Terms and Conditions

1. Definitions

1. Definitions
Customers	A natural or corporate entity availing the Services on the Website.
Effective Date	The date of electronic acceptance of these Terms.
GFD	Grow From Dubai, an online marketplace for end-to-end corporate services.
Intellectual Property	Trademarks, trade names, logos, service marks, endorsements, domains, designs, patents, trade secrets, copyrights and other proprietary mediums.
Party/ Parties	Either GFD or You, individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties”.
Prices	The prices listed for the Services on the Website.
Representative	An employee, agent, officer, director, advisor, partner, joint venture, contractor and/or sub-contractor of either Party.
Services	The products and services listed for purchase on the Website.
Tax	All applicable taxes, including and not limited to, corporate income tax, value added tax and custom duty.
Terms	These Terms and Conditions, together with any of their amendments and modifications.
Vendor	A natural or corporate entity registered as a vendor with GFD.
You/ Your	The Customers, Vendors and/or any third party accessing the Website.

2. Acceptance

By accessing, registering, and/or availing the Website and the Services, You agree that:

You have read and unconditionally accepted all of these Terms & Conditions and to enter into a legally binding contract with GFD.
You are of legal age/duly licensed under the laws of the country or region of your residence/registration or from which you access the Website and the Services.
You will not access or use the Website and Services if you cease to be legally eligible, in any form or manner, to do so.
You will not use the Website or the Services for any unlawful purpose, in any form or manner.
You will supply only true, accurate and complete information on the Website about Yourself and Your use of the Website and the Services.
Your continued access of the Website shall constitute Your unconditional and binding acceptance of all amendments and modifications of these Terms, the Website and the Services.
You are not authorized to transfer, sell or otherwise dispose Your rights and obligations under these Terms & Conditions to any third party without the prior written consent of GFD.
You will hold any and all information, whether written or oral, and documentation available on the Website related to, including and not limited to the Website, Customers, Vendors and the Services, as strictly confidential at all times and to not disclose the same unless directed to do so by a competent judicial or governmental authority.
You will promptly notify GFD in the event of any unauthorized use of your account or password or any other related breach of security.
You agree not to obtain unauthorized access to or undertake any action to undermine the integrity of the Website, software, computer systems or networks of GFD, the Vendors, Customer and/or any related third party, nor to gain unauthorized access to such computer systems or networks.
You will not use the Website, Services and/or collect the information or personal data belonging to the Customers, Vendors or other third parties that may be available on the Website to infringe, manipulate, circulate or send spam or unsolicited communications, software viruses or any harmful technologies.
You will not post, list or upload any information or material on the Website, which is misleading, fake, harmful, defamatory, obscene, hateful, prohibited, or in any manner unlawful or inappropriate.
You will not post, list or upload any information or material on the Website that:
1. may be construed to be ethically, religiously or culturally offensive in any way;
2. may be construed to not be in compliance with local and Islamic laws, rules, morals, and traditions;
3. may be construed to constitute or promote gambling, alcohol or other intoxicants, drugs, tobacco products, chemicals and medicines;
4. may be construed to constitute or promote the trading of securities and/or any other assets;
You will defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless GFD and its affiliates against any third party claim, loss, damage, expense or other liability, including any legal costs and attorney fees, arising from and related to Your access and use of the Website, and any act or omission in respect of the Services.
GFD may, in its sole discretion, amend and modify any part of these Terms, the Website and the Services, including but not limited to its conditions, Prices, etc. at any time without notice.

3. Website & Services

GFD reserves the right to:
1. determine the content, appearance, design, functionality, and all other aspects of the Website and the Services, including the right to revise, modify, add and/or remove any such aspect.
2. delay or suspend the listing of the Services, refuse to or de-list any of the Services.
3. hold, delay, stop and/or cancel any of Your sales transactions on the Website.
You shall comply with all rules and guidelines, as may be determined and provided by GFD from time to time, with respect to the Website and the Services.
You shall obtain and regularly update all requisite documentation, approvals and/or licenses for the purchase, sale, delivery and performance of the Services, as may be applicable.
You shall be responsible and liable for any and all claims or costs arising out of Your delay, failure, cancellation and/or any other issues arising out of Your use of the Website and the Services.
The Website may include access to content, advertisements, products or services through hyperlinks (in the form of word link, banners, channels or otherwise), API or otherwise to any third parties’ websites. You are cautioned to read such web sites’ terms and conditions and/or privacy policies before accessing such websites. You accept that GFD has no control over such third parties’ websites, does not monitor and is not liable for any content on such websites.
You agree that GFD reserves the right to, but shall not be required to actively monitor or exercise any editorial control whatsoever over any content, information or material that is created, obtained or accessible on the Website. Accordingly, GFD shall not be held legally liable or accountable for such content, information or material.

4. Payments and Refund

You shall be responsible for all Your expenses arising out of and in relation to Your use of the Website and the Services.
To process the financial transactions performed by You on the Website, GFD may associate with third-party payment processors, including accepting their terms and conditions and submitting Your information to them. You hereby consent and authorize GFD for the same and shall not hold GFD liable for any damage or loss You may incur as a result.
GFD reserves the right to withhold any payments to You in the event it is determined by GFD that You have engaged in deceptive, fraudulent and/or illegal activity and/or violated these Terms or other guidelines that may have been provided by GFD.
You acknowledge and agree that GFD has the right to:
1. Withhold all and any amounts owed to You and to recover from such amounts all losses or damages suffered by GFD, Vendors, Customers or any third party.
2. Suspend Your account or terminate Your access to the Website. Following such suspension or termination, GFD has the right to set off against any payments to be made to You, an amount determined by GFD to be adequate to cover chargebacks, refunds, adjustments or other amounts owed to GFD, paid or payable to the Customers or any related third parties.

