Terms of Use / User Agreement

These Terms of Use, together with the privacy policy available at www.homekrew.com/privacy (“Privacy Policy”) and the rules, policies, terms and conditions set forth in, referred to and/or linked herein, all of which are incorporated herein by reference, are, collectively, the “Agreement”.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. IN PARTICULAR, PLEASE REVIEW THE MUTUAL ARBITRATION PROVISION IN SECTION 18.

This Agreement constitutes a legal agreement between you (“you” or “User” or “Service Requester”) and Home KREW Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Home KREW(“Home KREW” or “KREW” or “us”). This Agreement governs your use of our services and platform that facilitates communications between users offered through our website located at www.homekrew.com, as it may be modified, relocated and/or redirected from time to time (the “Site”), and the mobile applications offered by us (the “Apps”). Our services, platform, Site and Apps are collectively referred to as the “Home KREW” or “KREW Platform”.

By accessing, using or registering with the Home KREW Platform or any portions thereof, you hereby expressly acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and any future amendments and additions to this Agreement as we may publish from time to time. Please read this Agreement carefully. If you do not agree to accept and be bound by this Agreement, you must immediately stop using the Home KREW Platform. Home KREW’s acceptance is expressly conditioned upon your assent to this Agreement in its entirety. If this Agreement is considered to be an offer by us, acceptance is expressly limited to this Agreement.

By using the Home KREW Platform, you represent and warrant that: (i) you are at least 18 years old, are at least of the legally required age in the jurisdiction in which you reside, and are otherwise capable of entering into binding contracts; and (ii) you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and that you will so abide. Where you enter into this Agreement on behalf of a company or other organization, you represent and warrant that you have authority to act on behalf of that entity and to bind that entity to this Agreement.

To the extent permitted and except where prohibited by applicable law, these Terms of Use include:

  • Your agreement that either party may compel binding arbitration for most types of disputes, and your agreement to submit to an informal dispute resolution process for at least 30 days prior to the initiation of any claim.
  • Your agreement that no claims can be adjudicated on a class basis.
  • Your agreement that the Home KREW Platform is provided “as is” and without warranty.
  • Your acknowledgment of an agreement to pay Home KREW’s Trust and Support Fee that will be applied to each appointment of a Professional Service requested through the Home KREW Platform.
  • Your acknowledgment of an agreement to Home KREW’s cancellation policies and cancellation fees.
  • Your agreement to release Home KREW from liability based on claims relating to Services and otherwise and your agreement to the limitation of time within which a claim can be brought.
  • Your agreement to indemnify Home KREW from claims due to your use, misuse or inability to use the Home KREW Platform, the Merchandise and/or Professional Services, your violation of this Agreement, applicable laws or third party rights, and/or content or information submitted from your account to the Home KREW Platform.
  • Your consent to any modifications or amendments to this Agreement.
  • Your consent to the collection, use, sharing and transfer of your data as outlined in the Privacy Policy as updated from time to time.

The Home KREW Platform is Solely a Venue for Communications; Background Checks

Personal Information; User Accounts

Payments and Claims

Duration, Termination and Cancellation of Professional Services

Links to and Plug-Ins from Other Web Sites or Media

Links (such as hyperlinks) from the Home KREW Platform to and plug-ins from sites or applications owned, operated or controlled by third parties (collectively, “Third Party Sites”) do not constitute the endorsement by Home KREW of the Third Party Sites or their content. Such links and plug-ins are provided as an information service, for reference and convenience only. Home KREW does not control any Third Party Sites, and is not responsible for their content. It is your responsibility to evaluate the content and usefulness of the information obtained from Third Party Sites. The use of any Third Party Site is governed by the terms and conditions of use and privacy policy of that Third Party Site. You access third party sites at your own risk. Home KREW expressly disclaims any liability arising in connection with your use and/or viewing of any third party sites, and you hereby agree to hold Home KREW harmless from any liability that may result from third party sites.

