The Cabanas Connection is an Internet forum that facilitates communication between non-lawyers and potential users of legal services and, if requested, law firms of the user’s choosing with the user’s permission. The Cabanas Connection acts as a venue for providers and purchasers of legal services to exchange information with the goal of eventually forming a professional relationship outside of our non-profit charity. The Cabanas Connection does not guarantee that Users will successfully find legal representation through this system, nor does it guarantee any outcome in the User’s case whatsoever. The Cabanas Connection takes no position and offers no opinion on when or if an attorney-client relationship has been formed.

In order to provide an optimal forum for clients and legal professionals, The Cabanas Connection does not involve itself in the agreements between users and law firms or the actual representation of clients. The User, and not The Cabanas Connection, is solely responsible for assessing the integrity, honesty, and trustworthiness of all persons with whom the User communicates on the Service and thereafter.

Disclaimer of Attorney-Client Relationship

Any form of use of the Service by a lawyer or potential client is not intended to and will not create an attorney-client relationship between any person or entity and The Cabanas Connection. Any electronic communication sent to The Cabanas Connection will not create an attorney-client relationship between the User and The Cabanas Connection, such being expressly denied.

The Cabanas Connection Does Not Screen or Vouch for Any of Its Users

Providing a service where potential clients and legal professionals can meet does not imply an endorsement of any subscribing attorney or service provider. The Cabanas Connection makes no representation concerning an attorney's qualifications (except that the attorney was licensed to practice law in at least one state at the time of registration). The Cabanas Connection makes no representation concerning the qualifications of non-attorney legal service providers. Your case will not be viewed by non-attorney legal providers without your consent. The Cabanas Connection does not screen potential cases or otherwise channel potential clients to selected attorneys other than by the criteria users provide, which we may use to help users be matched with attorneys that may satisfy some or all of those criteria.

The Cabanas Connection Does Not Provide Legal Advice

The Cabanas Connection is not a law firm. The Cabanas Connection offers no legal advice, recommendations, mediation, or counseling under any circumstance. The Cabanas Connection encourages the User not to accept any information received from any source found on this service unless it is from an attorney the User has retained.

Disclaimer of Representations by Users

The Cabanas Connection makes no representation, guarantee, or warranty (express or implied) as to the legal ability, competence, or quality of representation that may be provided by any of the attorneys, law firms, or legal service providers that are listed through this website or any affiliate thereof.

In order to keep this system attractive and useful for all Users, it is important that Users follow the rules of the system. The Cabanas Connection reserves the right to deny further access to its service to any User who violates these rules, is the subject of complaints by other The Cabanas Connection Users, for any other reason, or for no reason at all.

Users may not engage in any of the following activities on our system:

The Cabanas Connection provides legal professionals and potential clients with a forum that functions as an open market. The opinions and views expressed are those of the individual Users of the Service and do not reflect those of The Cabanas Connection. The Cabanas Connection does not warrant the validity or accuracy of any such information posted on the site. Please use caution and common sense when using this site.

The Cabanas Connection makes every effort to maintain the confidentiality of any information submitted by Users to our System and our database of members. However, because The Cabanas Connection cannot control the conduct of others, we cannot guarantee that this information will remain confidential. Please use caution in deciding what information to input into the System. Do not make any confessions or admissions. Do not use proper names or addresses. Do not provide any other highly personal, sensitive, or incriminating information. The Cabanas Connection is not responsible for the release or improper use of such information by other Users or any release due to error or failure in the System.

The User agrees that The Cabanas Connection is not responsible for any harm that this service may cause. The User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold The Cabanas Connection harmless from and against any and all liability and costs incurred in connection with any loss, liability, claim, demand, damage, and expenses arising from or in connection with the contents or use of the Service. The User agrees that this defense and indemnity shall also apply to any breach by the User of the Agreement or the foregoing representations, warranties, and covenants. The User further agrees that this defense and indemnity shall include, without limitation, attorney fees and costs. The User also agrees that this defense and indemnity shall apply to The Cabanas Connection, its affiliates, directors, officers, and employees. The Cabanas Connection reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by the User and the User shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of The Cabanas Connection.

The Cabanas Connection is not responsible for any loss of data resulting from accidental or deliberate deletion, network or system outages, file corruption, or any other reasons.

