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General Terms and Conditions
Version: 1 October 2026
1. Scope
These General Terms and Conditions apply to services provided by EntryPoint Switzerland GmbH to companies, investors and other professional clients. They form part of the mandate unless the written proposal or mandate agreement states otherwise. Individual written agreements take precedence. Consumer engagements require separate terms.
2. Formation of the mandate
A mandate is formed when the client accepts EntryPoint's written proposal or mandate agreement, or when EntryPoint confirms the engagement in writing. The agreed document defines the services, deliverables, timing, responsibilities and fees.
3. Services
EntryPoint provides market-entry assessment, establishment coordination, local operational support and interim management within the agreed scope. Unless expressly agreed, EntryPoint does not provide regulated legal, tax, audit, fiduciary, notarial, banking or investment services.
4. Specialist partners and third parties
EntryPoint may recommend or coordinate qualified specialists. Unless the mandate states otherwise, the client engages those providers directly, and they remain responsible for their own advice and services. Third-party costs are not included in EntryPoint's fees.
5. Client responsibilities
The client provides complete and accurate information, identifies authorised decision-makers, makes decisions on time and cooperates with reasonable due-diligence requests. The client remains responsible for its commercial decisions, legal obligations and implementation choices.
6. Fees, expenses and VAT
Fees are set out in the written proposal or mandate. Unless stated otherwise, prices exclude VAT, travel and third-party costs. Additional work requires prior agreement. Reasonable approved expenses are charged at cost.
7. Invoicing and payment
Invoices are payable within 10 days of the invoice date, without deduction. EntryPoint may require advance payments or monthly retainers. If payment is overdue, EntryPoint may suspend work after written notice and charge statutory default interest.
8. Timing and dependencies
Timeframes are estimates unless expressly guaranteed in writing. EntryPoint is not responsible for delays caused by the client, banks, public authorities, notaries, specialist providers or other circumstances outside EntryPoint's reasonable control.
9. No guarantee of outcome
EntryPoint applies professional care but does not guarantee market success, financing, bank-account approval, permits, tax treatment, authority decisions or any other outcome controlled by third parties or future market conditions.
10. Confidentiality
Each party keeps non-public information received from the other confidential and uses it only for the mandate. Disclosure is permitted where required by law, necessary for agreed specialist work or authorised by the other party. Professional secrecy obligations of specialist providers remain unaffected.
11. Intellectual property
EntryPoint retains ownership of its pre-existing methods, templates and know-how. Once fees are paid, the client may use mandate-specific deliverables internally for the agreed purpose. Publication, resale or transfer to third parties requires written permission unless the mandate states otherwise.
12. Data protection
Each party processes personal data in accordance with applicable law. EntryPoint's Privacy Notice provides further information. Where a separate data-processing agreement is required, the parties will conclude one.
13. Liability
EntryPoint is liable for direct loss caused by wilful misconduct or gross negligence. To the extent permitted by law, liability for slight negligence, indirect loss, consequential loss, lost profit and third-party acts is excluded. Any further agreed limitation or mandatory liability is set out in the mandate agreement.
14. Term and termination
Fixed-term mandates end on the agreed date or completion of the scope. Ongoing mandates may be terminated according to the written agreement. Either party may terminate for material breach if the breach is not remedied within a reasonable period. Fees and costs incurred up to termination remain payable.
15. Compliance and right to decline
EntryPoint may decline, pause or end work where ownership, source of funds, sanctions, conflicts, compliance concerns or missing information make the mandate inappropriate or unlawful.
16. Applicable law and jurisdiction
Swiss law applies. The courts at Luzerne, Switzerland have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to mandatory legal provisions.
17. Final provisions
If a provision is invalid, the remaining provisions remain in effect. Amendments must be made in writing. EntryPoint may update these terms for future mandates; the version accepted for an existing mandate remains applicable unless the parties agree otherwise.
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