Terms & Conditions
Your access to and use of the Sharjah Digital Department website (hereafter referred to as “the website”) is subject to the following terms and conditions, in addition to applicable laws and regulations in the United Arab Emirates. By accessing this website, we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use the website if you do not agree to all of the terms and conditions stated here.
Conduct and Behaviour
You may not access or use the website for any purpose other than that for which we make the website available. As a user of the website, you agree not to:
• Use the website for the purpose of committing a crime or encouraging others to engage in any conduct that would lead to committing a crime or involve civil liability.
• Publish or post any unlawful content that includes discrimination, defamation, libel, slander, obscene material, pornographic material, or any other unlawful topic.
• Use the website to impersonate other parties or entities.
• Use the website to upload any material containing software viruses, Trojans, or any other code, files, or software that may alter, destroy, or stop the functions of the website, or the devices or software belonging to any other person who may access the website.
• Upload, enter, email, or transmit any material you are not entitled to send under any law or contractual relationship.
• Alter, destroy, or delete any content posted on the website.
• Disrupt or impede normal communication channels in any way.
• Claim a relationship with or representation of any company, association, or organization without authorization.
• Post or send any advertisements, unwanted marketing material, or any other form of promotion.
• Post any materials that violate or interfere with the intellectual property rights of others.
• Collect or store the personal information of others.
Third-Party Websites and Content
• The website may contain links to other websites "Third-Party Websites" as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties "Third-Party Content".
• Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the website or any Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the website, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party Content.
• Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or installation of any Third-Party Websites or any Third-Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the website and access the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and you should be aware that these Terms and Conditions no longer govern.
• You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data-gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate from the website or relating to any applications you use or install from the website.
Login
Some sections of the website are only available to registered users and/or allow users to request support or services online by entering personal information. You hereby agree that any information provided to use such sections is complete and accurate, that you will not log in or attempt to access the website using another person’s login information, and that you will not adopt a username which Sharjah Digital Department (hereafter referred to as “SDD”) may deem inappropriate.
Termination of Access to the Website
SDD shall be entitled, in its sole discretion, to terminate or suspend your access to or use of the website without any prior notice or warning, for any reason whatsoever, including the violation of these terms and conditions or any conduct or behaviour which SDD believes, in its sole discretion, to be unlawful or harmful to others.
Content
SDD reserves the right to monitor any content you enter; however, it is not obligated to do so. Although SDD cannot monitor everything entered on the website, we reserve the right (without obligation) to delete, remove, or edit any material entered that violates these terms and conditions. The laws of Sharjah, UAE, protect the contents of this website. You agree to be bound by copyright notices that appear on the website.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold SDD and all of its employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liability, including attorneys' fees and costs, incurred in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions. You shall cooperate fully in the defence of any such claim in accordance with the rules and regulations of SDD. The latter reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and you shall not, in any event, settle any matter without the written consent of SDD.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances whatsoever will SDD be liable for any accidental, indirect, special, or punitive damages that may arise as a result of your use or inability to use the website, including but not limited to loss of income or expected profits, loss of reputation, loss of business, loss of data, computer malfunction, or any other damages.
Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, all intellectual property rights (including trademarks and copyrights) found on the website are either owned, controlled, or licensed by SDD. The act of consolidating and arranging all content on the website is the sole property of SDD and is protected by copyright laws. SDD retains all intellectual property rights in all materials on the website. The names, trademarks, and logos found on the website and in the materials therein are owned and licensed by SDD, unless otherwise stated. The use of these trademarks is prohibited without written permission from SDD.
Changes to Terms and Conditions
SDD reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions of use of the website from time to time.
We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms and Conditions, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change.
It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms and Conditions to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms and Conditions by your continued use of the website after the date such revised Terms and Conditions are posted.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Terms and Conditions, do not hesitate to contact us via email:
sd@SDD.shj.ae