Terms of Service & Privacy Policy – Effective June 1, 2008

Terms of Use:

1.  These Terms of Service & Privacy Policy (“Terms”) describe the conditions applicable to use of Iannotti & Associates PLC’s (“us’ or “we” and includes our officers, directors, employees, agents and suppliers) TheGeneralCounsel.com website.

2.  You must be 18 years and older to use this website.

3.  You agree to abide by these Terms. 

4.  We will make reasonable efforts to ensure that the website meets with your satisfaction.  Please bear in mind that we are ready to provide you with timely and efficient professional assistance. We will gladly review your problems per your contacting us at Dan@TheGeneralCounsel.com.  In the event of any dispute, you agree to contact us so that we may seek to resolve the dispute.  In the event we are unable to resolve a dispute, either party may seek to resolve the dispute through binding arbitration or mediation by a mutually agreed upon alternative dispute resolution provider.  The arbitration will be conducted solely by telephone and the party receiving an award may have it entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.  In the event either party rejects the alternative dispute resolution process, you agree that suit will be filed in the Wayne County Circuit Court, Detroit, MI and that you submit to personal jurisdiction of this Court.

5.  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS, WE PROVIDE OUR WEBSITE AND SERVICES "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We specifically disclaim the accuracy of the information and content on our website and reserve the right to correct inaccurate information and/or content.  Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights that vary from state to state.

6.  IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OUR SITE, OUR SERVICES OR THESE TERMS.  OUR LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT OF FEES YOU PAY TO US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, AND (B) $100. Some States do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

7.  You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

8.  The materials contained in this website do not constitute legal advice, and contact with this website or any attorney in the firm does not establish an attorney-client relationship. In the event that you wish to contact us, you should not transmit any confidential information to us until an attorney-client relationship is established.

9.  You may not use the website or Service for any illegal purpose. You agree to comply with all laws. 

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We may without notice, suspend or terminate your use of the website if we suspect that you have violated any of these Terms or the Privacy Policy or you have engaged in an improper or fraudulent activity.

11. Our collection and use of your personal information is described in our Privacy Policy.

12.  All notices to us intended to have legal effects must be in writing and delivered to both of the addresses below:

Iannotti & Associates PLC

Naples, FL  34110

Iannotti & Associates PLC

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI  48236

13.  Either party may terminate these Terms upon notice to the other party.  Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 13 shall survive termination of the Terms.

14. We each are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by these Terms.  These Terms shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Florida as such laws are applied to agreements. We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our services, and operation of the website may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of our control. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.

15.  Pursuant to 17 USC § 512 (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), we have implemented procedures to receive written notification of claimed infringements.  If you believe your copyrights are being infringed, please fax a written notice to us at 313-279-0476 and/or email us at Dan@TheGeneralCounsel.com and we will take appropriate action.

16.  Iannotti & Associates PLC owns all the intellectual property (including content, graphics, designs, trademarks, logos, buttons, icons, scripts and service names) contained on the website and grants you a limited license to view the intellectual property while you are using the website.  Use of the website within “frames” is prohibited.  Hypertext links to the website are permitted so long as the linking website does not have obscene or offensive materials and does not portray our website in a misleading or derogatory manner.

Privacy Policy:

Iannotti & Associates PLC ("us" or "we") respects the privacy of members and visitors to its website, the home page of which is located at http://www.TheGeneralCounsel.com ("website"). This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you of our policies and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information you submit to us through our website. This Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated in our Terms, and by using the website you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy.  "Personal Information" is information about you that is personally identifiable to you, like your name, address, email address or phone number, as well as other non-public information that is associated with the foregoing.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact us at Dan@TheGeneralCounsel.com or call us at 313-433-6420.

By submitting Personal Information through the website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and you expressly consent to the processing of your Personal Information according to this Privacy Policy. Your Personal Information may be processed by us in the country where it was collected, as well as other countries (including the United States & Canada) where laws regarding processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than the laws in your country.

Information We Gather:  We do not collect and store Personal Information that specifically identifies you.

We collect Internet browser type and browser software version to tailor the presentation of the website and the Services. We use cookies to enable Users to specify unique preferences and to track Visitor and User trends and patterns. Users and Visitors always have the option of disabling cookies via their browser preferences. Our Web server software records a log file of IP addresses that access the website. We also collect IP address information but do not link IP addresses to Users’ Personal Information. However, we can and will use IP addresses to identify a User when we, in our sole discretion, determine that it is necessary to enforce compliance with our Terms and Conditions of Use or to protect our services, website, customers or others.

Without your agreement, we will not share, rent or sell any personal information with third parties in any way other than what is disclosed in this Privacy Policy.  We use Personal Information for our own internal purposes including contacting you via email to inform you about Services. We may disclose your information as required by law. We do not rent or sell our Users' Personal Information to third parties.

Notification of Changes :  We may change this Privacy Policy.  Once any changes that we make to this Privacy Policy become effective, your continued use of the website after such time will signify your acceptance of the new terms.

Advertising:  We may send you email communications. You may opt out of receiving these email communications either when you register or by contacting us at Dan@TheGeneralCounsel.com.  We do not send any of your Personal Information to our advertisers. You may see a cookie from a third-party banner server, and this cookie comes from the third-party banner server, not us.

Contractors:  To the extent necessary to provide the website, we may provide your Personal Information to third party contractors who work on behalf of us to provide you Services, to help us communicate with you or to maintain the website. However, these contractors will sign appropriate non-disclosure agreements to protect your Personal Information.

Security:  We will use commercially reasonable methods to keep Personal Information securely in our files and systems.

Regarding Children:  We do not intentionally gather Personal Information about Visitors who are under the age of 13.

Effective Date: June 1, 2008