Submission Areas

The Home KREW Platform may contain blogs, message boards, applications, opportunities to provide reviews, job postings, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or communication facilities that allow Users to communicate with other Users and with Home KREW (collectively, “Submission Areas”). Some areas in the Submission Areas within the Home KREW Platform will be public and Home KREW will not be responsible for any information or materials posted in such public areas. Home KREW may, in its discretion, publicly post submissions you submit to a non-public area of the Home KREW Platform. You may only use Submission Areas to send and receive messages and material that are relevant and proper to the applicable forum and that comply with this Agreement. “Your Information” is defined as any information and materials you provide to us or other Users in connection with your registration for and use of the Home KREW Platform, including without limitation, information and materials that are posted or transmitted for use in Submission Areas. You are solely responsible for Your Information, and we are merely a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of Your Information. You hereby represent and warrant that Your Information: (a) will comply at all times with this Agreement, including but not limited to Section 7 (Rules for Use of the Home KREW Platform) below, and with Section 2 (Personal Information; User Accounts) above; and (b) will not create liability for us or cause us to lose (in whole or in part) the services of our Internet Service Providers (ISPs), customers, or other partners or suppliers. You hereby grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works, communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute all of Your Information that is posted to Submission Areas from or through your account on the Home KREW Platform, including but not limited to all images, videos, musical works and text included in such postings. The rights you grant in this license are for the limited purpose of operating, promoting, and improving the Home KREW Platform. We reserve the right to remove postings from Submission Areas in our sole discretion.

Rules for Use of the Home KREW Platform

During the term of this Agreement, Requesters may use the Home KREW Platform for your personal use only (or for the use of a person, including a company or other organization that you validly represent). Requesters may use the Home KREW Platform to book Professional Services solely with respect to a location where the Requester is legally authorized to have Professional Services performed. Requesters may not use the Home KREW Platform for any other purposes or in connection with any commercial endeavors whatsoever without our express prior written consent. Requesters agree that an order for Professional Services is an offer, which is only accepted when the Requester receives a confirmation of the order. Requesters agree to treat Professionals courteously and lawfully, to provide a safe and appropriate working environment for them that is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and to provide reasonable co-operation to Professionals to enable them to supply Professional Services. Requesters agree to communicate any complaints to us and not to the Professionals. Requesters agree to comply with our complaint and other policies designated on the Site. Requesters acknowledge that their selected Professional may be unavailable from time to time, e.g. due to illness, vacation or leaving the Home KREW platform. Professionals agree to provide Professional Services in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and with the Service Agreement. You shall NOT use the Home KREW Platform (including but not limited to any Submission Areas) to do any of the following:

No Employment

Home KREW provides a software platform which allows you to connect with independent Professionals. Home KREW is not the employer of any Professional. You acknowledge that we do not supervise, direct, or control a Professional’s work or Professional Services performed in any manner. A Professional provides services to you as an independent contractor, and is not an employee, joint venture, partner, agent, or franchisee of Home KREW for any purpose whatsoever.

Special Promotions, Gift Cards and Vouchers

Intellectual Property Rights

The Home KREW Platform, and the information, data, content and materials, which it contains (“Home KREW Materials”), are the property of Home KREW and/or its affiliates and licensors, excluding User-generated content, which Home KREW has a right to use as described below. The Home KREW Materials are protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by United States copyright law, trademark law, international conventions, and other intellectual property laws. Home KREW and/or its affiliates and licensors are and shall continue to be the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to all intellectual property rights associated with the Home KREW Materials. Any use of Home KREW Materials, other than as expressly permitted herein, is prohibited without the prior permission of Home KREW and/or the relevant right holder. The service marks and trademarks of Home KREW, including without limitation homekrew.com, homekrew.com, the KREW logo and the Home KREW logo are service marks owned by Home KREW. Any other trademarks, service marks, logos and/or trade names appearing on the Home KREW Platform are the property of their respective owners. You may not copy or use any of the marks, logos or trade names appearing on the Home KREW Platform without the express prior written consent of the owner

