Terms & Conditions

This following Agreement sets forth the Terms & Conditions of use for the web site, www.settlemytaxproblems.com, the public web site of De Luna Law, P.C.  ("De Luna Law" or "us" or "we" or “our” or “Attorneys”). The Terms & Conditions herein should be considered together with the Privacy Policy and Disclaimers also found on this web site.

By accessing this web site you as a user agree to, acknowledge, and understand the Terms & Conditions of use and represent by access to this web site your Agreement as set forth.

Agreement

1. This web site www.settlemytaxproblems.com is maintained by De Luna Law. The web site is intended to provide a general overview of information to the public about IRS tax problems, and tax related controversies, bankruptcy, and debt relief. This website and its contents should not substitute for the advice of competent legal counsel, financial expert, or tax professional offering legal, tax, or financial advice. The information contained on this website is not a solicitation for legal services or bankruptcy, nor is it an endorsement or recommendation of any attorney or accountant. The information contained on this website is not intended to be rendering legal, tax, insolvency, accounting, or other professional advice. As such, it should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional tax, legal or other competent professional advisers. De Luna Law is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this web site information.
2. As a user of this web site, your viewing and access is done at your own risk, and you acknowledge that you are a party who can legally enter into this agreement and/or contract under any applicable law. Minors are not allowed to use this web site.
3. The materials and information provided on this web site are for general informational purposes only and may not be inclusive of or reflect any current legal developments or variations in the law(s) of different jurisdictions. The information on this web site is provided to the public as a convenience and any use is at your own risk. You should be aware that the tax laws, bankruptcy laws, and case law related thereto are ever changing, and local operating procedures in different jurisdictions vary dramatically and an attorney may be able to help you discern them. Although efforts are made to keep the information on this web site current, the information on the web site is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct, complete or up to date. This web site is updated periodically & therefore, any additional facts, new case law, actual changes in the law or other unforeseen developments may affect the information contained on this website. Although De Luna Law makes some effort to provide current or updated information, there is no guarantee that the links, articles, or any of the other information provided is correct, complete, up-to-date, or useful to the viewer in any capacity.
   

THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE MAY NOT BE UP TO DATE. YOU ARE ADVISED THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ACT OR RELY UPON ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED OR PUBLISHED ON THE WEB SITE AS THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR LEGAL ADVICE FROM A LICENSED ATTORNEY OR TAX PROFESSIONAL. YOU SHOULD SEEK AND RETAIN AN ATTORNEY OR TAX PROFESSIONAL TO GET SPECIFIC LEGAL ADVICE OR TAX ADVICE ABOUT YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

