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1. Purpose of SafetyForum.com. SafetyForum.com is a service made available by SafetyForum. The information in SafetyForum.com is for educational purposes, and to give you general information and a general understanding of the law in the United States, not to provide specific legal advice. Although care has been taken to provide accurate and current information, the general principles and information presented at SafetyForum.com may differ depending on local, state and federal laws, regulations, and court cases. Because the law constantly changes and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and is subject to varying interpretations, the reader is urged to consult professional legal counsel in his or her state regarding the applicability of any points of law discussed at SafetyForum.com to any specific problem. SafetyForum.com should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney.

2. Listings. SafetyForum.com also contains a searchable directory of lawyers and law firms (Attorneys of Record) and other entities (i.e., advocates, non-profit organizations, individuals) (collectively, hereinafter referred to as “Listees”). The Listees provide the information on SafetyForum.com. SafetyForum does not warrant the validity of the information, nor does it guarantee the quality of the work product of the Listees. The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer or law firm are important decisions and should not be based solely upon listings or a Listee's self-proclaimed areas of practice. SafetyForum does not review the content of the listings that are provided by the Listees or any links to SafetyForum.com. SafetyForum is not responsible for any material or information contained in the linked sites provided by Listees. A description or indication of limitation of practice by a lawyer does not mean that any agency or board has certified such lawyer as a specialist or expert in any indicated field of law, nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer. All users of SafetyForum.com are encouraged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any Listee they might consider hiring for professional legal advice or services.

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6. No Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Relationship. Information contained on or made available through the SafetyForum.com is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice, recommendations, mediation or counseling under any circumstance and no attorney-client relationship is formed. Nothing submitted to this SafetyForum.com is treated as confidential. SafetyForum does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to SafetyForum.com. Your use of information on the SafetyForum.com or materials linked from SafetyForum.com is entirely at your own risk. SafetyForum is not a law firm and the SafetyForum.com is not a Lawyer Referral Service. SafetyForum does not receive any portion of any lawyer’s or law firm’s fees and any arrangements subsequently made by you and any lawyer or law firm are strictly between you and such party and do not involve SafetyForum in any way.

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9. No Solicitation. You shall not distribute on or through SafetyForum.com or to any persons or entities identified via SafetyForum.com any content or material containing solicitations or advertising of any kind without the express prior written permission of the SafetyForum. Lawyers and law firms are prohibited from soliciting employment from prospective clients through SafetyForum.com or any of its interactive features. In interactive forums made available through SafetyForum.com, you may discuss or recommend third-party websites, goods or services, so long as you have no financial interest in and receive no direct or indirect benefit from such websites, products or services, or the recommendation of such. In no event may any person or entity solicit any Listees or create a directory of lawyers or law firms through SafetyForum.com or with data retrieved from SafetyForum.com.

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