Terms of Use

YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THE SITE, ANY APPLICATIONS, AND THE SERVICES YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE AND YOU ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT.

The services that Abu Baker Salem Advocates & Legal Consultants provide to you are subject to the following Terms of Use ("TOU"). By using the services that Abu Baker Salem Advocates & Legal Consultants provides, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the TOU. Abu Baker Salem Advocates & Legal Consultants reserves the right to update the TOU at any time without notice to the User.

Service Description

By using the online services of Abu Baker Salem Advocates & Legal Consultants (under the brand name “MIO” or “MIO Law Firm”) on the MIO Law Firm website (the "Site") you agree to follow and be bound by these TOU and agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including UAE laws and regulations.

MIO provides User with access to a variety of resources, including download areas, communication forums, and product information (collectively "Services"). The Services, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new Web properties, are subject to the TOU.


In these TOU, the words "you" and "your" refer to each customer, Site visitor, or Application user, "we", "us" and "our" refer to MIO Law Firm, and "Services" refers to all services provided by us.

Ownership

This Site and applications are owned and operated by MIO. All rights, titles, and interests in and to the materials provided on this site and Applications, including but not limited to information, documents, logos, graphics, sounds, and images (the "Materials") are owned by MIO. Except as otherwise expressly provided by MIO, none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, uploaded, posted, displayed, transmitted, or distributed in any way and nothing on this Site or on any Applications shall be construed to confer any license under any of our intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. MIO does not sell, license, lease, or otherwise provide any of the Materials other than those specifically identified as being provided by us. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by MIO.

Personal and Non-Commercial Use Limitation

Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from the Services.

Copyrights & Trademarks

All Site design, text, graphics, the selection, and arrangement thereof. Copyright ©, Abu Baker Salem Advocates & Legal Consultants ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

MIO Law Firm & MIO logo, all images and text, and all page headers, custom graphics, and button icons are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of MIO Law Firm. All other trademarks, product names, and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners.

Trademarks (whether registered or unregistered) and logos must not be used or modified in any way without the prior consent of MIO.

The products, technology, and processes contained in this Site may be the subject of other intellectual property rights owned by MIO or by third parties. No license is granted in respect of those intellectual property rights other than as set out in these TOU. Your use of this Site must not in any way infringe the intellectual property rights of any person.

Limited Permission to Download

MIO hereby grants you permission to download, view, copy and print the Materials on any single, stand-alone computer (or, for Microsoft Agave users, one copy of the Application on up to five devices affiliated with your Marketplace Windows Live ID account) solely for your personal, informational, non-commercial use provided that (i) where provided, the copyright and trademark notices appearing on any Materials not be altered or removed, (ii) the Materials are not used on any other website or in a networked computer environment and (iii) the Materials are not modified in any way, except for authorized editing of downloadable forms for personal use. This permission terminates automatically without notice if you breach any of the terms or conditions of these TOU. On any such termination, you agree to immediately destroy any downloaded or printed Materials. Any unauthorized use of any Materials contained on this Site or Applications may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

Links to Third Party Sites

This Site and Applications may contain links to websites controlled by parties other than MIO (each a "Third Party Site"). MIO works with a number of partners and affiliates whose sites are linked with MIO. MIO may also provide links to other citations or resources with whom it is not affiliated. MIO is not responsible for and does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the availability, content, products, services, or use of any Third-Party Site, any website accessed from a Third-Party Site, or any changes or updates to such sites. MIO makes no guarantees about the content or quality of the products or services provided by such sites. MIO is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Third Party Site. MIO is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by MIO of the Third Party Site, nor does it imply that MIO sponsors, is affiliated or associated with, guarantees, or is legally authorized to use any trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal or official seal, or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the links. You acknowledge that you bear all risks associated with access to and use of the content provided on a Third-Party Site and agree that MIO is not responsible for any loss or damage of any sort you may incur from dealing with a third party. You should contact the site administrator for the applicable Third-Party Site if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on any such Third-Party Site.

License to Use

MIO grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use our forms and templates (the "Forms") for your own personal, internal business use, or if you are an attorney or professional, for your client. Except as otherwise provided, you acknowledge and agree that you have no right to modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Forms in any manner, except for modifications in filling out the Forms for your authorized use. You shall not remove any copyright notice from any Form.

