Privacy Policy

      Drafted 1998  Effective Dated January 2009, Last Updated February 17, 2019

      Notice Version 10

      Best Virtual Paralegal LLC | BVP Services

      8521 Route 104 Mount Pleasant Mills, PA 17853-8710

      hello@bestvirtualparalegal.com | info@bestvirtualparalegal.com

       

      This document governs the privacy notice of any websites owned by Best Virtual Paralegal LLC | BVP Services (“BVP, Firm, Company” “Best Virtual Paralegal, we, us, or Company, BVP. BVP Services, BvparalegalCoach” or “BVParalegal”). (“You” refers to the reader, end user, which can mean guest or a registered user, Clients, Site Users, Visitors, Vendors and Potential Clients). Best Virtual Paralegal LLC does not accept unsolicited commercialized, marketing messages via email, fax, text messages, social media, or LinkedIn. Best Virtual Paralegal LLC is licensed, bonded and insured in accordance with its local laws & ordinances.

      This privacy notice tells you what personal information and nonpersonal data we may collect from you, how we protect it, how we may use it, how you can access or change how we may you any data we may collect about you. This policy might differ from any other privacy statement on any other website owned by the Company. The Company is a limited liability company in Missouri and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and we are committed to online security. Best Virtual Paralegal has put online, physical, electronic, and other managerial procedures to safeguard the integrity of our visitor’s, client’s, and vendor’s personal information. This privacy policy applies to all Best Virtual Paralegal’s subsidiaries, partners, authorized agents, websites, and social media pages. All Best Virtual Paralegal’s authorized personnel and its online presence that contains access to personal information are legally bound to adhere to this policy. This Privacy Policy may govern or apply to information collected or used by Best Virtual Paralegal LLC through other means, including but not limited to client projects or our service agreements. Best Virtual Paralegal LLC owns this privacy policy.

      Depending on the Service, Best Virtual Paralegal may provide additional or different privacy statements or notices for specific interactions with us or highlight how we use your personal information for specific Services. Where we do this, it will be clear which statements apply to which interactions and Services. For example, if you use our paralegal services, you will be supplied with a privacy policy as it applies and project data. BVP’s paralegal services are solely performed under the direct supervision and direction of licensed practicing attorneys. Although we are professionals, our services should not be a substitute for professionally licensed services. If legal or other professional advice is required, the services of a licensed professional should be sought. The attorneys who use our services are solely responsible for the outcome of the work we perform. Best Virtual Paralegal’s services are not a substitution or a source for a lawyer to learn how to practice law about a particular subject or topic. Best Virtual Paralegal LLC is not a law firm. Best Virtual Paralegal LLC’s Paralegal Services is solely performed under the direction and supervision of licensed attorneys who are professionally responsible to their clients for the work product produced. Goods and services contained herein are valid to legal professionals present and residents of the United States. No legal services are being made to a nonlegal professional in or outside the United States. Best Virtual Paralegal LLC doing business under BVP Services may have nonlegal business and coaching services available to nonlegal professionals. Views and opinions expressed by Best Virtual Paralegal LLC employees, including many bloggers, are those of the employees and bloggers. They do not necessarily reflect the view of Best Virtual Paralegal LLC, any of its officials, or any of its professional affiliations. If you have questions about this disclaimer, please contact us.

      Service Agreements and Course Terms and Conditions are Controlling. 

      You understand that nothing in a publication, pricing guide, quote, online publications, eBooks, and  other sites alters the terms and conditions of Any Service Agreement or the terms and conditions including in a digital course, which you may execute with the owner of Best Virtual Paralegal LLC. Service Agreements executed and dated are controlling.

      You understand Best Virtual Paralegal LLC may revise, suspend, revoke, terminate, change, or remove, prospectively or retroactively, any of the policies or procedures of Best Virtual Paralegal LLC, whether outlined in this publication or elsewhere, in whole or in part, with or without notice at any time, at Best Virtual Paralegal LLC’s sole discretion.

      Personal Information

      Best Virtual Paralegal may collect these particulars and other data from visitors:

      • Name
      • Postal and email addresses
      • Phone and facsimile numbers
      • Business-related information

      Best Virtual Paralegal does not knowingly collect or keep any personal information from children under 13. No part of this website attracts anyone under the age of 13.

