1.Acceptance of Terms

The 2024 conference of Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) will be hosted by APAC member accreditation bodies located in the United Arab Emirates, including GCC Accreditation Center (GAC), Emirates International Accreditation Center (EIAC) and Emirates National Accreditation System (ENAS). The hosts have collaborated in organizing this event, and participation in the meeting requires registration through this website. In consideration of the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC), hosts of the APAC2024 conference and their respective affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “We,” “Us,” “Our,” “Hosts”) providing You limited rights of use and access to the Internet website or online service where this Terms of Use is posted (“Site”) and any of the products or services available on or through the Site, You agree to the following terms and conditions of this Terms of Use Agreement (this “Agreement”). The shall collectively be referred to as the “Services” in this Agreement.

This Agreement is in addition to and does not nullify, any other agreement between You and Us or any other applicable terms and conditions found on the Site. You agree to comply with all rules or restrictions that are posted on the Site.

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES

EACH TIME YOU USE THE SERVICES, YOUR USE INDICATES YOUR FULL ACCEPTANCE OF AND AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS THEN CURRENT FORM. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SERVICES

YOU MAY ALSO AGREE TO THIS AGREEMENT ELECTRONICALLY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CLICKING ON AN “AGREE” OR SIMILAR BUTTON OR CHECKING A BOX THAT IS NEXT TO OR NEAR A LINK TO THIS AGREEMENT.

2.Privacy Policy

In addition to reviewing this Agreement, You should also read Our Privacy Policy to better comprehend how We collect and use Your personal information. Your use of the Services constitutes Your agreement to Our Privacy Policy.

3.Suspension or Termination of Your Use

Your failure to follow the requirements of the Terms of Use may result in suspension or termination of Your access to the Services, without notice, in addition to other remedies. We further reserve the right to terminate, without notice and in our sole discretion, any user’s access to or use of the Services for any reason.

4.Licenses

Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use and any applicable E-Content Terms, and your payment of any applicable fees, Hosts grant You a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, license to access and make personal, internal business, and non-commercial use of the Services.

5.Ownership of the Services and Site Information; Intellectual Property Rights

The Services, including the Site, E-Content, and the design and content features thereof (including without limitation, information and other materials, illustrations, product layout, and design, icons, navigational buttons, images, artwork, graphics, photography, text, data, audio sound, software and the like, as well as the selection, assembly and arrangement thereof), are owned by us or our affiliates or are licensed from third-party service providers by the Hosts. The Services, as a whole and in part, are protected by copyright, trademark, service mark, trade name, and other intellectual property and proprietary rights, and all other applicable rights are reserved to Hosts or our affiliates or applicable licensors.

Except as expressly permitted by the Terms of Use, applicable E-Content Terms, or any other applicable terms and conditions to which You agree, no portion of the Services may be reprinted, republished, modified, publicly displayed, publicly performed, or distributed in any form without Our express written permission. You may not, and the Terms of Use do not give You permission to, reproduce, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, modify, adapt, amend, translate, transmit, sell (or participate in any sale), distribute, license, or create derivative works with respect to the Services.

Certain components of the Services may be licensed from third parties and all such third-party components of the Services and all intellectual property and proprietary rights related to such third-party components of the Services belong to the respective third parties. You may not remove any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property or proprietary notice or legend contained on the Services or the third-party components of the Services.

You agree not to use the Services, in whole or in part, in any way for any public or commercial purpose or in any other manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers, that disparages or discredits Us or Our licensors, that dilutes the strength of Our intellectual property or Our licensor’s intellectual property, or that otherwise infringes on Our or Our licensor’s intellectual property rights. You further agree to in no other way misuse the Services, in whole or in part.

6.Services Information is Provided As Is; Use of Services

The Services and the Services Information are provided “as is” with all faults. You use the Services and the Services Information, as authorized herein, at Your own risk. The Services or Services Information may contain errors, omissions, or typographical errors or may be out of date. The Services or Services Information may change, delete, or be updated at any time and without prior notice.

You understand that We cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files, if any, available for downloading from the Services will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs, cancelbots, or any other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information (collectively, “Hazards”)

7.Eligibility to Use the Services

The Services are not intended for users under the age of 18. To register for and/or use any Services, You must be 18 years of age or older. If You are a minor under the age of 18, You may only use Services in conjunction with Your parents or guardians. We are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from users under the age of 13. Children under 13 should not send any information about themselves to us. If a child under 13 submits information through any part of Services, and We become aware that the person submitting the information is a child, We will attempt to delete this information as soon as possible.

