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Acceptance of terms

The services that Al Gharib Law Firm provides to you are subject to the following terms of use (“TOU”). Al Gharib Law firm reserves the right to update the TOU at any time without notice to you. The most current version of the TOU can be reviewed by clicking on the “terms of use” hypertext link located at the bottom of our web pages.

Overview

The following are terms of a legal agreement between you and Al Gharib Law firm. By accessing, browsing, or using this web site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including export and re-export control laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this web site.

Al Gharib Law firm may, without notice to you, at any time revise these terms of use and any other information contained in this web site by updating this posting. Al Gharib Law firm may also make improvements or changes in the products, services, or programs described in this site at any time without notice.

General

This web site contains proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be followed. This site and all content in this site may not be copied, reproduced, republished, posted, transmitted, distributed, or used for the creation of derivative works without Al Gharib Law firm’s prior written consent, except that Al Gharib Law firm grants you non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited permission to access and display the web pages within this site, solely for your personal, non-commercial use of this web site.

This permission is conditioned on your not modifying the content displayed on this site, your keeping intact all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices, and your acceptance of any terms, conditions, and notices accompanying the content or otherwise set forth in this site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any software and other materials that are made available for downloading, access, or other use from this site with their own license terms, and notices will be governed by such terms, conditions, and notices.

Your failure to comply will result in automatic termination of any rights granted to you, without prior notice, and you must immediately destroy all copies of downloaded materials in your possession or control. Except for the limited permission in the preceding paragraph, Al Gharib Law firm does not grant you any express or implied rights or licenses under any trademarks, copyrights, or other proprietary or intellectual property rights. You may not mirror any of the content from this site in any other media.

Certain disclaimers

Information on this web site is not promised or guaranteed to be correct, current, or complete, and this site may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Al Gharib Law firm expressly disclaims responsibility for updating this site to keep information current or to ensure the accuracy or completeness of any posted information. Accordingly, you should confirm the accuracy and completeness of all posted information before making any decision related to any services, products, or other matters described in this site.

Al Gharib Law firm provides no assurances that any reported problems will be resolved by Al Gharib Law firm, even if Al Gharib Law firm elects to provide information with the goal of addressing a problem.

1. Conditions of Use

By accessing or using the website, you indicate that you have read and understand this Terms of Use Agreement (the “Agreement”) and agree to be bound by it. You must accept the terms of the Agreement to use the Web site. If you do not understand or have questions about the Agreement, immediately stop all use of the website and contact webmaster@alghariblawfirm.com.This Agreement may periodically change without notice, so you should check the Agreement before every attempt to use the website. When the Agreement is changed, the date of the latest revision will appear at the top of this page.

2. No Legal Services or Attorney Client Relationship

Although the website may provide information concerning potential legal issues, it is not a substitute for legal advice from qualified counsel. You should not and are not authorized to rely on the website as a source of legal advice. Your use of the website does not create any attorney-client relationship between you and Al Gharib Law firm.

The website contains electronic contact information for many Al Gharib staff members. The mere act of contacting electronically, does not create an attorney-client relationship or an invitation. If you wish to become a client, you must contact an appropriate Al Gharib, and explicitly negotiate a retention.

Unless you have an attorney-client relationship with Al Gharib, we are not obliged to keep confidential information you may send us. Under no circumstances, therefore, should you send confidential information unless you have been authorized to do so by an Al Gharib or have a pre-existing documented client relationship.

1. User Conduct You agree that you will not use the website for any illegal purpose. In addition, you agree that:

2. You will not harvest, collect or otherwise use contact information made available on the website for sending unsolicited improper communications, including without limitation, unsolicited bulk email (collectively, spam) and that you will not use any Al Gharib communications facility to deliver or attempt to deliver spam

3. You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website or the servers and network associated with the website

4. You will not circumvent or attempt to circumvent any security or access control technology implemented on the website, or the servers and network associated with the website

5. You will not use the website in any manner designed to degrade the performance or functioning of the website, including, without limitation, launching Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks against the website

6. Copyright

Al Gharib claims a copyright in its works presented at this website. Al Gharib authorizes you to view, copy, download and print Al Gharib documents on this website, subject to the following conditions:

The documents may be used solely for personal, non-commercial and informational purposes

The documents may not be modified. The following copyright notice and permission notice must appear in each document: “© Copyright 2017 Al Gharib Law Firm. All rights reserved. Al Gharib documents available from this website are protected by copyright laws and international treaties. All use subject to Terms of Use.”

