Welcome to Lerman & Szlak! We are a Law Firm dedicated in providing personalized strategies to our clients in:

• Intellectual and Industrial Property,
• Technology, Personal Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence,
• Corporate Lawand Franchising
• Comprehensive advisory services for startups

 

These Terms and Conditions regulate the access and use of the Lerman & Szlak Website, its Blog, and the pages of Lerman & Szlak on Social Networks (hereinafter, the “Website” or the “Site”) as well as the contents published in them (hereinafter,  “Content“ means texts, graphics, drawings, designs, codes, software, trademarks, photographs, music, videos, sounds, databases, images, expressions and information, as well as any other material in any format made available to Users). These Terms and Conditions (“T&C“ or “Terms and Conditions“) are supplemented by our Privacy Policy (‘PP‘ or “Privacy Policy“), which also forms an integral part hereof.

This legal document is addressed to the persons who access or use the Site or the Contents; or to those who participate in the services and activities, free or onerous, developed by and through the Site (the “Users“).

Ownership of the Web Site and Contents

The Website and the Content are the property of Legal Solutions SRL (hereinafter,  “Lerman & Szlak“ or the “Firm“), addressed at José Hernández 2458, floor 6°B, CABA, Argentina. CUIT: 30-71633574-3, Email: info@lermanszlak.com, phone number: +54.11.4786.4273.

Lerman & Szlak is the owner of intellectual and industrial property rights related to the Website, as well as of the intellectual, industrial and image property rights over the Contents available on the Website, or has the corresponding licenses granting such rights. Access and/or use of the Website by the User does not imply, in any case, a waiver, transfer, license or assignment, in whole or in part, of the aforementioned rights by Lerman & Szlak to the User or to third parties. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to remove, modify, circumvent or manipulate any copyright notice or other data identifying the rights of Lerman & Szlak or its legitimate owners, including technical protection devices, digital fingerprints or any other information and/or identification mechanism incorporated into the Contents.

General Information and Use of the Site.

Access to the Site is free of charge and is intended for persons over 18 years of age. If you are under 18 years of age, you should not use this Site or provide personal data, except with the express authorization and consent of your parents or legal representatives.

The legal content available on the Web Site is prepared by professionals registered with the Bar Association of the Federal Capital, or other professional associations in Argentina or abroad. This information is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or counsel by Lerman & Szlak or its members. Given its general nature, it may not be applicable to specific cases and there is no guarantee that the legal content is complete or up to date. Should you require legal advice or counsel, please do not hesitate to contact us through the channels detailed on the Website.

The mere access, use of the Web Site and/or sending of queries through the contact forms does not generate a lawyer-client relationship, nor will it be considered as a request for services. To obtain legal advice on any particular problem or issue, you should contact directly with a professional of our team, and only with prior agreement, the attorney-client relationship will be generated. In case of doubt, please contact us at info@lermanszlak.com or through the other contact channels available on the Site.

Access and Use of the Website

Access to the Website by Users is unrestricted and free of charge. However, some of the services and Content offered by Lerman & Szlak or third parties through the Website may be subject to the prior contracting of the service and the payment of a fee, the method of payment of which shall be detailed in the applicable specific contracting conditions, which shall be made available to the User in a clear and accessible manner.

All uses of the Website or its Content other than for personal purposes are prohibited. In this particular, unauthorized commercial use of the Content available on the Website, including, but not limited to, their resale, compilation or application of data mining techniques, is strictly prohibited.

Whenever the User accesses the Website or completes a form from the Firm, the User shall be responsible for providing true, exact, complete, current, authentic and true information and for accepting the Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policies associated with the registration form in question. In the event that the Website is used, or a form of the Firm is completed, by a human person on behalf of and/or in the name and on behalf of a third party, such person declares and guarantees that any use of the Website, or any form that is completed will be done with the express authorization of the said third party, and binds said third party accordingly.

ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER, AND THE USER AGREES TO DILIGENTLY OBSERVE ANY ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY LERMAN & SZLAK OR BY AUTHORIZED LERMAN & SZLAK PERSONNEL REGARDING THE USE OF THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENTS.

