Terms And Conditions

1.     ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By accessing or using any of the Serbian Bar Association of America (“SBAA”) Internet properties, including www.serbbar.org, members.serbbar.org, SBAA profiles on social media sites, and any other digital services or properties operated or used by the SBAA from time to time (collectively, the “Sites”), you:  (i) agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions; (ii) represent and warrant that you are at least eighteen (18) years old; and (iii) represent and warrant that you have the legal authority to accept these Terms and Conditions.  PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE THE SITES AND MUST IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE USE OF THE SITES.  The SBAA reserves the right to revise these Terms and Conditions at any time in its sole discretion by posting revised Terms and Conditions to www.serbbar.org.  By using the Sites, you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions posted at the time of your use.  You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms and Conditions posted to www.serbbar.org.

2.     ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The SBAA’s Privacy Policy is incorporated herein by reference and made part of these Terms and Conditions.

3.     MEMBER LOGIN INFORMATION

Access to certain portions of the Sites requires login and password information provided only to members of the SBAA.  The login and password are provided for the use of the individual SBAA member and are not transferrable.  Each SBAA member must keep his or her login and password information confidential, including taking appropriate measures to maintain confidentiality, such as logging off and closing the Internet browser, especially when connected to the Internet through an unsecured network or when using a public computer.  You agree that you will be responsible for maintaining your login and password information as confidential and for any activity that occurs as a result of your enabling or permitting another person or entity to use your password.  You will immediately notify the SBAA in the event that your password is lost or stolen, or you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or any other breach of security related to the Sites.  The SBAA is not liable for any harm caused by or related to the theft, misappropriation, disclosure, or unauthorized use of member login and password information.  If you have obtained a login and password that belong to another person, you are not authorized to use that login account and we request that you notify the SBAA of the improperly disclosed login account information.  Misuse of a login account, including unauthorized sharing of the login and password, may result, at the SBAA’s sole discretion, in cancellation of the member’s account and other remedies, and the SBAA shall have no liability to the member.

4.     CONTENT AND SERVICES

The Sites may provide certain content, including documents, photographs, text, graphics, images, and video, and services that the SBAA my change or update from time to time (“Content” and “Services”).  The Content and Services offered on the Sites are provided solely to enable users and SBAA members to contact and network with other users and members and for the SBAA to provide information on topics of interest.

You may share information, data, pictures, and images on the Sites, which may include the Job, Resume, and Message Boards, Member Directory, discussion boards, and other services that allow users to provide information about themselves and share comments or content (“User Content”).  By contributing User Content to any of the Sites, you understand and acknowledge that this information is available to the public and grant the SBAA a nonexclusive license to publish, display, reproduce, transmit, or modify such User Content.  You are solely responsible for the User Content you submit, and are advised to use your best judgment when submitting User Content.  The SBAA does not approve, endorse, or adopt any User Content, and assumes no liability for any User Content submitted by you or others.  You agree to indemnify the SBAA against all claims and liabilities resulting from User Content.  Users who do not wish to have User Content used, published, copied, and/or reprinted should not submit User Content.  Please note that other persons may use User Content that you submit beyond the control of the SBAA.  All User Content is submitted and read at your own risk.

5.     USER OBLIGATIONS

You are responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit using the Sites, and will not download, email, or otherwise transmit Content that appears on the Sites in violation of the rights of the SBAA or third parties.  You will use the Sites solely for your noncommercial personal use.  You may not use or exploit any portion of the Sites to provide any commercial services to third parties or offer any portion of the Sites to any third party.

You warrant that you will abide by, without limitation, all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations with respect to your use of the Sites and not interfere with the use and enjoyment of the Sites by other users or with the SBAA’s operation and management of the Sites.  You will, at all times, provide true, accurate, current, authorized, and complete information when submitting information or materials on the Sites, including information required to be provided through an SBAA website registration form.  If any false, inaccurate, untrue, unauthorized, or incomplete information is submitted by you, the SBAA reserves the right to terminate your access and use of the Sites.  You warrant that you will not impersonate any other person or entity, whether actual or fictitious, when using the Sites, or defame or otherwise harm any party through your use of the Sites.

