Leaving Scorpion: what your firm keeps, and when
Scorpion's contract terms haven't been on its website since mid-2023. We read the last public copy, the FAQ it publishes today and its own replies to complaints, so you know your dates and what to ask for before you give notice.
When are your files yours, and when is notice due?
Enter the start date on your sales order. The math follows Scorpion's 2023 terms: monthly payments from the start date, files after 24 payments from launch, 12-month renewals, and notice 30 days before a term ends.
- Platform term
- The term you can still leave at
- Notice due
- Monthly payment after launch
- Files yours
Sources: Scorpion, Terms and Conditions, archived Jun 1, 2023 (Subscription Term, Monthly Investments, Termination of Subscriptions, and the ownership clause). Launch typically takes four to 10 weeks, per Scorpion's FAQ, read Oct 28, 2026. An estimate, not legal advice: your sales order governs.
Who keeps what when you leave
From Scorpion's FAQ as it reads today, its 2023 terms and its public replies to complaints. Where they disagree, ask Scorpion in writing.
- 4 come with you
- 5 to check first
- 3 stay behind
| What | When you leave | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Your domain name | Yours, if it's in your name | The FAQ calls domains yours. The 2023 terms listed domain names Scorpion bought as Scorpion's own technology. Look up where yours is registered, and move it into an account your firm controls.FAQ · Terms, 2023 |
| Website text and images | Yours after the contract | The FAQ says your content and imagery are yours once your contract is complete.FAQ |
| Website files and design | After 24 payments, or $10,000 | You get the site's static files: pages and images as they were last saved, up to twice a year. Not Scorpion's working files, layouts or technology. Scorpion can refuse while an account is in default.Terms, 2023 · FAQ |
| Google Analytics (GA4) | Comes with you | The FAQ says Scorpion transfers full ownership back to you.FAQ |
| Local Services Ads | Comes with you | On the FAQ's list of accounts Scorpion transfers back.FAQ |
| Social media accounts | Comes with you | Also on the FAQ's list.FAQ |
| Google Business Profile | Ask for Primary Owner | Not on the FAQ's list. In June 2026 a former client got Primary Owner moved to its own account only after a BBB complaint. Scorpion said three earlier requests had gone to an inbox nobody watched.BBB, Jul 9, 2026 |
| Google Ads and unspent ad funds | Through a separation agreement | Scorpion settles ad accounts and leftover ad credit in its Client Separation Agreement. In two 2025 complaints, account access and refunds waited until it was agreed.BBB, May 15 and Aug 29, 2025 |
| Search Console | Add your own owner | Not mentioned in the FAQ or the terms. Verify your firm as an owner before you leave, so you can watch the move.FAQ · Terms, 2023 |
| Hosting and the platform | Ends with the contract | Scorpion's own content management system stays with Scorpion. In December 2025 it told a departing client that hosting ends at the contract's end, and offered one free extra month.FAQ · BBB, Dec 19, 2025 |
| Tracking phone numbers | Stay with Scorpion | The 2023 terms counted call-tracking numbers as Scorpion's technology. List every number on your site, cards, ads and directory listings.Terms, 2023 |
| Chat and intake tools | Stay with Scorpion | The chat and the "conversion center" were Scorpion's technology too. Plan their replacements before you give notice.Terms, 2023 |
Sources: Scorpion, Frequently Asked Questions (read Oct 28, 2026); Scorpion, Terms and Conditions (archived Jun 1, 2023); Scorpion's replies on its Better Business Bureau profile (May 2025 to Oct 2026). Links at the end of this page.
What Scorpion has put in writing, and when
Scorpion's terms were public until June 2023. Its FAQ about leaving was first archived in June 2025. In between, the Internet Archive holds neither.
- Sep 2022 – Jun 2023
The terms: files after 24 payments
The website files became the firm's after 24 monthly payments from launch, or for a one-time $10,000. The platform renewed for 12 months unless either side gave written notice 30 days before the term ended.
- Since Jun 2023
The terms come down
By June 10, 2023 the terms page redirected elsewhere. On October 28, 2026 the address showed Scorpion's 404 page, and the site's footer linked no terms.
- Jun 2025 – today
The FAQ: yours after the contract
Scorpion's answer: you own your website after the length of your contract is complete. The underlying system stays with Scorpion, so another vendor has to rebuild the site.
- May 2025 – Oct 2026
Scorpion's own replies
Hosting ends with the contract, with a free extra month offered. Website files go out with written instructions. Ad accounts and credits go through a separation agreement.
Start three months before your term ends
Most of the work is getting answers in writing and your accounts in your firm's name. None of it cancels anything until you give notice.
- 90 days out
Ask for your dates
Send the request on this page. You want your term dates, your launch date and a list of the accounts Scorpion manages for you, in writing.
- The same week
Put your accounts in your firm's name
Make your firm the Primary Owner of your Google Business Profile, and an administrator of Analytics, Search Console and Google Ads. Move your domain into an account you control.
- 60 days out
Start the new site
Whoever rebuilds it needs a list of every page address, phone number and form on your site. The addresses stay; the numbers and forms get replaced.
- 45 days out
Give written notice
The 2023 terms took notice by email to legal@scorpion.co and management@scorpion.co, at least 30 days before the term ends. Check your order, and keep the confirmation.
