Important: Please read these Legal Notices and Terms of Use (these “Notices and Terms” or this “Agreement”) carefully before accessing this website.

These Terms create a legal agreement between you (“You”) and Jo Law Firm, PC, The Jo Law Firm Korea (Joonghan Jo’s DBA), and our affiliates (collectively, “The Jo Law Firm,” “Firm,” “we”, “us” and “our”). Please carefully read these Notices and Terms and our Privacy Policy available at https://thejolawfirm.com/, which is incorporated into these Terms by this reference.

These Notices and Terms govern: 

1. The information of The Jo Law Firm (the “Information”) made available through this website; 
2. The nature of the relationship between You and The Jo Law Firm; 
3. Certain other matters of professional responsibility; 
4. The Jo Law Firm’s use of Your information gathered by it through this website; and 
5. Your use of this website, related systems, and the Information (collectively, the “Website”). 

By accessing any portion of the Website, You are indicating that You have read and understood, and that You assent to be bound by, these Notices and Terms, which may be amended from time to time by The Jo Law Firm pursuant to the terms herein. If You do not agree to these Notices and Terms, You are not permitted to access the Website.

1. No legal advice

The Information is made available for general informational purposes only, and is not intended to constitute specific legal advice or to be a substitute for advice from qualified counsel. Without limiting the foregoing, the Information may not reflect recent developments in the law, may not be complete, and may not be accurate in or applicable to Your jurisdiction. Because the Information is general in nature and may not pertain to Your specific circumstances, You should not act or refrain from acting based on any Information without first obtaining advice from professional counsel qualified in the applicable subject matter and jurisdictions.

2. No attorney-client relationship

The Jo Law Firm has a policy of entering into attorney-client relationships with its clients only in accordance with certain procedures which include executing an engagement letter and addressing professional responsibility conflicts as required by the Bar Associations of the states in which The Jo Law Firm maintains offices. You agree that Your access of the Website or receipt of the Information, or Your transmission of electronic mail to addresses on the Website, does not create an attorney-client relationship between You and The Jo Law Firm.

3. Other matters of professional responsibility

3.1 No Advertising or Solicitation. The Website is not intended to be an advertisement or solicitation, but may be deemed an advertisement in certain jurisdictions.

3.2 Sensitive Communications. You agree that electronic mail sent by You to The Jo Law Firm will not be treated as confidential or invoke an attorney-client privilege; provided, however, that if You are an existing client of The Jo Law Firm and You send an electronic mail to The Jo Law Firm pertaining to a matter in which The Jo Law Firm then represents You, such electronic mail may be entitled to be treated as confidential or privileged. Notwithstanding the foregoing, You acknowledge that electronic mail and the Internet are generally insecure media of communication, and The Jo Law Firm cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any electronic mail sent to or received by it or any information submitted by You to The Jo Law Firm through the Website.

3.3 Authorized Jurisdictions; Certifications. While The Jo Law Firm practices law in the jurisdictions in which its offices are located as well as other jurisdictions, each The Jo Law Firm attorney is licensed to practice only in those jurisdictions set forth in that attorney’s biography on the Website. Except as specifically stated, each The Jo Law Firm attorney is not certified (including as a specialist) by any professional or government authority. The listing of The Jo Law Firm attorneys in practice groups is not intended to indicate any professional or governmental certification.

3.4 Principal Office; Responsible Attorney. To the extent the requirements of the Bar Association in Your jurisdiction require such designation: The Jo Law Firm’s principal office is its San Francisco office. The Jo Law Firm’s responsible attorney for the Website is Joonghan Jo.

3.5 No Warranty of Results. The Information may contain descriptions of matters in which The Jo Law Firm successfully represented its clients. The results of these matters were dependent on their specific circumstances, and are in no way intended to be predictive of future results, even in similar circumstances, or offer any type of guarantee or assurance of outcome. Information pertaining to The Jo Law Firm clients may not reflect the opinions of such clients.

4. Privacy

4.1. Use and Acceptance. With respect to information submitted or collected on the Website, You accept The Jo Law Firm’s privacy policy as set forth in this Section 4. This Section 4 does not pertain to, and The Jo Law Firm is not responsible for the privacy practices of, any third-party websites to which the Website hyperlinks. Certain areas of the Website may be subject to additional privacy-related provisions, links to which will be posted in those areas.

4.2 Activity Logging. When You use the Website, which may be hosted in part or its entirety by a third party, the Website will collect information indirectly and automatically (through, for example, the use of “cookies” or Your “IP address”) about Your activities. The Jo Law Firm uses this activity information (the “Activity Information”) for internal purposes such as to administer the Website, improve the Website, and help The Jo Law Firm understand how the Website is being used including the demographics and “clickstreams” of its visitors. “Cookies” are small pieces of information stored on Your hard drive, not on the Website. You are always free to decline cookies if Your browser permits, but in that case, some portions of the Website may not operate properly. An “IP address” is a number that is automatically assigned to Your computer when You use the Internet.

