Terms of Use – DV-Laws.com
A formal terms-of-use statement describing permitted use, limitations, and disclaimers.
Terms of Use
1. Agreement to Terms
By accessing or using this website, DV-Laws.com (the “Site”), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Use (the “Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Site.
These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Site.
2. Informational-Only Nature (Not Legal Advice)
The content on this Site is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice, professional advice, or any other form of advice specific to your situation.
Information on this Site is not a substitute for obtaining advice from a qualified lawyer or other appropriate professional licensed to practice in your jurisdiction.
3. No Attorney-Client Relationship
Your use of this Site, including viewing, downloading, or relying on any content, does not create an attorney-client, advocate-client, or other professional relationship between you and the operators, authors, or contributors of the Site.
Sending communications to the Site, including through any contact forms or email addresses, does not create an attorney-client relationship and should not be treated as confidential or privileged.
4. Accuracy Not Guaranteed
While reasonable efforts may be made to keep content updated and accurate, the Site does not warrant or guarantee that any information is current, complete, accurate, or suitable for any particular purpose.
Information may become outdated, incomplete, or inaccurate due to changes in laws, policies, or other circumstances. You are solely responsible for verifying information with official, primary, or professional sources before relying on it.
5. Permitted Uses
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to:
- Access and view the Site and its publicly available content for personal, non-commercial, informational purposes; and
- Download or print reasonable excerpts of content for your own personal reference, provided that all proprietary notices are preserved and the content is not modified in a misleading manner.
Any use not expressly permitted by these Terms is prohibited.
6. Restricted Uses
You agree that you will not, and will not permit any third party to:
- Use the Site or any content for any unlawful, harmful, fraudulent, or misleading purpose;
- Rely on the Site as a substitute for legal advice from a qualified professional;
- Copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, sell, license, or otherwise exploit any content from the Site for commercial purposes without prior written consent;
- Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works based on the Site or its content, except as expressly permitted by applicable law;
- Use automated tools, including bots, spiders, or scrapers, to access, monitor, or copy the Site or its content, except for standard search engine indexing;
- Introduce viruses, malware, or other harmful code, or otherwise interfere with or disrupt the operation, security, or integrity of the Site or its servers; or
- Falsely represent or imply any association, endorsement, or sponsorship by the Site or its operators.
7. Intellectual Property
All content on the Site, including text, graphics, layouts, designs, logos, icons, and other materials (collectively, the “Content”), as well as the selection, arrangement, and overall look and feel of the Site, are owned by or licensed to the Site’s operators and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
Except as expressly permitted under these Terms, you may not use, reproduce, display, distribute, modify, or create derivative works based on any Content without the prior written consent of the applicable rights holder.
Nothing in these Terms grants you any right, title, or interest in or to any intellectual property of the Site or its licensors, except for the limited license expressly set out herein.
8. Liability Limitations
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Site and its operators, contributors, affiliates, and service providers disclaim all warranties, representations, and conditions, express or implied, including any implied warranties of accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or non-infringement.
The Site and all Content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranty that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of harmful components.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event will the Site or its operators, contributors, affiliates, or service providers be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of use, data, income, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with:
- Your access to, use of, or inability to use the Site;
- Any reliance on Content provided on or through the Site; or
- Any errors or omissions in the Content.
These limitations apply whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other basis, even if you have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
9. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Site and its operators, contributors, affiliates, and service providers from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in any way connected with:
- Your access to or use of the Site or Content; or
- Your violation of these Terms or any applicable law or regulation.
10. Third-Party Content and Links
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, resources, or services. These links are provided for convenience only and do not constitute an endorsement, approval, or recommendation of any third party or its content.
The Site has no control over and is not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. Accessing any third-party site is at your own risk and subject to that site’s own terms and policies.
11. Privacy
Your use of the Site may involve the collection and use of certain information. Any such collection and use will be handled in accordance with the Site’s applicable privacy or data practices, as described in any posted privacy-related documentation, if available.
Because the Site does not provide legal representation, you should not submit confidential, privileged, or sensitive personal information through general contact forms.
12. Updates and Changes to These Terms
The Site reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, update, or replace these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective when posted on this page, unless otherwise stated.
Your continued access to or use of the Site after any changes have been posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. You are responsible for reviewing these Terms periodically for updates.
13. Suspension or Termination of Access
The Site may, at its sole discretion and without notice, suspend or terminate your access to all or part of the Site for any reason, including any violation of these Terms or any applicable law.
Upon termination, all rights granted to you under these Terms will immediately cease, and you must discontinue all use of the Site and any Content in your possession that was obtained from the Site, subject to any rights you may have under applicable law.
14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to your use of the Site will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws applicable in the jurisdiction selected by the Site’s operators, without regard to conflict of law principles.
You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the jurisdiction selected by the Site’s operators for the resolution of any disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Site, subject to any rights you may have under mandatory laws of your own jurisdiction.
15. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
16. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the Site with respect to your use of the Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings, agreements, or representations, whether written or oral, regarding such subject matter.
17. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, you may contact the Site’s operators using any contact details made available on the Site. Do not include confidential or time-sensitive information in any such communication.