Effective Date: May 01 2025
SettlementFinder.ca (“SettlementFinder,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share when using our website, quiz, and related services (the “Service”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information.
1. Information We Collect
When you complete our online evaluation or otherwise interact with the Service, we may collect the following personal information:
Contact Details: name, phone number, email address (if provided).
Residency and Location: whether you are a Canadian resident, and the province where you live.
Accident & Injury Details: Whether you suffered an injury related to a motor vehicle, slip & fall, workplace, or medical negligence incident.
Date or timeframe of the injury (e.g., whether it happened within the last 2 years).
How the accident occurred (e.g., car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle accident, slip and fall, dog bite, accident at work, other).
Location of the accident (Ontario, Alberta, or British Columbia).
Whether you are currently represented by a lawyer.
Details of medical care received (including physiotherapy, chiropractic care, massage therapy).
Description of injuries (e.g., broken bone, torn muscle/ligament, concussion, stitches, soft-tissue pain, other).
Impact of the injury on your work (e.g., time off work, modified duties).
Fault details (e.g., not at fault, at fault, passenger/pedestrian, hit animal, other).
Whether you are actively seeking legal representation and whether you would like a confidential claim evaluation.
We may also automatically collect limited technical data (IP address, browser type, device information, and cookies) to operate and secure the Service.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
Evaluate your responses and determine whether your case may qualify for referral to a licensed Canadian personal-injury lawyer or law firm.
Connect you with one or more lawyers or law firms who may contact you for a free, no-obligation consultation.
Communicate with you about your inquiry, including by phone, email, or SMS if you have provided contact details.
Improve, maintain, and secure the Service, and comply with legal obligations.
3. Sharing and Disclosure
Referral to Lawyers: If your answers indicate potential eligibility, we may share your information with independent, licensed lawyers or law firms so they can contact you about your claim.
Service Providers: We may share data with trusted vendors who assist with hosting, analytics, or communications.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose information when required by law or to protect our rights, safety, or property.
SettlementFinder is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any lawyer who contacts you is an independent professional and not our employee or agent.
4. Consent
By submitting information through our site or quiz, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this policy. You may withdraw consent at any time (subject to legal or contractual restrictions) by contacting us at [email protected], though this may limit our ability to connect you with a lawyer.
5. Data Retention
We retain your information only as long as needed to fulfill the purposes outlined above or as required by law. When no longer needed, data is securely deleted or anonymized.
6. Your Rights
Under Canadian privacy laws you may request to:
Access the personal information we hold about you.
Correct or update inaccurate information.
Withdraw consent or request deletion of your personal data.
To exercise these rights, contact [email protected].
7. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Third-Party Links
Our site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites.
9. Children’s Privacy
The Service is not intended for individuals under the age of majority in their province of residence. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors without parental consent.
10. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Please review periodically.
Questions or Concerns
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:
SettlementFinder.ca
270 Dufferin St
Toronto, ON M6K 0H8, Canada
Email: [email protected]