Terms and Conditions of Use of HG Websites - Editorial Guidelines
HG.org and HGExperts.com
Legal Information
Legal Advice
Ownership, License & Restrictions on Use
Content, Listings, and Advertisements
Employment Center
Linking
Intellectual Property
User Conduct
Lawyer Ethics; Rules
Jurisdiction
Disclaimer of Warranties
Lead Service
Limitation of Liability
The Terms and Conditions of Use set forth herein apply to the entire group of Websites owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by HG.org and HGExperts.com (hereafter referred to as “HG Websites”).
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE using HG Websites. By using this Website or any other Website owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by HG Websites, you signify your assent to these terms of use.
IF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN FULL, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.
These terms periodically change. Your continued use of HG Websites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
HG Websites - Legal Information
The purpose of HG Websites is to give the visitor links to other websites which could provide some information about laws and regulations; not to provide specific or general legal advice. The ideas, general principles and conclusions presented at this site may differ depending on local, state and federal laws and regulations and court cases. Because the law varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, is subject to varying interpretations, and is constantly changing, the user is urged to consult professional legal counsel in his or her Country, State or Province regarding the applicability of any points of law discussed on these websites to any specific or general problem. This website should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice.
Changes to site and these terms and conditions
This Site and these Terms and Conditions may be changed by HG Websites with or without notice. Please review this link on a regular basis for changes. Continued use of this Site following any change constitutes your acceptance of the change.
HG Websites Does Not Provide Legal Advice
The information contained at HG Websites has been prepared by HG Websites as a service to its users and the Internet community and is not intended to constitute legal advice. HG Websites has used reasonable efforts in collecting, preparing and providing quality information and material, but does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to this Website or any other HG Website. Users of information from this Website or any other HG Website or links do so at their own risk.
Any reference made by this Website or any other HG Website to any specific commercial product, process, or service (or provider of such product, process or service) by trade name, trademark, hyperlink, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by HG Websites. Content on this and any other HG Websites may be provided by third parties and users. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, users or others, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and do not necessarily state or reflect those of HG Websites.
Ownership, License & Restrictions on Use
As between HG Websites and you, all right, title and interest (including all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights) in this Site belongs to HG Websites, its licensors, or listees. In addition, the names, images, pictures, logos and icons identifying HG Websites' products and services in many countries are proprietary marks of HG Websites and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Except as expressly provided below, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right, by implication, estoppels or otherwise, under copyright or other intellectual property rights. Unless otherwise noted, all content, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, and written and other materials that are part of this Website or any other HG Websites are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual properties owned, controlled or licensed by HG Websites.
No material from this Website or any other HG Websites may be copied, reproduced, framed, hyperlinked, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, provided, however, you may download, where specifically permitted, one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of HG Websites' copyright and other proprietary rights.
Users are hereby granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited license to view and use information retrieved from this Site provided solely for your personal, informational, non-commercial purposes, and provided you do not remove or obscure the copyright notice or other notices. Except as expressly provided above, no part of this Site, including but not limited to materials retrieved there from and the underlying code, may be reproduced, republished, copied, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means. In no event shall materials from this Site be stored in any information storage and retrieval system without prior written permission from HG Websites.
Governmental Use
Use, duplication, or disclosure by or for the United States Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in DFARS 252.227-7013 (c)1)(ii) and FAR 52.227-19.
Export Control
The U.S. export control laws regulate the export and re-export of technology originating in the United States. This includes the electronic transmission of information and software to foreign countries and to certain foreign nationals. User agrees to abide by these laws and their regulations -- including but not limited to the Export Administration Act and the Arms Export Control Act and not to transfer, by electronic transmission or otherwise, any Content derived from HG Websites to either a foreign national or a foreign destination in violation of such laws.
Automated Use
Use of any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our Web pages or the content contained herein is strictly forbidden.
Use by Children Under 13
HG Websites cannot prohibit minors from visiting this site. HG Websites must rely on parents, guardians and those responsible for supervising children under 13 to decide which materials are appropriate for such children to view and/or purchase.
