Terms & Conditions

AGREEMENT TO TERMS

These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally by you or on behalf of any entity (“you”) and Salalah Port Services Company SAOG (SPS) (“we,” “us” or “our”), concerning your access to and use our website the www.SalalahPort.om as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto to SPS (collectively, the “Site”). By accessing our Site, you automatically agree to our Terms and Conditions defined herein below (“Terms of Use”) that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms of Use.

If you do not agree with any of these Terms of Use, then you are expressly prohibited from using our Site and must immediately discontinue its use. Supplemental terms and conditions or documents or any amendments or changes that may be posted on the Site from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make necessary changes or modifications to these Terms and Conditions at any time and for any reason. Any changes by in these Terms and Conditions shall be included in the Site, and you hereby waive all your rights and remedies available under this Terms and Conditions and under the prevailing Law of Sultanate of Oman to receive specific notice of each such change.

It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms and Conditions to get updated. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms and Conditions by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Terms and Conditions are posted. The information provided in the Site is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country other than Sultanate of Oman where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any statutory or regulatory requirements in such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent such local laws are applicable.

All users who are minors in the jurisdiction in which they reside (generally under the age of 21) must have the permission of, and be directly supervised by, their parent or guardian to use the Site. If you are below the age of 21 years, you must have your parent or guardian read and agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to you using the Site.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is owned by and proprietary property of SPS and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of international conventions and includes the Sultanate of Oman.

The Content and the Marks are provided on the Site on “AS IS WHERE IS BASIS” for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions, no part of the Site and or Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission. Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, you are granted a limited non- perpetual license to access and use the Site and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Site, the Content and the Marks.

USER REPRESENTATIONS

By using the Site, you represent and warrant that:

(1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete;

(2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary;

(3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions;

(4) you are not under the age of 21;

(5) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have received express parental permission to use the Site;

(6) you will not access the Site through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise;

(7) you will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose or to miscommunicate or impersonate any person or third party;

(8) your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or regulation. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site (or any portion thereof).

USER REGISTRATION

You may be required to register online with the Site. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable or used by another user.  

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

You shall not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for which the said Site is intended for. The Site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

As a User of the Site, you agree not to:

  • systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us. In this regard, you shall not re-enginner or reassemble or extract or manipulate for your own personal agenda and misguide others.
  •  make any unauthorized use of the Site, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or phishing mails, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
  • use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Site.
  • use the Site to advertise or offer to sell goods and services or either use the Site for any pop up messages.
  • circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Site, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Site and/or the Content contained therein.
  • engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site or for any pyramid marketing or multilevel marketing programmes.
  • trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords;
  • make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct of our Site.
  • engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
  • interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Site or the networks or services connected to the Site.
  • attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user or any entity.
  • sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
  • use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
  • use the Site as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Site and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
  • decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site.
  • attempt to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict access to the Site, or any portion of the Site.
  • harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any Services by accessing the Site.
  • delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
  • copy or adapt the Site’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
  • upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s use and enjoyment of the Site or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Site.
  • upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).
  • except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Site, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
  • disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Site and includes any third party or other port users.
  • use the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations of the Sultanate of Oman.  

REVIEWES

We shall provide you areas on the Site to leave your recommendations, views and ratings. When posting a review, you must comply with the following criteria:

(1) you should have firsthand experience of facing the issue being reviewed;

(2) your reviews should not contain any offensive profanity, or abusive, racist, offensive, or hate language;

(3) your reviews should not contain discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability;

(4) your reviews should not contain references to illegal activity or any personal attacks;

(5) you should not any way be affiliated with our competitors if posting negative reviews and not to make any anti national statements;

(6) you should not make any conclusions as to the legality of this Terms and Conditions and its application to the business;

(7) you shall not post any false or misleading statements;

(8) you shall not organize a campaign encouraging others to group posts and reviews, negatively about SPS and its business activities.

We shall have the right to accept, reject, or remove your reviews in our sole discretion. We have absolutely no obligation to screen reviews or to delete reviews, even if anyone considers reviews objectionable or inaccurate. Reviews are not endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our opinions or the views of any of our affiliates or partners. We do not assume liability for any review or for any claims, liabilities, or losses resulting from any review. By posting a review, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, assignable, and sublicensable right and license to reproduce, modify, translate, transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or distribute all content relating to your reviews.  

SUBMISSIONS

By viewing our Site, You hereby acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the Site ("Submissions") provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation payable to you.

You hereby waive all legal and moral rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any such Submissions are original with you or that you have the right to submit such Submissions. You waive your rights, if any, and hereby agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary rights in your Submissions.

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT

The Site may contain third party contents and or you may be guided links to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, trademarks, patents, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content").

Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for its accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness or reliability by us, and we are not responsible or liable for the content and materials in any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Site or in any Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Site, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party Content. Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or configuring any Third-Party Websites or any Third-Party Content in our Site does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Site and access the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and you should be aware these Terms and Conditions shall no longer applicable for this.

