1. PREAMBLE
This "Terms & Conditions" section is addressed to natural persons (hereinafter, "users") who use the website pozderie.ro/en (hereinafter, "the website"), administered by Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office, and contains information regarding the conditions for the provision of services offered by the website, contracting, fee-setting and payment, cancellation of an appointment/consultation, confidentiality, and personal data protection.
The use/navigation of the website by users constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions of use, which govern the relationship between the user and Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office.
I recommend that you carefully read all the information contained in this section for a conscious and informed use of this website.
The website pozderie.ro/en is the property of Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office and was designed primarily to present the professional activity of the head lawyer and the legal services offered, predominantly in the field of criminal law. The website is also intended to inform the general public about relevant legal issues and to interact with persons interested in the services offered. Given the need for easy access to legal services and digitalization trends, the website facilitates the scheduling and provision of remote (online) legal consultation services, with advance payment of the fee, using the Stripe online payment platform.
Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office provides legal consultation services online, using video communication platforms like Microsoft Teams. The services primarily target the field of criminal law and are generally provided after a prior appointment and full payment of the fee in advance, according to the agreed payment methods (Stripe).
Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office provides legal services based on Law no. 51/1995 on the organization and practice of the lawyer profession, the Statute of the Lawyer Profession, the Code of Ethics for Romanian Lawyers, and the Code of Conduct for European Lawyers. The head of the office is Mr. Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc, a lawyer within the Bucharest Bar – a member bar of the National Union of Romanian Bar Associations (U.N.B.R.).
The form of practice is a private law office, officially named "Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Cabinet de Avocat" (Law Office), with its professional headquarters in Bucharest, 83 Carol Davila St., Sector 5, postal code 050453, Tax ID (CUI) RO43405857, Tel. +40 758 618 649, e-mail: ciprian@pozderie.ro.
The lawyer profession is free and independent, with autonomous organization and operation. In practicing the profession, the lawyer is independent and subject only to the law, the statute of the profession, and the code of ethics. The lawyer promotes and defends the rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests of individuals. Every person has the right to freely choose their lawyer (Art. 2 of Law no. 51/1995).
The lawyer's activity is carried out through the activities listed in Art. 3 para. 1 of Law no. 51/1995. According to Art. 3 para. 2 of Law no. 51/1995, all activities from para. (1) are exercised only by a lawyer, unless the law provides otherwise.
2. SERVICE PROVISION POLICY
Through the website pozderie.ro/en and the indicated communication channels (telephone, e-mail), Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office facilitates the scheduling and provision of legal consultation services, primarily in the field of criminal law, remotely (online).
Legal consultation services are generally provided after a prior appointment and full payment of the fee in advance. Payment can be made online, via a secure payment link generated through the Stripe platform.
According to Art. 89 of the Statute of the Lawyer Profession, legal consultations can be provided in writing or verbally in areas of interest to the client.
Initial Legal Consultation (30 minutes) – Field of Drug-Related Offenses
Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office offers the possibility of a preliminary 30-minute initial legal consultation, intended exclusively for individuals facing legal situations related to drug offenses (e.g., possession for personal use, trafficking, driving under the influence of psychoactive substances, or other offenses under specific legislation). The fixed fee for this consultation is 60 EUR.
Purpose of the Consultation: This confidential discussion aims to:
Allow the client to present the details of their legal problem.
Provide a preliminary assessment of the information from the perspective of legislation and judicial practice.
Offer essential clarifications regarding immediate procedural steps or possible legal classifications.
Discuss initial recommendations on the next steps and the potential need for extended legal services.
Scheduling and Procedure:
Initiation (Secure Online Payment): The client uses the dedicated payment link (provided on the page https://pozderie.ro/en/consultation/) to pay the 60 EUR fee via the Stripe platform.
Conflict of Interest Check: After payment confirmation, the lawyer will conduct internal checks to ensure they are not already representing another party with conflicting interests in the same case. This step is essential to guarantee loyal representation. Important Note: If a conflict of interest is identified, the lawyer will be unable to provide the consultation, and the fee paid will be fully refunded to the client.
Phone Confirmation and Scheduling: Following a successful conflict of interest check, the lawyer will contact the client by phone (usually as soon as possible, but no later than 24 business hours after payment) to mutually agree on the date, time, and format of the consultation, usually via the Microsoft Teams platform.
