HITROAD Company

Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions include (i) general terms of use applicable to your use of the HitRoad technologies; and (ii) specific provisions relating to VAT for trips taken in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (attached in Annex 1). 

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. They include information about you rights, obligations and other important information in connection with your use of the HitRoad technologies.

GENERAL TERMS OF USE

1. Contractual Relationship

These Terms and Conditions including these General Terms of Use and the VAT Terms in Annex 1 (together the “Terms”) govern the access or use by you, an individual, from within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of applications, websites, content, products, and services (the “Services”) made available by HitRoad, a closed joint stock company established in the Saudi Arabia, having its offices at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, registered at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce 840872 (“HitRoad”).

 

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES.

Your access and use of the Services constitutes your agreement to be bound by these Terms, which establishes a contractual relationship between you and HitRoad. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Services. These Terms expressly supersede prior agreements or arrangements with you. HitRoad may immediately terminate these Terms or any Services with respect to you, or generally cease offering or deny access to the Services or any portion thereof, at any time for any reason.

Supplemental terms may apply to certain Services, such as policies for a particular event, activity or promotion, and such supplemental terms will be disclosed to you in connection with the applicable Services. Supplemental terms are in addition to, and shall be deemed a part of, the Terms for the purposes of the applicable Services. Supplemental terms shall prevail over these Terms in the event of a conflict with respect to the applicable Services.

HitRoad may amend the Terms related to the Services from time to time. Amendments will be effective upon HitRoad’s posting of such updated Terms at this location or the amended policies or supplemental terms on the applicable Service. Your continued access or use of the Services after such posting constitutes your consent to be bound by the Terms, as amended.

Our collection and use of personal information in connection with the Services is as provided in HitRoad’s Privacy Policy located at https://hitroad.net/user/privacy. HitRoad may provide to a claims processor or an insurer any necessary information (including your contact information) if there is a complaint, dispute or conflict, which may include an accident, involving you and a Third Party Provider (including a transportation network company driver) and such information or data is necessary to resolve the complaint, dispute or conflict.

2. The Services

The Services constitute a technology platform that enables users of HitRoad’s mobile applications or websites provided as part of the Services (each, an “Application”) to arrange and schedule transportation and/or logistics services with independent third party providers of such services, including independent third party transportation providers and independent third party logistics providers under agreement with HitRoad or certain of HitRoad’s affiliates (“Third Party Providers”). Unless otherwise agreed by HitRoad in a separate written agreement with you, the Services are made available solely for your personal, noncommercial use. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HITROAD DOES NOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION OR LOGISTICS SERVICES OR FUNCTION AS A TRANSPORTATION CARRIER AND THAT ALL SUCH TRANSPORTATION OR LOGISTICS SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY HITROAD OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES.

 

License:

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, HitRoad grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-transferrable license to: (i) access and use the Applications on your personal device solely in connection with your use of the Services; and (ii) access and use any content, information and related materials that may be made available through the Services, in each case solely for your personal, noncommercial use. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by HitRoad and HitRoad’s licensors.

Restrictions:

You may not: (i) remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices from any portion of the Services; (ii) reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, license, lease, sell, resell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast or otherwise exploit the Services except as expressly permitted by HitRoad; (iii) decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble the Services except as may be permitted by applicable law; (iv) link to, mirror or frame any portion of the Services; (v) cause or launch any programs or scripts for the purpose of scraping, indexing, surveying, or otherwise data mining any portion of the Services or unduly burdening or hindering the operation and/or functionality of any aspect of the Services; or (vi) attempt to gain unauthorized access to or impair any aspect of the Services or its related systems or networks.

Provision of the Services:

You acknowledge that portions of the Services may be made available under HitRoad’s various brands or request options associated with transportation or logistics, including the transportation request brands currently referred to as “HitRoad,”. You also acknowledge that the Services may be made available under such brands or request options by or in connection with: (i) certain of HitRoad’s subsidiaries and affiliates; or (ii) independent Third Party Providers, including transportation network company drivers, transportation charter permit holders or holders of similar transportation permits, authorizations or licenses.

Third Party Services and Content.

