Last Updated: July 6, 2026
Section 1 — Introduction and Acceptance
Benefit Guide NY (accessible at workersbenefitguide.com) publishes educational material about the medical side of a New York workers’ compensation claim, including how treatment gets authorized, how the Medical Treatment Guidelines are applied, how billing disputes arise, and how injured workers can review their own medical records. This Privacy Policy explains what information we gather when you visit, how that information is used, and the choices available to you. By loading any page of this site, browsing our guides, or submitting information through a form, you signify that you have read this Policy and agree to the practices it describes. If you do not agree with any part of this Policy, please discontinue use of the site.
Section 2 — Not Legal or Medical Advice; Limitation of Liability
Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice or medical advice, and no attorney-client or provider-patient relationship is formed by your use of the site, by submitting a contact form, or by any correspondence with us. Benefit Guide NY is not a law firm, does not represent claimants before the New York Workers’ Compensation Board, and is not staffed by treating physicians. Decisions about authorization of treatment, variance requests under the Medical Treatment Guidelines, medication formulary issues, or disputed medical bills should be made in consultation with a licensed attorney and your treating medical provider, not on the basis of anything published here. Your use of this site, and any reliance on its content, is entirely at your own risk, and Benefit Guide NY disclaims liability for outcomes connected to that reliance to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Section 3 — Information We Collect
We collect information in two general ways: information you choose to give us, and information that is gathered automatically as a byproduct of your visit.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
If you fill out a contact form, request to be connected with a third party, or otherwise write to us, you may provide personal details such as your name, email address, telephone number, general description of your claim or medical situation, and the county or region where you were injured. Providing this information is always optional, and declining to provide it only limits our ability to respond to your specific request.
Information Collected Automatically
Like nearly every website, our servers and analytics tools log certain technical details each time a page loads. This typically includes:
- Your device’s IP address and approximate geographic location
- Browser type, version, and operating system
- Date and time stamps for each request
- The page that referred you to our site and the page you exited to
- Pages viewed, links clicked, and time spent on each page
We also use cookies and similar tracking technologies, including those placed by analytics and advertising partners, to recognize repeat visits, remember basic preferences, and measure how our content performs. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings; doing so may affect how some features of the site function.
Section 4 — How We Use Your Information
Information we collect is used to operate, maintain, and improve the site, and specifically to:
- Respond to questions submitted through our contact page
- Connect you, at your request, with an independent attorney, medical-billing advocate, or other third-party resource
- Understand which guides and topics are most useful so we can prioritize future content
- Diagnose technical problems, prevent abuse, and keep the site secure
- Measure the performance of advertising placed on the site
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Use
Section 5 — Disclosure of Information
Benefit Guide NY does not sell your personal information. We may, however, share it under the following circumstances:
- Service providers. We work with hosting companies, email providers, and analytics vendors that process data on our behalf and are contractually limited to using it for the services they perform for us.
- Voluntary referrals and matching. If you ask to be connected with an attorney, medical provider, or other resource, we will share the details you submitted with that party so they can follow up with you directly.
- Legal process and protection of rights. We may disclose information when required by subpoena, court order, or applicable law, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the safety, rights, or property of this site, our visitors, or the public.
- Business transfers. If the site is sold, merged, or reorganized, visitor information may be transferred to the successor entity as part of that transaction.
Section 6 — Third-Party Sites and Advertisers
Our guides link to New York Workers’ Compensation Board resources, insurer portals, medical-billing references, and other outside websites for convenience. We also display advertising, some of which is served by third-party networks. Those linked sites and advertising networks operate under their own privacy practices, which we do not control and are not responsible for. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party site before providing information to it.
Section 7 — Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards designed to protect information submitted through this site from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. No method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You submit information to us at your own risk.
Section 8 — Children’s Privacy
This site is intended for adults dealing with workplace injuries and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly. A parent or guardian who believes a child has provided us information may contact us using the details below to request its removal.
Section 9 — Changes to This Policy
We may revise this Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after a revised Policy is posted constitutes acceptance of the changes.
Section 10 — Contact Us
Questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled may be directed to:
Benefit Guide NY
Email: [email protected]
Or visit our Contact page.