Last updated: September 23, 2026
This Privacy Policy applies to www.stephenbabcock.com, which we call the “Website.” It also applies to official social-media accounts, channels, videos, livestreams, posts, descriptions, comments, responses, and other online content controlled, sponsored, or authorized by Babcock Partners, LLC d/b/a Babcock Injury Lawyers. Together, these are the “Firm Online Services.”
In this policy, “Babcock Injury Lawyers,” the “Firm,” “we,” “us,” and “our” mean Babcock Partners, LLC d/b/a Babcock Injury Lawyers.
This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal information when you use the Firm Online Services or communicate with us.
This policy covers information the Firm receives or controls. YouTube, Google, and other third-party platforms collect and process information under their own privacy policies and terms. We do not control their independent data practices.
Please also review our Terms of Service and Website & Social Media Disclaimer.
1) Scope of This Privacy Policy
This policy applies to personal information we collect through the Website, intake forms, telephone calls, text messages, emails, chats, private messages, public social-media interactions, and other communications involving the Firm Online Services.
This policy does not govern information collected independently by YouTube, Google, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or another third-party platform. The platform’s privacy policy and terms govern your use of that service.
If you become a client, other protections may also apply to information about the representation. These may include attorney-client privilege, professional confidentiality duties, the written engagement agreement, and other laws and professional rules. Nothing in this policy limits those obligations.
2) Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
We may collect information that you provide when you contact us, request a consultation, submit an intake or referral form, apply for a position, or otherwise interact with the Firm Online Services. This information may include:
- Name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, and other contact information.
- Accident, incident, claim, or dispute information.
- Information about injuries, medical treatment, insurance, employment, damages, or other case-related circumstances.
- Information needed to perform a conflict check or evaluate potential representation.
- Documents, photographs, videos, recordings, or other files you choose to provide.
- Information contained in emails, text messages, chats, private messages, voicemail messages, or other communications.
- Telephone-call information, including the calling number, date, time, duration, and, where permitted, a recording or transcript of the call.
- Employment or recruiting information, such as a résumé, work history, education, references, or professional qualifications.
- Any other information you choose to provide.
Submitting information does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please send only what we reasonably need to understand and answer your inquiry. Do not send highly sensitive or time-sensitive information until we confirm representation and an appropriate way to communicate.
2.2 Social-Media Information
When you interact with one of our social-media accounts or channels, we may receive information that you make available through the platform. This may include:
- Your username, display name, profile photograph, and other public profile information.
- Comments, questions, reactions, likes, shares, subscriptions, or other interactions.
- Private or direct messages sent to a Firm-controlled account.
- Other information the platform makes available to us based on your settings and activity.
A public comment on YouTube or another platform may be visible to the Firm, the platform, other users, search engines, and the public. Do not post confidential, sensitive, medical, financial, case-specific, or time-sensitive information in a public comment.
2.3 Information Collected Automatically Through the Website
When you use the Website, we and our service providers may automatically collect:
- Your IP address and an approximate location derived from it.
- Device identifiers, cookie identifiers, and advertising identifiers.
- Device type, browser type, browser settings, and operating system.
- Pages viewed, links clicked, forms accessed, and other Website interactions.
- Date and time of access, time spent, referring pages, and exit pages.
- Search terms or advertising campaigns that directed you to the Website.
- General interaction and conversion information.
- Diagnostic, performance, fraud-prevention, and security information.
- Information tied to call-tracking or similar technologies, such as the source that led to a telephone call.
2.4 Analytics Provided by Social-Media Platforms
YouTube and other platforms may give us analytics or insights about our content. These may include:
- Views, watch time, and audience-retention information.
- Traffic sources and search terms used to find content.
- Subscriptions, reactions, comments, shares, and other interactions.
- General device, demographic, or geographic information.
- Other aggregated or platform-generated performance information.
This information is generally provided in an aggregated or platform-generated form. The platform may collect other information that the Firm does not receive or control.
2.5 Cookies and Similar Technologies
We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, web beacons, local storage, and similar technologies. We may use them to operate the Website, remember preferences, measure performance, understand Website use, prevent fraud, and support advertising or marketing where permitted.
If you disable cookies, some Website features may not work properly.
3) Sources of Information
We may collect personal information from:
- You directly.
- Your device, browser, or interaction with the Website.
- YouTube and other social-media platforms.
- Analytics, advertising, communications, call-tracking, intake, and technology providers.
- Another person acting with your permission, such as a family member, representative, or referring attorney.
- Public records or other publicly available sources when relevant to an inquiry.
- Other sources as permitted by law.