Copyright Complaints and Copyright Agent

Home KREW respects the intellectual property of others, and expects Users to do the same. Home KREW will respond to properly submitted notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law. In the event that a person or entity has a good faith belief that any materials provided on or in connection with the Home KREW Platform infringe upon that person’s or entity’s copyright or other intellectual property right (such person or entity, a “Complainant”) and sends to Home KREW a properly submitted copyright notice as indicated below, Home KREW will investigate, and if it determines, in its discretion, that the material is infringing, Home KREW will remove the content and may terminate the access of the User who posted such content to the Home KREW Platform in the case of repeat infringers. All notices claiming an infringement of copyright rights must contain the following:

The App / Mobile Devices

Confidentiality

The term “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all of Home KREW’s trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information, personal information and all other information and data of Home KREW that is not generally known to the public or other third parties who could derive value, economic or otherwise, from its use or disclosure. The Home KREW Platform contains secured components that are accessible only to those who have been granted a username and password by Home KREW. Information contained within the secure components of the Home KREW Platform is confidential and proprietary. You acknowledge that Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) is a valuable, special and unique asset of Home KREW and agree that you will not use Confidential Information other than as necessary for you to make use of the Home KREW Platform as expressly permitted by this Agreement and only during the term of this Agreement. You will not disclose or transfer (or seek to induce others to disclose or transfer) any Confidential Information for any purpose. You shall promptly notify Home KREW in writing of any circumstances, which may constitute unauthorized disclosure, transfer, or use of Confidential Information. You shall implement reasonable technical, physical and administrative safeguards to protect Confidential Information from loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, transfer, modification or use. You shall return all originals and any copies of any and all materials containing Confidential Information to Home KREW upon termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever.

Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation on Liability

Indemnification

You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Home KREW, its licensors, and each such party’s directors, officers, parent organizations, subsidiaries, affiliates, members, employees, agents, attorneys, independent contractors and vendors from and against any and all claims, losses, expenses, liabilities, damages or demands (including attorneys’ fees and costs incurred), in connection with or resulting from, directly or indirectly:

  1. your use or misuse of or inability to use the Home KREW Platform, any Merchandise and/or any Professional Service,
  2. your violation of this Agreement,
  3. your violation of any applicable law or regulation;
  4. your violation of the rights of another (including but not limited to Professionals), and
  5. Your Information and content that you submit or transmit through the Home KREW Platform. Home KREW reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to your indemnification. You will not, in any event, settle any such claim or matter without the prior written consent of Home KREW.

Mutual Arbitration Agreement

Governing Law

All laws and regulation of the United Arab Emirates to apply.

General Provisions

No agency, partnership, joint venture, employer-employee or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement. A failure by us to enforce any provision(s) of this Agreement will not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Home KREW with respect to its subject matter. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will be enforced to the fullest extent possible, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement.

Changes to this Agreement

We reserve the right, at our sole and absolute discretion, to change, modify, add to, supplement or delete any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time, effective with or without prior notice. If any future changes to this Agreement are unacceptable to you or cause you to no longer be in compliance with this Agreement, you must terminate, and immediately stop using, the Home KREW Platform. Your continued use of the Home KREW Platform following any revision to this Agreement constitutes your complete and irrevocable acceptance of any and all such changes.

Severability

These Terms shall be deemed severable. In the event that any provision is determined to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision shall nonetheless be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law, and such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this Agreement, please contact us at [email protected] or by mail the below address:
ATTN: Legal Team
Home KREW Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Home KREW
PO Box # 10213
Dubai, UAE

I hereby acknowledge that I have read and understand these terms of use and privacy policy, and agree that my use of the Home KREW platform is an acknowledgment of my agreement to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this agreement.

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