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ASSOIMPRESE – MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (A-MENA), Associazione Industriali Piccole e Medie Imprese Nazionali (“ASSOIMPRESE MENA”) is an association legally registered in the Republic of Lebanon on 14 July 2014 under Official Registration Number 11559. It operates the international business networking platform publicly branded “ASSOMENA” (“Platform”) at https://assomena.org. “ASSOMENA” is a brand and platform name, not a separate contracting legal entity. “We”, “us” and “our” mean ASSOIMPRESE MENA.

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using assomena.org. By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

By registering or using the Platform, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old, have the authority to bind your organization if acting on its behalf, and accept these Terms in full.

If you use the Platform on behalf of a company, partnership, association or other organization, references to “you” include that organization and you warrant that you have authority to accept these Terms on its behalf.

If you do not agree, do not register for or use the Platform. The Privacy Policy explains personal-data processing; acknowledging that policy does not by itself constitute consent to every use of data. Any consent-dependent processing will require the legally necessary choice.

ASSOIMPRESE MENA provides a venue and technology platform for business networking and information exchange. Unless expressly stated otherwise in writing, ASSOIMPRESE MENA is not a party to, broker of, guarantor of, or adviser in any transaction, introduction, negotiation, employment arrangement, investment or other commercial relationship between users.

Present features include company and member profiles, directories, member-posted products, news and events, jobs and CV applications, trade enquiries and leads, funding and tender information drawn from public sources, member messaging, meeting invitations, event registration, support and franchise/contact enquiries, AI-assisted tools, company verification badges, profile reporting and advertising-banner placements. Availability varies by role and configuration.

Information made available through the Platform is for general business and networking purposes and does not constitute legal, financial, investment, tax or other professional advice.

The Platform is not an exchange, regulated investment adviser, securities broker, lender, bank, recruitment agency or escrow service merely by offering listing or communication tools. Users must independently check whether a proposed activity is lawful and regulated in their jurisdiction.

• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
• You must provide accurate and up-to-date information.
• You are responsible for all activity conducted through your account and must notify ASSOIMPRESE MENA promptly if you suspect unauthorized use or a security breach.
• You must not create an account using false identity information, transfer an account without permission, or permit unauthorized third parties to use your credentials.

Registration may be completed using e-mail and password or Google sign-in. E-mail verification is required before a person appears in the member directory and before a company profile can be published. Eligibility is restricted to adults aged 18 or over; the absence of an automated age check is not permission for minors to use the Platform.

Users and organizations may receive different permissions, including member, company administrator, editor and company member; agents, sub-agents and administrative staff have separate administrative roles. Company administrators are responsible for rights granted to their staff and for keeping submitted company information accurate.

ASSOIMPRESE MENA may require reasonable verification of identity, authority, company information or eligibility and may refuse, restrict or remove an account where verification is not satisfactorily completed.

AS OF 10 NOVEMBER 2026, REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIP ARE FREE. The Platform does not currently charge subscription fees, provide a checkout or process subscription payments, and there is no active payment service provider.

ASSOIMPRESE MENA may introduce paid memberships, advertising packages, subscriptions or other chargeable services at a later stage. Such services will be governed by clearly published prices, taxes, inclusions, billing periods, cancellation and refund rights, payment-provider details and any mandatory consumer protections applicable at the time. No user will be charged automatically merely because this possibility is described here.

Before any paid service is activated, the user must be shown the applicable commercial terms and take the legally required affirmative action to purchase or subscribe. Any future recurring billing requires a separate clear authorization and an accessible cancellation process. This section does not create any present payment obligation.

• Do not post false, misleading or fraudulent content.
• Do not use the Platform for spam, phishing or unlawful activities.
• Do not attempt to scrape, hack or disrupt the Platform.
• Do not impersonate other users or companies.
• Do not upload content that infringes intellectual-property, privacy, confidentiality, data-protection or other rights of any person.
• Do not use automated means to harvest data, contacts, profiles or content except with ASSOIMPRESE MENA’s prior written permission.
• Do not introduce malware, attempt unauthorized access, circumvent security or access controls, interfere with Platform availability, or test vulnerabilities without authorization.
• Do not use the Platform to facilitate bribery, corruption, money laundering, sanctions evasion, discriminatory conduct, harassment or any other illegal activity.
• Do not misuse contact details obtained through the Platform for unsolicited bulk communications or purposes unrelated to legitimate professional networking.

You must also comply with applicable export-control, trade-sanctions, anti-bribery, competition, employment, data-protection and intellectual-property laws in each relevant jurisdiction. ASSOIMPRESE MENA does not currently operate automated sanctions screening; users must perform their own checks where required.

Prohibited content. You must not publish, upload or link to any of the following in a company profile, personal profile, product, news item, event, job, trade lead or any other public content:

• sexually explicit or pornographic material, and any sexual content involving minors;
• content that glorifies, incites or threatens violence, or shows graphic violence;
• hate speech, or content that attacks people on the basis of protected characteristics;
• content that promotes or encourages self-harm or suicide;
• offers to sell or supply illegal drugs or other controlled substances;
• offers to sell firearms, ammunition, or their parts and accessories to consumers. Business-to-business activity in the security and defence sector that is lawful in the jurisdictions concerned, and properly licensed, is not affected by this rule.