You shall not use the Sites or Services to:

  • upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property right, privacy right, or publicity right of any person or entity.  By uploading, posting, emailing, or otherwise transmitting any Content, you represent and warrant that you have all rights to take such action with respect to the Content;

  • upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any Content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, pornographic, sexually explicit, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise offensive;

  • upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional materials, including initiation or perpetuation of any “Spam”, “Junk Mail”, chain letters, or any other potentially objectionable form of unsolicited communication;

  • collect or store personal data with respect to third parties except as contemplated by the Terms and Conditions and then only for the express purpose of providing lawful communication that may reasonably be anticipated by such third parties;

  • directly or indirectly, intentionally disrupt or interfere with the Site in any manner that may materially adversely affect the SBAA or any third party;

  • upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other code, files, or programs designed or known to disable, interrupt, or limit the functionality of any computer hardware, computer software, or telecommunications equipment or facilities;

  • upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit without authorization any material that contains personal or private information concerning any third party, including any phone numbers or addresses, credit/debit cards, calling cards, account numbers, social security numbers, passwords, or other similar information; or

  • upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any content that your do not have a right to make available under any law or under a contractual, fiduciary, or attorney-client relationship.

6.     DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE USE OF THE SITES AND THE INTERNET IS SOLEY AT YOUR OWN RISK.  THE SITES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE SBAA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE SITES (INCLUDING THE CONTENT AND/OR SERVICES OFFERED ON THE SITES) WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.  THE SBAA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACTIONS OF ANY SBAA MEMBER OR OTHER USER WHO USES THE SITES.  THE SBAA MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITES WILL MEEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR WILL BE UNINTERUPPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, CURRENT, ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED BY USE OF THE SITES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.  YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO ANY DEFECT IN OR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITES IS TO CEASE TO USE THE SITES.

7.     EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE SBAA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA LOSS, OR OTHER LOSSES (EVEN IF THE SBAA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) RESULTING FROM ANY MATTER RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITES.

8.     NO LEGAL ADVICE

NEITHER ACCESS TO THE SITES NOR COMMUNICATION VIA THE SITES CREATES AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP.  USERS AND MEMBERS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE DIRECLTY FROM A QUALIFIED LEGAL PROFESSIONAL FOR THEIR SPECIFIC LEGAL SITUATION.

9.     DISCLAIMER OF CONTENT

You agree that all content provided by third party users in connection with the Sites is the responsibility of the person or entity providing such Content.  You understand and acknowledge that the SBAA assumes no responsibility to screen or review Content provided as part of the Sites.  The SBAA shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion, to refuse, monitor, or remove any Content that is available on the Sites.  The SBAA expressly disclaims all responsibility or liability to users and any other person or entity for the performance or nonperformance of the Content review.  THE CONTENT FOUND ON THE SITES MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR SATISFACTORY FOR YOUR USE, AND YOU SHOULD VERIFY ALL CONTENT BEFORE RELYING ON IT.

10.     LINKS

We may provide links to other sites on the Internet.  You acknowledge and agree that such links are provided for your convenience and do not reflect any endorsement by the SBAA with respect to the provider of such linked site or the linked site.  THE SBAA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY LINKED SITE.  YOUR USE OF ANY LINKED SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

11.     NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide appropriate notice to the SBAA at:

Serbian Bar Association of America
Attn:  Marko Duric
One North LaSalle, Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois 60602
sbaa@serbbar.org

12.     INDEMNITY

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the SBAA, its officers, directors, agents, licensors, and suppliers, from and against all claims arising from or in any way related to your use of the Sites, a violation by you of these Terms and Conditions, or any other actions connected with your use of the Sites, including any liability or expense, losses, damages, suits, judgments, settlements, litigation costs, and attorney fees.  Our failure to provide notice will not release you from any of your obligations pursuant to this Section except to the extent that you are actually prejudiced by such failure.

13.     JURISDICTION AND VENUE

You agree that this Agreement and the relationship between users, SBAA members, and the SBAA will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without respect to its conflict of laws provisions, and that venue with respect to any dispute between users, SBAA members, and the SBAA will rest exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Chicago, Illinois.

14.     STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

Any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the Sites or these Terms and Conditions must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or forever be barred.

15.     WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY

The failure of the SBAA to exercise or enforce any right or provision in these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.  If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the fullest extent of the law, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

16.     COMPLETE AGREEMENT

These Terms and Conditions, together with any revision and the Additional Terms and Conditions incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and the SBAA relating to the Sites, and supersede any previous written or oral communication regarding the Sites.

17.     SECTION TITLES

The section titles of these Terms and Conditions are merely for convenience and will not have any effect on the substantive meaning of this Agreement.

YOUR USE OF THE SITES INDICATES THAT YOU AGREE TO THE FOREGOING TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE THE SITES.