Disclaimer & Terms of Use

Thank you for visiting www.kylehansen.com (hereinafter, referred to as the "Website"). This disclaimer and Terms of Use set forth the conditions under which you may access and use the Website. By accessing and using the Website, you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use then in effect and by all applicable law.

General

The Website is not intended to be a source of advertising, solicitation or legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. The information contained in this website is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice on any matter.

All views expressed herein are my own and are not attributable to any other third-party, including any law firm or legal services provider I may be associated with.

No Client-Lawyer Relationship is Created by Your Use of This Website

The access, use and/or transmission and receipt of information contained in this Website, in whole or in part, does not constitute or create a lawyer-client relationship between myself and any recipient.

This is a Personal Website Not Intended To Be An Advertisement or Solicitation

The Website is designed and intended to be personal in nature and not an advertisement or solicitation to provide legal services. Nothing in this Website is to be construed as an advertisement or solicitation to provide legal services. American Bar Association Rules 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4, and any corresponding State attorney advertising rules, do not apply.

You Should Not Rely on the Information Contained in the Website

The information provided on the Website is general in nature and does not apply to any particular factual, legal, medical, financial, insurance, or other situation.  As such, you should not rely on any information on the Website, and should seek professional advice as you determine to be appropriate.  

In addition, although the Website owners try to provide accurate and complete information, they make no commitment or express or implied warranty that the factual, legal, medical, financial, or any other information contained on the Website, or on any linked websites, is accurate, complete, error-free, or current.  The owners assume no liability if it is not, and your use of the Website is solely at your own risk.  In no way are the owners of the Website responsible for the actions, decisions, or other behavior taken or not taken by you in reliance upon the Website.

Third Party Linked Sites and Endorsements

The Website provides hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties as a convenience. When you select these hyperlinks you will be leaving the Website.  Because the Website has no control over such sites or their content, neither the Website, its owners, nor its contributors, are responsible for the availability of such external sites or their content, and do not adopt, endorse, take responsibility for, or undertake any liability for any such sites or content, including advertising, products or other materials on or available through such sites or resources.  Other websites may provide links to the Website or its content with or without authorization.  The Website, its owners, and contributors, do not endorse such sites and shall not be responsible or liable for any links from those sites to the Website or its content, or for any content, advertising, products or other materials available on or through such other sites, or any loss or damages incurred in connection therewith. 

The owners of the Website are not compensated in any way for any third-party endorsements.

YOUR USE OF THIRD PARTY WEB SITES AND CONTENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOUR USE OF ANY INFORMATION, DATA, ADVERTISING, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER MATERIALS ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH SUCH WEB SITES, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS SUBJECT TO THEIR TERMS OF USE.

Risks Related to Use of Cryptocurrencies and NFTs

The Website, its owners and contributors will not be responsible for any losses, damages or claims arising from events, including but not limited to, mistakes made by the user of any cryptocurrency-related software or service, e.g., forgotten passwords, payments sent to wrong wallet addresses, and accidental deletion of wallets, software problems of the Website and/or any cryptocurrency-related software or service, e.g., corrupted wallet file, incorrectly constructed transactions, unsafe cryptographic libraries, malware affecting the Website and/or any cryptocurrency-related software or service, technical failures in the hardware of the user of any cryptocurrency-related software or service, e.g., data loss due to a faulty or damaged storage device, security problems experienced by the user of any cryptocurrency-related software or service, e.g., unauthorized access to users' wallets and/or accounts, actions or inactions of third parties and/or events experienced by third parties, e.g., bankruptcy of service providers, information security attacks on service providers, and fraud conducted by third parties.

Investment in cryptocurrencies and NFTs can lead to loss of money over short or even long periods. Investors in cryptocurrencies should expect prices to have large range fluctuations. The information published on the Website cannot guarantee that investors in cryptocurrencies and/or NFTs will or would not lose money.

Not Professional Advice

As stated above, the Website is offered for informational purposes only and you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing contained in the Website constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments, including cryptocurrencies and/or NFTs, in this or in any other jurisdiction.

