Legal notice and terms of use

1. Who owns this website

This website, available at julianchalasattorneysatlaw.com, belongs to Julian Chalas Attorneys at Law, the firm of attorney Luis Julian Chalas ("the Firm").

• Address: Av. Winston Churchill #43, Plaza Las Américas II, Third Floor, Suite 18-c, Santo Domingo, D.N., Dominican Republic.
• Contact email: consulta@julianchalasattorneysatlaw.com.
• WhatsApp: +1 809 602 6267.
• Responsible attorney: Luis Julian Chalas.

2. What this website is and is not

This website presents the Firm, its practice areas and how to contact it. Its content is general and for information only.

• It is not legal advice. The information on the site does not take into account the circumstances of any specific case and should not be used to make decisions without consulting an attorney. Laws and their interpretation change; the content may not be up to date when you read it.
• It does not create an attorney-client relationship. Visiting the site, submitting the form, or writing to us on WhatsApp or by email does not create an attorney-client relationship with the Firm. That relationship only begins when the Firm accepts your case through a services agreement signed by both parties.
• Confidential information. Please do not send documents or sensitive information about your matter through the form, email or WhatsApp until the Firm accepts your case or expressly asks you to. We will treat the data you provide with discretion (see the privacy policy), but sending it does not oblige the Firm to represent you.
• No guarantee of results. Nothing on the site is a promise or a guarantee about the outcome of any matter.
• Fees and initial consultation. The site does not publish fees. Fees are agreed in writing with the Firm before the service begins. The terms of the initial consultation will be explained to you when it is arranged.

3. Anti-fraud notice

Some people impersonate attorneys or law firms to ask for money. To protect yourself:

• Always verify payment details directly with the Firm before making a transfer.
• Do not send money to any account without first confirming it with the Firm through one of the channels published on this website, with you starting the contact. An email or message you did not start may be forged.
• If you receive a suspicious payment request in the Firm's name, report it before paying, on WhatsApp at +1 809 602 6267 or at consulta@julianchalasattorneysatlaw.com.

The contact channels published on this website are: the consultation form, consulta@julianchalasattorneysatlaw.com and WhatsApp +1 809 602 6267.

4. Intellectual property

The texts, the website design, the trade name Julian Chalas Attorneys at Law, the logo and the "JC" monogram belong to the Firm or are used with the authorization of their owners, and are protected by Dominican copyright and industrial property law (Law No. 65-00 on Copyright and Law No. 20-00 on Industrial Property).

• You may view the site, print or save pages for personal, non-commercial use, and quote short excerpts citing the source and linking to the original page.
• You may not reproduce, distribute, modify or use the content, the name or the logo for commercial purposes, or in a way that suggests a relationship with the Firm that does not exist, without the Firm's written authorization.
• The Cormorant Garamond, Cormorant SC and Inter typefaces are used under the SIL Open Font License; their authors retain their rights. Third-party trademarks (for example, WhatsApp) belong to their owners.

5. Use of the website

By using this website you agree not to:

• submit third-party data through the form without their authorization, or false data;
• use the form or other features in an automated or abusive way, or try to get around their limits;
• try to access parts of the site or its servers not intended for the public, or interfere with its operation.

The Firm may limit or block use of the form when it detects abuse.

6. Links

Links from this website to others. This website contains links to WhatsApp, to write to the Firm, and to Google Maps, to see its location. By following them you leave this website and become subject to that third party's terms and privacy policy. The Firm does not control and is not responsible for the content or operation of third-party websites.

Links from other websites to this one. You may link to any page of this website, as long as the link does not suggest a relationship, sponsorship or endorsement by the Firm that does not exist, and the site is not displayed inside another website (for example, in frames).

Legal pages. This notice is complemented by the privacy policy, which explains what data is collected, why, and how to exercise your rights.

7. Availability and liability

The Firm tries to keep the website running continuously and its information accurate, but does not guarantee that it is free of errors or interruptions. To the extent permitted by law, the Firm is not liable for damages arising from using the site's general content as if it were legal advice, from technical interruptions, or from the content of third-party websites.

8. Governing law

This notice is governed by the laws of the Dominican Republic.

9. Language

The website is published in Spanish and English.

10. Changes to this notice

The Firm may update this notice. The version in force is the one published on this page, with its last updated date.