Terms of Use
IMPORTANT: ALL USERS MUST READ THIS SECTION
1. Definitions
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Visitor = |
any party accessing, visiting or making use of the NBC Site, a part of the Site or the Information provided. |
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Information = |
data, information, special offers, materials, documents, images, files, etc., on the NBC Site. |
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NBC = |
the Netherlands Business Council, incorporated in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. |
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NBC Site =
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all pages, in whatever language, to which these Site Terms apply and all pages, in whatever language, on which NBC refers to these Site Terms. |
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Site Terms = |
the terms as described below. |
2. Applicability
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These Site Terms apply to the access of the NBC Site and use of Information (including all special offers on the NBC Site and all NBC services) . If the Visitor does not accept these Site Terms, the Visitor does not have the right to make use of the NBC Site nor of the deals and services offered by the NBC. |
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The NBC reserves the right to amend or change these Site Terms unilaterally and without prior notice. The NBC will inform the Visitor of any changes or alterations by announcing these on the homepage of the NBC Site. |
3. Ownership and intellectual property rights
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Unless stated otherwise, all rights, including all intellectual property rights, to the NBC Site and the Information are owned by the NBC. |
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The Visitor is permitted to browse through the NBC site and to print and download Information to a hard disk or floppy disk for personal use only. All reproductions must clearly show the copyright notice of the NBC (© 2009 Netherlands Business Council). |
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The Information may not be modified in any way and graphics may not be used separately from the accompanying text. No part of the NBC Site may be reproduced or stored in any other website or framed. |
3.4
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The Visitor or a third party is not allowed, without prior written authorization by the NBC and other than by a hyperlink, to establish a link, deep link or gateway between the NBC Site and any other (Internet) site, (meta) search engine or computer network. |
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Any other use than indicated above is prohibited. Any rights not expressly granted in these Site Terms are reserved. |
3.6
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Use of or reproduction which is in breach of these Site Terms carries a AED 15.000,- fine which will be owed by the violating party without a warning notice or other prior notification. The violating party must immediately cease the infringement and will owe the amount of AED 500,- in addition to the previously mentioned amount for each day that the infringement continues after having been informed by the NBC. |
4. Limitation of liability
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Even though the NBC aims to provide correct Information, the NBC does not guarantee the accuracy and/or completeness of the Information or of the NBC Site. |
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The Visitor is fully responsible for the use of the Information and the Visitor himself/herself shall check whether the Information is accurate and complete. |
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Under no circumstances shall the NBC be liable for any damages arising from: |
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the use or the contents of the NBC Site and/or the Information. |
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the use or the contents of the Information on any site to which a link has been established on the NBC Site or any site which establishes a link to the NBC site; |
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violation through (the use of) the NBC Site or the Information on the rights of third parties.
The above does not apply in as far as the damages are the result of gross negligence or intention on the part of the NBC. |
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If transactions between the Visitor and third parties come about via the NBC Site, the NBC is not involved in such transactions whatsoever. These Site Terms do not apply to such transactions and the NBC is not liable in any way for damages resulting from such transactions or the results of these transactions. |
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Whilst the NBC endeavours to ensure that the NBC Site is normally available 24 hours a day, the NBC will not be liable should, for whatever reason, the NBC Site be unavailable at any time or for any period. Access to the NBC Site may be suspended temporarily or permanently and without prior notice. The NBC reserves the right to, at any time and without stating reasons, deny a Visitor or other party access to the NBC Site and reserves the right to take technical measures to enforce this. The NBC shall not be liable for any damages resulting from this. |
5. Equipment
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The Visitor shall be responsible for the purchase, use and maintenance of all telephone equipment, computer hardware and other equipment needed to visit and use the NBC Site. The NBC shall not be liable for any damages to the Visitor's equipment resulting from the use of or visits to the NBC Site. |
6. Personal information
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During the Visitor’s visit to the NBC Site personal information on the Visitor may be collected and processed by the NBC. The NBC’s Privacy Policy provides details on the collection and processing of this personal information. |
7. Governing law and disputes
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These Site Terms and any (other) agreement between the Visitor and the NBC shall be governed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates. Disputes, which are not settled amicably, shall be submitted to the competent judge in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This does not affect the right of a Visitor to appeal to local or international regulation or treaty, exclusively as far as these are mandatory provisions and these are applicable to the relation between the NBC and the Visitor. |
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The Visitor is responsible for compliance with any applicable laws of the country from which the Visitor is accessing the NBC Site. |
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If any of these Site Terms should be determined to be, fully or partly, unlawful, void or otherwise unenforceable, then the parties are considered to have agreed terms on the subject which, in intent and result, are as close as possible to the terms determined unlawful, void or otherwise unenforceable and which are lawful, valid and enforceable. |
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These Site Terms are to be translated to Arabic. The text in Arabic shall be the leading text. |
You may contact the NBC at
Netherlands Business Council, permitted by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry to carry out its activities in Dubai - UAE
Registered Office/Postal Address at P.O. Box 75343, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