      We collect the information from visitors for our internal purposes, such as providing services, issuing quotes, and including, but not limited to maintaining, evaluating, and improving our services, websites, responding to and fulfilling requests for information, and providing support clients and visitors.

      Warranty

      THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, SUITABILITY, OR MERCHANTABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION IN ANY  SITES, PRESENTATION AND THE RELATED MATERIALS (SUCH AS HANDOUTS, PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS, AND RECORDINGS); ALL SUCH CONTENT IS PROVIDED TO ATTENDEES ON AN “AS IS” BASIS.  THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS EXPRESS IMPLIED STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE REGARDING THE CONTENTS OF THESE MATERIALS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  COMPANY AND ITS AGENTS, SPEAKERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS INFORMATION.  THE INFORMATION HEREIN AND RELATED MATERIALS IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE, ACCOUNTING, OR THE RENDERING OF LEGAL, CONSULTING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF ANY KIND.

      No Unlawful Or Prohibited Use And Intellectual Property

      You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website and the resources available for download from the Website strictly in accordance with these Terms of Use.

      As a condition of your use of the Website, you warrant to the Company that you will not use the Website or any of the resources available for download from the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Website or any of the resources available for download from the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Website.

      All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Website, is the property of the Company or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietarynotices, legends, or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.

      You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Website or any of the resources available for download from the Website.

      The Company content is not for resale. Your use of the Website or any of the resources available for download from the Website does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular, you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your individual use and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of the Company and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of the Company or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

      The Company name, the Company logo, the Company slogan, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.

      Security

      We employ the highest industry standards to protect the information visitors and clients may elect to submit and voluntarily share with us. However, “perfect security” does not exist on the internet. Depending on the Service, Best Virtual Paralegal may provide additional security notices to you.

      We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website and any service or material we provide on the Website at our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website to users, including registered users.

      To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website and any resources downloaded from the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.

      Future Emails & Phone Calls

      By signing into the site or creating a username and password or calling/texting/717.747.3588 and emailing any telephone number or email address owned or otherwise operated by Best Virtual Paralegal LLC you agree to receive messages, emails, advertisements, and quotes. If you contact us and you no longer want to receive message from us, you may opt-out at any time by replying “stop” or by unsubscribing by emailing us or using the unsubscribe button should one be provided. Visitors should know that submitting information to us through any online forms does not qualify as entering into a client contract with Best Virtual Paralegal. But by providing and supplying Best Virtual Paralegal with any personal information or filling out any of Best Virtual Paralegal’s online forms, the end-users and visitors are granting Best Virtual Paralegal and any of Best Virtual Paralegal’s authorized personnel permission to contact them via email, phone, United States Postal service and through Best Virtual Paralegal’s Constant Contact and Mail Chimp email marketing accounts. Therefore, visitors should know that anytime they share information or contact details with Best Virtual Paralegal through this website or any other owned by Best Virtual Paralegal, they are granting Best Virtual Paralegal permission to send additional marketing materials or emails to them. By contacting us through this website, you opt-in to receive future emails.

      This website is not intended to solicit clients outside the United States. This website is for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice. Best Virtual Paralegal does not sell or share email addresses with any third parties. This website does not solicit clients of the public. This website only solicits clients who are licensed practicing Attorneys and Paralegals in the United States.

      If you wish to opt-out of receiving these emails, you are free to unsubscribe.

      Cookies and Target Geo Technologies

      Best Virtual Paralegal may set and may use cookies and similar technologies to store and manage user preferences, deliver targeted advertising, enable content, and gather analytic and usage data. Using cookies and other tracking technologies is standard across websites and apps through which information is collected about your online activities across applications, websites, or other services.

      Links

      This website contains links to other sites owned by Best Virtual Paralegal and other entities. We are not responsible for the content or privacy of other sites. We urge visitors and end-users to use their due diligence when they leave our website by reviewing and reading the privacy policies and or statements of other websites to determine what personal information is gathered and collected and used by the other websites.