ASSOIMPRESE MENA may refuse, hold back or remove such content, and may suspend the account that published it.

You remain responsible for content, listings, messages, documents and other materials that you submit or make available through the Platform (“User Content”). You warrant that you have all rights and permissions necessary to provide that User Content and that it is accurate, lawful and not misleading.

You grant ASSOIMPRESE MENA a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence, for the period the User Content is made available through the Platform and for reasonable technical back-up periods thereafter, to host, store, reproduce, format and display that User Content solely as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, promote and improve the Platform and provide the requested services.

A company profile becomes visible once the member who created it has confirmed their e-mail address and completed the required profile information. Member content is generally published without prior staff approval and may be reviewed afterwards. Our team reviews new company profiles regularly after publication, assisted by automatic warning signs such as a missing website or a duplicate name. No publication, listing or subsequent staff review constitutes approval of the seller, information or proposed transaction.

You must not make confidential, private, personal or proprietary information publicly available unless lawfully authorized. Uploaded company certificates and records may carry public, members-only or private visibility settings; members must check settings before uploading.

ASSOIMPRESE MENA may remove, restrict or disable access to User Content where it reasonably believes the content breaches these Terms, applicable law or the rights of another person.

The brand name “ASSOMENA”, the associated branding, design, software, databases and other intellectual property in the Platform are owned by or licensed to ASSOIMPRESE MENA or its licensors, except for member content and separately identified third-party material. Use of the Platform does not transfer intellectual-property rights or grant permission to use names, marks or logos outside normal authorized use.

You retain ownership of your User Content, subject to the licence in Section 6. Your use of another member’s content, logo, photographs, certificates, business information or documents requires appropriate permission; public display does not necessarily authorize copying or commercial reuse.

Users are solely responsible for conducting appropriate due diligence before entering into any commercial relationship or transaction with another user or third party. ASSOIMPRESE MENA does not warrant the identity, authority, solvency, qualifications, accuracy of statements, products, services or performance of any user unless expressly stated in writing.

Any contract or transaction entered into between users is solely between those parties. Each user is responsible for obtaining its own professional advice and for complying with applicable licensing, sanctions, anti-money-laundering, export-control, tax, employment, consumer and other legal requirements.

Public-source funding and tender listings may be generated or published automatically from third-party information. Deadlines, eligibility rules, links and available funding may change without notice. Consult the originating authority, official tender documents and qualified advisers before relying on a listing.

A company receives the “Verified” badge automatically when it confirms an e-mail address at its own website’s domain (for example, info@company.com for www.company.com), or, exceptionally, when authorized staff enable it. The badge is removed automatically if the company changes its website to a domain that does not match the confirmed address, until it confirms a matching address again.

The badge indicates only limited checks concerning the existence and control of a profile; it is not an audit or guarantee of financial standing, identity of every representative, licences, products, creditworthiness, ethics or the success of any transaction. A verified company remains independently responsible for its own content, representations and transactions. ASSOIMPRESE MENA may withdraw the badge if the underlying basis is no longer reliable.

Order of companies and products. In the company directory, companies with the Verified badge are shown first, followed by the others; within each group, companies appear in the order the visitor chooses (newest, most viewed or alphabetical). The home page shows only verified companies. In product listings, products that our team marks as featured are shown first. No company or member can pay for a better position.

The Platform currently uses AI-assisted features, including a member-facing “AI Assistant”, company-to-opportunity matching and scoring, profile autofill from website text, extraction of event details from uploaded flyers and processing of public funding listings. The AI service provider receives the data needed for the feature, as described in the Privacy Policy.

AI outputs are generated automatically and can be inaccurate, incomplete, biased, out of date or unsuitable. Do not rely on an AI answer, match score, recommendation or extracted field as professional advice, a verified fact, a promise of funding or an eligibility determination. Independently check important information.

AI company-opportunity matching produces indicative scores and reasons but does not determine a member’s access to Platform features. Job candidates are not currently evaluated by AI. A separate company-partner suggestion tool uses fixed rules rather than AI.

Do not enter unnecessary sensitive personal data, confidential client information, credentials or trade secrets into the AI assistant. The fact that the Platform does not retain assistant conversations does not mean the AI provider receives no data; consult the Privacy Policy for what is transmitted.

Employers that publish vacancies and receive applications are responsible for lawful recruitment, non-discrimination, confidentiality, security and any notices required to candidates. Job applications may include a cover letter, uploaded PDF CV, application status and employer ratings; they are accessible to authorized company administrators and editors and to staff with appropriate permissions.

When an organization adds its employees or team members, it must ensure it has a lawful basis to supply their details and has given all required notices. External meeting guests may receive invitations and calendar files by e-mail without being required to register.

The Platform does not guarantee the existence, legality or suitability of an advertised job, candidate or employer and is not party to employment contracts between users.

