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إخلاء المسؤوليّة حول محتوى البيانات الصحفية
\nإن محتوى هذه البيانات الصحفية يتم تقديمه من قِبل مزود خارجي. ونحن لا نتحمل أي مسؤولية أو نمتلك الإذن للتحكم بمثل محتوى. ويتم تقديم هذا المحتوى على أساس ’على حاله‘ و’حسب توافره‘، ولا يتم تحريره بأي شكلٍ من الأشكال. ولن نكون نحن، ولا الشركات التابعة لنا، مسؤولين عن ضمان دقة أو تأييد أو اكتمال الآراء أو وجهات النظر أو المعلومات أو المواد الواردة في هذا المحتوى.
\nويتم توفير البيانات الصحفية لأغراض إعلامية حصراً؛ ولا يقترح المحتوى أي استشارات بخصوص جوانب قانونية أو استثمارية أو ضريبية أو أي آراء بشأن ملاءمة أو قيمة أو ربحية أي استراتيجية معيّنة تتعلق بالمحافِظ أو الاستثمارات. ولن نكون نحن، أو الشركات التابعة لنا، مسؤولين عن حدوث أي أخطاء أو عدم دقة في المحتوى، أو أي إجراءات تقومون باتخاذها استناداً إلى ذلك المحتوى. وأنت توافق وتقرّ صراحة بتحمّل كامل المسؤولية عن استخدام المعلومات الواردة في هذه البيانات الصحفية.
\nوبموجب الحد الذي يسمح به القانون المعمول به، لن تتحمّل ’ ريفينيتيف ‘، وشركتها الأم والشركات الفرعية والشركات التابعة والمساهمون المعنيون والمدراء والمسؤولون والموظفون والوكلاء والمعلنون ومزوّدو المحتوى والمرخّصون (المشُار إليهم مُجتمعين بـ ’أطراف ريفينيتيف ‘) أي مسؤولية (سواءً مجتمعين أو منفردين) تجاهك عن أية أضــرار مباشــرة أو غيــر مباشــرة أو تبعيــّة أو خاصــة أو عرضيّة أو تأديبية أو تحذيريّة؛ وذلك بما يشمل على سـبيل المثـال لا الحصـر: خسـائر الأرباح أو خسارة الوفورات أو الإيرادات، سـواء كان ذلك بسبب الإهمال أو الضـرر أو العقـد أو نظريـات المسـؤولية الأخرى، حتـى لـو تـم إخطـار أطـراف ’ ريفينيتيف ‘ بإمكانيـة حـدوث أيٍ مـن هـذه الأضرار والخسـائر أو كانـوا قـد توقعـوا فعلياً حدوثهـا.

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