Terms and Conditions

In these terms and conditions “DCT”, “we”, “our” or “us” means the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and its affiliates. We are an Abu Dhabi government entity and have our office at Nation Towers, Building B, Corniche, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

These terms and conditions (together with any documents referred to herein) set out the terms of use under which you may make use of:

• any of our websites (including, without limitation, www.abudhabiart.ae) and any microsites or tools contained therein, including those that may be provided by third party service providers; and


• any of our mobile applications and any tools contained therein;


• any of our social media pages; and


• any of our other technological platforms in whatever form.

(together referred to as "our Platforms").

Acceptance of terms

Please read these terms and condition carefully before using any of our Platforms.

By using any of our Platforms, you confirm that you accept these terms and conditions and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our Platforms. We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference.

Other applicable terms

These terms and conditions refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our Platforms:

• Our Privacy Policy https://www.abudhabiart.ae/privacy-policy.See further under How we may use your personal information.
  

  Amendment to terms

  
  

  We amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.

  
  

  Changes to our Platforms

  
  

  We may update and change our Platforms from time to time at our sole discretion and without giving you any prior notice. However, please note that any of the content on our Platforms may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that our Platforms, or any content thereon, will be free from errors, omissions, or defects, whether material or otherwise, and assume no responsibility or liability in relation thereto.

  
  

  Accessing our Platforms

  
  

  We do not guarantee that our Platforms, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Platforms for any reasons and without any prior notice of such suspension or withdrawal. We will not be liable to you if for any reason any of our Platforms is unavailable at any time or for any period.

  
  

  You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Platforms through your internet connection are aware of these terms and conditions and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

  
  

  Intellectual Property Rights

  
  

  The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi is the owner or the licensee of all Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) in the Content (as defined below). Our Intellectual Property Rights are protected by United Arab Emirates and international copyright laws and treaties. All such rights are reserved.

  
  

  In these terms and conditions, "Intellectual Property Rights" means intellectual property rights and includes: (i) copyright, patents, database rights and rights in trademarks, designs, know- how and confidential information (whether registered or unregistered); (ii) applications for registration, and the right to apply for registration, for any of these rights; (iii) all other intellectual property rights and equivalent or similar forms of protection existing anywhere in the world; and (iv) any licenses, permissions or rights to use obtained by a third party owner of intellectual property to use the Content on our Platforms; and "Content" means our Platforms, including but not limited to the underlying HTML, text, graphics, logos, button icons and images, audio clips, video clips, digital downloads, data compilations (as well as the organization and lay out of our Platforms), software and other content, including third party external service providers, published and made available to you on our Platforms.

  
  

  You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our Platforms for your personal, non-commercial use only. Except for the temporary copy held in your computer's cache and a copy for your personal reference, the Content may not otherwise be used, stored, reproduced, published, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means in whole or part without our prior written approval or the written approval of the relevant Intellectual Property Rights owner or licensor.

  
  

  You may not use any Content to establish, maintain or provide, or assist in establishing, maintaining or providing your own publications, Internet site or other means of distribution.

  
  

  If you print off, copy or download any part of our Content in breach of these terms and conditions, your right to use our Content (including as permitted in these terms and conditions) will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the Content you have made. We also reserve or our rights to take any legal action under applicable laws as we may deem necessary.

  
  

  Nothing displayed on our Platforms should be construed as granting any right of use in relation to any logo, masthead or trademark displayed on them without our express written consent or that of the relevant Intellectual Property Rights owner or licensor.

  
  

  If we provide desktop, mobile or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications. If we provide social media features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

  
  

  No reliance on information

  
  

  The content on our Platforms is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our Platforms.

  
  

  Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Platforms, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Platforms is accurate, complete or up to date. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor of our Platforms, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

  
  

  Third Party links and resources on our Platforms

  
  

  Where our Platforms contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them.

  
  

  We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for these websites.

  
  

  Third Party products

  
  

  We may offer you the ability to book Abu Dhabi tours, tickets, attractions, activities, events and other leisure experiences "Products” that are advertised on our Platforms and are made available by a third-party supplier “Supplier".

