Terms and Conditions

I. Introduction

Welcome to LegalMatch! These terms and conditions of service detail what you (the “User”) can expect from us (the “Service”), and what we expect from you. References to our products in this terms of service agreement (the “Agreement”) refer to all of our products, services, and subscriptions including websites, software, and apps.

II. Our Mission and Business Model

Our mission is to facilitate communication between legal professionals and potential users of legal services. LegalMatch is an online platform that provides a venue for providers and purchasers of legal services to exchange information with the goal of eventually forming a professional relationship.

LegalMatch does not guarantee that Users will successfully find legal representation through this system. LegalMatch takes no position and offers no opinion on when or if an attorney-client relationship has been formed and does not involve itself in the agreements between members and clients or the actual representation of clients. Therefore, we cannot ensure the completion of the agreement or the integrity of either party. The User, and not LegalMatch, is solely responsible for assessing the integrity, honesty, and trustworthiness of all persons with whom the User communicates on the Service.

In support of this mission we offer both free and paid products, and we hope you’ll purchase one of our paid products. Please note that our policies may differ between offerings, and payment options may vary including differences between subscription payments and any one-time payments made on our platform.

The basic, free subscription is complimentary, with no payment required, and users are automatically enrolled at this level upon case submission.

Paid Accounts

Billing: If you upgrade your account to access paid features, this will turn your account into a paid account and we will automatically bill you from the date you convert to a paid account and on each periodic renewal until cancellation. You are responsible for all applicable taxes, and we’ll charge tax when required. Some countries have mandatory local laws regarding your cancellation rights, and this paragraph does not override these laws.

Cancellation: Your paid subscription will continue on an annual basis unless and until you cancel or the subscription is suspended or discontinued by Legalmatch.com. If you cancel your paid subscription, cancellation will be effective at the end of the current subscription period. You will continue to have access to your subscription for the remainder of that period, but you will not receive a refund.

Refunds: You may cancel your paid account at any time and Legalmatch.com reserves the right to offer refunds at its discretion. Except as described in this Agreement or as explicitly stated as part of the sign-up process for a Service, Legalmatch.com has no obligation to provide refunds or vouchers for any other Services.

Refunds for Trials: To avoid being charged during a free trial period, you must cancel your subscription before your free trial ends. If you do not cancel during the free trial, you will be billed the full amount for the subscription you signed up for.

Please note that we treat violations of our User Agreement very seriously, and we have no obligation to offer refunds to users who violate these or other Legalmatch.com policies, even if their requests are made within the designated trial period.

Third-Party Marketplaces: Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you purchase or subscribe to any paid Service, through a third party service (e.g., PayPal, Stripe, etc.), the refund policy applicable to that third-party marketplace will apply, unless otherwise explicitly stated by Legalmatch.com. The third-party service will be solely responsible for making refunds under its refund policy, and Legalmatch.com will have no refund obligations. Legalmatch.com disclaims any responsibility or liability related to any third-party marketplace's refund policy or the third-party's compliance or noncompliance with such policy.

Promotional Offers: We may from time to time offer special promotional offers or discounts (“Offers”). Offer eligibility is determined by Legalmatch.com at its sole discretion and we reserve the right to revoke an Offer in the event that we determine you are not eligible. Users with an existing Offer may not be eligible for additional Offers. We may use information such as method of payment or an account email address used with a Legalmatch.com purchase to determine Offer eligibility. The eligibility requirements and other limitations and conditions will be disclosed when you sign up for the Offer or in other communications made available to you.

Changes to Price and Subscription Plans: We reserve the right to change our subscription plans or adjust pricing for our service or any components thereof in any manner and at any time as we may determine in our sole and absolute discretion. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, any price changes or changes to your subscription will take effect following notice to you.

Who We Are

LegalMatch products are provided by LegalMatch., a Nevada corporation. For more information about LegalMatch, please visit https://www.legalmatch.com/company/about_us.html.

Disclaimer of attorney-client relationship

Any form of use of the Service by a subscribing member or potential client is not intended to and will not create an attorney-client relationship between any person or entity and LegalMatch. Any electronic communication sent to LegalMatch will not create an attorney-client relationship between the User and LegalMatch, such being expressly denied.

LegalMatch does not screen or vouch for any of its Users

Providing a service where potential clients and legal professionals can meet does not imply an endorsement of any subscribing attorney or service provider. LegalMatch makes no representation concerning an attorney's qualifications (except that the attorney was licensed to practice law in at least one state at the time of registration), nor does it sanction statements an attorney may post on the system. LegalMatch makes no representation concerning the qualifications of non-attorney legal service providers. Your case will not be viewed by non-attorney legal providers or their staff without your consent. LegalMatch does not screen potential cases, or otherwise channel potential clients to selected attorneys.