1. Commercial Use of Al Gharib Website Materials and Screen Shots

Reproduction, copying or redistribution of materials on the website for commercial purposes is prohibited without the express written permission. To obtain permission to copy portions of this site, email to webmaster@alghariblawfirm.com and provide the following information in the body of the email:

2. The Al Gharib content you wish to use

  1. Where and how it will be used
  2. Where and how copies will be distributed and to what audience
  3. Your name, title, company, address, email address and phone number

We will evaluate your request and advise you as soon as possible. Al Gharib reserves the right to refuse permission to copy, distribute, broadcast or publish any of its copyrighted material.

1. No Warranties and Limitation of Liability

Information provided on the website is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a purpose or non-infringement. Al Gharib Law Firm periodically updates the information on the website without notice and assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the website. Your use of the website is at your own risk. Under no circumstances and under no legal theory shall Al Gharib, its suppliers or any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering the website’s contents be liable to you or any other person for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages of any character arising from your access to, or use of, the website.

2. Links to Third Party Sites

If you use any links on the website to websites not maintained by Al Gharib, you will leave Al Gharib website. The linked sites are not under the control of Al Gharib and Al Gharib is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained on a linked site. Al Gharib provides these links to you only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply recommendation, approval or endorsement by Al Gharib of the site.

3. Service Marks – Permitted Use of Al Gharib Service Marks

Al Gharib service marks identify Al Gharib and let the public know the source of those products and services. You may make fair use of our service marks in advertising and promotional materials, and in referencing our services (for example, in a magazine article) without our permission, provided you follow proper attribution. Other uses require our written permission. If you are in doubt as to whether you need our permission for a specific type of use, please ask us.

You may not use Al Gharib logos or “design” service marks (as opposed to our service marks consisting solely of words) under any circumstances without our prior written authorization.

In addition, you may not use Al Gharib service marks, whether design or word marks, in the following ways:

1. In a non-Al Gharib service name or publication title

  1. In, as, or as part of, your own service or trademarks
  2. To identify products or services that are not Al Gharib
  3. In a manner, likely to cause confusion
  4. In a manner that implies inaccurately that we sponsor or endorse, or are otherwise connected with, your own activities, products and services

2. As hidden or embedded text in web pages to cause a search of Al Gharib marks to result in a hit on a page not maintained by Al Gharib in a manner disparaging of Latham & Watkins

3. Jurisdiction; Choice of Law

This Agreement and your use of the website shall be governed by the laws of UAE, the Emirate of Dubai, without regard to its conflict of law’s provisions.

4. Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed and all other provisions shall remain in force.

5. Legal Notices

Portions of this website contain attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each representation. Any results portrayed were dependent on the facts of the matters and the results will differ if based on different facts.

Confidential information

Al Gharib Law firm does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through our web site. Please note that any information sent will be deemed not to be confidential. By sending Al Gharib Law firm any information or material, you grant Al Gharib Law firm an unrestricted, irrevocable license to copy, reproduce, publish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, publicly display, perform, modify, create derivative works from, and freely use, those materials or information.

You also agree that Al Gharib Law firm is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) we obtain your permission to use your name; or (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a part of this site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law. Personally-identifiable information that you submit to Al Gharib Law firm for receiving products or services will be handled in accordance with our privacy policies.

Please see the tab entitled “Privacy Policy” for information regarding Al Gharib Law firm’s privacy policies.

Global availability

Information Al Gharib Law firm publishes on the internet (world wide web), social media, newsletters and other external communication may contain references or cross references to Al Gharib Law firm products, programs and services that are not announced or available in your country. Such references do not imply that Al Gharib Law firm intends to announce or make available such services in your country.

Business relationships

This web site may provide links or references to non-Al Gharib Law firm web sites, customers, partners, media, and resources of third parties. Al Gharib Law firm makes no representations, warranties, or other commitments whatsoever about any non-Al Gharib Law firm web sites or third-party resources that may be referenced, accessible from, or linked to any Al Gharib Law firm site. A link to a non-Al Gharib Law firm web site does not mean that Al Gharib Law firm endorses the content or use of such web site or its owner.

In addition, Al Gharib Law firm is not a party to or responsible for any transactions you may enter into with third parties, even if you learn of such parties (or use a link to such parties) from an Al Gharib Law firm site.

Accordingly, you acknowledge and agree that Al Gharib Law firm is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and is not responsible or liable for any content, services, products, or other materials on or available from those sites or resources.

When you access a non-Al Gharib Law firm web site, even one that may contain the Al Gharib Law firm-logo, please understand that it is independent from Al Gharib Law firm, and that Al Gharib Law firm does not control the content on that web site. It is up to you to take precautions to protect yourself from viruses, worms, trojan horses, and other potentially destructive programs, and to protect your information as you deem appropriate.

