TERMS OF USE & CONDITIONS
UPDATED: May 25, 2018
Acknowledgment
By using our site, you are agreeing to comply with the terms of use set forth in this document. Please review the terms carefully. If you do not agree to, or are unable to, comply with the terms set forth, you should not use an products or services related to www.maxelliottlaw.com (the “Site” or “Web Site”). The term “The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd.,” “us,” “we,” “our,” or “the Firm,” or “the Law Offices” refers to The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. The term “you,” “reader,” or “reviewer” refers to the user of this Site. The term “Services” refers to all services provided by us.
BY USING THE LAW OFFICES OF MAX ELLIOTT, LTD.’S SERVICES OR ACCESSING THE SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.
YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THE SITE AND ITS SERVICES YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, AND YOU ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT.
Attorney Advertising
This Web Site is for general information only and is not intended to provide and should not be relied upon for legal advice in any particular circumstance or fact situation. The reader is advised to consult with an attorney to address any particular circumstance or fact situation. For purposes of compliance with Illinois State Bar rules, the attorney responsible for the Site’s content is Maximillienne Elliott, The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd., Ltd., 500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 600, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
No Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Relationship
These materials have been prepared by The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. for informational purposes and are not legal advice. This information is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. No such relationship exists until the Limited Advice and Legal Services Agreement is signed and the requisite fee is paid, in full, to The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. You should not act upon the general site information without seeking advice from a lawyer licensed in your own state or country. Do not send us confidential information until you speak with one of our attorneys and receive our authorization to send that information to us. Providing information to the Firm (via e-mail links on this Site or otherwise) will not create an attorney-client relationship in the absence of an express agreement by the Firm to create such a relationship, and will not prevent the Firm from representing someone else in connection with the matter in question or a related matter.
No Warranties
This Site, and all information available on or accessed through this Site, is provided “as is.” The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. makes no warranties, representations or claims of any kind concerning the information presented on or through this Site. We do not hold that the Site will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. Because of constant changes in the law, though we will provide our best effort in remaining current, this Site’s information may not be complete or accurate depending on your particular legal issue. Specialized individual assessment and evaluation is necessary. OBTAINING ANY MATERIALS THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE LAW OFFICES OF MAX ELLIOTT, LTD. SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE. The Site may be amended by us at any time without specific notice to you. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete any documents, information or other content appearing on the Site.
Ownership
This Site is owned and operated by The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. All right, title and interest in and to the materials provided on this Site, including but not limited to information, documents, logos, graphics, sounds and images (the “Materials”) are owned either by The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. or by our respective third party authors, developers or vendors (“Third Party Providers”). Except as otherwise expressly provided by The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd., none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, uploaded, posted, displayed, transmitted or distributed in any way and nothing on this Site shall be construed to confer any license under any of The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd.’s intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. does not sell, license, lease or otherwise provide any of the Materials other than those specifically identified as being provided by The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd.
Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy as detailed on the Site is made a part of these Terms & Conditions and incorporated as though fully set forth herein.
Compliance with Intellectual Property Laws
When accessing The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. or using The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd.’s legal document preparation Service, you agree to obey the law and you agree to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Your use of the Service and the Site is at all times governed by and subject to laws regarding copyright, trademark and other intellectual property ownership. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit or otherwise distribute any information or content in violation of any third party’s copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property or proprietary rights. You agree to abide by laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property, and you shall be solely responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third party rights caused by any content you provide or transmit or that is provided or transmitted using your The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. user account. The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. has adopted a policy that provides for the immediate removal of any content, article or materials that have infringed on the rights of The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. or of a third party or that violate intellectual property rights generally. The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd.’s policy is to remove such infringing content or materials and investigate such allegations immediately. If you believe that your copyright has been infringed, and you would like The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. to remove the material in question, please contact us. All Site design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof, Copyright © 2011-2016, The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd., www.maxelliottlaw.com, all images and text, and all page headers, custom graphics and button icons are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. modify such software.
Inappropriate Content
When accessing the Site or using The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd.’s services, you agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive or threatening; (b) advocates or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or foreign law or regulation; or (c) advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services. The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. reserves the right to terminate or delete such material from its servers. The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. will cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of these Terms and Conditions or of any applicable laws.
Governing Law
By using this Site, you expressly agree that your rights and obligations shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.
These Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy (together, these “Terms”) set forth the terms and conditions on which The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd. (“LME,” “we” or “us”) offers you access to www.maxelliotlaw.com and all other LME-operated websites and online services, including online and mobile applications and social media channels (collectively, the “Services”).
