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Legal disclaimers and more things you need to know about working with Springboard Legal

The use of this website, Springboard Legal, is governed by the following Disclaimers and Terms of Use.

Springboard Legal may include, by reference or implication, this website; social media accounts connected with this website; courses, templates, and other resources produced under this brand name, DeCarrera Law, LLC, and Kimberly DeCarrera, collectively or individually.

Your use of this website and other associated services, content, and functionality, constitutes your acceptance of this agreement and the terms herein. If you do not agree with these Disclaimers and Terms of Use, or any part thereof, you shall not, nor are you permitted to, use Springboard Legal.

Springboard Legal reserves the right to modify, alter, amend, or update its website, policies, and these Disclaimers and Terms of Use. The Terms of Use are subject to change at any time, without prior notice to you. By using this website or any of the products or services produced by the owners of this website, you are agreeing to be bound by the then current versions of these Disclaimers and Terms of Use.

Transmission, purchase, download, or use of Springboard Legal and any content thereof is not intended and does not create any attorney-client relationship unless the attorney has agreed to the relationship. Do NOT submit any confidential to Springboard Legal unless directed to by the attorney.

By using this site, you agree that we are not providing legal advice to you and shall not be relied upon by you as legal advice. You agree that no attorney-client relationship has been established between you and this site.

If you would like to establish an attorney-client relationship, please contact Springboard Legal. A signed engagement letter and an agreement by both you as the client and from DeCarrera Law, LLC d/b/a Springboard Legal as the attorney is required before an attorney-client relationship is established.

This site, courses, services, products, and newsletters are intended for informational and educational purposes only and are not intended to be legal advice by Springboard Legal, DeCarrera Law, LLC, or Kimberly DeCarrera. This website is provided as a public service and shall not be construed as professional, financial, tax, or legal advice to you.

This site, courses, services, products, and newsletters are intended for audiences within and residents of the United States. We make no representation that any of the materials are available or appropriate for use in other locations, including, but not limited to, the European Union, as defined in the General Data Protection Regulations, Canada, or any other foreign jurisdiction.

The information provided by Springboard Legal is not a substitute for professional advice. You should consult with the appropriate legal, tax, financial, and other professional advisers in starting or running your own business.

This site contains general informational and educational materials. We cannot tailor the contents to all situations in all locations. Seek appropriate professional advice that is tailored to your specific situations.

Springboard Legal may provide DIY legal templates, courses, and other resources that are generally applicable to many or most businesses. However, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THESE MAY FULLY PROTECT YOU WITH YOUR SPECIFIC FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, ISSUES, OR STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. That is why you should consult with a local attorney.

State and local laws are always changing and being interpreted by courts. While we strive to maintain the most relevant and up-to-date information as the law evolves, we do not represent that they are specifically designed to cover all situations, nor are they tailored for your jurisdiction and requirements.

This website may be considered as Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions.

Kimberly DeCarrera is a licensed attorney in the State of Georgia. Her ability to engage in activities on behalf of a client is subject to state and federal statutes, professional codes of conducts, and court rules. She does not seek, and this website is not intended to solicit, legal employment outside of attorney’s state of licensure that would constitute unauthorized practice of law.

If any jurisdiction considers this website to be legal advertising, the responsible attorney for the content of this website is Kimberly DeCarrera (PO Box 467280, Atlanta, GA 31146). The cost of this website is paid for by DeCarrera Law, LLC and not by any other lawyer or firm.

Although we are working diligently to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date information, we make no (express or implied) warranties, guaranties, or representations that the information and content provided herein or associated with this site is accurate, complete, reliable, or free of errors in general, or as it pertains to your particular facts and circumstances. All information is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

We may use client or customer testimonials and examples from others. While such testimonials and examples are accurate and authentic, you cannot expect the same outcomes. Each company and each individual is different and your outcome may differ. Any prior stated results for clients or customers do not guarantee a similar outcome in future representation.

