The information, products and services on the website are provided on an “as is,” “where is” and “where available” basis and are used only at your sole risk, without any representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory. We and our affiliates, and our and their respective agents and licensors, expressly disclaim all express, implied or statutory representations, warranties or conditions with respect to the website, including its content, and any products and services made available through the website including, without limitation, representations, warranties or conditions (a) of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, quiet enjoyment, security, safety, title, legality or non-infringement, (b) of error-free or uninterrupted use of the website, that defects will be corrected, that the website and the server that makes it available will be free of viruses or other harmful components, or with regard to any delay or loss of or limit on access to or use of the website, (c) that the information on the website will meet your needs or expectations, (d) arising from course of dealing or course of performance, (e) that the content or other information on the website is timely, current, accurate, complete, relevant or reliable, (f) relating to system performance and effects on or damages to software and hardware in connection with any use of the website, and (g) regarding the results to be obtained from using the website, including its content, or products and services made available through the website. We and our affiliates, and our and their respective agents and licensors, shall not be liable for any harm caused by any virus or other computer code or programming device that might be used to access, modify, delete, damage, corrupt, deactivate, disable, disrupt, or otherwise impede in any manner the operation of the website or any of your software, hardware, data or property due to your use of the website or downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the website for any reconstruction of lost data. Except as otherwise required by law, we shall have no liability for losses caused by the negligence, actions or failure to act of any third party, including, but not limited to, your internet access provider. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you.
Limitations of liability; release; limitations period
To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event shall we, our affiliates, or our and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors or licensors have any responsibility of any kind or be liable to you or any third party for any losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses that has arisen or arises directly or indirectly out of, or that relates directly or indirectly to, the website, including, without limitation (a) your access to or use of the website or any reliance by you on the website, or inability to access the website, (b) any information provided through the website including, but not limited to, the reliability, accuracy, completeness or timeliness thereof, (c) any products or services provided through the website, (d) any delays or errors in the transmission or delivery of any information or any part of the website, or (e) the interception or use by third parties of any information you provide to us. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses of any kind whatsoever(whether direct, indirect, general, exemplary, consequential, incidental, special, punitive or otherwise, including, without limitation, lost profits, data, revenue, business or savings or other economic harm you may incur or suffer); whether such damages are reasonably foreseeable and regardless of the form of action or legal theory whether in contract, warranty, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence), strict liability or otherwise.In any event our liability (collectively with the liability of our affiliates, and our and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors and licensors) to you for any reason (regardless of whether such damages are reasonably foreseeable and regardless of the form of action whether in contract, warranty, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence), strict liability or otherwise) in no event cumulatively shall total more than one hundred us dollars (U.S. $100.00). The existence of more than one claim will not enlarge this limit. If you are a California resident, you hereby waive California civil code section 1542 in connection with the foregoing, which states: a general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to your access to or use of the website must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises, otherwise, such cause of action or claim is permanently barred. The foregoing does not affect any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Proprietary rights
The Website and its entire contents, features and functionality(including, but not limited to, all information, software, text, displays, graphics, photographs, illustrations, images, video and audio, all pages and screens, the design, selection and arrangement thereof and all related metadata), are owned by us, our licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws and treaties. You may not access, modify, copy, download, upload, post, store, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, sell, rent, lease, assign, host, frame, create derivative works from, transfer, or otherwise use in whole or in part any part of theWebsite, except for the purposes expressly provided herein, without our prior written approval. You have a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive privilege to view and copy the publicly accessible information on the Website for your personal noncommercial use, provided (a) you do not remove or modify any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices or any disclosures, (b)you agree to any terms, conditions, and notices accompanying such information, and (c) you comply with all copyright and other intellectual property laws.This privilege in no way constitutes a transfer of any right, title or interest in any information you download. There are no implied licenses granted under these Terms of Use. This privilege can be terminated by us at any time, at which time you must, at our option, return or destroy all copies of the information. This privilege is conditioned on your continued adherence to all of these Terms of Use. If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy all copies of any materials you have made. Karta Legal, the Karta Legal logo and all other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans which appear on the Website are trade names and trademarks of Karta Legal, LLC. Karta Legal is a trade name for Karta Legal, LLC. and its subsidiaries and affiliates. You may not use any trade names or trademarks for any purpose including, but not limited to, use as meta tags on other pages or sites on the World Wide Web without our prior written permission or the written permission of the third party which owns such trade names or trademarks.
