JURIFORUM TERMS OF USE
1. Definition of a Member and Operator
When an individual logs in for the first time and registers to become a Member of Juriforum Legal network in the quick registration section, he is asked to read the following terms of use and accept them ; once accepted, the individual is considered as a full member of Juriforum community. Juriforum is operated by Wolters Kluwer N.V., the Operator of the services here after mentioned.
2. Object of the service
The Operator offers a social networking platform to the Legal Community in a large sense, including legal professionals who are not registered lawyers or attorneys, but who contribute to the Legal practice and Legal services.
and a platform of communication, including a forum, in which professional information can be discussed, shared, exchanged ;
The Member acknowledges and agrees that it is technically impossible to achieve 100% availability of the Web site. The Operator shall nonetheless endeavour to keep the Web site available without interruption. Events related to maintenance, security or capacity requirements, and/or events beyond the Operator's control (e.g. disruptions in public communication networks, power failures etc.), may result in brief malfunctions or temporary interruptions of the services provided on the Web site.
The Operator merely provides the Member with a platform on which to establish contact with other Members, and only provides those technical applications that allow Members to contact one another. As regards content, the Operator does not take part in any communication between Members. If Members enter into agreements with one another over the Web site, the Operator shall not be a contracting party to these agreements. The Members alone are responsible for the execution and/or fulfilment of agreements in which they enter with one another. The Operator shall not be held liable if Members are unable to contact one another over the Web site regarding such agreements. Furthermore, the Operator shall not be liable for breaches of duty in relation to agreements entered into between Members.
3. Rights and Obligations of a MEMBER
Member must register prior to using any of the services of Juriforum
A Member has the right to publish and disclose all professional data and personal information that he considers useful to power his professional visibility on the web as a LEGAL PROFESSIONAL
this means that the Member can justify, according to his national ethic rules and legislation, that he is effectively active in the legal area, moreover, that he is entitled to act as stated in the detailed listing and that this information may be published on the internet. A Member must be older than 18.
if the candidate Member is not, on a permanent and regular basis, working the legal industry he is therefore not supposed to register on Juriforum ;
in particular law students are not entitled to join the legal community of Juriforum
The Member is fully responsible for the data and information he publishes and posts, about himself or about any legal matter, announcement, opinion, pictures and videos or article he may post on the web site. In particular exchange of tips and information in the forums is at his own risk and initiative, and so are links to external web sites, his law firm web site or others;
The Member should behave and act online as he does in real life and Legal practice and comply with all applicable legislation and Bar rules
Members must alert Juriforum in case of any abuse they witness
Any use of the services and contents offered on the web site beyond scope of options provided by Juriforum requires prior written consent of Juriforum
The Member will not
send spam
send the same personal message to several persons
Use any insulting or defamatory contents, regardless of whether said contents are directed at another Member or the Operator's personnel or other companies
Use any pornographic materials or any contents that violate any applicable legislation for the protection of minors; or advertise or promote, offer or distribute any pornographic product or products which do not comply withany applicable legislation for the protection of minors
Use without authorization any contents protected by law (e.g. by copyright, trademark, patent, utility patent, or design patent laws), or advertise, promote, offer or distribute any goods or services protected by law
Use or promote any commercial practices considered unfair competition, including progressive customer acquisition practices (such as chain distribution systems, multilevel selling or pyramid sales).
Employ any mechanisms, software or scripts when using the Web site. However, the Member may use the interfaces or software provided by the Operator within the scope of the services available on the Web site.
Block, overwrite, modify and copy any contents of the Web site, unless said actions are necessary for the proper use of the services on the Web site. For example, the use of the "Robot/Crawler" search engine technology is not required for proper use of the services, and is therefore prohibited.
Distribute or publicly disclose the contents of any of the Web sites of the Operator or any other Member.
Perform any actions which may impair the operability of the Web site's infrastructure, particularly actions which may overload said infrastructure.
4. Interruption for maintenance or security by Operator
Members can access the web site at any time, but the Operator and its subcontractors may interrupt the access without prior notice for maintenance, implementation of changes, correction of errors or other IT issues
4. Changes in the service by Operator
The Operator reserves the right to modify the services offered on the Web site and/or to offer services different from those offered at the time of the Member's registration at any time. If this results in fundamental changes to the services, the Member shall have the right to terminate the Membership free of charge within thirty days of the changes having taken effect.
