Notary Reviews™ NSA Forum

Notary Reviews™ (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share through the Notary Reviews™ Member Forum (the “Forum”).

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when we may share it, and the choices available to you when using our Forum.

1. Who this policy applies to

This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the Notary Reviews™ Member Forum, including member registration, participation in discussions, posting content, and interacting with the Forum as a visitor or registered user.

2. Information we collect

We may collect the following types of information:

A. Information you provide directly

When you register for the Forum or interact with it, you may provide information such as:

  • your name or username

  • your email address

  • profile information you choose to add

  • messages, posts, replies, comments, uploads, and other content you submit

  • communications you send to forum administration

B. Technical and account information

Because the Forum operates on Discourse, the system may collect and store technical and account-related data needed to operate, secure, and administer the Forum, including account email address, registration IP address, and last-used IP address.

This may also include:

  • browser type

  • device information

  • log data

  • dates and times of account activity

  • session and authentication information

  • cookie-related information used to keep users signed in and support normal forum functionality

C. Content you post

Any content you submit to the Forum, including posts, replies, messages, profile details, and attachments, may be stored as part of the operation of the Forum.

3. How we use your information

We may use your information to:

  • create and manage your account

  • verify and administer membership access

  • operate, maintain, and improve the Forum

  • provide member services and support

  • communicate with you about your account, forum activity, updates, or administrative matters

  • moderate discussions and enforce forum rules

  • maintain security, detect abuse, prevent spam, and investigate misuse

  • comply with legal obligations and protect our rights or the rights of others

4. Private member forum; no guarantee of absolute confidentiality

The Notary Reviews™ Member Forum is intended to be a private, member-focused discussion space. We take reasonable steps to maintain restricted access and protect member information. However, no online platform or transmission method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute confidentiality, privacy, or security.

Members are responsible for using good judgment when posting and should avoid sharing confidential, highly sensitive, or unnecessary personal information.

5. Cookies and similar technologies

The Forum may use cookies and similar technologies to support site functionality, user authentication, session management, login persistence, security, and performance. Discourse support discussions note that persistent sessions and related cookies may be part of how the software keeps users signed in and functioning normally.

You may be able to manage some cookie settings through your browser. Disabling cookies may affect how the Forum functions.

6. How we may share information

We do not sell member personal information.

We may share information only in limited circumstances, such as:

  • with service providers or hosting providers that help us operate the Forum

  • with moderators or administrators who need access to manage the Forum

  • when required by law, subpoena, court order, or legal process

  • when necessary to investigate fraud, abuse, payment issues, security incidents, or violations of our rules

  • to protect the safety, rights, or property of Notary Reviews™, our members, or others

7. Moderation and administrative access

Forum administrators and moderators may have access to certain account and activity information as needed for moderation, safety, and administration. Discourse community documentation indicates that user email addresses and IP-related information may be visible to staff with appropriate permissions for moderation and anti-abuse purposes.

8. Member content and visibility

Posts and profile information may be visible to other authorized members within the Forum, depending on how the Forum is configured.

Please understand:

  • anything you post may be viewed by other permitted users of the Forum

  • forum administrators may retain archived or backed-up copies of content

  • removed content may remain in backups, logs, quotes, replies, or records for a period of time

9. Data retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the Forum, maintain business records, resolve disputes, enforce our policies, comply with legal obligations, and protect the security and integrity of the platform.

We may retain account records, moderation records, and technical logs for legitimate administrative, legal, security, and operational purposes.

10. Account changes, access, and deletion requests

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information associated with your account by contacting us at [contact email].

Depending on applicable law and operational needs, we may:

  • verify your identity before processing your request

  • retain certain information where required for legal, security, administrative, fraud-prevention, recordkeeping, or legitimate business purposes

  • keep residual copies in backups or archived systems for a limited period

11. Data security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information associated with the Forum. However, no online platform, database, or transmission system can be guaranteed to be fully secure.

12. Children’s privacy

This Forum is not intended for children under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 through the Forum.

13. Third-party services

The Forum may rely on third-party service providers, hosting infrastructure, email services, analytics tools, spam-prevention tools, or integrations needed to operate the platform.

If third-party links or services are made available through the Forum, their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, not this Privacy Policy.

14. International users

If you access the Forum from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will post the updated version here and revise the Effective Date above. Your continued use of the Forum after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

16. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact:

Notary Reviews™
NOTARY REVIEWS GBU LLC
5865 N. Lincoln Ave #108, Chicago, IL 60659
notaryreviewsgbu@gmail.com

Effective Date: 4/22/2026