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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 Athena Law Group LLP (“Athena”) that governs: (1) the information of Athena (the “Information”) made available through this website; (2) the nature of the relationship between You and Athena; (3) certain other matters of professional responsibility; (4) Athena’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 “Athena Site”). By accessing any portion of the Athena Site, 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 Athena Law Group pursuant to the terms herein. If You do not agree to these Notices and Terms, You are not permitted to access the Athena Site.
1. NO LEGAL ADVICE
The Information is made available for general informational purposes only, and is not intended to constitute specific legal advice or to be a substitute for advice from qualified counsel. Without limiting the foregoing, the Information may not reflect recent developments in the law, may not be complete, and may not be accurate in or applicable to Your jurisdiction. 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.
2. NO ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP
Athena has a policy of entering into attorney-client relationships with its clients only in accordance with certain procedures which include executing an engagement letter and addressing professional responsibility conflicts as required by the California Bar Associations. You agree that Your access of the Athena Site or receipt of the Information, or Your transmission of electronic mail to addresses on the Athena Site, does not create an attorney-client relationship between You and Athena.
3. OTHER MATTERS OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
3.1 No Advertising or Solicitation. The Athena Site is not intended to be an advertisement or solicitation, but may be deemed an ADVERTISEMENT in certain jurisdictions.
3.2 Sensitive Communications. You agree that electronic mail you send to Athena will not be treated as confidential or invoke an attorney-client privilege. However, if You are an existing client of Athena and You send an electronic mail to Athena pertaining to a matter in which Athena represents You, such electronic mail may be entitled to be treated as confidential or privileged. Notwithstanding the foregoing, You acknowledge that electronic mail and the Internet are generally insecure media of communication, and Athena cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any electronic mail sent to or received by it through the Athena Site.
3.3 Authorized Jurisdictions; Certifications. Athena practices law in the jurisdictions in which its offices are located, and each Athena attorney is licensed to practice only in such jurisdictions.
3.4 Responsible Attorney. Athena’s responsible attorney for the Athena Site is Hilary Luros.
3.5 No Warranty of Results. The Information may contain descriptions of matters in which Athena 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 Athena clients may not reflect the opinions of such clients.
4. PRIVACY. With respect to information submitted or collected on the Athena Site, You accept Athena’s privacy policy as set forth in this Section 4. This Section 4 does not pertain to, and Athena is not responsible for the privacy practices of, any third party websites to which the Athena Site hyperlinks. Certain areas of the Athena Site may be subject to additional privacy-related provisions, links to which will be posted in those areas.
4.1 Activity Logging. When You use the Athena Site, which may be hosted in whole or in part by a third party, the Athena Site will collect information indirectly and automatically (through, for example, the use of “cookies” or Your “IP address”) about Your activities. Athena uses this activity information (the “Activity Information”) for internal purposes such as to administer the Athena Site, improve the Athena Site, and help Athena understand how the Athena Site is being used, including the demographics and “clickstreams” of its visitors. “Cookies” are small pieces of information stored on Your hard drive, not on the Athena Site. You are always free to decline cookies if Your browser permits, but in that case, some portions of the Athena Site may not operate properly. An “IP address” is a number that is automatically assigned to Your computer when You use the Internet.
4.2 Personally Identifiable Information. The Athena Site is designed so that You may generally browse it without providing any Personally Identifiable Information (defined below). Certain areas of the Athena Site, however, may require or allow the voluntarily submission of Personally Identifiable Information. Athena uses Your Personally Identifiable Information for the purposes for which it was submitted by You to Athena. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 4, Athena does not share Your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties. “Personally Identifiable Information” means information that would allow someone to identify or contact You, such as Your name, physical or electronic mail address, and telephone number; provided, however, that Personally Identifiable Information does not include aggregated information that, by itself, does not permit the identification of individual persons and does not include the Activity Information.
4.3 Removal of Personally Identifiable Information. Athena will use reasonable efforts to remove Your Personally Identifiable Information from our then current Athena Site at any time upon Your written request to info@athenalaw.com. Such removal of Personally Identifiable Information will not ensure the permanent removal of such Personally Identifiable Information from the Athena Site. For example, such Personally Identifiable Information may remain in Athena’s archival or backup copies of the Athena Site.
4.4 Additional Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information. Athena may share Personally Identifiable Information with third parties, including affiliated firms and third parties performing services for or on behalf of Athena. Such services may include communications, database, event management, hosting, mailing, and marketing services. Additionally, Athena cannot fully ensure that Your Personally Identifiable Information will not be disclosed to third parties. For example, Athena may be legally obligated to disclose information to the government or third parties under certain circumstances, third parties may circumvent Athena’s security measures to unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, or an error may occur in the administration of the Athena Site. In the unlikely event that Athena needs to investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, Athena may, and You authorize Athena to, disclose any information about You to government officials as permitted by applicable law.
4.5 Miscellaneous Privacy Terms. Athena has implemented and follows appropriate technical measures to protect against the risks of unauthorized access to, erroneous disclosure of, and unlawful interception of Personally Identifiable Information. You should know, however, that Athena cannot fully eliminate such risks. Athena hopes this Section 4 clarifies Athena’s procedures regarding its collection, use and disclosure of Your information including Personally Identifiable Information. From time to time, Athena may modify this Section 4. Such modifications will be effective on the date that Athena posts the modified statement to the Athena Site. Questions or concerns regarding the privacy policy in this Section 4 may be submitted to info@athenalaw.com.
5. GENERAL TERMS OF USE
5.1 Prohibited Uses. You will not use the Athena Site in violation of any applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, You will not use the Athena Site in connection with (a) the infringement of intellectual property rights; (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 Athena Site.
5.2 Copyright in Information. The Athena Site including the Information is protected by United States and international copyright laws. All rights are reserved. Subject to the terms of these Notices and Terms, Athena grants to You a limited, nonexclusive, personal license to access, view, download and print the Information solely for noncommercial and informational purposes. You may not modify the Information in any way and You may not remove or obscure any copyright or permission notices provided on or in connection with the Information. Athena does not grant to You any rights in its marks. You are free to hyperlink to any page in the publicly available pages of the Athena Site; provided, however, that You agree to remove any such hyperlink upon Athena’s written request.
5.3 Electronic Mail. Subject to Section 5.1, You may send electronic mail to those addresses made available on the Athena Site for the purposes of requesting information regarding Athena or legal or other services offered by Athena. You agree to cease sending electronic mail to any Athena address upon Athena’s request.
5.4 No Warranties. THE ATHENA SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS.” YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE ATHENA SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW AND RULES OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, ATHENA 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.
5.5 Disclaimer of Liability. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW AND RULES OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, ATHENA LAW GROUP 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 ATHENA SITE.
5.6 Third Party Information. Athena may hyperlink to or otherwise make third party information available on the Athena Site. This is done solely for the purposes of convenience. Athena does not endorse or approve of any such third party information or such third parties.
5.7 Miscellaneous. You agree that any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Athena Site or these Notices and Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of California without reference to conflict of laws 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 Santa Clara County, California. In the event that You gain access to information not intended to be accessed by You, You agree that You will immediately notify Athena and lawfully destroy all copies of such information in Your possession. Athena may be contacted at info@athenalaw.com.
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