Last updated: August 12, 2026
These terms and conditions establish the legal framework applicable to accessing and using the website www.pintiliesiasociatii.ro, administered by S.C.P.A. Pintilie și Asociații.
1.1. These terms and conditions (the "Terms") establish the legal framework applicable to accessing and using the website available at www.pintiliesiasociatii.ro (the "Website"), as well as the rules governing the content, information, and features made available to the public through it.
1.2. The Website is administered and operated by SCPA Pintilie și Asociații, a civil law partnership of attorneys (societate civilă profesională de avocați) organized and operating under the Romanian legislation governing the attorney profession, with its professional office at 5 Nicolae Gane Street, ap. 3B, Iași, Romania (the "Firm").
1.3. Throughout these Terms, the designations "the Firm," "we," "us," and "our" refer to S.C.P.A. Pintilie și Asociații, and the terms "User," "you," or "Visitor" refer to any natural or legal person who accesses, browses, or uses, in any manner, the Website or the content available through it.
1.4. The Website is primarily professional and informational in nature and is intended to present the Firm, the attorneys practicing within it, its practice areas, and the Professional Services it offers, as well as to provide legal and professional information of general interest.
1.5. Use of the Website is permitted to any person, within the limits set by law and by these Terms, provided that the rights and legitimate interests of the Firm, its attorneys, its clients, and any Third Parties whose rights or interests may be affected by the use of the Website are respected.
1.6. These Terms apply to all persons who access or use the Website, regardless of the technical means of access and regardless of whether the User merely browses the Website, consults its Content, uses one of the available Features, or submits a Request to the Firm through the communication channels made available.
1.7. These Terms govern only the use of the Website; they do not, in themselves, constitute an engagement agreement and do not establish the rights and obligations specific to an attorney--client relationship. To the extent that a professional relationship is subsequently formed between the Firm and a person, that relationship will be governed by the engagement agreement concluded between the parties, as well as by the applicable legislation and Professional Rules.
1.8. Accessing and using the Website entails the User's obligation to comply with these Terms, as well as with all legal provisions, regulations, Professional Rules, and rules of conduct applicable to the activities carried out through or in connection with the Website.
1.9. No provision of the Terms may be construed as excluding, restricting, or setting aside the application of a mandatory legal provision or of a professional obligation incumbent on the Firm or its attorneys under the legislation governing the practice of the attorney profession.
1.10. Where certain provisions of the Terms apply only to specific categories of Users, specific Features, or particular situations, they will be interpreted and applied in light of the actual nature of the use of the Website and the purpose for which they were established.
1.11. The Website may contain references to other documents, policies, or specific terms, including the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy, and, where applicable, special terms applicable to certain Features. These documents supplement these Terms to the extent that they govern distinct aspects of the use of the Website.
1.12. Where the use of a particular Feature is conditioned on the acceptance of specific terms, those terms will be brought to the User's attention in a manner appropriate to the nature of that Feature and will apply together with these Terms, unless expressly provided otherwise.
1.13. The version of the Terms in force is the version available on the Website on the date it is accessed, except where Applicable Law requires a different method of informing Users of, or communicating, amendments.
1.14. The Terms are published in Romanian and in English. In the event of any discrepancy between the two versions, the Romanian version prevails.
Throughout the Terms, the terms and expressions below have, unless the context requires otherwise, the following meanings:
"Website" --- the website available at www.pintiliesiasociatii.ro, including all of its pages, subpages, sections, materials, applications, features, databases, and technical components, regardless of the manner in which they are accessed;
"Firm" --- S.C.P.A. Pintilie și Asociații, a civil law partnership of attorneys (societate civilă profesională de avocați) organized and operating under the Romanian legislation governing the attorney profession;
"User" --- any natural or legal person who accesses, browses, consults, or uses the Website or any of the Content or Features available through it, whether or not that person is a client of the Firm;
"Visitor" --- any person who accesses or browses the Website without actually using a Feature that involves submitting a Request or providing information to the Firm; the term may be used, as appropriate, as a synonym for "User";
"Content" --- all materials and information available through the Website, regardless of their form or manner of presentation, including, without limitation, texts, articles, analyses, commentary, opinions, legal materials, explanations, studies, photographs, images, audio-video materials, graphic elements, logos, trademarks, names, databases, documents, and any other materials published or made available by the Firm;
"Features" --- the tools and means of interaction made available to Users through the Website, including, as of the date of the last update of the Terms: the assessment request form ("Request Assessment"), the contact form, the ability to upload documents within the assessment form, and the published contact details (email, telephone, the dedicated emergency telephone line); the Firm may introduce, modify, or remove Features under the conditions set out in these Terms;
"Request" --- any request, question, message, form, contact request, appointment request, email, or other communication sent to the Firm through the Website or through the contact details published on it, regardless of the form or technical means of transmission;
"Assessment Request" ("Request Assessment") --- the request submitted through the dedicated form on the Website, by which a person provides the Firm with information about the company, the context, the type of request, the level of urgency, and, optionally, relevant documents, for the purpose of a preliminary assessment of whether a professional relationship may be established; the submission of an Assessment Request is governed, in particular, by chapters 7--10 of the Terms;
"Electronic Communication" --- any communication sent or received by electronic means, including by email, forms available on the Website, messaging applications used at the User's initiative (for example, WhatsApp), or other means of electronic communication made available by the Firm;
"Prospective Client" --- the natural or legal person who contacts the Firm, directly or through the Website, in order to obtain information about the Professional Services or to assess the possibility of receiving legal services, prior to the formation of an attorney--client relationship;
"Client" --- the natural or legal person for whose benefit the Firm or one of its attorneys has accepted and undertakes a Professional Engagement, under the conditions of the law and of the engagement agreement concluded in accordance with the applicable Professional Rules;
"Professional Engagement" (mandat) --- the professional assignment entrusted to the Firm or to one of its attorneys by a Client, for the purpose of providing legal assistance, advice, or representation, or carrying out other professional activities permitted by law and undertaken under the applicable conditions;
"Engagement Agreement" (contract de asistență juridică --- the statutory form of attorney engagement under Romanian law) --- the agreement concluded between the Firm and a Client under the applicable legislation and Professional Rules, setting out, as appropriate, the object of the engagement, its scope, the parties' rights and obligations, the fees, and the other terms relevant to the performance of the professional activity;
"Professional Services" --- the activities of legal assistance, advice, and representation, as well as the other professional activities that the Firm's attorneys are authorized to carry out under the law and the applicable Professional Rules;
"Legal Content" --- any material of a legal nature, including articles, analyses, commentary, opinions, explanations, presentations, summaries, video materials, or other materials presenting information about legislation, case law, legal scholarship, the practice of authorities, or other legal matters;
"Third Party" --- any natural or legal person, other than the Firm and the User, who may be involved, directly or indirectly, in the use of the Website or in the legal relationships to which its content refers;
"Applicable Law" --- all legal provisions and rules of law applicable to the specific situation, including directly applicable European Union legislation, national legislation, subordinate legislative acts, the applicable professional rules and rules of professional conduct, and, where relevant, binding case law;
"Privacy Policy" --- the separate document by which the Firm informs data subjects about the processing of Personal Data carried out in connection with the Website and the activities conducted through it;
"Cookie Policy" --- the separate document governing the use of cookies and similar technologies on the Website, including their categories, purposes, and the manner in which they may be managed;
"Personal Data" --- any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, as this notion is defined by the applicable data protection legislation;
"Professional Rules" --- the provisions of the legislation on the organization and practice of the attorney profession, the Statute of the Legal Profession, the rules and decisions of the professional bodies, the rules of professional conduct, and any other professional rules applicable to the activity of the Firm's attorneys;
"Third-Party Websites" --- websites, platforms, applications, services, or electronic resources owned or operated by persons other than the Firm, to which the Website may contain links or other forms of access.
3.1. By accessing and using the Website, the User confirms having read the Terms governing its use and undertakes to use the Website in compliance with their provisions, with Applicable Law, and with the rights and legitimate interests of the Firm and of Third Parties.
3.2. If the User does not agree with the Terms, the User must stop using the Website. Continued access to or use of the Website after having read the Terms implies use of the Website in accordance with the provisions in force at that time.
3.3. Certain Features, services, or means of interaction available through the Website may be subject to specific terms, separate from or supplemental to these Terms. Such terms will be brought to the User's attention in a manner appropriate to the nature of the relevant Feature and, where applicable, their acceptance may be a condition for its use.
3.4. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and the specific terms applicable to a particular Feature, the latter prevail only with respect to the matters expressly governed by those specific terms.
3.5. The Firm reserves the right to amend, supplement, update, or restate these Terms whenever it deems necessary, including as a result of changes in legislation, in the applicable Professional Rules, or in relevant case law, changes to the structure or Features of the Website or to the manner in which information or services are provided, or the need to clarify existing provisions.
3.6. Amendments that do not substantially affect Users' rights and obligations, such as those resulting from the correction of clerical errors, the updating of identification details, technical changes, the reorganization of the Website's structure, or the adaptation of terminology to legislative changes, may take effect from the date of their publication on the Website, unless their nature requires a different effective date.
3.7. The version of the Terms in force will be permanently available on the Website and will duly indicate the date of the last update. The Firm may retain previous versions of the Terms for record-keeping and documentation purposes and, where applicable, in order to determine the version applicable to a given period of use.
3.8. Unless expressly provided otherwise, amendments to the Terms take effect for the use of the Website as of the date they enter into force.
3.9. Continued use of the Website after an updated version of the Terms enters into force constitutes acceptance of the amended provisions, to the extent that they apply to the use of the Website and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.
3.10. Where a particular Feature requires the express acceptance of specific terms or of a specific version of the Terms, merely continuing to browse the Website will not be deemed equivalent to giving such express consent.
3.11. No amendment to the Terms may be construed as a unilateral amendment of an engagement agreement already concluded between the Firm and a Client; the rights and obligations arising from such an agreement are governed by the applicable contractual documents, the legislation in force, and the relevant Professional Rules.
4.1. S.C.P.A. Pintilie și Asociații is a form of practice of the attorney profession, established and organized under the legislation applicable to the attorney profession, and the activity of the Firm and of the attorneys practicing within it is subject to Law no. 51/1995 on the organization and practice of the attorney profession, the Statute of the Legal Profession, the applicable rules of professional conduct, and the other relevant legal provisions.
4.2. The practice of the attorney profession within the Firm is carried out in compliance with the fundamental principles and values of the profession, including professional independence, legality, professional secrecy, confidentiality, integrity, the dignity and honor of the profession, and loyalty to the client, within the limits and under the conditions established by law and by the applicable Professional Rules.
4.3. The attorney's professional independence is a fundamental principle of the practice of the profession, and professional activity is carried out in compliance with the law, the Statute of the Legal Profession, and the rules of professional conduct. Accordingly, no information published on the Website should be construed as an assumption by the Firm of obligations or results that would be incompatible with the attorney's professional independence.
4.4. The Firm's attorneys are bound by the obligation to preserve professional secrecy with respect to the matters that have come to their knowledge in the practice of the profession, under the conditions provided by law and by the applicable Professional Rules. These Terms do not limit or modify the scope of the obligation of professional secrecy or the other duties of confidentiality applicable to the practice of law.
4.5. The Firm and the attorneys practicing within it undertake to carry out their professional activity in compliance with the standards of competence, diligence, and integrity specific to the attorney profession and within the limits of the specific Professional Engagement accepted.
4.6. The Firm maintains the professional liability insurance required by the legislation applicable to the attorney profession. The existence of this insurance does not, in itself, constitute a guarantee of the outcome of a Professional Engagement and does not modify the scope of the rights and obligations established by the engagement agreement, by law, or by the applicable Professional Rules. The obligation to maintain professional liability insurance is provided for by Law no. 51/1995 and detailed in the Statute of the Legal Profession.
4.7. The information published on the Website regarding the Firm's attorneys and their professional experience, qualifications, practice areas, projects, or professional activity is presented for informational and professional purposes and must be interpreted within the limits established by the applicable legislation and Professional Rules.
4.8. The presentation on the Website of practice areas, Professional Services, qualifications, experience, projects, or professional results does not constitute a promise, guarantee, or assurance that the Firm will achieve a particular result in a specific matter and may not be construed as a statement regarding the likelihood of obtaining a particular outcome in litigation or in any other proceeding.
4.9. The Firm's public communication and advertising are carried out in compliance with the legislation and Professional Rules applicable to advertising in the attorney profession. Information publicly disseminated by the form of practice, including through the Website or other means of communication in the online environment, must be transparent, truthful, and accurate and must not be comparative with the activity of other professionals, equivocal, ambiguous, misleading, or disparaging.
4.10. The promotion of the Firm's activity and the information provided to the public will concern exclusively matters relating to the nature and limits of the attorneys' professional activity and will be presented in compliance with the fundamental principles of the attorney profession, including professional independence, professional secrecy, and the dignity and integrity of the profession.
4.11. The mention on the Website of professional experience, practice areas, projects, or results obtained in previous matters must not be construed as a representation that similar results will necessarily be obtained in a future matter, as each engagement is analyzed and handled in light of its specific circumstances, the applicable legal framework, and the limits of the engagement accepted.
4.12. To the extent that the Website presents information relating to clients, projects, matters, results, or other aspects connected with the Firm's professional activity, such information is published only within the limits permitted by law, by the Professional Rules, and by the applicable obligations of professional secrecy and confidentiality.
4.13. No information published on the Website may be construed as a statement by which the Firm guarantees winning a dispute, obtaining a particular ruling, or achieving a particular legal, commercial, or financial result.