5. Termination of Membership, Reimbursement of Advance Payments
5.1 this agreement is entered into for the term chosen by the Member as the minimum runtime in the course of the registration process (the initial term), and is, upon expiry of this initial term, automatically renewed for consecutive renewal periods of the same duration (the additional terms), unless terminated by the Member in accordance with this section 5.1. Member may terminate without cause the Membership until seven (7) days before the end of the initial term, or of any additional terms after said initial term expires. The Member may deliver notice of termination using the contact form available on the Web site, or by sending a e-mail or letter to the Operator. The termination notice shall include the registered name of the Member and an email address of the Member registered on the Web site. If the Member has terminated the Membership, the Operator will block the Member's access to the services on the Web site and delete the contents posted by the Member. The provisions of this section 5.1. shall not affect the right of both parties to terminate the agreement for good cause.
5.2. A good cause is defined as an event which makes it unacceptable for the Operator to continue the agreement to the end of the termination period, taking into account all circumstances of the individual case and weighing the interests of the Operator against the Member's. A good cause includes any the following events:
- If the reputation of the services offered on the Web site is substantially impaired by the online-presence of the Member
- if, for example, it is discovered after registration that the Member has been convicted of a criminal offence, and if said conviction is known to other Members;
- If the Member fails to comply with any applicable legal provisions; If the Member breaches a contractual obligation
- If the Member promotes any communities or associations (or any of their methods or activities) which are under surveillance by authorities responsible for public safety or the protection of minors; or
- If the Member causes harm to any other Member(s).
5.3 In the event of a good cause in accordance with section 5.2. and notwithstanding the Operator's right to terminate the contract in accordance with section 5.1, the Operator is entitled to:
Delete or block access to the contents posted by the Member
Issue a warning, or
Block the Member's access to the services on the Web site.
5.4 In the following cases, the Member shall not be entitled to claim reimbursement of any advance payments:
If the Operator has terminated the contract for good cause pursuant to section 5.2,
If the Operator has blocked the Member's access in accordance with section 5.3, or
If the Member has terminated the agreement. However, the Member's right to claim reimbursement of any advance payments shall not be excluded in this case if the Member has terminated the agreement for a good cause attributable to the Operator.
6. Responsibility for the Member's Content, Data or other Information
6.1 The Operator shall only make data and/or information provided by the Member available on the web site provided that these data and or/information do not violate any laws or these Terms of Use. The Operator does not make any warranties or representations regarding any data and/or information provided or made available by any Member on any of the Web site or on any external websites linked to them. In particular, the Operator does not warrant or represent that said data and/or information is true or accurate, or that it fulfils or serves any particular purpose. The Operator is entitled to remove any illegal or prohibited data or/information from the web site without prior notice to the Member.
The Member may report any activities of any other Member which violate applicable laws and/or any of these Terms of use (including the use of pseudonyms or false identities) using the contact form available at the Web site.
6.2 Liability of the Operator
The Operator's total liability for damages of any kind is limited to the greater of amount paid or payable by the Member for the services provided on the Web site, or the amount covered by the Operator's business liability insurance, provided the insurance company has effected payment to the Operator. The limitation of liability in this section will not apply if and to the extent the damage was caused by wilful intent or gross negligence on the part of the Operator.
6.3 Indemnity
The Member shall indemnify and exempt the Operator from all actions, including damage claims, asserted by other Members or third parties against the Operator resulting from an infringement of their rights by the contents posted by the Member on the Web site. Furthermore, the Member shall indemnify and exempt the Operator from all actions, including damage claims, asserted by other Members or third parties against the Operator resulting from an infringement of their rights regarding the use of the services on the Web site by the Member. The Member assumes all reasonable costs the Operator incurs due to an infringement of third party rights, including all reasonable legal fees. All other rights, including damage claims by the Operator, are hereby unaffected.
The aforementioned obligations shall not apply to the extent the Member is not responsible for the infringement.
In the event the contents posted by the Member infringes any rights of any third party, the Member shall, at its own expense and at the Operator's discretion, either obtain the right to use said contents or render said contents free of any infringement. In the event the Member infringes third-party rights when using the services of the Web site, the Member shall discontinue such use that violates these Terms of Use and the law, if so requested by the Operator. This provision is without prejudice to Operator's right to suspend the provision of the service until the Member shall have complied with its obligations
7. Data Protection
The Operator recognizes that any data provided by the Member to the Operator is extremely important to the Member, and the Operator shall therefore be particularly sensitive in handling such data. The Operator shall comply with all applicable legal provisions regarding data protection (national data protection laws, European data protection directives and any other applicable data protection legislation). Details on the Operator's treatment of the Member's data are set forth in the Privacy Policy accessible from the Web site.
