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Terms of Use

These Terms of Use apply to this website (the “Site”), which is the website of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell”).

By making use of this Site, you indicate your acceptance in full of the terms stated below. If you do not accept these terms, do not use this Site.

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update these Terms of Use at any time and your continued use of the Site constitutes your agreement to be bound by such modifications, alterations or updates.

We reserve the right to suspend, modify or discontinue this Site, temporarily or permanently, at any time without notice. Any of the material on our Site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material. The information and materials on this Site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information contained herein.

Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all applicable local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content. You agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

Our Site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our Site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

You may copy, reproduce, distribute, download, display, or transmit any complete page, or where a document consists of multiple pages, any complete document, on this Site for personal, non-commercial use solely within your own organization, provided you do not modify the materials or create derivative works based on the materials, and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials. No graphics elements of any page or document on this Site may be used, copied or distributed separate from the accompanying text. This permission terminates automatically if you breach any of these terms or conditions. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy any downloaded and/or printed materials. Unauthorized use of any materials contained on this site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and/or other regulations and statutes.

Links to Third-Party Websites

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell may provide hyperlinks to third-party website as a convenience to users of this Site. Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for and makes no representations concerning the contents of any hyperlinked third-party website or any hyperlink in a hyperlinked site. Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell does not endorse, recommend, or approve any third-party website or the contents of any third-party website hyperlinked from this Site. Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell shall have no liability to any entity for the content or use of the content available through such hyperlinks.

Legal Notices

No Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Relationship

This Site is a public resource for general information about Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP. Nothing in this Site should be used by the reader as a source of legal advice. Each legal problem is different, and past performance does not guarantee future results.

Use of this Site does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, nor is it intended to do so. The information and articles contained in this Site are provided for general informational purposes only, and are not intended to constitute, and should not be construed as, legal advice on any subject matter. Please do not act or rely on any information in this Site. Also, please do not send Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell via e-mail any information about any legal matter that may involve you or any other information that you regard as confidential unless or until you have received a written statement from Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell that we represent you. This written statement is called an “engagement letter.” Any information we receive from you prior to the establishment of this formal relationship will not be confidential.

In the event that you should receive any communications from an entity that you suspect may be misrepresenting themselves as Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell in an attempt to defraud you, please contact Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell and your local authorities.

No Representations or Warranties; Limitations on Liability

ALL CONTENT OF THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON A STRICTLY “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell hereby expressly disclaims all warranties with regard to any information, materials, or graphics on this Site, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Under no circumstances shall Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell or its subsidiaries be liable under any theory of recovery, at law or in equity, for loss, injury or any damages, including without limitation, special, direct, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (including, but not limited to loss of use or lost profits), arising out of or in any manner connected with the use of information or services, or the failure to provide information or services, from this site. The provisions contained in this section shall apply only to the extent permitted by law.

Neither Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell nor its subsidiaries guarantees the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability, suitability or usefulness of any portion of the Site, that this Site will be uninterrupted or error free, that any specific information that is requested will be provided or that this Site or its server are or will be free of computer viruses or other harmful elements. You expressly agree that the entire risk as to the quality and performance of this Site and the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the content or services is assumed solely by you.

Admission to Practice

Unless otherwise indicated, none of the attorneys listed in this Site is certified as an “expert” or “specialist” pursuant to any authority governing the practice of law in any jurisdiction in the US. Unless otherwise indicated, the lawyers listed on this Site are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Service Marks

FELDESMAN TUCKER LEIFER FIDELL LLP and FELDESMAN TUCKER LEIFER FIDELL and FTLF are service marks owned by Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, and are protected by law.

Copyright

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes the privacy practices of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell in connection with use of this Site and should be read with our Terms of Use policy. As used herein, “Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell” refers to Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, a Washington, D.C. partnership, and its subsidiaries and offices, as described on this Site.

Information we obtain

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP currently collects information that can be used to personally identify visitors through this Site, such as:

Information that is automatically provided by visitors' Internet service providers when you visit our Site (such as IP addresses). This information is used to help us manage the Site, to diagnose any problems with our server, to help you with technical problems, and sometimes to help us enforce compliance with our Terms of Use, or to otherwise protect our users and this Site.
Information that you provide when you choose to register to receive our newsletters, bulletins, event notifications and the like, such as your name and contact details. We will use this information to provide you with the information you request and other items which we believe may be of interest to you.
Information that you provide when you send emails to Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, including contact information. We will use this information to help us review and respond to your emails. Any email to this Site or any reply thereto does not, in and of itself, create an attorney-client relationship, and the sender must have no expectation whatsoever of confidentiality with regard to any information contained in his or her email(s). Do not send any information to this Site that you wish to keep confidential.
Information that may be obtained by or provided to us in other manners customary for the operation of a Site of this nature, such as server logs.

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell may also use your personal information for our own internal purposes, such as tracking Site usage and determining areas of interest for Site users.

If you wish to be added to or removed from our database, or if you would like to correct your information to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date, please contact us.

Data security, transfer of information abroad, and disclosure to third parties

We may disclose your personal information to any of our subsidiaries for the above purposes.

We may also disclose your personal information if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal or regulatory obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell, our clients, or others. We will not otherwise sell or otherwise provide your information to third parties.

We may transfer your personal information to any office of the firm or any of our subsidiaries for the above purposes. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing, or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our Site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.

This privacy policy does not apply to third party websites (if any) that may be accessed through this Site. We may provide links to other websites that contain information that we believe may be useful to you or that you will find valuable. However, we have not investigated the security of those linked websites and you should not assume those sites have a privacy policy equivalent to ours. If you have any questions regarding the privacy or security of those sites, you should contact the appropriate people at those websites.

Cookies

In the case of visitors that register on this Site to receive newsletters, bulletins, event notifications and the like, and in certain other instances, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell may use “cookies.”

“Cookies” are used to store and sometimes track your preferences in order to provide you with customized and personalized services. A cookie is data sent to your Internet browser from a Web server and stored on your computer hard drive. Cookies make your Web experience easier by storing passwords and preferences. Cookies are used by most websites.

You can adjust your browser settings to refuse all cookies or to inform you when a cookie is being placed on your hard drive. However, your election not to accept cookies may diminish your experience with Site because of additional time needed to repeatedly enter personal identifying information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell reserves the right to change, at any time without advance notice, this privacy policy. Should any new policy go into effect, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell will post it on this Site and the new policy will apply only to information collected thereafter.

Contact Information

If you have any questions concerning this policy, please contact us.