TERMS OF USE

Late Updated Date: [12/03/2024]

Please read these Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as ‘Terms’) carefully before using our website www.houselux.com (hereinafter referred to as ‘Website’) operated by the name of House Prime Information Technology L.L.C and its worldwide affiliates (hereinafter referred to as ‘we’, ‘us’, and ‘our’).

CONDITIONS OF USE

These Website Terms constitute a legal agreement between us and you. By using the Website, you confirm that you accept these Terms and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not wish to accept and agree to comply with these Terms, you are advised to leave the website accordingly, as this Website only grants right of use and access to its content and services to those who have accepted its Terms.

These Terms incorporate the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of the Website: our Privacy Policy; and if you download our mobile app, our App Terms of Use.

AGE RESTRICTION

The Terms of this website require its user to be accept its Terms. You are not permitted to accept these terms if:

1. You are not of eighteen (18) years of age, or

2. You are a person who is either barred or otherwise legally prohibited from receiving or using the Website under the laws of the country in which you are a resident or from which you access or use the Website.

   Your acceptance and continuation to use this Website shall be considered a warrant and acknowledgment from your side of the abovementioned conditions. Additionally, you agree to be responsible for ensuring that all persons who use the Website through your network are aware of these Terms and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights on the Website and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

We, together with our suppliers and licensors expressly reserve all intellectual property rights in all text, programs, products, processes, technology, content, and other materials, which appear on the Website. Access to the Website does not confer and shall not be considered as conferring upon anyone any license under any of our or any third party's intellectual property rights.

Any use of the Website or its contents, including copying or storing it or them in whole or part, other than for your own personal, non-commercial use, is prohibited without our permission. You may not modify, distribute or re-post anything on the Website for any purpose. Our names and logos and all related product and service names, design marks and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of us or our licensors. No trademark or service mark license is granted in connection with the materials contained on the Website.

We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Software in its executable form solely for the purpose of using the Website, and for no other purpose. It is prohibited to use any automated program, including web-crawling or screen-scraping software or similar technology, to access the Website for the purpose of collecting, obtaining, or accumulating data or content from this Website. Any such use of an automated program is strictly forbidden and constitutes a breach of these Terms of Use. You may not reproduce, republish, transmit, or distribute any material, information, or content on this Website, or any part of our services, without obtaining our prior written consent. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

However, you are granted a limited right to access and use the Website and our services, and to retrieve and display content pages for your personal, non-commercial use only and to the extent necessary for using the Website and our services. You must not use any part of the content on the Website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion and without notice, to terminate your license and prevent future access to this Website.

If you print off, copy, or download any part of the Website in breach of these Terms, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

PROCESS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will only collect and process your personal information in compliance with our Privacy Policy.

USER DETAILS

If you choose, or if you are provided with, a user identification code, password, or any other information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.

We have the right to disable any user identification, code, or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification, code, or password, you must notify us at [email protected]

WHEN USING THE WEBSITE

You must not do any act that we would deem to be inappropriate, is unlawful or is prohibited by any laws applicable to the Website, including, but not limited to:

1. Using any automated device, software process or means to access, retrieve, scrape, or index the Website or any content on the Website;

2. Using any device, software, process or means to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working on the Website;

3. Undertaking any action that will impose a burden or make excessive traffic demands on our infrastructure that we consider to be unreasonable or disproportionate Website usage;

4. Attempting to decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Website;

5. Using or indexing any content or data on the Website for purposes of:

   • constructing or populating a searchable database of properties;
   • building a database of property information;
   • competing with us in any manner that we have not specifically authorised;
   • transmitting spam, chain letters, contents, junk email, surveys, or other mass messaging (whether commercial in nature or not);

6. Using the Website or any content from the Website in any manner which we determine as not reasonable and/or not for the purpose which it is made available;

7. Violating the rights of any person, including copyright, trade secret, privacy right, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right;

8. Posing as any person or entity or attempt to solicit money, passwords, or personal information from any person;

9. Acting in violation of any such terms or other condition stipulated by us or any applicable law;

10. Reproducing, republishing, retransmitting, modifying, adapting, distributing, translating, creating derivative works or adaptation of, publicly displaying, selling, trading, or in any way exploiting the Website or any content on the Website, except as expressly authorised by us;

11. Transmitting or attempting to transmit any computer viruses, worms, defects, or other items of a destructive manner;

12. Gaining or attempting to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Website; or

13. Attacking or attempting to attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

    If necessary, we may put in place measures to prevent unauthorised access and use of the Website, including but not limited to, instituting technological barriers, or reporting the unauthorised or illegal conduct to any person or entity.

PROPERTY DETAILS

We are not a real estate agency. We provide a service whereby agents may market or promote, and you may view property details (“Details”) together with other content hosted and developed by us. Agents and third parties are responsible for preparing the Details and fielding enquiries directly from you. Other than to facilitate introductions between you and the relevant agent when you make an enquiry about a property, we do not get involved in any further communications between you and agents and we do not participate in any part of the transaction.