The Consultation: The consultation will take place at the agreed date and time, with a strict duration of 30 minutes. The entire interaction is conducted under the strict principles of confidentiality and professional secrecy, according to the law and the statute of the lawyer profession.
Limitations: For reasons of security and service quality, consultations are not offered by phone. This initial 30-minute consultation does not imply the automatic conclusion of a legal assistance contract for extended representation; that would be the subject of a separate discussion and contract, if necessary and agreed upon by both parties.
3. REMOTE CONTRACTING POLICY
The legal assistance contract is concluded under the conditions of Art. 28 para. 1, 2 of Law 51/1995 in conjunction with Art. 108, Art. 121-126 of the Statute of the Lawyer Profession.
The lawyer's right to assist, represent, or perform any other activities specific to the profession arises from the legal assistance contract, concluded in written form between the lawyer and the client or their agent.
The legal assistance contract is concluded in writing, required ad probationem. It must meet all legal conditions for the valid conclusion of an agreement and acquires a certain date through its registration in the lawyer's official register, regardless of how it was concluded.
The legal assistance contract can also be concluded by any means of distance communication (e.g., e-mail). In this case, the date of conclusion of the contract is the date on which the agreement between the lawyer and the client occurred. It is presumed that the lawyer became aware of the contract's conclusion on the date the contract signed by the client arrived by e-mail at the office's electronic address (ciprian@pozderie.ro).
The legal assistance contract is considered to have been tacitly concluded if the client has paid the fee mentioned in an offer or proforma invoice that refers to a draft contract, the payment of this fee signifying the client's acceptance of the contract, in which case the date of conclusion of the contract is considered to be the date on which the payment was confirmed. The written form will be regularized as soon as possible. This is the situation for the service contracted through the website (page https://pozderie.ro/en/consultation/), where, through the payment made by the client, a Legal Assistance Contract is considered tacitly concluded in the form provided by Annex I to the Statute of the Lawyer Profession, having as its:
object (Art. 1.1) the provision of a 30-minute legal consultation in the field of criminal law;
fee (Art. 2.1) the sum of 60 EUR;
the other clauses of Annex I to the Statute of the Lawyer Profession remaining unchanged.
During the legal consultation, Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office will provide the client with a copy of the Legal Assistance Contract and the fiscal invoice issued for the service provided.
Note: For the initial 30-minute consultation, given its preliminary nature and short duration, the formalization of the written contract may follow a simplified flow or be integrated into post-payment communications. However, the obligations of confidentiality and ethical principles apply from the moment of initial contact and the lawyer's acceptance of the case (after the conflict of interest check).
4. FEE-SETTING AND PAYMENT POLICY
The fee is established under the conditions of Art. 30 of Law no. 51/1995 in conjunction with Art. 127-130 of the Statute of the Lawyer Profession.
For their professional activity, the lawyer is entitled to a fee and to the coverage of all expenses incurred in the client's interest. Fees are freely established between the lawyer and the client, within the limits of the law and the statute, and will be stipulated in the legal assistance contract or in the offer (https://pozderie.ro/en/consultation/) accepted by the client through payment.
Fees can be set according to the Statute's criteria (hourly, fixed/flat-rate, success, combined).
For the Initial Legal Consultation (30 minutes) – field of drug-related offenses, a fixed fee of 60 EUR is charged. This fee is paid in full, in advance, via secure online payment (Stripe) according to the procedure described in Sections 2 and 3. The actual scheduling of the consultation is conditional upon payment confirmation and the subsequent conflict of interest check by the lawyer.
If the client requests or it becomes necessary to extend the duration, the fee will be supplemented accordingly, and the payment of the difference will be made after the consultation session is completed.
The appointment will be confirmed only after the full, advance receipt of the agreed fee.
5. CANCELLATION POLICY
The scheduling of a consultation (general or initial) can be canceled by the client via written notice sent to the e-mail address ciprian@pozderie.ro.
If the cancellation occurs at least 24 hours before the scheduled time, the paid fee can be fully refunded, or a rescheduling can be agreed upon, at the client's choice.
If the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the scheduled time, half of the fee (30 EUR) will be retained to cover the time and resources already allocated by the lawyer. The partial refund, if applicable, will be made via bank transfer to the account indicated by the client.
The client may request to reschedule the consultation at any time (by e-mail or phone), with the lawyer's agreement and subject to availability, in which case the paid fee will be applied to the newly established date.
