Terms and Conditions

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms and Conditions ("Agreement") govern your access to and interaction with costaricalandtrust.com (the "Site"), alongside all associated digital materials, toolsets, and features delivered by Costa Rica Land Trust SRL (Corporate ID / Cédula Jurídica: 3-102-968334; referred to as "Company," "we," "us," or "our").

By browsing or using this Site, you confirm your full acceptance of this Agreement and our integrated Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to all terms set forth herein, you are instructed to discontinue Site access immediately.

2. Scope of Services & Relationship Disclaimer

Costa Rica Land Trust presents real estate insights, advisory resources, and promotional listings across the Costa Rican land development and property brokerage sectors.

No Implicit Professional Retainer: Reviewing content on this Site does not establish an attorney-client, real estate broker-client, fiduciary, or official advisory relationship. A formal business relationship is created exclusively upon the execution of a separate written contract signed by authorized representatives of both parties.

3. User Qualifications

By accessing this Site, you affirm that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and hold the legal authorization necessary to enter into binding legal agreements under applicable jurisdiction.

4. Informational Purpose & Listing Disclaimers

All content published on the Site—including property descriptions, boundary outlines, land measurements, zoning details, utility accessibility, development projections, pricing, media, and market reports—is made available solely for general reference.

• Accuracy Standards: While we strive for precision, we do not warrant that property listings or Site materials are error-free, exhaustive, or up to date.
• Listing Modifications: Available inventory, financial terms, and property specifications remain subject to alteration or withdrawal without prior warning.
• Visual Representation: Maps, site plans, and photography serve as conceptual visual guides and may not reflect real-time physical conditions or legal boundary markers.
• Forward-Looking Estimates: Any discussions regarding asset appreciation, rental yields, or future development viability represent opinions and carry no contractual guarantee.
• No Contractual Offer: Site publications do not constitute a formal legal offer to sell, lease, or encumber real estate.

5. Absence of Professional Advice

The materials published on this Site do not constitute formal legal, tax, appraisal, or financial advisory services. Prospective real estate purchasers or investors in Costa Rica must engage qualified independent professionals, including a licensed Costa Rican attorney, notary public, and tax specialist, prior to executing property transactions.

6. Buyer Due Diligence Requirements

Real estate acquisitions in Costa Rica require strict adherence to local statutory, municipal, and environmental standards. Site users carry sole responsibility for conducting comprehensive due diligence through qualified experts, including:

• Title Verification: Auditing registered ownership, mortgages, liens, and annotations via the National Registry (Registro Nacional).
• Boundary Surveys: Confirming registered survey plans (plano catastrado) against physical ground boundaries and access roads.
• Zoning & Permitting: Reviewing municipal land-use guidelines (plan regulador) and local construction regulations.
• Utilities & Infrastructure: Confirming legal water rights (concesión de agua), electrical connectivity, and environmental permits.
• Maritime Zone Restrictions: Ensuring compliance with the Maritime Terrestrial Zone Law (Zona Marítimo Terrestre) for coastal assets.
• Environmental Constraints: Checking for forest reserves, protected watersheds, or wildlife corridor restrictions.

The Company makes no representations that listed parcels are suitable for a buyer's intended building or development goals.

7. User Inquiries & Communications

When submitting inquiries via Site forms, email, phone, or messaging platforms, you agree to provide truthful and accurate contact details. Inbound communications do not bind the Company to any contractual obligation. By submitting your contact details, you consent to receive direct responses regarding your request.

8. Prohibited Conduct

Users agree to interact with the Site in a lawful manner. You are strictly prohibited from:

• Utilizing the Site for deceitful, unlawful, or unauthorized business activities.
• Submitting fraudulent details or impersonating third parties.
• Attempting to breach, disrupt, or compromise the digital security of the Site or underlying server infrastructure.
• Extracting content, listings, or data using automated scraping tools, bots, or web crawlers without explicit written authorization.
• Distributing viruses, malware, or destructive code.
• Re-publishing or commercializing Site content without prior written consent.

Violations may result in immediate suspension or revocation of Site access rights.

9. Intellectual Property Protections

All proprietary elements on this Site—including written copy, software code, graphic elements, trademarks, maps, visual media, and layout design—are owned by or licensed to Costa Rica Land Trust and protected under domestic and international copyright laws.

We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the Site for private, non-commercial purposes. Reproducing, modifying, distributing, or engineering derivative works from Site materials without prior written consent is prohibited. "Costa Rica Land Trust" and associated brand emblems are protected trademarks.

10. User-Submitted Content

If you transmit materials (such as documents, inquiries, or media) to us, you warrant that you possess full ownership or licensing rights over such content. You grant Costa Rica Land Trust a royalty-free, non-exclusive right to utilize this information as necessary to fulfill your request and manage our operational requirements, in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

11. External Links & Third-Party Platforms

The Site may display hyperlinks leading to external websites, service providers, or industry partners. These references are provided purely for user convenience. We exercise no operational control over external entities and accept no liability for their content, commercial practices, or privacy standards.

12. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and all embedded content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the maximum extent permitted under law, Costa Rica Land Trust disclaims all guarantees—whether express, statutory, or implied—including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a specific purpose, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free website operations.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Costa Rica Land Trust, along with its directors, officers, employees, and agents, shall not be held liable for indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages (including lost profits, lost data, or business interruption) resulting from your reliance on Site content or inability to access the platform.

In jurisdictions where liability cannot be entirely excluded, our total cumulative liability shall not exceed the total amount paid by you to us (if any) during the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.

14. Indemnification Clause

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Costa Rica Land Trust, its affiliates, officers, and operational personnel from any legal claims, liabilities, financial losses, or expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) arising from your breach of this Agreement, misuse of the Site, or violation of third-party legal rights.

15. Privacy Rules

Data collected during your visits is handled in strict accordance with our Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of these terms.

16. Platform Modifications & Updates

We reserve the right to alter, update, or discontinue any aspect of the Site without notice. This Agreement may be revised periodically. The updated version will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date." Continued use of the Site after revisions are published constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.

17. Term & Termination

We reserve the right to revoke or restrict your access to the Site without prior notice if we determine that a violation of these terms has occurred. Provisions concerning intellectual property, liability disclaimers, indemnification, and dispute resolution shall survive any termination.

18. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Costa Rica, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

• Court Jurisdiction: Any judicial disputes arising under these Terms shall be submitted exclusively to the competent courts of San José, Costa Rica.
• Arbitration Option: Upon mutual written consent, parties may resolve disputes through binding arbitration administered by the Center for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce (CICA) in San José, Costa Rica. Proceedings shall be conducted in Spanish under CICA operational rules.

19. General Legal Terms

• Severability: If any provision of this Agreement is deemed unenforceable by a court of law, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
• Non-Waiver: Failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce that provision in the future.
• Entire Agreement: These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between the user and Costa Rica Land Trust regarding Site usage.
• Assignment: Rights under these Terms may not be assigned by the user without our consent, but may be assigned by the Company to corporate successors or affiliates.
• Language Clause: This document is drafted in English. In the event of discrepancies between translated versions, the English text shall prevail.

20. Contact Information

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