Please read the following terms and conditions of use ("Terms") carefully before using this website. These Terms govern your use of this website and are binding between the User (“User(s)” or “You”) and Vieira Procurement Legal Services – Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL (“VIEIRA” or “We”). We are a Portuguese law office holder of tax identification/VAT number 509090575 and registered at the Portuguese Bar under number 46/2009.
This website is merely informative, for non-professional and non-commercial use. Nothing displayed on the website is intended to constitute legal advice. You should keep in mind that website materials might not reflect the latest legislation or case law on the issues examined. The information contained on the website is not privileged and does not create an attorney-client relationship with VIEIRA or with any of its lawyers. The website is not an offer to represent You, and You should not act, or refrain from acting, based on any information contained on the Site.
You agree to (i) fulfill these Terms of Use, (ii) comply with the special warnings or instructions for use specified in them, and (iii) act according to the law in force, morality, best practices, and the requirements of good faith and public order. You will apply due diligence and not use the Website in any way that could prevent, damage, or impair its proper operation or that of the assets or rights of VIEIRA, other Users, or any third party.
Specifically, and without this restricting the previous section, You agree to fulfill the following commitments:
a. To provide true information about the data requested in the forms provided by VIEIRA to access certain content or services offered through the Website, and to keep it updated. VIEIRA reserves the right, without prejudice to other legal measures available, to withdraw, deny, or suspend access to the Website if the data provided is or could be false, inaccurate, or misleading. The User is fully liable for (i) any data or content transferred or communicated to VIEIRA, and (ii) any harm or loss derived from its improper use.
b. Not to enter, store, or disseminate through the Website any program, data, virus, code, or any other electronic or physical device that could harm them or any of the services, equipment, systems or networks of VIEIRA, another User, or a third party.
c. Not to change, copy, download, modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse-engineer, grant licenses, lease, sell, or imitate the Website, their content, or their system software.
d. Not to enter, store, or disseminate by means of the Applications any content that breaches third-party intellectual or industrial property rights or trade secrets, or any content it is not legally entitled to make available to third parties.
VIEIRA grants you permission to display, download and reproduce information posted on the website subject to your agreement to abide the following conditions:
a. Display, download, and reproduce information only for personal, non-commercial purposes
b. Retain and reproduce each copyright notice or other proprietary rights notice contained in any information You display, download and reproduce.
c. With the exception of the foregoing limited authorization, You are not granted any license to or right in the information on this website, nor may You modify, reproduce, publish, transfer, sell or otherwise use any information obtained through or from the website.
d. Non-compliance relating to displaying, downloading and reproduction of the Information, and the use of the Intellectual Property displayed or otherwise made available on the website, constitutes a material breach of these Terms and entails immediate forfeiture of the above limited authorization.
e. Images of people or places displayed on the website are either the property of, or used with permission by VIEIRA. The use of these images by You, or anyone else authorized by You, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms or by specific permission provided elsewhere on the website. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws regulating privacy and advertising or publicity and potentially other statutes and regulations.
f. The Site may also contain or reference the intellectual property of third parties. No license or permission is granted herein with respect to any of this information.
VIEIRA is not liable for (i) harm deriving from interference, omission, interruptions, computer viruses, malfunction, or disconnection in the operation of Users' electronic system or IT devices and equipment, due to causes beyond VIEIRA’s control, which prevent or delay navigation through the Website; (ii) delays or blocked use caused by problems or overloads on the internet or in other electronic systems; or (iii) the impossibility of providing the service or allowing access for reasons beyond VIEIRA’s control, caused by the User, third parties, or unforeseeable circumstances.
However, VIEIRA declares that it has taken and will take, if necessary, all the measures required, based on its capability and the state of technology, to guarantee proper operation of the Website and avoid the presence and transfer of viruses and other harmful elements affecting Users.
VIEIRA reserves the right to interrupt access to the Website, without giving notice, for technical, security, control or maintenance reasons, due to a failure in power supply, or for any other reason.
VIEIRA does not routinely monitor Users' use of the Website.
VIEIRA is not liable for Users’ use of the content of the Website that might entail a breach of any national or international regulations, intellectual or industrial property rights, or any other third-party rights.
VIEIRA is not liable for any errors or omissions in the content of the Website or other content that can be accessed through them. Nor is VIEIRA liable for any harm derived from using the Website, or for any action carried out based on the information provided in them.
VIEIRA does not guarantee the absence of viruses or other damaging elements that could harm or alter the IT system, electronic documents, or files of the Website or the Applications Users. Therefore, VIEIRA is not liable for any harm or loss those elements might cause the User or third parties.
By using this website, You agree to the collection and use of your information, as set out in these Terms and Conditions and in the Privacy Policy. VIEIRA reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to change these Terms and Conditions or its Privacy Policy. Any changes will be published on this website.