Legal Notices and Terms of Use

Revised: September 2011

Your use of this website (“CEFO Site”) and the information available through it (“Information”) are governed by the terms and conditions described herein (“Terms of Use”)   By accessing any portion of the CEFO Site, you are indicating that you have read and understood, and that you assent to be bound by, these Terms of Use, which may be amended from time to time by CEFO by the posting of an amended version of the Terms of Use.  If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you are not permitted to access the CEFO Site.

 

The Information is made available for general informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice or be a substitute for advice from qualified legal 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.

 

While the Information available on the CEFO Site is not intended to constitute a solicitation or advertisement, it may be considered solicitations and/or advertisements by certain jurisdictions. Although the CEFO Site may be accessible from many jurisdictions, CEFO does not intend or purport to practice in any jurisdictions other than those in which our lawyers are licensed to practice.  Other jurisdictions may have laws and regulations which differ substantially from those of California.

Nothing on the CEFO Site is intended to create, nor does your use of the CEFO Site create an attorney-client relationship between you and CEFO.  CEFO maintains 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 applicable bar associations. You agree that your access of the CEFO Site or receipt of the Information, or your transmission of an e-mail message to addresses on the CEFO Site, does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and CEFO.

 

If you choose to contact CEFO through this CEFO Site, you should be aware that any information transmitted electronically may not be secure. If you are not an existing client of CEFO, you should not transmit to CEFO any confidential information and CEFO cannot ensure that such information transmitted to us will be treated as confidential or privileged. CEFO assumes no responsibility for the confidentiality or return of such information.

 

THE CEFO SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS.”  YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE CEFO SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW AND RULES OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, CEFO 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.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW AND RULES OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, CEFO 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 CEFO SITE.

 

The CEFO Site may contain descriptions of representative matters in which CEFO successfully represented its clients. The results of these matters are in no way intended to be indicative of future results, even in similar circumstances, or offer any type of guarantee of outcome.

 

CEFO may choose from time to time to hyperlink to or otherwise make third party information available on the CEFO Site. Such links do not constitute an endorsement of such third-party web sites, information contained on such web sites or such third parties themselves. CEFO does not control such third party web sites and CEFO will not be responsible for any viruses, content or disputes resulting from your access to such third-party web sites.

 

By accessing the CEFO Site, you agree that any disputes or matters arising out of or related to your viewing or use of the CEFO Site or Information contained in the CEFO Site shall be governed under the laws of the State of California without regard to the conflict of laws. If your jurisdiction requires us to identify an attorney and office responsible for the CEFO Site, CEFO designates Andrew Pontious of its San Francisco office in California, as the responsible attorney and office.

 

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