LegalStanley: Company Formation & Compliance Consultants in Kerala, UAE, and USA
Terms and Conditions
“The Bar Council of India does not permit advertisement or solicitation by advocates in any form or manner. By accessing this website, you acknowledge that you are seeking information relating to LegalStanley of your own accord and that there has been no form of solicitation, advertisement, or inducement by the Firm or any of its member“
M/s. LegalStanley Corporate Law Firm, a firm registered under the laws of India and having its registered office at 1A, First Floor, Isaac’s Image Utility Point, Green Garden Road, Sea Port Airport Road, Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala, India – 682030 (“LegalStanley”, “Firm”, “We”, “Us” or “Our”, which expression shall, unless repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, include its partners, associates, employees, consultants, authorised personnel, and permitted assigns).
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms” or “T&C”) set out a legal framework governing your access to and use of the Firm’s website located and all associated web pages, subdomains, blogs, digital platforms, mobile applications, and communications (“Website”), in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws.
These Terms shall be read in conjunction with the Firm’s Privacy Policy, Refund Policy, Engagement Letters, Retainer Agreements, Mentorship Programme and any other contractual or policy arrangements entered into or published by the Firm from time to time (“Firm Policies”). By accessing the Website, communicating with the Firm, or availing or enquiring about its services in any manner whatsoever, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and unconditionally agreed to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, subject always to applicable laws.
1. Purpose and Scope
1.1 These Terms shall be applicable to all individuals and entities accessing or using the Website or engaging with the Firm in any capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to clients, prospective clients, website visitors, job applicants, interns, employees, vendors, service providers, counterparties, and any other persons interacting with or engaging the Firm (“Users”).
2. Acceptance of Terms
2.1 By accessing the Website, including its web pages, layout, design, code, text, graphics, or any other content (“Content”),you are deemed to have read, understood, and unconditionally accepted these Terms in their entirety and confirm that you are accessing this Website of your own accord and free will. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, you must immediately and forthwith discontinue all access to and use of the Website.
2.2 The Firm reserves the absolute right to revise, amend, modify, or update these Terms at any time, without prior notice, by posting the updated Terms on the Website. Such revisions shall take effect immediately upon posting, unless otherwise specified. Your continued access to or use of the Website following the posting of any revision shall constitute your unconditional acceptance of the revised Terms and Conditions.
3. Legal Capacity and Eligibility
3.1 By accessing or using this Website, you expressly represent, warrant, and confirm that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and possess full legal capacity and competence to enter into a binding agreement under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and all other applicable laws. This Website is not directed at, intended for, or designed to be used by persons under the age of eighteen (18) years, and such persons are strictly prohibited from accessing or using the Website.
3.2 If you are accessing the Website on behalf of a legal entity, including but not limited to a company, limited liability partnership, trust, society, or any other body corporate, you hereby represent, warrant, and covenant that: (a) you are duly authorised to act on behalf of such entity; (b) you have the requisite authority to bind such entity to these Terms; and (c) such entity accepts these Terms. In such cases, references to ‘you’ or ‘User’ in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed accordingly.
3.3 The Firm reserves the right to refuse access to the Website or to terminate a User’s access at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion, if it has reasonable grounds to believe that the User does not satisfy the eligibility criteria set out herein or has misrepresented their legal capacity or authority.
4. No Attorney - Client Relationship
4.1 The access to or use of this Website, including without limitation the submission of an enquiry form, downloading any resource, publication, or material, sending an electronic communication to the Firm, or engaging in any other interaction through any facility made available on the Website, does not, under any circumstances, create or constitute an attorney-client relationship between the User and the Firm, and is not intended to provide legal advice, solicit professional engagement, or create any professional obligation on the part of the Firm.
5. Nature and Status of Website Content
5.1 All Content available on this Website is provided strictly on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis, for general information purposes only, and does not constitute legal advice, professional guidance, or a substitute for qualified legal counsel. Nothing contained on this Website shall be construed as creating, implying, or establishing any attorney-client relationship, fiduciary duty, or professional obligation between the Firm and any User.
5.2 The Firm makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee, whether express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, correctness, currency, reliability, suitability, or fitness for any particular purpose of any Content available on the Website. All Content is provided in good faith; however, the Firm expressly disclaims any and all liability for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in such Content, whether arising from negligence, inadvertence, or otherwise.
