TERMS OF USE

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1 The website http://www.newlaw.gr (hereinafter "Website") is the official website and simultaneously the innovative platform for the provision of legal services of the law firm "Tsilonis-Vogiatzoglou" with the pan-European registered distinctive title NEWLAW (hereinafter the "Company"), registration number 90068, VAT number 997290138, Tax Office of Thessaloniki A', with the activity of lawyer services - provision of legal services. The company's headquarters are located in Thessaloniki (Tsimiski 10, 1st floor, P.C. 546 24). The purpose of this website is to host the Company's intellectually property-protected platform, the provision of legal services and advice, as well as information on legal issues and developments.


2.SCOPE OF APPLICATION


2.1 These terms govern the use of the Website and its services by the visitor/user (hereinafter, the User), as well as the processing of any personal data of its visitors. The User is requested to read carefully and accept these terms. In case of the User's disagreement with any of the terms, they must stop and avoid browsing the Website and notify its administrator accordingly.


2.2 The provisions applicable to these Terms also apply to any other term found within the Website, which the User unreservedly accepts. The unreserved acceptance of the Terms is irrefutably presumed and binds the consumer, pursuant to Article 2 paragraph 1 of Law 2251/1994.


2.3 The Company may at any time modify this text in writing and without justification. Therefore, the User is advised to periodically check the content of these terms and, if they continue to use the Website and its services, to accept the modified Terms of Use. Otherwise, they must refrain from using the services and inform the Company accordingly. In the event of total or partial invalidity or inability to apply individual terms, the validity of the remaining terms shall not be affected.


2.4 These Terms of Use, as well as any dispute or claim arising from or in connection with them and any dispute in general arising from the use of this website or concerning these Terms, the applicable law, according to the place of permanent establishment, operation and economic activity of the store and the state of origin, are governed by and interpreted in accordance with Greek Law. If any provision is deemed invalid or voidable by the competent Greek court, it ceases to apply without affecting the validity of the remaining Terms. Any failure by the "Company" to exercise a specific right or term arising from this does not constitute a waiver thereof. It is expressly agreed, stipulated and mutually accepted that the Courts of Thessaloniki shall have exclusive jurisdiction regarding any dispute or claim that may arise between the Company and the User, and is governed by this.


2.5 However, it is worth noting that the Company's standing aim is to resolve amicably and out of court any disputes that may arise from the use and/or interpretation and application of these terms of use. For this reason, if as a user/member you identify any problematic element, information or issue on the website from a legal and/or ethical point of view, please immediately inform the website administrator at newlaw(at)newlaw(dot)gr.


3.ACCESS - CONTENT


3.1 The Company strives to maintain and ensure the availability of the website and its content. Regardless of these efforts, the availability of this website depends on various factors, such as, indicatively, the technical equipment of the users, the number of users trying to connect simultaneously to this website or to the internet, etc. The Company is also entitled to maintain the website, even if this results in the inevitable temporary interruption of its operation.


3.2 The Company is entitled, at any time and without notice, to change the nature and content of the Website, as well as to temporarily or permanently suspend or discontinue its operation. Its operation may also be interrupted, suspended or hindered for reasons beyond its control or will.


4.LIABILITY - SECURITY


4.1 The content of the Website is provided "as is", without any warranty expressed or implied in any way. Every possible effort is made for the security and validity of the content. Nevertheless, the Company does not warrant, guarantee, or assume any responsibility regarding the content and security of the Website. The User accepts that they use the posted content and the offered services at their own risk.


4.2 Users/visitors are advised to use protection software against electronic viruses or other harmful programs and elements. The Company declares that it thoroughly checks the security level of its services in the electronic environment, using programs against the spread of viruses and malware. However, users/visitors are recommended to use protection software when browsing the Website, as the Company bears absolutely no responsibility for any damage or harm, or infection by electronic viruses and/or other malicious programs to the electronic computer or other electronic means and generally device, to the programs and data of the user/visitor of our services, during access and use of the Website, nor is it liable for damage related to inability to execute, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission or system line failure, etc.


