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DRUNK-DRIVING-HELP.COM (the
"Service") is offered to users of the DRUNK-DRIVING-HELP.COM Web
site. The Service provides those seeking legal services ("Requestor")
with the opportunity to locate attorneys who subscribe to the Service and are interested
in providing legal services to the Requestor ("Subscriber
Attorneys"). DRUNK-DRIVING-HELP.COM does not review requests by
Requestors or responses by Subscriber Attorneys.
1. USER
ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY.
DRUNK-DRIVING-HELP.COM does not warrant
the validity and accuracy of information submitted by Requestors or Subscriber
Attorneys. DRUNK-DRIVING-HELP.COM does not guarantee the quality of any
work product by Subscriber Attorneys. DRUNK-DRIVING-HELP.COM cannot
ensure that a transaction will occur. Further, if a transaction does occur, DRUNK-DRIVING-HELP.COM has no control over the quality, safety or legality of the item or service
sold. This service is free for Requestors to use in submitting requests and
reviewing responses. All charges associated with this service are incurred by
Subscriber Attorneys.
2. DISCLAIMER OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP AND LEGAL
REPRESENTATION.
Use of this Service is
not intended to and does not create an attorney-client relationship between a
Subscriber Attorney and any Requestors. That must be done outside the scope of
this Service. The Service offers no legal advice, recommendations,
endorsements, or legal representation of any sort. The Service merely offers
Requestors a forum through which they may review a limited choice of legal
counsel. Each Requestor is solely responsible for making his, her, or its own
selection of counsel. The Service does not receive any portion of any legal
fees or costs charged by any Subscriber Attorney. Any fee arrangements and
legal services are strictly between the Requestor and their Subscriber Attorney
and do not involve DRUNK-DRIVING-HELP.COM in any way.
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DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
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security measures to try to prevent any unauthorized interception of data, but
because of the nature of the World Wide Web any and all information provided
through this Service is subject to interception by third parties. By continuing
to use this Service you hereby acknowledge that disclosure of electronic
communications sent through the Service may occur. Therefore, Requestors should
avoid disclosing any privileged and/or specific information regarding matters
for which legal representation is sought. Specific information would include,
by way of example only, names of persons, businesses, and facts that would
readily identify the parties involved in the legal issue or dispute. Requestor
should describe their issue or dispute in the general terms only. Specific
information should only be revealed after the Requestor has selected an
attorney and made contact outside the Service (e.g. via telephone or
appointment). Subscriber Attorneys using the Service should refrain from asking
any Requestor to reveal any specific or confidential information through the
Service.
4. SOLE
DISCRETION WITH REQUESTOR AND SUBSCRIBER ATTORNEY.
Requestor shall have sole
discretion whether to contact any Subscriber Attorney who responds to a
request. Nothing in this Service is intended or should be interpreted as
directing a Requestor in the selection of an attorney or limiting the ability
of an attorney to use his or her own judgment in the practice of law.
5. CONFLICTS
CHECKS.
Requestor understands
that a Subscriber Attorney will not be able to and will not perform a check for
conflicts of interest between the Requestor and other clients of the Subscriber
Attorney prior to responding to a request. Conflict checks require Requestor to
provide their name and contact information and the identity of any affiliated
entities, opposing individuals and entities, and such other information as an
attorney may require. Conflict checks by Subscriber Attorneys who obtain
information from Requestors through this Service are not possible since
submissions by a Requestor to the Subscriber Attorney are anonymous and the
description of the matter by the Requestor is required to be general in nature.
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Requestors and Subscriber
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of any kind and nature, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected,
disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with the
Service, any disclosure resulting from your use of the Service, any conflict of
interest, ethical violation, or any alleged malpractice arising out of any
Requestors use of the Service in locating a Subscriber Attorney. If you are a
California resident, you waive California Civil Code §1542, which says: "A
general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or
suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if
known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.
7.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
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CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SERVICE. Some
states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, so the above limitation and exclusions may not apply.
8. WARRANTY
DISCLAIMER.
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RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT OR PRODUCTS, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
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