5.3 Legal information, commentary, and analysis published on this Website relate only to the jurisdiction or law specified therein and may not apply to the circumstances of any particular User or to jurisdictions other than those expressly specified. Users must make their own independent assessment of the relevance and applicability of any Content to their specific circumstances and must rely on such Content, if at all, entirely at their own risk.
5.4 The Firm does not undertake any obligation to keep the Website or any Content thereon updated, accurate, or current. The Firm expressly reserves the right to add, alter, modify, remove, or otherwise vary any Content on the Website at any time, without notice and without incurring any liability to any User or third party.
5.5 Rankings, accolades, directory listings, and other recognition referenced on the Website may relate to current or former personnel, practice areas, or engagements of the Firm. Images displayed on the Website may depict current or former personnel, associates, models, or other individuals not connected with the Firm, and no representation is made in this regard.
5.6 The Firm is not liable to any User or any other person for any loss, damage, cost, or expense arising from or in connection with any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance upon any Content available on this Website.
6. Intellectual Property Rights
6.1 The Website and all Content thereon, including without limitation all web pages, layout, design, architecture, underlying source code, object code, algorithms, databases, graphics, illustrations, photographs, animations, audio, video, text, data, compilations, trade dress, interfaces, and all other materials and information (“Intellectual Property”), are the sole, absolute, and exclusive property of LegalStanley and/or its licensors.
6.2 All Intellectual Property rights, title, and interest in and to the Website and all Content thereon vest exclusively and absolutely in LegalStanley and/or its licensors. No access to or use of the Website shall, in any manner whatsoever, be construed or deemed to transfer, assign, licence, sub-licence, or otherwise vest any Intellectual Property right in the User, whether by implication, estoppel, operation of law, or otherwise. All rights not expressly and unambiguously granted to Users in these Terms and Conditions are expressly and unconditionally reserved to the Firm and its licensors.
6.3 Subject to the User’s strict compliance with these Terms, the Firm hereby grants to the User a strictly limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, personal licence to access and view the Content on the Website solely for the purpose of obtaining general information about the Firm and its services, other information for personal and non-commercial use only.
6.4 All trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, trade dress, and other proprietary designations and identifiers displayed on this Website (“Marks”)are the exclusive property of the Firm and/or their respective owners.
6.5 No User shall, at any time, remove, copy, obscure, alter, deface, or tamper with any content including, but not limited to any copyright notices, trademark symbols, proprietary legends, or other intellectual property notices appearing on or embedded in any Content or any part of the Website.
6.6 In the event of any actual, threatened, or suspected infringement of the Firm’s Intellectual Property rights, the Firm reserves the right to take all legal and equitable remedies available under Applicable Laws, including without limitation: (a) seeking urgent injunctive relief or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction; (b) instituting civil and criminal proceedings under all applicable laws; (d) claiming all reasonable legal costs and expenses incurred in enforcing its rights. The Firm shall not be required to issue any prior notice before taking any such action.
7. Access on Shared Devices
7.1 In the event that a User accesses the Website on a shared computer, mobile device, tablet, or any other shared electronic device, the Firm strongly recommends that the User clears all browsing history, cookies, cache, saved passwords, and all other session data from the internet browser immediately upon concluding each session, so as to prevent any unauthorised access or breach of data.
7.2 The User shall be solely, exclusively, and unconditionally responsible and liable for any and all breaches, losses, damages, claims, liabilities, or consequences whatsoever arising, directly or indirectly, out of or in connection with the User’s failure, neglect, or omission to comply with the provisions set out in Clause 7.1 hereinabove. The Firm hereby expressly disclaims and excludes any and all liability, responsibility, or accountability of any nature whatsoever for any loss, damage, claim, cost, or consequence incurred or suffered by the User or any third party, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or otherwise, arising from or in connection with such non-compliance.
8. Third-Party Links and External Websites
8.1 The Website may, contain hyperlinks or references to websites, platforms, or resources operated or maintained by third parties. The inclusion of any such hyperlink or reference on the Website does not constitute, and shall not be deemed to constitute, an endorsement, sponsorship, recommendation, affiliation, or association between the Firm and any such third party or its content, products, or services. The Firm exercises no control over and assumes no responsibility whatsoever for the content, accuracy, legality, availability, or quality of any such third-party websites or resources.
