TERMS OF SERVICE

LAST UPDATE:  April 15, 2025

Welcome to the Terms of Service for the Health & Technology Law Firm, LLC d/b/a HTBiz Law (“HTBiz Law”, “our”, “we”, “us”, whether capitalized or lowercase) website.  These Terms of Service describe the terms and conditions applicable to your (“you”, “your”, whether capitalized or lowercase) access and use of the HTBiz Law Website, content, portals, email, social media channels (collectively, “Platforms”) and the use and/or licensing and/or purchase of any templates, bundles, power packs, products, services, training or classes (collectively, “Products”) from HTBiz Law.  We may amend these Terms of Service at any time by posting the amended Terms of Service on our HTBiz Law Website.  All amended terms and conditions will be automatically effective after they are posted on our HTBiz Law Website. 

GENERAL

The purchase of any of our “Products” may also be governed by separate agreements which will be provided to you at the time of purchase.

We may change or discontinue any aspect, service or feature of the Platforms or Products at any time, including, but not limited to, content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use.

You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all connectivity, computer software, hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of our Platforms and Products and all charges related to the same.

By using any of our Platforms or licensing, purchasing or using any of our Products, you acknowledge and agree that you are bound by these Terms of Service, and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference and can be found at https://www.htbizlaw.com/small-business-privacy-policy.  If you do not agree with these Terms of Service, then do not use our Platforms or license, purchase or use any of the Products.

NO PRIVATE LEGAL REPRESENTATION EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE SECTION ENTITLED “1:1 PRIVATE LEGAL SESSIONS AND CONTRACT GUIDANCE SESSIONS - LIMITED ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP”

The information on this site about legal matters is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied on as a substitute for specific legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed as a result of viewing the Platforms or any of the content available herein, or submitting a contact request or email.  No attorney-client relationship is formed between you and HTBiz Law if you acquire any of our Products. No attorney-client relationship shall be formed without entering into a separate written engagement letter with HTBiz Law, or if you have purchased a 1:1 Private Legal Session (as further set forth below in the section entitled “1:1 Private Legal Sessions and Contract Guidance Sessions”).

Users of the Platforms or purchasers of any Products should not act upon any information contained in the Platforms or Products without first consulting legal counsel of their own directly. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based upon advertisements.  Where case studies, testimonials, sample results or representative projects are included, the results achieved do not guarantee similar outcomes for other clients.

The opinions expressed at or through the HTBiz Law Website are the opinions of the individual author and may not reflect the opinions of HTBiz Law or any other individual.   This Website is not intended to be an advertisement for legal services or solicitation of clients except in those jurisdictions where specific regulations governing the practice of law define advertising to include websites.  HTBiz Law does not assume the representation of clients from those states where HTBiz Law’s marketing material does not comply with State Bar requirements and where the client is generated as a result of that communication. No representation is made or intended that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

SCOPE OF USE - HTBIZ LAW PLATFORMS GENERALLY

HTBiz Law hereby grants you the limited right and license to view a single copy of this HTBiz Law Website and our other Platforms for your informational, non-commercial use provided that you keep intact all copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights notices.  You may not use our proprietary content on any of our Platforms for any other purpose unless otherwise expressly set forth in this Terms of Service.  You may place a link on your website to this HTBiz Law Website so long as you link only to the HTBiz Law Website home page.

SCOPE OF USE - HTBIZ LAW PRODUCTS

To the extent that you have acquired any HTBiz Law Products, whether via this Website or otherwise, you are hereby granted a limited, non-transferable, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, revocable (if you breach any term or condition of these Terms of Service) license to (a) watch any training videos included with the Products, (b) download the Word and PDF version to your own computer of any templates or documents included in the Product, and (c) use and modify the Products solely for your individual use only as customized by you for your specific business. You may not sell, lease, rent, license, transfer, resell, sublicense or otherwise provide the HTBiz Law Products to any third party, or use them for the benefit of any third party. However, you may use them multiple times for your business for their specific purpose only. For example, you may customize the Client Services Agreement to create a customized version for your business and then use that customized agreement with multiple clients who you are providing your services to. By way of clarification, you may not, however, give the Client Services Agreement (either the original HTBiz Law template or your customized version) to friends who will use it in their businesses when they are providing services to others. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you have purchased, licensed or otherwise acquired any Products from HTBiz Law pursuant to a separate agreement, your rights under such separate agreement will control to the extent inconsistent from the above.