4. By voluntarily completing the web site contact forms and submitting information to De Luna Law, you agree that we may use your contact information you provided and all information that may be submitted by you to our attorneys and tax professionals. You agree we may use the information within our law firm relating to any and all current or future products and/or services, and as otherwise provided in our Privacy Policy. You further agree and understand that an attorney, tax professional, or employee of De Luna Law may contact you directly by telephone, via electronic mail (email), post mail, text message, or any other means provided in the submission form(s) or contact information submitted, should said attorneys or tax professionals have any interest in discussing your case with you. Under no circumstances shall De Luna Law be obligated to release any submitted information to any other party without an order of Court or as may be required by law. Any information submitted and the follow-up contact or use thereof is within our sole discretion; and as such, no attorney, tax professional, or employee of De Luna Law is obligated to contact you and it is within De Luna Law’s sole discretion whether or not to contact you.
5. De Luna Law has a Privacy Policy which can be viewed {here}. De Luna Law’s Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by reference. Any personal information you submit on this Site is subject to our Privacy Policy. De Luna Law may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. If there are material changes to this Privacy Policy or in how we will use your personal information, the changes will be posted here on this web site.
6. Any and all information submitted to De Luna Law through this web site and/or by way of submitting information to, or using this web site in any capacity, you as a user agree, acknowledge, and understand, that you will not under any circumstances impersonate or falsify your identity or misrepresent your identity in any capacity, pretend to be someone else or pretend to be from, or affiliated with, an entity you don't represent or that is fictitious. Moreover, you agree not to misidentify yourself or impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.  In the event you choose to submit information through this web site you agree that such information will be accurate, truthful, and correct and completed to the best of your knowledge reflecting your current situation. In the event you provide false, misleading, inaccurate, outdated, untruthful or incomplete information, De Luna Law has the right to terminate your use of the website. The web site may only be used in good faith and may not be used to transmit or otherwise make available any false or misleading information or that you do not have a right to make available under any law, contract, or fiduciary relationship. Such information includes, but is not limited to inside information, proprietary information and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of an employment relationship or under nondisclosure agreements. You agree not to use this web site to threaten, abuse, harass or invade the rights of any person or entity, to infringe on any person or entity's intellectual property rights, or in any other way that could reasonably be deemed unethical, illegal or offensive.
7. As a user, viewer, or browser of this web site, you agree, acknowledge, and understand that you are strictly prohibited from using any elements of this web site in text or written form, visual elements including videos, photographs, or illustrations, or engaging in any activity that infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, software piracy, and patents or works held by individuals, corporations, or other entities. As a user, viewer, or browser of this web site, you further agree, acknowledge, and understand, that your will not engage in activity that violates privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of others. This web site contains certain content, trademarks, copyrights, and other information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions grants users, browsers, or viewers any rights to use disseminate or copy any of the content on this web site. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions should be construed to grant any licenses or rights in any way whatsoever including but not limited to, implied license, license by estoppel, intellectual property rights, or copyrights. As a user, viewer, or browser of this web site, you further agree, acknowledge, and understand that all rights, title and interest (including intellectual property rights, trademarks, copyrights, service marks, patents and any other intellectual property rights) contained in this web site belongs to, and/or is licensed to De Luna Law. Nothing on this Site, including Content, graphics, or logos may be copied, photocopied, disseminated, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without the express written consent of De Luna Law. Except as may be authorized by the express written consent of De Luna Law, you As a user, viewer, or browser of this web site, you further agree, acknowledge, and understand that may not modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on the Site or the software, in whole or in part, or in any capacity whatsoever.
8. De Luna Law does not endorse any of the links in the resource sections of this site. Additionally, De Luna Law does not maintain or have professional affiliations with linked pages on this web site and therefore, has no control over what the linked sites contain, and does not take any responsibility for the content therein. De Luna Law shall not be responsible for, and does not assume any liability for any errors, mistakes, inaccuracies, misstatements of law, misstatements of facts, defamation, negative or positive reviews, third party posts, omissions, falsehoods, obscenities, pornography or profanity in the statements, opinions, representations or any other form or type of content contained in or on any third-party content appearing or linked to or from this web site. You understand and agree that the information and opinions in or on the third-party content solely and entirely reflect and/or rep[resent the thoughts of the third-parties and author on the links therein and is neither endorsed by or necessarily reflects the beliefs or positions of De Luna Law.
9. De Luna Law doesn’t warrant or represent that this web site is error-free, or that correct, accurate or up to date information is published herein. De Luna Law doesn’t warrant that this web site is free from viruses, spyware, or any other harmful elements, or that any and all such elements or content will be corrected, timely or otherwise, if ever. De Luna Law does not warrant that the web site information provided herein will be in any capacity usable, accurate, correct, timely, up to date, or otherwise reliable.
10. As a user, browser, and/or viewer of this web site, you acknowledge, understand, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless, De Luna Law, its attorneys, accountants, subsidiaries, officers,  directors, agents, affiliates, employees, contractors, third-party contractors, computer  and IT professionals, programmers, vendors, and others working with or at their direction from any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, or demands made by third parties, which go to include reasonable attorney's fees as a result of, and/or arising out of use of this web site, any submissions made to or from, posts to or on or transmissions through this web site, as well and inclusive of any use of this web site, inclusive of any violations of this agreement by you or third parties, or your violation of any rights of another party or person, or arising from any and all such activities known or unknown that may be carried out by a person using this web site.
11. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT:

YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ALL CONTENT AND SERVICES ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED SOLELY ON AN "AS-IS/AS-AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DE LUNA LAW EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

De Luna Law disclaims any and all warranties, whether express or implied, as to the usefulness or contents of any information or perceived service herein. De Luna Law has offered no advice or any kind whatsoever herein, and if anyone reading any information in this site feels inclined to act based upon what they have read here, DO NOT take any action or omission without consulting an attorney and/or an accountant. Again, the information on this web site is not intended to create and does not constitute an attorney-client relationship or professional relationship between you the user and De Luna Law, and receipt, review, browsing, viewing, or use of any kind whatsoever does not, cannot, and will not create or constitute an attorney-client relationship or professional relationship between De Luna Law and the user or browser of this web site. Any communications over this web site may not be secure and as such may not be treated as privileged or confidential. Any reproduction, republication, retransmission, and/or distribution of material contained within the web site herein is prohibited unless prior written permission of De Luna Law has been obtained.

NO WRITTEN OR ORAL INFORMATION OBTAINED BY YOU FROM DE LUNA LAW OR THROUGH US OR FROM THIS WEB SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

12. AS A USER OF THIS WEB SITE YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT DE LUNA LAW WILL NOT AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LAW IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO ANY CLAIMED OR PERCIEVED DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, GOODWILL, DATA, USE, FAILURE TO REALIZE EXPECTED SAVINGS, POTENTIAL TAX DEDUCTIONS, SAVINGS, OR CONSEQUENCES, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF DE LUNA LAW HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OR POTENTIAL OF SUCH DAMAGES) FOR ANY REASON(S) WHATSOEVER. DE LUNA LAW SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR TYPE FROM USE, MISUSE, VIEWING, BROWSING, OR ANY USE OR RELIANCE OF INFORMATION THIS WEB SITE.

CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TYPES OR KINDS OF WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. AS SUCH, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. HOWEVER, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF CERTAIN LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES MAY NOT BE WAIVED OR IMPOSED, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, AGREE, AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WILL NOT USE THIS SITE.

