The Website is controlled and operated in whole or in part by Al Futtaim from its offices within the UAE. By accessing the Website you agree that the laws and regulations of the UAE and the Emirate of Dubai without regard to conflicts of laws principles, will apply to all matters relating to use of the Website, and you agree that any litigation shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Dubai, UAE. Those who access the Website from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Al Futtaim makes no representations as to the appropriateness or availability of the Website Content for use in any jurisdiction. Al Futtaim disclaims any liability in relation to its Content and reserves the right to amend or remove any Content that it may deem at its sole discretion as being contrary to local norms, culture, morality or violates any prevailing rules or regulations and to suspend or terminate your use of the Website if it deems appropriate. In using the Website, the confidentiality of your account details including password is solely your responsibility. Al Futtaim shall not be liable to any person for any loss or damage which may arise as a result of any failure by you to protect your password or account.
COPYRIGHT AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF CONTENT
While Al Futtaim provides the information on this Website to anyone, we retain copyright on all text and graphic images. By accepting these Website Terms of Use you acknowledge, having been advised hereto by Al Futtaim, that the Website content and accompanying text and graphic images are protected in the UAE and internationally by a variety of laws, including but not limited to, copyright laws and treaty provisions, trademark laws and other proprietary rights laws (collectively ‘Rights’). In addition to Al Futtaim’s Rights in individual elements of the Content, Al Futtaim or its licensors own a copyright in the selection, coordination and arrangement of the Content.
You are hereby granted permission to access the Content from the Website in whole or in part, (and except where otherwise specified or provided by Al Futtaim , print a single copy of the information for your own personal use) but only for purposes of viewing and browsing through the Website or ordering products or services from the Website. You are also hereby granted permission to store files on your computer for your own personal use and to reference hypertext documents on the Website from your own documents solely for your personal use for the purpose of viewing or browsing the Website or ordering products or services from it. All the aforementioned permissions shall terminate automatically if you breach any of these Website Terms of Use.
Al Futtaim is not granting you any permission to use the Content other than as expressly stated in these Website Terms of Use. All other use of Content from the Website, including, but not limited to modification, publication, transmission, participation in the transfer of sale of, reproduction, creation of derivative works from, distribution, performance, display, incorporation into another Website, reproducing the Website (whether by linking, framing or any other method), ‘mirroring’ the Website or in any other way exploiting any of the Content, in whole or in part, or downloading and using software repeatedly for uses other than those expressly permitted may not be made without Al Futtaim’s prior express written consent.
The Website may at times provide opportunities for users to post reviews and other comments, questions, suggestions or other information (“User Content”) on or through this Website by e-mail or telephone, or as is otherwise authorized. You warrant that any such User Content submitted by you to the Website is original (and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of others), and you hereby grant Al Futtaim a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use such User Content however Al Futtaim desires, including without limitation, to copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell and/or distribute such User Content and/or incorporate such User Content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world, without any further recourse to you, and you hereby waive any rights in such User Content. You agree that you will not post any content that is contrary to morality, defamatory, inflammatory, that infringes intellectual property rights, or that may otherwise breach common decency or cause ill-repute to Al Futtaim or be contrary to law.
Al Futtaim will be entitled to use, reproduce, disclose, modify, adapt, create derivative works from, publish, display and distribute any User Content you submit for any purpose whatsoever, without restriction and without compensating you in any way. Al Futtaim is and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any User Content in confidence; (2) to pay to user any compensation for any User Content; or (3) to respond to any User Content. You agree that any User Content submitted by you to the Website will not violate these Website Terms of Use or any right of any third party, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary right/s, and will not cause injury to any person or entity. You further agree that no User Content submitted by you to the Website will be or contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, threatening, abusive or obscene material, or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any form of “spam”.
Al Futtaim does not regularly review posted User Content but does reserve the right (but not the obligation) to monitor and edit or remove any User Content submitted to the Website. You grant Al Futtaim the right to use the name that you submit in connection with any User Content. You agree not to use a false email address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any User Content you submit. You are and shall remain solely responsible for the content of any User Content you make and you agree to indemnify Al Futtaim and its affiliates for all claims resulting from any User Content you submit. Al Futtaim and its affiliates take no responsibility and assume no liability for any User Content submitted by you or any third party.