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Thank you for visiting the Legal Facts™ website located at www.legalfacts.org/es (the “Site”). The Site is an Internet property of Legal Facts USA LLC (“Legal Facts™,” “we” or “us”). The following Legal Facts™ Website Terms and Conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) shall incorporate and govern the Legal Facts™ Website Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”), the Legal Facts Advertiser Terms (” Advertiser Terms “) and any and all other applicable Legal Facts™ operating rules, policies, price schedules and other supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be published from time to time (collectively, the “Agreement”).
You agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by the terms of the Agreement in its entirety when you: (a) access the Site; (b) utilize the Legal Facts™ search directory (“Directory Service”) in order to obtain search listings and related information (collectively, “Listings”) regarding a variety of businesses, professionals, venues, products and/or services (collectively, “Third Party Offerings”) as offered and provided by the third party business entities and professionals featured on the Site (collectively, “Third Party Service Providers”); (c) access articles, discussions and feedback on the Legal Facts™ Home Expert Network and/or Legal Facts™ Legal Resource Network (collectively, “Resource Network”) and/or access other content on the Site (collectively, “Content”); (d) utilize the Site’s many interactive features designed to facilitate interaction between you, Legal Facts™, the “Contributors,” “Expert Panelists,” “Members” and “Ongoing Contributors” (collectively, “Network Participants”) participating in the Resource Network and other Site users including, but not limited to, blogs, comment sections, reviews and question and answer options located in designated areas of the Site (“Interactive Services”); (e) register to submit a free Listing of your Third Party Offerings; (f) register for enhanced services (“Paid Advertiser Services”) in connection with promoting your Third Party Offerings as an “Advertiser”; (g) participate in the Legal Facts™ Rewards Program (“Rewards Program”); and/or (h) access links to our social media pages on third party social media websites, such as Facebook® and Twitter® (“Social Media Pages,” and together with the Site, Directory Services, Listings, Resource Network, Content, Interactive Services, Paid Advertiser Services, Rewards Program and Social Media Pages, the “Legal Facts™ Offerings”).
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You understand and agree that Legal Facts™ shall not be liable to you, any other Site User (as defined below) or any third party for any claim in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Legal Facts™ Offerings. Legal Facts™ disclaims any and all liability for any loss, damage, or injury based on Site Content, Third Party Offerings or other products, services and information directly or indirectly obtained through the Legal Facts™ Offerings. You understand and agree that Legal Facts™ is not responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for any dispute between you and any Site User.
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- Scope/Modification of Agreement. The Agreement represents the entire and only agreement between you and the Legal Facts concerning your use of the Legal Facts Offerings, it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and/or understandings with regard to the Site. We may amend the Agreement occasionally in our sole discretion, without any specific notice to you; provided, however, that (a) any amendment or modification to the arbitration provisions, prohibition of class action provisions or any other applicable dispute resolution provisions (collectively, “Dispute Resolution Provisions”) shall not be applied to any dispute incurred prior to such applicable amendment or modification; and (b) any amendment or modification to the pricing and/or billing provisions (“Billing Provisions”) will not be applied to any charges incurred before the applicable amendment or modification. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Site, and you should review the Agreement prior to using the Legal Information Offerings. By continuing to use the Legal Facts Offerings, you agree to comply with and be bound by all terms and conditions contained in the Agreement then in effect (except with respect to disputes arising prior to the amendment or modification of the Dispute Resolution Provisions, or charges incurred prior to the amendment or modification of the Billing Provisions, which shall be governed by the Dispute Resolution Provisions and/or Billing Provisions in effect at the time of the dispute in question or charges incurred, as applicable). Unless expressly stated otherwise, any future offers made available to you on the Site that augment or otherwise enhance the current features of the Legal Information Offerings will be subject to the Agreement. If Legal Facts terminates the Agreement for any reason, Legal Facts shall have no liability to you. You understand and acknowledge that your refusal to use Legal Facts’ Offerings constitutes your sole right and remedy with respect to any dispute with Legal Facts. The Agreement only rules your use of the Legal Facts Offerings.
Non-Endorsement: Site Content and Site Users.
- Legal Facts™ does not sponsor, recommend or endorse: (i) any Third Party Service Providers (including Advertisers) that are accessible by and through the Directory Service and/or Interactive Services; and/or (ii) any Network Participants that are accessible by and through the Resource Network and/or Interactive Services; and/or (iii) any Site visitors (“Visitors”) that are accessible by and through the Resource Network and/or Interactive Services. The Site facilitates communication between Third Party Service Providers, Network Participants, Visitors and potential users of associated Third Party Offerings. Some of the Third Party Service Providers that are accessible by and through the Directory Service pay a fee for inclusion in the Directory Service.
