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Terms and Conditions

1) Acceptance of these Terms

Welcome to Love For UAE. By accessing https://loveforuae.ae/en/terms (the "Website". By accessing or using the Website, you agree to these Terms of Use and to all applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”). If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

2) Eligibility

The Platform is open to people of all ages. If you are under the age of 18, you confirm you have permission from a parent or legal guardian to use the Platform and to submit content on your behalf.

3) Your account (if applicable)

Some features may require creating an account or providing basic details. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activity under your account.

4) Community values & acceptable use

To preserve a respectful environment, you agree that your submissions, comments, and activity will not:

  • Violate any applicable UAE law or regulation (including laws relating to cybercrimes, privacy/data protection, intellectual property, defamation, hate speech, religious denigration, public order and morality).
  • Include political campaigning, commercial advertising, or spam.
  • Infringe copyright, trademarks, privacy, image rights, or other rights of any person or entity.
  • Contain others’ personal data without their explicit permission (including images, names, or voices).
  • Contain malware, attempts to gain unauthorized access, or actions that disrupt or degrade the Platform.

We may moderate, refuse, or remove content and suspend or terminate access at our discretion to protect users, the public interest, applicable laws, and the integrity of the Platform.

5) Your submissions and the license you grant

The Platform celebrates authentic stories, tributes, and creative expressions about the UAE. When you submit any text, photo, audio, video, artwork, or other material (“User Content”), you:

  • Warrant that the content is your original work or that you have all rights and permissions needed (including from any person appearing in or identifiable from the content) to submit it and grant the license below.
  • Grant to us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to host, store, use, reproduce, modify for formatting, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works (for formatting and promotional compilations), distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display your User Content in connection with the Platform and its public-interest communications (including on government and partner channels, social media, and in commemorative publications and exhibitions).
  • Consent to the use of your name, likeness, voice, and biographical details as included in or provided with your submission, to the extent permitted by law and our Privacy Policy.
  • Waive any moral rights you may have to the extent permitted by applicable law, or agree not to assert them against us in a manner inconsistent with the license above. 

Nothing in these Terms limits your ownership of your User Content. You remain free to use it elsewhere.

6) Review, moderation, and takedown

We may review submissions before or after publication. We may edit for length or formatting without altering your meaning. We may remove or decline to publish any content at our discretion and without notice.

Takedown requests: If you believe content infringes your rights or violates these Terms, please write to admin@loveforuae.ae with (i) the URL, (ii) a description of the issue, (iii) your contact details, and (iv) any supporting documentation. We will assess promptly and act in accordance with UAE law.

7) Intellectual property (ours)

All non-user materials on the Website - including logos, trademarks, design, text, images, graphics, software, and layouts are protected by law and may not be copied, adapted, or used without prior written permission, except as allowed by mandatory law.

8) No professional advice

Content on the Platform is for public engagement. It is not legal, security, or professional advice.

9) Third-party links

Links to external sites are provided for convenience. We do not control or endorse their content and are not responsible for their practices. Use third-party sites at your own risk.

10) Disclaimers and limitation of liability

The Website and all its content are provided “as is”, which means we do our best to keep it accurate and available, but we cannot guarantee that everything will always be perfect, complete, or free from errors.

We are not responsible for any losses or damages that might happen from using or being unable to use this Website - including lost data, lost profits, or any indirect or unexpected problems. However, if the law in the UAE says that we must be responsible for something, we will follow that law.

11) Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Platform and its supporting entities from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your User Content, your misuse of the Platform, or your breach of these Terms or applicable law.

12) Changes to the Platform and to these Terms

We may update the Platform and these Terms from time to time. The “Effective date” above shows when these Terms last changed. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

13) Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of the UAE.

14) Contact

Questions about these Terms: admin@loveforuae.ae

Love For UAE - Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal data in connection with Love for UAE (the “Platform” or “Website”).

Important note: As a UAE government-supported initiative, certain UAE data-protection and public-sector provisions may apply differently than for private entities. Regardless, we handle personal information responsibly and in line with applicable UAE laws and best practices.

1) What information we collect

We collect information you provide and information generated by your use of the Platform.

a) Information you provide

  • Submissions: text, photos, audio, video, artwork, captions, and metadata; names, biographical notes, and any people featured; permissions/consents you provide.
  • Contact details: name, email, phone (if provided), social media handles (if provided).
  • Communications: messages sent to us (e.g., takedown requests, support).

b) Information we collect automatically

  • Usage data: pages viewed, links clicked, time and duration, referring pages.
  • Device and log data: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, general location inferred from IP.
  • Cookies/identifiers: small files to keep you signed in (where applicable), remember preferences, and help us understand usage.

We do not intentionally collect special categories of data (e.g., health, political opinions) and ask that you avoid submitting such data unless clearly necessary and you have the right to do so.

Children: If you are under 18, a parent/guardian should supervise your participation and consent to any submission that includes your image, voice, or personal details.

2) How we use information

We use personal information to:

  • Operate and improve the Platform; review and moderate submissions; publish and showcase User Content.
  • Communicate with you (acknowledgments, publication notices, permissions follow-ups, support).
  • Protect users and the public interest (security, fraud and abuse prevention, legal compliance).
  • Analyze usage to improve accessibility, performance, and user experience.
  • Create compilations and commemorative materials showcasing public contributions.

3) Legal bases & public interest

We process personal data for purposes that include consent (e.g., publication of your submissions), performance of our engagement mission, compliance with applicable UAE laws, and tasks carried out in the public interest (public communications and cultural documentation).

4) Sharing of information

We may share information:

  • With service providers/contracted partners who support hosting, moderation, security, analytics, communications, and publication—bound by confidentiality and data-protection obligations.
  • With public entities where required by UAE law or for public-interest communications aligned with the initiative’s purpose.
  • With third parties if reasonably necessary to protect users, the public, or our legal rights; to comply with lawful requests; or in connection with security incidents. We do not sell personal data.

5) International transfers

Where service providers are located outside the UAE, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate protections consistent with applicable UAE requirements.

6) Retention

We retain personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes described above—considering legal, operational, archival, and public-interest needs. Submissions published as part of a public record or cultural archive may be retained longer for historical purposes.

7) Your choices and rights

  • Permissions & withdrawals: You may request to withdraw or modify publication permissions for specific items going forward (this does not require us to remove already-published materials where removal is impracticable or contrary to the public record, but we will assess reasonable requests).
  • Access & correction: You may request a copy of your personal information and ask us to correct inaccuracies.
  • Deletion: You may request deletion where applicable and not overridden by legal/public-interest grounds.
  • Objection/Restriction: You may object to or request restriction of certain processing where permitted by law.

To exercise any of the above, contact admin@loveforuae.ae. We may ask for information to verify your identity and authority (for example, if you request removal of an image containing another person).

8) Cookies & analytics

We use essential cookies for security and operation, and functional/analytics cookies to understand aggregate usage. You can control cookies via your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect functionality.

9) Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the data we process. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10) Third-party sites

If you navigate to third-party sites via links on the Platform, their privacy practices apply.

11) Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. The “Effective date” above shows the latest version. Material changes will be communicated via the Website.

12) Contact

Privacy questions, takedown requests, or rights requests: admin@loveforuae.ae