LegalMatch does not provide legal advice

LegalMatch is not a law firm. LegalMatch offers no legal advice, recommendations, mediation, or counseling under any circumstance. Once you retain an attorney, listen to them.

Disclaimer of representations by Users

LegalMatch makes no representation, guarantee, or warranty (express or implied) as to the legal ability, competence, or quality of representation which may be provided by any of the attorneys, law firms, or legal service providers which may submit bids and/or are listed through this website or any affiliate thereof.

III. User Guidelines

In order to keep this system attractive and useful for all Users, it is important that Users follow the rules of the system. Some of these rules are described in this contract, and the rest in bulletins posted at various points in the system. LegalMatch reserves the right to deny further access to its service to any User who violates these rules, is the subject of complaints by other LegalMatch Users, for any other reason, or for no reason at all.

Users may not engage in any of the following activities on our system:

IV. Ratings

As part of our service to all Users, LegalMatch provides a place in the client dashboard where clients can rate and provide review comments about the lawyers they work with. Those review comments are accessible by everyone. While we encourage open and unrestricted use of the rating and comments feature, we do not tolerate offensive conduct. When rating and commenting on a lawyer, please keep your review accurate, constructive and civil. Bear in mind that use of disparaging and defamatory comments does not serve the purpose of the rating and review feature and may result in legal liability to the User. LegalMatch reserves the right to terminate this agreement and restrict future access to the Service to Users who post comments that are defamatory, hostile, vulgar, or otherwise distasteful.

V. Disclaimer of Information Obtained on the Service

LegalMatch provides legal professionals and potential clients with a platform that functions as an open market. LegalMatch is not responsible for the content of materials posted on its websites. The opinions and views expressed are those of the individual Users of the Service and do not reflect those of LegalMatch. Data submitted by other Users (both attorneys and lay persons) is not verified or reviewed in any way before it appears on the LegalMatch website. LegalMatch does not warrant the validity or accuracy of any such information. Please use caution and common sense when using this site.

LegalMatch does not continuously review the standing of any attorney subscriber with any regulatory authority. When considering employing any attorney or law firm, Users should check the attorney's standing with the state bar. When considering employing a non-attorney legal service service provider, Users should check with the agency that certified the provider or the applicable regulatory body.

LegalMatch makes every effort to verify that attorneys who subscribe to the Service are licensed and in good standing in at least one state within the United States at the time of registration. However, LegalMatch is unable to track, verify, or monitor the standing of each attorney using the Service. Therefore, LegalMatch makes no representation regarding the status, standing or ability of any attorney or law firm that submits bids or is listed through this website.

Users are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any firm being considered. The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of legal representation are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely on advertisements, claims of expertise, or the cost of rendering the legal services requested.

LegalMatch is not responsible for, and in no way endorses, any description or indication of specialization or limitation of practice by an attorney or law firm. Please be aware that no agency or board may have certified such an attorney as a specialist or expert in any indicated field of law practice. In addition, an attorney claiming a specific practice area is not necessarily any more expert or competent than other attorneys. It is up to the User to question the attorneys and providers on the factual basis of any statement they make, ask for the names of the certifying agencies, and verify all information.

Users are encouraged to exercise caution when reviewing any information submitted by attorneys and other parties. Although LegalMatch strongly encourages attorneys to comply with all regulations governing attorney conduct, it is impossible for LegalMatch to monitor members' integrity or compliance with applicable rules.

LegalMatch in no way endorses the content or legality of any responses, statements, or promises made by attorneys or any other parties, on or off this site.

VI. Confidentiality

LegalMatch maintains the confidentiality of any information submitted by Users to our System and our database of members. Once a lawyer responds to your case, their office will gain access to the information you submitted. LegalMatch cannot control the conduct of others, and we cannot guarantee that this information will remain confidential. Please use caution in deciding what information to input into the System. Do not make any confessions or admissions. Do not use proper names or addresses. Do not provide any other highly personal, sensitive, or incriminating information. LegalMatch is not responsible for the release or improper use of such information by other Users or any release due to error or failure in the System.

User agrees that attorneys contacted by User through the System may report to LegalMatch on whether their services were engaged by the User and the total attorney's fees paid.

VII. Indemnification

The User agrees that LegalMatch is not responsible for any harm that this service may cause. The User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold LegalMatch harmless from and against any and all liability and costs incurred in connection with any loss, liability, claim, demand, damage, and/or expenses arising from or in connection with the contents or use of the Service. The User agrees that this defense and indemnity shall also apply to any breach by the User of the Agreement or the foregoing representations, warranties, and covenants. The User further agrees that this defense and indemnity shall include without limitation attorney fees and costs. The User also agrees that this defense and indemnity shall apply to LegalMatch, its affiliates, directors, officers, and employees. LegalMatch reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by the User, and the User shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of LegalMatch.

