Website Terms of Use

1. General provisions

1.1. These Terms govern the use of the website https://lefikantor.com (the "Website") owned by Individual Entrepreneur Aleksey Yurievich Churilov (the "Owner"). The Website is dedicated to the Owner's professional activity in civil law, intellectual property law and legal support of technology projects.

1.2. By using the Website the user confirms that he or she has read these Terms, the Personal Data Processing Policy and the Cookie Policy. If the user does not agree with the Terms, the user should stop using the Website.

1.3. These Terms are governed by the laws of the Russian Federation.

2. Purpose of the Website and nature of the information

2.1. The information on the Website is of a general nature, reflects the Owner's practice areas and does not constitute legal advice, a legal opinion or a recommendation in relation to any particular user's circumstances. The user should not rely on the Website materials as a substitute for advice on his or her matter.

2.2. The information on the Website about services, practice areas and case examples does not constitute a public offer within the meaning of Article 437 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. The terms, fees and timing of services are determined by an agreement concluded with the Owner in the form agreed by the parties.

2.3. Case descriptions are anonymised and provided solely to illustrate the nature of the work performed. Any resemblance to real persons or projects, other than as agreed with clients, is coincidental. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in other matters.

2.4. The Owner makes reasonable efforts to keep the information up to date but does not guarantee its completeness or conformity with the law at the time of viewing. Legislation and court practice may change after publication.

3. Enquiries via the Website

3.1. The user may send an enquiry to the Owner via the contact form or the e-mail address published on the Website. Sending an enquiry does not oblige the Owner to accept an engagement, provide a service or respond within a specific period, and does not create a legal services relationship. Such a relationship arises only upon conclusion of an agreement.

3.2. The Owner may decline an engagement without giving reasons, including where a conflict of interest is identified.

3.3. The Owner treats the content of enquiries as confidential and does not disclose it to third parties without a basis provided by law or an agreement with the user. However, before an agreement is concluded, the user is advised to limit the enquiry to a general description of the situation and not to send documents containing legally protected secrets or personal data of third parties.

3.4. The contact form is intended for business enquiries. It must not be used to send advertising, spam, malicious code or materials violating the law or the rights of third parties.

4. Intellectual property

4.1. The Website and the materials published on it (texts, structure and design of the Website, photographs, graphic elements, the "АЧ" mark, program code) are subject to intellectual property rights belonging to the Owner or used by the Owner on a lawful basis (Articles 1225, 1229, 1259 and 1270 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).

4.2. The user may view the Website and use its materials for personal informational purposes, and may quote them with mandatory attribution of the author and source (a link to the Website) to the extent justified by the purpose of quotation (Article 1274 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).

4.3. Without the Owner's prior written consent, reproduction, adaptation, distribution and making available to the public of the Website materials for commercial purposes are not permitted. Automated collection of the publicly available materials of the Website for search engine indexing and for training artificial intelligence models is permitted provided that the Website is credited as the source; this clause constitutes the Owner's consent for the purposes of this section. The permission does not extend to personal data or to information received through the contact form.

4.4. Book titles and covers displayed in the "Books" section are used to inform about the Owner's publications; rights in the publications belong to the Owner and the publishers under the relevant agreements.

5. Links to third-party resources

5.1. The Website contains links to third-party resources, including pages of the Ozon marketplace where the Owner's books are listed and web-mail services. Such resources are not controlled by the Owner; the Owner is not responsible for their content, availability, terms of use or personal data processing. Books are purchased on the terms of the relevant seller.

5.2. Books are not sold on the Website; the Website is not an online store.

6. Limitation of liability

6.1. The Website is provided "as is". The Owner does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation of the Website and may at any time change its content, suspend or discontinue it without prior notice.

6.2. The Owner is not liable for losses arising from the use of or inability to use the Website, or from actions taken by the user on the basis of the information published on the Website outside an agreement concluded with the Owner.

6.3. Nothing in this Section limits the Owner's liability where such limitation is not permitted by law.

7. Personal data and cookies

7.1. Personal data of Website users are processed in accordance with the Personal Data Processing Policy. The use of cookies is governed by the Cookie Policy. Both documents are published on the Website.

8. Final provisions

8.1. The Owner may amend these Terms. A new version is published on the Website with its date and applies from the moment of publication.

8.2. Disputes relating to the use of the Website are resolved in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation in the manner prescribed by procedural legislation.

8.3. Enquiries regarding these Terms may be sent to lefikantor@inbox.ru.