1. About These Terms
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern the browsing and use of this website by any visitor ("user", "you"). The website is maintained by Vitor Rangel Sociedade Individual de Advocacia, a Brazilian law practice ("the office", "we"), which publishes online under the trade name The Horsewood. By using the website, the user accepts these Terms.
2. Nature of the Website
This website is an institutional website of a law practice registered in Brazil. Its purpose is to inform prospective clients and correspondents about the office's areas of work, operating principles and contact channels. The website does not sell legal services and does not accept payments online. The domain thehorsewood.online, the trade name and all content published here are owned and operated exclusively by the office, with no third-party licensing, franchise, referral scheme or intermediation.
3. No Legal Advice
The content published on this website is provided for general information only. It does not constitute legal advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship and cannot be relied on as a substitute for individualised professional counsel. Any legal decision should be preceded by a formal engagement with counsel of the reader's choice.
4. Contact and Engagement
Sending a message through the website contact form or by any of the contact channels listed on the site does not, in itself, create an attorney-client relationship. A file is only opened after: (a) a verification of possible conflicts of interest; (b) the sending and acceptance of a written scope note; and (c) express confirmation by both sides that the engagement has begun.
5. Professional Regulation
The office operates under the rules of professional conduct of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), including the rules on publicity for lawyers set out in the OAB Ethics Code. The website is designed to comply with those rules: it does not promise results, does not compare the office to other practices and does not solicit clients in the manner prohibited by the professional code.
6. Use of the Website
The user agrees to use the website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not restrict the use of the website by third parties. The user must not: (a) attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website or to systems connected to it; (b) upload malicious code; (c) copy, reproduce or redistribute the content of the website without prior written authorisation, except for personal, non-commercial reference.
7. Intellectual Property of the Website
All content published on this website (text, layout, images and code) is protected under Brazilian copyright and industrial property legislation and belongs to the office or to duly licensed authors. The trade name The Horsewood and the domain thehorsewood.online are used exclusively by Vitor Rangel Sociedade Individual de Advocacia in the course of its professional activity. Use of any element beyond personal reading, including reproduction of the trade name or of the visual identity of the website, requires prior written authorisation of the office.
8. Third-Party Links
The website may contain references or links to third-party pages (public registries, official publications, professional bodies). The office does not control the content of those third-party pages and is not responsible for their availability, accuracy or practices.
9. Availability
The office makes reasonable efforts to keep the website available, but does not guarantee uninterrupted access. The website may be temporarily unavailable for maintenance, technical adjustments or reasons outside the office's control.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the office is not liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential loss arising from the use of, or reliance on, the general information published on this website. Advice given within a formally opened engagement is governed by the terms of that engagement.
11. Changes to the Terms
These Terms may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the law, in the office's practices or in the technical operation of the website. Updates are published on this page with the corresponding date of revision. Continued use of the website after publication constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
12. Governing Law and Venue
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Any dispute arising from the use of the website will be submitted to the courts of the judicial district of Brasilia, Federal District, with express waiver of any other jurisdiction, however privileged.
13. Contact
Questions relating to these Terms of Use should be sent to:
Vitor Rangel Sociedade Individual de Advocacia
Trade name: The Horsewood
CNPJ 53.210.780/0001-60
Cond Morada de Deus, 27, Setor Habitacional Jardim Botanico
Brasilia, DF, CEP 71.680-613
Telephone: (61) 8335-4980
Email: ippimarcas@gmail.com