Terms & Conditions
General terms governing the use of this website and the consulting services provided by Meridian Consulting.
Scope
These General Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern the business relationship between MERIDIAN CONSULTING, obrt za usluge ("Meridian", "we") and the client ("Client") for all consulting and advisory services provided by Meridian, as well as use of this website.
By engaging Meridian for any service, the Client confirms acceptance of these Terms. Deviations must be agreed in writing.
Services
Meridian provides professional consulting and advisory services, including but not limited to: business plans and financial projections, business and strategic consulting, procurement consulting, private label development, and AI and operational process optimization.
The specific scope, deliverables, timeline and pricing of each engagement are defined in a separate written offer or contract.
Engagement & offers
Quotations issued by Meridian are valid for 30 days unless otherwise stated. An engagement is considered binding upon written acceptance of the offer by the Client.
The Client undertakes to provide accurate and timely information necessary for the performance of services. Meridian's recommendations are based on the information made available by the Client.
Fees & payment
Fees are stated in the individual offer and are expressed in EUR. Meridian is not registered in the VAT system (Article 90 of the Croatian VAT Act); invoices are issued without VAT.
Unless otherwise agreed, invoices are payable within 15 days of issuance. Late payments may incur statutory default interest.
Deliverables & intellectual property
Upon full payment of the agreed fee, the Client receives a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the deliverables for the Client's own internal business purposes.
Methodologies, templates, frameworks and pre-existing know-how used by Meridian remain the property of Meridian. Deliverables may not be resold, redistributed or used for the benefit of third parties without written consent.
Confidentiality
Both parties undertake to treat as strictly confidential any non-public information received from the other party in the course of the engagement, and to use such information solely for the purpose of performing the services.
Confidentiality obligations survive termination of the engagement.
Liability
Meridian performs all services with professional diligence, but does not guarantee any specific commercial outcome. Recommendations are advisory in nature; final commercial decisions remain the responsibility of the Client.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Meridian's aggregate liability under any engagement is limited to the total fees paid by the Client for that engagement. Meridian is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages.
Data protection
Personal data is processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy and applicable GDPR provisions.
Force majeure
Neither party is liable for failure to perform obligations caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, public health emergencies, governmental measures, or critical infrastructure outages.
Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Croatia. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court in Croatia.
Amendments
Meridian reserves the right to amend these Terms. The version applicable to an engagement is the version in effect at the time the engagement is accepted in writing.