Terms of Use
Welcome to www.markaforless.com (“Site”). The owner and operator of the Site is marka for less E Commerce Company LLC, a limited liability company registered in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) under license number 3669877, with its office located at ABU DHABI in the UAE And the state of Turkey is in Esenyurt in Istanbul, Building No. 76/6
These Terms of Use and all policies and additional terms (if
applicable) posted on the Site set out the terms on which we offer you access
to and use of our Site, services and applications including our mobile
application (collectively, the “Services”). You can find all of our policies and
additional terms here: www.markaforless.com (“Legal Documents”). These Legal Documents are incorporated by
reference into these Terms of Use.
By accessing,
registering and/or continuing to use or access our Services, you are agreeing
to be bound by these Terms of Use and the Legal Documents with immediate
effect. These Terms of Use and the Legal Documents are subject to change by us
at any time. Your continued use of the Site following any such change
constitutes your agreement to these Terms of Use and Legal Documents as so
modified.
References in these
Terms of Use to “you” (or similar) are references to you as an individual or
legal entity as the case may be.
ABOUT
OUR SITE
The Site is an
e-commerce platform that allows enterprise users to offer and sell products,
and individuals and enterprise entities to buy products.
We reserve the right
to introduce new Services and update or withdraw any of the Services, in our
sole discretion, and we will not be liable to you for exercising this
discretion.
1.
ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS
1. You are eligible to register as a buyer or seller and benefit from the Services if you meet the following eligibility criteria:
for buyers:
- you are above the legal age for purchasing products in your country of residence; and
ii. Being able to provide an address in your country of residence to deliver the products. It is clear and accessible. And we have no responsibility for damage, loss, or damage to the shipment in the event that a wrong address is provided or without an accurate description that impedes delivery of the shipment.
a.
for
sellers:
i. Provide proof of identity to the seller
ii. The ability to submit any documents required by the site in the relevant. The site has the right to close, suspend or cancel the seller's subscription and all related transactions in case the inability to provide the required document
iii.
you
provide proof of authorisation for the individual who will be registering and
using the Site;
iv.
you
provide identification for the authorised person;
v.
you
can provide supporting bank details; and
vi.
you
acknowledge and agree that for certain product categories, additional
requirements might be applicable.
2.
In
order to register to the Site, you will need to provide us with certain
information. Your registration to the Site may not be accepted if you do not
provide us with the required information. We reserve the right to decline any
registration without further explanation. We reserve the right to undertake
such checks as are necessary to verify your identity.
3.
Once
you have successfully completed registration, your registration shall continue
for an indefinite period, subject to suspension or termination in accordance
with clause 6 and clause 2/2 of these Terms of Use.
2.
YOUR OBLIGATIONS
1.
When
using or accessing the Services, you agree that you:
.
are
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of, and restricting access to
and use of your account and password, and accept responsibility for all
activities that occur under your account and password;
a.
agree
to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account or
any other breach of security;
b.
will
provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself and
your use of the Services as required by us;
c.
will
not disclose to any third party (except as required or requested by us) a
user’s information provided to you; and
d.
will
cooperate with our requests for additional information with respect to your
eligibility and usage of our Services.
2.
When
using or accessing the Services, you agree that you will not:
.
post,
list or upload content or items in inappropriate or prohibited categories or
areas on our Site, including:
.
content
or items that may be considered culturally or religiously offensive in any way;
i.
content
or items which may not be considered to be in compliance with general local
law, rules, morals, values, ethics and traditions;
ii.
content
or items that may threaten national security;
iii.
content
or items which may constitute or be considered to promote gambling;
iv.
securities,
including shares, bonds, debentures, or any other financial instruments or
assets of any description;
v.
living
or dead creatures and/or the whole or any part of any animal which has been
kept or preserved by any means whether artificial or natural;
vi.
weapons
of any description;
vii.
liquor,
tobacco products, drugs, psychotropic substances, narcotics, intoxicants of any description and medicines;
viii.