      Occasionally, the Company participates in affiliate marketing and may allow affiliate links to be included on some of our pages. This means we may earn a commission if/when you click on or make purchases via affiliate links.

      As a policy, the Company will only affiliate with products, services, coaches, consultants, and other experts to provide value to our customers and followers.

      The Company will inform you when one link constitutes an affiliate link.

      You recognize that it remains your responsibility to investigate whether any affiliate offers are right for your business and benefit you. You will not rely on any recommendation, reference, or information provided by the Company but will instead conduct your investigation and rely upon your investigation to decide whether to purchase the affiliate product or service.

      Due Diligence and Caution 

      Site Users, Visitors, Attendees, and Clients should carefully consider and evaluate any of the information, tactics, strategies, and software presented on site, any publications, events, on-line seminars, or sites offered by Best Virtual Paralegal LLC before reaching a business decision, on whether to rely on them.

      All visitors and event attendees use caution and seek the advice of qualified licensed professionals, accountant, lawyer, or professional advisor, before acting on this or any information shared by Best Virtual Paralegal LLC, or its agents. Users of our products, services, events, and websites are advised to do their own due diligence when it comes to making business decisions. And all information, products, and services that have been provided should be independently verified by the client’s own qualified professionals.

      Visitors and Clients alike agree that Best Virtual Paralegal LLC, and its agents are not responsible for the success or failure of their business decisions relating to any information presented by Best Virtual Paralegal LLC, or the company’s agents, products, or services.

      Data Retention

      The Company retains your personal information and any information you provide for as long as necessary to provide the service and fulfill the transactions you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, maintaining business and financial records, resolving disputes, maintaining security, detecting, and preventing fraud, abuse, enforcing our agreements. After any services, you may receive a notice as to when, where, and how your information and data may be destroyed or returned to you unless otherwise explained or controlled by another policy herein or in any of Best Virtual Paralegal LLC’s service agreements.

      Suppose you access the Company’s services through a service agreement or an event administered or sponsored by your organization. In that case, we retain your organizational contact details after the termination of your organization’s service agreement to continue communicating with you and or for a conflict-of-interest log as required by the ABA.

      Electronic & Photo Policy

      The Company may use images and recordings from  in person, virtual, seminars, public events, and other activities as marketing materials on our website, newsletters, and social channels. The president of Best Virtual Paralegal LLC will approve all images and recordings that are selected for use. Keeping with guidelines regarding internet publishing, names will be used with all photos unless otherwise stated. No personal phone numbers or addresses will be allowed on any public domain portions of any site or sites used or owned by BVP.

      By attending BVP’s events including webinars, The Virtual Paralegal Cafe™, Public CLEs, and other activities, members, sponsors, and visitors agree, authorize, and grant BVP full rights/permission, royalty-free, to use and publish all photographs, audio recordings, and electronic representations or likenesses taken of him, her, they, or it unless otherwise stated in writing. Event Attendees agree to allow his or her photo, video, film, audio or likeness to be used for any legitimate purpose by the Company, and/or event holders, producers, sponsors, organizers, and assigns. This use is understood by the Attendees at the time of registration, and this release shall be construed broadly to as a release and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under the applicable law. Also, any telephone calls with the Company or its staff may be recorded for quality assurance purposes.

      To revoke this permission, please submit in writing a request to Best Virtual Paralegal LLC 8521 Route 104 Mount Pleasant Mills, PA 17853-8710. Your image or likeness with being removed or redacted within 3-5 business days of the request. If you appear in a group photo, any identifying parts of the photo will be redacted (blurred out),or you may be asked to step out of the photo or turn off your video feed.

      If you feel we are not abiding by our privacy policy, contact us immediately via first-class mail at Best Virtual Paralegal LLC Attn: Webmaster, 8521 Route 104 Mount Pleasant Mills, PA 17853-8710.

      Consent

      Using this website, you consent to the collection and use of the information as specified above with this Privacy Policy, the Terms & Conditions on this site. If we change these policies, our webmaster or marketing team will update this page. Please review this policy carefully to ensure you understand it completely and visit the page frequently to stay abreast of our current policy.