Special Situation: In the specific case of the 30-minute initial legal consultation, if, after the client's payment, the lawyer discovers, following internal checks, the existence of a conflict of interest that prevents them from offering the consultation, the lawyer will immediately inform the client and proceed with the full refund of the paid fee (60 EUR). The refund will be made using the method used for payment (Stripe reversal), if technically possible. This situation is distinct from a client-requested cancellation or a no-show.
The appointment can also be canceled at any time by the lawyer for objective reasons (e.g., incompatibility, a conflict of interest that arises later, objective impossibility to attend). In such a situation, the lawyer will inform the client as soon as possible, and the paid fee will be fully refunded via bank transfer to the account indicated by the client, or a rescheduling will be proposed if the client agrees.
If the client does not show up for the scheduled meeting and does not notify/cancel in advance according to the conditions above, the paid fee is not refundable. The lawyer may, at their discretion and depending on the circumstances, offer a rescheduling.
Termination of the legal assistance contract (after its conclusion) is done according to legal and statutory provisions, with the notification being communicated to the other party in writing (preferably by e-mail or registered letter).
6. ETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY
Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office conducts its activity in strict compliance with all principles of professional ethics and deontology provided by Law no. 51/1995, the Statute of the Lawyer Profession, and the Code of Ethics for Romanian Lawyers.
The practice of law is subject to the following fundamental principles:
a) the principle of legality;
b) the principle of freedom;
c) the principle of independence;
d) the principle of autonomy and decentralization;
e) the principle of preserving professional secrecy.
The purpose of the lawyer profession is to promote and defend the rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests of natural and legal persons, of public and private law.
The relationship between a lawyer and their clients is based on honesty, probity, fairness, sincerity, loyalty, and confidentiality.
In counseling activities, the lawyer will act with tact and patience to present and explain to the client all aspects of the case in which they assist and/or represent them. The lawyer will seek to use the most appropriate language in relation to the client's state and experience, so that the client has a correct and complete representation of their legal situation.
The lawyer will consult adequately with the client to establish the purpose, methods, and finality of the counseling, as well as the technical solutions they will follow to achieve, when applicable, the assistance and representation of the client.
Counseling and representing a client obliges the lawyer to view the respective case from their own perspective and to provide the client with disinterested advice. The lawyer's advice is not limited to presenting legal provisions but will also consider the moral, economic, social, and political consequences that may be relevant in the respective situation.
Whenever the client proposes a course of action that the lawyer believes will have negative legal consequences, the lawyer will warn the client about the consequences or, as the case may be, may terminate the legal assistance contract.
The lawyer is obliged to advise their client promptly, conscientiously, correctly, and with diligence. The probity, sense of justice, and honesty of the lawyer are conditions for the credibility of the lawyer and the profession.
The lawyer is obliged to give the client legal advice in accordance with the law and to act only within the limits of the law, the statute, and the code of ethics, according to their professional belief.
The lawyer will offer the client an honest legal opinion on the factual and legal consequences of the case under investigation, within the limits of the information provided by the client.
The client's use of the lawyer's opinions and advice for illegal purposes, without the knowledge of the lawyer who provided the respective opinion or advice, does not make the lawyer responsible for the client's illegal actions and purposes. The lawyer is obliged to refrain from knowingly assisting and advising a client in criminal activities.
7. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROFESSIONAL SECRECY POLICY
Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office conducts its activity with absolute respect for the principles of confidentiality and professional secrecy regulated by Law no. 51/1995, the Statute of the Lawyer Profession, and the Code of Ethics.
Confidentiality and professional secrecy guarantee trust in the lawyer and are fundamental obligations of the lawyer.
Confidentiality
The relationship between a lawyer and their clients is based on honesty, probity, fairness, sincerity, loyalty, and confidentiality.
Any professional communication or correspondence between lawyers, between lawyer and client, between lawyer and the professional bodies, regardless of its form, is confidential.
Correspondence and information transmitted between lawyers or between lawyer and client, regardless of the medium, cannot under any circumstances be brought as evidence in court, nor can they be deprived of their confidential character.
The legal assistance contract cannot be disclosed to third parties except with the express consent of the parties, its clauses being confidential.
Professional Secrecy
Professional secrecy is a matter of public order. The lawyer is obliged to keep professional secrecy regarding any aspect of the case entrusted to them.
