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BUSINESS LAW

 

sharon danco

Sharon’s objective is to help businesses succeed by handling their business transactions and other legal matters in an effective and reliable manner.  Sharon is a results-oriented, trusted, level-headed advisor to business owners and executives. She has extensive experience leading, analyzing, managing, structuring, negotiating, and closing sophisticated commercial, corporate finance, capital-raising, and merger and acquisition transactions.  She understands the goals and objectives of business owners and helps them achieve those goals.

 
 
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experience

Sharon is a skilled advocate and problem-solver for start-up, growing, and established businesses in many industries, working collaboratively with client representatives and other client professionals, including accountants, financial advisors, and engineers. 

Axiom Law - She advises enterprises such as IBM and Kyndryl regarding privacy compliance and technology contracts through Axiom Law.

Glenn Rasmussen, P.A./Bradley - She worked in private practice at one of Tampa’s most respected commercial firms for 27 years.  She assisted clients with corporate governance issues and a wide range of commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, lending transactions, and capital raising.

Digital Hands, LLC - She spent two years as General Counsel for one of Tampa’s fast-growing cyber security companies, providing full-service legal support to the company’s leadership and national sales team. She led the negotiation of channel and product partner agreements and corporate documentation and represented the company with a spectrum of key stakeholders, including Fortune 100 telecommunications partners, major players in the information technology market, and large enterprise customers.  She also led the planning and implementation of the company’s security compliance programs, obtaining PCI-DSS, ISO 27001:13, and SOC2 certifications.

First Citrus Bancorporation/First Citrus Bank Board of Directors - She chairs the Finance & Capital Planning Committee and serves on the Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees.

 
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professional recognition

Chambers USA, 2011 – 2015 Editions, Corporate/M&A and Private Equity.

Best Lawyers, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Editions, Banking and Finance, Business Organizations, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation.

Super Lawyers, a publication of Thomson Reuters, 2013, 2014, and 2015 Editions.

Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating.

40 Under 40, Gulf Coast Business Review, 2002.

 
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EDUCATION

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., Executive Editor, Virginia Tax Review.

University of Alabama, B.S., summa cum laude, Finance & Investment Analysis; Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society; Mortar Board National Honor Society; Financial Executives Institute – Academic Honors; AIESEC; Chi Omega.

CIVIC

Association for Corporate Growth, Tampa Bay, Board Member (2017 to present).

The Children’s Home Foundation, Inc., Board Member (2011 to present); Board Chair (2013 to 2016).

The Children’s Home, Inc., Board Member (2009 to 2016; 2018-present); Board Chair (2020-2022); Resource Development & Audit Committees (2009 to 2013); Board Advancement Committee, Chair (2013 to 2016); Chair, Planning Committee (2018 to 2020).

Leadership Tampa (Class of 2005); Leadership Tampa Alumni (2005 to present).

2020 Women on Boards Host Committee, Tampa Bay (2018)

University of Virginia Law School Class Agent and Reunion Committee.

Volunteer, St. Lawrence Catholic School (1999- 2009) and Berkeley Preparatory School (2008 to 2016).

Morning Star School, Advisory Board (1995-1998).

Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay, Executive Board (1995-1998).

COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS

Sharon assists clients with a broad range of business transactions, from general business agreements, to technology agreements and employment and consulting arrangements

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commercial transactions

Structure, draft, and negotiate all forms of business agreements, including:

  • Nondisclosure (Confidentiality) Agreements (employees, consultants, vendors)

  • Noncompete Agreements

  • Professional Service Agreements

  • Consulting Agreements

  • Independent Contractor Agreements

  • Sales Representative Agreements

  • Referral Fee Agreements

  • Loan Transactions

  • Factoring Arrangements

  • Service Agreements

  • Lease Agreements

  • Distribution Agreements

  • Manufacturing Agreements

  • Consignment Agreements

  • Intercompany Service Agreements

  • Reseller Agreements

  • Teaming Agreements

  • Asset & Property Management Agreements

  • Transition Services Agreements

  • Website Agreements

  • Alliance Agreements

  • Promotion & Marketing Agreements

  • Sponsorship Agreements

  • Advertising Agreements

  • Celebrity Endorsement Agreements

  • Release Agreements

  • Amendments & Terminations


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TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS

Structure, draft, and negotiate technology agreements, including:

