Privacy Policy

01About Offshore Injury Help and who is responsible for your information

Offshore Injury Help ("Offshore Injury Help," "we," "us," or "our") is an independent editorial resource and lead generation service that publishes guides about maritime injury law and introduces qualifying readers to vetted specialty attorneys. The site is owned and operated by The Mangione Group, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the United States. The editor and founder is Michael Mangione.

For the purposes of state and other applicable privacy laws, The Mangione Group, Inc. is the business, controller, or data controller responsible for the collection and processing of personal information described in this Privacy Policy. The address and contact information for privacy inquiries are listed in Section 15.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through offshoreinjuryhelp.org, our intake forms, our phone line at 1-844-697-8340, our email at Info@OffshoreInjuryhelp.org, and any related online services we operate that link to this Policy. It does not apply to any law firm we may introduce you to. Once an attorney receives your inquiry from us, that attorney's handling of your information is governed by the attorney's own privacy practices and any applicable rules of professional conduct.

Offshore Injury Help is not a law firm. No attorney-client relationship is created by your use of this site, by submitting an intake form, or by communicating with the editor. Information you share with us is not protected by attorney-client privilege. If you later retain an attorney we introduce you to, your communications with that attorney will be governed by the attorney-client privilege as applicable in the relevant jurisdiction.

02Information we collect

We collect information about you in three ways: information you provide directly, information collected automatically when you interact with the site, and information we receive from third parties such as service providers.

Information you provide to us

When you submit a case-review intake form, send us an email, or speak to us by phone, you may provide:

Contact and identification information

Name, mailing or street address, phone number, email address, and the name of anyone you authorize to communicate with us on your behalf.

Inquiry and case-related information

Date and location of the injury or incident, the type of vessel, platform, or worksite involved, the nature of the injury or loss, a description of what happened, the name of your employer or vessel owner, any prior representation by counsel, and whether a statute-of-limitations deadline may apply.

Health and medical information

To the extent you share it with us, basic information about your injury, treatment received, hospitalization, ongoing condition, or the medical condition of a deceased family member if you are inquiring on their behalf. We do not solicit detailed medical records and we are not a covered entity under HIPAA. See Section 11.

Communication content

The content of emails you send us, voicemails you leave for us, messages you send through any contact form, and any documents or images you choose to attach.

Marketing preferences and consent

Records of any consent you give us to send marketing communications, including consent to receive calls or text messages from us or from the attorney we introduce you to.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, we and our service providers may automatically collect:

• Device and browser information, including IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, screen size, language preferences, and time zone.
• Usage information, including pages and resources viewed, the date and time of each visit, time spent on pages, links clicked, scroll depth, the URL that referred you to the site, and search queries used to reach the site.
• Approximate location information inferred from your IP address (typically at the city or region level), used for analytics and to confirm that we serve your state.
• Cookies, pixels, web beacons, and similar identifiers placed by us or by our analytics, advertising, and marketing service providers. See Section 5 for the categories of cookies we use.

Information from third parties

We may receive information about you from:

• Analytics and advertising providers, including aggregated and de-identified reports about how the site performs.
• Social media platforms, if you interact with our presence on those platforms or if you reach out to us through a social channel.
• Service providers and integration partners that help us operate the site and the intake process, including web hosting, email infrastructure, intake and customer relationship management software, call tracking, and electronic-signature tools.
• Public sources, in limited cases where we need to verify a piece of information you provided (for example, confirming the name of a vessel or the existence of an employer).

03How we use your information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To evaluate your inquiry. The editor reviews your intake submission to determine whether the facts fit a maritime claim type we cover and to identify a specialty attorney whose practice may be a good match.
• To communicate with you. We contact you by phone, email, or text to respond to your questions, confirm details, provide editorial information, and, where applicable, coordinate an introduction to a specialty attorney.
• To facilitate an introduction to one specialty attorney whose practice fits your case, if you ask us to make one.
• To operate, maintain, and improve the site, including monitoring site performance, debugging, security testing, and improving the editorial content based on what people find useful.
• To send editorial updates and marketing communications about new guides, FAQ updates, and similar materials, if you have provided contact information and have not opted out. You can opt out at any time as described in Section 6.
• To comply with our legal obligations, including responding to subpoenas, court orders, and lawful requests from regulators, and to enforce our Terms of Use and other policies.
• To prevent fraud, abuse, and harm, including investigating suspicious activity, defending against legal claims, and protecting the rights, property, or safety of Offshore Injury Help, our users, and the public.
• With your consent, for any other purpose described to you at the time of collection or for which you provide consent.

We do not use personal information for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects about you. The editor reviews intake submissions personally and makes the call about whether to introduce you to an attorney.

