TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE
LAWRESEARCH MEMBERSHIP: TERMS OF USE LICENSING AGREEMENT.
THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU
("LICENSEE") AND LAWRESEARCH INC. CAREFULLY READ ALL OF THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE
YOU ELECTRONICALLY COMMITT TO MEMBERSHIP VIA THE INTERNET AND OR EMAIL.
THIS MEMBERSHIP WEBSITE IS MADE AVAILABLE BY LAWRESEARCH.COM. TO ITS MEMBERS ONLY.
BY SUBMITTING THE MEMBSHIP FORMS VIA THE INTERNET AND OR EMAIL YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
1. LIMITED LICENSE.
LAWRESEARCH.COM INC. grants LICENSEE a non-exclusive,
Non-transferable license to access and use THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE via LICENSEE's Internet
connection and browser. The WEBSITE shall mean, LAWRESEARCH.COM's "Just the Law
Links," a database directory of URLs in HTML format accessible via the Internet.
LICENSEE is responsible for providing all software, modems, telephone lines,
personal computer and other equipment necessary to use and access THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE
via the Internet. LICENSEE is also responsible for payment of all telephone and
other charges incurred in connecting to the Internet.
2. NON-PERMITTED USES.
THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE shall be used solely for lawful purposes,
within the terms stated herein, and any other use, resale or exploitation of any
type or nature whatsoever of THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE and the content ther-in is hereby expressly prohibited. Access to THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE is restricted to LICENSEE. LICENSEE agrees not to rent, lease, license, sublicense, or assign the use of THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE. Other Uses Prohibited. LICENSEE may not reproduce, redistribute, retransmit, publish or otherwise
transfer, or commercially exploit, any information contained in THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE or
trademarks or other intellectual property associated with THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE. LICENSEE
agrees not to reverse engineer, de-compile, or disassemble THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE, nor to
alter, modify, or adapt THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE in any way. LICENSEE shall not download the
content of the WEBSITE from LAWRESEARCH.COM, except as provided herein solely for
LICENSEE's own use, subject to the restrictions and terms of this Agreement.
3. FEES
Unless otherwise provided by written agreement, Licensee shall pay
LAWRESEARCH.COM service fees as prescribed by LICENSEE and beginning with
the effective date of this Agreement, due at the beginning of each billing cycle.
The effective date of this Agreement is the date of MEMBERSHIP to THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE.
Billing practices/delinquent payments. Unless otherwise provided by written agreement, the licensing fee shall be pro-rated, on a weekly basis, if necessary, to account for service commencing or terminating prior to the specified term of the membership agreement. LAWRESEARCH.COM shall provide electronic statements of fees and at it's discretion standard paper invoices via postal services.
All fees are due and payable within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the statement. A delinquency
charge of 1.5% per month will be added to any balance remaining unpaid after
thirty (30) days. You shall pay all attorney's fees and costs incurred by
LAWRESEARCH.COM to collect past due license fees. Service fees are subject to
change, LICENSOR shall give thirty days (30) written
notice to the LICENSEE of any change in fees.
4. TERM/TERMINATION.
This Agreement shall commence upon LICENSEE submitting the membership forms to LAWRESEARCH.COM INC. and shall continue on a the LICENSEE's selected priodic basis until terminated in writing by either party. If this agreement is terminated in writing by either party, LAWRESEARCH.COM shall reimburse LICENSEE for any unused fees on a pro-rata
basis. Use of WEBSITE after Termination. In the event that you use THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE
for any purpose whatsoever following termination of this Agreement, you
shall pay LAWRESEARCH.COM the entire fee for the period committed to in LICENSEE's
membership agreement, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Payment of the
license and service fee shall not reinstate this Agreement.
5. WEBSITE RELINQUISHMENT.
In the event of termination, you shall
immediately erase or render unusable and inaccessible any membership access files, codes,
passwords, ID's or links to THE LAWRESEARCH MEMBERSHIP WEBSITE residing on your computer.
6. OWNERSHIP
All copyright, interest and licensing rights in WEBSITE are
owned solely and exclusively by LAWRESEARCH.COM and/or its Licensors and
development partners. You acknowledge that LAWRESEARCH.COM and its Licensors and
development partners shall retain all copyright interests and proprietary rights
in "Just the Law Links" developed and furnished, or previously developed and
used, under this Agreement. You are prohibited from selling, giving or otherwise
transferring ownership or possession of THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE in any form to any other
person, entity, or company.
7. LIMITED WARRANTY.
LAWRESEARCH.COM warrants that, during the term of this
agreement, THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE will perform substantially in accordance with the
description of THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE in THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE Information files.
Customer Remedies. LAWRESEARCH.COM's entire liability and LICENSEE's exclusive remedy shall be, at
LAWRESEARCH.COM's option, either (a) return of the license fee, on a pro-rata
basis, for the period in which THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE does not meet LAWRESEARCH.COM's
Limited Warranty, or (b) repair of THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE.
8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LAWRESEARCH.COM, ITS LICENSORS AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE LICENSES
HEREUNDER. LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE IS TO
PROVIDE LINKS LEADING TO LEGAL RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET.
