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Law Offices of Kimberly A. Houser Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Terms of Use

By accessing or using the Law Offices of Kimberly A. Houser (“Attorney”) website at www.illinoiswillattorney.com (“Website”), you agree to be bound by the Terms forth below. The Agreement to provide legal services to you covers the time period from which you sign the Retainer Agreement and your payment is received to the time we have provided you with the requested and purchased legal services. By providing you with limited legal services, Attorney has not agreed to attend a hearing or trial on your behalf or provide any legal services extending beyond those services which you have purchased per the Retainer Agreement. We only provide limited legal assistance and document preparation and review. After performing the services purchased by you, we have no further obligation to you.

Limitation of Services

This website and this legal practice offer services related to Illinois law only. Unlike a geographically located law practice, Attorney will not provide physical legal representation or commence litigation on your behalf. The purpose of Attorney is to provide limited legal advice and general counseling on Illinois legal matters. If Attorney determines that your specific legal matter requires the engagement of a full-service law firm, then we will refer you to a full-service Illinois law firm in your area or refer you to the Illinois Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service.

Nature of Unbundled Legal Services

Kimberly Houser Law is not a pre-paid legal service; it is an online legal practice where you are generally charged a one-time fee for limited legal services related to Illinois law. Attorney provides unbundled legal services. This means that the legal services provided by us only extend to those services of which are described in the Retainer Agreement. For example, if we assist you in creating estate plan documents, it is not our responsibility to ensure that the forms are properly filed, to attend a hearing or trial on your behalf, or to provide any other legal services related to that matter beyond the original purchased and provided limited legal services. Likewise, after you have paid for the requested services and we have performed them, we will not expect any further payment from you other than payment for the original requested legal services performed by us.


As with any legal service, we cannot guarantee any legal outcome. By purchasing our services, you agree that it remains your responsibility to properly and timely file any legal documents and to comply with Illinois state and local legal procedures.

Confidentiality – Security – Retention of Records

Attorney provides limited legal services pertaining to Illinois law only. The attorney responsible for this site is licensed to practice law only in the State of Illinois. Once you have provided us with your personal information, we will first run a crosscheck for any possible conflict of interest and confirm that you are a resident of Illinois before accepting representation of your matter. We may decline to provide our services to you if a conflict of interest is discovered. All our records are securely retained in electronic files, along with secure backups, for the period of years required under Illinois law.

Use of the Website

You agree that you will not (1) use the Website for any illegal purpose (2) use the Website in any manner which is prohibited by these Terms; (3) use the Website in any manner that could interrupt, damage or overburden it; (4) upload or transmit any defamatory, offensive, or obscene materials to the Website; or (5) interfere with, violate or infringe upon the rights of any other party or entity (including but not limited to their intellectual property rights). Any unauthorized use of this Website is prohibited.

Attorney’s Rights

Attorney reserves the right to edit materials posted or otherwise communicated to the Website; to remove any materials at its sole discretion; to terminate your access to any or all of the Website or its services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever; to suspend or remove any portion or all of the Website; and to modify the Terms at any time without notice. Attorney may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review any areas on the Website where users transmit or post communications or communicate solely with each other, including but not limited to chat rooms, bulletin boards or other user forums, and the content of any such communications. Attorney, however, will have no liability related to the content of any such communications, whether or not arising under the laws of copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise. Please check the Terms periodically for such modifications. Your continued access or use of the Website shall be deemed your acceptance of the modified Terms.

Technology – Security

Primary communications are done through this website over Secure HTTP, which provides you with the highest industry standard protection available on the web. This virtual law office is hosted by a third-party service provider and relies on software as a service (SaaS), one form of cloud computing, to operate and maintain its law office data. By clicking to accept these terms and conditions for the use of the virtual law office, the client acknowledges and consents to the use of this technology for the delivery of his or her legal services.

External Links

Links to other websites are provided by Attorney as a convenience to its users. Links to other websites do not imply an endorsement of the materials contained on those websites. Attorney is not responsible for the privacy practices or content contained at any site linked to this Website.

Intellectual Property and Licenses

You agree that you will not copy, republish, upload, post, create derivative works, transmit, or distribute, in any manner, the material you find on the Website, including text, images, logos, graphics, code and/or software. You may print and download portions of material from the Website provided that you agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices on the materials. The materials on the website are protected by trade dress and international intellectual property law. The owner of the intellectual property (including but not limited to any copyrights and trademarks) are Attorney, its affiliates or other third party companies. All rights are reserved to the respective owners. You agree to grant to Attorney a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license, for any postings or other information you communicate to the Website. You understand that anything that you post or otherwise communicate to the Attorney or Website is not deemed confidential. The license includes, the right to make, use, sell, reproduce, publish, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works from, combine with other works, translate, distribute, display, perform and sublicense Postings or any other of your communications in any form, medium, or technology now known or hereafter developed. You agree that you waive any claims against Attorney for any infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your posts, emails or other communications to Attorney.