The lawyer cannot be forced under any circumstances and by any person to divulge professional secrecy. The lawyer cannot be released from professional secrecy either by their client or by any other authority or person. The exceptions are cases where the lawyer is under criminal or disciplinary investigation, or when there is a dispute regarding the agreed fees, exclusively for the strict necessities of their defense.
The obligation to maintain professional secrecy is absolute and unlimited in time. The obligation extends to all activities of the lawyer, their associates, collaborating lawyers, salaried lawyers within the form of practice, including relationships with other lawyers.
The obligation to maintain professional secrecy also applies to persons with whom the lawyer collaborates in the practice of the profession, as well as their employees. The lawyer is obliged to inform them of this obligation.
The obligation to maintain professional secrecy applies to all bodies of the lawyer profession and their employees regarding information known in the exercise of their functions and duties.
The professional headquarters and other spaces where the lawyer carries out their professional activity must ensure the preservation of professional secrecy.
Professional secrecy covers all information and data of any type, in any form, and on any medium, provided to the lawyer by the client for the purpose of providing legal assistance and regarding which the client has requested confidentiality, as well as any documents drafted by the lawyer that contain or are based on the information or data provided by the client for the purpose of legal assistance and whose confidentiality has been requested by the client.
For the purpose of ensuring professional secrecy, the lawyer keeps work materials only at the professional headquarters or in spaces approved for this purpose by the bar council. The professional headquarters can also be located in the lawyer's home.
Professional acts and documents are inviolable. To ensure professional secrecy, the lawyer has the obligation to oppose the search of their home, main and secondary professional headquarters, and work office, as well as body searches, regarding professional acts or documents found in the aforementioned places or on their person. The lawyer has the obligation to immediately inform the dean of the bar about what has happened.
The search of a lawyer, their home, or their office, or the seizure of documents and goods can only be done by a prosecutor, based on a warrant issued under the law.
The following are exempt from seizure and confiscation measures:
a) documents containing communications between the lawyer and their client;
b) documents containing notes made by the lawyer regarding aspects of a client's defense.
The lawyer's telephone conversations may not be listened to and recorded by any technical means, nor may their professional correspondence be intercepted and recorded, except under the conditions and procedure provided by law.
The relationship between the lawyer and the person they assist or represent cannot be the subject of technical surveillance unless there is data that the lawyer is committing or preparing to commit one of the offenses provided for in Art. 139 para. 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code. If during or after the execution of the measure it turns out that the technical surveillance activities also targeted the relationship between the lawyer and the suspect or defendant they are defending, the evidence obtained cannot be used in any criminal proceedings and will be destroyed immediately by the prosecutor. The judge who ordered the measure is informed immediately by the prosecutor. The judge orders that the lawyer be informed.
8. PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING POLICY (GDPR)
The protection of your personal data is important to Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office ("the Office"). We pay special attention to protecting the privacy of visitors who access the pozderie.ro/en website, as well as our clients, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR").
We recommend that you read this Policy carefully to understand how your personal data is processed.
This Policy explains the online and offline practices of the Office regarding the application of GDPR provisions, as well as the rights you benefit from. The processing of personal data carried out by the Office will always be in accordance with the provisions of GDPR and applicable national legislation.
Data Controller (Contact Person)
Given the structure of a private law office, the head lawyer, Mr. Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc, is responsible for ensuring compliance with GDPR provisions within the processing operations carried out.
For any questions or requests related to the processing of your personal data, you can contact the Office using the contact details:
E-mail: ciprian@pozderie.ro
Phone: +40 758 618 649
Mailing Address: 83 Carol Davila St., Sector 5, Bucharest, 050453.
Principles of Data Processing
The Office undertakes to respect the data protection principles provided by GDPR: lawfulness, fairness, and transparency; purpose limitation; data minimization; accuracy; storage limitation; integrity and confidentiality; accountability.
Purpose of Personal Data Processing
Personal data (e.g., name, surname, contact details, case information) are collected and processed mainly for the following purposes:
To respond to requests received by e-mail or phone.
To schedule and conduct the requested legal consultations (including the conflict of interest check for the initial consultation).
To conclude and execute the legal assistance contract.
For communications related to the contracted services.
To issue fiscal documents (invoices).
To fulfill the legal and professional obligations of the lawyer.
Data collected through the website or directly from the client are processed strictly for the purpose for which they were provided.
During the provision of remote (online) legal consultation services via communication platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams), conversations will not be recorded by audio or video, in strict compliance with confidentiality and professional secrecy.
