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Terms of Use

Effective Date / Last Updated: December 15, 2022

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website Quarles.com (“Site”), made available to you by Quarles & Brady, LLP (“Quarles” “we,” “us,” or “our”). Your use of and access to the Site is governed by these Terms, regardless of how you access the Site (including through the Internet, through a mobile network or otherwise).

BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU (“YOU”) AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE.

We may modify these Terms at any time and in our sole discretion.  All changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the Site. Material changes will be conspicuously posted on the Site or otherwise communicated to you.  By using the Site after changes are posted, you agree to those changes.

  1. Privacy Notice.  We may collect certain information about you and about your use of the Site as described in our Privacy Notice. The Privacy Notice describes our information collection, use, and sharing practices. If you do not agree to any terms in our Privacy Notice, do not access or use the Site.
  2. Accessibility. Any individual with a disability needing a reasonable accommodation to use or view our Site, including accommodations related to viewing, accessing or attending a webinar, should contact webmaster@quarles.com and request the reasonable accommodation. Generally, three business days' advance notice is required for reasonable accommodations related to viewing of or participation in a webinar.
  3. No Legal Advice. The information presented on our Site is provided by Quarles as a courtesy and for informational and marketing purposes. The Site does not provide legal advice and is not intended to be a substitute for professional legal advice. By accessing this information, you assume full responsibility for the use of the information and understand and agree that Quarles is not responsible or liable for any claim, loss or damage arising from the use of the information.

    Please do not send us confidential information unless we expressly request that you do so. Your access to or use of the information on this website does not create or establish an attorney-client relationship between you and Quarles or any of our individual lawyers. You should not rely on an e-mail transmitted to one of our individual lawyers to create an attorney-client relationship. Furthermore, unless you have an attorney-client relationship with Quarles, we are not obliged to keep confidential information you may send us. If you wish to become a client of Quarles, you must contact a Quarles attorney and explicitly negotiate an engagement.  
  4. No Warranty of Results. The Site may contain descriptions of matters in which Quarles successfully represented its clients. None of this information should be used or relied on as legal advice or opinion about specific matters, facts, situations or issues. The results of these matters were dependent on their specific circumstances, and are in no way intended to be predictive of future results, even in similar circumstances, or offer any type of guarantee or assurance of outcome. You should consult a lawyer about your particular circumstances before you act on any of the information contained on this Site because the information may not apply to you or your situation, or may not reflect current legal developments. Information pertaining to Quarles clients may not reflect the opinions of such clients.
  5. Use of Marks.  Quarles owns certain trademarks, names, logos, insignia, or service marks (“Marks”). You do not have the right to use any Marks except as expressly agreed to in writing by Quarles.  In addition, the Site may contain third-party marks and third-party copyrighted materials, which are the property of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms grants to you any rights in or to those third-party marks or materials without such third-party's consent.
  6. Intellectual Property Rights. The Site, including its text, audio, video, graphics, charts, photographs, interfaces, icons, software, computer code, data, trademarks, logos, slogans, documentation, other components and content, and the design, selection, and arrangement of content, and all intellectual property rights in the foregoing (collectively, the “Content”) are exclusively the property of Quarles or, as applicable, its vendors or licensors.  Except for the rights expressly granted to you in these Terms, Quarles reserves all other rights in and to the Site and Content, including all intellectual property rights. You may print and download information from the Site for review and retain it for reference. Any unauthorized use of any Marks, copyrighted materials, or any other intellectual property belonging to Quarles or any third party, including all other copying, publishing, distribution or transmission, whether in hard copy or electronic form, is strictly prohibited and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