Details are hosted by us in good faith but are produced directly by agents and/or third parties and have not been verified by us. You are responsible for making your own enquiries and we provide no guarantee and accept no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information contained within the Details.

Therefore, it shall be your responsible to carry out the following:

1. Checking, confirming, and satisfying yourself as to the accuracy of any Details;

2. Instructing a surveyor and/or obtaining legal advice before committing to any purchase; and

3. Ensuring that you act in good faith towards any other party.

   You represent and warrant that your use of the Website will comply at all times with these Terms of Use and any further terms that may apply to you in relation to your use of the Website, including all amendments and revisions to these Terms.

LIABILITY

To the extent permitted by law, we will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising out of the use or inability to use the Website or the use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Website.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage arising under or in connection with:

1. Any failures due to software or internet errors or unavailability, or any other circumstances beyond our reasonable control;

2. Any loss of your password or account if caused by a breakdown, error, loss of power or otherwise cause by or to your computer system and/or your account;

3. The use of, or inability to use, our Website;

4. The reliance on any content or information displayed on our Website;

5. Any direct, consequential, special, or punitive loss, damage, costs and expenses, loss of profit, business, reputation, depletion of goodwill, or loss of, damage to or corruption of data.

   Unless we otherwise expressly agree in writing, you agree not to use the Website for any commercial or business purposes.

VIRUS

We do not guarantee that the Website will be secure or free from errors, bugs, or viruses. We are not liable to you or anyone else for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial of service attack or other technological harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programmes, data, or other proprietary materials due to your use of the Website or to your downloading of any content on it, or any website linked to it. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access the Website. You must not knowingly introduce viruses or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website or the servers on which the Website are stored. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

We strive to ensure that the Website and the services are always available to you, but we do not guarantee that the Website or the services will operate continuously, without interruptions or be fault free. On occasion, necessary maintenance or upgrade work requires us to make the Website and the services unavailable without notice, but we aim to keep downtime to a minimum. We accept no liability for any interruption or loss of service. We may alter, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Website or the services, including your access to it.

LINKS

The Website may contain links, hyperlinks, and pointers to third party products, services and/or websites that are not affiliated with us and which are provided for your information only. We have no control over the content, products, services of those sites or resources of third parties and we do not guarantee or take responsibility for them. The Website may also contain advertising from third parties, and we are not responsible, nor do we make any warranties or representations for any misleading or inaccurate advertisements which are the sole responsibility of the advertiser.

Any links or advertisements on the Website should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked sites or information you may obtain from them. The Website also contains data provided by third parties and we are not responsible for, nor do we make any warranties or representations for any inaccuracies in such data. You agree to release us from any claims or disputes of any kind arising from or in any way connected to such disputes with third parties.

By using the Website, you grant us an irrevocable, world-wide, royalty free license to commercialise, copy, license to other persons, use and adapt for any purpose any material you generate or submit to make use of the Website. We do not warrant that the content, links, or sub- domains contained on, or associate with the Website will be available and accessible to you at all times. Information on our publications, posts, inserts, information, content should not be regarded as a substitute for professional legal, financial, or real estate advice.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Any information including data, text, video, still images, audio, or other material that we have permitted you to host, share, publish, post, store or upload on the Website shall be defined as “Contributions”.

We reserve the right to, at any time, without liability to you, remove, alter, or disable access to any or all of your Contributions in our sole discretion without prior notice to you. We may also remove or disable access to any or all of your Contributions if we consider that:

1. Those Contributions are in breach of any law or regulation;

2. Those Contributions infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party; or

3. We are required to do so by a regulatory body or any relevant authority pursuant to an interim or final take-down notice;

   Those Contributions are misleading or deceptive, inappropriate having regard to the purpose of the Website, likely to cause offence, materially incorrect, obscene, defamatory, unlawful and/or against the customs or norms of the region in which this Website is referred to, or corrupted, due to the presence of a virus or other disabling code.

DECLARATIONS

To the extent that any Contributions are proprietary in nature, you grant us a worldwide, non- exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, publish, create derivative works from and display and publicly perform your Contributions throughout the world in any medium, whether currently in existence or not.

You also grant each user of the Website the right to use your name or the name you submit with the Contribution, and, the right to represent and warrant that:

1. You own and control all of the rights to the Contributions; or

2. You have the lawful right including all necessary licences, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorise us to display the Contributions.

   For any Contributions that you may retain moral rights in, you declare that:

3. You do not require that any personally identifying information be used in connection with the Contribution, or any derivative work, upgrade, or update of the Contribution; and

4. You understand that when accessing the Website, you may be exposed to the Contributions of other users of the Website. You acknowledge and agree that we do not have control of and are not responsible nor do we warrant the veracity of these other Contributions.