Content, Listings, and Advertisements
Content
HG Websites provides websites in which users supply the information in the directories of professionals and firms. HG Websites does not refer lawyers, expert witnesses, recruiters, investigators, process servers, court reporters or others listed by HG Websites to users. Because authentication on the Internet is difficult, HG Websites cannot and does not confirm that any of our users are who they claim to be.
HG Websites does not warrant the validity of the information, nor does it guarantee the quality of the work product. The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a professional are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. Users should contact local bar associations and/or other applicable professional associations with regard to expert witnesses and other legal non-lawyer professionals.
HG Websites does not guarantee review of the contents of the listings which are provided by our users or any links to HG Websites; HG Websites is not responsible for any material or information contained in the linked sites or provided by our users.
A description or indication of limitation of practice by a professional does not mean that any agency or board has certified such professional as a specialist or expert in any indicated field of law practice, nor does it mean that such professional is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other professional. All potential clients are urged to conduct their own independent investigation and evaluation of any professional being considered.
HG Websites does not warrant the truth or accuracy of what any users have represented to HG Websites or what they have requested to be listed and made public on the Site. Specifically, without in any way limiting any other provision of this Agreement, HG Websites does not control, warrant, or guarantee the quality, safety or legality of the items advertised, the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of any user to render professional services, or consumers of such services to purchase them. HG Websites does not control, warrant, or guarantee that any User is who he or she claims to be or is not acting under false pretenses.
HG Websites does not guaranty traffic to and from its listings or other form of advertisement nor does it guaranty its internet placement in the search engines for any keyword(s).
By using this Website, you are agreeing that under no circumstances will HG Websites or its affiliates, be responsible for (1) any information contained on or omitted from the site(s), (2) any person's reliance on any such information, whether or not the information is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based on information provided by or as a result of the use of the Website and their affiliates also have no responsibility for (4) any person's satisfaction with any expert witness, consultant, provider, lawyer, professional or law firm, whether relating to competence, diligence, or otherwise, (5) the results of any information, testimony or services provided, given by or representation from any expert, consultant, provider, lawyer, professional, or law firm, or (6) the failure or refusal of any expert witness, consultant, provider, lawyer, professional or law firm to respond to you.
Listings
If you choose to register a password protected firm, company or individual profile with HG Websites or take advantage of such other services as may be offered only to users with a profile - you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself, your contact and office information and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. For our Law firm directories, we do not accept PO Boxes, partial addresses without room or floor number, virtual offices, flex spaces, or addresses that are not law firm offices.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, if your company is not a law firm, if there are no lawyers' bio admitted to a bar association or equivalent on your website, or HG Websites has reasonable grounds to suspect that the information you provided is untrue or not following our terms and conditions; HG Websites has the right to suspend or terminate your account without any refund and can refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof). HG Websites is under no obligation to list a law firm, company or service. HG Websites reserves the right to list law firms, companies or services at its sole discretion.
Premium Listings include a 15-30 minute editorial service.
HG Websites reserves the right to remove any law firm, expert witness, recruiter, investigator, process server, court reporter or others listed on the HG sites at its sole discretion. HG Websites has no obligation to sell its product to any company/firm if HG Websites believes that it is not in its best interest.
Free Basic Listings
HG Websites reserve the right to remove any free listing without prior notice. If the content of a listing is found incorrect or misrepresenting or deceiving the public as to their status of the firm, or staff or has copied content from another law firm/company, HG Websites will have their listing immediately deleted from our database and website without warning.
Editorial Guidelines for law firm/lawyer Basic Listings:
We will remove without notice any submitted Basic Listing that:
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Removed Basic Listings: If your free Basic Listing has been removed for one or more of the above reasons, simply create and submit a new Basic Listing with updated information in compliance with our guidelines. When a listing is removed due to abuse of content or misrepresentation, the system doesn’t allow to reintroduce the firm in the directory for a period of 12 months. Please note that we do not exchange emails about deleted Basic Listings.
