Terms of Service.

Effective: January 1, 2025 · Last Updated: January 1, 2025

i. Acceptance

By using this website, requesting a quote, scheduling an appointment, or otherwise engaging Cardinal Notary Partners, LLC ("the firm," "we," "us," or "our"), you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site and decline to engage the firm.

ii. Scope of Services

The firm offers mobile notary, remote online notarization, loan signing, apostille, I-9 employment verification, and document courier services, as more fully described on the Services page. The firm performs only those acts permitted by the Indiana notary statute and the firm's commission and credentials.

The firm reserves the right to decline any request that falls outside its scope of authority, that raises questions of signer identity, willingness, or capacity, or that the firm in its professional judgment determines should not be performed.

iii. Not Legal Advice

The firm does not provide legal, tax, financial, immigration, or other professional advice. Nothing on this website, in correspondence with the firm, or during the course of a notarial engagement constitutes such advice. Where legal advice is appropriate, you are encouraged to consult a licensed attorney.

The firm does not prepare, draft, or select documents on behalf of clients. Clients are responsible for the content, completeness, and legal sufficiency of any document presented for notarization.

iv. Identification & Willingness

Indiana law requires that the notary public verify the identity of each signer, observe the signing or acknowledgment, and confirm that each signer is acting knowingly and willingly. Clients must present satisfactory identification (typically a current government-issued photo ID), appear in person or by approved remote video means, and sign of their own free will.

The firm will decline to notarize where any of the foregoing cannot be satisfied. A declined act is not subject to refund of travel time or other expenses reasonably incurred.

v. Fees

Fees for notarial acts are charged in accordance with the Indiana notary statute and the firm's published practices. The firm may also charge for travel, after-hours appointments, document printing, courier service, and ancillary administrative work reasonably incurred in connection with an engagement.

Fee estimates are provided in good faith based on the information supplied at the time of the request. Where additional acts, additional travel, or additional time become necessary in the course of an appointment, the firm will inform the client and adjust the fee accordingly.

Payment is due at the time of service unless other arrangements have been agreed to in writing. For title companies, lenders, and other established business clients, the firm may invoice on standard commercial terms.

vi. Cancellation & No-Show

Appointments may be cancelled or rescheduled without charge with reasonable advance notice. Cancellations made within a short window of the scheduled appointment, or no-shows, may be subject to a charge reflecting travel time and the time reserved.

Where an appointment is initiated and the firm is unable to complete the notarization through no fault of the firm — for example, where required identification is not presented, where a signer is not present, or where a signer is unwilling or appears not to understand — a trip charge may apply.

vii. Confidentiality

Information observed in the course of a notarial appointment is treated as confidential and is disclosed only as authorized by the client, as required to complete the engagement, or as required by law. See our Privacy Policy for further detail.

viii. Limitation of Liability

The firm maintains errors-and-omissions insurance and the surety bond required of Indiana notaries public. To the maximum extent permitted by Indiana law, the firm's liability arising out of any notarial act or related service shall be limited to direct damages caused by the firm's negligence or wrongful act and shall not exceed the limits of the firm's errors-and-omissions coverage in effect at the time of the act in question.

In no event shall the firm be liable for consequential, incidental, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including without limitation lost profits or lost business opportunity, however arising.

The firm makes no representation or warranty regarding the legal sufficiency of any document presented for notarization, the acceptance of any document by any third party (including foreign authorities in apostille matters), or the outcome of any transaction in which a notarial act is used.

ix. Site Use

Content on cardinalnotarypartners.com is provided for general informational purposes only and may be updated or removed without notice. Reliance on any information appearing on this site is at the user's own risk. The firm does not represent that information on the site is current at all times or that it applies to a particular situation.

You may not use this site or the firm's services for any unlawful purpose, to harass any person, or in any manner that interferes with the operation of the site or the firm.

x. Intellectual Property

The text, design, marks, and graphics appearing on this site are the property of Cardinal Notary Partners, LLC or are used with permission. They may not be copied, reproduced, or used for commercial purposes without the firm's written consent.

xi. Governing Law & Venue

These Terms and any engagement of the firm shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any dispute arising hereunder shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Indiana, and the parties consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

xii. Modifications

These Terms may be updated from time to time. The "Last Updated" date above will reflect any revision. Continued use of the site or our services following an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

xiii. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect, and the unenforceable provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to render it enforceable while preserving the parties' original intent.

xiv. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be directed to:

Cardinal Notary Partners, LLC
Moores Hill, Indiana
[EMAIL] · [PHONE]