PRIVACY POLICY
Online Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions in respect of official Web
Site(s) of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority
Important Notice to
users:
Please not that using of this web site is subject to the following
Terms and Conditions. Hence users are requested to read these mandatory Terms
and Conditions carefully before using this website:
(All users of this site
agree that access to and use of this site are subject to the following terms and
conditions and other applicable law. If you do not agree to these terms and
conditions, please do not use this site).
1. Copyright
The entire content included in this site, including but not limited to text,
graphics or code is the property of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority
including all copyrights thereof as a collective work with ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Permission is granted to electronically copy and print hard copy portions of
this site for the sole purpose of respective dealings with Abu Dhabi Tourism and
Culture Authority. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated
restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download or print
portions of the material from the different areas of the site solely for the
intended purpose as relevant in connection with your official relation with Abu
Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority. Any other use, including but not limited to
the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this
site is strictly prohibited, unless specifically authorized by Abu Dhabi Tourism
and Culture Authority in writing. You are not authorized to make any change or
delete any proprietary information/content from materials downloaded from the
site.
2. Trademarks
All trademarks/logo, service marks and official names of Abu Dhabi Tourism
and Culture Authority used in the site are proprietary and the properties of Abu
Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority only.
3. Warranty Disclaimer
This site and the materials on this site are provided "as is" and without
warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent
permissible pursuant to applicable law, Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority
disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any
implied warranties for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Abu Dhabi
Tourism and Culture Authority further does not represent or warrant that the
functions contained in the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that the
defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes the site
available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Abu Dhabi Tourism and
Culture Authority does not make any warrantees or representations regarding the
use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy,
adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise.
4. Limitation of Liability
Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority shall not be liable for direct,
indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages whatsoever incurred as
a result of your use of our products made available via the website, whether
based on warranty, contract, or other, and whether or not the user is advised of
the possibility of such damages. The foregoing limitation of liability shall
apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
5. Information Errors
In the event that Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority mistakenly lists
any services or provides with other incorrect information, then Abu Dhabi
Tourism and Culture Authority reserves the right to refuse or cancel proceeding
ahead with respective service(s) and make refund of applicable amount at the
reasonable discretion of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority.
6. Term & Termination
These terms and conditions are applicable to you upon your accessing the site
and/or completing the registration or any dealing process with Abu Dhabi Tourism
and Culture Authority. These terms and conditions, or any part of them, may be
terminated by Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority at any time at its sole
discretion without notice, for any reason, whatsoever. The provisions relating
to Copyrights, Trademark, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification
and Miscellaneous, shall survive any termination.
7. Notice
Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority may deliver notice to you by means of
e-mail, a general notice on the site, or by other reliable method to the address
you have provided to Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority.
8. Use of Site
Harassment in any manner or form on the site, including via e-mail, chat, or
by use of obscene or abusive language, is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of
others, including an Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and/or other
employee, host, or representative, as well as other members or visitors on the
site is prohibited. You are not authorized to upload, distribute, or otherwise
tarnish the image/reputation of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority by
publishing through the site or otherwise any content which is libelous,
defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights,
abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a
criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give
rise to liability or violate any law. You shall not upload commercial content on
the site or use the site to solicit others to join or become members of any
other commercial /non-commercial online service or other organization.
9. Participation Disclaimer
Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority does not assume any responsibility to
review all communications and materials posted to or created by users accessing
the site, and is not in any manner responsible for the content of these
communications and materials. You acknowledge that by providing you with the
ability to view and distribute user-generated content on the site, Abu Dhabi
Tourism and Culture Authority is merely acting as a passive conduit for such
distribution and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any
contents or activities on the site. However, Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture
Authority reserves the right to block or remove communications or materials that
it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent,
deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark; other
intellectual property right of another or (d) offensive, irrelevant to Abu Dhabi
Tourism and Culture Authority’s respective activities/services, or otherwise
unacceptable to Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority at its sole
discretion.
10. Indemnification
You agree to fully indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Abu Dhabi Tourism and
Culture Authority its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors,
contractors, service providers/suppliers (collectively the "Service Providers")
from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions or
any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct)
by you or any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.
11. Third-Party Links
As part of our continuous endeavor to provide increased value to visitors,
Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority may link to sites operated by third
parties. However, notwithstanding any affiliation of Abu Dhabi Tourism and
Culture Authority with third party(ies), Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority
has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and
data collection practices, independent of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture
Authority. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you
access them at your own risk and responsibilities. Nonetheless, Abu Dhabi
Tourism and Culture Authority seeks to protect the integrity of its web site and
the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback on not only its own
site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not
work).
12. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
Your use of this site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the
emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, without regard to choice of law
provisions. You agree that jurisdiction over and venue in any legal proceeding
directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this site shall be to
courts of law in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi
Tourism and Culture Authority 's failure to insist upon or enforce strict
performance of any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be
construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct
between the parties nor business/official practice shall act to modify any of
these terms and conditions. Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority may
assign/delegate its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any
time without notice to you.