Dubai AI Seal

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Terms and Conditions

AI Seal Terms
  1. AGREEMENT OF THESE TERMS
    1. These terms and conditions (“Terms”), apply to applicants (“Applicants”, “you”, “your”) who submit an application through the website https://dub.ai/en/ai-seal-application/ (“DCAI Website”) in order to apply for the Dubai Future Foundation’s Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence AI Seal (“AI Seal”), whether that application is successful or not. The AI Seal is developed and operated by Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (“DCAI”) under DFF.
    2. These Terms are between you and the Dubai Future Foundation (hereafter referred to as “DFF”, “our”, “us” and “we”). By clicking on the “accept” button on the DCAI Website you agree to be bound by all of the Terms and any updates published on the DCAI Websites by DFF from time to time. If you do not agree to all the Terms, you must not continue with your application.
    3. In these Terms an ‘Affiliate’ of DFF means all other departments or entities owned by or associated with the Government of Dubai.
  2. APPLICATION PROCESS
    1. The AI Seal is administered by the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (“DCAI Initiative”). An AI Seal may be granted in one of the announced tiers (“Tier”). The granting of an AI Seal and assignment of a Tier is at the sole discretion of DCAI under DFF.
    2. The qualification requirements for an AI Seal and each Tier are set out on the DCAI Website. Applicants may submit their application free of charge via the DCAI Website and must upload the identified documents to support their application.
    3. We will review applications and, at our sole discretion, may: (a)request Applicants submit more information; (b) reject the application; or (c) grant the application and award an AI Seal and assign a Tier.
    4. A request under 2.3(a) does not guarantee than an Applicant will be awarded an AI Seal, and we reserve the right to reject the application at our sole discretion.
    5. If an application is rejected, the Applicant can re-apply via the DCAI Website no earlier than 1 January of the calendar year following the submission of the last application.
    6. Our decision to award an AI Seal and assign a Tier shall be final. Applicants do not have the right to appeal any decision. Applicants may still re-apply in accordance with clause 2.5 of these Terms.
    7. Each granted AI Seal will have a unique identifier. The AI Seal is permitted for use by the Applicant only in accordance with these Terms and shall not be used by any other person, company or business entity associated with the Applicant including, but not limited to, any affiliate and/ or group company of the Applicant.
    8. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the DCAI Initiative, to reject Applications without any explanation or prior notice for any reason, and a reason for rejection shall not be given.
    9. We accept no responsibility for any misdirected Applications due to technical disruptions, network congestion or for any other reason.
  3. USE OF YOUR APPLICATION DATA
    1. You are responsible for lawfully obtaining and ensuring the factuality and truthfulness of all data (including any personal data) submitted to DFF via the DCAI Website or by any other means as part of your application (“Application Data”).
    2. Application Data will be considered by DFF for the purpose of review only, and DFF makes no warranty and accepts no responsibility for verifying the accuracy of any Application Data. Notwithstanding the foregoing, DFF has the right to audit the Application Data at any time and may immediately cancel an AI Seal and/or reassign a Tier if any Application Data is found to be inaccurate or misleading.
    3. By submitting an application, you expressly consent to DFF and its Affiliates: (a) contacting you via the contact information submitted as part of your application (which may be by email or telephone), to discuss additional steps that may be taken by you to increase your Tier or for any other purpose related to the DCAI Initiative; (b) storing and using your Application Data to create insight and trends, and for other internal (non-commercial) purposes; and (c) publishing the following components of your application on the DCAI Website: (i) Applicant company name (ii) the awarded AI Seal and Tier; (iii) date of award of the AI Seal; (iv) the AI-specific activities of the Applicant based on the information submitted by you in support of your application; and (v) “AI Seal not granted” in respect of an unsuccessful application or following the cancellation of the AI Seal by us in our sole discretion.
    4. Other than for the purposes permitted by these Terms, DFF shall not use the Application Data for any other purpose.
    5. All personal information submitted in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy found here: https://www.dubaifuture.ae/privacy-policy/.
    6. You warrant that: (a) all Application Data that you submit as part of your application has been collected in compliance with all applicable laws, including without limitation laws on privacy, security, and disclosure of personal information; and (b) you have obtained such consents as are required by all applicable laws for DFF to access and process the Application Data in accordance with these Terms.
    7. You irrevocably agree to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of DFF, its Affiliates, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (hereafter the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with any breach of the warranties set out at section 3.6 above.
  4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
    1. For the purposes of this these Terms: (a) “AI Seal Usage Guidelines” means the usage guidelines applicable to the AI Seal which can be accessed here. (b) “IPR” means all intellectual property rights, including but not limited to, patents, registered designs, trademarks and service marks, rights in the nature of unfair competition rights, copyright, database rights, design rights, and all similar property rights including those subsisting (in any jurisdiction) in inventions, designs, drawings, performances, computer programs, semi-conductor topographies, processes, including but not limited to, automated processes, manufacturing processes and fabrication processes, research results, test results, research tools, algorithms, digital assets, solutions, sales and marketing plans, business and contractual relationships, techniques, protocols, software code, control systems, prototypes, sensors, materials, machines, electronics, installations, robotics, robotic infrastructure, robotic systems, robotic manipulators, metrology equipment, mobile operating systems and all other forms of technology, confidential information, business names, goodwill and the style and presentation of goods or services and applications, and the right to apply for protection of any of the above rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extension of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.
