Terms & Conditions

Please read these Terms & Conditions of Use (‘Terms’) carefully before using www.tcaabudhabi.ae (the ‘website’). These Terms apply to all users of this website including casual browsers.

Part A applies to all users of the website
Part B applies if you join the website as a member

Terms applying to all users of the The Department of Culture & Tourism website.

Please read these Terms carefully before using the website. Additional terms & conditions apply if you register as a member of The Department of Culture & Tourism on this website (Part B). These will be drawn to your attention on registration as applicable.

In these Terms, ‘we’, ‘us’ and The Department of Culture & Tourism an existing under the laws of the UAE and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which is the website’s owner.

Site Use
The Department of Culture & Tourism allow you to view and download materials from this website only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials. Permission is hereby granted to use, copy and distribute these materials as presented on the website and without alteration for non-commercial purposes only; provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices appear in all copies in the same manner as the original. All other uses are prohibited.

Any use of these materials on any other website or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.

Copyright / Trademark
Except where otherwise indicated, all materials contained in the website are the copyrighted property of The Department of Culture & Tourism , its affiliated companies and/or third party licensors.

Any unauthorised use of any materials may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. If you breach any of these Terms, your authorisation to use the website automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials.

Except as expressly provided herein, you shall not use any portion of this website, or any other intellectual property of The Department of Culture & Tourism, on any other website, in the source code of any other website, or in any other printed or electronic materials. Except as expressly provided herein, you shall not modify, publish, reproduce, republish, create derivative works, copy, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or otherwise use any of this website's content or frame this website within any other website without our prior written permission. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from this website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory, without prior written permission from Progressive, is prohibited.

Disclaimers

THE website’S MATERIALS (INCLUDING ALL SOFTWARE) AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.The Department of Culture & Tourism further does not warrant the accuracy and completeness of this website’s materials, software or services.

The Department of Culture & Tourismmay make changes to this website’s materials and services, or to the products and prices described in them, at any time without notice. This website’s materials and services may be out of date, and The Department of Culture & Tourism makes no commitment to update this website’s materials and services.

Information published on this website may refer to products, programmes or services that are not available in your country.
Limitation of liability

The Department of Culture & Tourism OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE INOFRMATION PROVIDED ON THIS website ARE GOVERNED SOLELY BY THE AGREEMENTS UNDER WHICH THEY ARE PROVIDED AND NOTHING ON THIS website SHOULD BE CONSTRUED TO ALTER SUCH AGREEMENTS. IN NO EVENT WILL The Department of Culture & Tourism, I

TS SUPPLIERS, OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT THIS website BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF THIS website, ANY websiteS LINKED TO THIS website, OR THE MATERIALS OR INFORMATION OR SERVICES CONTAINED AT ANY OR ALL SUCH websiteS, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOTThe Department of Culture & Tourism HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

We shall not be liable to you for any claim/liability of whatsoever nature, including, but not limited to, the following types of loss or damage arising out of, or in connection with, your use of the website or any or content and/or facilities provided via the website:

any loss of profits, loss of earnings, loss of anticipated savings, goodwill or revenue;
any loss or corruption of data; or
any indirect or consequential loss.

Use of software
Any software that is made available to download from this website is the copyrighted work of The Department of Culture & Tourism and/or its suppliers.
REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION OF THE SOFTWARE IS PROHIBITED.
User's Communications

The Department of Culture & Tourism does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through this website. Any material, information or other communication (‘Communications’) you transmit or post to this website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. The Department of Culture & Tourism will have no obligations with respect to the Communications.

Links to third-party websites
Links on this website to third-party websites are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this website. The Department of Culture & Tourism has not reviewed all of these third-party sites and does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. Therefore, The Department of Culture & Tourism does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them.

Operation of the website
Whilst we try to ensure that the website does not contain any error, defect, malfunction or corruption, we do not accept responsibility for any damage to or loss of data on your computer system, network or server that results from the download or use of the website or any materials made available via the website (except for death or personal injury caused by our negligence).

We cannot promise that access to the website will be uninterrupted or error free. We reserve the right to suspend access to the website at any time. There may also be occasions when access to the website is interrupted for emergency maintenance or repairs or to carry out upgrades to improve the performance or functionality of the website. Access may also be interrupted due to failures of telecommunications links and equipment, which are beyond the control of The Department of Culture & Tourism.

You accept that you will not have a claim for breach of contract against us or otherwise in respect of such period of unavailability. You also acknowledge that we cannot be held responsible for any delay or disruptions that are inherent in the operation of the Internet and the World Wide Web, including viruses.

Amendments to the Terms
We reserve the right to amend these Terms from time to time. When we make a change we will update this page of the website. We recommend that you revisit this page from time to time to ensure that you are aware of any changes that we have made to these Terms.

Jurisdiction / Enforceability
Use of this website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. Any dispute concerning this website shall be subject to the exclusive venue of a court of competent jurisdiction in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

Should any provision of these Terms of Use be held invalid, unlawful or for any reason unenforceable, then the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable provision shall be severable from the remaining provisions. Such invalid, unlawful or unenforceable provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.

Part B

Terms applying if you join the website as a Member
Please read Part B carefully before registering as a member of the website via this site. The above and the following terms shall govern the process of registering as a member of the website and the use of the facilities provided to the website’s members.

Registration
To register as a member of the website you must be at least 16 years old or an entity duly incorporated under any applicable law. You agree that the information that you provide to us on registration and at all other times will be true, accurate, current and complete and you agree that you will ensure it is kept accurate and up to date at all times.

We may refuse to accept your application to register as a member of the website for any reason at TCA ABU DHABI's absolute discretion.

User ID and Password
When you register as a member of the website you will be asked to select a User ID and Password. As you will be responsible for all activities that occur under your user name and password, you should take care to keep your user name and password confidential. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorised use of your user name or password or if you believe that your user name or password are no longer confidential. We reserve the right to require you to alter your username and password if it believes that they are no longer secure.

User ID and Password Registration
When you apply for a User ID and Password, you agree that:

The Department of Culture & Tourism is entitled to act on instructions received under your User ID and password.
The Department of Culture & Tourism is not liable for any unauthorized acsess to your personal information that is not the direct result of gross negligence or intentional misconduct on the part of The Department of Culture & Tourism.
You will keep your password confidential and you will notify The Department of Culture & Tourism immediately if you believe someone else has obtained your User ID and Password or any unauthorised access to website has occurred or may occur.
The Department of Culture & Tourism may block access to the website without prior notice if we believe your User ID and Password are being used by someone other than you, if any unauthorised access to your personal information has occurred or may occur, or for other reasons.

Complaints
In the event that you are not satisfied with any aspect of the services, please contact us in the manner described in the in the website and below.

General
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us in relation to the website, and they replace and supersede any prior arrangements between us in relation to the Services.

The continued use of the website following any changes to the Terms will mean that you accept such change.

Last Modified - 25/09/2017