  • Master Service Agreements

  • Statements of Work

  • Change Orders

  • SaaS & Standard License Agreements

  • IP Escrow Arrangements

  • Website Development Agreements

  • Website Hosting Agreements

  • Clickwrap Agreements

  • NDAs

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

Represent companies and individual executives with respect to employment arrangements, including:

  • Employment Agreements

  • Option Arrangements

  • Severance Packages

  • Stock Award Plans

  • Incentive Compensation Arrangements

  • Employee Retention Agreements

  • Consulting Agreements

  • Restrictive Covenant Agreements (noncompete, confidentiality, & non-solicitation)

  • Disputes

MERGERS + ACQUISITIONS

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Sharon represents clients in the sale of their businesses, business combinations, and separations.  She helps clients select the form of transaction and walks them through all the steps and issues.

  •  Spinoffs

  • Auctions

  • Financial advisor engagement letters

  • Confidentiality procedures

  • Indications of Interest

  • Letters of Intent

  • FTC Pre-Merger Notifications

  • Due Diligence & Disclosure Schedule Preparation

  • Escrow Arrangements

  • Earn-out Arrangements

  • Affiliate, Standstill, & Confidentiality Agreements

  • Lockups, Topping Fees, Break-up Fees, & No-Shop Provisions

  • Fiduciary Outs & Market Checks

  • Appraisal Rights

  • Control Premiums

  • Indemnification Issues

  • WARN Act Issues

 


 

 
 
 

FORMATION + CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Sharon helps her clients select and form new business entities, assists them with their ongoing corporate governance needs, and helps them create company policies and procedures.

 
 
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FORMATION

 Assist clients in selecting a form of entity and setting up their businesses.

  • Entity Selection (corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture)

  • Formation (filing with state)

  • Governing Documents (Articles, Bylaws, Operating Agreements, Shareholder Agreements, Partnership Agreements, Contribution Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements)

  • Navigating regulatory requirements (for regulated businesses)

  • Assist with newly formed business issues, such as state and federal tax filings and registrations, obtaining insurance, understanding new employer issues, and getting organized for business.

 
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Assist clients in ongoing corporate issues as they grow, add new investors, and handle relationships with their owners and management.

  • Corporate Maintenance (corporate consents, minutes, ownership records & ledgers)

  • Conversion & Exchange Transactions

  • Joint Ventures

  •  Corporate Governance Issues – evaluate use & prepare documentation

  • Preferred Equity

  • Preemptive Rights

  • Classified Stock

  • Voting Rights

  • Stock Transfer Restrictions

  • Record Inspections

  • Minority Shareholder Rights

  • Owner, Management, and Employee Disputes

  • Fiduciary Duties of Officers & Directors

  • Indemnification of Officers & Directors

  • Director & Officer Liability Insurance

  • Underwriting Agreements

  • Subscription Agreements

  • Registration Rights Agreements

  • Note Purchase Agreements

  • Stock Purchase Agreements

  • Stock Splits

  • Stock Warrants

  • Reorganizations

  • Recapitalizations

  • Stock Redemptions & Repurchases

  • Successor Liability

  • Dissolution

  • Liquidation

 
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Company Policies and Procedures

 Assist companies with creating and revising company policies and procedures.

  • Corporate

  • Employment

  • Acceptable Use

  • Privacy

Board Experience

 
 

Sharon is an experienced director with strong governance, acquisition, privacy, and cybersecurity proficiency and legal, business, and financial acumen. She has deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and financing and technology transactions, both as a corporate lawyer and as a board member.

Sharon chairs the Finance & Capital Planning Committee for First Citrus Bancorporation (OTCMKTS: FCIT) and First Citrus Bank. During her tenure as chair, the committee steered the Bank’s proposed sale (anticipated to close Q4 2022) and a successful subordinated debenture offering, was responsible for acquisition evaluations, and directed the revision of the Bank’s capital and strategic plans. She serves on the Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Governance & Nominating Committees. She led the Boards’ efforts to modernize their Corporate Charters, Bylaws, and Governance Guidelines, guided board and management efforts to create a Strategic Statement and enhance the Bank’s regulatory relationships. 

Sharon has chaired and continues to serve on the Board of Directors of Children’s Home Network (12 years) and The Children’s Home Foundation, Inc. (10 years).  She spearheaded the organizations’ 2022 strategic planning, 2021 CEO succession planning, and 2016 corporate governance restructuring, and drove the doubling of the organizations’ endowment. She serves on the Board of the Association for Corporate Growth – Tampa Bay, helping to drive the success of local middle-market companies. She previously served on the Board of Directors of Morning Star School and the Executive Board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay.

