These terms are effective from September 15, 2009.
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE TO BE READ TOGETHER WITH THE PRIVACY POLICY. The
following terms and conditions govern the use of LegalHelpForum ("Provider"). By
continuing to use our website, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions.
General Terms of Use
By accessing Provider's Web Site, you are agreeing to be bound by these Web Site
Use Terms & Conditions and all applicable laws and regulations, and you agree
that you are solely responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.
If you do not agree with any of these terms, do not use this site. Any claim
relating to Provider's Web Site shall be governed by the laws of New Jersey.
The materials contained in Provider's Web Site are protected by applicable
copyright and trade mark laws.
No Client-Attorney Relationship
All posts on LegalHelpForum.com are public and can be seen by any guest or
member who is viewing our website. By using LegalHelpForum.com, you agree that no attorney-client or other professional relationship of any kind is created by participation in any area of our website including but not limited to the private message area. Although you may wish to contact an attorney directly through a private message, no attorney-client relationship is created.
Not Legal Advice
LegalHelpForum.com is not a law firm and any use of our website is to be used
strictly for educational and entertainment purposes only. You should consult a licensed attorney in your area to receive specific legal advice for your problems. LegalHelpForum.com is not responsible for the accuracy or truthfulness contained in our forum or any of our posts. Although you may receive some responses from attorneys, LegalHelpForum.com is open to the public and you may also receive responses from law students and other private individuals who have no knowledge of the law. LegalHelpForum.com is a community based website where members can post questions and answers based on their opinions and their own life experiences. This information should not be substituted for legal advice and we urge you to consult an attorney for your specific questions. Because the laws of each state vary significantly, the responses you may receive to your questions may be completely inaccurate.
LegalHelpForum.com does not review postings that other users make on the Forum and we CANNOT and DO NOT vouch for the truthfulness or accuracy of any of the postings. By using our website, you understand and agree that the information provided on our website is not to be relied on.
Internet Etiquette
Electronic forums such as email distribution lists and UseNet newsgroups all
have ground rules and established etiquette for posting messages or material to
these forums. Users should be considerate of the expectations and sensitivities
of others on the network when posting material for electronic distribution. The
network resources rented by you may not be used to impersonate another person or
misrepresent your authorization to act on behalf of Provider or any other party.
All messages transmitted by you should correctly identify you as the sender. Any
attempt to alter the system configuration, to breach the security of the
network, to gain unauthorized access to other users' email accounts, or any
other attempt at "hacking", is prohibited, and will result in the immediate
cancellation of all access and privileges and the possibility of criminal and/or
civil charges being brought.
No Endorsement of Third Party Content
Provider's Web Site contains links to and frames of sites that are not
maintained by Provider. Provider is not responsible for the content of those
sites and cannot guarantee that those sites will not change without our
knowledge. The inclusion of such links and frames in Provider's Web Site does
not imply endorsement of such sites or any content, information, material,
products or services provided on such sites.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON PROVIDER'S WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, SERVICES, OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH
OR IN CONNECTION WITH PROVIDER'S WEB SITE AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXPECTATION OF
PRIVACY OR NON‑INFRINGEMENT. In no event shall Provider or its service
Providers, affiliates, associates, subsidiaries or partners be liable for any
damages, including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or
due to business interruption, arising out of the use of or inability to use the
materials contained on Provider's Web Site, even if Provider has been notified
of the possibility of such damage. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion
of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. This
disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure
of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in
operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or
destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether
for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, negligence, or under any other cause
of action.
The information and opinions expressed in Bulletin Boards, Chat Rooms, or other
forums conducted on this site are not necessarily those of Provider or its
service Providers, affiliates, associates, subsidiaries or partners and Provider
makes no representations or warranties regarding that information or those
opinions. Neither Provider or its service Providers, affiliates, associates,
subsidiaries or partners shall be responsible or liable to any person or entity
whatsoever for any loss, damage (whether actual, consequential, punitive or
otherwise), injury, claim, liability or other cause of any kind or character
whatsoever based upon or resulting from any information or opinions provided in
such forums.
Limited License
Provider hereby grants you a limited license to view on your computer, print,
download and use any content made available on Provider's Web Site for which a
fee is not charged, for non-commercial, personal, or educational purposes only,
provided that you do not modify any such content, and that you include with and
display on each copy of such content all applicable notices, including a
copyright notice, the URL of the document and this limited license. No other use
is permitted.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing you may not make any commercial
use of such content, either alone or in or with any product which you
distribute, or copy or host such content on your or any other person's web site
or FTP server. Nothing contained in this limited license shall be deemed as
conferring any right in any copyright, trade mark, trade name or other
proprietary property of Provider or any other party who owns or has proprietary
rights to the content, information and materials provided on Provider's Web
Site.
Preservation of Intellectual Property Rights
All material on this site, including, but not limited to images, illustrations
and multimedia materials, is protected by copyrights which are owned and
controlled by Provider or by other parties that have licensed their material to
Provider. Material from this Web Site or from any other web site owned,
operated, licensed or controlled by Provider may not be copied, reproduced,
republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way.
Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a
violation of the copyrights and other proprietary rights held by the respective
Providers thereof. The use of any such material on any other web site, ftp
server or network environment is prohibited.