The User undertakes to use the Website and the Content in a diligent, correct and lawful manner and, in particular, undertakes to refrain from (i) using the Content for purposes or effects opposed to the law or public order; (ii) reproduce or copy, distribute without attribution, transform or modify the contents, unless written permission has been granted by the owner of the corresponding rights or it is legally permitted to do so; (iii) use the Content and, in particular, the information of any kind obtained through the Website or services to send advertising, communications for the purposes of direct sales or any other commercial purpose, unsolicited messages addressed to a number of persons regardless of their purpose, and to refrain from commercializing such information in any way.

In the event that the User submits or shares information of any kind through the Website, the User represents, warrants and agrees that he/she has the right to do so freely, that such information does not infringe any intellectual or industrial property rights of any third party, such as copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, or any other third party rights. The User also guarantees that this information is not confidential and is not harmful to third parties.

The User is responsible for the legality, originality and ownership of the information that he/she provides or shares through the Website. In any case, the User shall hold Lerman & Szlak and all its members harmless for any communication provided personally or on its behalf through the Website.

Liabilities and guarantees

Lerman & Szlak does not guarantee the legality, reliability, usefulness, truthfulness or accuracy of the information on the Website. Consequently, Lerman & Szlak does not guarantee and is not liable for: (i) the continuity of the materials, information and Content of the Website; (ii) the absence of errors in the aforementioned materials, information and Content, nor the correction of any defects that may occur; (iii) the absence of viruses and/or other harmful components on the Website or the server that provides it; (iv) the invulnerability of the Website and/or the impregnability of the security measures adopted on the Website; (v) the lack of usefulness of the Content of the Website; (vi) any damage or harm caused, to himself or to a third party, by any person who violates the T&C or the PP, rules and instructions that Lerman & Szlak sets out on the Website or through the violation of the security systems of the Website or third party websites related to Lerman & Szlak in any way; (vii) third party links, websites, services or software provided through the Website.

PRIVACY POLICY

At Lerman & Szlak we five great importance to the protection of the personal data of all our Users (hereinafter, the “Users” or the “Data Subjects” or the “Subjects“). Not only do we comply with applicable law and standards, but we strive to ensure that Users have a positive privacy experience on our Web Site.

This Privacy Policy (hereinafter the “Privacy Policy“) applies to the data processing carried out by Legal Solutions SRL (hereinafter “Lerman & Szlak” or the “Firm“), domiciled at José Hernández 2458 piso 6°B, CABA, Argentina. CUIT: 30-71633574-3. It applies not only to Users of the Website, but also to Clients and Service Providers of Lerman & Szlak, their employees and collaborators, all of them referred to as Users in this document and whenever the Firm processes such personal data. This Policy is also complementary to and an integral part of the Terms and Conditions, so that all capitalized terms in this Policy that are not defined shall be understood to have the meaning assigned to them in the Terms and Conditions.

In this Privacy Policy we explain as clearly as possible what personal data we collect, how we process it, for what purposes, with whom it is shared and what rights Users have when accessing or using the following available tools:

• The Firm’s website (https://lermanszlak.com/).
• The Firm’s accounts on social media and third party platforms (with respect to social media or third party platforms, the provisions below shall apply).
• Contact forms available on the Lerman & Szlak Website, or other forms that we make available to our Users.
• Other activities involving the processing of Users’ personal data.
• Other available communication channels.

 

These Privacy Policies apply to all personal data that the Firm collects from You, directly or automatically, through or in connection with the Services and including through third parties.

With respect to personal data collected through social networks or third party platforms (hereinafter “Third Party Platforms“), as these have their own privacy policies regarding their processing of personal data, we recommend that you carefully review the privacy policies of such Third Party Platforms when using them in order to understand how they process the personal data of their users.

