Terms of Use

The Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”), created on the effective date and last amended on the date above, is made between you (“user,” “you,” or “your”) and: 

Website URL:  https://jcameronlawfirm.com/

Company Name: J. Cameron Law, PLLC

Street Address: 1767 Central Park Avenue, Suite 252, Yonkers, NY 10710

Contact Email: hello@jcameronlawfirm.com

Please read our Disclaimer and Privacy Policy, which are incorporated into these Terms of Use, for additional limitations on the use and effect of the Site. 

This “Terms of Use” outlines the conditions on which the Site is made available to you.  Please read the Terms of Use carefully and in their entirety.  If you use this Site, you are deemed to have agreed to these Terms of Use.

We may update, change, modify, or revise these Terms of Use at any time and for any reason.  Any changes will become effective upon posting to the Site, along with the date on which it was most recently revised as indicated by the “Revised” or “Last Updated” heading at the top of these Terms of Use.  Your continued access to and/or use of the Site after any such modifications constitute your acceptance of the Terms of Use as modified.  It is your responsibility to review the Terms of Use regularly for updates.  Please contact us as provided above if you would like information regarding any modifications.  If any modification to these Terms of Use is held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable for any reason, such modifications shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of these Terms of Use and the remaining provision.

1. COMPANY.  The company mentioned above includes its affiliated companies, websites, applications, software, and tools (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), and, with this Agreement, outlines the rights and obligations that you and all users share, as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “website”), for the purpose of making use of any of the content, software, or other tools on the website (“services”).
2. WEBSITE.  “Website” refers to:
   1. this website, including its subdomains and any other website through which the Company makes its service available;
   2. the services;
   3. any applications, sample and content files, source code, scripts, instruction sets or software included as part of the service, as well as any related documentation.
3. USERS.  Unless explicitly stated otherwise, each clause applies to all users/consumers of this website.
4. CONSUMER COMMUNICATION.  To ensure that consumers’ inquiries are handled accurately, courteously, and promptly, phone calls between you and J. Cameron Law, PLLC or any of our affiliates, agents, case managers, paralegals, and/or attorneys may be recorded.  We may from time to time make calls and/or send text messages to you at any telephone number associated with your account.  The manner in which these calls or text (SMS) messages are made to you may include, but is not limited to, the use of prerecorded/artificial voice messages and/or an automatic telephone dialing system.  You certify, warrant, and represent that the telephone numbers you have provided to us are your contact numbers.  You represent that you are permitted to receive calls at each of the telephone numbers you have provided to us.  You agree that J. Cameron Law, PLLC may send emails to you at any email address you provide us, or use other electronic means of communication to the extent permitted by law.
5. ACCESS.  Your access to and use of the website and the services is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with this Agreement, which applies to all the website’s visitors.  If, for any reason, you do not agree with any of the terms of this Agreement, you may not access the website or its services.
   1. Your access to and use of the services is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with our privacy policy which describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information, which is initiated by and commences when you use the website.  The privacy policy discloses details and discloses your privacy rights and protections under applicable laws.  It is advised to read our privacy policy prior to accessing the website or its services.
   2. Minors (under the age of 18).  If any user is a minor in the jurisdiction where they reside, they must obtain permission from their parent or guardian to use the website.  If a minor accesses the website, it is assumed that their parent or guardian has read and agrees to this Agreement and has given permission to the minor to use the website.
   3. Children (under the age of 13).  If any user is a child under the age of thirteen (13) years, it is assumed that they have obtained permission and verifiable parental consent to use the website. Furthermore, this Agreement allows the protections mentioned under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection, specifically, 15 U.S. Code § 6502.
   4. We do not claim that the website’s content is appropriate or suitable for you or any visitor.  No information, data, or information provided on the website is intended for distribution or use in any location where such usage is prohibited or is contrary to any law or regulation which would subject the Company to legal liability of any type.  Any such access or use of the website is to be utilized on your own initiative, and you are solely responsible for any legal compliance.
   5. This Site contains general information from a variety of sources and might not reflect current legal developments, verdicts or settlements.  We do not undertake to update material in our Site to reflect subsequent legal or other developments.
   6. Any supplemental amendments or documents on the website following the effective date of this Agreement are to be considered expressly incorporated into this Agreement.
   7. To use some features of the Site, you may be required to create an account.  In connection therewith, you agree to provide and maintain true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself.  You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the information you hold for your account login, including your password, and for all Submissions made from your account.  You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your login.  J. Cameron Law, PLLC may suspend access to your account if it suspects illegal or improper use, or for other reasons, such as for account management purposes, at its sole discretion.
   8. The Site is not an offer to perform services on any matter.
   9. J. Cameron Law, PLLC may at any time, for any reason, and without notice or liability:  (a) modify, suspend, or terminate operation of or access to the Site and related services, or (b) change, revise, or modify the Site and affiliated services.
