Terms and conditions

This Web site (the “Web site”) and its contents are owned (unless indicated otherwise) by BDO Corporate Finance (Middle East) LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in the Dubai International Finance Centre with registered number 0830. Registered address: Level 03, Office 33, The Gate Village 10, Dubai International Finance Centre, PO Box 506802, Dubai, UAE. Reference to “BDO CF”, “we”, “our”, “us” in these terms and conditions is to BDO Corporate Finance (Middle East) LLP. BDO CF is authorised and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).

1. Using the web site

By using our Web site, you are deemed to have accepted the following terms and conditions. If you do not want to be legally bound by these terms and conditions, please do not access or use the Web site. We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time and you are advised to review these terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes. Your continued use of the Web site after such changes are posted will be deemed agreement on your part to these terms and conditions as amended.

2. Intellectual property

2.1 Copyright and all intellectual property rights in the content of the Web site are vested in BDO CF and reserved, unless indicated otherwise. The content of the Web site belongs to BDO CF unless indicated otherwise. You may use the content of the Web site subject to the following conditions:

(a) It is used for information purposes only;

(b) It is used only for your own personal, non-commercial use;

(c) Any copies or downloads of any content from the Web site must include a notice that copyright in the relevant material is owned by BDO CF.

2.2 Except as expressly provided above, nothing contained on this Web site should be construed as conferring any licence or right to use any trade mark or copyright of BDO CF’s or any third party.

3. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

3.1 This information has been carefully prepared however it has been written in general terms and should be seen as broad guidance only. The information cannot be relied upon to cover specific situations and you should not act, or refrain from acting, upon the information contained therein without obtaining specific professional advice.  

Please contact BDO Corporate Finance (Middle East) LLP to discuss these matters in the context of your particular circumstances.  BDO Corporate Finance (Middle East) LLP, its partners, employees and agents do not accept or assume any liability or duty of care for any loss arising from any action taken or not taken by anyone in reliance on this information or for any decision based on it.

BDO Corporate Finance (Middle East) LLP is a limited liability partnership incorporated in the Dubai International Financial Centre under registered number 0830 and is authorised and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority.  Employees referred to as "Partner" are not statutory members of BDO Corporate Finance (Middle East) LLP.  BDO Corporate Finance and BDO Corporate Finance (Middle East) are trading names of BDO Corporate Finance (Middle East) LLP.  

BDO Corporate Finance (Middle East) LLP is a member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms.
BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms.

3.2 In preparing and maintaining this Web site every effort has been made to ensure the content is up to date and accurate. However, law and regulations change continually and unintentional errors can occcur and the information may be neither up to date nor accurate. BDO CF makes no representation or warranty (including liability towards third parties), express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information published on this Web site.

3.3 Except for death or personal injury caused by negligent acts or omissions, BDO CF accepts no liability for any loss or damage whatsoever (including but not limited to any indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or similar damages) arising as a result of any decision or action taken or refrained from as a result of information contained on the Web site or other Web sites to which it may be linked, or as a result of your use or misuse of the Web site.

3.4 You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless BDO CF against any claim, liability, cost, damage, or loss we may incur (including without limitation legal fees) as a result of any violation by you of your obligations under these terms and conditions.

4. THIRD PARTY WEB SITES

This Web site contains links to Web sites maintained by parties other than BDO CF. These links are provided simply to increase the information available to you and we accept no responsibility or liability in respect of the accuracy, timeliness, suitability or lawfulness of the information contained on third party Web sites. The inclusion of a link to a third party Web site does not constitute an endorsement of that site by BDO CF.

5. PRIVACY POLICY

This section contains information about BDO CF's policies governing the collection and use of your personal information. From time to time we may need to make changes to this privacy policy. Any updates to our privacy policy will be clearly posted in this section of the Web site. We advise you to regularly review this policy when you visit the Web site.

5.1 Information collected when you visit the Web site

5.1.1 It will normally be clear when personal information is being collected. We may request your name, email address, postal address and post code, telephone number and company name, depending on the particular purpose for which your personal information is being collected.

5.1.2 The personal information required will be the minimum to enable BDO CF to deal expeditiously with your request or enquiry. In certain circumstances, additional information may be requested to enable us to provide the most appropriate response to your request or enquiry, or to enable us to send you additional information where you have indicated you would like to receive this. Where additional personal  information is requested this will be marked and its provision is voluntary.

5.1.3 Sensitive information is not required or collected through the Web site except where legally required as part of the recruitment process. Sensitive information includes data relating to race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or similar beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual life or criminal matters. Where you do provide sensitive personal information as part of the recruitment process, your submission of such information will be deemed to constitute explicit consent to BDO CF's use of that information in connection with the purpose for which it has been provided.

5.1.4 We do not require you to register in order to access the Web site. However, registration is required to access certain areas of the Web site or services provided via the Web site.

