TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
DEFINED TERMS In these Terms:
"Disclaimer" means the disclaimer of liability contained in these terms;
"Documents" means any legal document downloaded from a Website (as detailed in
these terms);
"ESP" means Epoq Software Group, Plc;
"Epoq" , means Epoq, US, Inc.
"Rapidocs" and "Directlaw " means DirectLaw,
Inc.
"Personal Data" means personal data that identifies you;
"Service" means the document assembly service based on the
DirectLaw system
and other document assembly technologies.
"Terms" means these terms [and conditions];
AGREEMENT
This is a binding legal agreement between yourself and
Directlaw, Inc. Your use of this Website
and/or your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and disclaimers
contained in these Terms constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and
disclaimers. If you do not agree with these terms then you are not authorized to use this
Website.
OUR AIMS
The Service is intended to provide interactive legal
documents and forms to support law firms. As indicated elsewhere in
this Terms and Conditions Statement, the legal information and legal documents available
from this website is not a substitute for the legal advice of an attorney who is a member
of the bar of the state where you live.
LEGAL DOCUMENT SERVICE
Limitations on the Service
You can download either non-interactive legal forms or interactive legal forms powered by
DirectLaw from this web site. The interactive forms option is known as the
DirectLaw Web
Service. You must be aware that the Service is driven by a document assembly system into
which standard legal documents have been inserted in an interactive format. When used the
software will automatically produce a version of a Document based on a standard text
utilizing the information you have entered. It is however a computer system and while it
is interactive, it does not have human like intelligence and does not have the capacity to
think outside the pre-programmed information contained in it.
What you are downloading from DirectLaw is a legal product in the form of an 'intelligent'
document which contains the 'know-how' of DirectLaw' expert legal drafters and it is not a
legal service. The legal document products provided are not a substitute for legal advice
provided by a duly licensed attorney.
While DirectLaw has taken every care in ensuring the accuracy of the contents of the
Documents, due to the continuing changing nature of the legal systems as well as statute
and common law the information contained in the Documents will during the passage of time
become outdated.
DirectLaw will use reasonable efforts to update Documents.
DirectLaw believes that the
Documents contain sufficient information to provide you with a starting point in the
process of assembling a standard legal document. The Documents are not suitable to provide
expert legal advice or where any particular transaction will require the Documents to be
amended or altered. They should be utilized as a guide only to production of the relevant
documentation for the particular purpose ascribed to it.
Title and Ownership; terms of license
(a) No transfer of title. The Website and Documents, and copies of Documents or the
Website downloaded by you are owned exclusively by DirectLaw or EPOQ, US,
INC., and are licensed to you as
provided for in this Terms and Conditions of Use; Neither
DirectLaw or EPOQ, US, INC. does not transfer to you title
to any tangible copy, or original, of the Documents or any part of the Website.
(b) License: Upon registration for this site, you are authorized
to: (i) download and assemble DIRECTLAW documents and forms on
behalf of eligible users. "Eligible users" are defined as
individuals who are your customers and clients. You
may not use the Website or the Documents for any other purpose, and all other rights to
the Documents and Website are specifically reserved. You may not remove the copyright
notice and any terms of license from any Document or any part of the Website, or use the
Documents for any commercial purpose whatsoever. Ownership and copyright in the
Questionnaires, Documents
and Website belong solely to DIRECTLAW. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or
sell any information, products or services obtained from this Website.
Re-use of the documents
The latest version of the documents will also be available in
your private and secure WorkSpace
Limitation of liability in respect of the Documents
DIRECTLAW AND
EPOQ, US, INC., has included within this agreement a disclaimer in respect of its liability in
respect of the documents. Please read it carefully as the following are the terms upon
which DIRECTLAW AND EPOQ, US, INC. provides Documents to you.
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DISCLAIMER RELATING TO THE DOCUMENTS
PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT NOTICE WHICH AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS
IF YOU USE ANY DOCUMENT IN THE SERVICE, IT WILL BE ON THE TERMS WHICH ARE STATED IN THIS
DISCLAIMER.
