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TERMS OF USE

Last Updated: August 2022

This website (“Site”) is a copyrighted work belonging to San Diego Immigration Law Office APC (herein referred to as “SDILO”, “us”, “our”, and “we”). 

THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) SET FORTH THE LEGALLY BINDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BETWEEN YOU AND SDILO REGARDING YOUR USE OF THE SITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THESE TERMS (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT), AND YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, AUTHORITY, AND CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT). YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE SDILO PRIVACY POLICY. YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE OR ACCEPT THE TERMS IF YOU ARE NOT AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS AND THE PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT ACCESS AND/OR USE THE SITE.

THESE TERMS REQUIRE THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND SDILO, AND BOTH YOU AND SDILO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OR CLASS ACTION. PLEASE REASE SECTION 10 CAREFULLY AS IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND REMEDIS AND WILL HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL EFFECT ON HOW DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND SDILO WILL BE RESOLVED.

1. Access to the Site

1.a. License. Subject to these Terms, SDILO grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited 
license to use and access the Site solely for your own personal, noncommercial use.

1.b. License Restrictions. The rights granted to you under these Terms are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Site, whether in whole or in part, or any content displayed on the Site; (b) you shall not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Site; (c) you shall not access the Site in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service; (d) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Site may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means; and (e) you shall not interfere with the Site, send unsolicited emails, distribute viruses, malicious code, malware, or submit false, inaccurate, misleading, deceptive or libelous information on the Site. 

1.c. Modification. SDILO reserves the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Site (in whole or in part) with or without notice to you. You agree SDILO will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Site or any part thereof.

1.d. No Support or Maintenance. You acknowledge and agree SDILO will have no obligation to provide you 
with any support or maintenance in connection with the Site.

1.e. Ownership. Excluding any User Content that you may provide (defined below), you acknowledge that all the intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trade marks, and trade secrets, in the Site and its content are owned by SDILO. Neither these Terms (nor your access to the Site) transfers to you or any third party any rights, title or interest in or to such intellectual property rights, except for the limited access rights expressly set forth in these Terms. SDILO reserve all rights not granted in these Terms. There are no implied licenses granted under these Terms.

2. User Content

2.a. User Content. “User Content” means any and all information and content that a user submits to, or uses with, the Site (e.g., content in the user’s profile or postings). You are solely responsible for your User Content. You assume all risks associated with use of your User Content, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness or usefulness by others, or any disclosure of your User Content that personally identifies you or any third party. You hereby represent and warrant that your User Content does not violate our Acceptable Use Policy (as described below). You may not represent or imply to others that your User Content is in any way provided, sponsored or endorsed by SDILO. Because you alone are responsible for your User Content, you may expose yourself to liability if, for example, your User Content violates the Acceptable Use Policy (as described below). SDILO is not obligated to backup any User Content, and your User Content may be deleted at any time without prior notice. You 
are solely responsible for creating and maintaining your own backup copies of your User Content if you desire.

2.b. License. You hereby grant (and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant) to SDILO an irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free and fully paid, worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display and perform, prepare derivative works of, incorporate into other works, and otherwise use and exploit your User Content, and to grant sublicenses of the foregoing rights, solely for the purposes of including your User Content in the Site. You hereby irrevocably waive (and agree to cause to be waived) any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to your User Content.

2.c. Acceptable Use Policy. The following terms constitute our “Acceptable Use Policy”:You agree not to use the Site to collect, upload, transmit, display, or distribute any User Content (i) that violates any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; (ii) that is unlawful, harassing, abusive, tortious, threatening, harmful, invasive of another’s privacy, vulgar, defamatory, false, intentionally misleading, trade libelous, pornographic, obscene, patently offensive, promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual or is otherwise objectionable; (iii) that is harmful to minors in any way; or (iv) that is in violation of any law, regulation, or obligations or restrictions imposed by any third party.In addition, you agree not to: (i) upload, transmit, or distribute to or through the Site any computer viruses, worms, or any software intended to damage or alter a computer system or data; (ii) send through the Site unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of duplicative or unsolicited messages, whether commercial or otherwise; (iii) use the Site to harvest, collect, gather or assemble information or data regarding other users, including e-mail addresses, without their consent; (iv) interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on servers or networks connected to the Site, or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks; (v) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site (or to other computer systems or networks connected to or used together with the Site), whether through password mining or any other means; (vi) harass or interfere with any other user’s use and enjoyment of the Site; or (vi) use software or automated agents or scripts to produce multiple accounts on the Site, or to generate automated searches, requests, or queries to (or to strip, scrape, or mine data from) the Site (provided, however, that we conditionally grant to the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy materials from the Site for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials, subject to the parameters set forth in our robots.txt file).