4.14. These provisions do not affect the professional rights and obligations established by law, by the Statute of the Legal Profession, by the rules of professional conduct, or by the engagement agreements concluded by the Firm, and may not be interpreted in a manner that would restrict or set aside a mandatory professional obligation.
5.1. The Website is intended primarily to present the Firm, its professional activity and the practice areas in which its attorneys practice, and to facilitate communication with persons interested in the legal services offered by the Firm.
5.2. To that end, the Website may be used for:
5.3. The Features actually available at any given time may vary depending on the structure and configuration of the Website, and the Firm reserves the right to introduce, modify, suspend or remove certain Features, sections or types of Content, subject to these Terms and to Applicable Law.
5.4. None of the Features mentioned above may be construed as establishing, through the mere use of the Website, an obligation of the Firm to provide legal services, to accept an engagement or to provide a response within a particular time frame, unless such an obligation expressly arises from a separate legal relationship.
5.5. The Website presents the Firm's practice areas (including White Collar Crime, Business Law and Tech Law), as well as collaboration models, including the external legal department model named "Kadens --- Remote Legal Department" and direct intervention of the "Defense & Representation" type. These presentations describe, for informational purposes, working methods and principles for organizing the collaboration, and are not contractual offers. The specific elements of any collaboration --- including the scope of the services, the volume of activity, the minimum duration, the method of determining the fees, the conditions for escalation between collaboration models and any other terms --- are established exclusively through the Engagement Agreement concluded between the Firm and the Client, which prevails over any description published on the Website.
6.1. The legal materials published on the Website, regardless of the form in which they are presented, including articles, analyses, commentary, opinions, explanations, video materials, interviews, presentations, summaries, informational materials or other resources of a legal or professional nature, are intended exclusively for the general information of the public and do not, by their mere publication, constitute individualized legal advice.
6.2. The Legal Content available on the Website is prepared on the basis of the information, legislation, case law and legal practice considered at the time of its drafting and is intended to present matters of general interest, without purporting to exhaust all interpretations, exceptions, particularities or legal implications that may become relevant in a specific situation.
6.3. No material published on the Website constitutes, by its mere publication or access, individualized legal advice, a legal opinion, a formal opinion, personalized professional advice, a legal strategy, a legal interpretation issued in consideration of a person's particular situation, or a firm offer to take on an engagement.
6.4. The Content published on the Website cannot substitute for the individualized legal analysis performed by an attorney with respect to a person's specific situation. Determining the legal consequences of a particular situation requires, as the case may be, an examination of the factual circumstances, the relevant documents and instruments, the available evidence, the applicable deadlines, the position of the other persons involved, the applicable legal rules and the relevant case law at the time the analysis is performed.
6.5. The fact that a specific situation presents elements similar to those described in a material published on the Website does not mean that the same legal conclusions will apply automatically: apparently minor differences in the facts, in the nature of the legal relationship, in the content of the documents or in the timing of the analysis may lead to different legal conclusions. Likewise, the mere identification of a legal rule, a case-law solution or an interpretation presented on the Website is not sufficient for making a legal, commercial, financial or other decision capable of producing legal effects, and any examples, hypotheticals or scenarios presented serve an exclusively illustrative purpose.
6.6. The legal information presented on the Website may reflect a particular doctrinal or case-law interpretation of a question of law and must not be construed as necessarily indicating the existence of uniform judicial practice. To the extent that a particular legal issue is open to divergent interpretations or inconsistent case-law solutions, its application to a specific situation must be assessed by reference to the particularities of the matter and the state of the law existing at the time of the analysis.
6.7. The Firm uses reasonable efforts to ensure that the information published is accurate and up to date at the time of publication, but does not guarantee that it will remain current or applicable after publication. Legislative changes, shifts in case law, decisions of the Constitutional Court, the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the Court of Justice of the European Union or the European Court of Human Rights, as well as changes in administrative practice, may affect the validity, scope or applicability of information previously presented.
6.8. To the extent that a material published on the Website refers to legislation, court decisions, doctrinal opinions, statistical data, information provided by authorities or other external sources, these are presented for informational purposes, and the content of the material must be interpreted in light of the context in which such sources were analyzed.
6.9. No information published on the Website constitutes a guarantee as to how a court, a public authority, a criminal investigation authority or any other competent authority will interpret and apply the law in a specific situation, or as to the outcome of any judicial or administrative proceeding.
6.10. If the User seeks a legal opinion regarding their own situation, they are encouraged to request an individualized analysis from the Firm, providing the information and documents relevant to the assessment of the matter.
6.11. Requesting such an analysis through the Website does not, in itself, create an attorney--client relationship or entail the Firm's acceptance of a Professional Engagement, which are established separately, in accordance with the law and the applicable Professional Rules.
7.1. Accessing the Website, browsing it, consulting the published Content, sending an e-mail, completing a contact form, requesting a meeting, submitting documents or information, or making any other communication to the Firm does not, in itself, create a professional attorney--client relationship and does not amount to the acceptance of an engagement by the Firm or by any particular attorney within it.
7.2. A person who contacts the Firm before a professional relationship is formed is a Prospective Client and must not assume that the Firm has undertaken an obligation to provide legal assistance, advice or representation solely as a result of submitting a Request or of receiving a communication from the Firm.
7.3. The formation of a professional relationship and the acceptance of an engagement take place in accordance with Applicable Law and the applicable Professional Rules and require, as the case may be, the conclusion and signing of the Engagement Agreement, the definition of the scope of the engagement, the identification of the Client, and the completion of any other formalities required in light of the nature of the services requested.
7.4. Before accepting an engagement, the Firm may perform any checks it considers necessary to determine whether taking on the Request is possible and compatible with its legal and professional obligations, including checks regarding:
7.5. To the extent that, in the course of preliminary communications, the Firm requests information regarding the parties involved, the subject matter of the case or other relevant elements, the request for such information serves, as the case may be, among other things, the purpose of performing the professional checks required before accepting the engagement, and does not constitute confirmation that the matter has been taken on.
7.6. The Firm may request additional information or documents before deciding whether to accept an engagement, and the interested person is responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information provided for the assessment of the Request.
7.7. The Firm may refuse, in accordance with the law and the Professional Rules, to take on a matter or an engagement, including where there is a conflict of interest, a professional impediment or incompatibility, a lack of the necessary competence or availability, deadlines incompatible with the possibility of providing adequate legal assistance, the inappropriate nature of the Request, or any other circumstance that prevents or makes it inadvisable to accept the engagement.
7.8. A refusal to take on a Request or an engagement does not, in itself, give rise to an obligation of the Firm to provide detailed reasons for its decision, to the extent that no such obligation arises from the law, from the applicable Professional Rules or from a contractual relationship already formed.
7.9. The submission of information, documents or instruments to the Firm before an engagement is accepted does not amount to an undertaking to provide legal representation or assistance and must not be construed as confirmation that the Firm will take on the matter.
7.10. Nevertheless, nothing in these provisions affects the duties of confidentiality and professional secrecy that may apply to information communicated to the Firm in the course of preliminary consultations, to the extent and under the conditions provided by law and by the applicable Professional Rules.
