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1. Background
For Afford-Bankruptcy.Com (the "Debt Relief Agency" or "Bankruptcy Document Preparer" or “the Bankruptcy Assistance
Company,” or simply "the Company"), operating out of the United States, this Website is primarily meant, to: (1) enable the
Company to advertise and promote its own web site, products and/or services; (ii) facilitate the public's ability to learn about the
bankruptcy law and/or information; (iii) interact with debtors, credit and bankruptcy information providers and seekers, bankruptcy
prospects and filers, and other personal or business debt relief agencies or others interested in similar subject matter. Further
to informing and providing general educational material to you or the general public on the bankruptcy system, Afford-Bankruptcy
and its staff may offer and sell information, documents, manuals, guidebooks, forms, books, kits, and other materials dealing
with bankruptcy filing and other law- or finance-related matters, to customers, and, where contracted for by you or other customer,
may provide bankruptcy document preparation assistance services to you or any other customers. You fully understand that Afford-
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as to whether or not to use us or our assistance services or products.
Afford-Bankruptcy operation itself are NOT lawyers, and is NOT a law firm, but rather, is only a website owned and operated
by Afford-Bankruptcy.Com.
2. Purpose
Bankruptcy is one of your basic legal and constitutional rights as an American. The purpose of this web site, is to get you
informed on bankruptcy and bankruptcy basics, and to help you learn and know everything you need to know, as a debtor or a
debtor interested in the subject, about bankruptcy, about your legal rights in bankruptcy, and the bankruptcy document preparation
and filing process.
THIS WEBSITE IS AN ADVERTISEMENT, ONLY, OF FINANCIAL, CREDIT AND BANKRUPTCY INFORMATION and
ASSISTANCE SERVICES.
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developments or variances in the law of different jurisdictions. And that NOTHING whatsoever on the Site is legal advice, or
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particular attorney otherwise associated with the Site. Additionally, the mere receipt of an e-mail from or a "post" on the Site does
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limitation, claims based on bad, inefficient, or improper practice or service, or lack of specific outcome).
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to suspend or terminate any further participation by you in the Site or our services to you, where applicable, and/or to terminate
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do, the earlier of the following: (1) your completion of our Intake Questionnaire and your submission of same or of an order for
service, to Afford-Bankrutcy.com; (2) your use or reception of the services offered.
I AGREE, hence I'm using this site and/or its services. Signed___________________
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS and CONDITIONS MOST CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE Afford-Bankruptcy.com WEBSITE (the "Site" or "Afford-Bankruptcy").
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