- The Legal Facts™ Offerings contain comments, opinions, statements, feedback and other content (collectively, “Feedback”), Listings, Content, Network Articles (as defined below), advertisements, responses, statements, promises and other information (collectively, “Site Content”) that is provided directly by Third Party Service Providers, Network Participants, Visitors and any other parties that use the Site (collectively, “Site Users”). You agree that Legal Facts™ shall have no obligation and incur no liability to you in connection with any Feedback appearing in or through the Interactive Services. Legal Facts™ does not represent or warrant that the Feedback posted through the Interactive Services is accurate, complete or appropriate. Please use caution and common sense when using the Site and Directory Service. Legal Facts™ in no way endorses the Site Content made available by Site Users through the Interactive Services, Directory Service, Resource Network and/or any other Legal Facts™ Offerings. The Site Content and other information submitted or made available by Site Users is not verified or reviewed in any way before it appears on the Site or otherwise through the Legal Facts™ Offerings. Legal Facts™ does not warrant the validity or accuracy of any such Site Content. Each Site User shall be solely responsible for the Site Content posted by and through the Legal Facts™ Offerings. Legal Facts™ reserves the right to prohibit any conduct by Site Users or remove any Site Content from the Legal Facts™ Offerings at any time and for any reason, in Legal Facts’s™ sole discretion. The reasons for removal may include where Legal Facts™ believes that the Site Content posted by a Site User is unsuitable for the Legal Facts™ Offerings for any reason including, without limitation, where: (i) the Site Content contains or links to material that could be considered unlawful, harmful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, harassing or otherwise objectionable; (ii) the Site Content contains or links to material that infringes upon the trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, license, or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party; (iii) Legal Facts™ believes that a Site User is, at any time, conducting any commercial activity by and through the Site; and/or (iv) Legal Facts™ believes that a Site User is in violation of the Agreement including, without limitation, Section 12 below.
- Legal Facts™ does not involve itself in the agreements arrived at by and between Visitors and Third Party Service Providers, or in the actual provision of Third Party Offerings in connection with the relationships created thereby. Therefore, Legal Facts™ does not make any representations regarding the competency, trustworthiness, honesty, integrity and/or behavior of either its Visitors or Third Party Service Providers. Visitors, and not Legal Facts™, are solely responsible for assessing the competency, trustworthiness, honesty and integrity of all Third Party Service Providers that such Visitors contact via the Directory Service.
- Story Sharing. If you are willing to share your story on our website, you can do so in exchange for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card. You will receive this reward via email once we have received the information.
- Personal Information Policy. By submitting your story and personal information, you agree that it may be used for marketing purposes. We will place them in a database, and we may then use that information in marketing emails, social media publications, articles on our website, and to provide legal information related to any legal issue.
Terms Applicable to Attorney Listings.
- Legal Facts™ is not a law firm or a lawyer referral service. As such, Legal Facts™ offers no legal advice, recommendations, mediation or counseling in connection with any legal matter, under any circumstances, and nothing we do and no element of the Site, Directory Service or other Legal Facts™ Offerings should be construed as such. You should always check with your attorney, accountant and/or other advisors to be sure that any legal advice, law-related Third Party Offerings, law-related Site Content or other legal products and/or services available by and through the Legal Facts™ Offerings (collectively, “Legal Services”) is/are appropriate for you.
- The Site provides paid attorney advertising to those attorneys that are registered as Third Party Service Providers (“Third Party Legal Professionals”). Some of the Third Party Legal Professionals that are accessible by and through the Directory Service pay a fee for inclusion in the Directory Service. Legal Facts™ does not receive any portion of any Third Party Legal Professional’s fees.
- Any use of the Directory Service by Site Users is not intended to, and will not create, an attorney-client relationship between any such Site Users and Legal Facts™. Without limiting the foregoing, any information submitted to Legal Facts™ and/or any electronic or other communication sent to Legal Facts™ will not create, or be covered by, an attorney-client relationship between Site Users and Legal Facts™ or any Third Party Legal Professionals.
- The Site facilitates communication between Third Party Legal Professionals and potential users of associated Legal Services. Legal Facts™ does not guarantee that Site Users will successfully find legal representation through the Directory Service. The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of legal representation are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely on advertisements, claims of expertise or cost offered by any Third Party Legal Professional.
