Provider states that no attorney-client relationship is formed through site use, that site content does not constitute legal advice, and that nothing submitted to the site is treated as confidential. Users assume all risk associated with reliance on site content.
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This provision is operationally significant for a legal information platform because it establishes that content, including content provided by attorneys in Interactive Areas, carries no confidentiality protection and creates no professional relationship, which may affect how professional users and their clients interact with the platform.
Under section 3, users who submit content to the site or rely on content from the site receive no confidentiality protection and no attorney-client relationship is formed, regardless of the professional qualifications of content contributors. All reliance on site content is at the user's own risk.
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Compare across platforms →"Content is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice and no attorney-client relationship is formed, nor is anything submitted to this Web Site treated as confidential. The accuracy, completeness, adequacy or currency of the Content is not warranted or guaranteed. Your use of Content on this Web Site or materials linked from this Web Site is at your own risk.Excerpt from LexisNexis's Terms
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages attorney professional conduct rules in all jurisdictions where licensed attorneys participate in Interactive Areas, including rules on unauthorized practice of law, attorney-client relationships, and client confidentiality.
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This provision is operationally significant for a legal information platform because it establishes that content, including content provided by attorneys in Interactive Areas, carries no confidentiality protection and creates no professional relationship, which may affect how professional users and their clients interact with the platform.
Under section 3, users who submit content to the site or rely on content from the site receive no confidentiality protection and no attorney-client relationship is formed, regardless of the professional qualifications of content contributors. All reliance on site content is at the user's own risk.
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