04How we share your information

We share personal information only in the limited circumstances described below. We do not auction your intake submission to the highest bidder. We do not distribute it to a lead exchange, to multiple law firms simultaneously, or to any marketing partner unaffiliated with the introduction you have asked us to make. To the extent any of the sharing described below constitutes a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information as those terms are defined under California or other state privacy laws, you have the right to opt out as described in Section 10.

With the one specialty attorney we introduce you to

If you submit an intake form and ask us to make an introduction, and our editor identifies a specialty attorney whose practice fits your case, we share your intake submission (including the contact and case-related information you provided) with that one attorney so the attorney can contact you for a free consultation. We do not share your information with backup attorneys, marketing affiliates of the attorney, or other firms. Once the attorney receives your information, the attorney's handling of it is governed by the attorney's own privacy practices and applicable rules of professional conduct.

Attorneys who participate in our editorial program may pay marketing fees to Offshore Injury Help. To the extent any aspect of this arrangement qualifies as a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information as those terms are defined under California or other state privacy laws, you have the right to opt out at any time as described in Section 10.

With service providers

We use trusted service providers to help us operate the site and intake process. These providers process personal information on our behalf under written agreements that limit their use of the information to the services they provide to us. Categories of providers include:

• Web hosting, content delivery, and security providers.
• Email infrastructure and email marketing providers.
• Intake software, customer relationship management (CRM), call-tracking, and electronic-signature providers.
• Analytics and site performance providers.
• Professional advisors, including legal and accounting professionals, where necessary to operate the business.

For legal compliance and protection

We may disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to: comply with a subpoena, court order, or other legal process; respond to a lawful request by a regulator or law enforcement agency; enforce our Terms of Use and other agreements; investigate or prevent fraud, security incidents, or other harmful conduct; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Offshore Injury Help, our users, or the public.

In connection with a business transfer

If The Mangione Group, Inc. is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, sale of all or a portion of its assets, or similar transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such transfer through a notice on the site or by email where appropriate, and the receiving party will be bound by terms no less protective than this Privacy Policy with respect to your information.

With your consent or at your direction

We may share information for any other purpose with your consent or at your direction, including, for example, if you ask us to share your information with a family member or other person you authorize to receive it.

Aggregated or de-identified information

We may share aggregated or de-identified information (information that does not identify any particular individual) for any lawful business purpose, including analytics, editorial planning, or industry reporting.

05Cookies, pixels, and similar technologies

We and our service providers use cookies (small text files placed on your device), pixels, web beacons, software development kits, and similar technologies (collectively, "cookies") to operate the site, remember your preferences, measure how the site performs, and, in some cases, support marketing measurement. The categories we use are:

Strictly necessary cookies

Required for the site to function (for example, to load pages, remember whether you have dismissed a banner, and protect against fraud and abuse). You cannot opt out of strictly necessary cookies, but you can block them through your browser, in which case parts of the site may not work.

Analytics and performance cookies

Used to understand how visitors interact with the site, which pages are most useful, and where the site can be improved. The data is typically aggregated and does not directly identify you.

Functionality cookies

Used to remember preferences such as language and to provide enhanced features.

Marketing and measurement cookies

Used by us or by our advertising service providers to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. We do not engage in cross-context behavioral advertising as defined under California law.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the site from working. For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit allaboutcookies.org.

06Marketing communications, calls, and text messages

If you submit an intake form, we may communicate with you about your inquiry by phone, email, or text message based on the contact information and consent you provide in the form. By submitting your information through the intake form, you expressly consent to receiving such communications from Offshore Injury Help and from the specialty attorney we introduce you to, including communications using automated technology or pre-recorded or artificial voice messages, at the phone numbers and email address you provide. Standard message and data rates may apply to text messages.

Your consent to receive these communications is not a condition of any purchase or service. You are not required to consent to receive marketing communications in order to receive editorial information or to request a case review by other means (for example, by directly calling our phone line or emailing us). If you do not want to receive automated calls or texts, do not provide consent in the intake form, and contact us by phone or email instead.

How to opt out of communications from us

• Email. Click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any marketing email we send you, or email Info@OffshoreInjuryhelp.org with the subject "Unsubscribe."
• Text messages. Reply STOP to any marketing text message to opt out of future texts from that sender. Reply HELP for assistance.
• Phone calls. Ask to be placed on our internal do-not-call list during any call, or email Info@OffshoreInjuryhelp.org with the request.

Opting out of marketing communications does not stop transactional communications related to a case review you have asked us to perform (for example, a follow-up email from the editor about your specific inquiry). Revoking marketing consent may take a few business days to take effect across all of our systems.

07Links to other websites and services

The site contains links to other websites, including government resources, public records search tools, attorney bar association lookups, news articles, and the websites of attorneys to whom we may introduce you. We do not control these other websites and we are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or terms of use. This Privacy Policy applies only to Offshore Injury Help. When you click a link to another site, you are subject to that site's privacy policy and terms.

