Terms of Use &
Privacy Policy

Welcome to elsas.ec (the "Site"), the official website of ExpatLegal S.A.S. ("ExpatLegal", "we", "us", or "our"), a Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada incorporated under the laws of Ecuador with its registered office in the canton and province of Loja. By accessing or using this Site you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not accept these Terms in their entirety, you must immediately stop using the Site.

ExpatLegal reserves the right to amend these Terms at any time. Amendments take effect upon publication on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after any amendment constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. We recommend you review this page periodically.

Content published on this Site is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to constitute legal advice, nor does it create any professional obligation on the part of ExpatLegal. Ecuadorian law and international regulations are subject to frequent change; no content on this Site should be relied upon as a current or comprehensive statement of the law.

ExpatLegal expressly disclaims any responsibility for actions taken or omitted in reliance on information published on this Site.

This Site may contain contact forms, email addresses, telephone numbers, and links to social media channels for the convenience of visitors. Submitting a query or making contact through any of these channels does not, by itself, create an attorney-client or adviser-client relationship with ExpatLegal.

A professional engagement is only established when both parties have executed a written engagement letter or services agreement (contrato de prestación de servicios profesionales). Until such an agreement is in place, ExpatLegal is under no obligation to treat any information you provide as confidential. You should refrain from disclosing sensitive personal, commercial, or legal information through the Site.

All content on this Site — including text, graphics, logos, icons, photographs, audio clips, digital downloads, and software — is the exclusive property of ExpatLegal or its content licensors and is protected by Ecuadorian intellectual property law and applicable international conventions.

You are permitted to view, print, and download content for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that:

• No document or material is modified in any way.
• All copyright notices, trade marks, and other proprietary notices are retained.
• No content is republished, redistributed, or made available to third parties without ExpatLegal's prior written consent.

Commercial use, systematic copying, or use for purposes of AI training or data harvesting is strictly prohibited without express written authorisation.

"ExpatLegal", the ExpatLegal logo, and "elsas.ec" are trade marks or trade names of ExpatLegal S.A.S. Nothing on this Site grants any licence to use ExpatLegal's trade marks, trade names, or commercial appearance without our prior written consent. Fair descriptive reference to ExpatLegal by name in published articles or similar third-party communications is permitted, provided it is accurate and not misleading.

For convenience, the Site may include hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties. ExpatLegal has no control over the content, privacy practices, or availability of those sites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement or recommendation by ExpatLegal. Your access to and use of any linked website is entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms of that website.

The Site and all content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranty of any kind. ExpatLegal expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including without limitation any implied warranty of accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

ExpatLegal does not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components, and reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Site at any time without notice.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Ecuadorian law, ExpatLegal, its partners, associates, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with your access to or use of — or inability to access or use — this Site or any content published on it, even if ExpatLegal has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.

This limitation does not affect statutory rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

By accessing the Site you agree that you will not:

• Use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms.
• Harvest or use contact information from the Site to send unsolicited communications.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, its servers, or any related network infrastructure.
• Introduce viruses, malware, or other harmful code, or take any action intended to disrupt the performance or availability of the Site.
• Reproduce, frame, or deep-link to the Site or its content without ExpatLegal's prior written consent.

ExpatLegal maintains social media channels as a supplement to its professional services. We reserve the right to moderate and remove posts or comments that are off-topic, offensive, unlawful, promotional for third-party products or services, or that disclose confidential or legally privileged information. Removal of content does not constitute a waiver of any claim arising from that content.

ExpatLegal processes personal data in accordance with Ecuador's Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales and its implementing regulations. By using the Site you acknowledge our data practices as described below.

We collect only the personal data necessary to respond to your enquiries and provide our services. We do not sell your personal data to third parties. Data submitted through contact forms is retained only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. You have the right to access, correct, and request deletion of your personal data by contacting us at the address below.

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising from or in connection with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ecuador, without regard to conflict of laws principles.

Any dispute between you and ExpatLegal relating to these Terms or your use of the Site shall be submitted first to good-faith negotiation. If not resolved within thirty (30) days, it shall be referred to mediation administered by the Centro de Mediación de la Cámara de Comercio de Loja, with the seat of mediation in Loja, Ecuador. The decision shall be final and binding.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Non-waiver. ExpatLegal's failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a present or future waiver of that provision or ExpatLegal's right to enforce it at a later time.

Entire agreement. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and ExpatLegal with respect to your use of the Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals.

Questions or concerns about these Terms may be directed to: