Our Commitment to Your Privacy
AccessLex Institute® ("AccessLex" or “Company”) is a nonprofit member organization underpinned by nearly 200 American Bar Association-approved nonprofit and state-affiliated law schools. AccessLex is intently dedicated to fostering broad-based access to quality US-based legal education and works to maximize the value and affordability of a U.S.-based law degree through policy advocacy, research, and student-centered initiatives. Through Helix Bar Review by AccessLex® ("Helix")—a nonprofit supporting organization of AccessLex—AccessLex is offering a superior bar examination preparation program that applies its resources, relationships and reputation to this critical final step of the law school journey. AccessLex and Helix, along with their respective affiliates and subsidiaries, are collectively referred to in this Privacy Policy as the "Company".
The Company values your privacy and is committed to maintaining the security and confidentiality of your information. In particular, we do not sell your personal information. Our primary goals in collecting personal information are to optimize your online experience and advance the Company's nonprofit, student-centered mission (the “Mission”). Any marketing initiatives that we may conduct occasionally, either by ourselves or in concert with our business partners, are designated to promote and facilitate the Company's Mission.
This website, related pages and mobile applications (collectively herein, the "Site"), and any portion thereof, and the bar preparation products, components, services, programs or any printed or tangible materials or learning content relating, prepared, produced or published, in whole or in part, by or for Helix are collectively referred to herein as the "Materials.” The Site and Materials will be collectively referred to herein as the “Program.” Your access to or use of the Program is expressly conditioned on your agreement to this Privacy Policy and by the Terms of Use. For more information regarding the Helix Terms of Use, navigate to the Terms of Use.
For additional terms and promotions related to Helix products and services (the “Helix Products”), navigate to the Helix Products Additional Terms and Promotions.
Information That We Collect – Information You Provide
The Company collects personal information about you when you provide it through this website and related pages (the "Site"). Personal information is any information about an individual from which that individual can be identified. Your name, address, phone number, and location are examples of personal data. We collect personal information when you interact with the Site and complete online forms, fields or surveys, create an account, or use the learning management software or tools offered through this Site. Personal information also includes information about your engagement with the Site and your progress towards completion of the bar preparation course materials. We also collect personal information about you if you contact us.
If you register for access to the learning management tools offered through this Site, you will be required to create an account using a username and password and provide your first name, last name, address, and email address. You may be asked to provide various additional information, including, but not limited to, your telephone number, nickname or social media handle, information about your employment and education, and your Bar Exam score, if applicable. The Company may also endeavor to obtain your Bar Exam score or related academic information from public sources, or, if permitted and appropriate, from your educational institution. Additionally, you may be able to upload certain limited content to the Site, such as comments, notes, feedback, photos, or completed assignments. If you provide us with this type of personal information through this Site, we will collect it and use it as outlined in this Privacy Policy. Should you use the Affirm financing, Affirm will collect your Social Security number. Other sensitive personal information collected includes, but is not limited to date of birth, residency status, U.S. citizenship status, W-9 information, device information, webinar registration and attendance, course usage, progress, grades, and performance.
Additionally, you may be asked to provide payment information to process your purchase of access to the Program (as defined in the Terms of Use) or certain Program Materials. Payment information will not be used for any purpose other than to process your payment (including relevant fraud-protection measures).
How We Use Your Information
Consistent with our Mission, the Company, along with our business partners and affiliates, will use your personal information for the primary purpose of advancing cost-effective access to legal education and helping to improve bar passage rates. We also will use your information to improve your experience using this Site.
Additionally, your personal information may be used by the Company in the following ways:
- Conducting general day-to-day business activities;
- Developing and marketing new products or services;
- Communicating with you (including communications from our business partners and affiliates) about the Company's products and services, or about products and services that may be of interest to you, consistent with the Company's Mission;
- Responding to your inquiries or requests, or communicating with you about your Site account;
- Sharing your personal data, or Site and/or Program usage data, with various law schools, law professors, or consultants or other third parties working on the Company’s behalf, as part of initiatives to promote the Company’s nonprofit Mission;
- Monitoring compliance with and enforcing the Site's Terms of Use, and otherwise protecting the safety of Site users and the integrity of the Site;
- Preventing fraud or potentially illegal activities (such as copyright infringement);
- Providing Site technical support or similar assistance; and
- Aggregating information about you, and others like you, to utilize for analysis, research and similar purposes, consistent with the Company's Mission.