You must be 18 years or older to use this website. Any registration by, use of, or access to this website, the products, or services by anyone under the age of 18 is unauthorized, unlicensed, and is in violation of these Disclaimers and Terms of Use. By using this website, the products, and the services, you represent that you are at least 18 years old.

You may not use this website or any of the resources or materials in a way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impair the availability of access to the website. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the website, except to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law.

You shall not use the website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish, or distribute any material that consists of or is linked to any malicious code or software, including, but not limited to, spyware, computer virus, ransomware, keystroke logger, worm, Trojan horse, rootkit.

You may not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities, including, but not limited to, scraping, data mining, data extraction, or data harvesting on or in relation to this website or the resources and materials associated with this website without Springboard Legal’s express written permission.

Nor may you use the website or the resources or materials for any third-party marketing without Springboard Legal’s express written permission. This includes the use of any Springboard Legal’s social media account.

Unless stated otherwise, Springboard Legal owns the intellectual property and rights to all content and material on the Website. Subject to the license below, all intellectual property rights are reserved.

You may view, download, and print pages for your personal use only, subject to the restrictions set out below. The following uses are specifically prohibited and are not permitted:

  • Reproduction or duplication of any content for commercial purposes;
  • Sale, rental, or sub-license of any content of this website;
  • Redistribution, republication, or modification of any content on this website, unless specifically and expressly made available for redistribution, republication, or modification;
  • Transfer of this license to any other individual or entity.

The use of social media accounts and various plugins or widgets to allow sharing of content via social media channels, emails, or other methods, does not constitute any waiver of Springboard Legal’s intellectual property rights. Such intended use, and only the intended use thereof, is a limited license to republish the intended portion of the content, maintaining full credit to Springboard Legal.

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Springboard Legal at any time. Upon termination of your license to use these materials, you must destroy any materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

As stated above, Springboard Legal owns the intellectual property and rights to all content and material on the Website. Certain products are intended as templates to be used in your business.

Such templates may be downloaded, altered, and customized to your business. However, you may not offer these templates for resale or other commercial purpose beyond your own business. You may not transfer this license to use the templates to any other person or entity.

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Springboard Legal at any time. Upon termination of your license to use these materials, you must destroy any materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

If you wish to sell these templates to others, please consider becoming a Springboard Legal affiliate which provides an opportunity for you to sell these and other products and earn a commission.

Springboard Legal takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party user on this website or affiliated courses or resources.

When you post, publish, submit, or contribute any content, of any nature, to this website, associated social media account, or on any resource or material of Springboard Legal, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, and royalty free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute such content. This license extends to all known and future media. You also grant us the right to sub-license these rights to user submitted content and the right to bring an action or claim for infringement of these rights.

Any content you contribute to this website, including, but not limited text, images, audio, video, and audio-visual material, must not be illegal or unlawful, may not infringe on any third-party’s legal rights, and must not be capable of giving rise to any legal actions against you or Springboard Legal. This includes, but is not limited to, any claims in copyright, trademark, defamation, privacy, or contract.

Springboard Legal reserves the right to edit or remove any user submitted content to this website, stored on our servers, or that is hosted or published on this website or associated services or products.

Springboard Legal’s full Privacy Policy is available at https://springboardlegal.com/privacy-policy

Springboard Legal may link to affiliate products or services which we will receive compensation for, at no additional cost to you. Springboard Legal may receive a percentage or set fee when you purchase these products or services. You are under no obligation to purchase these products through Springboard Legal or our relationship with these companies.

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, which is an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

These third-parties are not governed by or controlled by Springboard Legal. Each will have their own Terms and Conditions of Use and policies for your use of their website. Before you engage in any commercial transactions with any third-party site, including any third-party site discovered through or linked to by Springboard Legal, you shall complete the appropriate due diligence, investigation, and risk assessment. If there is any dispute about your use of a third-party site, product, or service, or any commercial transaction, your dispute will be directly with the third-party.