The Platform provides member messaging and may send account and service e-mails such as verification, reset, invitation, application-status, event-registration, meeting, support and trade-enquiry notices. New-message e-mails may include a short excerpt of the message. Users should avoid including information in messages that they do not wish to be visible in such previews.

A company owner may receive an in-app notification identifying a signed-in member who views its company profile. Members should consider this visibility when browsing the directory. Available notification preferences can be changed in account settings.

Service communications may be necessary to operate the account. The Platform does not currently send marketing e-mail; any future marketing will be subject to applicable marketing rules and opt-out or consent requirements.

The Platform may display advertising banners. The Platform uses no advertising or marketing tracking cookies. Display of a banner does not constitute endorsement, sponsorship, independent verification or a recommendation of an advertiser.

Additional commercial features, paid services, partner integrations or advertising technologies may be introduced only after appropriate notices, contractual disclosures and any required consents or safeguards have been implemented.

Before products, news, events, jobs and trade leads are made public, the Platform checks their text and images automatically for the prohibited content listed in section 5, using a word list and an automated moderation service. Content that the check flags is not published: it is held for review by an administrator, who publishes it if it is acceptable or declines it with a reason. The member is told when content is held, published or declined. Profile text that fails the check is refused when it is saved, with a message explaining why. Private messages between members are not checked automatically. ASSOIMPRESE MENA may also review content after publication and restrict, hide or remove unlawful, infringing, misleading or Terms-breaching content, or suspend accounts where justified and proportionate. Staff may also remove platform messages where their permissions allow; ordinary participant visibility and administrator access are described in the Privacy Policy.

Anyone can report content that appears false, misleading, infringing, prohibited or unlawful through the “Report this profile” link on a company profile, the “Report this page” link on products, news, events, jobs and trade leads, the Report button in messages, or by writing to info@assomena.org with the content’s URL, the reasons for concern and contact details. Reports are considered promptly, and applicable legal notice, decision, reason-giving and redress requirements are respected.

Statutory complaint or appeal rights, where applicable, are not waived. Complaints about a decision can be sent to info@assomena.org, without prejudice to legal or regulatory remedies.

We aim to keep the Platform available and secure but do not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free or continuous availability. Access may be suspended or restricted for maintenance, security, technical, legal or operational reasons. We may modify, discontinue or replace Platform features where reasonably necessary.

We will not deliberately remove a legally required right or protection by changing a feature. Substantial changes affecting paid services, if later introduced, will be addressed under the commercial terms then in effect.

The Platform may contain links to, integrations with or content supplied by independent third parties. ASSOIMPRESE MENA does not control and is not responsible for independent third-party websites, services, terms, privacy practices or content. Use of third-party services is at the user’s own risk and may be subject to separate terms.

Google sign-in, external meeting invitations and links to public funding and tender sources are examples. Details about technology suppliers’ processing of personal data are in the Privacy Policy.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ASSOIMPRESE MENA gives no warranty that any business opportunity, introduction, lead, listing, job posting, member profile or other information will be accurate, complete, current, suitable or result in any particular commercial outcome.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation and any other liability which applicable law prohibits from being excluded.

Subject to the preceding paragraph and to the maximum extent permitted by law, ASSOIMPRESE MENA will not be liable for loss of profits, revenue, business, opportunity, anticipated savings, goodwill, reputation or data, or for indirect or consequential loss.

These Terms do not purport to limit statutory data-protection rights, mandatory remedies or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless ASSOIMPRESE MENA and its officers, employees and representatives from third-party claims, losses, liabilities and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful use of the Platform, your material breach of these Terms, or User Content that infringes another person’s rights.

Members may delete their accounts through the account settings by following the confirmation process. Deletion takes effect promptly in the Platform, subject to limited residual records, legally required retention, backups and continuing records as described in the Privacy Policy. Deleting the only administrator of a company may also result in deletion of that company profile.

ASSOIMPRESE MENA may suspend, restrict or terminate access where reasonably necessary because of a material or repeated breach of these Terms, suspected fraud or security risk, legal or regulatory requirements, or conduct likely to harm the Platform or its users. Non-payment would become a ground for suspension only if a separately agreed paid service is introduced.

Provisions which by their nature should survive termination, including intellectual property, accrued obligations, disputes and lawful records retention, will continue to apply.

ASSOIMPRESE MENA is responsible for the Platform’s Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, both published under the ASSOMENA public-facing brand. These explain how personal data, cookies, browser storage and related technologies are handled and should be read together with these Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Lebanon. Any disputes shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Lebanon.

This choice of law and jurisdiction is subject to any mandatory rights or jurisdictional protections that cannot lawfully be excluded by agreement.

Material changes will be published on the Platform and, where required by applicable law, notified to affected users in advance.

Changes will take effect on the date stated in the updated Terms. Where applicable law requires renewed acceptance or another affirmative action, continued use alone will not be treated as sufficient.

If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect. A failure or delay in enforcing a right is not a waiver of that right.

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and any additional terms expressly applicable to a purchased service, constitute the agreement governing use of the Platform in relation to their subject matter.

E-mail: info@assomena.org.