Terms of Use/Disclaimers/ Legal Advertisement
This website (“Site”) is owned by Law Office of Stephen Fiegel (the “Firm”). Use of www.employment-law.net is governed by the following terms of use. Please read the “Terms of Use” carefully. By using this Site you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree to these terms of use, do not use this Site. The Firm grants you a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited right to access, use and display this Site, as long as you fully comply with these Terms. The Firm may modify the Terms from time to time and your continued use of this Site thereafter will confirm your agreement to those modifications.
1. No Attorney Client Relationship or Legal Advice Through Website
This Site is for general information purposes to allow you to learn more about the Firm and various areas law in which the Firm practices. The information on this Site is not intended as legal advice and is not to be acted upon as such. It may not be current and may be changed without notice.
Your use of this Site or communication with the Firm through this Site does not create an attorney-client relationship. This Site is not intended as a solicitation, is not intended to convey or constitute legal advice, and is not a substitute for obtaining legal advice from a qualified attorney. You should not act on any information presented in this Site without consulting with a qualified attorney.
Email or other written communications to the Firm will not establish an attorney-client relationship. The Firm cannot and does not accept a proposed new client or matter until a determination is made that a proposed representation would not conflict with other clients and matters being handled by the Firm, and would otherwise be acceptable to the Firm. Unless you have prior written authorization from Stephen Fiegel, Esq., do not send or communicate any confidential information to the Firm, through this Site or otherwise, as the Firm cannot assure that it will be treated as confidential or privileged without an attorney-client relationship in place.
2. Compliance
The Firm’s attorney is licensed to practice law in California. This Site is not intended to promote or advertise the Firm’s services in any other state. This Site may be considered a “legal advertisement.” The Firm does not seek to represent anyone based solely upon a visit to this Site. In situations in which the Firm’s fees are contingent or partially contingent on the outcome of the matter, the client is obligated to pay for court costs and expenses regardless of the outcome. Stephen Fiegel, Esq. is NOT a “specialist” certified by the California State Bar.
3. Disclaimers; No Warranty or Liability
In accordance with the rules of professional responsibility, the Firm emphasizes that the testimonials and other information on this Site do not constitute a guaranty, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of any legal matter, including yours. No representation is made or intended that the quality of the legal services to be provided by the Firm is greater than the quality of legal services that are offered by other lawyers, or that you will obtain a better result in your matters by using our Firm instead of others. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each representation has unique facts and circumstances that affect results. You should not assume that your matter will achieve a similar or better outcome than any described on the Site.
This Site content is provided “as is” and without representation or warranty of any kind. The Firm makes no warranty, express or implied, concerning suitability, reliability, accuracy, fitness, merchant-ability, or otherwise. The Firm does not make any representations, express or implied, concerning the timeliness, accuracy, or completeness of the contents of this Site, or that it will be free of errors, or viruses or other harmful elements, or that defects will be corrected. Any representation that might imply otherwise is expressly disclaimed.
Use of this Site is at your own risk. You assume full responsibility and risk of loss resulting from your downloading any content or use of any information accessed on or through the Site. The Firm disclaims any liability for any action, or failure to take any action, in reliance on this Site. You agree that the Firm is not liable to you or others in any way or for any damages of any kind under any theory, arising from this Site, including but not limited to liability or damages caused by viruses contained within electronic files on this Site or any linked site, regardless of prior notice to the Firm.
4. Copyright Notice
All material and software published on or used by this Site are protected by copyright, and are owned and or controlled by or licensed to the Firm or the party listed as the provider of the materials or software. You may download downloadable materials displayed on this Site only for personal, temporary, noncommercial, informational purposes, provided that the material is not modified. Any other copying, reproduction, republishing, uploading, posting, transmitting or duplicating of any of the materials is prohibited without the prior written consent of the Firm.
5. Links to Other Sites
Links to other websites may appear on this Site. The Firm has no control over the linked sites or materials, information, goods, and services available on or through those linked sites. If you use those links you will leave the Firm’s Site. The Firm is not responsible for, and does not endorse, warrant, sponsor, or promote materials, information, goods, and services available on or through those linked sites. Access to those linked sites is entirely at your own risk. The links do not imply legal authority to use any protected rights of any other persons. The Firm may terminate any link at any time.
6. No Harmful Actions Directed To The Firm
You agree not to interrupt or interfere with the operation of this Site in any way. You agree not to link the material on this Site to another Website, or frame or otherwise associate material from this Site, with any other entity or site, without the Firm’s prior written consent. Any authorized link to the Site must include the Terms of Use/Disclaimer content.
You agree not to use this Site for anything other than a lawful and legitimate purpose. You agree not to use this Site in connection with any activity that violates the rights of anyone else, or which the Firm may, in its sole discretion, deem to be potentially unlawful, abusive, offensive, malicious, or harmful. You agree not to harvest or use displayed email information for spamming purposes. You agree not to restrict any other person from using this Site. This Site is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18. The Firm reserves the right to deny or refuse access to this Site to anyone.
7. Privacy
If you visit this Site to browse, the Firm may collect general information about the way you use this Site. This information may include the time of visit, duration, the specific content accessed, the type of web browser and/or operating system and software you use, your IP address, your website addresses, CPU speed, traffic patterns, and similar information. We may use this information to adjust this Site, to identify interest levels in the Firm and its practice, and to develop the Firm.
You should not disclose any case-related or matter-related information about yourself through this Site. If you decide to provide personal contact information about yourself in any email, login, or other option on this Site, we may use that information to contact you and send you additional information. We do not sell any personally identifiable information provided by Site visitors to any third parties. We may share it with our website technicians in connection with Site operation and maintenance, or with unrelated third parties in connection with marketing activities, or as otherwise legally required.
We do not guarantee that any security precautions employed on this Site will protect you against hackers or unauthorized entry by third persons and the Firm expressly disclaims any liability for any loss, misuse, alteration, theft, of, or unauthorized access to, any personal information you provide through this Site.
This Site may employ “cookie” technology. A cookie is an amount of data we may send to your computer’s hard drive that this Site can read and which helps the Firm keep track of how you use this Site. You may adjust your web browser not to accept cookies from this Site, or may delete any such cookie from your computer. If you want us not to make any further use of any personal information that you may have submitted, please let us know in writing.
8. Other
The Firm operates this Site from its office in California. The display of this Site does not subject the Firm to jurisdiction in any particular location. Access to this Site where any content is illegal is prohibited. Any claim related to this Site shall be governed by, construed, and enforced under, the laws of the State of California without reference to its choice of law provisions, and as applied to agreements made and entirely performed in California. Any action arising out of or related to this Site, including access, content, existence, or misuse of this Site, shall be filed in the appropriate state or federal court in the State of California. Access, viewing, or use of this Site constitutes the user’s express consent to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of California for purposes of any such actions.
9. Further Information
If you want further information about the Firm or this Site, please visit the Contact Me page. Stephen M. Fiegel is the attorney responsible for this site. He can be reached at (916) 333-4653 or Stephen_Fiegel_ESQ@comcast.net.