Terms and Conditions
Rapid Legal, Inc. dba Ronsin Legal, herein referred to as (Rapid Legal),
appreciates the opportunity to serve your court filing, court research, and process serving
needs (the Services) under the terms and conditions of this Rapid Legal services Agreement
(the Agreement). Please carefully read and understand the entire contents of this Agreement
before using the Rapid Legal or Rapid Legal website or Services. Your use of the Rapid Legal website
or of the Rapid Legal services or products will constitute your consent and agreement to be bound by
all terms and conditions of this Agreement (as amended from time to time), including, but not limited
to, our Privacy Policy, discussed below. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions in this Agreement,
we will be unable to provide any services to you.
Acceptance of the Rapid Agreement
By using the Services or rapidlegal.com website described in this Rapid Legal Agreement you
agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You are referred to as the customer
described on the Open Account page. If you are not making this Agreement on your own behalf, you represent
and warrant that you are legally authorized to enter into the Agreement on behalf of the customer and
that your actions will legally bind the customer.
Control of Web Site
Rapid Legal is the sole decision-maker as to the use of the Rapid Legal website.
Customer Information and Online Registration
Access to some areas and use of some functions of Rapid Legal services or rapidlegal.com
or other Rapid Legal websites may require you to register, you agree to (a) provide accurate, current, and
complete information about yourself as prompted by our registration form (including your e-mail address),
and (b) to maintain and update your information (including your e-mail address) to keep it accurate,
current, and complete. You acknowledge that, if any information provided by you is inaccurate, not current
or incomplete, Rapid Legal reserves the right to terminate this Agreement and your use of this website and
related services. As part of the registration process, you may be asked to select a password. You will
be responsible for the confidentiality and use of your password and any customer number. YOU ARE ENTIRELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR PASSWORD AND CUSTOMER NUMBER, AND YOU ARE ENTIRELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING REQUESTING SERVICES) THAT ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH YOUR
ACCOUNT. If for any reason you feel either your account number or your password has been compromised
or duplicated, you must immediately contact Rapid Legal at ITsupport@rapidlegal.com or call 323-526-7300, Ext. 115
to change your password or account number and to stop any service requested.
Agreement to Conduct Transactions Electronically
You agree that all of your transactions with or through Rapid Legal may, at its option,
be conducted electronically. If you do not wish to have these transactions conducted electronically,
you should not enter into this Agreement. You agree that Rapid Legal may determine (from time to time)
to provide all or any part of its Services non-electronically, and that those Services will still be
governed by this Agreement.
Changes or Amendments
We may at any time, at our sole discretion, update and revise this Agreement by posting
an amended Agreement on this website; any changes that Rapid Legal makes to this Agreement will be effective
immediately upon posting. Please check this page periodically for changes to the Agreement; you will
be able to determine if this Agreement has been changed since your previous visit by viewing the “Last
Updated” information that appears at the top of this Agreement. Your use of this website following
the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Affirmations and Declarations
By using the Rapid Legal website, you represent, affirm, and declare, under penalty
of perjury under the laws of the State of California or the state in which you are utilizing this website,
that (1) you agree to adhere to the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction with which you are conducting
business with Rapid Legal and that you are subject to civil and criminal penalties should you utilize
Rapid Legal to violate those laws and regulations; and (2) you acknowledge that the information provided
by Rapid Legal is derived from local government agency databases and as such may be inaccurate, out
of date, contain errors or omissions, or be otherwise incorrect.
Independent Contractors
You and Rapid Legal are independent contractors. Neither you nor Rapid Legal is an employee, agent,
representative, broker, or partner of one another. This Agreement shall not be construed to create an
association, joint venture, or partnership between you or Rapid Legal to impose any partnership obligation
or liability upon either party.
Fees
Rapid Legal has the sole discretion to determine the fees charged to you for using its
website or services. Fees for the Rapid Legal Services may vary by location,
service level and/or the amount of time spent completing Services. Rapid Legal reserves the
right to change its fee structure at any time without notice. At any time you can review and print our
fees via the rapidlegal.com website or you can request our fees at any of our branch offices.