Law Firm/Lawyers Premium Listings
Because we are committed to providing the best possible directory which contains valuable and accurate content for our visitors, we encourage you to comply completely with our Editorial Guidelines. We avoid any illicit practices that may damage the quality of HG.org content. This is why we offer complimentary secretarial services and edit the Premium Listings accordingly.
Our team will choose the precise key words, add the relevant content, verify the accuracy of all office addresses listed, and verify the selection of areas of practice. This data integrity check is done to ensure that you are represented correctly and the Premium Listing receives the best possible search performance.
You are welcome to update your listing at any time and at no cost. Should you do so, we encourage you to review and follow our editorial guidelines.
Editorial Guidelines for Premium Listings:
Law firms, solo practitioners and their representative should not use any feature that is deceptive, misleading, manipulative, or that is likely to confuse the visitor. Main examples of misrepresentation are as follows: use of trade names or location in place of an actual law firm name (Ex. Divorce Center or Best lawyers); selection of incorrect areas of practice and services, incorrect accreditation and representative clients; listing location(s) where they do not have the license to practice; and listing other law firms (partnerships) as your own office.
Please note that we are aware law offices do use d/b/a names. However, in the interest of presenting the most unambiguous and accurate information possible to our visitors and your potential clients, we will not allow extremely generic Law Firm names in our listings. Instead, we provide you with the option of using these types of names in the titles of your Premium Listings.
- Example: Your law firm is registered and incorporated with the Texas Secretary of State as "The Law Office of John Doe, PLLC" and you do business as "Bankruptcy Lawyers of Amarillo, Texas". In your Premium Listing, your Law Firm name should appear as "The Law Office of John Doe, PLLC". Your listing title will be "Bankruptcy Lawyers of Amarillo, Texas". In this instance, if you try to list your law firm name as "Bankruptcy Lawyers of Amarillo, Texas" your listing will not be approved.
Premium Listings must comply with the same following provisions imposed on Basic Listings and will be reviewed by our team for conformity before being posted.
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If we notice that the Premium Listing does not follow our Editorial Guidelines or uses one or more of the following practices we reserve the right to change the content without notice or remove it from our directories without compensation until the listing is corrected.
Incorrect name of law firm, use of area(s) of practice and or location as the law firm name
- Incorrect selection of practice area(s) – Practice areas selected in your listing must appear on your website ·
- Repetitive keywords in the description of your firm and services in an attempt to manipulate search engine results
- Invalid office location(s) - Additional offices require registration with local bar associations to be considered valid. Temporary offices, virtual offices, shared temporary office rentals are not eligible and will be removed without compensation or refund.
- Listing of a PO Box, partial addresses without room or floor number, virtual offices or flex spaces instead of a valid physical legal office address.
- Listing “Partner" law firms offices as your own offices. Should your partner law firm(s) wish to be listed on HG.org, they are required to purchase a Premium Listing or list their practice with a free Basic Listing.
- Listing multiple website URL’s for a single law firm in the additional information fields
- Not presenting a full bio of at least one lawyer in the listing and the firm's website
- Listing incorrect or invalid bar association affiliation(s).
Premium Listings allow one law firm name for all offices. Law firm directories are for law firms and their lawyers only. We do not list legal consultants in the law firm directories.
If the content of a listing is found to misrepresent or deceive the public as to their status of the firm, their lawyers, or staff or has copied content from other law firm/company, HG Websites reserves the right to remove any law firm, expert, recruiter, investigator, process server, court reporter or others listed on the HG sites at its sole discretion, without refund.
Banners and Top of Directory Positions
Users may purchase advertising.
Premium Listings, banners, and all top of the directory positions are not refundable. Any credit sent to HG for advertising purchase is not refundable and should be used within a 2-years period from the day of payment for purchase of HG advertising. Any credit acquired from previous purchases is not refundable and should be used within a 2-years period for purchase of HG advertising. Any offer is valid for a period of 3 days from the receipt of an email or invoice. Terms are subject to change without notice after the 3 day period.
