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1 License
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3 Publication and Use of Interactive Services.
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3.6 Attorney-Client Relationship & Confidentiality. User acknowledges that no attorney-client relationship is, or will be, formed through the use of Interactive Services, and that User has no expectation of privacy or confidentiality of communications occurring through Interactive Services. The hiring of an attorney is a critical decision and should not be predicated solely on comments, recommendations, advertisements, or other Posted Materials contained on MarylandTopLawyers.com or any other website.


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8 Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice. Mountain Top Media has registered an agent with the United States Copyright Office as outlined in Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). Upon notice of alleged copyright infringement, Mountain Top Media will remove or block access to the material, provide notice to the user who posted the material and proceed as dictated by Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). Mountain Top Media may block access to areas of its site to repeat infringers.


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11 Limitation of Claims. Except for claims relating to improper use of MarylandTopLawyers.com, no claim, regardless of form, which in any way arises out of this Agreement, may be made, if such claim is brought, under this Agreement more than one year after the basis for the claim becomes known to the party desiring to assert it.


11(a) User disputes. User is solely responsible for its interactions with other MarylandTopLawyers.com users. Mountain Top Media retains the right, but expressly disclaims any obligation, to become involved in any dispute between User and any other users of MarylandTopLawyers.com.
12 Modifications to Terms of Use. Mountain Top Media reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time and at its sole discretion. Updated versions of the Terms and Conditions of Use will appear on MarylandTopLawyers.com and become the effective Agreement immediately upon publication. User is responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms and Conditions of Use. Continued use of MarylandTopLawyers.com by User after any such modification of this Agreement constitutes User's assent to such modifications.


13 Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire understanding between User and Mountain Top Media with respect to the subject matter herein, and supersedes any and all prior understandings and agreements, oral or written, relating to the subject matter.
14 Force Majeure. Mountain Top Media's performance under these Terms and Conditions of use are subject to interruption and delay due to causes beyond its reasonable control, such as acts of God, acts of any government, war or other hostility, civil disorder, the elements, fire, explosion, power failure, equipment failure, industrial or labor dispute, inability to obtain necessary supplies and the like.


15 General Provisions. This Agreement will be governed by and construed under the law of the state of Delaware, U.S.A. without regard to conflicts of law provisions. The parties agree that the state and federal courts sitting in Delaware will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising out of this Agreement and each party consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. Neither this Agreement nor any part or portion may be assigned, sublicensed or otherwise transferred by Subscriber without Mountain Top Media’s prior written consent. Should any provision of this Agreement be held to be void, invalid, unenforceable or illegal by a court, the validity and enforceability of the other provisions will not be affected thereby. Failure of any party to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not constitute or be construed as a waiver of such provision or of the right to enforce such provision. The headings and captions contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.


Updated March 24, 2010