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TERMS OF USE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND BEST LEGAL BIDS The Best Legal Bids Website is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the Best Legal Bids Website constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE Best Legal Bids reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the Best Legal Bids Website is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the Best Legal Bids Website. RELATIONSHIP WITH BEST LEGAL BIDS Best Legal Bids is a platform available on the World Wide Web which facilitates connections between users whom need legal and like related services (“Users”) and attorneys, patent agents, consultants, technical experts, and other legal professionals (collectively “Legal Professionals”) whom provide legal and like related services. Best Legal Bids make no guarantees of any kind that Users will receive bids from or find a Legal Professional or that Legal Professionals will obtain clients. Best Legal Bids provides Legal Professionals with information provided from prospective clients and are not involved in any aspect of the attorney-client relationship and the timing of when that relationship is formed and ends. The User has sole responsibility for determining the ability, honesty and competency of the Legal Professionals with whom they interact.
NO LEGAL ADVICE PROVIDED BY AND NO ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP CREATED WITH BEST LEGAL BIDS Best Legal Bids is not a law firm and provides no legal advice or counseling to Users. The information contained on Best Legal Bids is not intended to and does constitute legal advice or counseling and under no circumstances is any attorney-client relationship formed. Further, use of the Best Legal Bids website, including any and all electronic communications or the entry of any data or forms, in no way creates an attorney-client relationship between Best Legal Bids and the Uses and such information is NOT treated as confidential. Best Legal Bids does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, quality, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to the Best Legal Bids Website. Your use of information on the Best Legal Bids Website or materials linked from the Website is entirely at your own risk. Best Legal Bids does not receive any portion of any Legal Professional’s fees and any arrangements subsequently made by you and any Legal Professional are strictly between you and such party and do not involve Best Legal Bids in any way.
NO SCREENING OR REPRESENTATIONS OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS Best Legal Bids may screen, review, or qualify Legal Professionals but Best Legal Bids does not guarantee any such review will be conducted nor does a Legal Professional's use of Best Legal Bids website apply an endorsement by Best Legal Bids. Further, Best Legal Bids makes no representation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind as to the legal background, admissions, ability, specialty, quality or competence of the representation which may be provided by any of the Legal Professionals using the site.
ETHICS NOTICE FOR LEGAL PROFESSIONALS If you are an attorney, participating in any aspect of this Website, including but not limited to, message boards, chat rooms or email forums you acknowledge that rules of professional conduct apply to all aspects of your participation and that you will abide by such rules. The rules include, but are not limited to, the rules relating to advertising, solicitation of clients, unauthorized practice of law, and misrepresentations of fact. Best Legal Bids disclaims all responsibility for your compliance with these rules. You further agree and acknowledge that when you participate in any interactive area on the Website, including but not limited to email forums, chat groups and message boards, you will not offer legal advice and will not solicit employment from prospective clients.
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LINKING TO THE BEST LEGAL BIDS WEBSITE You may provide links only to the homepage of the Best Legal Bids Website, provided (a) you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, the copyright notice, or other notices on the Best Legal Bids Website, (b) you give Best Legal Bids notice of such and (c) you discontinue providing links to this Best Legal Bids Website immediately upon request by Best Legal Bids .
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NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE As a condition of your use of the Best Legal Bids Website, you warrant to Best Legal Bids that you will not use the Best Legal Bids Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Best Legal Bids Website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Best Legal Bids Website or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Best Legal Bids Website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Best Legal Bids Websites.
REGISTRATION AND PRIVACY Certain sections of the Best Legal Bids website may require you to register. If registration is requested, you agree to provide Best Legal Bids with accurate registration information. Your registration must be done using your real name and accurate information. It is the User’s or Legal Professional’s responsibility to inform Best Legal Bids of any changes to your information. Best Legal Bids does not permit others to access or register the Best Legal Bids website under the same name. You are responsible for protecting your username and passwords and for preventing unauthorized use. If you believe there has been unauthorized use, you must notify Best Legal Bids. Your use of the Best Legal Bids website is subject to the Best Legal Bids Privacy Policy
USER GUIDELINES Best Legal Bids is provided as a tool to enable Users (potential Clients) to connect with Legal Professionals in a safe and useful manner. Use of the Best Legal Bids website confers your acceptance of the rules contained in this Terms of Use or as directly indicated on various pages throughout the Best Legal Bids website. Best Legal Bids reserves the right to deny access to the website and its service to any User who violates these rules. Users may not engage in any of the following activities on Best Legal Bids: • Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others. • Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information. • Interfere with or disrupt the Best Legal Bids website or services or networks by posting advertisements or links to competing services, transmitting "junk mail", "spam", "chain letters", or unsolicited mass distribution of e-mail or otherwise compromise the security of the Best Legal Bids website. • Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents. • Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer. • Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless specifically permitted by Best Legal Bids. • Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters. • Download any file posted by another user of that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner. • Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded. • Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the the Best Legal Bids website or services. • Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular service offered. • Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent. • Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
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Best Legal Bids reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Best Legal Bids’ sole discretion.
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INDEMNIFICATION Users and Legal Professionals are solely liable for any content, messages or other information they transmit, provide or upload to the Website or to other Users or Legal Professionals and agree that Best Legal Bids is not responsible for any harm that the use of this Website or service may cause. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Best Legal Bids from any third party claim, action, demand, loss, or damages (including attorney’s fees and costs) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use, your use of the Best Legal Bids Website, or your violation of any rights of a third party. The User further agrees that this defense and indemnity shall include without limitation attorney fees and cost and that such defense and indemnity shall apply to Best Legal Bids, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees. Best Legal Bids reserves the right, at its own expense, to defend and control any matter and that User shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of Best Legal Bids.
MODIFICATION OF THE BEST LEGAL BIDS WEBSITE OR SERVICE Best Legal Bids reserves the right to modify, discontinue (temporarily or permanently) the Best Legal Bids Website or services with or without notice to the User. The User agrees that Best Legal Bids shall not be liable to the User or any third party for any modification or discontinuance of the Website or Service. The User acknowledges and agrees that any termination of service under any provision of these Terms of Use may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledges and agrees that Best Legal Bids may immediately delete data and files in the User's account and bar further access.
TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION Best Legal Bids reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Best Legal Bids Website and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.
GENERAL/ SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Best Legal Bids as a result of this agreement or use of the Best Legal Bids Website. Best Legal Bids’ performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Best Legal Bids’ right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Best Legal Bids Website or information provided to or gathered by Best Legal Bids with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Best Legal Bids with respect to the Best Legal Bids Website and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Best Legal Bids with respect to the Best Legal Bids Website.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES: Except as expressly granted herein, nothing in these Terms of Use grants or should be construed to grant any licenses or rights, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under copyright or other intellectual property rights. You agree that all right, title and interest (including all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents and other intellectual property rights) in this Website and its content belong to Best Legal Bids, its licensors, or assignees, as applicable. Best Legal Bids, BestLegalBids and BestLegalBids.com are trademarks/servicemarks of Best Legal Bids. The names and marks of any Legal Professionals utilizing the Best Legal Bids website or services are the trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY Best Legal Bids reserves the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of these Terms of Use and to take any action Best Legal Bids’ deems appropriate, including but not limited to, reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to your profiles, e-mail addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information.
REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS Best Legal Bids reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms of Use, including but not limited to the right to block access from a particular Internet address.
GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION AND NON-WAIVER These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia and any action arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in state or federal courts located in Virginia and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such action. The failure of either party to enforce any rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any terms or conditions of these Terms of Use.
CONTACT: If you have any questions or comments please direct them to contact@bestlegalbids.com
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