Terms of Use

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Use ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Global Bridge Consulting SAS ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") concerning your access to and use of our website and services.

By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use our website or services.

2. Eligibility

By using our website and services, you represent and warrant that:

• You are at least 18 years of age
• You have the legal capacity to enter into binding agreements
• You will comply with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations
• All information you provide to us is true, accurate, and complete

3. Use of Our Services

3.1 Permitted Use

You may use our website and services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use our services:

• In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
• To transmit or procure the sending of any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent
• To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity
• To engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the website
• To use any robot, spider, or other automatic device to access the website for any purpose

3.2 Account Security

If you create an account on our website, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

4.1 Our Content

The website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio) are owned by Global Bridge Consulting SAS, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

4.2 Limited License

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use our website for your personal or internal business purposes. This license does not include any right to:

• Modify or copy the materials
• Use the materials for any commercial purpose or public display
• Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials
• Transfer the materials to another person or entity

4.3 Trademarks

"Global Bridge Consulting SAS" and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission.

5. User Submissions

Any feedback, comments, ideas, suggestions, or other information you submit to us ("Submissions") become our property. By submitting any Submission, you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute such Submission in any media or format.

You represent and warrant that your Submissions:

• Are your original work or you have the right to submit them
• Do not violate any third-party intellectual property rights
• Do not contain defamatory, offensive, or illegal content
• Do not contain viruses or other harmful code

6. Third-Party Links and Content

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Global Bridge Consulting SAS. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

OUR WEBSITE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE.

We do not warrant that our website will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that our website or the servers that make it available are free of viruses or other harmful components.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL GLOBAL BRIDGE CONSULTING SAS, ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE OUR WEBSITE OR SERVICES.

Our total liability to you for any claims arising from or related to these Terms or our services shall not exceed the amount you paid to us, if any, in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.

9. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Global Bridge Consulting SAS and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to:

• Your violation of these Terms
• Your use of our website or services
• Your violation of any third-party rights
• Any Submissions you provide

10. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to our website and services immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms.

Upon termination, your right to use our website will immediately cease. All provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Chicago, Illinois, and you hereby consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in such courts.

12. Dispute Resolution

12.1 Informal Resolution

In the event of any dispute, claim, or controversy arising from or relating to these Terms, you agree to first contact us and attempt to resolve the dispute informally by contacting us at [email protected].

12.2 Arbitration

If the dispute cannot be resolved informally within thirty (30) days, you agree that any dispute will be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration will take place in Chicago, Illinois.

13. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by posting the new Terms on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

Your continued use of our website after any changes to these Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.

14. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected or impaired.

15. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by us on the website, constitute the entire agreement between you and Global Bridge Consulting SAS concerning your use of our website and services.

16. Contact Information

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