Terms and Conditions
Last Updated: September 25, 2024
- 1. Acceptance of Terms
- These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of the website www.mergerlawyer.com (“Website”), owned and operated by Empowering Legal Solutions PC, a California professional corporation (“Website Owner,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.
- If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Website.
- 2. Use of the Website
- The Website and its contents are provided for general informational purposes only and do not constitute legal or professional advice. Use of this Website does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Website Owner or any of its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, or representatives.
- You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with these Terms.
- 3. Intellectual Property Rights
- All content on the Website, including text, graphics, images, logos, and other materials, is protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property rights owned by or licensed to the Website Owner or any of its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, or representatives. Unauthorized use of any content may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
- You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not modify, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, or otherwise use any content without our prior written consent.
- 4. Prohibited Uses
- You may not use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website.
- You are expressly prohibited from copying, modifying, distributing, displaying, performing, or transmitting any content of the Website, or creating derivative works from any content on the Website, for commercial purposes without express written permission from the Website Owner.
- 5. User Submissions
- By submitting your contact information or other materials through this Website, you grant Website Owner, and its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works of your submission in any media, for any purpose, including commercial purposes, without compensation to you.
- We may use the information you provide to contact you with promotional materials, offers, and information about our legal services.
- You are responsible for any use of the Website by your advisors, representatives, or any third party acting on your behalf. You agree to ensure that all such parties comply with these Terms, and you are liable for any breaches by these parties, even if such breaches occur without your direct knowledge or consent.
- 6. Disclaimer of Warranties
- Your use of the website is at your own risk. The website and all content are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Website Owner, its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives expressly disclaim all warranties, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or that the website will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
- We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the content provided through the website or that any defects will be corrected. You assume full responsibility for your use of the website, including any costs associated with servicing, repair, or correction of equipment or data arising from your use.
- 7. Limitation of Liability
- To the max extent permitted by law, in no event shall Website Owner, its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, or representatives be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of revenue, profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses resulting from your use of the website.
- If, notwithstanding these limitations, Website Owner or its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, or representatives are found liable for any damage or loss arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the website, such liability shall in no event exceed the greater of the amount you paid to the website owner for accessing the website or $100.
- 8. Indemnification
- You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Website Owner, its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website, including any actions taken by your advisors or other representatives.
- 9. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
- These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising out of or related to these Terms shall be resolved exclusively binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its commercial arbitration rules in California. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
- The arbitrator shall not have authority to award punitive damages, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages, or any damages not expressly allowed by these Terms. Each party shall bear its own costs associated with the arbitration, regardless of the outcome.
- 10. Changes to Terms
- We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the Website following any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
- 11. Miscellaneous
- These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Website Owner regarding your use of the Website and supersede any prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, relating to such subject matter.
- If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
- 12. Contact Information
- If you have any questions, contact us at contact@empowering.legal.