We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any third-party site before providing personal information to it.

08Security of your information

We use commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Examples include encryption in transit using industry-standard protocols, access controls on internal systems, contractual security obligations imposed on our service providers, and regular review of our practices.

No method of transmission over the internet and no method of electronic storage is one hundred percent secure. We cannot, and do not, guarantee absolute security of your information. If you believe that the security of your information has been compromised, please contact us immediately at Info@OffshoreInjuryhelp.org.

09How long we keep your information

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including providing the services you have requested, responding to inquiries, maintaining business and financial records, complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. The specific retention period depends on the type of information, the reason it was collected, and applicable legal requirements.

As general guidance:

• Intake submissions. Retained for a period sufficient to allow follow-up, to coordinate any introduction to an attorney, and to address statute-of-limitations and similar legal questions that may arise after the initial contact.
• Email and phone communications. Retained according to standard business communication retention practices and applicable legal obligations.
• Analytics and technical data. Typically retained in aggregated or de-identified form for as long as needed for site performance and security purposes.
• Marketing opt-out records. Retained indefinitely so that we can honor your opt-out request on a continuing basis.

You may request deletion of your record at any time as described in Section 10. We will honor verifiable deletion requests subject to applicable legal exceptions.

10Your privacy rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal information. The rights described below are available to all users where the applicable law provides them. Some rights are specific to residents of particular US states.

Rights available to all users

• Access. You can ask us what categories of personal information we have collected about you and request a copy.
• Correction. You can ask us to correct inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
• Deletion. You can ask us to delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to legal exceptions (for example, information we need to keep to comply with a legal obligation or to defend against a legal claim).
• Opt out of marketing. You can opt out of marketing communications at any time as described in Section 6.
• Withdraw consent. Where we rely on your consent to process personal information, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
• Complaint. You can lodge a complaint with the privacy regulator in your jurisdiction.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the information in Section 15. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law, and where no specific timeframe applies, generally within forty-five days of receipt.

11Sensitive personal information

Some of the information you share with us through the intake form, by phone, or by email may qualify as "sensitive personal information" under California or other state privacy laws, including information about your physical or mental health, the precise location of an incident, or the contents of communications. We collect sensitive personal information only as needed to evaluate your inquiry, to facilitate an introduction to a specialty attorney at your request, and for the limited business purposes described in this Policy, including security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations. We do not use sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you. Sensitive personal information you provide may be shared with the one specialty attorney we introduce you to at your request, so that attorney can evaluate the case.

If you are a California resident, you have the right to limit our use of sensitive personal information to purposes specified under California law. Because we already limit our use of sensitive personal information to those purposes, exercising this right would not change how we handle your information. You may still submit a request to be sure, using the contact information in Section 15.

HIPAA does not apply. Information you share about your injury, medical condition, or treatment is not protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Offshore Injury Help is not a HIPAA covered entity or business associate. The information is treated as confidential under this Privacy Policy and applicable state laws, but it does not receive HIPAA-level protection through our handling. An attorney you later retain may handle your medical records under their own professional confidentiality rules.

12Children's privacy

The site is intended for adults and is not directed to children under the age of thirteen. Consistent with the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under thirteen, we will delete the information as soon as reasonably practicable. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided personal information to us, contact Info@OffshoreInjuryhelp.org so we can delete it.

For state laws that protect older minors, such as those protecting minors under sixteen in certain contexts, we likewise do not knowingly direct services or marketing to minors and we will delete information about a minor upon learning of it.

13Do Not Track signals

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" setting that lets you indicate a general preference about tracking by the websites you visit. Because there is no industry-wide standard for how Do Not Track signals should be interpreted, we currently do not change our practices in response to a Do Not Track signal. We honor opt-out requests submitted through the methods described in this Privacy Policy and in any cookie controls offered on the site.

Where state law requires us to recognize a "universal opt-out mechanism" (such as Global Privacy Control), we honor those signals to the extent required by applicable law for users in the relevant state.

14Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the law, our services, or the technologies we use. When we make material changes, we will update the "Effective" and "Last updated" dates at the top of this Policy and, where appropriate, provide additional notice such as a banner on the site or an email to people who have provided contact information.

The most current version of this Policy is the version in effect, and it supersedes all earlier versions. Your continued use of the site after a change to this Policy has been posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated Policy.

15How to contact us about privacy

If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise any of the rights described in Section 10, or want to report a privacy concern, you can reach us by:

• Email: Info@OffshoreInjuryhelp.org (please include "Privacy Request" in the subject line)
• Phone: 1-844-697-8340 (identify the call as a privacy request)

Privacy requests are reviewed by the editor and processed within the timeframes required by applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests, particularly requests for access or deletion of personal information.

Business name: The Mangione Group, Inc., operator of Offshore Injury Help.