Terms and Conditions
First: Introduction
These Terms of Use include the needed instructions for how to use and benefit from the Professional accreditation Platform (referred to as the “Website” or the “The Platform”), either as a browser or as a user. Instructions for using the website includes access and browsing procedures and registration procedures to use the website.
By using the website, you confirm your acceptance of these Terms of Use and agree to comply with their provisions. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, you should not use the website.
Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using this website.
Professional accreditation platform is a website ("website" or the “The Platform”) operated by Takamol for business services. These terms of use (together with our privacy policy) and any other documents referred to on it) set out the basis for the usage of the website. Please read the following articles carefully. By visiting the website, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in these terms and conditions
Second: The purpose of the website
To provide The Professional Accreditation Program that aims to verify that professional workers possesses the qualifications and skills required to perform their jobs in Saudi Arabia, which contributes to raising the quality of skill level in the labor market and raising productivity, the program aims to achieve the following :
- Workforce skills improvement
- Enhance labor market productivity and level of service
- Stop the in-flow of unqualified workers into the labor market
Third: Definitions
The following words and phrases, wherever mentioned herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to each, unless it is clear from the explicitness of the text, or the context requires otherwise. Words in the singular shall have the same meaning as those in the plural and vice versa as required by the context. The headings and captions used in these Terms and Conditions are not considered in their interpretation:
- “The Ministry”: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
- “Platform/Website”: The Professional accreditation platform which is an electronic information system available through the internet owned by Takamol business services that intends to provide the Professional Accreditation Program that aims to verify that professional workers possess the qualifications and skills required to perform their jobs in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- “Service Provider”: Takamol for Business Services Company.
- “User”: The browser and/or beneficiary of the Service and/or the Website The user includes testing centers and the professional workers.
Forth: No reliance on information
Despite our efforts to update the website’s information, we do not explicitly or implicitly undertake or guarantee the accuracy, modernity, and completeness of the website's content as information and technology evolves and accelerates in such a way that we may not be able to keep pace at times, and we are not obligated to update it. You should seek professional or specialized advice before making any decision or retracting a decision based on the content of the website. Although we strive for the quality and integrity of the website, we do not undertake that the content will meet your needs or expectations, and we do not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of the website or its content, or the continuous availability of some of its parts in circumstances that are beyond our control.
Fifth: Intellectual Property Rights
Takamol for business services owns all intellectual property rights for the website. All materials published on the website are subject to the laws of copyright protection, the trademark law, the patent regulation of the GCC countries, the international treaties, and all other related laws and regulations.
- the user is entitled to print one copy and download parts / quotations from the content of the website for personal use and share that content with other people in your organization after obtaining the written consent of Takamol for business services.
- the user may not modify the paper or digital copies of any material printed or downloaded in any way, and may not use any illustrations, photographs, series of video, audio, or other graphics.
- the user may not use any part of the content of the website for commercial purposes without permission to do so from Takamol business services or from its authorized representatives.
If you print, copy, or download any part of the website in violation of the terms of use, the right to use the website will be immediately suspended and the user will have to return or destroy the material copied.
Sixth: User Acknowledgments
the user acknowledges and agree to abide by these Terms of Use and acknowledge that:
- the user will Maintain and preserve login information- username, password, and any other information that will be provided after activating the user account in full confidentiality and not disclosing such information to a third party, as part of our privacy and security procedures.
- the user acknowledges to be responsible for their own use of the website and any content they download/upload and agree that the use of the website is subject to these terms and all local and national laws, rules, and regulations, as well as copyright and data transfer laws.
- the user acknowledges not to collect or download non authorized parts of our content, including but not limited to, electronic resources, list of users of the system or their information.
- the user acknowledges that we have the authority to disable any user account or password, whether chosen by you or assigned to you by us, at any time without providing reasons for doing so.
- the user acknowledges to have the authority and the legal capacity to make these conditions binding and to ensure that all information provided and necessary for registration on the website is correct, updated, and complete as required by the platform admin.
