Terms of Use

Last Modified: June 29, 2023

Acceptance of the Terms of Use

These terms of use are entered into by and between You and Ridder, Costa & Johnstone LLP (”Company,” “we,” or “us”). The following terms and conditions, together with our Privacy Policy and Attorney Advertising Notice, which are expressly incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of the rcjlawgroup.com and rcjlawgroup.net domains, any content, websites, functionality, and services offered on or through those domains, and any other online services provided by Company that expressly incorporate these terms (the “Online Services”).

Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Online Services. By using the Online Services, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use, including our Privacy Policy and Attorney Advertising Notice. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use, you must not access or use the Online Services.

The Online Services are offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older. By using the Online Services, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company and meet these eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Online Services.

Changes to the Terms of Use

We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time, and we will provide notice, for example via the Online Services or other means such as email, when we do so. Your continued use of the Online Services after the changes become effective means you accept and agree to the new terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you must stop using the Online Services.

Your continued use of the Online Services following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

Accessing the Online Services and Account Security

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Online Services, and any service or material we provide on the Online Services, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Online Services is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may in our sole discretion restrict access to some parts of the Online Services, or the entire Online Services.

To access the Online Services or some of the resources they offer, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Online Services that all the information you provide on the Online Services is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with the Online Services or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Online Services, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.

If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to the Online Services or portions of them using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.

We have the right to disable any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.

Intellectual Property Rights

The Online Services and their entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

These Terms of Use permit you to use the Online Services for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on the Online Services, except as follows:

Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the rcjlawgroup.com website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
If we provide social media features, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

You must not:

Modify copies of any materials from this site.
Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text and proprietary rights notices.
Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.

You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Online Services or any services or materials available through the Online Services.

If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Online Services in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Online Services will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Online Services or any content on the Online Services is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Online Services not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to limit your right to make legally authorized fair uses of publicly-posted content on the Online Services.

Trademarks

The Company name, the Company logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Online Services are the trademarks of their respective owners.

You may link to our rcjlawgroup.com homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part.

Prohibited Uses

You may use the Online Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Online Services:

In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation.
To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Online Services, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the Online Services, or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

Use the Online Services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Online Services, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through the Online Services.
Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Online Services for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Online Services.
Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Online Services, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, without our prior written consent.
Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Online Services.
Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Online Services, the server on which the Online Services are stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Online Services.
Attack the Online Services, including via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Online Services.

Reliance on Information Posted

The information presented on or through the Online Services is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Online Services, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

This Online Services may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, and/or advertisers. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the Company, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

Changes to the Online Services

We may update the content on the Online Services from time to time, but the content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Online Services may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

Information About You and Your Visits to the Online Services

All information we collect on the Online Services is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Online Services, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

Links from the Online Services

If the Online Services contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to the Online Services, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such services.

Disclaimer of Warranties

We do not make any representations or warranties concerning the Online Services, including without limitation regarding any content, products, websites, or services offered through or accessible from the Online Services.

YOUR USE OF THE ONLINE SERVICES, THIER CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE ONLINE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE ONLINE SERVICES, THEIR CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE ONLINE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE ONLINE SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE ONLINE SERVICES, THEIR CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE ONLINE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR ONLINE SERVICES OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE ONLINE SERVICES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE ONLINE SERVICES WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, OR ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE ONLINE SERVICES, ANY SERVICES OR WEBSITES LINKED TO THEM, OR ANY CONTENT OR FEATURES ON THE ONLINE SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Online Services, including, but not limited to any use of the Online Services’ content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Online Services.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to the Online Services and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction).

Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Online Services shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of California, in each case located in the City and County of San Francisco. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

Waiver and Severability

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and our Attorney Advertising Notice constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Ridder, Costa & Johnstone LLP regarding the Online Services and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Online Services.

Your Comments and Concerns

This Online Services are operated by Ridder, Costa & Johnstone, LLP, 440 N. Barranca Ave., Suite 7550, Covina, CA 91723 or its third-party service providers. If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding these Terms of Use or the Online Services, you may contact us at [email protected].