Thank you for visiting the website of RISE.

By accessing this website (the “Site”), you agree to accept the following Terms of Use pertaining to the use of the Site, which constitute a legal agreement between you and RISE, as well as our Privacy Policy. If you do not accept these Terms of Use, you may not use the Site. RISE reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use without notice, and each use of the Site constitutes your acceptance to be bound by the terms set forth in the Terms of Use as modified at the time of such use. Please review these terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any amendments which have been made.

Use of Content

RISE does not grant, expressly or by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use content on the Site, and you shall not make any other use of such content without RISE’s written permission.

You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use the Site content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from the Site content. Any other use of the Site content requires RISE’s prior written permission. If RISE has granted a specific license to you to use certain content on the Site, you may copy or reproduce such Site content only if such copying or reproduction is incidental or necessitated by your legitimate business needs, as per the terms of the license granted and strictly subject to the requirement that all content is properly accredited to RISE.

The names, images and logos identifying RISE or any third parties and their products and services are subject to copyright, design rights and trademarks of RISE and/or third parties, as the case may be. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring expressly, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, patent, design right or copyright of RISE or any other third party, as the case may be.

You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes, and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the Site. Prohibited behaviour includes but is not limited to harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting obscene or offensive content or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within the Site.

In accessing the Site you agree not to:

• Impersonate another person or use a false name, or a name or email address you are unauthorized to use, to create a false identity with the purpose of misleading others as to the identity or origins of any communications;
  • Damage, interfere with or disrupt access to, the Site or do anything which may interrupt or impair its functionality;
  • Threaten, harass, stop, abuse, disrupt or otherwise violate the rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of others; or
  • Make available, upload or distribute by any means, any material or files that contain any viruses, bugs, corrupt data, time bomb, “trojan horses”, “worms” or any other harmful software.

RISE retains the absolute right to prevent you from accessing the Site, without prejudice to any of RISE’s accrued rights, where we in our absolute discretion consider that you are contravening these terms and conditions and/or any other access policy we may maintain.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

RISE and its officers, directors, managers, partners, members, shareholders, employees, affiliates and agents (collectively “Related Persons”) make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness, availability or other characteristics of the information or materials presented on the Site. Such information or materials are provided “as is” and “as available.”

To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, RISE specifically disclaims any and all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to all warranties of and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, availability, accuracy or completeness of any information on this Site.

Further, under no circumstances will RISE be liable for any loss, costs or damage incurred whatsoever, whether such loss, costs or damages were unforeseen, foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise caused by (but not limited to):

• Loss of data;
  • Loss of revenue or anticipated profits;
  • Loss of business;
  • Loss of opportunity;
  • Loss of goodwill or injury to reputation;
  • Losses suffered by third parties; or
  • Any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of the Site regardless of the form of action.

RISE does not warrant that the information on this site is accurate, reliable or correct, that this Site will be available at any particular time or location, that functions contained in the Site content will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses, bugs, corrupt data, “trojan horses”, “worms” or any other harmful software. Electronic communications can be intercepted by third parties and, accordingly, electronic mail and other transmissions to and from the Site or made via the Site may not be secure.

RISE reserves the right to modify or suspend the Site at any time and for so long as RISE (in its sole and absolute discretion) may wish.

RISE does not review or monitor any websites linked from or to the Site and is not responsible for the content of any such websites. Accordingly, RISE cannot be held responsible for the information, materials, products or services obtained on or from such other websites, nor will we be liable in any respect whatsoever for any damages arising from your access to such websites. Any links from or to other websites are provided merely for the convenience of the users of the Site and the inclusion of these links does not imply an endorsement, representation or warranty by RISE with respect to any such linked websites or the content, products or services contained or accessible through such websites or their operators. RISE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRIVACY POLICIES AND CUSTOMER INFORMATION PRACTICES OF THIRD-PARTY INTERNET WEBSITES HYPERLINKED FROM THE SITE. Your following links from or to such websites is at your sole risk.

As consideration for access to the Site, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless RISE and its Related Persons from and against any claims whatsoever and of any nature for damages, losses and causes of action, including but not limited to actions by third parties against you, RISE or any of its Related Persons, arising out of or in connection with any decisions that you make based on content within the Site, your use of the Site, or your violation of our website policies. You agree to make RISE, its subsidiaries and affiliates, whole for any and all claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of the Site or any violation of this Agreement unless prohibited by law.

Contributions to the Site

Where you are invited to submit any contribution to the Site (including any text, photographs or graphics) you agree, by submitting your contribution, to grant RISE a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, right and license to use, reproduce, translate, perform, play and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to your contribution for the full term of any rights that may exist in your contribution. If you do not want to grant to RISE the rights set out above, you must not submit your contribution to the Site.

By submitting your contribution to the Site, you warrant that your contribution:

• Is your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to RISE for all the purposes specified above;
  • Is not defamatory;
  • Will not cause harm; and
  • Does not infringe any law.

In addition, you waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to the Site and use for the purposes specified above.

Termination

These terms and your access to this Site may be terminated at any time by RISE without notice and for any reason or no reason at all. All restrictions, disclaimers and limitations of liability by RISE will survive such termination.

General

If there is any conflict between these terms and specific terms appearing elsewhere on the Site then these terms shall prevail, except in respect of privacy where the Privacy terms shall prevail.

If any of these terms are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates applicable in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. You agree to exclusive jurisdiction of the Abu Dhabi Courts in respect of any proceedings in connection with these terms or this Site.