The Services may be made available or accessed in connection with third party services and content (including advertising) that HitRoad does not control. You acknowledge that different terms of use and privacy policies may apply to your use of such third party services and content. HitRoad does not endorse such third party services and content and in no event shall HitRoad be responsible or liable for any products or services of such third party providers. Additionally, Apple Inc., Google, Inc., Microsoft Corporation or BlackBerry Limited and/or their applicable international subsidiaries and affiliates will be third-party beneficiaries to this contract if you access the Services using Applications developed for Apple iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, or Blackberry-powered mobile devices, respectively. These third party beneficiaries are not parties to this contract and are not responsible for the provision or support of the Services in any manner. Your access to the Services using these devices is subject to terms set forth in the applicable third party beneficiary’s terms of service.

Ownership:

The Services and all rights therein are and shall remain HitRoad’s property or the property of HitRoad’s licensors. Neither these Terms nor your use of the Services convey or grant to you any rights: (i) in or related to the Services except for the limited license granted above; or (ii) to use or reference in any manner HitRoad’s company names, logos, product and service names, trademarks or services marks or those of HitRoad’s licensors.

3. Your Use of the Services

User Accounts:

In order to use most aspects of the Services, you must register for and maintain an active personal user Services account (“Account”). You must be at least 18 years of age, or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction (if different than 18), to obtain an Account. Account registration requires you to submit to HitRoad certain personal information, such as your name, address, mobile phone number and age, as well as at least one valid payment method (either a credit card or accepted payment partner). You agree to maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date information in your Account. Your failure to maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date Account information, including having an invalid or expired payment method on file, may result in your inability to access and use the Services or HitRoad’s termination of these Terms with you. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your Account, and you agree to maintain the security and secrecy of your Account username and password at all times. Unless otherwise permitted by HitRoad in writing, you may only possess one Account.

User Requirements and Conduct:

The Service is not available for use by persons under the age of 18. You may not authorize third parties to use your Account, and you may not allow persons under the age of 18 to receive transportation or logistics services from Third Party Providers unless they are accompanied by you. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your Account to any other person or entity. You agree to comply with all applicable laws when using the Services, and you may only use the Services for lawful purposes (e.g., no transport of unlawful or hazardous materials). You will not, in your use of the Services, cause nuisance, annoyance, inconvenience, or property damage, whether to the Third Party Provider or any other party. In certain instances you may be asked to provide proof of identity to access or use the Services, and you agree that you may be denied access to or use of the Services if you refuse to provide proof of identity.

Text Messaging:

By creating an Account, you agree that the Services may send you text (SMS) messages as part of the normal business operation of your use of the Services. You may opt-out of receiving text (SMS) messages from HitRoad at any time by sending an email to Support@HitRoad.net clarifying your desire in unsubscribe from any promotional offers along with providing your phone number. You acknowledge that opting out of receiving text (SMS) messages may impact your use of the Services.

 

Promotional Codes:

HitRoad may, in HitRoad’s sole discretion, create promotional codes that may be redeemed for Account credit, or other features or benefits related to the Services and/or a Third Party Provider’s services, subject to any additional terms that HitRoad establishes on a per promotional code basis (“Promo Codes”). You agree that Promo Codes: (i) must be used for the intended audience and purpose, and in a lawful manner; (ii) may not be duplicated, sold or transferred in any manner, or made available to the general public (whether posted to a public form or otherwise), unless expressly permitted by HitRoad; (iii) may be disabled by HitRoad at any time for any reason without liability to HitRoad; (iv) may only be used pursuant to the specific terms that HitRoad establishes for such Promo Code; (v) are not valid for cash; and (vi) may expire prior to your use. HitRoad reserves the right to withhold or deduct credits or other features or benefits obtained through the use of Promo Codes by you or any other user in the event that HitRoad determines or believes that the use or redemption of the Promo Code was in error, fraudulent, illegal, or in violation of the applicable Promo Code terms or these Terms.

 

User Provided Content:

HitRoad may, in HitRoad’s sole discretion, permit you from time to time to submit, upload, publish or otherwise make available to HitRoad through the Services textual, audio, and/or visual content and information, including commentary and feedback related to the Services, initiation of support requests, and submission of entries for competitions and promotions (“User Content”). Any User Content provided by you remains your property. However, by providing User Content to HitRoad, you grant HitRoad a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferrable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, modify, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, and otherwise exploit in any manner such User Content in all formats and distribution channels now known or hereafter devised (including in connection with the Services and HitRoad’s business and on third-party sites and services), without further notice to or consent from you, and without the requirement of payment to you or any other person or entity.

