ABU DHABI MEDIA NETWORK’S CONTENT ACQUISITION SYSTEM TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Welcome to Abu Dhabi Media Network’s Content Acquisition System situated at https://content.admn.ae/ (the “System”).
The System is owned by Abu Dhabi Media Company, a public joint stock company established in accordance with the laws of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and registered with the Media Zone Authority, Abu Dhabi with Company Registration Number 1, having its headquarters in Al Muroor District, 15th Street, P. O. Box 63, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
BY USING THE SITE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS
Please read and review these Terms of Use carefully before accessing or using the System. By accessing or using the System, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to comply with the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use, you may not access or use the System and must cease using the System immediately. We recommend that you print and store or save a copy of these Terms of Use for future reference.
You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF USE
We reserve the right, at its complete discretion, to modify, amend, update or change these Terms of Use at any time and such modification shall become effective by posting the modified terms on the System. It is your responsibility to check periodically for any modifications made to these Terms of Use.
Your continued use of the System will be deemed acceptance of the modified Terms of Use or any other policies of Abu Dhabi Media Company PJSC, which are relevant to the use of the System. If you do not agree to the modified Terms of Use you may not access or use the System and must cease using the System immediately.
YOU MUST KEEP YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS SAFE
If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.
We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.
If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us.
THE SYSTEM
We will use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the System. However, by accessing or linking to the System, you assume the risk that the System and the content it contains, or may in the future contain, may be incomplete, inaccurate, out of date, or may not meet your needs and requirements. We assume no obligation to update the content or the System and make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on the System is accurate, complete or up to date.
WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO, SUSPEND OR WITHDRAW THE SYSTEM
We may update and change the System from time to time for any reason including but not limited to reflect changes to our products, our users' needs and our business priorities.
Abu Dhabi Media Company makes no declarations or acknowledgments whatsoever with regards to suitability, functionality, availability or operation of the System. We do not guarantee that the System, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. The System may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance or technical issues. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of the System for business and operational reasons at any time. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
Abu Dhabi Media Company does not warrant that the System will be uninterrupted or error-free, or the defects on the System will be corrected or that the System or the servers that make the website available are free from viruses.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKS
The System may be accessed from third-party links over which we have no control. We make no warranties or representations of any kind as to the accuracy, currency, or completeness of any information contained in such websites and shall have no liability for any damages or injuries of any kind arising from such content or information. Inclusion of any third-party link does not imply an endorsement or recommendation by us.
PROHIBITED USE
You may not use the System
• In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation.
• In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.
• To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards below.
• To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam).
• To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.
CONTENT
These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to the System (Contribution). We will determine, in our discretion, whether a Contribution breaches the Content Standards.
A Contribution:
• Must be accurate (where it states facts).
• Only contain opinions that are genuinely held.
• Must comply with applicable law.
A Contribution must not:
• Be defamatory of any person.
• Be obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
• Include content that would be considered a criminal offence under applicable laws.
• Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.
• Be likely to deceive any person.
• Breach any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
• Contain illegal content or promote any illegal content or activity.
By submitting content or idea on the System, you undertake and confirm the following:
• you own and control all the rights of the content submitted, or otherwise you have the lawful right to submit the content on the System;
• you will transparently disclose regarding any third party that you have contracted with or plan to contract with regards to the rights of the submitted content;
• the rights of the content presented to us does not violate these Terms of Use and will not violate any rights or cause harm to any person or entity.
Additionally, you grant Abu Dhabi Media Company the right to pursue at law any person or entity that violates Abu Dhabi Media Company’s rights in the Content by a breach of these Terms of Use.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Abu Dhabi Media Company be liable to you for damages of any kind whether based on tort, contract, strict liability or otherwise, including, without limitation, any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, exemplary or consequential damages resulting from or in relation with:
• the System or the information it contains or any errors or omissions in the technical operation of the System, even if Abu Dhabi Media Company has been advised of the possibility of such damages, whether caused in whole or in part by negligence, acts of God, telecommunications failure;
• or theft or destruction of, or unauthorized access to the website;
• any delay or partial or total failure by Abu Dhabi Media Company to perform any of its obligations to you under these Terms of Use or Privacy Policy of Abu Dhabi Media Company;
• any Content stored or uploaded by you, nor for any loss or damage thereto.
INDEMNITY
You shall indemnify and hold Abu Dhabi Media Company and its affiliates and each entity’s directors, officers and employees harmless in respect of any claim, loss, liability, damage or expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) arising out of or in relation with:
• any proposal submitted, the company submitting the proposal should own the rights or authorize who owns the rights,
• any breach of any warranty, pledge or obligation in or arising out of these Terms of Use.
• your use of the System in violation of these Terms of Use,
• consequences arising from your use or conduct on the System.
PRIVACY
We respects the privacy of its System users. Please refer to Abu Dhabi Media Privacy Policy, which discloses the privacy practices with respect to information that you may disclose or collect from the System. Any modifications to Abu Dhabi Media Privacy Policy will be handled in accordance with the terms set forth therein.
GOVERNING LAWS
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates and the parties agree that any legal actions, proceedings or disputes related to use of the System and these Terms of Use shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Miscellaneous
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be unlawful, void or unfeasible, the remaining provisions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy: Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service. Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority. Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Abu Dhabi Media Company, Mohammed Bin Khalifa Street, Al Muroor Area, P.O. Box 63, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses. Country refers to: United Arab Emirates Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet. Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. Service refers to the Abu Dhabi Media Network’s Content Acquisition System situated at the Website.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used. Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit). Website refers to https://Content.admn.ae You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
Bank account information in order to pay for products and/or services within the Service
Usage Data
When You pay for a product and/or a service via bank transfer, We may ask You to provide information to facilitate this transaction and to verify Your identity. Such information may include, without limitation:
• Date of birth
• Passport or National ID card
• Bank card statement
• Other information linking You to an address
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.
Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include: • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies. • Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Service may use local stored objects (or Flash Cookies) to collect and store information about Your preferences or Your activity on our Service. Flash Cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as those used for Browser Cookies. For more information on how You can delete Flash Cookies, please read "Where can I change the settings for disabling, or deleting local shared objects?" available at https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/disable-local-shared-objects-flash.html#main_Where_can_I_change_the_settings_for_disabling__or_deleting_local_shared_objects_ • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).
Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. You can learn more about cookies here: All About Cookies by TermsFeed.
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below: Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services. Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website. Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.
For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes: To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service. To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user. For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service. To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation. To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information. To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us. For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred. For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
We may share Your personal information in the following situations: • With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, for payment processing, to contact You. • For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company. • With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us. • With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions. • With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. • With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.
The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or poperty of the Company
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
• Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data
The Service Providers We use may have access to Your Personal Data. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process and transfer information about Your activity on Our Service in accordance with their Privacy Policies.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
• By email: Legal@admedia.ae