4.3 Visitors/users of the Website are expressly prohibited from interfering with the form, operation, services, content, databases and any element of the Website, through the use of any mechanism, malicious or non-malicious software, electronic or non-electronic process, sending unwanted or harmful files such as, indicatively, unwanted messages (spam), viruses, malware, etc. capable of affecting, harming, suspending, interrupting and, in general, hindering its smooth operation. The Company reserves the right to seek redress for damages that may be caused to it by illegal behavior, such as the above indicative ones, as well as to prosecute the responsible party.


4.4 The Company is relieved of liability for content that third parties may publish on the Website, insofar as it meets the obligations of care and control provided by law. Any expenses or compensation that the "Company" may be called upon to pay due to a breach by a user/visitor of the Website of their obligations arising from these Terms shall be borne by the said user/visitor, who is obliged to pay them to the Website immediately and without the latter being required to resort to the courts.


4.5 For transactions with the Website, which will be carried out using a credit card, it is expressly clarified that the legal holder of the credit card will be objectively liable. The Company cannot know the truthfulness of the information provided by the user and considers the provider of personal data to be the actual subject thereof. Therefore, in the contract with the Company, the use by the contracting party of the option providing for payment of the order via credit/debit card and the consequent provision of the details of the legal holder of the credit card, binds the legal holder of the credit card, regardless of the person using the credit card and providing the requested details, therefore the consent of the legal holder is irrefutably presumed for their credit card to be charged permissibly and legally with the price of the sale. Any illegal use of a credit/debit card or use without the consent of the legal holder does not relieve the legal holder of the obligations arising from the contract with the Company, nor from any claims of the Company for compensation for illegal acts or omissions of the user of the credit card, on the grounds that the party directly contracted with the Company acted illegally or without their consent. It is noted in any case that the Company does not collect, store or process in any way the financial details of the User and that all transactions take place after the User is redirected to a certified website of an approved provider.


4.6 The Company is relieved of any liability for any damage to the User, legal or contractual obligation towards the user and any direct or consequential claim of the user or a third party, if the user violates the Terms of use and operation of the Website, provides false, inaccurate and incomplete requested and non-requested information and data, develops illegal behavior within the framework of their browsing of the Website, violates the rules of conduct of users, legal or customary, inadequately fulfills their legal and/or contractual obligations, through actions or omissions. The User expressly accepts and acknowledges the aforementioned relief of the Company and accepts that they bear full responsibility for their actions and the consequent obligations to compensate the injured parties.


4.7 The services of the Website are addressed exclusively to adults. Minors are prohibited from using or visiting it, as well as from entering into transactions. The Website bears absolutely no responsibility for any visit to and use of it by minors, given that it cannot control the identity of incoming users/visitors.


5.INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


5.1 The User accepts and acknowledges all intellectual property rights that belong or may belong to the Company (except for specific third-party rights) regarding the form and content of the Website, which are protected by the relevant provisions of Greek, European and international law. Indicatively, these rights concern trademarks, distinctive titles, photographs, texts, announcements, registered or unregistered. The User is obliged to comply with all relevant Greek, European and International laws and regulations, including, indicatively and not restrictively, legislation concerning the protection of intellectual property, the protection of personal data, the protection of competition, etc.


5.2 The User undertakes not to infringe these rights in any way, as any use, copying, storage, reproduction, republication, transmission, publication, downloading, storage, translation and modification of part or all of the content of the Website and the services offered therein without the prior express written consent of the Company, for commercial or other purposes, partially or summarily, is expressly prohibited. The appearance and display of the above on this website should in no way be construed as a transfer or granting of an express or implied license or right to use them. The Company reserves all its legal and/or contractual rights against all parties, in addition to those expressly mentioned in this paragraph.


6.USER OBLIGATIONS - LIABILITY


6.1 The User undertakes to respect and comply with the laws of the Hellenic Republic, as well as European or International Law, which apply to the use of the Website, and to exercise their rights within the limits of good faith, fair dealing and customary practices, not to impede the use of the Website by third parties and not to engage in acts or omissions that may cause damage or malfunction to the Website, affect or jeopardize the provision of services by the Website.


