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6. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES. This website may contain links to other sites not operated by CompuLaw, and those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as CompuLaw. Hyperlinks to other sites are provide as a service to you and may not be sponsored by, endorsed or otherwise affiliated with the CompuLaw website or with the products and services of CompuLaw. CompuLaw has not reviewed the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the content of any third party sites or links to any other sites. Viewing all other sites is strictly at your own risk. If you click on an advertisement on the CompuLaw website you may be taken away from CompuLaw.com to an entirely different website. This can include links from advertisers, content providers and partners of CompuLaw who may use CompuLaw’s logo and or style as a result of an agreement with CompuLaw. These sites may send their own cookies, collect information, and make use of it that CompuLaw would not.

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8. CONTENT ACCURACY AND ERRORS. This website is provided by CompuLaw on an “as-is” basis, and CompuLaw makes no warranties or representations of any kind that the website will be uninterrupted or error-free, nor does CompuLaw make any warranties or representations as to the accuracy, correctness, reliability, or lack of viruses or otherwise with respect to information available on the Website, and assumes no liability or responsibility for any omissions or errors, (including, without limitation, typographical errors and technical errors) in or on this website, or with respect to any of the content, Services, Software or Site Materials provided on this website.

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COMPULAW AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COMPULAW WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. IN ADDITION, COMPULAW AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ARE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ALL INFORMATION, SITE MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. COMPULAW AND ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE INFORMATION, SITE MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT COMPULAW SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, ANY MATERIAL OR DATA SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR WITH COMPULAW. YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT COMPULAW IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY THREATENING, DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONTENT OR CONDUCT OF ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF ANOTHER’S RIGHTS, INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT COMPULAW IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT SENT USING AND/OR INCLUDED ON THE COMPULAW WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY.

IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPULAW AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS AND BUSINESS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPULAW WEBSITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE COMPULAW WEBSITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SITE MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE COMPULAW WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE COMPULAW WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF COMPULAW OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED ANY OF THESE POLICIES AND TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE COMPULAW WEBSITE.

10. USER WARRANTIES AND INDEMNIFICATION. You hereby warrant the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the information and materials that you deliver, send or submit to CompuLaw arising out of or in any way connected with your use of this website and your use of the materials, software, information and services provided on this website. You agree that you shall be solely liable for any and all claims or losses of any nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in any way connected with the use of such information and materials by CompuLaw or occasioned thereby. You hereby agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless CompuLaw and its employees, agents, officers, directors and other affiliates, from and against all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of this website or your account, or from any breach of any term or condition of this Agreement, or any inaccuracy or omission of any representation or warranty by you set forth in this Agreement or the License Agreement, as the case may be.

11. INTERNATIONAL USERS: The CompuLaw Website is controlled, operated and administered by CompuLaw solely within the United States. Certain of the materials, software, information and services available on or through this website are designed for use solely in the United States, whereas certain other materials, software, information and services available on this website are appropriate or available for use solely in Canada. CompuLaw makes no representations or warranties that such materials, software, information or services are appropriate or available for use in locations outside of the country for which their use is intended, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You are prohibited from using this website or exporting any materials, software, products or services available on or through this website in violation of U. S. laws and regulations, Canadian laws and regulations and any other applicable laws and regulations. If you access this site from a location outside of the United States (or, in the case of materials, software, information or services for use solely in Canada, from a location outside of Canada), you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.

10. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions. The federal and state courts located in the County of Los Angeles, in the State of California, shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue with respect to all actions, claims and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or its enforcement. You hereby waive any right to commence, defend, or prosecute any claim, action or proceeding in any other venue or jurisdiction, or to seek dismissal of any action, claim or proceeding in the County of Los Angeles, in the State of California, on the basis of improper venue, forum non-conveniens, in the interests of justice, or otherwise. You further agree that, in addition to any other rights or remedies, CompuLaw shall have the right to bring an action to enforce the terms of this Agreement by decree of specific performance without being required to prove actual damages, post bond or furnish other security, and you hereby agree to waive any and all defenses against any such action for specific performance based on the grounds that there is an adequate remedy for money damages available. In the event that any portion of this Agreement is found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, this Agreement shall be deemed amended in order to achieve as closely as possible the same effect as originally drafted. Any invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement shall be construed as narrowly as possible in order to give maximum effect to as much of this Agreement as possible. No waiver by CompuLaw of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.

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