8.2 A User’s access to and use of any third-party website or resource linked from this Website shall be entirely at the User’s sole risk and shall be subject to the respective terms and conditions, privacy policies, and other governing instruments of such third-party websites or resources. The Firm shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense suffered or incurred by any User arising from or in connection with access to or use of any third-party website or resource linked from this Website.
8.3 The Firm makes no representation as to the continued availability or maintenance of any third-party link appearing on the Website and shall have no obligation to update, verify, or remove any such link. The Firm reserves the right to remove any third-party link from the Website at any time, without notice and without incurring any liability.
9. Confidentiality
9.1 The Firm shall treat all information provided by Users in the course of accessing or using the Website, or in the course of any enquiry or engagement, including but not limited to information regarding a User’s name, address, contact details, organisation, professional background, and nature of legal requirement (“User Information”),as confidential, and shall not, in the ordinary course, disclose any User Information to any third party, except in exceptional circumstances.
9.2 No User shall use, export, re-export, or otherwise transmit any information or Content obtained from the Website, save and except in strict compliance with the provisions set forth under Clause 6.3 and Clause 6.5 of these Terms. Any access to or use of the Content shall at all times be subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and statutory restrictions in force from time to time, and shall not contravene the same.The confidentiality obligations set out in this Clause 9 are without prejudice to and do not modify or restrict the Firm’s obligations under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, or any other applicable laws relating to data protection and privacy, as further set out in the Firm’s Privacy Policy.
10. No Warranties
10.1 To the fullest extent permissible under Applicable Laws, the Firm, including its proprietor, partners, associates, consultants, and employees, expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, in respect of the Website, the Content, and any services offered or referenced therein, including without limitation: any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement; any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, correctness, or suitability of any Content; any warranty that the Website will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free basis; that defects or errors in the Website will be corrected; that the Website or any server making the Website available are free of viruses, malware, or other harmful components; or any warranty arising from a course of dealing, course of performance, or usage of trade.
10.2 The Firm does not represent or warrant that the Website will meet the requirements or expectations of any User or that access to the Website will be uninterrupted or that there will be no delays, failures, errors, or omissions in the transmission of information through the Website. The User bears sole and exclusive responsibility for implementing adequate and appropriate safeguards, including virus scanning software and data backup procedures, in connection with the User’s access to and use of the Website.
10.3 The Firm provides the Website and the Content on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. No oral or written statement or representation made by the Firm or any of its personnel shall create any warranty not expressly set forth in these Terms and Conditions.
11. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
11.1 To the fullest extent permissible under Applicable Laws, the Firm, including without limitation its proprietor, partners, associates, consultants, employees, agents, and authorised representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally, and irrevocably disclaims all liability, including without limitation any liability, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence of any kind), equity, strict liability, statute, or any other legal or equitable theory, for any loss, damage, cost, expense, or other detriment of any nature whatsoever..
11.2 To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, the Firm hereby expressly disclaims any and all liability, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise, in respect of any loss or damage incurred by any person. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Firm shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary losses or damages whatsoever, including but not limited to loss of data, loss of profits, loss of opportunity, or business interruption, arising out of or in any manner connected with the access to, use of, or reliance upon the Website or any content, materials, or information made available therein, even if the Firm has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.
11.3 The User expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Website is used by the User solely at the User’s own risk, cost, and liability, and that the Firm shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for any consequences arising from such use. This general disclaimer shall not be restricted or modified by any specific warnings, notices, or disclaimers appearing elsewhere on the Website.
12. Indemnity
12.1 Each User hereby agrees to fully, unconditionally, and irrevocably indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Firm, including without limitation its proprietor, partners, associates, consultants, employees, agents, successors, and permitted assigns (“Indemnified Parties”),from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims, demands, suits, proceedings, penalties, fines, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements on a attorney-client basis).
12.2 The Firm reserves the right, at the User’s expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter subject to indemnification under Clause 12.1, in which event the User shall fully cooperate with the Firm and shall not settle any such matter without the prior written consent of the Firm.
