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Privacy Statement


Daily Journal Corporation
Website Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions
Last Updated February 3, 2013
Thank you for visiting a website managed by Daily Journal Corporation or one of its
subsidiaries. This policy applies to the following websites:
DailyJournal.com
RecordReporter.com
DBAStore.com
LegalAdStore.com

In this document, we may refer to Daily Journal Corporation, collectively with its
subsidiaries, as the "Daily Journal" "we," "us" and "our." Please take a few moments to
review this privacy policy, as well as any additional terms and conditions that may be
provided on this site. By using this site or by communicating with us, you agree to this
privacy policy and any additional terms and conditions herein and otherwise provided on
this site.
If you have subscribed for a print publication, your print subscription is subject to separate
terms and conditions.
In case of conflict between this document and any separate terms and conditions posted on
this site, the separate terms and conditions shall control.

General Principles
We collect personally identifiable information about you only if you choose to share it
with us. Other than as expressly stated elsewhere in this document, we do not share any
personally identifiable information with third parties. Personally identifiable information
includes information such as your name, your email address, your mailing address, and
any payment methods you may provide us.
We may from time to time share aggregated demographic information about our user base
with our partners, advertisers, and others. Aggregated demographic information includes
statistical information such as the total number of people who visit our site, what web
pages visitors view, the number of people from different geographic areas who visit our
site, and similar aggregated information. We do not identify individual users in
connection with providing such aggregated demographic information.

Subscriptions, Purchases and Other Transactions
In order to become a subscriber, purchase certain products or services, or perform certain
other transactions, you must provide us certain information and, in some cases, create a
user name and password. To complete a transaction you are required to give contact
information (such as your name and email address) and financial information (such as a
credit card number and expiration date). We use this information to contact you (as we
describe below), for billing purposes, to fulfill your transaction (including, as applicable,
publishing advertisements and notices your order) and for the other purposes described
below. You pledge to provide accurate information in response to any question and shall
indemnify us and hold us harmless for any damages caused by your intentional provision
of inaccurate information.
You may have the option to provide additional demographic information (such as income
level and gender); we encourage you to submit this information so we can provide you in
the future with content more closely targeted to your interests.
We may use third-party vendors to process transactions and provide subscription
fulfillment. These services may have their own privacy policies, terms and conditions.
Please refer to the privacy policies, terms and conditions presented by these services for
further information.

Our Communication with You
If you have registered, purchased products or services, subscribed (online or offline), or
contacted us, we will occasionally provide you information regarding events, promotions
and other matters of interest to our visitors, including programs conducted by our
affiliates. We may also provide to you reminders following an incomplete purchase and
reminders following completed transactions. We may provide you information and
request your support by email, postal mail, and telephone. We do not allow any third
parties to communicate with our subscribers or users using our contact lists.
We may use third-party vendors to perform these communications on our behalf, including
outside email, postal mail, and telephone communication service providers. Each vendor
may have its own privacy policy and terms and conditions.
Out of respect for your privacy, we present the option not to receive these types of
communications. Please see the information under "Choice and Opt-out."

Customer Service
If you contact us, we may communicate with you by any means available in response to
your inquiries, to provide the services you request, and to manage your account. We may
preserve records of the interaction.

Choice and Opt-out
If you no longer wish to receive certain direct communications from us, you may opt-out
of receiving them by following the instructions included in those communications.
If you have connected with us through social media (such as Facebook) and you wish to
stop receiving communications from us through that social media channel, you may use
the "unsubscribe" or similar function to stop receiving our updates within that social media
channel.

Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for recordkeeping
purposes. We use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A
session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. Except as described under
"Visitor Information," we do not use persistent cookies. Except during the registration
process, we do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable
information about you.
If you reject cookies, you may still use some portions of our site, but your ability to use
some features, including interactive and "community" features, will be limited.

