Terms of Service

Pi Legal Service Terms of Service
Revised on – September 05, 2009

By using the Pilegalservice.com ("Site") website you agree to the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Service"). You should also go through our Privacy Policy at www.pilegalservice.com/privacy-policy. Usage of the Service is also governed by the Privacy Policy, which is integrated into these Terms of Service by this reference. In the event of variation between these Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy, the Terms of Service shall prevail.

General Terms

You must be at least 13 years old to use this site.
You must not use the Pilegalservice.com service for any unauthorized or illegal purpose. All users agree to obey all local laws concerning acceptable content and online conduct.
You must not adapt, modify or hack Pilegalservice.com or create/ alter another website so as to misleadingly imply that it is associated with Pilegalservice.com.
You must not, while using Pi Legal Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including, but not limited to copyright laws).

Conditions

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. If the modifications constitute a material change to the Terms of Service, we shall notify you through email according to your expressed preference. (You can contact us at advisor@pilegalservice.com.) What constitutes a "material change" will be ascertained at our sole discretion, using reasonable judgment and common sense, and in good faith.
We reserve the right to alter or terminate the Pilegalservice.com service, without notice, at any time, for any reason.
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, at any time, for any reason.

Limitation of Liability

This Service is provided to you on an "as available" and "as is" basis. PI LEGAL SERVICE DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELIABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT) REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE, OR THE CONTENTS OF THE SERVICE. You understand that the Site may not work with complete functionality, may be available inconsistently, may have software "bugs", may be undergoing testing, and may have other issues affecting functionality and availability. In addition to all limitations of liability and other disclaimers contained in these Terms of Service, you explicitly agree that Pi Legal Service is not accountable for any of the above issues.
PI LEGAL SERVICE SHALL NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE OUR SERVICES, OR THE RESULTS OR THE CONTENTS THEREOF, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
If you are not satisfied with our services, or have any other claims or disputes with or against Pi Legal Service with respect to our services or these Terms of Service, then your only solution is to discontinue using our services.

Disclaimer

Neither Pi Legal Service, Pi Business Research, Web Spiders, nor any other subsidiaries of the Web Spiders (India) Pvt. Ltd. group, nor any of their respective directors, employees, officers, agents or representatives (together, "personnel"), provides legal advice or legal services in any country, including the United States, United Kingdom and India. Pi Legal Service is not a law firm, does not and cannot render legal advice or legal services to the general public, and is not engaged in the practice of law, notwithstanding any performances or delivery of services by lawyers or legal counsels who are or may be authorized to practice law in the United States, United Kingdom, and/ or India. The services and related work products provided by Pi Legal Service and its personnel are performed and provided solely at the request of lawyers and/ or counsels and are being provided directly to those lawyers, counsels or their designee(s), in support of the legal services that those lawyers and/ or counsels are performing for their clients and/ or companies.

Alteration of Terms of Service

You recognize that we are constantly developing the functionality and the features of the Site. As a result, we also reserve the right to alter these Terms of Service at our sole discretion, at any time. You also agree that such modifications shall be effective upon posting on the Pilegalservice.com website, and you shall be bound to any modifications when you use the Service after such modifications are posted. Thus, it is important that you go over these Terms of Service on the Pilegalservice.com website on a regular basis to make sure that you are informed concerning any modifications. Your only solution, should you not agree with the modified Terms of Service, shall be to discontinue using our services.

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Abandonware

Software no longer being maintained; released or supported by the copyright holder.

Author

In the case of a software program not created for an employer, the creator(s) of the program. Where the person creates a program as a work for hire, their employer is considered the author.

Binary

An executable program or a data file used by a program.

BSD-style

A type of software license which, while claiming copyright, essentially waives almost all of the copyright restrictions.

Closed source

Software for which the source code is not normally available to the end users of the program.

Compatible

A type of software that will work similar to another software package (such as one word processor accepting the word processing files of a different word processor).

Copyleft

A type of copyright which uses the protections of copyright to ensure the freedom of users of a program.

Copyright

An exclusive right of reproduction or certain other uses of a literary, pictorial, audio or visual work.

Distribute

To transfer copies of a work to others.

DMCA: Digital Millenium Copyright Act

A United States statute prohibiting certain types of activities on copyrighted work, such as breaking encryption.

DRM: Digital Rights Management

A system which prohibits in whole or part, copying or use of a work protected by the system.

End user

The party who operates a computer program to accomplish the performance of a specific task or tasks.

EULA: End User License Agreement

A provision to require an end user of a computer program to agree to certain restrictions on use of a program that the user normally would have absent agreement to the terms of the EULA.

Fair dealing

The right to use a copyrighted work in part even against the permission of the copyright holder. Referred to as fair use in the United States.

Fair use

The right to use a copyrighted work in part even against the permission of the copyright holder.

FOSS: Free/ Open Source Software

Software for which the source code is normally available to the end users of the program.

FLOSS: Free/ Libre/ Open Source Software

Similar to FOSS. The main differences tend to be technical in nature and to a large degree political or philosophical.

Free

Software which is either available without charge, or which is available without the usual restrictions of proprietary software.

Freely redistributable

Software which the copyright holder waives the right to exclude others from making copies.

Freeware

Software which the copyright holder allows persons to make copies, usually without allowing access to the source code.

GPL: GNU General Public License

A special type of license designed to protect the rights of end users.

Incompatible

Software which does not normally work in a similar fashion to other competing applications.

IP: Intellectual Property

Copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets.

License

A privilege to use or copy a program.

MIT-style

A type of license which waives almost all of the restrictions imposed by copyright.

Modify

To change a computer program.

Non-Free

To be restricted in some fashion.

NDA: Non-Disclosure Agreement

An agreement not to give certain information to others.

Open source

A type of software which grants the end user the privilege of copying, distribution and/or modification.

Patent

A right granted by the government to allow the owner of the patent to prevent others from making, using or selling an invention.

Proprietary

Software which is property of a specific company for which the source code is usually not available for inspection by end users.

Public domain

A work which is not subject to copyright.

Source code

The exact specifications of a computer program.

Shared source

A type of license where the source code of a proprietary program may be available to certain parties.

Shareware

Software which a limited license to copy is granted for a short period to allow the end user to try it before purchasing.

Shrink wrap contract

A license agreement which can only be read and accepted by the user after opening the product.

Trade secret

A particular piece of information not generally known by the public which is protected against disclosure by the owner of the secret, usually by non-disclosure agreement, contract or other requirements.

Trademark

A word, symbol, color or sound used to identify the origin of certain goods.

TC: Treacherous Computing

A somewhat pejorative term used to describe the development of computer hardware in which the makers of software loaded on the computer have the right to prohibit the owner of the computer from using it in certain ways.

TC: Trusted Computing

A relatively neutral term used to describe the development of computer hardware in which the makers of software loaded on the computer have the right to prohibit the owner of the computer from using it in certain ways.

USPTO: United States Patent & Trademark Office

The government agency which accepts registrations of trademarks and issues patents.

Vendor

A seller of computer hardware and/or software.

Vendor lock-in

Condition where a person or organization has become dependent upon specific hardware and/or software, and where it would be impossible or prohibitively expensive to change to something else.

Viral

A type of marketing where users of a product are encouraged to spread word of mouth advertising about the product. Also refers to videos published over the Internet.

Source: Wiktionary