You represent and warrant that: (i) you either are the sole and exclusive owner of all User Content or you have all rights, licenses, consents and releases necessary to grant HitRoad the license to the User Content as set forth above; and (ii) neither the User Content nor your submission, uploading, publishing or otherwise making available of such User Content nor HitRoad’s use of the User Content as permitted herein will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party’s intellectual property or proprietary rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.

You agree to not provide User Content that is defamatory, libelous, hateful, violent, obscene, pornographic, unlawful, or otherwise offensive, as determined by HitRoad in its sole discretion, whether or not such material may be protected by law. HitRoad may, but shall not be obligated to, review, monitor, or remove User Content, at HitRoad’s sole discretion and at any time and for any reason, without notice to you.

Network Access and Devices:

You are responsible for obtaining the data network access necessary to use the Services. Your mobile network’s data and messaging rates and fees may apply if you access or use the Services from a wireless-enabled device and you shall be responsible for such rates and fees. You are responsible for acquiring and updating compatible hardware or devices necessary to access and use the Services and Applications and any updates thereto. HitRoad does not guarantee that the Services, or any portion thereof, will function on any particular hardware or devices. In addition, the Services may be subject to malfunctions and delays inherent in the use of the Internet and electronic communications.

4. Payment

You understand that use of the Services may result in charges to you for the services or goods you receive from a Third Party Provider (“Charges ”). After you have received services or goods obtained through your use of the Service, HitRoad will facilitate your payment of the applicable Charges on behalf of the Third Party Provider as such Third Party Provider’s limited payment collection agent. Payment of the Charges in such manner shall be considered the same as payment made directly by you to the Third Party Provider. Charges will be inclusive of applicable taxes where required by law. Charges paid by you are final and non-refundable, unless otherwise determined by HitRoad. You retain the right to request lower Charges from a Third Party Provider for services or goods received by you from such Third Party Provider at the time you receive such services or goods. HitRoad will respond accordingly to any request from a Third Party Provider to modify the Charges for a particular service or good.

All Charges are due immediately and payment will be facilitated by HitRoad using the preferred payment method designated in your Account, after which HitRoad will send you a receipt by email. If your primary Account payment method is determined to be expired, invalid or otherwise not able to be charged, you agree that HitRoad may, as the Third Party Provider’s limited payment collection agent, use a secondary payment method in your Account, if available.

As between you and HitRoad, HitRoad reserves the right to establish, remove and/or revise Charges for any or all services or goods obtained through the use of the Services at any time in HitRoad’s sole discretion. Further, you acknowledge and agree that Charges applicable in certain geographical areas may increase substantially during times of high demand or for longer distances. HitRoad will use reasonable efforts to inform you of Charges that may apply, provided that you will be responsible for Charges incurred under your Account regardless of your awareness of such Charges or the amounts thereof. HitRoad may from time to time provide certain users with promotional offers and discounts that may result in different amounts charged for the same or similar services or goods obtained through the use of the Services, and you agree that such promotional offers and discounts, unless also made available to you, shall have no bearing on your use of the Services or the Charges applied to you. You may elect to cancel your request for services or goods from a Third Party Provider at any time prior to such Third Party Provider’s arrival, in which case you may be charged a cancellation fee.

This payment structure is intended to fully compensate the Third Party Provider for the services or goods provided. Except with respect to taxicab transportation services requested through the Application, HitRoad does not designate any portion of your payment as a tip or gratuity to the Third Party Provider. Any representation by HitRoad (on HitRoad’s website, in the Application, or in HitRoad’s marketing materials) to the effect that tipping is “voluntary,” “not required,” and/or “included” in the payments you make for services or goods provided is not intended to suggest that HitRoad provides any additional amounts, beyond those described above, to the Third Party Provider. You understand and agree that, while you are free to provide additional payment as a gratuity to any Third Party Provider who provides you with services or goods obtained through the Service, you are under no obligation to do so. Gratuities are voluntary. After you have received services or goods obtained through the Service, you will have the opportunity to rate your experience and leave additional feedback about your Third Party Provider.