Personal data collection

Lerman & Szlak will collect and process Users’ personal data based on the existence of a contractual relationship and in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in appropriate cases, Lerman & Szlak will request the User’s free, express and informed consent for the collection and processing of his or her personal data. In all cases: i) Lerman & Szlak will provide Users with access to this Privacy Policy prior to requesting them to submit any form incorporated to the Website as well as prior to the acceptance of any service agreement; and ii) personal data will be processed in accordance with the purposes and under the conditions set forth in this Privacy Policy.

What data do we process and how do we collect it?

When accessing and using the Website and its functionalities, or when using other Lerman & Szlak services, the Users may be asked to provide certain personal data, as in the case of the “Contact” form, which requires their name and surname, email address, WhatsApp or telephone number, and additional information that the User provides in order to know how they would need our help.

In addition, in order to understand and analyze the use that all types of Users make of the Site, the Firm uses third-party analytical services. These providers use technologies such as cookies, web server logs and web beacons that collect information from Users (including IP address and geolocation) that may be disclosed to the providers of such analytics services, as well as other third parties who may use the information collected to, among other purposes, evaluate the use of the Firm Sites. Further information can be found in the “Cookies” section of this document.

The User is solely responsible for the truthfulness, accuracy, completeness, validity, authenticity and reliability of the information provided to the Firm. You are also advised that you are not obliged to provide your personal data, but if you do not provide it or if you provide false or inaccurate data, we may not be able to fulfill the purposes described herein.

For what purposes do we process your personal data?

The personal data of Users collected by Lerman & Szlak will be used for the following purposes:

• To respond to User requests and queries.
• Improve the functionalities of the Website.
• Contacting and sending the User information about Lerman & Szlak, its services, its members, legal news (newsletters), and other information and publicity that we believe may be of interest to the User, including, but not limited to, information about current events, conferences, newsletters, university study programs, circulars, events and institutional news.
• To evaluate and improve the quality of the Firm’s services.
• To comply with legal obligations and requirements of the competent authorities.
• To manage job applications received through the Website.
• To provide the services of Lerman & Szlak in case of hiring them.

 

To whom do we communicate your data?

Lerman & Szlak does not share your personal data without your consent. In this way, the Firm undertakes to maintain the confidentiality of the personal data of our Users and not to disclose them except in the cases provided for in this section:

(i) Service Providers. We share information with other companies that we hire to provide services to us or on our behalf in accordance with our instructions and as set forth in this Privacy Policy (the “Processors“). These Processors access the information necessary to provide the agreed services, and may not use such information for purposes other than those provided in this Privacy Policy. Processors with whom we share personal data may include:

• Cloud storage service providers.
• Providers of task management services and customer-relationship managers (CRMs).
• Providers of digital services and Artificial Intelligence tools that help us improve and streamline our services and Content. The Firm is committed to implement internal policies and training programs oriented to the responsible use of digital services and AI Tools, in order to ensure adequate protection of Users’ personal data.
• Legal, accounting and auditing service providers.

 

(ii) In response to requests from  Authorities. We share information with administrative and judicial authorities of the Government and conflict resolution officers that, in the exercise of their authority, require information from the Firm of our Users, our service providers and/or our business partners; even though there is no order or executive or judicial summons in this regard, for the purposes of: (a) cooperating in the research and reporting frauds, hacking, infringements to industrial or intellectual property or any other illegal act, as well as any activity or circumstance that may generate legal responsibility to the Firm and/or its users; (b) safeguarding a public interest, the procurement or administration of justice, the recognition, exercise or defense of a right in a judicial or administrative proceeding, and/or the settlement of disputes; and (c) complying with any applicable law, regulation or legal provision, or any commission of a competent authority duly founded and justified. In addition, we also share information to: (a) comply with applicable regulations; (b) protect and defend our rights or property; (c) protect the personal safety of our employees or agents, users of Firm products or services, or members of the public; and/or (d) protect the integrity of the online community of our services.

Likewise, the Firm may share your personal data with entities or third parties when there are sufficient grounds to believe that your activity is suspected of attempting or committing a crime or attempting to harm others.

