Many ss contracts have a non-compete clause that is intended to prohibit the notary from doing business directly with any of their clients. While I believe those are unenforceable (at least here in CA), the sentiment is pretty clear and we should have respect for any company from whom we wish to get additional work. They've invested time, effort and some expense developing their clients, so taking contact info obtained during the conduct of a signing to market to THEIR clients is unethical, imo.
Having said that, I also believe it's unethical to prohibit us from using other means to market our services. Personally, I don't have any system to save contact info obtained from completed assignments and have never used that info to market, out of appreciation for those signing services I've worked for. But as a result, if I've discovered a title company through other sources, e.g. broad Google searches, a drive-by, etc., I'd have no idea whether or not that company does business with a signing service I've worked for... So I'd consider them fair game.
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