// Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Valor Investigations is an independent investigative research and professional services firm operated by Levi M. Bakke, located in La Grande, Oregon. Throughout this policy, “Valor,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Valor Investigations.

Contact: Info@ValorInvestigates.com · (541) 786-4062

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Advocate Toolkit

When you use our free Advocate Toolkit document preparation tool, you may enter the following information into the form:

• Your name, address, phone number, and email address
• Your relationship to the protected person
• Case number, county court, and judge name
• Protected person’s name and guardian’s name
• A written narrative describing your factual account

This data is stored locally on your device only. It is saved in your browser’s localStorage and is never transmitted to or stored on Valor Investigations servers. You can clear this data at any time by clearing your browser’s local storage or site data.

2.2 AI Narrative Processing

When you use the “Polish” feature in the Advocate Toolkit, your written narrative is transmitted to xAI’s Grok API for processing. This third-party AI service restructures, formats, and improves the grammar of your narrative. The AI does not add facts, legal arguments, or citations you did not provide.

Your narrative is sent via encrypted HTTPS connection directly to xAI’s servers for processing. Valor Investigations does not store, log, or retain your narrative on our servers.

Per xAI’s enterprise terms of service: “xAI shall not use any Inputs or Outputs for any of its internal AI or other training purposes (such as training its machine learning models), including developing new products or services based on Inputs and Outputs.” For xAI’s full privacy policy, see x.ai/legal/privacy-policy.

2.3 Photography Print Purchases

When you purchase prints through our gallery, the following information is collected during checkout:

• Name, email address, and shipping address
• Payment information (credit/debit card details)

Payment processing is handled entirely by Stripe, Inc. Valor Investigations never sees, stores, or has access to your full credit card number, CVV, or other payment card details. Stripe is PCI-DSS Level 1 certified. See Stripe’s Privacy Policy for details.

Shipping information is shared with our print fulfillment partner, WHCC (White House Custom Colour), solely for the purpose of producing and delivering your order.

2.4 General Contact

If you contact us via email or phone, we may retain those communications and any personal information you voluntarily provide in order to respond to your inquiry and provide requested services.

2.5 Automatically Collected Information

Our hosting provider (Vercel, Inc.) may automatically collect standard server log data including IP addresses, browser type, referring URLs, pages visited, and timestamps. This data is used for site performance and security purposes. See Vercel’s Privacy Policy for details.

Google Fonts serves typography assets (Source Serif 4, Inter) via CDN. This involves standard HTTP requests that may expose your IP address to Google. See Google’s Privacy Policy for details.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Provide requested services (document preparation, print fulfillment, professional services)
• Process and fulfill gallery print orders
• Respond to inquiries and communicate about services
• Improve site functionality and user experience
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. Period.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

5. Data Storage & Security

Advocate Toolkit data is stored exclusively in your browser’s localStorage on your device. It is not transmitted to or stored on our servers (except for the narrative polishing feature described in Section 2.2).

For professional services engaged by contract (legal research, paralegal drafting, case investigation work, etc.), client files and work product are handled with strict confidentiality. We employ reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect client information.

No method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Data Retention

• Advocate Toolkit: Data persists in your browser until you clear it. We do not retain copies.
• Print orders: Transaction records are retained by Stripe per their data retention policies. Shipping records are retained as necessary for order fulfillment and accounting.
• Professional services: Client files are retained for the duration of the engagement and a reasonable period thereafter, unless otherwise agreed.
• Communications: Emails and correspondence are retained as necessary to provide services and maintain business records.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Clear Advocate Toolkit data by clearing your browser’s localStorage
• Opt out of any future marketing communications

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at Info@ValorInvestigates.com.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact

For questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, contact: