TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

The Terms and Conditions of Use of the website (the “Website”) operated by the French Business Group of Abu Dhabi (“FBG”) are applicable to all users (“you” and “your”) of the Website.

By accessing this Website, you are deemed to agree to the following terms and conditions, the Privacy Policy [insert hyperlink to Privacy Policy], and any other relevant policies, terms and conditions and notices (collectively referred to as the “Terms and Conditions”) which are currently applicable or will be applicable to your use of the Website, without qualification.

If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, then you must stop using or accessing the Website.

1. Intellectual Property Rights

All intellectual property rights in the contents of the Website are owned by FBG or its licensors.

No part of the Website may be copied, reproduced, modified, transmitted, stored or exploited for commercial gain, as part of any other website or in any other form, whether electronic or otherwise, without the prior written consent of FBG, except that you may print or download to your hard drive or other storage device extracts from the Website for your own personal or internal business use.

Any unauthorised use of this Website may result in a violation of intellectual property laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communication regulations and statutes.

2. Use of Website

You may not use any “page-scrape”, “robot”, “spider” or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process, to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of the Website, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Website, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not purposely made available through the Website.

You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Website, or any other systems or networks connected to the Website, or to any of the services offered on or through the Website, by hacking, password “mining” or any other illegitimate means.

3. Linking

The contents of the Website may include links to third party websites (“Linked Sites”). These links are provided to you only as a convenience, and are beyond the control of FBG.

The inclusion of any Linked Site does not imply FBG’s endorsement of that Linked Site. You acknowledge that your use of, or reliance on, any Linked Site will be at your own risk. FBG recommends that you carefully review the privacy policy and all terms and conditions of Linked Sites that you visit.

FBG may prohibit links to the Website and you must remove or cease any link at FBG’s request. You will not frame any part of the Website content by including advertising or other revenue generating material, without the prior written consent of FBG.

4. Copyright

All content included on this Website, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, and software, is the property of FBG or its content suppliers and protected by international copyright laws. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this Website is the exclusive property of FBG and is protected by international copyright laws. All software used on this Website is the property of FBG or its software suppliers and protected by international copyright laws. The content and software on this Website may be used as a shopping, selling, and e-card resource. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance, of the content on this Website is strictly prohibited.

5. Registration

You acknowledge that FBG assumes no responsibility whatsoever for ensuring that any information concerning you or your Company is current, complete or accurate and you agree to maintain and update any such information.

Where you use the Website to request that FBG carries out a task on your behalf, we will send an email to the address you submit during the registration process to confirm that we have received your request. Although FBG makes every effort to ensure the services offered on the Website are as reliable as possible, the nature of the Internet means that we cannot be held liable for any requests in respect of which we do not confirm to you that we have received.

6. Charges

All prices listed on the Website are, to the best of FBG’s knowledge, accurate at the time of printing. However, the Website may contain inadvertent inaccuracies or typographical errors. These will be corrected at FBG’s discretion, as they are found.

In addition, all prices listed are subject to change at any time without notice. The information on the Website may be updated regularly so inaccuracies may occur during the process.

FBG reserves the right at any time to charge a fee for access to certain parts of the Website. However, in no event will you be charged for such access unless we obtain your prior agreement to pay.

7. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless FBG and its affiliate companies and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives from any and all claims arising directly or indirectly out of your breach of any of these terms and conditions, and any of your activities conducted in connection with the Website.

8. Export

You assume all responsibility for compliance with all laws and regulations of any country from which you may access the Website regarding access, use, export, re-export and import of any content appearing on or available through the Website.

9. Data Entry

FBG may retain any data that you provide in the course of using the Website and will do so in accordance with our Privacy Policy [insert hyperlink to Privacy Policy]. You acknowledge that FBG may delete this data at any time. You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for maintaining a back-up copy of such data and that FBG will not be responsible for its loss or deletion.

10. Limitation of Liability

The Website makes certain information and material available to you as a service, either through FBG, its suppliers, or otherwise. The information and material provided on the Website is provided “as is”, has not been prepared by taking into account the particular objectives, situation or needs of any individual users, and is without warranties of any kind either express or implied. FBG does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the Website or in Linked Sites in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, or otherwise. FBG will not be responsible for errors or misstatements or be liable, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, for any loss or damage however caused (including direct, indirect, consequential, special losses, or loss of profits). You release FBG from all claims arising from any statement or representation made on the Website. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, FBG excludes all responsibility and liability in relation to the Website, and disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including without limitation implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. FBG does not warrant that the functions contained in the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components. To the maximum extent permitted by law, FBG, you will indemnify FBG, its officers and employees against all costs, expenses and damages incurred in connection with any claim brought by a third party against FBG arising from a breach by you of any of the Terms and Conditions. You acknowledge that the limitation/exclusion of liability of FBG, and your indemnity to FBG, will also apply to all affiliates of FBG, including any parent or subsidiary companies.