7.11. In particular, the submission of a Request to the Firm must not be construed as confirmation that the Firm will be able, or will be obligated, to undertake, on the requester's behalf, procedural acts or other steps subject to statutory or procedural deadlines.
7.12. A person who contacts the Firm is responsible for ensuring that, until the taking on of the matter is confirmed and the working arrangements are established, their rights and interests are adequately protected, including by observing the statutory, procedural or contractual deadlines applicable to their situation.
7.13. Where a Request concerns pending proceedings, an imminent procedural deadline or another urgent situation, the submission of the Request through the Website or by e-mail does not, in itself, produce any effect on the running or expiration of the applicable deadlines and cannot be treated as equivalent to the performance of a procedural act before a court, authority or other competent body.
7.14. If the engagement is accepted, the scope of the rights and obligations of the Firm and of the Client will be determined by the Engagement Agreement, by Applicable Law and by the applicable Professional Rules, and these Terms will continue to apply exclusively to the use of the Website, to the extent that no contrary provision applies to the professional relationship.
7.15. No provision of this chapter may be construed as releasing the Firm from the professional or legal obligations incumbent upon it in connection with information that comes to its knowledge in the course of preliminary communications or, as the case may be, within a professional relationship already formed.
8.1. The User is responsible for the completeness, accuracy, currency and truthfulness of the information provided to the Firm through the forms available on the Website, by e-mail or through any other communication channel made available by the Firm.
8.2. The User must provide, to the extent requested, the information necessary for the proper identification of the Request, the persons involved and the relevant circumstances of the situation presented, without intentionally omitting circumstances that could be relevant to the assessment of whether the engagement can be taken on.
8.3. The Firm may request additional information or documents in order to clarify the subject matter of the Request, to perform conflict-of-interest checks, to assess whether the matter can be taken on, or for any other step required before a Professional Engagement is undertaken.
8.4. The Firm uses diligent efforts to send a preliminary response to Requests received within the indicative time frame communicated on the Website (24--48 business hours). This time frame represents a commitment of best efforts (an obligation of means), not a contractual obligation of result; it does not amount to a complete analysis of the Request, to the acceptance of the engagement, or to the taking of any step on the requester's behalf, and it is subject to the circumstances set out in Article 8.14. The submission of a Request does not obligate the Firm to perform a legal analysis, to schedule a meeting, to take on the matter or to provide representation or assistance to the requester, unless such an obligation expressly arises from a legal relationship already formed.
8.5. The submission of a Request does not guarantee:
8.6. The Firm may request the clarification, supplementation or rectification of the information submitted where it is insufficient, contradictory, incomplete or does not allow an adequate understanding of the subject matter of the Request.
8.7. In the case of Requests that are incomplete, unclear, repetitive, abusive, manifestly frivolous or that do not allow their subject matter to be sufficiently identified, the Firm may decide not to act on them or to request additional information before deciding whether a response is appropriate.
8.8. The Firm may refuse to act on Requests that seek to obtain information or to carry out activities contrary to the law, the Professional Rules, the rules of professional ethics, or the legitimate interests of the Firm or of Third Parties.
8.9. To the extent that the Website allows the submission of documents or files, the User is responsible for selecting the documents they submit and must ensure that they are relevant to the Request made and that their submission is lawful.
8.10. The User must ensure, to the extent possible, that the files submitted do not contain malicious software, viruses or other elements capable of affecting the security of the computer systems used by the Firm.
8.11. The submission of documents or information to the Firm does not amount to an undertaking to analyze them and does not, in itself, constitute confirmation of the acceptance of a Professional Engagement.
8.12. To the extent that the Request submitted contains Personal Data belonging to other persons, the User is responsible for complying with the legal conditions applicable to the transmission of such data to the Firm, without prejudice to the legal and professional obligations that may be incumbent upon the Firm in connection with the data received.
8.13. Communications sent through the Website or through the e-mail addresses published on it are, as a rule, received and processed on business days. The indicative response time frame provided in Article 8.4 is calculated in business hours. For urgent situations, the Website indicates a dedicated telephone line; contacting it does not, in itself, amount to the acceptance of an engagement, and the provisions of Chapter 9 remain applicable.
8.14. The Firm cannot guarantee the receipt, reading, processing or resolution within any particular time frame of Requests submitted through the Website in the event of technical errors, malfunctions of computer systems, interruptions of communication services, automated message filtering, or other circumstances beyond the Firm's control that may affect their transmission or receipt.
8.15. If the User does not receive express confirmation that the Request has been taken on or that the engagement has been undertaken, the User must not assume that the Firm has accepted the matter or that any obligation to take a legal step has been undertaken.
8.16. As of the date of the last update of the Terms, the Website makes two forms available: the Assessment Request form ("Request Assessment"), intended for situations involving exposure, urgency or documents to be analyzed, and the contact form, intended for messages and specific questions. The choice of form has no legal effect on the characterization of the Request, but using the appropriate form facilitates its proper processing.
8.17. The data submitted through the forms are processed by the Website's own infrastructure and transmitted to the Firm by email; they are not stored in a database accessible through the Website. Documents uploaded through the assessment form are not stored on the Website's server, being transmitted directly to the Firm's internal work system. Details regarding the processing of Personal Data are set out in the Privacy Policy.
8.18. The fields marked as mandatory in the forms, as well as the confirmations required before submission (regarding the accuracy of the information, acknowledgment that the submission has no contractual effect, and agreement with the Privacy Policy), form part of the conditions of use of the respective Feature.
9.1. The submission of a Request through the Website, by e-mail or by any other means of communication made available by the Firm does not suspend, interrupt, extend or in any other way alter the running of the statutory, procedural, administrative or contractual deadlines applicable to the User or to the User's matter.
9.2. The submission of a Request to the Firm does not amount to the filing of a document, the lodging of an application, the exercise of an appeal or remedy, the completion of a procedure or the performance of any other legal or procedural act before a court of law, a criminal investigation authority, a public authority, a judicial enforcement officer or any other competent institution or person.
9.3. In particular, the submission of a Request through the contact form or through any other means of communication cannot be regarded, in the absence of an express confirmation and undertaking to that effect, as constituting the filing of a procedural document or the discharge of an obligation owed to a court or other authority.
9.4. Where an imminent statutory, procedural, administrative or contractual deadline exists, the User is responsible for ensuring that all steps necessary to preserve the User's rights and interests are taken in due time and through the appropriate legal means, regardless of whether a Request has been submitted to the Firm.
9.5. The submission of a Request in an urgent situation does not, in itself, cause the Firm to assume any obligation to review the matter or to take any action before the expiry of the deadline indicated by the User.
9.6. The Firm cannot be deemed seized of an urgent matter, in the sense of assuming a professional obligation to intervene, solely as a result of the transmission of an e-mail, form or message, but only to the extent that the Request is received and, where applicable, the Professional Engagement is duly accepted in accordance with the Applicable Law and the applicable Professional Rules.
