TERMS OF USE & PRIVACY POLICY

September 1, 2016

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By accessing or using this website, you indicate that you have read and understand this Terms of Use & Privacy Policy (the "Agreement") and agree to be bound by it. This Agreement may periodically change without notice, so you should check the Agreement before every attempt to use the website. Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in the State of California ("we" or "the firm"). We reserve all rights on the information and content provided in this website.

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NO LEGAL ADVICE 

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This website may provide information regarding legal issues but in no circumstance should you rely on any information in this website as a substitute for legal advice from qualified counsel. You should not and are not authorized to rely on the website as a source of legal advice. Your use of this website does not create any attorney-client relationship between you and Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP or any of its attorneys.  Using any information on this website to contact any of our attorneys electronically does not create an attorney-client relationship.  If you wish to become a client, you must sign a retention agreement with the firm. The website is not an invitation to form an attorney-client relationship.

 

NO CONFIDENTIALITY 

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You agree that you will not provide any privileged or confidential information through this website.  Any information you provide to us through this website will not be held in confidence unless otherwise agreed by us in a retention agreement.  Absent a previously established attorney-client relationship with this firm, we are not obliged to keep confidential information you may send us and will not keep any such information in confidence.

 

YOUR CONDUCT 

 

• You agree that you will not use this website for any illegal purpose.

• You agree that you will not use this website to obtain or use contact information for sending unsolicited communications (spam) to our attorneys or employees, whether sent by you or any by any other third party

• You agree that you will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website or the servers and network associated with the website

• You agree that you will not circumvent or attempt to circumvent any security or access control technology implemented on the website, or the servers and network associated with the website

• You agree that you will not use the website in any manner designed to degrade the performance or functioning of the website, including, without limitation, launching Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks against the website.

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JURISDICTION

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The attorneys of this firm are primarily licensed to practice in the Sate of California and in any other jurisdictions as stated in their their bios.  Our attorneys are not licensed or authorized to practice in any other jurisdictions.  This website is controlled and operated from California, in the United States of America, and is not intended to subject the firm or any of its attorneys to any non-U.S. jurisdiction or laws.  The Site may not be appropriate or available for use in some jurisdictions or outside of the United States.  If you access the website from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk, waiving any rights not available in the United States, and you are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations.  We may limit the website's availability, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and in our sole discretion.  You agree that any disputes relating to or otherwise arising out of the use of this website shall be resolved pursuant to the laws of the State of California and in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco, California.

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DISCLAIMERS

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We make no representation or warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information or materials available in this website, they are provided "AS IS" and all express or implied warranties are disclaimed.  You agree that your use or reliance on the information or materials available in this website is at your own risk.  We are not responsible for any computer malfunction, viruses, or any other damages that may arise from your use of this website.  Any information electronically transmitted in connection with your use of this website may not be secure.

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Any links on this website to other websites of third parties do not constitute an endorsement of the third party.  You agree that if you choose to click on any link on this website you may become subject to the terms and conditions of use of the party to whose website you are being redirected.  This firm takes no responsibility for any third-party websites linked to on this website.

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The materials on this website are not intended to be, nor should they be interpreted as, advertising, solicitation, legal advice or opinion.  Under no circumstances should you understand any use of this website as establishing an attorney-client relationship with the firm or any of its attorneys.

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PRIVACY POLICY

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We take your privacy very seriously.  Through your use of this website we may collect two main types of information.  Any personally identifiable information your provide to us and other "metadata" provided by your software, hardware, service provider, or other sources.  The personally identifiable information you may provide to us through this website include your name and email.  We will use this information to respond to you inquiry and for any other marketing purposes to promote the services of this firm.  The metadata we may collect includes browser and device information, usage data, information collected through cookies, tags, or other tracking technologies, demographic information, and may include information such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, operating system, the web page that you were visiting before accessing this website, the pages or features of the website which you browsed and the time spent on those pages or features, search terms, the links on this website that you clicked on and other statistics. We use this metadata to monitor the use of this website and the services we offer via the website and for technical administration.

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We will retain your information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.  We will take measures to protect any personally identifiable information you provide to us but cannot guarantee that we will not be hacked or otherwise be subject to data theft.

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Because we employ third parties for the management of our website and for other services we provide, we may share any information we collect from you, including your personally identifiable information, with those third parties in order to fulfill the purposes outlined int his policy.  We may disclose any information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims, legal process (including subpoenas), to protect the property and rights of the firm or a third party, the safety of the public or any person, to prevent or stop any illegal, unethical, or legally actionable activity, or to comply with the law.  

 

This website is not intended for minors under the age of 13.  If you are a minor you should not use this website.  If any minor provides information through this website you can notify us and we will make reasonable efforts to delete any such information.  

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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For any questions regarding this Agreement or the services provided through this website, please contact any of our partners at the contact information provided in this website.

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