1. INTRODUCTION
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2. WEB SITE RULES
McGlinchey Stafford makes available to you this Web Site, including its discussion forum, provided that you agree to and actually abide by the Terms of Use, including that you agree not to:
a. Violate any applicable law, code, regulation or rule or to plan, encourage or help others violate any applicable law, code, regulation or rule;
b. Use the Web Site for commercial purposes or engage in activity that competes directly with the Web Site;
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f. Provide false or misleading information about another person, entity or yourself, including, but not limited to impersonating any person or entity or falsely stating or otherwise is representing your professional or other affiliation with any person or entity;
g. Post any or provide a link to any material that infringes upon any third party’s copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights;
h. Restrict, interfere or inhibit any other user from using or enjoying the Web Site;
i. Post or transmit any information, e-mail, software or other material which contains a virus, Trojan horse or other harmful component;
j. Post or transmit any content that encourages or provides instructional activities about illegal activities;
k. Resell, redistribute, broadcast or transfer the information or use the information in a searchable, machine-readable database;
l. Use the Web Site to collect personally identifying information about users of the Web Site.
m. Forget to call your mother on her birthday.
n. Cross your heart with your right hand and take off your hat when you say the Pledge of Allegiance.
o. Use your turn signal when changing lanes in your automobile.
p. Wash your hands after going to the bathroom, especially if you work in a restaurant.
The above list is illustrative of prohibited conduct and not an exhaustive listing. If you violate such terms, or engage in other conduct that McGlinchey Stafford, in its sole and exclusive discretion, concludes constitutes prohibited conduct, McGlinchey Stafford may, without prior notice and without liability to you or any third party, ban you from any and all services, delete your messages or postings, and take any other action we deem appropriate. Under these circumstances, your right to use the Web Site immediately ceases. You shall have no right and McGlinchey Stafford will have no obligation thereafter to forward any unread or unsent messages to you or any third party.
McGlinchey Stafford reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of the rules and regulations set forth in this Web Site, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to the Web Site.
Please note that we have the ability to trace your IP address and if necessary contact your ISP in the event of a suspected breach of these Terms of Use. And don’t think we will not do it.
3. NOTICE
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4. PRIVACY
4.1 Your Privacy
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4.2 Collection of Information.
As with many Web Sites, this Web Site collects certain information about visitors, even when they are not logged in. McGlinchey Stafford may record your IP address, the URLs of the Web Sites and pages you visit (before, during and after your visit to any Web Site), the times and dates of such visits, information about the computer hardware and software you use and other information that may be available. Also, McGlinchey Stafford may place “cookies” on your computer to recognize you on return visits to enable McGlinchey Stafford to enhance your browsing experience, as well as to collect additional information about you. You may adjust your browser settings or use other means to prevent cookies from being placed on your computer, but doing so may result in reduced functionality and a less personalized browsing experience.
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4.3 Use of Information.
McGlinchey Stafford uses the information that it collects about you to improve your browsing experience by personalizing the Web Site to your interest, and also to help McGlinchey Stafford select Content and Services that you may find interesting and useful. Information about the Content you visit and Services you use may be used alone or in conjunction with information collected from other users to help McGlinchey Stafford tailor the Web Site to better suit the needs and interests of you and other users.
Information that you provide may also be used as part of McGlinchey Stafford’s effort to keep you informed about events, special offers and selected products and services that may be of interest to you.
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5. COPYING
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7. GENERAL DISCLAIMERS; DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY
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10. INDEMNIFICATION
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12. EXAMPLES
This Web Site and McGlinchey Stafford provides you with numerous documents, including but not limited to judicial opinions, scholarly articles, and attorney opinions, in addition to links to these types of documents. These documents are intended to serve solely as examples; they do not constitute legal advice and may not be appropriate for your particular situation or even lawful in your jurisdiction. You are solely responsible for determining the legal requirements of your jurisdiction or other applicable restrictions, whether legal or contractual.
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13. DISCUSSION FORUM; USER WARNINGS; USER CONDUCT
The Web Site discussion forum is intended for use solely by our users. We reserve the right to delete or modify irrelevant postings or postings that contradict our policies or these Terms of Use. As with any discussion forum, participants may not actually be the person that they claim to be, and the information discussed may or may not be true, factual and/or accurate. McGlinchey Stafford makes no representation or warranty with respect to any discussion forum content and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, quality, completeness, usefulness or value of any such content, data, documents, graphics, images, information, advice, or opinion contained in posted message. You should not rely on any posting or information without independent verification.
You understand that McGlinchey Stafford has no obligation to and does not monitor its discussion forums, although we reserve the right to do so. McGlinchey Stafford may from time to time, monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Web Site, for operational and other purposes. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes. Use of the Web Site constitutes consent to such monitoring.
McGlinchey Stafford does not endorse any advice or opinion contained in its discussion forums. The opinions expressed in the discussion forums reflect solely the opinions of the participants. McGlinchey Stafford encourages participants to be truthful and discourages misleading, false or manipulative use of the discussion forums. McGlinchey Stafford may take any action it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion, to maintain the quality of its services and to protect McGlinchey Stafford and others.
You acknowledge and agree that McGlinchey Stafford may, from time to time, without notice to you and its sole discretion, establish various practices, limitations and restrictions for administering Web Site services, including without limitation: how often the Web Site may be accessed; the maximum number of days that discussion forum messages or postings will be retained; the maximum number of messages or postings allowed; the size and nature of messages and postings; the maximum storage space available for services; and all other matters related to administration of services.
McGlinchey Stafford reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request, or to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that in McGlinchey Stafford’s sole and absolute discretion are objectionable or in violation of the Terms of Use.
14. TRADEMARKS
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Unauthorized use of any McGlinchey Stafford trademark or logo is a violation of federal and state trademark laws.
15. MODIFICATIONS
15.1 Web Site
McGlinchey Stafford reserves the right to modify this Web Site at any time. Information may be changed or updated without notice. McGlinchey Stafford may also make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or the programs described in this information at any time without notice. Continued use of this Web Site by you shall be deemed to indicate your acceptance to be bound by any changes to the Web Site.
15.2 Terms of Use Agreement
McGlinchey Stafford may modify this Agreement at any time by posting revised terms on the Web Site. Such amendments, modifications, additions or deletions shall become effective upon notice thereof, which may be provided to you by posting on the Web Site, via email or any other reasonable means. Continued use of this Web Site by you shall be deemed to indicate your acceptance to be bound by any such amendments, modifications, additions or deletions.
16. LICENSE
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17. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
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18. CHOICE OF LAW
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19. INTEGRATION AND SEVERABILITY
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20. All CAPS
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