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Before accessing and using the Services, please read these Terms carefully, because they form a legal agreement between LME and you. These terms contain provisions that limit LME’s liability to you.
BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU AFFIRM THAT:
YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS;
YOU WILL COMPLY WITH THE TERMS; AND
YOU ARE AT LEAST THE AGE OF LEGAL MAJORITY IN YOUR PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND OTHERWISE LEGALLY COMPETENT TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SERVICES.
2. CHANGES TO TERMS
The Effective Date of these Terms is set forth at the top of this webpage. We may make changes to these Terms from time to time, and we will notify you of such changes by posting the revised version of the Terms on the Services. When we modify these Terms, we will update the Effective Date above.
Your continued use of the Services after the Effective Date constitutes your acceptance of the amended Terms. The amended Terms supersede all previous versions of the Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms frequently and to print out a copy of these Terms for your records.
3. ADDITIONAL TERMS
Additional terms and conditions (“Additional Terms”) may apply to certain of the Services, such as mobile applications (“Apps”). LME may present Additional Terms through the Services or offline. You must agree to Additional Terms before using the Services to which they relate. These Terms and any of the Additional Terms apply equally. If any of the Additional Terms are irrevocably inconsistent with any provision of these Terms, the Additional Terms will prevail, but only for the Services to which the Additional Terms apply.
4. LME CONTENT
All content and material comprised in, appearing on, or made available through the Services, including, without limitation, artwork, graphics, photos, images, page layout and look and feel designs, text, publications, blog posts, client alerts, video and audio clips, podcasts, webinars, directories, listings, databases, online and mobile software applications, trademarks, service marks, logos and other LME identifiers (collectively, “LME Content”), together with all copyrights, trademark rights and other intellectual property rights therein and thereto, are the property of LME and may not be copied, reproduced, used or exploited without the express prior written permission of LME. LME does not own Submissions as described in Section 5 below.
If you agree to these Terms (as well as any Additional Terms related to specific LME Content), then LME grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sub-licensable and non-transferable license to access and use the LME Content for your personal, non-commercial use only. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by LME.
Unless LME provides you with written authorization to do so, you may not:
Incorporate any LME Content into any other work or use LME Content in any public or commercial manner;
Copy, modify, reproduce, adapt, reverse engineer, distribute, frame, republish, upload, display, post, transmit, transfer, license or sell LME Content in any form or by any means;
Change any of the notices about copyright, trademarks or other intellectual property rights included in the LME Content; or
“Deep link” to any of the Services (i.e., link to any page other than the home page of one of the Services).
These Terms and your use of the Services grant you only the limited rights described in these Terms. Nothing contained in these Services grants, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right in or to LME’s trademarks, logos or service marks (“Marks”), patents, trade secrets or other intellectual property embodied in the Services. Unauthorized use of any of the Marks or LME’s other intellectual property may violate law.
WHILE LME CONTENT CONCERNS LEGAL ISSUES, IT IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. MOREOVER, THE USE OF THE SITE IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE, A SOLICITATION FOR THE FORMATION OF AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. NO ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED THROUGH YOUR USE OF THE SITE. Please do not send us any information or documents that you want to have treated as secret or confidential. Providing information to LME via email links on this website or other introductory email communications will not create an attorney-client relationship; will not preclude LME from representing any other person or firm in any matter; and will not obligate LME to keep confidential the information you provide. LME cannot enter into an attorney-client relationship with you until LME has determined that doing so will not create a conflict of interest, and until you and LME have entered into a written agreement or engagement letter that sets forth the terms of our relationship.
LME Content provided through the Services is for informational purposes only. Please review all LME Content with qualified professional service providers. LME does not warrant or guarantee any action, recommendation or strategy of any author or other person available through the Services. We expressly disclaim all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on any LME Content.
5. USER SUBMISSIONS
LME may offer areas where you and others can post or otherwise submit information, photos, graphics, creative suggestions, ideas, notes, concepts or other materials on or to the Services (collectively, “Submissions”). You own your Submissions, but, by sending, posting or transmitting Submissions to or through the Services, you grant LME and our designees a worldwide, non-exclusive, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers), transferable, royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable right to use, reproduce, sub-license (through multiple tiers), distribute, create derivative works of, perform and import your Submissions in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you. In other words, LME has the automatic right to use your Submissions—including reproducing, disclosing, publishing or broadcasting your Submissions—anywhere, anytime, in any medium and for any purpose. Under no circumstances are you entitled to payment if LME uses one of your Submissions. All Submissions are deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary.