8. Right of cancellation
After membership is activated by the Operator, but not before the receipt of the e-mail of confirmation the Member can cancel registration for the Membership in writing (e.g. by letter or email) without stating a reason. The cancellation notice is to be addressed to Juriforum at WOLTERS KLUIWER nv or by email to info@juriforum.com
In the case of an effective withdrawal, the payments already made to the Operator will be refunded as follows. The Operator reimburses charges for usage that have already been paid. A sufficient substitute of value for the use of the services of the Operator up to the point of withdrawal can be seen in a proportional remuneration corresponding to the possibility to use the services of the Operator up to the point of withdrawal.
The Operator reserves the right to amend these terms of use at any time, without giving reasons, unless an amendment is unreasonable to the Member. The Operator shall give due notice of any amendments of these terms of use to the Member. If the Member does not accept the amended terms of use, the Member shall have the right to terminate the Membership free of charge within thirty (30) days of these amendments having taken effect.
Unless otherwise stated, the Member may submit all notices to the Operator using the contact form provided on the Web site, or by letter. The Operator may send notices to the Member by email, or post to the addresses given in the Member's current contact data in his or her Member account.
The place of performance under these terms of use shall be the Operator's main place of business, e.g the Netherlands.
Place of jurisdiction, insofar as legally admissible, shall be the main place of business of the Operator, e.g the Netherlands. The competent courts of the Netherlands shall (to the maximum extent permissible by law) have exclusive jurisdiction in connection with all matters relating to these terms and conditions.
These terms of use and the contractual relationship shall (to the maximum extent permissible by law) be governed by the laws of the Netherlands, excluding international private law and the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
Juriforum.com is a domain owned by Wolters Kluwer NV
P.O. Box 75248
1070 AE Amsterdam
Apollolaan 153
The Netherlands
info@Juriforum.com
+3120 6070 400
VAT Nr.: NL001896143B01
Chamber of commerce nr.: 33202517
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When an individual logs in for the first time and registers to become a Member of Juriforum Legal network in the quick registration section, he is asked to read the following terms of use and accept them ; once accepted, the individual is considered as a full member of Juriforum community. Juriforum is operated by Wolters Kluwer N.V., the Operator of the services here after mentioned.
2. Object of the service
The Operator offers a social networking platform to the Legal Community in a large sense, including legal professionals who are not registered lawyers or attorneys, but who contribute to the Legal practice and Legal services.
and a platform of communication, including a forum, in which professional information can be discussed, shared, exchanged ;
The Member acknowledges and agrees that it is technically impossible to achieve 100% availability of the Web site. The Operator shall nonetheless endeavour to keep the Web site available without interruption. Events related to maintenance, security or capacity requirements, and/or events beyond the Operator's control (e.g. disruptions in public communication networks, power failures etc.), may result in brief malfunctions or temporary interruptions of the services provided on the Web site.
The Operator merely provides the Member with a platform on which to establish contact with other Members, and only provides those technical applications that allow Members to contact one another. As regards content, the Operator does not take part in any communication between Members. If Members enter into agreements with one another over the Web site, the Operator shall not be a contracting party to these agreements. The Members alone are responsible for the execution and/or fulfilment of agreements in which they enter with one another. The Operator shall not be held liable if Members are unable to contact one another over the Web site regarding such agreements. Furthermore, the Operator shall not be liable for breaches of duty in relation to agreements entered into between Members.
3. Rights and Obligations of a MEMBER
Member must register prior to using any of the services of Juriforum
A Member has the right to publish and disclose all professional data and personal information that he considers useful to power his professional visibility on the web as a LEGAL PROFESSIONAL
this means that the Member can justify, according to his national ethic rules and legislation, that he is effectively active in the legal area, moreover, that he is entitled to act as stated in the detailed listing and that this information may be published on the internet. A Member must be older than 18.
