Terms of Use

This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) constitutes a valid, binding contract between you and Wagstaff LLP, a Texas limited liability partnership (“Wagstaff”), the owner and operator of the site accessible through www.wagstafflaw.com, with respect to the use of this website (the “Site”).  The information provided on the Site is provided subject to compliance with the terms of this Agreement. YOUR USE OF THE SITE SIGNIFIES AND CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.  Please read this Agreement carefully as it forms a binding contract between you and Wagstaff.  Please print a copy of this Agreement for your records.

This Agreement does not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with Wagstaff, or its subsidiaries or affiliates, for products, services, or otherwise.  If you are using the Site on behalf of any entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to accept this Agreement on such entity’s behalf and that such entity agrees to be responsible to Wagstaff for any violations of this Agreement.

ALL WAGSTAFF LAWYERS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ARE NOT CERTIFIED BY THE TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION.

The facts and results of each case will vary, and no particular result can be guaranteed.

Site Content Not Legal Advice

These materials have been prepared by Wagstaff for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Wagstaff, its attorneys, or any of its clients, and are not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or up-to-date.  The laws of other states and nations may be entirely different from what is described in the Site.  Because of these differences, you should not act or rely on any information on the Site without seeking the advice of a competent attorney licensed to practice law in your jurisdiction for your particular problem.  Wagstaff has endeavored to comply with all legal and ethical requirements in developing the Site and does not desire to represent clients based upon their review of any portions of the Site which do not comply with the legal or ethical requirements of the jurisdiction in which the client is located.

This information is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, a lawyer-client relationship.

Do not send Wagstaff information until you speak with an individual attorney and receive authorization to send that information to Wagstaff.  If you communicate with Wagstaff through the Site or otherwise in connection with a matter for which Wagstaff does not already represent you, your communication may not be treated as privileged or confidential.  If you communicate with Wagstaff by e-mail in connection with a matter for which Wagstaff already represents you, please remember that Internet e-mail is not secure and you should avoid sending sensitive or confidential Internet e-mail messages unless they are adequately encrypted.

Personal Use of Contents

The content of the Site is for your personal, noncommercial use. Content copied, downloaded, or printed must retain all the copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices.  For commercial use of any portion of the contents you must secure the written consent from Wagstaff.

Privacy Notice and Document Retention Policy

Under a federal law called the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, law firms and other professionals who provide services related to your personal financial information are required to inform clients of their policies and practices regarding the privacy and security of your information.  Since you have chosen to access the Site, Wagstaff is providing the following information to you:

In the course of providing clients with advice on financial and related matters, Wagstaff may receive significant personal financial information from its clients.  In addition, Wagstaff may assemble and maintain information relating to the legal services provided.  The information that Wagstaff may assemble and maintain may be obtained from the client, generated as a result of the services provided, or received from third parties.  If you are, or become, a client of Wagstaff, you should know that all information that Wagstaff receives from a client is held in confidence, and is not released to people outside the firm, except as agreed to by the client, or as allowed or required under applicable law and the rules of professional conduct governing the provision of legal services.

If you become a client, Wagstaff will retain records relating to professional services that Wagstaff provides so that its attorneys will be better able to assist clients with their needs, and in some cases, to comply with professional guidelines.  In order to guard clients’ nonpublic personal information, or the nonpublic information of business entities, Wagstaff maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with professional standards and generally exceed the requirements imposed under federal law.

Generally, Wagstaff retains information in its files until completion of the matter to which that information relates.  Thereafter, those files may be purged and placed in storage or returned to the client.  Wagstaff may retain copies of files returned to clients.  Files retained by Wagstaff after completion of a matter are not retained or marked for destruction in accordance with a fixed schedule. Instead, inactive files are maintained until Wagstaff determines that those files are no longer useful in rendering services to the client or are not otherwise required in connection with our role as counsel or former counsel.

Use of Site

Your use of the Site is at the sole discretion of Wagstaff, who may deny you further use of the Site at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.  Your use of the Site does not entitle you to continued use of the Site.

Your use of the Site must always comply with applicable law.  In particular, but without limitation, you agree not to use the Site to:

(a) impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;

(b) upload, post, e-mail or otherwise transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;

(c) upload, post, e-mail, or otherwise transmit any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party; or

(d) upload, post, e-mail, or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software, network, hardware or telecommunications equipment.

Wagstaff makes no representation regarding accessing the materials on the Site from jurisdictions where their contents are illegal or prohibited.  Those users who choose to access this Site from other jurisdictions do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws and regulations.

Links to Other Sites

The Site may contain links to third party websites.  Those links, if any, are provided as citations and aids to help you identify and locate other resources that may be of interest, and are not intended to state or imply that Wagstaff sponsors, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal or official seal, or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the links.  Wagstaff is offered no compensation or remuneration from the organizations linked to the website.  Wagstaff makes no warranties, explicit or implied, regarding the performance of the links, the performance of the outside sites, or the contents of the outside sites.  If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.

Indemnification

YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD COMPLETELY HARMLESS WAGSTAFF, ITS ATTORNEYS AND EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AFFILIATES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CLAIMS BASED UPON YOUR USE OF, OR THE NEGLIGENCE OF WAGSTAFF, ITS ATTORNEYS AND EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AFFILIATES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THE MATERIALS IT CONTAINS, AND ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE.

