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Privacy Policy & Website Terms
Effective date: September 24, 2026
Last updated: September 24, 2026
Honest Paralegal Services is a d/b/a of Honest PL Services, LLC (“HPS,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy & Website Terms page explains how HPS collects, uses, shares, protects, and retains information when you visit honestparalegal.com, contact HPS, submit an online intake, schedule an appointment, make a payment or voluntary Fund contribution, or otherwise interact with HPS.
By using this website or providing information to HPS, you acknowledge that you have read this page.
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HPS provides nonlegal document-support, administrative, educational, and neutral process-support services. HPS is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, legal representation, legal opinions, court representation, or attorney services.
Use of this website, submission of a contact form or intake, sending an email or message, booking an appointment, making a payment, or attending a consultation does not create:
A client relationship
An attorney-client relationship
A legal-services agreement
A promise that HPS will accept or provide services
A guarantee of a particular result
HPS provides services only after HPS confirms that a request is appropriate for its nonlegal scope and, when applicable, the client accepts a separate written HPS service agreement.
If you need legal advice or legal representation, consult an independent attorney of your choice. HPS may provide nonexclusive information about independent attorneys or community resources when appropriate; you remain free to choose any attorney or service provider.
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HPS may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
Your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and preferred contact method
Information submitted through website contact forms, MyCase intake forms, appointment booking forms, email, text messages, telephone calls, or in-person meetings
A description of the support you are seeking
Names of other people, organizations, agencies, or businesses involved in your request
Dates, deadlines, notices, court papers, letters, forms, drafts, and other documents you choose to provide
Information necessary to determine whether HPS can provide a nonlegal service or whether another resource may be more appropriate
Appointment, payment, communication, and service-agreement records
Accessibility or communication information that you voluntarily provide
Payment-related information processed by a third-party payment processor; HPS does not intentionally store full payment-card information unless the payment processor’s system makes limited information available to HPS
The website and service providers may also automatically collect limited technical information, such as your device type, browser type, IP address, approximate location, pages visited, referring website, dates/times of access, and information collected through cookies or similar technologies.
Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial-account numbers, account passwords, medical records, government identification numbers, or other highly sensitive information through a general website contact form unless HPS specifically instructs you to do so through an appropriate secure method.
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HPS may use information to:
Respond to inquiries and communicate with you
Review an intake request and determine the appropriate next step
Schedule, confirm, reschedule, or remind you about an appointment
Provide agreed nonlegal services
Prepare, organize, and manage documents and information according to an agreed scope of service
Process payments and maintain business records
Provide secure client communications and document-sharing tools where available
Improve the website, workflows, services, and client experience
Maintain security, prevent fraud, protect rights, and comply with applicable law
Send service-related notices, appointment reminders, and administrative communications
Send occasional HPS updates only where you have requested or consented to receive them
HPS does not sell personal information.
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HPS may share information only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including with:
Service providers that support HPS operations, such as Squarespace, MyCase, Google Calendar, Google Workspace, payment processors, email providers, cloud-storage providers, communication platforms, and technology/security vendors
Government agencies, courts, filing offices, process servers, notaries, or other third parties when you ask HPS to assist with an agreed administrative/document-support step
An independent attorney, legal-aid provider, court-help resource, mediator, or community resource only when you request or authorize the sharing, or as otherwise permitted or required by law
Law-enforcement agencies, regulators, courts, or other parties when required by law, subpoena, court order, or other valid legal process, or when necessary to protect safety, rights, property, or security
A successor entity in connection with a business transition, merger, reorganization, sale, or transfer, subject to applicable law
HPS does not share your information with another client or participant without an appropriate reason and authorization. For neutral process-support matters, participants should understand that substantive information needed for the process may be shared among participating persons as part of the agreed neutral process.
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HPS may use or link to third-party platforms, including:
Squarespace for website hosting and website forms
MyCase for intake, lead management, client communication, file management, and related case-management functions
Google Calendar for appointment scheduling
Google Workspace for email, calendar, documents, and related business tools
Payment processors for payment or contribution processing
External websites for community resources, government forms, courts, public agencies, local organizations, and independent businesses
Third-party services have their own privacy policies, security practices, and terms. HPS does not control external websites or third-party platforms. Review their policies before providing information directly to them.
Links to an attorney, court, government office, nonprofit, business, community organization, or other third party are provided for general informational convenience. A link does not create an endorsement, partnership, agency relationship, referral-fee arrangement, or guarantee of services.
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The HPS website may use cookies, browser storage, analytics tools, or similar technologies provided by Squarespace or other service providers. These tools may help the website function, remember preferences, understand general website activity, and improve website content.
You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functions.
If HPS adds third-party analytics, advertising pixels, embedded social-media tools, chat tools, or email-marketing tools, this policy may be updated to identify those services and explain their use.
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HPS uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards intended to protect information from unauthorized access, use, loss, alteration, or disclosure. These measures may include access controls, password protection, secure platforms, limited access to information, device-security practices, vendor selection, and reasonable retention/disposal practices.
No website, email system, cloud platform, mobile device, or internet transmission can be guaranteed completely secure. Do not send highly sensitive information through unencrypted email or a general website contact form unless HPS specifically instructs you to do so.
New York law requires businesses maintaining certain private information to develop, implement, and maintain reasonable safeguards and to provide required notifications following certain security breaches.
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HPS retains information for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to an inquiry, provide agreed services, maintain business and payment records, resolve disputes, comply with legal or contractual obligations, and protect HPS’s rights and operations.
Retention periods may vary based on the type of information, the service requested, whether a service agreement was signed, applicable legal requirements, and operational needs. When information is no longer needed, HPS may delete, archive, or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable law and record-retention needs.
