Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC’s Terms and Conditions
Last Modified: September 19, 2022
Use and Consent
Please read these Terms and Conditions of Use (hereinafter “Terms and Conditions”) carefully and in their entirety before using nicolecheriodenlaw.com (hereinafter “Website”).
These Terms and Conditions are entered into by and between Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC (hereinafter “we,” “our,” “us”) and you.
As a user of our Website, you agree to these Terms and Conditions, and your use of our website constitutes your voluntary acceptance to be bound by these terms, whether you have read them or have had the opportunity to read them and have chosen not to.
This website and any services offered herein are not intended for persons under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, you may not use or view this website.
Privacy Policy
We respect your privacy and permit you to control the treatment of your personal information. Please read our Privacy Policy here.
No Attorney-Client Relationship or Business, Financial, or Legal Advice
You understand and agree that your access and/or use of nicolecheriodenlaw.com does not create an attorney-client relationship, and nothing herein constitutes business, financial, or legal advice.
Neither receipt of information presented on nicolecheriodenlaw.com nor any email and/or other communication sent to Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC through nicolecheriodenlaw.com creates an attorney-client relationship.
No communications with Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC or nicolecheriodenlaw.com and you are protected by any legal privilege, including, but not limited to, the attorney-client privilege, unless you enter into a written Retainer Agreement with Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC.
Licensure Status
Nicole Cheri Oden is a licensed attorney in the State of California but she is not your attorney unless you enter into a written Retainer Agreement with Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC.
nicolecheriodenlaw.com is not intended as attorney advertising or solicitation for legal services in any jurisdictions where this website would be so characterized and it does not comply with applicable local laws, rules, regulations, or ethical mandates.
nicolecheriodenlaw.com is controlled and operated by Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC from its office in the State of California. Your use of or access to nicolecheriodenlaw.com should not be construed as Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC purposefully availing itself of the benefits or privilege of doing business in any state or jurisdiction other than California.
Payments
You understand and acknowledge that Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC is a virtual law firm and all services are offered through Zoom, telephone conference, and/or email, not in person.
Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC will not extend a retainer agreement to everyone who schedules a consultation.
You understand and agree that you are financially responsible for all purchases made by you or a third-party acting on your behalf.
All of the personal information that you provide as part of the purchase process for any service offered by Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC may be collected by both us and our third-party payment processing providers. This includes, but is not limited to, name, email address, billing information, and credit card number. Please read our Privacy Policy with respect to how we handle your personal information.
Our third-party payment processing providers may have privacy policies and terms and conditions that differ from ours. We have no liability or responsibility for the independent policies of our third-party payment processing providers. You are encouraged to read the independent policies contained on the third-party payment processing providers’ websites.
You understand and release us from liability for any damage or loss caused by your purchase of services from Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC or by your dealings with our third-party payment processing providers.
Consultation Refunds
Consultation payments are final and non-refundable.
Any cancellation of a consultation made at least 24 hours before the scheduled time can be rescheduled to a mutually convenient time.
We cannot accommodate or reschedule any cancellation made less than 24 hours before your scheduled time.
We do not tolerate or accept any type of chargeback from your credit card company.
Order Confirmation and Payment Details
Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC will email you to confirm the placement of your order and with details concerning your consultation. In the event there is an error in this email confirmation, it is your responsibility to inform us as soon as possible.
No Warranty or Liability
The information provided on nicolecheriodenlaw.com is believed accurate when made. However, we do not warrant or represent that such information is or will always be current, accurate, and/or complete. You agree that we are not responsible for the accuracy of our website or for any errors or omissions in its content or via materials requested through email.
The use of our website or the downloading of any materials through the website is done at your own discretion and risk and with your agreement that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system, loss of data, or other harm that results from such activities. Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC assumes no liability for any computer virus or other similar software code that is downloaded to your computer from our website or in connection with any materials offered through the website.
THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT.
YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL NICOLE CHERI ODEN LAW, PC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR PARTNERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN ANY WAY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, AND/OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE ARISING FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE OUR WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT, OR ANY MATERIALS REQUESTED THROUGH EMAIL, OR OUR SERVICES; THE STATEMENTS OR ACTIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE; ANY DEALINGS WITH VENDORS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES; ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; ANY INFORMATION THAT IS SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED; ANY FAILURE TO STORE OR LOSS OF DATA, FILES, OR OTHER CONTENT; ANY LOSS INCURRED BY YOU OR YOUR BUSINESS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF CLIENTS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF INCOME OR REVENUE, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED INCOME, LOSS OF SALES; OR ANY OTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND.
NICOLE CHERI ODEN LAW, PC’S CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO YOU OR OTHERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES THAT YOU PAID TO US WITHIN THE ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENTS THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM OR $175, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
We expressly exclude any liability to the fullest extent of the law.
By using our website and its content or requesting materials via email, you agree to this limitation of liability and release Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC from any and all claims.
Indemnification
You agree at all times to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, officers, directors, employees, or partners, from any claim, demand, cause of action, including attorney’s fees and costs, arising from your use of our website or its content, or via materials requested through email, as well as any third party claims of any kind arising from your actions in relation to our website (including any content you submit, post to, or transmit through our website).
Should we be required to defend ourselves in any action directly or indirectly involving you, you agree to provide any documents, testimony, evidence, or other information we deem useful to us free of charge.
Intellectual Property Protection and Personal Use
The materials contained on our website, including, but not limited to, videos, photos, graphics, designs, and other files, are the proprietary property of Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC and are protected by United States intellectual property rights.
Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC grants you a limited non-exclusive non-transferable license to view, copy, download, and/or print portions of nicolecheriodenlaw.com or materials requested via email solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You agree not to copy, republish, frame, download, transmit, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, license, sublicense, reverse engineer, or create derivative works based on nicolecheriodenlaw.com, its materials, or its services, except as expressly authorized herein.
Any other use of the materials in nicolecheriodenlaw.com and/or materials requested via email, including, but not limited to, for any commercial use, copying, republication, distribution, transfer, performance, display, or reproduction other than as indicated above, is strictly prohibited.
While we love the sharing of our content via social media, and nicolecheriodenlaw.com uses various plug-ins and widgets to allow for this type of sharing, the use of these plug-ins and widgets does not constitute a waiver of Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC’s intellectual property rights. Such use is a limited license to republish our website content on the approved social media channels with full credit to nicolecheriodenlaw.com
Nothing contained on nicolecheriodenlaw.com should be understood as granting you a license to use any of the trademarks, service marks, or logos owned by Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC or by any third party.
You agree that you will not use our website, videos, photos, graphics, designs, and other files in any manner that constitutes an infringement of our intellectual property rights. Unauthorized use constitutes theft and we reserve the right to prosecute theft to the fullest extent of the law.
Your License to Us
When you submit any post, comment, image, or other content that you upload, publish, or display on or through our website (“User Content”), you grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free worldwide license to copy, reproduce, distribute, transfer, display, perform, and create derivative works from any such User Content in any and all media or formats for advertising and marketing or any other lawful purposes.
You retain the right to remove your User Content at any time.
If you remove your User Content, the license granted to us expires but we retain the license to the extent that any User Content has been incorporated into our advertising and/or marketing or on our content sites.
User Limitations
You agree that you will not post, transmit, upload, perform, or otherwise make available any User Content that is:
- Harmful, threatening, defamatory, abusive, harassing, obscene, vulgar, hateful, pornographic, or otherwise objectionable;
- Advocates or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or foreign law or regulation; or
- Advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services.
