Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts

Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and more.

This Agreement contains the following provisions

1. YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT

This is an agreement between you and FLCOURTS18.ORG ("FLCOURTS18.ORG"), and governs your use of the FLCOURTS18.ORG WEBSITE and its content and the services provided through the WEBSITE (collectively the "WEBSITE"). Each time you use the WEBSITE you signify your acceptance and agreement, and the acceptance and agreement of any person you purport to represent (and for purposes of this Agreement, "person" includes any type of incorporated or unincorporated entity), without limitation or qualification, to be bound by this Agreement, and you represent and warrant that you have the legal authority to agree to and accept this Agreement on behalf of yourself and any person you purport to represent. If you do not agree with each provision of this Agreement, or you are not authorized to agree to and accept this Agreement, or you do not have the legal authority to agree to and accept this Agreement, you may not use the WEBSITE.

2. CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT

You may not change, supplement, or amend this Agreement in any manner. FLCOURTS18.ORG may, in its sole discretion, change, and supplement or amend this Agreement as it relates to your future use of the WEBSITE from time to time, for any reason, and without any notice or liability to you or any other person, by posting a revised Agreement on the WEBSITE.

3. PERMITTED USERS AND ACCESS

The WEBSITE may be used only by persons who have reached the age of majority or legal age in their jurisdictions and who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. The WEBSITE may not be used by persons in jurisdictions where access to or use of the WEBSITE or any part of it may be illegal or prohibited. It is solely your responsibility to determine whether your use of the WEBSITE is lawful, and you must comply with all applicable laws.

4. MISPRINTS AND ERRORS, PRODUCT AVAILABILITY, PRICES, AND ORDERS

FLCOURTS18.ORG endeavors to provide current and accurate information on the WEBSITE. Nevertheless, misprints or other errors may occur. Accordingly, FLCOURTS18.ORG reserves the right to change the prices, fees and charges regarding the goods and services available through the WEBSITE at any time and from time to time without any notice or liability to you or any other person. Also, FLCOURTS18.ORG cannot guarantee that goods or services advertised on the WEBSITE will be available when ordered or thereafter. FLCOURTS18.ORG also reserves the right at any time to reject, correct, cancel or terminate any order. If you order goods or services for which the price was incorrectly displayed, FLCOURTS18.ORG will provide you with an opportunity to cancel your order. If you order goods or services that are not available, FLCOURTS18.ORG will notify you by email. FLCOURTS18.ORG reserves the right to limit quantities licensed or sold.

