Terms of Service

Please Read Carefully Before Use of this Website
Updated Nov 6, 2017

1) Acceptance of Service

This website is owned by Property Tax Counsel LLC, (“the Firm”). By using or visiting the Firm’s website or any component and services provided to you on, from, or through the Firm’s website (collectively the “Service”) you signify your agreement to (1) these terms (“Terms of Service” or “Terms”), and (2) the Firm’s Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”), found at www.propertytaxcounselllc.com and incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to any of these Terms or the Privacy Notice, please do not use the Service and exit the website immediately.

Although we may attempt to notify you when major changes are made to these Terms of Service, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version at www.propertytaxcounselllc.com. The Firm may, at its sole discretion, modify or revise these Terms of Service and policies at any time, and you agree to be bound by such modifications or revisions. Nothing in these Terms of Service shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits.

2) Service

A) These Terms of Service apply to all users of the Service, including any users who are also contributors of Content on the Service. “Content” includes the text, software, scripts, graphics, and all features and other materials you may view on, access through, or contribute to the Service. The goal of this Website is to provide consumers with a selection of the services offered by the Firm as well as educational material concerning property taxes, including assessment, appeal of assessments, and collection of such taxes in Metropolitan Chicago and in Illinois. The website is intended to educate and inform property owners their rights to tax relief, whether they intend to engage the Firm, or another property tax attorney and/or practitioner, or attempt to secure property tax relief on their own. The Service includes all products and services offered by the Firm via this website.

B) The Service may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by the Firm. The Firm has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition, the Firm will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Service, you expressly relieve the Firm from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website.

C) Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you leave the Service and to read the terms of service as well as privacy policy of each other website that you visit.

3) General Use of the Service—Permissions and Restrictions

The Firm hereby grants you permission to access and use the Service as set forth in these Terms of Service, provided that:

  1. You agree not to distribute in any medium any part of the Service or the Content without the Firm’s prior written authorization, unless the Firm makes available the means for such distribution through functionality offered by the Service.
  2. You agree not to alter or modify any part of the Service.
  3. You agree not to access Content through any technology or means other than viewing the pages of the Service itself or other explicitly authorized means the Firm may designate.
  4. You agree not to use the Service for any commercial uses unless you obtain the Firm’s prior written approval.
  5. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” or “offline readers,” that accesses the Service in a manner that sends more request messages to the Firm servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional on-line web browser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Firm grants the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials. The Firm reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Service, nor to use the communication systems provided by the Service (e.g., comments, email) for any commercial solicitation purposes. You agree not to solicit, for commercial purposes, any users of the Service with respect to their Content.
  6. In your use of the Service, you will comply with all applicable laws.
  7. The Firm reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time.

4) Your Use of Content

In addition to the general restrictions above, the following restrictions and conditions apply specifically to your use of Content.

  1. The Content on the Service, and the trademarks, service marks and logos (“Marks”) on the Service, are owned by or licensed to the Firm, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law.
  2. Content is provided to you “AS IS.” You may access Content for your information and personal use solely as intended through the functionality provided by the Service and as permitted under these Terms of Service. You shall not copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, or otherwise exploit any Content for any other purposes without the prior written consent of the Firm or the respective licensors of the Content. The Firm and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service and the Content. The Firm and its licensors may explicitly make certain material available for downloading for personal, non-commercial use.
  3. You agree not to circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Service or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Service or the Content therein.
  4. With respect to your use of the Service and/or the content provided by the Service, you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against the Firm with respect thereto, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Firm, its owners, operators, affiliates, licensors, and licensees to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the Service.

5) Access Termination Policy

The Firm will terminate a user’s access to the Service if, under appropriate circumstances, the user is determined to be a repeat infringer of the rules and standards contained in these Terms of Service.

6) Digital Millennium Copyright Act

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any Content infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further details):

  • A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
  • Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have 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 that site;
  • Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;
  • A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  • A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. The Company’s designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is Timothy S. Kelley, 540 N Lake Shore Drive Suite 205, Chicago, IL 60611. For clarity, only DMCA notices should go to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications should be directed to the Firm through the contact functionality of the Firm website. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this section, your DMCA notice may not be valid.

7) Warranty Disclaimer

YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE FIRM, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF. THE FIRM MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICES, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR SERVICES, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES. THE FIRM DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICES OR ANY HYPERLINKED SERVICES AND THE FIRM WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

8) Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FIRM, ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM (I) ANY ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICES, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR SERVICES, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY, (V) THE FACT A USER OF THE SERVICES OBTAINED OR DID NOT OBTAIN TAX RELIEF, AND/OR (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE FIRM IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FIRM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CONTENT OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.

The Service is controlled and offered by the FIRM from its facilities in the United States of America. The Firm makes no representations that the Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Service from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.

9) Indemnity

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Firm, its subsidiary companies or affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Service; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that your Content caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Service and your use of the Service.

10) Ability to Accept Terms of Service

You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Service.

11) Assignment

These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by the Firm without restriction.

12) General

You agree that: (i) the Service shall be deemed solely based in Illinois; and (ii) the Service shall be deemed a passive website that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over the Firm, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Illinois. These Terms of Service shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any claim or dispute between you and the Firm that arises in whole or in part from the Service shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Cook County, Illinois. These Terms of Service, together with the Privacy Notice found on this website and any other legal notices published by the Firm on the Service, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and the Firm concerning the Service. If any provision of these Terms of Service is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Service, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms of Service shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and the Firm’s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The Firm reserves the right to amend these Terms of Service at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Service for any changes. Your use of the Service following any amendment of these Terms of Service will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms. YOU AND THE FIRM AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.