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Best Efforts. ezDD214.com, a division of TRG LLC, a private business NOT affiliated with any State or Federal government agency, is a company that conducts and provides archival research products and services for its Clients. ezDD214.com’s research products and services shall be provided on a "best efforts" basis.

We do not issue your documents. We help you submit your Request as your authorized Agent, in an efficient manner. We have no control over the decisions made by any Government records repository regarding the denial or approval, in whole or in part, of any Request. We have no control over the Government’s requirements for additional supporting documents and/or additional supporting requirements based upon the information submitted by you whether directly or through us as your agent.

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Client Disclosure. Client understands that incomplete, inaccurate, imprecise, and misspelled information will make more difficult and may frustrate ezDD214’s research efforts.

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No Refunds. You understand by agreeing to the terms herein that you have purchased the service stated, therefore, due to such acceptance, refunds are not possible for any reason (including, but not limited to):

1. Subsequent to your order, you locate the documents which you have requested;
2. Delays in the Government’s processing of your Request, and/or their inability to fulfill your Request in whole or in part;
3. Document procurement difficulties, including changes in policy, regulations or requirements.

The foregoing list is representative only.

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Force Majeure. In the event ezDD214.com is prevented or hindered from complying with any of the requirements of this Agreement by reason of war, riots, embargoes, strikes or by operation of force majeure or any federal or state law or any order, rule or regulation of governmental authority, then, while so prevented, ezDD214.com’s obligation to comply with such requirement shall be suspended and ezDd214.com shall not be liable for failure to comply therewith. Should such occurrences continue for more than ninety (90) days, either ezDD214.com or the Client may terminate this Agreement without further liability to the other.

Dispute Resolution. ezDD214.com and Client agree that all disputes regarding ezDD214.com’s fees or expenses or performance are to be resolved by binding arbitration, pursuant to the Better Business Bureau, by a single arbitrator appointed in accordance with those rules, located in New York County, the City of New York.  Any cause of action arising out of ezDD214.com’s provision of research products or services shall be instituted within one year after the claim has arisen or such cause of action shall be barred.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties and may not be modified except by written amendment executed by each of the parties. In the event any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Website and Internet Policies. Please review our policies with regard to our website: Ordering & Payment (including our Return & Refund Policies) and Privacy Notice posted elsewhere on this site. These policies govern your visit to The Touchstone Research Store.

We also recommend that you read our Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.) where we address many of the questions which are commonly asked by our clients.

We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Terms of Service at any time.

Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be construed according to, and be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

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