Terms of Use

1. About Lexvico

Lexvico provides private investigative and criminal justice consulting services. Depending on the matter and applicable law, services may include wrongful-conviction and post-conviction investigations, criminal investigations, litigation support, witness location and interviews, records retrieval, case-file reconstruction, public-record research, background-focused investigations, skip tracing, person locates, digital and social-media investigations, catfish and online-identity investigations, online dating and relationship background checks, romance-scam investigation support, and other lawful services accepted by Lexvico in writing.

Lexvico is based in Missouri. Service availability depends on jurisdiction, licensing requirements, permissible purpose, case circumstances, resources, professional obligations, and the terms of a written agreement.

2. Lexvico Is Not a Law Firm

Lexvico is not a law firm. Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice, legal representation, creation of an attorney-client relationship, advice concerning litigation strategy, advice concerning an appeal, post-conviction motion, filing deadline, statute of limitations, court procedure, or a substitute for consulting a licensed attorney.

Information concerning laws, courts, investigations, criminal cases, wrongful convictions, public records, or legal processes is provided for general informational purposes only. You should consult a licensed attorney regarding legal questions, deadlines, privilege, preservation obligations, admissibility, or legal use of investigative findings.

3. No Investigator-Client Relationship Through Website Use

Accessing the website, contacting Lexvico, submitting a form, sending an email, leaving a voicemail, participating in an initial conversation, or providing documents does not create an investigator-client relationship.

An investigator-client relationship is created only after Lexvico completes any required identity verification, conflicts screening, jurisdictional review, and case assessment; agrees to accept the matter; establishes the scope of work and fees; receives any required payment, retainer, authorization, or documentation; and both parties sign a written agreement.

Until those steps are completed, Lexvico has no duty to investigate, preserve evidence, obtain records, contact witnesses, monitor deadlines, take legal action, or perform any service.

4. Free Case Evaluations

Lexvico may offer a free preliminary case evaluation. The evaluation is limited to determining whether the matter appears to fall within Lexvico’s services, whether additional information is required, whether jurisdictional or licensing concerns exist, whether a potential conflict exists, whether a consultation may be appropriate, and whether Lexvico may be able and willing to assist.

A free evaluation is not a full investigation, legal case assessment, determination of guilt or innocence, evidence-preservation service, acceptance of the matter, agreement to meet a deadline, promise to obtain records, promise to contact witnesses, or guarantee that services will be offered.

5. No Obligation to Accept a Matter

Lexvico reserves the right to accept, reject, refer, suspend, or discontinue consideration of any inquiry. A matter may be declined because of jurisdiction or licensing restrictions, conflicts of interest, insufficient information, inability to verify identity or authority, lack of lawful purpose, safety concerns, resource limits, deadlines, requested conduct that is unlawful or outside Lexvico’s scope, nonpayment, misrepresentation, or any other legitimate business, professional, legal, or ethical reason.

6. No Guarantee of Results

Investigations involve uncertainty. Lexvico does not guarantee that a person will be located, a witness will respond or provide useful information, records still exist or can be obtained, a database result will be complete, a suspicion will be confirmed or disproven, an online identity will be identified, lost money will be recovered, evidence will be located or accepted, an alternate suspect will be identified, a conviction will be overturned, an individual will be released or exonerated, an attorney or innocence organization will accept a case, or that any specific legal, financial, personal, professional, or investigative outcome will occur.

Lexvico provides professional effort, research, investigation, analysis, and agreed-upon deliverables. Outcomes depend on facts, records, witnesses, third parties, legal standards, agency practices, and circumstances beyond Lexvico’s control.

7. Informational Content Only

Website content is provided for general information and marketing purposes. Although Lexvico seeks to provide accurate and useful information, content may be incomplete, outdated, technically inaccurate, jurisdiction-specific, or unsuitable for a particular matter. Lexvico does not warrant that website content is complete, current, accurate, or fit for a particular purpose.

8. Eligibility to Use the Website

You may use the website only if you are at least 18 years old, have legal capacity to agree to these Terms, use the website for a lawful purpose, and do not violate applicable law, court order, contract, or another person’s rights. The website is not directed to children under 13.

9. Accuracy of Information You Provide

You agree that information submitted to Lexvico will be accurate, complete, and not intentionally misleading. You may not use a false identity, impersonate another person, misstate your relationship to a matter, conceal a relevant attorney, investigator, proceeding, protective order, or conflict, provide fabricated or altered records, omit information to evade screening, misrepresent intended use, falsely claim authority, or submit unlawfully obtained information.

Lexvico may rely on information you provide when evaluating a request. You are responsible for losses, delays, expenses, or consequences caused by inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or unauthorized submissions.

