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Terms & Conditions
Welcome to Egab! Your platform to have your journalism pitches reach global editors.
These Terms of Service (“ToS”) primarily aim to draw the relationship between Egab and you, as a journalist. It constitutes your agreement with us for the usage of our services.
Accordingly, if you accept our ToS, you understand that you agree to be bound by it and also by our Privacy Policy, accessible through this link: EGAB – Privacy Policy
You are also well aware that both documents may be amended from time to time in accordance with Egab’s sole discretion, as these amendments shall come into effect from the moment of sending you a notification of their occurrence via email or the platform.
Further, you agree to comply with any additional posted guidelines or rules including regarding the usage of our platforms, services, and features.
Therefore, if you do not agree on such, you have the freedom to – unfortunately – quit using our services.
The ToS are applicable over all of Egab’s directly affiliated websites and mobile applications, if existed, and to the extent permissible. Further, the ToS do not extend to any third-party websites, mobile applications, and platforms.
About Egab
- This platform is operated by Egab for Digital Content, a limited liability company incorporated in the Arab Republic of Egypt, with commercial register No. 146658.
- Reference to “Egab” under the ToS shall be employed for both the company mentioned under section 1.1 and the online platform, as may be understood from the context.
Our Services
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For the purposes of this ToS:
- “Content” shall refer to any articulated copyrights, whether registered or not, thoughts, ideas, analysis, data, research, information, images, graphics, sounds, texts, any similar material relevant to journalism, or other domains accepted by Egab, submitted by the journalist for Egab’s services.
- “Content Buyers” means third-party media outlets, publishers, journals, and portals.
- “You” or “Journalist” shall refer to Egab’s journalists registered over its website.
- “Services” shall be inclusive of sections 2.2 to 2.5.
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Egab is a platform that undertakes the following:
- Evaluating the Content of the Journalist to determine if Egab, in its sole and entire judgment, believes it is able to pitch such Content to Content Buyers;
- Following Egab’s evaluation, placing the Content of the Journalist in an appropriate format and standard, with the aim of presenting it to Content Buyers;
- Working to show and present the Content of the Journalist to the Content Buyer, with the aim of selling them for the purposes of publication;
- Negotiating the fees payable for the Content with the Content Buyer;
- Gaining approval for the fees payable for the Content from the Journalist, before proceeding with the Content Buyer.
- Egab shall collect the full payment from the Content Buyer and transfer it to the journalist, after deducting its Commission (as defined under section 5.1).
- Egab, without changing the essence of the Content, may need to adjust, edit and place the Content in a suitable and professional format to present these work to the Content Buyers in the best possible manner.
- In order to render our Services, you explicitly delegate Egab to physically and electronically sign on, and agree to, Content sale and purchase agreements vis-à-vis Content Buyers, on Your behalf.
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For the purposes of this ToS:
Disclaimers
- You understand and acknowledge that our Services are offered on an obligation of means basis, as Egab will deploy its reasonable efforts in order to sell Your Content to Content Buyers. For the avoidance of doubt, Egab does not guarantee that any of the Content Buyers that reviews the Content owned by the Journalist will accept or agree to purchase or publish this Content, with no liability whatsoever incurred by Egab in this respect.
- Pursuant to the ToS, you understand that Egab is only an enabler, and that our Services are exclusive of buying your Content for our own benefit; as Egab does not hold any proprietary rights in anytime over the Content. Thus, and without prejudice to sub-section 2.5and 6.2, the Content remains the ownership of the Journalist until a final exclusive sale and purchase agreement is concluded with the Content Buyer, upon which the Journalist transfers all of its proprietary rights over the Content to the concerned Content Buyer, without an option to revoke the Content for any reason.
- In rendering the Services, Egab does not offer any explicit or implicit legal advice or services of any kind.
Onboarding
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To use our Services, you must onboard over Egab and provide to us the required information details to ensure the due performance of our Services, including, but not limited to:
- First and last name;
- Place of residence;
- Active cellphone number;
- E-mail;
- Payment information;
- Languages, whether spoken or written.
- Some information remain optional for you to provide, such as interests, previous experience, and any other information displayed over the onboarding page that does not have an asterisk (*) beside them. Please note that providing this information, even if optional, would increase your chances in having your Content sold to Content Buyers.
- You have the right to cancel your registration on our platform at any time, provided that; there are no present and uncompleted Services; otherwise, your account shall be upheld until settling all reciprocal financial and non-financial obligations and entitlements.
- Egab shall have the right to cancel your account at its sole discretion in case of your violation to any provisions of the ToS, or any applicable laws and regulations. The regulation of your entitlements post-cancellation shall be in accordance with our discretion, in the light of the concerned violation and the caused damage.