Banner advertising and top of the directory position are for our Premium subscribers only. If a Premium Listing is not renewed, the banner and/or top of the directory position will be removed from HG Websites without prior notice.
If a monthly installment is not paid, the advertising program will be put offline. If the monthly installment is not reinstated by providing a new credit card within 10 business days, the advertising program will be considered terminated and be available to other users.
Use of the HG. org Logo
An HG.org or HGExperts.com client, in good standing, may use one of the HG Websites approved logos (as displayed at HG.org and HGExperts.com Logos) if the client complies with the following conditions:
- The logo may not be changed or altered in any way. It must be displayed in the same manner as shown and cannot be reproduced unless such reproduction is identical to the logo provided by HG.org.
- Clients may use the logo only on their letterhead, business cards and similar documents or websites, and products not for sale on which the name and address of the client or the client’s business is displayed.
- The logo may not be used in any way which suggests or implies approval by HG.org of any product or practice. This includes any use that the public might interpret as an endorsement or approval by HG.org of a client or a client’s business or which might be taken to support or encourage a client’s sale of product or service.
- Logos may not be used on advertisements or service literature.
- No person, company or client gains any rights whatsoever in the logos or their use; it remains the property of HG.org LLC. HG.org LLC reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to require the logo's removal from any location or thing HG.org feels does not comply with this policy, or which could or does discredit the company.
- Any unauthorized use of the logos may result in legal action and the imposition of damages.
HG Websites screens all listing applicants for validity and reserves the right to refuse to post your listing or to remove your listing, at our discretion, if you do not adhere to our editorial guidelines, or should we determine your law practice or business is not legitimate or misrepresents its business, services, etc. in any manner.
No SEO Techniques Allowed
Any listing, article or employment ad containing repetition of keywords or similar spamming tricks or technique in order to try improving search engine ranking will be removed without notice from our directories. Premium Listings will be reinstated after proper cleaning of the keyword stuffing.
Employment Center
The Employment Center is intended for individuals seeking employment and for employers or recruiters seeking candidates for employment. This site may be used only for lawful purposes within the stated context of HG Websites intended and acceptable use. HG Websites reserves the right to decline requests for any service and to cancel or suspend any service at any time at our discretion.
Job Postings and Resumes
Posting a job with HG Websites constitutes acceptance of our fees, terms and conditions. Additionally, employer, recruiter and Subscriber representatives agree that all postings are bona fide openings. All subscribed employers or recruiters retain sole responsibility for the contents of its postings and all applicable laws, regulations and standards, including equal opportunity requirements. Any violation is the sole responsibility of Subscriber and/or its representative. No refunds available once positions are posted. Job seekers should provide accurate information when submitting a resume on HG Websites. Employers will use your resume for pre-qualification and communication, so it is important that this information be complete and accurate. Resumes posted will expire after three months-modifying your resume will reset the expiration date. It is recommended that you update your resume once a month.
Linking
You may provide links to all pages of this Site, provided (a) you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, the copyright notice, or other notices on this Site, (b) you give HG Websites notice of such link by contacting HG.org (https://www.hg.org/link-hg.html), and (c) you discontinue providing hot links to this Site if notified by HG.org.
Links to Other Websites and Services
To the extent that this Website and any other HG Websites contain links to outside services and resources, HG Websites does not control the availability and content of those outside services and resources. Any concerns regarding any such service or resource, or any link thereto, should be directed to the particular service or resource.
Intellectual Property
Copyrights
Material available in HG Websites is protected by copyright law. Copyright (c) 1995 - 2015 HG Websites. All rights reserved.
Trademarks
Listed below are trademarks for HG Websites. Nothing contained on this site should be construed as granting any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this site without the express written permission of HG Websites or such third party may own the Trademark.
The HG.org and HGExperts.com are registered trademarks.
Banners
Banner advertisements are created using the art or pictures that are found on you website. In accepting our banner, you acknowledge that you have the copyright to such images or pictures. If you do not have the copyright, you need to notify HG.org upon placing of an order for the banner.