- Legal Facts™ does not review the standing of any Third Party Legal Professionals with any regulatory authority or bar association. Therefore, Legal Facts™ makes no representation regarding the status, standing or ability of any Third Party Legal Professional. When considering retaining a Third Party Legal Professional, Site Users should ask for free background information from that Third Party Legal Professional and check that Third Party Legal Professional’s standing with the applicable state bar association. Legal Facts™ is not responsible for, and in no way endorses, any description or indication of specialization or limitation of practice by any Third Party Legal Professionals that are accessible through the Directory Service. Please be aware that no agency or board may have certified such Third Party Legal Professional as a specialist or expert in any indicated field of law practice. In addition, a Third Party Legal Professional claiming specialization is not necessarily any more expert or competent than other legal professionals. Site Users should make an independent investigation, confirm and verify all claims made by Third Party Legal Professionals. Site Users are encouraged to use caution when reviewing any information submitted by Third Party Legal Professionals. Except where otherwise indicated, the Third Party Legal Professionals are not certified by the Florida State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, the Texas State Board of Legal Specialization (“Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization”), or any other entity or body.
- Laws vary across legal jurisdictions and may be subject to interpretation by different courts. Laws are also very specific to individual facts and circumstances, and the law-related Site Content may not fit your particular circumstance. The law-related Site Content is provided for informational purposes only, and may not reflect current legal developments or variances in the law of different jurisdictions. The law-related Site Content does not necessarily reflect the opinions of any Third Party Legal Professionals, their partners, clients or affiliates.
- Certain Listings and other law-related Site Content may include descriptions of successful lawsuits brought by Third Party Legal Professionals. These descriptions are not meant to create any unjustified expectations that similar results can be obtained for others, because each case is determined on its own specific factual and legal circumstances. No Third Party Legal Professional can guarantee the success of a case, and past successes, even in very similar lawsuits, do not mean that success in a subsequent case is guaranteed or even likely. Results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case.
ADDITIONAL STATE SPECIFIC DISCLOSURES:
Alabama
No representation is made that the quality of the Legal Services to be performed by the Third Party Legal Professionals is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other attorneys.
Alaska
The Alaska Bar Association does not accredit or endorse certifying organizations.
Florida
Legal Facts™ operates as a “Lawyer Directory” as defined under Florida Rule 4-7.23.
Hawaii
There is no procedure for review or approval of specialist certification organizations in Hawaii.
Illinois
The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and such a certificate, award or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois.
Iowa
Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies, technical and professional licenses, and memberships in scientific, technical and professional associations and societies of law or field of practice do not mean that a Third Party Legal Professional is a specialist or expert in a field of law, nor do they mean that such Third Party Legal Professional is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer. A description or indication of limitation of practice does not mean that any agency or board has certified such Third Party Legal Professional as a specialist or expert in an indicated field of law practice, nor does it mean that such Third Party Legal Professional is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer.
Kentucky
THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT.
Massachusetts
If a Massachusetts Third Party Legal Professional holds himself or herself out as “certified” in a particular service, field or area of law by a non-governmental body, the certifying organization is a private organization, whose standards for certification are not regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Mississippi
Free background information is available upon request for any Mississippi Third Party Legal Professional. The listing of any area of practice by a Mississippi Third Party Legal Professional does not indicate any certification of expertise therein.
Missouri
Neither the Supreme Court of Missouri, nor the Missouri Bar, reviews or approves certifying organizations or specialist designations.
Nevada
Neither the State Bar of Nevada, nor any agency of the State Bar, has certified any Third Party Legal Professional identified here as a specialist or as an expert.
New Jersey
Any certification as a specialist, or any certification in a field of practice, that does not state that such certification has been granted by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey or by an organization that has been approved by the American Bar Association, indicates that the certifying organization has not been approved, or has been denied approval, by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey and the American Bar Association.
New Mexico
Any certification by an organization other than the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization does not constitute recognition by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization, unless the Third Party Legal Professional is also recognized by the Board as a specialist in that area of law.
New York
Prior results obtained by Third Party Legal Professionals do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Supreme Court does not license or certify any Third Party Legal Professional as an expert or specialist in any field of practice.
Tennessee
Unless otherwise indicated, Tennessee Third Party Legal Professionals are not certified as specialists by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization in the areas of practice listed on their Listings.
Texas
Unless otherwise indicated, Texas Third Party Legal Professionals are Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the areas of practice listed on their Listings.
Washington
The Supreme Court of Washington does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of law. Any certificate, award or recognition by a group, organization or association used by a Washington Third Party Legal Professional to describe his or her qualifications as a lawyer or qualifications in any subspecialty of law is not a requirement to practice law in the State of Washington.