Third-party content
Some of the information available through the Website are provided to us by third parties. These third-party materials are provided for your interest and convenience only. We do not endorse these materials or the vendors who supply them, nor do we warrant or represent that these materials are current, accurate, complete, relevant or reliable. It is your responsibility to evaluate the currency, accuracy, completeness, relevance and reliability of all information obtained or provided through the Website. You use these third-party materials at your own risk.
Information provided by you
Any information or materials you provide to us via the Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any such information or materials to us, you grant to us an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publicly display, publicly perform, disclose, transmit, distribute create derivative works of, and reduce to practice such information and materials, and you further agree that we are free to use any ideas, concepts or know-how that you provide to us. You may communicate with Karta Legal Consulting Group by e-mail through the link located in the Contact Us section of this Website. Please do not send us any confidential information until after you have received from us a written statement that we are engaged with you in the associated matter.
Privacy
We respect your privacy. See the Privacy Policy for an important description of the information, including your personal information, we collect from you, and what we do with it. By using and/or visiting our website, you agree to the manner in which we collect, use and disclose your personal information as set forth in our Privacy Policy.
Data protection
We respect the confidentiality of your personal information. See the Data Protection Policy for an important description of the firm’s protection and safeguarding of the confidentiality of all personal data collected, held or processed by Karta Legal.
Indemnification
You hereby indemnify and hold harmless Karta Legal, LCC and its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, control persons, vendors, licensors and agents, from and against any and all claims, actions, proceedings, judgments, awards, losses, liabilities, damages, fees, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorney’s and experts’ fees and costs) arising out of or related to (a) any breach by you of any part of the Terms, (b) any access to or use of the Website by you in violation of any rights of ours or any third party, including, but not limited to, copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, or other intellectual property rights and publicity and privacy rights, (c) any access to or use of the Website by you in violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation, (d) any unauthorized access to the Website or computer systems or networks connected to the Website, or (e) any other use or access by you (or on your behalf) of the Website. 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 with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any matter without our prior written consent.
Choice of law and personal jurisdiction; jury trial waiver
All matters related to the website or the terms and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Each of the parties irrevocably waives any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) related to the website or the terms. Any claims or disputes arising out of or related to the website or the terms (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) shall be brought and maintained in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the county of New York in the state of New York or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the adjudication of such matters. You agree to venue in such courts, irrevocably submit and consent in advance exclusively to such jurisdiction and venue in any action or suit commenced in any such courts, and hereby waive in all respects any claim or objection which you may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue or forum non conveniens, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of the terms in your country of residence or any other relevant country.
Full and complete agreement regarding the Website
The Terms represent the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between you and us regarding your rights to access and use the Website, and supersedes all prior agreements and representations (whether written or oral), regarding this subject matter, except as is otherwise provided herein. The Terms are in addition to, and do not nullify, any other agreement between you and us governing the conduct of your relationship with us.
General provisions
No waiver, modification or amendment of any of the Terms shall be effective against us unless it is in writing and signed by one of our authorized officials. Unless the written waiver contains an express statement to the contrary, no waiver by us of any breach of any provision of the Terms or of any right provided for herein shall be construed as a waiver of any continuing or succeeding breach of such provision, a waiver of the provision itself, or a waiver of any right under the Terms. We do not waive any power or right under the Terms even if we do not insist on strict compliance with any of the Terms, or if we delay or fail to exercise any power or right given to us in the Terms.
All rights and remedies given to us in the Terms are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which we otherwise have at law or equity. The Terms shall be binding upon you and your executors, heirs, successors and assigns. The Terms, and your rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by you without our prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. We may assign the Terms or any of its rights or obligations to any other party. The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Your relationship to us is that of an independent contractor, and neither party is an agent or partner of the other.
If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Terms to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the Terms, and the remainder of the Terms shall continue in full force and effect. A printed version of the Terms shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings.
If you have any questions, complaints or claims with respect to the Website, please contact us at klprojectmanager@kartalegal.com. We will do our best to address your concerns. If you feel that your concerns have been addressed incompletely, we invite you to let us know for further investigation.
The communications between you and us use electronic means, whether you visit the Website or send us emails, or whether we post notices on the Website or communicate with you via email. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from us in an electronic form, and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were in a hardcopy writing. The foregoing does not affect your statutory non-waivable rights.
Equal employment opportunity
Karta Legal is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment opportunities at Karta Legal are based upon one’s qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential function of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This Equal Employment Opportunity governs all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, selection, job assignment, promotions, transfers, compensation, discipline, termination, layoff, access to benefits and training, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.