Articles
Submitted articles might be edited if found necessary, and submitting an article doesn't guarantee its publication.
By submitting an article you acknowledge that you have full ownership and copyright of the work and you agree that HG.org and HGExperts.com may feature it on their Web sites as long as you are provided with proper credit.
Logos, Pictures, Listing Content
If you upload text and/or images (“Subscriber Content”) to HG Websites, you warrant to HG Websites that you have legal right, whether by ownership, license, or otherwise, to transmit, display, and use the underlying associated Subscriber Content. You are solely responsible for insuring that you do not infringe the rights of any third parties in such Subscriber Content and for any legal damages caused by your transmission, use, or display of Subscriber Content.
You understand subscriber Content may contain material that someone may consider offensive, indecent, or objectionable. We have no control over Subscriber Content provided by subscribers and do not in any way guarantee the quality, accuracy or integrity of such subscriber Content. HG Websites is not responsible for the monitoring or filtering of any subscriber Content. Should any subscriber Content be found illegal, HG Websites will submit all necessary information to the proper authorities.
If your Subscriber Content is reported to HG Websites as being in violation of third party rights (i.e. copyrights), or is reported as offensive or inappropriate, we may ask you to retract or otherwise modify the questionable Subscriber Content within 24 hours of being notified by HG Websites. Should you fail to comply with such a request, HG Websites has full authority and sole discretion to remove the offending Subscriber Content, restrict your ability to post further Subscriber Content, and in our sole discretion, to immediately terminate your account without further notification to you.
You acknowledge that HG Websites is NOT liable for loss or damage to Subscriber Content nor do we warrant that we may have a backup of your Subscriber Content. You should always maintain your own backup copies of Subscriber Content.
HG Websites does not make any ownership claims to your Subscriber Content. However, by uploading Subscriber Content, you grant HG Websites a perpetual, world-wide, royalty-free, irrevocable license to use, display, and redistribute your SubscriberContent in any form we see fit.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Compliance
HG Websites follows the terms of the United States’ Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) as found under United States law (17 USC. § 512). If you believe any of your copyrights are infringed by our Content, please provide us with a written notice via mail, fax, or email that contains the following information:
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on our Website;
Your address, telephone number, and email address;
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 above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
HG Websites will only respond to those notices that substantially comply with the above requirements. We will investigate your claim and will notify by the method of contact you used to file your notice with us.
User Conduct
By participating in HG Websites, you agree not to use any our websites to do any of the following:
1) upload, post or otherwise transmit any content that:
- violates any local, state, federal, or international laws.
- infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party.
- harms, threatens, defames, promotes violence or illegal activities, or is otherwise vulgar, obscene, abusive, harassing, tortuous, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethically or otherwise objectionable..
- links directly or indirectly to any materials to which you do not have a right to link..
- contains any private information of any third party, including, without limitation, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, government issued tax or identification numbers and credit card numbers..
- contains Website viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer Website or hardware or telecommunications equipment, or to extract information from our Website..
- contains any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, solicitations, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation..
- you do not have a right to transmit under any law (i.e. intellectual property laws) or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (i.e. non-disclosure Agreements)..
- in the sole judgment of HG Websites, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying our Website, or which may expose HG Websites, our affiliates, or our Users to any harm or liability of any type..
- develop a competing website or help anyone else to do the same.
- create compilations or derivative works as defined under copyright laws.
- re-distribute it in any manner, including, but not limited to, sale, license, lease, rental, subscription, or any other distribution mechanism.
- decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer our Website and any related Website.
lawyerEthics Notice; Rules
If you are an lawyer participating in any aspect of this Website, including but not limited to interactive areas, a) you agree not to provide specific legal advice in any of your content and to draft content which is appropriate, educational, and in accordance with lawyer ethics requirements, b) you represent and warrant that you are an lawyer in good standing with a license to practice law c) you agree to promptly notify HG of any grievance, claim, reprimand, or censure brought against you, as well as resignation or other loss of license, d) you acknowledge that the Rules of Professional Conduct of the jurisdictions where you are licensed ("Rules") apply to all aspects of your participation and that you will abide by these Rules.These Rules include, but are not limited to, the rules relating to advertising, solicitation of clients, rules regarding the establishment of lawyer-client relationships, failure to maintain client confidences, unauthorized practice of law, and misrepresentations of fact. HG disclaims all responsibility for your compliance with these Rules. You further agree and acknowledge that when you participate on this Web Site, that you will not offer legal advice, but will only provide general information.
