Website Terms of Use
1. General Provisions
1.1. These Website Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the “Rules”) apply to all users (hereinafter referred to as the “User”) of the website brace-lf.com (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”), administered by BRACE Law Firm LLC (address: 109559, Russian Federation, Moscow, Belorechenskaya St., 31, bldg. 12, OGRN: 1157746812134, INN 7725287297) (hereinafter referred to as the “BRACE Law Firm”, “BRACE”) and all objects available on the Website, including design elements, text, graphic images, presentations, illustrations, videos, computer programs, databases, music, sounds and other objects, as well as any content posted on the Website, regardless of the time of their posting on the Website.
1.2. The Website is used to post information about the services provided by BRACE Law Firm and/or BRACE Law Office of the Moscow City Attorney at Law Roman Vladimirovich Shabrov (registration number 77/12890) (hereinafter referred to as the BRACE Law Office). Information about the services of the BRACE Law Firm and/or the BRACE Law Office is not a public offer and is for informational purposes only.
1.3. BRACE Law Firm is the Site Administrator and the operator of personal data.
1.4. The following terms and definitions are used in these Rules:
1.4.1. “Content” – texts, design elements, illustrations, graphic images, photographs, scripts, video, audio, musical works, sounds and other objects posted on the Website, whether or not being intellectual property, the rights to which belong to the Administration, Users or other persons.
1.4.2. “Website Administration” – BRACE Law Firm represented by its representatives and employees.
1.4.3. “Users” – any person using the Site or information from the Site in any way, including by visiting the Site.
1.4.4. “Cookies” – a small piece of data sent by the web server and stored on the User’s computer (device), which the web client or web browser sends to the web server in an HTTP request each time it tries to open a page of the corresponding site.
1.4.5. “IP address” – a unique network address of a node in a computer network built using the IP protocol.
1.4.6. “Personal data” – any information related to a directly or indirectly defined or determinable individual (subject of personal data – User).
1.4.7. “Processing of personal data” – any action (operation) or set of actions (operations) performed with the use of automation tools or without the use of such tools with personal data, including collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), extraction, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, destruction of personal data.
1.4.8. “Confidentiality of personal data” is a mandatory requirement for the Website Administration (acting as the Operator) or another person who has gained access to personal data to prevent their dissemination without the consent of the subject of the personal data – the User of the Website or the presence of another legal basis.
1.5. By using the name of this Website or its Content in any way, as well as by accessing, downloading, copying any part, or by posting information in sections of the Website where such operations are permitted, the User expresses his/her unconditional consent to comply with these Terms of Use.
1.6. The Content posted on the Website is for informational purposes only and is not advertising unless it contains a direct indication thereof.
1.7. The Content posted on the Website is not a public offer, unless the Content text directly indicates that the text is a public offer.
1.8. The Content of the Website does not contain advertising for debt collection by interacting with the debtor through personal meetings, calls, or sending SMS and messages via email or instant messengers. The Content contains informational information about the provision of legal services. The Website Administration does not carry out activities to recover overdue debts as its main activity.
1.9. If the Users/User of the Website do not agree with the proposed terms, we recommend refraining from any use of this Website.
1.10. These Rules contain the terms of use of the Website and are an offer from the Website Administration to each User to use the Website on the terms specified in the text of these Rules. Thus, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 437 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the text of these Rules is a public offer, unless otherwise provided in these Rules and on individual pages of the Website. In accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 438 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the use of the Website by any User/third party, including viewing the Website, posting any information on the Website, sending a link to the Website to any third parties and other actions, is considered proper acceptance of this offer. The Rules acquire legal force in relations between the Parties from the moment the User begins using the Website. To terminate the Rules, the User stops using the Website.
1.11. The BRACE Law Firm reserves the right to change or update these Rules at any time. Changes come into effect immediately from the moment they are published on the Website. The User's use of the Website after changes have been made to it means consent to these changes.
1.12. If any provision of these Rules is recognized as contradicting Russian legislation, null and void or invalid, all other parts of the Rules are considered valid and binding.
