LawSuitSearch.com's Terms of Service
Last updated: 4/2/06
BY USING THIS SITE YOU AGREE TO OUR TERMS OF SERVICE, DISCLAIMER, AND PRIVACY
POLICY. MAKE SURE TO REVIEW THEM!
J3 Group, LLC, a Florida LLC, owns and operates LawSuitSearch.com
("this Site"). This Site provides its services to you subject to the following
Terms of Service ("Terms"), whether or not you have registered for this Site.
We may update these Terms from time to time. You can review the most current
version of the Terms at any time by returning to this page. These Terms (which
incorporate any other legal statements on our site, including but not limited
to our Disclaimer, Privacy Policy, and Message Board Rules) constitute the
entire agreement between you and this Site and govern your use of this Site,
superseding any prior agreements between you and this Site. You may also be
subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use
particular services. We may modify this Terms from time to time without notice
to you. Please check this web site frequently for the most up-to-date Terms.
Our Service
This Site provides users with the ability to register a personal complaint or
injustice (the Service) and forward it to the law firm they have chosen. By
posting your information with This Site, you agree that This Site may release
your contact information and all information that may be posted by you to the
law firms you have chosen. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features
or services offered pursuant to this web site are subject to these Terms.
This Site does not provide legal, medical, or any other professional or
individual advice. By accepting the posting of your complaint, this Site does
not offer any advice on whether you may have a legal remedy for your complaint
or injustice, and makes no representation or guarantee that you will obtain
satisfaction, justice or compensation for your complaint or injustice. This
Site is not obligated to release any posted information, including contact
names. This Site does not offer any opinion whatsoever concerning the merits of
any claim you might have. This Site encourages you to also contact other
counsel if you intend to pursue any claims, and you should do so promptly to
avoid having your case barred by the statute of limitations.
The information provided on this web site is for general informational purposes
only. The information on this website may be considered advertising under
various states' rules governing lawyer professional conduct, and the
responsibility for compliance with those rules rests solely with the
advertising attorney or law firm and not this Site.
You should not act, or refrain from acting, based upon any information on this
web site. This information does not, and is not intended to, constitute
legal,medical, or other professional advice. The information provided at this
Site is not privileged and does not create an attorney-client relationship,
doctor-patient, or any other type of confidential or fiduciary relationship.
Submitting a case evaluation or any type of response or other information
through this Site will not create an attorney-client, doctor-patient, or any
other type of fiduciary or confidential relationship and nothing contained in
this Siteite is to be considered an offer to represent you.
Information on this web site is not to be reproduced without permission.
Transmission of the information appearing at this web site is not intended to
create, and its receipt by the reader does not establish or constitute, an
attorney-client, doctor-patient, or any other type of fiduciary or confidential
relationship.
Modifications to Terms of Services
This Site reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part of it) with
or without notice. In the event of a modification or discontinuance of service,
all information submitted by you and others may be lost. You agree to keep a
permanent record of all information provided to this Site, and you agree that
all information submitted to this Site is at your sole risk. You agree that
this Site has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to
store any Content (as defined after this) maintained or transmitted by the
Service including without limitation messages and other communications.
You agree that this Site shall not be liable to you or to any third party for
any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
Your Information
You must be at least 18 years of age (or at least of the age of Majority of
your Jurisdiction where you are located) to use this Site. In consideration of
your use of this Site, you agree to:
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Provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself if
prompted by the Service's registration form (such information being the
Registration Data) and
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Maintain and promptly update the Registration Data *where necessary, not
required to use this site) to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If
you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or
incomplete, or this Site has reasonable grounds to suspect that such
information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, this Site has the
right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or
future use of this Site (or any portion thereof).
No Resale of Service
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any
commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access
to the Service.
Your Responsibility
You understand and agree that all information, statistical data, text,
software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other
materials (Content), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted by you
and other users of our service, are the sole responsibility of the person from
which such Content originated. This means that you, and not this Site, are
entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email or otherwise
transmit via this Site. This Site does not control all of the Content posted on
this Site, and even with Content posted by this Site, and as such, does not
guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand
that by using this Site, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive,
indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will this Site be liable in
any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or
omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a
result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise transmitted via
the Service. This Site is to be used as a news and informational resource ONLY,
and for any other type of use, you should consult a proper professional.
You agree that you will not use this Site so as to violate the law, to misuse
the proprietary information or property of others, or to make publications
which are threatening or defamatory or otherwise injurious to the safety,
business or reputation of others. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, you also agree not to do any of the following:
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Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful,
harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar,
obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
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Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a this Site
official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise
misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
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Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a
right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships
(such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned
or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure
agreements);
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Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid
schemes, or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as
shopping rooms) that are designated for such purpose;
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Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any
patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights (Rights)
of any party;
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Collect or store personal data about other users;
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Access this Site for the purpose of data mining or extracting content from this
Site beyond your personal end use.
