Web Site Terms of Use, Disclaimers & Privacy Statement

In visiting the John H. Ryley web site at http://www.johnryley.com (hereinafter referred to as "the Ryley Web Site"), you are hereby notified that the following policies, disclaimers, and terms of use are in effect. Your online session at the Ryley Web Site means that you have accepted these policies and agree with them. These policies may be amended or updated at any time, at the sole discretion of John H. Ryley, without notice.

No Legal Advice Intended.

The information and materials contained in the Ryley Web Site are not, nor are they intended to be, legal advice. You should consult an attorney for individual advice regarding your own situation

No Client-Attorney Relationship Established.

Transmission of the information contained in the Ryley Web Site is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship with John H. Ryley. John Ryley cannot represent you until an attorney/client relationship is officially created by your signing a written retainer agreement. Additionally, John Ryley reserves the right to decide whether to represent you or not, and will not undertake any legal work on your behalf unless there is a written retainer agreement that has been fully signed by you and Mr. Ryley. Electronic transmission or submission of information for the following do not establish an attorney-client relationship: (1) subscription to the RSS feeds available from the blog, (2) contacting Mr. Ryley by email, (3) posting comments to the blog, (4) contacting Mr. Ryley via the form provided on the Ryley Web Site, or (5) by any other means of contact.

Loss of Data; Viruses.

All reasonable precautions are made to ensure the availability of the Ryley Web Site and to ensure that any information electronically submitted by a visitor is stored until intentionally deleted pursuant to the terms herein. However, there may be events beyond the control of the Ryley Web Site and its owners, operators, and hosting providers that will cause the site to "crash" and lose electronic data. In such events, John H. Ryley, his employees, agents, webmasters and providers, are not liable for the loss of any data transmissions. Reasonable precautions are also taken to ensure that the Ryley Web Site is free of viruses, trojans, adware, spyware and other intrusive and unauthorized programs (collectively, "intrusive programs"). In the event that such programs invade the Ryley Web Site, all reasonable efforts will be made to remove such intrusive programs and John H. Ryley, his employees, agents, webmasters and providers are not liable for any damages and intrusive program installations that may affect any visitor to the Ryley Web Site or any email recipient of electronic transmissions from the johnryley.com domain. John H. Ryley does not engage in the practice of using spyware, adware or other intrusive programs to view and/or gather data about its visitors. Web visitors are encouraged to ensure that their computer systems are updated with appropriative anti-virus, anti-adware and other protective software programs.

Jurisdiction.

John H. Ryley licensed to practice law in the State of Arizona. John Ryley does not given any express or implied intention or warranty that it will render legal services in a jurisdiction outside of the State of Arizona or the United States of America.

Content.

John Ryley does not guarantee that any information on the Ryley Web Site is complete or up-to-date.

Minors.

The Ryley Web Site is not lawfully accessible to persons under the age of 18 or who are otherwise covered by the provisions of the Child Online Privacy Act of 1998 (COPA). If you are under the age of 18 you must leave this site immediately. Fraudulent use of this website may make you subject to civil or criminal sanctions.

Because of the nature of the World Wide Web,the Ryley Web Site cannot prohibit minors from visiting this site. The Ryley Web Site must rely on parents, guardians and those responsible for supervising children and teenagers to decide which materials are appropriate for such children and teenagers to view and/or purchase. Parents and guardians are encouraged to read our Privacy Policy set forth herein.

No Endorsement of Third Parties.

The Ryley Web Site contains links to third party web sites for informational purposes as a convenience to visitors to the Ryley Web site. In providing these links, John H. Ryley does not necessarily endorse the content of said third party web sites, nor does it provide an endorsement, express or implied, of the services or products offered by such linked third parties.

Copyright.

All content included on the Ryley Web Site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of John H. Ryley or his content suppliers, and protected by United States and international copyright laws. Graphic images are expressly licensed through the Internet provider, LegalTech, and LegalTech's paid IStockPhoto graphics licenses, and may not be copied or downloaded under any circumstances. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of John H. Ryley and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Notice is given that copyright infringement and theft of graphics will be prosecuted.

Use of the RSS Feeds.

The RSS feeds provided on the weblog at http://www.johnryley.com/blog may be used freely on your blogs and websites provided that (a) you do not alter the content, (b) you do not claim copyright to the content, and (c) the feed is used exactly as presented.

The following is a privacy policy for the Ryley Web Site:

Contact Information. The homepage on the Internet is located at http://www.johnryley.com You may contact me by postal mail at:

John H. Ryley, Attorney

32971 North 70th Street

Scottsdale, Arizona 85262 United States

You may contact me by e-mail at contact@johnryley.com. You may may also contact me by phone on (480) 220-1880.

Voluntary Data Collection. The Ryley Web Site contains a contact form. All information submitted via this form must be submitted on a voluntary basis, by the computer user visiting the contact page. The following data is collected from the contact page:

* Name

* Verification that the user is not a minor and understands the terms and conditions

* General geographic information

* Telephone number

* IP address (to track fraudulent queries)

* Nature of query

Electronic query information will be stored in a protected area of the server until such time as telephone contact has been made. If the user and John H. Ryley, elect to enter an attorney-client relationship, a printed copy of the form may be placed in the client's paper file. If an attorney-client relationship is not entered, the electronic data and any printouts will be destroyed within a week of contact with the potential client.

Anonymous and Involuntary Data Collection. When visiting web sites certain information about you and your computer can sometimes be collected. This section explains what information John H. Ryley collects, and how it is used.

Please note that all of the involuntary data collection outlined below is ANONYMOUS meaning that only the IP is recorded and not your personal data:

* Click-Stream Data. - Virtually all Web sites collect click-stream data. This data includes information such as which page was accessed, the time of the access, IP of the visitor etc. This information is typically stored in web access logs.

* HTTP Protocol Information. This includes information such as the referring page, browser type, operating system etc.

* User's Resource Interaction. Exist pages and how long a visitor remained on a page, which buttons were clicked, etc., are stored in the server logs.

* Search Terms. Search terms used on search engines or within the Web Site by visitors to the Web Site.

The involuntary, non-personal data collected on our Web server is used for technical administration, marketing and research purposes.

Cookies. We do not use cookies on our Web Site EXCEPT for your voluntary sessions at the weblog in which you post comments. These cookies allow you to store your username and password for commenting to the blog.

External Links. The Ryley Web Site contains links to other sites (third party links) for informational purposes and as a courtesy to its visitors. John H. Ryley is not responsible for and makes no representation concerning the privacy practices or the content of such third party links, including without limitation, data collection, cookies and other practices on external web sites.

Dispute Resolution. Disputes will be handled under the applicable laws of the State of Arizona. Pursuant to applicable law, any disputes involving errors will promptly correct

If you have questions about these policies, please contact us at the address above.

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Last updated 01/21/2007