Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 2 August 2026

1. Agreement

These Terms govern your use of thegulfgeek.com (the “Site”), operated by The Gulf Geek (“we”, “us”, “our”).

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Site.

2. Use of the Site

You may read, share and link to our content for personal, non-commercial purposes.

You agree not to:

Copy, republish or redistribute our content in substantial part without written permission
Scrape, harvest or systematically download content by automated means
Use the Site for anything unlawful, or in breach of UAE law
Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, its servers or any connected system
Introduce malware, or attempt to disrupt or overload the Site
Misrepresent your identity or affiliation with us
Use our content to train commercial AI models without permission

3. Intellectual Property

All content on the Site — articles, text, graphics, layout, logos and compilation — is owned by The Gulf Geek or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

You may: quote short extracts for commentary, review or news reporting, provided you credit The Gulf Geek and link to the original article.

You may not: reproduce full articles, republish content on another site, or use our material commercially without written permission.

For permission requests: thewhitelinko@gmail.com

4. Accuracy of Content

We take care to be accurate, but the Site is provided for general information only. UAE regulations, fees and procedures change frequently and content may become outdated.

See our Disclaimer for full detail. In short: verify anything important with the relevant official authority before acting on it.

5. External Links

The Site links to third-party websites we don’t control. We’re not responsible for their content, accuracy, availability or practices, and a link doesn’t imply endorsement. Your use of any third-party site is governed by its own terms.

6. User Submissions

If you send us a message, correction, suggestion or other material:

You confirm it’s yours to send and doesn’t infringe anyone’s rights
You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use it to improve the Site (for example, applying a correction you’ve sent)
We may edit or decline to use it
We won’t publish your personal details without your consent

7. Availability

We aim to keep the Site available, but we don’t guarantee uninterrupted access. We may suspend, withdraw or restrict all or part of it for maintenance or other reasons without notice, and we won’t be liable if it’s unavailable at any time.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

The Site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind
We’re not liable for any loss or damage — direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or otherwise — arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Site
This includes loss of profit, data, business or goodwill

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

9. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Gulf Geek, its authors and contributors from any claim, loss or expense arising from your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the Site.

10. Privacy

Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what data we collect and how we handle it.

11. Advertising and Commercial Content

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. The current version always appears on this page with its “Last updated” date. Continuing to use the Site after changes means you accept the revised Terms.

13. Termination

We may restrict or terminate your access to the Site at our discretion, without notice, if we believe you’ve breached these Terms.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates. Any dispute arising from them or from your use of the Site is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Dubai, UAE.