TERMS OF USE

 

Welcome to www.channellawgroup.com. This website is owned and operated by Channel Law Group, LLP. By visiting our website and accessing the information, resources, services, products, and tools we provide, you understand and agree to accept and adhere to the following terms and conditions of use of this website (hereafter referred to as 'Terms of Use'), along with the terms and conditions as stated in our Privacy Policy (please refer to the Privacy Policy section for more information).

 

These Terms of Use are in effect as of December 1, 2015

 

We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time by posting revised Terms of Use on this website. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use periodically to familiarize yourself with any modifications. Your continued use of this site after such modifications will constitute acknowledgment and agreement of the modified Terms of Use.

 

Responsible Use and Conduct

 

By visiting our website and accessing the information, resources, services, products, and tools we provide for you, either directly or indirectly (hereafter referred to as 'Resources'), you agree to use these Resources only for the purposes intended as permitted by (a) these Terms of Use, and (b) applicable laws, regulations and generally accepted online practices or guidelines.

 

You understand that:

 

a. In order to access our Resources, you may be required to provide certain information about yourself, or as part of your ability to use the Resources. You agree that any information you provide will always be accurate, correct, and up to date.

 

b. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any information associated with any account you use to access our Resources. Accordingly, you are responsible for all activities that occur.

 

c. Accessing (or attempting to access) any of our Resources by any means other than through the means we provide, is strictly prohibited.

 

d. Engaging in any activity that disrupts or interferes with our Resources, including the servers and/or networks to which our Resources are located or connected, is strictly prohibited.

 

e. Attempting to copy, duplicate, reproduce, sell, trade, or resell our Resources (other than pursuant to specific rights granted to you) is strictly prohibited.

 

f. You are solely responsible for any consequences, losses, or damages that we may directly or indirectly incur or suffer due to any unauthorized activities conducted by you, as explained above, and may incur criminal or civil liability.

 

g. We may provide various open communication tools on our website, such as blog comments, blog posts, public chat, forums, message boards, newsgroups, product ratings and reviews, various social media services, etc. You understand that generally we do not pre-screen or monitor the content posted by users of these various communication tools, which means that if you choose to use these tools to submit any type of content to our website, then it is your personal responsibility to use these tools in a responsible and ethical manner. By posting information or otherwise using any open communication tools as mentioned, you agree that you will not upload, post, share, or otherwise distribute any content that:

 

i. Is illegal, threatening, defamatory, abusive, harassing, degrading, intimidating, fraudulent, deceptive, invasive, racist, or contains any type of suggestive, inappropriate, or explicit language;

 

ii. Infringes on any trademark, patent, trade secret, copyright, other proprietary right or privacy rights of any party;

 

iii. Contains any type of unauthorized or unsolicited advertising;

 

iv. Impersonates any person or entity, including any Channel Law Group employees or representatives.

 

We have the right at our sole discretion to remove any content that, we feel in our judgment does not comply with these Terms of Use, along with any content that we feel is otherwise offensive, harmful, objectionable, inaccurate, or violates any rights of any third party. We are not responsible for any delay or failure in removing such content. If you post content that we choose to remove, you hereby consent to such removal, and consent to waive any claim against us.

 

h. We do not assume any liability for any content posted by you or any other third party users of our website. However, any content posted by you using any open communication tools on our website, provided that it does not violate or infringe on any third party rights, becomes the property of Channel Law Group, and as such, Channel Law Group shall have the perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, exclusive right to reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, publish, publicly display and/or distribute any such content as we see fit.

 

i. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Channel Law Group and their directors, officers, managers, employees, donors, agents, and licensors, from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms of Use or the failure to fulfill any obligations relating to your account incurred by you or any other person using your account. We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under these Terms of Use. In such event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as is reasonably requested by us.

 

Privacy

 

Your privacy is very important to us, which is why we have created a separate Privacy Policy in order to explain in detail how we collect, manage, process, secure, and store your private information. Our privacy policy is included under the scope of these Terms of Use. To read our privacy policy in its entirety, click here.

 

Limitation of Warranties

 

By using our website, you understand and agree that all Resources we provide are ""as is"" and ""as available"". This means that we do not represent or warrant to you that:

 

i) the use of our Resources will meet your needs or requirements.

 

ii) the use of our Resources will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or free from errors.

 

iii) the information obtained by using our Resources will be accurate or reliable, and

 

iv) any defects in the operation or functionality of any Resources we provide will be repaired or corrected.

 

Furthermore, you understand and agree that: i) any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of our Resources is done at your own discretion and risk, and that you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer or other devices for any loss of data that may result from the download of such content. ii) no information or advice, whether expressed, implied, oral or written, obtained by you from this web site or through any Resources we provide shall create any warranty, guarantee, or obligations of any kind, except for those expressly outlined in these Terms of Use.

 

NO ATTORNEY CLIENT RELATIONSHIP CREATED

 

You expressly understand and agree that your accessing this web site or our provision of any information on this web site is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship between you and Channel Law Group, LLP or any of its attorneys or any undertaking on our part to provide legal services or advice.  If you wish to retain us to provide legal advice or representation, please contact us and make appropriate arrangements.

