TERMS OF USE
Audette Law Terms of Use
Last Updated: January 2024
Thank you for visiting our Website. These terms of use are entered into by and between You and Audette Law PLLC (“Firm,” “we,” or “us”). The following terms and conditions, together with any policies expressly incorporated by reference (collectively, “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of this website, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through our website www.audettelawpllc.com and our other services, tools, and other applications (collectively, our “Website”), whether as a guest or a registered user.
These Terms of Use is a legally binding agreement and applies to all users of our Website and/or services. Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. Use of this Website represents that you have the right and capacity to enter into this Agreement. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.
This Website is offered as a general audience Website for adults. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old, or of legal age in your State or jurisdiction, to form a binding contract with the Firm and meet all the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.
The information you obtain at this site is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for advice regarding your individual situation. We invite you to contact us and welcome your calls, letters, and emails. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send any confidential information to us until such time as an attorney-client relationship has been established.
LICENSING INFORMATION
Dani Audette is licensed to practice law in New York and Florida. Nothing on the Website should be interpreted as engaging in, or offering to engage in, any activities in any jurisdiction where those activities would constitute the unauthorized practice of law or would otherwise be improper.
ATTORNEY ADVERTISING
This Website is not intended to constitute attorney advertising. To the extent it is construed as such, you understand that past results do not guarantee similar outcomes. You also understand that by using this Website, reading the contents of the Website, and/or subscribing to any email newsletter does not result in the formation of an attorney-client relationship between you and Audette Law PLLC. An attorney-client relationship with Audette Law PLLC can only be entered into after you formally receive, review, sign, and return our engagement letter.
CHANGES TO THE TERMS OF USE
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. These Terms of Use are binding on you and you are expected to check this page regularly, so you are aware of any changes. By continuing to use our Website, you irrevocably agree to and accept any revisions.
WEBSITE ACCESS AND SECURITY
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including registered users.
To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including but not limited to using any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.
We have the right to disable any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
FEES
Audette Law PLLC provides certain information regarding the flat fees for its legal services on the Website. The fee information provided on this Website is intended to provide a range of fees for the various legal services offered by Audette Law PLLC and are not guaranteed. Fees for our services vary depending on each client’s specific legal requirements. We reserve the right to change the fee information provided on the Website at any time.
STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY
Our Website uses stock photography that was purchased for a fee. All stock images used have an irrevocable, non-exclusive copyright license to download, copy, distribute and use the photos for a fee, including for commercial purposes. Use of said stock photography is permissible under applicable laws without permission from the photographer or attributing the work to the photographer.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof), are owned by the Firm, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. Under no circumstances will you acquire any ownership rights or other interest in any content on this Website by or through your use of this Website.
You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
If we provide desktop, mobile or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications.
If we provide social media features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.
You must not:
Modify copies of any materials from this site.
Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.
If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than as set out in this section, please email your request to: hello@audettelawpllc.com.
If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Firm. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
TRADEMARKS
The Firm name, its trademarks, the Firm logo and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks of the Firm or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use these trademarks without the prior written permission of the Firm. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTRACT TEMPLATES
If you purchase a digital contract template from Audette Law PLLC you are granted one revocable, worldwide, non-exclusive license to the product purchased. You do not have the right to sell, share or transmit the template to anyone. If you violate this license, you will be charged for the licenses transmitted to others, and access to the product will be revoked. Contract templates are subject to any additional terms and conditions as agreed upon at time of purchase by the purchaser.
REFUND POLICY: CONTRACT TEMPLATES
Due to the immediate, direct access to the contract templates and other digital products, Audette Law PLLC does not offer a refund of any kind. Additionally, if you sign up for a payment plan, we do not allow you to cancel the remaining payments for any reason. Please read all product details and descriptions before purchasing a contract template or other digital product to ensure you understand what you are buying. By submitting payment, you acknowledge and agree to all payment and purchase terms, including this Refund Policy. If you have any questions, please contact hello@audettelawpllc.com.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
If you believe your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, you should notify Audette Law PLLC of your claim at hello@audettelawpllc.com, as set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”). To be effective your notification must be in writing and include the following information:
A. An electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
B. Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
C. A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Service, with enough detail that we may find it on the Service;
D. Your address, telephone number and email address; and
E. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate, and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
LAWFUL PURPOSE / PROHIBITED USES
This Website is to be used for lawful purposes only. You agree to be financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through this site. You agree to use this site for legitimate, non-commercial purposes only.You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use.
For the avoidance of doubt, you agree not to use the Website as follows:
In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
To exploit, harm or attempt to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation.
To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Firm, a Firm employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Firm or users of the Website, or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.
Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Website.
Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.
TERMINATION
We have the right to terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.
REPEAT INFRINGER POLICY
In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, the Firm has a policy of terminating the user accounts of repeat infringers. We may also at our sole discretion terminate the memberships of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, regardless of whether there is any repeat infringement.
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 information on this Website is at your own risk. We disclaim all liability arising from any reliance placed on the information presented on this Website by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE LINKS AND CONTENT
This Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers and 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 the Firm, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Firm. We are not liable to you, or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
NO SPONSORED POSTS
There are no sponsored posts contained on this Website. We do not write sponsored posts or accept free products in exchange for reviews. Opinions expressed on our Website are our own. Any products or services that are linked from our Website have been purchased by us.
TESTIMONIALS
The Website may feature testimonials from clients to provide visitors with comments, feedback, and information from others’ experiences with our services, Website, and products. While all information, photos, and quotes used are from actual clients, sharing their real, honest opinions of our Website and services, these testimonials are not to be considered as a guarantee that current or future clients will experience the same results, or a guarantee that all clients will have the same experience. You understand and agree that by reading a featured testimonial on our Website, you do not expect the same results, and understand this information is not a guarantee.
UPDATING INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE
We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up to date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND YOUR VISITS TO THE WEBSITE
All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK
You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your specific requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.
WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE FIRM NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRM MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE FIRM NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRM REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
THE FIRM HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL THE FIRM, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE WAS FORESEEABLE OR IN THE CONTEMPLATION OF THE PARTIES AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
INDEMNITY AND RELEASE
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Firm, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any third-party lawsuits, claims or causes of action, demands, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal expenses and attorneys' fees, arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to any use of the Website's content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the STATE OF NEW YORK without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of New York, New York County, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You agree to waive any and all objections as to personal jurisdiction or venue in the chosen forum, including but not limited to any claim or defense that the chosen forum is inconvenient.
ARBITRATION
At our sole discretion, we may require You to submit any claims or disputes arising from the use of the Website, or any services or items obtained through the website, or these Terms of Use, including claims or disputes arising from or concerning the interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, or the breach of the Terms of Use, to final, non-appealable, and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall take place in New York, New York. The parties further agree that any arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by a single arbitrator selected by mutual agreement or, failing such agreement, appointed by the AAA. In adjudicating the dispute, the arbitrator shall apply the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law principals. Each party shall pay its own attorneys’ fees and costs and its proportionate share of arbitrator fees and the arbitration fees and expenses of the AAA. The parties waive any right to lead, pursue, or participate in any claims against each other in court, including any class action lawsuit and the right to a jury trial.
The parties both further agree that prior to arbitration, the parties both will make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute without the necessity of outside intervention.
LIMITATION ON TIME PERIOD IN WHICH TO FILE CLAIMS
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES, OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY
No waiver by the Firm of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Firm to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Website.
YOUR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS
All feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the Website should be emailed to: hello@audettelawpllc.com.