Terms and Conditions
1.
Contractual
Relationship
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern a company or personal
access or use, from within Egypt and abroad of the applications, websites,
content, services (the "Services”),
provided by NAL LAW.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY before accessing or using NAL LAW services.
By accessing or using
the Services, you confirm your agreement to be bound by these Terms, as it
constitutes a Legal Agreement between You and NAL LAW. These Terms expressly supersede prior
agreements or arrangements with you. NAL LAW may in application to laws immediately
terminate these Terms or any Services with respect to you, or generally cease
offering or deny access to the Services or any portion thereof, at any time for
any reason.
Supplemental terms may
apply to certain Services, such as policies for a particular event, program,
activity or promotion, and such supplemental terms will be disclosed to you in
connection with the applicable Service(s). Supplemental terms are in addition to, and shall be deemed a part of,
the Terms for the purposes of the applicable Service(s). Supplemental terms
shall prevail over these Terms in the event of a conflict with respect to the
applicable Services.
NAL LAW may amend the
Terms from time to time. Amendments will be effective upon NAL LAW's posting of
such updated Terms on its website or in the amended policies or supplemental
terms on the applicable Service(s). Your
continued access or use of the Services after such posting confirms your
consent to be bound by the Terms, as amended.
NAL LAW’s collection
and use of personal information in connection with the Services in accordance
to Laws and policies and is described in www.nal-law.com. You hereby confirm that you have read and
accepted the NAL Law Privacy Policy and expressly agree to provide NAL LAW with
the necessary personal data for use with the concerned governmental or
non-governmental entities competent to perform the Services.
2.
Information about us
- www.nal-law.com
is a website operated by NAL LAW Firm. Head office of NAL LAW is located
in Business Plaza, Street 90North, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. Our VAT number
is 276-394-348.
3.
Definitions
- “Consumer”
shall have the meaning ascribed in Consumer Protection Agency Law.
- “General
Terms and Conditions” means these Terms and Conditions.
- “Specific
Terms and Conditions” means the Specific Terms and Conditions tailored
to cover any product or service that you may purchase from NAL LAW through
the Website, and which take priority over these General Terms and
Conditions to the extent of any conflict between them.
- “Web
site” “Website” or “Site” means the web site you were browsing
when you clicked on a link to these General and Special Terms and Conditions,
including all subsidiary pages.
- “We”
refers to NAL LAW Firm.
4.
Use of the Website
- By
accessing www.nal-law.com and all
subsidiary web pages within the site, you agree to these General Terms and
Conditions in full, together with any additional or specific terms and
conditions we may draw to your attention prior to your purchasing any
services from or via this Website.
- All
material on the Website and our social media pages is provided for
information purposes only and does not constitute legal, accounting or
professional advice of any other kind; therefore, it cannot and should not
be relied upon as such. If you require any professional advice or
services, we recommend you consult a qualified party before acting in
reliance on any of the information, or purchasing any of the services,
available on or from this Website.
User Account
In order to use most aspects of the
Services, you must register for and maintain an active personal user Services
account ("Account"). You must be at least 21 years of age, or the age
of legal majority in your jurisdiction (if different than 21), to obtain an
Account. Account registration requires you to submit to NAL LAW certain
personal information, such as your name, address, mobile phone number and age,
as well as at least one valid payment method (VISA). You agree to maintain
accurate, complete, and up-to-date information in your Account. Your failure to
maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date Account information, including
having an invalid or expired payment method on file, may result in your
inability to access or use the Services. You are responsible for all activity
that occurs under your Account, and you agree to maintain the security and
secrecy of your Account username and password at all times. Unless otherwise
permitted by NAL LAW in writing, you may only possess one Account
User Requirements and Conduct.
The Service is not available for use by persons under the
age of 21. You may not authorize third parties to use your Account; you may not
assign or otherwise transfer your Account to any other person or entity. You
agree to comply with all applicable laws when using the Services and you may
only use the Services for lawful purposes. In certain instances you may be
asked to provide proof of identity or other method of identity verification to
access or use the Services, and you agree that you may be denied access to or
use of the Services if you refuse to provide proof of identity or other method
of identity verification.
Text Messaging and Emails
By creating an Account, you agree that the Services may send
you text (SMS) messages or emails as part of the normal business operation of
your use of the Services.
