Terms and conditions

These terms and conditions (“Agreement”) set forth the general terms and conditions of your use of the place-tm.com website (“Website”), “Place” mobile application (“Mobile Application”) and any of their related products and services (collectively, “Services”). This Agreement is legally binding between you (“User”, “you” or “your”) and this Website operator and Mobile Application developer (“Operator”, “we”, “us” or “our”). If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this Agreement, in which case the terms “User”, “you” or “your” shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement, you must not accept this Agreement and may not access and use the Services. By accessing and using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. You acknowledge that this Agreement is a contract between you and the Operator, even though it is electronic and is not physically signed by you, and it governs your use of the Services.

Accounts and membership

You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Services. By using the Services and by agreeing to this Agreement you warrant and represent that you are at least 18 years of age. If you create an account on the Services, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with it. We may, but have no obligation to, monitor and review new accounts before you may sign in and start using the Services. Providing false contact information of any kind may result in the termination of your account. You must immediately notify us of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breaches of security. We will not be liable for any acts or omissions by you, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions. We may suspend, disable, or delete your account (or any part thereof) if we determine that you have violated any provision of this Agreement or that your conduct or content would tend to damage our reputation and goodwill. If we delete your account for the foregoing reasons, you may not re-register for our Services. We may block your email address and Internet protocol address to prevent further registration.

User content

We do not own any data, information or material (collectively, “Content”) that you submit on the Services in the course of using the Service. You shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, appropriateness, and intellectual property ownership or right to use of all submitted Content. We may, but have no obligation to, monitor and review the Content on the Services submitted or created using our Services by you. You grant us permission to access, copy, distribute, store, transmit, reformat, display and perform the Content of your user account solely as required for the purpose of providing the Services to you. Without limiting any of those representations or warranties, we have the right, though not the obligation, to, in our own sole discretion, refuse or remove any Content that, in our reasonable opinion, violates any of our policies or is in any way harmful or objectionable. You also grant us the license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish or distribute the Content created by you or stored in your user account for commercial, marketing or any similar purpose.

Adult content

Please be aware that there may be certain adult or mature content available on the Services. Where there is mature or adult content, individuals who are less than 18 years of age or are not permitted to access such content under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction may not access such content. If we learn that anyone under the age of 18 seeks to conduct a transaction through the Services, we will require verified parental consent, in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”). Certain areas of the Services may not be available to children under 18 under any circumstances.

Billing and payments

You shall pay all fees or charges to your account in accordance with the fees, charges, and billing terms in effect at the time a fee or charge is due and payable. Where Services are offered on a free trial basis, payment may be required after the free trial period ends, and not when you enter your billing details (which may be required prior to the commencement of the free trial period). If, in our judgment, your purchase constitutes a high-risk transaction, we will require you to provide us with a copy of your valid government-issued photo identification, and possibly a copy of a recent bank statement for the credit or debit card used for the purchase. We reserve the right to change products and product pricing at any time. We also reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the email and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made.

Accuracy of information

Occasionally there may be information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, availability, promotions and offers. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information on the Services or Services is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order). We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information on the Services including, without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied on the Services should be taken to indicate that all information on the Services or Services has been modified or updated.

Backups

We are not responsible for the Content residing on the Services. In no event shall we be held liable for any loss of any Content. It is your sole responsibility to maintain appropriate backup of your Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on some occasions and in certain circumstances, with absolutely no obligation, we may be able to restore some or all of your data that has been deleted as of a certain date and time when we may have backed up data for our own purposes. We make no guarantee that the data you need will be available.

During your use of the Services, you may enter into correspondence with or participate in promotions of advertisers or sponsors showing their goods or services through the Services. Any such activity, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such activity, is solely between you and the applicable third party. We shall have no liability, obligation or responsibility for any such correspondence, purchase or promotion between you and any such third party.