  
  

  By booking any of these Products you will enter into a direct contract with the Supplier “Booking”. DCT is not a supplier of these Products, and your contract for supply of the Product you book will be directly between you and the applicable Supplier.

  
  

  If you make a Booking, you agree to review and be bound by the applicable Supplier's terms and conditions and any other rules or policies related to the Product as available on the Booking confirmation page.

  
  

  Under no circumstances shall DCT be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages arising out of, or in any way connected with, a Product or a Booking made available on our Platforms.

  
  

  Geographical restrictions

  
  

  The owner of the Platforms is based in the United Arab Emirates. We make no claims that the Platforms or any of their content are accessible or appropriate outside of the United Arab Emirates. Access to the Platforms may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Platforms from outside the United Arab Emirates, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

  
  

  Prohibited uses

  
  

  You may use our Platforms only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these terms and conditions. You agree not to use our Platforms:

  
  


• in any way that violates any applicable laws, rules and regulations;


• to transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation;


• to impersonate or attempt to impersonate DCT, a DCT employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing); or


• to engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Platforms, or which, as determined by us, may harm DCT or users of the Platforms or expose them to liability.

Disclaimer of warranties

To the full extent permissible by applicable law, DCT disclaims and excludes all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of service providers, competence, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, representations or other terms which may apply to our Platforms or any Content. We will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damages of any kind including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental punitive and consequential damages, whether in contract (including negligence) or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

• any Products advertised on our Platforms;


• use of, or inability to use, our Platforms including any tools used on or otherwise linked or integrated with our Platforms;


• use of or reliance on any Content displayed on our Platforms, including any Content displayed on any tools used on or otherwise linked or integrated with our Platforms;


• use of or reliance on any content of websites linked to our Platforms; or


• use of or reliance on any Supplier Product, or content or tools of any third party service providers that may be linked or integrated with our Platforms, including without limitation any financial data.
  

  If you are a business user, please note that in particular, we will not be liable for:

  
  


• loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;


• business interruption;


• loss of anticipated savings;


• loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or


• any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

If you are a consumer user, please note that we only provide our Platforms for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our Platforms for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that our Platforms will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our Platforms for any reconstruction of any lost data.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our Platforms or any services or items obtained through our Platforms or to your downloading of any material posted on them, or on any website linked to it.

Activities and events featured on our Platforms may not necessarily be suitable for you or your family and we do not advise on the suitability or unsuitability of these activities and events.

The foregoing does not affect any warranties which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Limitation of Liability

In no event will DCT, its affiliates or their licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers or directors be liable for damages of any kind, under any legal theory, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, the Platforms, any websites linked to them, any content on the Platforms or such other websites or any services or items obtained through the Platforms, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, including but not limited to, personal injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data, and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

DCT will not be liable or responsible to any person or entity for any injury, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use or interpretation of the material, or from taking part in any activity or event, featured on our Platforms. DCT will not be liable for the actions, omissions, or advice of any third party that has been introduced by DCT to users as part of, or otherwise through our Platforms.

The foregoing does not affect any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless DCT, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these terms and conditions or your use of the Platforms and, any use of the Platforms’ content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these terms and conditions or your use of any information obtained from the Platforms.

Use of personal information

We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using our Platforms, you confirm that you agree to comply with our Privacy Policy, and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate. If you do not agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy, you must not use our Platforms.

Viruses

We do not guarantee that our Platforms will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our Platforms. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our Platforms by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Platforms, the server on which our Platforms are stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Platforms. You must not attack our Platforms via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our Platforms will cease immediately.

Linking to our Platforms

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our Platforms in any website that is not owned by you. Our Platforms must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of our Platforms other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our Platforms other than that set out above, please contact info@abudhabiart.ae

Applicable Law

All matters relating to the Platforms and these terms and conditions and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws in force in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and where applicable the federal laws of the United Arab Emirates, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the United Arab Emirates or any other jurisdiction).

Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these terms and conditions or the Platforms shall be instituted exclusively in the courts of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these terms and conditions in your place or country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

Contact Us

To contact us, please email info@abudhabiart.ae or telephone our service line on +971 2 599 5180.

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