Promotional Codes
NAL LAW may, in its sole discretion, create promotional codes
that may be redeemed for Account credit, or other features or benefits related
to the Services, subject to any additional terms that NAL LAW establishes on a
per promotional code basis (“ Promo Codes”). You agree that Promo Codes: (1)
must be used for the intended audience and purpose, and in a lawful manner; (2)
may not be duplicated, sold or transferred in any manner, or made available to
the general public (whether posted to a public forum or otherwise), unless
expressly permitted by NAL LAW; (3) may be disabled by NAL LAW at any time for
any reason without liability on NAL LAW; (4) may only be used pursuant to the
specific terms that NAL LAW establishes
for such Promo Code; (5) are not valid for cash; and (6) may expire prior to
your use. NAL LAW reserves the right to withhold or deduct credits or other
features or benefits obtained through the use of Promo Codes by you or any
other user in the event that NAL LAW determines or believes that the use or
redemption of the Promo Code was in error, fraudulent, illegal, or in violation
of the applicable Promo Code terms or these Terms.
Network Access and Devices
You are responsible for obtaining the data network access
necessary to use the Services. Your mobile network’s data and messaging rates
and fees may apply if you access or use the Services from a wireless-enabled
device and you shall be responsible for such rates and fees. You are
responsible for acquiring and updating compatible hardware or devices necessary
to access and use the Services and Applications and any updates thereto. NAL
LAW does not guarantee that the Services, or any portion thereof, will function
on any particular hardware or devices. In addition, the Services may be subject
to malfunctions and delays inherent in the use of the Internet and electronic
communications.
5.
Updates and changes
to the Website
- We
aim to update the Website regularly but we cannot guarantee that
information will be accurate, complete and current at all times. We may
update this information when necessary, and all information on the Website
is subject to such modification from time to time without notice; however,
we make no representations, warranties or undertakings of whatever nature
about the information, content or materials provided on the Website. This
includes, without limitation, the quality, accuracy, completeness and
reliability of the information.
- We
will use reasonable efforts to keep the Website available to you but it is
subject to on-going updates and improvements, and we reserve the right to
change or remove (temporarily or permanently) the Website, or any part of
it, including all services or prices, without prior notice. By accepting
these Terms and Conditions, you confirm that we shall not be liable to you
for any such changes or removals that may take place.
- Changes
to these General Terms and Conditions and the Specific Terms and
Conditions may be made at any time. Your use of the Website and the
purchase of services are also subject to any such changes. You accept
personal responsibility to check if any changes have been made to the
General Terms and Conditions or relevant Specific Terms and Conditions
every time you visit the Website or purchase services from us.
6.
Limitation of liability
The Services are provided
on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE". NAL LAW disclaims all
representations and warranties express , implied or statutory, and not
expressly set out in these terms ,including the implied warranties or
merchantability that fits for a particular purpose and non-infringment.In
addition,NAL LAW makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee regarding the
reliability, timeliness ,quality, suitability or availability of the services
or any services requested through the use of the Services, or that the Services
will be uninterrupted or error-free .You agree that the entire risk arising out
of your use of the Services, or any Services requested in connection therewith,
remains solely with You, to the maximum extent permitted under the Applicable
Law.
NAL LAW shall not be liable
for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages,
including lost profits, lost data, personal injury, or property damage arising
out of: (1) your use of or reliance on the Service or your inability to access
or use the Services; or (2) any transaction or relationship between You and any
third party provider, even if NAL LAW has been advised of the possibility of
such damages. NAL LAW shall not be liable for delay or failure in performance
resulting from causes beyond NAL LAW’s reasonable control.
- We
will undertake all reasonable procedures but if your company formation
application is eventually rejected by GAFI (General Authority for Free
Zones & Investment) for reasons related to you and your identity, you
will not be entitled to a refund for company formations services purchased
from NAL LAW. Similarly, your trademark application service is considered
delivered once the filing is properly completed and you will not be
entitled to a refund if the trademark application is rejected after
examination by the Egyptian Trademark Office.
- The
delivery of the Due Diligence Express service is deemed completed and no
refund of services can be made, when the report is delivered. We accept no
liability if the deal for which the due diligence is required does not
close, or you do not receive finance for your start-up venture, as a
result of the findings of the due diligence process.
- We
cannot guarantee and present no warranty, in relation to the time needed
to register your company in the Commercial Register in case one of the
shareholders is a foreign person or entity, awaiting security clearance
from the authorities.
