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Free Canadian Privacy Law E-Newsletter Celebrates 5th Year http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/1/emw333291.htm

January 18, 2006 -- For the past five years, PrivaTech Consulting has been publishing and distributing PrivaTips, a leading free e-newsletter devoted exclusively to providing tips on compliance with Canadian privacy laws. The newsletter contains timely information on privacy law developments, and decisions of the privacy commissioners and courts in Canada. Sign up today at https://www.privatech.ca/privatips/sign-up-now/?WT.mc_id=pr0601.

"PrivaTips provides me with a quick heads-up on the Canadian privacy law developments that affect our business. I can then delve further into specific topics if need be," says a privacy officer at a leading Canadian organization. "Given PrivaTech's extensive privacy law experience, I am confident that PrivaTips highlights the important privacy news items that I need to know."

"Our goal is to provide organizations with a quick and easy way to stay up-to-date on the rapidly changing privacy legal framework in Canada. So, five years ago, we started publishing PrivaTips. We have seen our subscriber list grow exponentially every year. We are proud to be providing such a valuable resource to so many Canadian companies," says Fazila Nurani, founder of PrivaTech Consulting.

PrivaTips provides a summary of the more detailed articles contained in PrivaTalk™. PrivaTalk is a paid newsletter service subscribed to by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner, and other leading privacy practitioners, including law firms and privacy officers of multi-national corporations. For more information about PrivaTalk, visit http://www.privatech.ca/privatalk/?WT.mc_id=pr0601talk.

Sign up at https://www.privatech.ca/privatips/sign-up-now/?WT.mc_id=pr0601.

PrivaTech Consulting, based in Toronto, Ontario, specializes in advising organizations on compliance with Canadian privacy laws. PrivaTech's consultants and lawyers work with the public and private sectors to proactively manage and mitigate privacy risks.
Free PIPEDA Privacy Law Compliance Quiz from PrivaTech Consulting http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb303194.htm

October 31, 2005 -- PrivaTech's PIPEDA Compliance Quiz is a free tool offered at http://www.privatech.ca/privacy-resources/take-the-pipeda-quiz/?WT.mc_id=pr20051031. The web-based quiz offers detailed explanations that give businesses a solid understanding of their Canadian privacy law compliance responsibilities. The quiz is useful for training privacy officers, those responsible for implementing a privacy compliance project, or employees who handle personal information.

"PrivaTech's PIPEDA Compliance Quiz is an invaluable hands-on teaching tool for businesses that need an in-depth understanding of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Canada's private sector privacy law, and how it affects them," says the Privacy Officer at a leading Canadian organization. "The questions and answers are well thought out and are based on PrivaTech's extensive experience with Canadian privacy law compliance issues."

"We created the on-line PIPEDA Quiz to help companies self-evaluate their knowledge of Canada's privacy laws. By making the Quiz a free tool, businesses, large and small, can assess their current compliance with PIPEDA, and identify areas they need to improve upon, all with an investment of less then 15 minutes," says Fazila Nurani, founder of PrivaTech Consulting.

Take the PIPEDA Compliance Quiz to find out if your business is privacy-ready.

PrivaTech Consulting, based in Toronto, Ontario, specializes in advising organizations on compliance with Canadian privacy laws. PrivaTech also publishes PrivaTalk, a leading monthly privacy newsletter. PrivaTech's consultants and lawyers work with the public and private sectors to proactively manage and mitigate privacy risks.
Free Trial of Canada's Leading Privacy Newsletter by PrivaTech Consulting http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/9/prweb286187.htm

September 19, 2005 -- PrivaTech Consulting is offering, for a limited time, a two month free trial to PrivaTalk, Canada's leading privacy newsletter. PrivaTalk, established in 2001, contains timely and business critical information regarding Canadian privacy law developments. PrivaTalk is an e-newsletter delivered monthly to subscribers, and is written by experienced privacy lawyers and privacy consultants. Subscribers include the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner, and other leading privacy practitioners, including law firms and privacy officers of large corporations. Reviews of the newsletter indicate that the articles contained in each issue provide valuable tips on compliance with Canadian privacy laws (the Privacy Act, PIPEDA and provincial privacy laws) for businesses operating in Canada.

Subscribers can also log into PrivaTech's site and search the archives for privacy articles on a range of privacy-related topics. The archives contain articles dating back to 2001. By staying informed on how privacy decisions and legal interpretations affect your business, you can stay clear of privacy violations, complaints and investigations by the federal and provincial privacy commissioners. To sign up for the free trial visit Privatech's web site (http://www.privatech.ca?pr=20050919) or go to: https://www.privatech.ca/privatalk/subscribe-now/index.cfm?pr=20050919
PrivaTech Launches Customized Canadian Privacy Training Programs http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb389786.htm

May 25, 2006 -- PrivaTech Consulting is making privacy training a top priority. PrivaTech's clients are quickly realizing that privacy training is a sound business investment.

PrivaTech has designed a privacy training program for privacy officers and senior executives to assist them in:
•   understanding the implications of recent privacy commissioner decisions;
•   overseeing an effective privacy impact assessment based on generally accepted privacy principles; and
•   developing privacy risk management plans.

PrivaTech has also redesigned its employee privacy training programs to build privacy awareness. Most privacy breaches involving the loss, misuse, unauthorized access or unauthorized disclosure of personal information are due to employee mistakes. Employee mistakes can be costly…but they are avoidable. PrivaTech's privacy workshops and seminars give employees a clear understanding of their responsibilities through department specific training, practical tips and case studies that employees can relate to.

"PrivaTech took the time to truly understand our business before launching a multi-level privacy training program within our company, involving senior executives, department managers and front line staff. The results were spectacular - employees are empowered with the ability to make informed decisions that better protect the sensitive personal information we hold", says Louise Turgeon, Privacy Officer and CFO of ESI Canada Inc. "After the first round of training, privacy issues were being identified and brought to the forefront before they resulted in bigger problems, reducing our cost of doing business."

"Every organization is at a different stage with respect to their privacy compliance initiatives. Our goal is to develop a culture of privacy within the organization so risks can be quickly identified and managed", says Fazila Nurani, founder of PrivaTech Consulting.

For more information on PrivaTech's privacy training visit http://www.privatech.ca/privacy-solutions/workshops-seminars/index.cfm?WT.mc_id=pr0506

PrivaTech Consulting, based in Toronto, Ontario, specializes in advising private and public sector organizations on compliance with Canadian privacy laws. PrivaTech's consultants and lawyers also write articles for PrivaTalk, a leading monthly privacy newsletter published by PrivaTech.