Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Home » Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Acceptance of Terms Though Use of Site

By using this Website (“Site”) or downloading Materials from this Site, you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use set forth in this notice (the “Terms of Use”). These Terms of Use include our Privacy Policy which is incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference. By using this Site, you are indicating your agreement to these Terms of Use, including our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, do not use this Site or download Materials from this Site. Modern Legal LLC (“Modern Legal”) reserves the right to revise or modify, at any time, any portion of the Terms of Use. It is your responsibility to review the Terms of Use each time you access this Site. Your continued use of this Site after any revisions or modifications to the Terms of Use will be considered an acceptance of those changes.

Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Proprietary Rights

The content and arrangement of this Site, including, but not limited to, any and all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, designs, logos, text, images, audio and video materials is the property of Modern Legal (“Materials” or “Modern Legal’s Proprietary Materials”) unless otherwise specified. This Site, including all Materials contained on the Site, is protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property laws of the United States, foreign law and/or treaty provisions. You agree to abide by all such copyright and/or other intellectual property laws in using this Site and to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Materials. You may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from Modern Legal’s Proprietary Materials. You may not display, reproduce, distribute, modify, transmit, or otherwise use Modern Legal’s Proprietary Materials in any way, for any public or commercial purpose, without the express written consent of Modern Legal.

Login Registration

If you login to this Site you will be asked to provide certain information including, without limitation, a name, phone number and valid email address. In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in our Privacy Policy, you agree that Modern Legal may disclose to third parties certain information contained in your profile subject to the confidentiality policies described in our Privacy Policy. Modern Legal reserves the right to offer third party services and products to you based on the preferences that you identify at the time of your registration and at any time thereafter. See our Privacy Policy for further details regarding the treatment of your private information.

Restrictions on Use of Site and Materials

Subject to the Terms of Use, Modern Legal grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to access, view, and display this Site and the Materials contained on this Site, and to download and print any downloadable Materials contained on this Site provided that the following conditions are met: (1) the use of the Materials is solely for personal, non-commercial lawful purposes by individuals seeking employment with a law firm or legal department of a company and for law firms or companies that seek to hire candidates; (2) no copyright or other proprietary notice is removed from the Materials; (3) you may not modify the Materials in any way; (4) you may not transfer the Materials to any person unless you give them notice of, and they agree to accept, the obligations created by these Terms of Use.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, you also agree not to use this Site for any of the following purposes:
1. accessing data not intended for you;
2. submitting false or inaccurate information about you, or your law firm or organization, to this Site;
3. disclosing to or sharing your password or any data with any third parties or using your password for any unauthorized purpose;
4. using any software, program or other device to search or collect data (i.e., ‘web scraping’, ‘data mining’, etc . . .) from this Site other than publicly available web browsers (e.g., Microsoft Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc . . .);
5. collecting, copying or duplicating in any manner any of the Materials, information or data available anywhere on this Site;
6. compiling any Materials, information or data for legal recruitment or search, executive recruitment or search, legal or executive staffing, job boards or any other legal employment or recruitment function; and
7. taking any action whatsoever that adversely impacts the function of this Site or the business of Modern Legal.

Except for the limited license to access, view, display, download and print the Materials from this Site for the non-commercial and personal use described above only, nothing contained on this Site shall grant, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any express or implied license or right to use Modern Legal’s Proprietary Material. All rights, title, and interest in any aspect of Modern Legal’s Proprietary Material remain the exclusive property of Modern Legal.

Job Database

Modern Legal agrees to use its best efforts to update our job database displayed on this Site; provided, however, that certain job postings or job related information may have changed or may not longer be available at the time a user may submit his or her candidacy. Given the abovementioned, the inclusion of job postings or job related information on this Site does not in any way guarantee that a job exists at a date later than the initial date such job postings or job related information was posted to our Site. Modern Legal assumes no liability for the job postings or job related information on this Site, or whether or not employers are actually able to hire a candidate in response to a given job posting.