By providing personal data through the website or directly to the Office, you understand and agree that your data will be processed in accordance with this Policy and applicable legislation.
Processing of Data by Third Parties, Transfers, and Other Websites
The Office uses the Stripe platform to process online payments. Stripe acts as an independent data controller for the card and transaction data it collects through its secure platform. We recommend that you consult Stripe's privacy policy. The Office does not store complete bank card data.
The pozderie.ro/en website may contain links to other websites. The Office does not assume responsibility for the privacy policies or content of these third-party sites.
Data Retention Period
Personal data is stored for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, in accordance with legal provisions (e.g., tax, archiving legislation) and the rules of the lawyer profession (maintaining contractual records and case files according to UNBR and Bar norms). Data collected only for a specific request that does not result in a contract will be deleted within a reasonable time after the situation is clarified.
Rights of the Data Subjects
According to GDPR, you have the following rights in connection with the processing of your personal data: the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure ("the right to be forgotten"), the right to restriction of processing, the right to data portability, the right to object, the right to withdraw consent (where processing was based on consent), the right not to be subject to an automated individual decision, the right to lodge a complaint with the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (www.dataprotection.ro). The exercise of these rights can be done through a written request, sent to the contact details of the Office, in compliance with the limitations imposed by law and the specifics of the lawyer profession (e.g., the obligation to maintain professional secrecy, legal archiving obligations).
Security of Processing
The Office has adopted appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure, or unauthorized access, in accordance with GDPR requirements and the specifics of the activity.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office will make all reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the Website and will use all due diligence to correct errors and omissions as quickly as possible. However, it is not held responsible for the occurrence of any inaccuracies, errors, or omissions of the information provided. The user expressly accepts that Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office will not be held liable for any direct/indirect, minor/major, or incidental damages, including, but not limited to, loss of profits, goodwill, or other intangible assets, resulting from: the use of information on the Website or any other aspect related to this Website.
The use of this Website and all information contained, downloaded, or accessed from the Website are made available without warranties of any kind and without pursuing a specific purpose or infringing the rights of a third party. Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office will not be responsible for any problem or malfunction of networks or telephone lines, online internet systems, servers, internet access providers, equipment, computers, programs, or any other element that may cause damage to personal devices as a result of using this Website.
Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office reserves the right to modify and prohibit access to or temporarily or permanently stop any part of this Website or any information contained therein, without assuming the obligation to notify users. These changes will take effect from the moment of their publication on this Website.
Users of this Website accept and agree to use the information at their own risk. Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office will not be responsible for any kind of damages, direct or indirect, caused by the use of this Website.
The information contained on this Website: (i) is of a general nature only and is not intended to address the specific circumstances of any particular individual or entity; (ii) is not necessarily comprehensive, accurate, or up-to-date; (iii) sometimes links to external sites over which Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office has no control and for which it assumes no responsibility; (iv) does not constitute and cannot substitute for specialized legal consultation in any field of law.
Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office does not guarantee and will not guarantee that a document available online accurately reproduces an officially adopted text.
10. COPYRIGHT
© Copyright 2026 Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office. All rights reserved.
The content of the Website is protected by copyright laws. All materials (including, without limitation, all articles, texts, photos, logos, and design) contained in this Website are protected by copyright laws and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, or published without the express written consent of Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office. The Website is the property of Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office. Users undertake not to copy texts, portions of texts, or graphics for their use for commercial purposes.
It is strictly forbidden to use this Website for the purpose of destroying, interrupting, or altering it, its content, or its security, or to discredit/harass members of Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office, its clients, and/or the services offered.
11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY
Any disagreements or disputes that may arise between Ciprian Pozderie-Semeniuc - Law Office and website users or clients, arising from the use of the website or from contractual relationships, will be resolved amicably. If amicable resolution is not possible, the disputes will be submitted for resolution to the competent courts of law at the lawyer's professional headquarters or according to applicable legal provisions. Disputes may also be subject to the alternative dispute resolution procedures provided by the Statute of the Lawyer Profession, if the parties so agree.
12. UPDATING THE TERMS & CONDITIONS
This "Terms & Conditions" section may be updated periodically to reflect changes in legislation, the Office's practices, or the website's functionalities. Any change will take effect immediately upon publication on the website. We recommend that you check this page periodically to stay informed of the most recent version. Your continued use of the website after the publication of changes constitutes your tacit acceptance of them.
Last Updated: January 7, 2026
