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September 1, 2024
Website Terms of Use
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These website terms of use (these “Website Terms”) govern your use of our website (www.rightarrowlegal.com), including the websites of our affiliated entities (collectively, the “Website”). A reference to “Right Arrow Legal,” “we,” or “us” is a reference to Right Arrow Legal, LLC and its relevant subsidiaries and affiliated entities (collectively, the “Right Arrow Legal Group”).
By accessing and using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound by these Website Terms, our privacy policy, available at: https://www.rightarrowlegal.com/privacy-policy (our “Privacy Policy”) and our cookies policy, available at: https://www.rightarrowlegal.com/cookies-policy (our “Cookies Policy”). If you do not agree to these Website Terms and such policies, you should not access or use the Website. In addition, when accessing the Website, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to the Website, which may be posted and modified from time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Website Terms.
These Website Terms do not apply to any access to and use of any product or service that we may market on our Website (the “Services”). The practices and policies, including how we collect, protect, and use electronic data, text, messages, communications, and other materials in connection with providing the Services are detailed in and governed by the applicable agreement between you and any member of the Right Arrow Legal Group relating to your access to and use of such Services.
Updates
to these Website Terms
We may change and update these Website Terms from time to time. Any updated version of these Website Terms will be effective when posted. If we decide to update these Website Terms, we will post the updated version on the Website and update the “Last updated and effective date.” Your use of the Website after such posting shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by you of such modifications, additions, and deletions. Please check back regularly to review any changes to these Website Terms.
Changes to the Website
We may change or discontinue any aspect, service, or feature of the Website at any time, including, but not limited to, content, availability, and equipment needed for access or use.
Registration
You may be given the opportunity to register via an online registration form or by participating in Interactive Areas (as defined below), such as forums and other community features, to create a user account that may allow you to receive information from us and/or to participate in certain features on the Website. We will use the information you provide in accordance with our Privacy Policy. By registering, you represent and warrant that all information that you provide is current, complete, and accurate to the best of your knowledge. You agree to maintain and to update promptly your information on the Website so that it remains current, complete, and accurate. You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all connectivity, computer software, hardware, and other equipment needed for access to and use of the Website and all charges related to the same.
User Content Guidelines
The following terms apply to content submitted by you:
The Website may contain comments sections, discussion forums, and/or other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Areas”) in which you may post or upload user-generated content, comments, video, photos, messages, other materials, or items (collectively, “User Content”). You are solely responsible for your use of any Interactive Areas and you use them at your own risk. Interactive Areas are available for individuals aged 13 years or older. By submitting User Content to an Interactive Area, you represent that you are 13 years of age or older and, if you are under the age of 18, you either are an emancipated minor or have obtained the legal consent of your parent or legal guardian to enter into these Website Terms, to submit content, and to participate on the Website.
By submitting any User Content or participating in an Interactive Area within or in connection with the Website, you agree that you will not upload, post, or otherwise transmit any User Content that: (a) violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, including any statements which may defame, harass, stalk, or threaten others; (b) you know to be false, misleading, or inaccurate; (c) contains blatant expressions of bigotry, racism, racially-, or ethnically-offensive content, hate speech, abusiveness, vulgarity, or profanity; (d) contains or advocates pornography or sexually-explicit content, or that is otherwise obscene or lewd; (e) violates any law or advocates or provides instruction on dangerous, illegal, or predatory acts, or discusses illegal activities with the intent to commit them; (f) advocates violent behavior; (g) poses a reasonable threat to personal or public safety; (h) contains violent images of killing or physical abuse; (i) is protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity, or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of such copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity, or other proprietary right. The burden of determining that any User Content is not protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity or other proprietary right rests with you. You shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity, or other proprietary right, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. Any person determined by us, in our sole discretion, to have violated any intellectual property or any other right of another shall be barred from submitting or posting any further material on the Website; (j) does not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of any Interactive Area; (k) contains any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional materials with respect to products or services, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation; or (l) uses the name or likeness of an identifiable natural person without such person’s consent.
You agree not to represent or suggest, directly or indirectly, the Right Arrow Legal Group’s endorsement of User Content.
You agree not to upload, to post, or otherwise to transmit any User Content, software, or other material that contains a virus or other harmful or disruptive component.
Thou agree not to use any service, technology, or automated system to inflate artificially the page views that your User Content receives. This includes pay-per-click services, web “robots,” and any other current or future technologies. You also agree not to direct any third party to use these services, technologies, or automated systems on your behalf.
