Terms of Use and Disclaimer

All licensees using the Internet to offer or market services should carefully consider their professional obligations and ensure that their website, ad, social network member page or other online presence includes appropriate disclaimers, terms and conditions of use and a privacy statement.
Licensees should consider using appropriate cautionary language on their websites confirming:
• That the information provided on the website should not be construed as legal advice
• That use of the website does not establish a licensee and client relationship and
• The process for retaining the licensee or Firm for representation.
This information may be included in a link outlining the terms and conditions of use of the website or a prominently displayed acknowledgment box to ensure that it cannot be missed by clients accessing information through the website.
Further, prospective clients should be specifically advised of the inherent risk to the preservation of client confidentiality in the use of email particularly where websites invite email requests for quotations or first contact.
Licensee-client confidentiality is a protection that belongs to and can only be waived by the client. It is important that the client understand and appreciate this confidentiality, and how it can be affected through indiscreet or unsecure methods of communication.
All licensees must be cognizant of the fact that websites can be viewed anywhere in the world. It is a prudent risk management technique to state prominently the jurisdictions in which the lawyer is licensed to act.