9.7. An automatic confirmation of the transmission or receipt of a form, e-mail or other electronic message does not constitute confirmation of the acceptance of a Professional Engagement and does not represent confirmation that the Firm has reviewed the contents of the Request or that it will take any particular action.
9.8. The Firm does not guarantee the acceptance of a Request made within a timeframe that does not allow for the necessary professional checks to be carried out, the relevant documents to be reviewed and the defense or the contemplated legal action to be properly prepared.
9.9. The User must not postpone the performance of a procedural act or allow a statutory deadline to lapse while awaiting a response from the Firm, confirmation of receipt of a Request or the scheduling of a meeting.
9.10. Where a Request is submitted outside business hours or very close to the expiry of a deadline, the User must bear in mind that it may not be reviewed before the relevant deadline expires.
10.1. The Firm attaches particular importance to the confidentiality of the information that its attorneys become aware of in the practice of the profession and conducts its activity in compliance with the obligations regarding professional secrecy, confidentiality and the protection of information, as established by the Applicable Law and by the applicable Professional Rules and rules of professional conduct.
10.2. The duty to preserve professional secrecy is one of the fundamental guarantees of the practice of the attorney profession and of the relationship of trust between the attorney and the person seeking legal assistance. Under the law and the applicable Professional Rules, it covers the information and data that the attorney becomes aware of in connection with the practice of the profession.
10.3. The fact that, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7, the submission of a Request through the Website does not automatically create an attorney--client relationship must not be interpreted as meaning that information communicated to the Firm prior to the acceptance of a Professional Engagement is automatically deprived of any confidential character or that it may be used or disclosed at the Firm's discretion.
10.4. At the preliminary stage, the Firm may come into possession of information concerning the legal, personal, family, professional, commercial or financial situation of the person requesting information or legal services. Such information is handled in compliance with the applicable legal and professional obligations.
10.5. To the extent that the information communicated to the Firm falls within the scope of professional secrecy or of another duty of confidentiality provided for by law or by the Professional Rules, it will be treated in accordance with the applicable legal regime, regardless of whether the Firm subsequently accepts the requested Professional Engagement.
10.6. The obligations regarding professional secrecy are not limited to documents or communications transmitted in writing and may cover, as provided by law, information communicated orally, by telephone, electronically, by videoconference or through any other means of communication used in connection with the professional activity.
10.7. The transmission of information through the Website, by e-mail or by other electronic means does not remove the professional confidentiality obligations applicable to the Firm; however, the User must bear in mind that no electronic communications system can be guaranteed to be entirely free of technical risks, including risks of interception, unauthorized access, loss or compromise of data.
10.8. For this reason, Users are encouraged to transmit through the contact channels available on the Website only the information necessary for the preliminary identification of the Request and to refrain from transmitting, before the manner of communication with the Firm has been established, highly sensitive information or extensive volumes of documents that are not necessary for the initial assessment of the Request.
10.9. Where the Firm considers it necessary for additional documents or information to be transmitted, it may indicate to the User the manner and channel of communication that it considers appropriate, including in light of the nature and sensitivity of the information concerned.
10.10. As part of the checks carried out prior to accepting a Professional Engagement, the Firm may process and review the information necessary to identify the client and the other relevant persons, assess the nature of the Request and verify the existence of any conflicts of interest or other professional or legal impediments.
10.11. Conflict-of-interest checks may involve the use of the information provided by the person contacting the Firm to an extent limited to what is necessary to carry out the appropriate professional checks. Such steps do not constitute confirmation of the acceptance of a Professional Engagement, nor an undertaking to represent the person concerned.
10.12. Where the Firm identifies a conflict of interest or another impediment preventing it from taking on the matter, the information received at the preliminary stage will be handled in accordance with the applicable legal and professional obligations and with the internal confidentiality and security measures established by the Firm.
10.13. The Firm may limit access to the information received in the course of preliminary communications to those persons for whom access is necessary for the performance of the relevant professional or administrative duties, subject to the confidentiality obligations applicable to them.
10.14. Associate attorneys and, where applicable, persons performing administrative or technical activities within the Firm may have access to confidential information only to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties and subject to the applicable confidentiality obligations.
10.15. To the extent that external providers are involved in the operation of the Website, the administration of the IT infrastructure, the transmission of electronic communications, the storage of data or the provision of other technical services, the Firm will adopt the reasonable and necessary measures to ensure that the processing of, or access to, information takes place under the conditions required by the Applicable Law and the applicable confidentiality obligations.
10.16. Professional secrecy does not prevent the Firm from using the information received to the extent strictly necessary to comply with legal, professional or regulatory obligations, in the cases and within the limits expressly provided for by law.
10.17. Correspondingly, no provision of these Terms may be interpreted as establishing a confidentiality regime more restrictive than that provided for by law and by the Professional Rules, or as authorizing the disclosure of information protected by professional secrecy outside the cases permitted by law.
10.18. The obligations regarding professional secrecy and confidentiality apply for the corresponding duration established by the applicable legislation and Professional Rules and do not cease merely because the preliminary Request did not result in the conclusion of an Engagement Agreement.
10.19. This section must be read together with the Privacy Policy, which separately governs the processing of Personal Data carried out in connection with the Website, including the legal bases, purposes, categories of data, recipients, storage periods and the rights of data subjects.
10.20. Where the information transmitted to the Firm contains Personal Data belonging to Third Parties, the User must ensure, to the extent that such an obligation rests with the User under the law, that its transmission to the Firm is justified and carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation.
10.21. The Firm cannot guarantee the absolute security of electronic communications and cannot be held liable for the compromise of communications resulting from causes beyond its reasonable control.
11.1. The User warrants that the User is entitled to transmit the documents and information provided to the Firm and that, to the extent that they contain data belonging to Third Parties, their transmission is carried out in accordance with the law.
11.2. The User is responsible for retaining the originals of the User's documents, except where they are handed over to the Firm in the course of a Professional Engagement and a separate arrangement exists regarding their safekeeping.
11.3. The Firm may require that documents be transmitted in a format, through a channel or in a manner appropriate to the nature of the information.
11.4. The User must refrain from transmitting documents or information that are not necessary for the subject matter of the Request.
12.1. The User undertakes to use the Website solely for lawful purposes, in good faith and in compliance with the Applicable Law, the Terms, and the rights and legitimate interests of the Firm and of Third Parties.
12.2. The User will not use the Website in a manner that could affect the availability, security, integrity, normal operation or performance of the Website or of the IT infrastructure through which it is provided.
12.3. It is prohibited to use the Website for:
12.4. The User will not use the Website to transmit information, documents, files or other materials that the User knows, or should reasonably know, to be false, fraudulent, infected with malicious software or liable to compromise the security of the Firm's IT systems.
12.5. The User does not acquire, by merely accessing or using the Website, any right over the IT infrastructure, source code, databases, software components or other technical elements underlying the operation of the Website.
