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THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW (THE "TERMS") GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS SITE LOCATED AT WWW.POWEREDBYTHEPEOPLE.COM ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB (THE "SITE") POWERED BY THE PEOPLE , AND ARE LEGALLY BINDING ON YOU. THE TERMS MAY BE UPDATED BY US FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE AFTER SUCH MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH REVISED TERMS. BY USING THIS WEB SITE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE TERMS AND THE DISCLAIMERS AND CAVEATS CONTAINED IN THIS WEB SITE, AND THAT YOU FULLY AND VOLUNTARILY ACCEPT THAT USE OF THE SITE WILL BE BOUND BY THE TERMS THEREOF. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THIS SITE OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE. YOUR USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE YOUR AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY EACH OF THE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. THIS SITE BELONGS TO POWERED BY THE PEOPLE AND ANY QUESTION REGARDING THIS SITE SHOULD BE FORWARD TO: INFO@POWEREDBYTHEPEOPLE.COM

General Use Restrictions

All information, documents, products, software and services provided on this Site, including trademarks, logos, graphics and images (collectively the "Materials") are provided to you by Powered By The People.

Powered By The People grants you the limited right to display the Materials only on your personal computer, and to copy and download the Materials displayed on this Site, provided that: (1) both the Powered By The People copyright notice and the permission notice set forth in this paragraph appear in the Materials so displayed, copied or downloaded and (2) such display, copy or download is solely for your personal or internal informational use (that is, not distributed or otherwise transmitted outside of your home or company, or otherwise broadcast in any media). You acknowledge and agree that you have no right to modify, edit, alter, distribute, publicly perform, display or enhance any of the Materials in any manner. This limited license terminates automatically, without notice to you, if you breach any of these Terms. Upon termination of this limited license, you agree to immediately destroy any downloaded and printed Materials.

Except as stated herein, you acknowledge that you have no right, title or interest in or to the Materials, on any legal basis, without the advance written authorization of Powered By The People. If you violate these Terms, Powered By The People reserves the right to terminate your ability to use the Site without notice. In addition, you agree to terminate your use of the Site upon request. Powered By The People preferred course of action is to advise you of your inappropriate behavior and recommend any necessary corrective action.

Description Of Service

Powered By The People, LLC. sole role is to provide users of the Site with access to numerous resources, including making a link available to consumers and their choice of local business, various communications tools, shopping services, personalized search services for movers and access to an array of service providers which may be accessed through its Site (hereafter the "Service"). You understand and agree that the Service may include certain communications from Powered By The People, LLC., such as results, service announcements, administrative messages and the follow-up information requests and communication, and that these communications are considered part of Powered By The People, LLC. membership and user procedures and you will not be able to opt out of receiving them. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augments or enhances the current Service shall be subject to these Terms. You also understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that Powered By The People, LLC. assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings. You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service, and that access may involve third-party fees. You are responsible for those fees, including those fees associated with the execution of a work order, a product and/or delivery of the above. In addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access the Service.

Upon entering your information and the request for which you would like an home service contractors, we will attempt to match you with contractors servicing your area, who may be interested in fulfilling your service need. However, we do not guarantee that we will be able to match your service needs with a service professional or that there are service professionals in your area that are either capable or willing to complete your service needs.

Please be aware that you must be at least 18 years of age to place an order for a product and/or service on this Site.

Your Obligation

In consideration of your use of the Service, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the poweredbythepeople.com website (hereinafter: the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Powered By The People, LLC. Has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Powered By The People, LLC. has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).

Cancellation - Legal Event

In the event a ruling, regulation or order issued by a judicial, legislative or regulatory body causes Powered By The People, LLC. to believe that these Terms and/or the Service provided hereunder may be in conflict with such rules, regulations and orders, Powered By The People, LLC. may suspend or terminate the Service, or terminate these Terms without incurring any liability whatsoever. In the event Powered By The People, LLC. cannot arrange for reasonably comparable Service within a reasonable period of time (not less than 90 days) following such ruling, regulation or order; Powered By The People, LLC. may thereafter permanently terminate the Service and/or these Terms without incurring any liability whatsoever.