 
 
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Our Office

10411 Green Links Drive
Tampa, Florida 33626

 

Contact Us

If you send an email through this service, your email will not create an attorney-client relationship and will not necessarily be treated as privileged or confidential. You should not send sensitive or confidential information via this e-mail service. The firm may choose not to accept you as a client. Moreover, as the Internet is not necessarily a secure environment, it is possible that your email sent via the Internet might be intercepted and read by third parties.

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PRIVACY POLICY

Sharon Docherty Danco, PLLC (the “Company”) represents commercial clients. We do not offer or promote services to non-US businesses.  The Company is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of visitors to our website (the “Website”).  Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy.

 This Policy applies to information we collect on this Website This Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the Website and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.  It does not apply to information collected by us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by the Company or any third party.

 The Website is intended for use by businesses and individuals. The Website is not designed for children and we do not knowingly collect or use any information about individuals who are 13 years of age or younger. If you are not an adult, please do not use the Website.

YOUR INFORMATION

The Company does not collect personality identifiable information from you when you visit this site.  No information is sent to us via the site. Please do not send us confidential information as part of a preliminary email. An attorney-client relationship is not established unless and until we sign an engagement letter setting forth the scope and terms of the representation.

We do not share your personal information with any third parties without your consent except as follows: to comply with law or protect the safety of our users or others; or with service providers performing services on our behalf. Any service providers employed by us will have access to your personal information solely to the extent necessary to enable them to perform services on our behalf and will be contractually prohibited from using the personal information for any other purposes.

 
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SITE ANALYTICS

This Website might use Google Analytics. This tool helps us see how our visitors reach this site, which pages they visit, how long they visit, whether the visit is a new or return visit, and the like. No personally identifiable information is collected by us in the course of using this tool.

COOKIES

Most browsers are initially set up to accept HTTP cookies. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, and how to disable existing cookies. For more information about HTTP cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information provided at www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/. You may opt out of Google cookies at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/. If you disable cookies, it will not affect your use of the site.

NO AD TRACKING

We do not use any information about you to target advertising to you and no advertising is offered through the Website. Please view Google’s policy for their use of data collected through the analytics tool: https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners.

DO NOT TRACK

Please note that this site does not support “Do Not Track” browser settings and does not currently participate in any “Do Not Track” frameworks that would allow us to respond to any “Do Not Track” elections that you may have made. As stated above, Google may have a separate “Do Not Track” policy.

EUROPEAN UNION GENERAL DATA PROTECTION

Because we value your privacy, and in light of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and related member country data protection laws, we will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your notice and consent.  Additionally, we will attempt to (1) notify you of any illegal breach or unauthorized access of unauthorized disclosure of your information in accordance with applicable breach notification laws, (2) provide you with a copy of your information if requested in a common usable format,( 3) permit you to make changes to your information at any time upon request, and (4) delete your information upon request.

CURRENT POLICIES AND TOOLS

This privacy notice is current as of August 20, 2018. Our privacy policy and use of cookies and tracking technologies may change from time to time. Please check this notice during each visit.

If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

 
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Website Terms of Use

 Last Modified on August 20, 2018

 Acceptance of these Terms of Use

These Website Terms of Use are entered into by and between you and Sharon Docherty Danco, PLLC (“Company,” “we,” or “us”). The following terms and conditions (as amended, modified, and supplemented from time to time, these “Terms”), govern your access to and use of sharondanco.com, including any content, services, and functionality offered on or through sharondanco.com (the “Website”), whether as a guest or a registered user.  These Terms apply to all visitors to the Website.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TO USE THE WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING, USING, OR BROWSING THE WEBSITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND AND ABIDE BY THESE TERMS AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY, FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.SHARONDANCO.COM/PRIVACY-POLICY, WHICH IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO AGREE TO THESE TERMS OR THE PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE. These Terms impose legal obligations on you and the Company.

This Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older.  By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company. If you do not meet these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.

Changes to the Terms of Use

We may revise and update these Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. However, any changes to the dispute resolution provisions set out in Governing Law and Jurisdiction will not apply to any disputes for which the parties have actual notice before the date the change is posted on the Website.

Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page each time you access this Website so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

Changes to the Website

We may update the content of this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date.  Any material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update that material.

No Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Privilege

The information on the Website is provided as a courtesy.  The Website is not intended as a substitute for professional legal advice.  If you have or suspect you have a legal problem, you should consult your lawyer to obtain legal advice.  THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE AND WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNCTIONALITY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE.  You assume full responsibility for your use of the information and understand and agree that the Company is not liable or responsible for any loss, claim, or damage arising from your use of the information. 

You agree that YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT CREATE ANY ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS LAWYERS.  A person may become a client of the Company only through a written engagement letter between that person and the Company, after the Company has confirmed that no conflict exists and after deciding whether the representation is appropriate. This Website is not an offer or agreement to represent you.  Additionally, any email sent to the Company or any of its lawyers will not create an attorney-client relationship and will not be treated as privileged or confidential.  

You should not send us information until you have spoken with one of our attorneys and received authorization to send that information to us, we have confirmed that the appropriate conflict checks have been cleared, and that we are otherwise able to accept the engagement. Please do not send us any information you regard as confidential unless we establish a formal attorney-client relationship with you. 

If you email or otherwise provide information, materials, or documents before your receipt of the foregoing confirmation and an appropriate engagement letter, we may not be able to treat that information as privileged, confidential, or protected information. You recognize that our review of your information, even if you submitted it in a good faith effort to retain us, and even if you consider it confidential, does not preclude us from representing another client directly adverse to you, even in a matter where that information can be used against you.

If you communicate with us by email in connection with a matter for which we already represent you, please remember that email is not secure and you should avoid sending sensitive or confidential email messages unless they are adequately encrypted.

Under some interpretations of the legal ethics rules, some material in this Website should be considered advertising. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon the information included on this Website. Before you decide to hire a lawyer, please ask us to send you written information about our qualifications and experience.  If you believe this Website does not comply with the rules of the state where you reside, you should disregard its contents and, if you wish, seek information about our services from other resources or directly from the Company or its attorneys.

 Our lawyers are admitted to practice only in the State of Florida.

 Accessing the Website and Account Security

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users, including registered users.

You are responsible for:

 •       Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website.

•       Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and comply with them.

To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy [INSERT AS LINK TO PRIVACY POLICY], and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.

If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat that information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your user name, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.

We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms.

Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all text, audio, video, images, displays, software, and information, and the design, selection, and arrangement of those items) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of the material and are protected by United States and international patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

These Terms permit you to use the Website for only legitimate business purposes that relate to your role as an existing or prospective client, vendor, or collaborator of the Company.  You must not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:

•       Your computer may temporarily store copies of those materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.

•       You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.

•       You may print one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for legitimate business purposes and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.

•       If we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for legitimate business purposes, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for those applications.

You must not:

 •       Modify copies of any materials from this site.

•       Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.

•       Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this Website.

 If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to sdanco@sharondanco.com.

If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

Reservation of Rights

The Company name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use those  marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.  You are granted a limited license only subject to the restrictions in these Terms, for purposes of viewing the material contained on this Website.

‌All text, audio, video, pictures, artwork, and information on the Website are the intellectual property of the Company or its licensors, and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws or are included based on the principles of “fair use.”  The Company reserves all rights with respect to the Website except those expressly granted to you in Permitted Uses.

We reserve the right at all times to disclose information we deem necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or government request.

 Permitted Uses

Provided you comply with these Terms, we grant you the right to access all areas of the Website for the purpose of learning more about our services (“Permitted Purposes”).  In addition, we grant you the right to print out a reasonable number of pages of the Website and circulate to interested parties a copy of these pages, so long as you (a) use, and ensure that others with whom you share copies, use, the printouts only for Permitted Purposes, and (b) you retain on those printouts any copyright notices or other proprietary notices as they appear on the Website.  Apart from these express rights to use the Website, you may not use, copy, modify, distribute, or access our Website, or any materials made available on the Website.

 Prohibited Uses

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use the Website:

 •       In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).

•       For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.

•       To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).

•       To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or that, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the Website or expose them to liability.

•       To publish any Website material in any media.

•       To sell, sublicense, or otherwise commercialize any Website material.

•       To publicly perform or show any Website material.

•       To engage in any data mining, data harvesting, data extracting, or any other similar activity in relation to this Website or while using this Website.

 Additionally, you agree not to:

 •       Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through the Website.

•       Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.

•       Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.

•       Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.

•       Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, malware, exploits, root kits, keyloggers, adware, time bombs, cancelbots, logic bombs, or other material or computer programming routines that are malicious, technologically harmful, or are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any data, system, or personal information.

