These terms apply to the use of this website and to examinations booked through it.
This website is not advice
The content of this site is general information about polygraph examinations. It is not legal advice and it is not a substitute for advice from a qualified attorney about your own situation. Statements about Georgia law and about the federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act are included because they are frequently misunderstood, not as advice you should act on without checking.
Appointments
An appointment is confirmed when we have agreed the issue to be examined, quoted a fee, and taken payment or agreed invoicing terms. The examination room, suite and time are confirmed at that point.
Rooms are booked for the duration of the appointment and are not staffed walk-in premises. Please do not attend without a confirmed appointment.
Our right to decline or end an examination
We may decline an instruction, or end an appointment that has already begun, where:
- the examinee appears to be attending under pressure rather than willingly;
- the examinee appears to be intoxicated, in withdrawal, or acutely unwell;
- an employer’s request does not meet the exemption under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act that it relies on;
- the question put to us is not one a polygraph examination can honestly address; or
- proceeding would in the examiner’s judgement be unsafe or improper.
Where we end an appointment for the first reason, no charge is made for the examination.
Results and reports
A result addresses the specific question examined, over the period examined. It is not a determination of guilt, a character assessment, or a prediction of future conduct, and no report we issue will present it as any of those.
Where a result is inconclusive for a reason not attributable to the examinee, we offer one re-test at no further charge.
Reports are released to the examinee, or to the instructing attorney or agency where there is one. They are not released to any other person without written authority or a court order.
Admissibility
We make no representation that any result will be admitted in evidence. In Georgia, polygraph results are admissible only on the express stipulation of both parties made before the examination (State v. Chambers, 240 Ga. 76 (1977)). Securing such a stipulation is a matter for the parties and their attorneys, not for the examiner.
Payment and cancellation
Fees are payable when the appointment is confirmed. If you need to move an appointment, tell us as soon as you can; we do not normally charge for rearranging where reasonable notice is given.
Limitation
Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be limited.