Third Party Interaction

In your use of the Site, you may enter into correspondence with, purchase goods and/or services, or participate in promotions of advertisers or members or sponsors showing their goods and/or services on or advertised through the Site. Any such correspondence, purchase or promotion, including the delivery of and the payment for goods and/or services, and any other term, condition, warranty or representation associated with such correspondence, purchase or promotion, is solely between you and the applicable third party. You agree that Powered By The People is not a party to such correspondence, purchase or promotion, nor has no liability, obligation or responsibility for any such correspondence, purchase or promotion between you and any such third party.

Limitation of Liability

Through poweredbythepeople.com you are able to procure services and products of third parties. Under no circumstances will either Powered By The People, LLC. and/or poweredbythepeople.com be liable in any way for any services and products provided to you by such third parties. Further, You acknowledge that neither the Materials nor the Third Party Content have been independently verified or authenticated in whole or in part by Powered By The People, and agree that Powered By The People does not warrant the accuracy or timeliness of the Materials or the Third Party Content, and further agree that Powered By The People has no liability for any errors or omissions in the Materials and the Third Party Content, whether provided by Powered By The People or its licensors. You hereby acknowledge and agree that Powered By The People, LLC. and poweredbythepeople.com are in no way responsible and/or liable for the quality, price, delivery and execution of such services and/or product, nor do Powered By The People, LLC. and poweredbythepeople.com guarantee or warrant in any way the payment for services and/or products sold by any person. Be aware that Powered By The People, LLC. and its website poweredbythepeople.com are not bound by the terms of, and are not a party to, any agreement you enter into with contractors, any home service contractors, movers, users of said website or any other third party or entity you will contact through the poweredbythepeople.com website. Further, you hereby acknowledge and agree that IN NO EVENT SHALL Powered By The People, LLC BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, EXTRAORDINARY, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) HOWEVER ARISING, WHETHER FOR BREACH OR IN TORT, EVEN IF Powered By The People HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

The aggregate liability of the Company to you for all claims arising from the Web Site and/or the use of the Materials or Products is limited to $50.

Additional Rights

Certain jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the exclusions set forth above may not apply to you.

Warranties

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE SERVICE AND CONTENT FROM OR THROUGH THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," AND POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. AND POWEREDBYTHEPEOPLE.COM DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. POWEREDBYTHEPEOPLE.COM WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM POSSESSION OR USE OF THIS WEB SITE (INCLUDING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES TO USERS OF THIS WEBSITE, SERVICES PROVIDED BY CONTRACTORS LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE TO USERS OF THIS WEBSITE, TO PAYMENT FOR SUCH SERVICES BY USERS OF THIS WEBSITE, DATA LOSS, CORRUPTION OR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES CONTAINED WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC FILES OR AT THE SITE) OR SOFTWARE PROVIDED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE UNDER THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE EXCLUSIVE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO EVERYONE. ALL WARRANTY CLAIMS SHALL BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE MOVER, DISTRIBUTOR, OR MANUFACTURER PROVIDING GOODS OR SERVICES.

YOUR SOLE REMEDY AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. AND POWEREDBYTHEPEOPLE.COM IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES IS THE DISCONTINUANCE OF USE OF THE POWEREDBYTHEPEOPLE.COM WEBSITE.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. THROUGH THE POWEREDBYTHEPEOPLE.COM WEBSITE OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE, WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS.

Restricted Areas of the Site

Certain functions of the Site are restricted to authorized users or require you to provide personal information ("Restricted Areas") and . If you are an authorized user of the Restricted Areas, you agree that you are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password or your employees' passwords and account information, if any, and agree to notify Powered By The People if the password is lost, stolen, disclosed to an unauthorized third party, or otherwise may have been compromised. You agree that you are entirely responsible for any and all activities which occur under your account, including any fees which may be incurred under your password-protected account, whether or not you are the individual who undertakes such activities. You agree to immediately notify Powered By The People of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security in relation to the Site known to you.

