Adlaw Disclaimer

That's right -- even law firms have legal pages. In fact, if you're reading this and your Web Site doesn't have one, you might want to visit the Knowlege Base to get a copy of our form for legal pages. Not having a legal page is poor business.

So here are the Top Ten Rules for our Site:

1. Nothing on this Web Site should be construed as legal advice between an attorney and client. The materials on our Web Site are for your personal information, education, communication, and cybergratification. So go ahead and browse around all you like. You can download stuff from the Site but only for non-commercial, personal use except for the contract forms. You can use and revise the forms as you wish but might want to consult with your attorney before using them (or consult with us, if you don't have a lawyer familiar with the area of law covered by a particular form). In any event, this Site is no substitution for good, sound legal advice. You should always consult with legal counsel on occasions where you are involved in legal matters.

2. If you visit our Site, you're also bound by the terms and conditions listed on this legal page and elsewhere on the Site, as well as any other law or regulation that applies to the Site, the Internet, or the World Wide Web. You shouldn't access or browse the Site if you have any problem with that, because once you start, there's no turning back. You are bound by our terms and conditions.

3. For everyone's sake, just assume that everything on the Site is copyrighted unless we say it's not. Only the contract forms may be used without our permission. So please don't use our materials except how we say you can in this legal page or anywhere else on the Site without our written permission.

4. While we use our best efforts to insure the accuracy of materials on the Site, we can't promise that they're all accurate. So, if you use materials on the Site, you may want to consult with your legal counsel. Otherwise, you're using it at your own risk. We assume no liability or responsibility for errors or omissions on the Site.

5. We, and anybody else who helped us create, produce, or deliver the Site, are not liable for any damages you suffer when you use it. That includes direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Site is provided to you AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties.

6. Graphics and pictures of people or places shown on the Site are either our property or someone else's property that we're using with their permission. Please don't use it except for your own information and education without our prior permission.

7. There are trademarks, logos, and service marks on the Site, including one's like ADLAW, ADLAW By Request, and Points of Law, that we own. There are others we're using with someone else's permission or because we have a right to do so as a matter of law. You don't have a license or right to use them for your own business or personal use.

8. You'll probably notice we've linked our Site to other sites on the World Wide Web. That doesn't mean we've reviewed those sites. Nor do we necessarily check them out periodically to see what's going on. Go ahead and link, but remember, you're doing it at your risk.

9. Software that we use on this Site is protected by all sorts of patriotic U.S. laws. Because of that, you can't download or send the software to anyone in the vacation travel spots of Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other country where United States has embargoed goods; or (get this) to anyone on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals, the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders, or the FBI's Most Wanted Internet Creeps List (just kidding on the last one). As if that were not tough enough, if you live in or are a national of any of those lovely places, you're not even supposed to be reading this page, so please leave!

10. At times, people from outside of Reed Smith contribute articles to ABR.  Views expressed by those contributors do not represent the views or opinions of Reed Smith LLP.  If you would like to submit an article, please email adlawbyrequest@reedsmith.com.

11. We may change our terms and conditions any time. If we do, then you're bound by those changes whenever you visit our Site.

If this all sounds kind of limiting and undiplomatic, we hope you understand that a law firm that doesn't include a legal page informing visitors of the terms and conditions applicable when using the Site, isn't very diligent or appreciative of detail. And good lawyers are diligent and appreciate details.

If you have any questions regarding our Site, please feel free to call or write to us. You may also use e-mail to adlawbyrequest@reedsmith.com.