We may disclose information when authorized or when required or permitted by law, including pursuant to lawful court orders, subpoenas, warrants, or government demands.

CANOY LAW may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, regulations, technology, or our practices. The updated version will be posted on our website with the applicable “Last Updated” date. By using our website or voluntarily submitting personal information, you acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to review this Policy. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent subject to applicable law; however, withdrawal does not affect prior lawful processing or processing that may continue on another lawful basis.