2. Intellectual property rights conditions
2.1. All Content (including, but not limited to, literary, audiovisual works, graphic data, photographic and printed works, software) posted on the Website, as well as the Website design itself, is the subject of the exclusive rights of BRACE Law Firm and/or other copyright holders, including BRACE Law Office, with whose consent the placement of objects of their intellectual rights was made. The specified scope of rights includes the right of the BRACE Law Firm and/or the BRACE Law Office to reproduce/distribute/publish/process and adjust all Content posted on the Website, to present information posted on the Website in the form of quotations, or in a processed and supplemented form for publication in the media or to use in other materials and documents prepared by the BRACE Law Firm and/or the BRACE Law Office, to change the design of the Website and to use this design (its components) in the preparation of any advertising and/or informational and other materials.
2.2. The implementation by the Users in relation to the Content of the Website of actions consisting of reproduction/distribution/publication/processing and correction, as well as citation and/or other use on other websites in other documents and materials without a link to the Website in a manner contrary to paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 of these Rules, is a violation of the intellectual property rights of BRACE Law Firm and/or BRACE Law Office.
2.3. Users of the Website are granted a non-exclusive right to use the Content exclusively within the framework of the functionality provided by the Website, by viewing, reproduction (under the conditions established in paragraphs 3.2, 3.3 of these Rules) and other rights for the purpose of personal non-commercial use, except in cases where such use causes or may cause harm to the legally protected interests of the copyright holder. The specified rights do not constitute a transfer of ownership of the Website.
2.4. Users of the Website shall bear sole responsibility for any violation of the intellectual property rights of BRACE Law Firm and/or BRACE Law Office and/or third parties when using the Website. The amount of liability shall be determined in accordance with the procedure established by applicable law, including but not limited to full compensation for damages incurred by the Website Administration and/or BRACE Law Office and/or third parties related to the violations specified in this paragraph.
3. Restrictions on use
3.1. Public display, republication, reproduction in any form, distribution, including translation, of any Content in commercial workshops is possible only with the written permission of BRACE Law Firm.
3.2. Users, without obtaining the permission provided for in paragraph 3.1 of the Rules, may print out individual pages of the Website (without photocopying them) and (or) store them in electronic format or on disk (but not on a server connected to the network) for their personal non-commercial use.
3.3. When borrowing Content, including protected copyright works, a link to the Website is required. Quoting text, graphic, audio and video materials and other materials published on the Website is permitted with the obligatory indication of an active hyperlink to the corresponding page of the Website with the quoted Content.
3.4. The User must not use the Website:
3.4.1. for any purposes that are illegal or prohibited by these Rules;
3.4.2. in any way that is contrary to any applicable regional, national, international and foreign laws or regulations governing the use of the Website;
3.4.3. in any way that may damage, disable or disrupt the operation of the Website or interfere with its use by third parties.
4. Rights and obligations of the Users
4.1. When visiting the Website and using its capabilities, the User is obliged to:
4.1.1. comply with the provisions of the current legislation of the Russian Federation and these Rules;
4.1.2. provide, upon acceptance of a public offer posted on the Website and having a direct indication that this text is a Public Offer (if posted), or when entering data about the User/personal data of the User for feedback, reliable and up-to-date data, as well as monitor their timely updating (including information regarding the place of residence);
4.1.3. the entry of personal data on the Website by the User means the User's full consent to their processing;
4.1.4. compensate for losses incurred by the Website Administration, Users or third parties as a result of violating the Rules or the legislation of the Russian Federation;
4.1.5. to comply with the Rules, as well as the legislation of the Russian Federation, when using the Website, to familiarize themselves with all legal information posted on the Website or accessible on it through links;
4.1.6. regularly check for information about changes to these Rules. The Website Administration shall not be liable for failure to familiarize themselves or for untimely familiarization by Users with these Rules and/or changes made to them;
4.1.7. in case of disagreement with the Rules, as well as changes to them announced by the Website Administration, leave the Website.
4.2. Users are prohibited from publishing and distributing with links to the Website, the Website Administration, the Website Content, the authors of materials posted on the Website, any information that: directly or indirectly promotes criminal activity or contains advice, instructions or guidelines for committing criminal acts; is fraudulent; violates the rights of third parties to the results of intellectual activity; violates other rights and interests of citizens and legal entities or the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation.
