Terms of Use

Last updated:
June 14, 2026
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Effective since:
May 14, 2026

A friendly summary

This page sets out the rules for using brightline.solutions. We have tried to write it in plain English. Here's the short version.

This website belongs to Brightline, a small design and strategy studio based in Slovakia. You're welcome to browse it, read our writing, share our links, and contact us. By using the site, you're agreeing not to misuse it (no scraping at scale, no breaking it on purpose, no using it for anything illegal). The content here — words, images, code, design — belongs to us, so please don't copy it without asking.

If you become a client, the specific terms of your project live in your proposal or statement of work, not on this page. This page is just about using the website.

If you have a question, write to us at hello@brightline.solutions.

The rest of this page is the more formal version. It includes the legally required business disclosures under Slovak law.

1. About these Terms

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website at brightline.solutions ("the Site"), operated by Brightline.

By using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

These Terms apply to your use of brightline.solutions only. If we work together on a project, the terms of that engagement will be set out in a separate proposal, statement of work, or service agreement that we both sign. Where anything in this page conflicts with a signed engagement document for a client project, the signed engagement document wins.

2. Who we are (Slovak imprint and contact information)

In accordance with Section 4 of Slovak Act No. 22/2004 Coll. on Electronic Commerce (zákon č. 22/2004 Z. z. o elektronickom obchode) and Section 3a of the Slovak Commercial Code (Obchodný zákonník), the following information is provided about the operator of this Site.

  • Trading name: Brightline
  • Registered name: Michaela Fodorová
  • Legal form: Sole trader (živnostník) operating under Slovak law
  • Place of business: Pekná 11/A, 900 28 Ivanka pri Dunaji
  • ‍Business ID (IČO): 50161636
  • Tax ID (DIČ): 1121295747
  • Registered in: Živnostenský register, Okresný úrad Senec, odbor živnostenského podnikania
  • ‍Supervising authority: Okresný úrad Senec, odbor živnostenského podnikania, Klientske centrum, Hurbanova 21, 903 01 Senec
  • ‍Email: hello@brightline.solutions
  • Website: brightline.solutions

The operator is not currently registered for VAT (DPH). When and if VAT registration occurs, this Site will be updated with the VAT identification number (IČ DPH) and any relevant pricing implications.

3. Who can use the Site

You may use this Site if you are at least 16 years old and capable of entering into a binding agreement with us under the law that applies to you. If you are using the Site on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you have the authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

The Site is intended for businesses, the people who run them, and other design and creative professionals. It is not intended for use by children.

4. Acceptable use

You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in a way that respects other visitors and us. Specifically, you agree that you will not:

  • Use the Site in any way that breaches applicable local, national, or international law or regulation
  • Use the Site to send unsolicited commercial communications (spam)
  • Knowingly transmit any virus, malware, trojan horse, worm, or other harmful code
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, the server on which the Site is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Site
  • Attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack
  • Scrape, harvest, or otherwise extract data from the Site at scale, whether for commercial purposes, AI training, or otherwise, without our prior written consent
  • Reproduce, duplicate, copy, resell, or exploit any portion of the Site, use of the Site, or access to the Site, for any commercial purpose without our express written permission
  • Misrepresent your identity or affiliation when contacting us through the Site
  • Interfere with the proper working of the Site, including by overloading it or by submitting deliberately false form submissions

We reserve the right to restrict your access to the Site, or to take other legal action, if we believe you are using it in breach of these Terms.

5. Intellectual property

5.1 Brightline's content

All content on the Site — including but not limited to text, images, illustrations, photographs, audio, video, design, code, layout, typography, graphics, logos, trade names, and the look and feel of the Site — is owned by Brightline or licensed to us, and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws in Slovakia and worldwide.

The Brightline name, the Brightline word mark, and the Brightline logomark are trademarks of Brightline. You may not use them without our prior written permission, except where permitted by law (for example, fair use in journalism or commentary).

