PETROCHINA INTERNATIONAL IRAQ FZE IRAQ BRANCH
WEBSITE TERMS OF USE
The Terms of Use referred below (this “terms of Use”) refers to PetroChina International
Iraq FZE Iraq Branch (“PetroChina”) website (“this website). PetroChina is company
duly domiciled in the Republic of Iraq and this website should not be confused with
and it is not related to any other website whether or not the word PetroChina appears
as part of the domain name or branding. PetroChina is providing this website as
a service to its customers, suppliers, employees, prospective employees and the
general public to give information about Halfaya Project and to communicate with
prospective suppliers, service providers concerning bidding process and procurement
procedures, and with prospective employees related to job posting and recruitment,
as the relevant information may be disclosed in this website from time to time.
When referring to visitor or visitors in this Terms of Use, reference is deemed
to be made to any person or individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization,
governmental authority or any other entity, accessing or trying to access this website
by any electronic means.
1. Acceptance of this Terms of Use. By visiting this website, you signify your consent
and acceptance to PetroChina’s Terms of Use, privacy policy and other conditions
as referred below. If you do not agree with this Terms of Use, please do not use
this website. PetroChina reserve the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify,
add or remove portions from this Terms of Use at any time.
2. Changes and Revisions. PetroChina may revise this Terms of Use from time to time
without previous notice, visitors should revisit this website periodically to make
sure they are aware of the most recent changes and revisions to this Terms of Use,
since the same will be binding on visitors. The continued use of this website following
the posting of changes to this Terms of Use means the acceptance of any changes,
modification or revisions of the same.
3. Copyright. The material, documents and information made available at this website
is protected by copyright. PetroChina is the sole owner of all content in this website.
Except as otherwise provided, no material from this website may be copied, reproduced,
republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without PetroChina’s
written prior consent or authorization. However, the material, documents and information
may be downloaded on any single computer and produced one printed copy for personal,
non-commercial, non-profit educational use only; provided that all copyright and
other proprietary notices are kept intact. All trademarks, service marks, logos
and trade names, whether registered or unregistered, are proprietary to PetroChina
or to other company where so indicated; therefore, such trademarks, service marks,
logos and trade names may not be reproduced, downloaded or otherwise used without
PetroChina’s prior written consent or authorization.
4. Disclaimer. The material, documents and information contained in this website
is provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.
This disclaimer applies to any damages or injuries occurring as a result of (i)
any error, omission, deletion or defect in the content, or (ii) any failure of performance,
error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission,
computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction of record, unauthorized
access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tort,
negligence, defamation, or any other cause of action. PetroChina does not warrant
that the functions and data contained in the materials, documents and information
will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this
site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful
components. PetroChina does not make any representations or warranties regarding
the use or the results of the use of the materials, documents and information in
this website in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.
5. Privacy. PetroChina is committed to honouring the privacy and security of visitors
to this website; although PetroChina may collect information to process your transactions
and help to provide a better level of service, PetroChina does not sell any collected
information to anyone and strive to protect the security and confidentiality of
the collected information. In cases in which the visitors of the website are requested
to provided certain personal or corporate information (including, but not limited
to, name, company name or brand mane, addresses, e-mail addresses, date of birth
or incorporation, and nationality) for completing employment data or making an offer
in a bidding process, such information is required in order to facilitate your requests
and to provide personalized service and to communicate separately with visitors;
but, PetroChina does not sell, trade or rent such personal or corporate information
with any third party. However, PetroChina may provide such personal or corporate
identifiable information, to an independent third party that provides services to
PetroChina for special purposes. Because PetroChina relies on third parties commercial
software and programs to operate its servers, some information may inadvertently
be collected due to certain automatic functions or features contained in such software
or due to certain software changes and upgrades; the case may be, PetroChina will
use reasonable efforts to remove any such information after discovering such information
in its system.
6. Site Security. PetroChina may use cookies to allow visitors to use this website
more easily and to keep track of certain statistical information to improve this
website. As most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, visitors may disallow
reception of cookies at any time by resetting their web browser. PetroChina will
never use cookies to retrieve information from a computer that is unrelated to this
website or to the interaction with this website. Also, PetroChina may use visitors
Internet Protocol address to help diagnose problems with PetroChina’s server and
to administer this website. Internet Protocol address is used to help identify the
duration of a session and to gather broad demographic information. This information
will not be sold to any third party. When browsing the Internet, a trail of electronic
information is left at each website, such information can be collected and stored
by a server to determine the type of computer and browsing software used, the address
of the website from which you linked to this website; PetroChina may use such data
to determine how much time visitors spend on each page of this website and how they
navigate through this website, but PetroChina shall only use such information to
improve this website.
