Disclaimer and Terms of Use
Important: Please read these Legal Notices and Terms of Use (these “Notices and Terms”) carefully before accessing this website.
These Notices and Terms create a legal agreement between you (“You”) and BYJ Law LLC (“Company”) that governs: (1) the information of Company (the “Information”) made available through this website; (2) the nature of the relationship between You and Company; (3) certain other matters of professional responsibility; (4) Company’s use of Your information gathered by it through this website; and (5) Your use of this website, related systems, and the Information (collectively, the “Website”). By accessing any portion of the Website, You are indicating that You have read and understood and that You assent to be bound by, these Notices and Terms, which may be amended from time to time by Company pursuant to the terms herein. If You do not agree to these Notices and Terms, You are not permitted to access the Website.
1. No legal advice. The Information is made available for general formational purposes only, and is not intended to constitute specific legal advice or to be a substitute for advice from qualified counsel or any other professional advice. Because the Information is general in nature and may not pertain to Your specific circumstances, You should not act or refrain from acting based on any Information without first obtaining advice from professional counsel qualified in the applicable subject matter and jurisdictions. BYJ Law LLC expressly disclaims any liability with respect to actions taken or not taken based on the contents of this website.
2. No attorney-client relationship. Do not send any information or documents that You want to have treated as secret or confidential. Providing information to BYJ Law by email links on this website or other introductory email communications will not create an attorney-client relationship, will not preclude BYJ Law from representing any other person or firm in any matter and will not obligate BYJ Law to keep confidential the information You provided. BYJ Law does not enter into an attorney-client relationship until BYJ Law has determined that doing so does not create a conflict of interest and until You and BYJ Law have entered into a written agreement or engagement letter that sets forth the terms of our relationship. You agree that Your access of the Website or receipt of the Information or Your transmission of electronic mail to addresses on the Website does not create an attorney-client relationship between You and BYJ Law.
3. Other matters of professional responsibility
3.1 No Advertising or Solicitation. The Website is not intended to be an advertisement or solicitation, but may be deemed an advertisement in certain jurisdictions.
3.2 No Warranty of Results. The Information may contain descriptions of matters in which Company successfully represented its clients. The results of these matters were dependent on their specific circumstances, and are in no way intended to be predictive of future results, even in similar circumstances, or offer any type of guarantee or assurance of outcome. Information pertaining to Company clients may not reflect the opinions such clients.
3.3 For Educational and Informational Purposes Only. As set forth in the Disclaimer, the information contained on this Website are for educational and informational purposes only. The information contained on this Website are not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as legal, financial, or any other professional advice.
4. General terms of use
4.1 You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website and the resources available for download from the Website strictly in accordance with these Terms of Use.
4.2 Prohibited Uses. You will not use the Website in violation of any applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, You will not use the Website in connection with (a) the infringement of intellectual property rights including Company or its suppliers’ rights in its marks and its articles and alerts; (b) the unauthorized transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail; (c) the transmission of defamatory materials; or (d) fraud. You will not violate, attempt to violate, or knowingly facilitate the violation of the security (including access control or authentication systems) or integrity of the Website. You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Website or any of the resources available for download from the Website.
The Company content is not for resale. Your use of the Website or any of the resources available for download from the Website does not entitle You to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular You will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for Your individual use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of the Company and the copyright owner. You agree that You do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant You any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of the Company or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.
4.3 Changes to the Terms of Use. We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that You accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time so You are aware of any changes, as they are binding on You.
4.4 Privacy. Your use of the Website is also subject to the Company’s Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Website and informs users of our data collection practices. Your agreement to the Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use.
4.5 Accessing the Website and Account Security. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website and any service or material we provide on the Website in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including registered users.
To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, You may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of Your use of the Website and any resources downloaded from the Website that all the information You provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information You provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and You consent to all actions we take with respect to Your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
If You choose, or are provided with, a user name, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, You must treat such information as confidential, and You must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that Your account is personal to You and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using Your user name, password or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of Your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that You exit from Your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing Your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record Your password or other personal information.
We have the right to disable any user name, password or other identifier, whether chosen by You or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, You have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
4.7 Third Party Information. Company may hyperlink to or otherwise make third party information available on the Website. This is done solely for the purposes of convenience. Company does not endorse or approve of any such third party information or such third parties.
