Introduction
Welcome to www.harrisonlawgroup.com (the “Website”), owned and operated by Adam C. Harrison, P.C. t/a Harrison Law Group (“We” or “Us” or equivalent pronouns). Upon use of the Website for any purpose, including but not limited to viewing the content on the Website, these terms of use (the “Terms of Use”) constitute a contract by and between the person or entity browsing this Website (“You” or equivalent pronouns) and Us. Your use of the Website constitutes an agreement to these Terms and Conditions and Our Privacy Policy. We do not consent to Your use of the Website unless You have agreed to these Terms of Use, therefore if You do not agree to these Terms of Use, immediately cease any and all use of the Website and make no use of any kind of the Website or any Information (defined below) on the Website in the future. You do not have permission to access this Website unless You agree to these Terms of Use, and You conform Your use and conduct to the terms and conditions herein.
Notice
We may change these Terms of Use and/or Our Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions to Our Website. Your continued usage after such changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms of Use and/or Our Privacy Policy. You further covenant to comply with all applicable international, country, federal and state laws, rules and regulations with respect to Your use of the Website. We encourage You to familiarize yourself with both policies.
Copyrights and Limited License
All words, pictures, videos, content, graphs, charts and other matters presented or made available on the Website sourced from Us are Copyright 2010 Adam C. Harrison, P.C. (the “Information”). The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly) of all Information on the Website is Our exclusive property and is protected by United States and foreign copyright, trademark, and other laws. We grant You a limited, royalty free, non-exclusive, revocable license to make use of the Information for Your own personal or internal business purposes only. All other rights are expressly reserved. For the avoidance of doubt, and including by way of example and not limitation, You are not authorized to use, and You specifically covenant that that you will not use, the Information on the Website to:
- download any Information from this Website (except as it may be downloaded in the normal functioning of the cache of a browser);
- sell the Information downloaded (or copied in another form) for money, exchange or other consideration;
- redistribute the Information for a fee or free to anyone (except to Your employees for internal business purposes);
- make any more than one print copy of the Information;
- republish the Information whether or not for commercial gain; or
- make any alterations, additions or other modifications to the Information. All other rights are expressly reserved.
No License to Trademarks
All trademarks, service marks, trade names or other identifying marks displayed on the Website (the “Marks”) are owned by Us and/or Our licensors. Except as applicable law may otherwise provide or agreed to in writing by Us, We do not consent to any use of the Marks by any person and do not grant You any right to use the Marks displayed on this Website.
Misuse of the Website
You violate these Terms of Use when You make any use of the Website that is not in conformity to the Acceptable Use Policy set out below, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Available Remedies
We do not validate, error check or otherwise confirm the truth or accuracy of Information posted on the Website; or review, edit, censor or warrant the quality or accuracy of Information that You may acquire from the Website. We are not in a position to confirm that each Employer is who he or she claims to be. You agree not sue or make any claim of any kind against Us regarding Information posted or available on the Website. When We become aware of harmful activities or if We receive any claim from a third party, in Our sole and unfettered discretion, We may take steps to stop the activity, such as removing the offending materials, denying the offender access to the Website or any other action We deem appropriate. We are required to remove or block access to content or Postings upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright infringement. All remedies are non-exclusive. We are not responsible for (and You agree not to sue Us in respect of) Information posted on the Website.
Advertisements
To the extent Information on the Website includes advertising, promotions or other sales related data, We are not responsible for errors in such Information, and such Information does not and is not an offer to enter into a contract, but rather, is merely a solicitation to receive offers from You.
Disclaimers as to Information
Legal information: The content of this Website has been prepared by Us for informational purposes only and is not, and should not be construed as, legal advice. The material posted on this Website is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, a lawyer-client relationship, and readers should not act upon it without engaging an attorney to review the specific facts of each case.
We are not responsible for the content of off-site or other linked legal resources.
The materials on this site may constitute advertising under various state ethics rules and this Website contains attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
We make no representations or warranties about the suitability of the information for any purpose. The website and all information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and all warranties and conditions with regard to the website and/or the information, including all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, title and non-infringement, are specifically disclaimed. In no event shall we and/or our contributors be liable for any special, indirect, punitive or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the information or the website. There is no warranty that any information, website, content, computer program or any efforts provided by us will fulfill any of your particular purposes or needs. Your sole remedy in the event you have any claim against us in respect of the website or the information is for us to repair, replace or otherwise correct (or remove) the information.
Linking No Framing
We permit reasonable, good faith and non-defamatory links to the Website so long as:
We do not consent to “framing” Our content or Information inside of any other page. We reserve the right at any time to terminate this consent, and You agree that immediately upon receipt of such notice, You will terminate all links identified by Us to be terminated. We do not allow linking from any sites that are of a mature or political nature.
- it is clear in the link reference that We have not endorsed the contents of the referring page, and that any statements made have not been reviewed or approved by Us; and
- no use is made of Our Marks (though the wordmarks may be used if proper credit is provided on the page).
Direct Database Access prohibited
You may not directly access Our database except via the standard browser/graphic user interface, and You may not use any robot, script, or other automated tool to access or use the Website, any Information, or any data or the database. You may manually access or copy the database, Information or Website or any part of thereof, except solely and exclusively in accordance with Your license granted above. The above shall not prohibit any act permitted by law, as by, for example, a bona fide search engine that is automatically indexing the Website for its search engine database (as long as the result of a query to such search engine returns a link back to the Website), and the search engine is not re-presenting the Information in a manner that is or would be competitive to the Website, or using the Information to present in a search query response to a user, links to competing websites.
