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READ THIS DISCLAIMER
RISKS OF USING E-MAIL -- Email has been likened to sending a
postcard through the mail, with what you write visible to everyone. Wehner Law
Offices offers the opportunity to communicate by e-mail. Transmitting sender or
recipient information by e-mail, however, has a number of risks that senders and
recipients must consider before using e-mail. These include, but are not limited
to, the following risks:
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E-mail can be circulated, forwarded, and stored in
numerous paper and electronic files.
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E-mail can be immediately broadcast worldwide and be
received by many intended and unintended recipients
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E-mail senders can easily misaddress an e-mail.
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E-mail is easier to falsify than handwritten or signed
documents.
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Backup copies of e-mail may exist even after the sender
or the recipient has deleted his or her copy.
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Employers and online services have a right to archive and
inspect e-mails transmitted through their systems.
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E-mail can be intercepted, altered, forwarded, or used
without authorization or detection.
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E-mail can be used to introduce viruses into computer
systems.
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E-mail can be used as evidence in court.
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E-mail is subject to monitoring by government and
law-enforcement authorities, without the knowledge or consent of the
parties, and may be subpoenaed or seized without legal process.
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E-mail may be viewed by system operators, hackers, and
other unauthorized entities.
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Confidences, secrets, trade secrets, work product,
material which indicates sender or recipient mental processes, sensitive
business information, sensitive personal information, information which may
be incriminating whether or not this is apparent, information which may
whether or not this is apparent expose the sender or recipient to civil
charges against or increase the liability of the sender or recipient,
indiscretions are not safely sent or received by e-mail.
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There are many documented instances of successful hacking
of e-mail and computer systems, software bugs, mistakes, government or
private surveillance, and other instances which compromise or destroy the
confidentiality of e-mail.
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To repeat, for emphasis, use of e-mail does not create an
attorney-client relationship with Wehner Law Offices.
CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF E-MAIL -- Sender or recipient will
use reasonable care to safeguard Wehner Law Offices' e-mail system. Wehner Law
Offices will use reasonable means to protect the security and confidentiality of
e-mail information sent and received. However, because of the risks outlined
above, Wehner Law Offices cannot guarantee the security and confidentiality of
e-mail communication and will not be liable for improper disclosure of
confidential information that is not caused by Wehner Law Offices' intentional
misconduct. Thus, senders and recipients must consent to the use of e-mail,
including agreement with the following conditions:
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All e-mails to or from the sender or recipient concerning
diagnosis or treatment may be printed out and made part of the sender's or
recipients records. Because they are a part of the our record, other
individuals authorized to access the record, such as staff and billing
personnel, will have access to those e-mails.
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Wehner Law Offices may forward e-mails internally to
Wehner Law Offices, its agents and assign's staff and agents as necessary
for reference, record-keeping, reimbursement, internal operations,
archiving, system maintenance, and other handling. Wehner Law Offices may,
also, forward e-mails to independent third parties without the sender's
prior written consent, in its sole discretion, and as authorized or required
by law.
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Wehner Law Offices, its agents and assigns do not read
e-mail in any set manner, and in no wise represents it will read and respond
promptly to an e-mail from the sender or recipient. Wehner Law Offices, its
agents and assigns do not and cannot guarantee that any particular e-mail
from the sender, or recipient, Wehner Law Offices, its agents and assigns
that any particular e-mail will be read and responded to within any
particular period of time. Thus, senders or recipients shall not use e-mail
for legal emergencies or other time-sensitive matters.
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If the sender's or recipient's e-mail requires or invites
a response from Wehner Law Offices, and the sender or recipient has not
received a response within what the sender or recipient considers a
reasonable time period, it is the sender's or recipient's responsibility to
follow up to determine whether the intended sender or recipient received the
e-mail and whether or when the recipient or sender or Wehner Law Offices may
respond.
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The sender or recipient should not use e-mail for
communication regarding sensitive legal, medical, personal, business,
criminal, legal or other information, including health matters such as
information regarding sexually transmitted disease, AIDS/HIV, mental health,
developmental disability, or substance abuse.
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The sender or recipient is responsible for informing
Wehner Law Offices, its agents and assigns of any types of information the
sender or recipient does not want to be sent by e-mail, in addition to those
set out in 1(i) and 2(e) above.
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The sender or recipient is responsible for protecting
his/her password or other means of access to e-mail. Wehner Law Offices, its
agents and assigns is not liable for breaches of confidentiality caused by
the sender, recipient, or any third party.
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Wehner Law Offices, its agents and assigns shall not
engage in e-mail communication that is unlawful, such as unlawfully
practicing law across state lines.
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It is the sender's or recipient's responsibility to
follow up and/or schedule an appointment if warranted.
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Wehner Law Offices is not a sender or recipient.
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Only the sender or recipient is responsible for making
appointments.
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Sender or recipient will use reasonable care to safeguard
Wehner Law Offices' e-mail system.
INSTRUCTIONS -- To communicate by e-mail, the sender or
recipient shall
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Limit or avoid use of his/her employer's computer.
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Inform Wehner Law Offices, its agents and assigns of
changes in the sender or recipient's e-mail address.
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Put the sender's and recipient's full legal name and
address in the body of the e-mail.
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Include the category of the communication in the e-mail's
subject line, for routing purposes (e.g., billing question).
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Review the e-mail to make sure it is clear and that all
relevant information is provided before sending to Wehner Law Offices, its
agents and assigns.
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Take precautions to preserve the confidentiality of
e-mails, such as using screen savers and safeguarding his/her computer
password.
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Withdraw consent only by written communication, receipt
of which is verbally acknowledged by a responsible attorney, to and with
Wehner Law Offices.
SENDER AND RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT
I acknowledge that I have read and fully understand this consent form. I
understand the risks associated with the communication of e-mail between Wehner
Law Offices, its agents and assigns and me, and consent to the conditions
outlined herein. In addition, I agree to the instructions outlined herein, as
well as any other instructions that Wehner Law Offices may impose to communicate
with senders or recipients by e-mail. Any questions I may have had were answered
to my satisfaction. |
