Private Investigator Retainer Fee
Retainer Fees
Select the retainer amount we discussed by phone or email.
Retainer towards Investigative Services | We charge like attorneys do
At Paramount Investigative Services Inc. offers a wide variety of services: surveillance and more. With that said, we work just like attorneys do. We come up with a scope of services, take a retainer to cover the amount of hours and or costs, then get started. We work on a four hour minimum per day, it’s that easy. This way we are most affective and work uninterruptedly. For Example: If it’s a large job exceeding five thousand dollars, we’ll often times charge half up front and the second half once we’ve exhausted the original retainer.
If your still undecided let our testimonials page or visit our yelp reviews page yourself. You’ll find that we have 5 star ratings on Yelp.com, Facebook.com, and Google.
The below is our “Warrantees & Guarantees” but in short it basically reads that we cannot predict an outcome to your case. (Just like attorneys) However, our lead investigator Ken Childs has been in the industry since 1998 and has seen it all. With over twenty years of experience, that hedges your bets and typically gets clients a favorable outcome.
Warranties/Guarantees
The Client warrants and guarantees that: (a) it has retained the Agency's services solely and exclusively for the reasons and purposes described above; (b) the Client is not working for any other individual or entity with an interest in the outcome of the Agency's services; and (c) the Client agrees to use the results of the Agency's investigation solely for lawful purposes.
The Agency warrants and guarantees that: (a) it will professionally and diligently perform the services described above; (b) that it will use only lawful means to conduct its investigation; and (c) that it will maintain Client confidentiality to the extent required and permitted under California and Federal law. The Client authorizes the Agency to use the services of others to assist in carrying out this agreement and the Client further authorizes the Agency to share confidential client information with other investigative agencies or experts hired by the Agency to assist in the investigation and with the Agency's legal counsel to obtain legal advice.
The Agency does not and cannot warrant or guarantee any particular result or outcome from its investigative efforts. The Client understands and agrees that the Agency cannot guarantee the accuracy of information provided to it by witnesses, government agencies, news services, web sites, data brokers and other sources. Therefore, the Client assumes all responsibility and liability for any reliance on information provided by the Agency and any disclosures of such information made by the Client to third parties. Any estimates on the likely costs of the Agency's services or the time required to complete our services are simply good faith estimates and do not constitute a prediction or guarantee.
Back Out Clause
Once the service is agreed upon and entered into contract by the client. The retainer will be taken and the investigators will commit it to their schedule. At that point, the client can not back out. If the client and investigator agree to terminate the assignment there will be a fee of 4hrs. If there a request to terminate the assignment is under 48hrs or two days, an 8 hour day will be charged to the client. If discovered that the client for any reason lied/mislead investigators as to the scope of the investigation, the investigator will terminate the investigation and keep the retainer. If the client {accidentally or otherwise} “tips off” the subject of the investigations, the investigation will be terminated and charged accordingly. If any remaining balance is due, it will be returned via check. NOTE: due to the amount of credit card fraud, the monies will be returned via check after the funds have cleared the banks {up to but not limited to 3 weeks}
Termination
The Client and Agency each reserve the right to terminate this agreement at any time and for any reason. Each agrees to notify the other orally, if feasible, and thereafter in writing. The Client agrees to pay and reimburse the Agency for any services and expenses earned or incurred until receipt of the written notice of termination.
