Legal Onion - Terms and Policies

For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically recognizes only the consumer's domain name, but not the e-mail address (where possible).

We collect the e-mail addresses of those who post messages to our bulletin board, the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail, the e-mail addresses of those who make postings to our chat areas, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and/or site registrations, payment information (e.g., credit card number and billing address).

The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web page, used to customize the content and/or layout of our page for each individual visitor, shared with other reputable organizations to help them contact consumers for marketing purposes.

With respect to cookies: We use cookies to store visitors preferences, record session information, such as items that consumers add to their shopping cart, and alert visitors to new areas that we think might be of interest to them when they return to our site.

If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending us e-mail at the above address, calling us at the above telephone number.

If you supply us with your postal address on-line you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by calling us at the number provided above, or by writing to us at the above address.

Please provide us with your exact name and address. We will ensure that your name is removed from the list we share with other organizations.

Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers on-line will only receive telephone contacts from us with information regarding orders they have placed on-line.

Please provide us with your name and phone number. We will ensure that your name is removed from the list we share with other organization.

With respect to Ad Servers: We neither partner nor have special relationships with any ad server companies.

From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our Web site to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Web site periodically.

Customers may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by e-mailing us at the above address.

Upon request we provide site visitors with access to all information, including proprietary information, that we maintain about them.

Consumers can access this information by e-mailing us at the above address.

Upon request we offer visitors the ability to have inaccuracies corrected in their contact information, financial information, unique identifiers, transaction information, or communications that the consumer/visitor has directed to the site.

Consumers can have this information corrected by sending us e-mail at the above address, or writing to us at the above address.

With respect to security: When we transfer and receive certain types of sensitive information such as financial or health information, we redirect visitors to a secure server and will notify visitors through a pop-up screen on our site. We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site.

If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the above addresses or phone number, The DMA's Committee on Ethical Business Practices at mgoldberger@the-dma.org, The Federal Trade Commission by phone at 202.FTC-HELP (202.382.4357) or electronically at http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.htm.

I understand and agree that neither this website nor Legal Onion, the provider of the legal document preparation services offered through this website (together, the "Site"), is a law firm or an attorney and may not perform services performed by an attorney. Rather, I am representing myself in this legal matter. No attorney-client privilege is created with the Site.
If, prior to my purchase, I believe that the Site gave me any legal advice, opinion or recommendation about my legal rights, remedies, defenses, options, selection of forms or strategies, I will not proceed with this purchase, and any purchase that I do make will be null and void.
The Site exists solely within the state of California. I agree that regardless of where I reside or where my browser is physically located, my viewing and use of the Site occurs solely within the County of Orange in the State of California, and that all content and services shall be deemed to be served from, and performed wholly within, Irvine, California, as if I had physically traveled there to obtain the service. I agree that California law shall govern any disputes arising from my use of this website, and that the courts of the city of Irvine, state of California, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes.
I understand that the Site's review of my answers is limited to completeness, spelling and grammar, as well as internal consistency of names, addresses and the like. I will read the final document(s) before signing it and agree to be solely responsible for the final document(s). I will hold the Site and their agents harmless. If there is liability found on the part of the Site, it will be limited to the amount paid for services, and under no circumstances will there be consequential or punitive damages.
I have read and understand the following:
No county clerk or governmental authority has evaluated or approved the Site's knowledge or experience, or the quality of our services. You may obtain information regarding free or low-cost legal representation through a local bar association or legal aid foundation, and you may also contact local law enforcement, a district attorney or a legal foundation if you believe that you have been a victim of fraud, the unauthorized practice of law or any other injury. The Site is not permitted to engage in the practice of law, including providing any kind of advice, explanation, opinion or recommendation to a consumer about possible legal rights, remedies, defenses, options, selection of forms or strategies.
If I do not agree to all of these terms, I will immediately cease my use of this Site.

Disclaimer

Legal Onion is not a law firm, and the employees of Legal Onion are not acting as your attorney. Legal Onion's legal document service is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.

Legal Onion is a registered and bonded legal document assistant, #0209, Orange County (exp. 06/2010). Legal Onion cannot provide legal advice and can only provide self-help services at your specific direction.

Legal Onion is not permitted to engage in the practice of law. Legal Onion is prohibited from providing any kind of advice, explanation, opinion, or recommendation to a consumer about possible legal rights, remedies, defenses, options, selection of forms or strategies.

This site is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship, and by using Legal Onion, no attorney-client relationship will be created with Legal Onion. Instead, you are representing yourself in any legal matter you undertake through Legal Onion's legal document service.

Legal Onion provides an online legal portal to give visitors a general understanding of the law, as well as to provide an automated software solution to individuals who choose to prepare their own legal documents. To that extent, the site publishes general information on legal issues commonly encountered.

Legal Onion's document service also includes a review of your answers for completeness, spelling and grammar, as well as internal consistency of names, addresses and the like. At no time do we review your answers for legal sufficiency, draw legal conclusions, provide legal advice or apply the law to the facts of your particular situation. Legal Onion and its services are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.

Although Legal Onion takes every reasonable effort to ensure that the information on our website and documents are up-to-date and legally sufficient, the legal information on this site is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. Because the law changes rapidly, is different from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and is also subject to varying interpretations by different courts and certain government and administrative bodies, Legal Onion cannot guarantee that all the information on the site is completely current. The law is a personal matter, and no general information or legal tool like the kind Legal Onion provides can fit every circumstance.

Therefore, if you need legal advice for your specific problem, or if your specific problem is too complex to be addressed by our tools, you should consult a licensed attorney in your area. Visitors to our site may obtain information regarding free or low cost representation through your state bar association or local legal aid office.

This site and some of the articles on this site contain links to other resources and businesses on the Internet. Those links are provided as citations and aids to help you identify and locate other Internet resources that may be of interest, and are not intended to state or imply that Legal Onion sponsors, is affiliated or associated with, guarantees, or is legally authorized to use any trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal or official seal, or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the links.

Legal Onion is not responsible for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage related to your use of this site or any site linked to this site, whether from errors or omissions in the content of our site or any other linked sites, from the site being down or from any other use of the site. In short, your use of the site is at your own risk.