4.8 Use of Templates and Forms. The Company may provide various templates and/or forms for download and/or sale on this Website. In the event such materials are provided, the Company grants You a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use our templates and/or forms for Your own personal or internal business use. Except as otherwise provided, You acknowledge and agree that You have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the templates and/or forms in any manner, except for modifications in filling out the templates and/or forms for Your authorized use.
By ordering or downloading Forms, You agree that the Forms You purchase or download may only be used by You for Your personal or business use and may not be sold or redistributed without the express written consent of the Company.
4.9 Use of Paid Courses, Programs, and Associated Material. The Company from time-to-time may provide various courses, programs, and associated material for sale on this Website. The Company grants You a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use our courses, programs, and associated material (collectively the “Courses”) for Your own personal or internal business use. Except as otherwise provided, You acknowledge and agree that You have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Courses in any manner.
By ordering or participating in Courses, You agree that the Courses You purchase or download may only be used by You for Your personal or business use and may not be sold or redistributed without the express written consent of the Company.
By ordering or participating in Courses, You further agree that You shall not create any derivative work based upon the Courses and You shall not offer any competing products or services based upon any information contained in the Courses.
4.10 Use of Free Downloadable Content. The Company from time to time may provide various resources on this Website, which users may access by providing an email address. The Company grants You a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use our resources provided in exchange for an email address (the “Freemium Content”) for Your own personal or internal business use. Except as otherwise provided, You acknowledge and agree that You have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Freemium Content in any manner.
By downloading the Freemium Content, You agree that the Freemium Content You download may only be used by You for Your personal or business use and may not be sold or redistributed without the express written consent of the Company.
By downloading the Freemium Content, You further agree that You shall not create any derivative work based upon the Freemium Content and You shall not offer any competing products or services based upon any information contained in the Freemium Content.
4.11 Guests. The Company may, from time to time, provide information from a third party in the form of a podcast guest interview, interview on other platform, guest blog post, or other medium. The Company does not control the information provided by such third-party guests, is not responsible for investigating the truth of any information provided, and cannot guarantee the veracity of any statements made by such guests.
Individuals who agree to appear as guests on any podcast offered by the Company agree to transfer all intellectual property rights they may have in any such interviews to the Company and further provide a license to any rights they are unable to assign.
5 No Warranties. The Website is provided to You "as is." Your access and use of the Website is at Your own risk. To the extent permitted by the law and rules of professional responsibility in the applicable jurisdiction, Company disclaims all conditions, representations and warranties, express, implied, statutory or otherwise, including any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy of informational content, system integration, non-infringement of third-party rights, quiet enjoyment, and uninterrupted or error free operation.
6 Disclaimer of Liability. To the extent permitted by the law and rules of professional responsibility in the applicable jurisdiction, Company disclaims liability for any lost profits or income, lost business, or lost data, or for any consequential, indirect, exemplary, punitive, special, or incidental damages arising from or relating to the Website.
7 Arbitration. You hereby expressly waive any and all claims You may have, now or in the future, arising out of or relating to this Website, the Company, any and all contracts You enter into with the Company, and any and all of the Company’s products and services.
To the extent that You attempt to assert any such claim, You hereby expressly agree to present such claim only through binding arbitration to occur in Chicago, Illinois. You further agree to and do hereby waive any right to class arbitration and agree, instead, to conduct an arbitration related solely to any individual claims You and/or any entity related to You asserts against the Company. To the fullest extent permissible by law, You further agree that You shall be responsible for all costs associated with initiating the arbitration and for the administration of the arbitration.
8 International Users. The Service is controlled, operated and administered by the Company from our offices within the USA. If You access the Service from a location outside the USA, You are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that You will not use the Company Content accessed through the Website in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.
9 Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of Your use of or inability to use the Website or services, any user postings made by You, Your violation of any terms of this Agreement or Your violation of any rights of a third party, or Your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. The Company reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by You, in which event You will fully cooperate with the Company in asserting any available defenses.
10 Termination and Access Restriction. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate Your access to the Website and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, and You hereby consent to resolve any and all disputes arising under or related to this Website or the Terms of Use pursuant to the Arbitration Clause above. Use of the Website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.
11 Miscellaneous. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement, along with the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitutes the entire agreement between the user and the Company with respect to the Website and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and the Company with respect to the Website. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English. You agree that any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Company Site or these Notices and Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois without reference to conflict of law principles that would require the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction, and You submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois. In the event that You gain access to information not intended to be accessed by You, You agree that You will immediately notify Company and lawfully destroy all copies of such information in Your possession.
Last updated June 6, 2023