OVERVIEW
These terms and conditions (the “Terms”) govern the use of (i) all parts of our website www.zsc.ae (the “Website“); (ii) any of our mobile applications and any tools contained therein (our “Apps”); (iii) any of our social media pages; and (iv) any of our other technological platforms in whatever form (our Website, Apps, social media pages and other technological platforms together referred to herein as our “Platforms”). Additional terms and conditions may also apply to you when you visit any of our venues.
These Terms & Conditions may be updated periodically to account for any changes in legal or regulatory requirements and/or changes to our content, information, products, services and other offerings of OVG Middle East. We recommend that you consult this page frequently so that you are aware of our latest terms.
Please note that any of the content may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that our Platforms, or any content on them, will be free from errors or omissions, or that any Platform is suitable for any particular purpose. The content of our Platforms is intended for informational or entertainment purposes only and is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely; your use of any information or materials on our Platforms is provided on an “as is basis”. Please check the Terms before using the Platforms as all changes are binding on you as soon as they are posted.
PERMITTED USE
Except as set out below, you may not in any way use the content of any Platform without OVG Middle East’s prior written consent. You are authorised to use and retain a copy of content of any Platform strictly for your personal use. You may not use any content of any Platform for commercial purposes without OVG Middle East's prior written consent and may not directly or indirectly use any Platform for any commercial or marketing activities or any business transactions in your name or on behalf of third parties, including any form of solicitation and/or offers of any kind.
You may link to our Platforms, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
Certain parts of our Platforms may allow you to upload and post content such as messages, information, concepts, ideas, know-how, text, photographs, graphics, videos or audio material (each a “Posting”). You warrant and represent that any Posting you make: (i) is compliant with these Terms; (ii) does not infringe any third party right (including any third party’s intellectual property rights) or any applicable law or regulation; (iii) is not defamatory, malicious or offensive (according to moral and cultural norms in any country in the Middle East (including, without limitation the United Arab Emirates)), such as promoting racism, hatred, harassment, containing threats against people or groups of people, or promoting illegal activities such as drug consumption, prostitution or pornography; (iv) is uploaded at your sole responsibility and at your sole risk; and (v) is non-confidential. You acknowledge and agree that you are liable to us and indemnify us for any breach of the above warranty and representation. This means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach.
OVG Middle East cannot and does not guarantee any protection or confidentiality of your Postings. You will continue to own your Postings, however, you acknowledge and agree that by uploading any Posting to any Platform, you grant to us, on a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free basis, throughout the world, the right to disclose, reproduce, adapt, edit, exploit, publish, translate, perform, or create derivative works from your Posting without further reference to you and without making any payment of any kind to you.
You acknowledge and agree that OVG Middle East may from time to time and at its sole discretion carry out some checking of any Postings uploaded by you or other users and may without notice delete or remove any information or content uploaded by you or any third party without any compensation whatsoever. We also have the right to disclose your identity to anyone who is claiming that any Posting by you to our Platform violates their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy or is otherwise illegal.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
OVG Middle East is the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Platforms and the material published on / through them. OVG Middle East reserves all of its rights with respect to all of its intellectual property.
Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our Platforms must always be acknowledged.
Unless otherwise expressly authorized in writing by OVG Middle East, you must not use any of OVG Middle East's trademarks or any third-party trademarks displayed on our Platforms: (a) in or as the whole or part of your own or any other trademark; (b) in a manner that may be confusing, misleading or deceptive; or (c) in a manner that in OVG Middle East's sole opinion is detrimental to OVG Middle East's reputation or interests or is otherwise inappropriate.
OVG Middle East reserves the right to revoke at any time for any reason any license to use its content or other intellectual property rights.
DISCLAIMER
The content on our Platforms is subject to change at any time without notice. However, please note that any of the content may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that our Platforms, or any content on them, will be free from errors or omissions, or is suitable for any particular purpose. The content of our Platforms is intended for informational or entertainment purposes only and is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely; your use of any information or materials on our Platforms is provided on an “as is basis”.
While we try to make our Platforms available all the time, neither OVG Middle East nor any third parties guarantee that our Platforms will be free from any interruption or access denial. Access to our Platforms is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our Platforms without notice.
We do not guarantee that our Platforms will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs and platform to access our Platforms. You should use your own virus protection software.
From time to time, our Platforms may also include links to other websites or platforms (“External Service”). These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that OVG Middle East endorses or approves External Service or their content. If you choose to use an External Service, such use will be subject to such External Service provider’s terms of use and privacy policy, as updated from time to time. Please read and be aware of the terms of use and privacy policy of each External Service you use. By accessing and/or using an External Service you do so at your own risk. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, OVG Middle East does not assume any responsibility and shall not be responsible or liable for your use of an External Service, including without limitation the accuracy, reliability, or content of such External Service.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law.
Except as set out above, OVG Middle East (and its officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents) exclude all liability and responsibility for any amount or kind of loss or damage that may result to you or a third party in connection with your access to, use of, inability to use or the results of use of the Platforms.
Except as set out above, you agree that in no event shall OVG Middle East be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, exemplary or consequential loss or damages such as any loss of reputation, income, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages arising from or connected in any way to business interruption; and any loss or damage due to viruses that may infect your computer equipment, software, data or other property.
VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS
OVG Middle East reserves the right to remove or delete any information or content uploaded on any Platform, deny or restrict access to any Platform to any person or organisation or to block access from an individual internet access address or geographical territory to any Platform, at any time and at its sole discretion. Unauthorised use of any Platform may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence and OVG Middle East reserves the right to take any appropriate action, including legal action, to protect OVG Middle East 's rights under these Terms. You agree to hold harmless and defend OVG Middle East and of its officers, directors, employees, shareholders or agents of any of them (whether or not involved in creating, producing, maintaining or delivering the Platforms) against any loss, liability, claim or demand including reasonable attorneys’ fees made by any third party arising out of or in connection with your use of any Platform in violation of these Terms or any Posting uploaded by you on or through any Platform.
NOTICE AND TAKE DOWN PROCEDURES
If you believe that any contents (or any part thereof) accessible on or from the Platform infringes your intellectual property rights or is otherwise unlawful, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from the Platform by contacting [email protected] and providing the following information:
- identification of the work or content that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work;
- your name, address, telephone number, and (if available) email address.
- proof of your ownership of the intellectual property right you believe to have been infringed by the use and or display of the work or content complained of or other proof that the relevant content is unlawful for another reason.
OVG Middle East shall consider any and all notices and take down requests. OVG Middle East reserves the right to deny such notice and/or take down request where it considers your notice or request to be without merit.
GOVERNING LAW
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Federal laws of the United Arab Emirates as applicable therein. Disputes arising in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
MISCELLANEOUS
If any provision of these Terms is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions of these Terms and the remainder of the provisions in question shall not be affected.
All notices shall be given to OVG Middle East via email at [email protected].
