Terms of Use

This Web site (the “Website”) is owned and operated by Gross McGinley, LLP, 33 South Seventh Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18105-4060. Your use of this Website is governed by the provisions contained in these Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”).

IN ORDER TO USE THE WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, YOU MUST AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE AND GROSS MCGINLEY, LLP’S PRIVACY POLICY. PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR OUR PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE WEB SITE.

By using the Website you agree to abide by these Terms of Use, as they may be amended from time to time by Gross McGinley, LLP, in our sole discretion. We will make such changes by posting them here. Any such changes shall be effective as soon as they are posted to the Website. It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use periodically, and if at any time you find these Terms of Use unacceptable, you must immediately leave the Website and cease all use of the Website. Your continued use of the Website after any changes have been made to these Terms of Use shall constitute your affirmative acceptance of the revised Terms of Use. You may request a copy of these Terms of Use by emailing us at: marketing@grossmcginley.com.

No Legal Advice; No Attorney-Client Relationship:

The content available on the Website was prepared by Gross McGinley, LLP for informational and/or educational purposes only. It is not intended, and should not be construed, in any way, to be legal advice and thus you should not rely on any information provided in the Website as legal advice. You should consult with appropriate legal counsel concerning any issues for which legal advice may be needed. The content on the Website is not intended to create, and the receipt of this content does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. No attorney-client relationship is established as a result of your use of the Website, or the transmission of any correspondence through the Website. All such transmissions and content on our Website are non-confidential, subject to these Terms of Use and our privacy policies set forth below.

Content is for Informational and Educational Purposes:

The content provided on this Website is for informational and educational purposes. You may access and use this Website solely pursuant to these Terms of Use for your personal, non-commercial, informational and/or educational use.

Eligibility

The Website is intended only for persons who are 13 years of age or older. Any access to or use of the Website by anyone under 13 years of age is expressly prohibited. By accessing and using the Website, you represent and warrant that (i) all information you submit is truthful and accurate; (ii) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; and (iii) you are 13 years of age or older or else are accessing the Website with the consent of your parent or legal guardian.

The Website is intended for use by residents of the United States. Gross McGinley, LLP makes no representation or warranty that the Website or any content on the Website is appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, its territories and possessions.

Unauthorized Use:

You agree not to access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Website, Gross McGinley, LLP’s computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of Gross McGinley, LLP’s providers. You shall not avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble or otherwise circumvent any technological measure implemented by Gross McGinley, LLP or any of Gross McGinley, LLP’s providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Website. You cannot send any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, email, junk mail, spam, chain letters or other form of solicitation. You also shall not use spiders, robots or other automated data mining techniques to catalog, download, store or otherwise reproduce, store or distribute content available on the Website. You cannot use the Website for any commercial purpose or the benefit of any third party or in any manner not permitted by these Terms of Use. You will not take any action to interfere with the Website or any other user’s use of the Website, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, “flooding”, “mailbombing” or “crashing” the Web site. In addition, you shall not frame portions of the Website within another web site or establish links from any other web site to any page of the Website other than the home page. In connection with the Website, you shall not violate any applicable law or regulation, or encourage or enable any other individuals to do any of the foregoing.

Proprietary Rights:

All pages and content within this Website, including but not limited to, the software which operates the Website, text, graphics, photographs, articles or other materials, are the intellectual property of, or are authorized for use by, Gross McGinley, LLP. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way content available on this Website without the prior written consent of Gross McGinley, LLP.

Disclaimer:

The content contained on this Website may not be up-to-date or accurate. THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, “with all faults” and “as available.” We make no express warranties or guarantees about the WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT THEREON. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, GROSS MCGINLEY, LLP MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE. GROSS MCINGLEY, LLP DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GROSS MCGINLEY, LLP DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE AND CONTENT THEREON REMAINS WITH YOU. NEITHER GROSS MCGINLEY, LLP NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT THEREON, WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OF USE OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR CONTENT THEREIN, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT EITHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Indemnity:

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us and our officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, issued by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Website in violation of these Terms of Use or your breach of the Terms of Use.

Privacy:

Gross McGinley, LLP takes your privacy very seriously. For further information about how we use and protect information collected on this Web site, please view our Privacy Policy.

Governing Law:

The laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to it conflict of law rules, shall govern these Terms of Conditions for all matters arising from or relating to these Terms of Use or your use of this Website. YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THE COURTS OF LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

Links:

The Website may contain links to other web sites not maintained by Gross McGinley, LLP. Other web sites may also reference or link to our Website. If you leave our Website, you should read the privacy policies and terms and conditions of the websites you visit, including from our Website. Gross McGinley, LLP is not responsible for other web sites.

Miscellaneous:

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use will not be considered a waiver of the right to enforce such provision. The captions or titles in these Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be construed consistent with applicable law and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and Gross McGinley, LLP concerning the Website.

Questions:

Should you have any questions regarding these Terms of Use you may contact us at attorney@grossmcginley.com.

These Terms and Conditions are effective April 1, 2013.