LAWRESEARCH.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY
INFORMATION, CONTENT, GOODS, OR SERVICES OBTAINED OR ACCESSED BY USE OF THE WEBSITE. LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS LICENSEE'S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO
REVIEW RESEARCH RESULTS FOR ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, AND RELIABILITY.
9. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITYIN.
NO EVENT SHALL LAWRESEARCH.COM, ITS LICENSORS OR
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS,
BUSINESS DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, PROFESSIONAL
LIABILITY AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE
WEBSITE OR THE USE OF INFORMATION, CONTENT, GOODS OR SERVICES OBTAINED OR
ACCESSED BY USE OF THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE, EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES ARE CAUSED WHOLLY OR IN
PART BY THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE OR INTERNET SERVICE OR THE NEGLIGENCE, ERROR, OR OMISSION
OF LAWRESEARCH.COM, ITS LICENSORS, DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES.
10. INDEMNIFICATION.
LICENSEE shall indemnify and hold harmless LAWRESEARCH.COM
and its Licensors, development partners, agents, officers, directors, and
employees harmless from and defend against any and all losses, costs, claims,
judgments, damages, liabilities, demands or expenses including, without
limitation, reasonable attorney's fees, which may arise out of or derive in any
way, either directly or indirectly, from LICENSEE's use of THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE or
information, content, goods or services obtained or accessed by use of the
WEBSITE as set forth herein or from LICENSEE's breach of this
Agreement.
LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION, CONTENT, GOODS OR SERVICES
OBTAINED OR ACCESSED BY USE OF THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE MAY BE SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT,
TRADEMARK AND/OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS. LICENSEE SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
COMPLYING WITH APPLICABLE COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK AND/OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE
USE OF INFORMATION, CONTENT, GOODS OR SERVICES OBTAINED OR ACCESSED BY USE OF
THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE. LICENSEE SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS LAWRESEARCH.COM
FOR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY OF THE TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS OR TRADE SECRETS
RELATED TO INFORMATION, CONTENT, GOODS, OR SERVICES OBTAINED OR ACCESSED BY USE
OF THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE.
11. DISPUTES AND CONTROLLING LAW.
This Agreement shall be construed and
interpreted according to the laws of the state of Washington. Any suit or other
action brought by LICENSEE under this Agreement shall be filed in King County.
In any suit or other action under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to its reasonable attorney's fees.
12. MISCELLANEOUS Entire Agreement.
This Agreement contains the complete
agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior discussions, communications
and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter; provided,
however, that LICENSEE shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions
which LICENSEE is notified of and which may apply when using third party
content, websites or services. LICENSOR may revise this Agreement at any time,
and such revision shall be effective upon thirty (30) days' notice. If any such
revision is unacceptable to LICENSEE, LICENSEE may terminate this Agreement.
Assignment. LICENSEE shall not assign, mortgage, encumber or otherwise transfer
this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the other parties prior written
consent. Any attempt to do so shall be void and of no effect. Sever ability. In
the event that any part of this Agreement is invalidated or held unenforceable
by court order or other governmental action, the remainder of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect. Waiver. No waiver of any breach of this
Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other breach of the same or other
provisions of this Agreement. No waiver shall be effective unless made in
writing. Order. The terms and conditions of the Order, if any exists, under
which you have purchased the license to use THE LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE are attached herein as
Exhibit A and incorporated by reference into this License Agreement.
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THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU ("LICENSEE") AND LAWRESEARCH INC.
CAREFULLY READ ALL OF THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU ELECTRONICALLY COMMITT BY
ACCESSING THIS WEB SITE. This Web site "Web Site" ("Provider") is a service made
available by MainStreet Attorney Yellow Pages,a subsidiary of LawResearch Inc.
Accessing and or continued use of this Web Site constitutes your agreement to be
bound by the following Terms of Use and the Conditions as set out in the referenced elsewhere on this Web Site..
1. Web Site Limited License. As a user on this Web Site you are
granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable, limited license to access
and use this Web Site and Content in accordance with these Terms of Use.
Provider may terminate this license at any time for any reason.
2. Non-Permitted Uses.. The Content on this Web Site is for your personal use only and not for commercial exploitation. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sell, sublicense, or create derivative works from this Web Site or the Content. Nor may you use any network monitoring or discovery software to extract information. You may not use any robot, spider, other automatic software or device, or manual process to monitor or copy this Web Site or the Content without Provider’s prior written permission. You may not copy, modify, reproduce, republish, distribute, display, or transmit for commercial, non-profit or public purposes all or any portion of this Web Site.
3. Provider Reserved Rights Certain portions of this Site contain listings of professional services and other resources. The Operator of this Site reserves the right to remove or reject any listing, or to edit the description of any listing, at his sole and absolute discretion.
4. Not Legal Advice. Content is not intended to and does not
constitute legal advice and no attorney-client relationship is formed, nor is
anything submitted to this Web Site treated as confidential. The accuracy,
completeness, adequacy or currency of the Content is not warranted or
guaranteed. Your use of Content on this Web Site or materials linked from this
Web Site is on an "As is basis" and reliance or use of such information is at
your own risk.
