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Privacy

How we handle your information

Plain words, no fine print. Our lawyer reviews this before paid services open.

Right now: Paid services aren't open, so we don't collect client information. The free worksheets keep your answers only in your own browser, and nothing you type is sent to us. If you email us, we receive what you send and use it only to reply. Our web host (Cloudflare) may keep basic technical logs, like the time of a visit, for security. Pages load their fonts from Google Fonts, so Google receives your device's internet address when a page loads. The rest of this page describes how we will handle information once we open.

What we collect

Only what your court forms need, plus your contact details so we can reach you.

How we use it

To prepare, file and serve your documents, and to send you updates. We never sell or rent your information.

Free worksheets (open now)

The worksheets never ask for Social Security, ID, bank or card numbers. Your answers stay in your own browser. They are saved on your device only if you tick "Save my answers", and "Clear all my answers" removes them. The filled PDF is made on your device and goes to your downloads; it is not sent to us. To make it, your browser downloads the free pdf-lib program from cdnjs.cloudflare.com; no answers are sent there. If you use the free form helper (when it is switched on), your questions and the helper's replies in that chat, the form name and the step you're on are sent to our AI provider, Anthropic, to get answers, after a quick bot check by Cloudflare (which sees your device's internet address). We don't save the conversation; Anthropic may keep it for a limited time under its own policy. Your worksheet answers are never sent.

Who sees it

Our staff, the court, and anyone you approve in writing.

How long we keep it

For a set period that our lawyer will confirm before we open, then destroyed securely.