items
that to your knowledge are defective, fake, damaged, false or misleading or
that may through normal use harm another Site user’s interest or health;
ix.
non-transferable
vouchers; and
x.
chemicals.
a.
post
items you do not have a right to link to or include;
b.
post
counterfeit or stolen items;
c.
breach
or circumvent any laws, third party rights or our systems, policies or
determinations of your account status;
d.
use
our Services if you no longer fulfill the eligibility criteria or are not able
to form legally binding contracts, or are temporarily or indefinitely suspended
from using our Services;
e.
fail
to pay for items purchased by you, unless you have a valid reason as set out in
any of our policies;
f.
fail
to deliver items sold by you (if applicable), unless you have a valid reason as
set out in any of our policies;
g.
use
contact information provided to you during the course of a transaction on the
Site to solicit additional sales offline or on another website;
h.
manipulate
the price of any item;
i.
interfere
with any other user’s listings;
j.
take
any action that may undermine the Site’s feedback and ratings systems;
k.
post
false, inaccurate, misleading, deceptive, defamatory or similar content;
l.
transfer
your account to another party without our prior written consent;
m.
distribute
or post spam, unsolicited or bulk electronic communications or similar;
n.
distribute
viruses or any other technologies that may harm our Services or the interests
or property of other users;
o.
infringe:
.
the
copyright, trademark, patent, publicity, moral, database, and/or other
intellectual property rights (collectively, "Intellectual Property
Rights" ) that belong to or are licensed to us; or
i.
any
Intellectual Property Rights that belong to third parties;
p.
harvest
or otherwise collect information about users without their consent; or
q.
circumvent
any technical measures we use to provide the Services.
3.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
1.
Except
for the rights expressly granted under these Terms of Use:
.
all
content included on the Site, including but not limited to text, graphics,
logos, images, audio clips, digital downloads and software is our property or
the property of our licencors. We (or our licencors, as the case may be) retain
all right, title and interest in and to the Site and the Services, including,
without limitation, all Intellectual Property Rights therein; and
a.
all
rights, title and interest in and to any information, materials or other
content that you provide in connection with your use of the Services, including
all Intellectual Property Rights therein, will become our property.
2.
You
agree that you have no right to use any of our trademarks without our prior
written consent.
3.
All
rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms of Use are reserved and
retained by us or our licencors.
4.
WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS & UNDERTAKINGS
1.
You
warrant, represent and undertake that:
.
you
shall fully comply and will at all times continue to fully comply with all
applicable laws, statutes and regulations, including, without limitation, all
privacy laws and content regulation;
a.
you
have full power and authority to enter into these Terms of Use and the
execution and performance of your obligations under these Terms of Use does not
conflict with:
.
any
laws, rules, regulations or governmental guidelines to which you are subject
to; or
i.
any
other agreements to which you are a party to or to which you are otherwise
bound by;
b.
if you
create or use an account on behalf of a business entity, you represent that you
are authorized to act on behalf of such business and bind the business to these
Terms of Use. Such account is deemed to be owned and controlled by the business
entity;
c.
you
own or have the authority to grant the rights and licences granted to us by you
under these Terms of Use; and
d.
any
content you submit as part of your use of the Services and any products that
you list do not violate the rights of any third party anywhere in the world
including, without limitation, any Intellectual Property Rights (whether
registered or not).
2.
Subject
to clause 5.1, the Services are provided to you on an
“as is” basis without representations, warranties or conditions of any kind. We
disclaim all warranties, conditions and representations of any kind, whether
express, implied or collateral, including, but not limited to, all conditions,
representations or warranties of merchant ability, of fitness for a particular
or general purpose, of non-infringement, of compatibility or that the Services
are secure or error free or will operate without interruption or will be
provided in a timely or proper manner or at all.
3.