13. As a user, viewer, or browser of this web site, you agree, acknowledge, and understand that these Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between De Luna Law and user and govern the use of this web site which supersedes any prior agreements of any kind perceived, written, oral, or otherwise, if any, between User and De Luna Law. Any failure of De Luna Law to exercise any rights or provisions of the aforementioned Terms & Conditions shall not be considered or construed as a waiver of any such rights or provisions. Should any provision of the Terms & Conditions herein be unenforceable, invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision and the other provisions of this Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect.
14. As a user, viewer, or browser of this web site, you agree, acknowledge, and understand that any results obtained depend on the facts of each case. Past performance of any successful outcomes or favorable results in previous cases is no guarantee of future results. De Luna Law only considers employment in another state in association with co-counsel licensed in that state unless IRS Circular 230 allows practice in a particular tax matter or a legal forum allows admission of attorneys of De Luna Law and said attorneys are, or become admitted. De Luna Law attorneys are licensed to practice law in Texas only. Not licensed in any other states unless noted on the individual attorney’s profile. References to laws are limited to federal law and State of Texas laws. Some cases may be referred. Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
15. De Luna Law collects some information from users, viewers, and browsers. As a user, viewer, or browser of this web site, you agree, acknowledge, and understand that De Luna Law attempts (but does not guarantee) to ensure that your private information you may voluntarily submit is secure. You can browse our web site at anytime without revealing any personal information about yourself. There are, however, areas on our web sites where we may collect personal information from you on a voluntary basis and for the purposes: (a) to process and fulfill your requests for inquiries as to De Luna Law’s services; (b) to at times, solicit your opinions and other feedback; (c) to at times, conduct research; (d) to customize and add additional content; and, (e) to provide anonymous reporting for internal and external purposes. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable, such as your name, address, email address, or phone number that is not otherwise publicly available. Demographic information is all other information such as gender, zip code, or any information that is not tied to your personal information. As a user, should you submit a request to evaluate or review a case or inquire about a service or services offered by De Luna Law, such information you provide may be used in order to respond to your inquiry.
16. The privacy and confidentiality of your personal information are very important to us. We attempt to maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal and all other applicable standards to guard personal information about you. We limit access to personal information to those employees and agents who assist us in providing requested products and services to you. In addition, we use industry standard data encryption technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data on our web site. Internet communications and e-mail are not fully secure or private. Moreover, the Internet is not a secure environment and e-mail sent could be intercepted and read by third parties. Please be advised that a response to email and/or an initial consultation form is not equivalent to legal representation by an attorney of De Luna Law.
17. As noted throughout this web site and restated again herein as follows: the transmission of information to a lawyer of De Luna Law, or to any employee, accountant, or other representative of De Luna Law does not create an attorney-client relationship and cannot be treated as privileged or confidential. You should not send time sensitive or confidential information via e-mail. Internet communications and e-mail are not fully secure or private. Please be advised that a response to email and/or an initial consultation form is not equivalent to legal representation by an attorney of De Luna Law. To retain Attorneys Services you must execute a written retainer agreement which may be provided to you should you qualify for representation and the Attorney(s) of De Luna Law choose to accept your case. All information sent via e-mail does not create an attorney-client relationship. De Luna Law cannot enter into an attorney-client relationship with you via this web page; rather only after face to face in person contact, or after contact where your specific situation can be explained and ascertained in detail.
18. This site is being provided to the public free of charge, and De Luna Law has not received any consideration for this service. The term "free consultation" or “free tax evaluation” or “free tax review” refers to the initial one-time consultation only. The initial consultation to assess your tax problem(s), tax controversy, debt relief options under the Bankruptcy Code, or financially based legal matters is free. However, should you retain or engage De Luna Law at an in person consultation or by correspondence after initial consultation,  should you be eligible for tax relief, or bankruptcy debt relief and should the Attorney(s) choose to accept your case; you may be billed for the time spent to assess your case at the free consultation.
19. Disclosures and Disclaimers as to professional responsibilities and attorney advertisements are contained in the Disclaimers section and can be viewed by clicking here.

U.S. Department of Treasury IRS Circular 230:

Pursuant to Treasury Regulations (contained in IRS Circular 230) governing practice before the Internal Revenue Service we are required to inform you that the information on this website does not meet the requirements needed to avoid tax penalties. Therefore, please note that the information on this website is not intended or written by us to be used, and it cannot be used by you, for the purposes of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein.

Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §528, “We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.”

De Luna Law represents clients before the IRS – Internal Revenue Service  and in Federal Courts throughout the United States, including Texas, New York, Illinois, California, Nevada, Arizona,   Colorado,  Connecticut,  Delaware ,  Florida ,  Georgia,  Hawaii,  Idaho,  Iowa,   Kansas,  Kentucky,  Louisiana,  Maine,   Maryland,  Massachusetts,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Mississippi ,  Missouri,  Montana,  Nebraska,  New Hampshire, New Jersey,  New Mexico,  North Carolina,  North Dakota,  Ohio,  Oklahoma,  Alaska,  Oregon,  Pennsylvania,  Arkansas,  Rhode Island,  South Carolina,  South Dakota,  Tennessee,  Utah,  Vermont,  Virginia,  Washington,  West Virginia,   Wisconsin,  Wyoming,  Alabama, and  Washington D.C. De Luna Law litigates matters in United States Tax Court and provides White Collar Criminal Defense for clients charged with IRS Tax Crimes and financial crimes prosecuted in U.S. District Courts. De Luna Law represents clients in all 50 United States with IRS tax problems, IRS tax controversies, IRS Criminal Investigations, IRS Audits, and tax crimes.

20. The section numbers, headings, and tiles contained in this Terms and Conditions are merely for convenience and organizational purposes only and have no legal or contractual effect whatsoever.