- If you
do not purchase the trademark search service, then it is your
responsibility to ensure that any trademark – whether word or logo
(device) – that you choose does not contradict with known marks or
registered trademarks and can be lawfully used by you, even if your
trademark gets eventually accepted by the Egyptian Trademark Office.
- You
are presented with a range of choices during the ordering process. It is
your responsibility to ensure you read and fully understand these choices
before proceeding with any purchase. Should you have any queries regarding
our services, or any aspect of your order, we strongly recommend that you
contact as provided on the Website.
- All
orders that you place through this Website are deemed to be an offer by
you to purchase the services that we supply, subject to these Terms and
Conditions and our acceptance of the order. We may choose to reject any
order without disclosing our reason for doing so.
- We
only provide services on the basis that you have given us full and proper
instructions and the authority to lawfully carry out those instructions.
You undertake to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information
you provide for us, and you accept all liability for the rejection of any
services or documents due to inaccuracies or incompleteness. We do not
accept any liability of whatever nature for errors or omissions in
documents that are uploaded, or not uploaded, to our website by you.
- We
will verify your identity through the ID card that you will upload when
ordering the service. Should we or the authorities not be able to
successfully verify your identity, we will require you to provide proof of
your identity and address in the form of certified copies of the original
documents to satisfy legal requirements. Failure to comply with any
request for such documents may result in the cancellation of services.
Should any of our checks result in the discovery of illegal or unethical
activities, we reserve the right to terminate services without notice and
without refund.
- If
we cannot submit a company application to GAFI or Security Clearance
Division, or trademark application to the Egyptian Trademark Office, because
you have omitted information, provided incorrect information, or we
require further information to allow us to do so, we will make every
attempt to contact you multiple times to obtain the information required
to submit your company or trademark application. Should we not manage to
rectify this matter within 7 calendar days of your order being placed, we
reserve the right to remove your application information from our system
after this time.
- Our
services are not available for citizens of countries that are in political
conflict with Egypt. We reserve the right to not accept, or stop the
service, and refund the fees if they were taken, upon receiving an order
from citizens of such countries.
- No
warranty is given that the functionality of the Website will be
uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the
Website - or server that makes it available - are free of viruses or
anything else which may be harmful or destructive.
- You
must be at least 21 years to obtain our online legal services, and we are
not responsible for orders made by persons not satisfying the age
requirements. No refunds will be made within the 14 days for persons
violating the age requirement, or obtaining the service by providing false
date of birth.
- We
shall not be liable to anyone for withdrawing or amending any of the services
we sell, or for refusing or failing to process an order for whatsoever
reason.
7.
Intellectual Property - Copyright and Trade
Marks
- All
text, templates, images, information and layouts - other than those
supplied by third parties - are the property of NAL LAW Firm.
- You
are permitted to view copy and print extracts from this website for your
own personal use; however, all rights, intellectual or otherwise, will
remain with NAL LAW and do not pass to you. Should you wish to use content
of the site for any other purpose, please contact us.
- The
copyright of all other materials not belonging to NAL LAW that may feature
on this Website belongs to their respective owners.
- Registered
and unregistered trademarks, logo designs, registered company names and
other such forms of IP are also the property of their respective owners.
8.
Force Majeure
- In
connection with the supply of any services ordered by you through the
Website, we shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform any of
our obligations if the delay or failure results from events or
circumstances outside our reasonable control, and force majeure events as
defined under the Civil Code. We shall be entitled to a reasonable
extension of our obligations to you (to the extent we owe any such
obligations) should a Force Majeure event occur, until the event no longer
causes delay.
- If a
Force Majeure event to which this clause applies does occur, we agree to
notify you as soon as practicable. If the Force Majeure event continues
for more than 14 days, either party shall have the right to cancel the
agreement. Where services have been paid for in advance but have not been substantially
completed, you will be entitled to a full refund from the date of
cancellation for all such services. If the service has been partly
completed the refund will be according to our refund policy.
9.
Creating an account with us
- The
Website provides a facility that allows you to create and register an
account with us in order to gain greater access privileges and purchase
services. If you choose to register with us, you are solely responsible
for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your account and for
all activities that occur on or through it - under no circumstances should
you disclose your account information to anyone else. You agree to
immediately notify NAL LAW of any security breach of your account.
- NAL
LAW shall not be responsible for any losses arising out of the unauthorized
use of your account, and you agree to indemnify us for any loss or damage
we may incur resulting from breach of this clause.
