TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

Michigan Legislative Consultants (“MLC”) welcomes you to https://mlcmi.com. We ask that you read the following Terms of Use, which constitute a license that covers your use of this site, the information you provide, and any transactions that you engage in through this site (“Agreement”). By accessing, viewing, or using this site, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree with the foregoing terms. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms, please do not use this site.

USE OF SITE
This website is provided solely for the use of prospective and current MLC clients to provide you with information about our company, to permit you to make inquiries about and/or place orders for our services, and to enable you to contact us with any questions or comments that you may have. Any other use of this site is prohibited. By way of example, you should not use any features of this site that permit communications or postings to post, transmit, display, or otherwise communicate:
i. any defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful information;
ii. any advertisement, solicitation, spam, chain letter, or other similar type of information;
iii. any encouragement of illegal activity;
iv. unauthorized use or disclosure of private, personally identifiable information of others; or
v. any materials subject to trademark, copyright, or other laws protecting any materials or data of others in the absence of a valid license or other right to do so.

SITE CONTENTS AND OWNERSHIP
The information contained on this site—including all images, designs, photographs, writings, graphs, data, and other materials (“Materials”)—are the property of MLC and are protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights. Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute, download, and print portions of this site solely for the purposes of using this site for the authorized uses described herein. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices on all copies of the Contents. You shall comply with all copyright laws worldwide in your use of this website and prevent unauthorized copying of the Contents. Except as provided in this Notice, MLC does not grant you any express or implied right in or under any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or trade secret information.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
You expressly agree that use of this website is at your sole risk. Neither MLC, its affiliates, subsidiaries, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, or licensors (collectively, “Providers”), or the like, warrant that this site will be uninterrupted or error-free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of this site, or as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, security, or currency of the Materials.
The Materials may contain errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or outdated information. Further, MLC does not warrant reliability of any statement or other information displayed or distributed through the site. MLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the site. MLC may make any other changes to this site, the Materials, and the products, programs, services, or prices (if any) described in this site at any time without notice.
THIS SITE AND THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS,” “WHERE-IS,” AND “WHERE-AVAILABLE” BASIS. MLC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND—EXPRESS OR IMPLIED—AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE, THE CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, MLC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES—EXPRESS OR IMPLIED—OF ANY KIND, WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ANY GOODS, OTHER PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES OFFERED, SOLD, RENDERED, OR DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE GENERALLY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY OF INFORMATION, QUALITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DISALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED OR OTHER WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT SUCH JURISDICTION’S LAW APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
YOU AGREE THAT MLC AND ITS PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM YOUR POSSESSION OR USE OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A NEGLIGENT ACT, SHALL MLC OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON THIS SITE, YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE GENERALLY, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER MLC OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless MLC, its affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, employees, and licensors from and against any and all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, arising out of or related in any way to your use of the site, violation of this Agreement, violation of any law or regulation, or violation of any proprietary or privacy right.

LIMITATIONS ON CLAIM
Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.

TERM AND TERMINATION
Without limiting its other remedies, MLC may immediately discontinue, suspend, terminate, or block your and any other user’s access to this site at any time in MLC’s sole discretion.

HYPERLINK DISCLAIMERS
As a convenience to you, we may provide on this site links to websites operated by other entities (collectively the “Linked Sites”). If you use any Linked Sites, you will leave this site. If you decide to visit any Linked Site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. Linked Sites, regardless of the linking form (e.g., hotlinks, hypertext links, IMG links) are not maintained, controlled, or otherwise governed by MLC. The content, accuracy, opinions expressed, and other links provided by Linked Sites are not investigated, verified, monitored, or endorsed by MLC. MLC does not endorse, make any representations regarding, or warrant any information, goods, and/or services appearing and/or offered on any Linked Site, other than linked information authored by MLC. Links do not imply that MLC or this site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo, or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any Linked Site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of MLC or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. Except for links to information authored by MLC, MLC is neither responsible for, nor will it be liable under, any theory based on (i) any Linked Site; (ii) any information and/or content found on any Linked Site; or (iii) any site(s) linked to or from any Linked Site. If you decide to visit any Linked Sites and/or transact any business on them, you do so at your own risk. MLC reserves the right to discontinue any Linked Site at any time without prior notice. Please contact the webmasters of any Linked Site concerning any information, goods, and/or services appearing on them.

CONTROLLING LAW, JURISDICTION, AND INTERNATIONAL USERS
This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, USA, without reference to its conflict-of-law provisions. MLC makes no representation that the materials are appropriate or available for use outside the United States. If you access this site from outside the United States, you will be responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to your use of this site. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located within Ingham County, Michigan for any disputes with MLC arising out of your use of this site.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and MLC with respect to this website, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and MLC with respect to this website. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement or portion of it to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.

MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT
MLC may revise this Agreement at any time and you agree to be bound by the revised Agreement. Any such modifications will become effective on the date they are first posted to this site. It is your responsibility to return to this Agreement from time to time to review the most current terms and conditions. MLC does not and will not assume any obligation to notify you of changes to this Agreement.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
You agree to be bound by any affirmation, assent, or agreement you transmit through this website, including but not limited to any consent you give to receive communications from MLC solely through electronic transmission. You agree that when, in the future, you click on an “I agree,” “I consent,” or other similarly worded “button” or entry field with your mouse, keystroke, or other computer or mobile device, your agreement or consent will be legally binding and enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten signature.