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Upon registering with Lawyers Classified, you agree to accept the terms and conditions in this Member Agreement and our Terms of Use. You agree to abide by all of our terms, policies, procedures, and guidelines. We reserve the right to amend the above at any time, for any reason. Your continued use of our services will signify your acceptance any updated terms, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Lawyers Classified acts as an advertising platform, providing lawyers with the opportunity to advertise their professional services. We do not own, nor endorse any of the businesses or professionals displayed. We do not verify any of the posted ads, nor do we endorse the quality, condition, truthfulness, or accuracy of any posted advertisement. We provide an open marketplace, in which lawyers are responsible for all the services they offer. We will not intervene in general disagreements between members.
Upon registering with Lawyers Classified, you warrant that:
You are a legal and permanent citizen of the United States or Canada.
Your supplied email address is valid and up-to-date.
Your supplied contact information is accurate and complete, including, but not limited to, your full name, city, state, and postal code.
You have not already registered with Lawyers Classified. Only one account per individual and/or business entity may be active at any point in time.
If you are registering as a business, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to this Agreement.
Lawyers Classified reserves the right to suspend or terminate any account and refuse any and all current or future use of our service, at any time and at our sole discretion. Lawyers Classified reserves the right to change or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, some or all of our services at any time without notice.
Regarding content, you agree that the information you post will:
Be true, accurate, and up-to-date
Not be fraudulent or intentionally misleading
Not violate any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation (including without limitation those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, or false advertising)
Not be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully threatening, or unlawfully harassing.
Not be obscene or contain child pornography
Not contain any viruses, Trojan horses, or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or personal information.
Not link directly or indirectly to or include descriptions of services that (i) are prohibited under this Agreement or (ii) you do not have a right to link to or include
Be in accordance with Classified Ad Guidelines.
Classified Ad Guidelines:
You must list your professional services in the most appropriate category and each service can only be listed in one category.
You are not permitted to link to, display, or advertise (through the use of email addresses, URLs, images, or any other contact information) services for which you are not posting on this site.
You may not include any content or images in your classified ad that are obscene, offensive, harmful to minors, an invasion of privacy, or otherwise inappropriate.
You may not offer any service that is not in your ability, you do not have the right to list, or that does not exist at the time of the classified ad.
You are not permitted to send unsolicited email or messages to Lawyers Classified or any of its members.
We do not accept the listing of any adult-oriented services.
You may not use or manipulate this service for any fraudulent activity or purpose.
You may not disrupt our operations or service. This includes the use of any automated routines used to gather or generate information via our web site, or any other repetitive action that may degrade the performance of our systems.
Circumventing our fees is prohibited.
Feedback left for another member, with whom a transaction has been completed may not be profane or threatening in nature, nor should it pertain to any other matter other than the other member's participation and actions in a transaction.
Your classified ad must be in English, however it may contain words in another language, if necessary, in order to describe the services offered.
Classified ads that promote hatred, violence, racism, or intolerance are not permitted.
Lawyers Classified may, at its discretion, remove classified ads and optionally refund any appropriate fees when the item or description portrays violence or victims of violence, and lacks social or artistic value.
Lawyers Classified does not allow links that reference a competitor, offensive, obscene, or inappropriate material, or attempt to circumvent fees and usage of our site.
Classified ads that fail to follow these guidelines will be removed and may result in permanent suspension of your account.
Spamming: Lawyers Classified does not tolerate spamming. This includes solicitation of its members by any means via our website. In addition, URLs and email addresses are not permitted in any mass marketing or unsolicited commercial email campaigns. We will take action if it is clear a member has participated in spamming.
Where state and/or federal laws have been violated, we reserve the right pursue legal action
Keyword Spamming: Lawyers Classified does not allow the superfluous use of keywords or phrases in classifieds. Keywords that do not add substantive value to the description of the classified ad, or those that are repeated multiple times, are considered superfluous. This includes referencing brand names which have no relation to the classified ad.
Portal Classifieds: Classified ads whose primary purpose is to direct buyers to another website, store, or business are not allowed. Portal classifieds will be removed.
Inappropriate Classifieds: Lawyers Classified may, at any time, disable or suspend classifieds which contain inappropriate material in the ad title, description, or image(s). In the event your classified ad is disabled or suspended, you may be notified by email.
Right to Terminate and Suspend: Lawyers Classified, at its sole discretion, may modify, suspend, or delete any classified ad or membership immediately, and without notice, if we believe that you have not acted in compliance with our Member Agreement and Classified Ad Guidelines.
Restricted language: Lawyers Classified prohibits the use of language that is vulgar, racist, hateful, overtly sexual, or obscene in nature. We may permit certain classifieds that contain profane words as part of a title, domain, or product name. However, these words may only be permitted within certain categories, or when displayed with asterisks (or similar substituted characters) in an effort to censor profane words.
Services that are prohibited: It is the responsibility of the professional to ensure that all services offered are appropriate under all applicable laws and regulations. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to refuse, reject or remove any classified ad at our sole discretion.
Infringement: Should Lawyers Classified receive an official and lawful notification from a trademark holder, or their legal representative, that your ad infringes intellectual property rights, we are under no obligation to provide a refund upon suspension. Should you successfully file a counter-claim, you will be given a refund for your listing fee and any purchased promotions and will be allowed to re-post your ad.
Strictly Prohibited: Lawyers may not present prohibited items on Lawyers Classified, such as gifts, prizes or giveaways in connection with a classified ad.
Photographs and Pictures: Ad photos should never confuse customers, and should accurately represent the services you are offering. In addition, you should use your own images whenever possible, not someone else's. We recommend that you take digital photos for use in your ad.
Lawyers Classified reserves the right to modify any listing to more accurately represent what service is being offered, and may suspend an ad at our sole discretion.
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