- Once
a payment is made the liability related to the card information you
provide is transferred to the bank or the processing company. Any cases of
fraud or identity theft should be taken up therewith.
10. Price of Services
- The
price of any service that you may purchase from us is set out under the option
you select on our Website. Unless otherwise stated, all prices exclude VAT
at the prevailing rate on the date of purchase. The total purchase price,
including VAT (if any), will be displayed in your shopping cart prior to
your confirming the order.
- We
reserve the right to update the prices on the Website of any services
without prior notice or explanation. Every effort is made to ensure that
all prices are correct; however, in the event of serious error, any
transaction shall be voided by us, entitling you to a full refund.
- We
reserve the right to update, amend, or withdraw the services that we offer
on our Website without prior notice or explanation.
11. Refund policy
- In
the event that you make a purchase of a company formation, or trademark
registration, package but change your mind prior to the submission of the
company application to GAFI – or the trademark application to the
Trademark Office-, then we will refund all monies paid to us, provided
your written request for a refund is received within 14 days of the date
of purchase.
- Refunds
cannot be given for the company formation package or any parts of the
company formation or trademark registration package, once the requisite applications
have been submitted to the competent agency, even if your company
formation or trademark registration are later rejected, or withdrawn by
you.
- In
the event you make a purchase of due diligence express service or any
other additional product or service but change your mind – provided we
have not already started working on providing the product or service, you
will be entitled to a refund of all monies paid to us, provided the notice
to cancel is given within 14 calendar days of the purchase date. A refund
will not be given for cancellation requests after 14 calendar days from
the date of purchase or where we have started working on providing the
product or service.
- No
refund will be provided if we require cancelling an order for a product or
service due to failure to supply
proof of ID, proof of address, or a legalized power of attorney as
required by the law and our terms and conditions. This is to ensure we
fulfil our obligations regarding the current Anti-Money Laundering
regulations and Know Your Customer requirements.
- We
will undertake all reasonable procedures but if your company formation
application is eventually rejected by GAFI (General Authority for Free
Zones & Investment) for reasons related to you and your identity, you
will not be entitled to a refund for company formations services purchased
from NAL LAW. Similarly, your trademark application service is considered
delivered once the filing is properly completed and you will not be
entitled to a refund if the trademark application is rejected after
examination by the Egyptian Trademark Office.
- The
delivery of the Due Diligence Express service is deemed completed, and no
refund of services can be made, when the report is delivered. We accept no
liability if the deal for which the due diligence is required does not
close, or you do not receive finance for your start-up venture, as a
result of the findings of the due diligence process.
12. Your privacy and Data
Protection
- All
personal data provided to obtain one of the online legal services is
privileged under the Lawyer-Client privilege and will be kept secret at
the same secrecy measures we use at the law firm for the protection of our
clients’ personal information.
- We respect your confidentiality and take
the protection of your personal data very seriously. Therefore we shall
not sell or make your data available to any third party without your prior
consent.
- You
may alter or update any personal information provided to us as part of
registration on the Website at any time.
- For
the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, NAL LAW will
process any personal data you have provided to it in accordance with our
Privacy Notice available on the NAL LAW website, and only for the purpose
of providing the legal service.
- You
agree that, if you have provided NAL LAW with personal data relating to a
third party (1) you have in place all necessary appropriate consents and
notices to enable lawful transfer of such personal data to NAL LAW and (2)
that you have brought to the attention of any such third party the Privacy
Notice available on the Website or otherwise provided a copy of it to the
third party. You agree to indemnify NAL LAW in relation to all and any
liabilities, penalties, fines, awards or costs arising from your
non-compliance with these requirements.
- Please
review our Privacy
Policy in full, which explains how we treat your personal data and
protect your privacy.
- Trust
pilot is a consumer review community that builds trust and transparency
between consumers and businesses. Trust pilot help NAL LAW proactively
collect reviews from our customers. You as a customer, in turn, can voice
your opinion and improve online shopping experiences for everyone around
the world. Trust pilot invite all of our customers to provide a review of
their buying experience using our website. By agreeing to these terms and
conditions, you agree to have your information (name, email address and
order number) temporarily shared with Trust pilot, to allow them to send
you this invitation, however, the information will not be stored. This
information will also not be shared with anyone else.
13. Terminating the use of the Website
- We
reserve the right to withdraw or suspend your right to access or use the
Website at any time without prior notice and without disclosing our reason
for doing so.