VIII. Communications and Other Data

LegalMatch is not responsible for any loss of data resulting from accidental or deliberate deletion, network or system outages, file corruption, or any other reasons.

IX. Other LegalMatch Rights

LegalMatch also reserves the following rights:

X. Modifications to Terms of Service

LegalMatch may change the Agreement at any time. Continued use of the service will indicate acceptance of the new terms and conditions.

XI. Modifications to Service

LegalMatch reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service with or without notice to the User. The User agrees that LegalMatch shall not be liable to the User or any third party for any modification or discontinuance of the Service. The User acknowledges and agrees that any termination of Service under any provision of this Agreement may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledges and agrees that LegalMatch may immediately delete data and files in the User's account and bar any further access to such files or the Service.

XII. LegalMatch's Proprietary Rights

LegalMatch owns certain things on this system, including the 'look and feel' of the system, the name of the system, and the collective work copyright in sequences of public messages on the system. Users cannot reproduce any message thread from the system, either electronically or in print, without LegalMatch's permission and the permission of all participants in the thread. This is not a complete list — other things on the system are also LegalMatch property. Contact LegalMatch before copying anything from the system with plans of reproducing it or distributing it.

The User acknowledges and agrees that content, including but not limited to text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, page layout and design, or other material contained in the Service or information presented through the Service is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws. The User acknowledges and agrees that the User is permitted to use this material and information only as expressly authorized by LegalMatch or its Sponsors, and may not copy, reproduce, transmit, distribute, or create derivative works of such content or information without express authorization. The User acknowledges and agrees that LegalMatch can display images and text throughout the Service.

XIII. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

A great danger for LegalMatch, and for all operators of online systems, is that we might be held accountable for the wrongful actions of our Users. If one User libels another User, the injured User might blame us, even though the first User was really at fault. If a User uploads a program with a computer virus, and the other Users' computers are damaged, we might be blamed even though a User left the virus on our System. If a User transmits illegal or improper information to another User, we might be blamed even though we did nothing more than unknowingly carry the message from one User to another. Accordingly, we need all Users to accept responsibility for their own acts, and to accept that an act by another User that damages them must not be blamed on us, but only on the other User.

Although it is LegalMatch's goal to provide Users with a reliable, quality system, we may make mistakes or experience system failure from time to time. Such problems are inevitable in operating a system of this size. We would not be able to make this system available to Users if we had to accept blame or financial liability for any usability problems, system failures or errors, or mistakes or damages of any kind. In order to continue offering and improving our service, LegalMatch must deny any warranties on this service and insure that our liability for any problems connected with the use of our system is strictly limited.

These needs are accomplished by the following disclaimers:

Disclaimer of Warranties

The user expressly agrees that use of the service is at the user's sole risk. The service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. LegalMatch expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. LegalMatch makes no warranty that the service will meet user's requirements, that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; nor does LegalMatch make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the service, or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the service, or that defects in the software will be corrected. LegalMatch makes no warranty regarding any goods or services purchased or information obtained through the service or any transactions entered into through the service.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by the user from LegalMatch shall create any warranty not expressly stated herein.

Limitation of Liability

The user agrees that LegalMatch shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages resulting from the use or the inability to use the service or for cost of procurement of substitute goods and services or resulting from any goods or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the service or resulting from unauthorized access to or alteration of user's transmissions or data, including, but not limited to damages for loss of profits, use, data or other intangibles, even if LegalMatch has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The user further agrees that LegalMatch shall not be liable for any damages arising from interruption, suspension or termination of service, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, whether such interruption, suspension or termination was justified or not, negligent or intentional, inadvertent or advertent.

XIV. Arbitration

Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or LegalMatch services shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the County of San Francisco, California, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. Either the User or LegalMatch may seek any interim or preliminary relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of San Francisco, California, necessary to protect the rights or property of the User or LegalMatch pending the completion of arbitration. This arbitration clause does not prohibit either LegalMatch or the User from seeking to have the arbitration dismissed or judicially terminated on the basis the claims in arbitration action fail to provide a legal basis upon which a claim for relief may be granted. Any motion or action to dismiss must be filed in a court of general jurisdiction within the County of San Francisco, California.

XV. General

This agreement, the Agreement, incorporates by reference our Privacy Policy and any notice by LegalMatch contained in any of the website pages, and constitutes the entire understanding between the User and LegalMatch regarding the User's relationship to our Service.

Users can reach our Service from all fifty states and around the world. Each of these places has a different set of laws. Since LegalMatch cannot keep track of all these laws and their requirements, the Agreement and the relationship between the User and LegalMatch shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

If LegalMatch fails to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement, that failure shall not be used to prove that LegalMatch has waived the right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and that the other provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. The User agrees that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or the Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in the Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

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