Legal Disclaimers

Despite being of almost zero value, many people insist on including vaguely threatening, pseudo legalistic disclaimers at the end of their emails. Here is an ongoing collection of disclaimers that end up in my inbox. Sensitive information redacted to protect the innocent. This page only features disclaimers that were sent inappropriately and included as a self-defeating, overcautious type of boilerplate. Emphasis mine

ELECTRONIC MAIL NOTICE: All recipients are further notified that: (1) electronic mail is not secure; (2) any electronic mail sent to or received by you may be exposed to multiple computers and/or users in transit; (3) interception during transit by improper access may occur; and, (4) a cloud provider may be used to store data and network information. If you do not consent to place information in the cloud, please notify us by telephone or email immediately. You should ensure that proper security measures are taken to maintain any privileged or confidential information you desire to communicate with our firm.

This message and accompanying documents are covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521, and contain information intended for the specified individual(s) only. This information is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or the taking of any action based on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message.

This message and accompanying documents are covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Ch. 119 Sections 2510-2521 et seq., and contains information intended for the specified individual(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error. Any review, dissemination, copying, or the taking of any action based on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Please be advised this is an informal opinion and is only applicable to the factual situation referenced and to the statutes in existence at the time of issuance. The <agency> could take a contrary position in the future to that stated in this e-mail. Any oral or written opinion by <agency> personnel not pursuant to a Petition for Declaratory Order under <dumb stuff> is not binding upon the <agency>.

This electronic message contains information generated by the <agency> solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.

This E-mail (including any attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521, is confidential and may contain attorney-client materials and/or attorney work product, legally privileged and protected from disclosure. This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please call us immediately at <phone number> and ask to speak to the sender or reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it and any and all copies of it. If you are a client of our firm, this e-mail confirms that communication to you by e-mail is an acceptable way to transmit attorney-client information. Thank you.

The information contained in this e-mail transmission (including any accompanying attachments) is intended solely for its authorized recipient (s) and may be confidential and/or legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, or responsible for delivering some or all of this transmission to an intended recipient, you have received this transmission in error and are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from reading, copying, printing, distributing, or disclosing any of the information contained in it. If you are a client of our firm, this confirms that communication to you by e-mail is an acceptable way to transmit attorney-client information.

Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any attachments may be covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C.§§2510-2521 and may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you should not review, use, disclose, distribute, copy, or forward this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete/destroy any and all copies of the original message.

This communication is the property of <company> and may contain confidential or privileged information. Unauthorized use of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This e-mail and any attachments are intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies and attachments.

This email and any files transmitted are covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. The information it contains is confidential and may be legally privileged; it is intended solely for the individual to whom it was addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying this email is prohibited and you should reply to the sender that you have received this email in error and then immediately delete it. Unless otherwise exempted by public record laws, senders and receivers of government emails should presume that the emails are subject to release upon request. Nothing in this email should be interpreted to authorize or conclude a binding agreement of contract between the city and the sender or recipient.

*NOTICE* This email message (including any file attachments transmitted with it) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and legally privileged information. Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this email by an unintended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. No representation is made that this email or any attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient.

NOTICE: This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from printing, storing, disseminating, distributing or copying this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Any expressed or implied opinions in this email are not necessarily the opinions of <company>. Thank you, <company>.

Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the <company>. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. <company> accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.

*The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message, and please delete it from your computer.*

To comply with IRS requirements, you are advised that any federal tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (1) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (2) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transactions or matter addressed

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete or destroy the original message and any attachments and do not distribute it.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email message is attorney privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by telephone, and return the original to us at the above address via U.S. Postal Service and delete this message along with any attachments from your computer.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE This message is the property of <company> or its affiliates. It is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is legally privileged and/or confidential. No addressee should forward, print, copy, or otherwise reproduce this message in any manner which would allow it to be viewed by any individual not originally listed as a recipient. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the information herein is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this message.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, and any attachments hereto, contains information which may be CONFIDENTIAL and/or ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please return the e-mail to the sender and delete it from your computer.

Confidentiality statement: This electronic mail message and any attached files from <company> contain information which is privileged and confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail message or by phone at <phone number> immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system(s).

The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient specified in message only. It is strictly forbidden to share any part of this message with any third party, without a written consent of the sender. If you received this message by mistake, please reply to this message and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur in the future.

This email and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential or privileged information and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it from your system. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the <agency>. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. <agency> does not warrant any email or attachment to be virus free and accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.

This message may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above or may contain information that is legally privileged. If you are not the intended addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake, please immediately notify us by replying to the message and delete the original message and any copies immediately thereafter. If you received this email as a commercial message and would like to opt out of future commercial messages, please let us know and we will remove you from our distribution list. Thank you.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager at <email>. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

The information contained in this transmission may contain privileged and confidential information. It is intended for the use of the person(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, duplication or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited and please destroy all copies of the original message.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.