- You
have the right to notify us in writing that you want to terminate current
and future use of the website and to have your account and all data
permanently deleted.
14. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold NAL LAW its affiliates,
their officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless from all claims,
demands, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees), arising
out of or in connection with: (1) your use of the Services or services obtained
through your use of the Services; (2) your breach or violation of any of these
Terms; (3) your violation of the rights of any third party.
15. Waiver
- No
waiver by us (whether express or implied) in enforcing any of our rights
shall prejudice our right to enforce such rights in the future.
16. Miscellaneous
- If
any provision of these Terms is held to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable, in whole or in part, under any law, such provision or part
thereof shall to that extent be deemed not to form part of these Terms but
the legality, validity and enforceability of the other provisions in these
Terms shall not be affected. In that event, the parties shall replace the
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof with a
provision or part thereof that is legal, valid and enforceable and that
has, to the greatest extent possible, a similar effect as the illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof, given the contents and
purpose of these Terms. These Terms constitute the entire agreement and understanding
of the parties with respect to its subject matter and replaces and
supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or undertakings
regarding such subject matter.
- In
the event of there being any conflict between these General Terms and
Conditions and the Specific Terms and Conditions that apply specifically
to the purchase of certain services through this Website, the Specific
terms and Conditions shall prevail.
- No
person who is not a direct party to any agreement covered by these General
Terms and Conditions shall have any right under the Contracts (Rights of
Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of the Agreement.
- As a
consumer, you have the right to cancel a contract for the provision of
services at any time before 14 calendar days have passed from the day
after the contract was made. Any such cancellations must be provided to us
in writing. If we have already started fulfilling our side of the Agreement,
or in the case of a company formation or trademark registration order, we
have submitted the company or trademark application to the competent
authorities, before you exercise your right to cancel, the right to cancel
is lost.
- You
may not assign or transfer these Terms in whole or in part without NAL LAW’s
prior written approval. You give your approval to NAL LAW for it to assign
or transfer these terms in whole or in part, including to: (i) a
subsidiary or affiliate; (ii) an acquirer of NAL LAW’s equity, business or
assets; or (iii) a successor by merger. No joint venture, partnership, employment
or agency relationship exists between you, NAL LAW or any Third Party
Provider as a result of the contract between you and NAL LAW or use of the
Services.
17. Notices
- This
clause applies where these General Terms and Conditions or the Specific Terms
and Conditions provide expressly or by implication for the service of
notices.
- Any
notice required to be given under our Agreement with you or in connection
with the matters contemplated by it shall, except where otherwise
specifically provided, be written in the English language.
- Any
such notice shall be addressed to the usual business address of the other
party and may be:
- Sent
by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt in Egypt.
- Sent
by pre-paid airmail, or by air courier, to any place outside Egypt.
- Sent
by electronic mail.
- In
all cases, notices shall be deemed to be given within 3 business days from
dispatch.
18. Governing law and
Jurisdiction
- Except
as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the Terms of this Agreement
shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
- Any
dispute, conflict, claim or controversy arising out of or broadly in
connection with or relating to the Services or these Terms, including
those relating to its validity, its construction or its enforceability
(any “Dispute”) shall be resolved by contacting NAL Law's electronic legal services Customer
Service. If such Dispute has not been settled within sixty (60) days after
a request to NAL LAW’s Customer Service on customerservice@nal-law.com
, such Dispute can then be referred to and shall be exclusively and
finally resolved by arbitration under the Rules of Cairo Regional Center
for Commercial and International Arbitration. The Dispute shall be resolved by one (1)
arbitrator to be appointed in accordance with rules of Cairo Regional
Center for Commercial and International Arbitration. The place of
arbitration shall be in Cairo, the language of arbitration shall be
English, unless you speak Arabic in such case the arbitration shall be
conducted in Arabic. The existence and content of the arbitration
proceedings, including documents and briefs submitted by the parties,
correspondence from and to the Cairo Regional Center for Commercial and
International Arbitration and correspondence, orders and awards issued by
the arbitrator, shall remain strictly confidential and shall not be
disclosed to any third party without the express written consent from the
other party unless: (1) the disclosure to the third party is reasonably
required in the context of conducting the arbitration proceedings; and (2)
the third party agrees unconditionally in writing to be bound by the
confidentiality obligation stipulated herein.