ONLINE SERVICES TERMS OF USE
1. Application of These Terms and Conditions
1.1 We Welcome You to our Website, electronic services, smartphone applications, and other electronic services (“Services”). These Services are operated and maintained by MBC Media Solutions FZ-LLC, a limited liability company registered in Dubai (“We, us, our”). Our registered office is located at Building 3, Dubai Media City, P.O. Box 72627, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Our home page at https://www.mms.net and is part of the Services.
1.2 These Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply to all Services and govern the relationship between us and each user of the Services (“You, User”). Please read these Terms carefully before beginning to use the Services. Your use of these Services indicates that You accept these Terms and that You agree to be bound by them. If You do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Services.
1.3 Your use of the Services is also subject to our Privacy Policy which contains information about how We use Your personal data. Please read our Privacy Policy https://www.mms.net/en/privacy-notice before using the Services.
1.4 We may update these Terms from time to time in response to legal, regulatory or operational requirements. Any changes to these Terms will be posted on this page. Where such changes are material, We may provide You with specific notice of any such changes (including when they will become effective) in accordance with law.
Where applicable We will make sure that You have the ability to accept these changes so that You can continue to use our Services or refuse – in which case You have the right to cancel Your use of the Services.
1.5 These Terms apply regardless of the type of device You use to access the Services (including a computer, laptop, mobile phone or tablet). These Terms also apply when You access the Services through third party Websites, provided that You are aware that the terms of the third party services (and their privacy policies) may also apply.
1.6 For certain pages, applications and other services, or part of them, additional terms and conditions may apply.
2. Access to the Services
2.1 Access to the Services is permitted on a temporary basis, and We reserve the right to withdraw or modify the service We provide on the Services without prior notice. We are not responsible for the unavailability of the Services for any reason, at any time and for any period.
2.2 You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary to enable You to access the Services. You are also responsible for all persons using the Services through Your Internet line to know and comply with these Terms.
3. Our Content
3.1 All rights, including, but not limited to, copyright, database rights and trademarks in and to the Services and their content, whether audio, text, images, video or otherwise (“Content”) are owned by and licensed to us. This Content is also protected by copyright laws and agreements around the world. All such rights are reserved.
3.2 You agree to access the Services for personal use only and not for public or commercial use. You may not copy, publish, store in any medium, broadcast, transmit, retransmit, modify or publicly display any portions of the Content without our prior written consent.
3.3 You are authorized to use the Services for personal, non-commercial purposes, and You are not authorized to modify the Content or remove any copyright or other proprietary rights notices contained in the Content.
3.4 Comments and other Content on the Services are not intended to provide advice for reliance on them, and We do not accept any responsibility or liability that may arise from any visitor to the Services reliance on such Content or any person notified of such Content.
3.5 We may change the Content at any time. As necessary, We may suspend or close access to the Services indefinitely. The Content may be out of date at some point and We are under no obligation to update that material.
3.6 If You print off, copy or download any part of the Services in breach of these Terms, then Your right to use the Services will cease immediately and You must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of such materials.
3.7 All MMS trademarks, logos and registered trademarks are a registered trademark of MMS.
4. Contributions
Please read this section carefully before making any contributions to the Services.
4.1 When You are invited to make any Contribution on the Services (including any text, images, video or audio recordings) You and Your licensor remain the owner of that content and grant us a perpetual, non-exclusive, sub-right and without claiming any worldwide copyright rights as You license We may use, copy, modify, publish, translate, derive works from, distribute, operate, display and communicate with the public and exercise all copyright and advertising rights in connection with that work and/or combine it with other works in any media now known or later developed for the entire term of any such rights granted to that content, in accordance with the privacy restrictions stated in our Privacy Policy https://www.mms.net/en/privacy-notice. If You do not agree to grant those rights to us, You must refrain from making any contributions to our Services.
4.2 You are solely responsible for any contribution You make to our Services, and making any contribution to our Services means that:
4.2.1 You warrant that such contribution is Your own business and that You have the right to submit it to us for use in all of the above purposes;
4.2.2 You agree to waive any moral rights in Your Contribution for the purposes of submitting it, posting it on the Services and for using it for all of the above purposes;
4.2.3 Your contribution does not infringe any rights of third parties or restrict or prohibit their use and enjoyment of the Services;
4.2.4 You warrant that Your use of and contribution to the Services is lawful, not prohibited, does not cause harm or inconvenience to others, and does not contain any offensive or offensive material or interfere with the normal course of dialogue within the Services.
4.3 You refrain from, and do not encourage any other person, to make or submit any of the following contributions that:
4.3.1 may include or induce swearing and/or use of language that is unacceptable, degrading, offensive, threatening, violent or intolerant (of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, origin, age, disability, or physical or mental condition);
4.3.2 may include discussions that encourage, encourage or provide harmful information related to criminal or illegal practices (including without limitation pornography, explosives, Weapons, violence, drugs, viruses, piracy, or copyright infringements);
4.3.3 includes placing other website addresses that contain material that infringes the intellectual property rights of third parties;
4.3.4 constitutes a breach of any legal duty of a third party such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidentiality;
4.3.5 includes exchanging phone numbers or home addresses, or harassing other Users of the Services (either privately or in public forums);
4.3.6 includes the impersonation of our employees, celebrities or any other personalities or persons;
4.3.7 includes providing false or misleading facts;
4.3.8 includes acts that interfere with or disrupt the functionality or stability of the security of the Services (including without limitation viruses, crashes, worms, Trojan horses or any other form of virus);
4.3.9 includes unsolicited advertisements, offers or intrusions, or use of the Services for unauthorized commercial purposes;
4.3.10 includes any references that disparage or disparage us and the Services or others or our products and services; and
4.3.11 includes any items that cause harm to us.