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Subject to applicable law and HPS’s legitimate recordkeeping, security, payment, and legal obligations, you may contact HPS to:
Ask about information HPS holds about you
Request correction of inaccurate contact information
Withdraw consent for nonessential email or text updates
Request that HPS stop using information for a pending inquiry, where possible
Ask questions about how your information is handled
HPS may need to verify your identity before responding to a request. Some information may need to be retained for legal, tax, payment, security, fraud-prevention, recordkeeping, or dispute-resolution purposes.
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If you provide a phone number or email address, HPS may use it for service-related communications, including intake follow-up, appointment scheduling, appointment reminders, document requests, payment notices, and administrative updates.
If you opt in to text messages, message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile plan. You may withdraw consent to nonessential text communications by replying STOP or by contacting HPS. Opting out of texts may affect HPS’s ability to send convenient appointment reminders or updates by text; other communication options may remain available.
HPS does not guarantee the privacy or security of ordinary email or text messaging. Do not send highly sensitive information by email or text unless HPS specifically directs you to use that method.
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This website and HPS services are not directed to children under 13. HPS does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through this website without appropriate parental or legal-guardian involvement.
Where a matter concerns a minor, information should be provided by a parent, legal guardian, or another person authorized to provide it. If you believe a child has provided personal information directly to HPS without appropriate permission, contact HPS so the information can be reviewed.
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If you make a voluntary contribution to the Honest Services Fund, your contribution is subject to the Fund’s separate contribution notice and terms.
Contributions to the Honest Services Fund are voluntary, non-tax-deductible gifts. The Fund is not a tax-exempt charitable organization, and contributions are not eligible for a charitable-contribution deduction. A contribution does not create a right to services, repayment, priority, future assistance, or any other benefit for the contributor or anyone connected to the contributor.
Payment processors may collect payment information directly under their own policies. HPS may retain contribution records as needed for accounting, administration, fraud prevention, and legal compliance.
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The website provides general information about HPS, its services, pricing ranges, community resources, and scheduling options. Website content is not legal advice and is not a substitute for advice from a qualified attorney or other professional.
You may use this website for lawful personal, informational, and service-inquiry purposes. You may not:
Use the website for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or harmful purposes
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, forms, accounts, systems, or data
Introduce malware, viruses, or harmful code
Scrape, copy, reproduce, sell, republish, or exploit website content beyond ordinary personal use without written permission
Misrepresent your identity or submit false information
Interfere with the website’s operation or another person’s use of it
Use HPS branding, content, logo, documents, or materials without authorization
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Unless otherwise stated, the website’s text, graphics, logos, design elements, forms, original materials, and other content are owned by or licensed to Honest PL Services, LLC and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, or commercially use HPS materials without prior written permission, except for limited personal use or as otherwise permitted by law.
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This website and its content are provided for general informational purposes and on an “as is” and “as available” basis. HPS does not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free, current, complete, secure, or suitable for every purpose.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, HPS disclaims warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement.
HPS is not responsible for decisions made based solely on website content, delays caused by third parties, internet or technology failures, external websites, government agencies, courts, filing offices, payment processors, or other independent providers.
Nothing in these Website Terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited under applicable law.
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HPS may update this Privacy Policy & Website Terms page as its website, services, technology, providers, procedures, or legal obligations change. The current version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Your continued use of the website after an update means you acknowledge the revised page. If a material change affects an existing HPS service agreement, HPS will address it as appropriate under that agreement and applicable law.
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Honest PL Services, LLC. Honest PL Services, LLC is a New York limited liability company organized on April 30, 2026, with its office located in Wayne County, New York.
Honest Paralegal Services (“HPS”) is a trade name and d/b/a of Honest PL Services, LLC, a New York limited liability company.
When this website refers to “Honest Paralegal Services,” “HPS,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” it refers to Honest PL Services, LLC doing business as Honest Paralegal Services, unless a different entity is specifically identified in writing.
Honest PL Services, LLC is an independent nonlegal document-services business. HPS is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, legal representation, court representation, or attorney services.
The use of the name Honest Paralegal Services does not create a separate legal entity, partnership, law firm, attorney-client relationship, or affiliation with any court, government agency, bar association, attorney, or other professional unless expressly stated in a separate written agreement.
Business Address: 4075 Ridge Road, Second Floor, Williamson, NY 14589
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 972, Williamson, NY 14589
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Honest Paralegal Services is a d/b/a of Honest PL Services, LLC, a New York limited liability company.
For service of legal process, notice of claim, summons, complaint, subpoena, or other legal papers directed to Honest PL Services, LLC, please use the methods authorized by applicable law.
Honest PL Services, LLC has designated the New York Secretary of State as its statutory agent for service of process, as required for New York limited liability companies.
The New York Department of State’s current service-of-process procedures, forms, fees, and delivery instructions are available through the Department of State. Do not rely on this website as a substitute for confirming the current statutory and Department of State requirements.
This website contact form, HPS email address, telephone number, online intake form, appointment-booking system, and ordinary mail to the business address are not designated methods for service of legal process. Sending legal papers through those methods does not constitute effective service on Honest PL Services, LLC unless HPS expressly acknowledges valid service in writing or applicable law provides otherwise.
New York Department of State
Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12231For current instructions, visit:
New York Department of State — Service of Process / Notice of Claim -
or questions about this Privacy Policy & Website Terms page, contact:
Honest Paralegal Services
d/b/a of Honest PL Services, LLC
4075 Ridge Road, Second Floor
Williamson, NY 14589Mailing address: P.O. Box 972, Williamson, NY 14589
Website: honestparalegal.com
Email: [Insert HPS email address]
Phone: [Insert HPS phone number]