HG highly recommends that you include a disclaimer regarding the aforementioned advertising and ethics issues. HG will have no liability to you arising out of or related to your compliance or noncompliance with such laws and rules, or related to HG’s inclusion or failure to include a disclaimer.
Jurisdiction
Unless otherwise specified, and except for clearly international offerings, the materials in this Website and any other HG Websites are presented solely for the purpose of promoting publications and other products available in the United States, its territories, possessions, and protectorates. HG Websites are controlled and operated from its offices in the State of Texas. HG Websites makes no representation that materials in any of HG Websites are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access any HG Websites from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for establishing the usability or correctness of any information or materials under any or all jurisdictions and the compliance of that information or material with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Harris and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except as provided herein or in writing, signed by HG Websites.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The information contained at HG Websites has been prepared by HG Websites as a service to its users and the Internet community and does not constitute legal advice. HG Websites has used reasonable efforts in collecting, preparing and providing quality information and material, but does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to this Website or any other HG Website. Users of information from this Website or any other HG Website or links do so at their own risk.
Any reference made by this Website or any other HG Website to any specific commercial product, process, or service (or provider of such product, process or service) by trade name, trademark, hyperlink, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by HG Websites. Content on this and any other HG Websites may be provided by third parties and users. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, users or others, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and do not necessarily state or reflect those of HG Websites.
THE MATERIALS IN HG WEBSITES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, HG WEBSITES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HG WEBSITES DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER HG WEBSITE OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKES HG WEBSITES AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. HG WEBSITES DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER HG WEBSITES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT HG WEBSITES) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Lead System
HG Websites does not endorse or recommend any specific lawyer, law firm or legal service through the use of our Lead System. The individual lawyers and firms included in the Lead System provide information to this Website, which HG Websites does not verify, validate or confirm, except as expressly stated in this Website.In accordance with the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct, HG Website makes no representation, guarantee or warranty (express or implied) as to the competence, quality, legal ability or reliability of any legal services of any lawyer or legal service provider that is secured through the use of our Lead System. While strides have been taken to ensure that this Leads System complies with the Rules of Professional Conduct in all 50 states, you should be aware that certain States and Jurisdictions have special rules relating to legal services. lawyers who plan to use the Lead System should contact their State or licensing authority in the jurisdictions in which they are licensed to practice law for more information. HG Websites does not in any way recommend or guarantee that any one lawyer’s ability or quality exceeds that of any other lawyer in the same jurisdiction and practice area. Furthermore, an analysis of a visitor’s case IS NOT conducted in order to provide him or her with lawyer leads. HG Websites does not state, imply or create any impression that the Leads System is in any way recommending a particular lawyer.
If you use the Lead System, you agree that: In NO EVENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL HG WEBSITES BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INLCUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEAD SYSTEM or for any advice, information or services provided to you by any lawyer with whom you may make contact through this Website or from your use of or inability to use this website, or that result from mistakes, interruptions, deletion of files, defects, delays in operation, omissions, errors or transmission or any failure of performance. Any confidential information that you choose to share with an lawyer through the Leads System is supplied at your own discretion and risk.
lawyers who use, receive contacts from or otherwise benefit from the Leads System should consult the Rules of Professional Conduct in their jurisdiction to determine whether the use of this Leads System complies with these rules. lawyers are solely responsible for determining that they are ethically compliant with all relevant rules in their jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, rules concerning lawyer advertising, professional independence, client communications and division of fees. Additionally, lawyers should perform a conflict of interest check when receiving leads from the Lead System.
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Limitation of Liability
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