LEGAL NOTICE
PLEASE READ THIS TERMS & CONDITIONS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE
USING THIS WEBSITE. Daniel P. Westman, Esq. (“Westman,” “we,” “us”)
provides this website and website-related services (collectively,
the “Site”) subject to your compliance with the terms
and conditions set forth in this agreement (the “Agreement”).
This Agreement governs the relationship between Westman and you, the
Site visitor, with respect to your use of the Site. It is important
that you read carefully and understand the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT.
If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you must not use
the Site.
We may at any time, at our sole discretion, revise or otherwise update
this Agreement by posting an amended Agreement on the Site; any changes
that we make to this Agreement will be effective immediately upon
posting. Please check this page periodically for changes to the Agreement;
you will be able to determine if this Agreement has been changed since
your previous visit by viewing the "Last Updated" information
that appears at the top of this Agreement. Your use of the Site following
the posting of an updated Agreement constitutes acceptance of the
updated Agreement.
Further, Westman reserves the right, at any time, to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, the Site (or any part thereof) without
notice. You agree that Westman shall not be liable to you or to any
third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of
the Site, or of any Materials (as defined below).
If you have any questions about this Agreement, please contact us
at dan@danielwestman.com.
1. Important Notices. Westman makes available the information and
materials on the Site (the "Materials") for general informational
purposes only. The Materials are not intended to constitute, and do
not constitute, legal advice. Moreover, the Materials are not intended
to constitute, and do not constitute, a solicitation for the formation
of an attorney-client relationship; no attorney-client relationship
is created through your use of the Site or your receipt of the Materials.
Anyone accessing the Materials should not act upon them without first
seeking legal counsel. Further, the Materials are general in nature,
and may not apply to particular factual or legal circumstances.
In addition, unsolicited e-mails and information sent to Westman
do not create an attorney-client relationship with Westman, will not
be considered confidential, and may be disclosed to others pursuant
to our Privacy Policy. Westman accepts clients only in accordance
with certain formal procedures, and renders legal advice only after
completion of those procedures.
Westman does not seek to represent anyone desiring representation
based upon accessing the Site in a jurisdiction where the Site fails
to comply with applicable laws and ethical rules. In addition, Westman
does not seek to practice law in any jurisdiction in which he is not
properly authorized to do so.
2. Rules of Conduct. You agree to comply with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations in accessing and/or using the Site and/or any
Materials. In addition, your use of the Site is conditioned on your
compliance with the following rules of conduct. You agree not to:
- Use the Site for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose.
- Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited
to, any Site employee, agent, or representative; falsely state
or otherwise misrepresent your identity or your affiliation
with any person or entity; or express or imply that we endorse
any statement you make.
- Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site.
- Transmit or otherwise make available in connection with the
Site any virus, worm, Trojan Horse, or other harmful code.
- Restrict or inhibit any other person from using the Site,
including by means of hacking or defacing any portion of the
Site.
- Interfere with or violate any other Site visitor's or user's
right to privacy or other Westman, Site visitors, or users
identified on the Site, without their express consent.
- Sell, resell, transfer, license, or exploit for any commercial
purposes any use of or access to the Site or the Materials.
- Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or
disassemble any portion of the Site or Materials.
- Frame or mirror all or any part of the Site without our
prior express written authorization.
3. Westman’s Proprietary Rights. You acknowledge and agree
that the Site and the Materials are and shall remain the property
of Westman and/or its licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark,
and/or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized
in advance by Westman, you agree not to copy, distribute, transmit,
display, perform or create derivative works of the Site or any of
the Materials, provided that, subject to your compliance with this
Agreement, Westman does grant to you a limited, personal, revocable,
non-transferable and non-sublicensable license to (a) access the Site
and the Materials via the Internet solely for purposes of viewing
such materials and (b) to print out pages of this Site for your personal,
non-commercial use.
Trade names, trademarks, and service marks of Daniel P. Westman and
any associated logos. All trade names, trademarks and service marks
on the Site that are not owned by Daniel P. westman are the property
of their respective owners. The trade names, trademarks, and service
marks owned by Daniel P. Westman, whether registered or unregistered,
may not be used in connection with any product or service that is
not either ours or one of our affiliate’s product or service,
or in any other manner that is likely to cause confusion or dilution.
Nothing on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication,
estoppel, or otherwise, any right or license to use any of Daniel
P. Westman’s trade names, trademarks, or service marks without
our (or the relevant affiliate’s) prior express written permission.
4. Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties. THE SITE
AND THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. WESTMAN,
HIS AFFILIATES AND HIS SUPPLIERS DO NOT MAKE ANY, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM
ALL, WARRANTIES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM YOUR USE OR RELIANCE ON THE
SITE (INCLUDING ANY LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES THAT ARE CONTAINED WITHIN
THE SITE) AND THE MATERIALS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE,
OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WESTMAN, MORRISON & FOERSTER, THEIR AFFILIATES
AND SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
OTHER THEORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF WESTMAN, MORRISON & FOERSTER,
THEIR AFFILIATES AND/OR SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES IN ADVANCE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH
THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS IS TO STOP USING THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS.
5. Indemnity. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Westman,
Morrison & Foerster LLP, their affiliates and suppliers, and each
of their respective partners, employees, representatives and agents,
from and against all claims, losses, costs, damages, liabilities,
and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys fees) arising
out of: (a) your activities in connection with the Site; (b) any violation
of this Agreement by you; (c) any improper or unauthorized use of
the Materials by you; or (d) any allegation that anything you transmit
through or in connection with the Site infringes or otherwise violates
the copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, or other rights of
any third party.
6. Jurisdictional Issues. The Site is controlled and operated by
Westman from his principal office in McLean, Virginia, U.S.A., and
is not intended to subject Westman to the laws or jurisdiction of
any state, country, or territory other than that of Virginia and of
the United States of America. Westman does not represent or warrant
that the Site or the Materials, or any aspect thereof, are appropriate
or available for use in any particular jurisdiction. Those who choose
to access the Site or Materials do so on their own initiative and
at their own risk, and are responsible for complying with local laws.
We may limit the availability of the Site to any person, geographic
area, or jurisdiction we choose, at any time in our sole discretion.
You agree not to transport, import, export or re-export all or any
part of the Materials to (or to a national or resident of), or to
use all or any part of the Materials from (as applicable): (a) Balkans,
Burma (Myanmar), Cuba, Iran, Liberia, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or
any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods;
or (b) any person or entity on the United States Treasury Department's
list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department’s
Table of Deny Orders, and you represent, warrant, and covenant to
us that you are not located in or under the control of any such country
or on any such list.
7. Governing Law and Forum. This Agreement is governed by and shall
be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia,
United States of America, without regards to its principles of conflicts
of law. In the event of a dispute arising under or relating to this
Agreement, the Site or the Materials, you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the federal and state courts located in the State of Virginia,
and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections
to such courts.
8. Miscellaneous. If any provision of this Agreement is found for
any reason to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then that provision
will be deemed severable from this Agreement and will not affect the
validity and enforceability of any remaining provision. Any heading,
caption or section title contained herein is inserted only as a matter
of convenience, and in no way defines or explains any section or provision
hereof. A party's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance
of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver
of any provision or right. This, together with any of our policies
referred to herein, is the entire Agreement between you and us relating
to your use of the Site or the Materials, and supersedes any and all
prior or contemporaneous written or oral Agreements between you and
us regarding the same subject matter (except other written, fully-executed
contracts between you and us). Neither the course of conduct between
you and us, nor trade practice, shall act to modify any provision
of this Agreement. This Agreement is not assignable, transferable
or sublicensable by you except with our prior written consent.
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