Please review these terms and conditions of use before using the website. This is a legal agreement (the “Agreement”) between you (“You” or “Your”) and Jones & Devoy, LLP (hereinafter “Jones and Devoy”) regarding Your use of Jones & Devoy LLP’s website (hereinafter “Website”). By using the Website, You have represented that You have read, understood, and agree to be bound by, this Agreement.
1. Representation Of Age
By using the Website, You further represent and warrant that You are eighteen years old or older, and that You are otherwise legally qualified to enter into contracts under applicable law. If you do not understand this agreement you must leave this site.
2. Informational Purposes Only
Jones & Devoy hereby grants You a nonexclusive license to download and display any content on the Website, including the website itself solely for Your personal, non-commercial use. Furthermore, Jones & Devoy provides the Website for information purposes only; the website does not contain legal advice or opinions and You should not consider any information contained therein as such.
3. No Attorney-Client Relationship
Using the Website does not create an attorney client relationship. This means that any communication between you and an attorney and Jones & Devoy is not privileged and can constitute admissible evidence. If Jones & Devoy agrees to represent You, or anyone else, it will inform You, or the other party, by email or telephone, and will provide a written retainer agreement setting forth the basis of the representation. For a complete description of outlining the particulars if and when this website can form an attorney-client relationship click here.
4. Relationship
Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement creates no agency, partnership, joint venture or employee-employer relationship between You and Jones & Devoy.
5. Prohibited Use
You represent and warrant that You will not use the Website to:
- Upload or transmit content that violates the privacy, intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any third party;
- Transmit viruses, malicious code or other harmful or destructive content;
- Violate this Agreement, or any applicable law or regulation;
- Attempt to interfere with the use of the Website by any other user.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
Jones & Devoy hereby disclaims all warranties to the maximum extent permitted by law including, but not limited to, any express or implied warranties. Accordingly, You assume all responsibility and libialty for all harms to Yourself regardless of character.
7. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Jones & Devoy, and its partners, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors and representatives from and against all claims, losses, costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to: (i) Your use of the Website; (ii) any violation by You of this Agreement; or (iii) Your submission to Jones & Devoy by means of the Website of incomplete, inaccurate or untimely information or other data.
8. Communication Concerning Availability of Professional Employment
The Website and certain issues of the Newsletter are “communications” within the meaning of California Rules of Professional Conduct: Rule 1-400. Neither this Website or any newsletter are intended as “Solicitations” as also defined by that rule. If You believe that the Website violates any applicable ethical rule, whether in Your jurisdiction or elsewhere, You should immediately leave the Website, and should disregard all information and other materials available thereon.
9. Choice of Law; Jurisdiction and Venue
The Website is located and operated by Jones & Devoy in San Francisco, California. This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced as though executed in San Francisco, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law principles. The proper venue for any judicial action arising out of or relating to the website or this agreement will be state and federal courts in San Francisco California. The parties stipulate and agree to waive any objection to personal jurisdiction and submit to extraterritorial service of process.
10. Severability
If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties’ original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof.
11. Assignment
This Agreement and all of Your rights and obligations hereunder will not be assignable or transferable by You without the prior written consent of Jones & Devoy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
12. Intellectual Property
The content located on the Website, including this Agreement, is the copyrighted property of Jones & Devoy LLP. Except as explicitly permitted, neither Your use of the Website nor this Agreement grants You any right, title or interest in or to Jones & Devoy’s trademarks and service marks. Copyright © 2011 to the present, Jones & Devoy, LLP. All rights reserved.
If You believe that material located on or linked to by the Website infringes one or more of Your copyrights, please immediately notify Jones & Devoy immediately in writing by emailing contact@jonesdevoy.com.