Content and Submissions / License
You are solely responsible for Your information, profile and content that you upload or otherwise input into the Website (including, without limitation works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or later developed), messages, audio, video, photos, text, images, compilations or other information (“User Content”) that You post on the Website or transmit to other users. You agree and represent and warrant to Us that in submitting User Content or otherwise using the Website that You will not impersonate any person, or submit any materials to Us that are false, inaccurate, misleading, unlawful, or are otherwise in violation of your obligations under these Terms, or that infringe or misappropriate any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right, that would violate a right of privacy or publicity, or constitute defamation, or that are a violation of any agreement You have entered into.
By posting User Content to the Website, You automatically grant to Us and Our affiliates an irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, fully paid non-exclusive right (including moral rights) and worldwide license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, communicate to the public, perform, publicly display, and distribute such User Content (in whole or in part) and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works (in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content) such User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses thereof (through multiple tiers).
You also represent and warrant that You have the right to grant the license stated above. If You post User Content to the Website, You also permit any other user of the Website to access, display, view, store and reproduce such User Content for personal use.
We may terminate Your access to the Website at anytime without notice, delete or make unavailable your User Content, block your computer, IP address, IP address range or otherwise make the site unavailable and inaccessible to You.
Electronic Communications
You agree to transact business with Us using electronic communications, either via web forms on the Website, or via email. Electronic communications will be deemed received by You when Your email system reports that any email We send you, has been received by Your system, regardless of whether You ever actually open or read such email. We may, but are not required, to use return receipt requests. Unless specifically required by applicable law, You consent to receive all notices, information, and other communications from Us concerning any subject matter, via electronic email. It is Your responsibility to maintain a valid email address, and We may terminate Your access to the Website at any time that We determine You are in violation of these Terms of Use, or fail to maintain a valid email address.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Us, Our affiliates, and Our respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from:
- any User Content or other material You provide to the Website,
- Your use of any of Our Information or Our Marks,
- Your breach of the terms of these Terms of Use, the Acceptable Use Policy, or the Privacy Policy, or
- Your violation of any applicable international, country, federal and state laws, rules and regulations.
Governing Law; Choice of Forum
These Terms of Use and Your use of the Website shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, exclusive of its conflicts of laws principles. You consent and submit to the jurisdiction and venue over any action, suit, or other legal proceeding that may arise out of or in connection with these Terms of Use, by the state or federal courts of the State of Maryland.
Acceptable Use Policy
Acceptable Use of Website
You agree as follows in respect of the acceptable and unacceptable uses of the Website (as defined in the Terms of Use). You will not and agree not to:
The above list of acceptable and unacceptable uses of the Website is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather illustrative of the range of unacceptable uses. We have the right in Our sole discretion to determine whether any particular conduct is an acceptable use of the Website. In cases where We determine You engaged in conduct that You reasonably believed did not violate this policy in good faith, We will provide You electronic notice of Our determination that such conduct is not an acceptable use, and provided You cease such conduct not later than 24 hours after such notice, You will not be considered to be in breach of these Terms of Use.
- use or attempt to use the Website for any illegal, abusive or unethical activities as determined by Us in Our sole discretion, which include by example and not limitation, transmission of illegal pornographic material, invasion of privacy, defamation, infringement of another person’s copyright, trade secret, patent, trademark or other intellectual property rights, hacking or cracking (gaining unauthorized use of a computer), distributing computer viruses or other malware, gambling, harassment of another or distribution of other harmful materials, code, programs or scripts.
- mine the site for user content such as emails or other personal information, or send unsolicited bulk mail messages (“junk mail” or “spam”). This includes bulk-mailing of commercial advertising, information announcements, charitable solicitations and political solicitations. Such material may only be sent to those who have specifically requested it or as authorized by applicable law, provided that if You assert that Your activities are authorized by applicable law, You shall provide an opinion of reputable counsel establishing a basis upon which Your actions are taken. Malicious or threatening e-mail is also prohibited. Normally We will assume that You are in compliance with this provision, however, if an upstream provider blacklists Our IP range or mail server as a result of activities We trace to you, We will presume that You are in violation of this provision.
- breach any applicable data protection statute by, for example, sending or storing personal information (as defined in applicable data protection statutes) in an unencrypted form.
- impersonate another person, falsify the source of TCP/IP packets, spoof any portion of an email or TCP/IP header, or misrepresent authorization to act on behalf of others or us. All messages and packets transmitted via the Internet Service should correctly identify the sender and source; You may not alter the attribution of origin in electronic mail messages or posting.
- undermine the security or integrity of computing systems or networks or gain unauthorized access or control over Our computers or any other person’s computers.
- permit another person to use Your resources or the Website to conduct any of the matters You are prohibited from doing.
- distribute any files in any peer-to-peer or file sharing arrangement, where it is possible that in such file sharing process any of the Website may be used to distribute copyrighted materials to or from persons who are not authorized to receive, copy, distribute or use them.
- take any action that would cause Us to violate any terms of an upstream service provider’s acceptable use policy.