Disclaimer of Warranties

USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Modern Legal DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT THIS SITE WILL BE SECURE OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MATERIAL, OR THAT THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR TIMELY. Modern Legal DOES NOT WARRANT THE RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE. YOU AGREE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT, OR INFORMATION IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Modern Legal MAY TERMINATE, SUSPEND, ADD, REMOVE, OR MODIFY ANY ASPECT OF THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS AT ANY TIME. Modern Legal RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESTRICT OR TERMINATE YOUR ACCESS TO THIS SITE OR ANY FEATURE OR PART OF THIS SITE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL Modern Legal OR ANY OF Modern Legal’S DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS, OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO ANY ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF INFORMATION OR PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA) RELATING TO THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE, THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE, OR ANY LINKED WEBSITE, EVEN IF Modern Legal HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Modern Legal and all its officers, members, owners, employees, agents and affiliates against any and all claims made by a third party, and any liability, damages, costs, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) related to your use of this Site, content that you transmit to this Site, your violation of any rights of another, or your violation of the Terms of Use.

Termination

Modern Legal reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to pursue all available legal remedies, including but not limited to the immediate termination of your registration or ability to access this Site and any other service provided to you by Modern Legal, upon any breach or violation by you of the Terms of Use.

Jurisdiction and Validity of the Terms and Conditions

The Terms of Use will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and the State of New Jersey. You irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New Jersey for any action arising from or relating to the Terms of Use or your use of this Site.

If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Terms of Use, or any portion thereof, to be invalid, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to give effect to the Terms of Use, and the invalidity of any such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use, which shall continue in full force and effect. No waiver of any provision of the Terms of Use shall be considered a further or continuing waiver of any such provision or any other provision.

Links to Other Websites

This Site may contain links to Websites operated by other entities. If you visit any linked Website, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to review the terms and conditions and other policies of that Website. Modern Legal is not responsible for the policies and practices of the linked Websites. Modern Legal does not endorse, and makes no warranty or representation regarding any linked Websites or content, products, or services contained on or associated with those linked Websites.

Information Provided By You

Any information or other content that you or other individuals acting on your behalf transmit to this Site, whether by email, posting, uploading, or otherwise, will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any such information or content, you grant to Modern Legal an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, perform publicly, transmit, distribute, translate, and modify such information and content. You agree that Modern Legal is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any information or content that you or other individuals acting on your behalf provide to Modern Legal.

You agree not to transmit to this Site any information or content that is defamatory, libelous, threatening, harassing, profane, obscene, or otherwise unlawful, information or content that incorporates the confidential or proprietary content of another, or content that could constitute or encourage conduct that would violate any law. Modern Legal is not responsible for screening or monitoring any information or other content transmitted to this Site, and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from or relating to any such information or content.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to Modern Legal. Modern Legal adheres to appropriate privacy laws and collects and/or uses personally identifying information (“personal information”) solely for the purpose of administering its placement and consulting services or otherwise in accordance with the Terms of Use or this Site.

Modern Legal does not otherwise disclose to unaffiliated persons or entities any personal information that you provide unless you direct us to do so or unless we are required to do so by law or have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform with existing laws or to cooperate with law enforcement agencies or in legal proceedings.

Modern Legal agrees to use best efforts to ensure that no personal information is distributed to unaffiliated persons or entities except as described herein or as otherwise in accordance with the Terms of Use or this Site or required by law. Modern Legal agrees to use best efforts to employ adequate security means to protect any personal information.

In general, you can use this Site without providing your name or other revealing information. However, there are parts of this Site that may require you to provide personal information so that we can respond to you or provide you with the information, materials or services that you request. We generally let you know at the time of collection how we intend to use the personal information. You are under no obligation to provide this information, but in some circumstances we may be unable to fulfill your requests without this information. If you do not want your personal information to be collected, simply do not transmit it to this Site.