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Harm minors in any way;
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Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national
or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other
securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having
the force of law;
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Stalk or otherwise harass another; or
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Engage in deceptive marketing or advertising practices. You acknowledge that
this Site does not pre-screen Content, but that this Site has the right (but
not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content from
this Site without notice to you.
You acknowledge and agree that this Site may preserve Content and may also
disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that
such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with
legal process; (b) enforce the Terms; (c) respond to claims that any Content
violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or
personal safety of this Site, its users and the public.
Use of Content
Except as expressly authorized by this Site or advertisers, you agree not to
modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on
the Service or its content, in whole or in part.
With respect to Content you elect to post with this Site, you grant this Site
the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully
sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish,
translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such
Content (in whole or part) world wide and/or to incorporate it in other works
in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. You agree not
to access this Site by any means other than through the interface that is
provided by this Site for use in accessing the Service.
Proprietary Rights of This Site
This Site, its Site logo and other Site logos and product and service names are
trademarks of this Site and Marlowe Marketing, LLC ("Site Marks"), whether or
not registered. Without prior permission from this Site, you agree not to
display or use in any manner these Site Marks.
Privacy Policy
Your personal information is subject to our Privacy Policy, and by using this
site you agree to our Privacy Policy. For more information, please see our full
privacy policy posted on this Site. While This Site has security procedures in
place, it does not guarantee that the procedures will prevent loss, alteration
or improper access to data or other content that is part of the Service,
including the release of your information to potential defendants, and you
shall hold us harmless and not liable for any such exposure or breach of
security.
If you do not wish to receive any of our newsletters, please see our
Unsubscribe Page.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold this Site, and its subsidiaries, affiliates,
directors, officers, agents, third party contractors and employees, harmless
from all damages, costs, liabilities, and any claim or demand, including
reasonable attorney's fees due to or arising out of Content you submit, post to
or transmit through this Site, your use of this Site, your connection to this
Site, your violation of the Terms, or your violation of any rights of another
person, or due to or arising from such activities carried out by a person using
your this Site account or password, with your knowledge.
Termination
By using this Site, you do not acquire any rights to this Site other than a
license to use it that can be terminated in accordance with this section. You
agree that this Site, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password,
account (or any part thereof) or use of this Site, and remove and discard any
Content within this Site, for any reason, including, without limitation,
non-payment, for lack of use, or if this Site believes that you have violated
or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the Terms. This Site may
also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing this Site, or
any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of
your access to this Site under any provision of these Terms may be effected
without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that this Site may immediately
deactivate or delete your account and all related Content information and files
in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or this Site.
Further, you agree that this Site shall not be liable to you or any third-party
for any termination of your access to this Site.
Third Party Dealings
Your correspondence or business dealings with third parties accessed through
this Site, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any
other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such
dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that this Site
shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred
as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such
advertisers on this Site. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you
assume the sole and entire responsibility for dealing with any lawyers or any
other professionals or advertisers that may acquire the right to Content posted
by you and others, and you acknowledge that this Site has not approved of such
lawyers in any way.
Links
This Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide
Web sites or resources. Because this Site has no control over such sites and
resources, you acknowledge and agree that this Site is not responsible for the
availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is
not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other
materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge
and agree that this Site shall not be responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in
connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services
available on or through any such site or resource.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS IS
AND AS AVAILABLE BASIS. THIS SITE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THIS SITE MAKES NO
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT (i) THIS SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii)
THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE
RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR
RELIABLE, OR (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER
MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THIS SITE IS ACCURATE OR WILL
MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SITE IS
DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE
DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
NO INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THIS SITE OR
THROUGH OR FROM THIS SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE
TERMS.
Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THIS SITE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA,
FAILURE TO REALIZE EXPECTED SAVINGS, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THIS
SITE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i)
THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR
SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED
INTO THROUGH OR FROM THIS SITE; (iii) INVALID DESTINATIONS, TRANSMISSION
ERRORS, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA;
(iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THIS SITE; (v) YOUR FAILURE TO
RECEIVE ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICES OR PRODUCTS REQUESTED THROUGH THIS SITES OR
(vi) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THIS SITE. IN NO EVENT IS THIS SITE LIABLE TO
YOU FOR AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO THIS SITE FOR THIS
SITES IN QUESTION.
Exclusions and Limitations
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS, OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
Notices
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. This Site may also
provide notices of changes to the Terms or other matters by displaying notices
or links to notices to you generally on this Site. While this Site may give you
notices from time to time, it is not obligated to do so.
Applicable Law
The laws of Broward County, Florida, USA shall govern the Terms and the
relationship between you and This Site. You agree to submit to the personal and
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within Broward County, Florida.
However, all disputed shall first take place in binding final arbitration
within Broward County, Florida, by an arbiter from the American Arbitration
Association, costs of such Arbitration to be borne by the losing party. The
failure of This Site to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms
shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of
the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the
parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the
parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of
the Terms remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any
statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or
related to use of this Site or the Terms must be filed within one (1) year
after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or
contractual effect.