5. DISCLAIMER, LIABILITY EXCLUSION, LIABILITY LIMITATION, RELEASE AND INDEMNITY

FLCOURTS18.ORG strives to make your use of the WEBSITE a useful and enjoyable experience, and a safe and easy way to view court events and services over the Internet. Nevertheless, FLCOURTS18.ORG and its service providers (the"Providers") do not accept any liability for your use of the WEBSITE. For that reason, the following provisions apply to your use of the WEBSITE.
* DISCLAIMER: YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
* THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, AND WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, PERFORMANCE OR DURABILITY, ALL OF WHICH ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED BY FLCOURTS18.ORG AND THE PROVIDERS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOU (AND NOT FLCOURTS18.ORG OR THE PROVIDERS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION TO ANY COMPUTER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT ARISING FROM, CONNECTED WITH, OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE. THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE MAY BE AFFECTED BY NUMEROUS FACTORS BEYOND FLCOURTS18.ORG'S CONTROL. THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE MAY NOT BE CONTINUOUS OR UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE. SECURITY AND PRIVACY RISKS CANNOT BE ELIMINATED. FLCOURTS18.ORG IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO VERIFY THE IDENTITY OF USERS OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, FLCOURTS18.ORG AND ITS PROVIDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR CONDITION THAT: THE WEBSITE WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR COMPUTER AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE; THE WEBSITE WILL BE AVAILABLE OR WILL FUNCTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR WILL BE FREE OF ERRORS OR THAT ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, SEQUENTIAL, OR TIMELY; CERTAIN OR ANY RESULTS MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE; THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE BROWSING AND DOWNLOADING OF ANY INFORMATION, WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, WORMS OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE OR DISRUPTIVE COMPONENTS; OR THE USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS (INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS) OF ANY PERSON; AND FLCOURTS18.ORG AND ITS PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY REGARDING SUCH MATTERS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. LIABILITY EXCLUSION FLCOURTS18.ORG AND ITS PROVIDERS WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PRODUCTION, LOSS OF INCOME OR PROFITS (ANTICIPATED OR OTHERWISE), LOSS OF MARKETS, ECONOMIC LOSS, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LAW OR EQUITY, ARISING FROM, CONNECTED WITH, OR RELATING TO THE USE OF THE WEBSITE BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON, AND REGARDLESS OF ANY NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER FAULT OR WRONGDOING BY FLCOURTS18.ORG OR ANY PROVIDER OR ANY PERSON FOR WHOM FLCOURTS18.ORG OR ITS PROVIDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THAT FLCOURTS18.ORG OR ITS PROVIDERS MAY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGES BEING INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON. LIABILITY LIMITATION IN NO EVENT WILL FLCOURTS18.ORG'S OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS' TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND COSTS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LAW OR EQUITY, AND REGARDLESS OF ANY NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER FAULT OR WRONGDOING BY FLCOURTS18.ORG OR ANY PERSON FOR WHOM FLCOURTS18.ORG IS RESPONSIBLE, EXCEED $25 OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO FLCOURTS18.ORG FOR THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, WHICHEVER IS LESS. RELEASE YOU HEREBY RELEASE, REMISE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE EACH OF FLCOURTS18.ORG AND ITS PROVIDERS AND ALL OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS AND LICENSEES, AND ALL OTHER RELATED, ASSOCIATED, OR CONNECTED PERSONS FROM ANY AND ALL MANNER OF RIGHTS, CLAIMS, COMPLAINTS, DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, PROCEEDINGS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LEGAL FEES, COSTS, AND DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY NATURE AND KIND WHATSOEVER AND HOWSOEVER ARISING, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST, WHICH ARISE FROM, RELATE TO, OR ARE CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE. INDEMNITY YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF FLCOURTS18.ORG AND ITS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES AND PARTNERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, EXPENSES AND COSTS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION REASONABLE LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCURRED BY THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM OR DEMAND ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR YOUR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT. YOU WILL ASSIST AND CO-OPERATE AS FULLY AS REASONABLY REQUIRED BY THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES IN THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH CLAIM OR DEMAND. ADVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY FLCOURTS18.ORG OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, WILL NOT CREATE ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR CONDITION OR VARY OR AMEND THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER, LIABILITY EXCLUSION, LIABILITY LIMITATION, RELEASE AND INDEMNITY PROVISIONS, AND YOU MAY NOT RELY UPON ANY SUCH ADVICE OR INFORMATION.

The exclusion of certain warranties and the limitation of certain liabilities is prohibited by legislation in some jurisdictions. Such legislative limitations may apply to you. The disclaimer, liability exclusion, liability limitation, release, and indemnity provisions in this Agreement survive indefinitely after the termination of this Agreement

