U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT, INC. TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. DEFINITIONS
“Account” – refers to the account established by a Client and that contains the Client Data for that Client.
“Client” or “Clients” – refers to law firms, businesses, and individuals that engage Services from U.S. Legal Support, Inc. or access the Sites for information about U.S. Legal Support and its Services.
“Client Data” – refers to the data provided to us by Clients that is not subject to an intellectual property right of U.S. Legal Support, Inc.
“Services” – refers to information you learn about U.S. Legal Support from visiting the Sites, or the actual Services we provide to you.
“Sites” –refers to www.uslegalsupport.com and other sites offered by U.S. Legal Support.
“Us” or “We” – refers to U.S. Legal Support.
“User” – refers to an individual who is an employee or other representative of a Client who is authorized by the Client to access and use the Sites on behalf of the Client.
“Users” – refers to individuals who act as agents of a Client in using the Sites.
“You” — refers to a Client, a User, or both, depending on the context.
2. TERMS OF USE
We provide Services to you via the Sites subject to the following conditions. If you use the Sites or use any programs or applications provided or hosted by us on related sites, you hereby accept these conditions. In addition, when you use any of our Services, you will also be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to those specific Services. These Terms and Conditions apply to visitors to the Sites, Users, Clients, and information we collect from users of our Services. Third party sites referenced or listed on the Sites may have their own terms of use, and are not covered by these Terms & Conditions.
3. USE
Clients and Users may use the Sites to communicate with or learn about or receive Services from U.S. Legal Support. The Services provided by the Sites are provided subject to these Terms of Use. Clients and Users who use the Services provided on this Sites retain responsibility for confirming any Services requested or received through the Sites.
One of the Services included on the Sites is a document repository. When a Client terminates Services with us, we reserve the right to withdraw or delete any information from the Sites related to those Services.
We may provide links to other sites, which we do not own or manage. We are not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and do not endorse, and are not responsible or liable for, any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources.
Clients have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, and appropriateness of all data and information transmitted by their registered Users on the Sites. Clients warrant that information, documentation, data, and material they post or upload to the Sites do not infringe the copyrights or other rights of a third party. Clients also warrant that the persons posting such material on the Sites are authorized to do so.
4. LICENSE AND ACCESS
The Sites are intended only for use by persons who are above the age of 18 and who are authorized to transact business with us or to reference the information provided on the.
We grant Clients and their Users a limited license to access and use the Sites. Clients and Users are not authorized to download (other than page caching) or modify the Sites or any portions of them, except with our express written consent. This license does not include or authorize: (i) any resale or commercial use of the Sites or their contents; (ii) any derivative use of the Sites or their contents; or (iii) any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools which are not provided as part of our Services. The Sites or any portions of the Sites may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without our express written consent. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any of our trademarks, logos, or proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) without our express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing names or trademarks without our express written consent. You may not use any of our logos, other proprietary graphics, or trademarks as part of any link without our express written permission. You may not reverse engineer, add, or modify any part of the Sites. Any unauthorized use under this section automatically terminates the permission or license we granted to you.
5. COPYRIGHT
All content included on the Sites, unless expressly defined as Client Data or materials from a third party, is our property or the property of our content suppliers, and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. All software used on the Sites is either under license to us or is our property, and is protected by United States and international copyright laws.
6. TRADEMARKS
Our name, our logo, and other marks on the Sites are our trademarks. Our graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are our property and are our trademarks or trade dress. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used without our permission. All other trademarks of third parties that appear on the Sites are the property of their respective owners.
7. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
Upon accessing the Sites, you consent to receiving communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the Sites. All agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications provided electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. You also agree to receive any email communications necessary to provide the Services you have requested. Those emails may also include offers for new Services from us.
8. THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS
We may have third party providers on the Sites that offer products and services that work in conjunction with our Sites. These providers may provide data inputs or services to the Users of the Sites. We do not guarantee and have no liability for the actions of third-party suppliers, or their products, information, data security, data, or other materials posted or provided by them. Furthermore, any conversations, communications or data shared between you and a third-party provider are exclusively between you and them, and we have no responsibility or liability for any transactions or agreements made between you and them. You take those steps your own risk.