if the candidate Member is not, on a permanent and regular basis, working the legal industry he is therefore not supposed to register on Juriforum ;
in particular law students are not entitled to join the legal community of Juriforum
The Member is fully responsible for the data and information he publishes and posts, about himself or about any legal matter, announcement, opinion, pictures and videos or article he may post on the web site. In particular exchange of tips and information in the forums is at his own risk and initiative, and so are links to external web sites, his law firm web site or others;
The Member should behave and act online as he does in real life and Legal practice and comply with all applicable legislation and Bar rules
Members must alert Juriforum in case of any abuse they witness
Any use of the services and contents offered on the web site beyond scope of options provided by Juriforum requires prior written consent of Juriforum
The Member will not
send spam
send the same personal message to several persons
Use any insulting or defamatory contents, regardless of whether said contents are directed at another Member or the Operator's personnel or other companies
Use any pornographic materials or any contents that violate any applicable legislation for the protection of minors; or advertise or promote, offer or distribute any pornographic product or products which do not comply withany applicable legislation for the protection of minors
Use without authorization any contents protected by law (e.g. by copyright, trademark, patent, utility patent, or design patent laws), or advertise, promote, offer or distribute any goods or services protected by law
Use or promote any commercial practices considered unfair competition, including progressive customer acquisition practices (such as chain distribution systems, multilevel selling or pyramid sales).
Employ any mechanisms, software or scripts when using the Web site. However, the Member may use the interfaces or software provided by the Operator within the scope of the services available on the Web site.
Block, overwrite, modify and copy any contents of the Web site, unless said actions are necessary for the proper use of the services on the Web site. For example, the use of the "Robot/Crawler" search engine technology is not required for proper use of the services, and is therefore prohibited.
Distribute or publicly disclose the contents of any of the Web sites of the Operator or any other Member.
Perform any actions which may impair the operability of the Web site's infrastructure, particularly actions which may overload said infrastructure.
4. Interruption for maintenance or security by Operator
Members can access the web site at any time, but the Operator and its subcontractors may interrupt the access without prior notice for maintenance, implementation of changes, correction of errors or other IT issues
4. Changes in the service by Operator
The Operator reserves the right to modify the services offered on the Web site and/or to offer services different from those offered at the time of the Member's registration at any time. If this results in fundamental changes to the services, the Member shall have the right to terminate the Membership free of charge within thirty days of the changes having taken effect.
5. Termination of Membership, Reimbursement of Advance Payments
5.1 this agreement is entered into for the term chosen by the Member as the minimum runtime in the course of the registration process (the initial term), and is, upon expiry of this initial term, automatically renewed for consecutive renewal periods of the same duration (the additional terms), unless terminated by the Member in accordance with this section 5.1. Member may terminate without cause the Membership until seven (7) days before the end of the initial term, or of any additional terms after said initial term expires. The Member may deliver notice of termination using the contact form available on the Web site, or by sending a e-mail or letter to the Operator. The termination notice shall include the registered name of the Member and an email address of the Member registered on the Web site. If the Member has terminated the Membership, the Operator will block the Member's access to the services on the Web site and delete the contents posted by the Member. The provisions of this section 5.1. shall not affect the right of both parties to terminate the agreement for good cause.
5.2. A good cause is defined as an event which makes it unacceptable for the Operator to continue the agreement to the end of the termination period, taking into account all circumstances of the individual case and weighing the interests of the Operator against the Member's. A good cause includes any the following events:
- If the reputation of the services offered on the Web site is substantially impaired by the online-presence of the Member
- if, for example, it is discovered after registration that the Member has been convicted of a criminal offence, and if said conviction is known to other Members;
- If the Member fails to comply with any applicable legal provisions; If the Member breaches a contractual obligation
- If the Member promotes any communities or associations (or any of their methods or activities) which are under surveillance by authorities responsible for public safety or the protection of minors; or
- If the Member causes harm to any other Member(s).
5.3 In the event of a good cause in accordance with section 5.2. and notwithstanding the Operator's right to terminate the contract in accordance with section 5.1, the Operator is entitled to:
Delete or block access to the contents posted by the Member
Issue a warning, or
Block the Member's access to the services on the Web site.
5.4 In the following cases, the Member shall not be entitled to claim reimbursement of any advance payments:
If the Operator has terminated the contract for good cause pursuant to section 5.2,
If the Operator has blocked the Member's access in accordance with section 5.3, or
If the Member has terminated the agreement. However, the Member's right to claim reimbursement of any advance payments shall not be excluded in this case if the Member has terminated the agreement for a good cause attributable to the Operator.