2.d. Enforcement. We reserve the right (but have no obligation) to review any User Content, and to investigate and/or take appropriate action against you in our sole discretion if you violate the Acceptable Use Policy or any other provision of these Terms or otherwise create liability for us or any other person. Such action may include removing or modifying your User Content, terminating your Account in accordance with these Terms, and/or reporting you to law enforcement authorities.

2.e. Feedback. If you provide SDILO with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Site (“Feedback”), you hereby assign to SDILO all rights in such Feedback and agree that SDILO shall have the right to use and fully exploit such Feedback and related information in any manner it deems appropriate. SDILO will treat any Feedback you provide to Law Firm as non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that you will not submit to SDILOany information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary regarding the Site.

3. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold SDILO (and its officers, employees, and agents) harmless, including costs and attorneys’ fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of (a) your use of the Site, (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) your violation of applicable laws or regulations or (d) your User Content. SDILO reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any matter without the prior written consent of SDILO. SDILO will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.

4. Other Users.

4.a. Other Users. Each Site user is solely responsible for any and all of its own User Content. Because we do not control User Content, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for any User Content, whether provided by you or by others. We make no guarantees regarding the accuracy, currency, suitability, or quality of any User Content. Your interactions with other Site users are solely between you and such users. You agree SDILO will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred as the result of any such interactions. If there is a dispute between you and any Site user, we are under no obligation to become involved.

4.b. Release. You hereby release and forever discharge SDILO (and our officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns) from, and hereby waive and relinquish, each and every past, present and future dispute, claim, controversy, demand, right, obligation, liability, action and cause of action of every kind and nature (including personal injuries, death, and property damage), that has arisen or arises directly or indirectly out of, or that relates directly or indirectly to, the Site (including any interactions with, or act or omission of, or other Site users). IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, WHICH STATES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

5. Disclaimers. THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND SDILO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS, OR WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE. IF APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRES ANY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LAST, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

5.a. Sensitive Communications. You agree that electronic mail sent by you to SDILO will not be treated as confidential or invoke an attorney-client privilege; provided, however, that if you are an existing client of SDILOand you send an electronic mail to SDILO pertaining to a matter in which SDILO then represents you, such electronic mail may be entitled to be treated as confidential or privileged. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you acknowledge that electronic mail and the Internet are generally insecure media of communication, and SDILOcannot guarantee the confidentiality of any electronic mail sent to or received by it or any information submitted by you to SDILO through the Site.

5.b. Authorized Jurisdictions; Certifications. SDILO practices law in the State of California. The SDILOattorney is licensed to practice in California and in Minnesota. Except as specifically stated, each SDILO attorney is not certified (including as a specialist) by any professional or government authority. The listing of SDILO attorneys in practice groups is not intended to indicate any professional or governmental certification.

5.c. No Guarantees. All communications are general in nature and SDILO makes no guarantees of any kind. SDILO does not guarantee the viability of any potential legal claim. Any tools provided on the Site, and the information generated by those tools, do not constitute a guarantee to a certain sum of money and do not guarantee the viability of a potential legal claim. Only an attorney of your choosing with the necessary expertise that relates to your specific situation may analyze the viability of any potential legal claim. SDILO does not guarantee the outcome or success of any legal claim.

5.d. No Legal Advice. All communications made available through the Site, including communications provided in real time by a live person through electronic means or via telephone, are simply information and not legal advice. Communications made available through the Site may not reflect recent developments in the law, may not be complete, and may not be accurate in or applicable to your jurisdiction. Do not rely on communications provided through the Site. Any such reliance is made at your own risk. You must retain a qualified attorney of your choosing for legal advice.SDILO does not sanction, endorse, or approve statements or the accuracy of statements made by an attorney on the Site that is not employed or authorized to act as an agent of the SDILO. SDILO disclaims responsibility over any statement or communication made by an attorney not employed or authorized to act as an agent of the SDILO through the Site.

5.e. Refers to California Only. All communications by SDILO pertain to information that only applies in the State of California. Any communication relating to the law discussed on the Site pertains to the law of California as it exists on the date mentioned in the communication or the date the communication was created if no date is mentioned. To obtain information on procedures, rules, regulations, laws, or any other information regarding a potential legal claim in a jurisdiction outside of California, you must contact an attorney licensed in the respective state or jurisdiction.

5.f. No Attorney-Client Privilege or Confidentiality. All communications by SDILO, through the Site or otherwise, are not protected by the attorney-client privilege and are not confidential. SDILO has a policy of entering into attorney-client relationships with its clients only in accordance with certain procedures, which include executing an engagement agreement and addressing professionally responsibility conflicts as required by the State Bar of California. You agree that your access of the Site or receipt of any communication through the Site, or your transmission of electronic mail to addresses on the Site, does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and SDILO.

