Lawggle Terms and Conditions of Use

Last updated: January 4, 2020

1. General Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

This Website acts as a venue for persons seeking legal advice or representation. Any use or reliance on this Website is at your sole risk. LAWGGLE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND and LAWGGLE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS.

Disclaimers Include:

• The Website;
• The Services;
• Third-Party Goods and Services Advertised;
• Any Information, Content, and/or Materials Available.

Although LAWGGLE may screen, censor, or verify content, it has no obligation to do so. You assume all risks associated with dealing with other users through the Website. LAWGGLE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES arising from your use of the Website.

2. Registration

To access certain features, you may need to create an account ("Account"). You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration.

3. Memberships

Memberships are available with additional terms and conditions. Fees for memberships are charged to a credit card.

4. Password and Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password.

5. Use

You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of the Website complies with applicable laws. Prohibited content includes defamatory, false, obscene, or illegal information. You must not post or distribute Prohibited Content.

6. Postings, Feedback, Rankings, and Scores

You are responsible for the form, content, and accuracy of any content you post. LAWGGLE may require you to confirm the accuracy of any content and reserves the right to remove content.

7. Use of Lawggle Badges, Trademarks, APIs, and Other Supplied Materials

LAWGGLE may provide certain materials, including badges and marketing aids, for use on your website or marketing materials. These materials may only be used for the purposes disclosed by LAWGGLE.

8. User Privacy and Security Policy

Use of the Website is subject to LAWGGLE's Privacy Policy. LAWGGLE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PRIVACY or harm that may result from your transmission of information.

9. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify LAWGGLE and its affiliates from any damages or losses resulting from your use of the Website, violation of this Agreement, or disputes with other users.

10. Termination or Modification of Service

LAWGGLE reserves the right to modify or discontinue any Service at any time without notice.

11. Suspension of Account

LAWGGLE may suspend your Account if you breach this Agreement.

12. Products Supplied from Outside of Canada

Certain services may be supplied by third parties operating outside of Canada.

13. LAWGGLE's Proprietary Rights

The Website and any provided materials are protected by intellectual property laws. You may not decompile, reverse-engineer, or modify the Website.

14. Terms and Termination

This Agreement remains in effect until terminated by you or LAWGGLE. LAWGGLE reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time.

15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Disputes will be resolved in the courts of Vancouver, British Columbia.

16. Language

The parties request that this Agreement and all documents be drawn up in English. Les parties aux présentes ont exigé que cette entente soit rédigée en anglais.

17. Refund Policy for Essentials and Advanced Plans

At Lawggle, we are committed to providing exceptional services to our lawyer clients through both the Essentials and Advanced plans. Please carefully review our refund policy to understand how it applies to each plan:

1. Essentials Plan

• Monthly Subscriptions:
  • Payments for the Essentials monthly plan are non-refundable once processed.
  • You can cancel your subscription at any time through your account dashboard. Your access will continue until the end of the current billing period, but no prorated refunds will be issued for unused time.
• Annual Subscriptions:
  • Annual subscriptions for the Essentials plan are eligible for a refund within the first 14 days of purchase, provided no leads or services have been utilized.
  • After 14 days, no refunds will be issued, but you may cancel your subscription to avoid future charges.

2. Advanced Plan

• Monthly Subscriptions:
  • The Advanced monthly plan payments are non-refundable once the subscription begins.
  • Cancelation can be initiated at any time, with access continuing until the end of the billing period. No partial refunds will be provided for unused time.
• Annual Subscriptions:
  • Refunds for annual subscriptions are available within 14 days of purchase, provided no leads or premium services (e.g., visibility audits, marketing insights, or exclusive tools) have been utilized.
  • After 14 days, no refunds will be provided, but you may cancel at any time to prevent future charges.

3. Service Interruptions

We strive to ensure uninterrupted service. In the event of technical issues or disruptions, please notify us immediately. Refunds or account credits for service interruptions are assessed on a case-by-case basis.

4. Free Leads and Promotional Offers

Leads or services provided during free trials or promotional offers are non-refundable. Once you upgrade to a paid plan, our standard refund policy will apply.

5. Exceptional Circumstances

In exceptional cases, refund requests beyond the above terms may be considered. These will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis at our discretion. Please contact us with detailed information about your request.

6. Cancellation Policy

• Essentials Plan: Cancel anytime. Your plan remains active until the end of your billing cycle.
• Advanced Plan: Cancel anytime. Access will continue through the current billing period.

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Ethical and Professional Code of Conduct

Lawggle takes great pride in the standard of excellence it has adopted and implemented with respect to the Lawggle.com website (the “Website”). A core component to the success we have achieved is intrinsically tied to the promotion of ethical and professional conduct.

