Web Site Terms of Use, Disclaimers & Privacy Statement

In visiting the Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., web site (hereinafter referred to as "the Brown & Brown Web Site"), you are hereby notified that the following policies, disclaimers, and terms of use are in effect. Your online session at the Brown & Brown 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 Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., without notice.

No Legal Advice Intended.
The information and materials contained in the Brown & Brown 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 Brown & Brown Law Web Site is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship with Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., or any of its individual attorneys. Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., cannot represent you until it confirms that such representation will not create a conflict of interest. Please note that no attorney-client relationship is created with the firm absent an express agreement between Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., and the client. Electronic transmission or submission of information for the following do not establish an attorney-client relationship: (1) subscription to the electronic newsletter, (2) contacting the firm by email, or (3) contacting the firm via the form provided on the Brown & Brown Web Site.

Loss of Data; Viruses. All reasonable precautions are made to ensure the availability of the Brown & Brown 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 Brown & Brown Web Site and its owners, operators, and hosting providers that will cause the site to "crash" and lose electronic data. In such events, Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., its employees, agents, webmasters and providers, are not liable for the loss of any data transmissions. Reasonable precautions are also taken to ensure that the Brown & Brown 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 Brown & Brown Web Site, all reasonable efforts will be made to remove such intrusive programs and Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., its employees, agents, webmasters and providers are not liable for any damages and intrusive program installations that may affect any visitor to the Brown & Brown Web Site or any email recipient of electronic transmissions from the b-b-law.com domain. Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., 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.

Spam; Phishing.
Any electronic communications emanating from the Brown & Brown Web Site are given only upon direct request (i.e., through email correspondence with Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., as part of an attorney-client relationship, through contacting the Brown & Brown Web Site, or by opting in to the mailing list). There are users of the Internet who leech domain addresses and use those domain addresses to hide the originating address for purposes of sending unsolicited commercial email. If you believe you have received spam (unauthorized commercial email) from the Brown & Brown Web Site, please forward the offending email, with the header intact, to webmaster@b-b-law.com, so that the appropriate authorities may be notified and appropriate action taken. Similarly, the practice of "phishing," which is highly illegal, has victimized many unsuspecting victims using the Internet. "Phishing" refers to the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to visit a web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social security, and bank account numbers, that the legitimate organization already has. The web site, however, is bogus and set up only to steal the user’s information. If you receive any email purporting to emanate from Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., in which you are requested to provide personal and/or financial information, do not reply to the email or follow its instructions. Instead, forward the email to webmaster@b-b-law.com so that appropriate legal actions may be taken.

Jurisdiction.
The attorneys with Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., are licensed to practice law in the State of Arizona. Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., 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.
Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., does not guarantee that any information on the Brown & Brown Web Site is complete or up-to-date.

Minors.
The Brown & Brown 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 Brown & Brown Web Site cannot prohibit minors from visiting this site. The Brown & Brown 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 Brown & Brown Web Site contains links to third party web sites for informational purposes as a convenience to visitors to the Brown & Brown Web site. In providing these links, Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., 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 Brown & Brown Web Site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., or its content suppliers, and protected by United States and international copyright laws. Graphic images are expressly licensed through their provider, LegalTech, and IStockPhoto, and may not be copied or downloaded under any circumstances. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Notice is given that copyright infringement and theft of graphics will be prosecuted.

Privacy Policy.
The following is a privacy policy for the Brown & Brown Web Site:

Contact Information. Our homepage on the Internet is located at http://www.b-b-law.com You may contact us by postal mail at:
Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C.
Post Office Box 3128
Pinetop, Arizona 85935 United States
You may contact us by e-mail at administrator@b-b-law.com. Technical questions and questions concerning spam and phishing should be directed to webmaster@b-b-law.com. You may may also contact us by phone on (928) 367-3235 or by fax at (928) 367-3239.

Opt-In / Opt-Out. Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., provides an electronic newsletter. Subscriptions to the newsletter are voluntary. If you wish to either voluntarily opt-in or opt-out of the use of your email subscription, you may do so by going to: http://www.b-b-law.com/Ezine_Subscription.html  Email subscriptions include a double opt-in to avoid spam. Please see our notice above regarding spam and phishing.

Voluntary Data Collection. In addition to the opt-in/opt-out described above, the Brown & Brown Web Site contains a contact form at http://www.b-b-law.com/Contact_Form.html  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
• 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 Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., 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. Please read our notice above regarding spam and phishing.

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 Brown & Brown Law Offices, P.C., 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

External Links. The Brown & Brown Web Site contains links to other sites (third party links) for informational purposes and as a courtesy to its visitors. Brown & Brown Law Offices, PC., 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 10-10-2006