You agree to use this website for lawful purposes only and agree not to violate or attempt to violate any security features of nicolecheriodenlaw.com including, but not limited to:
- Accessing content or data not intended for you, or logging onto a server or account that you are not authorized to access;
- Attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of com or any associated system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authentication;
- Interfering or attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network, including, without limitation, by means of submitting a virus to com, overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mail bombing,” or “crashing;”
- Using com to send unsolicited email, including, without limitation, promotions or advertisements for products or services;
- Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or in any posting to com; or
- Attempting to modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reduce or attempt to reduce to a human-perceivable form any of the source code used by Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC in providing com.
You understand that any violation of system or network security may subject you to civil and/or criminal liability. Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC intends to cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of these Terms and Conditions or of any applicable laws.
Testimonials
Our website may feature testimonials from time to time. They are examples. While these testimonials are accurate and honest portrayals of actual clients sharing their opinions about our services, they are not a guarantee that all clients will have the same, similar, or better experience.
No Formal Endorsements
Any reference or link to any other companies, events, services, or products, on our website, blog, or in our emails does not guarantee your success and/or satisfaction with and is not an endorsement of said companies, events, services, or products.
You understand and agree that you must use your own judgment to determine whether any other companies, events, services, or products would be beneficial to you and/or your business.
You agree that Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC shall have no liability should you choose to make a purchase from any referenced company, event, service, or product and become dissatisfied. You agree to indemnify and hold Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC harmless should this occur.
Affiliate Disclosure
We may choose to provide an affiliate link to products and/or services that we believe align with our services from time to time. You understand that we may receive financial compensation or other payment as a result of your purchase of a product and/or service using the link.
You understand and agree that you must use your own judgment to determine whether to make a purchase using an affiliate link. You agree that Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC shall have no liability should you choose to make a purchase from an affiliate link and become dissatisfied. You agree to indemnify and hold Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC harmless should this occur.
Third Party Links
From time to time, we may provide a link to a third-party website. These links are provided for your education and information only and are not an endorsement by Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC. If you use those links, you leave our website.
You agree that Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC is not responsible for the content, availability, or accuracy of other websites that may be linked to our website. We make no warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, regarding third-party content, availability, or accuracy.
By clicking on a link to a third-party website, you agree that you are doing so of your own discretion, volition, and at your own risk. You agree that Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC is not liable for any damage or loss caused by your access to or use of information, materials, products, or services contained on and/or purchased from any linked third-party website.
By clicking on a link to a third-party website, you may allow third-parties to collect and/or share your personal information. The Privacy Policies and Terms and Conditions on those third-party websites may differ from nicolecheriodenlaw.com’s. You are encouraged to read the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions of every linked third-party website that you visit.
Waiver
No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, remedy, or power under these Terms and Conditions shall operate as a waiver thereof.
Notices
- To You: We may provide any notice to you under these Terms and Conditions by sending a message to the email address you provide. It is your responsibility to keep your email address current.
- To Us: You may provide any notice to us under these Terms and Conditions by sending a message to nicole@nicolecherioden.com.
Notices sent by email will be effective upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email, or other written acknowledgment); provided that if such notice is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
Termination
We reserve the right to terminate your access to our website, in full or in part, at any time for any reason with or without notice to you.
Dispute Resolution and Jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed and construed according to the laws of the State of California, without regards to conflict of laws principles. The nearest state and federal court to Simi Valley, California shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any case or controversy arising from your use of our website or its content or via materials requested through email, or services provided to you through our website.
By using our website or its content, materials requested through email or services provided to you through our website, you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of these courts and waive any defense of forum non conveniens.
In the event that Nicole Cheri Oden Law, PC must make a claim for any breach of these Terms and Conditions by negotiation, litigation, mediation, or arbitration, the firm shall be entitled to recover its attorney’s fees and costs.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be declared unenforceable or invalid, all remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Amendments
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these Terms and Conditions at any time and it is your responsibility to review these Terms and Conditions for any changes.
Such amendments are effective immediately upon us posting the revised Terms and Conditions to nicolecheriodenlaw.com and sending a message to the email address you provide in accordance with the procedure outlined in the Notices section herein.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE CONTACT: nicole@nicolecheriodenlaw.com