6. Limitation on Liability. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SDILO (OR AGENTS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, EVEN IF SDILO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING THEREFROM.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF 
THE ACTION), WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY US DOLLARS (U.S. $50). THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT. YOU AGREE THAT OUR AGENTS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS 
AGREEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

7. Term and Termination. Subject to this Section, these Terms will remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. We may suspend or terminate your rights to use the Site at any time for any reason at our sole discretion, including for any use of the Site in violation of these Terms. Upon termination of your rights under these Terms, your right to access and use the Site will terminate immediately. SDILO will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your rights under these Terms, including for deletion of your User Content. Even after your rights under these Terms are terminated, all applicable provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.

8. Copyright Policy. SDILO respects the intellectual property of others and asks that users of our Site do the same. In connection with our Site, we have adopted and implemented a policy respecting copyright law that provides for the removal of any infringing materials and for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of users of our online Site who are repeat infringers of intellectual property rights, including copyrights. If you believe that one of our users is, through the use of our Site, unlawfully infringing the copyright(s) in a work owned by you, and wish to have the allegedly infringing material removed, please send a notification to SDILO (at the address noted below) with the following information:
1. Your physical or electronic signature;
2. Description of the copyrighted work(s) that you claim to have been infringed;
3. Description of the location on the Site (e.g., URL address) where the infringing is located that you request us to remove;
4. Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
5. 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 under the law; and
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate, and that you are the owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Please note that, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any misrepresentation of material fact (falsities) in a written notification automatically subjects the complaining party to liability for any damages, costs and attorney’s fees incurred by SDILO in connection with the written notification and allegation of copyright infringement.

9. Privacy Policy. SDILO’s Privacy Policy (https://sandiegoimmigrationlawoffice.com/privacy-policy/) is incorporated herein and is part of these Terms. Any information, User Content, or documents that you would like to keep must be downloaded and saved by you to your personal server or electronic device before requesting a deactivation of your account. Any information provided by you to SDILO is stored on servers located in the United States. SDILO may also store your information in servers outside of the United States. SDILO takes commercially reasonable steps to protect your information and data.

10. General.

10.a. Changes. These Terms are subject to occasional revision, and if we make any substantial changes, we may notify you by sending you an e-mail to the last e-mail address you provided to SDILO (if any), and/or by prominently posting notice of the changes on our Site. You are responsible for providing us with your most current e-mail address. In the event that the last e-mail address that you have provided us is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our dispatch of the e-mail containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice of the changes described in the notice. Any changes to these Terms will be effective upon the earlier of thirty (30) calendar days following our dispatch of an e-mail notice to you (if applicable) or thirty (30) calendar days following our posting of notice of the changes on our Site. These changes will be effective immediately for new users of our Site. Continued use of our Site following notice of such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.

10.b. Dispute Resolution. Please read this Arbitration Agreement carefully. It is part of your contract with SDILO affects your rights. It contains procedures for MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION AND A CLASS ACTION WAIVER.

Applicability of Arbitration Agreement. All claims and disputes (excluding claims for injunctive or other equitable relief as set forth below) in connection with the Terms or the use of any product or service provided by the SDILO that cannot be resolved informally or in small claims court shall be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis under the terms of this Arbitration Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed to, all arbitration proceedings shall be held in English. This Arbitration Agreement applies to you and the SDILO and to any subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, employees, predecessors in interest, successors, and assigns, as well as all authorized or unauthorized users or beneficiaries of services or goods provided under the Terms.

Notice Requirement and Informal Dispute Resolution. Before either party may seek arbitration, the party must first send to the other party a written Notice of Dispute (“Notice”) describing the nature and basis of the claim or dispute, and the requested relief. A Notice to SDILO should be sent to: 4455 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92123. After the Notice is received, you and SDILO may attempt to resolve the claim or dispute informally. If you and SDILO do not resolve the claim or dispute within thirty (30) calendar days after the Notice is received, either party may begin an arbitration proceeding. The amount of any settlement offer made by any party may not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator has determined the amount of the award, if any, to which either party is entitled.

Arbitration Rules. Arbitration shall be initiated through the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), an established alternative dispute resolution provider (“ADR Provider”) that offers arbitration as set forth in this section. If AAA is not available to arbitrate, the parties shall agree to select an alternative ADR Provider. The rules of the ADR Provider shall govern all aspects of the arbitration, including but not limited to the method of initiating and/or demanding arbitration, except to the extent such rules are in conflict with these Terms. The AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules (“Arbitration Rules”) governing the arbitration are available online at www.adr.org or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879. A single, neutral arbitrator shall conduct the arbitration. Any claims or disputes where the total amount of the award sought is less than Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (US $10,000.00) may be resolved through binding non-appearance-based arbitration, at the option of the party seeking relief. For claims or disputes where the total amount of the award sought is Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (US $10,000.00) or more, the right to a hearing will be determined by the Arbitration Rules. Any hearing will be held in a location within 100 miles of your residence, unless you reside outside of the United States, and unless the parties agree otherwise. If you reside outside of the U.S., the arbitrator shall give the parties reasonable notice of the date, time and place of any oral hearings. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent 
jurisdiction. If the arbitrator grants you an award that is greater than the last settlement offer that SDILO made to you prior to the initiation of arbitration, SDILO will pay you the greater of the award or $2,500.00. Each party shall bear its own costs (including attorney’s fees) and disbursements arising out of the arbitration and shall pay an equal share of the fees and costs of the ADR Provider.