12.6. The Firm may implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to identify, prevent, limit and remedy improper or abusive uses of the Website, including technical monitoring measures, the temporary or permanent blocking of certain access sources, traffic limitation and the restriction of certain Features.
12.7. Where a use is identified that breaches these Terms or the Applicable Law, or that presents a risk to the security or operation of the Website, the Firm may, depending on the nature and severity of the situation:
12.8. The measures set out in Article 12.7 may be adopted without prior notice where this is necessary to prevent a security risk, to protect the Website, the IT infrastructure, the Firm or Third Parties, or to comply with a legal obligation.
12.9. The Firm is under no obligation to continuously monitor all activities carried out by Users on the Website, but reserves the right to carry out technical checks or investigations to the extent necessary to protect the Website, prevent abuse and comply with its legal obligations.
12.10. Where the User identifies a security vulnerability, a serious technical error or behavior of the Website liable to affect its security, the User is encouraged to inform the Firm through the contact details available on the Website and must not exploit the vulnerability, nor publicly disclose the technical information before the Firm has had a reasonable opportunity to remedy it.
13.1. The Content available on the Website, including texts, articles, analyses, commentaries, legal materials, photographs, images, audiovisual materials, graphic elements, the design, structure and presentation of the Website, databases, the selection and arrangement of materials, as well as any other protectable elements, benefits, as applicable, from the protection afforded by the legislation on copyright, related rights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights.
13.2. The intellectual property rights in the various elements of the Website belong to the Firm, to their authors or creators, or to other right holders, as applicable, depending on the nature and legal regime of each element.
13.3. Mere access to the Website, as well as the viewing, consultation or use of its Content in accordance with the Terms, does not transfer to the User any ownership right, copyright, related right, trademark right, license or other intellectual property right in the Content of the Website.
13.4. Except in the cases expressly permitted by law or provided for in the Terms, no element of the Website may be reproduced, distributed, communicated to the public, made available to the public, modified, adapted, translated, exploited, transmitted or used in any other manner without the Firm's prior consent.
13.5. The User may consult and use the Content of the Website for personal, informational and non-commercial purposes, within the limits of the Features offered by the Website and in compliance with the applicable intellectual property rights.
13.6. The reproduction, in full or in substantial part, of the articles, analyses, legal materials or other original materials published on the Website in other publications, websites, platforms, databases, newsletters, commercial materials or other media, without the consent of the right holder, is prohibited.
13.7. The systematic republication, automated harvesting, aggregation, archiving for redistribution purposes or commercial exploitation of the Content of the Website, in full or in a manner exceeding the individual and reasonable use permitted by law, is prohibited.
13.8. The quotation of excerpts from the materials published on the Website is permitted under the conditions and within the limits provided for by the Applicable Law, in compliance with the legal requirements as to the purpose of the use and with attribution of the source and, where applicable, the author.
13.9. The use of a material as permitted by law does not entitle the User to remove, alter or conceal the notices regarding the author, the right holder, the source, the trademark, the logo or other identifying elements associated with the material.
13.10. To the extent that materials created by third-party authors or providers are published on the Website, the rights in such materials belong to the corresponding right holders, and their use is subject to the conditions and limits established by the Applicable Law and, where applicable, by the respective right holders.
13.11. The User does not acquire, by transmitting materials to the Firm, any right over the trademarks, names, logos, materials or other intellectual property elements belonging to the Firm.
14.1. The name "SCPA Pintilie și Asociații", the names used by the Firm, its logo, emblems, graphic elements, distinctive signs, slogans, design elements and any other components of the visual identity presented on the Website may, as applicable, be the subject of intellectual property rights and benefit from the protection provided for by law.
14.2. The use of a name, trademark, emblem or other element of the Firm's visual identity does not confer on the User any right over it and cannot be construed as the grant of a license, authorization or general permission of use.
14.3. It is prohibited to use the Firm's name, trademark, logo or other distinctive elements in a manner liable to create, directly or indirectly, the appearance of an affiliation, authorization, sponsorship, partnership, representation or endorsement by the Firm where no such relationship actually exists.
14.4. It is prohibited to use the elements of the Firm's visual identity for the purpose of promoting products or services, in advertising, commercial or promotional materials, or on other websites and platforms, to the extent that such use exceeds the use permitted by law or has not been authorized by the right holder.
14.5. The use of the Firm's name solely for the purpose of identifying the Firm, referring to its activity or citing its materials, to the extent that such use is permitted by law and does not create a false appearance of affiliation or authorization, is not prohibited by these Terms.
14.6. The Firm reserves the right to demand the cessation of any unauthorized use of its visual identity elements and, where applicable, to use the legal means available to protect its rights and legitimate interests.
15.1. The Website may contain, depending on its structure and the Features available at any given time, links, buttons, integration elements or other means of access to websites, platforms, applications or services belonging to or operated by Third Parties.
15.2. Links to Third-Party Websites or services are made available, as applicable, solely for informational purposes, to facilitate the User's access to certain external resources or for the operation of certain services available through the Website.
15.3. The existence of a link to a website, platform or service belonging to a Third Party does not, in itself, constitute a recommendation, approval, certification, sponsorship, affiliation, association or endorsement by the Firm of the content, services, products, opinions or practices of the Third Party concerned.
15.4. The Firm does not control the content, policies, practices, terms and conditions or mode of operation of Third-Party Websites and services and does not guarantee their accuracy, completeness, currency, availability, security or compliance with the Applicable Law.
15.5. Access to a Third-Party website or service through a link available on the Website is at the User's own risk and is subject to the terms, conditions, privacy policies, cookie policies and other rules established by the respective operator.
15.6. The Firm is not responsible for changes occurring after the publication of a link with respect to the content, structure, availability or functionality of the external resource to which it leads, and may remove or modify such a link when it considers it necessary.
15.7. Where certain Features of the Website use services provided by Third Parties, including hosting, programming, analytics, electronic communication, maps, multimedia integration, forms, security or other technical services, their use may involve the accessing or processing of certain information in accordance with the conditions and policies of the respective providers, within the limits of the Applicable Law.
15.8. The Firm does not guarantee that the external links available on the Website will remain active, accessible or functional for the entire period during which the Website is available.
15.9. The User is responsible for reviewing the applicable terms and conditions and policies before using a service provided by a Third Party, in particular where its use involves the provision of Personal Data, the making of payments, the creation of an account or the assumption of contractual obligations.
15.10. The Firm may use, in certain sections of the Website, content or components provided or hosted by Third Parties, without this altering the informational and professional nature or purpose of the Website.
16.1. The Firm uses reasonable efforts to ensure the proper operation, security and accessibility of the Website; however, given the nature of the IT infrastructure and its dependence on services and networks operated by Third Parties, it cannot guarantee the continuous, uninterrupted and error-free availability of the Website.