You expressly hold harmless Springboard Legal from any and all liability related to your use of any third-party site.

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To the extent permissible by law, we disclaim any and all liability pertaining to your use, purchase, download, or consumption of any materials of or pertaining to this website. Please use this site at your own risk, after making an independent assessment of risk.

SPRINGBOARD LEGAL, DECARRERA LAW, LLC, AND KIMBERLY DECARRERA WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, HOWEVER CAUSED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR USE, INCURRED BY YOU, WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SAID DAMAGES.

Springboard Legal, DeCarrera Law, LLC, and Kimberly DeCarrera expressly disclaims all liability in respect of actions taken or not taken based on any contents of this website, social media accounts, newsletters, or other associated resources.

Many of the Springboard Legal services require registration and membership. Your membership is not transferable or assignable and is void where prohibited.

Springboard Legal has the sole right and discretion to determine whether to accept a member and may reject a registration with or without an explanation.

Upon registration, you will receive a user name and password (credentials) that will allow you to access the products and services provided by Springboard Legal. You agree to maintain the confidentiality of your credentials and are fully responsible for all liability and damages resulting from your failure to maintain that confidentiality. You agree that you are fully responsible for all activity that occur through the use of your credentials. You agree to immediately notify Springboard Legal of any unauthorized use of your credentials or any other breach of security.

By maintaining a Springboard Legal membership, you consent to periodic emails relating to the products, courses, and other goods or services from Springboard Legal. These may include transactional information, updates to the products, and other pertinent information to members of Springboard Legal.

Your membership is effective until terminated by you or by Springboard Legal. Your rights under these Disclaimers and Terms of Use will terminate without our notice if you fail to comply with any of these Disclaimers and Terms of Use. Upon termination, you must delete or destroy any information or content, including all copies, obtained from Springboard Legal. Certain provisions, including, but not limited to, copyrights, indemnity, disclaimers, trademarks, limitation of liability, warranty, and jurisdiction will survive the termination of this Agreement.

Due to the nature of the products and services that Springboard Legal provides, the materials and content is easily consumed and even copied. All refunds are at the sole discretion of Springboard Legal, DeCarrera Law, LLC, or Kimberly DeCarrera.

Springboard Legal reserves the right to evaluate all refund requests and make decisions accordingly. You can request a refund within 10 days of purchase by emailing entrepreneur@springboardlegal.com with a copy of your receipt along with an explanation of why the course or product did not work for you.

No refunds will be approved or issued to purchasers after 10 days from the time of purchase. No exceptions. Period.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Springboard Legal, DeCarrera Law, LLC, Kimberly DeCarrera, and their members, employees, officers, directors, managers, and agents from any and all losses, claims, suits, actions, liabilities, obligations, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, whether represented by attorneys within those organizations or outside legal counsel, which any of the above suffers as a result of third-party claims based on:

  • Your negligence or intentional misconduct;
  • Your breach of any provision of these legal policies, including representation or warranty;
  • Materials prepared or provided by you, including, but not limited to, any claims of infringement or misappropriation of any intellectual property right (copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret), of any privacy or publicity rights, and of any defamation or libel claims; or
  • Death, personal injury, or property damage arising out of, or relating to, your obligations hereunder.

The disclaimers, terms of use, privacy policy, and general use of this website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this website, these disclaimers, the terms of use, the privacy policy, or any other legal obligation, shall be submitted to any court of competent jurisdiction in DeKalb County, Georgia.

Should any part of this agreement be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be construed consistent with applicable law and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. To the extent that any content, including any courses, goods, products, or services, are in conflict or inconsistent with this agreement, this agreement will take precedence.

The failure to enforce any provision of these Disclaimers and Terms of Use will not be deemed a waiver of such a provision, nor of the right to enforce such a provision.

Last updated: February 17, 2024