Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of spiritbluenotary.com (the “Site”) and the mobile notary and loan signing agent services provided by Spirit Blue Notary (“we,” “us,” or “our”). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Site or our services. Our Privacy Policy and Notary Disclaimer are incorporated into these Terms by reference.

We provide notarial acts authorized under California law (such as acknowledgments, jurats, and oaths/affirmations) and act as a loan signing agent for documents provided by lenders, title companies, escrow officers, or attorneys.

We are not attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of California. We cannot give legal advice, draft or select legal documents for you, explain the legal effect of a document, or advise you on immigration or other legal matters. If you have legal questions, please consult a licensed attorney.

A notarization verifies the identity of the signer and that the signer appeared before the notary. It does not verify the truthfulness, accuracy, legality, or validity of the contents of any document.

Submitting a booking request through the Site is a request only and does not guarantee an appointment. An appointment is confirmed only when we contact you to confirm the date, time, location, and fees. We reserve the right to decline any booking request.

You agree to provide accurate and complete information, including the type and number of documents, number of signers, and meeting location, so that we can quote accurate fees and arrive prepared.

Every signer must, at the time of the appointment:

• Appear in person and present valid, current, government-issued photo identification that satisfies California Civil Code § 1185 (or be identified by credible witnesses as permitted by law).
• Be willing to sign, aware of what they are signing, and able to communicate directly with the notary.
• Sign the notary journal and, where required by California Government Code § 8206, provide a right thumbprint.
• Bring complete documents. Blank spaces must be filled in or crossed out before notarization.

The notary may refuse or stop a notarization, without liability, if the signer cannot be satisfactorily identified; appears to lack understanding of the document; appears to be acting under duress or coercion; if the document is incomplete; if the notary has a conflict of interest; or if the notary believes the act would be unlawful, improper, or fraudulent. Travel and appointment fees may still apply in these situations.

Notarial fees are charged in accordance with California Government Code § 8211, which sets the maximum fee per signature for acknowledgments and jurats. Travel, convenience, after-hours, waiting-time, printing, and loan signing package fees are separate from the state-regulated notarial fee and will be disclosed and agreed upon before your appointment. Prices shown on the Site are estimates and may vary depending on location, timing, and the number of documents and signers.

Payment is due at the time of service unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Please notify us as early as possible if you need to cancel or reschedule. Cancellations made after we have departed for your appointment, or a signer who is not present or not ready at the scheduled time, may be subject to a trip or cancellation fee, which will be disclosed when your appointment is confirmed. Extended waiting time may incur additional charges.

You are solely responsible for the content, accuracy, and legal sufficiency of your documents, for selecting the correct type of notarial certificate where you are able to do so, and for recording, filing, or delivering documents after notarization. We are not responsible for the rejection of documents by any third party for reasons outside the notarial act.

You agree not to:

• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or to submit false, fraudulent, or misleading information.
• Submit spam, automated requests, or interfere with the Site’s security or operation.
• Copy, scrape, crawl, frame, mirror, reproduce, or create derivative works from the Site, its design, code, text, graphics, or logo by any manual or automated means without our prior written permission.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the Site’s source code.

The Site and its entire contents — including the Spirit Blue Notary name, logo, emblem, design, layout, text, graphics, and code — are owned by Spirit Blue Notary and are protected by United States copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. No license is granted to you except the limited right to view the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes. Unauthorized use may result in civil and criminal liability.

The Site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available” for general informational purposes. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Spirit Blue Notary shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the Site or our services. Our total liability for any claim relating to our services shall not exceed the amount you paid us for the specific service giving rise to the claim. Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under California law, including liability of a notary public under California Government Code § 8214.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Spirit Blue Notary from any claims, losses, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your violation of these Terms, your documents, or information you provide that is false or misleading.

The Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third-party site.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute arising from these Terms or our services shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California.

We may update these Terms at any time by posting the revised version on this page with a new effective date. Your continued use of the Site or our services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.