Repair or Cleaning Fees:

You shall be responsible for the cost of repair for damage to, or necessary cleaning of, Third Party Provider vehicles and property resulting from use of the Services under your Account in excess of normal “wear and tear” damages and necessary cleaning (“Repair or Cleaning”). In the event that a Third Party Provider reports the need for Repair or Cleaning, and such Repair or Cleaning request is verified by HitRoad in HitRoad’s reasonable discretion, HitRoad reserves the right to facilitate payment for the reasonable cost of such Repair or Cleaning on behalf of the Third Party Provider using your payment method designated in your Account. Such amounts will be transferred by HitRoad to the applicable Third Party Provider and are non-refundable.

5. Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity.

DISCLAIMER.

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” HITROAD DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, NOT EXPRESSLY SET OUT IN THESE TERMS, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN ADDITION, HITROAD MAKES NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTEE REGARDING THE RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, QUALITY, SUITABILITY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES OR ANY SERVICES OR GOODS REQUESTED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. HITROAD DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, SAFETY OR ABILITY OF THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS. YOU AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, AND ANY SERVICE OR GOOD REQUESTED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, REMAINS SOLELY WITH YOU, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

HITROAD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED TO, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR OTHERWISE RESULTING FROM ANY USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF HITROAD HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. HITROAD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LIABILITY OR LOSSES ARISING OUT OF: (i) YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE SERVICES OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES; OR (ii) ANY TRANSACTION OR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDER, EVEN IF HITROAD HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. HITROAD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM CAUSES BEYOND HITROAD’S REASONABLE CONTROL. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIRD PARTY TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES REQUESTED THROUGH SOME REQUEST BRANDS MAY OFFER RIDESHARING OR PEER-TO-PEER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND MAY NOT BE PROFESSIONALLY LICENSED OR PERMITTED. IN NO EVENT SHALL HITROAD’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED ONE THOUSAND SAR (1000 SAR).

HITROAD’S SERVICES MAY BE USED BY YOU TO REQUEST AND SCHEDULE TRANSPORTATION, GOODS OR LOGISTICS SERVICES WITH THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS, BUT YOU AGREE THAT HITROAD HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY TO YOU RELATED TO ANY TRANSPORTATION, GOODS OR LOGISTICS SERVICES PROVIDED TO YOU BY THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS.

THE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER IN THIS SECTION 5 DO NOT PURPORT TO LIMIT LIABILITY OR ALTER YOUR RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Indemnity.oceedings under the applicable law. If such Dispute has not been settled within sixty (60) days after a request for mediation has been submitted, such Dispute can be referred to and shall be exclusively and finally resolved. The place of both mediation and arbitration shall be Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, without prejudice to any rights. The language of the mediation and/or arbitration shall be Arabic, unless you do not speak Arabic, in which case the mediation and/or arbitration shall be conducted in both Arabic and your native language. The existence and content of the mediation and arbitration proceedings, including documents and briefs submitted by the parties, correspondence from and to judicial authorities, correspondence from the mediator, and correspondence, orders and awards issued by the sole arbitrator, shall remain strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party without the express written consent from the other party unless: (i) the disclosure to the third party is reasonably required in the context of conducting the mediation or arbitration proceedings; and (ii) the third party agrees unconditionally in writing to be bound by the confidentiality obligation stipulated herein.

7. Other Provisions

Claims of Copyright Infringement:

Claims of copyright infringement should be sent to HitRoad’s designated agent.

Notice:

HitRoad may give notice by means of a general notice on the Services, electronic mail to your email address in your Account, or by written communication sent to your address as set forth in your Account. You may give notice to HitRoad by written communication to HitRoad's address at 4233 Mohammed Bulaihed, Narjs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

General:

You may not assign or transfer these Terms in whole or in part without HitRoad’s prior written approval. You give your approval to HitRoad for it to assign or transfer these Terms in whole or in part, including to: (i) a subsidiary or affiliate; (ii) an acquirer of HitRoad’s equity, business or assets; or (iii) a successor by merger. No joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship exists between you, HitRoad or any Third Party Provider as a result of the contract between you and HitRoad or use of the Services.