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To use our Services, you must onboard over Egab and provide to us the required information details to ensure the due performance of our Services, including, but not limited to:
Commission & Payment Method
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Commission:
- Post the conclusion of the Content purchase agreement between the Content Buyer and the journalist, Egab shall receive the agreed-upon consideration through its own bank account. Afterwards, Egab shall deduct at least thirty percent (30%) of the agreed-upon payment as a commission, subject to increase given the nature of effort conducted by Egab in performing its Services and/or in case of tax increase (“Commission”).
- The Commission is calculated on the gross total consideration of the aforementioned purchase agreement.
- The Commission is a net amount that is exclusive of any transfer fees and/or governmental taxes, deductions, fees, charges, and entitlements, imposed at any time prior to making the final transfer to the journalist.
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Transfer Mechanism:
- Your entitlements may only be transferred through cashless methods. The types of transfer methods available over Egab may differ from time to time. However, and without prejudice to any applicable laws and regulations, in case this arrangement is not suitable per your case, you are invited to contact us to reach an alternative and feasible solution through this e-mail: accounting@egab.co
- The responsibility of providing a secured and feasible transfer mechanism totally lies upon you. Thus, Egab would never be liable for the failure or delay of the transfer mechanism you chose in transferring your entitlements. Any disputes in this regard should be raised against your payment service provider.
- Upon transferring your entitlements, Egab is obliged to provide to you a proof of transfer.
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Commission:
Exclusivity
- You understand and acknowledge that our Services are offered on a non-exclusive basis; as our Services are accessible for any journalists or editors without any limitation.
- Without prejudice to section 8, you understand and acknowledge that by submitting your Content to Egab, Egab benefits of an exclusive right over the Content and its disposal, and that you may not sell, dispose, present, disclose, display, publish, submit, circulate, or pitch the Content to any third-party in any way, directly or indirectly, for a financial consideration or not, as long as Egab did not waive such a right explicitly in writing at its sole discretion or did not explicitly reject to receive the Content in writing. In case of violating this exclusivity right from your side, Egab shall have the right to impose penalties, and to claim compensation to the maximum extent available under the applicable law
- In case of violating this exclusivity right from your side, Egab shall have the right to impose penalties, and to claim compensation to the maximum extent available under the applicable law.
Limitation of Liability
- Without prejudice to any provision on the limitation of liability under the ToS, Egab commits to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in respect of making transfers and its Services; further, Egab shall not hold any liability for the non-performance of the transfer or Services pursuant to applicable rules and orders.
- In rendering the Services, Egab may not be held liable except for gross negligence, willful misconduct, and illegitimate actions, all to the minimum extent applicable under Egyptian law.
- Egab does not hold any liability in respect of the conduct and actions of the Content Buyers.
- The Journalist acknowledges that Egab does not hold any legal liability in the event of any loss in profit or business, damage to the commercial reputation, or similar damage or losses, or in the event that data or information is destroyed, lost or in the event of gross economic loss, exceptional, indirect or consequential loss or the event that any costs, compensation, fees or expenses incurred, regardless of how they fall within the framework of this Agreement
- The Journalist is obliged to defend, indemnify, and spare Egab from any damages of any type arising from any claims, cases, procedures, losses, expenses or costs (including in general but not limited to judicial costs and legal fees), which may arise due to the Journalist’s violation of any terms of the ToS or any laws or local regulations or codes of ethics.
Representations & Warranties
- You represent that you have full legal capacity to agree on the ToS, in accordance with your local laws and regulations.
- The Journalist shall comply with all agreed deadlines and deliverables set forth by Egab via the platform or communicated via e-mail . In case of failure to deliver upon the agreed deadlines without written approval from Egab beforehand, the Journalist may be charged a penalty fee equivalent to the article’s fees agreed upon between Egab and the Content Buyer as liquidated damages.
- The Journalist acknowledges full liability and ownership for the Content submitted to Egab and further acknowledges that Egab is not liable for any Content that may violate the law or the copyrights of a third-party.
- The Journalist must follow all applicable local and international laws and regulations regarding Journalist’s activities and services. Further the Journalist must adhere and commit to all recognized professional norms and principles.