Linking to this site

All links to this web site must be approved in writing by Al Gharib Law firm, except that Al Gharib Law firm consents to links in which the link and the pages that are activated by the link do not: (a) create frames around any page on this web site or use other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of any content within this site; (b) misrepresent your relationship with Al Gharib Law firm; (c) imply that Al Gharib Law firm approves or endorses you, your web site, or your service or product offerings; and (d) present false or misleading impressions about Al Gharib Law firm or otherwise damage the goodwill associated with the Al Gharib Law firm name or trademarks.

As a further condition to being permitted to link to this site, you agree that Al Gharib Law firm may at any time, in its sole discretion, terminate permission to link to this web site. In such event, you agree to immediately remove all links to this web site and to cease using any Al Gharib Law firm trademark.

Translations

Text in this web site may be made available in languages other than English. These translations are provided as a convenience to you, and Al Gharib Law firm makes no representations or commitments regarding the accuracy or completeness of the translation, whether computer-generated or performed by a person. Please see the below disclaimer of warranty for additional conditions.

Disclaimer of warranty

Use of this site is at your sole risk. All materials, information, products, software, programs, and services are provided “as is,” with no warranties or guarantees whatsoever. Al Gharib Law firm expressly disclaims fully permitted by law all express, implied, statutory, and other warranties, guarantees, or representations, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a purpose, and non-infringement of proprietary and intellectual property rights.

Without limitation, Al Gharib Law firm makes no warranty or guarantee that this web site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.

You understand and agree that if you download or otherwise obtain materials, information, or services, you do so at your own discretion and risk and be solely responsible for any damages that may result, including loss of data or damage to your computer system.

Limitation of liability

In no event will Al Gharib Law firm be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages of any type whatsoever related to or arising from this web site or any use of this web site, or of any site or resource linked to, referenced, or accessed through this web site, or for the use or downloading of, or access to, any materials, information, products, or services, including, without limitation, any lost profits, business interruption, lost savings or loss of programs or other data, even if Al Gharib Law firm is expressly advised of the possibility of such damages. This exclusion and waiver of liability applies to all causes of action, whether based on contract, warranty, tort, or any other legal theories.

Additional or different terms, conditions, and notices may apply to specific materials, information, products, software, and services offered through this web site. In the event of any conflict, such additional or different terms, conditions, and notices will prevail over these terms of use. Please see the applicable agreement or notice.

Description of services.

Through its network of web properties, Al Gharib Law firm provides you with access to a variety of resources, including, download areas, and product information (collectively “services”). The services, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new web properties, are subject to the TOU.

Personal and non-commercial use limitation.

Unless otherwise specified, the services are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, or services obtained from the services.

Notice specific to documents available on this web site.

Permission to use documents (such as press releases, case studies) from the services is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such documents from the services is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any documents are made. Accredited educational institutions, universities, colleges, may download and reproduce the documents for distribution in the classroom. Distribution outside the classroom requires express written permission.

Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of the Al Gharib & Associates web site or any other Al Gharib Law firm owned, operated, licensed or controlled site. Elements of the web sites are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image from the web site may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by.

Al Gharib Law firm and/or its respective suppliers make no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the documents and related graphics published as part of the services for any purpose. All such documents and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. Al Gharib Law firm and/or its respective suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions about this information, including all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether express, implied or statutory, fitness for a purpose, title and non-infringement.

The documents and related graphics published on the services could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. Al Gharib Law firm and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described herein at any time.

Notices regarding software, documents and services available on this web site

In no event shall Al Gharib Law firm and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or about the use or performance of documents, provision of or failure to provide services, or information available from the services.

Member account, password, and security.

If any of the services requires you to open an account, you must complete the registration process by providing us with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration form. You also will choose a password and a user name. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify Al Gharib Law firm immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or breach of security.

Al Gharib Law firm will not be liable for any loss that you may incur because of someone else using your account, with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by Al Gharib Law firm or another party due to someone else using your account. You may not use anyone else’s account at any time, without the permission of the account holder.

No unlawful or prohibited use.

As a condition of your use of the services, you will not use the services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any Al Gharib Law firm server, or the network(s) connected to any Al Gharib Law firm’s servers, or interfere with any other party’s use of any services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any services, accounts, or networks connected to any Al Gharib Law firm server or to any of the services, through hacking, password mining or other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials through any means not intentionally made available through the services.