1:1 PRIVATE LEGAL SESSIONS AND CONTRACT GUIDANCE SESSIONS - LIMITED ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP

To the extent that you have purchased a 1:1 Private Legal Session or Contract Guidance Session, or have purchased a HTBiz Law Product which includes a 1:1 Private Legal Session or Contract Guidance Session, you and HTBiz Law will have entered into a limited attorney-client relationship solely for duration of the specific 1:1 Private Legal Session, and not on an ongoing basis (unless you enter into a separate Engagement Letter for ongoing legal representation). As the 1:1 Private Legal Sessions are singular in nature for a specific, limited, period of time, you acknowledge that we may enter into 1:1 Private Legal Sessions or otherwise perform private legal services for any other third party anywhere in the world, including third parties that may be competitors of yours, or who may be adverse to you. In addition, you hereby waive any potential conflicts of interest for HTBiz Law as a firm, and for the attorneys who practice at HTBiz Law individually. Notwithstanding the foregoing, HTBiz Law acknowledges that any confidential information you disclose to us during a 1:1 Private Legal Session shall remain confidential even after the Session; provided however, that “confidential information” shall not include information which, at the time of disclosure by you, was (1) already known by HTBiz Law, (2) independently developed by HTBiz Law without reliance on your confidential information, (3) already in the public domain or public knowledge, or subsequently becomes part of the public domain or public knowledge through no fault of HTBiz Law, (4) is disclosed to HTBiz Law by a third party not under any written obligation of confidentiality to you, or (5) is required to be disclosed by HTBiz Law pursuant to a valid law, rule, regulation or court order.

NO WARRANTIES

We have used commercially reasonable efforts to provide accurate descriptions of our Products, however, we cannot guarantee that a Product is suitable for your needs, or is error-free.  We will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct errors in content or pricing as we become aware of them.  We reserve the right to not honor any significant pricing errors for our Products.

HOWEVER, ALL CONTENT, INFORMATION, HTBIZ LAW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ON THIS 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.  HTBIZ LAW MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, HTBIZ LAW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, OR REGARDING THE TIMELINESS OF TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION BETWEEN ANY USERS OF THIS WEBSITE, OR BETWEEN USERS AND HTBIZ LAW.  VERIFYING THE ACCURACY OF, OR THE USE OR RELIANCE ON, ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF YOU AS USER OF THIS WEBSITE.

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

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

HTBIZ LAW SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE HTBIZ LAW PRODUCTS, EVEN IF HTBIZ LAW HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELIANCE BY ANY PARTY ON ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR THAT ARISES IN CONNECTION WITH MISTAKES OR OMISSIONS IN, OR DELAYS IN TRANSMISSION OF, INFORMATION TO OR FROM THE USER OR BETWEEN USERS, INTERRUPTIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIONS TO THE WEBSITE OR VIRUSES, WHETHER CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY NEGLIGENCE, ACTS OF GOD, TELECOMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE OR RELATED INFORMATION.

YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR DECISIONS, ACTIONS AND RESULTS, AND BY YOUR INTERACTION WITH OUR PLATFORMS YOU AGREE NOT TO ATTEMPT TO HOLD HTBIZ LAW LIABLE FOR YOUR DECISIONS, ACTIONS OR RESULTS, AT ANY TIME, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. HTBIZ LAW IS NOT GUARANTEEING THAT YOUR BUSINESS WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION (WHETHER U.S. OR FOREIGN) AS A RESULT OF FOLLOWING ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ANY CONTENT ON THE PLATFORMS OR IN ANY PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE PLATFORMS, OR THAT ANY CONTRACT OR BUSINESS DECISION YOU ENTER INTO USING ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS WILL ACHIEVE YOUR DESIRED RESULT. 

PAYMENTS; REFUND POLICY. 

You acknowledge and agree that you will make full payments to HTBiz Law for all purchased or licensed Product(s).  If you select an installment method, you authorize HTBiz Law to automatically charge the credit card on file for any and all payment balances due, and you agree to keep this information current and up-to-date with HTBiz Law. If any payment is insufficient or declined for any reason, we may revoke your access to the Products, without refund.