10. Authority to Submit Third-Party Information

You may submit information concerning another person only when you have a lawful reason and adequate authority. By doing so, you represent that the information is relevant to a legitimate inquiry, that you have a lawful basis to provide it, that you are not violating a protective order, confidentiality agreement, court order, contract, privilege, or law, and that the information was not obtained through hacking, stalking, theft, trespass, impersonation, coercion, unlawful surveillance, or unauthorized account access.

11. Permissible Purpose and Lawful Use

You may request investigative services only for lawful purposes. You may not use Lexvico, the website, or information obtained through Lexvico to stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, abuse, evade lawful process, facilitate domestic violence or coercive control, impersonate another person, commit fraud or identity theft, obtain unauthorized access, unlawfully obtain protected records, discriminate unlawfully, retaliate against witnesses or others, publish personal information to cause harm, interfere with legal proceedings, conceal or destroy evidence, mislead a court or agency, violate consumer-reporting laws, infringe intellectual property, or engage in other unlawful, deceptive, or abusive conduct.

12. Prohibited Website Conduct

You may not attempt unauthorized access; probe, scan, or test vulnerabilities; interfere with website operation; bypass security controls; introduce malware or harmful code; use bots, scrapers, or crawlers other than ordinary search-engine indexing; overwhelm the website; reverse engineer code or security systems; submit fraudulent forms or spam; harvest contact information; copy or republish substantial website content without permission; remove proprietary notices; frame or mirror the website; falsely suggest affiliation; or use Lexvico’s name, logo, or content to mislead others.

13. Website Security

Lexvico may block IP addresses, restrict access, reject submissions, suspend website functions, preserve logs, investigate suspicious activity, notify hosting or security providers, contact law enforcement, seek injunctive relief, or take other appropriate action. You have no expectation of privacy in activity intended to attack, disrupt, defraud, probe, or misuse the website.

14. Forms and Electronic Submissions

Website forms are intended for preliminary communication. Do not use a general website form to submit Social Security numbers, full financial account numbers, passwords, access credentials, unredacted identification documents, complete medical or mental-health records, health-insurance information, biometric information, intimate images, privileged attorney communications, materials prohibited by law or court order, unlawfully obtained records, or complete criminal case files.

Lexvico may delete, quarantine, refuse to open, or decline to review unsolicited or unsafe files.

15. Electronic Communications

You consent to receiving communications from Lexvico electronically when you provide an email address, telephone number, or other electronic contact information. Communications may include responses to inquiries, appointment information, document requests, administrative notices, billing communications, service updates, security alerts, electronic agreements, and other communications related to your request.

You are responsible for maintaining accurate contact information and monitoring your communications.

16. Email, Text, and Internet Risks

Email, text messaging, ordinary website forms, and internet transmissions may not be completely secure. Risks include interception, misdirection, unauthorized access, compromised accounts, incorrect recipients, malware, delayed or failed delivery, data corruption, and disclosure through shared devices or accounts. Lexvico does not guarantee the security of information transmitted through ordinary email, text, voicemail, or general website forms and may require a secure portal for sensitive information.

17. Telephone and Text Communications

By providing a telephone number, you authorize Lexvico to contact you regarding your inquiry, scheduling, consultation, requested services, document needs, billing, security, case administration, and related matters. Standard message and data rates may apply. Consent to promotional text messages is not required as a condition of purchasing services.

18. Records, Reports, and Database Limitations

Investigative research may involve public records, court files, government databases, commercial databases, social media, archived materials, third-party records, witness accounts, and client-supplied information. These sources may contain errors, aliases, incomplete or outdated information, sealed or restricted records, unmatched records, delayed updates, duplicate entries, or information about another person with a similar name.

Lexvico does not warrant that a record search or database result is complete, error-free, or nationally comprehensive. Reports should be interpreted in light of the scope, sources, limitations, and disclaimers stated in the report or service agreement.

19. Consumer-Reporting Restrictions

Unless expressly agreed in writing, Lexvico’s general investigative, locate, public-record, relationship, or online-identity services are not intended to constitute consumer reports for employment, housing, credit, lending, insurance, licensing, benefits, or another regulated eligibility decision.

You may not use information obtained from Lexvico for a regulated decision unless Lexvico has specifically confirmed in writing that the service is legally appropriate and all required authorizations and certifications have been completed.

20. Wrongful Conviction and Post-Conviction Matters

Information submitted concerning a wrongful conviction or post-conviction matter is for preliminary investigative screening. Lexvico does not provide legal representation, file appeals or motions, calculate legal deadlines, advise whether a legal claim is viable, determine whether a person meets a legal standard for relief, guarantee review by an innocence organization, guarantee testing, guarantee that evidence exists, or guarantee a new trial, release, pardon, or exoneration.

21. Witness Communications

Lexvico does not guarantee that a witness will be located, respond, consent to an interview, provide a statement, sign an affidavit, agree to recording, testify, maintain the same account, or provide favorable information.

