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Legal Services of Northwest Jersey is grateful for the funding and support of the Legal Services Corporation, the State of New Jersey, the Counties of Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren, our corporate sponsors, foundation funders, and our volunteers.
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Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Effective Date: 5/4/2021 This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for this website http://lsnwj.org. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information collected and/or provided through this website will only be used in ways that are in compliance with this Privacy Policy. Revisions to Privacy Policy We may occasionally modify this Privacy Policy and will post a notice of the effective date of the revised Privacy/Disclaimer Notice on this page. Your use of our website after the effective date of any modification means you accept and agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy as modified. Use of Your Information We will not collect any personal information from you unless you voluntarily choose to submit or otherwise disclose such information to us, including information submitted or disclosed by mail, telephone, fax, or electronically. We will not sell, trade, or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties. We will only use your information to respond to your request for information. Website Monitoring We have no obligation to monitor the website or the use of the website or to retain the content of any user session. However, we reserve the right at all times to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose any information, including IP addresses, as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or government request, or to cooperate with law enforcement and other authorities in investigation of a claim of illegal activity. We also may use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to protect our service, website, customers, or others. Children This website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of thirteen (13). We do not collect personal information from any person that we know to be under the age of thirteen. We encourage all parents to instruct their children in the safe and responsible use of their personal data while using the Internet. Cookies This site uses “cookies”, small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. This cookie does not collect information that personally identifies you. It only allows us to recognize your repeated visits to our website. The use of cookies helps when you return to a website because it remembers what pages you visited and offers suggestions to help you find what you need. If you want to disable cookies, a simple procedure in most internet browsers allows you to turn off cookies, but please remember that cookies may be required to allow you to use certain features of this website. Security As no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure, we cannot ensure the security of any information (including personal, confidential or privileged information) you transmit to us or any information provided online, and you do so at your own risk. We will not be liable for disclosures of your personal information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties. However, once we receive your transmission, we make reasonable efforts to protect the information. We cannot guarantee that documents or files downloaded from our website will be free from viruses and we do not accept any responsibility for any damage or loss caused by any virus. For your own protection, use virus-checking software when using our website. Links This website may contain links to other websites not maintained by us. We are not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. We do not control these other websites, and you should consult their privacy policies regarding their use of your information. Communications We reserve the right to contact you regarding this Privacy Policy, Terms of Use Agreement and other matters relevant to the operation of this website or any contact you have made with us through this website. If you have any questions or comments regarding privacy and our use of information, please email lsnwj-media@lsnj.org
Terms & Conditions
Terms of Use Effective Date: 5/4/2021 Your Agreement By using this website, you agree to be legally bound by the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use and the terms and conditions of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any of these terms, then you are not permitted to use the website. Updates to Terms without Notice We may update these Terms of Use at any time without notice to you. By accessing the website after we make any such changes to these Terms of Use, you are deemed to have accepted such changes. Regularly review the terms of use when you visit the website. Your Conduct By using this website, you agree you will NOT: • Disrupt, impair, alter or modify this website, or attempt to interfere with its proper operation; • Attempt to collect any information of others; • Transmit through this site any material that is unlawful or violates the rights of others, or otherwise engage in prohibited activity related to this website however indirectly; • Engage in any screen scraping or data acquisition and consolidation; • Impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity. Copyright and Your Use of Content Copyright © 2021, Legal Services of Northwest Jersey, Inc. This site, its content and all of the coding, graphics, text, software, images, videos, recordings, logos, marks and other materials required to render the site as it appears are intellectual property owned by us or licensed for our use by third parties. You may view the website content for your own personal, non-commercial use. No other use is permitted without our prior consent. We do not grant any license or right to use the trademarks, service marks, logos and other intellectual property on the website without our prior written permission. All goodwill generated from the use of our marks inures to our benefit. Copyright Agent LSNWJ’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on or regarding the website can be reached as follows: Copyright Agent Legal Services of Northwest Jersey 90 East Main Street Somerville NJ 08876 Phone: 908-231-0840 Email lsnwjmedia@gmail.com Limitation of Liability By using this website, you acknowledge that LSNWJ is not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of or inability to use the site, or in connection with any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line or system failure, even if LSNWJ, or representatives thereof, are advised of the possibility of or could have foreseen such damages, losses or expenses, and in the event of a failure of essential purpose, and regardless of the theory of legal liability, whether based in tort, negligence, contract, or other theory. In those states that do not allow this exclusion or limitation of liability for the foregoing excluded damages, LSNWJ’s liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law. In no event shall LSNJ’s cumulative liability to you, for the foregoing excluded damages and any direct damages, exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00). Indemnification You agree to indemnify and hold harmless LSNWJ from and against any and all losses, damages, settlements, liabilities, costs, charges, assessments and expenses, as well as third party claims and causes of action, including, without limitation, our attorneys’ fees arising out of any breach by you of any of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use, or any use by you of the website or transmission by you through the website. Upon receipt of any third party claim, we shall have the right to assume the sole defense thereof, at your expense, by representatives chosen by us. You shall provide us with such assistance, without charge, as may be requested by us in connection with any such defense, including, without limitation, providing us with such information, documents, records and reasonable access to you, as we shall deem necessary. In no event shall you settle any third party claim or waive any defense without our prior written consent. Governing Law and Jurisdiction You agree that your use of this website, the Terms of Use, and any tort claims arising from your use of the website or the Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey applicable to contracts made entirely within and wholly performed in the State of New Jersey, without regard to conflicts of law principles. You agree that the sole jurisdiction and venue shall be in the State of New Jersey, except that we may seek temporary injunctive relief in any venue of our choosing. Remedies, Waivers and Injunctions All remedies whatsoever available to us are cumulative and non-exclusive. No waiver or failure of LSNWJ to require performance in any instance shall act as a waiver or bar in any subsequent or other instance. LSNWJ shall not be required to post a bond or other security in order to obtain injunctive relief. Severability, Survival and Binding Effect If any portion of these Terms of Use is found invalid or unenforceable, all other portions are nonetheless valid and fully enforceable. These Terms of Use shall bind and inure to the benefit of your and our respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, trustees and administrators. Entire Agreement These Terms of Use are the entire agreement between you and LSNWJ regarding your use of the website regardless of any other oral or written understandings and can only be amended by us in writing.