    Copyright © 2022 Quarles & Brady LLP, All Rights Reserved
  7.  Compliance with Laws. In connection with your access to and use of the Site, you are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, regulations, and rules of all relevant jurisdictions, including all applicable rules regarding online conduct.
  8. Restrictions on Your Use of the Site.
      • You may not copy, duplicate, sell, publish, post, license, rent, distribute, modify, translate, adapt, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works of the Site or Content without Quarles’s prior written consent.
      • You may not use the Site for unlawful purposes or engage in any conduct while using the Site that is reasonably inappropriate, unauthorized, or contrary to the intended purpose of the Site.
      • You may not submit inaccurate, incomplete, or out-of-date information via the Site, commit fraud or falsify information in connection with your use of the Site.
      • You may not engage in data mining or similar data gathering or extraction activities from the Site. 
      • You may not use the Site to harvest or collect email addresses, names, or other personally identifiable information about the users of the Site or about Quarles attorneys, employees, and other representatives or to spam other users of the Site.
      • You may not access, use, or copy any portion of the Site or Content, through the use of indexing agents, spiders, scrapers, bots, web crawlers, or other automated devices or mechanisms.
      • You may not use the Site to post, transmit, input, upload, or otherwise provide any information or material that contains any viruses, worms, Trojan horses, malware, ransomware, adware, or other harmful computer code that may disable, damage, impair, or otherwise interfere with the Site, the servers used to make the Site available, or any other network, computers, hardware, software or systems.
      • You may not engage in activities that aim to render the Site or associated services inoperable or to make their use more difficult.
      • You may not frame, mirror, or circumvent the navigational structure of any part of the Site.
      • You may not upload, distribute, transmit, or post anything to or through the Site that: (i) is fraudulent, libelous, obscene, pornographic, indecent, violent, offensive, hate speech, harassing, threatening, defamatory, harms another person, or the like; (ii) invades the privacy of another or includes the confidential or proprietary information of another; or (iii) is protected by intellectual property rights without the express prior written consent of the owner of such intellectual property rights.
  9. Feedback and Other Content Submitted By You. If you submit comments or feedback to us regarding the Site or its Content, or any other comments, questions, requests, content or information that is not personal information ("Feedback"), we may use any comments and feedback that you send us in our discretion and without attribution or compensation to you.
  10. Social Media. Links to Quarles's social media pages (e.g., Facebook , LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter) are included on the Site ("Social Media Pages").  Because anyone may post or tag on Social Media Pages, posts do not necessarily reflect Quarles's views. We reserve the right to remove anything from our Social Media Pages, in our sole discretion. We may also take steps to block users from access to our Social Media Pages who violate these Terms. If we follow, like, re-tweet, favorite, share, or re-post an individual's content on our Social Media Pages, that is not an endorsement of that third party or any service or company they represent. We will treat all information posted or shared through our Social Media Pages as non-confidential.
  11. NO WARRANTY. THE SITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, QUARLES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE AND CONTENT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM STATUTE, SUCH AS COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE IN TRADE.

    QUARLES MAKES COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CONTENT ON THE SITE IS ACCURATE AND RELIABLE, BUT NEITHER ACCURACY NOR RELIABILITY ARE GUARANTEED. QUARLES DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE QUALITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE OR CONTENT. QUARLES DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THAT THE SITE OR CONTENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SITE OR CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CONDITIONS OR COMPONENTS.

    WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WE DO NOT WARRANT OR ENDORSE ANY THIRD-PARTY CONTENT.
  12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL QUARLES OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, PARTNERS,  EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, REPRESENTATIVES, CONSULTANTS, VOLUNTEERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, ATTORNEYS OR LICENSORS (TOGETHER, “QUARLES PARTY(IES)”) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR CONTENT, OR YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SITE OR CONTENT, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER THE CLAIM IS BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, AND EVEN IF A QUARLES PARTY HAS EXPRESS KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE LOSS OR DAMAGE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO STOP ACCESSING AND USING THE SITE OR CONTENT.

    WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE QUARLES PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR CONTENT, OR YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SITE OR CONTENT EXCEED $100 U.S.D., EVEN IF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

    SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
  13. INDEMNIFICATION. YOU WILL INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS THE QUARLES PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST ALL LOSSES, CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, DEMANDS, COMPLAINTS, ACTIONS, DAMAGES, JUDGMENTS, SETTLEMENTS, FINES, PENALTIES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES) THAT ARISE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH (A) YOUR VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAWS, (B) YOUR MISUSE OF THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT, AND (C) YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS OR ANY OTHER TERMS ON THE SITE.