- The Journalist acknowledges the credibility, accuracy, originality, and ownership of the Content provided to Egab, and in the event that it was proven to Egab that the aforementioned Content is plagiarized, not factual, has been modified from previous content, then Egab shall have the right to immediately terminate its dealings with the concerned Journalist and cancel its account, without need for any notices, or judicial procedures or procuring a judgment or an arbitral award. Further, Egab shall inform the Content Buyers it deals with of the violations which could impact the reputation of Egab. The Journalist acknowledges that plagiarism affects Egab’s reputation and on that basis Egab could seek financial compensation from the Journalist in the case of plagiarism or fake Content offered to Egab
- The Journalist acknowledges that Egab does not hold any legal liability in the event of any loss in profit or business, damage to the commercial reputation, or similar damage or losses, or in the event that data or information is destroyed, lost or in the event of gross economic loss, exceptional, indirect or consequential loss or the event that any costs, compensation, fees or expenses incurred, regardless of how they fall within the framework of this ToS.
Relationship between the Parties
Each of Egab and the journalist is an independent contractor; and their relationship may not be perceived as an employment or agency agreement, or anything but a service agreement.
Confidentiality
- All information exchanged with Egab shall remain confidential and shall not be disclosed to a third-party except where the disclosure is for the purposes of performing the obligations underlying the ToS or to fulfill a legal obligation.
- Consequently, and without prejudice to sub-section 6.2, You shall not hold Egab liable for sharing and/or disclosing any relevant Content in the present or in the future to Content Buyers.
Intellectual Property Rights of Egab
- All content included on the website and mobile application, including but not limited to text, graphics, Egab’s logos, button icons, images, colors, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the exclusive property and copyright work of Egab or its licensors, and is protected by copyright, trademarks, patents or other intellectual property rights’ laws and regulations. The compilation of the content on the website and mobile application is the exclusive property and copyright of Egab and is protected by copyright, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property rights and laws.
- All other trademarks and/or copyrights not owned by Egab that appear on the website and/or mobile application are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by, Egab.
Waiver of Rights
The failure of Egab to exercise any rights, power or privilege under the ToS shall not constitute by itself a waiver of any subsequent or further exercise of that or any other right, power of privilege or the exercise.
Assignment
- You may not assign or transfer any of their rights or obligations under the ToS, or as provided to their respective accounts.
- Egab has an absolute right to transfer any of its rights and obligations.
Notices
All notices and correspondences between you and Egab shall be via the platform or via e-mail, and shall maintain a full legal effect.
Force Majeure
In no event shall Egab and/or the journalist be held liable for any failure or delay in the performance of their obligations hereunder in the event where the latter faced directly or indirectly an unforeseeable, irresistible force that was beyond its control. Provided that, the defaulting party immediately notifies the other party in writing of the existence of an event of force majeure.
Applicable Law & Dispute Resolution Mechanism
- The ToS is governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
- In case you have any claims or complaints regarding any of our services, you are obliged to first communicate with our support team through: clientsupport@egab.co. In case your complaint has not been settled in a manner that is satisfactory to you within thirty (30) days, you may resort to arbitration in accordance with the following section.
- Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this contract, its interpretation, execution, the termination or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA). The seat of arbitration shall be in Egypt; the tribunal shall be composed of a sole arbitrator; and the proceedings shall be in Arabic.
Language
The original language of the ToS is English. Where we have provided a translation of the English version of the ToS, you agree that the translation is provided for your convenience only and that the English language version of the ToS will govern your relationship with us. If there is any contradiction between what the English language version of the ToS say and what a translation says, then the English language version will take precedence.
privacy policy
This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) covers how EGAB (“We, Us, Our”) handles the personal data of its users (“User(s), You”), whenever You interact with Us via EGAB’s platform.
We encourage You to read this Privacy Policy attentively as well as Our Terms of service (“ToS”) before proceeding to interact with Us or apply for and/or, use Our services.
Policy Changes
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any given time for any given reason (i.e., to comply with new laws and regulations and/or include any new activity for EGAB). You shall be notified of any changes in respect to this Privacy Policy (via email or via notification on Our Platform), it shall also be specified through the “Last updated” date of this Privacy Policy.
Any changes or modifications to this Privacy Policy shall be effective immediately upon posting them on Our Platform. Your use of and/or access to Our Platform and/or App after such modification, constitutes by itself Your consent to be bound by the last updated version. Upon such approval, You hereby waive the right to receive any further notifications or alerts of the relevant modification or change.
The Collection of Personal Data
We may collect and use information about You where it is necessary for our legitimate interest and ensure that it shall be used in a fair and balanced way for a variety of purposes. The information we may collect on the Platform includes;
Personal Data
We collect non personally identifiable information of Our Platform’s visitors (A) as well as personally identifiable information of Our Platform’s Users (B)
Non –Personally Identifiable Information of Visitors
EGAB collects non-personally identifiable information of all Platform’s visitors, that includes without limitation; the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request, the pages You have viewed directly before and after accessing Our Platform and other interactions with the website and other users via server log files, as well as any other information You choose to provide Us.