Links to other resources

Although the Services may link to other resources (such as websites, mobile applications, etc.), we are not, directly or indirectly, implying any approval, association, sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation with any linked resource, unless specifically stated herein. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant the offerings of, any businesses or individuals or the content of their resources. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, products, services, and content of any other third parties. You should carefully review the legal statements and other conditions of use of any resource which you access through a link on the Services. Your linking to any other off-site resources is at your own risk.

Prohibited uses

In addition to other terms as set forth in the Agreement, you are prohibited from using the Services or Content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Services, third party products and services, or the Internet; (h) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (i) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (j) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Services, third party products and services, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Services for violating any of the prohibited uses.

Intellectual property rights

“Intellectual Property Rights” means all present and future rights conferred by statute, common law or equity in or in relation to any copyright and related rights, trademarks, designs, patents, inventions, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off, rights to inventions, rights to use, and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection and any other results of intellectual activity which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world. This Agreement does not transfer to you any intellectual property owned by the Operator or third parties, and all rights, titles, and interests in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with the Operator. All trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Services, are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Operator or its licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Services may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Services grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any of the Operator or third party trademarks.

Disclaimer of warranty

You agree that such Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and that your use of the Services is solely at your own risk. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We make no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements, or that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; nor do we make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Service or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the Service or that defects in the Service will be corrected. You understand and agree that any material and/or data downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of Service is done at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damage or loss of data that results from the download of such material and/or data. We make no warranty regarding any goods or services purchased or obtained through the Service or any transactions entered into through the Service unless stated otherwise. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us or through the Service shall create any warranty not expressly made herein.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will the Operator, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, suppliers or licensors be liable to any person for any indirect, incidental, special, punitive, cover or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for lost profits, revenue, sales, goodwill, use of content, impact on business, business interruption, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business opportunity) however caused, under any theory of liability, including, without limitation, contract, tort, warranty, breach of statutory duty, negligence or otherwise, even if the liable party has been advised as to the possibility of such damages or could have foreseen such damages. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the aggregate liability of the Operator and its affiliates, officers, employees, agents, suppliers and licensors relating to the services will be limited to an amount no greater than one dollar or any amounts actually paid in cash by you to the Operator for the prior one month period prior to the first event or occurrence giving rise to such liability. The limitations and exclusions also apply if this remedy does not fully compensate you for any losses or fails of its essential purpose.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the Operator and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, suppliers and licensors harmless from and against any liabilities, losses, damages or costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with or arising from any third party allegations, claims, actions, disputes, or demands asserted against any of them as a result of or relating to your Content, your use of the Services or any willful misconduct on your part.

Severability

All rights and restrictions contained in this Agreement may be exercised and shall be applicable and binding only to the extent that they do not violate any applicable laws and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Agreement illegal, invalid or unenforceable. If any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intention of the parties that the remaining provisions or portions thereof shall constitute their agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all such remaining provisions or portions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.

Dispute resolution

The formation, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and any disputes arising out of it shall be governed by the substantive and procedural laws of United Arab Emirates without regard to its rules on conflicts or choice of law and, to the extent applicable, the laws of United Arab Emirates. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue for actions related to the subject matter hereof shall be the courts located in United Arab Emirates, and you hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts. You hereby waive any right to a jury trial in any proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.

Assignment

You may not assign, resell, sub-license or otherwise transfer or delegate any of your rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent, which consent shall be at our own sole discretion and without obligation; any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void. We are free to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to any third party as part of the sale of all or substantially all of its assets or stock or as part of a merger.