6. LOGIN NAMES AND PASSWORDS

WEBSITE accounts may be accessed only by use of a unique login name and password. The use of a password does not restrict access by FLCOURTS18.ORG and its Providers to the password-protected information. Login names and passwords may not be shared. For security reasons, you must keep your login name and password confidential and not disclose them to any person or permit any other person to use them, except an authorized FLCOURTS18.ORG representative. Also, passwords must be non-obvious, hard-to-guess, and confidential and changed on a regular basis, and you must log-out at the end of each session. You are solely responsible and liable for any use and misuse of your login name and password and for all activities that occur under your login name and password. You must ensure that all uses of your login name and password comply with this Agreement. You must immediately notify FLCOURTS18.ORG of any unauthorized use of your login name or password, or if you know or suspect that your login name or password has been lost or stolen, has become known to any other person, or has been otherwise compromised. All login names and passwords remain the property of FLCOURTS18.ORG, and may be cancelled or suspended at any time by FLCOURTS18.ORG without any notice or liability to you or any other person. FLCOURTS18.ORG is not under any obligation to verify the actual identity or authority of the user of any login name or password. You must respond promptly to all email and other correspondence from FLCOURTS18.ORG, including without limitation email and correspondence concerning complaints or concerns regarding your use of your login name or password or your use of the WEBSITE. THE SECURITY AND PRIVACY PROVIDED BY PASSWORDS IS NOT COMPLETE, AND CAN BE CIRCUMVENTED. YOUR USE OF PASSWORDS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

7. TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE WEBSITE

If you breach any provision of this Agreement, you may no longer use the WEBSITE. FLCOURTS18.ORG may, in its sole discretion, change, suspend or terminate, temporarily or permanently, the WEBSITE or any part of it or any of its features at any time, for any reason, without any notice or liability to you or any other person. FLCOURTS18.ORG may at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, and in its sole discretion, immediately suspend or terminate (in whole or in part) your permission to use the WEBSITE and your user password, all without any notice or liability to you or any other person. If this Agreement or your permission to use the WEBSITE is terminated by you or FLCOURTS18.ORG for any reason, this Agreement will nevertheless continue to apply and be binding upon you in respect of your prior use of the WEBSITE and your purchases of goods and services through the WEBSITE and anything connected with, relating to or arising from those matters.

8. INFORMATION SUBMISSIONS

All information you provide through the WEBSITE, including registration information (name and email address), payment information (credit card numbers and expiration dates), and transaction-related information, must be true, accurate, current and complete. You must also provide FLCOURTS18.ORG with updated registration information and payment information within 30 days of any changes. FLCOURTS18.ORG will rely on the information you provide. You will be solely responsible and liable for any and all loss, damage, and additional costs that you, FLCOURTS18.ORG or any other person may incur as a result of your submission of any false, incorrect or incomplete information or your failure to update your registration information and payment information within 30 days of any change. FLCOURTS18.ORG may require a copy of a government-issued form of identification before making any changes to your registration information.

9. OWNERSHIP AND PERMITTED USE OF THE WEBSITE

The WEBSITE and all information (in text, graphical, video and audio forms), images, icons, software, design, applications and other elements available on or through the WEBSITE are the property of FLCOURTS18.ORG, its Providers and others, and are protected by international copyright, trade-mark, and other laws. Your use of the WEBSITE does not transfer to you any ownership or other rights in the WEBSITE or its content. You may only use the WEBSITE in the manner described specifically in this Agreement. The WEBSITE may not be used for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement. In particular, except as expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement, the WEBSITE may not be copied, imitated, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, modified, indexed, catalogued, or distributed in any way, in whole or in part, without the express prior written consent of FLCOURTS18.ORG. You may not use any of the software that is used in the operation of the WEBSITE except while you are use the WEBSITE. You may not reproduce, copy, duplicate, sell, or resell any part of the WEBSITE (including the software used in the operation of the WEBSITE) or access to the WEBSITE. The WEBSITE is made available to you for your lawful use only. You may access and browse the WEBSITE using commercially available, SSL-capable Web browser software. You may print or download the pages of the WEBSITE for your personal use provided that you do not modify any of the WEBSITE pages or other content and you do not remove or alter any visible or non-visible identification, marks, notices, or disclaimers.

10. PRIVACY POLICY & PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your privacy is very important to us. It is the policy of the judicial branch to collect no personal information about you when you visit flcourts18.org.org unless you affirmatively choose to make such information available.

