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Terms of Use

Welcome to ontario-car-accident-lawyer.ca (the “Website”), operated by Ontario Car Accident Lawyer (“we,” “us” or “our”). These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) govern your use of the Website, our case review request form and any related services (together, the “Services”). Please read them carefully.

1. Acceptance of These Terms

By using the Website or submitting a request, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which forms part of them. If you do not agree, please do not use the Services.

2. What We Do

Ontario Car Accident Lawyer is a referral service. We receive requests from people injured in motor vehicle accidents in Ontario and, with their consent, pass those requests to independent lawyers licensed by the Law Society of Ontario (“Partner Lawyers”).

We are not a law firm. We do not practise law, provide legal services, or act for anyone in a claim, dispute or proceeding.

3. No Legal Advice

Everything on the Website is general information only. This includes articles, guides, FAQs, city pages and anything our team tells you by email.

  • It is not legal advice and may not apply to your situation.
  • Laws, regulations and insurance rules change, and we cannot guarantee that every page is complete or current.
  • Do not act, or decide not to act, based on the Website alone. Speak with a licensed lawyer about your specific circumstances.

4. No Lawyer-Client Relationship

Using the Website does not create a lawyer-client relationship with us or with any Partner Lawyer. This includes submitting a form or emailing us.

A lawyer-client relationship begins only when a lawyer agrees to represent you, usually in a written retainer or contingency fee agreement. Until then, do not send us confidential documents or information you would not want shared. If a lawyer asks for documents, they will tell you how to send them securely.

5. Important: Deadlines Apply to Your Claim

Accident claims in Ontario are subject to strict time limits. Some notice deadlines for accident benefits are measured in days, not months, and missing a deadline can affect or end your right to compensation.

Submitting a request through the Website does not stop or extend any deadline. We cannot tell you which deadlines apply to you. If you are worried about time, contact a lawyer as soon as possible.

6. Partner Lawyers

  • Independence. Partner Lawyers are independent professionals. They are not our employees, agents or partners in any legal sense. Each one is solely responsible for the legal services they provide.
  • No endorsement or guarantee. Referring your request to a Partner Lawyer is not a recommendation or endorsement of that lawyer. We do not guarantee that a lawyer will contact you, accept your case, or reach any particular result.
  • Verify for yourself. You are responsible for choosing your lawyer. You can confirm a lawyer’s licence in the Law Society of Ontario’s Lawyer and Paralegal Directory.
  • Fees. Any fee arrangement, including a contingency fee, is solely between you and the lawyer you hire. We are not a party to it.
  • Concerns about a lawyer. Complaints about a lawyer’s conduct should go to the lawyer first, and if needed to the Law Society of Ontario.

7. Eligibility

To use the Services, you must:

  • be 18 or older, or a parent or legal guardian submitting a request for a minor
  • be submitting a request about an accident in Ontario, or about one involving an Ontario resident.

8. Your Submissions

When you submit a request, you confirm that:

  • the information you provide is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge
  • you are the person involved, or you are authorized to act for them
  • you consent, by ticking the consent box on the form, to your information being shared with Partner Lawyers as described in our Privacy Policy.

We may decline to refer any request, for example if it falls outside Ontario or outside the types of claims our network handles.

9. Cost of the Service

Our Services are free for people seeking a lawyer. We will never ask you for payment to submit a request or to be referred.

10. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • submit false, misleading or fraudulent information, or submit a request in someone else’s name without their authority
  • use the Website for any unlawful purpose
  • copy, scrape or harvest content or data from the Website by automated means
  • interfere with the Website’s security or operation, or try to gain unauthorized access to our systems
  • upload viruses or other harmful code
  • use the Website to send spam or unsolicited messages.

11. Intellectual Property

All content on the Website is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by Canadian copyright and trademark law. This includes text, graphics, logos and page design. You may view and print pages for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, republish or distribute our content without our written permission.

12. Third-Party Links

The Website may link to third-party websites, including those of Partner Lawyers, government agencies and insurers. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

13. Disclaimer

The Website and Services are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the extent permitted by law, we make no warranties of any kind about:

  • the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the content
  • the availability of the Website
  • the outcome of any referral.

14. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ontario Car Accident Lawyer and its owners, employees and contractors are not liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from your use of the Website or Services. This includes, for example:

  • reliance on information on the Website
  • any delay or failure in a referral
  • any advice or service provided by a Partner Lawyer.

Nothing in these Terms limits any right you have that cannot be limited or waived by law, including under Ontario’s Consumer Protection Act, 2002.

15. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, losses and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from:

  • your breach of these Terms
  • false information you submit
  • your misuse of the Website.

16. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and share your personal information.

17. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. If you continue to use the Website after an update, you accept the revised Terms.

18. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada that apply there. Any dispute will be heard by the courts of Ontario.

19. General

  • If any part of these Terms is found invalid, the rest remains in effect.
  • If we do not enforce a provision, that does not waive our right to enforce it later.
  • These Terms and our Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the Website.

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