6. ACCESSIBILITY.  We are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for all users, including people with disabilities.  We aim to conform as much as possible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and have implemented design choices aligned with AAA standards, including accessible fonts and color contrast.  If you experience difficulty accessing any part of our website or need assistance, please contact us at hello@jcameronlawfirm.com.  We welcome your feedback and are continuously working to improve accessibility for all users.
7. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.  As a user of our services, whether on the website or mobile app, it is prohibited to engage in the following activities:
   1. Systematically retrieve data or other content from the website or services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without our written permission;
   2. Trick, defraud, or mislead other users or us, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords;
   3. Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the website or services, including those that restrict the copying of content or protected marks;
   4. Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm the Company, website, mobile app, or any other platforms where the services are offered;
   5. Use any information obtained from the website or the service to harass, abuse, or harm another person or group of people;
   6. Make improper use of our team members or make false reports of abuse or misconduct;
   7. Use the website or services in a manner that is inconsistent with its intended use or against any applicable laws;
   8. Engage in spamming, linking, or referring to other websites for commercial or other purposes;
   9. Upload or transmit, or the attempt of such act, viruses, trojan horses, or other damaging or improper material, including the spamming or continuous posting of repetitive text, that has the potential to interfere, modify, impair, disrupt, alter, or interfere with another user’s experience with the website or its features, functions, operations, or maintenance;
   10. Attempting any unauthorized automated use of the website, such as using bots or scripts to send comments and messages, or using mining tools with the intention of gathering, injecting, or extracting data;
   11. Deleting copyrights, trademarks, disclaimers, or any other marks from the website or its content;
   12. Impersonating another user or person by use of a username, e-mail address, personal name, or in any other manner;
   13. Upload or transmit, or the attempt of such act, any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including, without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices, also known as “spyware,” “passive collection mechanisms” or “PCM;”
   14. Interfering with, disrupting, or creating an undue burden on the website, services, networks, and other connections;
   15. Harassing, annoying, intimidating, or threatening any of the other users, employees, agents, contractors, or any other individual affiliated with the Company;
   16. Disabling or attempting to disable restrictions implemented by the website that prohibits access to certain areas;
   17. Copying or adapting the software of the website, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code;
   18. Deciphering, decompiling, disassembling, or reverse engineering any of the software on the website;
   19. Except as may be the result of a standard search engine or internet browser usage, to use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including, without limitation, any crawlable spider, robot or bots, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accessed the website or services, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software;
   20. Using a buying or purchasing agent to make purchases on the website;
   21. Making any unauthorized use of the website or the services, such as collecting usernames, e-mail addresses, or personal names of users by electronic or other means to send unsolicited e-mails or create user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses;
   22. Using the website or services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise using the website, services, marks, content, data, or any part thereof for any revenue-generating endeavor, commercial purpose, or personal benefit;
   23. Using the website or services to advertise or offer to sell goods or other services; and
   24. If applicable, selling your user profile or account on the website.
8. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS.  We may provide you, either on the website or by a third party website (e.g., Google, Yelp, etc.), the right to leave a review or rating of the services offered.  Said review or rating requires that you:
   1. Should have firsthand experience with the Company or person being reviewed;
   2. Do not contain any offensive, abusive, racist, profanity-laden language;
   3. Do not reference discriminatory language or references related to religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability;
   4. Do not include references to illegal activity;
   5. Do not post negative reviews as part of a scheme working with competitor of ours;
   6. Do not make any suggestions or conclusions as to the legality of our services, products, or conduct;
   7. Do not post any false or misleading comments about your experience with the website or our company; and
   8. Do not organize a campaign encouraging others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.
   9. Where applicable, in our sole discretion, we may decide to accept, reject, or remove reviews.  Our responsibility is to screen reviews to ensure that any postings regarding the website and its services are accurate and verifiable.  Any reviews made by you or other users of the website do not represent our opinions or statements of the services or our partners, affiliates or contributors.  We do not assume liability, claims, or losses resulting from any review made on the website.  By posting a review, you hereby grant us a perpetual, nonexclusive, worldwide, commercial, royalty-free, and assignable license (and sublicense ability) to reproduce, modify, translate, transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or distribute all content relating to such reviews made, including commercial use on our website and other marketing materials.
9. COPYRIGHT POLICY.  Intellectual Property Infringement.  It is our duty to respect the intellectual property rights of others.  Therefore, it is our policy to respond to any claim that infringes on any trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property protected under law.
   1. If you are an owner of any protected intellectual property that you feel is being used without your authorization, you must submit notice to us by any of the contact details mentioned herein and include a detailed description of the alleged infringement.
