PRIVATECH Overview
Since 2001, PRIVATECH Consulting has been dedicated to helping businesses achieve privacy compliance and best practice. We understand that privacy protection is an important responsibility for every organization regardless of its size or industry focus. Privacy laws and industry guidelines are having a significant impact on businesses worldwide. Our company values are simplicity, clarity, integrity and excellence. Our clients trust us because they see the results of our commitment to reducing privacy risks.
Since December 2012, PRIVATECH has been working with business on compliance with Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (“CASL”). We have assisted numerous large and small businesses understand their obligations and get ready for one of the toughest anti-spam regimes in the world.
We can help design privacy and CASL solutions that protect your business, meet your training needs, conduct a privacy assessment or CASL compliance audit in order to analyze your risk areas and fill the gaps in data protection, review your documentation for effective privacy language, or provide general Privacy Officer support services.
You too can benefit from PRIVATECH’s significant expertise with the privacy laws in Canada as well as Canada’s Anti-Spam Law.
Key Personnel
PRIVATECH’s direction is led by one of Canada’s top privacy lawyers,the Founder of PRIVATECH Consulting, Fazila Nurani.
Fazila Nurani, B.A.Sc. (Elec.Eng.), LL.B., CIPP/C, CISA
Senior Counsel and Lead Trainer
Fazila is a privacy and information security consultant, lawyer and trainer. She has a unique blend of legal training, IT consulting and records management experience, and has serviced both the public and private sectors.
Driven by her passion to assist organizations create privacy conscious environments, Fazila advises businesses in a range of industries on privacy and security best practices. Her clients include marketing firms, the insurance and health sectors, debt collectors, technology companies, retailers, the staffing industry and financial service providers. Fazila’s ability to lead engaging privacy and security training sessions and workshops is highly commended by PRIVATECH’s clients.
Prior to pursuing a career in law, Fazila worked with various consulting firms, including Right Management Consultants and GSA Consulting Group Inc. Fazila designed information management systems and customized data security procedures for numerous entities.
Fazila’s legal experience began in the Information Technology Group at the law firm of Gowlings where she worked on technology financing deals, software licensing, on-line advertising issues, domain name disputes and other Internet-related legal matters.
Fazila worked with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in 2000 before founding PRIVATECH Consulting. She was heavily involved in establishing complaint-handling procedures, and assisted investigators in interpreting the law.
Fazila holds degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and Law from the University of Toronto. She is also a Certified Information and Privacy Professional with the International Association of Privacy Professionals and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. Fazila is an active member of the Ontario Bar Association Privacy Section Executive, and serves on the Board of Directors of Access Independent Living Services and Bayview Glen School .