Resale of Forms or Templates Prohibited

By ordering or downloading Forms, you agree that the Forms you purchase or download may only be used by you for your personal or business use or used by you in connection with your client and may not be sold or redistributed without the express written consent of MIO.

Member Account, Password, and Security

If any of the Services requires you to open an account, you must complete the registration process by providing us with current, complete, and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration form. You also will choose a password and a user name. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify MIO immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. MIO will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by MIO or another party due to someone else using your account or password. You may not use anyone else's account at any time, without the permission of the account holder.

Use of MIO Services

The Services may contain e-mail services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, photo albums, file cabinets, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others (each a "Communication Service" and collectively "Communication Services").

You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the Communication Services, you will not:

  • Use the Communication Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming, or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
  • Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
  • Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent, or unlawful topic, name, material, or information.
  • Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software, or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, copyright, or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents to do the same.
  • Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of any party.
  • Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of another. Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Services specifically allows such messages.
  • Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.
  • Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations, or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
  • Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
  • Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
  • Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
  • Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
  • Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the Services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.

MIO has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, MIO reserves the right to review materials posted to the Communication Services and to remove any materials at its sole discretion. MIO reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.

MIO reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as MIO deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post, or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in MIO`s sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your children in any Communication Services. MIO does not control or endorse the content, messages, or information found in any Communication Services and, therefore, MIO specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Services. Managers and hosts have not authorized MIO spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of MIO.

Materials uploaded to the Communication Services may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction, and/or dissemination; you are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

Rights and Responsibilities of MIO Law Firm

MIO Law Firm is not the publisher or author of the User Content. MIO Law Firm takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

Although we cannot make an absolute guarantee of system security, MIO Law Firm takes reasonable steps to maintain security. If you have reason to believe system security has been breached, contact us by email at miodubai@miolawfirm.com for help.

If MIO Law Firm's technical staff finds that files or processes belonging to a member pose a threat to the proper technical operation of the system or to the security of other members, MIO Law Firm reserves the right to delete those files or to stop those processes. If MIO Law Firm’s technical staff suspects a user name is being used by someone who is not authorized by the proper user, MIO Law Firm may temporarily disable that user's access in order to preserve system security. In all such cases, MIO Law Firm will contact the member as soon as feasible.

MIO Law Firm has the right (but not the obligation), in our sole and absolute discretion, to edit, redact, remove, re-categorize to a more appropriate location, or otherwise change any User Content.

Rights and Responsibilities of MIO Law Firm Users or Other Posters of User Content

You are legally and ethically responsible for any User Content - writings, files, pictures, or any other work - that you post or transmit using any MIO Law Firm Service that allows interaction or dissemination of information. In posting User Content, you agree that you will not submit any content:

  • that is known by you to be false, inaccurate, or misleading;
  • that infringes anyone’s copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy. Please see Compliance with Intellectual Property Laws below;
  • that violates any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, antidiscrimination, or false advertising).
  • that is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing, or advocates or encourages illegal conduct harmful to any individual, partnership, or corporation. Please see Inappropriate Content below;
  • that includes advertisements, spam, or content for which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any third party;
  • that includes information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, or other contact information;
  • that contains any computer virus, worms, or other potentially damaging computer programs or files;
  • that otherwise violates these TOU.

Attorneys that submit User Content and provide advice do so at their own risk.

You grant MIO Law Firm a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, sell, distribute, and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium, or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. You have the right to remove any of your works from User Content at any time.

You are not required to provide your real name when signing up as a user of MIO Law Firm. MIO Law Firm permits anonymous or pseudonymous accounts. Any user may request that such a member's email address be hidden to provide for additional privacy.

Ratings and reviews will generally be posted in two to four business days.

By submitting your email address in connection with your rating and review, you agree that MIO Law Firm may use your email address to contact you about the status of your review and other administrative purposes.