    WE RESERVE, AND YOU GRANT TO US, THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO ASSUME THE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU (SUBJECT TO YOUR CONTINUING INDEMNIFICATION).
  14. Third-Party Websites and Content. The Site may link to, or be linked to, websites not maintained or controlled by Quarles.  Those links are provided as a convenience to the visitors of our Site.  Quarles is not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy of third-party websites linked through the Site. Quarles does not warrant or endorse any third-party website or any products or services made available through those websites. When leaving the Site, it is the terms and privacy policy of that third party that govern your use of the third-party site (and such third-party's use of your personal information), not these Terms.

    The Site may also contain certain third-party content. We provide third-party content for your convenience, not as an endorsement.  The presence of third-party Content does not mean that Quarles has reviewed the third-party Content or that there is any association between Quarles and any third party.  You access third-party Content at your sole risk. Quarles has no responsibility for any third-party Content. Nothing in these Terms grants you any rights to any third-party Content.
  15. Linking to the Site. You are prohibited from linking to this Site on your website or elsewhere without the prior express written consent of Quarles. If Quarles grants you a right to link to this Site, certain terms may apply, and Quarles reserves the right to revoke such consent at any time. You are responsible for any costs incurred by Quarles in enforcing its rights under this Section.
  16. Termination.  f you violate applicable laws or these Terms, you are immediately prohibited from further use of the Site or Content, and we may restrict your access to the Site or Content. Quarles may suspend or terminate the Site or any Content, in whole or in part, at any time in its sole discretion for any reason. Quarles will not be liable to you or anyone else for any damages arising from or related to Quarles's suspension or termination of your access to the Site or the Content, or in the event Quarles modifies, discontinues or restricts the availability of the Site or the Content (in whole or in part).
  17. Site Unavailability. Without limiting the generality of the previous section, the Site or Content may be unavailable or limited for various reasons, and we will not be liable to you for any such unavailability, including without limitation (a) hardware, software, server, network, or telecommunications failures, (b) severe weather, war, riot, act of God, fire, earthquake, strike, labor shortage, etc., (c) regulatory restrictions and other acts of government, (d) interruptions due to utility and power companies, and (e) interruptions due to hacking or other malicious intrusion.
  18. Cooperation with Law Enforcement. Quarles will cooperate with law enforcement if you are suspected of having violated applicable laws. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD QUARLES AND THE QUARLES PARTIES HARMLESS FOR ANY COOPERATION WITH, OR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION TO, LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATING TO YOUR SUSPECTED VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAWS.
  19. Disputes. These Terms, and your access to and use of the Site, are governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regards to its conflict of laws principles. Venue is exclusively in the state or federal courts, as applicable, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The parties expressly agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts. Any cause of action or other claim brought by you with respect to the Site or Content must be commenced within one year after the cause of action or claim arises.
  20. Assignment. We may assign our rights and delegate our duties under these Terms at any time to any party without notice to you. You may not assign your rights or delegate your duties under these Terms without our prior written consent. These Terms inure to the benefit of Quarles’s successors and assigns.
  21. Jurisdiction. The Site is controlled and/or operated from the United States, and is not intended to subject us to non-U.S. jurisdiction or laws, except as otherwise expressly stated in these Terms. The Site may not be appropriate or available for use in some jurisdictions outside of the United States. If you use the Site, you do so at your own risk, and you are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations. We may limit the Site’s availability, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and in our sole discretion.
  22. Entire Agreement. These Terms and any terms posted throughout the Site are the entire agreement between you and Quarles with respect to your access to and use of the Site.
  23. Waiver. Quarles’s failure to enforce any provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms will be effective only if in writing and signed by Quarles.
  24. Severability.  If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, void, or unenforceable, that provision will be severed from the remaining provisions and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. The headings in these Terms are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Terms.
  25. Electronic Communications.  These Terms and any other documentation, agreements, notices, or communications between you and Quarles may be provided to you electronically to the extent permissible by law. Please print or otherwise save a copy of all documentation, agreements, notices, and other communications for your reference.
  26. Contact Us. Please direct any questions and concerns regarding these Terms to us at:

Quarles & Brady LLP
411 East Wisconsin Ave
Suite 2400
Milwaukee, WI 53202
844-435-7723

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