WEBSITE TERMS
ABDO RAFIQ & PARTNERS LIMITED
1. Introduction
Welcome to www.wills.ae (the “Website”) operated by Abdo Rafiq & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants (“Abdo Rafiq & Partners”). These terms of use (the “Website Terms”), as well as any other additional terms, conditions, notices and disclaimers displayed elsewhere on this Website govern your use of this Website. The Website Terms may be modified from time to time without notice to you and you should therefore regularly review the Website Terms for any such modifications.
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Your access and/or use of this Website constitutes your continued acceptance of the Website Terms and all terms, conditions, and notices that are effective as of the date and time you use or access the Website.
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The term “you”, “your”, and “User” or similar terms means the person accessing or using the Website. The terms “us”, “we” and “our” refer to Abdo Rafiq & Partners.
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The Website Terms will constitute a legal agreement (“Agreement”) between “you” (the user of this Website) and “us”.
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Please read the Website Terms carefully, as your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the Website Terms. If you do not agree to the Website Terms, you should not access or use the Website.
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The Website Terms should be read in conjunction with the Website’s Privacy Policy.
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2. Who We Are
Abdo Rafiq & Partners is a UAE law firm, providing legal services across the United Arab Emirates with a dedicated department focused on providing Wills, Retirement & Estate Planning Services.
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The use by Abdo Rafiq & Partners of the term “partner” or “legal consultant” or “associate” in relation to any individual is a title only and individuals described as partners or legal consultants or associates are members or employees of, or consultants to Abdo Rafiq & Partners.
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​3. Use of The Website
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The material on this Website has been produced by Abdo Rafiq & Partners and has been prepared as general information about Abdo Rafiq & Partners and its services. It is not intended to provide legal advice and, as such, the content does not constitute legal advice, and you should not act on the information provided on this Website without seeking proper legal advice. Use of this Website does not create any lawyer-client relationship between you and Abdo Rafiq & Partners.
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If you print off, copy or download any part of our Website in breach of the Website Terms, your right to use our Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
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​4. Responsibility For Links
Where our Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resource
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​5. Confidentiality
We are bound by strict confidentiality rules and, accordingly, we will treat any commercially sensitive information about your business and private affairs as confidential (unless we are required to disclose any information by law or any regulatory authority). We will use your personal information to provide you with our services and to inform you of relevant news (such as firm-related announcements and forthcoming events) and legal developments. You may contact Abdo Rafiq & Partners at any time to let us know if you do not wish to be provided with this information.
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Communications via this Website do not establish a lawyer-client relationship and any information sent to Abdo Rafiq & Partners before establishing a lawyer-client relationship as evidenced by signed terms can and will be used for the benefit of our existing clients; accordingly, until we have formally established a lawyer-client relationship, do NOT send any confidential information or any information you would expect to be maintained in confidence through the Website or through any email address posted on the Website.
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We may also use non-confidential details about our work for you for promotional purposes, unless you inform us otherwise.
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6. Privacy
Abdo Rafiq & Partners may collect personal information from you when you use the Website to communicate with us or otherwise provide us with personally identifiable information.
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In addition to the personal information that you send to us over email, we may collect other non-personal information. For each visitor to this Website, the Website’s server will automatically recognize and store your Internet Protocol address, but not any personally identifiable information about you. In addition, this Website uses cookies. Most web browsers are set by default to accept cookies; however, you may set your browser to either prompt or refuse cookies. Please note that rejecting cookies will restrict the functionality of this Website as a whole. We use the non-personal information collected for tracking the statistics of this Website, which allows us to better understand our users and improve the layout and functionality of this Website.
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We will not share your personal information with any third party without your prior consent. We are not responsible for the actions of any third party to which we provide your personal information with your prior consent.
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​7. Feedback and Complaints Procedure
We are committed to continuous improvement in the quality of our services. We encourage suggestions or comments from you in helping to achieve this goal. If you would like to discuss ways in which our services could be improved, or if you are dissatisfied with any aspect of the services you are receiving from us, please contact us or, if appropriate, the managing partner of Abdo Rafiq & Partners.