4) How We Use Information
We may use personal information to:
- Provide, operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Firm Online Services.
- Respond to inquiries and requests.
- Schedule consultations and communicate with you.
- Perform conflict checks.
- Evaluate whether the Firm can consider or accept potential representation.
- Provide legal services if an attorney-client relationship is established.
- Operate and improve our intake, referral, recruiting, and business processes.
- Understand Website traffic, content performance, and audience engagement.
- Measure the effectiveness of advertising and outreach.
- Personalize content or communications where appropriate.
- Maintain business, conflict-checking, security, and legal records.
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, or security incidents.
- Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
- Comply with laws, court orders, legal processes, and professional obligations.
- Carry out another purpose disclosed when the information is collected or authorized by you.
We may also use aggregated or deidentified information for lawful business, analytical, security, or research purposes. We do so when the information cannot reasonably be linked to you.
5) How We Disclose or Share Information
We do not sell case-intake information, medical information, or client information to data brokers for money. We may disclose information in the following circumstances.
5.1 Service Providers
We may disclose information to vendors and service providers that help with:
- Website hosting and maintenance.
- Intake and customer-relationship-management systems.
- Email, telephone, text, chat, and call-tracking services.
- Data storage and document management.
- Analytics, advertising measurement, and marketing support.
- Information technology, cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and technical support.
- Recruiting and employment-related processes.
- Other legitimate Firm business functions.
These providers may process information for the services they perform for us. We expect them to protect it as required by their contracts and the law.
5.2 Lawyers and Other Professionals
When appropriate and permitted, we may disclose information to affiliated or referring attorneys, co-counsel, experts, investigators, consultants, or other professionals. We may do so when needed to evaluate or handle a matter and when you authorize it or professional obligations otherwise permit it.
If you become a client, the engagement agreement and applicable professional rules will also govern disclosures related to the representation.
5.3 Analytics and Advertising Providers
We may allow analytics or advertising providers to receive online identifiers, device information, Website activity, campaign information, or similar data. They may use this information to measure Website use, understand advertising performance, or provide relevant advertising.
Some privacy laws may define certain advertising-related transfers as a “sale,” “sharing,” or use for “targeted advertising,” even when no money changes hands. Where applicable, you may have a right to opt out. See Your Privacy Rights and Choices.
We do not intentionally give third-party advertising platforms the substance of confidential case inquiries, medical information, or attorney-client communications for their own targeted advertising.
5.4 Legal Compliance and Protection
We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is needed to:
- Comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, subpoena, legal process, or governmental request.
- Protect the rights, property, security, or safety of the Firm, our clients, users, or others.
- Investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, or unlawful activity.
- Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
5.5 Business Transactions
If the Firm takes part in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of it. Any transfer remains subject to applicable legal and professional obligations.
5.6 At Your Direction or With Your Consent
We may disclose information at your direction, with your consent, or for another purpose disclosed when the information is collected.
6) Cookies, Analytics, Advertising, and Tracking
The Website may use these categories of cookies and similar technologies:
- Essential technologies: Used to operate, secure, and maintain the Website.
- Functional technologies: Used to remember preferences or support Website features.
- Analytics technologies: Used to understand Website traffic, visitor activity, and performance.
- Advertising technologies: Used to measure campaigns, attribute inquiries, limit repeated advertising, or support relevant advertising where permitted.
Embedded videos, maps, social-media tools, chat services, and other third-party content may allow the provider to collect information about your device, browser, and use of the embedded service.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, the Website’s cookie-preference controls. Blocking or deleting cookies may affect Website functions.
There is no universally accepted standard for browser “Do Not Track” signals, so the Website may not respond to every such signal. We will process legally recognized universal opt-out signals, such as Global Privacy Control, when and to the extent required by applicable law.
7) Communications Preferences
If you provide an email address, telephone number, or other contact information, we may use it to respond to your inquiry. We may also use it to schedule a consultation, request information, or send administrative communications.
Marketing communications are optional. We may send them when you consent or when the law otherwise permits.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in the message or by contacting us.
You may opt out of marketing text messages by replying STOP or following the instructions in the message. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary.
Consent to marketing communications is not required to request a consultation, hire the Firm, or receive legal services.
Mobile information: We do not sell or share mobile telephone numbers, SMS opt-in data, or SMS consent with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes. We may disclose this information to service providers only as needed to deliver messages and operate our communications program.
For more information, review the Communications section of our Terms of Service.
8) Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. The same is true of telephone calls, email, text messages, and social-media communications. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
Please use reasonable care when choosing what to send electronically. You are also responsible for protecting your accounts, devices, and passwords.
