I. General information

1.1. The website www.legaexpert.com (hereinafter referred to as “the Website”) is a professional internet portal of the ‘Valkova and Grigorov’ Law Firm (hereinafter referred to as “the Firm”). On the Website you can find information about the qualifications, experience and professional activities of the Firm, as well as his contact details, and also to access the materials published on the Website (hereinafter referred to as “Resources”).

1.2. Information about the Firm:

• name: ‘Valkova and Grigorov’ Law Firm
• place of practice: Sofia
• address: 81 Tzar Boris III Blvd., Krasno selo administrative district, entrance V, 6th floor, studio 1, 1612, Bulgaria
• e-mail: office@legaexpert.com
• mobile number: +359888795451
• Bar Association: Sofia
• UIC in BULSTAT: 175601724

The Firm is established pursuant to the Bulgarian Attorneys’ Act, and is registered in the Sofia Bar Association, whereas the Sofia Bar Council is the body exercising control over its activities.

II. Applicability

2.1. These Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms”) govern the relationship regarding the use of the Website arising between you, as a visitor of the Website, and the Firm as an entity which maintains and operates it.

2.2. You should read these Terms before using the Website. This is because by loading and using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and any subsequent changes to them and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree with these Terms or any of the other documents in the Regulations section of the Website, you should discontinue using the Website.

2.3. It is not excluded that the Website may contain connections and/or references (links) to other websites and/or resources (hereinafter referred to as “External Resources”). In such cases, you should note that the current Terms do NOT apply to such External Resources – i.e., you should familiarize yourself with the terms of use, general terms and conditions, privacy policies and other legal documents applicable to such External Resources before using them. The Firm makes no warranties and does not bear any responsibility whatsoever in connection with your use of External Resources – i.e. it is assumed that, upon activation of the relevant connection/reference (link), you access and use these External Resources at your own will and risk.

2.4. The current Terms, although independent in their legal effect, should be read and applied together with the other documents in the Regulations section of the Website.

III. Nature of the information provided

3.1. Any information contained in the Website Resources (including but not limited to articles and materials on legal topics) is general and informational in nature, is not related to a specific legal case, and in that sense does NOT constitute legal advice or consultation. This means that the Website Resources represent the personal opinion of The Firm, which should NOT be considered or treated as legal advice and/or consultation.

3.2. The information published on the Website is not intended to be, and is not exhaustive. Some details may not have been provided intentionally as they affect the interests of others. Accordingly, users of the Website are advised not to take any action based on information available on the Website without first seeking the assistance of an attorney. In order to obtain a valid legal advice and/or consultation, it is necessary to contact the Firm by one of the methods listed on the Website in order to have your specific case investigated.

3.3. The Firm makes no warranties whatsoever as to the completeness, relevance or timeliness of the Resources published on the Website. It should be noted that all Resources on the Website refer to the circumstances and legal context that were current as of the date on which the Resources were posted.

3.4. The users use the Resources published on the Website at their own discretion and are entirely responsible for the consequences of the way they use the information. The users may not hold the Firm liable in any way or on any basis for any use of the Resources on the Website without having requested and obtained its permission, clarification and assistance for said use.

IV. Limitation of liability

4.1. The Firm does not undertake any liability and shall not be liable for any damages (including lost profits and whether or not the damages were foreseeable) arising out of contract, tort, breach of statutory duty or otherwise arising in connection with:

• the use of any information, opinions, content and/or other Resources contained on this Website;
• interruption or delay of the access to the Website, the use or the inability to use or access the Website;
• use the Website and its Resources in any other manner, although not expressly mentioned herein.

4.2. The Firm shall not be liable for any damage caused to your computer/other information device, computer programs, platforms, data or other materials, which damage is directly or indirectly related to the use of the Website.

4.3. The Firm shall not be liable for any damages described in the above paragraph, which have occurred during the use of the Website, due to the intervention of malware and/or attack (viruses, malware, spyware, hacker attacks, etc.). In the event that you notice any such activity while using the Website, you are obliged to immediately notify The Firm (office@legaexpert.com) so that it takes action to stop the activities and protect the Website.

V. Intellectual property

5.1. All intellectual property rights available on the Website, including but not limited to: texts, photographs, visual images, trademarks, designs, databases, computer program codes and other software, are protected under national, European and international legislation in the field of intellectual property protection.

5.2. The intellectual property rights described in the above paragraph are:

• owned by the Firm;
• or owned by other persons, and their use on the Website is carried out on the basis of the consent of those persons or in accordance with the “licenses” under which the relevant protected object is published.

5.3. In the event that a Website user or any other person believes that his or her intellectual property rights have been infringed by the use of intellectual property objects on the Website, he or she shall immediately notify The Firm by e-mail addressed to the following e-mail address: office@legaexpert.com. The notification shall contain a precise identification of the object allegedly used in infringement of intellectual property rights, an indication of the person or persons whose intellectual property rights are allegedly infringed and the grounds on which those persons have become the holders of the rights concerned, and contact information for the person concerned. Upon receipt of notification pursuant to the preceding sentence, The Firm would contact the person making the claim in order to clarify the situation and settle the relationship regarding the use of the relevant intellectual property.

5.4. The objects of intellectual property used on the Website and described in point 5.1. may not be used by other persons except with the express written permission of The Firm or the respective intellectual property rights holders.

5.5. Without the express consent of The Firm the objects of intellectual property referred to in point 5.1. may only be used by providing a link to the Website, clearly indicating that the Resources to which the link is provided are part of the Website and in a manner that leaves no doubt as to the ownership of the intellectual property rights (i.e. authorship).

VI. Personal data protection

6.1. With regard to the processing of personal data, these Terms refer to the Privacy Policy published on the Website – i.e. the provisions of that policy concerning the processing of the data of users using the Website shall be considered an integral part of the current Terms.

VII. Miscellaneous

7.1. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, this shall not invalidate the Terms as a whole or any other provision thereof. In such a case, the invalid provision shall be superseded by the mandatory rules of law and, if there are none, the Terms shall apply without the invalid provision.

7.2. The provisions of the current legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria shall apply to all matters not covered by these Terms.

7.3. Any disputes that may arise in connection with these Terms must be resolved voluntarily, and for this purpose you may at any time contact The Firm (office@legaexpert.com). If it proves impossible to resolve the dispute by agreement, the competent courts are the courts in the city of Sofia, the Republic of Bulgaria.

7.4. These Terms may be unilaterally amended and supplemented by The Firm, in which case the updated text of the Terms will be promptly published on the Website and will be deemed applicable from the date of its publication. The users of the Website are obliged to regularly check the content of the Terms and monitor for amendments and supplements. For the sake of clarity, it is stated that the current version of the Terms was published on 22.04.2025.