Visitor Information
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log
files. This information includes internet protocol addresses, browser type, internet service
provider, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data.
We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to
administer the site, to learn about users' movements around the site and to gather
demographic information about our user base as a whole. We do not link this
automatically collected data to personally identifiable information.
Daily Journal currently uses Google Analytics, and may in the future use other analytics
services, to learn about visits to this site. Google Analytics provides reports about how
visitors interact with websites so website owners can improve their website and how
people find it. Google Analytics uses cookies to identify visitors. A different cookie is
used for each website, and visitors are not tracked across multiple sites. To disable this
type of cookie, some browsers will indicate when a cookie is being sent and allow you to
decline cookies on a case-by-case basis. In addition to declining cookies, you can also
install the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on in your browser, which prevents Google
Analytics from collecting information about your visits to this website.
You may learn more about the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on and other
Google Analytics privacy information at
http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

Content Provided by Others
Some pages on this site may include content provided by outside services, such as
embedded videos from video hosting services including YouTube. This content may be
subject to policies applicable to those outside services, and we recommend you view the
privacy policy and any terms and conditions applicable to those outside services.

Interactive Features
Some pages on this site may include services that allow the viewing of content provided
by other visitors and the sharing of such content, such as comments to blog posts and
discussions in forums. If these services exist on any particular site, then they are subject to
terms of service which further describe your rights and responsibilities with respect to such
services.

Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive
information (such as a credit card number) on our registration or order forms, we encrypt
that information in transit using secure socket layer technology. While we endeavor to
secure your information during transit and after receipt, no method of transmission over
the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot
guarantee its absolute security and we urge you to protect your computer by using trusted
connections to the Internet and by using anti-virus and firewall software.

Business Transactions
In the event Daily Journal Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates goes through a
business transaction, such as a merger with another entity or transfer of all or a portion of
its assets, any personally identifiable information you submit, as well as any information
you provide through the use of community features, will likely be among the assets
transferred. You will be notified via prominent notice on our website for 30 days
following the transaction of any such change in ownership or control of your personal
information.

Links to Other Sites
This website contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by Daily Journal.
Please be aware that we are not responsible for the terms and conditions or privacy
practices of such other sites. Daily Journal provides these links as a convenience only, and
a link does not imply endorsement, sponsorship or any affiliation with the linked site.

Jurisdiction
The site is managed by Daily Journal or one of its subsidiaries. If separate terms of service
are posted on this site, the jurisdiction provision in that document controls.
In all other cases, by using this site, you acknowledge that Daily Journal Corporation is
headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and you agree that all legal matters arising from
the site or your use of the site will be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of
California and the federal laws of the United States of America, as applicable, without
regard to any conflict of laws principles. You agree that any claims you may have arising
from your use of the Site will be heard and resolved in the courts located in Los Angeles,
California. You consent to personal jurisdiction of such courts over you, stipulate to the
fairness and convenience of proceeding in such courts, and covenant not to assert any
objection to proceeding in such courts. You are solely responsible for complying with any
legal obligations you may have.

Subject to Change
Daily Journal may revise this document at any time by updating this page. You are bound
by such revisions and should periodically visit this page to review the current privacy
policy, terms and conditions.

Legal Issues
We reserve the right to disclose information, including your personally identifiable
information (i) as required by law, (ii) when we believe that disclosure is necessary or
desirable to protect our rights or (iii) when we believe that disclosure is necessary to
comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or any other legal process.
We reserve the right to refuse service to any visitor for any reason, including as we see
necessary to protect our systems and other users.

THE SERVICES, CONTENT, AND/OR PRODUCTS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED
"AS-IS" AND WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT
TO SUCH PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND/OR CONTENT. WE DO NOT REPRESENT
OR WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND/OR
CONTENT: (A) WILL BE SECURE, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE
OR OPERATE IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,
SYSTEM OR DATA, (B) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR
EXPECTATIONS, OR (C) WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS. THESE DISCLAIMERS CONSTITUTE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF
THIS AGREEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL DAILY JOURNAL OR ANY OF ITS
SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL
OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR KIND (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA,
REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) ARISING OUT
OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS SITE, ITS PRODUCTS, SERVICES,
AND/OR CONTENT, OR ANY INTERRUPTION, INACCURACY, ERROR OR
OMISSION, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding these policies, please contact us by using the contact
information for the publication of interest to you on the website or click here . Thanks for
visiting.

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