You are responsible for the content of your Submissions. By posting a Submission, you represent and warrant that:
You own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission, including without limitation all copyrights and trademarks;
Your Submission is true and accurate;
Your Submission does not violate the rights of any other person or entity, such as rights of privacy and publicity; and
Your Submission complies with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
You acknowledge and agree that LME has the right (but not the obligation) to alter, remove, or refuse to post or allow to be posted any Submission. You also may have the right to request that LME remove your Submission. LME takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Submission posted by you or any third party.
LME strongly encourages you not to disclose any personal or identifying information in your Submissions, because other people can see and use the information in your Submissions. LME is not responsible for information that you communicate in any of your Submissions.
6. USING THE SERVICES
While using the Services, you will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Your use of the Services is conditioned on your compliance with these Terms. Your failure to comply with these Terms may result in termination of your access to the Services.
Your Account: You may receive log-in credentials from LME to access an account with our Services (“Account”). If you provide untrue, incomplete or inaccurate information, or use your Account for any purpose prohibited by law or these Terms, LME will terminate your Account and use of the Services. By accessing an Account, you agree that LME may contact you and send you communications using the information in your Account.
You are responsible for all use of your Account, including use by others to whom you have provided access to your Account. Access to any of the Services through your Account is treated as authorized by you. You also are responsible for any use of your Account caused by your failure to secure your user ID or password.
Your Responsibilities: You are responsible for obtaining the internet access necessary to use the Services. Your mobile network’s data and messaging rates and fees may apply if you access or use the Services from a mobile device. You are responsible for acquiring and updating compatible hardware or devices necessary to access and use the Services. LME does not guarantee that the Services (or any portion thereof) will function on any particular hardware or device. In addition, the Services may be subject to malfunctions and delays inherent in the use of the internet and electronic communications.
You may use the Services for lawful purposes only.
You may not use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair LME’s servers or networks, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Services.
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services, other users’ Accounts, or LME’ computer systems or networks through hacking, password mining or any other means.
While using the Services, you agree that you will not:
Create a false identity or impersonate any person, including falsely indicating that you are a LME official or representative, celebrity or public figure, or otherwise provide inaccurate or incomplete information about yourself;
Use the Services to send any unauthorized advertisement, junk mail or other unsolicited or unauthorized commercial or promotional content;
Use any program, application, script or other means to access, scrape, index, data mine or extract any portion of the Services or transmit any virus or other malware to or though the Services;
Modify, adapt, sub-license, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of any of the Services;
“Frame” or “mirror” any part of any of the Services unless you have LME’s prior written authorization;
Post or transmit any material or engage in any other behavior or activity that is false, misleading, unlawful, offensive, disruptive, harmful or otherwise objectionable (as determined by LME); or
Assist any person or entity in engaging in any of the activities described above.
LME has the discretion to terminate your access to the Services without notice for any violation of the above rules.
7. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES
The Services may contain links to other websites and services, including social media (collectively, “Linked Services”). LME provides links to Linked Services for your convenience only. You access Linked Services at your own risk. Linked Services are not controlled by LME, and LME is not responsible for Linked Services or their content. Linked Services may have different terms and conditions and privacy practices that apply to their use. Unless expressly stated, LME does not endorse any of the Linked Services. LME does not investigate, verify or monitor the Linked Services. Please check the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address provided in your browser to see if you have moved to another website or service.
8. INFORMATION PRIVACY AND PROTECTION
Please make sure that you carefully read the LME Privacy Policy to learn about the information that LME collects on the Services and how we process it. LME reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as LME deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or as otherwise described in the LME Privacy Policy.
LME takes reasonable precautions intended to help protect information that we process. Unfortunately, however, no security measure is 100 percent secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information processed by us. You are responsible for using the precautions best suited for your intended use of the Services.
Unauthorized access to password-protected areas of the Services is prohibited and may lead to criminal prosecution. We may suspend your use of all or part of any of LME’s Services, without notice, if we suspect or detect any breach of security.
If you believe that information you provided to LME is no longer secure, or if you discover a security vulnerability in the Services, please contact privacy@maxelliottlaw.com.
9. DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES & LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
THE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9 DO NOT PURPORT TO LIMIT LIABILITY OR ALTER YOUR RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
LME warrants that LME has validly entered into these Terms and has the legal power to do so. You warrant that you have validly entered into these Terms and have the legal power to do so.
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED ABOVE, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. LME does not warrant that (i) the Services will meet your requirements; (ii) operation of the Services will be uninterrupted or virus- or error-free; or (iii) errors will be corrected. All warranties of any kind, including all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, freedom from defects, uninterrupted use and all warranties implied from any course of dealing or usage of trade, are disclaimed. Any oral or written advice provided by LME or its authorized agents does not and shall not create any warranty. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, WHICH MEANS THAT SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
YOU AGREE THAT LME IS NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION), HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER ARISING IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE), EVEN IF LME HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT LME IS NOT AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM, DEMAND OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.
THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF LME AND ITS AFFILIATES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION SHALL BE THE TOTAL AMOUNT, IF ANY, PAID BY YOU TO US TO ACCESS AND USE THE SERVICES.
You acknowledge and agree that the above limitations of liability together with the other provisions in these Terms that limit liability are essential terms and that LME would not be willing to grant you the rights set forth in these Terms but for your agreement to the above limitations of liability.
10. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and defend LME and its directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all losses, liabilities, actual or pending claims, actions, damages, expenses, costs of defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees brought against LME by any third party arising from your use of the Services; LME’s use of your Submissions; or your breach or violation of these Terms, the rights of a third party or applicable law. LME reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification hereunder. In any event, no settlement that affects the rights or obligations of LME may be made without LME’s prior written approval.
11. GOVERNING LAW; DISPUTE RESOLUTION
These Terms are governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the US State of Illinois without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws of such state) and are binding upon the parties hereto in the United States and worldwide. You and LME agree to be subject to the jurisdiction of courts in the city of Chicago, Illinois.
12. TERMINATION
These Terms are effective until terminated. LME may, at any time and for any reason, terminate your access to or use of the Services, your Account, or any files or information associated with your Account. These Terms automatically terminate when you fail to comply with any term or condition of them. Termination shall not limit any of LME’s other rights or remedies. This Section 12, along with Sections 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 17, shall survive termination of these Terms.
13. JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES; TAXES
LME makes no representation that the Services are appropriate or available for use outside the United States. You are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. LME reserves the right to limit the availability of the Services in any geographic area or for any person at any time. Access to the Services from territories where their content is illegal is prohibited. You are solely responsible for any and all duties, taxes, levies or fees (including any sales, use or withholding taxes) imposed by any taxing authority in connection with your use of the Services.
14. CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
We respond to notices of alleged infringement as required by the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), including by removing or disabling access to material claimed to be the subject of infringing activity. LME’s DMCA Agent will only respond to notices and inquiries that comply with the requirements of the DMCA. Please see www.copyright.gov for more information.
If you have a good faith belief that your work was copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement or that your intellectual property rights otherwise were violated on or through the Services, please send your claim or notice of infringement to LME’s designated DMCA Agent at:
The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd.
DMCA Agent
122 W. 27th Street
10th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Upon receipt of notification complying with the DMCA, LME will take steps to remove or disable access to any infringing material and remove or disable access to any link to infringing material. Notifications must include ALL of the following:
A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright that is allegedly infringed;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
A description of where in the Services the material that you claim is infringing is located;
Contact information reasonably sufficient to permit LME to contact you;
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notification to LME is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Please do not send any other correspondence or inquiries to our DMCA agent.
15. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
Your affirmative act of using and/or registering for any of the Services constitutes your electronic signature to these Terms and your consent to enter into agreements with us electronically.
16. ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR SOFTWARE AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Use of Software: If you acquire or download any software or App (together, “Software”) from the Services, you acknowledge that your use of the software is also subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable end user license agreement that accompanies the software or, if there is no such end user license agreement, the following additional terms and conditions:
The Software is licensed on a limited basis by LME (or the applicable third-party licensor) to you for your own internal use only.
Title to the Software is not transferred to you. All right, title and interest in and to the Software (including all copyrights, patent rights, trade secret rights and other intellectual property rights) will remain with LME or the applicable third-party licensor of the Software.
You are allowed to make a single copy of the Software for your own internal use, and may not make any additional copies of the Software, in whole or in part.
You may not modify, sell, offer to sell, distribute, disseminate, transfer, transmit, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Software, in whole or in part.
You may not bypass, disable, deactivate or render ineffective any protection or security scheme or program contained in the Software.
You may not remove, erase, modify or tamper with any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice that is printed or stamped on, affixed to, or encoded or recorded in the Software.
All Software provided on the Services is subject to US export control laws and regulations. No Software may be downloaded from the Services or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Sudan, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria or any other Country to which the United States has embargoed goods, or (ii) to anyone on the US Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the US Commerce Department’s Table of Deny Orders. By downloading, installing or using any Software obtained from the Services, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list. You may not download, install, use, export or re-export the Software or any underlying information or technology except in full compliance with US export control laws and regulations.
You acknowledge that, unless expressly otherwise stated in writing by us, we provide no assistance, including any technical or customer support, in the use of the Software, and your use of the Software is solely and entirely at your own risk.
