Terms of Use of The Website
These Terms of Use establish the rules that will govern the operation of, access to, and use by the user (“User”) of the Website [insert] (hereinafter, “Website”), managed by OFFICIA – Sociedade de Advogados, SP, S.A. (“Officia”), the entity tasked with managing the Website.
If this document is silent on any matter, the Terms of Use will, regarding any such matter, be construed in accordance with the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy.
A. Agreement to the Terms of Use
The User acknowledges that by accessing, consulting, and using the Website they agree to these Terms of Use. Should the User not agree with any rule of use set out in these Terms of Use, they must refrain from using the Website.
B. Amendments to the Terms of Use
Officia reserves the right, at any time, without prior notice and effective immediately, to amend, supplement, update or delete, in whole or in part, these Terms of Use. The User should check the page of these Terms of Use regularly to confirm whether any updates or amendments have been made.
Subject to the above, whenever substantial amendments are made to the Terms of Use, the User will be notified accordingly when accessing the Website.
C. Website’s Description
This Website is […].
The User may access and use the Website as a visitor and may view and consult any publicly available information on the Website, including information about Officia’s business.
D. Access to the Website
1. The User can access the Website via their browser.
2. Officia is solely entitled to suspend access to the Website, in whole or in part, at any time, in particular for the purposes of managing, maintaining, repairing, modifying or upgrading the Website. Officia is further entitled to shut down the Website permanently or temporarily, in part or in full, at any time.
3. Access to and use of the Website does not require prior registration by the User or the provision of personal data.
4. However, in order to purchase services, the User must create an account in the User Area of the Website and provide some personal data on the registration forms provided for this purpose. The provision of such data is regulated by the Privacy Policy.
5. In such circumstances, the User will be responsible for creating their username (email address) and password, and must also provide specific information, which must be accurate and up to date.
6. Users must use a unique password to secure their access to the User Area, which must not be the same as any password used to access third-party websites or applications.
7. Users are responsible for the safekeeping, confidentiality, and proper use of their access credentials to the User Area. They must not disclose them to third parties or use the service in any way that could allow their credentials to be intercepted or copied by third parties.
8. If the User loses their password, they can use the ‘Recover password’ option, in which case they will receive an email to the email address they provided when registering in the User Area with a link to reset a new password.
9. Upon providing their data on the Website, the User represents that:
I. They are over eighteen (18) years old;
II. They have not previously been suspended or removed from using the Website;
III. Any information provided is true, complete, accurate, up-to-date and reliable;
IV. They use the Website’s features in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
10. Officia may suspend or cancel the User’s access to the Website and the User Area if the User fails to comply with the rules set out in these Terms of Use.
11. The User undertakes not to use the messaging section of the User Area to create, share, or disseminate content that is offensive, abusive, defamatory, discriminatory, constitutes hate speech, incites violence, or infringes the rights of third parties. The use of inappropriate language, insults, harassment, bullying, or any form of communication that may be considered harmful or disrespectful is also prohibited. Failure to comply may result in the immediate suspension or termination of the User’s access, subject to any other applicable legal remedies.
12. Officia disclaims any liability for any damages arising from errors in the User’s input of information. The User must refrain from entering personal data of third parties into the forms provided, unless they have been duly advised of the terms of the processing of personal data and/or have given their consent to this effect, as provided for in our Privacy Policy.
E. General conditions of use of the Website
1. The User acknowledges that they must use the Website in a responsible, prudent and careful manner, refraining from any conduct contrary to the law.
2. Users must not use the Website to send or provide information or content that belongs to third parties and that they are not entitled to use.
3. The User must not use the Website to provide or transmit any material that contains, or may contain, viruses, worms, defects, or other items or computer code, files, or programmes capable of interrupting, destroying, or limiting the operation of any equipment, computer system (hardware or software), or communications equipment.
4. The User must not engage in any conduct that may cause damage to, jeopardise, disrupt, or degrade the integrity, continuity, or quality of the Website and its resources, including, without limitation: (i) breaching authentication or security systems protecting access accounts, servers, services, or networks; (ii) unauthorised access to, or acquisition of, any third-party data, whether personal or non-personal, including by way of phishing; (iii) unauthorised probing for vulnerabilities or deficiencies in servers, services, or networks, including systematic detection of service responses; (iv) accessing computer systems, services, or networks without the express permission of the relevant persons or owners; (v) engaging in or attempting to engage in actions that overload or sabotage the operation of the Website; and (vi) unlawfully or improperly intercepting and/or interfering with any data, systems, or equipment, or attempting to do so, without authorisation.
5. The User acknowledges that use of the Website is at their own risk and that they are solely liable for any damage caused to their computer system and/or equipment, or for any other harm or loss, including loss or damage to data, resulting from the use of materials, content, or information obtained in any way through the Website.
6. Any failure to comply with the obligations arising from this document by the User may result in the User being held liable under the law for any damage caused to Officia and/or third parties.
F. Intellectual Property
1. The User acknowledges that the Website—including its structure and layout, the selection, organisation, and presentation of its content (including texts, images, graphics, forms, features, and software), as well as any trademarks, logos, and symbols displayed—is protected by intellectual property rights. These rights are either owned by Officia or Officia holds the appropriate authorisations for their use. Accordingly, the User undertakes to abide by all such rights.
2. The User is not authorised to forward, make available to the public, modify, transform, copy, sell, use or otherwise distribute the texts, images or other information contained on this Website or part thereof without Officia’s prior written authorisation. The use of trademarks and logos on this Website does not grant, and shall not be construed as granting, the User any permission to use such trademarks, logos, or materials, whether directly or indirectly.
G. Personal Data Processing and Cookies
1. For more information on how Officia processes your personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.
2. The Website uses Cookies. For more information on the Cookies we use, please read our Cookie Policy.
H. Liability and Warranties
1. The User acknowledges and agrees that Officia shall not be liable for any loss or damage to property or personal injury that may arise directly or indirectly from system irregularities or (temporary or permanent) failure of the Website. Officia shall not be liable for any damage resulting from the improper use or impossibility of using the Website, or for any damage resulting from the provision of inaccurate information via the Website.
2. In order to guarantee the availability and integrity of the Website, Officia may monitor traffic to identify unauthorised attempts to access or alter content or otherwise compromise the Website.
3. Unauthorised attempts to modify, alter, destroy, or corrupt the information contained on the Website, to probe or compromise its security conditions, to install unauthorised software, or to use this system for any purposes other than those described herein are strictly prohibited and will be reported to the appropriate authorities, together with any evidence collected, for the imposition of the legally prescribed sanctions.
4. Officia does not warrant that:
I. The Website meets or is capable of meeting any of the User’s needs or expectations;
II. The User will not incur indirect losses or damages, which the User could not have foreseen when accessing or using the Website;
III. The Website is completely immune to attacks by hackers and viruses or other intrusion software.
I. Final provisions
1. Officia reserves the right, at any time, to amend, supplement, update or delete, in whole or in part, these Terms of Use.
2. The User should check the page of these Terms of Use regularly to confirm whether any updates or amendments have been made.
3. Should any provision of these Terms of Use be declared null and void, invalid, cancelled or otherwise unenforceable, this shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining clauses, which shall remain in full force and effect.
4. If the User has any questions or wishes to make a complaint about the Terms of Use, they should send a written request to the following e-mail address: [•].
5. These Terms of Use are subject to Portuguese law. Any disputes arising from or in connection with the validity, interpretation and performance of these Terms of Use shall be settled by the appropriate Lisbon district courts, with express waiver of any other.
[data de implementação: 18/02/2026 /última atualização: 16/04/2026]