Additional Rules for Non-Appearance Based Arbitration. If non-appearance based arbitration is elected, the arbitration shall be conducted by telephone, online and/or based solely on written submissions; the specific manner shall be chosen by the party initiating the arbitration. The arbitration shall not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

Time Limits. If you or SDILO pursue arbitration, the arbitration action must be initiated and/or demanded within the statute of limitations (i.e., the legal deadline for filing a claim) and within any deadline imposed under the AAA Rules for the pertinent claim.

Authority of Arbitrator. If arbitration is initiated, the arbitrator will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and SDILO, and the dispute will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties. The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award monetary damages, and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual under applicable law, the AAA Rules, and these Terms. The arbitrator shall issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded. The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have. The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and SDILO.

Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY, instead electing that all claims and disputes shall be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement. Arbitration procedures are typically more limited, more efficient and less costly than rules applicable in a court and are subject to very limited review by a court. In the event any litigation should arise between you and SDILO in any state or federal court in a suit to vacate or enforce an arbitration award or otherwise, YOU AND SDILO WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL, instead electing that the dispute be resolved by a judge.

Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions. ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT MUST BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS BASIS, AND CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER OR USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED JOINTLY OR CONSOLIDATED WITH THOSE OF ANY OTHER CUSTOMER OR USER.

Confidentiality. All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, including but not limited to the award of the arbitrator and compliance therewith, shall be strictly confidential. The parties agree to maintain confidentiality unless otherwise required by law. This paragraph shall not prevent a party from submitting to a court of law any information necessary to enforce these Terms, to enforce an arbitration award, or to seek injunctive or equitable 
relief.

Severability. If any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall be severed and the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

Right to Waive. Any or all of the rights and limitations set forth in this Arbitration Agreement may be waived by the party against whom the claim is asserted. Such waiver shall not waive or affect any other portion of this Arbitration Agreement.

Survival of Agreement. This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination of your relationship with SDILO.

Small Claims Court. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either you or SDILO may bring an individual action in small claims court.

Emergency Equitable Relief. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek emergency equitable relief before a state or federal court in order to maintain the status quo pending arbitration. A request for interim measures shall not be deemed a waiver of any other rights or obligations under this Arbitration Agreement.

Claims Not Subject to Arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, claims of defamation, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and infringement or misappropriation of the other party’s patent, copyright, trademark or trade secrets shall not be subject to this Arbitration Agreement.

Courts. In any circumstances where the foregoing Arbitration Agreement permits the parties to litigate in court, the parties hereby agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within San Diego County, California, for such purpose.

10.c. Export. This Site may be subject to U.S. export control laws and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. You agree not to export, re-export, or transfer, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from SDILO, or any products utilizing such data, in violation of the United States export laws or regulations.

10.d. Disclosures. SDILO is located at the address listed at the end of these Terms. If you are a California resident, you may report complaints to the Consumer Information Center-Correspondence Unit of the Communications Division of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 1652 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.

10.e. Electronic Communications. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from SDILO in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that SDILO provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were be in a hardcopy writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.

10.f. Entire Terms. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Site. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The word “including” means “including without limitation”. If any provision of these Terms is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms will be unimpaired and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. These Terms, and your rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by you without SDILO’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. SDILO may freely assign these Terms. The terms and conditions set forth in these Terms shall be binding upon assignees.

10.g. Copyright/Trademark Information. Copyright © 2021 San Diego Immigration Law Office APC. All rights reserved. All trademarks, logos and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on the Site are our property or the property of other third parties. You are not permitted to use these Marks without our prior written consent or the consent of such third party, which may own the Marks.

10.h. Force Majeure. SDILO’s performance under these Terms is subject to interruption or delay due to causes beyond its reasonable control. Such causes may include, but are not limited to, acts of God, acts of any government, war, terrorism, civil unrest, natural event, industrial or labor dispute, actions by third parties, or other causes.

10.i. Contact Information:
San Diego Immigration Law Office
Address:
1901 First Avenue, Suite 205 
San Diego, California 92101
Telephone: (619) 786-0918
Email: relorza@sdilo.com