- The last month
Approve, then switch
Check the new site page by page, then point your domain at it. Expect Scorpion's separation agreement for ad accounts and leftover ad credit.
- The month after
Watch for broken links
Check Search Console for pages not found, and update your phone number in directories that still show a tracking number.
The request to send first
Copy it, fill in the brackets, and send it to your account manager. It asks for facts. It doesn't give notice.
Subject: Our contract dates and accounts Hi [name], As we plan next year, could you confirm a few things in writing? 1. Our current platform term: its start date, its end date, and whether it renews. 2. The date our website launched, how many monthly payments we've made since then, and the date our website files become ours. 3. What it would cost to receive the website files before that date. 4. Who is listed as the registrant of [our domain], and which account it's registered in. 5. Each Google and social account you manage for us (Business Profile, Analytics, Search Console, Ads, Local Services Ads), and who its primary owner is. 6. Every tracking phone number on our website and in our ads. Thank you, [Your name] [Firm name]
Send it from an address you check, and keep the reply.
Sources: notice by email and the 30-day rule, Scorpion, Terms and Conditions, archived Jun 1, 2023. The separation agreement, Scorpion's BBB replies of May 15 and Aug 29, 2025.
We rebuild your site at the addresses it has today
Scorpion's FAQ says you'll need another vendor to rebuild your website. That's our work; you don't lift a finger.
The same site, pixel for pixel
We rebuild every page from your files: the same layout, words, photos and colors, at the same addresses.
Rebuilt from what your firm owns
We rebuild in our own code from the text you wrote or supplied, your photos, logo and colors. Same pages, same addresses, no $10,000.
- Every page keeps its address, title and description
- Your domain switches only after you approve the new site
- We watch your search traffic for a month after launch
- Changes you email us are live within two business days
- Export your content anytime, and leave with an HTML copy of every page once fees are paid
From $400 a month for up to 25 pages and posts, or $1,000 for up to 250. Billed annually, migration included.
Scorpion runs your ads too? On Business, from $1,300 a month, an optional marketing consultant runs your SEO and ads, priced into your quote. Nobody can honestly promise rankings or leads, and we don't.
What firms ask before leaving Scorpion
Anything else? Ask us directly. A person will answer.
Do I own my Scorpion website?
Partly, and not right away. Scorpion's FAQ says your website is yours once your contract is complete: the domain, content and images, plus the site's static files and design assets. The system it runs on stays with Scorpion, so the site has to be rebuilt somewhere else. Under Scorpion's 2023 terms, the files became yours after 24 monthly payments from launch, or for $10,000 sooner.
How do I cancel my Scorpion contract?
In writing, before your platform term ends. The 2023 terms took notice by email to legal@scorpion.co and management@scorpion.co at least 30 days before the term ended; without it, the platform renewed for another 12 months. Scorpion's FAQ says advertising services such as Google Ads and Local Services Ads are typically month to month. Your sales order has your dates.
Can I leave before my files are mine?
Yes. The 2023 terms let a firm buy the files for a one-time $10,000 before the 24th payment. Or a new site can be built from what your firm supplied: your own text, photos, logo and colors, at the same addresses. That second way is how we handle it.
Will I lose my Google rankings?
Keep every page at its current address, with the same title and description, and redirect any address that has to change. Rankings can wobble after any move, and nobody can promise them. In the first month, check Search Console for pages not found.
What happens to our phone numbers?
Tracking numbers Scorpion assigned stay with Scorpion under its 2023 terms. Put your firm's own number on the new site, and update every directory listing, ad and card that shows a tracking number.
Can I move my Scorpion site to WordPress?
Yes. Scorpion's FAQ names WordPress and Drupal as options. Either way, someone rebuilds the pages from your files and keeps the addresses. On WordPress you'll also need hosting, and someone to keep its plugins up to date. We rebuild on our own platform instead, with hosting and upkeep in one fixed monthly price.
How much does Scorpion cost?
Scorpion doesn't publish prices; its FAQ says your investment depends on your goals. Scorpion's own case study describes a solo criminal defense firm on a $2,500-a-month marketing budget (archived June 2024). A Florida immigration firm told the Better Business Bureau in September 2026 that it had paid about $75,000 since May 2021. Both figures cover marketing as well as the website.
Every source, dated
We read each one on the date shown. The archived copies stay put if a page changes.
- Scorpion, “Frequently Asked Questions.” Read Oct 28, 2026.
The same answers in every archived copy since June 13, 2025.
- Scorpion, “Terms and Conditions.” Archived Jun 1, 2023.
The clauses cited here are the same in the earliest archived copy, Sep 28, 2022. The live address showed Scorpion's 404 page on Oct 28, 2026.
- Better Business Bureau, “Scorpion LLC: complaints.” Read Oct 28, 2026.
Scorpion's replies dated May 15, 2025; Aug 29, 2025; Dec 19, 2025; May 15, 2026; Jul 9, 2026; and Oct 2, 2026.
- Internet Archive, “Wayback Machine copies of scorpion.co/terms-and-conditions and scorpion.co/faq.” Index read Oct 28, 2026.
- Scorpion, “Case study: Law Office of Paul C. Galanides.” Archived Jun 15, 2024.
- FairCopy, “Pricing.” Oct 28, 2026.