Terms of Use
- Introduction and Scope
These Terms of Use, along with all incorporated policies, guidelines, and additional conditions posted across our platform, govern your access to and use of our website (www.protechksa.online), its affiliate web interfaces, and our mobile applications (collectively referred to as the “Services”).
By accessing, registering an account, or continuing to use our Services, you expressly agree to be bound by these Terms of Use with immediate effect. We reserve the right to modify, amend, or alter these Terms of Use at any time at our sole discretion. Any such modifications will become effective immediately upon being published on the Site. Your continued interaction with the platform following an update constitutes your binding acceptance of the revised Terms of Use.
References to “you”, “your”, or “user” refer to you as an individual user or as an authorized legal corporate entity, as applicable.
1.1 Platform Nature
The Site functions as an e-commerce platform designed to enable individual consumers and commercial entities to browse and purchase a variety of products.
We reserve the absolute right to introduce new features, optimize existing functionalities, or suspend/withdraw specific Services at any time without prior notice or subsequent liability.
- Eligibility and Account Registration
2.1 Criteria for Registration
To register an account and utilize our Services, you must satisfy the following criteria:
- As a Buyer: You must have attained the legal age of majority in your country of residence and must provide a valid physical delivery address within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”).
- As a Seller (If Applicable): You must possess all mandatory business licenses, commercial registrations, and permits required by the relevant authorities in KSA to conduct retail activities.
2.2 Account Verification
During registration, you must provide comprehensive, accurate, and truthful documentation. We reserve the absolute right to reject any account registration request without obligation to provide justification, and to conduct all necessary background, credit, or identity verification checks.
Upon successful validation, your account remains active for an indefinite duration, subject to suspension, restriction, or termination under the terms of Clause 6.
- User Obligations and Prohibited Activities
3.1 Security and Account Management
When utilizing the Services, you acknowledge and agree that you:
- Are solely responsible for maintaining the strict confidentiality of your account credentials, login sequences, and passwords.
- Accept full legal and financial responsibility for all activities, transactions, and declarations made under your account profile.
- Will notify our support team immediately of any unauthorized access, security breach, or compromised credentials.
- Will keep your profile information up-to-date, accurate, and complete.
- Will not disclose transactional or personal information belonging to other platform users to unauthorized third parties unless explicitly required by us or by law enforcement.
3.2 Prohibited Conduct and Restricted Items
You explicitly covenant that you will not upload, post, list, transmit, or link to any content or items that fall into the categories detailed below:
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│ STRICTLY PROHIBITED LISTINGS │
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LEGAL & CULTURAL SAFETY & HEALTH FINANCIAL & ASSETS
- Blasphemous/hateful material • Weapons of any description • Unsanctioned securities/shares
- Islamic law/moral violations • Narcotics, liquor, & tobacco • Counterfeit or stolen goods
- National security threats • Dangerous chemicals • Non-transferable vouchers
Furthermore, you are strictly prohibited from engaging in the following behaviors:
- Utilizing user contact details obtained through platform transactions to solicit offline sales or bypass platform fee structures.
- Manipulating product pricing, colluding with other users, or disrupting third-party merchant listings.
- Undermining or falsifying the platform’s public feedback, review, and rating mechanisms.
- Distributing bulk electronic spam, pyramid schemes, computer viruses, or malicious code designed to compromise user data or hardware integrity.
- Infringing upon any intellectual property rights (including copyrights, trademarks, patents, or trade secrets) belonging to us or any third party.
- Utilizing data mining tools, web scrapers, or automated bots to harvest platform data or circumvent our technical system boundaries.
- Warranties, Representations, and Undertakings
You explicitly warrant and declare that:
- Your use of the platform will remain in strict compliance with all local and international statutory laws, consumer protection acts, and privacy frameworks.
- You possess the absolute legal authority to enter into these Terms of Use, and your execution of this agreement does not breach any pre-existing contracts or judicial orders.
- If establishing an account on behalf of a corporate entity, you are an authorized agent empowered to bind said enterprise to these terms.
- Any promotional copy, product media, listings, or user reviews you upload do not infringe upon the intellectual property or publicity rights of any third party globally.
