Website Terms of Use and Legal Disclaimers

Your use of the Internet web site (the "Site") is subject to the following Terms of Use. Please read the terms carefully, because they may have changed since your last visit. Your use of the Site indicates your acceptance of these terms. if you do not accept these terms, then do not use this Site. This Site and all the information it contains, or may in the future contain, including, but not limited to, articles, memoranda, bulletins, reports, press releases, opinions, text, directories, guides, photographs, illustrations, trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos (collectively, "Content of Site"), are the property of Charles River Legal Services LLC ("Charles River"), its partners, members, and employees, and/or companies it owns, legal, accounting, tax, career or other professional advice of any kind. Your use of this Site does not create a lawyer-client relationship between you and Charles River Legal Services, LLC, nor will any information you submit to us via this Site or by electronic mail be considered a lawyer-client communication or otherwise be treated as confidential or privileged in the absence of a pre-existing express agreement by us to the contrary, advertising for legal services under the laws and rules of professional conduct of the jurisdictions in which we practice.

Your use of this site does not create brokerage relationships of any kind between you and Charles River LLC. or any of the people identified on this site. The Content of Site concerns topics selected by  Charles River for dissemination to the general public and is offered on a blind basis, without any knowledge as to your industry, identity or specific circumstances. The application and impact of relevant laws will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. There may be delays, omissions, or inaccuracies in information contained on this Site. The Content of Site should not be relied upon or used as a substitute for consultation with professional advisors.

Charles River is a Massachusetts limited liability company. Charles River's principal place of business is 9B Hamilton Place, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02108. Charles River Legal Services, LLC is a Massachusetts limited liability company based in Boston, Massachusetts.

This material is for general informational purposes only and does not represent our advice as to any particular set of facts; nor does it represent any undertaking o keep recipients advised of all legal developments.

Privacy Statement

Charles River understands that your privacy is important. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our data collection practices.

Personal Information Collected

In a few areas of our Web site, we may ask you for information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, we may request this information before you sign up for a mailing list, newsletter, special event, or provide online feedback. Personal information collected by Charles River Legal is limited to an email address, name, company name, areas of interest, but may include other information when needed to provide a service you requested.

Use of Personal Information

The personal information you provide to us when using our Web site - such as your name, postal, or email address or telephone number - may be used to notify you of special events, programs, and conferences, updates to charlesriver-usa.com, or new services that Charles River or its business partner may introduce.

We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalfs such as sending postal mail and processing event registration. We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

Charles River will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order, or legal process served on our Web site.

Charles River will each use all reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal information, transmissions made by means of the internet cannot be guaranteed to be secure. It has no liability for disclosure of personal information due to errors in transmissions or unauthorized acts of third parties.

Changes to this Statement

Charles River Legal reserves the right to update this policy at any time. They each will post the amended Terms of this Web site as they occur and encourage you to frequently check for updates. This privacy policy was last amended in February 2020.

Applicable Law

This Privacy Policy and Terms of Use are intended to be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA. Any action which you or any third party may bring in connection with this privacy policy, and terns of use shall be brought only in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and you expressly consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.