Terms of Use
Terms
01By accessing the website at www.qf.org.qa, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms of service, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
Use License
02Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Qatar Foundation's website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
- modify or copy the materials;
- use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
- attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Qatar Foundation's website;
- remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
- transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.
This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Qatar Foundation at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
Disclaimer
03The materials on Qatar Foundation's website are provided on an 'as is' basis. Qatar Foundation makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.
Further, Qatar Foundation does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
Limitations
04In no event shall Qatar Foundation or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Qatar Foundation's website, even if Qatar Foundation or a Qatar Foundation authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.
Accuracy of Materials
05The materials appearing on Qatar Foundation's website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Qatar Foundation does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete, or current. Qatar Foundation may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. However Qatar Foundation does not make any commitment to update the materials.
Modifications
06Qatar Foundation may revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.
Governing Law
07These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Qatar and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.
Privacy Policy
08Your privacy is important to us.
It is Qatar Foundation's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose, and otherwise make use of personal information. We have outlined our privacy policy here.
We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.
Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.
We will collect and use personal information solely for fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other ancillary purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
We use cookies, pixels, and tags (which we shall collectively define as “Cookies”) on our website. They don’t collect or store personal information and this information can’t be used to identify you.
The Cookies on our website are meant to:
- measure how you use our website
- help with our marketing and communication
- remember your preferences
- track your progress in surveys and data gathering tools
Information Collection and Use
09We usually collect and use your information to provide, understand, and improve our Services.
- Basic Information: We will use your first name and last name within our forms.
- Contact Information: Email addresses will be collected in order to send news and updates to the subscribers.
- Images: We might receive some images from our users within our forms and run competitions across our social media channels to grow engagement across our users.
The information above is collected in order to further communicate the subscription module within our website and multiple apps.
Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
We will protect personal information by using reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.
We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information. We will only retain personal information for as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained. Qatar Foundation may change this privacy policy from time to time at Qatar Foundation's sole discretion.
Last updated on 27 July 2020.<br> Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.