Use of services

The services may contain e-mail services, bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, photo albums, file cabinets and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others (each a “communication service” and collectively “communication services”). You agree to use the communication services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the communication service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the communication services, you will not:

-Use the communication services about surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, hate mail, trolling, spamming or any unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise)

-Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the rights of others

-Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information

Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received consent

Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party

-Upload files that contain viruses, trojan horses, worms, bots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer or property of another

-Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such communication services specifically allow such messages

-Download any file posted by another user of a communication service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner

Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source or other material contained in a file that is uploaded

Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the communication services

Violate any code of conduct or guidelines which may be applicable for any communication service

Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses

Create a false identity for misleading others

Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof

Al Gharib Law firm has no obligation to monitor the communication services. However, Al Gharib reserves the right to review materials posted and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Al Gharib Law firm reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all the communication services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.

Al Gharib Law firm reserves the right always to disclose any information it deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information, in whole or in part, in Al Gharib Law firm’s sole discretion.

Al Gharib Law firm does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any communication services and, therefore, Al Gharib specifically disclaims any liability about the communication services and any actions resulting from your participation in any communication services. Managers and hosts are not authorized Al Gharib Law firm spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Al Gharib Law firm.

Materials uploaded to the communication services may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination; you are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

Materials provided or posted at any Al Gharib Law firm web site.

Al Gharib Law firm does not claim ownership of the materials you provide (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any services for review by the general public, or by the members of any public or private community, (each a “submission” and collectively “submissions”).

However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting (“posting”) your submission you are granting Al Gharib Law firm, its affiliated companies and necessary sub-licensees permission to use your submission in connection with the operation of their internet businesses (including, without limitation, all Al Gharib Law firm services), including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your submission; to publish your name in connection with your submission; and the right to sub-license such rights to any supplier of the services.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your submission, as provided herein. Al Gharib Law firm is under no obligation to post or use any submission you provide and Al Gharib Law firm may remove any submission at any time in its sole discretion.

By posting a submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all the rights to your submission as described in these terms of use including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, or submit the submissions.

In addition to the warranty and representation set forth above, by posting a submission that contain images, photographs, pictures or that are otherwise graphical in whole or in part (“images”), you warrant and represent that (a) you are the copyright owner of such images, or that the copyright owner of such images has granted you permission to use such content consistent with the manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise permitted by these terms of use and the services, (b) you have the rights necessary to grant the licenses and sub-licenses described in these terms of use, and (c) that each person depicted in such images, if any, has provided consent to the use of the images as set forth in these terms of use, including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, the distribution, public display and reproduction of such images.

By posting images, you are granting (a) to all members of your private community (for each such images available to members of such private community), and/or (b) to the general public (for each such images available anywhere on the services, other than a private community), permission to use your images in connection with the use, as permitted by these terms of use, of any of the services, (including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, making prints and gift items which include such images), and including, without limitation, a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free license to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display and reformat your images without having your name attached to such images, and the right to sub-license such rights to any supplier of the services.

The licenses granted in the preceding sentences for a images will terminate at the time you completely remove such images from the services, provided that, such termination shall not affect any licenses granted in connection with such images prior to the time you completely remove such images. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your images.

Notices and procedure for making claims of copyright infringement.

Any notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to ‘Attention: Marketing department, Al Gharib Law firm, Office 203-204, City Avenue Building, Port Saeed Road Deira, Dubai, UAE, P.O. Box 83666’ with a clear ownership reference. All inquiries not relevant to the following procedure will not receive a response.

Links to third party sites.

The links on Al Gharib Law firm’s web site may let you leave Al Gharib Law firm’s site. The linked sites are not under the control of Al Gharib Law firm and Al Gharib Law firm is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites or for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site.

Al Gharib Law firm is providing these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Al Gharib Law firm of the site.

Unsolicited material submission policy.

Al Gharib Law firm or any of its employees do not accept or consider unsolicited material, ideas or documents. Please do not send any original creative artwork, samples, demos, or other works. The sole purpose of this policy is to avoid misunderstandings or disputes when Al Gharib Law firm’s services or marketing strategies might seem like ideas submitted. So, do not send unsolicited ideas to anyone at Al Gharib Law firm.

If, despite our request, you send us, understand that Al Gharib Law firm makes no assurances they will be treated as confidential or proprietary.

Please send your questions to: Al Gharib Law firm, Office 203-204, City Avenue Building, Port Saeed Road Deira, Dubai, UAE, P.O. Box 83666.

Copyright notice. © 2017 Al Gharib Law firm. All rights reserved. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Last updated on July 17th, 2017. The terms stated in this document and content on the site are subject to change without prior notice to the user.