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICE HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY
DIRECTLAW OR EPOQ, US, INC. WHILE DIRECTLAW OR EPOQ, US, INC. HAS USED
REASONABLE CARE IN PREPARING THE DOCUMENTS, IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES THEY WILL HAVE TO BE
TAILORED TO SUIT YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THEREFORE THE BASIS ON WHICH YOU
PURCHASE OR MAKE USE OF ANY DOCUMENT IS THAT THE DOCUMENT IS SUITABLE TO BE USED BY YOU IN
CONJUNCTION WITH PROPER ADVICE AS TO ITS APPLICATION AND ADAPTATION FOR YOUR PARTICULAR
REQUIREMENTS. THE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON ANY OTHER BASIS. PLEASE NOTE
ALSO THAT THE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN LIGHT OF THE LAWS OF A PARTICULAR STATE AS
SET FORTH IN THE DOCUMENT, AND THEY WILL NOT BE SUITABLE IN OTHER STATES OR OVERSEAS. YOU
SHOULD NOT USE THEM IF ANY PERSON WHO IS TO SIGN THE DOCUMENT OR THE PROPERTY WHICH THE
DOCUMENT DEALS WITH IS OUTSIDE THE STATE WHERE YOU LIVE OR INTEND TO USE THE DOCUMENT.
DIRECTLAW OR
EPOQ, US, INC. DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND YOU AGREE THAT
DIRECTLAW OR EPOQ, US, INC. IS NOT LIABLE FOR,
LEGAL ADVICE PROVIDED BY ANY PERSON, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PERSON WAS A REFERRAL FROM
DIRECTLAW OR EPOQ, US, INC. . ADVICE YOU RECEIVE FROM A LAWYER IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ATTORNEY OR OTHER
PERSON ADVISING YOU.
DIRECTLAW OR
EPOQ, US, INC. WILL NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL FOR ANY ALTERATIONS THAT MAY BE MADE TO
ANY DOCUMENT AFTER YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED OR ACCESSED. PLEASE NOTE ALSO THAT ANY
RESPONSIBILITY THAT DIRECTLAW OR EPOQ, US, INC. MAY HAVE TO YOU WILL NOT EXTEND TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH WE CANNOT REASONABLY FORESEE MAY HAPPEN; OR, LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH
CONSISTS OF OR INCLUDES ANY WASTED EXPENDITURE, INDIRECT LOSS, LOSS OF PROFITS OR
ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR GAINS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS.
IF A COURT OR ANY OTHER BODY HAVING THE POWER TO RULE ON DISPUTES DECIDES THAT ANY PART OF
THIS DISCLAIMER IS NOT REASONABLE OR CANNOT BE ENFORCED FOR ANY REASON, THIS WILL NOT
AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE OTHER PARTS OF THIS DISCLAIMER WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT.
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Complaints
DIRECTLAW, INC. is dedicated to providing you with quality products.
However in the unlikely
event you should have any complaint with regard to the running of the Service or any of
the products purchased from DIRECTLAW, INC. please contact us here.
DIRECTLAW, INC.will endeavor to investigate your complaint and respond to
you as quickly as possible and usually within 1 day of the timed receipt of your e-mail.
Copyright and trademark notices
The DirectLaw logo and trafemark is owned by DirectLaw, Inc.,
The SmartLegalForms, 'MYLAWYER' logos are owned by Epoq, US, Inc., Other company names mentioned on the Website may be the trademarks of
their respective owners.
All contents of this Website are copyright: © DirectLaw, Inc., 2008. No part of the site
may be reproduced in any form whether electronically or otherwise without the prior
consent of EPOQ, US, INC., other than temporarily in the course of using the Service or to keep a
record of a transaction entered into using the Service.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Legal identity
This service is operated by DIRECTLAW, INC.