5. Taxes and Compliance

You acknowledge and undertake to comply with all applicable laws of Your country of registration and operation, as may be applicable, and to comply with the Tax laws in the U.A.E. and fulfill Your obligations to the tax authorities in a timely and complete manner.
Your access and use of the Website and the Services shall be conducted at all times in compliance with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations, rules and guidelines in the U.A.E. or the jurisdiction of registration and operation, as the case may be.
GFD reserves the right to amend, update and modify relevant Terms, based on any amendment or clarification or such other similar update from the tax authorities in the U.A.E.

6. Suspension and Termination

GFD may suspend or terminate Your account if it is determined by GFD that:
1. You have breached these Terms or committed a material breach of any other agreement with GFD.
2. Your account has been or may be used for deceptive, fraudulent, and/or illegal activities.
3. Your account has harmed or might harm GFD, Vendors, Customers, and/or other third parties, or their legitimate interests.
GFD may, but is not obligated to, notify You of any such termination or suspension via the Website, email, or other similar means.
Upon termination under this clause, all related rights and obligations of the Parties shall immediately be terminated, except that:
1. You will remain responsible for performing all Your obligations in connection with the Services-related transactions entered into before the date of such termination.
2. You will remain responsible for all liabilities accrued in relation to the Services, or otherwise, before or after such date of termination.
In addition to the rights stipulated in Clause 6, GFD reserves the right to raise or initiate any legal proceedings against You before a competent authority in the event of Your breach of these Terms or any other condition that may be issued by GFD.

7. Intelectual Property

You grant GFD a royalty-free, non-exclusive and worldwide right and license to use any and all of Your Intellectual Property supplied to or made available by You on the Website, provided however, that GFD shall not alter any of Your trademarks from the form provided by You, except to re-size them to the extent necessary for presentation.
You shall not use GFD trademarks or logos in any advertisements, promotional literature or information, or in any other form or manner, without the prior written consent of GFD. Where such consent is provided, the use of the names, trademarks, and logos shall be strictly in accordance with the directions that will be provided by GFD to You.
You specifically confirm that Your access or use of the Website and the Services do not infringe any third-party Intellectual Property. If GFD is notified by any Vendor, Customer, brand owner, or other third parties via a court, administrative, or governmental order that You have or may violate the Intellectual Property rights of a third party (whether registered or unregistered on the Website), GFD may take or raise any action that may be deemed necessary, in its sole discretion, in response to such notification.

8. Disclaimer

The Website and the Services, including all its content, software, functions, materials, and other information, are made available and provided “as-is.” As a user, Your access, usage, and all associated aspects of it are at Your own risk.
To the fullest extent permissible by law, GFD and its affiliates disclaim:
1. Any representation or warranty regarding the Website, the Services, the sales transactions, and/or other relevant aspects, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
2. Any representation or warranty that the functions contained on the Website and the Services will meet Your requirements or be available, timely, secure, uninterrupted, or free of any bugs, errors, inaccuracies, viruses, or other malware. GFD shall not be liable for any service interruptions, including system failures or other interruptions that may affect the receipt, processing, acceptance, completion, or settlement of any transactions.
The contract of sale in relation to the Services shall be strictly between the Vendor and the Customer, and GFD shall not assume or be held responsible for any obligation or liability in respect of such contract. GFD shall not be responsible for any breach or non-performance and does not guarantee that the Vendors, Customers, or related third parties will perform their obligations related to the transactions on the Website.

9. Force Majeure

GFD shall not be liable for or required to pay compensation of any nature whatsoever for any loss arising from the unavailability, malfunction, inconvenience or failure of the Website, Services or related systems due to the following reasons:

System shutdown for maintenance;
Inability to transmit data due to failures in communications terminals or telecommunications equipment;
Systems failure and inability to perform its functions due to force majeure events including but not limited to typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, power failure, fires, storms, war, political unrest, labour strikes, shortage of labor or materials, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks, explosions, acts of God, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of third parties;
Suspension or delay of services or systems failure due to reasons beyond the reasonable control of GFD such as hacker or cyber attacks, technical adjustments or failure of the telecommunications department, website upgrades, third-party problems, or any suspension or disruption of transportation or business operation (including but not limited to delays or disruption of the resumption of work or operation ordered by any government agency) in the event of a national or regional spread of epidemic or pandemic.

10. General

The Parties agree that the Vendors may have policies or guidelines that differ from these Terms and that GFD is not responsible for notifying the Customers, other Vendors, or any third party, of the same.
The Parties agree that nothing contained in these Terms & Conditions shall limit either Party to enter into any arrangement which is similar or identical to the affiliation covered herein with any other third party.
Nothing in these Terms & Conditions is intended to, or shall be construed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between the Parties. Neither Party is authorized to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of the other Party.
Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such clause.
Any notice required under these Terms & Conditions must be provided in writing and shall be directed to the Parties’ registered email address, unless the Party to which the notice is addressed has otherwise directed in writing.
If any part of these Terms & Conditions is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts.
The failure of either Party to enforce, at any time or for any period of time, to exercise any of their rights herein shall not be construed as a waiver of such rights and shall not affect such Party’s right to exercise them later.
These Terms & Conditions and the affiliation stipulated herein shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates. Both Parties unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Dubai courts.