Terms of Use
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using our websites, located at www.cll.com and www.cowanconnect.com. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use our websites. By using our websites, including all material provided on our websites, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.
No Legal Advice. The material contained on our websites is for general informational purposes only. You should not rely upon it as advice about specific legal problems. It does not constitute the rendering of legal advice and does not create any attorney-client relationship. If you need legal or other professional advice, you should consult with appropriate legal counsel familiar with your particular facts and circumstances. Unless indicated otherwise, information sent via Internet email or through our websites cannot be guaranteed to be confidential and will not create an attorney-client relationship between us and the sender.
Third Party Sites. We provide links to third party sites for convenience only. We do not endorse or take responsibility for those sites or the content on those sites, nor do we make any representation or warranty with respect to those sites or the content on those sites.
Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property. All material contained on our websites, and the compilation of it, are our property and are protected by United States and international copyright laws. All trademarks, service marks and trade names also are proprietary to us. No material from our websites may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way, except that you may download and print material available on this site solely for your personal, noncommercial use, provided that (i) you keep intact all copyright notices, trademark legends, author attributions, and other proprietary notices, (ii) you make no modifications to the materials, (iii) you do not download quantities of materials to a database that can be used to avoid future downloads from our websites. Except as may be permitted by law, you must obtain our written permission before using any copyrighted material on our websites. You do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading material from our websites. Notwithstanding the above,
Modifications. We may modify these Terms of Use at any time and at our sole discretion by posting the modified Terms of Use on our websites. The modifications will be effective upon posting (unless some other date is specified). You should review these Terms of Use periodically so that you are aware of any modifications. Your use of our websites constitutes your acceptance of the Terms of Use in their then-current form.
Dispute Resolution. Any disputes, actions or proceedings relating to these Terms of Use, or to your access to or use of the site, will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law rules, and must be brought in the federal or state courts in the City and County of New York. By using our websites, you irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of those courts.
Disclaimer of Warranties. OUR WEBSITES, AND THE MATERIALS ON THEM, ARE PROVIDED ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO OUR WEBSITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, AND WE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO OUR WEBSITES, ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON OUR WEBSITES OR ANY INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR WEBSITES. ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW.
Privacy Policy
We take privacy very seriously and are committed to safeguarding personal information. This notice describes our Privacy Policy. By using our websites, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Types of personal information collected. We collect personal information when you send us information on the 'Contact Us Form, Our web server automatically notes your email address, the technical address of the computer you are using, the name of your internet service provider, the type of browser software and operating system that you use, the date and time that you access our website(s), the website address, if any, from which you linked directly to our website(s), the website address, if any, to which you travel from our website(s), and possibly other similar information.
Use of personal information. We will use your name, and each email address, business or home address, telephone number, fax number and any other personal information that you may choose to disclose to us only to respond to your inquiries, for clearing conflicts, and for performing the services you have requested of us if we have accepted you as our client. We also use the information for statistical purposes and to help us improve our websites and the services that we provide. In addition, if you request to be put on our mailing list, we will use the information you give us to send you firm announcements, client alerts and other materials from time to time. We will remove you from our mailing list upon request at any time. We do not use the information for any other purposes.
Disclosure of personal information to third parties. We will disclose information we maintain when required to do so by law or where reasonably necessary to protect our rights or a third party's rights, for example, in response to a court order, a subpoena, a request by a law enforcement agency or to respond to claims that any content violates the rights of any third party. We reserve the right, however, to provide the information to our employees, contractors, agents and designees to the extent necessary to enable them to perform certain website-related services (such as web hosting or maintenance services) on our behalf. We also reserve the right to disclose the information to any third party to prevent, investigate, detect or prosecute criminal offenses or attacks on the technical integrity of our websites or our network; and to protect the rights, property and safety of our firm, the users of our websites and the public.
Protection of personal information. We make reasonable efforts to maintain the security, integrity and privacy of any personal information you choose to give us. Although we will strive to take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner inconsistent with this Privacy Policy. Inadvertent disclosures may occur. If you send us information on the 'Contact Us Form,' that information will not be treated as confidential or privileged unless we already have a previously-established attorney-client relationship with you.
Security of personal information on other websites. Our websites contains links to sites operated by third parties that are not under our control or supervision. Neither we nor our employees, agents or representatives are responsible for the privacy practices of these sites. These sites may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies, or no policies at all. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the other sites to see how your personal information will be handled on the third party sites before providing them with your personal information.
Changes to the personal information we have collected. If you wish to know what personal information we have about you, or would like to 'opt out' by having us remove your personal information from our database, please send us an email request.
Application of the Privacy Policy to children. Our websites are not directed to children under the age of 13. We prohibit children under the age of 13 from using all interactive portions of the website. We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. We understand that young people need special safeguards and privacy protection. We realize that they may not understand all the provisions of our Privacy Policy or be able to make thoughtful decisions about the choices that are made available to our adult users. We strongly urge all parents to participate in their children's exploration of the Internet and any online services, and to teach their children about protecting their personal information while online.
Modifications. We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time and at our sole discretion, by posting the modifications on our websites. The modifications will be effective upon posting (unless some other date is specified). You should review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you are aware of any modifications. Your use of any of our websites constitutes your full acceptance of the Privacy Policy in its then-current form each time you use of any of our websites.
Dispute Resolution. Any disputes, actions or proceedings relating to this Privacy Policy, or to our handling of personal information, will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law rules, and must be brought in the federal or state courts in the City and County of New York. By using any of our websites, you irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of those courts.