4.3. Users are prohibited from using software and performing actions aimed at disrupting the normal functioning of the Website, as well as performing actions or performing other actions that may harm the Website, the Website Administration and its representatives, and Users.
4.4. The Website Administration shall not be liable for illegal actions and illegal behavior, violation of the law by Users of the Website, as well as violation of these Rules by Users of the Website.
5. Consent to the processing of personal data. Privacy Policy
5.1. These Rules establish the privacy policy and the terms of processing the personal data of the Users of the Website, establishing the obligations of the Website Administration to non-disclosure and ensuring the protection of the privacy of personal data that the Users of the Website provide on the Website under the conditions stipulated in paragraphs 5.4, 5.6 of these Rules.
5.2. The personal data of the Users of the Website are subject to secure storage and non-dissemination and may only be used for the purposes established by these Rules.
5.3. In the event of processing of personal data by BRACE Law Firm, Users of their own free will and in their own interests, as well as confirming their legal capacity, give consent to the processing of their personal data specified by them on the Website or communicated to BRACE Law Firm in any way (including e-mail, instant messengers, etc.). In particular, any posting by the Users of the Website on the Website of their personal data for the purpose of accepting the Offer posted (if posted on the Website) on the Website means the consent of the Users of the Website to the collection, processing, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), extraction, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), blocking, deletion, destruction of personal data.
5.4. The Users posting through the Website their personal data solely for the purpose of accepting the Offer for the provision of legal services (if posted) posted on the Website, give consent to the processing of personal data in the manner established by paragraphs 5.3 and 5.5 of these Rules, including, but not limited to, such data as: last name, first name, patronymic, passport details, telephone numbers, email addresses.
5.5. Collection, processing, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), retrieval, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), blocking, deletion, destruction of personal data on the Website is carried out in connection with the conclusion of an agreement (acceptance of the Offer for the provision of legal services posted on the Website), a party to which is the subject of personal data (the User of the Website). The specified personal data are not distributed, nor are they provided to third parties and are used exclusively for the execution of the specified agreement (Offer), except for cases established by current legislation and paragraph 5.10 of these Rules. By virtue of Art. 22 of Law N 152-FZ, notification of Roskomnadzor about the processing of personal data for the purposes specified in this paragraph is not required.
5.6. The Users agree to the possible collection of user data by the Website, including that which may be classified as personal data transmitted automatically when using the Website (IP address, cookies, geolocation data, browser information, duration of stay on the Website, address of the Website from which the transition was made and other data), which are processed in an anonymized manner using analytics systems. The Users agree to the use by the Website of Google Analytics, Google Console, Yandex Webmaster and Yandex Metrica and other similar services to collect information about the use of the Website, such as the frequency of visits to the Website by Users, pages Websites that Users were on before visiting this Website.
5.7. The fact of consent of the Users to the collection of user data by the Website (including, but not limited to, such data as: IP address, cookie, geolocation data, browser information, duration of stay on the Website, address of the Website from which the transition was made and other data), as well as consent to the collection of data through Google Analytics, Google Console, Yandex Webmaster and Yandex Metrica and other similar services, is the use of the Website by the Users. By continuing to use the Website, Users express Consent to the possible collection of user data by the Website, including which may be classified as personal data. If the User disagrees with the collection of user data by the Website, the User is obliged to select the following options:
5.7.1. Configure your browser independently in accordance with its documentation or help so that it permanently does not allow receiving and sending cookie data for any Websites or for a specific Website or via Google Analytics, Google Console, Yandex Webmaster and Yandex Metrica and other similar services.
5.7.2. Switch to a special “incognito” browser mode for the Website to use cookies until the browser window is closed or until you switch back to normal mode.
5.7.3. Leave the Website to avoid further processing of cookies and other data specified in paragraph 5.6 of these Rules.
