These rules apply to every WhatsApp group in the Community. By joining or staying in a group, you accept them.
The Community is operated by ANEL&CO FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES CONTRACTING CO. L.L.C, a limited liability company registered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, under trade licence No. 1458889 issued by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (the Operator).
The Community is run by the Operator as a company. It is not the personal project of any individual member, admin or moderator, and no admin acts in a personal capacity when moderating.
It is a place for contractors, suppliers, designers and consultants in the UAE fit-out and interior trade to ask questions, share knowledge and find each other. It is not:
We do not check who members are and we do not endorse anyone. A member appearing here, being recommended here, or having posted here for years means nothing about their reliability. Every deal you make with another member is at your own risk and is between you and them alone.
Before you engage anyone you found here, run your own checks: trade licence, company registration, references, a written contract, and payment terms you can live with.
Moderation is automated. An AI assistant reads messages in the groups, may delete a message and may notify the sender privately. Repeated breaches lead to removal from the group.
Business goes wrong sometimes. Somebody does not pay, somebody does not finish, somebody disappears. When it happens, do not post about it in the group.
Under UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021 on Countering Rumours and Cybercrimes, publicly accusing a person or a company of dishonesty over an online network is a criminal offence committed by the person who publishes it. Fines start at AED 250,000 and imprisonment is possible. Under UAE law, the fact that your accusation is true is not a defence.
Publishing a private chat, a call recording or another person's documents is a separate offence under the same law, even when you post it as evidence.
So the member who was cheated, and who then warns the group, is the member who ends up facing the case. That is why such messages are removed here.
Asking neutrally whether anyone has worked with a company is allowed. Answering that question with an accusation is not. General advice with nobody named is welcome.
Membership is free and granted at our discretion. We may delete any message, and remove any member from any group, at any time, with or without notice and with or without giving a reason. Removal is not a statement about that member's business, honesty or competence. We may keep a record of removed messages and moderation actions.
You are responsible for everything you post and you confirm you have the right to post it. You keep ownership of your content and you allow us to display, store, forward within the Community, and delete it. You must not post anything that infringes another party's rights, breaches a confidentiality obligation, or breaks UAE law.
To run the Community we process your WhatsApp phone number, your display name and the messages you send in the groups. We use them only to moderate the groups, to enforce these rules, and to contact you about your membership. We do not sell member data.
Other members can see your number and anything you post. Treat every group as public. Do not post another person's personal data, their documents, their private chat, or their contact details without consent.
To have your data removed, leave the groups and write to us at the address in section 11.
The Operator does not sell advertising in the Community and does not accept payment for any post. Adverts are free and belong in the Ads Group only. An advert is never an endorsement or a recommendation by the Operator. Advertisers are responsible for the accuracy and legality of their own adverts and for holding whatever licence their activity requires.
To the maximum extent permitted by UAE law, the Operator, its owner, employees and admins are not liable for any loss, damage, cost or claim of any kind arising out of:
Nothing in these rules creates a partnership, agency, employment or joint venture between the Operator and any member.
These rules are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates as applied in the Emirate of Dubai. Any dispute between a member and the Operator is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Dubai Courts.
We may update these rules. The current version is always the one linked in the group description, and continuing to use the Community after a change means you accept it.
Questions about these rules: davranbek.t@gmail.com