6. Responsibility for the Member's Content, Data or other Information
6.1 The Operator shall only make data and/or information provided by the Member available on the web site provided that these data and or/information do not violate any laws or these Terms of Use. The Operator does not make any warranties or representations regarding any data and/or information provided or made available by any Member on any of the Web site or on any external websites linked to them. In particular, the Operator does not warrant or represent that said data and/or information is true or accurate, or that it fulfils or serves any particular purpose. The Operator is entitled to remove any illegal or prohibited data or/information from the web site without prior notice to the Member.
The Member may report any activities of any other Member which violate applicable laws and/or any of these Terms of use (including the use of pseudonyms or false identities) using the contact form available at the Web site.
6.2 Liability of the Operator
The Operator's total liability for damages of any kind is limited to the greater of amount paid or payable by the Member for the services provided on the Web site, or the amount covered by the Operator's business liability insurance, provided the insurance company has effected payment to the Operator. The limitation of liability in this section will not apply if and to the extent the damage was caused by wilful intent or gross negligence on the part of the Operator.
6.3 Indemnity
The Member shall indemnify and exempt the Operator from all actions, including damage claims, asserted by other Members or third parties against the Operator resulting from an infringement of their rights by the contents posted by the Member on the Web site. Furthermore, the Member shall indemnify and exempt the Operator from all actions, including damage claims, asserted by other Members or third parties against the Operator resulting from an infringement of their rights regarding the use of the services on the Web site by the Member. The Member assumes all reasonable costs the Operator incurs due to an infringement of third party rights, including all reasonable legal fees. All other rights, including damage claims by the Operator, are hereby unaffected.
The aforementioned obligations shall not apply to the extent the Member is not responsible for the infringement.
In the event the contents posted by the Member infringes any rights of any third party, the Member shall, at its own expense and at the Operator's discretion, either obtain the right to use said contents or render said contents free of any infringement. In the event the Member infringes third-party rights when using the services of the Web site, the Member shall discontinue such use that violates these Terms of Use and the law, if so requested by the Operator. This provision is without prejudice to Operator's right to suspend the provision of the service until the Member shall have complied with its obligations
7. Data Protection
The Operator recognizes that any data provided by the Member to the Operator is extremely important to the Member, and the Operator shall therefore be particularly sensitive in handling such data. The Operator shall comply with all applicable legal provisions regarding data protection (national data protection laws, European data protection directives and any other applicable data protection legislation). Details on the Operator's treatment of the Member's data are set forth in the Privacy Policy accessible from the Web site.
8. Right of cancellation
After membership is activated by the Operator, but not before the receipt of the e-mail of confirmation the Member can cancel registration for the Membership in writing (e.g. by letter or email) without stating a reason. The cancellation notice is to be addressed to Juriforum at WOLTERS KLUIWER nv or by email to info@juriforum.com
In the case of an effective withdrawal, the payments already made to the Operator will be refunded as follows. The Operator reimburses charges for usage that have already been paid. A sufficient substitute of value for the use of the services of the Operator up to the point of withdrawal can be seen in a proportional remuneration corresponding to the possibility to use the services of the Operator up to the point of withdrawal.
The Operator reserves the right to amend these terms of use at any time, without giving reasons, unless an amendment is unreasonable to the Member. The Operator shall give due notice of any amendments of these terms of use to the Member. If the Member does not accept the amended terms of use, the Member shall have the right to terminate the Membership free of charge within thirty (30) days of these amendments having taken effect.
Unless otherwise stated, the Member may submit all notices to the Operator using the contact form provided on the Web site, or by letter. The Operator may send notices to the Member by email, or post to the addresses given in the Member's current contact data in his or her Member account.
The place of performance under these terms of use shall be the Operator's main place of business, e.g the Netherlands.
Place of jurisdiction, insofar as legally admissible, shall be the main place of business of the Operator, e.g the Netherlands. The competent courts of the Netherlands shall (to the maximum extent permissible by law) have exclusive jurisdiction in connection with all matters relating to these terms and conditions.
These terms of use and the contractual relationship shall (to the maximum extent permissible by law) be governed by the laws of the Netherlands, excluding international private law and the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
Juriforum.com is a domain owned by Wolters Kluwer NV
P.O. Box 75248
1070 AE Amsterdam
Apollolaan 153
The Netherlands
info@Juriforum.com
+3120 6070 400
VAT Nr.: NL001896143B01
Chamber of commerce nr.: 33202517
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