Disclaimer of Warranties

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

(a) YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.  THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.  WAGSTAFF EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NON-INTERFERENCE WITH INFORMATION, AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT.  THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SITE WILL FULFILL ANY OF YOUR PARTICULAR PURPOSES OR NEEDS.

(b) WAGSTAFF MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT:

(1) YOUR USE OF THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE,

(2) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR

(3) THE QUALITY OF ANY INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

(c) ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE.

(d) NO INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM WAGSTAFF OR THROUGH THIS SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.

Limitations and Exclusions of Liability

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WAGSTAFF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF WAGSTAFF HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM:

(a) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SITE;

(b) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA;

(c) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SITE; OR

(d) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE.

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, OR ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREON, OR REFUSE TO ABIDE BY THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, WAGSTAFF’S LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL IN NO CASE EXCEED ONE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($100.00).  YOU FURTHER AGREE NOT TO JOIN IN ANY LAWSUIT WITH ANOTHER PERSON OR SERVE AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST WAGSTAFF ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE.

WAGSTAFF SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY REPRESENTATIONS ON THIRD PARTY SITES IN RELATION TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SITE.

Intellectual Property Rights

The Site is protected by copyright, trademark, trade dress, and other intellectual property rights.

(a) Wagstaff grants you a personal, revocable, non-transferable, and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of the Site on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work from, reverse engineer, reverse assemble, or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any right in the software for the Site except and only to the extent that such activity is permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.

(b) The logos, and other service marks and service names of Wagstaff (“Marks”) are owned or licensed by Wagstaff.  You agree not to copy, display, or otherwise use any of the Marks without the prior written permission of Wagstaff.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Marks may not be used in any manner likely to cause confusion, disparage or dilute these marks, and/or in connection with any product or service that is not authorized or sponsored by Wagstaff.

(c) The entire Site, and all object code and source code, text, graphics, multimedia content, including but not limited to images, illustrations, html and other mark up languages, and all scripts within the site associated therewith, are Copyright 2018, Wagstaff LLP.  All rights reserved.  The copyrighted and proprietary property of Wagstaff may not be duplicated or used without Wagstaff’s express prior written consent.

(d) If you believe that anything on the Site infringes upon any copyright which you own or control you may file a notification of such infringement with our designated agent as set forth below:

Please see 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) for the requirements of a proper notification.  You should note that if you knowingly misrepresent in your notification that the material or activity is infringing, you will be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by Wagstaff or the alleged infringer as the result of our relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing.

Wagstaff will process and investigate proper notices of alleged copyright or other intellectual property infringement related to material on its websites or servers and will respond appropriately, following the guidelines of the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act and other applicable intellectual property laws.  Under appropriate circumstances, Wagstaff will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material that is claimed to be infringing or claimed to be the subject of infringing activity.  Wagstaff will, following appropriate investigation, terminate or disable access by repeat infringers.  Claims of alleged copyright or other intellectual property infringement must be in writing and directed to Wagstaff’s designated agent.

(e) Any use of this Site or the materials contained herein other than as specifically authorized herein, without the prior written permission of Wagstaff, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein.  Such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws including without limitation copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes.  Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or otherwise.  This license is revocable at any time.

Choice/Opt-out

Our users are given the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information used for purposes not directly related to the Site at any point where we ask for the information.  Users who no longer wish to receive e-mail which Wagstaff may send may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying with the term “unsubscribe” in the subject line of the email or by emailing info@wagstafflaw.com.

Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.  If Wagstaff obtains actual knowledge that it has obtained personal information about a child under the age of 13, that information will be immediately and permanently deleted from our records.

Modification

Wagstaff may update, revise, supplement, modify, or amend this Agreement at any time.  Any updates, revisions, supplements, modifications, or amendments shall be effective immediately upon its posting on the Site.  You agree that you will be bound by this Agreement, however and whenever it is updated, revised, supplemented, modified, or amended, whether you have actual or constructive notice of, and whether you have used or continue to use the Site after, the updates, revisions, supplements, modifications, or amendments.

Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Wagstaff with respect to your use of the Site.  There are no other representations, warranties, terms, agreements, or conditions, either written or oral, with respect to your use of the Site except as set forth in this Agreement.

Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is deemed unlawful, void, voidable, or unenforceable for any reason, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Governing Law and Venue

The Site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by Wagstaff from its offices within the State of Texas, United States of America.  The Site can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other countries around the world.  As each of these jurisdictions has laws and regulations that may differ from those of Texas, by accessing this Site both you and Wagstaff agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof, will apply to all matters relating to use of this Site (whether grounded in tort, contract, law, or equity).  In the case of a dispute, you and Wagstaff agree any litigation arising between the parties hereto shall be brought only in the state or federal courts having subject matter jurisdiction in Taylor County, Texas.  You and Wagstaff hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to the jurisdiction of any such court and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding in any such court, any objection to venue with respect to any such action or proceeding, and any right of jurisdiction on account of the place of residence or domicile of any party thereto.

Termination

Wagstaff may terminate your right to use this Site, with or without cause at any time in its sole discretion.  In the event of termination, all representations, warranties, indemnifications, and promises made by you shall survive.

Contact Information

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Send mail to Wagstaff at:

Wagstaff LLP
290 Cedar Street
Abilene, TX 79601

Web Contact

info@wagstafflaw.com

To the extent the state bar rules in your jurisdiction require us to designate a principal office and/or a single attorney responsible for this Site, Wagstaff designates its office in Abilene, Texas, USA as its principal office and designates Darrell W. Moore as the attorney responsible for this Site.

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