Privacy Policy

Your use of the Site it governed by the Powered By The People Privacy Policy which is available at the Privacy Policy and incorporated by reference into these terms.

Some of this information will be sent to service professionals who will need this information to respond to your request. By providing this information to us, or by submitting a service request, you are requesting, and you expressly consent to being contacted by us and by our service professionals and providers via phone, fax, email, mail or other reasonable means, at any of your contact numbers or addresses, even if you are listed on any federal, state, provincial or other applicable "Do Not Call" list, in order that we may provide the services set forth on our site, to service your account, to reasonably address matters pertaining to your account or for other purposes reasonably related to your service request and our business, including marketing related emails.

Unauthorized Activities

You acknowledge that your unauthorized use of any Materials or Third Party Content contained on this Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, certain communications statutes and regulations and other applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are wholly responsible for your actions or the actions of any person using your screen name and/or password. As such, you agree to hold Powered By The People entirely harmless from and against any and all costs, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by Powered By The People in relation to, arising from or for the purpose of avoiding any claim or demand from a third party that your use of the Site or the use of the Site by any person using your screen name and/or password (including without limitation your participation in any chat rooms) violates any applicable law or regulation, or the rights of any third party.

Third Party Content

Certain information and content on this Site may be provided by third parties to Powered By The People ("Third Party Content"). The Third Party Content is, in each case, the copyrighted work of the creator/licensor, and may be subject to the separate and/or additional terms of use and/or privacy policies of such third parties. Please contact the appropriate third party for further information regarding such terms. Powered By The People DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIRD PARTY CONTENT, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.

Non-Endorsement

Descriptions of, or references to, products or publications within the poweredbythepeople.com service does not imply endorsement of that product or publication. POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and poweredbythepeople.com makes no warranty of any kind with respect to the subject matter included herein, the products listed herein, or the completeness or accuracy of this Web site.

Links to Third Party Sites

This site contains links to other Internet sites. Because Powered By The People, LLC. has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that neither Powered By The People, LLC. nor poweredbythepeople.com are responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that neither Powered By The People, LLC. nor poweredbythepeople.com will be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

Preservation of Content

You acknowledge and agree that POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. may preserve content you have submitted for publication within the poweredbythepeople.com and Third Party Partners and may also disclose such content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these Terms; (c) respond to claims that any such content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC its users and the public.

User Conduct

  • You agree that by completing a service request, you are entering into a business relationship with POWERED BY THE PEOPLE and its partners and thus agree to be contacted by POWERED BY THE PEOPLE and/or its partners.
  • You agree that you will NOT use the poweredbythepeople.com website to:
  • upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content (as defined below) that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
  • harm minors in any way;
  • impersonate any person or entity, including but not limited to a POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. or poweredbythepeople.com official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
  • forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the poweredbythepeople.com service;
  • upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
  • upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
  • upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping) that are designated for such purpose;
  • upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
  • disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
  • intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, and any regulations having the force of law;
  • provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s) designated by the United States government as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
  • "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
  • collect or store personal data about other users.

Attempts to Break Security

You understand and agree that any attempt to break security or to access an account that does not belong to you will be considered a material breach of these Terms, and such breach may result in suspension or termination of the Service and possibly referral to law enforcement authorities. Unauthorized access to the sections of this website which are restricted for the use of members only, or the telecommunications or computer facilities used to deliver the service is a breach of these Terms whether or not such activities are a violation of law. Further, you are required to take adequate security measures to prohibit others from unauthorized access or use of the service, including public use, and you must take prompt remedial measures upon notice of breaches or potential breaches of security.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, licensors or other partners and employees harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' and other legal and litigation fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of services and/or products you procure through the poweredbythepeople.com website, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another. You further agree to reimburse POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and/or poweredbythepeople.com for any cost and/or expense incurred by POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and/or poweredbythepeople.com in connection with any claim and/or proceedings arising out of the foregoing, immediately upon the relaying of a notice thereof by POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and/or poweredbythepeople.com to you.