Taxes
Any taxes which Rapid Legal may be required to pay or collect under any existing or
future law in connection with providing you with the Services shall be charged to your account.
Payment Terms
In order to have open account terms, an Open Credit Account form must be completed,
signed and submitted to Rapid Legal. If accepted, the customer will be billed for services rendered.
If credit is granted to Open Credit Accounts, it is understood and agreed that all
invoices will be paid within the standard credit terms (net 15 days); in the event
that invoices are not paid within 45 days from the date of services rendered your credit card on file will
be charged. A valid Visa, MasterCard or American Express card will be required to use the services of Rapid Legal, even if applying
for open credit account terms. Continuing credit card billing is available for Credit Card Account customers
who do not want open credit account terms (Out of State customers this is your only option). Because all transactions
are conducted electronically, it is understood and agreed that the physical credit card need not be
present with Rapid Legal in order for the credit card charge to be valid and that the validity of such
charges will not be challenged. If open account terms are granted, it is understood and agreed that
the person, firm or company to whom credit is granted is liable for payment of all invoices. A person,
firm or company to whom credit is granted may have a third party pay an invoice directly to Rapid Legal.
However, it is understood and agreed that Rapid Legal has no relationship with such third parties and
has no obligation to collect from them. Payment obligation rests solely with the person, firm or company
that submitted the assignment and to whom credit was originally granted and that Rapid Legal will hold
that person, firm or company liable for payment of any invoice submitted to a third party for payment.
Rapid Legal reserves the right to restrict the credit of any customer for any reason.
Privacy Policy
Rapid Legal respects your privacy and we understand the importance of protecting your
personal and financial information. By your use of the Rapid Legal website or Services, you agree to
the terms and conditions included in the Rapid
Legal Privacy Policy.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
You agree that your use of the Rapid Legal services and information on the website
is at your own and sole risk. All services are provided on an as is and as available basis. Rapid Legal
disclaims all warranties and duties of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited
to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a specific purpose, non-infringement or
title, duties of workman-like effort, or lack of negligence. Rapid Legal assumes no responsibility
for errors or omissions on its website and is not responsible in any way for the functionality, specifications,
or any other aspect of the items posted. Rapid Legal does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or
secure access to rapidlegal.com or Rapid legal services or that defects in its website will
be corrected. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures to satisfy your particular
requirements for protection of your system and/or accuracy of data, and for maintaining a means of reconstruction
of lost data. Without limiting the above, you agree that Rapid Legal and its parent corporations, subsidiaries,
partners, employees, agents, affiliates, subcontractors, and/or consultants do not make any warranties
or undertake any duties regarding, without limitation, the following: (i) Infringement of title or quiet
enjoyment; (ii) Functionality, including functionality of search or retrieval software; (iii) Accuracy,
completeness, or completion of forms; (iv) Receipt of DOCUMENTS by local governments; (v) Appropriateness
or propriety of DOCUMENTS pulled for a particular job; (vi) Approval of DOCUMENTS by local governments;
(vii) Timeliness of services; (viii) Uninterrupted, secure, error or virus-free service or storage;
and (ix) Adequacy of fees paid to local governments.
You agree that your sole remedy for any breach of this Agreement by Rapid Legal or any
of its parent corporations, subsidiaries, partners, employees, agents, contractors, or consultants shall,
at the option and sole discretion of Rapid Legal, be the following: (i) correction of any Service causing
you damage; or (ii) refund of the amount you paid for the Service that caused damages incurred by you
in reasonable reliance on the Service. You also agree that the damage exclusions and this limitation
of liability shall apply even if any remedy of its essential purpose fails.
