Terms & Conditions - Web Site Terms of Usage

1. Use Restrictions

Absent prior written permission from a manager of the Maryland Legal Assistance Network ("MLAN") you may not copy, distribute, republish, upload, post, or transmit information contained in this Web site ("Information") in any manner. Provided, however, you may download one copy of the Information onto one computer for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you do not change the Information in any manner and further provided that you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice contained in the Information.

This limited license allows you to use the Information only for lawful uses in accordance with the foregoing and does not allow you to sell the Information, use the Information for commercial use, use any type of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering or extraction methods on this Web site. Any Information downloaded by you from this Web site is merely licensed to you by MLAN. This license does not transfer to you any intellectual property rights in the Information under any patent, copyright, or trademark. All such rights remain with MLAN. Modifying, or using the Information for any purpose other than as specifically authorized herein violates MLAN's intellectual property rights. Absent prior written consent from a manager of MLAN you may not copy or imitate any elements of this Web site, including, but not limited to, graphics, digital images, logos, sounds, images, icons and buttons, protected by trade dress and other laws. You may not resell, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or otherwise modify any software contained within the Information. Absent prior written consent from a manager of MLAN, you may not use framing, metatag or hidden text techniques in association with any MLAN trademark, logo or other copyrighted or proprietary information.

2. Transmissions

You acknowledge that transmissions by you to or from this Web site ("Transmissions") are non-confidential and that others may read and/or intercept such Transmissions. MLAN has the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion to review any Transmissions transmitted using this Web site or MLAN's server and to edit or delete any Transmissions which violate any term of this Agreement. You hereby consent to MLAN's collection and use of such Transmissions in accordance with MLAN's then current Privacy Statement and acknowledge that submitting Transmissions to this Web site, creates no confidential or fiduciary relationship between you and MLAN. By using this Web site, you thereby assign all right, title and interest, including the copyright therein, in all Transmissions to MLAN. Accordingly, MLAN shall own all intellectual property rights in the Transmissions, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use of the Transmissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment, compensation or liability to you. By submitting such Transmissions to this Web site, you irrevocably waive all "moral rights" in such Transmissions.

3. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold MLAN, and its affiliates, managers and employees, its suppliers and their respective affiliates and agents, harmless from all claims, liabilities, damages and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or relating to your use of this Web site, including, but not limited to: (1) your submission to this Web site of any Transmission; (2) your alleged breach of this Agreement; or (3) your infringement of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

4. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL MLAN ITS PARENTS, AFFILIATES, VENDORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE, OR FOR THE LOSS OF PROFITS, OR DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THEFT, DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO MLAN'S RECORDS, OR FOR THE COST OF OBTAINING SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES OR RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, PROFITS, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLES WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF MLAN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. IN SUCH CASES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT THAT MLAN'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION SHALL NOT BE GREATER THAN THE TOTALITY OF PAYMENTS MADE BY YOU TO MLAN IN EXCHANGE FOR ALLOWING YOU ACCESS TO THIS WEB SITE.

5. Disclaimer

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WEB SITE AND THE INFORMATION HEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, WHERE IS" BASIS AND THAT MLAN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THIS WEB SITE OR THE INFORMATION. MLAN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MERCHANTABLILTY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. BY USING OR ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS WEB SITE YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE: (1) THE INFORMATION COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES AND/OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; (2) MLAN DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THE TIMLINESS, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION; AND (3) MLAN DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS WEB SITE OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF ERRORS OR VIRUSES OR OTHER POTENTIALLY DAMAGING CONTENT.

MLAN may periodically change the Information. MLAN reserves the right to implement such changes, at any time without notice to you. Unless specifically indicated in writing to the contrary, no reference in this Web site to any products, services, processes, or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise shall constitute or imply MLAN's endorsement or sponsorship thereof.

6. Links to Third-Party Sites

This Web site includes hypertext links to other Web sites and MLAN has no control over, and makes no representations of any kind regarding the content on such Web sites or the content on any Web site linked to such Web sites, or any changes or modifications made thereto. You hereby acknowledge that by using any such hypertext links, you thereby irrevocably waive any and all claims against MLAN regarding such Web sites and must adhere to the usage and privacy policies governing such sites. Note that this Web site's use of hypertext links to other Web sites does not imply MLAN's sponsorship or endorsement of any such Web sites.

7. Copyright

All copyrightable Information, including the selection and arrangement thereof are copyright © Maryland Legal Assistance Network (MLAN/MLSC/DD), 2002. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

8. Impermissible Activity

You must not use this Web site or the MLAN server to transmit any data which: (1) is unlawful, threatening or abusive; (2) encourages criminal or other activity which would reasonably give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or international law; (3) is vulgar, profane, obscene or offensive; (4) is pornographic, sexually explicit or indecent; (5) contains false or misleading information (6) inhibits another user from use or enjoyment of this Web site; (7) is defamatory or libelous; (8) contains a virus or surreptitious code; or (9) contains any type of commercial component or advertising.

9. Data Collection and Use

Your Transmissions are subject to MLAN's Privacy Statement.  By using this Web site, you agree to review the Privacy Statement, and be bound by its terms and conditions. From time to time, MLAN may change its Privacy Statement without notice to you. Your continued use of this Web site after the posting of any changes, shall constitute your agreement with and acceptance of such changes.

10. Monitoring the Site

You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for all of your activities in relationship to this Web site, including the contents of all Transmissions, and the consequences thereof. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold MLAN harmless for any liability arising from your use of this Web site. While MLAN respects your privacy, you hereby acknowledge that this Agreement creates no reasonable expectation of privacy in any Transmissions. MLAN may, but is under no obligation to, use blocking and/or filtering software and other monitoring devices to prevent the dissemination of unsolicited electronic communications (spam). You may not use this Web site in association with such spam, any computer viruses or any other potentially damaging computer code. MLAN will prosecute Violations of this provision to the fullest extent allowed by law and reserves the right to take additional action regarding any such activity or conduct. Such additional action may include recovery of costs and expenses associated with identifying offenders and preventing their access to this Web site as well as lost profits, damages, court costs and attorney fees associated with repairing any damaged software or hardware. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Privacy Policy, MLAN reserves the right to report any Transmissions which it believes violate any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties, and to assist such parties in their investigations

11. Governing Law

This is the entire agreement between you and MLAN relating to your use of this Web site. The laws of the State of Maryland, United States of America shall govern this Agreement and the Privacy Policy, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Privacy Statement shall be filed only in state or federal court located in Baltimore, Maryland and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such action.

12. Termination

Either you or MLAN may terminate this Agreement at any time. You may terminate this Agreement by destroying all materials obtained from this Web site. MLAN may terminate this Agreement immediately, without notice, for any reason, or no reason, and reserves the right to block or prevent your future access to this Web site.

13. Severability

If any portion of this Agreement or the Privacy Statement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that portion will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions hereof.

If you do not agree to these Terms of Usage, please do not register with or enter this Web site. Your use of the Web site signifies your acceptance of these terms. As these terms are subject to change at any time without notice, please check them before using the Web site to determine whether a change has been made.