Wyoming
The Wyoming State Bar does not certify any Third Party Legal Professional as a specialist or expert.
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- Directory Service. Legal Facts™ provides Visitors with the opportunity to: (a) conduct searches for various Third Party Service Providers by business name, city, state or zip code; (b) view the Listings that match their Third Party Service Provider search results; and (c) obtain contact information for such Third Party Service Providers in order to contact them regarding their Third Party Offerings. Some of the Third Party Service Providers that are accessible by and through the Directory Service pay a fee for inclusion in the Directory Service. Please be advised that Legal Facts™ does not itself provide any underlying products and/or services, and the ultimate terms and conditions of any Third Party Offerings will be determined by the applicable Third Party Service Providers. To receive information regarding Third Party Service Providers, you must first fully complete the registration forms located on the Site (collectively, the “Site Form”). The information that you must supply on the Site Form includes, but is not limited to: (i) your zip code; (ii) the category applicable to your inquiry, if any; and/or (iii) any other information requested on the Site Form (collectively, the “Directory Registration Data”). You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete Directory Registration Data and to update your Directory Registration Data as necessary in order to maintain it in a current and accurate fashion. Legal Facts’s™ use of the Directory Registration Data shall be governed by the Privacy Policy. Please be advised that the Directory Registration Data submitted by you, and any and all other information provided by you to Legal Facts™ is not protected by the attorney-client privilege, and submitting this information does not create an attorney-client relationship. Upon entering your Directory Registration Data and clicking on the applicable submission button on the Site, you may be provided additional information regarding participating Third Party Service Providers that are located in your designated geographic area that you can choose to contact or be contacted by. Upon your request to contact, or be contacted by, any of the applicable Third Party Service Providers, Legal Facts™ may transfer all or some of your Directory Registration Data to the applicable Third Party Service Provider(s) in connection with facilitating your request for Third Party Offerings from same. Please be advised that selecting a Third Party Legal Professional to contact, or be contacted by, does not create an attorney-client relationship. You understand and agree that Legal Facts™ shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuation of any service offered by any Third Party Service Provider.
- Listings/Free Listings. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, as well as the Advertiser Terms that you agree to in their entirety when you submit Listings for display to Site Users, by registering on the Site, agreeing to the Agreement and receiving approval from Legal Facts™, you (acting as a Third Party Service Provider) can submit, or attempt to submit, Listings for display to Site Users that conduct searches by and through the Directory Services. To submit a Listing, you must first fully complete the applicable Site Form. The information that you must supply on the Site Form includes, but is not limited to: (a) your company name; (b) your company’s address; (c) your business telephone number; (d) categories that apply to your company’s business practice, if applicable; (e) at your option, your business profile and link to your company’s website; and/or (f) any other information requested on the Site Form (collectively, the “Listing Registration Data”). You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete Listing Registration Data and to update your Listing Registration Data as necessary in order to maintain it in a current and accurate fashion. Legal Facts’s™ use of the Listing Registration Data shall be governed by the Privacy Policy. The Listings contain descriptions that are provided directly by the applicable Third Party Service Providers, or the manufacturers or distributors of the Third Party Offerings featured in the Listings, as applicable. Legal Facts™ does not represent or warrant that the descriptions of such items are accurate or complete. As a result, Legal Facts™ has no control over: (i) the quality, safety or legality of the Third Party Offerings; (ii) the truth or accuracy of the Listings; and/or (iii) the ability of the applicable Third Party Service Providers to sell the Third Party Offerings. Do not assume that the offer, sale, purchase, export or import of any Third Party Offerings is valid and legal simply because it is listed on the Site. We are not responsible for ensuring that the applicable Third Party Service Provider actually completes a transaction. Where you submit a Listing by and through the Site, you represent and warrant that: (A) all content in the Listing is accurate, complete and current; (B) you have all necessary rights, power and authority to publish the Listing; (C) the Listing, and any website listed in, or linked to from, the Listing: (I) complies with all applicable laws and regulations; (II) does not infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate any copyright, patent, trademark, service mark, trade secret or other intellectual property right of any third party; (III) does not violate the rights of any person or entity, including rights of publicity or privacy, and is not defamatory; and (IV) does not result in consumer fraud (including being false or misleading), product liability, tort, breach of contract, injury, damage or harm of any kind to any person or entity; and (D) you possess documents that substantiate all claims, express and implied, contained within the Listing.