You are welcome to:

  • Read, save, and print pages of the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use
  • Share links to pages on the Site on social media or in private communications
  • Quote short extracts of our writing with a clear attribution to Brightline and a link back to the source page

You may not:

  • Copy, republish, or redistribute substantial portions of our content without permission
  • Use our content in marketing materials, books, courses, derivative websites, or AI training datasets without our written consent
  • Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or attribution notices from the Site
  • Frame, mirror, or otherwise reproduce the Site or any part of it on another website

5.2 Your content

If you submit anything to us through the Site — a contact form message, a booking note, a file you attach, or anything else — you confirm that you have the right to share it with us, and you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use it for the purpose of responding to you, evaluating a potential engagement, and (if applicable) carrying out the project.

We will treat anything you share with us as confidential to the extent it is not already public, in line with our Privacy Policy.

5.3 Case studies and client work shown on the Site

Where the Site features client projects, we do so with the permission of the relevant clients. Client trademarks, names, and content shown remain the property of those clients and are used here under licence. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement of these Terms or any Brightline service by those clients beyond the specific project featured.

6. No warranty

We work hard to keep the Site useful, accurate, and online. But we can't promise it will always be all three.

The Site and its content are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that:

  • The Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or available at any particular time
  • Defects in the Site will be corrected
  • The Site or the server that makes it available are free from viruses or other harmful components
  • The information on the Site is complete, accurate, reliable, current, or suitable for your particular purpose

The content of the Site, including any articles, guides, or other material we publish, is for general information only. It is not professional, legal, financial, or commercial advice. You should always seek appropriate professional advice before taking any action based on what you read here.

Nothing in this section excludes or limits any warranty implied by law that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including under the Slovak Civil Code, the EU Consumer Rights Directive, or equivalent consumer protection laws where you live.

7. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Brightline, its owner, employees, contractors, and partners will not be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to lost profits, lost business opportunities, lost data, or loss of goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, is limited to the amount you have paid us (if any) for the use of the Site in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or one hundred euros (€100), whichever is greater.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for:

  • Death or personal injury caused by our negligence
  • Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law

If you are using the Site as a consumer in the European Union or another jurisdiction with mandatory consumer protection laws, your statutory rights as a consumer are not affected by these Terms.

8. Third-party links and content

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, services, articles, or tools — for example, our clients' websites, software we recommend, or sources we cite. We provide these links for your convenience. We do not control these third-party resources, we do not endorse them (unless we explicitly say so), and we are not responsible for their content, accuracy, privacy practices, or terms.

If you choose to follow a link to a third-party resource, you do so at your own risk and subject to the terms and policies of that third party.

9. Privacy

Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. By using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy.

10. Project engagements with Brightline

If you become a client of Brightline, the terms of the work we do together will be set out in a separate proposal, statement of work, or service agreement signed by both of us. That document will cover scope, deliverables, timeline, payment, confidentiality, intellectual property ownership of the deliverables, revisions, cancellation, and any other project-specific terms.

These Terms of Use do not govern client engagements. They govern your use of brightline.solutions only.

If you would like to start a project with us, please get in touch at hello@brightline.solutions or through the form on our Contact page.

11. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, in the law, or in how the Site works. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of the Site after we publish an updated version means you accept the updated Terms. If you do not agree with an update, please stop using the Site.

12. Governing law and disputes

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them — including non-contractual disputes or claims — are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Slovak Republic, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules.

The courts of the Slovak Republic, and specifically the competent court for the place of business of Brightline, have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim, except where mandatory consumer protection laws in your country of residence give you the right to bring proceedings in your local courts.

If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, you may also use the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr to lodge a complaint, although we hope you'll write to us first at hello@brightline.solutions so we can try to resolve any issue directly.

13. General

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any separate agreement we sign with you for a client project, are the entire agreement between you and Brightline regarding the use of the Site, and supersede any earlier agreement or understanding on this subject.

Severability. If any part of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest of the Terms remain in force. The unenforceable part will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, while preserving its original intent.

No waiver. If we do not enforce a right or provision of these Terms, this does not mean we have waived that right or provision. Any waiver of a provision must be in writing to be effective.

Assignment. You may not transfer or assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may transfer or assign our rights and obligations to a successor entity if Brightline is reorganised, merged, sold, or transfers its business.

Language. These Terms are written in English. If we publish a translation into another language for your convenience, the English version prevails in case of inconsistency.

14. How to contact us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please write to us.

We try to respond to all enquiries within five business days.