(iii)  Organizations that conduct rankings and listings of law firms and legal professionals: We may share contact information with these organizations for the purpose of evaluating the quality of our services. If you do not wish to be contacted for these purposes, you may opt-out at any time by sending an email to info@lermanszlak.com.

(iv) Entities acquiring or succeeding the Firm.

International Transfer of Personal Data

The personal data collected may be transferred internationally to the recipients identified above, for the purposes and in the manner indicated in these Privacy Policy, including to countries or jurisdictions that may not have the same regulations or standards of protection of personal data that exist in Argentina and, consequently, have less protection, which the User, by virtue of what is explained below, understands, authorizes and consents.

When we transfer our Users’ personal data, we protect it in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. We verify that the recipients of your personal data are located in countries whose regulations provide an adequate level of protection of personal data, so that the personal data of our Users are treated securely and with the same guarantees with which we process them in Argentina. Otherwise, when we transfer your personal data to recipients located in countries with a lower level of protection, we will protect them by implementing safeguards that ensure an adequate level of data protection under the terms of Law 25.326 and the regulations issued by the Agency for Access to Public Information (Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública).

What are your rights?

The User has and may exercise the following rights before Lerman & Szlak:

a) Right of Access: In order to know if we are processing or not the personal data. If we are processing it, we shall provide all the information in this respect. Regarding the right of Access, we herein inform the User that, as the owner of your personal data, you have the right to exercise the right of Access to them free of charge at intervals of not less than six months, unless a legitimate interest is proven according to what is set forth in Article 14, paragraph 3 of Law No. 25.326.
b) Right of Rectification: The Data Subject may request the rectification of personal data concerning him/her that is inaccurate.
c) Right to Update: The Data Subject may request the updating of personal data concerning him/her that is out of date.
d) Right to Elimination: The Data Subject may request the elimination of his or her personal data that concerns him or her, upon the occurrence of any of the following situations: (i) if the personal data is not necessary with reference to the purposes for which it had been collected or processed; (ii) if the processing of the personal data has been based on the consent and it had been withdrawn, provided that the mentioned processing is not based on any other ground that legitimates it; (iii) if there had been oppositions to the processing; (iv) if the personal data had been illegally processed; (v) if the personal data shall be eliminated for the compliance of a legal obligation.  Since it is necessary for us to retain certain personal data to provide access to the Firm’s services, the deletion of specific personal data may result in the User losing full or partial access to the Firm’s services. However, the Firm may withhold certain data necessary for the invoicing of its services for a term of 5 years to allow audits.

How to exercise your rights?

The User may exercise these rights before Lerman & Szlak by sending an email to info@lermanszlak.com from the email initially registered and stating the means through which he/she wants to be granted access (mail, zip code, personal delivery, telephone).
When we cannot verify the User’s identity, we shall request Users to enclose reliable documents that allow the identification, prior to exercising the right in question.

In the case the User exercises the right of access, in compliance with the applicable regulations, we shall reply to its request within a term of ten (10) consecutive days counted from the reception, prior verification of the identity of the User. When the User requests the rectification, update or elimination of information, we shall reply within a term of five (5) working days counted from reception of the inquiry, prior verification of its identity.

Finally, the User has the right to withdraw his/her consent for us to treat the data at any time by sending a message for these purposes through the mail info@lermanszlak.com.

Complaints for violation of the protection of your personal data

At any time you can contact us to complain about a violation of your rights with respect to the processing of your personal data and we will take care to respond and, if appropriate, to correct the situation as soon as possible.

However, if the User considers that he/she has not obtained full satisfaction in the exercise of his/her rights, he/she may file a complaint with the Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP) located at Av. Pte. Gral. Julio A. Roca 710, 5th floor – Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, which is the controlling body of Law No. 25.326, and which has the power to hear complaints and claims filed in relation to the breach of the rules on protection of personal data.

What security measures do we take to protect your data?

