Disclaimer & Terms and Conditions Governing Your Use of this Website

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. 
Fukuda Law Firm ("Law Offices") provides this website and website-related services ("the website”) subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement (the “Agreement”). 
           This Agreement governs the relationship between Law Offices and you with regard to your use of the website.  You should carefully read and understand the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  By using the website, you agree to be bound by this agreement.  If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you must NOT use the website.
         We may at any time, at our sole discretion, revise or otherwise update this Agreement by posting an amended Agreement on the website; any changes that we make to this Agreement will be effective immediately upon posting.
            Law Offices reserves the right, at any time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the website (or any part thereof) without notice.  You agree that Law Offices shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the website, or of any materials (as defined below). If you have any questions about this Agreement, please contact us at law@fukudalaw.com

1. Important Notices. 
            Law Offices makes available information and materials on the website (the "materials") for general informational purposes only.  The materials are not intended to constitute, and do not constitute, legal advice.  Moreover, the materials are not intended to constitute and do not constitute a solicitation for the formation of an attorney-client relationship; absolutely no attorney-client relationship is created through your use of the website or your receipt of the materials.  Anyone accessing the materials should not act upon them without first seeking independent legal counsel.  Further, the materials are general in nature, and may not apply to any particular factual or legal circumstances.
In addition, unsolicited e-mails and information sent to Law Offices do not create an attorney-client relationship with Law Offices, will not be considered confidential, and may be disclosed to others pursuant to our Privacy Policy.  Law Offices accepts clients only in accordance with formal written procedures and will only render legal advice strictly after completion of those procedures.
       Law Offices does not desire to represent anyone desiring representation based upon accessing the website in a jurisdiction where the website does not comply with applicable laws and ethical rules.  In addition, we do not seek to practice law in any jurisdiction in which we are not properly authorized to do so.
           
2. Rules of Conduct. 
           You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in accessing and/or using the website and/or any materials.  In addition, your use of the website is conditioned on your compliance with the following rules of conduct.  You agree to NOT:
 *  Use the website for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose.
 *  Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, any employee, agent, or representative of such person or entity; falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your identity or your affiliation with any person or entity; or express or imply that our firm endorses any statement you make.
 *    Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the website.
 *  Transmit or otherwise make available in connection with the website any virus, worm, trojan horse, or other harmful computer code.
 *  Restrict or inhibit any other person from using the website, including by means of hacking or damaging any portion of the website.
 *  Interfere with or violate any other website visitor's or user's right to privacy or other rights, or harvest or collect personally identifiable information about website visitors or users, or about Law Offices, other employees and representatives identified on the website, without their express consent.
  * Sell, resell, transfer, license, or exploit for any commercial purposes any use of or access to the website or the materials.
  * Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the website or materials.
  *  Frame or mirror all or any part of the website without our prior express written authorization.

3.  Law Office's Proprietary Rights. 
        You acknowledge and agree that the website and the materials are and shall remain the property of Law Offices and/or its licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and/or other proprietary rights and laws.  Except as expressly authorized in advance by Law Offices, you agree not to copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform or create derivative works of the website or any of the materials, provided that, subject to your compliance with this Agreement, Law Offices does grant to you a limited, personal, revocable, non-transferable and non-sublicensable license to (a) access the website and the materials via the Internet solely for purposes of viewing such materials and (b) to print out pages of the website for your personal, non-commercial use.
     Trade names, trademarks, and service marks of Law Offices or its affiliates include, without limitation, "Fukuda Law Firm," "fukudalaw.com", "fukudalaw.com" and any associated names or logos.  All trade names, trademarks and service marks on the website that are not owned by Law Offices or its affiliates are the property of their respective owners.  The trade names, trademarks, and service marks owned by Law Offices or its affiliates, whether registered or unregistered, may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not ours or one of our affiliate’s service, or in any other manner that is likely to cause confusion or dilution.  Nothing on the website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any right or license to use any of Fukuda Law Firm' (or its affiliates’) trade names, trademarks, copyright or service marks without our (or our affiliate’s) prior written permission.

4. Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties. 
           THIS WEBSITE AND THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY.  LAW OFFICES, ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT MAKE ANY AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM YOUR USE OR RELIANCE ON THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING ANY LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES THAT ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE WEBSITE) AND THE MATERIALS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.  LAW OFFICES, ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER THEORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF LAW OFFICES, ITS AFFILIATES AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN ADVANCE.  YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIALS IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIALS.

5.  Indemnity. 
            You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Law Offices, its affiliates and its suppliers, and each of their respective associates, partners, employees, representatives and agents, from and against all claims, losses, costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys fees) arising out of:  (i) your activities in connection with the website; (ii) any violation of this Agreement by you; (iii) any improper or unauthorized use of the materials by you; or (iv) any allegation that anything you transmit through or in connection with the website infringes or otherwise violates the copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, or other rights of any third party.
6. Jurisdictional Issues. 
        The website is controlled and operated by Law Offices from its office in San Francisco, California, US, and shall not subject Law Offices to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country, or territory other than that of California and of the United States of America.  Law Offices does not represent or warrant that the website or any aspect thereof, are appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction.  Anyone who chooses to access the website does so on his or her own initiative and at his or her own risk, and is solely responsible for complying with local laws.  Law Ofifices may choose to limit the availability of the website to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction we choose at any time in our sole discretion.
7. Governing Law and Forum. 
       This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States of America, without regards to principles of conflicts of law.  In the event of a dispute arising under or relating to this Agreement, the website or the materials, you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of California, and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.  
Miscellaneous. 
       If any provision of this Agreement is found for any reason to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from this Agreement and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision.  Any heading, caption or section title contained herein is inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof.  A party's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. This, together with any of our policies referred to herein, is the entire Agreement between you and us relating to your use of the website, and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral Agreements between you and us regarding the same subject matter, except other written, fully-executed contracts between you and our firm. Neither the course of conduct between you and our firm, nor trade practice, shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement.  This Agreement is not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with our prior written consent.
     This Privacy Policy describes the information that Fukuda Law Firm collects through our website located at www.fukudalaw.com (the “website”) and how we use that information.  This Privacy Policy applies strictly to our online information-gathering practices in connection with the website. Please address any questions or comments about our Privacy Policy or our practices regarding your personal information, please contact us at law@fukudalaw.com

Information Fukuda Law Firm may collect information about users of our Site:
           
(1) Personal information. 
           You are not obliged to provide your personal information to use our Site.  However, you may subscribe to certain information such as email messages which may request that you provide personal information, such as your name, address, and email address.  Such personal information may be used to reply to your inquiries and to send you newsletters that you may request. You may also receive other mailings relating to Fukuda Law Firm of interest to you. If you decide that you desire to not receive these communications, please email us with your request.
If you email us, we may record your contact information and we may use your email address and information from you to respond to you.
Our website is not itended for children under twelve years of age, and Fukuda Law Firm does not collect personal information from such children. If you are younger than twelve, please refrain from providing any personal information through this website.
           
(2)  Cookies
       On occasions, we may use cookies to collect non-personal information in connection with our website. Our website may include tags to collect non-personal information, such as the name of your internet service provider, the IP address of your computer, your browser software and your operating system, the date of you access our website and similar web traffic information. This information may be used to improve our website. We do not use this data to maintain any personal information about you.
      We reserve the right to provide information received through our website in order to perform internet services on our behalf. We reserve the right to disclose such information to a third party for certain reasons in order to comply with the law, to comply with legal requirements and governmental requests or to protect the rights of Fukuda Law Firm and its principals, partners, and associates or the public.
Effective January 1, 2014, California clients may request information about our disclosures of personal information to third parties e.g. other legal entities of Fukuda Law Firm) for marketing purposes.
Please direct such requests by email at law@fukudalaw.com

Fukuda Law Firm
31 Regatta Way
Napa, CA 94559
           
     Fukuda Law Firm adopts commercially reasonable measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of personal information under our control. Although we undertake commercially reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of our servers, the means by which information is transmitted between your computer and Fukuda Law Firm or any information provided to us or to any third party through with our website.
The Internet evolves rapidly, including the uses of the Internet and the laws involving such use. Fukuda Law Firm may update and revise this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Links to Other Sites
    Our website may contain links to other websites. We cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites and that our Privacy Policy applies solely to the information collected through our website.