Disclaimer & Terms of Use
Welcome to The Florida Bar (TFB) website. By accessing or using this site, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use. Email us if you have questions about the use of this website.
Agreement between You and TFB
TFB website is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained on this page. Your use of TFB website constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.
Legal Information is Not Legal Advice
TFB website includes general information that is intended to help consumers find legal assistance, learn about the law and the legal system, submit attorney complaints, and work better with attorneys. However, this website and the information provided do not constitute legal advice and must not be used as a substitute for the counsel and services provided by a licensed attorney.
You should contact your own attorney to obtain advice regarding any particular legal matter, and should refrain from acting on the basis of information on this site without first seeking legal advice from counsel in the relevant jurisdiction. Only individual attorneys can provide assurances that the information contained on this site – and your interpretation of it – is applicable or appropriate to your particular situation. Use of, and access to, this website or any of the links or resources contained within the site do not create an attorney-client relationship between you and website authors, contributors, contributing law firms, or committee members and their respective employers.
Reliance and use of the information contained in or linked from this site is done at your own risk. Information on this website may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information. Links to other third-party websites are only for your convenience; TFB does not recommend or endorse the contents of the third-party sites.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use
As a condition of your use of TFB website, you warrant to TFB that:
- You will not use its website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices;
- You will not use TFB website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair TFB website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of TFB website; and
- You will not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through TFB website.
Liability Disclaimer
TFB AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED THROUGHOUT TFB WEBSITE, OR ON ANY SITE FOR WHICH A LINK IS PROVIDED, FOR ANY PURPOSE. FURTHER, THE PROVISION OF A LINK TO ANOTHER SITE IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT BY TFB, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY SUCH SITE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. TFB AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
THE LIABILITY OF TFB IS LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA LAW. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL TFB AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF TFB WEBSITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE TFB WEBSITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH TFB WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF TFB WEBSITE.
IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF TFB WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING TFB WEBSITE.
Termination of Access to TFB Website
TFB reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate access to TFB website and the related services at any time, without notice.
General Terms
This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Florida, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Leon County, Florida, in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of TFB website. Use of TFB website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and TFB as a result of this agreement or use of TFB website.
TFB’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of TFB’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of TFB website or information provided to or gathered by TFB with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement will continue in effect.
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and TFB with respect to TFB website and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and TFB with respect to TFB website. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish of the parties that this agreement and all related documents are written in English.
Revised April 28, 2023