No Incidental or Consequential Damages
To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, you agree that neither Rapid Legal
nor any of its parent corporations, subsidiaries, partners, employees, agents, affiliates, contractors
or consultants will be liable to you, your heirs or assigns, and/or any other person or entity for general,
special, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages of any kind, including, but not limited
to, those damages resulting from loss of use, data, sales, goodwill, or profits, whether or not Rapid
Legal has been advised of the possibility, or under any legal or equitable theory of liability, including
theories of tort, contract, or otherwise arising out of the use of the Rapid Legal website or Services.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless Rapid Legal, its parent corporations,
subsidiaries, partners, employees, agents, affiliates, contractors, and consultants and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all losses, claims, and expenses (including
attorneys' fees and costs, incurred by Rapid Legal with or without suit and whether incurred on appeal
or in bankruptcy) arising out of or relating to (i) your breach of any terms of this Agreement, (ii)
the determination by a jurisdiction that you have improperly utilized the Services of Rapid Legal to
violate the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction, (iii) your use of the Rapid Legal Services or
your failure to pay all sums due Rapid Legal or any local government; and (iv) your supplying inaccurate,
out of date, errors or omissions, or otherwise incorrect information as well as any action taken by
you as a direct or indirect result of the information displayed on the Rapid Legal web site.
Termination or Cancellation
Rapid Legal reserves the right to terminate your use of the Rapid Legal website and
services, without notice, for any reason or no reason at all. If your use of the Rapid Legal website
and Services is terminated or cancelled, you agree that neither you nor any other party will hold Rapid
Legal , its parent corporations, subsidiaries, partners, employees, agents, affiliates, contractors,
and consultants, liable for any general, special, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages
of any kind, including, but not limited to, those damages resulting from loss of use, data, sales, goodwill,
or profits, whether or not Rapid Legal has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or under
any legal or equitable theory of liability, including theories of tort, contract, or otherwise.
Intellectual Property Rights
You agree that except as expressly provided that the content and website are protected
by intellectual property laws. Rapid Legal reserves the right to suspend or discontinue all services and
online registration for any person or customer that appears are infringing on the property rights of
Rapid Legal or any of its subsidiaries.
Comments and Suggestions
You agree that any comments or suggestions that you provide to Rapid Legal regarding
the services provided by Rapid Legal, including, without limitation, feedback, suggestions or ideas in response
to any customer survey shall be deemed, and shall remain, the property of Rapid Legal. None of the
Comments shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Rapid Legal and Rapid
Legal shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Comments. Without limitation of the foregoing,
Rapid Legal shall exclusively own all rights to the Comments of every kind and nature and shall be
entitled to unrestricted use of the Comments for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without compensation
to the provider of the Comments.
Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard
to its conflict of law provisions. You and Rapid Legal agree to submit to the personal and exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Los Angeles, California.
Force Majeure
Rapid shall not be responsible for interruptions, delays or failure in performance resulting
from causes beyond its reasonable control. Such acts shall include but not limited to acts of God, war,
riot, acts of terrorism, labor stoppages, governmental actions, fires, floods, and earthquakes.
Third Party Rights
The provisions in this Agreement are for the sole benefit of you and Rapid Legal and
shall not inure to the benefit of any other person either as a third party beneficiary or otherwise.
General Provisions
Neither this Agreement nor any part or portion may be assigned or otherwise transferred
by the customer without Rapid Legal’s prior written consent. Should any provision of this Agreement
be held to be void, invalid, unenforceable or illegal by a court, the validity and enforceability of
the other provisions will not be affected thereby. Failure of any party to enforce any provision of
this Agreement will not constitute or be construed as a waiver of such provision or of the right to
enforce such provision. The headings and captions contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience
only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. The failure of either party to insist upon or enforce
strict performance by the other party of any provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right under
this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of the right of such party to assert or rely upon
such provision or right in that or any other instance.
Effect of Agreement
This Agreement (which includes all current Amendments, your Open Credit Account form, Application
for Credit, the disclosures provided by Rapid Legal and the consents provided by you on the Rapid
Legal website, embodies the entire agreement between you and Rapid Legal. If any provision of this
Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree
that the court should endeavor to give effect to the intentions of the parties as reflected in that
provision and the allocation of risks set forth in this Agreement, and agree that the remaining provisions
of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Acknowledgement
You certify that you have read and understand this Agreement and state that you agree
to be bound by the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. You agree to comply with all city,
county, state and federal laws and ordinances relating to the Rapid Legal services.