Terms of Service
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
This Web Site , published by The Granat Group,
L.L.C., ( hereinafter, the "Corporation"), provides this resource to you, subject to the following Terms of
Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to
you. By using this web site , you are agreeing to be bound by, and to comply with, the
TOS.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
This web site currently provides users with access to a rich collection of on-line
resources relating to technology and and the practice of law and the delivery of legal
services over the Internet. (collectively the "Service"). Unless explicitly
stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Service shall be
subject to the TOS. You understand and agree that the Service is provided
"AS-IS" and that the Corporation assumes no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization
settings, if any.
In order to use the Service, you must obtain access to the World Wide Web, either
directly or through devices that access web-based content, and pay any service fees
associated with such access. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary to make
such connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access
device. The Corporation does NOT off any such access, services, or
equipment.
3. The Corporation's PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data, if any, and certain
other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more
information, please see our full privacy policy.
4. USER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, graphics, messages or other materials
("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole
responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and
not the Corporation, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email or
otherwise transmit to or via the Service. The Corporation does not control the Content posted
via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of
such Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that
is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will the Corporation
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.
You agree to NOT use the Service to:
a. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful,
threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive
of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
b. harm minors in any way;
c. impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a representative of
the Corporation, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or
entity;
d. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of
any Content transmitted to or through the Service;
e. 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);
f. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent,
trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any
party;
g. 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;
h. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains software
viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or
limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications
equipment;
i. interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the
Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks
connected to the Service;
j. 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;
k. "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
l. collect or store personal data about other users.
You agree that you must
evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any
reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you
acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by the Corporation or submitted to
Granat Legal Applications, including without limitation information in any Discussion Forum and
in all other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge and agree that the Corporation 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 TOS;
(c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d)
protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Corporation, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including
your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to
conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
5. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules
regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with
all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United
States or the country in which you reside.
6. PUBLIC CONTENT POSTED
(a) For purposes of the TOS, "publicly accessible areas of the Service" are
those accessible by the general public. By way of example, a publicly accessible area of
the Service would include the Discussion Forum or other areas of the Service where user
link additions appear. (b) With respect to Content you elect to post for inclusion in
publicly accessible areas of this web site, you grant the Corporation the perpetual,
irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such
Content (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form,
media, or technology now known or later developed.
7. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold the Corporation, and its agents, or other partners, harmless
from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party
due to or arising out of Content you submit, post to or transmit through the Service, your
use of the Service, your violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of another.
8. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial
purposes, any portion of the Service or use of the Service.
9. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that the Corporation may establish general practices and limits concerning
use of the Service, including without limitation the maximum number of days that
discussion board postings or other suggested Content will be retained by the Service, and
the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the
Service in a given period of time. You agree that the Corporation has no responsibility or
liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or
other Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that the
Corporation reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole
discretion, with or without notice.
10. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
The Corporation reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without
notice. You agree that the Corporation shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any
modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
11. TERMINATION
You agree that the Corporation, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of the
Service and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, if the
Corporation believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit
of the TOS. The Corporation may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue
providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any
termination of your access to the Service under any provision of this TOS may be effected
without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that the Corporation may bar any further access
to the Service. Further, you agree that the Corporation shall not be liable to you or any
third-party for any termination of your access to the Service.
12. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of,
advertisers found on or through the Service, 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
the Corporation 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
the Service.
13. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web
sites or resources. Because the Corporation has no control over such sites and resources, you
acknowledge and agree that Internet Legal Services 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 the Corporation 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 further acknowledge that the
Corporation shall not be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright or trademark compliance,
legality, or decency of material contained in sites listed in Corporation Legal Applications
listings
or search results, or that otherwise provided to the Corporation by third parties.
14. INTERNET SERVICES' PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software used in
connection with the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential
information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You
further acknowledge and agree that Content contained in sponsor advertisements or
information presented to you through the Service or advertisers is protected by
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws.
Except as expressly authorized by the Corporation or advertisers, you agree not to
modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the
Service or the Software, in whole or in part. The Corporation grants you a personal,
non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of its
Software to use the Service through a Web browser on a single computer; provided that you
do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of,
reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell,
assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the
Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified
versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining
unauthorized access to the Service. You agree not to access the Service by any means other
than through the interface that is provided by the Corporation for use in accessing the
Service. YOU AGREE NOT TO USE ANY SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR PROGRAM TO DOWNLOAD OUR ANY PORTION
OF THE SERVICE FOR OFF-LINE DISPLAY.
15. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
a. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS
IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. INTERNET LEGAL SERVICES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
b. THE Corporation MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii)
THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT
MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY
OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU
THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL
BE CORRECTED.
c. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE 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.
d. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM INTERNET
LEGAL SERVICES OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
16. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE Corporation SHALL NOT
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY
DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF INTERNET LEGAL SERVICES
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (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 THE SERVICE; (iii)
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR
CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE
SERVICE.
17. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS 15 AND 16 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
18. GENERAL INFORMATION
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and the Corporation and govern your use
of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between you and the Corporation. The TOS and
the relationship between you and the Corporation shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Maryland without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and the Corporation
agree to
submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the city of
Baltimore, Maryland. The failure of the Corporation to exercise or enforce any right or
provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any
provision of the TOS 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 TOS remain in
full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary,
any claim or cause of action you allege arising out of or related to use of the Service or
the TOS must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be
forever barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual
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