If any provision of these Terms is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, under any law, such provision or part thereof shall to that extent be deemed not to form part of these Terms but the legality, validity and enforceability of the other provisions in these Terms shall not be affected. In that event, the parties shall replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof with a provision or part thereof that is legal, valid and enforceable and that has, to the greatest extent possible, a similar effect as the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof, given the contents and purpose of these Terms. These Terms constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and replaces and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or undertakings regarding such subject matter. In these Terms, the words “including” and “include” mean “including, but not limited to.”

ANNEX 1

TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO VAT

General.

1. These specific terms and conditions relating to VAT (the VAT Terms) shall apply from the date of their issuance and shall continue to apply unless and until expressly terminated by HitRoad.

2. Your continued use of the HitRoad Application on or after the date of your receipt of the VAT Terms shall mean your acceptance of the VAT Terms.

3. Defined terms shall have the meaning provided for in the General Terms of Use above, unless expressly defined differently in the VAT Terms.

4. For the purposes of the VAT Terms, the term ‘HitRoad’ shall mean both HitRoad, a Closed Joint Stock company established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, having its offices at 4233 Mohammed Bulaihed, Narjs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, registered at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce under number 840872, and HitRoad Saudi Arabia, a Closed Joint Stock company established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under number 1010908522.

Application of VAT on trip fare.

5. Further to instructions received from the General Authority of Zakat & Tax (ZATCA), VAT is now chargeable on the total fare of trips taken in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia) at the prevailing rate of 15%. In the event that these instructions change and such change applies retrospectively, HitRoad shall seek to refund such amounts of VAT that may be subsequently refunded to HitRoad by the ZATCA, in accordance with the terms of the VAT Refund section ‎below.

VAT Refund.

6. HitRoad makes no guarantee or assurance that the VAT charged on the total trip fare will be recovered from the GAZT or refunded to you.

7. HitRoad shall be entitled to deduct amounts to reflect administrative expenses and such other costs (including penalties and any assessment of unpaid VAT) from any amounts received from ZATCA and necessarily incurred as a result of implementing ZATCA’s instructions.

8. Subject to applicable law in Saudi Arabia, any compensation to be provided to you shall be credited to your Account in the form of credits that are non-transferable, non redeemable against cash, available for use in Saudi Arabia only and with an expiry date of one year from their issuance (unless otherwise made available by HitRoad). You agree and accept that you shall have no entitlement to receive the compensation amount as cash.

9. In the event that you have closed your Account as at the time the VAT refund takes place, HitRoad will send you via email a voucher (equal to the amount of any refund that you are owed) that is redeemable on the HitRoad Application. The voucher will be personal to you and you may redeem it by opening a new personal account on the HitRoad Application or reactivating your closed account. If HitRoad does not have a record of your email (whether because it was not provided to HitRoad initially or because HitRoad deleted such information based on your request or due to any other reason), HitRoad will not seek to contact you and any refund will be subject to your request made in accordance with paragraph 10 below. HitRoad shall not be liable for any voucher sent to the email address it has in its records if such voucher is received and/or redeemed by any person other than you.

10. In the event that you have closed your Account as at the time the VAT refund takes place and that you were not contacted by HitRoad in accordance with paragraph 9 above, you shall be entitled to contact HitRoad to reclaim VAT. Refund will be via vouchers redeemable on the HitRoad Application in accordance with the details set out in paragraph 9 above. HitRoad will have the right to request you to provide such documents (including trip receipts you have received by email from HitRoad or via the HitRoad Application) to authenticate your claim. 

11. You agree and accept that you shall not seek to claim VAT refunds from HitRoad after a period of 12 months from the date that you became aware of a potential entitlement to reclaim VAT, and in any event no more than 5 years from the date that such entitlement arose.

 

Application of VAT on trip fare:

12. If at any time in the future, ZATCA issues new instructions relating to VAT on the fares of trips taken in Saudi Arabia, HitRoad may resume charging VAT to riders in line with such instructions. HitRoad will not be under any obligation to compensate such additional VAT to riders unless ZATCA changes its instructions with retrospective effect and ZATCA provides compensation of such amounts to HitRoad. Any compensation provided to you will be in line with the VAT Refund section above.

