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Effective February 11, 2016

YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR A GANN INTERACTIVE E-BOOK (SEE PARAGRAPH 6) CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE.

This web site, including all of its features and content (the "Web Site") is a service made available by Gann Law Books ("Gann") and all content, information, services and software ordered or provided on or through the Web Site ("Content") may be used only under the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use").

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B. Restrictions. This License permits you to install only one copy of the Interactive E-Book on an Apple iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch device, or Android tablet or phone, for your personal use only and for the limited duration set forth in Subparagraph A of this License. You shall not: (1) download the Interactive E-Book to your personal computer or any device other than an Apple iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch device, or Android tablet or phone; (2) sell, rent, lease, sublicense, assign, timeshare, distribute, or otherwise transfer in any way all or part of the Interactive E-Book or any rights granted hereunder to any other person or entity; (3) copy, reproduce, republish, or duplicate the Interactive E-Book; (4) create derivative works from the Interactive E-Book; or (5) remove any proprietary notices, labels, or marks from the Interactive E-Book.

C. Intellectual Property Protection. The Interactive E-Book is owned by Gann and is protected by United States and international copyright and other intellectual property laws. Gann reserves all rights in the Interactive E-Book not expressly granted herein. This License and your right to use the Interactive E-Book terminate automatically if you violate any part of this License or the Terms of Use. Upon termination, you must destroy the original and all copies of the Interactive E-Book.

D. Internet Connection. The Interactive E-Book is a downloadable file that includes the primary text and appendices of the corresponding print edition of the legal treatise that you purchased and most of the cases cited within that text. Links to other materials, including updated statutes, rules, and regulations, require an Internet connection. Your purchase of an Interactive E-Book includes a subscription, coterminous with the Interactive E-Book License, to the corresponding online version of the legal treatise that you purchased, which is accessible by a user name and password initially provided by Gann and is subject to the Terms of Use. Gann does not provide you with a connection to the Internet and is not responsible for the unavailability of any content in the Interactive E-Book due to your inability to connect to the Internet or www.gannlaw.com. If the device on which you have installed the Interactive E-Book does not have access to the Internet, you will not be able to access some of the Interactive E-Book content.

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8. Errors and Corrections. Gann does not represent or warrant that the Web Site, the Content, or any Interactive E-Book, or access to any of them, will be uninterrupted, error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected or that they will always be accessible. Gann does not warrant or represent that the Content available on or through the Web Site, or the information in any Interactive E-book, will be correct, accurate, timely, or otherwise reliable. Gann may make improvements and/or changes to the Web Site, any Interactive E-Book, and their features, functionality or Content at any time.

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10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. GANN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM (A) YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE, ANY CONTENT, OR ANY INTERACTIVE E-BOOK, OR (B) ANY THIRD PARTY COMMUNICATIONS. GANN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS' FEES) IN ANY WAY DUE TO, RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH (A) THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE, THE CONTENT, OR ANY INTERACTIVE E-BOOK, OR (B) ANY THIRD PARTY COMMUNICATIONS. TO THE EXTENT EITHER OF THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IS PROHIBITED OR FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, GANN'S SOLE OBLIGATION TO YOU FOR DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO $100.00, OR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE INTERACTIVE E-BOOK IN QUESTION, WHICHEVER IS LOWER.

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12. Third Party Rights. The provisions of paragraphs 9 (Disclaimer), 10(Limitation of Liability), and 11 (Indemnification) are for the benefit of Gann and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information providers to the Web Site. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.

13. Remedies for Violations. Gann reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms of Use, including but not limited to the right to block access from a particular internet address to the Web Site and any other Gann web sites and their features.

14. Access Conditioned on Payment. Access to Subscriber Content will be granted upon entering into a subscription agreement with Gann, whether paid by credit card or invoiced to an established Gann account. However, invoices for online access must be paid within 10 business days. Otherwise, continued access to Subscriber Content may be denied. Purchasing online access to a Gann treatise allows you online access to Subscriber Content for a limited time only. When purchased in association with a print edition of a particular treatise, online access to Subscriber Content will expire when Gann publishes the next print edition of that treatise, no matter when such publication occurs. When purchased separately, online access to Subscriber Content will expire one year from the date of purchase.

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16. Arbitration. Any claim or dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use (except for (i) claims by Gann arising out of your violation of these Terms of Use, and (ii) claims filed by Gann in the Special Civil Part of New Jersey Superior Court alleging nonpayment of licensing or subscription fees) shall be referred to the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and resolved by arbitration pursuant to this arbitration provision and the AAA's code of procedure. When a claim or dispute is referred to the AAA in accordance with this provision, neither you nor Gann will have any right to litigate that claim or dispute in court or to have a jury trial on that claim or dispute. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding. Neither you nor Gann shall have any right to participate in a representative capacity or as a member of any class of claimants in connection with any claim or dispute subject to arbitration hereunder. No claim or dispute may be arbitrated on anything other than an individual basis.

17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. You hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New Jersey for the purpose of litigating any claim not subject to arbitration under Paragraph 16 of these Terms of Use.

18. Severability of Provisions. If any provision of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, or conflicts with any other written agreement between you and Gann that is in effect as of the date of your use of the Web Site, Content, or Interactive E-Book, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect their validity and enforceability.

19. Modifications. Gann reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time. Updated versions of the Terms of Use will appear on the Web Site and are effective immediately upon their appearance. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use. Your use of the Web Site, Content, or Interactive E-Book after any such changes constitutes your consent to such changes.

20. Entire Agreement; Non-Waiver. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Gann and supersede any prior agreement concerning the Web Site, the Content, and/or Interactive E-Book. The failure of Gann to enforce any provision of this Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of its right to enforce that provision or any other provision in the future.