That is for the purpose of understanding how Our visitors use Our Platform.
From time to time, EGAB may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Personally Identifiable Information of Users
We collect personally identifiable information (“PII”) including without limitation the following; Your first and last name, Your country of residence, Your email address, Your telephone number, Your age, Your gender, Your payment details (i.e., an active bank account in Your name); that you voluntarily give to Us when You choose to register on Our Platform or, when You request the use of Our services.
You are under no obligation to provide Us with the required PII, however Your refusal may prevent You from using any of Our Services.
Purpose for Processing Your Data
Collecting accurate information about You permits Us to:
Create Your User’s account
To provide You with Our services, as provided under the Terms of Service published here: Egab - Terms of Service
Customize Your repayment plan
Email You in respect to Your use of our services or Your repayment plan
Generate a personal profile for You that allows You to have more personalized future visits to Our Platform
Increase the efficiency and operation of Our Platform
Notify You of any updates to Our Platform
Offer You any additional services, promotions and special offers
Request feedback and contact You about Your use of Our Platform and/or, App
To send You marketing and non-marketing communications
To use in any relevant legal proceedings
Perform necessary analysis and operations to maintain Our services, such as fixing bugs and/or operational problems
Sensitive Information
We neither collect nor store any sensitive personal data regarding Our Users or Platform visitors, which include personal data that pertain to their psychological, mental, physical or genetic health, biometric data, religious beliefs, political opinions, financial status and security status.
Consequently, EGAB shall not assume any liability of any sensitive personal data disclosed from Your side, whether voluntarily or not, without Our prior request.
Privacy Policy for Children
Please note that EGAB does not knowingly collect or use any children’s personal information that are below the age of 18. EGAB shall thus not be held liable for any children’s data you willingly and voluntarily provide to Us.
Cookies and How We Use Them
A cookie is a file that a website stores on a visitor’s computer where they agree to it. Cookies allow Us to perform the following;
Distinguish You from other Users on Our Platform and/or App, which help Us provide You with an enhanced and unique browsing experience. We use Cookies without limitation for the following purposes;
Recognizing and counting the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around Our Platform and/or, App when they are using it (this helps us to improve the way our Platform and/or App works, for example by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for);
Identifying Your preferences and subscriptions (i.e., language settings, saved items, and preferred options regarding transactions);
Authenticating Users
Sending You newsletters and commercial/advertising messages tailored to Your interests.
If You do not wish to have Your information collected through the use of cookies, Our Platform allows You to decline the use of cookies.
Security
We have implemented reasonable technical, physical and administrative safeguards to help protect Your personal data from unlawful use and/or unauthorized disclosures.
Access to Your personal data is limited to Our workers, service providers, auditors, successors that must necessarily access it and that are bound by a contractual confidentiality obligation with Us or by the law.
While EGAB has taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information You provide, please be aware that despite Our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, We cannot guarantee complete security if You provide personal information.
Storing Your Personal Data
EGAB shall hold the collected personal information for as long as it is necessary for the completion of its services to You. Please note that in some circumstances, We may be legally required to retain Your personal information.
Disclosing Your Personal Data
EGAB will need to share Your collected information with the relevant content buyers while proceeding to commercialize Your content. We commit to ensuring that any third party that receives Your information complies with the corresponding Privacy Policy.
Third Parties
We do not use nor recourse to any third-party services in Our relationship. Therefore, We do not disclose Your personal information to third parties. Please note that the inclusion of any link on Our Platform and/or App does not imply endorsement of the linked website by Us.
Your Rights over Your Personal Data
You shall have the right to modify, delete and/or add any personal information as You wish on Your account in the aim of keeping all data accurate and up to date. Please keep Us informed if any of Your personal data changes. EGAB shall comply with all applicable data protection laws and regulations in Our relationship.
Communications
Communication to You shall be made via Our Platform and/or App notifications.
In the event where You no longer wish to receive correspondences, emails or other communications from Us, You may opt-out by;
Changing Your account’s registration preference from Our Platform and/or, App’s settings;
Contacting Us via the contact information provided below
Please note that You cannot opt-out of receiving communications from Us in the midst of Your service providing from EGAB.
Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact Us at;
Email: [clientsupport@egab.co]
Business Transfer
Please note that as Your personal data constitutes one of EGAB’s company assets, in the event where EGAB, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, Your information shall be transferred or acquired by a third party.
You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of EGAB may continue to use Your personal information as set forth in this policy.