   2. If any request is made, and it is determined that you are not the owner of the intellectual property or do not have the authority to act on the owner’s behalf, you may be held accountable for damages which may also include costs related to attorneys’ fees for such misrepresentation.
   3. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice and DMCA Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims.
      1. You may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by providing our company with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):
         1. An electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyrighted work;
         2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL(s) where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;
         3. Your contact details, including a personal name, address, phone number, and e-mail address;
         4. A statement that the copyright infringement is not authorized and that the request to remove the copyrighted work is in good faith; and
         5. A statement by you, with language that includes “under penalty of perjury,” that the information included in the infringement removal is accurate.
      2. Upon receipt of a copyright infringement notification, we will take whatever steps are required to remove the copyrighted content from the website or the services.
10. COMPANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
    1. J. Cameron Law, PLLC hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited right and license to access and use the Site solely for your personal use in accordance with these Terms of Use.  You shall not, in any way, otherwise copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, modify, create derivative works from, sell, or exploit the Site.
    2. Except as otherwise indicated, all source coding, databases, functionalities, software, graphic designs, and media of any kind (e.g., audio, video, text, photos, etc.), content, trademarks, service marks, logos, and copyrights are considered to be intellectual and proprietary information (“intellectual property”).  Such intellectual information is under the Company’s ownership, protected by local, state, national, and international laws and will be defended.
    3. No intellectual property is permitted to be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for commercial purposes without our express prior written permission.
11. SUBMISSIONS.  You acknowledge and agree that any reviews, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the website (“submissions”) provided by you is public and is not considered confidential unless otherwise stated.  Upon submissions posted on the website, it becomes our exclusive property along with all intellectual property rights, which we may use for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
    1. By posting your submissions, you agree to waive any rights to such submissions and acknowledge their transfer to us. In addition, you agree that after the posting of such submissions, there is no recourse.  Therefore, you may not delete submissions to use them on another platform for your benefit or to reclaim their rights.
12. THIRD PARTY WEBSITE AND CONTENT.  Our website or services may contain links to third party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us.  Therefore, we assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, terms of use, practices, services, experiences, activities, or any other acts by third parties.  You acknowledge that if you are to be re-directed or forwarded to such a third party website, you hold us harmless and free of liability for any action that should occur on such websites, which may or may not include damages, losses, or any other claims.
13. ADVERTISING.  In the event that we host, display, recommend, or link to websites or services in exchange for a fee (“advertisements”), it shall be known that such websites and services are often not known to us and are provided via advertisement networks based on user data.  We do not own or control such advertisements and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, terms of use, practices, services, experiences, activities, or other acts.  Our only affiliation with such advertisements is the payment per display, clicks, or any additional monetary benefit in accordance with its terms and conditions or affiliate terms.
    1. Any advertisements used are subject to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) policies.  There will be no refund or compensation related to a DMCA takedown of said advertisements.  Our relationship with advertisers begins and ends with us providing space for the placement of such advertisements.
14. SITE MANAGEMENT.  To ensure the best experience for all users of our website and services, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to do the following:
    1. To monitor our website, services, and any other content for violations by users of this Agreement;
    2. To take appropriate actions against our users, including legal action, for those who may have violated this Agreement or have attempted to defraud or cause harm to other users;
    3. To refuse, restrict, limit, disable, or remove any and all files and content which, due to excessive size limits or other properties, are burdensome to our systems or other users; and
    4. To otherwise manage our website and services in such a way as to protect our rights and property and to encourage the optimal running of said websites and services.
15. PRIVACY POLICY.  Your access to and use of our website or services is conditional upon your acceptance of our privacy policy.  Our privacy policy describes our rules and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information and details your privacy rights and how the law protects you and such data.  It is recommended for all users to read to know their rights.
    1. We maintain the right to store certain data that you have transmitted by the use of the website or any of our services.  You are solely responsible for the data you transmit and how it relates to any activity you have undertaken when using the website and any of its services.  Therefore, you agree that we have no liability to you for any loss, breach, or corruption of any data and hereby waive any right of action against us that may or may not arise from such loss, breach, or corruption.
    2. Please view our Privacy Policy for more information.
16. GOVERNING LAW.  The laws governing the Company’s jurisdiction, mentioned above in this Agreement, shall govern this Agreement, including your use and access to the website and services.  Your use of this website, services, and any mobile app may be subject to other local, state, national, and international laws.
17. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  If you should raise any dispute about the website, its content, or any of the services offered, it is required first to attempt to resolve the dispute formally by contacting us using the contact methods above.
