These terms of use are entered into by and between You and Spruce Law Group, LLC (“Spruce Law”, “Firm”, “we”, or “us”). The following terms and conditions (these “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of www.sprucelaw.com, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through www.sprucelaw.com (the “Website”).
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, found at www.sprucelaw.com/privacy-policy/, incorporated herein by reference. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE AND DISCONTINUE ANY USE OF INFORMATION AND/OR SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THIS WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY.
Spruce Law is pleased for you to browse our Website, learn about our firm, our team members, and areas of practice. You are welcome to print, download or copy in reasonable quantities the documents available on the Website, but only for your own personal or internal business use, or for non-commercial distribution. These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only and provide you with a personal, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use this Website conditioned on your continued compliance with these Terms of Use.
The following Terms of Use outline the various restrictions, disclaimers and legal notices that affect how you may use our Website.
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.
Intellectual Property Rights
Spruce Law claims a copyright in all proprietary and copyrightable text, graphics and computer code on this Website, the overall design of this site, and the selection, arrangement and presentation of all materials on this site, including information in the public domain. All trademarks, service marks, trade names and trade dress, and all names, logos, designs, and slogans, whether registered or unregistered, (collectively, the “Marks”) that appear on this Website are proprietary to Spruce Law or another owner.
You are not authorized to modify any material on this site, incorporate the material in whole or part into another work, or remove any copyright notices, trademarks or trademark notices, or other proprietary rights notices. Reproduction or distribution of any material from this Website for commercial purposes requires the express written permission of Spruce Law, which you may request by e-mail to info@sprucelaw.com.
Disclaimers
No Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Relationship
The Website is intended to provide information (not advice) about the Firm, its lawyers and legal developments. Visitors to this Website should not act upon this information without consulting with legal counsel licensed in the relevant state, country, or your relevant jurisdiction. The content of this Website may not reflect current legal developments, verdicts or settlements nor does it provide ANY legal advice regarding any areas of law including any tax advice. These materials may be changed, improved, or updated without any required notice. Spruce Law is not responsible for any errors or omissions in the content of this Website and/or for damages arising from the use or performance of this Website under any circumstances.
Transmission and receipt of the materials provided by the Website are not confidential communications and are not intended to and do not create an attorney-client relationship. The act of sending an e-mail to an attorney at Spruce Law will not create an attorney-client relationship. If you are not currently a client of Spruce Law, your e-mail will not be privileged and may be disclosed to other persons. Please do not send us any information about your specific matter before you have spoken to one of our lawyers or before we have agreed to represent you, which representation will be reflected by an engagement agreement.
Links to Third-Party Resources
Third-party resources that can be accessed with hypertext links from this Website are not under the control of Spruce Law and the Firm is not responsible for the contents of any of these third-party resources. The third-party hypertext links presented on this site are provided for your convenience only. The inclusion of any link on this site does not imply any recommendation, approval and/or endorsement of that site by the Firm.
No Warranties
This Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Spruce Law, its affiliates, subsidiaries or its or their members, partners, officers, directors, employees, contractors or agents (collectively the “Spruce Law Parties”) do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability, suitability and/or usefulness of any portion of this Website. The Spruce Law Parties do not warrant that this Website will be uninterrupted or is error free, that any specific information that is requested will be provided or that this Website or the computers hosting this Website are or will be free of computer viruses or other harmful elements. You expressly agree that the entire risk as to the quality and performance of this Website and the accuracy, timeliness and/or completeness of the content is assumed solely by you. You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE FIRM NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH SPRUCE LAW MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE FIRM NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH SPRUCE LAW REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE FIRM HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances will any of the Spruce Law Parties be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained through this Website. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and/or usefulness of this Website.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SPRUCE LAW, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED AND/OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS WEBSITE IS TO STOP USING THIS WEBSITE.
Changes to the Website
We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
Copyright and Intellectual Property Agent for Notice
This Website may contain materials posted by third parties. If you believe this Website contains content that infringes your copyright or other intellectual property interest, please provide the following information: by e-mail to info@sprucelaw.com.
- an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
- a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
- a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Website;
- your address, telephone number and e-mail address;
- a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or other intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law; and
- a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or other intellectual property owner or duly authorized to act on the copyright or other intellectual property owner’s behalf.
Indemnification
You agree to make Spruce Law, its affiliates, partners, directors, officers, subsidiaries, parents, employees, contractors, and agents, whole for any and all claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of this Website or any violation of these Terms of Use.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without giving effect to the choice of law provisions thereof and all parties to these Terms of Use expressly agree to be subject to the jurisdiction of courts in the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Entire Agreement
The Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Spruce Law regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.