The Cabanas Connection also reserves the following rights:

The Cabanas Connection may change the Agreement at any time. Continued use of the Service will indicate acceptance of the new terms and conditions.

The Cabanas Connection reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service with or without notice to the User. The User agrees that The Cabanas Connection shall not be liable to the User or any third party for any modification or discontinuance of the Service. The User acknowledges and agrees that any termination of Service under any provision of this Agreement may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledges and agrees that The Cabanas Connection may immediately delete data and files in the User's account and bar any further access to such files or the Service.

The Cabanas Connection owns certain things on this system, including the 'look and feel' of the system, the name of the system, and the collective work copyright in sequences of public messages on the system. Users cannot reproduce any message thread from the system, either electronically or in print, without The Cabanas Connection's permission and the permission of all participants in the thread. This is not a complete list — other things on the system are also The Cabanas Connection's property. Contact The Cabanas Connection before copying anything from the system with plans of reproducing it or distributing it.

A great danger for The Cabanas Connection, and for all operators of online systems, is that we might be held accountable for the wrongful actions of our Users. If one User libels another User, the injured User might blame us, even though the first User was really at fault. If a User uploads a program with a computer virus, and the other Users' computers are damaged, we might be blamed even though a User left the virus on our System. If a User transmits illegal or improper information to another User, we might be blamed even though we did nothing more than unknowingly carry the message from one User to another. Accordingly, we need all Users to accept responsibility for their own acts, and to accept that an act by another User that damages them must not be blamed on us, but only on the other User.

Although it is The Cabanas Connection's goal to provide Users with a reliable, quality system, we may make mistakes or experience system failure from time to time. Such problems are inevitable in operating a system of this size. We would not be able to make this system available to Users if we had to accept blame or financial liability for any usability problems, system failures or errors, or mistakes or damages of any kind. In order to continue offering and improving our service, The Cabanas Connection must deny any warranties on this service and ensure that our liability for any problems connected with the use of our system is strictly limited.

These needs are accomplished by the following disclaimers:

Disclaimer of Warranties

The User expressly agrees that use of the Service is at the User's sole risk. The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. The Cabanas Connection expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. The Cabanas Connection makes no warranty that the Service will meet the User's requirements, that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; nor does The Cabanas Connection make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Service or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the Service or that defects in the software will be corrected. The Cabanas Connection makes no warranty regarding any goods or services purchased or information obtained through the Service or any transactions entered into through the Service.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by the User from The Cabanas Connection shall create any warranty not expressly stated herein.

Limitation of Liability

The User agrees that The Cabanas Connection shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages resulting from the use or the inability to use the Service or for the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services or resulting from any goods or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the Service or resulting from unauthorized access to or alteration of the User's transmissions or data, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, use, data, or other intangibles, even if The Cabanas Connection has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The User further agrees that The Cabanas Connection shall not be liable for any damages arising from interruption, suspension, or termination of Service, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, whether such interruption, suspension, or termination was justified or not, negligent or intentional, inadvertent or advertent.

Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or The Cabanas Connection services shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the county where The Cabanas Connection is based, in Florida, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. Either the User or The Cabanas Connection may seek any interim or preliminary relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in Florida, necessary to protect the rights or property of the User or The Cabanas Connection pending the completion of arbitration. This arbitration clause does not prohibit either The Cabanas Connection or the User from seeking to have the arbitration dismissed or judicially terminated on the basis the claims in arbitration action fail to provide a legal basis upon which a claim for relief may be granted. Any motion or action to dismiss must be filed in a court of general jurisdiction within Florida.

This Agreement, the Agreement, incorporates by reference our Privacy Policy and any notice by The Cabanas Connection contained in any of the website pages and constitutes the entire understanding between the User and The Cabanas Connection regarding the User's relationship to our Service.

Users can reach our Service from all fifty states and around the world. Each of these places has a different set of laws. Since The Cabanas Connection cannot keep track of all these laws and their requirements, the Agreement and the relationship between the User and The Cabanas Connection shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

If The Cabanas Connection fails to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement, that failure shall not be used to prove that The Cabanas Connection has waived the right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and that the other provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. The User agrees that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or the Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in the Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

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