Terms & Conditions of Use

No Legal Advice

The law differs in every jurisdiction, and you should not rely on any opinion except that of an attorney you have retained, who has a professional duty to advise you after being fully informed of all the pertinent facts, and who is licensed in the applicable state and familiar with the applicable law. Internet subscribers and online readers should seek professional counsel about their legal rights and remedies.

You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information found on this website. Any actions or decisions about your legal rights should be based on the particular facts and circumstances of your situation, and appropriate legal advice from an attorney. Data Breach Advocates expressly disclaims all liability with respect to actions taken or not taken based upon any information or other contents of this site.

Confidentiality Is Not Guaranteed

Any information sent to Data Breach Advocates via Internet email or through the website is not secure and is done on a non-confidential basis. We respect the privacy of any person who contacts us, and we will make reasonable efforts to keep information confidential internally, but because of the nature of Internet communications and the absence of an attorney-client relationship, we cannot promise or guarantee confidentiality.

Submission of Information

By submitting information to us, you agree that we may release your contact information and all information that may be submitted by you to law firms with whom we partner, expressing an interest in possibly pursuing your potential claim(s). You further agree and understand that such law firms may contact you directly should they have an interest in discussing your potential claim(s) with you, unless you request in writing your desire not to be contacted.

By submitting information to us, you also agree that we may use your contact information to send you electronic communications related to your inquiry. In no event shall we be obligated to release any submitted information to law firms with whom we partner, but rather may or may not do so at our sole discretion. Furthermore, no law firm is obligated to contact you with regard to your potential claim(s), but rather may or may not do so at its sole discretion.

By accepting the submission of your information, we do not offer any advice on whether you may have a legal remedy for your potential claim(s), and make no representation or guarantee that you will obtain satisfaction, justice or compensation for your potential claim(s). If, after discussing your specific case with an attorney, the attorney is willing to represent you, they will send you a retainer agreement that you will need to sign before they can represent you. If either the attorneys or you do not agree in writing to create an attorney-client relationship, none will exist. In the meantime, you are encouraged to seek and retain the advice of other counsel to avoid having your potential case barred by relevant statutes of limitation or other applicable deadlines.

Privacy Policy

Your personal information is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. Please reference our privacy policy by clicking here.

Participation in the Site

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license (1) to access and use the Site strictly in accordance with these Terms and Conditions; (2) to use the Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes; and (3) to print out discrete information and search results from the Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained therein.

By submitting information to, reading, participating, or otherwise using the Site, you agree that you will abide by the following rules:

• ●The Site may only be used in good faith and may not be used to transmit any information that is false, threatening, abusive, harassing, or that infringes on any person or entity's intellectual property rights, or in any way that could reasonably be deemed unethical, illegal, or offensive.
• ●You may not misidentify yourself or impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
• ●Unless you have our prior written consent, you will not post advertisements or promotional materials, solicit participants, reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes any portion of the Site.
• ●You are prohibited from using any type of computer “worm,” “virus” or any other device that is intended to disrupt, overload, or otherwise impair the workings of any part of the Site.
• ●You are not permitted to collect or store personal data about other users, or to access the Site for the purpose of data mining or extracting content beyond your personal end use.
• ●In the event you submit information through the Site, you agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your participation in the Site.

Intellectual Property Rights

You acknowledge and agree that the Site and any necessary software used in connection with the Site may contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You agree that all right, title and interest (including all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents and other intellectual property rights) in this Site and its content belong to us, or our licensors, as applicable. No part of the materials available on this site may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without specific permission. You further agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Site or the software, in whole or in part.

Limitation of Liability

We may periodically change, remove, or add the material in this website without notice. This material may contain technical or typographical errors. We assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the contents of this website. Your use of this website is at your own risk. Under no circumstances shall We or any other party involved in the creation, production or delivery of this website be liable to you or any other person for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind arising from your access to, or use of, this website.

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATING TO THIS MATERIAL, FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR FOR ANY OTHER LINKED WEBSITE.

Disclosures Regarding Attorney Advertising

Some jurisdictions may consider the Site to be a form of advertising for legal services and as such may require specific disclosures. THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements. Anyone considering a lawyer should independently investigate the lawyer's credentials and ability, and not rely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise.

Data Breach Advocates does not operate as a lawyer-advertising cooperative, lawyer referral service, prepaid legal insurance provider, or similar organization the business or activities of which include the referral of customers, members, or beneficiaries to lawyers for the performance of fee-generating legal services or the payment for or provision of legal services to the customers, members, or beneficiaries in matters for which they do not bear ultimate responsibility. While Data Breach Advocates maintains joint responsibility for and participates in cases obtained as a result of advertising on the Site, such cases may be referred to other attorneys for principal responsibility and participation.

No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

FREE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Before you decide to retain any attorney through Data Breach Advocates, ask them to send you free written information about their qualifications and experience. Additional information about lawyers or firms may also be obtained by contacting the Bar Association in the state in which such lawyers or law firms are licensed.

Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies, technical and professional licenses, and memberships in scientific, technical and professional associations and societies of law or fields of practice do not mean that a lawyer is a specialist, expert, authority or is certified in a particular field of law, nor do such memberships or licenses mean that such a lawyer is more expert or competent than any other lawyer.

A description or indication of limitation of practice does not mean that any agency or board has certified such lawyer as a specialist, expert or authority in an indicated field of law practice, nor does it mean that such lawyer is more expert or competent than any other lawyer. We urge all potential clients to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered.

Neither Data Breach Advocates nor any of the lawyers or law firms in our network are certified by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (“Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization”), or any other entity or body, except where otherwise indicated. The fact that certain attorneys or firms concentrate their practices in particular areas is not meant to imply that they have gained any specific type of certification in these areas. Indeed, many states do not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and explicitly state that any such certificate, award or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in those states.