 

When you visit https://flcourts18.org, the Web server automatically recognizes only the Internet domain and IP address from which you accessed the site. This information does not capture or identify your personal e-mail address or other personal information.

 

In addition, information is only gathered regarding the volume and timing of access to the site by collecting information on the date, time and pages you visited while at the site. This is done so that the content of the site can be improved. Your personal information is not identified through this data collection process.

 

If you choose to share personal information, such as by sending a message or filling out an electronic form with personal information, the information will be saved for a designated period of time in order to comply with Judicial Branch public records retention policies. However, information will not be disclosed to third parties or other government agencies, unless required by state or federal law. Please note that Florida's public records law requires that information received in connection with court business must be made available to anyone upon request, unless the information is subject to a specific exemption.

 

11. COOKIES POLICY

Last Updated: April 28, 2023

 

Scope of this Cookies Policy

 

This cookies policy (the “Cookies Policy”) describes the cookies and other technologies that Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts (“18th Judicial”, or “we”, “us” or “our”) uses in the United States through our website flcourts18.org, jacs.flcourts18.org, and selfhelp.flcourts18.org (the “Sites”), how we use them, and how you can control and manage them. For the purpose of this Cookies Policy, 18th Judicial is the controller.

 

Through our Sites, we use cookies to provide you with website services and features, enable a personalized browsing experience, collect website use data to improve our services, provide more relevant content, and enable social media content.

 

For further information on 18th Judicial or to learn more about how we process your personal data, as well as to contact us, please refer to our privacy policy under previous tab #10.

 

What are cookies?

 

Cookies are small data files that are downloaded onto your device by the website or app you are visiting. The next time you visit the same website or app, cookies ensure that your device is recognized. By using cookies and similar technologies, such as pixel tags/beacons and scripts (“cookies”), websites can save information about visits and its visitors.

 

Such information may include your web request, IP address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request, your computer operating system, mobile device and mobile operating system, and your navigation on our Sites, such as the length of time spent on the Sites, the pages you looked at on the Sites, and the frequency of your visits to the Sites.

 

What type of cookies do we use and how do we use them?

 

Subject to your consent, where applicable, we may use both session cookies, which expire once you close your web browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your computer or mobile device until you delete them. We place some of the cookies ourselves (“first-party cookies”), while other cookies are placed by third parties (“third-party cookies”). This means that when you use our Sites, third parties will also collect information from your browser and your devices (see below for further information).

 

Our Sites uses the following types of cookies for the purposes set out below:

 

Essential Cookies

 

These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our Sites and to enable you to use some of its features. For example, they allow you to log in to secure areas of our Sites and help the content of the pages you request load quickly. Without these cookies, our Sites may not work properly, and you may not be able to use all its features.

 

Functional Cookies

 

These cookies are used to remember the choices you make when browsing our Sites, such as remembering your login details and the changes you make to the customizable parts of our Sites. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences every time you visit our Sites.

 

Analytics and Performance Cookies 

These cookies are used to collect information on how you use our Sites, including information about the pages you visited, how long you visited and if you experienced any errors. We use this information to help us improve the quality of our services, gather broad demographic information, and monitor the level of activity on our Sites.

 

Social Media Cookies

 

These cookies are used when you share information using a social media sharing button or “like” button on our Sites or you engage with our content or through a social networking website such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. The social network will record that you have done this.

 

Disabling cookies and manage cookie preferences.

 

In addition to your ability to refuse all non-essential cookies through the cookie banner available through our Sites and to opt-out easily and at any time through the dedicated link put at your disposal through the Sites, you can generally manage your cookies preferences and block, limit, or delete cookies via your browser settings. In order to do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “settings”, “help”, “tools”, or “edit” facility).

 

Please note that, if you do not accept our cookies, you may experience some inconvenience while using our Sites. For example, we may not be able to recognize your computer or mobile device and you may need to log in every time you visit our Sites.