The right to request the rectification of inaccurate Personal Data about you and for any incomplete Personal Data about you to be completed.
You agree not to use any technology, service, or automated system to post more User Content than an individual could upload in a given period of time. You also agree not to direct any third party to use these services, technologies, or automated systems on your behalf.
Any conduct that we, in our sole discretion, believe restricts or inhibits anyone else from using or enjoying the Website will not be permitted. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to remove or to edit any User Content submitted by you
We are not responsible for the accuracy or credibility of any User Content, and do not take any responsibility or assume any liability for any actions that you may take as a result of User Content posted on the Website. Through your use of Interactive Areas, you may be exposed to content that you may find offensive, objectionable, harmful, inaccurate, or deceptive. There may also be risks of dealing with underage persons, people acting under false pretense, foreign nationals, and international trade issues. By using Interactive Areas, you assume all associated risks.
We have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor User Content posted or uploaded to the Website to determine compliance with these Website Terms and any operating rules established by us and to satisfy any law, regulation, or authorized government request. While we have no obligation to monitor, screen, edit, or remove any User Content posted or uploaded to the Website, we reserve the right, and have absolute discretion, to screen, to edit, to refuse, to post, or to remove without notice any User Content posted or uploaded to the Website at any time and for any reason, and you are solely responsible for creating backup copies of and replacing any User Content posted to the Website at your sole cost and expense. We may use automated means of reviewing User Content, in addition to human review. The decision by us to monitor and/or to modify User Content does not constitute nor shall it be deemed to constitute any responsibility or liability in any manner on our part in connection with or arising from your use of Interactive Areas.
By submitting User Content to the Website, you automatically grant to us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide right and license to use, publish, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, translate, create derivative works from, incorporate into other works, distribute, sublicense (through multiple tiers), and otherwise exploit such User Content (in whole or in part) in any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed, without payment to you or to any third party. Additionally, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, you waive your moral rights in the User Content and agree not to assert such rights against us. You represent and warrant to us that you have the full legal right, power, and authority to grant to us the licenses and rights provided for herein, that you own or control the complete exhibition and other rights to the User Content you submit for the purposes contemplated in these Website Terms, and that neither the User Content nor the exercise of the rights granted herein shall violate these Website Terms, or infringe upon any rights, including the right of privacy or right of publicity, or constitute a libel or slander against, or violate any common law or any other right of, or cause injury to, any person or entity. You further grant to us the right, but not the obligation, to pursue at law any person or entity that violates your or our rights in the User Content by a breach of these Website Terms.
User Conduct
The following terms apply to your conduct when accessing or using the Website: (a) you will not interfere with or disrupt the Website or the servers or networks connected to the Website, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Website; (b) you will not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any commercial purpose, any portion of the Website, use of the Website, or access to the Website; (c) you will not engage in any activity that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to a civil liability; (d) you will not impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, the Right Arrow Legal Group or any Right Arrow Legal Group employee or personnel member, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; (e) you will not interfere with any other user’s right to privacy, including by harvesting or collecting personally-identifiable information about users of the Website or posting private information about a third party; and (f) you will not conduct or perform scanning or testing of any kind on or to or related to the Website, including without limitation any port scan or penetration testing.
Intellectual Property Rights
All text, graphics, photographs, trademarks, logos, icons, user interfaces, sounds, music, videos, artwork, software, and computer code (collectively, “Content”), including but not limited to the “look and feel,” layout, design, structure, color scheme, selection, combination, and arrangement of the Content present on the Website is owned by or licensed to us. Such Content is protected by copyright, trademark, trade dress, and various other intellectual property and unfair competition laws.
Except with our express prior written permission or as permitted by applicable laws, you may not copy, distribute, reproduce, mirror, frame, display publicly, perform publicly, translate, create derivative works of, re-publish, or transmit the Website or Content (in whole or in part) in any way or through any medium for distribution, publication, or any commercial purpose.
You may display, copy, and download Content from the Website solely for your personal and non-commercial use provided that: (a) you do not remove any copyright or proprietary notice from the Content; (b) such Content will not be copied or posted on any networked computer or published in any medium; and (c) no modification is made to such Content.