16.2. The Website may be temporarily unavailable, in whole or in part, as a result of maintenance, updating, upgrading, configuration or technical remediation operations, as well as a result of technical failures, security incidents, cyberattacks, service-provider issues, interruptions of communications networks or of the power supply, or other circumstances beyond the Firm's reasonable control.
16.3. The Firm may temporarily suspend access to the Website or to certain of its Features where such a measure is necessary to carry out technical interventions, prevent or remedy security incidents, protect the IT infrastructure or comply with legal or professional obligations.
16.4. In the case of planned interventions liable to cause a significant interruption of access to the Website, the Firm may, to the extent circumstances permit, inform Users in advance of the estimated period of unavailability.
16.5. In urgent situations, including where it is necessary to protect the Website against a security incident or to prevent damage, the Firm may carry out technical interventions and may temporarily suspend access without prior notice.
16.6. The Firm reserves the right to modify, update, reorganize, restrict, suspend or remove, in whole or in part, the Website, certain of its sections or certain Features, depending on the Firm's technical, operational, professional or legal needs.
16.7. The modification or removal of a particular Feature does not, in itself, affect the rights previously acquired by the User under a separate contractual relationship, to the extent that such rights exist.
16.8. The Firm may periodically introduce updates to the Website, including security updates, interface changes, technical optimizations or changes to the infrastructure used to provide it.
16.9. The User understands that the operation of the Website may depend on the compatibility between the technical infrastructure used by the Firm and the device, operating system, browser, internet connection or other technical components used by the User.
16.10. The Firm does not guarantee that the Website will operate identically on all existing devices, browsers, operating systems or technical configurations and cannot be held responsible for incompatibilities not attributable to it.
16.11. The Firm may take technical measures to limit automated access, excessive traffic, cyberattacks, unauthorized access attempts or other activities affecting the availability or security of the Website.
16.12. The temporary unavailability of the Website or of a particular Feature does not, in itself, constitute a breach of the Firm's obligations and does not entitle the User to any form of compensation.
17.1. The Firm is not liable for damages resulting exclusively from legal, commercial, financial or other decisions made by the User on the basis of the general information published on the Website, in the absence of an individualized legal analysis and of the acceptance of a Professional Engagement.
17.2. The Firm is not liable for damages arising from circumstances not attributable to it, including, without limitation:
17.3. In particular, the submission of a Request through the Website, by email or through any other communication channel cannot, in itself, constitute grounds for engaging the Firm's liability for the loss of a deadline, the failure to exercise a right or the failure to take a procedural step, in the absence of an express confirmation that the Request has been accepted for handling and, as the case may be, that the Professional Engagement has been assumed.
17.4. The Firm is not liable for the consequences resulting from the User's mistaken belief that the submission of a Request, a document or an email constitutes the acceptance of an engagement or that the Firm will automatically take a particular step.
17.5. Where the Firm expressly accepts and assumes a Professional Engagement, the relationship between the Firm and the Client, as well as the rights and obligations corresponding to the legal services undertaken, are governed by the Engagement Agreement, by the legislation applicable to the attorney profession and by the applicable Professional Rules. The Firm's liability may be engaged only in connection with the professional obligations expressly undertaken through the Engagement Agreement, taking into account the specific circumstances of the matter, the information and documents provided by the Client and the Client's conduct throughout the professional relationship. These provisions do not extend the Firm's obligations or liability beyond the limits of the Professional Engagement actually assumed and of the applicable legal framework.
17.6. The Firm's liability does not extend to damages that are not in a direct causal relationship with an act attributable to the Firm.
17.7. The User must take reasonable measures to mitigate any potential damages and must inform the Firm, within a reasonable time and without delay, of any circumstance that the User considers likely to give rise to damage in connection with the use of the Website or with an already established professional relationship, as the case may be.
17.8. The Firm gives no guarantee as to the achievement of any particular legal, procedural, administrative or commercial outcome following a Request or, as the case may be, a Professional Engagement, since the outcome of a legal proceeding may depend on circumstances and factors beyond the Firm's control, including the conduct of the parties, the evidence, the position of the competent authorities and courts, and developments in the applicable legal framework.
17.9. If any provision of this chapter is declared void, unenforceable or without legal effect, this will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions, which will continue to produce effects to the extent permitted by law.
17.10. Nothing in this chapter excludes or limits the Firm's liability in cases where, under the law, liability cannot be excluded or limited, and nothing in this chapter affects the rights granted by law to Users who qualify as consumers.
18.1. Personal Data is processed in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (*"GDPR"*) and the applicable national legislation.
18.2. Information regarding the identity of the controller, the purposes and legal bases of the processing, the categories of data, the recipients, the storage periods, the rights of data subjects and the manner of exercising them is set out in the Privacy Policy.
18.3. Where Personal Data is collected directly from the data subject, the Firm provides the data subject with the information required by Article 13 GDPR at the time the data is collected. Where Personal Data is obtained from a source other than the data subject, the Firm complies with the information obligations set out in Article 14 GDPR, to the extent they apply and none of the exceptions provided by data protection legislation is applicable.
18.4. The Firm processes data only where a legal basis exists and only for the stated purposes or for other purposes permitted by the Applicable Law.
18.5. The Privacy Policy is a separate document and must be read together with these Terms.
19.1. The Website may use cookies and similar technologies, including technologies for storing or accessing information on the User's device, for purposes such as ensuring the technical operation of the Website, security, remembering preferences, measuring and analyzing traffic, improving Features, providing services requested by the User, or other purposes permitted by the Applicable Law.
19.2. Before using or installing any cookies or similar technologies that are not strictly necessary for providing a service expressly requested by the User or for carrying out an electronic communication, the Firm requests the User's consent, where the law so requires.
19.3. Technically strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent, to the extent they are necessary for the operation of the Website, for the transmission of an electronic communication or for the provision of a Feature expressly requested by the User.
19.4. Cookies and similar technologies for which consent is required are not activated before the User's consent has been validly given.
19.5. Consent is requested in a manner that allows the User to express a free, specific, informed and unambiguous choice regarding the categories of cookies for which consent is required.
19.6. The User is given the option to accept or refuse the categories of cookies for which consent is required, without such refusal unjustifiably preventing access to the Features of the Website that do not depend on those cookies.
19.7. When consent is requested, the User is provided with clear and sufficiently detailed information regarding the purposes for which the cookies are used and, as the case may be, their providers, the storage duration and the manner of withdrawing consent.
19.8. The User may withdraw consent for the cookies for which consent was requested, at any time, through the mechanism made available on the Website or by changing the corresponding settings, without such withdrawal affecting the lawfulness of prior use carried out on the basis of consent.
19.9. Refusal or withdrawal of consent does not affect strictly necessary cookies or processing operations that may be lawfully carried out without consent.
19.10. The Website may use its own cookies ("first-party cookies") and, as the case may be, cookies placed by third-party providers ("third-party cookies"), depending on the services and Features actually implemented on the Website.