Lexvico will not knowingly pressure, threaten, coach, bribe, improperly influence, or induce a witness to change truthful testimony. The purpose of a witness interview is to obtain and document information accurately and lawfully.

22. No Emergency Services

Lexvico does not provide emergency response, crisis intervention, personal security, law-enforcement response, medical assistance, or immediate threat assessment through the website. Do not use a website form when someone is in immediate danger, a crime is in progress, medical assistance is needed, suicidal or homicidal behavior is threatened, domestic violence is occurring, a child or vulnerable adult is in immediate danger, or urgent law-enforcement intervention is required. Call 911 or the appropriate emergency agency.

23. Intellectual Property

The website and its original content, including text, service descriptions, layouts, branding, graphics, photographs, icons, forms, reports, downloadable materials, logos, slogans, videos, code, and design elements, are owned by Lexvico, licensed to Lexvico, or used with permission and may be protected by copyright, trademark, trade-dress, and other intellectual-property laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

24. Limited Permission to Use the Website

Lexvico grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable permission to access and use the website for personal, lawful, informational purposes. You may view pages, print or save a reasonable number of pages for your own reference, share direct links to public pages, and submit lawful inquiries.

You may not reproduce substantial portions, republish text as your own, sell or license content, create derivative commercial materials, use content to train a commercial artificial-intelligence model, remove ownership notices, use Lexvico branding without permission, or create confusion regarding sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement.

25. Trademarks and Branding

“Lexvico,” Lexvico logos, taglines, designs, service names, and related branding are proprietary to Lexvico or used under authorization. No right or license to use Lexvico branding is granted by website access. You may not use Lexvico branding in a domain name, social-media account, advertisement, competing service, misleading review or profile, merchandise, promotional material, or in a manner likely to cause confusion.

26. User Submissions

“User Submissions” include information, documents, photographs, messages, feedback, suggestions, reviews, and other material you submit through the website or send to Lexvico. You retain any ownership rights you lawfully hold.

You grant Lexvico a limited right to access, copy, store, transmit, review, organize, and use User Submissions as reasonably necessary to evaluate the inquiry, conduct screening, communicate with you, provide requested services, comply with law, maintain security, administer the business, preserve records, and exercise or defend legal rights. This does not authorize Lexvico to publicly market confidential case information without appropriate authorization.

27. Representations Regarding User Submissions

By submitting material, you represent that you have the right to submit it; it is not knowingly false or fraudulent; it does not infringe intellectual-property, privacy, or publicity rights; it does not violate a court order or contractual duty; it does not contain unlawful malware; it was not unlawfully obtained; and Lexvico’s use for the intended purpose will not violate applicable law.

28. Testimonials, Reviews, and Feedback

You may voluntarily provide feedback. Unless otherwise agreed, general suggestions about website usability or services may be used by Lexvico without compensation. Lexvico will not knowingly publish confidential case information, identify a client, or use a client testimonial without appropriate authorization.

Nothing in these Terms prohibits an honest review, lawful complaint, communication with a regulator, or participation in a legal proceeding.

29. Third-Party Websites and Services

The website may link to courts, agencies, attorneys, professional organizations, innocence organizations, payment providers, scheduling platforms, social media, maps, form providers, client portals, and other websites. Lexvico does not control third-party services and is not responsible for their content, security, availability, accuracy, privacy practices, accessibility, fees, products, representations, or conduct. A link does not necessarily constitute endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship, or approval.

30. Third-Party Vendors

Lexvico may use outside vendors for hosting, forms, email, scheduling, payment processing, cloud storage, portals, case management, databases, records retrieval, technical support, analytics, spam prevention, and cybersecurity. Lexvico is not responsible for outages, interruptions, errors, data loss, or acts of independent providers except to the extent responsibility cannot lawfully be disclaimed.

31. Website Availability

Lexvico may modify, suspend, restrict, replace, or discontinue any website feature at any time. The website may be unavailable due to maintenance, updates, hosting problems, cyberattacks, utility failure, internet interruption, third-party failure, equipment problems, natural disasters, government action, or circumstances beyond Lexvico’s control. Lexvico does not guarantee uninterrupted access.

32. Changes to Website Content

Lexvico may change service descriptions, pricing information, forms, contact information, disclaimers, policies, navigation, branding, availability, and website content at any time without prior notice. Website content does not constitute a binding offer unless specifically identified as such.

33. Fees and Payments

Website use is generally free, but investigative and consulting services may require payment. Fees, retainers, deposits, expenses, records charges, travel costs, subcontractor fees, and payment terms are governed by a written agreement or invoice. No investigation begins merely because a website form was submitted.

34. Refunds and Cancellations

Refund, cancellation, retainer, and unused-funds terms are governed by the applicable written service agreement. Unless a signed agreement states otherwise, fees already earned are not refundable, third-party charges and nonrecoverable expenses are not refundable, records fees may remain payable even if records are unavailable, work completed before cancellation remains payable, and administrative or closeout work may be billed when permitted.