4.3 Personally Identifiable Information. The Website is designed so that You may generally browse it without providing any Personally Identifiable Information (defined below). Certain areas of the Website, however, may require or allow the voluntarily submission of Personally Identifiable Information (for example, registration to receive The Jo Law Firm publications). The Jo Law Firm uses Your Personally Identifiable Information for the purposes for which it was submitted by You to The Jo Law Firm and for The Jo Law Firm to send you publications and invitations that may be of interest to you. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 4, The Jo Law Firm does not share Your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties. “Personally Identifiable 402073 v4/HN 3 Information” means information that would allow someone to identify or contact You, such as Your name, physical or electronic mail address, and telephone number; provided, however, that Personally Identifiable Information does not include aggregated information that, by itself, does not permit the identification of individual persons and does not include the Activity Information.

4.4 Removal of Personally Identifiable Information. You can request to have Your Personally Identifiable Information removed from the Jo Law Firm’s current Website at any time by emailing communication@thejolawfirm.com. Such removal of Personally Identifiable Information will not ensure the permanent removal of such Personally Identifiable Information from the Website. For example, such Personally Identifiable Information may remain in The Jo Law Firm’s archival or backup copies of the Website.

4.5 Additional Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information. The Jo Law Firm may share Personally Identifiable Information with third parties, including affiliated firms and third parties performing services for or on behalf of The Jo Law Firm. Such services may include communications, database, event management, hosting, mailing, and marketing services. Additionally, The Jo Law Firm cannot fully ensure that Your Personally Identifiable Information will not be disclosed to third parties. For example, The Jo Law Firm may be legally obligated to disclose information to the government or third parties under certain circumstances, third parties may circumvent The Jo Law Firm’s security measures to unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, or an error may occur in the administration of the Website. In the unlikely event that The Jo Law Firm needs to investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, The Jo Law Firm may, and You authorize The Jo Law Firm to, disclose any information about You to government officials as permitted by applicable law.

4.6 Miscellaneous Privacy Terms. The Jo Law Firm has implemented and follows appropriate technical measures to protect against the risks of unauthorized access to, erroneous disclosure of, and unlawful interception of Personally Identifiable Information. You should know, however, that The Jo Law Firm cannot fully eliminate such risks. The Jo Law Firm hopes this Section 4 clarifies The Jo Law Firm’s procedures regarding its collection, use and disclosure of Your information including Personally Identifiable Information. From time to time, The Jo Law Firm may modify this Section 4. Such modifications will be effective on the date that The Jo Law Firm posts the modified statement to the Website. Questions or concerns regarding the privacy policy in this Section 4 may be submitted via email at communication@thejolawfirm.com.

For more detailed information refer to our Privacy Policy available at https://thejolawfirm.com/.

5. General terms of use

5.1 Prohibited Uses. You will not use the Website in violation of any applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, You will not use the Website in connection with (a) the infringement of intellectual property rights including The Jo Law Firm’s rights in its marks and its articles and alerts; (b) the unauthorized transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail; (c) the transmission of defamatory materials; or (d) fraud. You will not violate, attempt to violate, or knowingly facilitate the violation of the security (including access control or authentication systems) or integrity of the Website.

5.2 Copyright in Information. The Website including the Information is protected by United States and international copyright laws. All rights are reserved. Subject to the terms of these Notices and Terms, The Jo Law Firm grants to You a limited, nonexclusive, personal license to access, view, download and print the Information solely for noncommercial and informational purposes. You may not modify the Information in any way and You may not remove or obscure any copyright or permission notices provided on or in connection with the Information. The Jo Law Firm does not grant to You any rights in its marks. You are free to hyperlink to any page in the publicly available pages of the Website; provided, however, that You agree to remove any such hyperlink upon The Jo Law Firm’s written request.

5.3 Electronic Mail. Subject to Section 5.1, You may send electronic mail to those addresses made available on the Website for the purposes of requesting alerts or other news notification services, submitting voluntary survey responses, responding to or making inquiries regarding The Jo Law Firm events, requesting information regarding The Jo Law Firm or legal or other services offered by The Jo Law Firm, and inquiring about employment opportunities. You agree to cease sending electronic mail to any The Jo Law Firm address upon The Jo Law Firm’s request.

5.4 No Warranties. The Website is provided to you “as is.” Your access and use of the Website is at your own risk. To the extent permitted by the law and rules of professional responsibility in the applicable jurisdiction, The Jo Law Firm disclaims all conditions, representations and warranties, express, implied, statutory or otherwise, including any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy of informational content, system integration, non-infringement of third party rights, quiet enjoyment, and uninterrupted or error-free operation.

5.5 Disclaimer of Liability. THE WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE FIRM MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING ANY INFORMATION BEFORE RELYING ON IT. USE OF THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

THE FIRM MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONTENT YOU MAY OBTAIN FROM THE WEBSITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FIRM DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, AND FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL LOSSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT, OR THE GOODS OFFERED OR SOLD THROUGH THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF THE FIRM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

5.6 Third Party Information. The Jo Law Firm may hyperlink to or otherwise make third party information available on the Website. This is done solely for the purposes of convenience. The Jo Law Firm does not endorse or approve of any such third party information or such third parties.