6.2 The User accepts that they understand the international nature of the internet and undertakes to observe proper conduct (netiquette), and the use of practices and methods that contravene this code is expressly prohibited. In cases where the User is given the opportunity to publish or send to the Company any information, audiovisual material, text, link to another website or generally any file readable/executable by a computer or other electronic device, the User who made the submission/publication is solely responsible for its content. It is recalled that for each publication/submission, it is necessary to have the right to transmit the content either under applicable law or under any legal contractual relationship of the user. In any case, the content of the aforementioned elements is prohibited from:


6.2.1 Being illegal, abusive, vulgar, pornographic, threatening, defamatory, harassing, harmful to minors or expressing national, racial or other discrimination.


6.2.2 Infringing intellectual or other proprietary rights of third parties, including trademarks and secrets as well as patents.


6.2.3 Including any virus, harmful software or code (malware), unsolicited advertising material (pop-up) and unwanted bulk mail (spam) that may cause either temporary or permanent damage/malfunction to any hardware or software component of a computer or smart or non-smart electronic devices or delays, interferences and interruptions in the operations of servers or any telecommunications network.


6.2.4 Containing a false statement as to the identity of the User or impersonation of any person (natural or legal).


6.2.5 Containing false, inaccurate or deliberately incomplete information as to the person, status, personal details and reason for the visit of the specific User.


6.3 The User is obliged not to use the Website for the commission of acts that may result in criminal prosecution or the initiation of any civil or administrative proceedings against the Company for acts indicatively mentioned in the Penal Code, in special criminal laws, in the legislation on the protection of personal data, in the legislation on telecommunications, in the European Convention on Human Rights as well as in the relevant legislation of the European Union, the National Telecommunications Commission, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority and any other Public or Administrative Authority and Service, as well as for acts that could infringe any right or other legitimate interest of the Company or a third party.


6.4 Failure by any user/visitor of this website to comply with applicable law and/or these Terms gives the Company the right to take the necessary measures and proceed with any necessary action to address such behavior. Thus, in such cases, it is entitled, indicatively, to prohibit access to services provided through this website or to delete, edit or move messages, respecting the principle of proportionality. The Company reserves the right to exercise any other legal right. The non-exercise of the Company's rights arising from these Terms does not imply a waiver of these rights, nor does it entail the tacit abolition of any Term.


7.METHOD OF USE


7.1 The Company, through its innovative online platform, offers the User, with security, transparency and reliability, the use of an advanced information system for the settlement of their cases.


7.2 To use the legal platform, the User's registration is required. Subsequently, through the "Your Case" option, the User can select the general category of interest (e.g. Family, Cars, Real Estate, etc.) and then the type of case (amicable divorce, car transfer, apartment rental, etc.). By answering the Company's questions depending on the nature of their case and electronically submitting the necessary documents (e.g. lease agreement, identity card photocopy, family status certificate, etc.), the User can begin the settlement of their legal case.


7.3 After payment of the price indicated each time, within 2 working days, the User receives a draft for the out-of-court or judicial settlement of their case.


7.4 The services provided by the Website constitute the conclusion of a contract for the provision of legal services, which are governed by the legal framework of both Law 4194/2013 (Lawyers' Code) and Law 2251/1994 (Consumer Protection). The contract is considered concluded from the moment the payment to the Company is completed. The user-client expressly agrees that the provision of services begins from this point in time.


8.METHOD OF PAYMENT AND TRANSACTION SECURITY


8.1 All transactions of the User with the Company are made through Piraeus Bank using a card (debit, credit, prepaid, etc.) of the VISA, MASTERCARD & MAESTRO type or via Paypal or by deposit into a bank account.