You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate through the Site or relating to any applications you use or install from the Third Party Website. Any transactions you make through Third-Party Websites will be through their websites and from other companies, and we take no responsibility or liability of whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable third party.

You agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse the products or services offered on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us harmless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products or services including its quality and intended use. Additionally, you shall hold us harmless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or resulting in any way from any usage of Third-Party Content or by contacting with Third-Party Websites.  

SITE MANAGEMENT

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: 

(1) monitor the Site for violations of these Terms and Conditions;

(2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates or breaches the law or these Terms and Conditions, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities;

(3) in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Reviews or any portion thereof;

(4) in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Site or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems;

(5) otherwise manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site.


PRIVACY POLICY

We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy posted on the Site. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions. If you access the Site from the European Union, Asia, or any other region of the world with laws or other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ with applicable laws in the Sultanate of Oman , then through your continued use of the Site, you are transferring your data to the Sultanate Of Oman , and you expressly consent to have your data transferred to and processed in accordance with the applicable laws of Sultanate of Oman.

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Site infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify us using the contact information provided below (a “Notification”). A copy of your Notification will be sent to such third party who posted or stored the material addressed in the Notification. The above third-party infringement shall create no liability or responsibility on us and we shall not be liable for any legal action or claim or any other suit or violation. You shall take appropriate action against such Third-Party Website and or Third-Party Contents

TERM AND TERMINATION

These Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect from the time when you start browsing the Site.

WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE IMMEDAITELY YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SITE OR DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.

If we terminate or suspend or block or blacklisted your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.

MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS

We reserve the right to alter, change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without any notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Site. We also reserve the right to alter or modify or discontinue all or part of the Site without any prior notice at any time. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Site. We cannot grant guarantee or warranty that the Site will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting in unforced interruptions, delays, or errors which may be beyond our control due to internet non availability and for reasons that are not due to us. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend or discontinue or stop for any specific time at our discretion, or otherwise modify the Site at any time or for any reason without any notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Site during any downtime or discontinuance of the Site. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Site or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.

GOVERNING LAW

These Terms and Conditions and your use of the Site are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Sultanate of Oman

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

In case of any dispute or discrepancy arising in the Agreement signed between us or any other third party for any Services provided in accordance with such transaction, then such dispute shall be settled in accordance with the Dispute Resolution agreed under the terms of said Agreement. You shall not have any right or obligation to initiate any legal action or claim against us. In no event shall any Dispute or any claim or action be brought by you against us related to the Site and in that case such Dispute shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction, and the Parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of that court.

CORRECTIONS

There may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions that may relate to the Site, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Site at any time, without prior notice.

DISCLAIMER

THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND OUR SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE’S CONTENT OR ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND OR ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT LINKED TO THE SITE AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY

(1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS,

(2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE,

(3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN,

(4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SITE,

(5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY WHICH HAMPER YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR HANDHELD SYSTEMS OR NETWORK, AND/OR

(6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SITE.

WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SITE, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF SERVICES. AS WITH THE SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.  

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, CONTRACTS, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. [NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO OMANI RIAL 100/- (OMANI RIAL ONE HUNDRED ONLY) THE LESSER OF THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US DURING THE LAST ONE MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF SUCH ACTION ARISING.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our shareholders, managers, employees, agents, partners, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of:

(1) use of the Site;

(2) breach of these Terms and Conditions;

(3) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or

(4) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the Site with whom you connected via the Site.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your costs and expense, with our defense of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it. 

USER DATA

We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Site for the purpose of managing the Site, as well as data relating to your use of the Site. Although we perform regular routine backup of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Site. You agree that we shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such data, and you hereby waive any right of any action against us arising from any such loss or corruption of such data.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES

Visiting the Site, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email for your acceptance and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.

YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SITE.

You hereby waive all your rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any jurisdiction including the Sultanate of Oman which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by any means other than electronic means.

MISCELLANEOUS

These Terms and Conditions and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Site constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms and Conditions fully operate permissible by law. We may assign any or all our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no license, joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms and Conditions or use of the Site. You agree that these Terms and Conditions will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of these Terms and Conditions and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Terms and Conditions.

CONTACT US 

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further information regarding use of the Site, please contact us at:

a. CORPORATE OFFICE SALALAH

Salalah Port Services Co. (S.A.O.G)

P.O. Box 369

Postal Code 211

Salalah Sultanate of Oman

Tel +968 23220000

Fax +968 2321 9520

b. MUSCAT OFFICE

Salalah Port Services Co. (S.A.O.G)

P.O. Box 105

Postal Code 118

Beach One Building

Shatti Al Qurum

Muscat

Sultanate of Oman

Tel+968 2460 1003

Fax+968 2460 0736