Furthermore,
whilst we attempt to be as accurate as possible, we do not warrant that product
descriptions or other content of any Service is accurate, complete, reliable,
current, or error-free. Additionally, as a buyer, you agree that we are not
responsible for examining or warranting the listings or content provided by us
or third parties through the Services, and that you will not attempt to hold us
liable for any inaccuracies or defects in any of the listings. As a seller, it
is your responsibility to review the content of your listings for accuracy and
you will not attempt to hold our catalogue/content providers or us responsible
for inaccuracies.
5.
LIABILITY & INDEMNITIES
1.
Nothing
in these Terms of Use shall limit or exclude a party’s liability:
.
for
fraud, including fraudulent misrepresentation, perpetrated by that party;
a.
for
death or personal injury caused by the negligence of that party; or
b.
for
any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.
2.
Subject
to clause 5.1, in no event will we, our parent
company, subsidiaries and affiliates, and our, and their directors, officers,
agents, employees, suppliers, subcontractors or licensors be liable, whether
based on an action or claim in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory
duty or otherwise arising out of or in relation to these Terms of Use for loss
of profits, loss of data or information, business interruption or other
pecuniary loss or for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential
damages, even if we, our affiliates, directors, officers, agents, employees,
licensors, subcontractors or suppliers have been advised of the possibility of
such damages.
3.
In
addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we (including our parent
company, subsidiaries and affiliates and our, and their directors, officers,
agents, employees, suppliers, subcontractors or licensors) are not liable, and
you agree not to hold us responsible, for any damages or losses resulting
directly or indirectly from:
.
the
content or other information you provide when using the Services;
a.
your
use of or your inability to use our Services;
b.
pricing,
shipping, format or other guidance provided by us;
c.
delays
or disruptions in our Services;
d.
viruses
or other malicious software obtained by accessing or linking to our Services;
e.
bugs,
errors or inaccuracies of any kind in our Services;
f.
damage
to your hardware device from the use of products sold on the Site or our
Services;
g.
the
content, actions or inactions of third parties using our Services;
h.
a
suspension or other action taken by us with respect to your use of the
Services;
i.
the
duration or manner in which your listings appear in search results; or
j.
your
need to modify practices, content or behaviour or your loss of or inability to
do business as a result of changes to these Terms of Use.
4.
Subject
to clause 5.1, if clauses 5.2
or 5.3 are held to be unenforceable or inapplicable
for any reason, then the total liability applicable to us, our parent company,
subsidiaries and affiliates and our, and their directors, officers, agents,
employee, suppliers, subcontractors or licensors, to you, whether based on an
action or claim in contract, negligence or breach of statutory duty or
otherwise, arising out of or in relation to these Terms of Use shall be limited
to the lower of:
.
the
price the item sold for on our Site and its original shipping costs; and
a.
the
amount of fees in dispute not to exceed the total fees that you paid to us in
the twelve (12) months prior to the action giving rise to the liability; or
b.
AED (200).
5.
You
agree to indemnify and hold us, our parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates
and our, and their directors, officers, agents, employee, suppliers,
subcontractors or licensors harmless from and against any losses, damages and
expenses (including legal fees and attorney’s fees) (“Claims”) arising out of
or relating to:
.
any
claims or demands made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of
the Services;
a.
your
violation of any of the provisions of these Terms of Use, including, without
limitation, any of the warranties, representations and undertakings;
b.
your
violation of any applicable laws, including, without limitation, data
protection or anti-spam laws; or
c.
the
manner in which you use our Services, including, without limitation, that the
content you post, the items you list or your trademarks infringe the
Intellectual Property Rights of any third party or that the content of your
listings is slanderous, defamatory, obscene or violates any other rights
(including privacy rights) of any third party (including other Site users).
6.
SUSPENSION, TERMINATION & CANCELLATION
1.
Without
prejudice to any of our rights and remedies and without any liability to you,
we may limit, suspend or withdraw a user’s access to the Services, cancel any
product(s) order and/or remove hosted content submitted by you at our sole
discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, any amounts paid and received by us in
relation to a cancelled product(s) order will be refunded.
7.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE
1.
