RENAISSANCELAWYER.COM

WEB SITE USER AGREEMENT

  CAREFULLY READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE BEFORE USING RENAISSANCELAWYER.COM WEB SITE.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE. 

AGREEMENT

The terms and conditions of use included in this Web Site User Agreement, ("Agreement") apply to all the pages contained in this web site, RenaissanceLawyer.com.  By using this web site, you affirm that you have read the terms and conditions of use as stated in this Agreement and you have agreed to accept them.  We reserve the right to change the terms and conditions of use of RenaissanceLawyer.com web site at any time at our sole discretion.  It is your responsibility to check this Agreement from time to time to keep informed of any changes.   If you continue to use RenaissanceLawyer.com web site after changes have been made to the Agreement, it will mean that you have agreed to accept those changes.

 PRIVACY

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us at RenaissanceLawyer.com.  Our Privacy Notice is incorporated into this agreement and regulates your use of this web site.  Please read the Privacy Notice as you are agreeing to and accepting the practices described in the Privacy Notice by using our web site.  If you do not agree to and accept the practices described in our Privacy Notice, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE.

 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When the User visits RenaissanceLawyer.com or sends emails to us this communication is being sent to us electronically.   The User and RenaissanceLawyer.com agree to communicate electronically, unless the User specifically requests that the parties’ communication be via a hard copy.  The User may make the request electronically, but will need a hardcopy confirmation from RenaissanceLawyer.com before communication in that manner may begin.  Pursuant to the Electronic Signatures in Global and International Commerce Act, electronic signatures, such as clicking “I Agree,” and the like will have the same binding effect as a handwritten signature on a hard copy, unless otherwise prohibited by law. 

HOW YOU CAN USE THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE

This web site is provided for your personal use.  All of the information and materials contained in this web site may be copied or downloaded for your personal use as long as the information is not altered in any way, and the following information remains intact and is included with anything you copy, download or reproduce.  The information that must remain intact and be included is:  All copyright, trademark, service mark, and other proprietary information as well as the contact information for RenaissanceLawyer.com.   

If you would like to use any of the information or materials contained in this web site for commercial purposes, please contact us at webmaster@RenaissanceLawyer.com and we will happily consider your request.   Intellectual property of RenaissanceLawyer.com may not be used in any way that causes confusion among clients or customers, or disparages or discredits RenaissanceLawyer.com.

 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICES

All information and material contained in this web site is the property of Renaissance Lawyer Society, RenaissanceLawyer.com, or its content suppliers.  All of the information and material contained in this web site that is owned by RenaissanceLawyer.com and its content suppliers are protected by United States and international intellectual property laws.   This includes copyright, trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, patents and the like. 

USER COMMUNICATIONS

Information or material that you communicate or transmit to or from Renaissance Lawyer Society or RenaissanceLawyer.com is not confidential except as otherwise stated in this agreement. When you communicate or transmit information or materials to RenaissanceLawyer.com, you grant to us and our designees a license to use that information and material without limitation.  You waive all rights to any claims against RenaissanceLawyer.com or its designees for any alleged or actual infringements of any rights associated with your communications or transmissions.  Types of communications and transmissions include articles you’ve submitted, email correspondence, discussion board postings, chat room transcripts, and the like.  There are no relationships, duties, responsibilities, or obligations of any kind between you and RenaissanceLawyer.com or its designees that are created by your communications and transmissions to us or by our subsequent use of such information and materials.   

While communicating with or transmitting information and materials to us, you may not use a false email address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead RenaissanceLawyer.com, its affiliates, designees or readers.  You may not communicate or transmit any information or materials in which you do not own or control the rights, are inaccurate, violate this agreement, or injure any person or entity.  You agree to indemnify RenaissanceLawyer.com, its affiliates, designees, and readers for all claims resulting from the information and materials you supply. 

Although we are not obligated to do so, RenaissanceLawyer.com does regularly monitor and review the information and material that is posted on our web site.  We may remove any information or materials that are posted to our site at our sole discretion and without notice.  If these terms are unacceptable to you, you must NOT communicate or transmit any information or materials to us.

 HYPERLINKS AND FRAMING

You may create a hyperlink to the home page of RenaissanceLawyer.com so long as the link does not portray RenaissanceLawyer.com, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner.  You may NOT frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any intellectual property or proprietary information of RenaissanceLawyer.com and our affiliates without express written consent. 

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES

RenaissanceLawyer.com may have hyperlinks to other web sites that are unaffiliated with us and are owned and operated by another web company.  We have provided these hyperlinks for your convenience only.  We do not examine or evaluate these web sites so when you visit them and use them, you do so at your own risk.  We do not endorse anything on those web sites nor are we responsible for the content, function, performance, or security of those sites. 