8.2 Although the Company's online platform operates under strict SSL Extended Validation security specifications and has taken special technical measures, transactions are primarily secured based on the protocols and security systems used by Piraeus Bank and Paypal. The screen on which this data is entered belongs to the environment of Piraeus Bank's systems and the data is collected directly by it without the intervention of the Company. Also, transactions are completed in the online environment of Piraeus Bank and the Company does not have access to information such as the card number, expiration date and CV2/CVV. Therefore, the Company bears no responsibility for issues that may arise with any of the above information. For any dispute or question regarding charges to their credit/debit card, the User should contact the bank that issued their card directly.


8.3 The User has the possibility to print an electronic receipt and store it on their computer in pdf (acrobat reader) format upon completion of each transaction.


8.4 The Company takes technical and organizational measures for the security of data and transactions carried out online. The transaction details (transaction number, payment amount, internet protocol address - IP), which are collected and processed by the Company, are used exclusively for the purpose of receiving, executing and completing the payment, in accordance with the mutual obligations. They are not disclosed or transmitted by our company to any third party, except for the aforementioned bank cooperating for this Service, and are deleted when the purposes for which they are kept are achieved. The User accepts and expressly consents to the processing of their personal data both by the Company and by Piraeus Bank during the use of the Service.


9.SERVICE COST


9.1 All prices are in euros. The price includes the lawyer's fee, VAT 24%, the required stamp duties, fees, quadruplicates, litigation document printing costs, postal costs for sending documents to the principal-client and usually all the bailiff's expenses and fees for one service, except for cases of lawsuits due to car accidents, the price of which includes two services.


9.2 The price exclusively includes the drafting of the lawsuit, extrajudicial statement, private agreement and its filing with the secretariat of the competent court or, respectively, the service by a bailiff. It is expressly noted that the hearing of the case in court is not included. If the principal also wishes to be represented in court by the Company, the company's price list applies.


10.RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL


10.1 The User has the right to withdraw from the contract within 14 calendar days from its conclusion. This right is exercised by sending a document in which the client explicitly states the withdrawal from the contract. The sending of the document can be done: a) by registered mail to "Tsilonis-Vogiatzoglou NEWLAW Law Firm" at the address Tsimiski 10, 1st floor, P.C. 54624, Thessaloniki b) by email to the email address: newlaw@newlaw.gr c) by facsimile (fax) to 2310 261 503.


10.2 The price is refunded by depositing the money into the User's bank account, after deducting the money for the work done up to the exercise of the right of withdrawal and provided that any already issued court fees can be cancelled.


10.3 The contract is considered completed when the lawsuit is filed or, in case of an extrajudicial document, when it is served, provided of course that the user-client has paid the price. The right of withdrawal exists up to the time of filing/service, when the contract is considered completed. If the filing/service was made within the 14-day period, the User loses the right of withdrawal due to full execution of the contract.


11.REGISTRATION - NEWSLETTER


11.1 If they wish, the User can subscribe to the Company's newsletter by providing their email address to it. By sharing this address with the Company, the User accepts the Company's communication with them for promotional and advertising purposes. The Company undertakes not to forward this address to third parties.


11.2 The User has the possibility to unsubscribe from the Company's newsletter at any time by notifying the Company of their intention. After this notification, their email address is deleted from every file of the company within 5 working days.


12.PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA


12.1 The Company undertakes to make every possible effort


13.HYPERLINKS


13.1 With the help of appropriate links within the Website, the possibility of accessing third-party websites is provided. The placement of these links has been done for the sole purpose of facilitating the User during their internet browsing and providing them with more complete information on news and topics that may be of interest to them. It does not in any way constitute an indication of acceptance or approval of the content of the websites listed with a hyperlink. Each link leads to a different website, the browsing of which is subject to the terms of use of that website. The Company is in no case responsible for the content/services of other websites whose "hyperlinks" or advertisements are posted on the Website, does not guarantee their availability and is not responsible for any damage that may arise from their use, as the visitor/user gains access to them exclusively at their own risk. Finally, the Company bears absolutely no responsibility for the content and personal data management policy of the website provided by link and calls upon the User to carefully check each time the Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy and the Cookies Policy of the websites they visit through the provided hyperlinks.