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Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy

ILLUSTRADO Terms & Conditions

By signing up for ILLUSTRADO services you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”). ILLUSTRADO reserves the right to update and change the Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to the ILLUSTRADO website. You are advised to check the Terms of Service from time to time for any updates or changes that may impact you.

You must read, agree with and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this Terms of Service agreement before you may become a registered user at ILLUSTRADO.

  1. Introduction

1.1 ILLUSTRADO is a brand and project of Illustrado FZ-LLC. ILLUSTRADOLIFE.COM is a platform that allows users to: a) submit content for publishing consideration, b) submit entries to listings,  c) subscribe to the brand newletter, and to d) make inquiries related to the company and other relevant issues.  ILLUSTRADO has no control and cannot provide a guarantee on the quality, safety and legality of the content submitted to the site, or the truth or accuracy of a user’s posting.

1.2 This User Agreement set out the terms and conditions users must comply and abide when using or accessing ILLUSTRADOLIFE.COM and its services.

  1. Privacy Policy

2.1 ILLUSTRADO takes reasonable measures to safeguard your personal information but it cannot absolutely warrant and guarantee the privacy of your personal information provided through the use of internet. ILLUSTRADO has no control over unlawful and unauthorized practices of third parties.

2.2 ILLUSTRADO may use, process and disclose your personal information to other users of ILLUSTRADO for purposes of providing you access to our Services, to comply with our legal obligations, to enforce our Terms of Service, to facilitate our marketing and advertising activities or to prevent, detect, mitigate and investigate fraudulent or illegal activities related to our Services. ILLUSTRADO shall not disclose your personal information to third parties for their marketing and advertising purposes without your explicit consent.

2.3 You retain all rights to your personal information and can access it anytime. At a regular basis you may update it, such as payment or contact information. If you have any questions about your personal information or this Privacy policy or if you would like to make a complaint about how ILLUSTRADO processes your personal information, please contact ILLUSTRADO by email at [email protected]

  1. Account Terms

3.1 You must be 18 years old or older or at least the age of majority in the jurisdiction from which you use this service.

3.2 To access and use the services, you must duly accomplish the registration form with your complete and correct details. ILLUSTRADO at its sole discretion may reject your application for an account or cancel an existing account.

3.3 By providing your email address and phone number, you understand and agree that ILLUSTRADO will use your email address or phone number as primary method for communication.

3.4 You shall be responsible for keeping your password secured. ILLUSTRADO cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage you may incur from your failure to maintain the security of your account and password.

3.5 You are solely responsible for all activity and content uploaded, collected, generated, stored, displayed, distributed, transmitted or exhibited on or in connection with your account.

3.6 You agree and understand that ILLUSTRADO shall maintain a record of all users. This will include your e-mail address, country, primary phone contact and any other information you have provided.

  1. Obligations and Warranties of User

4.1 You warrant that you are the sole and exclusive owner of all content you submit to ILLUSTRADO, and that you have the complete right, title and authority to deal to offer such content.

4.2 You are responsible for the accuracy and details of the content you submit.

4.3 You shall ensure that the content you submit does not violate any applicable laws and this Terms of Service.

4.4 ILLUSTRADO has the discretion whether to publish, utilize or not, the content you have submitted.

  1. Relationship and Disclaimer of Warranty

5.0 You and ILLUSTRADO are independent contractors, and nothing in this Terms of Service will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative or employment relationship between us. You will have no authority to make or accept any offers or representations on our behalf.

  1. Intellectual Property

6.1 You acknowledge and agree that ILLUSTRADO own all legal right, title and interest in and to the ILLUSTRADO Services, including any intellectual property rights which subsist in the ILLUSTRADO Services (whether those rights happen to be registered or not, and wherever in the world those rights may exist).

6.2 We do not claim any intellectual property rights over the items you provide to the ILLUSTRADO service. All items you upload remain yours. You can remove your posted content at any time, except content that has already been published.

6.3 We will not disclose your confidential information to third parties, except as required in the course of providing our services. Confidential information includes any information provided by you to us which is not publicly known. Confidential information does not include information that: (a) was in the public domain at the time we received it; (b) comes into the public domain after we received it through no fault of ours; (c) we received from someone other than you without breach of our or their confidentiality obligations; or (d) we are required by law to disclose.

  1. No Warranty

7.1 You expressly understand and agree that your use of the ILLUSTRADO service is at your sole risk and that ILLUSTRADO services are provided “as is” and “as available” basis without any warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory. ILLUSTRADO does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.

7.2 In no event shall ILLUSTRADO be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with our site, our services or these Terms of Service.

  1. Limit of Liability

8.1 You agree to indemnify and hold ILLUSTRADO, its officers, directors and employees harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

  1. Termination

9.1 You may cancel your account anytime by sending an email to [email protected] or by utilizing any “cancel account” function provided by the system

9.2 Upon termination of the services by either party for any reason: (a) ILLUSTRADO will cease providing you with the services and you will no longer be able to access your Account.

9.3 ILLUSTRADO reserves the right to modify or terminate the ILLUSTRADO services or your account for any reason, without notice at any time.

9.4 Without limiting any other remedies, ILLUSTRADO may suspend or terminate your account if we suspect that you (by conviction, settlement, insurance or escrow investigation, or otherwise) have engaged in fraudulent activity, or in any way abused the system in connection with ILLUSTRADO website and its services.

  1. Dispute Resolution (Governing Law)

All disputes and differences arising out or in connection with or in relation to this Terms of Service, including any dispute or difference in regard to the interpretation of any provision or term or the meaning thereof, or any question regarding the legal relationships established by this Terms of Service or the consequences of its nullity, then the parties shall first attempt amicably to settle the dispute through good faith negotiations over a period of ten (10) calendar days commencing on the date that a party first sends to the other party a written notice of the dispute. In the event that the dispute has not been settled amicably at the end of the ten (10) calendar days, the dispute shall then be referred to arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). The Tribunal shall comprise of a Sole Arbitrator appointed by DIAC if not agreed between parties within 30 days of a Notice of Arbitration having been served. The language of the arbitration will be English and the place of arbitration shall be in Dubai, UAE. The decision of the Sole Arbitrator shall in all respects be final and binding on the Parties. The construction, validity and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of UAE.