State-Specific Disclosures

Because some material on this website may be found to constitute attorney advertising, and because this website may be viewed from anywhere in the United States, particular disclosures may be required by the rules of some states. To the extent applicable, Data Breach Advocates adopts and makes the following disclosures:

Except on pages containing information about a particular attorney or as otherwise noted, individuals depicted in photographs on this website are not affiliated with Data Breach Advocates in any capacity, and their depiction is not intended in any way to create an unreasonable expectation of results that might be obtained in a particular case. Such individuals may be depicted in stock photographs that have been properly licensed. Any user is prohibited from downloading photographs on this website for any reason other than for personal use.

Nature of Investigations and Allegations

This Site may describe companies that are currently being investigated by private attorneys or have been subject to lawsuits or other allegations of misconduct. The fact that these companies are being investigated or have been subject to lawsuits or allegations of misconduct does not mean to state or imply that they have in fact committed any illegal or improper act.

Express Written Consent to Receive Text Messages and Automated Calls

By opting in for SMS, you provide us and our designees and agents your express permission and authorization to send text messages to the number or numbers you provide to us or our agents during the intake process and thereafter. You represent that you are the subscriber of those numbers and have the authority to give such consent. You may revoke this consent at any time by contacting us at notifications@databreachadvocates.com with “TCPA Consent Revocation” in the subject line, or by mail sent to Data Breach Advocates, 2001 L Street N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036. You further understand that you are not required to consent to receipt of calls or text messages in order to engage an attorney through Data Breach Advocates. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Relationship Among Lawyers

Data Breach Advocates may associate on certain types of cases with lawyers licensed or otherwise admitted to practice law throughout the United States. Attorneys and law firms associated by Data Breach Advocates are determined, in professional judgment, to be experienced in and qualified to handle the litigation matters for which they are associated.

Initial consultations on a particular matter are provided free of cost. Upon agreement with the potential client, a contract for legal services will be entered into which describes in writing the fee charged for a particular engagement, as well as other terms of the representation, including disclosure that other attorneys or law firms may be associated to participate in the representation.

All matters are handled on a contingency fee basis, meaning that a client pays no fees or costs unless a recovery is obtained on the client's behalf. Fees paid in the event of a recovery are a percentage of the total recovery, as agreed to with the client prior to undertaking the representation. Costs incurred in the representation are deducted from the client's portion of any recovery but are not required to be paid out of pocket by the client. If there is no recovery, the client will not be responsible for any costs incurred in the representation unless expressly agreed to by the client prior to the cost being incurred. The use of affiliated attorneys or law firms does not increase the fee.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Binding Arbitration

These Terms of Use and Disclaimers shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to any choice of law principles.

In the event of any dispute, controversy, or claim between us (or our respective heirs, successors, assigns, co-counsel or affiliates) arising out of, relating to, or in connection with your use of this Site, legal services arising from this Site, and/or the relationship between you and us (a “dispute”), you and we waive the right to seek remedies in court, including the right to a jury trial, and agree to submit said dispute exclusively to binding individual arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator subject to the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The arbitrator shall not have the authority to decide any claims as a class, collective, or representative action. The seat of the arbitration will be in California unless AAA determines that this location will impose undue hardship, in which case the location will be set by AAA. The parties will share the expense of arbitration equally, except that if you represent that this would impose an undue hardship, you will initially be responsible only for a filing fee equal to the amount that would be necessary to file your claim in court. Threshold issues of arbitrability shall be decided by the arbitrator, including the scope of this agreement and whether a controversy or claim arises out of or relates to your engagement of us.

Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ALL CONTENT AND SERVICES ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED SOLELY ON AN “AS-IS/AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SITE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SITE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE.

Cookies & Analytics

We use cookies in order to customize this site for visitors and to analyze site traffic. Additionally, third-party widgets may install cookies depending on their configuration. For full details, please see our Cookie Policy.

We use analytics tools including Microsoft Clarity and Meta (Facebook) Pixel to collect information about use of this site. These tools collect information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from these tools only to improve this site and measure advertising effectiveness. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie consent banner.

Information from Children

We do not direct our website to children under thirteen (13) years of age. Individuals under eighteen (18) should not use this website.

Third Party Websites

This website may contain links to third party websites for the convenience of our users. We do not endorse any of these third party sites and do not imply any association between us and those sites, other than as specifically set forth herein. We do not control these third party websites and cannot represent that their policies and practices will be consistent with these Terms of Use. If you use links to access and use such websites, you do so at your own risk. We are not responsible for the content or availability of any linked sites.

Do Not Track Signals

Note that your browser settings may allow you to automatically transmit a “Do Not Track” signal to websites and online services you visit. Please note that we do not alter our Site's data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by visiting:

• ●Facebook/Meta — https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out portal at http://optout.aboutads.info/.

Security

Please note that electronic communication, particularly email, is not necessarily secure against interception. Please do not send sensitive data (e.g., Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers) by email or web form. No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.

Statute of Limitation

You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of this Site, this agreement and/or the relationship between you and us must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

Waiver and Severability

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and us and governs your use of the Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and us. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain other services, affiliate services, third-party content or third-party software. The section titles in this agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

Your California Privacy Rights

A business subject to California Civil Code Section 1798.83 is required to disclose to its California customers, upon request, the identity of any third parties to whom it has disclosed personal information within the previous calendar year for the third parties' direct marketing purposes, along with the type of personal information disclosed. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to notifications@databreachadvocates.com.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions or the practices of this website, please contact us by email at notifications@databreachadvocates.com, or by mail at Data Breach Advocates, 2001 L Street N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036.