8.Accurate Information; Registration and Passwords

In consideration of Your use of the Services, You agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, and current and complete information as prompted on the Services; and (b) maintain and update such information to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If You provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or We have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, We may suspend or terminate Your use of the Services and/or decline to permit Your continued use of the Services and future access to the Services.

9.Acceptable and Lawful Use of Discussion Forums and Other Interactive Features

You may have the opportunity to post, stream, transmit, or otherwise provide ideas, remarks, questions, data, graphics, opinions, designs, customizations, or other (including information on bulletin boards, chat rooms, or other forums on the Services (collectively “User Generated Content”).

Any personal information, computer information, User Generated Content, or other information that You provide to Us in connection with the use of the Services: (a) shall not be obscene or indecent; (b) shall not contain any Hazards; (c) shall not infringe any third party’s copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; (d) shall not be defamatory, libelous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing; and (e) shall not create any liability for Us or cause Us to lose (in whole or in part) the services of Our Internet Service Provider(s) or other suppliers. You shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding the use of the Services.

10.No Endorsement of Links to Other Web Sites

Any links to other websites are provided as merely a convenience to You. The Services or Hosts advertising or promotional materials may provide links or references to other websites but We have not reviewed all of these other websites, have no responsibility for the content of such other websites, and shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from the content from these other websites. You understand that, except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by Us, We do not operate, control, or endorse any information, products, or services on the Internet in any way. We do not endorse or make any representations about these other websites, or any information or other products or materials found on these other websites, or any results that may be obtained from using these other websites. If You decide to access any of these other websites linked to the Services, You do so entirely at Your own risk.

In order to access and use some E-Content, You may need to download or otherwise obtain access to materials that are provided by third parties (“Third Party Materials”). Third Party Materials may be licensed to You subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable license agreements accompanying such Third Party Materials. Use of such materials by You is governed entirely by the terms and conditions of the applicable Third Party Materials license agreements and not by this Agreement.

By using any E-Content, You acknowledge and agree that Hosts are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality or any other aspect of any Third Party Materials. Hosts do not warrant or endorse and does not assume and will not have any liability or responsibility to You or any other person for any Third Party Materials.

11.Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Us and Our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents, harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, costs, liabilities, losses, and damages of any kind (including attorney’s fees) resulting from (i) Your use, misuse or abuse of the Services or the Services Information, or (ii) Your breach of any provision of this Agreement. You will cooperate as fully as reasonably required in Our defense of any claim. We reserve the right, at Our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by You, and You shall not, in any event, settle any matter without Our written consent.

12.Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE USING THE SERVICES AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES AND THE SERVICES INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” AND TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HOSTS, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTEE OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM. HOSTS, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND ITS THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THE SERVICES OR THE SERVICES INFORMATION WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT THERE WILL BE NO FAILURES, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS, OR LOSS OR SECURITY BREACH OF TRANSMITTED INFORMATION, OR THAT NO VIRUSES WILL BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH ACCESS TO OR USE OF SERVICES.

HOSTS, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES HEREUNDER, THE SALE OR PURCHASE OF ANY PRODUCTS, MERCHANDISE AND/OR SERVICES ORDERED THROUGH SERVICES, YOUR ACCESS TO OR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE SERVICES OR THE SERVICES INFORMATION, INCLUDING FOR VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES, YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE SERVICES, THE SERVICES INFORMATION OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIRD-PARTY SITES LINKED TO SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF CLAIM OR THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION APPLIES FULLY IN ALL STATES, INCLUDING RESIDENTS OF NEW JERSEY.

YOU HEREBY AGREE TO RELEASE HOSTS, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED AND UNSUSPECTED, DISCLOSED AND UNDISCLOSED (COLLECTIVELY, “CLAIMS”), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE SERVICES INFORMATION.

13.The Security of the Services

We maintain commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards and personnel policies that are designed to guard the Services, Our systems and Our customers’ personal information. For example, for the security of Your online visit to the Services, We may make use of firewall barriers, encryption techniques and/or authentication procedures. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be absolutely secure. As a result, while We strive to protect Your personal information, We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any Content You transmit to Us, and You do so at Your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of Your personal information, We will notify You as necessary so You can take appropriate protective steps. Unless You indicate otherwise, We may notify You under such circumstances using the email address You provided to Us when You registered with the Services.