5.8. The Website may collect user data, including that which may be classified as personal data (including, but not limited to, such data as: cookies, OS type and version, browser type and version, device type and its screen resolution, the source from which the User came to the Website, from which Website or by what advertisement, OS and browser language, data on the actions that the User takes on the Website, IP address) for the purpose of collecting statistical information and ensuring the high-quality operation of the Website. At the same time, the Website Administration has the right not to start and/or to refuse to collect user data at any time, without prior notice to the Users. If the Website has not started/is not collecting user data classified as personal data by current legislation, there is no need to notify Roskomnadzor about the processing of personal data.
5.9. Consent to the processing of personal data may be revoked by the User by sending a written statement, which is signed by the User and handed to BRACE, or sent by registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt to the address of BRACE Law Firm.
5.10. In the event that the User revokes consent to the processing of his personal data, BRACE Law Firm has the right to continue processing personal data in cases stipulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
5.11. In the absence of the grounds listed in paragraph 5.10 of these Rules, BRACE Law Firm shall cease processing the personal data of Users and destroy the Personal Data within a period not exceeding 30 (thirty) calendar days from the date of receipt of the said revocation.
6. Limitation of Liability
6.1. BRACE Law Firm shall not be liable for any loss of data, any direct or indirect damage or harm related to the use of any information posted on this Website, as well as data and software for protection against any computer viruses.
6.2. BRACE Law Firm shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or errors on this Website and does not provide any guarantees regarding any information and software products posted on other Websites that are or may be related to this Website.
6.3. The information and data contained on this Website represent a combination of legislative provisions and law enforcement practice, subjective value judgments, opinions, views, reasoning and assumptions of the author/authors in relation to events, facts, explanations of current legislation, judicial and other law enforcement practice and are an expression of the personal opinion of the author/authors. In this regard, they should not be considered as legal advice and/or legal opinion, or any other document of individual focus and/or as an expression of the official position of government bodies. The Author/Authors, as well as the persons publishing, are not responsible for the discrepancy between their position and the position of government bodies, organizations and other third parties.
6.4. BRACE Law Firm is not responsible for direct and (or) indirect losses, damage or harm caused by transitions to the above-mentioned Websites, use of information, software and other types of products posted on the above-mentioned Websites.
6.5. Comments, presentations, articles or any other Content posted on the Website or accessible when switching to other Websites represent the personal opinions and conclusions of BRACE Law Firm employees and other persons, which may differ from the point of view adopted by BRACE Law Firm and other persons.
6.6. The content contained on the Website is posted for general information purposes only and should not be considered as legal advice, legal opinions or other similar documents.
6.7. The Website Administration shall not be liable for any indirect, direct, actual or consequential damages, including lost profits, resulting from the use of the information posted on the Website, even if the Website Administration has been warned of the possibility of such damages.
6.8. The Website may contain links to third-party Websites on the Internet. The Website Administration does not control such Websites, is not liable for the legality of the content posted on third-party Websites, in any case, the Rules do not apply to the use of these websites. Users of the Website should familiarize themselves with the privacy policy and/or rules of use of each Website they visit.
7. Liability for unauthorized use of materials
7.1. The User shall bear full responsibility for any losses and/or any damage (including damage to the information of the Website) arising from the use of the Website as a whole and/or posting in sections of this Website where such operations are permitted, any user information to BRACE Law Firm, as well as to third parties.
7.2. In cases where the User causes damage to this Website or any part thereof, as well as to the information contained on the Website, BRACE Law Firm reserves the right to make claims against the User for compensation for the damage associated with this.
8. Applicable law, dispute resolution, final provisions
8.1. These Rules are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. Issues not regulated by the Rules shall be resolved in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
8.2. All possible disputes arising from relations governed by these Rules shall be resolved in the manner established by the current legislation of the Russian Federation, according to the norms of Russian law.
8.3. The terms of paragraphs 4.1.2, 4.1.3 of these Rules, as well as the terms of processing personal data in accordance with section paragraph 5 of these Rules, the processing of which is carried out in connection with the conclusion of an agreement (acceptance of the Offer for the provision of legal services posted on the Website), are valid only if the Website Administration posts the relevant Offer on the Website. Posting of the Offer is the right of the Website Administration and is carried out at its discretion.
