Terms of Use

The materials available at www.jostlegal.com (the "Website") are provided by Jost Legal, the law office of Una Lee Jost. Your use of the Website is subject to the following Terms and Conditions:

Modifications

Jost Legal reserves the right to change these terms at any time, effective immediately upon posting on the Website. Please check this page of the Website periodically. If you violate these terms of use, Jost Legal may terminate your use of the Website, bar you from future use of the Website, or be forced to take appropriate legal action against you.

Attorney Advertising

As required by California State Bar Rule 1-400, you are advised that the materials on this Website constitute attorney advertising and that prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Informational Purpose Only

The materials available on this Website has been prepared by Jost Legal and are intended for general informational purposes only. Such materials may or may not reflect the most current legal developments. They are not intended as legal advice and you should not rely on it as such. If you wish to receive legal advice specific to your situation, speak with qualified legal counsel in your relevant jurisdiction.

No Attorney-Client Relationship

Please note that the purpose of an initial consultation is to learn more about your legal needs so that Jost Legal can advise you, the prospective client, how we may be able to serve your legal needs and what the approximate fees may be. The purpose is not to render a definitive legal opinion as it may be impossible to fully assess a matter within the time frame allotted for a consultation or with the information or documents that you may be able to provide at the initial consultation. No legal advice is provided to non-clients; thus, legal advice is not provided during initial consultations.

If you wish to receive legal advice specific to your situation, please request a Legal Consult or other law service of Jost Legal. No attorney-client relationship is created unless Jost Legal affirmatively agrees to represent you, which includes us mutually executing a written retainer agreement and paying any agreed-upon fee. Please be aware that professional obligations require that Jost Legal perform a conflicts clearance prior to agreeing to represent any client.

Transmission of the materials contained on this Website is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship between you and Jost Legal. The Website contains information on legal issues and is not a substitute for legal advice from a qualified attorney licensed in the appropriate jurisdiction.

California Use Only

Jost Legal's attorney is licensed to practice law in California. Jost Legal does not seek to represent anyone in any jurisdiction where the Website does not comply or is any way inconsistent with the rules governing communication of legal services in a particular state. Jost Legal is unwilling to assume the representation of clients from those states where the Website materials does not comply with the State Bar requirements and where the client is generated as a result of that communication.

NO WARRANTIES/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

MATERIALS PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. JOST LEGAL PERIODICALLY ADDS, CHANGES, IMPROVES, OR UPDATES THE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER MATERIALS ON THE WEBSITE WITHOUT NOTICE. JOST LEGAL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE.

Third-Party Links

Jost Legal posts links on the Website to other resources on the Internet that may be of interest as a convenience to you. The posting of any link is not intended to state or imply that Jost Legal sponsors, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal or official seal, or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the links. Jost Legal is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Copyright Notice

Jost Legal authorizes you to view, copy, download, and print Jost Legal documents on the Website subject to the following conditions:

The documents may be used solely for personal, noncommercial, and informational purposes.
The documents may not be modified.
The following copyright notice and permission notice must appear on each document:
"© 2015 Jost Legal. All Rights Reserved." This document was supplied by http://www.jostlegal.com.

If you have any questions concerning Jost Legal or the Website, please contact: contact@jostlegal.com.

Trademark Notices

Trade names, logos and service marks of Jost Legal include, without limitation, jostlegal, jostlegal.com, Helping you navigate today's complex legal environment^SM, and any associated logos. All trade names, trademarks and service marks on the Website that are not owned by Jost Legal are the property of their respective owners. The trade names, trademarks, and service marks owned by Jost Legal, whether registered or unregistered, may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not either ours, or in any other manner that is likely to cause confusion or dilution. Nothing on the Website should be construed as granting expressly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any right or license to use any of the trade names, trademarks, or service marks of Jost Legal without Jost Legal's prior express written permission.

Privacy Statement

Jost Legal respects your privacy and permits you to control the treatment of your personal information. The following discloses Jost Legal's information gathering and dissemination practices.

We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with the server and to administer the Website. Your IP address may also be used to gather broad demographic information and to generate user statistics.

You may choose to send us an email in which you supply us with your name, address, phone number, email and company/organization name. This information is used to respond to your questions and comments about Jost Legal's services and the Website. If you provide Jost Legal with your email address, we may send you periodic updates via email. Jost Legal will not share your email address with any third party. You may opt-out of receiving email from Jost Legal at any time. To do so, simply follow the unsubscribe instructions contained in the email sent from Jost Legal.

Email Communications and Client Web Portal Security

Jost Legal is pleased to communicate with you by email. However, if you communicate with us by email, please remember that email may not be secure and you should avoid sending sensitive or confidential email messages unless they are adequately encrypted. Jost Legal will provide you the option of communicating with us via a secure client web portal which utilizes industry standard SSL encryption for all communications between your computer and the web portal.

If you opt to utilize Jost Legal's secure client web portal, you are required to provide complete and accurate information necessary for Jost Legal to activate your Client Account. You will need to follow Jost Legal's instructions in accessing your Client Account. Immediately upon access, you agree to change the default password to a unique password known only to you. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You may not use the account, username, or password of someone else at any time. You agree to notify Jost Legal on any unauthorized use of your account, user name, or password. Jost Legal shall not be liable for any loss that you incur as a result of someone else using your password, either with or without your knowledge. You may be held liable for any losses incurred by Jost Legal due to someone else’s use of your account or password. Activating or accessing a Client Account does not establish an attorney/client relationship with Jost Legal.

Jurisdiction

Any disputes concerning the Website and the materials contained herein shall be governed by California law (without regard to conflict of law principles) and any proceeding which may arise out of or in connection with the Website shall be brought solely in a court with jurisdiction in Los Angeles County, California.