•       Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.

•       Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

•       Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

•       Infringe any third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy.

Copyright Infringement

The Company respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask visitors to our Website to do the same.  If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our copyright agent the following information: (a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; (b) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (c) identification of the material that you claim to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed, and the location of that material on the Website; (d) information reasonably sufficient to permit the Company to contact the complaining party (e.g.,  the address, telephone number, or email address); (e) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the dispute use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.  Our Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Website can be reached by directing an email to the Copyright Agent at:  Sharon Danco, President, Sharon Docherty Danco, PLLC, 10411 Green Links Drive, Tampa, Florida 33626, email: sdanco@sharondanco.com; fax: (813) 926-3936. 

If you fail to comply with all the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the Online Copyright Infringement Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C §512) (the “DMCA”), your notice may not be effective.  Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Website is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including attorneys’ fees and costs) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.

 Reliance on Information Posted

The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on the information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on those materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

This Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and reporting services. All statements and opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the Company, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

Information About You and Your Visits to the Website

All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy [INSERT AS LINK TO PRIVACY POLICY]. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

Linking to the Website and Social Media Features

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in a manner that suggests any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part.

 This Website may provide certain social media features that enable you to:

 •       Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on this Website.

•       Send emails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on this Website.

•       Cause limited portions of content on this Website to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.

You may use these features solely as they are provided by us, and solely with respect to the content they are displayed with and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to those features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:

 •       Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.

•       Cause the Website or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other site, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking.

•       Link to any part of the Website other than the homepage.

•       Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on this Website that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms.

You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

 We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.

Links to Third-Party Sites

If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only and the inclusion of a link does not imply approval, recommendation, or endorsement by the Company, the Company is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or opinions expressed in those websites, and the Company does not warrant that those websites will be free of computer viruses or other harmful code that can impact your computer or other devices. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. The Company does not monitor, investigate, or check for accuracy or completeness of those Websites.  If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for those websites.

Geographic Restrictions

The owner of the Website is based in the state of Florida in the United States of America. We provide this Website for use only by persons located in the United States of America. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States of America. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside the United States of America, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Disclaimer of Warranties

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation on Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, OR MANAGERS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, members, managers, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The validity, construction, enforcement, and interpretation of this these Terms and all matters relating to the Website (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by the laws of the State of Florida and the federal laws of the United States of America, excluding the laws of those jurisdictions pertaining to resolution of conflicts with laws of other jurisdictions.

The proper, exclusive, and convenient venues for any litigation arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Website are the Circuit Court of Florida for Hillsborough County, Florida, for state trial court proceedings, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida - Tampa Division for federal district court proceedings. You waive any defense, whether asserted by motion or pleading, that these venues are improper or inconvenient forums, and consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts having jurisdiction in the State of Florida for the purpose of any litigation arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Website.

 Arbitration

At Company’s sole discretion, it may require you to submit any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Website, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, or termination, to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association applying Florida law.

‌‌Limitation on Time to File Claims

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, THE CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

Waiver and Severability

A waiver of any term or provision included in these Terms will be valid and effective only if it is evi­denced by a writing signed by or on behalf of the Company.  No delay or course of dealing by the Company in exercising a power, right, or remedy under these Terms will operate as a waiver of any power, right, or remedy of the Company, except to the extent expressly manifested in a writing signed by or on behalf of the Company.  In addition, the written waiver by the Company of a power, right, or remedy under any provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of any succeeding exercise of the power, right, or remedy or a waiver of the provision itself. 

Whenever possible, each provision of these Terms should be construed and interpreted so that it is valid and enforceable under applicable law.  If a provision of these Terms is held by a court to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, however, that provision will be deemed separable from the remaining provisions of these Terms and will not affect the validity or interpretation of the other provisions of these Terms or the application of that provision to other circumstances in which it is valid and enforceable.

Entire Agreement

The Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.

‌Headings in this Website are solely for convenient reference and in no way define, limit, construe, or describe the scope or extent of each section.  The Company’s failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive the Company’s right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.                                                                                                           

Your Comments and Concerns

This Website is operated by Sharon Docherty Danco, PLLC, 10411 Green Links Drive, Tampa, Florida 33626.

All notices of copyright infringement claims should be sent to the copyright agent designated in our Copyright Policy [INSERT AS LINK TO COPYRIGHT POLICY] in the manner and by the means set out therein.

All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to: sdanco@sharondanco.com.

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