The User is responsible for ensuring that all users of the website via their Internet connection will comply with the Terms of Use and other applicable terms.
If the account is used by several people or on behalf of an entity, the person who has registered the account in his/her name shall be responsible for all activities and shall immediately inform the company of any unlawful or unauthorized use of the account. If you suspect that someone else is aware of your user account or password, you should notify us immediately.
Seventh: Prohibited Uses
You may only use the website for lawful purposes. You may not use it for prohibited purposes, including, but not limited to:
- Any use that violates any of the applicable laws and regulations at the local, national and/or international levels.
- Any use that is unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect with the intention to harm or attempt to harm a third party.
- Unauthorized access to or interference with or damage to or disruption of any part of the Website, equipment or network on which the Website is stored, or software used in the provision of the Website and any equipment, network or software owned or used by any third party.
- Using the Website in any way intended to damage, disable, overburden or impair any servers or network/s connected to our servers or interfere with any other party's use of the Website. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, or to any other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to our servers through hacking, password mining, or any other means, nor may you obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information not intentionally made available that is stored on the website or its servers, or associated computers through any means.
- Intentionally send, receive, upload, download, use or reuse any material which does not comply with our approved content standards as stated out below
A- Transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam).
B- Knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, keystroke loggers, spyware, or any other harmful programs or viruses, or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer applications, software or hardware.
C- Not to scrape, or otherwise download in bulk, any content of the website, including, without limitation, a list or directory of users on the system, User posts or User information. You also agree not to misrepresent or attempt to misrepresent your identity while using the Website.
D- Reproduce, duplicate, copy or resell any part of the website in violation of the provisions of these Website Terms of Use.
Eighth: Limitation of Liability
The Ministry and Service Provider and its directors, employees, agents and affiliates and subsidiaries shall not be liable for the legal consequences of any losses or damages (whether direct or indirect) whatsoever, arising from the use of the Website, including, but not limited to:
- Compliance with any contract and/or agreement entered into by the User;
- Any payments made to a wrong or incorrect account due to incorrect information provided by the User on the Website;
- Any fraud, deception or misrepresentation of facts as a result of any act, omission or negligence of the User;
- Any errors or misuse of the Website or inability of any person to use the Website and understand its content;
- Any losses arising from Internet connection delays, suspension of the Website or errors caused by failure of any telecommunication facilities or any data transmission system including failure or maintenance of servers or failure to access the User's page or pages linked thereto, while the Service Provider shall be responsible for conducting due diligence to provide technical support and troubleshooting services;
- Any losses resulting from the actions of any government or other authority or any force majeure beyond the control of the Service Provider.
The Website may contain links from advertisers to other applications and websites. Such links should not be considered approved by the Service Provider; and therefore, we do not bear any responsibility for the materials, services or offers for goods that appear on such applications and websites, nor do we guarantee that any applications or websites are free of viruses, malware or other harmful components. The User acknowledges and agrees that the Service Provider and the Ministry are not responsible for the content or quality of any such applications or websites.
The Service Provider shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, unauthorized access to the Website, or other technically harmful material that may infect mobile devices, computer programs, data or other materials belonging to the User as a result of his use of the Website or downloading any content from the Website or from any other websites linked to the website.
the website shall not be responsible for any legal problems related to the User's money. All payments made by the User must be in compliance with the Payment and financial transactions Policy.
the website shall absolutely not be responsible for problems that may result from Internet interruptions or other incidents that occur during payment transactions. The User is requested to check with his bank in this case.
Ninth: Indemnity
By using the website, you agree to hold harmless, indemnify and defend the Ministry, according to the relevant regulations, and Takamol for Business Services and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, board members, agents, and employees from and against claims, actions or demands of third parties arising out of or related to your use of the website in any way, including any liability or expense arising from all or any claims, losses, damages (whether actual or consequential), legal proceedings, judgments, litigation costs and attorney fees, in which case, we will provide you with written notice of such claim, lawsuit or proceeding.