13. Termination and Suspension of Access
13.1 The Firm reserves the absolute, unconditional, and unilateral right to terminate, restrict, or suspend any User’s access to the Website, or any part thereof, at any time and without prior notice, and without incurring any liability whatsoever to the User or any third party.
14. Privacy and Data Protection
14.1 The Firm’s collection, processing, storage, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of personal data of Users is governed by the Firm’s Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference and forms an integral part of these Terms and Conditions. The Privacy Policy is available on the Website and shall be read in conjunction with these Terms and Conditions.
14.2 The Firm processes personal data in accordance with the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDPA”), and all rules, notifications, and guidelines issued thereunder, as well as all other Applicable Laws relating to data protection and privacy, as amended from time to time. By accessing and using the Website, each User consents to the collection and processing of their personal data by the Firm in the manner described in the Privacy Policy.
14.3 For any queries, concerns, or complaints relating to the collection, processing, or protection of personal data by the Firm, Users may write to the Firm at accounts@legalstanley.com with a copy to riyas@legalstanley.com.
15. Investigations and Enforcement
15.1 The Firm reserves the absolute right to investigate any complaint or reported or suspected violation of these Terms and Conditions and to take all such action as it deems necessary and appropriate in the circumstances. All decisions made by the Firm pursuant to this Section 15 shall be final and binding, and the Firm shall have no obligation to disclose the basis or rationale for any such decision to the User or any third party.
15.2 The Firm shall not be liable to any User or third party for any loss, damage, cost, or consequence arising from or in connection with any action taken by the Firm pursuant to this Section 15, including without limitation any suspension or termination of access or any referral to law enforcement authorities.
16. Professional Conduct Rules
16.1 These Terms and Conditions are subject to and shall be read in consonance with the professional conduct rules prescribed by the Bar Council of India under the Advocates Act, 1961. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between any provision of these Terms and Conditions and any applicable professional conduct rule or statutory provision governing the conduct of advocates in India, the applicable professional conduct rule or statutory provision shall prevail to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, and the offending provision of these Terms shall be read down or severed to the extent necessary.
16.2 Nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as authorising, permitting, or condoning any act or omission that is inconsistent with the professional duties and obligations of the Firm’s advocates under Applicable Laws and professional conduct rules.
17. General Provisions
17.1. Severability: If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, unlawful, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be severed from these Terms and Conditions to the extent of its invalidity or unenforceability, and the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall continue in full force and effect as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had never been included herein.
17.2. Entire Agreement:These Terms and Conditions, read together with the Firm Policies, constitute the entire agreement between the User and the Firm with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, negotiations, representations, and agreements, whether oral or written, relating to such subject matter.
17.3. No Waiver: The Firm’s failure or delay in exercising or enforcing any right, remedy, power, or privilege under these Terms and Conditions shall not operate as or be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power, or privilege. A waiver of any breach or default shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or any other provision. No waiver shall be effective unless made in writing and duly signed by an authorised representative of the Firm.
17.4. Notices: All notices, requests, demands, or other communications required or permitted to be given under these Terms shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Firm at the address or email specified in Clause 18 of these Terms and Conditions.
17.5. Assignment: A User shall not assign, transfer, sub-licence, or otherwise deal with any of the User’s rights or obligations under these Terms without the prior written consent of the Firm. The Firm may freely assign or transfer its rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions without the User’s consent.
18. Contact and Grievance Redressal
18.1 For any queries, concerns, complaints, or communications regarding these Terms and Conditions, the Website, or any Content thereon, or for the purpose of grievance redressal, Users may contact the Firm through the following channels:
M/s. LegalStanley Corporate Law Firm
1A, First Floor, Isaac’s Image Utility Point,
Green Garden Road, Sea Port Airport Road,
Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala, India – 682030
Email: accounts@legalstanley.com | riyas@legalstanley.com | legal@legalstanley.com
18.2 The Firm shall endeavour to respond to all queries and grievances within a reasonable time, in accordance with Applicable Laws. For data-related queries and grievances pertaining to the processing of personal data, Users are requested to refer to the Firm’s Privacy Policy and to direct their communications to the designated contact therein.