It is possible that the Company's corporate structure might change, or that portions of our nonprofit business might be acquired by another entity. In such transactions, customer information generally is a shared and transferred business asset.
By providing your personal information to us, you authorize the Company and its business partners to contact you, including through the use of automated technology. If we receive a Court Order or a subpoena for your personal information, we will disclose it as required by law. We may disclose your personal information as otherwise required by other legal mandates, or for the prevention or detection of a crime. We also may share your information with third parties that you have specifically designated as authorized to receive information from us. If you purchase access to the Helix bar preparation learning tools available through https://success.helixbarreview.org/ (the “Helix Learning Site”), in your capacity as a student or graduate of an educational institution which is a Member Institution of AccessLex or with which the Company otherwise has a business relationship, the Company may provide your personal information to that institution. Finally, we may anonymize your information for research and analytical purposes, in which case the information ceases to be personal. We may share anonymized information with third parties for research or other Mission-based purposes.
We do not disclose your personal information for profit to anyone. Similarly, we do not host third-party advertising on the Site. However, we may work with third-party vendors that may show you ads for Company products when you are browsing the internet. If you do not want your information to be used as described herein, you should not use this Site. Additionally, in light of the US-based focus of our Mission, if you are a resident of Canada, the European Union or another non-U.S. country, you may not use this Site or provide any personal information through this Site.
Opting Out of Information Sharing
You have the right, at any time, to opt-out of receiving marketing communications from the Company and its business partners. Specifically, if you receive a marketing email from the Company or its affiliate or business partner, follow the "unsubscribe" instructions provided in the e-mail. If you sign up to receive text messages from the Company but no longer wish to receive them, follow the unsubscribe instructions in the text messages, or text "STOP" in response to such texts.
Ask EDNA!
If you navigate to this page from, use, or have an account with Ask EDNA!, we encourage you to review the Company's privacy policy and terms of use, which are substantially similar and are incorporated herein.
Additional Information – Hosted Website
The bar preparation course materials on the Helix Learning Site are hosted by Watermelon Express, Inc., d/b/a BenchPrep ("BenchPrep") and by Instructure, Inc. d/b/a Canvas (“Canvas”). BenchPrep and Canvas are learning management software providers operating at the direction of the Company. Because of this, BenchPrep and Canvas will not sell or share your information with anyone, except as required by law or as needed to provide services to the Company. Similarly, BenchPrep and Canvas will not send you any marketing materials. BenchPrep and Canvas will collect your information to ensure the security of the Helix Learning Site, and to otherwise host and optimize it.
Web Providers; Website Usage Information; IP Addresses, Cookies and Metadata
The Company offers certain other programs and services through third party website or app providers, website operators, and website service providers (collectively “Web Providers”), which host or otherwise operationalize the Company’s online content and/or log-in experience.
While the Company makes reasonable efforts to minimize data collection by and through these Website Providers, the Company does not exercise control over the privacy practices of these entities in every instance. Because of this, the Company encourages you to review the privacy policies of each of these Web Providers for additional information regarding how your personal information may be collected and used by them. These Web Providers include, but are not limited to OneTrust, Google, Big Commerce and Qualtrics. The Company uses OneTrust to help manage cookie preferences, document consent choices, and support compliance with applicable privacy requirements.