35. Disclaimers of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”

LEXVICO DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ERROR-FREE OPERATION.

Lexvico does not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, that errors will be corrected, that the website will be free of harmful components, that content will meet your needs, that submissions will be received, that communications will be secure, or that information will be suitable for a particular decision.

36. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LEXVICO AND ITS OWNER, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES arising from website access or use, inability to access the website, reliance on content, electronic communications, form submissions, third-party services, unauthorized access, data loss, malware, delayed or failed communications, missed deadlines, incomplete records, database errors, decisions made using website information, or conduct of another user or third party.

To the extent complete exclusion is not permitted, Lexvico’s total liability arising solely from website use will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid specifically to access the website during the six months before the claim or one hundred dollars. This limitation does not alter liability that cannot lawfully be limited.

37. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Lexvico and its owner, agents, contractors, subcontractors, licensors, service providers, and representatives from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, penalties, judgments, costs, and reasonable attorney fees arising from your website use, User Submissions, violation of these Terms, violation of law, infringement of another person’s rights, misrepresentation of identity or authority, unlawful use of information, your instructions to Lexvico, unlawfully obtained materials, or third-party claims arising from your conduct.

38. Release Concerning Third Parties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you release Lexvico from claims arising solely from third-party website content, independent payment processors, hosting providers, database providers, outside investigators, public agencies, record custodians, social-media platforms, witnesses, subjects, attorneys, courts, or other independent persons or organizations when the conduct is outside Lexvico’s reasonable control.

39. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by Missouri law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, to the extent permitted by law. Mandatory rights that cannot lawfully be waived remain unaffected.

40. Venue

Unless a signed service agreement provides otherwise or applicable law requires another venue, legal proceedings relating solely to website use or these Terms must be brought in a state or federal court having jurisdiction in the Missouri county where Lexvico’s principal place of business is located. The specific county should be inserted before publication.

41. Informal Resolution of Disputes

Before filing a lawsuit concerning the website or these Terms, you agree to provide Lexvico written notice describing your name and contact information, the nature of the dispute, relevant dates, requested relief, and supporting documentation. The parties will have 30 days after receipt to attempt informal resolution unless immediate injunctive relief is reasonably necessary.

42. No Mandatory Arbitration Unless Separately Adopted

These Terms do not presently require mandatory arbitration or waive participation in a class action. Any arbitration provision should be added only after review by a Missouri attorney and presented through a clear acceptance process.

43. Injunctive and Equitable Relief

Lexvico may seek injunctive or equitable relief to prevent unauthorized access, misuse of confidential information, intellectual-property infringement, impersonation, security attacks, scraping, fraudulent submissions, misuse of branding, or other conduct causing or threatening irreparable harm.

44. Time Limitation on Claims

To the extent permitted by law, a claim arising solely from website use or these Terms must be brought within one year after the claimant knew or reasonably should have known of the facts giving rise to the claim. This does not shorten a limitation period that cannot legally be shortened and does not apply when a signed service agreement provides a different enforceable period.

45. Termination or Restriction of Access

Lexvico may restrict or terminate website access without notice when it reasonably believes a user violated these Terms, engaged in fraud, created a security threat, harassed personnel, submitted unlawful requests, misrepresented identity or authority, interfered with website operation, infringed intellectual property, or created legal, ethical, or safety concerns.

46. Changes to These Terms

Lexvico may update these Terms periodically. The revised version will be posted with a new “Last Updated” date. Changes apply prospectively unless otherwise required by law. Material changes affecting an existing paid engagement will not override a signed service agreement unless amended in accordance with that agreement.

47. Entire Agreement Concerning Website Use

These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and Lexvico concerning general website use. They do not replace signed investigative agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, payment agreements, authorizations, portal terms, vendor contracts, or other written agreements.

48. No Waiver

Lexvico’s failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of that provision or the right to enforce it later. Any waiver must be in writing and authorized by Lexvico.

49. Severability

If a provision is found invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, it will be limited or modified to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain effective.

50. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without Lexvico’s written consent. Lexvico may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, sale, restructuring, business succession, transfer of assets, or other lawful business transaction.

51. Headings

Section headings are provided for convenience and do not control interpretation.

52. Force Majeure

Lexvico is not responsible for delay or failure caused by events beyond reasonable control, including natural disasters, severe weather, fire, flood, epidemic, war, terrorism, civil disturbance, government action, court closure, utility failure, internet disruption, cyberattack, vendor failure, labor disruption, transportation interruption, or records-office closure.

53. Contact Information

Questions concerning these Terms may be directed to:

Do not include Social Security numbers, financial credentials, medical records, passwords, or sensitive case documents in a general Terms-of-Use inquiry.