19.11. Where the Website uses cookies or similar technologies provided or managed by Third Parties, including within services integrated into the Website, those providers may process certain information in accordance with their own applicable policies and terms. The identity of these providers, the purposes for which the respective technologies are used and, as the case may be, links to their relevant policies are indicated in the Cookie Policy, to the extent such information is applicable.
19.12. The categories of cookies and similar technologies actually used on the Website, their names, providers, purposes of use, storage or access duration, necessary or non-necessary character and, as the case may be, the applicable legal basis are set out in the Cookie Policy and, as the case may be, in the User preference management tool.
19.13. The Firm may periodically update the Cookie Policy and the preference management mechanism to reflect changes in the cookies actually used, in the third-party service providers, in the Features of the Website or in the Applicable Law.
19.14. Where new categories of cookies or similar technologies requiring consent are introduced, they are not activated before the required consent has been obtained.
19.15. The Firm may use technical mechanisms to record and retain proof of the choices expressed by the User with respect to cookies, to the extent necessary to demonstrate compliance with the applicable legal obligations.
19.16. This section is supplemented by the Cookie Policy, which is the detailed document concerning the actual use of cookies and similar technologies on the Website.
20.1. Where the Website allows subscription to a newsletter, informational communications, legal updates, event invitations or other forms of Electronic Communication, these are sent in accordance with the Applicable Law and, as the case may be, on the basis of the recipient's consent.
20.2. Electronic Communications sent for direct marketing purposes, including newsletters and other promotional or informational communications of a commercial nature, are sent only under the conditions provided by the Applicable Law, including with the prior consent of the recipient, where such consent is required.
20.3. Where the sending of communications is based on the User's consent, such consent may be withdrawn at any time, without the withdrawal affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.
20.4. The User may unsubscribe from Electronic Communications by using the unsubscribe mechanism made available within the communication received or, as the case may be, by sending a request to the email address [office@pintiliesiasociatii.ro](mailto:office@pintiliesiasociatii.ro).
20.5. Where the User unsubscribes from a particular category of communications, the unsubscription takes effect with respect to that category, without in itself preventing the sending of other communications that may be lawfully carried out on another legal basis.
20.6. The Firm may use services provided by Third Parties for sending and managing Electronic Communications, under the conditions set out in the Privacy Policy and, as the case may be, the Cookie Policy.
20.7. The Firm may include in Electronic Communications information regarding its professional activity, legal materials, legislative news, events, publications or other information relevant to their recipients, in compliance with the Professional Rules and with the legislation applicable to commercial communications and Personal Data protection.
20.8. The Firm does not guarantee that every Electronic Communication will be received by the recipient, as delivery may be affected by technical factors beyond the Firm's control, including anti-spam filters, the configuration of the email provider or the operation of third-party services used for transmission.
20.9. The content of a newsletter or other Electronic Communication of a general nature does not, by its mere transmission to the recipient, constitute individualized legal advice, a legal opinion, a firm offer to take on an engagement, or the assumption of a professional obligation toward the recipient.
20.10. The Firm may change the format, frequency, content or structure of Electronic Communications and may suspend or discontinue the sending of a particular category of communications, in compliance with the applicable legal obligations.
20.11. The content of a newsletter or other Electronic Communication of a general nature is prepared exclusively for informational purposes, on the basis of the information available at the time of drafting. Although the Firm uses reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information communicated, it does not guarantee that such information is exhaustive, that it will remain current after transmission, or that it is applicable, without further analysis, to the recipient's particular situation. Consequently, the information so communicated cannot, in itself, serve as the basis for a legal decision in the absence of a verification of the specific situation and, as the case may be, of obtaining individualized legal advice.
21.1. Public communication and advertising carried out through the Website are conducted in compliance with the legislation applicable to the attorney profession, the Statute of the Legal Profession and the applicable rules of professional conduct.
21.2. The information published must be transparent, truthful and accurate and must not be comparative, equivocal, ambiguous, misleading or disparaging.
21.3. The presentation of the attorneys, their experience, practice areas, projects or professional results is informational in nature and does not constitute a guarantee that a particular outcome will be obtained in a future matter.
21.4. Information regarding Clients, matters or professional results is published only under the conditions permitted by law and in compliance with professional secrecy and the rights of the persons concerned.
21.5. The Firm may update, correct or remove information published on the Website in order to ensure its compliance with its professional situation and the applicable legal framework.
22.1. Any person who identifies a violation of these Terms, a security vulnerability, an unauthorized use of the Content or another relevant incident may submit a report to [office@pintiliesiasociatii.ro](mailto:office@pintiliesiasociatii.ro).
22.2. The report must include, to the extent such information is available:
22.3. The Firm may request additional information or clarifications where necessary to assess the report and may adopt, as the case may be, the technical, administrative or legal measures it considers necessary and consistent with the Applicable Law.
22.4. The submission of a report does not guarantee that any particular measure will be adopted and does not confer on the person who submitted it any right with respect to the outcome of the verifications carried out by the Firm.
22.5. In the case of reports concerning security vulnerabilities, the person who identifies them must not exploit the vulnerability, must not access, modify or disclose data or information they are not authorized to access, and must provide the Firm with sufficient information to reproduce and remedy the problem.
23.1. If any provision of these Terms is declared void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in force, to the extent permitted by law.
23.2. The affected provision will be interpreted, to the extent possible, so as to produce effects consistent with the legal purpose pursued, without breaching mandatory legal provisions.
24.1. The Firm's failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, a right does not, in itself, constitute a waiver of that right.
24.2. A waiver of a right produces effects only under the conditions provided by law.
25.1. These Terms are supplemented by:
25.2. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and a mandatory legal provision, the legal provision prevails.
25.3. In the case of contractual relationships actually established with a Client, the rights and obligations of the parties are governed by the Engagement Agreement and by the applicable professional and legal rules.
26.1. General notices regarding the Website and these Terms will be published directly on the Website.
26.2. Where the law requires a particular method of communication, such communication will be made in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.
26.3. The User is responsible for verifying the contact details provided to the Firm.
27.1. The Terms are governed by and interpreted in accordance with Romanian law, except where otherwise provided by applicable mandatory legal provisions.
27.2. Any disagreement arising from the interpretation, performance or application of these Terms will be resolved, as a matter of priority, amicably.
27.3. If an amicable resolution is not possible, the dispute will be resolved by the competent courts of Romania, in compliance with the mandatory rules on subject-matter and territorial jurisdiction.
27.4. This section does not affect the rights and remedies available to the User under the Applicable Law, nor the special rules establishing the jurisdiction of a particular court or authority.
28.1. For any questions regarding the Website, the applicable Terms or their content, you may contact us:
SCPA Pintilie și Asociații 5 Nicolae Gane Street, ap. 3B, Iași, Romania E-mail: office@pintiliesiasociatii.ro Website: www.pintiliesiasociatii.ro
28.2. For matters concerning the processing of Personal Data, please refer to the Privacy Policy.
28.3. For matters concerning the use of cookies, please refer to the Cookie Policy.