Safety

Safety Rules

The Place Website allows people to connect and to meet for social or business purposes by using a smartphone and the internet.
The validity of content on users profiles is not checked, confirmed, verified or guaranteed in any way by the Place Website. We make no promise that the information on users profiles is truthful and it is your responsibility to satisfy yourself in this regard at your own risk.
You should take great care about your personal safety when meeting people through the internet and including via the Place Website.
For social connections, meet people in a public place and have a friend who can protect you accompany you to the meeting, and repeat this for all subsequent meetings. Do not meet people in secluded areas. Do not meet people in your home or in a location that you do not know. Do not get into vehicles with people you do not know.
For business meetings follow the same as above, meet in a public place and have a friend or family member accompany you to the meeting and all subsequent meetings.
If the meeting is for trades or other services in your home then you must take even greater care, be accompanied by at least one friend, neighbour or family member who can protect you and tell other people that you will be having a visitor and who they are.
If the meeting is for services in an office or other business premise have a colleague or friend who can protect you accompany you to the meeting and repeat this for all subsequent meetings. Do not meet people in secluded locations.
Before a social meeting check to see if the person is on other social networking sites like Facebook, do an internet search to see if there are other records of the person online.
If the meeting is for business, check the individual as above plus check online for information and reviews about the business, but be aware that some reviews may not be genuine. Most trades and services including but not limited to financial services, healthcare services, gas and electrical services must be authorised and registered by a government appointed professional body. Check that the business and the representative are duly registered.
Most people using the internet are honest about the information they provide. But there are exceptions and you need to know how to keep yourself and your finances protected while meeting people or doing business online.

When creating your profile protect your identity and personal information
Choose a username that doesn’t reveal who you are. Do not include your surname or any other identifying information such as your place of work either in your profile or when you first make contact.
Sexual, provocative or controversial usernames could attract the wrong kind of attention.
Keep contact details private. Do not include your contact information such as your email address, home address, or phone number in your profile or initial communications.
Stop communicating with anyone who attempts to pressure you into providing your personal or financial information or who seems to be trying to trick you into providing it. If this happens contact the Website provider immediately to not only protect yourself but other users too.

Password & Security

Be careful when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others can't view or record your password or personal information.
Be wary of opening email attachments from someone you have only just met.
Ensure that you keep your internet security software up to date.
Be Responsible and do your own Research
Place Website does not check backgrounds of users or verify the information they provide. We do not check criminal records of users. A person can also become a problem without having a record. Do your own research to learn more about someone and make informed decisions before you decide to meet.
End the meeting if it is not going well
For social contacts, cut a meeting short if you are not keen. You do not owe the other person anything, no matter how long you have been chatting or what has been suggested.
Report
Any act of violence or abuse should be reported to your local police. If you have been the victim of actual or attempted fraud, report it to the police. If you’re assaulted, raped or sexually assaulted, help is available from the authorities. No matter what the circumstances, sexual activity against your will is a crime. Police and organisations exist to help and support you.

Hiring tradespeople
Make sure companies or individuals you deal with are well-established. Check to see if they are members of a professional body or trade association.
Ask friends or family for their recommendations on tradespeople they have used
Search online reviews of the tradesman on social media or discussion forums, but be aware that some reviews may not be genuine
Try to check their track record and ask for references from previous clients – call the clients to confirm references and if possible, visit them to see the work done
If they have given you a mobile number, check that they have a landline number and a street address
Check if they are covered for damage to your property, or if your own home insurance policy includes this
Carry out the relevant checks to ensure the caller is trustworthy. There is a chance they could be phony so don’t be pressurised into buying on the spot, even if they offer you a very good deal.
Check what are your consumer rights.
Most professionals will give you a ‘no obligation’ quote before you hire them, however some may charge for giving you a quotation so make sure you ask first.
Look for several quotes from different tradespeople. Remember that the cheapest quote does not necessarily mean the best value or quality work. If possible, ask for examples of previous work.
Look for quotes instead of estimates: An estimate is an educated guess with no legal standing, and the price could go up during the job. A written quote is binding as long as you don’t make changes to the job’s requirements.
Look for as much detail as possible in the quote. Get a breakdown for the proposed work to be done and ask for the quote to include VAT or other taxes.
Always use a contract when hiring a tradesman or builder as it protects you. Never sign any contract offered to you by a company without reading it carefully, including the terms and conditions or small print.
Make sure you have a clear agreement in writing before the contractor starts the building work or repairs. The agreement should describe what they will be supplying and the payment schedule.
For larger jobs in particular, you could consider getting the contract checked out by a lawyer. Although this may cost you, it could be a small price to pay to ensure that you are protected if things go wrong.
Check the contract to see if you have the right to cancel the agreement. This is known as a ‘cooling off’ period and usually lasts for a specific time frame.
Avoiding Scammers
People are not always what they seem. Social networks and other internet services are targeted by scammers. Scammers are only interested in taking your money. Here are a few examples of common scammer behaviours to watch out for and report:
1. Declarations of love - If someone you are in contact with starts declaring their love for you within a matter of weeks or even days or hours, be cautious. You need to know someone to come to love them. Instant messages of love could be someone trying to get right into your life, possibly for all the wrong reasons. Use common sense and don not be afraid to speak to a friend to get a second opinion.
2. Requests for money - This really should send alarm bells ringing whatever the form the request comes in. Scammers will look to gain your sympathy with the stories they tell.
3. Someone offering you money - These are always scams, as are get rich quick schemes. The only one trying to get rich quick is the scammer as he or she fishes for your bank details or other financial information.
4. Threats and blackmail - Some scammers have tried to threaten money out of people for not showing pictures, webcam footage or messages that they have managed to get out of users online.
More advice for avoiding scammers