No Framing

You agree not to "frame" or "mirror" any Materials or Third Party Content contained on or accessible from this Site on any other server or Internet-based device without the advance written authorization of Powered By The People or its licensors, respectively

Trademarks

All Powered By The People trademarks, marks, names, service marks and logos are the property of POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and their respective owners.

Copyrights and Copyright Agents

All information and screens appearing on this Site including documents, products, software and services, graphics, text elements, Site design, logos, images, and icons, as well as the selection, assembly, and arrangement thereof, are the sole property of POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. Copyright © , unless otherwise specified. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, any reproduction, distribution, modification, retransmission or publication of any copyrighted material is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of the copyright owner.

POWERED BY THE PEOPLE RESPECTS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF OTHERS, AND WE ASK OUR USERS TO DO THE SAME. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR WORK HAS BEEN COPIED ON THE SITE IN A WAY THAT CONSTITUTES COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND APPEARS ON OUR WEBSITE, PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO POWERED BY THE PEOPLE COPYRIGHT AGENT: support@poweredbythepeople.com

an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;

a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;

a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site; your address, telephone number, and email address;

a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

(f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Fraud

In the event poweredbythepeople.com determines, in its sole discretion, that an order of Service or Offer of Service may be fraudulent, we reserve the right to refuse or cancel any such order and/or offer, for any reason, at any time, and whether or not the order or offer has been confirmed.

Assumption of Risk.

There is a risk that other users may attempt to access your computer through the Internet or connected networks. You acknowledge this risk as inherent to the shared nature of the using the poweredbythepeople.com website and you agree to take full responsibility for taking adequate security precautions and safeguarding your data from loss.

Limitation of Advice

This service is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with respect to the subject matter covered. It is provided with the understanding that poweredbythepeople.com is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or expert services. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

Errors, Omissions, and Changes

While POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and poweredbythepeople.com attempts to ensure the accuracy of any materials presented within this Web site, poweredbythepeople.com makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy, and the user is warned that this service could include typographical errors, technical inaccuracies, and/or other errors or omissions. poweredbythepeople.com reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes in this service at any time, and we reserve the right to make changes to our site and these disclaimers, terms and conditions at any time. Any list prices are the prices provided to poweredbythepeople.com by contractors, home service providers, movers or third party consulting and are periodically updated by them with or without a corresponding price change on the poweredbythepeople.com website. POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and poweredbythepeople.com are not a party to any agreement made between any user of this website and any fabricator, home service provider and/or member of this website and thus are not responsible nor liable for any loss and/or damage which may arise from such price changes. In the event that a product is listed at an incorrect price or with other incorrect information due to a typographical or other error, poweredbythepeople.com has the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for the product listed incorrectly.

Applicable Law

These Terms, any other policies or guidelines referenced herein and the User Agreement contained in poweredbythepeople.com constitute the entire agreement between POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and poweredbythepeople.com and you. These Terms govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and poweredbythepeople.com with respect to the subject matter of these Terms. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain affiliate services, third-party products or third-party services. This site is created and controlled by POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. in the State of California, USA, and it can be accessed from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as from other countries around the world. These Terms and the relationship between you and POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and poweredbythepeople.com will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and poweredbythepeople.com agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Los Angeles, California. The failure of POWERED BY THE PEOPLE, LLC. and poweredbythepeople.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be 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 these Terms remain in full force and effect. You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in these Terms, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this agreement. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or these Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

General

Powered By The People controls and operates this Site from its headquarters in the United States of America and makes no representation that the Materials are appropriate or will be available for use in other locations. If you use this Site from outside the United States of America, you are entirely responsible for compliance with applicable local laws, including but not limited to the export and import regulations of other countries in relation to the Materials and the Third Party Content. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all marketing or promotional materials found on this Site are solely directed to individuals, companies or other entities located in the United States.

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties, with all other provisions remaining in full force and effect. The failure of Powered By The People to enforce any right or provision in these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by Powered By The People in writing. The Terms comprises the entire agreement between you and Powered By The People and supersede all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, if any, between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.

The section titles and paragraph headings in these TERMS are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.