Tenth: Suspension and Termination
It shall be determined, at the sole discretion of the Service Provider, whether there has been a breach of the Terms and conditions through the User's use of the Website. If a breach of these Terms and Conditions has already occurred, the Service Provider may take such actions as it deems appropriate.
Failure to comply with these Terms, Conditions and Acknowledgments, or any acts of fraud or forgery by the User may lead to taking all or any of the following actions, including, but not limited to:
A- Immediate, temporary or permanent suspension of the User's right to use the Website.
B- Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posts or materials uploaded by the User to the Website.
C- Sending a warning to the User.
D- Taking legal action against the User to claim compensation for all costs (including, without limitation, any damages or administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach of these Terms.
E- Taking further legal action against the User and disclosing relevant information to the responsible judicial authorities when needed.
We disclaim our responsibility for any actions taken due to a breach of the Terms of Use. Such actions are not limited to those mentioned herein, as we have the right to take any other action(s) we deem appropriate without prejudice to Saudi laws and regulations.
Eleventh: Verification
The information given and any other information about you that is obtained by you is subject to the Terms and Conditions and will be used to verify your identity only by us or any other governmental or non-governmental agencies or banks.
Twelfth: viruses
You are solely responsible for adjusting your technology information, software and computer systems in order to enter the website, it is your sole responsibility to use your virus protection software.
Deliberate misuse of the website is prohibited such as entering all types of viruses without exception, and any unauthorized attempts to access the servers that stores the website or any other servers, computers or databases related to the website are also prohibited. We do not guarantee that the website is safe, free of errors or viruses.
It is prohibited to attack or deploy denial of service attacks. We will report any attempt to breach these terms and conditions with the competent legal authorities and cooperate with them and disclose your identity to them. In the event of such violations, you will be deprived of your right to use the website immediately and take all legal action against you.
Thirteenth: Links and other parties' sources on the website
the website contains links to other sites and sources supplied by other parties, restrict your use of these links for viewing only, we have no authority to control the content of these sites or sources therefore we do not bear any responsibility for the materials or services that appear on such sites, nor do we guarantee that any of the sites are free of viruses, malware, or other harmful components. The User acknowledges and agrees that the Service Provider and the Ministry are not responsible for the content or quality of any such sites or sources.
Fourteenth: Changes in The Terms and Conditions
These Terms, Conditions and Acknowledgments, as well as the additional terms applicable to your use of the website, are subject to continuous updates and changes as needed, and any modification or update of any of these Terms and Conditions shall become effective immediately upon approval by the Service Provider. Therefore, you must check these Terms and Conditions and the principles of limitation of liability of the Service Provider and those in charge of the website regularly for any updates. Your continued use of the website means that you are fully aware of and accept any modification to its Terms of Use. It should be noted that these Terms and Conditions include intellectual property rights, and the Service Provider is not required to announce any updates or modifications made to these Terms. Accordingly, Takamol Business Services Company, in its capacity as the Service Provider and Operator of the website, reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions from time to time.
Fifteenth: Penalties
All the specifications and requirements of the test center used in the Skills Verification Program should be applied, in case of falsification of these specifications and requirements, the license of the center will be revoked, and the test center will be banned from participating in the Skills Verification Program.
Sixteenth: Applicable Law and the Language Used
These Terms, Conditions and acknowledgements and their subject matter and formation shall be subject to the provisions of the laws and regulations in force in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the event that any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held void, invalid or unenforceable under the applicable laws and regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the other provisions and terms on the Users of the Website. The courts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, shall have the exclusive jurisdiction in this regard. The Arabic language is the main language for using the website and benefiting from all the materials published thereon. The translation of any of these materials is intended to provide an added service. Therefore, the provided translation may not be relied on and in case of any disagreement or conflict regarding the content of the Website the Arabic language shall prevail.
Seventeenth: Contact us
To contact us, you can always reach the support team through the Help icon.