Effective Date: 20th July, 2024.
1. Introduction
Welcome to QatarsTalk. By accessing or using our website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Service. Please read these terms carefully. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you should not use our website.
2. Use of the Site
a. Eligibility: You must be at least 18 years old to use our site. By using QatarsTalk, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms of Service.
b. Permitted Use: You agree to use the site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these terms. You agree not to use the site:
- In any way that violates any applicable local or international law or regulation.
- To engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the site.
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate QatarsTalk, a QatarsTalk employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
3. Content
a. User-Generated Content: By submitting content to QatarsTalk, you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based on, distribute, publicly display, and perform your content in connection with the site. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to submit the content and that it does not infringe any third party’s rights.
b. Prohibited Content: You agree not to submit any content that:
- Is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, or otherwise objectionable.
- Promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment, or harm against any individual or group.
- Is fraudulent, false, misleading, or deceptive.
- Violates any applicable law or regulation.
c. Press Releases and Creative Commons Content: QatarsTalk may publish press releases and content under Creative Commons licenses. All such content will be clearly marked and attributed to the original authors as required by the applicable license. Unauthorized use of press releases or Creative Commons content beyond the scope of the provided license is prohibited.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on QatarsTalk, including text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, video clips, and software, is the property of QatarsTalk or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our site without the prior written consent of QatarsTalk, except as expressly permitted under Creative Commons licenses or for press releases.
5. Disclaimers
a. General Disclaimer: The content on our site is provided for general information purposes only. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability, or accuracy of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk.
b. No Professional Advice: QatarsTalk does not provide financial, legal, medical, or any other professional advice. You should consult with a professional before making any decisions based on the content of our site.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, QatarsTalk, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, service providers, licensors, and assigns will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to lost profits, revenue, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your use of or inability to use the site; (ii) any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein; (iii) any errors or omissions in any content; (iv) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the site.
7. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless QatarsTalk, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, service providers, licensors, and assigns from and against any and all 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 of Service or your use of the site.
8. Termination
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the site, without notice, for any conduct that we, in our sole discretion, believe is in violation of these Terms of Service or any applicable law or is harmful to the interests of another user or QatarsTalk.
9. Changes to the Terms of Service
QatarsTalk may revise and update these Terms of Service from time to time at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the site thereafter. Your continued use of the site following the posting of the revised Terms of Service means that you accept and agree to the changes.
10. Governing Law
These Terms of Service and any disputes arising out of or related to them will be governed by applicable laws without regard to conflict of law provisions. We reserve the right to designate the jurisdiction of any legal matters.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at: editor@qatarstalk.com