All content on this Website is information of a general nature and does not address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Nothing in the Website constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the Website constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto. You alone assume the sole responsibility of evaluating the merits and risks associated with the use of any information or other content on the Website before making any decisions based on such information or other content. In exchange for using the Website, you agree not to hold the Website, the owners or contributors for any possible claim for damages arising from any decision you make based on information or other content made available to you through the Website.

Limited License and Right to Use the Website and Content

You are hereby granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited license to view and use information from the Website (i) solely for your personal, informational, non-commercial purposes, (ii) on the terms herein, (iii) provided that you do not modify or alter the content in any way, and (iv) provided that you do not delete or change any copyright or trademark notice.  

Except as expressly provided herein, no part of the Website, including but not limited to materials retrieved and the underlying code, may be reproduced, republished, copied, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means.  In no event should materials from the Website be stored in any information storage and retrieval system without prior written permission from the Website owners.  

In addition, you may only use the Website if you agree not to take any action that might (i) interfere with its proper working, (ii) impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on its infrastructure, (iii) compromise its security, (iv) render it or its features inaccessible to others, (v) cause other damage to the Website or any content, or (vi)  launch any automated system, including without limitation, any "robot," "spider," or "offline reader" that sends more requests to its server(s) in a given period of time than a human can reasonably generate using a conventional web browser.  

Use, duplication, or disclosure by or for the United States Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in DFARS 252.227-7013(c)(1)(ii) and FAR 52.227-19. 

Other Disclaimers

THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND THE COVERED PARTIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF OTHER TERMS HEREIN, THE COVERED PARTIES ALSO DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR ANY WAY RELATED TO (A) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TECHNICAL INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, (B) USER GENERATED CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS THEREIN,  (C) ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITES OR CONTENT THEREIN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACCESSED THROUGH LINKS IN THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS THEREIN, (D) THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, (E) YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, (F) VIRUSES OR OTHER DAMAGING  FACTORS, OR (G) YOUR USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE.  

Limitation of Liability and Indemnity

"Covered Parties" means the Website and its owners (i.e, Kyle Hansen, including affiliated and other related persons or entities), their listees, business partners and other entities participating in the Website, and its and their officers, directors, partners, principals, managers, members, employees, contractors, agents, successors, and assigns.  

The Covered Parties are and will not be liable for any damages, including but not limited to any direct, indirect, incidental, special, reliance, or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, lost profits, savings, or data), in any way due to, resulting from, or arising in connection with the Website, including its content and your use thereof, regardless of any negligence or fault of any of the Covered Parties, and whether or not apprised of the possibility of such damages.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Covered Parties from any losses, damages, claims, or liabilities of any nature, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your use of the Website, User Generated Content, or their other content, or your breach of the terms hereof. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE

All content included in or made available on the Website, including more specifically all content included in or made available in the section titled “Blog”, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips and/or data compilations, is the property of Kyle Hansen (the Website owner) and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content included in or made available through the Website is the exclusive property of Kyle Hansen and protected by United States and international copyright laws. You agree that you will not use such proprietary information or materials in any way whatsoever except for use of the Website’s content for personal, noncommercial uses as set forth above.

No portion of the Website may be reproduced in any form or by any means, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement. You agree not to modify, rent, loan, sell, or distribute the Website and/or any of its content in any manner, and you shall not exploit the Website and/or its content in any manner not expressly authorized.

Capacity to Accept Terms of Use

In accessing or using the Website, you affirm that you (i) are more than 18 years old, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, (ii) are fully able and competent to understand and enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use and (iii) agree to comply with these Terms of Use.  In any case, you acknowledge that the Website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and affirm that you are more than 13 years old. Please do not use the Website if you are under 13, and talk to your parents or guardian about which websites you can visit.  

Entire Agreement; Severability; No Waiver

These Terms of Use incorporate by reference any notices contained on the Website and constitute the entire agreement regarding your access to and use of the Website.  If any provision of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision will be severable from the remaining provisions and will not affect their validity and enforceability.  Any failure to enforce any provision on any occasion is not and should not be construed as a waiver of such provision.