NSL Consulting, LLC | The LegalSuite™ Terms of Use

BY CLICKING ON THE “ACCEPT” BUTTON OR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH WWW.NSLCONSULTING.INFO ("SITE") BY NSL CONSULTING, LLC d/b/a/ THE LEGALSUITE™ ("FIRM"), YOU HEREBY REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE DULY AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO AND BIND YOURSELF TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") AND ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ALL SUCH USE BY YOU IS SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS, including that you consent to our Payment Terms, which are incorporated herein by reference and each of which may be updated from time to time without notice to you. If you do not agree to these terms or are not authorized to bind yourself, do not click the “Accept” button and you are not permitted to use the Site or the services offered through this Site. All other uses of the Site are prohibited.

Site Services

The Firm offers a range of services via this Site ("Site Services") including: (i) initial consultations; (ii) connecting Site visitors to legal professionals to provide legal services such as on-demand services, a la carte packages, consulting engagements, legal representation, or local counsel; (ii) project management and communication tools; (iii) legal articles, insights, and best practices; and (iv) billing, invoicing, and payment processing. In connection with using the Site Services offered through this Site, you:

• Represent and warrant that you are fully authorized to enter into this Agreement. If you are representing a larger business entity ("Company"), you also represent and warrant that you are fully authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Company. The Firm may, in our sole discretion, refuse to offer the Site Services to any person or Company and change our eligibility criteria at any time. You are solely responsible for ensuring that this Agreement is in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to you and the right to access the Site Services is revoked where this Agreement or use of the Site Services is prohibited or to the extent that offering, sale or provision of the Site Services conflicts with any applicable law, rule or regulation. The Site Services are offered only for your use, and not for the use or benefit of any third party unrelated to you or Company.

Invoicing and Authorizations

Invoicing: The Firm may prepare invoices for you through the Site for work requested by or performed for you ("Billed Services"). Invoices will be sent to you through the Site in that event. You may also pay the Firm directly through the Site for certain Site Services ("Direct Paid Services"). Any dispute relating to the content of invoices or a payment remitted for Billed and/or Direct Paid Services must be addressed as soon as reasonably possible but no later than 48 hours after receipt of the Billed Services' invoice or remittance of payment for the Direct Paid Services. All disputes must be submitted to the Firm in writing to the Billing Department, email:  billing@nslconsulting.info. Include the invoice number, associated services, and copies of any relevant documentation to support your concern.

Authorization: You authorize the Firm to charge you for Billed and/or Direct Paid Services using the payment information submitted through the Site, which you represent and warrant is current, complete, and accurate information. You likewise represent and warrant that you are authorized to submit such payment information and to charge your payment method on behalf of yourself or the Company. The Firm uses a third-party payment processor to bill or accept payment from you for the Billed and/or Direct Paid Services. By making use of these payment services on the Site, you agree to be bound by the Firm's payment processor's connected account agreement and hereby consent and authorize the Firm to delegate the authorizations and share the information you provide to the Firm with any third-party service provider to the extent required to provide the Billed and/or Direct Paid Services. If the Firm, through its payment processor, does not receive payment from you, you agree to pay all amounts due to the Firm on your account upon demand. The Firm reserves the right to pursue payment of any outstanding amounts due by you to the fullest extent of the law. Should this Agreement terminate, you acknowledge and understand that the Firm may not refund you for any Billed Services or Direct Paid Services for which you have rendered payment to the Firm unless otherwise obligated to do so under law or contract.

Termination

• Either party may terminate this Agreement for any reason at any time upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other.
• Any termination of this Agreement has no effect on the provision of currently effective Site Services that are underway at the time of termination. Further, such a termination would not affect your access to or ownership of any attorney-client communications between you and the Firm or documents created for you by the Firm.
• Any fees paid hereunder are non-refundable unless otherwise required under law or contract. You remain obligated to pay any fees accrued but not yet paid at the time of termination. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination will survive termination, including, without limitation, payment obligations, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

Representations and Warranties

• The parties represent and warrant that each is fully authorized to enter into this Agreement.
• You are solely responsible for ensuring that this Agreement is in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to you and/or the Company. The right to access the Site and/or Site Services is revoked where this Agreement or use of the Site and/or Site Services is prohibited or to the extent that offering, sale or provision of the Site and/or Site Services conflicts with any applicable law, rule or regulation. The Site Services are offered only for your use, and not for the use or benefit of any third party unrelated to you.

Warranty Disclaimer

You release the Firm from all liability from having acquired or not acquired the Site Services as permitted under law. You release the Firm from all liability arising from any claims regarding the Site Services you obtain from the Site, only as permitted under law.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, THE FIRM, NOR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS OR CONTENT PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE SERVICES (I) FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, DATA LOSS, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, COMPENSATORY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES (HOWEVER ARISING), (II) FOR ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE (REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE OF ORIGINATION), OR (III) FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF (IN THE AGGREGATE) THE FEES PAID TO US FOR THE PARTICULAR SERVICES DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD.

Modification

The Firm reserves the right, in our sole discretion, to modify or replace any of this Agreement, or change, suspend, or discontinue the Site Services (including without limitation, the availability of any feature, database, or content) at any time by posting a notice on the Site or by sending you notice in writing, via e-mail or by another appropriate means of electronic communication. The Firm may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Site and/or Site Services without notice or liability. While the Firm will timely provide notice of modifications, it is also your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site and/or Site Services following notification of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes.

Governing Law & Jurisdication

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, including its conflicts of law rules, and the United States of America. You agree that any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be governed by the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and Federal courts of Fulton County, Georgia.

Miscellaneous

• Entire Agreement: This Agreement is the entire agreement between you and the Firm with respect to the Site Services, including use of the Site, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between you and the Firm with respect to the Site Services. In particular, this Agreement shall control over, and this Agreement shall not be deemed modified by, either party’s use of any order form, purchase order, acknowledgement, license, shrinkwrap, boxtop, or clickwrap license, terms of service, terms of use, or other form containing additional or different terms. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. 
• Force Majeure: The Firm shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations hereunder where such failure results from any cause beyond the Firm’s reasonable control, including, without limitation, mechanical, electronic or communications failure or degradation.
• Assignment: This Agreement is personal to you and is not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with the Firm's prior written consent. The Firm may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights and obligations hereunder without your consent.
• Agency: No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship is created as a result of this Agreement and neither party has any authority of any kind to bind the other in any respect.
• Notices: All notices under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when received, if personally delivered or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; when receipt is electronically confirmed, if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail; or the day after it is sent, if sent for next day delivery by recognized overnight delivery service. Written notice to the Firm should be sent electronically to legalsuite@nslconsulting.info.
• Waiver: The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder.  Waiver of compliance in any particular instance does not mean that such party will waive compliance in the future. In order for any waiver of compliance with this Agreement to be binding, the Firm must provide you with written notice of such waiver through an authorized representative.