Lerman & Szlak adopts technical and organizational security measures in accordance with the provisions of current legislation, in order to ensure the security and confidentiality of communications. Lerman & Szlak undertakes to comply with the duty of secrecy and confidentiality with respect to the personal data collected, in accordance with the applicable legislation.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the User acknowledges and accepts that (i) security measures on the Internet are not impregnable, (ii) the networks used on the Internet are not secure and (iii) any communication sent by this means may be intercepted or modified by unauthorized persons.

Nevertheless, Lerman & Szlak declares that it has adopted the necessary measures, within its possibilities and the state of technology, to guarantee the functioning of the Website and to avoid the existence and transmission of viruses and other harmful components to Users.

How long will we keep your data?

We will retain your personal data for as long as your relationship with Lerman & Szlak is in force. Once you cease to be a User, we will retain your personal information for 10 (ten) years and/or for such additional time as may be required by applicable law for accounting and/or legal purposes.

Links to other websites

The Websites may contain links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may be operated by entities not related to Lerman & Szlak. Usually, these linked websites have their own privacy policies or warnings, so we recommend you to read them when visiting said sites.

Lerman & Szlak cannot assume any responsibility for the content of third party websites, nor for the use made of such websites, nor for the privacy practices of such websites, beyond what is expressly indicated in these Privacy Policy.

Updates to this Privacy Policy

Lerman & Szlak may modify or update these Privacy Policy, to reflect the changes introduced in our practices with regard to personal data, and according to what is required by the Personal Data Protection Regulations.

We will always post the updated version of these Privacy Policy on the Site by informing you of the date of the last modification. Any changes we make to the terms of these Privacy Policy will be effective as of the date indicated in the notice.

Where appropriate, we will also ask for your consent to any modifications or updates we make to these Privacy Policy.

Competent jurisdiction and applicable law

Any matter between Lerman & Szlak and the User shall be governed by the laws of Argentina, to the exclusion of any rule that refers to the application of a foreign law. Any dispute will be submitted to the Ordinary Courts of the City of Buenos Aires.

Contact

If you have any doubts or questions, you can contact us by e-mail at info@lermanszlak.com; or by phone at +54.11.4786.4273.

Cookies.

From the Firm, we use cookies to store the preferences of our visitors, customize the Website Content based on the visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends.

Accordingly, in order to make full use of the Website’s features and services, the User must accept certain cookies. By using the Web Site, the User must accept the use of cookies under the characteristics described below.

Cookies do not contain information that can identify the User and by themselves do not allow to obtain personal contact information of the User, such as the User’s e-mail address. If the User chooses to provide personal information to the Website, for example, through forms, such information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.

The information that is collected through cookies consists of information about the browser used by the User, the type of computer, operating systems, Internet service providers, the sections of the Site that the User visits, the links that are established and other information of similar characteristics. Cookies are an essential part of how the website works and the main purpose of using cookies is to improve the User’s experience. For example, cookies help to remember user preferences (language, country, etc.) during browsing and on future visits. The information collected in cookies allows Lerman & Szlak, for example, to improve the Website and its functionalities, by estimating usage numbers and patterns, adapting the Website to the User’s individual interests, speeding up searches, among others.

Lerman & Szlak may use third-party cookies to collect information for analytical purposes and optimization of the Website. In this regard, we may use the Google Analytics tool, provided by Google Inc. which uses cookies to analyze the use of the Website and prepare reports on Website activity. These cookies provide us with useful data to better understand your preferences and improve your browsing experience. Google Analytics cookies have a storage time that can vary between 2 and 14 months, depending on your settings. In addition, we may use other third party cookies to provide similar analytical services.

If you as a User wish to delete stored cookies, you can easily do so from your browser settings. In addition, if you would prefer that we delete the cookies associated with your use of our Site, please write to us at info@lermanszlak.com; we will ask you to provide us with your location, the dates you used the Site and, if possible, your cookie ID.

Lerman & Szlak in no way obliges the User to keep cookies active, but informs the User that some functions and sections of the Site may be disabled or may not function properly. The cookie management settings depend on the browser used.

 

These Privacy Policies were last updated on May 15, 2025.