The Association of Legal Writing Directors (“ALWD”) operates this website for the education and personal enjoyment of our visitors. Use of this website is conditioned on the User’s acceptance of ALWD’s Terms and Conditions, including the Privacy Policy and disclaimers set forth below. If you do not agree with or accept ALWD’s Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, please exit this website.
Copyright and Trademark Information
All materials on this website are protected by copyrights, trademarks, and/or other intellectual property rights. These materials are owned by ALWD or are used with permission of their owners or as otherwise authorized by law. Such materials include, but are not limited to, the photographs, images, illustrations, text, video clips, audio clips, designs, logos, trademarks, trade dress, and other materials contained in this website. All rights are reserved worldwide.
Users may print or reproduce discrete portions of ALWD’s materials published on this site, for purposes of commentary or the user’s personal non-commercial use and enjoyment, or educational use, so long as proper credit is given to ALWD. If more than two sentences from an ALWD article are reproduced, the credit line should include a copyright notice in the name of ALWD. No user is authorized to change the material or the meaning of ALWD’s material. If these conditions are observed, ALWD will consider the reproduction to be “fair use.”
Use or review of this website does not give any User a license or right under any patent, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property or personal right of ALWD or any third party. No ALWD trademark may be used in advertising or other commercial materials without the prior express permission of ALWD. You also agree to observe the privacy of all other Users and not to use the personal information of any other User for any commercial, promotional, or other purpose.
ALWD does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of the material or data on this website or any other site available through links from this site. ALWD may provide links to third-party websites. Links to other websites are provided as a convenience only. ALWD does not endorse, is not responsible for, and does not control these third-party sites, their services, or their software.
User Submissions
ALWD is pleased to receive photographs or other materials from Users for potential posting on the website. ALWD has the sole discretion to publish, edit, or delete any material submitted to ALWD. By submitting any photographs or other materials to ALWD, the User gives ALWD an irrevocable and perpetual license to the material and authorizes ALWD to publish the material in any media now known or hereafter developed, and to use, adapt, recast, distribute, display, perform, or transmit it in any way, as ALWD may determine in its sole discretion. By submitting your name, address, photo, or other identifying data with a photograph or other submission, you give ALWD the right to publish that data, and to use that data for promotional or any other purpose. Please do not submit any confidential, proprietary, or copyrighted material without authorization of the owner. Submission of any material that is obscene, defamatory, or that infringes any trademark, copyright, privacy right, or other legal right is prohibited. ALWD does not collect or seek any data or submissions from people under the age of 13.
Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability
The material on this website is provided “as is” and without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. ALWD shall not be liable for any special, incidental, or consequential damages, including, without limitation, lost revenues, lost profits, or loss of prospective economic advantage resulting from the use or misuse of this website, or the information, documents, or software contained in it, even if ALWD has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by another party. ALWD does not warrant that this website will be uninterrupted or free or inaccuracies or errors, nor does ALWD warrant that the site is free of viruses or other harmful elements.
Use of this website, and any reliance on any material published or transmitted by this website, is at the User’s own risk. You agree that you release ALWD and its affiliates, advertisers, supporters, and authors from any and all liability or obligations arising from the access or use of this website, or any public forum or other area of this website. A User’s sole remedy for any problem or concern is to exit this website. You agree that you will indemnify and hold ALWD harmless for any loss, damages, or liability suffered by ALWD as a result of your use of this website, or your submission of any material to ALWD or to this website. ALWD reserves the right to restrict or limit access to this website.
Copyright Violations: If you believe that any material on this website infringes your copyright, please notify us as follows, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). To notify us, the DMCA requires that you:
- Send an email notice to ALWD at alwd@alwd.org.
- Include the following information in your email:
- Identify the copyrighted work(s) you claim is infringed;
- Identify the material you claim is infringing the copyright(s), including enough information for ALWD to locate that material;
- Include a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf (the Claimant);
- Include the Claimant’s name, address, and telephone number(s);
- Include a statement that the Claimant has a good faith belief that use of the disputed material is not authorized by the copyright owner or his agent; and
- Include a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification of copyright infringement is accurate and that the Claimant is the copyright owner or is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.