5.7 Client Fee Agreement.  If you are an existing client of the Firm, these Notices and Terms applicable to your use of our Services are contained in your client fee agreement.  To the extent that there is a difference in terms between the terms in this Agreement and the terms in your client fee agreement, the terms in your client fee agreement shall govern.

5.8 Changes. We reserve the right to modify the Agreement at any time. Changes will become effective immediately upon posting on the site. Your continued use of the site after changes have been posted will constitute your acceptance of such changes.

5.9 Additional Restrictions. You agree not to access the Website by any means other than through a standard web browser on a computer or mobile device. You further agree that you will not damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of it.

5.10 Links To Other Sites.  The Website may contain links to websites operated by other parties, including Clio (www.clio.com/), Stripe (https://stripe.com), PayPal (www.paypal.com), Innopay (http://web.innopay.co.kr/), and QuickBooks (https://quickbooks.intuit.com/). The Firm provides these links to other websites as a convenience, and use of these sites is at your own risk. The linked sites are not under the control of the Firm, and the Firm is not responsible for the content available on the other sites. Such links do not imply the Firm’s endorsement of information or material on any other site, and the Firm disclaims all liability with regard to your access to and use of such linked Websites.

5.11 Payment Processing.   You may be required to provide your credit card or bank account details to the Firm’s third-party service provider(s) such as the Firm’s bank, as needed to process wires; or the Firm’s credit card payment processor, including Stripe (https://stripe.com), PayPal (www.paypal.com), Innopay (http://web.innopay.co.kr/), and QuickBooks (https://quickbooks.intuit.com/), to process payment(s) for the Services.  

You agree to provide the Firm and/or the third-party service provider with accurate and complete information about you and/or your business; and you authorize the Firm to share it and any transaction information related to your use of the Services and/or Website with the third-party service provider for the purpose of processing payment(s), including but not limited to the service fees owed to Firm for the use of the Service. If you believe a payment has been processed in error, you must provide written notice to the Firm, the Firm’s bank, and/or third-party credit card payment processor as applicable.

While the Firm takes what it believes to be reasonable efforts to ensure secure transmission of your information to the third-party service provider that assesses and processes payment(s), the Firm is not responsible for any fees or charges assessed by third-party service providers, or any errors in the processing of payment(s) by third-party service providers, including any errors that result from third-party negligence, improper transmission of payment information, your mistaken submission of payment information, or your submission of erroneous payment information.  Your sole recourse is with the third-party service provider which processed the payment(s).

5.12 Trademarks. Unauthorized use of any of the Firm’s trademark, service mark or logo are prohibited and may be a violation of applicable laws.

5.13 Notice And Procedures for Claims of Infringement. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide the following information to communication@thejolawfirm.com:

• An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
• A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
• A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site (providing URL(s) in the body of the communication is the best way to help the Firm locate content quickly);
• Your name, address, telephone number and email address;
• A signed statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information provided in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.

(Please write “Copyright Infringement” in the subject line of the email.)

5.14 HIPAA.  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) imposes rules to protect certain personal health information.  You should not share any protected health information, or any information that relates to the past, present or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual, via this Website.  This Website is not intended to be used to communicate protected health information, nor comply with HIPAA. If you do share any protected health information, you do so at your own risk.

5.15 Choice of Law; Governing Language; Arbitration; Attorney’s Fees and Costs.  

• Choice of Law.   This Agreement and any dispute arising hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions thereof.  
• Governing Language. For all purposes, this English language version of this Agreement shall be the original, governing instrument and understanding of the parties. In the event of any conflict between this English language version of the Agreement and the Korean translation or any other translated version, this English language version shall govern and control.
• Arbitration.   ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ASPECT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND THE FIRM, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE, FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WILL BE RESOLVED THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION BEFORE A NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR INSTEAD OF IN A COURT BY A JUDGE OR JURY.  YOU AND THE FIRM HEREBY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY A JURY.  YOU AGREE THAT ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND THAT CLASS ARBITRATIONS AND CLASS ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED.  YOU ARE EXPRESSLY AGREEING TO GIVE UP THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures.  Any arbitration hearing will be held in San Francisco County, California. The applicable governing law will be California law (provided that with respect to arbitrability issues, federal arbitration law will govern). The arbitrator’s decision will follow the terms of this Agreement and will be final and binding. The arbitrator will have authority to award temporary, interim or permanent injunctive relief or relief providing for specific performance of this Agreement, but only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the individual claim before the arbitrator. The award rendered by the arbitrator may be confirmed and enforced in any court having jurisdiction thereof. This clause shall not preclude the parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
• Attorney’s Fees and Costs.  In any arbitration proceeding to enforce rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover costs and attorneys’ fees.
• Opt-out of Agreement to Arbitrate.  You can decline this agreement to arbitrate by contacting communication@thejolawfirm.com within 30 days of first accepting these Notices and Terms and/or accessing our Website, whichever is earlier, and stating that you (including your first and last name) decline this arbitration agreement.

5.16 Miscellaneous. In the event that You gain access to information not intended to be accessed by You, You agree that You will immediately notify The Jo Law Firm and lawfully destroy all copies of such information in Your possession. The Jo Law Firm may be contacted at support@thejolawfirm.com.