    2. All logos, trademarks, and/or brand names set out in the AI Seal Usage Guidelines and/or provided by DFF to Applicant at any time, including any accompanying or associated artworks, designs, words, slogans or catch phrases (the “DCAI Marks”) and all IPR arising out of, or related thereto, shall be the sole and exclusive property of DFF.
    3. DFF grants to successful Applicant, a limited licence in respect of the DCAI Marks to be used only in accordance with the AI Seal Usage Guidelines, and such licence: (a) is non-exclusive, non-transferrable, royalty-free and valid only for the period that the usage of the AI Seal has been granted; and (b) shall automatically cease on any revocation of the AI Seal or termination of these Terms for any reason.
    4. Applicant agrees not to register or use any mark, name, domain name, design, shape, word, designation, symbol or other trademark that includes, or is confusingly similar to, the DCAI Marks or other IPR of DFF or the DCAI Initiative. If you become aware of any infringement, suspect infringement or alleged infringement of the DCAI Marks, you agree to notify DFF in writing within five (5) days after becoming aware of such information.
    5. Save for the limited rights granted in respect of the DCAI Marks, Applicant agrees not to use or refer in any manner to DFF or any of its Affiliates or its programs in any manner, including but not limited to any manner that implies sponsorship or endorsement by DFF or any of its Affiliates. Further, save for the limited rights granted herein for use of the DCAI Marks, Applicant acknowledges that any IPR owned by DFF is and remains the exclusive property of DFF and/or its Affiliates and nothing in these Terms confers any rights to use any DFF IPR.
    6. You recognise the goodwill attached to the names of the DCAI, DFF and its Affiliates and shall not knowingly or negligently take or do any action or permit or suffer any omission that would, in DFF’s opinion, be detrimental to or adversely affect the goodwill associated with DCAI, DFF or its Affiliates or create unfavourable publicity or bring disrepute to the Government of Dubai, DCAI, DFF, or any of its Affiliates at any time.
    7. By submitting your application, you hereby grant us and each of our Affiliates, a fully paid up, non-exclusive, assignable, sublicensable, worldwide, perpetual license to display the following components of your application (i) full company name of the Applicant (ii) the Tier that has been granted to the Applicant (iii) date of award of the AI Seal, and (iv) the activities of the Applicant relevant to AI based on the information submitted by you in support of your application.
    8. Applicants represent and warrant that DFF is free to use Applicant’s applications in the manner described above, without obtaining permission or license from any third party and without any compensation to the Applicants.
  5. APPLICATION CONDITIONS AND RELEASE
    1. By submitting an application, you agree to the following: (a) the relationship between you and us, is not a fiduciary, or other special relationship. (b) you will be bound by and comply with these Terms and our decisions are binding and final in all matters relating to the DCAI Initiative. (c) you release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with your use of the AI Seal and your participation in the DCAI Initiative. Provided, however, that any liability limitation regarding gross negligence or intentional acts, or events of death or body injury shall not be applicable in jurisdictions where such limitation is not legal.
  6. EVENTS OUTSIDE DFF’S CONTROL
    1. We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under the DCAI Initiative, or the Terms that is caused by events outside our reasonable control (“Force Majeure Event“).
    2. Our performance of the DCAI Initiative is deemed to be suspended for the period that the Force Majeure Event continues, and we will have an extension of time for performance for the duration of that period. We will use our reasonable endeavours to bring the Force Majeure Event to a close or to find a solution by which our obligations under the DCAI initiative and the Terms may be performed despite the Force Majeure Event.
  7. GENERAL CONDITIONS
    1. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change these Terms and/or the AI Seal Usage Guidelines or to cancel, suspend and/or modify these Terms and/or the AI Seal Usage Guidelines at any time.
    2. Any attempt by any person to damage the Website or undermine the proper conduct of the DCAI Initiative may be a violation of criminal and civil law. Should we suspect that such an attempt has been made or is threatened, we reserve the right to take appropriate action including but not limited to requiring an Applicant to cooperate with an investigation and referral to criminal and civil law enforcement authorities.
    3. If at any time an Applicant believes that any of these Terms and/or the AI Seal Usage Guidelines may be unclear or ambiguous, they may submit a written request by email to seal@dub.ai for clarification.
    4. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms and/or the AI Seal Usage Guidelines shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Should any provision of these Terms and/or the AI Seal Usage Guidelines be or become illegal or unenforceable in the United Arab Emirates, such illegality or unenforceability shall leave the remainder of these Terms or the AI Seal Usage Guidelines including the term or condition affected, to the fullest extent permitted by law, unaffected and valid. The illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a valid and enforceable provision that comes closest and best reflects our intention in a legal and enforceable manner with respect to the invalid or unenforceable provision.
    5. The submission of an application constitutes Applicant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Terms and the AI Seal Usage Guidelines. By submitting an application, all Applicants agree that all decisions related to the DCAI Initiative and AI Seal are final and binding, and that all such decisions are at DFF’s sole discretion.
    6. These Terms and your use of the AI Seal are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Emirate of Dubai and, where applicable, the Federal Laws of the United Arab Emirates. Such laws will govern these Terms, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.

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