We
are committed to ensuring that listed items and content on our Site comply with
these Terms of Use. If you believe that a listed item or content breaches these
Terms of Use, please notify us on the details in clause 8.12
and we will investigate.
8.
MARKA FOR LESS AFFILIATES & ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
1.
Marka for less E Commerce Owned by Marka for less Company LLC and/or its
affiliates ("Marka for less Affiliates") provide website features and other
products and services to you when you use or sign-up as a buyer and/or seller
on the Site. “Affiliate” means, with respect to a particular person, any entity
that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with such person.
2.
To
enhance your experience across the Site and with Marka for less Affiliates, you hereby
agree that we may set-up additional services, functions and/or accounts on your
behalf, by using the information you provide to us on the Site.
9.
GENERAL
1.
Governing
Law. These Terms of Use and any non-contractual rights or
obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates, as applied
in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
2.
Dispute
Resolution. If you have an issue with our Services, please contact us.
We will endeavour to resolve your issue as soon as possible. Any disputes or
Claims arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use, including any
non-contractual rights or obligations arising out of or in connection with
these Terms of Use shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration
under the Arbitration Rules of the DIFC – LCIA Arbitration Centre, which Rules
are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause. The number of
arbitrators shall be one. The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be
Dubai International Financial Centre. The language to be used in the
arbitration shall be English.
3.
Third
Party Rights. A person who is not a party to these Terms of Use has no
right to enforce any of its terms.
4.
Relationship
of the Parties. Nothing contained in these Terms of Use will be deemed or
construed by the parties or any third party to create the relationship of
partnership, joint venture or agency between the parties, it being understood
that the parties will at all times remain independent parties contracting for
Services.
5.
Further
Assurances. The parties will do and execute or arrange for the doing and
executing of each necessary act, document and thing reasonably within its power
to implement and give effect to these Terms of Use to its full extent,
including, without limitation, assisting each other in complying with
applicable law.
6.
Assignment. These
Terms of Use will be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and permitted assigns. You agree that you will not
assign or transfer these Terms of Use or any of your rights or obligations
under these Terms of Use, whether directly or indirectly, without first
obtaining our prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld.
7.
Entire
Agreement. These Terms of Use and the documents referred to or
incorporated herein by reference contain the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the subject matter and supersede all prior agreements,
negotiations and representations, written or oral, relating to its subject
matter. Except as provided in these Terms of Use and the documents referred to
or incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference, there are no conditions,
representations, warranties, undertakings or agreements between the parties
whether direct, indirect, collateral, express or implied.
8.
Amendment. These
Terms of Use cannot be modified, varied, amended or supplemented in any way by
you. We reserve the right to modify, vary, amend or supplement these Terms of
Use at any time and from time to time. We will post the current version of
these Terms of Use on the Site and each such change will be effective upon
posting on the Site or upon the date designated by us as the “effective date”
(if any). Your continued use of the Services following any such change
constitutes your agreement to be bound by and its acceptance of these Terms of
Use as so modified.
9.
Severability. If
any provision of these Terms of Use is determined by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision will be
severed from these Terms of Use and the remaining provisions will continue in
full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the
transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially
adverse to either of the parties.
10.
Force
Majeure. Neither party will be liable for any loss or damage or for
any delay or failure in performance due to acts beyond the control of such
party whether or not such acts could reasonably be anticipated (including acts
of God, legislative, judicial or regulatory acts of any provincial or the
federal government, court or regulatory authority, acts of any of our
subcontractors or any third party providers of goods or Services to us, labour
disruptions, blackouts, embargoes).
11.
No
Waiver. Any waiver by us of any of the provisions of these Terms of
Use will not constitute a waiver of any other provision (whether similar or
not), nor will any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver of that
particular provision, unless expressly provided by us in writing.
12.
Communications. You
may contact us through email, social media or live chat on the Site, or by
calling our call centre on the same number on this website.
13.
Survival. All
provisions that either expressly or by their nature survive, will survive
suspension or termination of your membership of the Site