Website Terms of Use

1. Acceptance and eligibility

These Terms of Use form an agreement between you and Law Office of Natascia Ayers. By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms and the linked Privacy Policy and Legal Disclaimer. If you do not agree, do not use the website.

You must be able to enter into a binding agreement under applicable law. If you use the website for an organization, you represent that you are authorized to accept these Terms for it.

2. Informational use only

The website provides general information about the firm and legal subjects. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. The Legal Disclaimer is incorporated into these Terms.

You are responsible for obtaining advice appropriate to your situation and for protecting all applicable deadlines. The firm may modify, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any part of the website without notice.

3. Limited license and intellectual property

Subject to these Terms, the firm grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the website for lawful, noncommercial informational purposes.

The website and its text, design, graphics, logos, photographs, videos, software, arrangement, and other original material are owned by the firm or used with permission and may be protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. You may print or save a reasonable copy for personal reference. You may not reproduce, republish, sell, license, modify, create derivative works from, scrape at scale, frame, or distribute website material without prior written permission or a right granted by law.

Third-party names and marks belong to their respective owners. No license to any trademark is granted by these Terms.

4. User communications and submissions

You are responsible for information you transmit. You represent that you have the right to provide it, that it is accurate to the best of your knowledge, and that doing so does not violate law or another person’s rights.

Initial website communications are not confidential merely because they are sent to a law firm. Do not submit sensitive or privileged information until the firm has accepted representation and provided an appropriate communication method. The firm may use an inquiry to respond, evaluate whether it can assist, conduct conflicts review, maintain records, secure the website, and comply with law and professional duties.

5. Prohibited conduct

You may not:

• use the website for unlawful, fraudulent, threatening, abusive, or rights-infringing activity;
• impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity, authority, or affiliation;
• introduce malicious code, attempt unauthorized access, probe security, or interfere with availability;
• use automated systems to overload, harvest, index beyond ordinary search-engine practices, or extract personal information from the website;
• circumvent access controls or remove copyright, trademark, or attribution notices; or
• use website material to train or operate a commercial system in a way that violates applicable law or the firm’s rights.

6. Third-party links and services

The website may link to or embed maps, videos, government resources, social platforms, or other third-party services. Those services are governed by their own terms and policies. The firm does not control and is not responsible for their content, security, accessibility, availability, or privacy practices. Access them at your own discretion.

7. Disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, availability, security, non-infringement, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the firm and its attorneys, employees, contractors, and providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, lost data, lost profits, or losses arising from access to, reliance on, inability to use, or misuse of the website or third-party services.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations. In those jurisdictions, these provisions apply only to the maximum extent permitted. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

8. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the firm and its attorneys, employees, contractors, and providers from third-party claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful misuse of the website, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of another person’s rights. This provision does not apply where prohibited by law.

9. Governing law and disputes

Unless applicable law requires otherwise, these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute concerning the website or these Terms must be brought in a state or federal court with jurisdiction in New York County, New York, and each party consents to that court’s jurisdiction and venue.

10. Changes, enforcement, and general terms

The firm may revise these Terms by posting an updated version and changing the “Last updated” date. Continued use after a revision means acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent allowed by law.

If a provision is unenforceable, it will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will continue. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Legal Disclaimer, are the entire agreement concerning public use of the website and do not modify any separate written attorney-client engagement agreement.