- Paid Advertiser Services. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, as well as the Advertiser Terms that you agree to in their entirety when you register to become an Advertiser, by registering on the Site and receiving approval from Legal Facts™, you can obtain, or attempt to obtain, for a fee, access to the Paid Advertiser Services as an Advertiser. Please review the terms and conditions of the Advertiser Terms carefully before proceeding with registration. Advertisers are subject to the same obligations, terms and conditions as apply to Third Party Service Providers under the Agreement including, without limitation, those applicable to Listings set forth in Section 6 above. To submit a Listing, you must first fully complete the applicable Site Form on the Site, or via telephone with an Legal Facts™ representative. The information that you must supply on the Site Form includes, but is not limited to: (a) your company name; (b) your company’s address; (c) your business telephone number; (d) categories that apply to your company’s business practice, if applicable; (e) at your option, your mobile telephone number; (f) at your option, your business profile and link to your company’s website; (g) your credit card information; and/or (h) any other information requested on the Site Form (collectively, the “Advertiser Registration Data”). You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete Advertiser Registration Data and to update your Advertiser Registration Data as necessary in order to maintain it in a current and accurate fashion. Legal Facts’s™ use of the Advertiser Registration Data shall be governed by the Privacy Policy. Billing. The amount that you are charged is dependent upon the applicable Paid Advertiser Services requested and is detailed in your Program Summary in your Business User Dashboard. You are responsible for paying any sales, use or other taxes related to your use of the Paid Advertiser Services. ALL CHARGES ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE. LEGAL FACTS™ MUST BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING TO CANCEL YOUR PAID ADVERTISER SERVICES. LEGAL FACTS™’s PAID ADVERTISER SERVICES ARE AUTOMATICALLY CHARGED ON A RECURRING BASIS. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN YOUR CREDIT CARD ON FILE IS SET TO BE RECHARGED AND IT IS YOUR OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY LEGAL FACTS™ IN WRITING THAT YOU WISH TO PAUSE OR CANCEL YOUR PAID ADVERTISER SERVICES. IF LEGAL FACTS™ IS NOT NOTIFIED THEN YOUR ACCOUNT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CHARGED. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT LEGAL FACTS™ IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER FOR REFUNDING CHARGES PRIOR TO THE DATE OF WRITTEN NOTICE, AND THAT YOU WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO DISPUTE SUCH CHARGES. 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Every time that you use the Paid Advertiser Services, you re-affirm that Legal Facts™ is authorized to charge your Active Credit Card and to have the fees applied to same. At times, Legal Facts™ may offer incentives in conjunction with marketing or other offers (“Incentives”). These Incentives serve to increase the then current Reserve Deposit. Legal Facts™ Incentives are utilized only after all Advertiser provided Reserve Deposit amounts have been depleted. Legal Facts™ Incentives cannot be converted to cash, used to pay for other Legal Facts™ services, or requested as a refund under any circumstances. ALL CHARGES ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE EXCEPT YOU MAY REQUEST A REFUND OF ANY UNSPENT RESERVE DEPOSIT, EXCLUSIVE OF ANY LEGAL FACTS™ INCENTIVES, IF LEGAL FACTS™ IS UNABLE TO DEPLETE YOUR RESERVE DEPOSIT AFTER A PERIOD OF SIX (6) MONTHS FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THE RESERVE DEPOSIT. Subscription Fee: Certain accounts are charged under a Subscription Fee plan. 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If you do not agree with these changes, or for any other reason, you may cancel your Advertiser account at any time as set forth below. Where you fail to make any scheduled payment for accrued fees, such overdue amounts will be subject to interest charges in the amount of the lesser of one percent (1%) per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law. Your Advertiser account may be deactivated, and access to the Paid Advertiser Services denied, for non-payment. Legal Facts’s™ authorization to provide and bill for access to its Paid Advertiser Services is usually obtained by way of voice affirmation via a telephone call with an Legal Facts™ representative and, where applicable, your electronic signature or physical signature. If applicable, once an electronic signature is submitted, this electronic order constitutes an electronic letter of agency. Legal Facts’s™ reliance upon your electronic signature was specifically sanctioned and written into law when the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Transactions Act were enacted in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Both laws specifically preempt all state laws that recognize only paper and handwritten signatures. Cancellation of Advertiser Account. You may cancel your Advertiser account at any time by: (A) calling us toll free at 1(844)-226-5004; or (B) filling out our contact form; provided, however, that: (I) you will remain responsible for timely payment of any and all fees that you have already incurred (including any applicable late fees); (II) you shall not receive any pro-rata refund for partial months if you are on a Subscription Fee plan; and (III) we will not refund any amounts previously paid up to the date of cancellation or termination. 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