Terms of Use:
Welcome to the Raseef22 website (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”). Kindly read the Terms of Use carefully before entering and/or using the Website. Access to and/or use of the Website constitutes conclusive evidence of the user’s agreement and consent to the Terms of Use. Please refrain from using this Website if you don’t agree to the Terms of Use. The Website also reserves the right to amend any of the Terms of Use at any time without notice and for any reason, bearing in mind that the Website will upload the new terms as soon as they are modified. New features or functions added to the Website are automatically subject to these terms and conditions. The latest Terms of Use can be found at any time on this Website.
1- The Website (including text, photos, graphics, drawings, and audio and visual material) is protected by copyright under the Literary and Artistic Property Law of Lebanon.
2- When any material (text, video, photos, audio, etc.) is sent to the Website, the administration of this Website has the right to display or publish it directly (in the form in which it has been received or in the form of a derivative work or quoted work), and to store, distribute, and use this material for any reasonable purposes as determined by the administration of the Website and at its sole discretion. Subject to the foregoing, the management of this Website, or an authorized third party, may compile, re-edit, or modify any clip of any video submitted by the user to this Website, or prepare material derived from it, either on an independent, stand-alone basis or in conjunction with other video clips, and then display and publish it for an indefinite period of time. The matter cannot be otherwise, unless the sender has specified certain conditions in conjunction with the sending of the materials. In this case, the user (unless otherwise agreed upon) does not acquire any rights as a result.
3- The user solely bears responsibility for the material submitted by him/her and the consequences of its broadcasting or publication. In this regard, the user confirms, acknowledges, and/or warrants that they:
a. Have obtained all necessary licenses, rights, and permissions to use the submitted material, and authorize the administration of this Website to use all patents, trademarks, professional secrets, copyrights or other proprietary rights in connection with the submitted material;
b. Have obtained data or written permits from all the individuals referred to within this material, permitting the use of this material in the manner we deem appropriate.
c. Accordingly, the user agrees to refrain from:
● Submitting copyright-protected or (occupational) trade secret materials.
● Sharing false news that may cause damage to the Website or to others.
● Sending material that contains defamation, slander, insult, threat, harassment, pornography, and racial or ethnic abuse, or that encourages specific conduct that may constitute an offence or insult to any belief, promotes any terrorist activity, organization or movement, leads to civil liability, violates the privacy of individuals, violates laws, or is in any way inappropriate or contrary to custom;
● Publishing advertisements or commercial solicitations;
● Sharing any content or conduct in any manner inconsistent with applicable laws, noting that the site administration reserves the right to remove or not publish the submitted material without prior notice.
4- If the user fears or suspects any copyright infringement, please click here.
5- Except where expressly permitted, the user shall not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, modify, transfer, create derivative works from, or make use of any part of the Website or any related content. The user may not enter any part of it into a database, or distribute, sell, or offer for sale any part of the Website or any related content over any network, including, but not limited to, local communication networks.
In addition, it is prohibited to use these files to create any kind of database. Bearing in mind that the Website respects — to the extent that we quote material from other sources from time to time in order to support the various interpretations and publications contained in this context — the right of others to “fair use” of the material contained on the Website; Accordingly, the user may from time to time quote and use the material on the Website in line with the principles of “fair use”.
6- The Website is not responsible for the opinions expressed by the contributors in the preparation of the content. The views and other statements expressed by users are also their own, and not those of the site, its employees, agents, directors, officials. or contributors. The content provided by thor parties is the sole responsibility of third parties, and its accuracy and completeness are not supported or guaranteed by the Website. Therefore, the user acknowledges that being provided with the ability to view and distribute content via the site does not hold the Website any obligation or liability with respect to the content.
The Website, its employees, agents, managers, officials, and contributors have no duty to monitor inappropriate or illegal content on the Website. Also, the Website, its employees, agents, managers, officials, and contributors shall assume no responsibility or liability that may arise from the content referred to, including, but not limited to, claims of libel, defamation, violation, infringement of rights to privacy, advertising, discrimination, indecency, pornography, profanity, fraud, or forgery. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the site reserves its right to ban or remove correspondence, publications, or material at any time at its sole discretion.
7- The user is responsible for any damage that is inflicted on the Website as a result of a breach of the Terms of Use or any of its declarations and warranties. Accordingly, the user shall release the Website, its board members, officials, directors, employees, shareholders and agents from liability for all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including attorneys’ fees, arising from any breach by the user of these Terms or any breach of his declarations and warranties under these Terms. Knowing that the site reserves the exclusive right to intervene and defend any claim that allows the user to obtain compensation. In this case, the user shall cooperate with the Website as required.
8- The site’s liability towards the user is limited: the Website assumes no obligation to accidental, indirect, consequential, private, punitive, or cautionary damages of any kind including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profits, loss of business, loss of data associated with this website in any way, or against any claim, loss. or injury based on errors, lapses, interruptions, or inaccuracies on the site (including, but not limited to, what may arise from the breach of any guarantee or other requirement of these conditions). Any claim against the Website is limited within the amount the user pays, if any, to use the Website.
9- Electronic correspondence between the Website and the user is binding: The user hereby agrees that any electronic correspondence exchanged between us — including, but not limited to, email — is valid, mandatory, and applicable. He/she also agrees that any electronic communication may be used as evidence in court in the event of any dispute between the site and the user.
10- These conditions and Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Lebanon in their application and interpretation. The parties agree that the courts of Beirut shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any legal disputes relating to the use of the Website and/or these Terms and Conditions of Use.
11- If any of the Terms of Use is illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, the other conditions will remain in effect.
12- By signing up as a Reader or NasRaseef on the Raseef22 website, you consent to receiving emails from us, including our weekly newsletters
13- The user commits to respecting Raseef22's Commenting Guidelines and Participation Rules when commenting on articles.