9. YOUR OBLIGATIONS TO US
You will not use the Sites for any of the following purposes:
– Disseminating unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material or breaching any laws;
– Posting, transmitting, or communicating material that encourages a criminal offense, or breach of any law, regulations, or code of practice;
– Posting or transmitting or communicating false, inaccurate, misleading, defamatory, or libelous material of any kind;
– Interfering with another person’s use or enjoyment of the Sites;
– Sending spam, duplicative, or unsolicited messages in violation of any applicable law;
– Disrupting the integrity and performance of the Sites, including the underlying data;
– Accessing or attempting to access any other part of the Sites, or its related systems or networks, other than that which the Client is authorized to access under the terms of this Agreement;
– Sending or storing any malicious code;
– Impersonating another person, particularly our employees or representatives;
– Placing any links to other sites without our prior written consent;
– Infringing on any intellectual property rights of U.S. Legal Support or third parties; or
– Promoting or selling any illegal goods, products, equipment or other materials or Services.
You will do the following:
– provide accurate contact and identity information to the Sites;
– maintain current log-in, contact, and payment information in the Sites;
– ensure log-in credentials for each User are kept secure and only used by an authorized User; and
– notify us whenever a User is no longer authorized by a Client to obtain Services through the Sites.
10. OUR OBLIGATIONS TO YOU
Starting from the date of use of the Sites, we agree:
– to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the security and the integrity of the Sites, including Client Data hosted on those platforms.
– to provide Client support to facilitate the usage of the Sites and.
– to use best efforts to provide reasonable functionality of the Sites on a 24-hour basis, 7 days a week with the following exceptions:
– that service upgrades and downtimes, as needed or as announced ahead of time, by our technical team.
– that any “Acts of God” or unforeseeable events may prevent the Sites from being operational, including, but not limited to: government intervention, natural disasters, civil unrest, terrorist acts, computer or telecommunications failures, internet service provider failures, or similar events outside of our reasonable control.
– that we are entitled to make any changes to the Sites, to enhance the usability or quality of the Sites, so long as those changes do not materially impact your usage.
– that notwithstanding all of the above, we will assume no responsibility or liability for any failures of the system (technical or otherwise) to provide any Services; however, we endeavor to facilitate the workings of the Sites for your use.
– to use reasonable efforts to protect any information designated as private, including, but not limited to, individual names, email addresses, IP addresses, and other pieces of information specifically tagged to a User’s identity.
– to use reasonable efforts to adhere to the Client’s instructions and applicable data protection laws and regulations.
– to take all reasonable technical, organizational, and security measures against unauthorized access to the Sites, or any unauthorized disclosure of Client Data.
– to use reasonable efforts to ensure security is in place and sufficiently monitored to avoid destruction or loss of Client Data.
11. OUR INFORMATION USE
We will use the information collected on the Sites to provide the Services which you requested, in accordance with our privacy policy (available here). Our privacy policy is incorporated by reference and forms an integral part of these Terms & Conditions.
12. OUR INFORMATION STORAGE
We may need to purge information occasionally and cannot keep any information beyond what is required by applicable law or regulation. Should there be a breach of security, data loss, destruction, or disclosure that was not intended, we are not responsible for any loss or liability associated the information removal.
13. INFORMATION YOU CAN ACCESS
Users can only access information for their particular Client.
14. CONFIDENTIALITY
Confidential Information means all non-public information, in any form, oral or written, clearly designated as confidential. Except as otherwise agreed to in these Terms & Conditions, Confidential Information includes information which directly relates to Client Data.
During the term of this Agreement, each of us may disclose certain Confidential Information to the other party. Each of us will refrain from using or exploiting any Confidential Information of the other party for any purposes or activities other than those necessary for us to provide Services or as specifically authorized in these Terms & Conditions. Except as otherwise specifically permitted herein, or pursuant to written permission of the party to these Terms & Conditions owning the Confidential Information: (i) each of us represents and warrants that it will hold Confidential Information in confidence and protect the Confidential Information, to the same extent and by the same means it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own proprietary or confidential information; (ii) neither of us will disclose or facilitate disclosure of Confidential Information of the other party to anyone except its employees or agents who are authorized according to these Terms & Conditions and need the information for purposes set forth in these Terms & Conditions, and will procure that those of its employees and agents to whom the Confidential Information is disclosed comply with its obligations under these Terms & Conditions with respect to the Confidential Information; and (iii) all Confidential Information made available hereunder, including copies thereof, will be returned to the disclosing party or will be certified as destroyed at the request of the disclosing party.
The obligations of each party under these Terms & Conditions will not extend to any information that: (i) is known to the other party on the date of disclosure, and/or has independently and legally derived or developed by the receiving party, at the time of disclosure; (ii) becomes publicly known, by public use or by publication, or otherwise ceases to be secret or confidential through no fault of the other party; (iii) is acquired by either party from a third party, which was not, to the recipient’s knowledge, under an obligation to the disclosing party not to disclose such information; (iv) has been approved for release by written authorization of the disclosing party; or (v) has been disclosed pursuant to a requirement of law, provided, however, that in such an event, as soon as practical after receiving the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other governmental body, the receiving party will give the disclosing party a written notice of such order or requirement and, in any event, such notice will be prior to disclosure of such information.
15. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, AND INDEMNITY
We provide the Sites on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the Sites, or as to the information, content, materials, or products included on the Sites. We do not warrant that descriptions of Services or other content of the Sites are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. To the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. We do not warrant that the Sites, our servers, our networks, or e-mails we send are free of viruses or other harmful components. NEITHER U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT NOR THEIR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, DIRECT OR INDIRECT SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, OR LICENSORS WILL BE LIABLE TO A CLIENT FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST REVENUE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOST OR DAMAGED DATA, COST OF SUBSTITUTE SOFTWARE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY BREACH OF THEE TERMS & CONDITIONS, ANY USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE, OR ANY CLAIM MADE BY A THIRD PARTY.
THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES OR CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATING TO, THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS OR ANY SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID TO US FOR THE 6 MONTH PERIOD PRECEEDING THE BREACH.
The Client will indemnify and defend us against any loss, damages, costs, suits, expenses, or claims arising from any claims of any kind related to any Client Data communicated through or stored or processed on the Sites.
16. APPLICABLE LAW
By registering with the Sites, you agree that the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms & Conditions and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and us.
17. SITE HOSTING
Except as expressly agreed to in writing to the contrary, the Sites hosting any Client Data or other data may occur outside of the United States of America, and we have the absolute discretion and choice in location of any such hosting facilities in accordance with U.S. Law.
18. SECURITY BREACH
If you believe a breach of security, such as the disclosure, theft, or unauthorized use of a User’s login information or any Account, has occurred, you must immediately notify us in writing. If we believe that any login information or any Account is being used in a way not permitted by this Agreement, or its prior written authorization has not been obtained in respect of any User, we reserve the right to suspend access rights to the Sites immediately and to block access to the Sites from login information or any Account until the issue has been resolved. Login information or any Account may be adapted at any time to limit access to the Sites or prevent any changes or variations from being made to the Sites or Client Data.
19. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
If we need to change other aspects of these Terms & Conditions, we will post those changes on the Sites, accompanied by the effective date of those changes.
20. AI
The Sites and third-party sites referenced or listed on the Sites may use some form of artificial intelligence. Any information provided through the use of artificial intelligence may be incorrect and should be verified for accuracy. U.S. Legal Support does not warrant the accuracy of any such information.
21. TERMINATION OF TERMS & CONDITIONS
Either party may terminate use at any time. If a Client wishes to discontinue use of our Services, they must inform us in writing. We, for any reason, may discontinue a Client’s use of the Sites and will do so by sending a written notification to the Client upon discontinuation of service. Notwithstanding, if a Client is denied access to the Sites, the Client is still required to pay any outstanding balance to U.S. Legal Support, Inc. for transactions in process or completed.
22. WAIVER
Our failure, refusal, or neglect to exercise any right, power, or option provided for herein will not be deemed a waiver of any right, power, or option hereunder. Any waiver of a right or default hereunder will be effective only if made in writing and in the instance given, and will not operate as or imply a waiver of a similar right or default on any subsequent occasion.
23. COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING
These Terms & Conditions contain the entire understanding between you and U.S. Legal Support, Inc. as to their subject matter, and supersedes all other agreements, arrangements, representations, warranties conditions or other terms in relation to its subject matter, and may not be modified except in writing executed by both parties.
24. SEVERABILITY
Any clause, provision, or portion of these Terms & Conditions found to be invalid, void, illegal or otherwise unenforceable under any law or by any court, arbitrator, or other proceeding, will be amended to the extent required to render it valid, legal and enforceable, or deleted if no such amendment is feasible; and such amendment or deletion will not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions.
25. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
The relationship of the parties established by these Terms & Conditions is of licensor and licensee or independent contractors, and nothing in these Terms & Conditions will be construed to give either party the power to manage or control the daily activities of the other party; or constitute the parties as principal and agent, employer and employee, partners, participants in a joint venture, co-owners or otherwise as participants in a joint undertaking. The parties understand that, except as specifically provided for in these Terms & Conditions, neither party grants the other party the power or authority to make or give any agreement, statement, representation, warranty, or other commitment on its behalf, or to enter into any contract or otherwise incur any liability or obligation, express or implied, on its behalf, or to transfer, release, or waive any of its rights, title or interests.