Changes and Improvements
Provider may make changes, improvements, alterations or amendments in and to the
products, services, information and materials contained on Provider's Web Site,
including the terms and conditions of your use of this Web Site, without
liability.
Jurisdictional Issues
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
New Jersey and the parties hereby agree to the jurisdiction of the courts of
New Jersey. Any provisions of this agreement which are or may be rendered
invalid, unenforceable or illegal, shall be ineffective only to the extent of
such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality, without affecting the validity,
enforceability or legality of the remaining provisions of this Agreement..
Submissions
By posting/sending a message in the bulletin board/e‑mail area, you agree to
have that message along with your name posted for public viewing both here and
in other promotional and advertising materials without compensation. Provider
will attempt to post as many messages as possible, cannot promise to post every
submission. All messages that are posted here represent the opinions of the
individuals or organizations posting those messages, and do not express the
ideas or opinions of Provider. You may copy the posted messages for personal
use, but redistribution in any way requires the permission of Provider. In
consideration of this authorization, you agree that any copy you make of any
message(s) located on this web site shall retain all copyright and other
proprietary notices contained therein.
In order to maintain an informative and valuable service that meets the needs of
the users of the web site and avoids the harm that can result from disseminating
statements that are false, malicious, in violation of the rights of others, or
otherwise harmful, it is necessary to establish the following rules to protect
against abuse:
(a) You may not post or transmit any message which is libelous, defamatory or
which discloses private or personal matters concerning any person. You may not
post or transmit any message, file, image or program which is indecent, obscene
or pornographic.
(b) You may not post or transmit any message, file, image or program that would
violate the property rights of others, including unauthorized copyrighted text,
images or programs, trade secrets or other confidential proprietary information,
and trade marks or service marks used in an infringing fashion.
(c) You may not interfere with other users' use of the web site.
(d) You may not post or transmit any message, file, image or program which
contains viruses, worms, Trojan horses or any other contaminating or destructive
agent.
(e) You may not post or transmit any message which is harmful, threatening,
abusive or hateful. It is not Provider's intention to discourage its users from
taking controversial positions or expressing vigorously what may be unpopular
views; however. Provider reserves the right to take such action as it deems
appropriate in cases where the web site is used to disseminate statements which
are deeply and widely offensive and/or harmful.
(f) Any information provided to Provider shall be provided by the submitter and
received by Provider on a non‑confidential basis. Provider will only accept
submissions made by registered users of Provider. Provider shall be free to use
such information without limitation, restriction or obligation. All submissions,
comments, ideas, and correspondence become the sole property of Provider.
(g) You may not post or transmit charity requests, petitions for signatures,
chain letters or letters relating to pyramid schemes. You may not post or
transmit any advertising, promotional materials or any other solicitation of
other users of the web site for goods or services except in those areas (e.g., a
classified bulletin board) that are designated for such purpose.
(h) You may not use the facilities and capabilities of the web site to conduct
or solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which
infringes the rights of others.
(i) You may not post any e-mail or materials that would be considered a
violation of any law. Provider will co‑operate fully with any law enforcement
authorities or court order requesting or directing Provider to disclose the
identity of anyone posting any such e-mail or materials.
You agree to indemnify Provider and its officers, directors, employees, agents,
distributors and affiliates from and against any and all third party claims,
demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses, including reasonable legal fees,
resulting from your breach of any of the foregoing provisions.
Submission of Ideas by Users
You agree to grant to Provider a non‑exclusive, royalty‑free, worldwide,
perpetual license to reproduce, distribute, transmit, sublicense, create
derivative works of, publicly display, publish and perform any materials and
other information you submit to any public areas, chat rooms, bulletin boards,
newsgroups or forums of Provider's site(s) or which you provide by email or any
other means to Provider and in any media now known or hereafter developed.
Further, you grant to Provider the right to use your name in connection with the
submitted materials and other information as well as in connection with all
advertising, marketing and promotional material related thereto. You agree that
you shall have no recourse against Provider for any alleged or actual
infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications
to Provider.
Entire Agreement
The terms and conditions contained herein and any document incorporated by
reference or referred to herein constitute the entire agreement between Customer
and Vendor pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes, terminates
and otherwise renders null and void any and all prior agreements, understandings
and negotiations, whether written or oral, between the parties. In the event of
a conflict between these terms and conditions of sale and any of the documents
incorporated by reference or referred to herein, these terms and conditions of
sale shall govern.
Severability
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these terms and
conditions shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision hereof and any such invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed
to be severable.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Compliance
If you believe that we are in any way infringing on your copyright without authorization, please contact us immediately..
Headings
The section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and do
not form a part of these terms and conditions, and no construction or inference
shall be derived therefrom.
Changes to the Terms and Conditions
LegalHelpForum.com will occasionally update these Terms and Conditions in response to changing business circumstances and legal developments. When we posts changes to this Policy, you will see a date depicting the last update of the terms on the top of this page. If there are material changes to these terms and conditions, LegalHelpForum.com will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. We encourage you to periodically review these Terms to be informed of how we are protecting your information. You may review our policy anytime as it will always be linked on our web sites.