    1. Mediation.  If a dispute cannot be agreed upon by the parties, it shall be moved to mediation for a period of 30 days with at least 10 hours to be committed by each party in accordance with the procedures of the United States Arbitration & Mediation in Westchester County, New York.  All costs related to said mediation shall be shared equally by both parties.
    2. Arbitration . If the dispute cannot be agreed upon during the mediation period, then the dispute will be submitted to binding arbitration in the jurisdiction of governing law in Westchester County, New York.
    3. We maintain the right to bring proceedings regarding the substance of any dispute in the courts of the country where you or we reside.
18. “AS-IS” DISCLAIMER.  It is recognized to you, as a user of the website and any services offered, that they are provided on an “as-is,” “where is,” and “as available” basis, including faults and defects without warranty.
    1. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Company, on its own behalf and those of its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, with respect to the said website and any services offered, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of the course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice.  Without limitation to the foregoing, we provide no warranty, guarantee, or undertaking, and make no representation of any kind, that the online services or products will meet your requirements that the content or any services provided will meet your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems, devices, or services, including operating without interruption, free of viruses or other harmful components, or meet any performance or reliability standards or be error and bug-free from any defects or that any defects will be corrected.
    2. Without limiting the foregoing, neither we nor any of our providers make any representation or warranty of any kind, express or limited, in regard to the following:
       1. The operation or availability of the website or any services, or the information content, and materials or products included herein;
       2. The website or any services being uninterrupted or bug-free;
       3. The accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the website or services; and
       4. The website or any services, servers, content, or e-mails sent on behalf of our Company is free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs, or any other harmful code.
       5. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on the applicable statutory rights of a consumer. Therefore, some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to you. The exclusions and limitations outlined in this section will be applied to the greatest extent under applicable law.
19.  INDEMNIFICATION.  You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including any of our subsidiaries, agents, partners, affiliates, officers, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of the following:
    1. Our content;
    2. Use of the website or any of our services;
    3. Inability to use the website or any of our services;
    4. Any breach of this Agreement;
    5. Any breach of representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement;
    6. Any violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to, intellectual property rights; and
    7. Any overt harmful act toward any other user of the website or its services.
    8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense of such claims.  We agree to use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.
20. NOTICES.  Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices sent to us must be sent to the e-mail mentioned above in this Agreement.  Any notices sent to you regarding any communication that must be sent in accordance with this Agreement will be sent to the e-mail registered to any account created on the website or otherwise provided.
    1. If notice is required to be sent via standard mail for legal or other purposes, the mailing address in this Agreement should be used.
21. ELECTRONIC MEANS.  When accessing the website or any of its services, sending e-mails, online forms, electronic signatures/e-signatures, or any type or kind of electronic records or communication, you consent that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you in such manner satisfies any legal requirement that such communication should be in writing.  You hereby agree that the use of such electronic means will be regarded as sufficient and be viewed as the same as its physical counterpart.  Furthermore, you hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records.
22. CALIFORNIA USERS.  If any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in any of the methods below:  Mail:  1625 North Market Blvd, Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834 or Telephone:  (800) 952-5210.
23. EUROPEAN UNION (EU) USERS.  If you are a European Union (EU) resident, consumer, or user, it is recognized that you are entitled to specific protections on how your personal information is collected.  We, in our Privacy Policy, attempt to be in accordance with such rules and regulations.
24. UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT END-USER PROVISIONS.  If you are a user acting on behalf of the U.S. federal government, our website and its services are treated as a “commercial item” as defined under 48 C.F.R. § 2.101.
25. MISCELLANEOUS.
    1. This Agreement and any policies or operating rules posted by us, on the website, or through any services or in respect to such constitute the entire Agreement and understanding between you, as a user, and us, as a company.  Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of such right or provision.  This Agreement operates to the fullest extent permissible by law in accordance with the jurisdiction where we are located and to the protections that you, as a user, are entitled to in your jurisdiction.  We reserve the right to assign any or all of our liabilities, services, and obligations to another party at any time.  We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by an event beyond our reasonable control.
    2. If any provision, section, clause, or part of this Agreement is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that said portion of this Agreement is determined to be severable and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining language.
    3. It is understood that this Agreement does not create a joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship between you and us, the website, or any of its services.  You agree that this Agreement will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted and published on the website for your review. Therefore, you agree to waive any and all defenses that may have been assumed under this Agreement and the lack of signing by any party hereto.
    4. If this Agreement has been translated, you agree that its original English text shall prevail in the case of a dispute.