Legal Terms
About BDO
BDO is an international network of independent public accounting, tax and advisory firms (the “BDO Network”), which perform professional services under the name of BDO (each a “Member Firm” or “BDO Member Firm”). BDO International Limited (“BDOI”) is a UK company limited by guarantee. It is the governing entity of the BDO Network.
Each of BDOI and the Member Firms is a separate legal entity and has no liability for another such entity's acts or omissions. Nothing in the arrangements or rules of the BDO Network shall constitute or imply an agency relationship or a partnership between BDOI and the Member Firms.
BDOI provides no client services. Services are provided solely by the BDO Member Firms in their respective geographic areas.
Ownership
The BDO Portal is owned by Stichting BDO and is made available to Member Firms by Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA, on the terms agreed between them.
The BDO Portal is protected under the copyright laws of all countries which are signatories to the Berne Convention or the Universal Copyright Convention. No part of it may be copied without the prior written consent of Stichting BDO. All rights are reserved.
Scope and Licence of Use
The use of the BDO Portal is governed in all respects by the BDO Member Firm Licence each BDO Member Firm has entered into with BDO IP Limited.
By virtue of a Member Firm Licence, BDO Member Firms have been granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free licence to use the BDO Portal, in their Territory for all purposes associated with the provision of Professional Services by BDO Member Firms in their respective Territory and, subject to limitations contained in the Member Firm Licence, outside of their Territory for all purposes ancillary to the provision of Professional Services in or from their respective Territory, as long as such purposes are in accordance with the obligations and responsibilities of the BDO Member Firms, the Member Firm Licence and the Regulations.
BDO and its licensors retain the usage and ownership rights to the BDO Portal and the related technology.