5. Intellectual Property Rights. Except as expressly provided in these
Terms and Condition of Use, nothing contained herein shall be construed as
conferring any license or right, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under
copyright or other intellectual property rights. You agree that the Content and
Web Site are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or
other proprietary rights and laws.
Under the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act -- Notification of Alleged Copyright Infringement. Provider avails itself of
the protections under the Act. Provider reserves the right to remove any Content
or links that allegedly infringe another person's copyright.
6. Lawyer Advertisers on This Web Site The Listing lawyer/LawFirm is
solely responsible for ensuring that their listing content published on this Web
Site is accurate and complies with applicable laws. Provider will not be
responsible for the illegality of or any error or inaccuracy in advertisers data
or for the acts or omissions of advertisers.
7. Third Party Links or Listing or Content: Provider shall not be
responsible for and assumes no liability for any infringement, mistakes,
misstatements of law, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehood,
obscenity, pornography or profanity in the statements, opinions, representations
or any other form of content contained in any third party content appearing on
this Web Site. You understand that the information and opinions in the third
party content is neither endorsed by nor does it reflect the belief of
Provider.A link to another site should not be construed to imply that the Site
is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trade
mark, trade name, logo or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the link
or the description of the link to such other sites. An Attorney Listing on the
Web Site should not be construed as an endorsement of that party or its product
or service. 8. Information provided on this We Site: is believed to be reliable
when posted. However, the Site does not guarantee the quality, accuracy,
completeness or timeliness of the Information provided. The operator of the Site
assumes no obligation to update the Information or advise on further
developments concerning topics mentioned. Information contained on the Site may
contain typographical errors. Information provided may be changed without
notice. Access to this site is provided on an as is basis. You should not assume
that your use of the Site will be error free or that the Site will operate
without interruption. 9. No Solicitation. In no event may any person or entity solicit any
Users with data retrieved from this Web Site. 10. Limitation of Liability. Provider shall not be liable for any
direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or any other damages
whatsoever and howsoever caused, arising out of or in connection with the use of
the Site or in reliance on the Information available on the Site, including any
loss of use, lost data, lost business profits, business interruption, personal
injury, or any other pecuniary loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage of any
kind resulting from your use of this website. Even if the operator of the Site
has been informed of the possibility thereof. 11. Unlawful Activity. Provider reserves the right to investigate
complaints or reported violations of the Terms of Use and to take any action we
deem appropriate including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful
activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and
disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities
relating to user profiles, e-mail addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP
addresses and traffic information. 12 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be construed
and interpreted according to the laws of the state of Washington. Any suit or
other action brought by LICENSEE under this Agreement shall be filed in King
County. In any suit or other action under this Agreement, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney's fees. 13 Severability of Provisions. These Terms of Use incorporate by
reference any notices contained on the Web Site including the; Copyright,
Disclaimer, Listing Agreement and Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement
with respect to access to and use of the Web Site. If any provision of these
Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable then that provision shall be
deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their
validity and enforceability. 14. Conformance with Law You agree that your use of the Site shall not
violate any applicable local, national or international law, including but not
limited to any regulations having the force of law. Some jurisdictions may have
restrictions on the use of the Internet by their residents. 15. Indemnification. LICENSEE shall indemnify and hold harmless
Provider and its Licensors, development partners, agents, officers, directors,
and employees harmless from and defend against any and all losses, costs,
claims, judgments, damages, liabilities, demands or expenses including, without
limitation, reasonable attorney's fees, which may arise out of or derive in any
way, either directly or indirectly, from LICENSEE's use of THE PROVIDER WEB SITE
or information, content, goods or services obtained or accessed by use of the
WEB SITE as set forth herein or from LICENSEE's breach of this Agreement.
LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION, CONTENT, GOODS OR SERVICES OBTAINED OR
ACCESSED BY USE OF THE PROVIDER WEB SITE MAY BE SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK
AND/OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS. LICENSEE SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING
WITH APPLICABLE COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK AND/OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF
INFORMATION, CONTENT, GOODS OR SERVICES OBTAINED OR ACCESSED BY USE OF THE
LAWRESEARCH WEBSITE. LICENSEE SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS PROVIDER
FOR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY OF THE TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS OR TRADE SECRETS
RELATED TO INFORMATION, CONTENT, GOODS, OR SERVICES OBTAINED OR ACCESSED BY USE
OF THE WEB SITE. 16. Modifications to Terms of Use. Provider reserves the right to
change these Terms of Use at any time. Updated versions of the Terms of Use will
appear on this Web Site and are effective immediately. You are responsible for
regularly reviewing the Terms of Use. Continued use of this Web Site after any
such changes constitutes your consent to such changes
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Terms of Use and Conditions. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use and
Conditions, please do not use the Services. Your continued use of the Services
subsequent to changes to this Terms of Use and Conditions will mean that you
accept the changes; therefore, please bookmark this page and review it
frequently. Your use of this Web site indicates your agreement to be bound by
the Terms of Use.