Virtual Law Office


In order to use the virtual law office, you must first register a username and provide personal information about yourself. This information will be used during your transactions with Attorney, LLC to provide limited legal services in compliance with Illinois law. Your information may be provided to a third party in order to provide the service you requested and/or as is required by law. All other use of your personal information will be limited to your attorney/client relationship with Attorney, LLC. This site uses cookies to store a session id. Therefore, in order to register on the website, cookies must be enabled so that we can provide you with a secure transaction.

Registration

In order to retain our services, you must register on our website. There will be no fee charged for registration on this website. By registering you will receive access to a personal information page where you may request our services in a secure manner. By registering on our website, you are representing that you are at least 18 years of age and able to enter into a binding contact with Attorney. Furthermore, by registering you are representing that the information you provide to us is correct, accurate and updated.

Suspected Copyright Infringement

If you believe that any information on this Website infringes upon your copyright, please notify us immediately. In the notice please include: 1. The electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on the owner's behalf; 2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed and a description of the infringing activity; 3. Identification of the location where the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work exists, for example the URL of the website where it is posted or the name of the book in which it has been published; 4. Identification of the URL or other specific location on this Website where the material that you claim is infringing is located; you must include enough information to allow us to locate the material; 5. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address; 6. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and 7. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf. Our agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on this Website can be reached as follows: By mail: Kimberly A. Houser, 20 Danada Square West #105, Wheaton, IL 60189 or via email at kimberlyahouser@gmail.com.

Linking to this Website

You may provide links to this Website, provided that (a) you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, any portion of this Website, including any advertisements, terms of use, copyright notice, and other notices on this Website, (b) you immediately deactivate and discontinue providing links to this Website if requested by Attorney, and (c) Attorney may deactivate any link(s) at its discretion.

Disclaimer

User acknowledges and agrees that the internet (including, without limitation, the world wide web) is a network of private and public networks, that Attorney has no control over the internet, and that Attorney is not liable for the discontinuance of operation of any portion of the internet or possible regulation of the internet which might affect, restrict or prohibit the use of the Website or Services. Attorney attempts to present accurate and reliable information on its Website but does not endorse, approve or certify such information, nor does it guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, timeliness or correct sequencing of such information. Use of such information is voluntary, and reliance on it should only be undertaken after an independent review of its accuracy, completeness, efficacy and timeliness. Attorney is not responsible for data loss resulting from the failure or loss of backup media.

Information provided on this website is for informational purposes only.

ATTORNEY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND THAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IS FREE FROM ERRORS OR UP TO DATE OR THAT THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIS WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE WEBSITE IS FREE FROM VIRUSES. ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ADVERTISED ON THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND WITH A DISCLAIMER OF ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ATTORNEY, ITS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED SITE.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Attorney, its owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, licensees, suppliers and any third party information providers to the website from and against all claims, actions, causes of actions, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from the breach of these Terms or your use of this Website.

IRS Circular 230 Disclosure

In compliance with the requirements of the IRS pertaining to the publication of Circular 230, we inform you that any advice contained on this website or in any communication originating from this website or this law practice which is related to U.S. federal tax advice is not intended or created to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of 1) either avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or promoting, marketing or 2) recommending to another party any transaction or matter that is contained on this website or in any communication originating from this law practice.

Miscellaneous

This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the federal laws of the United States and the state laws of Illinois. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between Attorney and you shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Wheaton, Illinois. Attorney’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Attorney may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you. If any portion of the Terms are deemed to be unenforceable by a court of law, the offending portion shall be deemed severable and same sill not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms.

Law Offices of Kimberly A. Houser Privacy Policy


What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you register on our site, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey or fill out a form.

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

- To personalize your experience

(your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)

- To improve our website

(we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you)

- To improve customer service

(your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs)

- To process transactions

Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested.

- To send periodic emails

The email address you provide, will only be used to send you information and updates pertaining the website.

How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information.

We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Database to be only accessed by those authorized with special access rights to our systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

Do we use cookies?

Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information

We use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information, except for trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website.



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