Terms and Conditions

The following terms have been in effect since May 12 2020. They can be changed at any time without any notice from us. By using this site, you acknowledge having read, understood and accepted the following conditions.

SME Lawyers, "THE SERVICE"

Our service commits to respecting the following principles:

• Offering a 100% free and non-binding service for users "requesters"
• A quick and competitive submission
• By a network of professional partners

OUR MISSION: to save you time and money by allowing you to easily find the services you need based on your criteria. Our service does not favor any of its partners, our priority for you is to find the best price.

In the text below, for the sake of conciseness, the partner refers to our lawyer partners.

EXCLUSION OF CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS

SME Lawyers acts as an intermediary between the users of the service (submission requesters) and the partners. We do not claim to sell products or services, we are not brokers (insurance, real estate...) or advisors. SME Lawyers does not hold any other title, whether on behalf of insurance companies, financial institution, etc.

SME Lawyers cannot be included in a contract resulting from a connection (requester/partner) via our web platform.

SME Lawyers cannot be held responsible for products or services sold or for any harm caused by the client (requester) or the partner.

CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

SME Lawyers commits to respecting the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector.

USE OF YOUR INFORMATION

By transmitting your data to SME Lawyers through an online form, by phone or by email, you consent to these being fully retransmitted to some of our partners so that they can make you one or more offers by email and/or phone.

By providing us with your phone number through our online form or by email, you agree to be contacted by partner companies, even if you are registered on the national do not call list.

SME Lawyers commits to making reasonable, non-abusive use of your contact details to contact you. You agree to receive our confirmation message, satisfaction assessment and other messages from the SME Lawyers team.

You can be removed from our contact list at any time by writing us an email (see our contact details below).

You agree that our partners carry out the usual checks with your information (insurance claim history, credit bureau, driver's license...).

Your data will not be given or shared with other third parties.

SME Lawyers reserves the global, irrevocable, perpetual and unpaid right to retain the data transmitted by the users of the service.

USE OF COOKIES

The SME Lawyers website uses "cookies".

A cookie or witness file is a small text file recorded on the hard drive of a visitor to a site like this one. No confidential information is taken. It's not dangerous or harmful to your system. On the contrary, cookies are used to personalize and thus improve your browsing experience on this web platform. If you no longer wish to be subject to cookies, you can disable them via the options of your browser (whether it's Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or other).

SME Lawyers uses Google Analytics and other web tracking tools, to analyze the profile and behavior of users. The data thus generated are transmitted and stored by Google.

Google may have to communicate this data to third parties if it was legally obliged to do so or if these third parties process this data for Google.

VALIDATION OF SUBMISSIONS OR INFORMATION

SME Lawyers does not guarantee the accuracy of the offers transmitted by our partners. They must be validated with the partners.

Before signing a contract with one of our partners, it is your responsibility to ask to check his permits, certifications or accreditations, and to ask the right questions to understand the analysis of your needs properly.

SME Lawyers does not guarantee the accuracy of the content on its site or any of its other platforms. We will, however, strive to keep them up to date. If you wish to report an error, please contact us.

The information displayed on the site and all other Avocats PME platforms is provided for informational purposes only and has no official or professional value. We recommend that you consult a professional.

The opinions or comments in the pages and articles of the SME Lawyers site are those of the editors or of the person to whom they are attributed. SME Lawyers is not responsible for them.

LEGITIMATE USE OF THE SERVICE

The partners and users of the service (applicants) commit to:

• provide legitimate information
• respect the legislation in force at all times
• not to compromise the security, accessibility and integrity of the Internet site in any way (malicious software, spam, viruses, etc.)
• not to represent another person or company without their consent
• not to use a robot or any other electronic means to collect data
• not to bypass the protection measures intended to restrict access to one or more parts of the SME Lawyers website

By using our service, the service user agrees not to submit a fictitious request to receive information from SME Lawyers or our partners.

In the event that false or erroneous information is transmitted by the service user (applicant) to SME Lawyers, the service user is obliged to indemnify SME Lawyers for any legal action or claim against our company or service. This compensation must cover legal, extrajudicial and attorney fees.

In case of attack in the form of a virus or any other damage to the integrity of the website or any other SME Lawyers platform, we will initiate proceedings for damages, without notice.

ACTIONS TAKEN ON THE FAITH OF THE SITE'S CONTENT.

SME Lawyers disclaims any responsibility for damages that may result from actions taken on the faith of the information displayed on our website or our platforms.

AVAILABILITY & SECURITY OF THE SITE

SME Lawyers does not guarantee the availability or operation of the website or any of its other platforms.

SME Lawyers does not guarantee that the files hosted on our server will not cause errors, that they do not contain computer viruses, Trojan horses or other harmful elements for your computer equipment.

SME Lawyers reserves the right to terminate its activities without notice, for any reason.

DISCLAIMER IN CONNECTION WITH EXTERNAL SITES

SME Lawyers does not endorse or necessarily approve the content displayed on websites or any other platform to which hyperlinks lead.

When you visit these sites external to SME Lawyers, it is at your own risk.

COPYRIGHT

The website and the content of SME Lawyers are protected by copyright. Written permission must be obtained from Avocats PME to use them. It is permitted to share content on social media.

SME Lawyers reserves the right to modify or remove content from the website or any of its other platforms, without notice.

SME Lawyers reserves the right to use the ideas that come to it from users (applicants) or its partners, whether they are related to business development, marketing, service development or other.

LEGAL DISPUTE

In the event of a dispute regarding the application of the terms on this page, any recourse must take place in the judicial district of Quebec.

You agree to indemnify SME Lawyers, its officers and partners in the event of a claim (and attorney's fees) resulting from your use of the SME Lawyers site or in the event of their liability being called into question.

GENERAL LIABILITY

The shareholders, directors, employees and other persons associated with SME Lawyers cannot be held responsible for damages resulting from their employment, whatever the cause.

Do not hesitate to contact us for any additional information.