FEEDBACK. 

You acknowledge and agree that to the extent that you provide any comments, questions, survey responses, discussions, ideas, suggestions or other feedback to HTBiz Law either pertaining to or through our Platforms and Products (collectively, the “Feedback”), such Feedback shall automatically become the property of HTBiz Law, and may be used by HTBiz Law in perpetuity without compensation to you of any kind.

PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR. 

When using our Platforms, you agree not to upload, post or otherwise transmit any content that:

(a)        violates any law or advocates for dangerous or illegal activities, poses a threat to others, or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, including any statements which may defame, harass, stalk or threaten others;

(b)       you know to be false, misleading or inaccurate;

(c)        contains or advocates pornography or sexually explicit content, pedophilia, incest, bestiality, or that is otherwise obscene, lewd, or is offensive content, hate speech, abusive, vulgar or profane.

(d)       is protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of such copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity or other proprietary right;

(e)        would be considered junk mail, spam or any other form of solicitation;

(f)        contains images or names of individuals unless you have the written consent from such persons to do so; and/or

(g)       contains a virus, trojan horse or other harmful element, or which could interfere with or disrupt our Platforms, servers or networks.

We may, but do not have the obligation to, monitor any information you upload to the Platforms, and we may cooperate with law enforcement with regards to any information you upload.

BREACH

You acknowledge and agree that our Platforms and Products are designed for individuals who are eighteen (18) years or older, and who have the legal authority to enter into these Terms of Service.  You agree to use the Platforms and Products for lawful purposes only, and you will take no actions which infringe our intellectual property rights, or the rights of any third parties.  If you violate the terms of the Terms of Service, slander, libel, defame or otherwise harm the reputation and goodwill of HTBiz Law, or take any actions which could subject HTBiz Law to civil or criminal liability, HTBiz Law reserves the right to immediately remove your access to our Platforms and Products, without refund.  In addition, HTBiz Law reserves the right to seek all other remedies available at law and in equity for violations of the rules and regulations set forth on our Platforms, including violating these Terms of Service. Without limiting our other remedies, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your access to the HTBiz Law Website (including any HTBiz Law Products or services purchased) if you breach these Terms of Use or if we believe that your actions may cause legal liability for you, our users or us.

EMAIL AND ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION

You understand that the Internet is public and that e-mail communications and electronic transmission of information between you and HTBiz Law, or between you and any other user via this HTBiz Law Website are subject to the risk of being viewed by other parties.  Accordingly, you agree not to transmit confidential or proprietary information relating to you or your business to HTBiz Law or to other users via e-mail.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LICENSES

All photographs and iconography on the Platforms and Products are the sole and exclusive copyrighted property of HTBiz Law.  In addition, HTBiz Law claims a right of privacy and publicity in the image of its founder Sharon L. Tasman, and you may not use any images of Ms. Tasman without prior written consent.

"HTBiz Law", “Health & Technology Law Firm”, “HTBIZ”, “Age is an Asset” are the trademarks and service marks (including Federal registrations) of HTBiz Law.  Unauthorized use of any of HTBiz Law’s trademarks, service marks or logos may be a violation of federal and state trademark laws.

Any trademarks or service marks of third parties referenced on any of our Platforms are the property of such third party.  No claim of rights to such third party trademarks or service marks is made by us.

All content and information contained on our Platforms and in our Products are the copyrighted property of HTBiz Law.  Collectively, all the intellectual property rights of HTBiz Law in and to the Platforms and Products (including but not limited to patents, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, copyrights or other proprietary rights anywhere in the world, whether or not registered or unregistered) is the “HTBiz Law IP.”  You may not use, copy, modify, perform, display, create derivative versions of, extract, or otherwise exploit HTBiz Law IP except as expressly set forth in these Terms of Service.