WARRANTIES

You warrant and agree that in using the Website (or any part thereof):

1. You have the lawful right including all necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorise us to display your Contributions;
2. You will not use the Website in any way that may lead to the encouragement, procurement or carrying out of any criminal or unlawful activity, or in a manner which may cause it to be interrupted, damaged, rendered less efficient or in a way so that the effectiveness or functionality of the Website is impaired.
3. You will not offer to sell, advertise, promote, or solicit any goods or services for any commercial purpose, or otherwise engage in any commercial activity.
4. You will not make any Contributions that infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, and you agree to pay all royalties, fees, or other monies payable by reason of any Contributions made by you; and
5. You will not make any Contributions that are misleading, deceptive, materially incorrect, likely to cause offence, directly or indirectly involve the advertising or marketing of any products or services, obscene (including pornographic, hateful, racially, or ethnically offensive material), defamatory, unlawful or encourage unlawful conduct or otherwise, inappropriate having regard to the purpose of our Website.

COMMUNICATING WITH YOU

If you enquire about a property on this Website, you acknowledge and agree that your details will be sent by email or other communication means, such as WhatsApp, directly to the agent, estate agent, landlord, developer marketing the property or properties you are enquiring about. We do not accept any liability for any subsequent communications that you receive directly from that estate agent, landlord or developer and/or any third party.

When you use the Website or send emails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You hereby consent to receive electronically any communications related to your use of the Website. We will communicate with you by email or other communication means, such as WhatsApp, or by posting notices on the Website. You acknowledge and agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that are provided to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. All notices from us intended for receipt by you shall be deemed delivered and effective when sent to the email address or the mobile number you provide on the Website for your account.

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold us and our affiliates (and our officers, agents, partners and employees) harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages or costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with or arising from any third-party allegations, claims, actions, disputes, or demands asserted against any of them as a result of or relating to your Content, your use of the Website or Services or any wilful misconduct on your part.

DISCLAIMER

The website and its content are provided "as is" and we do not provide any guarantee, whether express or implied, regarding quality, suitability for any purpose, compatibility, reliability, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, access, or use. We do not offer any advice, including investment or financial advice, regarding the content on our website, nor do we recommend or endorse any properties, products, or content found on our website. We do not guarantee that the website will operate continuously, without interruptions, or be free of faults. Maintenance work may require us to temporarily make the website unavailable, and we accept no liability for any interruption or loss of service. Any property value estimates on our website are meant for general interest only and should not be relied upon for commercial transactions.

These estimates are based on publicly available information, which may be inaccurate or incomplete. They do not consider any unknown factors, and it is recommended that you seek advice from qualified professionals such as surveyors and solicitors before engaging in any transaction. We are not liable for any losses incurred as a result of relying on our value estimates. We are not responsible for any loss or damage experienced by users in connection with the use or inability to use our site or its content. We are not liable for loss of profits, sales, business, revenue, business interruption, anticipated savings, business opportunities, goodwill, reputation, or any indirect or consequential loss or damage. We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked to on our site, and these links should not be interpreted as our endorsement of those linked websites.

Real estate broker and developer clients who have subscribed to our call tracking service have elected to have their call enquires generated through the Website. Such calls may be tracked and recorded for training and customer service assessment purposes. You consent in advance to any such recording. We will remind you of our recording before each phone conversation.

CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE

We may revise these Terms from time to time without notice. Each time you wish to use the Website, please check these Terms to ensure that you understand the terms that apply at that time. In addition, we may also update and change the Website from time to time without notice.

The materials appearing on the Website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. We do not warrant that any of the materials on the Website are accurate, complete, or current. We reserve the right to make changes to the materials contained or displayed on the Website at any time without notice.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

These Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising in connection with these Terms and your access to the Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

SEVERABILITY

All rights and restrictions stated in this policy are subject to applicable laws and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary to avoid rendering the Policy illegal, invalid, or unenforceable. If any provision or portion of a provision in this Policy is deemed illegal, invalid, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the parties' intention is for the remaining provisions or portions thereof to remain in full force and effect, serving as their policy concerning the subject matter of the terms.

These Terms and the documents referred to or incorporated in them constitute the entire agreement between us and replaces all previous agreements and understandings between them, relating to its subject matter.

CONTACT US

Our subscribers are licensed real estate brokers, developers, and hotel apartment providers. Our advertisers are contractually obligated to only list properties that are available for sale or lease with the proper authority from the owner and all other required governing bodies. Properties listed on the Website should be a fair and accurate portrayal of the property itself and the proposed transaction. If you have any queries, complaints, or recommendations about these Terms of Use, or to report any suspected fraudulent or misleading property postings on our site please send us an email with the details to [email protected]