Updates to Apps: LME may from time to time, in its sole discretion, develop and provide updates for Apps, which may include upgrades, bug fixes, patches and other error corrections and/or new features (collectively, “App Updates”). App Updates may also modify or delete in their entirety certain features and functionality. You agree that LME has no obligation to provide any App Updates or to continue to provide or enable any particular features or functionality. You further agree that all App Updates will be deemed part of the Services and subject to these Terms.
When your mobile device is connected to the internet, App Updates may automatically download and install, or you may receive notice of or be prompted to download and install available Updates depending on your device settings. If you do not download and install App Updates, portions of the Services may not properly operate.
Apple Device Additional Terms: If you access an App via a mobile device or tablet branded by Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) and running Apple’s iOS (an “Apple Device”), the following terms (“Apple Device Additional Terms”) are hereby made part of these Terms:
Conflicting Terms. If these Terms conflict with the Apple Device Additional Terms, then the Apple Device Additional Terms shall apply with respect to access and use of the Services via an Apple Device.
Agreement with LME, Not Apple. You acknowledge that these Terms are an agreement between LME and you, and not with Apple. LME, not Apple, is solely responsible for any App you access via your Apple Device (“iOS App”) and the content thereof. If these Terms are less restrictive with respect to an iOS App or otherwise conflict with, the Apple App Store Terms of Service (the “App Store Terms of Service”), the App Store Terms of Service shall apply to the extent of any conflict.
Scope of License. The license granted to use an iOS App is limited to a non-transferable license to use the App on an Apple Device that you own or control and as permitted by the usage rules set forth in the App Store Terms of Service.
Maintenance and Support. LME is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support services for an iOS App, as specified in these Terms or as required under applicable law. You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to any iOS App.
Warranty. LME is solely responsible for any product warranty, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not effectively disclaimed. In the event of any failure of an iOS App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price for the iOS App (if any) and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the iOS App, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty are LME’s sole responsibility.
Product Claims. You hereby acknowledge that LME, not Apple, is responsible for addressing your or any third-party claims relating to an iOS App and/or use of an iOS App, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that an iOS App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. These Terms do not limit LME’s liability beyond what is permitted by applicable law.
Intellectual Property Rights. You acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that an iOS App or your possession and use of an iOS App infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, LME, not Apple, is solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim.
Third-Party Beneficiary. You hereby acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms with respect to any iOS App, and that, upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple has the right (and is deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce the Terms against you with respect to the iOS App as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
Questions or Complaints. Please address your questions, complaints or claims with respect to an iOS App to the Contact information set forth below.
17. MISCELLANEOUS
If a service is described with an incorrect price or other information because of typographical error or based on information received from a third party, LME may refuse or cancel any order placed for the incorrectly described service even if the order was confirmed and your account charged. If your account was charged for an incorrect price and your order is canceled, LME will issue a credit to your account in the amount of the incorrect price.
These Terms contain the entire understanding by and among LME and you with respect to the matters contained herein, and there are no promises, covenants or undertakings other than those expressly set forth herein.
These Terms (i) inure to the benefit of and will be binding upon LME and you and your successors and assigns, respectively; and (ii) may be assigned by LME, but you may not assign them without the prior express written consent of LME.
If any provision of these Terms is or becomes unenforceable or invalid, the remaining provisions will continue with the same effect as if such unenforceable or invalid provision had not been inserted herein.
If LME fails or you fail to perform any term hereof, and the other party does not enforce such term, the failure to enforce on any occasion will not constitute a waiver of any term and will not prevent enforcement on any other occasion.
Nothing contained in these Terms will be deemed to constitute LME or you as the agent or representative of the other or as joint venturers or partners.
If LME is or you are prevented from performing or unable to perform any obligation under these Terms for any cause beyond the reasonable control of the party invoking this provision, the affected party’s performance will be extended for the period of delay or inability to perform due to such occurrence.
The headings and captions contained herein are for convenience only.
These Terms and all related documentation will be drafted in English. While these Terms may be made available in languages other than English (whether translated by a person or solely by computer software), the English language version controls.
18. INFORMATION OR COMPLAINTS
If you have a question or compliant regarding the Services, please feel free to contact us via email or at the address below. Email communications are not necessarily secure, so please do not include sensitive information in any email to us.
The Law Offices of Max Elliott, Ltd.
Attention: Privacy Officer
500 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60611
312.396.4053
contact@maxelliottlaw.com
Other Conditions
These terms and conditions established herein represent the entire agreement between the parties and neither party shall attempt to rely upon any prior understanding or representation, which may have been made.