Terms of Service
Your use of this Internet web site (the "Site") is subject to the following Terms of Use. Your use of this Site indicates your acceptance of these terms.
This Site and all the information it contains are the property of DB Tax Services, LLC (hereafter DB). The content of this Site does not convey legal, accounting, tax, financial or other professional advice of any kind. Your use of this Site does not create an accountant-client relationship between you and the Firm.
The content of this Site concerns topics selected by the Firm for dissemination to the general public, and is offered on a blind basis, without any knowledge as to your industry, identity or specific circumstances. The application and impact of relevant laws will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. There may be delays, omissions, or inaccuracies in information contained on this Site. The content of this Site should not be relied upon or used as a substitute for consultation with professional advisors.
Access to this Site
The Firm may alter, suspend, or discontinue this Site at any time for any reason, without notice or cost. The Site may become unavailable due to maintenance, equipment malfunctions, or other reasons.
Copyright and Trademark Information
The DB web site was launched January, 2006. The content of this Site is protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by copyright law, trademark law, international conventions, and other intellectual property laws. Certain of the trademarks and logos displayed on the Site may be owned by third parties. Nothing contained on this Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use this Site or any content displayed on this Site, through the use of framing or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Firm or such third party that may own the trademark or copyright of such content. Failure to do so is a violation of copyright laws.
Subject to your full compliance with these terms, the Firm authorizes you to view the content, make a single copy of it, and print that copy, but only for your own lawful, personal, noncommercial use, provided that you maintain all copyright, trademark and other intellectual property notices contained in such content, and provided that the content, or any part thereof, is not modified.
Responses to Online Requests
From time to time, the Firm may offer to provide information or materials via email or otherwise to interested persons. The Firm reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to reject any requests for such information or materials, or to discontinue the provision of such information or materials to any person, for any reason whatsoever.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Information presented this web site is provided without warranty of any kind. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, the Firm disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Specifically, but without limitation, the Firm does not warrant that: (i) the information on this Site is correct, accurate or reliable; (ii) the functions contained on this Site will be uninterrupted or error-free; or (iii) defects will be corrected, or that this Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. All direct or indirect risk related to use of the site is borne entirely by the user.
Limitations of Liability
Under no circumstances shall the Firm be liable for any damages, including incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, multiple or other indirect damages for lost profits or loss of use damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, this site or the information contained on this Site, even if the Firm has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
In no event shall the Firm's total liability to you for all damages, losses and causes of action, whether in contact, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or otherwise, that result from the use of, or the inability to use, this Site or the information contained on this Site exceed one U.S. dollar.
Jurisdictional Issues
The Firm makes no representation that information on this Site is appropriate or available for use in any jurisdiction. Your use of this Site is subject to all local laws, if and to the extent applicable to you.
Links to Other Sites
This Site may contain links to non-Firm sites. These links are provided to you only as a convenience. Such linked sites are not under the control of the Firm, and the Firm is not responsible for the contents of any linked site, or any link contained in a linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the Firm of the linked site, and the Firm shall have no responsibility for information which is referenced by or linked to this Site. Hypertext links to external web sites and pages may be removed or replaced at any time without notice.
Links To DB
Web sites may link to this web site only with the express written permission of DB. If you link to this site, you may not portray any person or subject in a false or misleading light. You must also refrain from creating frames, or using other visual altering tools, around the DB web pages. Lastly, you may not imply that DB is endorsing your product or services.
Submissions to the Firm and Affiliated Servers
Information, including but not limited to remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other submissions, communicated voluntarily to the Firm through this Site may not be secure. Therefore, you should not send any information to the Firm through this Site that contains confidential or sensitive information. Further, all information submitted is the exclusive property of the Firm. The Firm is entitled to use any information submitted for any purpose, without restriction (except as stated in the Privacy Policy applicable to the Site) or compensation to the person sending the submission. The user acknowledges the originality of any submission communicated to the Firm and accepts responsibility for its accuracy, appropriateness, and legality.
Indemnification
By using this Site, you agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Firm from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and all costs and expenses of defense, including but not limited to, attorneys' fees, resulting directly or indirectly from a claim by a third party that alleges injury, damage or harm in whole or in part arising from the provision by you of information from, or claimed to be from, this Site, or that in any way arises from your use of this Site or information provided by this Site in violation of these terms.
Enforcement
These Terms of Use are governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law.
If a dispute arises out of the use of this Site and the dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, the parties agree first to try in good faith to settle the dispute by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation rules before resorting to arbitration, litigation, or some other dispute resolution procedure. It is agreed that any mediation will take place in the English language in New York City, New York.
If any part of these terms is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. The Firm may, at its sole discretion and without notice, revise these terms at any time by updating this posting.
Entire Agreement
This web page represents the entire Terms of Use Agreement between DB and users of this web site. DB reserves the right to change this policy at any time without advance notice.
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