1.  ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

THESE TERMS OF USE (THE “TERMS”) GOVERN YOUR USE OF STREET LAW, INC.’s (“STREET LAW”) WEBSITE (THE “WEBSITE”).  PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE AS THEY CREATE A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND STREET LAW.  BY ACCESSING, BROWSING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE WEBSITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, AND ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THESE TERMS THAT MAY BE MADE BY STREET LAW.  YOU ALSO REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL COMPLY WITH ANY AND ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.  IF AT ANY TIME YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, INCLUDING AS AMENDED BY STREET LAW IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE.  YOU MAY RECEIVE A COPY OF THESE TERMS BY EMAILING US AT CLEARINGHOUSE@STREETLAW.ORG AND IDENTIFYING THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE EMAIL AS “TERMS OF USE.”

2.  PRIVACY POLICY

The Street Law Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms by reference.  Please read the Privacy Policy carefully for details relating to the collection, use, and disclosure of information.

3.  MODIFICATION OF THE TERMS

Street Law reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms at any time and from time to time, with our without specific notice to you other than through posting such modified Terms on the Website.  Your continued use of the Website after the posting of any changes constitutes your binding acceptance of such changes.  If you are dissatisfied with the Website, the content thereon, or the Terms or the Privacy Policy, then you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Website.

4.  OWNERSHIP; PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

The Website is owned and operated by Street Law.  All materials on the Website, including, but not limited to, the audio, video and audiovisual content, visual interfaces, interactive features, information, graphics, design, compilation, computer code, products, software, services, and all other elements of the Website that are provided by Street Law (“Street Law Materials”), are protected by United States copyright, trade dress, patent, and trademark laws, international conventions, and all other relevant intellectual property and proprietary rights, and applicable laws.  All Street Law Materials contained on the Website are the property of Street Law or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies and/or third-party licensors.  All trademarks, service marks, and trade names contained in the Street Law Materials or on the Website are proprietary to Street Law or its affiliates and/or third-party licensors.  Except as expressly authorized by Street Law, you agree not to sell, license, distribute, copy, download, reproduce, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, transmit, publish, edit, adapt, create derivative works from, or otherwise make unauthorized use of the Street Law Materials.  Street Law reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms.  You shall not acquire any right, title, or interest to the Street Law Materials, except for the limited rights set forth in these Terms.

5.  TERRITORIAL LIMITATIONS

The Website is controlled and offered by Street Law from its facilities in the United States.  Street Law makes no representations that the Website is appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to the Website from territories where the content on the Website may be illegal or unauthorized is prohibited.  Those who access or use the Website from other jurisdictions do so at their own risk subject to these Terms.

6.  THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Street Law or third parties may provide links on the Website to other sites or content (“Reference Sites”).  Street Law has no control over such Reference Sites or content, and therefore makes no claim or representation regarding, and expressly disclaims responsibility for, the accuracy, quality, legality, privacy policies, practices, nature, availability or reliability of Reference Sites or content linked to by the Website.  Street Law provides links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link on the Website does not imply our affiliation, endorsement, or adoption of the linked site or any information therein.  ACCESS AND USE OF REFERENCE SITES, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION, MATERIAL, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES ON REFERENCE SITES OR AVAILABLE THROUGH REFERENCE SITES, IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.  By using the Website, you expressly relieve Street Law from any and all liability arising from your use of any Reference Sites.  When you leave the Website, these Terms and our policies no longer govern.  Accordingly, you should review applicable terms and policies, including the privacy and data gathering practices, of any Reference Sites.

