HUGHES MEDIA LAW GROUP PC
TERMS OF USE

LAST UPDATED: February 18, 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) explain how you can use the Hughes Media Law Group PC (“HMLG,” “us,” or “we”) website located at https://www.hmlglaw.com/ (“Site”). By using the Site, you agree to the following:

1. You Agree to the Terms. You accept these Terms and HMLG’s Privacy Policy. If you don’t agree with these Terms or the Privacy Policy, then please do not use the Site. We can change, modify, add or delete any part of these Terms and the Privacy Policy at any time. If you want to be notified about any changes to the Terms and the Privacy Policy, please email info@hmlglaw.com and we will add you to our notification list. If you continue using the Site after we have made changes to these Terms or the Privacy Policy, you have agreed to the changes.

2. Eligibility. This Site may not be used by anyone under the age of 18 without the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms. You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age (or the age of legal minority under applicable law), or if not, that you have reviewed these Terms with your parent or legal guardian and that person agrees to be bound by these Terms.

3. License and Restrictions. We want you to use the Site, so we grant you a limited license to use the Site. You may not use the Site in any way that interferes with our ownership rights in the Site, and we may prohibit your access to the Site if you use the Site for any prohibited reasons. Examples of activities that may cause us to terminate your rights to use the Site:

  1. Commercially exploiting the Service, meaning you cannot use, sell, lease, or participate in any other activity that serves to generate income from the Service;
  2. Making a copy of the Service or any portion of the Service, except as allowed under these Terms;
  3. Using any data mining tools or automation tools such as spiders, scrapers, crawlers, scripts, bots, or any other automated or manual method or process to access, retrieve, index, or reproduce the Service or its contents;
  4. Reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, translating, preparing derivative works based on or otherwise modifying the Service, in whole or in part;
  5. Removing, obscuring or modifying any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices, marks or labels contained on or within the Service, falsifying or deleting any author attributions, legal notices or other labels of the origin or source of the material;
  6. Misrepresenting the source of ownership of the Service; and
  7. Conducting any other activity that might be considered illegal or tortious. This includes, without limitation, “hacking” the Service, infringing the intellectual property or other rights of third parties, modifying, altering, translating, reverse engineering, decompiling or disassembling the Service or related documentation or creating derivative works based on the Service.

4. Ownership. HMLG retains all right, title and interest in and to the Site and all related copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary rights (“Rights”). If you provide us with feedback regarding any aspect of the Site, HMLG will own all rights in and to such feedback and any derivative products or services developed from the feedback.

5. Online Content. The Site may include opportunities to receive SMS or MMS test messaging (“Messages”) from HMLG. By providing your mobile number and opting in, you consent to receiving Messages from us, which may include updates, alerts, promotions, reminders, or other information related to the Site and our services. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply depending on your wireless carrier and plan. Reply HELP for assistance. You may opt out of receiving Messages at any time by replying STOP, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or QUIT.

6. Third Party Products and Services. We may offer third-party products/services through the Site. If you use any of these third-party products or services, you assume all risks and liabilities. If you use any of these products or services, you assume all risks and possible harm that you might experience when using those products or services. We may also link to other websites. We have no control over the websites that we link to, and we are not responsible for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from those websites. Those websites should have their own terms of use and privacy policies, so be sure to check them out.

7. Stay Connected. In order to access and use the Site, you need to have and maintain adequate internet connection. You are fully responsible for obtaining and maintaining internet access.

8. How We Use Your Personal Information. For information on how we use your personal information while you use the Site, please check out our Privacy Policy.

9. No Warranties and Limitation of Liability.

  1. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, AND/OR GUARANTEE OF THE SUITABILITY OF THE SERVICE FOR YOUR PURPOSES, OR THAT THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR FUNCTION PROPERLY IN COMBINATION WITH ANY THIRD-PARTY TECHNOLOGY, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS OR DATA.
  2. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. FURTHER, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SAME, OR TO THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, COMMUNICATIONS, MATERIALS OR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
  3. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

10. Indemnity. You will indemnify, defend and hold HMLG, its partners, affiliates, contractors, officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all damages, losses and expenses arising directly or indirectly from your acts or your failure to act when using the Site.

11. Accessibility. We are committed to giving each user the best possible experience through our Service. If you have a concern about your access or ability to access our Service, let us know by filing a notice as described in Section 11 below.

12. Disputes and Claims.

  1. Notice of Dispute or Claim. You will not file any legal action against HMLG in any forum without submitting a detailed description of your dispute or claim to HMLG at info@hmlglaw.com (“Claim“). The information you provide to us must include specific information about the Claim such as the nature of the issue, the website page(s) affected by the issue, reference to any legal authority governing the issue, such as citations to state privacy laws, CANSPAM statutes, or similar regulations, and any other information a reasonable person would consider relevant to resolving the issue.
  2. Resolution Process. HMLG has ninety (90) days to respond to your email notice. If you send more than one (1) email notice, the 90-day response timeline applies separately to each email notice you send. If your issue is not resolved within ninety (90) days, you have thirty (30) days to request an informal mediation about the issue with HMLG. If HMLG agrees to mediation, the mediation will take place in Seattle, Washington with a professional mediator to be mutually selected by the parties. The parties will split the costs of mediation equally.
  3. Litigation. If a dispute between you and HMLG cannot be resolved informally or through mediation, litigation may be commenced either in the district court of King County, Washington, for state court cases, or in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington for federal court cases. Each Party agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts with respect to any dispute(s) and agrees not to bring any dispute(s) in any other court or adjudicative body. Each Party hereby consents to venue and personal jurisdiction in such courts with respect to such dispute(s) and irrevocably waives any right that it may have to assert that such forum is not convenient or that any such court lacks jurisdiction.
  4. Jury and Class Action Waiver. YOU WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, OR TO SEEK REMEDIES BEYOND THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED RELIEF. YOU AGREE NOT TO ACT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED OR DE FACTO CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, OR AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
  5. Time Limitation. Any Claims must be filed within two (2) years after the cause of action arose and you waive any statute of limitations to the contrary.
  6. Governing Law/Attorney’s Fees. These Terms will be governed by the laws of Washington without giving effect to applicable conflict of law provisions. The substantially prevailing party in any dispute litigation regarding any Claim will be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, including expert costs.
  7. Injunctive Relief. Your breach of these Terms is likely to cause immediate and/or irreparable harm to HMLG. As such, we may seek injunctive relief against you without the need to post bond.

13. Disclaimer. The Site has been prepared by HMLG for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. The information is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship. You should consult an attorney for your particular situation. Unsolicited e-mails and information sent to HMLG will not be considered confidential, may be disclosed to others pursuant to our Privacy Policy, may not receive a response, and do not create an attorney-client relationship with HMLG. If you are not already a client of HMLG, do not include any confidential information in messages to us.

14. General. You and HMLG you are independent parties and nothing in these Terms creates an employment or agent relationship. If any part of these Terms are found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by the courts, it will not affect or impair the validity, legality, or enforceability of any other provision in the Terms. The licenses we grant to you are for you and you alone. You may not transfer or assign these Terms or licenses without HMLG’s express written consent. The section headings in these Terms are for reference purposes only and do not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of the Terms. The failure of either you or us to enforce any right or provision in the Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The Terms and the Privacy Policy are the complete and final agreement between us regarding your use of the Site.

15. Our Contact Information. If you have questions regarding these Terms, please contact us at info@hmlglaw.com or call us at 206-774-0879.

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