Terms of Use
By using this website, you expressly agree to be bound by and to comply with these and any additional or amended terms and conditions (“the Terms”) which The LegalPen may prescribe from time to time. You must not use our site if you do not agree to all of the Terms. These Terms shall also apply to any website by any incorporated or unincorporated entity owned or controlled by the LegalPen that may be linked to or otherwise accessible from this website.
We recommend that you read and review them before using our website. You agree that you will not remove or modify any acknowledgments, credits, or legal notices on the website or in any products, services, information, or material (“the Content”) provided through the website. Special terms may apply to some services offered on the website and may be posted in connection with the applicable service, feature, or activity. Any such terms are in addition to this Agreement, and in the event of a conflict, any such terms shall prevail.
We reserve the right to change this website and these Terms at any time. Please check these Terms every time you wish to use our site to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. These Terms were most recently updated on 10 April 2024.
About the information on this site
The information and material available on the website are provided solely on an “as is” and “as available” basis. You are encouraged to confirm the information contained. You should not construe any material on the website as a warranty or guarantee of the quality or availability of any services.
Templates, documents, and other publications on this site are current as of their date of publication and do not necessarily reflect the present law or regulations. Because the law changes rapidly, LegalPen cannot guarantee that all of the information on the site is completely current. The law differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and may be subject to interpretation by different courts.
The site or the information on the site does not intend to create an attorney-client relationship, and your use of LegalPen does not and will not create an attorney-client relationship between you and LegalPen.
Purchasing Services or Products
Suppose you purchase any service, product, or material on this website or portal (“Site Product”). In that case, you may be required to provide personal information, including credit card and billing information (“Personal Financial Information”), to an independent third-party company (or companies) selected by, but not affiliated with, the LegalPen). Where the LegalPen is responsible for collecting, transmitting, and processing your Personal Financial Information, all payment obligations for Site Products shall be governed by the terms of use/service and privacy policy(ies) of the LegalPen. If you purchase from the website, you warrant that you are authorized to purchase using the form of payment card you provide to the LegalPen.
LegalPen makes no warranty and accepts no liability for any loss or damages relating to or in connection with your placement of an order for a Site Product with LegalPen. In addition, the LegalPen provides no refunds for purchases you make on the website or portal. You are solely responsible for any transactions utilizing your Personal Financial Information, including, but not limited to, any charges.
Privacy Policy
LegalPen respects your privacy and permits you to control the treatment of your personal information. A complete statement of the privacy policy can be found by clicking here.
Liability disclaimer
The information, materials, and opinions on this website are not intended to constitute legal or other professional advice and are merely for general information purposes only. They should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice relevant to particular circumstances. LegalPen does not accept any responsibility for any loss that may arise from reliance on information or materials published on this website. Any reliance on such materials and information is strictly at your own risk.
Any changes to the law or subject matter after publication may not necessarily be captured in future publications. Although we make reasonable efforts to ensure that the information on our website is accurate, we make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our website is accurate, complete, or up to date.
This limitation shall also apply concerning damages resulting from the inability to use this website, the operational failure of this website, or any information obtained through this website or otherwise arising out of the use of this website, whether based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, even if we and any of our partners, associates, employees or suppliers have been advised of the possibility of damages.
Limited Permission to Download
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(i) Where provided, the copyright and trademark notices appearing on any Materials not be altered or removed,
(ii) the Materials are not used on any other website or in a networked computer environment and;
(iii) The materials are not modified in any way except for authorized editing of downloadable forms for personal use.
This Permission terminates automatically without notice if you breach any of the terms or conditions of permissions of Use. You agree to destroy any downloaded or printed Materials immediately upon any such termination. Any unauthorized use of any Materials on the Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, laws of privacy and publicity, communications regulations, and statutes.
Waiver
If you breach any of these Terms, we reserve the right to pursue any legal and equitable remedies against you, including the right to block access from a particular internet address. Should we fail to enforce any right or provision in these Terms, such failure does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision or any other rights or provisions.
Links to third-party Websites
During the use of this website, links to websites owned and controlled by third parties may be provided occasionally for various reasons. Such links may direct you to a third-party website.
Third-party websites have their separate terms and conditions as well as privacy policies. We are not responsible for the content of any such sites, make no representations regarding any such sites, and do not necessarily endorse or approve the information, material, products, or services contained on or accessible through any such third-party sites. LegalPen, therefore, cannot be held liable for the activities of such third-party websites. You visit or access such third-party websites entirely at your own risk. Please note that third-party websites may send their cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information, and you are therefore advised to check the terms of use or privacy policies on those websites before using them.
