Terms of service
General Terms and Conditions
1. Sprezzatura Legal Services B.V., doing business as ‘My-LO’ and/or 'My Legal Officer ' (hereafter: “My-LO”) is a limited liability company (besloten vennootschap), incorporated under Dutch law with the aim of providing legal services.
2. My-LO may, in carrying out its work, engage third parties. My-LO will take due care in selecting third parties, but My-LO shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of those third parties. The client authorizes My-LO to accept any limitations of liability of third parties on behalf of the client.
3. All engagements are accepted and carried out by My-LO only, even if it is explicitly or implicitly intended that the assignment is to be performed by a specific affiliated person. For the purposes of these terms and conditions, the term “affiliated person” means any partner, shareholder, director, person working for My-LO, and any third party engaged by My-LO to carry out an engagement. Sections 7:404, 7:407(2) and 7:409 of the Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek) shall not apply.
4. Pursuant to applicable regulations (including the Act on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financiering van terrorisme), My-LO is under the obligation to establish the identity of its clients and, under certain circumstances, to report unusual transactions to the authorities. By engaging My-LO, the client confirms that it is aware of these obligations and will provide My-LO with all information needed to comply with these regulations.
5. These terms and conditions apply not only to My-LO, but also to all persons involved in executing the engagement. The client shall indemnify My-LO against all claims of third parties in any way related to or arising from the engagement, except to the extent that such claims result from the negligence or wilful misconduct of My-LO.
6. Unless otherwise agreed, the fees will be calculated on the basis of the number of hours worked multiplied by the hourly rates as set by My-LO.
7. If My-LO pays expenses on behalf of the client, these will be separately charged. My-LO does not charge any office fees.
8. All amounts are exclusive of VAT. My-LO will invoice the client on a monthly basis. The client shall pay invoices within 14 days starting from the date of the invoice.
9. Any and all liability of My-LO is limited to the amount paid out under its professional liability insurance. If for any reason no payment is made under that insurance, its liability is limited to the total amount of the fees paid by the client in relation to the specific matter. A claim shall only be enforceable if My-LO has been notified in writing within ninety (90) days after the discovery of the event giving rise to, or that could give rise to, a claim. Any liability for services provided in relation to jurisdictions other than the Netherlands is excluded, unless My-LO has expressly agreed to advise on the laws of such other jurisdiction.
10. My-LO and clients shall keep confidential all information related to the specific matter or anything they become aware of in connection with that specific matter. The first sentence of this clause does not apply where disclosure is mandatory pursuant to the law or a binding decision of a court or a government body or, in the case of My-LO, where disclosure is reasonably necessary with a view to providing the services.
11. Terms defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR“) have the same meaning in this clause 11. Client shall indemnify My-LO and all affiliated persons against any claims made by third parties and any other damage suffered by My-LO or an affiliated person in connection with an alleged unlawful processing of personal data in the course of the engagement, to the extent that My-LO has received personal data from client or at client’s instruction. Parties shall inform each other without undue delay after having become aware of a personal data breach in connection with personal data processed in the course of the engagement.
12. My-LO may use artificial intelligence ("AI") tools, including but not limited to large language models and automated document review systems, in the course of providing its services. All AI-generated output is reviewed and, where necessary, adjusted by qualified professionals before being delivered to the client. My-LO takes reasonable measures to ensure that the use of AI tools complies with its confidentiality obligations under clause 10 and its data protection obligations under clause 11. My-LO shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or errors originating from AI-generated output, except to the extent caused by My-LO's failure to exercise due professional care in reviewing such output. The existing limitation of liability as set out in clause 9 applies in full to the use of AI tools.
13. These terms and conditions apply to every engagement by My-LO, including any follow-up assignments and new assignments. Any terms used by the client are explicitly excluded.
14. These terms and conditions and any engagement are governed by Dutch Law. Disputes shall be resolved exclusively by the competent court of Amsterdam.
Sprezzatura Legal Services B.V. (MY-LO)
Regentesselaan 4
1405EL Bussum, the Netherlands
BTW: NL864516162B01
KVK: 88142671
IBAN: NL09 KNAB 0258 9507 49