These Terms and Conditions are applicable to the use of all parts of the Website, including its mobile version, (hereafter referred to as the “Website”) created by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association, a non-profit organization, registered with the Department of Economic Development-Dubai, UAE, having its registered office located at 1601/1602 Vision Tower, Business Bay, Dubai, with email address info@gpca.org.ae (hereafter referred to as “GPCA”).
By using the Website, you (as a User) fully and unconditionally accept these Terms and Conditions that apply thereto and undertake to comply with them. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, you must refrain from making any use whatsoever of the Websites.
GPCA reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting amended Terms and Conditions on the Website. Such amendments take effect on the date on which they are posted. Users are entitled to object to them within two weeks of posting. Continued use of the Website or its services constitutes acceptance of the changes concerned. If a user explicitly objects to any new terms and conditions, GPCA is entitled to revoke his access rights.
Content
The material contained on this Website is for general information purposes only. The Information is not intended to address the specific circumstances of any particular case, individual or entity, and does not constitute professional or legal advice.
GPCA will not be held responsible for any loss or damages of any nature whatsoever which may arise from reliance on information contained in this Website. GPCA endeavors to update the information on a regular basis, but this is not claimed to be exhaustive. GPCA has compiled the pages on this Website very carefully, and the information placed on this Website is offered in utmost good faith. This information is believed to be correct. Nevertheless, GPCA makes no representation or warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of any of this information.
Where parts of the Information bear the name of their author(s) or are otherwise clearly attributable to a person or institution not directly affiliated to the GPCA (e.g. recorded speeches, postings in Forums, interviews of third parties, external documents and material, etc.) they do not necessarily reflect the views of GPCA, which cannot guarantee their accuracy and reliability. Likewise, reference on the Website to third-party events, statements, services or products does not necessarily constitute the endorsement or support by the GPCA for such events, statements, services or products, which remain the sole responsibility of the third party concerned.
GPCA reserves the right to modify, limit or discontinue – in full or in part and without prior notice – the information available on the Website at any time, to restrict access to the Website and to deny, without notice and at its sole discretion, any user’s access to the Website or any part thereof.
Content
Links to other websites are provided solely for convenience. Therefore, those links imply neither responsibility for, nor approval by GPCA of the information contained in those web sites.
GPCA is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites that link to this site or which are linked from it.
Restricted Access Area
Some of the services available on this Website require prior registration. Users must provide correct and complete information when registering and update it if necessary. They must not misuse any access authorization granted to them (for example by transferring data to unauthorized third persons).
Registered users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account and password to prevent unauthorized access to that account. Users must take all necessary steps to keep their password secure and must inform the GPCA without delay at communications@gpca.org.ae if it is being or could be used without authorization.
Special terms and conditions may apply to the services offered on the restricted part of this website (hereafter referred to as “Special Terms and Conditions”). If the Special Terms and Conditions deviate from these General Terms and Conditions, the Special Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
Data protection
The information the Website automatically collects includes the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform, the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our Website, including date and time. This information may be used for website traffic analysis only, and not to identify users. No attempt will be made to monitor systematically individual users of IP addresses, or the actions that they perform.
Personal data may not be recorded or saved without the user’s express consent. By completing any data collection form on the Website, the User expressly agrees to the storage and processing of the data entered. All data provided by the User (such as, names, addresses, credit card details, account information, etc.) will be treated as confidential, stored and processed only for the purpose for which it was collected, and made available only to the unit responsible for dealing with it. In particular, personal data will not be passed on to third parties or published or made available for general access without the User’s express agreement or unless necessary to comply with a request by or for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract with that user, or unless GPCA is obliged to make such data available to public authorities.
Some other data processing is carried out when you are using some parts of the Website (including the restricted access area or services available therein), which are subject to a Privacy Policy. If the Privacy Policy deviates from these General Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy shall prevail.
Intellectual property
This website and its content are subject to the copyright and other property right of GPCA. Any copy, adaptation, change, translation, rearrangement, publication, lease or any other type of use of all or part of the Website, in any form or on any medium, whether electronic, mechanical or other, is strictly prohibited without prior written consent from GPCA.
The Website may only be used only for personal and private purposes by private persons and only for internal purposes by businesses. Consequently, any commercial use of the Website is strictly prohibited.
Copyright, if any, of third party material found in this website must also be respected.
The names, logos and other signs that are used on the Website (including but not limited to the GPCA logo and name) are protected. Any use of these or similar signs is strictly prohibited without GPCA’s prior written consent.
General statement
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association, a non-profit organization, registered with the Department of Economic Development-Dubai, UAE, having its registered office located at 1601/1602 Vision Tower, Business Bay, Dubai, with email address info@gpca.org.ae (hereafter referred to as “GPCA”) acting as a data processing controller, is committed to protecting the privacy of the individuals we encounter in conducting our business.
“Personal Data” is information that identifies and relates to you. Personal Data includes, but is not limited to, your name, home and business mailing addresses, telephone number, email address, credit card or other billing information, certain data about your professional activities, and other information that you submit to us.
This Privacy Policy describes how we handle Personal Data that we collect both through this website (www.gpca.org.ae) and through other means (for example, from your registration forms, telephone calls, e-mails and other communications with us).
By accessing and using this website, receiving GPCA’s services, registering to a GPCA event or otherwise providing Personal Data to GPCA, you become a member of our network and acknowledge that you understand and agree to the terms of this privacy statement and the processing and transfer of Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Personal Data that we collect
Personal Data collected about you may include:
– General identification and contact information
Your title; first name; last name; job title; e-mail and telephone details; company; address of the company; tax identification number of the company.
– For meeting registration purposes
Your spouse/companion first and last name.
Following information is requested (not disclosed to third parties) only if a VISA is needed: Your title; first name; last name; nationality; place of birth; date of birth. Your passport number; place of issue; date of issue; date of expiry.
– Financial information
Credit card information: Holder’s name; number; expiry date. (data is encrypted)
The data that we collect and process are originating from different sources:
- Data that you provided us with during any interaction with our website and/or our services, including by registering to one of our events
- Data that your employer or collaborators have provided us
- Data that is publicly available on the internet
- Data provided by our partners or other members of the GPCA
How and for which purposes we use your Personal Data
We may use your Personal Data to:
- Communicate with you and others as part of our business.
- Allow you to communicate and exchange information with other members of our network.
- Introduce you to other members of our network.
- Send you important information regarding changes to our policies, terms and conditions, this website and other administrative information.
- Make decisions about whether to provide you services.
- Provide improved quality.
- Personalize your experience on this website by presenting information tailored to you.
- Allow you to participate actively in our network, including discussions, seminars, meetings and other events. Some of these activities have additional terms and conditions, which could contain additional information about how we use and disclose your Personal Data, so we suggest that you read these carefully.
- Manage our infrastructure and business operations, and comply with internal policies and procedures, including those relating to auditing; finance and accounting; billing and collections; IT systems; data and website hosting; business continuity; and records, document and print management.
- Resolve complaints, and handle requests for data access or correction notably.
- Comply with applicable laws and regulatory obligations (including laws outside your country of residence), such as those relating to anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism; comply with legal process; and respond to requests from public and governmental authorities (including those outside your country of residence).
Such processing is based on your consent and on the fact that the processing of your Personal Data is necessary for the performance of our contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into such contract. It would be impossible for GPCA to provide you with our services without such processing.
Should we have to further process the Personal Data for other purposes than those set forth in the present section, we will provide you with information on that other purpose and with any relevant further information prior to any such further processing.