Data Protection and Privacy
LegalPen respects your right to privacy and personal information and takes data privacy seriously, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations of the European Union (the GDPR).
Intellectual Property Rights
All content, material, and information, including any compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly of information) included on this website are, unless otherwise stated, the exclusive copyright works of the firm and protected by local and international copyright laws, trademark, patent, trade secret and other laws. As between you and LegalPen, LegalPen owns and retains all rights in the Site Products. LegalPen, at this moment, grants you a limited, revocable, non-sublicensable license to access and display the Content (excluding any software code) intended for your personal, non-commercial use in connection with viewing the website or portal and using any of the Site Products. The Site Products may also contain content of users and licensors. Except as provided in these Terms or as explicitly allowed on the website or portal, you may not copy, download, stream capture, reproduce, duplicate, archive, upload, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, retransmit, distribute, perform, display, sell or otherwise use any Content appearing on or through the website or portal.
Without derogating from the above, we authorize you to view, copy (in paper or electronic form), download to a local drive, print, and distribute the content of this website, or parts thereof, provided that:
LegalPen is acknowledged as the source;
such content is used for information purposes only (you are expressly prohibited from incorporating any of the material from this website in any other work, publication, or website of your own or belonging to another entity);
any reproduction of material from this website or portion thereof must include this notice in its entirety;
any reproduction of material or content should not be modified in any way must remain intact; and
Your communication of the content or material must not be misleading or inaccurate, and a copy of this notice must accompany any copies of the materials you provide to others.
No other use of the materials published on this website is permitted without the express prior written consent of the LegalPen.
Unsolicited Submissions
LegalPen does not knowingly accept, via the website, portal, or otherwise, unsolicited submissions, including, without limitation, submissions of blog ideas, articles, scripts, storylines, fan fiction, characters, drawings, information, suggestions, proposals, ideas, or concepts. LegalPen’s policy is to delete any such submission without reading it or forwarding it to other professionals of LegalPen or its affiliated entities. Therefore, any similarity between an unsolicited submission and any elements in any of the firm’s (or any of its affiliated entities) creative work, including, without limitation, a film, series, story, title, or concept, would be purely coincidental. Suppose unsolicited submissions are sent to the firm via the website. In that case, however, such submissions and copyrights become the property of LegalPen. They may be used, copied, sublicensed, adapted, transmitted, distributed, publicly performed, published, displayed, or deleted as the firm sees fit. You agree that you are not entitled to any compensation, credit, or notice whatsoever and that by sending an unsolicited submission, you waive the right to make any claim against LegalPen or any of its affiliated entities relating to unsolicited submissions, including, without limitation, unfair competition, breach of implied contract or breach of confidentiality.
Personal Use
The site is made available for your personal use on your behalf.
Children
Minors are not eligible to use the website, and we ask that they not submit any personal information to us.
Right to Refuse
You acknowledge that LegalPen reserves the right to refuse service to anyone or to cancel user access at any time.
Trademarks
LegalPen, its logo, all images and text, page headers, custom graphics, and button icons are service marks and trademarks of LegalPen. All other trademarks, product names, and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners.
Dispute Resolution
Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this agreement, including its formation, interpretation, breach, termination, or validity, shall be resolved by arbitration by the Arbitration Act 1996 of the United Kingdom(the “Act”).
The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator appointed jointly by the parties or, failing such agreement, appointed by The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators by the rules of arbitration outlined in the Act.
The seat of the arbitration shall be in London, and the language of the arbitration shall be English.
The arbitrator shall have the authority to award damages, injunctive relief, and costs by applicable law. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding upon the parties, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Each party shall bear its costs and expenses of arbitration, including legal fees and expenses unless otherwise awarded by the arbitrator.
This arbitration clause shall survive the termination or expiration of this agreement.
Governing Law
Any dispute arising from the Terms and your use of the Services or the Site will be governed by construed, and enforced by the laws of the United Kingdom without regard to conflict of law rules or principles that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. You consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of these courts.
Terms and Termination
These Terms between you and the firm are concluded for an indefinite period. You are entitled to terminate the contract by permanently deleting the website data stored on your devices.