NO WARRANTY

The site, applications, and all materials, documents, or forms provided on or through your use of the site or applications are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. to the fullest extent permitted by law, mio law firm expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

MIO Law Firm makes no warranty that: (a) the site, applications, or the materials will meet your requirements; (b) the site, applications, or the materials will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free basis; (c) the results that may be obtained from the use of the site, applications, or any materials offered through the site or applications, will be accurate or reliable; or (d) the quality of any products, services, information or other material purchased or obtained by you through the site, applications, or in reliance on the materials will meet your expectations.

Obtaining any materials through the use of the site or applications is done at your own discretion and at your own risk. mio law firm shall have no responsibility for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any content, materials, information, or software.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

Except as prohibited by law, you will hold MIO Law Firm and its officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless for any indirect, punitive, special, incidental, or consequential damage, however, it arises (including attorneys' fees and all related costs and expenses of litigation and arbitration, or at trial or on appeal, if any, whether or not litigation or arbitration is instituted), whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other tortious action, or arising out of or in connection with this agreement, including without limitation any claim for personal injury or property damage, arising from this agreement and any violation by you of any federal, state, or local laws, statutes, rules, or regulations, even if MIO Law Firm has been previously advised of the possibility of such damage. except as prohibited by law, if there is liability found on the part of MIO Law Firm, it will be limited to the amount paid for the products and/or services, and under no circumstances will there be consequential or punitive damages.

Compliance with Intellectual Property Laws

When accessing MIO Law Firm or using the MIO Law Firm legal document preparation Service, you agree to obey the law and you agree to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Your use of the Service and the Site is at all times governed by and subject to laws regarding copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property ownership. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit or otherwise distribute any information or content in violation of any third party's copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights. You agree to abide by laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property, and you shall be solely responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third party rights caused by any content you provide or transmit or that is provided or transmitted using your MIO Law Firm user account.

MIO Law Firm has adopted a policy that provides for the immediate removal of any content, article, or materials that have infringed on the rights of MIO Law Firm or of a third party or that violate intellectual property rights generally. MIO Law Firm's policy is to remove such infringing content or materials and investigate such allegations immediately.

Inappropriate Content

When accessing the Site, any Applications, or using MIO Law Firm's Services, you agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening; (b) advocates or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or foreign law or regulation; or (c) advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services. MIO Law Firm reserves the right to terminate or delete such material from its servers. MIO Law Firm will cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of these TOU or of any applicable laws.

Compliance with Export Restrictions

You may not access, download, use or export the Site, Applications, or the Materials in violation of any applicable laws or regulations.

Attorney Access Services; Use of Term "Experience"

The term "experience" or "experienced," as used on the Site, Applications, and in other communications in reference to third party attorneys participating in MIO Law Firm's legal plans or other attorney access services means that the legal plan primary handling partner of each law firm fulfills the following: (a) possesses a minimum of five years' experience practicing law, (b) maintains errors and omissions insurance policies consistent with industry standards, (c) is in good standing with the state bar in each jurisdiction in which the attorney is licensed to practice, (d) has no pending malpractice lawsuit, as of the date of joining one of MIO Law Firm's legal plans, and (e) has no public record of discipline by a state bar within the last five years. The term "experience" or "experienced" is not intended to be a comparison to any other attorney's services or qualifications.

Use of Testimonials and Media Endorsements. The media hosts on the Site endorse MIO Law Firm as paid spokespeople in our advertising campaigns.

Inquiries

By using MIO Law Firm's services or accessing the MIO Law Firm site or applications, you acknowledge and accept that submitting your telephone number to MIO Law Firm via the MIO Law Firm site or applications constitutes an inquiry to MIO Law Firm and that MIO Law Firm may contact you at the number submitted.

Right to Refuse

You acknowledge that MIO Law Firm reserves the right to refuse service to anyone and to cancel user access at any time.

Acknowledgment

By using MIO Law Firm's services or accessing the MIO Law Firm site or applications, you acknowledge that you have read these ToU and agree to be bound by them.

Customers Needing Extra Assistance. MIO Law Firm aims to provide full access to its Site and product offerings regardless of disability. If you are unable to read any part of the MIO Law Firm Site, or otherwise have difficulties using the MIO Law Firm Site, please contact our customer care team and they will assist you.