14.Electronic Communications

When You visit the Site or send emails to Us, You are communicating with Us electronically. You consent to receive communications from Us electronically. We will communicate with You by email or by posting notices on the Site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that We provide to You electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

15.Services are for Use in the UAE

The Services are hosted in the United Emirate and is intended for users located in the United Emirate. If You are a non-UAE. user of Site, by visiting the Site, using the Services and/or providing Us with any personal, anonymous browsing or non-personal information, User Generated Content, or any other Content, You agree to comply with all federal and state UAE. laws governing the Services, online conduct and acceptable Content and User Generated Content. You further agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of data exported from the United Emirate or the country in which You reside.

16.Digital Millennium Copyright Act; Copyright Complaints

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and require those that visit the Site and use the Services and Our network to do the same. We may, in appropriate circumstances and at Our discretion, remove or disable access to material on the Services that infringes upon the copyright rights of others. We also may, at Our discretion, remove or disable links or references to an online location that contains infringing material or infringing activity. In the event that any visitors to Our Site or users of the Services repeatedly infringe on others’ copyrights, We may in Our sole discretion terminate those individuals’ rights to use Our Site or the Services.

If You believe that Your work has been used on Our Site or the Services in any manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please notify us by written notice. The notice should include the following information:

1. 1. • An electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright allegedly infringed;
      • A description of the copyrighted work You claim has been infringed, including a copy of the copyrighted work or the web page address where the copyrighted work may be found;
      • Identification of the location on Our Site or in the Services of the material You claim has been infringed, or the link or reference to another website that contains the material You claim has been infringed;
      • Your name, address, telephone number and email address;
      • A statement by You that You have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the material at issue is not authorized by the copyright owner, the agent of the copyright owner or the law; and
      • A statement by You that the information in this notification is accurate and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that You are the copyright owner of the material allegedly infringed or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Co-Host copyright agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on Our Site and Our network can be reached at the following:

By mail:

By telephone: +966 11 2061111 

By email: apac2024@gac.org.sa

17.Policy Regarding Use of Our Trademarks

The trademarks, logos, and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on the Services, and related websites belonging to APAC and Hosts are independently registered trademarks of their respective owners, are the property of their respective owners, and are protected by the U.S. and international trademark laws and/or common law. Their uses are restricted to programs, events, products or services that We sponsor or with which We are otherwise affiliated. Our trademarks may not be used for personal financial gain. Use of the Marks is prohibited without Our express written consent except as permitted by applicable laws. Nothing contained on the Services should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use the Marks without Our express written consent.

18.Severability

In the event that one or more portions of this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such validity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision contained in this Agreement.

19.Headings

The headings used throughout this Agreement are solely for the convenience of reference and are not to be used as an aid in the interpretation of this Agreement.

20.No Waiver

Any delay or failure by You or Us, at any time or times, to require performance of any provision of this Agreement shall in no manner affect Your or Our right at a later time to enforce such provision. No delay or failure of You or Us in exercising any right hereunder shall constitute a waiver of such right or any other rights hereunder.

21.Entire Agreement, Updates and Modifications

This Agreement and any documents expressly incorporated by reference constitute the entire agreement between Us and You pertaining to the subject matter hereof. In Our sole discretion, We may unilaterally amend or modify this Agreement or any other documents referenced herein at any time by posting on the Services. The date of the most recent revision will appear at the top of this page. If We have an e-mail contact for You and the changes to the Agreement are material, We may notify You of such changes by sending You an e-mail to the address You have provided to Us. We encourage You to review this Agreement periodically for any updates or changes. Any amended or modified terms will be effective upon posting or at the time set forth in an e-mail notice to You. Continued use of the Services constitutes acceptance of any modified terms and conditions.

Hosts also reserve the right to post, from time to time, additional rules of usage that apply to specific parts of the Services, which may be posted in the relevant parts of the Services, and will be identified clearly and conspicuously. Your continued use of the Services constitutes Your agreement to comply with these additional rules.

22.Assignment

You may not assign Your rights or delegate Your responsibilities hereunder without Our express written permission. We may, at any time, assign Our rights or delegate Our obligations hereunder without notice to You.

23.Third Party Beneficiary Rights

No person not a party to this Agreement is intended to be a beneficiary of this Agreement, and no person not a party to this Agreement shall have any right to enforce any term of this Agreement.

You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in and will not access the Site or the Services from, any country that is the subject of a United Emirates Government embargo or that has been designated by the United Emirates Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any United Emirates Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

If You have any questions about this Agreement, contact Us at support@apac2024.com.