11. Waiver

FBG’s failure to enforce the strict performance of any provision of the Terms and Conditions will not constitute a waiver of its right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provisions of the Terms and Conditions.

12. Amendments

FBG reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions at any time and without providing you with notice of such changes. You agree that your continued use of the Website constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms and Conditions, and you agree that all previous versions of the Terms and Conditions are superseded by the modified version. You should check these Terms and Conditions each time you access the Website to check for updates. These Terms and Conditions were last updated on 23-06 2011 .

13. Severability

If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining conditions.

14. Law

Your use of the Website and these Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the federal laws of the United Arab Emirates applicable in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

15. Contact

If you have any questions, concerns or complaints in relation to the Website or the Terms and Conditions please contact FBG by sending an email to [info@fbgabudhabi.com ].

PRIVACY POLICY

The following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to the FBG PJS (“FBG”) website (the “Website”) and should be read in conjunction with the general Terms and Conditions of Use [insert hyperlink to Terms and Conditions of Use].

By viewing and using the Website you will be deemed to agree to this Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, then you must stop using or accessing the Website.

1. Collection

FBG may gather two types of information about you from the Website: (a) personal information, provided by you at the time of voluntary registration for the services offered by FBG; and (b) aggregate information generated by FBG’s systems, which track traffic to the Website but do not relate to you personally. Failure to provide necessary personal information when requested may result in certain services not being available to you. FBG may collect additional information from you in relation to promotions, and also any information you provide when corresponding with FBG.

2. Disclosure of Information

FBG may disclose: (a) any information that it gathers about you to third parties for the purposes of providing you with additional services that you request; (b) aggregate tracking information and other information that does not personally identify you to third parties; (c) your personal information to third parties, when FBG believes in good faith that it is required to do so by law; or (d) your personal information to third parties, provided FBG has your prior authorisation, which may be obtained at the time of collecting the information from you.

3. Use

FBG uses the personal information it collects: (a) to verify your identity and assist you if you forget your password or login details for any of FBG’s registration services; (b) to assist in providing the services requested by you; (c) to provide further information to you about other websites and services or which FBG considers may be of interest to you; (d) for future marketing, promotional and publicity purposes, including to carry out direct marketing, market research and surveys; (e) for ensuring that you are shown the information that is most relevant to you and your interests; and (f) for any other use that you authorise. FBG will seek your consent if it wishes to use your personal information for purposes other than those you have agreed to previously.

4. Cookies and Tracking

FBG may use, from time to time, within its website applications, a “cookie” file containing information that can identify details of your IP address, operating system (e.g. Microsoft Windows, Mac O/S, Linux), browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, plus the version of the Browser), domain (to determine which country you are accessing the Website from) and other user information (e.g. your username). FBG may use the information generated by cookies to: (a) track traffic patterns to and from the Website; (b) ensure any advertising is being shown to the most appropriate person; and (c) enable you to enter the Website and use certain services and to visit registered user only areas of the Website. You can choose to refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser and/or deleting them from your hard drive. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use the Website but you will need them to log on to the Website and to access personalised or secure content on the Website. Some webpages may not function properly if the cookies are turned off.

5. Content Providers, Advertisers and Partners

We are not responsible for the data collection practices, privacy policies or the content of websites other than this Website, including any websites that are accessible via a link from this Website. You should contact the operators of those websites directly if you wish to enquire about their privacy practices and policies before providing your personal information to any third party.

6. Opting In and Opting Out

If FBG’s intended collection, use or disclosure of your personal information is outside the collection, use or disclosure set out in this Privacy Policy, FBG will give you the option to: (a) opt out and neither receive certain services nor participate in certain interactive areas; or (b) opt in to agree to be contacted by FBG in relation to certain matters such as notification of new features to the Website, beta testing or promotional activities.

7. Protecting your Personal Information

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although FBG will use its best efforts to protect your personal information, FBG cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your risk.

8. Holding, Correcting and Updating Information

Your information will be held on FBG’s server in Paris (UCIFFE) or at any other premises of an appointed third party. FBG may allow other third parties to have access to your information, but only for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. FBG will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. FBG offers you the ability to correct or change the information collected at any time and as often as necessary. If you have any questions about how FBG services work or regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact FBG by sending an email to info@fbgabudhabi.com.

9. Amendments

FBG reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time and without providing you with notice of such changes. You agree that your continued use of the Website constitutes your acceptance of the modified Privacy Policy, and you agree that all previous versions of the Privacy Policy are superseded by the modified version.