 

Copyrights/Trademarks

 

All content and materials available on www.channellawgroup.com, including but not limited to text, graphics, website name, code, images and logos are the intellectual property of Channel Law Group, LLP, and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. Any inappropriate use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of any content on this site is strictly prohibited, unless specifically authorized by Channel Law Group, LLP.  Channel Law Group, LLP owns several trademarks, including but not limited to, Channel Law Group and the Channel Law Group, LLP Logo.

 

Termination of Use

 

You agree that we may, at our sole discretion, suspend or terminate your access to all or part of our website and Resources with or without notice and for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of these Terms of Use. Any suspected illegal, fraudulent or abusive activity may be grounds for terminating your relationship and may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Upon suspension or termination, your right to use the Resources we provide will immediately cease, and we reserve the right to remove or delete any information that you may have on file with us, including any account or login information.

 

Governing Law

 

This website is controlled by Channel Law Group, LLP from our offices located in the State of California, USA. It can be accessed by most countries around the world. As each jurisdiction has laws that may differ from those of California and the United States, by accessing our website, you agree that the statutes and laws of California and the United States, without regard to the conflict of laws, will apply to all matters relating to the use of this website and the purchase of any products or services through this site.

 

Furthermore, any action to enforce these Terms of Use shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., and each party agrees to waive any objections to personal jurisdiction and venue in the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles County and the California Superior Court for Los Angeles County.

Contact Information

 

If you have any questions or comments about our Terms of Use as outlined above, you can contact us at:

 

Channel Law Group, LLP

8200 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300

Beverly Hills, CA  90211
 

Email: info@channellawgroup.com

Phone: (310) 347-0050
 

 

PRIVACY AND COOKIES

 

Effective Date: December 1, 2015

 

Channel Law Group, LLP (CLG) respects your privacy and is committed to collecting, maintaining and using personal information about you responsibly. This Privacy Policy (the Policy) applies to all of your use of www.channellawgroup.com and other services offered through the channellawgroup.com domain (the Site), except to the extent those services include privacy policies that expressly override this Policy.  This Policy describes how your personal information will be treated as you use our Site and services.  This Policy does not apply to information provided to us in the course of our attorney-client relationships or protected by confidentiality, the attorney-client privilege, the attorney work product doctrine or any other applicable protection.  Nothing in this Policy should be construed to create an attorney-client relationship with visitors to our website or, conversely, to detract from any of the protections resulting from such relationships.

 

BY USING THE SITE YOU AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. PLEASE READ IT.

 

Information We Collect From You and How We Use It

 

In general, you may visit our Site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself except as set forth in the following sentence.  Like many websites, our server logs capture information regarding your operating system, browser software, IP (Internet Protocol) address, and the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our website, including date and time. We may use this information to improve the performance of our servers and to administer our Site.

 

Like many websites, we use cookies on this Site. Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information that can be downloaded to your device when you visit a website. The cookies we use are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Although you can disable cookies on your device by indicating this in the preferences or options menus in your browser, doing so may limit your ability to view our Site. You can find more information about cookies at http://www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.com.

 

Links to websites that are not operated by or for CLG (Third Party Sites) are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave our Site. This Privacy Policy does not apply to Third Party Sites.  We have not reviewed the Third Party sites and do not control and are not responsible for any of their content or their privacy policies, if any. We do not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them.  If you decide to access any of the Third Party sites listed on our web site, you should understand that you do so at your own risk.

 

Transfer of Information Across National Borders

 

This website is operated on servers in various jurisdictions, including the United States. Where permitted by law and if required by applicable law, you expressly consent to the transfer of your personal information to, and the collection and processing of such personal information in the United States and other countries or territories where we or our vendors operate. In giving this consent, you acknowledge your understanding that the laws on holding, processing, using and transferring personal information in the United States may vary and be less protective of your privacy than laws of your state or country.

 

Children’s Privacy

 

We are committed to complying with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Our Site and services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.  If we receive personal information that we discover was provided by a child under the age of 13, we will promptly destroy such information. Schools and parents should supervise their children's online activities and consider the use of other means to provide a child-friendly, online environment. Additional information is available on the Direct Marketing Association's home page at http://www.the-dma.org.  If you would like to learn more about COPPA, visit the Federal Trade Commission home page at http://www.ftc.gov.

 

Security

 

This Site is not designed to store sensitive personal information such as financial, health or educational records and you should not use our Site for that purpose. We believe the Site uses measures that are commercially reasonable to secure your personal information, but we cannot and do not assure that these measures will be sufficient to protect against all efforts to gain unauthorized access to the information.

 

Agreement, Changes

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, by using this Site, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described above. If we decide to update our Privacy Policy, we will post these changes next to the Privacy Policy link on the front page of our Site. If there are material changes to the Privacy Policy, we will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. Any information collected under our old Privacy Policy will be subject to the terms of our new Privacy Policy.

 

Contacts

 

To request access to personal data relating to you which is processed by CLG, and/or if you have any queries, claims, etc. on the handling of personal information, please send us an e-mail. Requests for notification of the purpose for which personal information will be used and/or its disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, termination of use, erasure or termination of provision to a third party will be processed in accordance with firm procedures.