Never ever respond to a request for money.

Never give out bank account or other details.

Beware of the sob story - someone telling you how much they want to visit you but need a loan to pay for the ticket/visas. Or stories about a desperately ill family member who needs help with medical expenses.

The same goes for fantastic too good to be true business deal they are in on – if only they had some extra up-front money.

Watch out for those profiles that immediately tug on heart strings – supposed ex-serviceman or woman, or those who claim to be recently widowed to gain your trust and sympathy.

Do not let the passing of time cloud your judgment. These sorts of pitches may take time to come out in messages, time in which you may very well have come to trust and value a relationship with your online contact. That does not make them any less of a lie.

Our same warning goes for pleas of urgency – about money needed at short notice. Someone asking you to use a wire service to get money to them is up to no good.

Be wary of long distance and overseas relationships: They can happen but it is an unlikely way for a relationship to start offline so be wary online.

Notice if a contact seems out of touch or out of kilter: people offering foreign numbers for contact, people who want or need to send messages at unusual hours.

Be wary if someone seems vague in their communication about their interests, or may often repeat things or seem disconnected. They may dodge questions or make excuses for not meeting or speaking on the telephone. Their profile or communications may also have odd spelling and grammar.

Do not share pictures or information about yourself or others that gives someone any sort of hold over you. Your private life should stay private until you know someone really well and can start over time to trust them with things.

If you do find someone trying to menace money out of you – do not. They will just be back for more. Report them; however bad that might feel at the time.

Do not be afraid to ask a friend – If something does not feel right, especially if the contact is asking for money you might ask a friend or relative if you are not at a point where you think there is something to report to the Website. If they advise you to back off ... listen to them.

Don’t assume scammers are illiterate foreigners you and others will see through in an instant. Scamming is a pretty sick line of business but it is a business for them. They practice tugging at heartstrings, at showing tenderness or a neediness. They tell people what they want to hear.
If you suspect that someone you're talking to may be a scammer, stop your communications and immediately report him or her.
Contacting us
If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Policy or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to it please contact us through the website.

This document was last updated on January 12, 2020

Changes and amendments

We reserve the right to modify this Agreement or its terms related to the Services at any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We may also provide notice to you in other ways at our discretion, such as through the contact information you have provided.

An updated version of this Agreement will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Agreement unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of the revised Agreement (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes.

Acceptance of these terms

You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Services you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Agreement, you are not authorized to access or use the Services.

Contacting us

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this Agreement, we encourage you to contact us using the details below:

https://www.place-tm.com

This document was last updated on February 26, 2026