 LAWFUL AND PERMISSIBLE USE/INDEMNIFICATION

User agrees to use RenaissanceLawyer.com for lawful purposes and for those purposes specified in this Agreement and on this web site only.  User agrees to indemnify and hold Renaissance Lawyer harmless for any and all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, which arise out of the User’s unlawful or impermissible use of this site. 

SPECIAL PROHIBITIONS

Data gathering and extraction tools are strictly prohibited!  The use of any spider, robot, manual process, or other automated device to monitor or copy our web pages or its contents is strictly prohibited!  You may not use any meta tags or an other “hidden text” with RenaissanceLawyer.com’s name, trademark, or service mark without the express written consent of Renaissance Lawyer Society.  This is strictly prohibited! 

 You are strictly prohibited from communicating, transmitting, or posting to or from RenaissanceLawyer.com any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate any laws.  You will be reported to the appropriate authorities and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.   Additionally, you may not, without our express written approval, publish or distribute any information or material which is advertising, promoting, or soliciting goods, services, or money.  You may include in your communications a signature line which includes a link to your web site or your email address as long as your signature line accompanies a valuable contribution to our web site as determined by us at our sole discretion.

 SPECIAL PROHIBITION FOR MINORS

RenaissanceLawyer.com cannot prevent minors from visiting our web site.   Parents, guardians or those legally responsible for supervising minors must control what access the minors have to our web site and determine what information and materials are appropriate for the minors to access, view, or purchase.  If you are a minor and are reading this, you MUST leave this site and seek the permission of your parent or guardian before reentering this site.  If you are on this site, you affirm that you have received permission to be on this site and are visiting our site with your parent or guardian.  Again, if you haven’t received this permission, you MUST leave and not return until you have received permission of your parents or guardians. 

TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT/USER RESTRICTION

Either RenaissanceLawyer.com or User may terminate this agreement without notice and at any time.  The User’s access to the site may be restricted or this Agreement may be terminated by RenaissanceLawyer.com, if in its sole discretion, it finds the User’s conduct to be unacceptable or in violation of any terms or conditions of this Agreement.

JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW                      

In the unlikely event of any litigation that may arise between the User and RenaissanceLawyer.com, the User agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of Delaware, USA and be governed by the laws of the United States and the state of Delaware.  Both parties further agree to submit to mediation or arbitration before pursuing litigation as a means of resolving their dispute.

 LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

The User of this web site agrees to use this site at his or her own risk.  Do not rely on the contents of this web site for personal, medical, legal, or financial decisions. Neither RenaissanceLawyer.com, its suppliers nor its affiliates are guaranteeing that the information, products or services contained on this web site are up to date, accurate, reliable, or appropriate for your situation. It is not possible for us to control your access to our web site nor is it possible for us to know everything that is accurate, permissible, or applicable in every area of the world.  Therefore, it is your responsibility to be familiar with what is accurate, permissible, and applicable in the area from which you are accessing this web site. If this web site or agreement violates anything, you are NOT to visit this web site or use its contents. You are to adhere to the laws of the area from which you are accessing this web site and determine your rights and responsibilities accordingly. 

 Additionally, we provide all products and services "as is" except where there is a specific warranty. We don't intend to make any warranties about the information that appears on this web site or are linked to or from our site.  If you rely on any of the information, products, or services and experience a loss, we won't be responsible for damages, especially your lost profits. We try to keep our site operational at all times but we can't be responsible for any losses you experience because of the use, performance or malfunction of our web site, nor will we be liable for tortious or negligent acts.  Even if you write to us and tell us that you are relying on our information, products, and services and that you may be damaged as a result, we will not accept that liability. We created this site as a service to the public only; if you don't like the web site or the terms of this user agreement, your sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using the site.

 MISCELLANEOUS

This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the use of RenaissanceLawyer.com.  This agreement supercedes all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this agreement and RenaissanceLawyer.com.  Also, the waiver by RenaissanceLawyer.com of anything in this agreement will not mean that it is waived for the future.  Finally, if any term in this agreement is determined to be unenforceable, that term will be considered automatically deleted from this agreement and the rest of the agreement will remain in full force and effect. 

OPTING OUT/DATABASE CORRECTIONS

With the exception of notifications about service or policy changes, you may opt out of any email correspondence with us without losing your permission to use our site.  You may submit requests for corrections to your personal information at any time to Webmaster@RenaissanceLawyer.com.  

 COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

RenaissanceLawyer.com would like to know if you believe that your intellectual property has been infringed upon in any way on our web site.  Please notify us at webmaster@RenaissanceLawyer.com if you have any complaints.  They will be resolved immediately.

 Our Contact Information:

 

Renaissance Lawyer Society
4905 Glendarion Drive
Durham, NC 27713


Webmaster@RenaissanceLawyer.com