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This constitutes CourtSci.com’s terms of use. By using our website, you agree that you are bound by these terms. You agree you are also bound by the Privacy Policy.

CourtSci.com is more than publisher and more than a directory of experts, expert witnesses and consultants. CourtSci.com provides a directory of lawyers, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) professionals and other experts in their field. CourtSci.com is intended for use by attorneys, other professionals and lay people as well. Anyone who needs someone who holds a specialty or expertise is welcome to our website.

The information contained on our website is protected under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other applicable laws. CourtSci.com is a trademark under the laws of the United States. Any unauthorized or improper use of our website or its contents may be a violation of Federal law which may result in significant civil and criminal sanctions.

Disclaimer

Some of the information presented on CourtSci.com has been provided by the experts listed. Those materials may include an expert’s curriculum vitae and supporting information, photos and/or video clips. CourtSci.com is a passive repository of information uploaded by third-parties, including the experts. CourtSci.com relies upon the submissions as being accurate; does not independently verify the veracity or accuracy of the materials and data presented by experts and CourtSci.com does not induce the users to expect CourtSci to audit or verify such third-party information. All information is provided as is and CourtSci makes no warranty or guaranty as to the accuracy of any information. If the user has any question about the accuracy of the information presented by experts, the experts should be contacted directly.

Laws, regulations, experts’ biographies and CV’s are constantly changing. CourtSci.com has no control over such changes and is not responsible for the information, including its accuracy, currency, content, quality, copyright compliance or legality, or for any resulting loss or damage.

Terms of Use

Your use of CourtSci.com (the “Website”) constitutes your acceptance of and agreement with these Terms of Use. CourtSci.com may change Terms of Use from time to time by posting updated versions on this Website, and such changes are effective immediately upon posting. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use, and continued use of the Website after any such changes constitutes your consent to such changes. These Terms of Use were most recently updated or revised June 15, 2016.

1. By using CourtSci.com, you have agreed to accept service of any document or information by e-mail or electronic transmission.

2. CourtSci.com, its affiliates, or any expert, consultant, legal support or services provider, attorney, lawyer or other third-party listed on our Website are not responsible for (1) the accuracy of any information presented on our website; (2) the omission of any information from our website (3) any reliance or expectation as to the accuracy, reliability, or truthfulness of any information being correct, current or complete, (4) any harm to the user or listing expert including harm from any alleged virus, malware or the like from accessing our Website or any other adverse consequences from the use of our Website. CourtSci.com and its affiliates also have no responsibility for (5) any person’s satisfaction or dissatisfaction, win or loss in litigation, or competence or incompetence of any expert, consultant, provider, attorney, lawyer or law firm, (6) the results of any information, testimony or services provided given by or representation from any expert, consultant, provider, attorney, lawyer, or law firm or (7) the failure or neglect of any listing expert, consultant, provider, attorney, lawyer or law firm to respond or communicate with you.

License

By using our Website, you are granted a non-exclusive, nontransferable, revocable, limited license to access and use the Website and Materials for non-commercial purposes solely in accordance with these Terms of Use.

CourtSci.com may terminate this license at any time for any reason and/or bar you from future access. By using the Website, uploading content to or submitting any materials for use on the Website, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and distribute such materials and/or information generated through use of the Website or incorporate such materials and/or information generated through use of the Website into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed.

Use of this Website and any Information or Materials

The Website contains information, contents including text, data, photographs, designs, graphics, images, audio and/or video recordings, advertisements, animation and other materials (the “Materials”) that are protected by copyright laws, laws governing trademarks, service marks, trade dress and/or other intellectual or proprietary rights owned by Company and/or third parties which have authorized its use by Company, and other laws. All trademarks and copyrighted information contained on the Website are either CourtSci’s property or the property of their respective owners. You may not remove from any electronic or printed copy any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice.

The information presented in this Website is provided for your individual, non-commercial, and non-derivative use. You are granted a license to use the information and to retain any expert in the field in which you seek. Any other use of the Website or the Materials is strictly prohibited, including without limitation, copying, modifying, republishing, deleting, transmitting or engaging in public performance, distribution, proxy caching, uploading, posting, reproduction, redistribution or any other dissemination, without the express written permission by our legal counsel. No information from our Website may be used by anyone directly or indirectly, for purposes of marketing, solicitation, telemarketing, e-mailing or direct marketing. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sell, sublicense, or create derivative works from the Website or any of the Material. Nor may you use any network monitoring or discovery software to determine the site architecture, or extract information about usage or users.