By becoming a member of this Website, you hereby agree to adopt, implement, follow and be bound by this Ethical and Professional Code of Conduct (“Code of Conduct”) in its entirety and to abide by its rules and principles in carrying on business.

The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to ensure that members provide a high level of quality and integrity in the delivery of services and, in conjunction with the foregoing, that members implement sufficient quality control measures and client relationship management best practices to provide first-rate services to their customers, including project owners who are users of this Website.

Members who violate this code of conduct risk immediate termination of their membership to this Website and any affiliated website and/or service.

Your Commitment

By using this Website and any related service, you agree to the following:

a) You will honour all obligations and commitments to users of the Website.

b) You will honour all obligations and commitments to employees and suppliers.

c) You will not post testimonials with respect to you, your business, and/or your services, or provide any financial or any other form of incentive for someone to post any testimonial on the Website.

d) You will ensure that all credentials, license particulars, photos, and other information displayed on the Website are, to the best of your knowledge, accurate and legitimate.

e) You will interact in a positive, courteous, and professional manner with other members.

f) You will maintain a high level of integrity in conjunction with any and all business dealings.

g) You will not abuse Lawggle’s platform to engage in any form of harassment or offensive behavior. This includes but is not limited to: publication or dissemination of text, pictures, videos, and/or audio recordings (or other communications) that contain libelous, slanderous, abusive, pornographic, obscene, offensive, racist, discriminatory, hateful, or defamatory content.

h) You will maintain and respect the privacy of all customer contact information.

i) You will take proper steps to ensure the privacy of the user at all times.

j) You will ensure that all advertising and sales literature is truthful, complete, and accurate, and is free from misleading statements and false claims.

k) You will not challenge any customer review on false grounds or pretenses, or in reliance on certain facts that you know are false, incomplete, and/or misleading.

l) You will ensure that any contract you prepare or have prepared is free of ambiguities and free of any omissions that may obscure the exact nature and/or scope of either party's rights and obligations. After you enter into a contract, you promise to honor your obligations and terms of such contract to the best of your ability.

Sanctions for Violations of Code of Conduct

If you are found to be in violation of any one or more of your obligations under this Code of Conduct, your membership to this Website or any other website or service of Lawggle or its affiliates may be suspended, restricted, terminated, or made conditional upon the implementation of certain remedial measures and/or provision of certain undertakings, all of which shall be determined by Lawggle’s sole and unfettered discretion.

Without limitation to the other remedies available to Lawggle or its affiliates, in the event any suspected non-arm's length or non-authentic comments, feedback, testimonials, or reviews are posted, Lawggle may also disclose such facts to other members, customers, and/or other users of the Website and include the foregoing as part of your profile, as part of an editorial to those comments, feedback, testimonials, and/or reviews and/or as part of a warning with respect to any and all comments, feedback, testimonials, and/or reviews relating to you.

You agree that you have no recourse whatsoever against Lawggle or any of its affiliates with respect to any decisions made by or sanctions imposed by Lawggle, including, without limitation, any reimbursement or credit in terms of any membership fee or other amounts paid to Lawggle with respect to the Website or any affiliated website or service.

All decisions made by Lawggle with respect to compliance with this Code of Conduct are final and are not subject to any appeal.

Lawggle may, in its sole discretion and from time to time, make changes to this Code of Conduct. Notice of any such changes will be posted on the main webpage of the Member section of the Website.

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Brand Protection Policy

Lawggle is an independently run online legal directory that values honesty, integrity, and legal brand protection. To ensure that no harm is done to its corporate reputation, we have designed some rules concerning our logo usage for all the member professionals:

I. Use of Fake or Misleading Advertisements

Use of fake or misleading advertisements is strictly prohibited. In no situation are members allowed to use promotional content that is deceptive or comprised of fake or dishonest offers. We expect complete honesty and authenticity from all participants.

II. Logo Usage

Once you have officially registered on Lawggle, you are allowed to use our logo or member badge for your business purposes. You may display the logo on your business cards, printed materials, uniforms, automobiles, etc. To get a copy of our logo, email us at support@lawggle.com.

III. Business Promotion

Once you have become a part of the Lawggle family, you may promote your business via print ads, radio, or TV commercials/advertisements.

IV. Membership Termination

In case of membership termination for any reason, you are required to immediately remove all Lawggle logos, membership badges, and other company-owned copyright materials you may have used for your business advertisements.

V. Lawggle’s Right to Review

Lawggle has the legitimate right to review your promotional content and radio/TV ads to ensure they comply with company terms and conditions and advertisement policies. For any queries concerning advertisement policies and logo usage, feel free to write to us at support@lawggle.com for further information.

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