TERMS & CONDITIONS

By registering with the NMDC’s online registration platform (hereinafter “Portal”), you the vendor / supplier (“Vendor”) agree to the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”). NMDC reserves all rights to amend these Terms of Use at any time in NMDC’s absolute discretion and without providing any prior notice to the Vendor.

Portal’s Terms of Use:

1. The Vendor’s representative warrants that he/she is authorized on behalf of the Vendor to agree to the Terms of Use and to represent the Vendor when using the Portal.
2. The Portal, its design and operating systems are the intellectual property of NMDC and the Vendor shall not copy nor reproduce any element of the Portal nor infringe NMDC’s intellectual property rights in respect of the Portal in any way and shall not use intellectual property of NMDC without express written consent of NMDC.
3. All information provided to NMDC by the Vendor via the Portal is current, true and accurate, including for the avoidance of doubt any invoice submitted to NMDC via the Portal
4. It is the Vendor’s responsibility to update its account on the Portal with any changes to the Vendor’s contact information, bank account details and/or business status.
5. NMDC is not responsible or under any obligation to update any information on its Portal.
6. NMDC may independently verify any amendment of the Vendor’s bank account details and request any supporting evidence from the Vendor, which the Vendor shall supply to NMDC without delay.
7. Submission of an Application does not guarantee that the Vendor will receive tender invitations from NMDC nor does it oblige NMDC to approve the Application.
8. The Vendor is responsible for updating its information and documents held on the Portal, including the submission of the Vendor’s renewed trade/commercial/professional license is valid for one calendar year and the Vendor is responsible for any renewal of the Registration Process.
9. NMDC reserves the right to accept or reject registration and Applications in its absolute discretion. Any act below on the part of the Vendor shall result in automatic deregistration and permanent prohibition from use of the Portal:
   1. submission of false and/or forged documentation to the Portal; 
   2. conviction of the Vendor of any crime of corruption or financial dishonesty whatsoever in any jurisdiction;
   3. infringement by the Vendor of NMDC’s or a third party’s intellectual property rights;
   4. direct and/or indirect price fixing by the Vendor;
   5. misrepresentation to NMDC of the quality of goods and/or services provided and/or to be provided by the Vendor;
   6. Any breach of any agreement between the Vendor and NMDC; and
   7. Breach of NMDC’s tendering policies
10. NMDC provides no guarantee or assurance that the information submitted to the Portal by Vendor will be held securely.
11. No warranty, representation, guarantee whether express or implied, is given by NMDC in respect of the operation of the Portal.
12. NMDC accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage (whether direct and/or indirect) incurred by the  Vendor when using the Portal for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to:
    1. unauthorized access, interception and/or hacking of the Portal by a third party;
    2. any inaccuracy, error, delay or omission in relation to any data, information and/or message displayed on and/or transmitted via the Portal;
    3. any electronic virus, bug, malware, spyware, adware or other harmful content transmitted to the Vendor’s electronic systems via the Portal;
    4. unavailability and/or suspension and/or removal of the Portal;
    5. errors in the Portal resulting in delayed payment of an invoice;
    6. fitness for purpose of the Portal; and
    7. Failure by the Vendor to comply with these Terms of Use.
13. The Vendor shall immediately notify NMDC if:
    1. Vendor suspects or believes that there has been any unauthorized access of Vendor’s Portal registration and/or the Vendor’s Portal password has been compromised;
    2. The Vendor believes the Vendor information held on the Portal is inaccurate and/or incomplete; or
    3. An invoice has been submitted to NMDC in error.
14. If any provision of these Terms of Use is considered invalid, unenforceable or illegal or if some part of it is deleted, the rest of the provision(s) shall apply with whatever
15. The laws of Abu Dhabi and the federal laws of the United Arab Emirates shall govern these Terms of Use. Any dispute arising from these Terms of Use shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Abu Dhabi Courts.