Christopher Bray Notary Corp (“we”, “us”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect through this website and in the course of providing notary services, how we use and protect it, and the choices you have. We handle personal information in accordance with British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
Information we collect
Through this website. If you use our contact form, we collect the information you choose to provide: your name, email address, phone number (optional), the type of service you are interested in, and your message. Please don’t include confidential or sensitive details in the form; we will discuss specifics with you directly.
When you become a client. To provide notary services, we may collect information such as your full name, contact details, government-issued identification, and details relating to your transaction, will, power of attorney or other matter. Some of this information is required by law, including identity verification and record-keeping obligations that apply to notaries in British Columbia.
Automatically. Like most websites, our web host may record basic technical information (such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you visit) in server logs for security and maintenance. This site does not use advertising or analytics tracking cookies.
How we use your information
- To respond to your enquiry and arrange appointments.
- To provide the notary services you request and keep the records the law requires.
- To verify your identity and prevent fraud.
- To meet our legal, regulatory and professional obligations.
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information, and we do not use it for marketing without your consent.
Service providers
We use a small number of trusted providers to run this website. They only receive the information needed to perform their service:
- Web3Forms delivers contact-form messages to our email inbox.
- GoDaddy hosts this website and may keep server logs.
- Google Fonts supplies the typefaces on this site; your browser connects to Google’s servers to load them, which shares your IP address with Google.
Some of these providers may store or process information outside Canada, where it may be subject to the laws of that country.
How we protect your information
We use reasonable physical, administrative and technical safeguards to protect personal information against loss, theft and unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Client files are kept confidential and are retained for the periods required by law and our professional obligations, then securely destroyed.
Your rights
Under PIPA, you may ask to access the personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it if it is inaccurate, and withdraw your consent to certain uses (subject to legal or contractual restrictions). We will respond within the time limits set out in PIPA.
Contact us
Questions, requests or concerns about privacy can be directed to our Privacy Officer:
Christopher Bray, Privacy OfficerChristopher Bray Notary Corp
North Vancouver, BC
chris@christopherbraynotary.com
778.999.3121
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.