We have a formal complaints procedure which we are confident will assist in resolving any problems that might arise between us.
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​8. Responsibility for Advice
Abdo Rafiq & Partners (rather than its partners, legal consultants and employees) will provide advice and services to you and Abdo Rafiq & Partners alone will be responsible for the performance of the contract between us.
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All work done and advice provided by us is for your use and benefit only and may not be supplied or passed on to any other person without our prior written approval. Our duty of care is to you as our client, not to third parties unless such responsibility is accepted by us in writing.
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Where Abdo Rafiq & Partners is responsible for providing advice and/or services to you then, to the fullest extent permitted by law and regulation, no individual who is a partner or legal consultant or employee of Abdo Rafiq & Partners accepts or assumes responsibility to you or to anyone for advice and services provided to you, whether or not the individual is described as a “partner”.
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You agree (to the extent such agreement is enforceable under applicable laws and regulations) that you will not bring any claim in connection with any advice and/or services provided to you, whether on the basis of contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, against any partner, legal consultant, or employee of Abdo Rafiq & Partners, but this will not limit or exclude the liability of Abdo Rafiq & Partners itself for the acts or omissions of its members, employees or consultants.
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​9. Limitation of Liability
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To the fullest extent permissible by law, Abdo Rafiq & Partners (a) disclaims any representation or warranty express or implied concerning the accuracy, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose of the information contained on the Website; (b) does not guarantee that the Website services, including access to the online forms will function without interruption or errors, and (c) provides the service (including content and information) on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We do not offer any warranty or remedies for the interruption or cessation of access to its services or this Website. Users accessing this information assume full responsibility for the use of the information contained on this Website and understand and agree that we are not responsible for any claim, loss, or damage arising out of the use of the information. Further to this, in no event shall we be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages that result from the use of, or inability to use this Website or any other aspects of the Website Terms. Under no circumstances will we be responsible for any damage, loss, or injury resulting from hacking, tampering, or other unauthorized access or use of the services or your account or the information contained therein.
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​10. Rules About Linking To Our Website
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You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
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You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our Website in any website that is not owned by you.
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Our Website must not be framed on any other Website, nor may you create a link to any part of our Website other than the home page.
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We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
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The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in the Website Terms and our Privacy Policy.
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​11. Website Suspension or Withdrawal
Our Website is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that our Website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Website for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
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You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Website through your internet connection are aware of the Website Terms and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with the Website Terms.
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​12. Computer Viruses & Your Responsibility
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We do not guarantee that our Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our Website. You should use your own virus protection software.
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You must not misuse our Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Website, the server on which our Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Website. You must not attack our Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will cooperate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our Website will cease immediately.
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​13. Indemnification
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You agree to indemnify and compensate us for any damages, loss, expense or liability incurred as a result of your breach of the Website Terms.
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​14. Third Party Links
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This Website may contain links to third party sites. Abdo Rafiq & Partners does not recommend or endorse the content or privacy practices of any third-party sites which may be linked to or from this Website, or products or services of any third party organisations mentioned or described on this Website or linked to or from this Website. You acknowledge that you enter any third-party sites at your own risk.
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​15. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
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Your use of this Website and any dispute arising out of such use of this Website is subject to the laws of the United Arab Emirates and any disputes arising in connection with the Website Terms are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of ADGM Courts.
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Abdo Rafiq & Partners does not represent that it is authorised to provide legal advice in all the jurisdictions from which this Website can be viewed.
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​16. General
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The Website Terms apply except to the extent that they are varied in writing by a partner of Abdo Rafiq & Partners.
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Thank you for your cooperation. We hope you find the Website helpful and convenient to use. If you have questions or comments regarding the Website or if there are any technical problems with the Website, please contact us at wills@arplawgroup.com.