Any permitted use of the Website does not extend to using the Website or Materials for any illegal or immoral purpose, or to transmit to or through the Website or to or through any service any illegal, harmful, threatening, defamatory, discriminatory, obscene, hateful, pornographic or other objectionable material of any kind, or to interfere with, abuse or otherwise violate the legal rights of Company or any third party using the Website or Materials.

Automated Activity

You may not use any automated script to submit any form or other database entry to this Website. Our Website may use robot exclusion methods, which include robots.txt files and HTML meta tags, that expressly allow and/or exclude specified automated programs from accessing certain portions of the Website. Information presented in our Website is updated on a real time basis and is proprietary to CourtSci.com or is licensed to CourtSci.com by third parties. You agree that if and to the extent prohibited in the then current robots.txt file or HTML meta tags on the Website, you will not use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Website for any purpose, including but not limited to performing “offline” searches and mirroring, without our express written permission. You further agree that you will not: (i) take any action that is likely to impose add any data load on our infrastructure; (ii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the operation of our Website; (iii) harvest email addresses from the Website for any purpose whatsoever, or (iv) bypass our robot exclusion methods or other measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Website.

Linking With CourtSci.com

CourtSci.com generally welcomes links to the Website from other reputable websites. You may link freely to our Website under these specific conditions: (a) you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, any portion of the homepage or any other page, (b) you do not create, by framing or otherwise, an impression that you own, control or have any rights to any part of our Website, (c) you do not link to any secure page (a secure page is one with an https// prefix), and (d) you agree to discontinue providing links to this Website if and when requested by Company, in accordance with the license term.

No Warranty, No Liability, Indemnification

COURTSCI.COM MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF ITS WEBSITE. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY USE OF THE WEBSITE AND RELIANCE UPON ANY MATERIALS SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES RESULTING FROM SUCH USE.

THE WEBSITE AND THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED BY COMPANY ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND AS AVAILABLE, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE OR ANY MATERIALS.

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY COMPENSATORY, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOSS OF DATA, INCOME OR PROFIT, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, OR ANY CLAIMS OF YOU OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIALS OR SITES LINKED FROM THE WEBSITE OR MATERIALS, REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM ANY MISTAKE, OMISSION, VIRUS, DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN OPERATION OR SERVICE OR FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT DUE TO AN “ACT OF GOD,” COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, HACKING OR OTHERWISE. WE ARE NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY FAILURE OF THE INTERNET.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability of consequential or incidental damages, so the above exclusions may not apply to all users; in such jurisdictions liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

CourtSci.com reserves the right to revise any or all of the Materials on the Website and/or to modify any features, specifications, or materials without notice.

Registration and Privacy Policy

In order to use certain parts and features of our Website, you are required register. Additional Terms and Conditions may apply to sending of e-mails through the Website or use of any section in which registration is required. If registration is requested, you agree to provide accurate, complete registration information. It is your responsibility to make any changes to that information. Each registration is for a single person only, unless specifically designated otherwise on the registration page. Company does not permit any other person using the registered sections under your name. You are responsible for preventing such unauthorized use. If you believe there has been unauthorized use, you should notify Company immediately by emailing admin@courtsci.com.

To review our Privacy Policy, please go to CourtSci.com Privacy Policy. We have no responsibility for any sites linked from the Website or for sites operated by third parties, and such outside sites each have their own privacy policies

Miscellaneous

CourtSci.com reserves the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of these Terms of Use and to take any action we deems appropriate including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to user profiles, e-mail addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information. Company reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms of Use, including but not limited to the right to block access from a particular Internet address to our Website. This constitutes the agreement with respect to your access to and use of our Website, together with any Additional Terms of Use which you may have expressly accepted by use of other features on the Website.

If any of these Terms of Use is deemed unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable and disregarded from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability.

You agree that the Terms of Use will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without giving effect to conflict of laws principles, and agree that any action you or your successors or assigns may bring against the Company related to this Website may only be brought in the Superior Court, Bergen County, New Jersey or the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; and you further agree to submit to personal jurisdiction in such courts should the Company initiate action against you related to your use or abuse of this Website, and to pay any and all damages related to your violation of these Terms of Use, and to also pay the Company such costs, fees and expenses as it reasonably incurs or expends (including attorney fees and court costs) if and to the extent the Company successfully prevails against you for your actions in violation of any of the Terms of Use, or any false representation you make, or any breach of a warranty you commit.