4.4 We have the right, in our sole discretion, to determine whether there has been any breach of clauses 4.2 and 4.3 above when You use the Services. In the event of a breach of any of these provisions, We will take such actions as We deem appropriate, including:
4.4.1 the immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of Your right to use the Services and/or any of its components;
4.4.2 give a notice to You;
4.4.3 take legal action against You to reimburse us for all costs on the basis of compensation for the breach;
4.4.4 take further legal action against You; and
4.4.5 disclose such necessary information to law enforcement authorities as We deem necessary.
We exclude liability for actions taken in connection with breaches of clauses 4.2 and 4.3 above. The responses set out in the above clause are unrestricted and We can take any other action We deem reasonably appropriate.
4.5 Although We require all Users of the Services to abide by these Terms, You acknowledge the possibility that other Users may place material on the Services that You may consider offensive or inappropriate. We do not have any responsibility or liability in connection with the content that such people place on the Services and such content does not reflect our opinions.
5. The Age of Majority
5.1 Please note that in some countries You must be 18 years of age or older to subscribe to the Services, or the age of majority may be over 18 years, in which case You must reach that age in order to subscribe to the Services. While individuals under the age of 18 may benefit from the Services, they may do so only with the intervention, supervision and consent of a parent or legal guardian.
5.2 Contributions made and/or read by minors are subject to the consent of their parents or legal guardian. We advise parents or legal guardians who allow minors to use the Services to communicate with them about the importance of safety and caution in using the Internet.
6. Accounts and Registration
6.1 We may from time to time offer a range of features through the Services which may require You to register or open an account. At any time You choose to register or open an account with us, the additional terms and conditions set out below will apply.
6.2 You are responsible for the use of Your account and any other use of the account by family members. Allowing others to access Your account is an acknowledgment of Your responsibility to ensure their compliance with the Terms and an acknowledgment that You are responsible for their activities and behavior while using the Services.
6.3 All information provided upon registration must be correct and up to date. We may send You important alerts from time to time on Your email registered with us, and accordingly, We will not be responsible for not receiving any important alert to You as a result of registering an inaccurate email address on Your account or not checking Your email periodically.
6.4 Please keep Your password confidential. No representative of MMS will ask You to disclose Your password. Please inform us as soon as You become aware or believe of any unauthorized use of Your account. We also ask You to inform us if any of the information You provided us with when registering changes so that We can contact You when necessary. You can close Your account provided that it is closed in accordance with the termination procedures described through our Services.
6.5 In the event that Your account is disabled, You will not be able to create a new account without our consent.
6.6 In the event that We determine, in our sole discretion, that You have breached the Terms, violated any law, rule or regulation, or if You have engaged in inappropriate behavior or for any other professional reasons, We reserve the right to immediately terminate or ban Your account, Your use of the Services or access to Content at any time and without notice or responsibility. We also reserve the right to terminate Your account or Your use of the Services or access to Content if Your conduct constitutes an undue burden on our Services.
7. Links
7.1 You may link to our home page, provided You do so lawfully and fairly and not to damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but You may not create such link in a way that indicates any participation, approval or endorsement that We do not have.
7.2 You may not create any link from any Services that are not owned by You.
7.3 You may use our facilities on the Services to share content on social networks provided that the link to the original Content is not deleted. However, You must not download any Content and then re-download it on another page, application, or other service. However, the presence of links on the Services leading to a third party, these links are only for information and We do not assume any responsibility for these links and for any damage resulting from them and/or them.
7.4 It is prohibited to place the Services on any other Services, and You may not create a link to any part of the Services other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw any permission to create a link without any prior notice.
8. Subscriptions and Charges
There is no charge to use the Services, unless explicitly mentioned. However, Your internet service provider may impose charges for You to have access to the amount of bandwidth required to use the Services. In addition, when accessing the Service from a mobile device there may be additional network charges according to Your contract with Your mobile operator.
9. Our Responsibility
9.1 The Content on the Services is provided without any warranties, conditions or representations as to its accuracy.
9.2 With respect to Your use of the Services, We and any group companies, officers, directors, employees, shareholders or agents thereof shall have no liability for the amount or type of any loss or damage that You or a third party may suffer (including without limitation any loss or damage punitive, direct or indirect, or any losses of revenue, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of funds, or losses and damages arising out of or related to business interruption in any way, whether as a result of tort (including without limitation (negligence), contracts or otherwise) in connection with the use, inability to use, or consequences of using the Services, including without limitation any damage caused by viruses to Your computer equipment, software, data, or property, due to Your access or use or Your browsing of Services.
9.3 The foregoing does not affect any liability that We cannot exclude or limit under applicable law.
10. Compensation
You agree to indemnify us and our respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents, as Well as their respective licensors and suppliers, from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or pleadings, and any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) which arise from:
10.1 any misrepresentation, act or omission by You in connection with Your use of the Service; or
10.2 Your failure to comply with any of these Terms and Conditions.
11. Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
11.1 The courts of Dubai, United Arab Emirates shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising out of or relating to a visit to the Services.
11.2 These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to them, their subject matter or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates.
12. Contact
If You have any inquiries or questions about any material appearing on the Services, please contact https://www.mms.net/en/#connect-with-us.
Thank You for checking out these Terms and for visiting the Services.