Legal Notice

1. Website Owner & Publisher

This website is published and operated by the following registered company:

Company Name: Shift and Rise FZE 

Legal Form: LLC

Registration Number:  4427449.01

Registered Address: Business Center, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone,Sharjah , United Arab Emirates

Country of Incorporation: United Arab Emirates

2. Contact Information

For any enquiries relating to this website or its content, you may contact us using the following details:

  • Registered Address: Business Center, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone,Sharjah , United Arab Emirates

  • Contact Email: pamela.sayegh@shiftandrise.org

We aim to respond to all written enquiries within 5 business days.

3. Website Hosting

This website is hosted by a third-party infrastructure provider. Details of the hosting provider are as follows:

• Hosting provider: IONOS
• Company: IONOS SE
• Website: https://www.ionos.com

The hosting provider acts as a data processor on our behalf and is bound by data processing obligations consistent with applicable law.

4. Intellectual Property

All content published on this website — including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, photographs, illustrations, and code — is the exclusive property of Shift and Rise FZE or its licensors, and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

Unless expressly authorised in writing, you may not:

• Reproduce, copy, or distribute any content from this website for commercial purposes.
• Modify, adapt, or create derivative works based on our content.
• Use our trademarks, logos, or brand elements without our prior written consent.

Personal and non-commercial use of content (e.g. printing a single page for private reference) is permitted, provided you do not remove any copyright or proprietary notices.

Any unauthorised use may constitute an infringement of copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights and may give rise to legal action.

5. User-Generated Content & Comments

This website allows visitors to submit content such as comments, messages, or other contributions (collectively, "User Content"). By submitting User Content to www.shiftandrise.org, you agree to the following terms:

5.1 Your Responsibilities

You are solely responsible for any User Content you submit. You represent and warrant that:

• You own or have the necessary rights to submit the content.
• The content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property, privacy, or other rights.
• The content is not unlawful, defamatory, abusive, harassing, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
• The content does not contain viruses, malware, or other harmful code.
• The content does not constitute spam, unsolicited advertising, or phishing attempts.

5.2 Licence Granted to Us

By submitting User Content, you grant Shift and Rise FZE  a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to display, reproduce, and moderate that content solely for the purposes of operating and improving this website. You retain ownership of your content.

5.3 Moderation & Removal

We reserve the right — but not the obligation — to review, edit, or remove any User Content at our sole discretion and without prior notice, including where it violates these terms or applicable law. We are not liable for any User Content posted by third parties.

6. Limitation of Liability

The information published on this website is provided in good faith for general informational purposes only. Shift and Rise FZE makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of any content for any particular purpose.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for:

• Any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential loss or damage arising from your use of this website.
• Temporary unavailability of the website due to maintenance, technical failure, or circumstances beyond our control.
• Errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the content published on this site.
• Any content posted by users or third parties on this website.

Nothing in this Legal Notice limits or excludes liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law (e.g. for fraud or personal injury caused by negligence).

7. External Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites for your convenience. These links do not constitute an endorsement of those sites or their content. We have no control over the content, privacy practices, or availability of external sites and accept no responsibility for them.

We recommend reviewing the legal notices and privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

8. Applicable Law & Jurisdiction

This Legal Notice and any disputes arising from your use of this website shall be governed by the laws of the European Union. 

Any disputes that cannot be resolved amicably shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of UAE.

If you are a consumer, you may also benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you reside, which cannot be overridden by contract.

9. Accessibility

We are committed to making www.shiftandrise.org accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. If you experience any difficulty accessing any part of this website, please contact us at pamela.sayegh@shiftandrise.org and we will make reasonable efforts to address the issue.

10. Updates to This Legal Notice

We reserve the right to amend this Legal Notice at any time. Changes will take effect upon publication on this page, with the 'Last Updated' date revised accordingly. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Continued use of this website following any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Legal Notice.

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