YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

 

I. Definitions and Who We Are
This website (the "Site") is a service made available by McNeil Global Law, LLC and its partners, affiliates, owner(s) and subsidiaries ("Provider", "We", "Us" and "Our"). All material, content, information and software ordered or provided on or through this Site ("Content") may be used solely under the following terms and conditions of use ("Terms of Use"). The terms “You”, “Your” and “User” refer to all individuals and/or entities accessing the Site for any reason.

As a User of this Site, You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited license to access and use the Site and Content in accordance with these Terms of Use. We may terminate this license at any time for any reason.

You may not disassemble, decompile, lease, rent, loan, sell, sub-license, or create any derivative works from, this Site or Content. Nor may You use any network monitoring or other software to determine the website architecture, or extract data about use or users. You may not use any spider, robot, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy this Site or Content without prior written permission. You may not make use of this Site to transmit any misleading, false, fraudulent or illegal communication. You may not copy, duplicate, change, reproduce, republish, distribute, display, or otherwise transmit for commercial, non-profit or other public purposes all or portions of this Site. You may not use or otherwise extract, export or re-export the Site or any part thereof, the Content or any software available on or through the Site in violation of the export control laws and regulations of the United States of America. You may not use this Site or Content in any manner that may infringe any copyright, intellectual property right, proprietary right, or property right of Us or any third parties or violate any state law or federal law. Any unauthorized use of Site and/or Content is hereby strictly prohibited.

 

(a) License of Your Content. By uploading content to or submitting any materials and information for use on this Site, including, without limitation, interactive areas (such as blogs, wikis, discussion boards, chat-rooms, forums, QA), you grant Us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive, universal right and license to use, authorize use of, reproduce, change, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and distribute such materials, information or incorporate such materials and information into any form, medium, or technology now known or unknown throughout the entire universe.

You certify and warrant that Your content and provided materials: (a) are your original works or that the owner of such works has expressly granted Us a similar license for said works with all rights granted by You in this section, and (b) do not violate and will not violate the rights of any other third party, including any right of publicity, right of privacy, copyright, patent or any other intellectual property right or any proprietary right. You agree that you shall have no recourse against Us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary or other right in uploaded content or submitted materials. You assume all liability for any claims, suits or grievances filed against You, including all damages related to Your participation on this Site.

(b) Restrictions Regarding Your Content. You shall not post, provide, publish, upload or distribute any content or materials which are unlawful or abusive in any way, including, but not limited to, any materials that are defamatory, libelous, pornographic, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, inclusive of hate speech, or would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or give rise to liability or violate any local, state, federal or international law, or the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any securities exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or the NASDAQ, either intentionally or unintentionally. Provided content and materials shall not contain protected health information. You are strictly prohibited from submitting materials that are considered protected health information under the Health Accountability and Portability Protection Act of 1996 (HIPAA) or the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH). We have no obligation to monitor or screen Your content and are not responsible therefor; however, We reserve the right, in Our sole discretion, to monitor, screen, modify and remove such content or cause such content not to be posted, published, uploaded or distributed, at any time and with or without any reason.

 

Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under any law, rule or regulation, including, without limitation, copyright or other intellectual property rights. You agree that the Content and Site is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws.

 

Certain sections of this Site might require You to register. If registration is requested, You agree to provide accurate and complete registration information. It is your responsibility to inform Us of any changes to that information. Each registration is for a single person only, unless specifically designated otherwise on the registration page. We do not permit (a) any other person using the registered sections under your name; or (b) access through a single name being made available to multiple users on a network. You are responsible for preventing such unauthorized use. If You believe there has been unauthorized use, You must notify Us immediately.

 

We do not represent or warrant that the Site will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. We do not warrant or represent that the information available on or through the Site will be correct, accurate, timely, or otherwise reliable. We may make improvements and/or changes to its features, functionality or Content at any time.

 

Third party content (including, Your or other users content) may appear on this Site or may be accessible via links from this Site. We are not responsible for and assumes no liability for any infringement, mistakes, misstatements of law, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehood, obscenity, pornography or profanity in the statements, opinions, representations or any other form of content contained in any third party content appearing on the Site. You understand that the information and opinions in the third party content is neither endorsed by nor does it reflect the belief of Us.

 

THE SITE, INCLUDING ALL FEATURES AND CONTENT, IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR ANY WAY RELATED TO (A) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THIS SITE AND CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TECHNICAL INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, (B) THIRD PARTY COMMUNICATIONS, (C) ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITES OR CONTENT THEREIN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACCESSED THROUGH LINKS IN THIS SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS THEREFROM, (D) THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE SITE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, (E) YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, OR (E) YOUR USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE.

WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING ALL FEATURES AND CONTENT. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS' FEES) IN ANY WAY DUE TO, RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR CONTENT. TO THE EXTENT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS PROHIBITED, OUR SOLE OBLIGATION TO YOU FOR DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO $100.00.

 

You hereby waive, release, acquit and forever discharge any and all claims, demands, losses, injuries, liability, or damages of any kind and nature, against Us, Our parents, subsidiaries, partners and affiliates, and our and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, licensors, suppliers and representatives and any third party information providers, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with Your use of the Site, any disclosure of information resulting from Your use of the Site, and any conflict of interest, ethical violation, or any alleged legal malpractice by any attorney you contact through the Site or otherwise.

 

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Us, our parents, subsidiaries, partners and affiliates and Our and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and representatives and any third party information providers to this Site harmless from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, relating to or arising out of (a) Your use of the Site and (b) any violation of these Terms of Use by You or arising from or related to any content or materials uploaded or submitted by You.

 

The provisions of paragraphs X "Disclaimer", XI "Limitation of Liability", XII "Waiver and Release" and XIII "Indemnification" are for the benefit of Us, Our parents, subsidiaries, partners and affiliates and Our and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, owner(s) and representatives and any third party information providers to this Web Site. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against You on its own behalf.

 

You agree that you shall not use this Site or anything derived from this Site, and You agree that you shall not refer others to this Site, for or in connection with any unlawful activities. You hereby agree to indemnify US and our owner(s) officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers, owner(s) and representatives with respect to any and all losses and damages suffered as a result of or in connection with your breach of the agreement in the preceding sentence.

 

Provider reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms of Use, including but not limited to the right to block access from a particular Internet address to Our Site and its features.

 

The Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You hereby consent and submit to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Rice County, Minnesota and the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota, respectively, to resolve any action arising out of or relating to the Terms of Use. The aforementioned choice of venue is intended to be mandatory and, not permissive, in nature.

 

Your use of the Site is subject to Our Privacy Policy available through this link.

 

These Terms of Use incorporate by reference any notices contained on the Site and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement with respect to access to and use of the Site. If any provision of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability.

 

We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use at any time. Updated versions of the Terms of Use will appear on this Site and are effective immediately. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use. Continued use of the Site after any such changes constitutes your consent to such changes.