Terms of Use
Terms & Conditions
This website (the “Website”) is owned and operated by Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtitt LLP (“THS&H”), 900 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
Your use of the Website is governed by these Terms and Conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”). By using or accessing the Website you agree to the Terms and Conditions. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE. These Terms and Conditions may be changed at any time without prior notice. We will make changes by posting revised Terms and Conditions here. You should check here for changes frequently. Your continued access or use of the Website constitutes your acceptance of any changes. You may request a copy of these Terms and Conditions by emailing us at terms@thsh.com.
Informational Purposes Only
The content provided on the Website is for general informational purposes only and may be considered attorney advertising in some jurisdictions. The Website content does not constitute legal or other professional advice. We do not accept any responsibility for any loss that may arise from reliance on any information contained on the Website. No Website visitor should act or refrain from acting based on information contained on the Website without seeking advice of counsel.
No Attorney-Client Relationship
The content provided on the Website is not intended, nor should it be construed as, legal advice. You should consult with appropriate legal counsel regarding any issues for which legal advice is required. Neither your sending of an email to an attorney, receipt of information from the Website, nor other use of the Website creates an attorney-client relationship. We do not intend this website, or information on or transmitted by the Website to constitute a solicitation. All communications you submit to us through the Website are non-confidential.
No Attorney-Client Privilege
We do want to hear from you by email. However, you should understand that unless you are already a client of ours, no attorney-client privilege exists and any information you email to us will not constitute confidential information. Always exercise discretion before sending sensitive or confidential information by email.
Reference to Professional Ratings and Prior Results
References to the inclusion of our lawyers in bona fide lawyer rating services, including, without limitation, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Legal 500 or Martindale-Hubbell, or references to prior results in previous matters, do not guarantee favorable outcomes on future matters in which we may represent you. Practice and other descriptions, including attorney biographies, on the Website may include descriptions of successful client representations, strategies or outcomes in maters, including transactional and adversarial proceedings. Such representations, strategies or outcomes may have occurred before the individual attorney involved joined THS&H. Such information is not intended to be a guarantee, warranty or prediction. The results in representations described were dependent on the facts of the particular matters, among other variables. Results may differ if based on different facts. We intend no assurance and make no guarantee or prediction that we will be successful in other matters, even if they involve similar facts and circumstances, or that we are successful in all matters. Results in any matter are not necessarily indicative of, or similar to, results in other matters. To the extent the Website may include statements that could be construed as testimonials or endorsements, no such statements are intended to constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of any particular legal matter.
Links
The Website may contain links to other websites not maintained by THS&H and other websites may also reference or link to the Website. When you leave our Website via a link you should be aware that different terms and conditions and privacy policies may apply to the linked website. You should read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of such websites. We are not responsible for the practices or the content of linked websites. The inclusion of any links on our Website does not imply any association or relationship between THS&H and the proprietor of the linked website and does not constitute or imply any endorsement, approval or sponsorship of such website. We do not assume any responsibility for the content, accuracy or completeness of material on any linked website.
Without our prior written consent, you agree that you will not link material on the Website to another website, or associate or frame material on the Website with another webpage or materials of any other person or entity.
Other Jurisdictions
Our attorneys are licensed to practice only in those jurisdictions in which they have been admitted to the bar thereof. For more information please contact a specific attorney to inquire where she or he is licensed to practice. THS&H does not, through the Website, seek to represent anyone in a jurisdiction where the Website may not comply with all applicable laws or ethical rules of such jurisdiction, or where to do so would not comply with applicable local laws and rules, nor does THS&H seek to represent anyone based solely upon a visit to the Website or upon advertising alone.
Use of the Website
You may use and access the Website solely pursuant to the Terms and Conditions and solely for your personal use. By accessing and using the Website, you represent and warrant that (i) all information you submit is truthful and accurate, (ii) you will maintain the accuracy of such information, and (iii) you are 13 years of age or older or else are accessing the Website with the consent of your parent or legal guardian.
Unauthorized Use
You may not use the Website for any illegal or commercial purpose. You may not use spiders, robots or other automated data mining technologies to catalog, download, store or otherwise reproduce, store or distribute content available on the Website. You may not take any action to interfere with the Website or any other user’s use of the Website, including, without limitation, via overloading, “flooding,” “mailbombing,” or “crashing” the Website. You may not send unsolicited email, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, through the Website or forge or mask your true identity in any email or posting. You may not frame portions of the Website within another website or establish links from any other website to any page of the Website other than the home page without, in each instance, our prior written permission.
Intellectual Property Rights
All pages and content within the Website, including, without limitation, the software that operates the Website, the text, graphics, photographs, articles or other materials, are the intellectual property of, or are licensed or authorized for use by, THS&H. Except as expressly permitted in the Terms and Conditions, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way content available on the Website without, in each instance, our prior written consent.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
The Website content may not at all times be entirely up-to-date or accurate. THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THS&H MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE. FURTHER, THS&H DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THS&H DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THS&H SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONTENT AND ANY ERRORS CONTAINED THEREIN. IN NO EVENT WILL THS&H BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOST OPPORTUNITIES, COSTS OF COVER, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EACH OF WHICH IS HEREBY EXCLUDED BY AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES WHETHER OR NOT EITHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold THS&H, its partners, officers, agents and employees, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, issued by any third party due to or arising from your use of the Website in violation of these Terms and Conditions and/or arising from a breach of these Terms and Conditions by you (including, without limitation, any breach of your representations and warranties made herein).
Tax Disclosure
To comply with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any tax advice contained on the Website is not intended or written to be used by, and cannot be used by, a taxpayer to (i) avoid tax penalties, or (ii) promote, market or recommend a transaction or matter to another person.
Governing Law
The Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SITTING IT THE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE.
General Legal Provisions
Our failure to exercise or enforce any right under or provision of the Terms and Conditions shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision in any other instance. The headings in the Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and have not legal or contractual effect. Nothing contained in the Terms and Conditions is in derogation of our right to comply with governmental, court or law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Website or information provided to or gathered by use with respect to such use. If any part of the Terms and Conditions is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Terms and Conditions shall continue in effect. The Terms and Conditions, together with any additional terms and conditions or policies referred to herein, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of you and THS&H relating to use of, and access to, the Website.
Questions
If you have any questions relating to the Terms and Conditions you may contact us at terms@thsh.com.