Terms of Use

The draynalaw.com website (the Site) is owned and operated by Paul Stephen Drayna, PLLC, a Washington professional limited liability company (the Firm). By accessing and using the Site you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions below. This Agreement disclaims warranties and liability. Read these provisions carefully.

Use of this Site, or submitting a contact/consultation request through this Site, shall not create an attorney-client relationship between the Site user and any attorney associated with the Firm. Users are warned that they should not disclose any confidential information about any legal matter to the Firm until a formal engagement letter has been signed, as the Firm may already represent other parties involved in the matter. The Firm’s attorneys are licensed to practice in the State of Washington only.

We intend that the information contained in or displayed through the Site will be accurate and reliable; however, errors sometimes occur. In addition, changes and improvements to the information provided herein may be made at any time. THIS WEB SITE AND THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH IT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." WE DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER RELATING TO THIS WEB SITE AND ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. USE OF THIS WEB SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR OTHER INJURY ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE, WHETHER RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE FIRM OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.

Claims of Copyright Infringement

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and take claims of copyright infringement seriously. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law. If you believe any materials accessible on or from this Site infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access to them) from the Site by submitting written notification to our copyright agent designated below. In accordance with the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3)) ("DMCA"), your written notice ("DMCA Notice") must include substantially the following:

a. Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at the site;

b. Identification of the material that you claim is infringing, including a description of where it is located so that our copyright agent can locate it;

c. Your name, address, telephone number, and, if available, e-mail address, so that our copyright agent may contact you about your complaint; and

d. A signed statement that the above information is accurate; that you have a good faith belief that the identified use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf in this situation.

Our designated copyright agent to receive DMCA Notices is:

Paul S. Drayna
Paul Stephen Drayna, PLLC
13901 NE 175th Street, Suite G
Woodinville, WA 98072
Phone: 425-844-2575
Email: copyright@draynalaw.com

If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective. Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Site is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.

If you believe that material you posted on the Site was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter notification to our copyright agent. Pursuant to the DMCA, a valid counter notification must include substantially the following

a. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;

b. Your name, address, telephone number, and, if available, e-mail address, so that our copyright agent may contact you about your counter notification;

c. A signed statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material identified in your counter notification was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification; and

d. A signed statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the U.S., for any judicial district in which the Site may be found; and that you will accept service of process from the person (or agent of that person) who provided the Site with the DMCA Notice at issue.

Our designated copyright agent to receive counter notifications is:

Paul S. Drayna
Paul Stephen Drayna, PLLC
13901 NE 175th Street, Suite G
Woodinville, WA 98072
Phone: 425-844-2575
Email: copyright@draynalaw.com

The DMCA allows us to restore the removed content if the party filing the original DMCA Notice does not file a court action against you within ten business days of receiving the copy of your counter notification. Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Website was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.

It is our policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate a repeat infringer’s account or other similar ability to use the Site.

This information should not be construed as legal advice. We recommend you seek independent legal counsel before filing a DMCA Notice or counter notification.

Privacy

Analytics: We use analytics tools and other third party technologies, such as Google Analytics, to collect non-personal information in the form of various usage and user metrics when you use our Sites and/or Services. These tools and technologies collect and analyze certain types of information, including cookies, IP addresses, device and software identifiers, referring and exit URLs, onsite behavior and usage information, feature use metrics and statistics, usage history, MAC Address, mobile unique device ID, and other similar information. The third party analytics companies who collect information on our Sites and/or Services and other online products and/or services may combine the information collected with other information they have independently collected from other websites and/or other online or mobile products and services relating to your activities across their network of websites as well as online and/or mobile products and services. Many of these companies collect and use information under their own privacy policies. You may opt out of Google Analytics by visiting the Google Analytics opt-out page. Google has additional information available about their Remarketing Privacy Guidelinesand Restrictions.

Disclosure of Information: The Firm does not sell, rent, loan, trade, or lease personal information collected on our website to any third party. However, information must be released in response to subpoenas or other court orders, and may be released to law enforcement agencies in connection with criminal investigations.

Enforcement: If for any reason you believe that the Firm has not adhered to these privacy principles, please notify us by e-mail at privacy@draynalaw.com, and we will endeavor to review and correct the problem promptly. Please use the words "Privacy Policy" in the Subject line. This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to any authority regarding choice of laws, and venue for any actions arising from or related to this Privacy Policy of the Site shall be exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Seattle, King County, State of Washington, USA.

External Links: The Site may provide links to various websites that the Firm does not control. When you click on one of these links, you will be transferred out of our website and connected to the website of the organization or company that you selected. Even if an affiliation exists between our Site and a third party website, we exercise no control over linked sites. Each of these linked sites maintains its own independent privacy and data collection practices and procedures. If you visit a website that is linked to our site, you should consult that site's privacy policy before providing any personal information.

Children: Our site is not intended to be used by or solicit information of any kind from children under the age of 13. It is possible that due to fraud or deception by others, we may unknowingly receive information pertaining to children under 13. If we are notified of this, once we have verified the information, we will promptly delete the information from our servers. If you want to notify us of our receipt of information in relation to children under 13, please do so by emailing privacy@draynalaw.com.

By using the Site you signify your agreement to the terms of this privacy policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not disclose any personal information through the Site. The Firm may modify this privacy policy at any time at its discretion and modifications are effective upon being posted on the Site. You are responsible for reviewing this privacy policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes to it.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy on the Site, please contact us at privacy@draynalaw.com.