LATINLAWS
Terms and Conditions of Use
April 1, 2006.
YOUR USE OF THE LATINLAWS WEB SITE CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT
TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE:
The LatinLaws Web site, including all of its features and content
(the “Web Site”) is a service made available by Latin
Laws LLC, a Florida corporation (“Provider”) and
all content and information included in or provided on or through
this Web Site, including, without limitation, any governmental
law, rule, statute, regulation, ordinance, permit, order or any
related materials or information, in addition to any and all
content and information provided through third party links or
Web sites (“Content”) may be used solely under the
terms and conditions set forth below (“Conditions of Use”).
Any user of this Web Site shall be referred to as “you” “yours” and “yourself.”
1. Limited License. As a user of this Web Site you are granted
a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable, limited license to
access and use this Web Site and Content in accordance with these
Conditions of Use. The Provider shall be free to terminate this
license at any time and for any reason.
2. No Legal Advice. The Content of this Web Site is not intended
to and does not constitute legal advice and no attorney-client
relationship is formed by your use of this Web Site, nor is anything
submitted to this Web Site treated as confidential. Due to the
evolving nature of governmental laws, rules, statutes, regulations,
ordinances, permits or any other related materials related to
them or to the Content of the countries included in this Web
Site, it is not possible to warrant or guarantee the accuracy,
completeness, adequacy or currency of the Content of this Web
Site. Although we intend to maintain the Content current and
link only to trusted sources, the Content of this Web Site may
not be current. Please note that the Content of this Web Site
is provided only for informational purposes. Your use of the
Content on this Web Site or materials linked from this Web Site
is at your own risk and absolute responsibility.
3. Limitations on Use. The Content on this Web Site is for your
personal use only and not for commercial exploitation. This Web
Site may, however, provide access to electronic commerce, and
such buying opportunities may be made available to you so long
as you are an authorized purchaser. You may not decompile, reverse
engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sell, sublicense, or
create derivative works from this Web Site or its Content. Further,
you may not use any network monitoring or discovery software
to determine the site architecture, or extract information about
usage, individual identities or users. You may not use any robot,
spider, other automatic software or device, or manual process
to monitor or copy this Web Site or the Content without the Provider’s
prior written permission. You may not copy, modify, reproduce,
republish, distribute, display, or transmit for commercial, non-profit
or public purposes all or any portion of this Web Site, except
to the extent permitted above. You may not use or otherwise export
or re-export this Web Site or any portion thereof, or the Content
in violation of the export control laws and regulations of the
United States of America or of any other applicable jurisdiction.
Any unauthorized use of this Web Site or its Content is prohibited.
4. Copyright Infringement. Provider reserves the right to remove
any Content that allegedly infringes another person's copyright.
Provider is free to terminate, at its discretion, registered
users of Provider who may infringe on another person’s
copyright. Notices to Provider regarding any alleged copyright
infringement should be directed to LatinLaws’ General Counsel
at generalcounsel@latinlaws.com.
5. Intellectual Property Rights. Except as expressly provided
in these Conditions of Use, nothing herein stated shall be
construed as conferring any license or right, by implication,
estoppel or otherwise, under copyright or other intellectual
property rights. You agree that the Content and Web Site are
protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks or other
proprietary rights and laws. For further information, please
see our Copyright section.
6. Linking to LatinLaws. You may provide links only to the homepage
of this Web Site, provided (a) you do not remove or obscure,
by framing or otherwise, any portion of the homepage, including
its conditions of use, the copyright section, or other sections
or notices on this Web Site, (b) you give Provider notice of
such link by sending an e-mail to legalnotices@latinlaws.com and (c) you discontinue providing links to this Web Site if requested
by Provider. If you wish to provide links to a country or other
sub-section within this Web Site, you should first forward your
request to Provider at legalnotices@latinlaws.com and Provider
will notify you if permission is granted, and if so the terms
and conditions of the permission.
7. Third Party Content. Third party content may appear on this
Web Site and will be accessible via links from this Web Site.
Provider shall not be responsible for and assumes no liability
for any infringement, mistakes, misstatements of law, inaccuracies,
slander, libel, defamation, omissions, falsehood, obscenity,
pornography or profanity in the materials, statements, opinions,
representations or any other form of content contained in any
third party content appearing on this Web Site. The information
and opinions in the third party content is neither endorsed by
nor does it reflect the belief of Provider.
8. License of Your Content to Provider. If you upload content
or submit any materials which Provider approves for use on this
Web Site, you grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights
has expressly granted) Provider a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free,
irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license, with right to sublicense,
to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, publicly perform,
publicly display, digitally display and digitally perform, translate,
create derivative works from and distribute such materials or
incorporate such materials into any form, medium, or technology
now known or later developed throughout the universe. By uploading
such materials and/or content, you agree that you shall have
no recourse against Provider for any alleged or actual infringement
or misappropriation of any proprietary right with respect thereto , and you agree that such upload does not give you any rights, in any jurisdiction, over this Web Site or concerning the Provider, as further provided in Section 5 herein. You agree that the content or material you upload and/or submit is sent voluntarily and is completely free from any type of compensation on the part of the Provider. Thereby, neither Provider, its representatives, owners, shareholders, employees, and/or the administrators of this Web Site shall be liable to provide any form of compensation. As mentioned in Section 2, the information or material s that you upload or submit will not be considered legal advice towards either the Provider or towards the users of this Web Site, and Provider does not make any form of representation or guarantee relating the correctness and/or accuracy of the content included in such materials.
