Privacy Policy

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Shah Notary & Apostille Services (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following information from you:

Personal information: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address.
Document details: Information in the documents you submit for notary or apostille services.
Payment information: Billing details (we use secure third-party processors; we do not store full credit card numbers).
Website data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, and analytics data (collected through cookies or similar technologies).

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Provide and manage our services.
Communicate with you about your bookings, inquiries, or orders.
Process payments.
Improve our website and customer experience.
Comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

How We Share Information

We may share your information with:

Service providers (e.g., payment processors, couriers) to deliver services.
Government authorities, when required for apostille or notary requests.
Legal or regulatory bodies if required by law or legal process.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information. While we work hard to secure your data, no system can guarantee absolute security, and we encourage you to take precautions when sharing sensitive information online.

Your Choices

Access and update: You can request access to or correction of your personal information.
Opt-out of marketing: We rarely send marketing emails, but if we do, you can opt out at any time by following the instructions in the email.

Data Retention

We retain your information only as long as needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, comply with legal requirements, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. Please review their privacy policies separately.

Google Analytics and Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site (pages visited, time on site, device type, etc.). Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies.

This helps us improve our site and services, but we do not use it to identify you personally.

To opt out:

Adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies.
Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post the updated version on our website with a revised “Effective Date.” Please check back periodically.