 

12. TRADEMARK INFORMATION

FLCOURTS18.ORG collects, uses, and discloses your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy, which is available here. FLCOURTS18.ORG may change the Privacy Policy from time to time in its sole discretion. By accepting this Agreement, and each time you use the WEBSITE, you consent to FLCOURTS18.ORG's collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy as it then exists without any further notice or any liability to you or any other person.

13. OTHER SITES

The WEBSITE may include advertisements for, and links to, other WEBSITE's or resources and businesses operated by other persons ("Other Sites"). Other Sites are independent from FLCOURTS18.ORG, and FLCOURTS18.ORG has no responsibility or liability for or control over Other Sites, their business, goods, services, or content. Links to Other Sites are provided solely for your convenience. FLCOURTS18.ORG does not sponsor or endorse any Other Sites or their content or the goods or services available through those other WEBSITE's Your use of Other Sites and your dealings with the owners or operators of Other Sites is at your own risk, and you shall not make any claim against FLCOURTS18.ORG arising out of your use of any Other Sites or your dealings with the owners or operators of any Other Sites. As between you and FLCOURTS18.ORG, the provisions of this Agreement under the section headed Disclaimer, Liability Exclusion, Liability Limitation, Release and Indemnity apply, with all necessary modifications, to your access to and use of any Other Sites and their business, goods, services, and content.

14. LINKING AND FRAMING THE WEBSITE

To request permission to link to the WEBSITE, please contact us. FLCOURTS18.ORG reserves the right to cancel and revoke any permission it may give to link to the WEBSITE at any time, for any reason, without any notice, and without any liability to you or any other person. The framing of the WEBSITE or any of its content in any form and by any method is strictly prohibited.

15. POSTINGS AND UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS

You may not use technologies such as Gooey™ or Third Voice™ in connection with your use of the WEBSITE or to post comments, communications, or any other data of any kind to or on the WEBSITE with the intention that such postings may be viewed by other users of the WEBSITE. FLCOURTS18.ORG does not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new advertising campaigns, new promotions, new or improved goods, services or technologies, product enhancements, processes, materials, marketing plans, or new product names. The purpose of this policy is to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes. Accordingly, please do not send any unsolicited ideas, suggestions or other materials ("Submissions") to FLCOURTS18.ORG or the WEBSITE. If you send Submissions to FLCOURTS18.ORG or the WEBSITE you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of the Submissions grants) to FLCOURTS18.ORG and its assigns a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, world-wide, assignable, sub-licensable, right and license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display and otherwise exploit the Submissions or any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques associated with the Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, using any form, media or technology now known or later developed, without providing compensation to you or any other person, without any liability whatsoever, and free from any obligation of confidence or other duties on the part of FLCOURTS18.ORG or its assigns, and you agree, represent and warrant that all moral rights in the Submissions are waived in favor of FLCOURTS18.ORG and its assigns.

16. OTHER INFORMATION

If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed to be severed from the rest of this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The provisions of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each of FLCOURTS18.ORG and its Providers and each of their respective successors and assigns and related persons, including without limitation Florida Web& PC, and you and your heirs, executors, administrators, successors, permitted assigns, and personal representatives. You may not assign this Agreement or your rights and obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of FLCOURTS18.ORG, which may be withheld in FLCOURTS18.ORG's sole discretion. FLCOURTS18.ORG may assign this Agreement and its rights and obligations under this agreement without your consent. No waiver, express or implied, by either party of any breach of or default under this Agreement will constitute a continuing waiver of such breach or default or be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. You and FLCOURTS18.ORG are independent contractors and no agency, partnership, joint venture, employment or franchise relationship is intended or created by this Agreement or your use of the WEBSITE. The parties have expressly requested and required that this Agreement and all other related documents be drawn up in the English language. Any rights not expressly granted by this Agreement are reserved to FLCOURTS18.ORG. This Agreement is subject to change without notice.

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