Prohibited use
As a condition of your use of this Website, you warrant to us that you will not use this
Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and
notices. You may use the forms and questionnaires contained in
this web site only for the purpose of preparing legal documents
for your customers or clients. You may not re-sell the forms,
questionnaires, or training materials, or prepare legal forms,
for third party entities including retailers. In other words,
you are limited to using the contents of this site for serving
your own clients and customers and not for re-selling the
re-distributing the contents the retailers who serve the public
directly.
Hyperlinks
This Website contains hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties. Such hyperlinks
are provided for your reference only. We do not control such websites and we can not be
responsible for their contents. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not
imply any endorsement of the material on such websites.
General warranty and liability disclaimer; limitation of liability
(a) Warranty. DIRECTLAW, INC. MAKES NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL
SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT.
(b) Liability. In no event will EPOQ, US, INC. be liable for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the use of the
Documents, this Website or the telephone support service whether based in contract, tort,
strict liability or otherwise. The liability of any of the
DIRECTLAW, INC. service for direct loss arising
out of the use of the Documents, this Website, and the telephone support service whether
based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise is limited to the total amount
paid, if any, by you to DIRECTLAW, INC..
Modifications
We reserve the right to change any terms, conditions, and disclaimers under which this
Website or any service offered through it are offered. This right will not affect the
existing terms and conditions accepted by you upon making a legitimate purchase using this
Website.
Statutory rights
These Terms will not affect your statutory rights as a customer
of this web site.
Non transferability
Your right to use the Website and the Documents is not
transferable without the specific written consent of DIRECTLAW,
INC.
Access codes and passwords; no hacking
When you sign up as a member of DIRECTLAW, INC., you may be provided a password or other access
code to download Documents or otherwise make use of portions of the site that are not
generally available to the public. You agree that these passwords and access rights are
owned by DIRECTLAW, INC. and that you will not disclose these passwords or access codes to anyone
or by any means, and that you will maintain such access codes and passwords securely so
that no other person may gain access to such codes.
Representation of true intent
You represent that you are using the Website and the Documents
under your own name, and not under a pseudonym, fictitious name
or under an alias or similar false name, and that all
information you have provided about yourself to DIRECTLAW, INC.is true and accurate and not
falsified.
Disclosure of information; Security
Unless provided otherwise in DIRECTLAW, INC.'s privacy policy,
DIRECTLAW, INC. will not provide any
personally identifying information to any third party without your consent (which consent
may be obtained electronically via e-mail or form fill in on the Website); provided
however that you are advised that in the event DIRECTLAW, INC. determines in its reasonable
discretion that disclosure of personal identifying information is necessary to comply with
any law, rule order, subpoena, civil investigative request or demand, discovery request or
any other legal requirement, DIRECTLAW, INC. may disclose your personally identifying information
to comply with such request, and it may be disclosed without prior notice to you. DirectLaw
agrees to take reasonable efforts to protect your personally identifying information in
the event of such disclosure, provided however, that you agree that
DIRECTLAW, INC. shall not be
liable to you for any claim by you that DIRECTLAW, INC. failed to exercise reasonable care in
protecting your personally identifying information. You also acknowledge that, despite
efforts of DIRECTLAW, INC. to maintain your information secure, the internet is inhabited by many
criminal and otherwise malicious persons who may attempt to crack into
DIRECTLAW, INC.'s computer
systems, and that despite DIRECTLAW, INC.'s efforts, such person's may be able to obtain copies
of your personally identifying information. You agree that
DIRECTLAW, INC. is not responsible to
you for any inadvertent disclosure or unauthorized access by any third party of your
personally identifying information.
General
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida. You hereby consent to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
Florida
in all disputes arising
out of or relating to the use of this Website. Use of this Website is unauthorized in any
jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including without
limitation this clause.
If any part of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to
applicable law including, but not limited to the warranty disclaimers and limitations
set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a
valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original
provision and the remainder of these Terms will continue in effect.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us with respect to this Website and
they supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether
electronic, oral, or written. A printed version of these terms and of any notice given in
electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or
relating to these terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other
business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
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