9. Advertisement. This Web Site contains advertising in the
form of banners and other ads. Advertisers have responsibility
for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on this Web
Site is accurate and complies with applicable laws. Provider
will not be responsible for the illegality of or any error or
inaccuracy in the advertisers’ materials or for the acts
or omissions of any such advertisers.
10. Registration. Certain sections of this Web Site will require
prior registration. If registration is requested, you agree to
provide this Web Site accurate and complete information. You
are responsible for updating Provider of any changes to that
information. Each registration is for a single individual only.
11. Errors and Omissions. Provider does not represent or warrant
that this Web Site or its Content, or that of Third Party Web
sites will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components,
or that defects will be corrected or that it will always be accessible.
Provider does not warrant or represent that the Content available
on or through this Web Site will be correct, accurate, timely,
or otherwise reliable. Provider is free to make improvements
and/or changes to its Content, features, or functionality at
any time.
12. Ethics Notice for Attorneys. If you are an attorney participating
in any aspect of this Web Site, including without limitation,
any blogs, message boards, chat rooms or e-mail exchanges, you
acknowledge that the Rules of Professional Conduct of the jurisdictions
where you are licensed (the “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, unauthorized
practice of law, and misrepresentations of fact. Provider disclaims
all responsibility for your compliance with these Rules. You
further agree and acknowledge that when you participate in any
exchange of information related to this Web Site, including but
not limited to e-mail exchanges, message boards, or chat rooms,
that you will not offer legal advice, but will only provide general
information about the area of law being discussed, if any.
13. DISCLAIMER. THIS WEB SITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON
AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE
LAW, PROVIDER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY
IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. PROVIDER DISCLAIMS
ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR
DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR ANY WAY
RELATED TO (A) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THIS WEB SITE
AND THE CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TECHNICAL INACCURACIES
AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, (B) ANY THIRD PARTY WEB SITES OR CONTENT
THEREIN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACCESSED THROUGH LINKS IN THIS
WEB SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS
THEREFROM, (C) THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THIS WEB SITE, THE CONTENT,
OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, (D) YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR THE
CONTENT, (E) YOUR USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS WEB SITE OR THE CONTENT, OR (F) THAT THIS WEB SITE,
THIRD PARTY WEB SITES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SERVERS MAKE THEM AVAILABLE
FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENT. YOU AGREE TO ASSUME
THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
PROVIDER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING (1)
THE CURRENCY, CORRECTNESS, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, SUITABILITY,
AVAILABLITY, OR OPERATION OF THE WEB SITE, THIRD PARTY WEB SITES
OR ANY OF THEIR MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES;
(2) YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES;
OR (3) ANY THIRD–PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES YOU MAY OBTAIN
OR ANY THIRD-PARTY WEB SITE YOU MAY ACCESS THROUGH THIS WEB SITE.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL PROVIDER, ITS
SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS, THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES AND EACH OF THEM BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE OF, DELAY IN BEING ABLE TO USE,
OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS WEB SITE OR THE CONTENT IT PROVIDES,
OR ANY OTHER HYPERLINKED WEB SITE OR ANY THIRD–PARTY PRODUCTS
OR SERVICES REGARDLESS OF LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF PROVIDER HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, AND TO THE EXTENT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION IS NOT ALLOWED
OR FAILED ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, THE SOLE OBLIGATION OF PROVIDER
SHALL BE LIMITED TO $5.00 PER USER AND SUCESSFUL PROCEDURE.
15. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless
Provider, its suppliers and licensors, their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, and affiliates, and each of them
from any third-party claim, liability, loss, damage, cost, or
expense (including without limitation reasonable attorney’s
fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Web Site,
the Content or any products or services provided by the Web Site;
any third-party materials, products or services; your failure
to comply with these Conditions of Use; your infringement, violation,
or misappropriation of any third-party rights or any applicable
law or regulation.
16. Third Party Rights. The provisions of paragraphs 13 (Disclaimer),
14 (Limitation of Liability), and 15 (Indemnification) are for
the benefit of Provider and its officers, directors, employees,
agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information
providers to the Web Site. Each of these individuals or entities
shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly
against you on its own behalf.
17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. The Conditions of Use are
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Florida, and the applicable federal laws of the U.S.,
without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws
or choice of legal principles that would permit or require the
application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
18. Violations. Provider reserves the right to seek all remedies
available at law and in equity for violations of these Conditions
of Use, including but not limited to the right to block access
from a particular Internet address to this Web Site and any other
Provider Web sites and their features. Nothing contained in these
Conditions of Use shall derogate Provider’s right to comply
with law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your
use of this Web Site or information provided to or gathered by
Provider with respect to such use.
19. Privacy. Your use of this Web Site is also subject to LatinLaws’ Privacy
Policy.
20. Severability. These Conditions of Use incorporate by reference
any notices contained on this Web Site, the Copyright provisions
and the Privacy Policy, which together constitute the entire
agreement with respect to access to and use of this Web Site
and its Content. If any provision of these Conditions of Use
is unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed
severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect
their validity and enforceability.
21. Modifications to Conditions of Use. Provider reserves the
right to change these Conditions of Use at any time. Updated
versions of the Conditions of Use will appear on this Web Site
and are effective immediately. Please regularly review the Conditions
of Use of this Web Site. Your continued use of this Web Site
after any such changes have been made constitutes your consent
and acceptance of any such changes.