Disclaimer of Warranties;
Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER THE RIGHT ARROW LEGAL GROUP, NOR ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND/OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE WEBSITE, NOR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION, OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THESE TERMS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RIGHT ARROW LEGAL GROUP, OR ITS FUTURE PARENT OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOST PROFITS, COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER AND/OR DEVICE OR TECHNOLOGY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR FOR ANY FORM OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES BASED ON ANY CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY ALLEGED FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, OR DELAY IN SERVICE, OPERATION, OR TRANSMISSION OF THE WEBSITE, OR ANY ALLEGED COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT, OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, AND/OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF OR POSTING OF ANY RECORD, CONTENT, OR TECHNOLOGY, PERTAINING TO OR ON THE WEBSITE. YOU AGREE THAT THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY APPLIES WHETHER SUCH ALLEGATIONS ARE FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR FALL UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION, REGARDLESS OF THE BASIS UPON WHICH LIABILITY IS CLAIMED AND EVEN IF THE RIGHT ARROW LEGAL GROUP AND/OR ANY FUTURE PARENT AND/OR ANY FUTURE AFFILIATED COMPANY HAS OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, YOU ALSO SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT ARROW LEGAL GROUP, ANY FUTURE PARENT, AND ANY FUTURE AFFILIATED COMPANY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY. IF APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW ALL OR ANY PART OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO APPLY TO YOU, THE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY TO YOU ONLY TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
We disclaim any and all liability of any kind for any unauthorized access to or use of your personally-identifiable information. By accessing the Website, you acknowledge and agree to our disclaimer of any such liability. If you do not agree, you should not access or use the Website.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Right Arrow Legal Group, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of use of the Website by you. The Right Arrow Legal Group reserves the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this section. In such event, you shall provide such cooperation as is reasonably requested by the Right Arrow Legal Group.
Termination and Suspension
We may terminate or suspend these Website Terms at any time without notice to you. Without limiting the foregoing, we shall have the right to terminate immediately, or to suspend immediately, your access to the Website in the event of any conduct by you which we, in our sole discretion, consider to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by you of these Website Terms or any applicable law. The provisions of the following Sections of these Website Terms shall survive termination of these Website Terms: Changes to the Website; User Conduct; Intellectual Property Rights; Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability; Indemnification; Termination and Suspension; Governing Law and Forum; Reliance on Information Posted; Linking to the Website and Social Media Features; Links from the Website; Copyrights and Copyright Agent; Digital Services Act (the “DSA”); and General.
Governing Law and Forum
The content, data, video, and all other material and features on the Website are presented for the purpose of providing entertainment, news, and/or information and/or promoting programs, films, music, games, and other products and/or services that are or may become available.
Any and all disputes, claims, and controversies arising out of or in connection with your access to, and/or use of the Website, and/or the provision of content, services, and/or technology on or through the Website shall be: (a) governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws and decisions of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts applicable to contracts made, entered into, and performed entirely therein, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions; and (b) made exclusively in a federal or state court located in Boston, Massachusetts. By using the Website, you submit to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
Please report any violation of these Website Terms to our Legal Department at legal@rightarrowlegal.com.
Reliance on Information Posted
The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
The Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by us, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Right Arrow Legal. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
Linking to the Website and Social Media Features
You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part.
The Website may provide certain social media features that enable you to:
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Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on the Website.
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Send emails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on the Website.
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Cause limited portions of content on the Website to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.
You may use these features solely as they are provided by us, solely with respect to the content they are displayed with, and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features.
Subject to the foregoing, you must not:
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Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.
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Cause the Website or portions of it to be displayed on, or to appear to be displayed by, any other site (e.g., framing, deep linking, or in-line linking).
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Link to any part of the Website other than the homepage.
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Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on the Website that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Website Terms.
You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking to stop immediately. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.
Links from the Website
If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked from the Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
Copyrights and Copyright Agent
We respect others’ intellectual property rights, and expect our users and customers to do the same. If you wish to send a notice of intellectual property infringement, including any claim of copyright infringement, please submit your notice to copyright@rightarrowlegal.com. We reserve the right to terminate access to the Website for users or customers who post material that infringes the intellectual property rights of others.
General
These Terms and any operating rules for the Website established by us constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. The provisions of these Website Terms are for the benefit of the Right Arrow Legal Group, its affiliates and its third-party content providers and licensors and each shall have the right to assert and to enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. If any part of these Website Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, it will be replaced with language reflecting the original purpose in a valid and enforceable manner. The enforceable sections of these Website Terms will remain binding upon the parties. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.
English-Language Version Controls
Any non-English translation(s) of these Website Terms are provided for convenience only. In the event of any ambiguity or conflict between translations, the English version is authoritative and controls.
How to Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about Website Terms of Use, please contact us at:
privacy@rightarrowlegal.com.