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Disclosure and Terms of Use

This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) is between the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (“MABL”) and you (“User”). This Agreement shall apply to your access to and/or use of this web site.

1. License. MABL grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access and use this web site in accordance with this Agreement.

    2. Copyright. This web site may contain proprietary content of MABL that is protected by copyright and other laws respecting proprietary rights. MABL retains all rights in this web site, including without limitation, all copyright and other proprietary rights worldwide in all media. By posting content to this web site, you hereby grant MABL a perpetual, exclusive, unrestricted, non-revocable, royalty-free license to use, print, publish, sell, copy, distribute, make derivative works of, and license others to use the content in any form or medium, now or hereafter existing, or in any language, during the full term of the copyright therein and throughout the world.

3. Privacy Policy. All user information submitted by you to, or posted on, this web site is subject to our Privacy Policy, the terms of which are incorporated into this Agreement by reference. The Privacy Policy governs the use of information by MABL only. MABL disclaims any responsibility for use of such information by any third party.

    4. Content and Conduct Rules and Obligations. You understand that all content is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such content originated. This means that you, and not MABL, are entirely responsible for all content that you upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available via this web site. You represent that you have all rights necessary to post such content without violation of any intellectual property or other rights or any laws or regulations.

You understand that by accessing and/or using this web site, you may be exposed to content that you find to be offensive or objectionable. The opinions expressed on this web site are not necessarily those of MABL and/or its board, officers, agents or employees. Under no circumstances will MABL be liable in any way for any content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via this web site. You acknowledge that MABL will have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion to refuse to remove any content that is available via this web site, and to edit any content, that violates this Agreement or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content. All opinions and statements made by you on this web site are yours alone and MABL neither condones nor endorses the reliability or accuracy of such statements.

    You agree that you will not: (a) upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable; (b) impersonate any person or entity; (c) upload, post, or otherwise transmit any content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationship; (d) upload, post, or transmit unsolicited commercial email or “spam”; (e) upload, post, or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of this web site or the computer of a user of this web site; (f) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law; (g) take steps to interfere with or compromise this web site’s security measures; (h) harvest or collect information about or regarding other users; or (i) copy content from this web site (other than as provided under U.S. copyright laws).

5. Disclaimer of Professional Advice. The information provided through this web site is not a substitute for legal and other professional advice. You should always consult your own legal or other professional advisers for legal or other professional advice.

    6. Limitation of Liability. MABL CANNOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT PROVIDED. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS.” MABL MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. MABLE DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, PERFORMANCE, CURRENCY, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THIS WEB SITE OR THE CONTENT IT CONTAINS OR THE METHOD OF DELIVERING THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.

MABL DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR CLAIM OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF, OR ANY WAY RELATED TO ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THIS WEB SITE’S CONTENT; ANY THIRD PARTY WEB SITES OR CONTENT ACCESSED THROUGH LINKS ON THIS WEB SITE; OR ANY USE OF, OR RELIANCE UPON, THIS WEB SITE.

    IN NO EVENT WILL MABL OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHARHOLDERS, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF GOODWILL IN ANY WAY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE OR THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

7. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold MABL harmless from and against any and all third party claims and losses arising out of or in any way related to any use of this web site, any use of any content, data, or documentation received through this web site by you, or your breach or alleged breach of this Agreement.

    8. Waiver. Should you or MABL fail to exercise or enforce any provision of this Agreement or to waive any rights in respect thereto, such waiver or failure will not be construed as constituting a continuing waiver or waiver of any other right.

9. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall for all purposes be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to its choice of law rules.

    10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, as it may be amended form time to time in the sole discretion of MABL, constitutes the entire agreement between you and MABL, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous writings, discussion, agreements, and understandings of any kind, with respect to the subject matter.