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NO TAX OR LEGAL ADVICE.
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UNITED STATES OPERATED WEBSITE.
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TEMPORARY USE LICENSE.
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REVISIONS AND ERRATA.
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DISCLAIMER.
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LIMITATION.
IN NO EVENT SHALL FOOTNOTES PRESS, LLC OR ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFIT OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE EVEN IF FOOTNOTES PRESS, LLC OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF FOOTNOTES PRESS, LLC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ORALLY OR IN WRITING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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RELEASE.
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INDEMNIFICATION.
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Footnotes Press, LLC, its members, directors, officers, employees and agents, from and against any action, cause, claim, damage, debt, demand or liability including costs and reasonable attorney fees, asserted by any person, arising out of or related to: (i) these Terms of Use; (ii) your use of this Site, including any data or work downloaded, transmitted or received by you; and (iii) any libelous, slanderous, indecent or other statement concerning any person made or republished by you.
GOVERNING LAW.
These Terms of Use and any disputes arising under or related to these Terms of Use (whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise) will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (regardless of the location of the Site or the location of the user of the Site) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois. Any legal actions, suits or proceedings, arising out of these Terms of Use (whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise) will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Chicago, Illinois, and you hereby accept and submit to the personal jurisdiction of these Illinois courts with respect to any legal actions, suits or proceedings arising out of these Terms of Use. You also waive to the fullest extent permitted by law any right to a trial by jury in any action, suit or proceeding brought to enforce, defend or interpret any right or remedies under, or arising in connection with or relating to, these Terms of Use.
If any conflict exists between any provision of these Terms of Use and any applicable statute, law, regulation of ordinance, the latter will prevail, but in such event, the affected provision of these Terms of Use will be modified or limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within such legal requirements.
No failure on the part of Footnotes Press, LLC to enforce any part of these Terms of Use shall constitute a waiver of any of Footnotes Press, LLC’s rights under these Terms of Use whether for past or future actions on the part of any person. Neither the receipt of any funds by Footnotes Press, LLC nor the reliance of any person on Footnotes Press, LLC’s actions shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any part of these Terms of Use. Only a specific, written waiver signed by an authorized representative of Footnotes Press, LLC shall have any legal effect whatsoever.
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