PROHIBITED USES OF HTBIZ LAW IP

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE SECTIONS “SCOPE OF USE - HTBIZ LAW PLATFORMS GENERALLY”, “SCOPE OF USE - HTBIZ LAW PRODUCTS”, OR “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LICENSES” ABOVE, you may not modify, publish, transmit, rent, loan, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, distribute, display, reproduce or perform, or in any way exploit in any format whatsoever any of the Platforms, Products or HTBiz Law IP, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent. By way of clarification but not limitation, you may not:

(a)        include any portion, no matter how small, of our Platforms, Products or HTBiz Law IP in or with any product or service that you create or distribute;

(b)       modify, create a derivative version of, translate, copy, record, duplicate, reproduce, rent, sell, resell, or use or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of our Platforms, Products or HTBiz Law IP;

(c)        provide to a third party, whether for free or for a fee, access to any video training,  membership portals or private groups that are part of our Platforms, Products or HTBiz Law IP;

(d)       provide to a third party for free copies of any templates, tools or checklists that may be contained in any of our Products for use by the third party in their business;

 (e)       use a deep link to any page on our Platforms or Products that is not the home/primary page, or frame containing any portion of our Platforms, Products or HTBiz Law IP;

(f)        copy or include the content from our Platforms, Products or HTBiz Law IP in your or any other website or publication; or

(g)       encourage or instruct, directly or indirectly, any other person to do the same.

Use of HTBiz Law IP without our express permission, or except as expressly set forth in this Terms of Service, is an infringement of our intellectual property rights, and we reserve the right to take all actions at law or in equity necessary to protect any such misuse or infringement.  This may include cease and desist letters,  reporting you to authorities or lawsuits for damages or specific performance.

VIOLATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS

HTBiz Law reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of the rules and regulations set forth in this HTLF Website, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to the HTBiz Law Website.

LINKED INTERNET SITES

THERE ARE LINKS IN THIS WEBSITE WHICH LET YOU LEAVE THE HTBIZ LAW WEBSITE.  THE LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF HTLF, AND THE CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET SITES LINKED TO THIS WEBSITE DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE OPINION OF HTLF.  HTBIZ LAW IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO OTHER INTERNET SITES AS A CONVENIENCE TO YOU, AND ACCESS TO ANY OTHER INTERNET SITES LINKED TO THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.  HTBIZ LAW ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR, OR ANY OBLIGATION TO MONITOR, THE CONTENT OF SUCH LINKED INTERNET SITES.  THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT BY HTBIZ LAW OF THE LINKED SITE.

GOVERNING LAW AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

This HTBiz Law Website is operated by HTBiz Law from the State of Maryland within the United States of America.   HTBiz Law makes no representation that the information in the HTBiz Law Website is appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to the HTBiz Law Website from territories where the contents of the HTBiz LawWebsite may be illegal is prohibited.  Those who choose to access this HTBiz Law Website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.  Any claims relating to the information available on this HTBiz Law Website will be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland excluding the application of its conflicts of law rules. You irrevocably consent to venue and jurisdiction in the State of Maryland. If there is any dispute between you and HTBiz Law, you acknowledge and agree that we shall first attempt to resolve the dispute between us.  If the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) calendar days, you agree to resolve the dispute through binding arbitration located in the State of Maryland, pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association or JAMs Endispute.  The judgment for the award determined by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.  Costs of arbitration, including attorney fees, will be determined by the arbitrator.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that you breach, or threaten to breach, any sections of these Terms of Service pertaining to our intellectual property rights or the limited licenses to use our Platforms or Products, we shall have the right to immediate relief in a court of law or equity (including by ex parte methods, and including the award of our reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) without the necessity for posting bond and without first resorting to arbitration.

If any provision of these Legal Notices is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.  Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section.  Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.  These Legal Notices set forth the entire understanding and agreement between us with respect to the subject matter hereof.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, HTBiz Law may post supplemental terms and conditions regarding privacy and user information on this HTBiz Law Website, which shall become binding upon users if and when such additional terms and conditions are posted. You may not assign, license, sublicense, transfer or otherwise convey these Terms of Services and/or your rights to use the Platforms or Products to any third party without the prior written consent of HTBiz Law, which may be withheld in our sole and absolute discretion.  Any attempted assignment, license, transfer or conveyance is void and not enforceable.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, HTBiz Law may assign, license, sublicense, transfer or convey its rights and obligations to the Platforms, Products and under these Terms of Service to any party at any time without notice to you.

CONTACT US

You may contact us via email at contact@htbizlaw.com with any questions or comments about the Terms of Service.  We typically respond to emails only during our regular business hours Monday through Friday, and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as possible during such time.