Disclaimer of Warranties: Except as expressly specified in writing, our Services, content, and system frameworks are delivered on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We disclaim all warranties—express, implied, or statutory—including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability, compliance, security, error-free operations, or fitness for a particular purpose. Product descriptions may occasionally contain unintentional typographical errors; we assume no responsibility for data inaccuracies provided by independent third-party sellers.
- Liability, Indemnities, and Financial Caps
5.1 Unrestricted Statutory Liability
Nothing within these Terms of Use limits or excludes either party’s liability for:
- Verified acts of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
- Death or personal injury caused directly by proven negligence.
- Any other statutory liabilities that cannot be limited or excluded under the applicable laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
5.2 Exclusion of Consequential Damages
Subject to Clause 5.1, protechksa, its parent companies, subsidiaries, directors, employees, or licensors shall not be held liable under any legal theory (contract, tort, negligence, or statutory duty) for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages. This includes, without limitation, loss of business profits, data corruption, operational downtime, or technical hardware damage arising out of your reliance on platform guidance.
5.3 Financial Liability Cap
Subject to Clause 5.1, if any limitation within these terms is found unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, our cumulative financial liability to you shall be capped at the lowest of the following benchmarks:
- The purchase price of the specific item in dispute along with its original shipping fee;
- The aggregate amount of service fees you paid to us during the twelve (12) month period preceding the action giving rise to liability; or
- SAR 300.
5.4 Indemnification Covenant
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless protechksa, its affiliates, directors, agents, and subcontractors from and against all legal claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including defense attorney fees) resulting from your violation of these Terms of Use, your misuse of the Services, or your infringement of any third-party intellectual property or data privacy rights.
- Account Suspension, Termination, and Abuse Policies
6.1 Discretionary Rights
We reserve the absolute right, without prejudice to our other legal remedies and without any prior liability to you, to limit, suspend, or permanently terminate your account access, remove hosted catalog items, or cancel pending orders if we suspect a violation of these terms.
6.2 Inventory and Bulk Ordering Abuse
The consumer platform is intended for retail purchase. Accounts suspected of commercial hoarding or layout exploitation will be flagged. Inventory Abuse and unauthorized bulk ordering includes, but is not limited to:
- Purchasing items strictly for commercial retail arbitrage or resale rather than self-consumption.
- Placing multiple distinct orders for identical high-demand products utilizing the same delivery address or payment instrument.
- Exploiting a technical loophole, software glitch, or system latency to clear stock or generate artificial pricing.
- Supplying intentionally falsified or unverified delivery coordinates.
6.3 Fraudulent and High-Risk Activity Matrix
An account may be permanently suspended and legal recourse pursued if you meet any of the high-risk behavioral indicators detailed below:
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│ • Failure to complete standard security/payment verification protocols. │
│ • Unauthorized utilization of third-party payment details or credentials. │
│ • Excessive discretionary return rates containing missing or swapped items.│
│ • Systemic abuse or consecutive overuses of restricted voucher codes. │
│ • Documented patterns of harassment or verbal abuse directed at staff. │
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Upon account termination, all accumulated promotional credits, loyalty points, or digital rewards associated with your profile are permanently voided. Transaction data logs will be retained securely in our archives solely for tax, legal, and compliance purposes. Any legitimate balances tied to a canceled product order that is free of fraud will be refunded to the original payment source.
- Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
7.1 Governing Law
These Terms of Use, along with any contractual or non-contractual disputes arising from your interaction with our Services, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
7.2 Forum for Disputes
If you have any operational concerns or complaints, please initiate an informal resolution request through our account dashboard using the “Need Help?” interface. If a mutual settlement is not reached within forty-five (45) days of initial formal notice, all claims or legal disputes arising under these terms shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Reporting Violations and Intellectual Property Claims
We are dedicated to maintaining a clean, secure, and compliant marketplace. If you discover any product listings, media assets, or user behaviors that violate these Terms of Use, or if you believe your intellectual property rights have been infringed upon, please file a formal enforcement report with our compliance office at sales@protechksa.com.co. All incoming notices will be audited, investigated, and addressed swiftly.