5.1.5 IP addresses of visitors are logged for administration and trouble shooting purposes. The IP address indicates the location of your computer on the internet. IP addresses are not used to track your session and are not linked to anything personally identifiable. This information may be aggregated to provide statistical information about the users of our Web site. No individual user will be identifiable from such information, which will be used to ensure that the Web site reflects the needs of our users.

5.1.6 To ensure that our Web site is well managed and to facilitate improved navigation within the Web site, we may use cookies (small text files stored in a user’s browser) or Web beacons (electronic images to count visitors who have accessed a particular page) to collect aggregate data. We use cookies to:

5.1.6.1 Manage our Web site. Cookies identify individual users when they log in to the Web site and enable us to personalise the Web site. 

5.1.6.2 Track information on our systems and identify categories of users by items such as address, browser type and pages visited. 

5.1.6.3 Analyse the number of visitors to different areas of the Web site and to make sure that our Web site is serving as a useful, effective information source.

5.2 Use of your personal information

5.2.1 We will only use your personal information for the specific purpose for which it was provided, except where you have indicated you would like to receive other information from BDO CF. When requesting material or asking someone to contact you, you might be given the option to receive further information from us which may be of interest. If you select this option, we will use your personal information to contact you with information about our products and/or services which we believe may be of interest to you.

5.2.2 If you wish to unsubscribe from communications sent by BDO CF, you may do so at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link that appears in all messages or by emailing unsubscribe@bdo.co.uk.

5.3 Your information and third parties

5.3.1 Although we may provide the personal information to service providers that handle information, under a data processor agreement, on our behalf, we do not share, sell or distribute personal data to or with third parties unless the transfer of your data to third parties is necessary for the performance of the purpose for which it was provided.

5.3.2 Information is not provided to third parties for their own marketing purposes and mailings are not undertaken by BDO CF for third parties.

5.3.3 Personal data collected by BDO CF will not be transferred to other Member Firms of BDO International.

5.3.4 We may disclose, transfer, sell or assign any of the information described above, including personally identifiable information, to third parties, as a result of or in preparation for the sale, merger, consolidation, change in control, transfer of substantial assets, reorganisation or liquidation of BDO CF and you consent to such disclosure, transfer, sale or assignment.

5.4 Retention of your information

Information is only kept for the period required for fulfilling your request and for a reasonable period of time thereafter for our administration and marketing purposes.

5.5 Security of your information

5.5.1 Generally accepted standards of technology and operational security have been implemented to protect personal information from loss, misuse, alteration and destruction. However, as you may be aware, no data transmission over the internet can be entirely secure.  As a result, while we will always use reasonable endeavours to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee that any information you submit to us will be free from unauthorised third party use or intrusion.  Therefore, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information, or your use of the Web site.

5.5.2 We cannot guarantee that the Web site is free from viruses or malicious codes.  You agree that it is your responsibility to satisfy yourself that your own information technology/equipment used to access the Web site is protected against such viruses and/or codes.

5.5.3 All employees and principals are required to keep personal information confidential and only authorised personnel have access to this information.

5.6 Monitoring emails

We may intercept, monitor and/or keep records of email communications entering and leaving our systems. If you communicate through our systems you will be deemed to have consented to such interception and monitoring.

5.7 Links

5.7.1 BDO CF is not responsible for the privacy policies of third party Web sites to which links are provided and you are advised to read the privacy policies on these Web sites before providing any personal information.

5.7.2 We cannot guarantee that third party Web sites to which links are provided are free from viruses or malicious codes.  You agree that it is your responsibility to satisfy yourself that your own information technology/equipment used to access a third party Web site is protected against such viruses and/or codes.

5.8 Accessing personal information

5.8.1 You can ask to review the personal information we hold about you and ask us to change or delete any of this information.  You can do this by contacting us by email at dpo@bdo.co.uk.

5.8.2 We may charge a small administration fee of £10 in relation to any requests for access to personal information.

5.8.3 BDO CF assumes responsibility for keeping an accurate record of your personal information as it is submitted. However, we cannot ensure the ongoing accuracy of your personal information after it has been submitted without your assistance. Please help us keep your personal information current and accurate by contacting us if your personal information becomes out of date.

5.9 Data controller

The data controller collecting the information described in this statement is BDO CF.

5.10 Comments and questions

If you have any comments or questions about this privacy policy please email dpo@bdo.co.uk.

6. SEVERABILITY

If any of these terms are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

7. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. As the BDO CF Web site can be visited from locations around the world with different laws from those of England, when you access the Web site you agree that the laws of England will apply to all matters relating to your use of the Web site. You and we also agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts with respect to such matters. Notwithstanding this, we reserve the right to bring enforcement proceedings in any court or courts including, if appropriate, in the courts of your country of residence.