As with many other websites, the Web Providers used to operate the Site may collect certain data pertaining to you and the equipment and communications methods that you use to access the internet and the Site. The Company (along with Web Providers) may also collect general Site usage information, including, but not limited to, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, device identifiers, browser characteristics, and approximate location information derived from IP addresses or similar technologies. Generally, such information is used for Site maintenance, performance, and security purposes. For example, the Company may use Google Services such as reCAPTCHA, Google Analytics, and Google advertising technologies to help secure the Site, understand user interactions, measure campaign effectiveness, and support advertising activities. We encourage you to review Google’s privacy disclosures regarding these services.
The Company or its Web Providers may also use "cookies" or other similar technologies when you visit the Site. Cookies are data files stored on your computer or device for a variety of reasons, including to track information about you, such as when you are logged on to the Site or to identify your preferences. The Company uses OneTrust’s cookie consent management platform to provide you with choices regarding certain cookies and similar tracking technologies. When you visit the Site, you may adjust your cookie preferences through the cookie banner or cookie preference center made available on the Site. Your cookie preferences will be honored in accordance with the selections you make through the cookie banner or preference center, subject to cookies that are necessary for the operation, security, and functionality of the Site. If you do not adjust your cookie preferences, the Site will apply the default cookie settings configured for the Site. By continuing to use the Site without modifying those settings, you acknowledge and accept the application of those default cookie settings. At this time, the Site does not recognize automated browser signals regarding tracking mechanisms, which may include "do not track" instructions.
We may use Google Analytics and Google advertising technologies, which may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information regarding your interactions with the Site. This information helps us analyze Site usage, improve Site performance, measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and deliver content and advertisements that may be relevant to your interests, subject to your cookie preferences.
In addition, the Company (including its Web Providers) may retain the content of communications you send to us, together with related metadata such as the date, time, method of communication, and contact information associated with the communication. This information helps us to improve the Site and the online media, content, materials, opportunities, and services that we feature or describe on the Site, and to more effectively and efficiently respond to both current and future inquiries.
Your continued access to and use of the Site indicates your acknowledgment of this Privacy Policy. Certain Web Providers may have their own privacy notices governing their collection and use of information, and we encourage you to review those notices.
Third-Party Links
The Site may contain links to third party websites as a convenience, or to provide you with additional information and functionality, such as payment processing options, which the Company does not manage directly. By offering hyperlinks to third party websites, the Company does not represent or imply that there is any relationship between it and any third party, or that the Company is endorsing these third parties, or their products or services. The Company makes no representations about, and is not responsible for, the privacy policies, if any, of any such third parties. Finally, the Company does not represent or promise that third party sites accessed through hyperlinks on this Site are free of viruses, worms, Trojan Horses or other code with destructive properties.
How You Can Access or Correct Information/How to Contact Us
Access to certain personal information that is collected through this Site may be available to you. For example, if you register for an account through the Site, you can access that account to review, change, delete or update the information that you provided previously.
You also may send an e-mail or a letter to the following e-mail or street address requesting correction of, or, in certain circumstances, the deletion of your personal information:
Helix Bar Review®
Attn: Marketing – Site Services
10 North High Street
Suite 400
West Chester, PA 19380
Email: [email protected]
A Special Note About Children's Privacy
You must be at least 18 years old to use this Site. The Company does not knowingly collect, use or disclose any information about visitors under the age of 13. If you are a parent or a guardian of a child under the age of 13 and believe that the child has disclosed personally identifiable information through this Site, please contact us at [email protected].
Changes to Privacy Policy
We expressly reserve the right to update or amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. All such updates and amendments are effective immediately. We will provide you with notice of any amendments/updates by any reasonable means, such as posting a revised version of the Privacy Policy on the Site. You should view this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed of changes that may affect you, as your continued use of the Program signifies your continuing consent to be bound by this Privacy Policy, including any updates and amendments as noted above.
This Privacy Policy was last updated November 2026.
Acknowledgement
BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND CONSENT TO THE PRIVACY PRACTICES DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND TO THE USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED THEREIN, AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND ALSO BY THE TERMS OF USE APPLICABLE TO YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND PROGRAM CONTENT AS DEFINED IN THE TERMS OF USE.