9) Retention
We keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes in this policy. These purposes include:
- Responding to and documenting inquiries.
- Performing and preserving conflict checks.
- Evaluating potential representation.
- Providing legal services if representation is established.
- Maintaining business and security records.
- Complying with legal and professional obligations.
- Resolving disputes.
- Establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims.
Retention periods vary. They depend on the type of information, why it was collected, whether representation was established, and applicable legal and professional requirements.
After information is deleted from active systems, it may remain in backup or archival systems for a limited period.
10) Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Your rights depend on where you live and are subject to applicable exceptions. You may have the right to ask us to:
- Confirm whether we process your personal information.
- Provide access to or a copy of personal information we maintain about you.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Delete certain personal information.
- Provide certain information in a portable format.
- Disclose categories of information collected, used, or shared.
- Opt you out of certain sales, sharing, targeted advertising, or profiling where applicable.
- Review an appeal of a prior privacy-request decision where applicable.
Privacy rights are not absolute. The law may allow or require us to deny or limit a request. For example, we may need to retain information for conflict checks, legal claims, professional obligations, security, fraud prevention, or an established attorney-client relationship.
To submit a privacy request, use the information in the Contact Us section. Describe your request and identify the email address, telephone number, or other information tied to your interaction with us.
Before completing a request, we may take reasonable steps to verify your identity and authority. An authorized agent may submit a request when the law permits. We may require proof of the agent’s authority and verification of the individual’s identity.
We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.
You may also:
- Adjust browser cookie settings.
- Use available Website cookie-preference controls.
- Adjust privacy and advertising settings within YouTube, Google, or another platform.
- Use a legally recognized universal opt-out signal where applicable.
- Unsubscribe from marketing emails.
- Reply STOP to marketing text messages.
11) Third-Party Platforms, Links, and Services
The Firm Online Services may link to or use third-party websites and services. These may include YouTube, Google, maps, social-media platforms, messaging tools, analytics providers, advertising services, and embedded media.
When you use content on a third-party platform, that platform may independently collect information about you. For example, Google may collect YouTube viewing activity, interactions, device information, identifiers, and comments under the Google Privacy Policy.
We do not control a third party’s independent privacy practices. We are not responsible for its collection, use, disclosure, retention, or security of information.
A link does not necessarily mean that the Firm endorses the third-party service. Review that service’s privacy policy and terms before providing personal information.
12) Children’s Privacy
The Firm Online Services are for a general audience. They are not designed to solicit personal information directly from children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization. A parent or legal guardian may contact us about a matter involving a minor.
A person under 18 should use the Firm Online Services only with a parent or legal guardian’s involvement and permission. The person should not submit an intake request or personal information without that involvement.
If you believe a child sent us personal information without appropriate authorization, please contact us. We will evaluate and address the matter.
13) International Visitors
The Firm is based in the United States. We may process and store personal information in the United States or another country where a service provider operates.
If you use the Firm Online Services from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in a country with different privacy laws.
Making the Firm Online Services available outside the United States does not mean the Firm offers legal services in every jurisdiction.
14) Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We will post an updated policy on this page and revise the “Last updated” date.
If a change materially affects how we handle information collected before the change, we will give any additional notice required by law.
The revised policy will apply as described in the updated policy and as permitted by law.
15) Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy or want to submit a privacy request, contact us:
- Babcock Injury Lawyers
Babcock Partners, LLC d/b/a Babcock Injury Lawyers - Main Office: 10101 Siegen Ln #3C, Baton Rouge, LA 70810
- Ruston Office: 207 W Carolina Ave, Ruston, LA 71270
- Main Phone: (225) 500-5000
- Ruston Phone: (318) 777-5000
- Email: [email protected]
- Contact Page: www.stephenbabcock.com/contact-us/
For general informational purposes only. This Privacy Policy is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Injury-planning tools and consultation requests
Our injury-planning tools let you answer questions and view results before providing contact details. Unsent answers remain in the open tool and clear when you reload or close it. You may print or download a copy for yourself.
If you request a consultation, you can review which details to include. We store your contact details, selected summary, tool path and available campaign information in our intake system so our team can respond. Injury and treatment answers and worksheet entries are excluded from this initial request form and from advertising or analytics events. Using a tool or requesting a case review does not enroll you in automated marketing messages.
When enabled, a small record in your browser tab remembers the first available campaign details and referring website for up to 30 minutes, including when you move between our pages. It contains no tool answers, contact details or worksheet entries. This record may be attached when you deliberately request a case review. It is cleared on expiry, respects supported browser privacy signals and is not sent merely because you use a tool. Generic tool and progress events may be measured according to the website’s analytics settings.