Privacy Policy - Personal Injury Whiz

1. Introduction & Important Notice

Personal Injury Whiz ("we," "our," or "us") operates an educational information tool at personalinjurywhiz.com (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our educational tool.

⚖️ Legal Notice

We are not attorneys and do not provide legal advice. Our Service provides general educational information about personal injury law only. This Privacy Policy complies with applicable privacy laws in the United States and Canada.

2. Information We Collect

                            👤 Information You Provide
                        
General injury information (injury type, location, severity)
Incident details (accident type, timeframe, location)
General impact information (work, daily activities)
Educational assessment responses

🖥️ Automatically Collected

Device information (browser, OS, device type)
Usage data (pages viewed, time spent)
General location (IP address for approximate location)
Technical data (cookies, session IDs)

🚨 What NOT to Provide

For your privacy protection, do NOT provide:

Your name, address, phone number, or email address
Specific medical diagnoses or conditions
Names of doctors, hospitals, or treatment facilities

Medical record numbers or identifiers
Detailed treatment descriptions
Insurance information or claim numbers

3. Health Information Handling

🏥 HIPAA Considerations

We are NOT a covered entity under HIPAA, but we recognize that users may provide health-related information during our educational assessment.

How We Protect Health Information

Use limitation: Used solely for providing educational information
No detailed storage: We do not store specific medical details
No sharing: Health information is not shared with third parties

Security measures: Encrypted transmission and secure storage
Limited retention: Health-related responses are not permanently stored
Access controls: Restricted access on need-to-know basis

4. How We Use Your Information

✅ We DO Use Information To:

Provide educational service and general assessments
Improve our tool and enhance educational content
Display relevant educational materials
Support advertising through Google AdSense
Ensure security and prevent misuse
Comply with legal obligations

❌ We do NOT Use Information To:

Provide legal advice or case evaluation
Contact you for legal services
Create attorney-client relationships
Share with law firms for marketing
Build detailed health profiles
Sell to third parties

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

🔒 We Do NOT Sell Your Information

Important: We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration.

Limited Information Sharing

We may share information only in these limited circumstances:

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Service Providers

Google AdSense for advertising (governed by their privacy policy)

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Legal Requirements

When required by law, court order, or government request

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Safety Protection

To protect rights, property, or safety of users or others

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Business Transfers

In connection with merger, sale, or acquisition (with notice)

6. Third-Party Advertising, Cookies, and Website Analytics

Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookie

Our Service uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. This helps us provide our educational tool for free.

Google's Data Practices

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service.
Google's use of the DoubleClick DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service and/or other sites on the Internet.
DART uses "non personally identifiable information" and does NOT track personal information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, etc.
You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick DART cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
For further information, please review Google's privacy policy at Google Privacy Policy.

Other Third-Party Vendors

Please be aware that other third-party vendors or ad networks may also be used to serve ads on our site. We will update this policy with a list of any such vendors and links to their respective privacy policies as applicable.

Website Analytics

We may also partner with selected third-party vendors, such as Google Analytics, to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Service through the use of first party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Service, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing the Service, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can visit the third-party vendor or the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

7. Data Security

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Encryption

All data transmission uses SSL/TLS encryption

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Secure Storage

Information stored on secure, encrypted servers

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Access Controls

Limited access on need-to-know basis

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Regular Audits

Periodic security assessments and updates

Security Limitations

Important: No internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we implement strong security measures, we cannot guarantee absolute security. Use our tool with this understanding and avoid sharing sensitive personal information.

8. US State Privacy Rights

🏛️ California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), you have these rights:

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Right to Know

What personal information we collect, use, and share

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Right to Delete

Request deletion of your personal information

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Right to Opt-Out

Opt-out of sale of personal information (Note: We don't sell information)

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Right to Non-Discrimination

Equal treatment regardless of privacy choices

Other US State Rights

Virginia (VCDPA)

Right to access personal data
Right to correct inaccurate data
Right to delete personal data
Right to opt out of targeted advertising

Colorado (CPA)

Right to access and portability
Right to correct or delete
Right to opt out of targeted advertising and sales

9. Canadian Provincial Privacy Rights

🍁 Federal Privacy Law (PIPEDA)

Under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA):

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Right to Access

Request access to your personal information

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Right to Correction

Request correction of inaccurate information

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Right to Withdraw Consent

Withdraw consent for data processing

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Right to Complain

File complaints with Privacy Commissioner of Canada

10. Contact Information

Get in Touch

General Privacy Questions

Email: ask@personalinjurywhiz.com

Subject: "Privacy Policy Question"

Response time: Within 48 hours

Privacy Rights Requests