7.  PROHIBITED USES

• 7.1  As a condition of your use of the Website, you will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms.
• 7.2  Any use by you of the Website other than for personal, non-commercial use is strictly prohibited.  You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell, distribute, or exploit any portion of the Website, including any Street Law Materials for any purpose.
• 7.3  You agree not to intentionally interfere with or damage, impair or disable the operation of the Website by any means, including uploading or otherwise disseminating viruses, worms, spyware, adware, or other malicious code.
• 7.4  You agree not to remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with any security-related features of the Website, features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any content accessible through the Website, or features that enforce limitations on the use of the Website.
• 7.5  You agree not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, or any part of it, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Website, or any part of it, through hacking, password mining, or any other means or interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website or any activities conducted on the Website.
• 7.6  You agree not to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Website.  You agree neither to modify the Website in any manner or form, nor to use modified versions of the Website, including, without limitation, for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Website.
• 7.7  You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, scrape, or use other automated means to access the Website for any purpose without the express written permission of Street Law, or bypass Street Law’s robot exclusion headers or other measures Street Law may use to prevent or restrict access to the Website.
• 7.8  You agree not to utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo or other Street Law Materials without our express written consent.  You agree not to use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing Street Law’s name or trademarks without our express written consent.
• 7.9  You agree not to deep-link to the Website and will promptly remove any links that Street Law finds objectionable in its sole discretion.  You agree not to use any Street Law logos, graphics or trademarks as part of the link without our express written consent.
• 7.10  You agree not to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Website or any part thereof, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
• 7.11  You agree not to modify, adapt, translate or create derivative works based upon the Website or any part thereof, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.

8.  PASSWORD

When you register you will be asked to provide a password.  As you will be responsible for all activities that occur under your password, you should keep your password confidential.  You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.  You are not permitted to share this site with any unauthorized persons, where an unauthorized person is defined as any person who has not themselves received a unique username and password for the Website.  If you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure (for example, in the event of a loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure or use of your account ID or password), you agree to immediately notify Street Law.  You may be liable for the losses incurred by Street Law or others due to any unauthorized use of your account.

9.  TERMINATION

You agree that Street Law, in its sole discretion and for any or no reason, may terminate your access to the Website at any time, with or without notice.  Street Law may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing access to the Website with or without notice.  You agree that Street Law’s termination of your access to the Website or to any content thereon will be without liability to you or any third party.

10.  DISCLAIMERS; NO WARRANTIES

• 10.1  No warranties.  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, STREET LAW, AND ITS AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, AND SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.  NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM STREET LAW OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.  YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS USED IN THIS SECTION 10.1, THE TERM STREET LAW INCLUDES STREET LAW’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AFFILIATES AND SUBCONTRACTORS.
• 10.2  Accuracy.  STREET LAW, ITS SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY REFERENCE SITES IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
• 10.3  Not Legal Advice.  STREET LAW PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LEARN ABOUT LEGAL ISSUES.  THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE.  LEGAL INFORMATION IS NOT THE SAME AS LEGAL ADVICE WHICH IS THE APPLICATION OF LAW TO AN INDIVIDUAL’S SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES.  THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR AND DOES NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OR REPRESENTATION OF A LICENSED ATTORNEY.  WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSULT WITH A LICENSED ATTORNEY IF YOU WANT ASSURANCE THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND YOUR INTERPRETATION OF IT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.  YOU SHOULD NOT AND ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO RELY ON THIS WEBSITE AS A SOURCE OF LEGAL ADVICE.  THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STREET LAW AND ANY USER.

11.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DAMAGES.

• 11.1  Limitation of Liability.  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL STREET LAW OR ITS AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR THIRD PARTY PARTNERS OR SUPPLIERS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA OR USE OR COST OF COVER) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THAT RESULT FROM YOUR USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE STREET LAW MATERIALS, THE WEBSITE OR ANY REFERENCE SITES, OR ANY OTHER INTERACTIONS WITH STREET LAW, EVEN IF STREET LAW OR A STREET LAW AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  IN SUCH CASES, STREET LAW’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

12.  MISCELLANEOUS

• 12.1  Choice of Law; Forum.  These Terms shall be governed in all respects by the internal substantive laws of Maryland, without respect to its conflict of laws principles.  You agree that any claim or dispute you may have against Street Law arising out of or relating to your use of the Website must be resolved by a court located in Maryland.
• 12.2  Severability.  If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
• 12.3  Disclosures.  The services hereunder are offered by Street Law, Inc., located at 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 870, Silver Spring, MD 20910, e-mail: clearinghouse@streetlaw.org. 

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