Terms of use

The website www.thevanguardlawyers.com (“Site”) was created, is owned and operated by Van Guard, Lawyers & Advisors, SP, LDA. (“VL”), and its use is governed by these Terms of Use.

The content of this site is made available with the aim of:

  • Provide general information and;
  • Allow interaction with VL and the acquisition of services.

VL excludes its liability for any damages that may occur in connection with the information contained on this website, which is merely informative and has no advertising content.

Nothing contained on this Website may be construed as legal advice.

The information contained on this Site is not confidential and does not establish an attorney-client relationship with VL or any of its lawyers.

Acceptance of Terms

The use of the Site by the User constitutes full legal acceptance of each of these Terms, as if the User had subscribed to this Agreement.

If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use this Site.

Site Access

Users can access the Site via their browser.

However, VL has the exclusive right, at any time, to suspend, partially or totally, access to the Site, in particular for management, maintenance, repair, alteration or modernization operations.

VL also has the right to close the Site, permanently or temporarily, partially or totally, at any time.

Processing of Personal Data

VL is committed to protecting your privacy.

Although browsing the Site does not imply the provision of personal data, we collect the information that the User chooses to fill in on the forms on the Site.

In order for the personal data collected by filling in forms to be used, VL will provide the user with the necessary information so that they can give their consent to the processing beforehand.

When filling in the forms available on the Site, the User must answer truthfully and completely, so that VL can meet the User’s needs in the best possible way.

VL is not responsible for the content that may be made available in the forms, nor for any damages arising from errors in the insertion of information by the User.

The User must refrain from entering the personal data of third parties in the forms provided if they have not been duly informed of the terms of the processing of personal data and/or have given their consent for this purpose.

For any questions regarding the processing of your data, please consult our Privacy Policy.

Links to other websites

VL may provide links to other websites.

These sites are not owned, operated or controlled by VL and VL is not responsible for, approves or in any way endorses or subscribes to the content of these sites or the sites linked to or referred to in them.

VL shall not be liable for damages resulting from viruses that may infect the User’s computer or network, or other property, as a result of accessing the VL website and transferring its content to the User’s computer or network.

Users are solely responsible for using these links.

The creation of links to the VL Website requires prior written authorization from VL

Responsibilities

VL will use reasonable diligence to ensure that all information contained on the Site is accurate and up-to-date. However, the use and reading of the contents of this Site is solely at the risk of the User and the Site is made available on an “as is” basis.

VL makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the use of this Site and the materials contained therein.

VL excludes any express or implied warranty of accuracy or quality and any express or implied warranty of fitness for any particular purpose or non-infringement of third party rights and assumes no liability for any errors and/or omissions in the information contained on this Site.

VL expressly excludes any liability for any damages or viruses that may infect your computer or mobile device, or other property, when you access or browse the Site or download material from the Site to your computer or mobile device.

Questions and suggestions

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us:

  • Phone: (+351) 91 55 88 055
  • E-mail: info@thevanguardlawyers.com
  • Address: Avenida José dos Santos Farias, 95, RC- B, Almancil

Applicable Law

This Website Privacy Policy is subject to Portuguese law.

Terms and Conditions for obtaining IMT and Stamp Duty Guides

These Terms and Conditions regulate the use of the selected online service (“obtaining IMT and stamp duty guides”), and interaction with our website. By accessing or using the selected service, you agree to these Terms.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the selected service, you agree to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, please do not use this service.

  • Validity – The customer should be aware that once issued, tax slips are valid for 2 (two) working days. If the customer does not pay the tax within this period, the tax slips will expire and cannot be used by the customer. If new tax slips need to be issued for this reason, the customer will have to buy the same service again.
  • Confirmation – Once issued, the documents must always be presented by the client to the entity authenticating the transfer of the right of ownership, in good time, in order to confirm that they are in conformity with the entity’s wishes for the business in question.

2. Taxable event

This service is intended for requesting the assessment of Municipal Property Transfer Tax (IMT), where the taxable event is the acquisition of the right to ownership of real estate (article 2, no. 1 of the CIMT).

All other taxable events are excluded from this service, and the customer must request the assessment of the respective tax directly from the Tax Office.

3. Responsibilities

The customer is responsible for all the information provided for the purposes of assessing the respective tax.

As such, VL will not be held responsible for any errors that may appear on the invoices issued, if they are due to incorrect or inaccurate information provided by the customer.

4. Errors Detected by the Tax Office

The customer should be aware that it may not be possible for VL to proceed with the settlement of the respective tax due to facts external and unrelated to it, namely errors or inconsistencies detected by the Tax Office itself at the time of the request to issue the forms.

This will happen whenever the errors or inconsistencies detected cannot be corrected immediately by VL (for example: if there are tax debts associated with the property, if the address of the property is not correct, if the areas of the property do not comply, etc.).

In this case, the Tax Office will inform VL of the existence of these errors or inconsistencies and VL will immediately notify the customer of this situation.

Consequently, VL will not proceed with the assessment of the respective tax, due to technical impossibility, and will inform the customer of what has happened, and the customer must go to the Tax Office to request the correction of the error detected, and the consequent assessment of the tax by this entity.

5. Refunds and returns

  • Errors Detected by the Tax Office – If it is not possible to settle the Municipal Property Transfer Tax (IMT) for the reasons indicated in point 4, VL will reimburse the customer half of the price paid.
  • Errors Derived from Incorrect Information – If the settlements issued by VL are not accepted by the entity authenticating the act transferring the property right, due to information that has been incorrectly provided by the client, no refund or return will be made.
  • Cancellation of the order – If the customer wishes to cancel the tax assessment order, they will only receive a full refund of the amount paid if VL has not yet processed their order and issued the relevant invoices. After that, there will be no refund or reimbursement.

6. Data privacy

The processing of customer personal data is described in our Privacy Policy, available on our website.

7. Changes to the Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be posted on our website and continued use of the services after such modifications will be deemed acceptance of the new Terms.

8. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by applicable Portuguese law and any disputes will be resolved in the Faro District Court, unless otherwise provided by law.

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@thevanguardlawyers.com.

Latest Update

26/03/2025