7. Limitation of Liability and Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by the
governing law or any other applicable law, under no circumstances, including but
not limited to negligence, shall PetroChina be liable to any party for: (i) any
direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary, consequential (including,
but not limited to, damages for business interruption, loss of business profits,
loss of programs or loss of information), or any other damages arising in any way
out of the availability, use, reliance on, or inability to use the materials, documents
and information in this website, even if PetroChina or a PetroChina authorized representative
has been advised of the possibility of such damages; or, (ii) any claim attributable
to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in, or destructive properties of this
website. As the case maybe, in no event shall PetroChina’s total liability to any
visitor of this website, for any claim or action arising from using this website
(whether in contract, tort or otherwise) shall exceed the amount paid, if any, for
accessing this website. Visitors to this website agree to indemnify, defend and
hold PetroChina, and their directors, employees, agents and contractors harmless
from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including, but not
limited to, attorney’s fees) or other expenses that may arise directly or indirectly
out of or from the visitors’ breach of this Terms of Use and/or with activities
in connection with this website. By using this website, visitors agree that the
exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this website Terms of Use are
reasonable.
8. Prohibited Activities. It is prohibited violating or attempting to violate, the
security of this site, any such violations may result in criminal and/or civil penalties.
PetroChina will investigate any alleged or suspected violations and if a criminal
violation is suspected, PetroChina will cooperate with the relevant law enforcement
agency in the investigation. Violations of the security of this website include,
but is not limited to, logging into or attempting to log into a server or account
that you are not authorized to access; accessing data or taking any action to obtain
materials, documents, information, data or services not intended for the visitor
or its use; attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or
network; tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting or breaching security
or authentication measures; transmitting material that contains viruses, Trojan
horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files or other computer programming
routines or engines or engage in conduct that could damage, disrupt or otherwise
impair or interfere with a computer's functionality or the operation of the site;
transmitting material related to or containing any type of information against moral
values and ethics. In using this website, visitors must not: (i) post, send or otherwise
transmit to or through the site any unlawful, infringing, harmful, harassing, defamatory,
threatening, vulgar, sexually explicit, hateful or otherwise objectionable material
of any kind, any material that exploits children or is invasive of or in breach
of another person's privacy or other rights or any material that PetroChina in its
sole discretion does not wish posted or transmitted on this website; (ii) defame,
abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights
of privacy and publicity) of others; (iii) upload or otherwise make available, files
that contain images, software or other material protected by intellectual property
laws, including without limitation copyright or trademark laws and rights of publicity
and privacy unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary
authorizations to do the same; (iv) misrepresent your identity or affiliation in
any way; (v) engage in deceptive online marketing; (vi) violate any applicable laws
or regulations; or (vii) assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the
activities described above.
9. Submissions and Unsolicited Ideas. Visitors must exercise caution, good sense
and sound judgment in using this website. Visitors are responsible for any material
placed on or transmitted to or through this website. Visitors represent and warrant
that any information posted to or transmitted through this website is truthful,
accurate, not misleading and offered in good faith, and that they have the right
to post or transmit such information. Such information (including, but not limited
to, data, text, software, graphics or any other materials whatsoever), whether publicly
posted or privately transmitted, is the visitor sole responsibility. PetroChina
does not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new promotions,
products, technologies, or processes. No Material must be transmitted to or through
this website that may be considered to be confidential or proprietary. Any material
posted or transmitted to or through this website will be considered non-confidential
and non-proprietary. This statement serves to avoid potential misunderstandings
or disputes regarding ownership of ideas. The case maybe, PetroChina is given an
unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display,
publicly perform, transit and distribute any information posted or transmitted to
or through this website; thus, PetroChina has the right to use, without any payment
or accounting, any concepts, know-how or ideas posted or transmitted to or through
this website.
10. Termination. This Terms of Use are effective until terminated by either party.
Visitors may terminate the agreement to this Terms of Use, at any time, by destroying
all materials obtained from this website and all related documentation and all copies
and installations thereof, whether made under the Terms of Use or otherwise. Termination
will be immediately without notice from PetroChina if users or visitors fail to
comply with any of the Terms of Use. Upon termination, all materials obtained from
this website and all copies thereof must be destroyed. The provisions of this Terms
of Use concerning Site Security, Prohibited Activity, Copyrights, Submissions and
Unsolicited Ideas, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability and Indemnity, and Governing
Law and Jurisdiction shall survive any termination.
11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Terms of Use are to be construed in accordance
and governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates, specially the Emirate of Dubai;
any controversy or dispute arising out of the construction or applicability of the
Terms of Use shall be exclusively submitted to the competent Courts of the Emirate
of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
12. Breaches. Without prejudice to PetroChina other rights under this Terms of Use,
if a visitor breaches this Terms of Use in any way, PetroChina may take such action
as it may be deemed appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending access
to the website, prohibiting access to the website, blocking computers using specific
visitors IP address from accessing this website, contacting visitor internet service
provider to request they blocking visitor access to this website and/or bringing
the appropriate court proceedings against infringers.
13. General. If a provision of this Terms of Use is determined by any court or other
competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will
continue in effect. If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful
or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted,
and the rest of the provision will continue in effect. This Terms of Use constitute
the entire agreement between PetroChina and any visitor in relation to the use of
this website, and supersede all previous agreements in respect of the use of this
website. Visitors to this website must not rely on the information contained in
this website as an alternative to legal advice from an attorney or other professional
legal services provider. For any specific question about any legal matter you should
consult an attorney or other professional legal services provider. Visitors to this
website should never delay seeking legal advice, disregard legal advice, or commence
or discontinue any legal action because of information on this website. means any
individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
association, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other
entity.
This website is the intellectual property of PetroChina International Iraq FZE Iraq
Branch.