You agree to indemnify and hold HitRoad and its owners, officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with: (i) your use of the Services or services or goods obtained through your use of the Services; (ii) your breach or violation of any of these Terms; (iii) HitRoad’s use of your User Content; or (iv) your violation of the rights of any third party, including Third Party Providers.

6. Governing Law; Arbitration.

Except as otherwise set forth in these Terms, these Terms shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Saudi Arabia. Any dispute, conflict, claim or controversy arising out of or broadly in connection with or relating to the Services or these Terms, including those relating to its validity, its construction or its enforceability (any “Dispute”) shall be first mandatorily submitted to mediation proceedings under the applicable law. If such Dispute has not been settled within sixty (60) days after a request for mediation has been submitted, such Dispute can be referred to and shall be exclusively and finally resolved. The place of both mediation and arbitration shall be Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, without prejudice to any rights. The language of the mediation and/or arbitration shall be Arabic, unless you do not speak Arabic, in which case the mediation and/or arbitration shall be conducted in both Arabic and your native language. The existence and content of the mediation and arbitration proceedings, including documents and briefs submitted by the parties, correspondence from and to judicial authorities, correspondence from the mediator, and correspondence, orders and awards issued by the sole arbitrator, shall remain strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party without the express written consent from the other party unless: (i) the disclosure to the third party is reasonably required in the context of conducting the mediation or arbitration proceedings; and (ii) the third party agrees unconditionally in writing to be bound by the confidentiality obligation stipulated herein.

7. Other Provisions

Claims of Copyright Infringement:

Claims of copyright infringement should be sent to HitRoad’s designated agent.

Notice:

HitRoad may give notice by means of a general notice on the Services, electronic mail to your email address in your Account, or by written communication sent to your address as set forth in your Account. You may give notice to HitRoad by written communication to HitRoad's address at 4233 Mohammed Bulaihed, Narjs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

General:

You may not assign or transfer these Terms in whole or in part without HitRoad’s prior written approval. You give your approval to HitRoad for it to assign or transfer these Terms in whole or in part, including to: (i) a subsidiary or affiliate; (ii) an acquirer of HitRoad’s equity, business or assets; or (iii) a successor by merger. No joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship exists between you, HitRoad or any Third Party Provider as a result of the contract between you and HitRoad or use of the Services.

If any provision of these Terms is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, under any law, such provision or part thereof shall to that extent be deemed not to form part of these Terms but the legality, validity and enforceability of the other provisions in these Terms shall not be affected. In that event, the parties shall replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof with a provision or part thereof that is legal, valid and enforceable and that has, to the greatest extent possible, a similar effect as the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof, given the contents and purpose of these Terms. These Terms constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and replaces and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or undertakings regarding such subject matter. In these Terms, the words “including” and “include” mean “including, but not limited to.”

ANNEX 1

TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO VAT

General.

1. These specific terms and conditions relating to VAT (the VAT Terms) shall apply from the date of their issuance and shall continue to apply unless and until expressly terminated by HitRoad.

2. Your continued use of the HitRoad Application on or after the date of your receipt of the VAT Terms shall mean your acceptance of the VAT Terms.

3. Defined terms shall have the meaning provided for in the General Terms of Use above, unless expressly defined differently in the VAT Terms.

4. For the purposes of the VAT Terms, the term ‘HitRoad’ shall mean both HitRoad, a Closed Joint Stock company established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, having its offices at 4233 Mohammed Bulaihed, Narjs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, registered at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce under number 840872, and HitRoad Saudi Arabia, a Closed Joint Stock company established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under number 1010908522.

Application of VAT on trip fare.

5. Further to instructions received from the General Authority of Zakat & Tax (ZATCA), VAT is now chargeable on the total fare of trips taken in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia) at the prevailing rate of 15%. In the event that these instructions change and such change applies retrospectively, HitRoad shall seek to refund such amounts of VAT that may be subsequently refunded to HitRoad by the ZATCA, in accordance with the terms of the VAT Refund section ‎below.

VAT Refund.

6. HitRoad makes no guarantee or assurance that the VAT charged on the total trip fare will be recovered from the GAZT or refunded to you.

7. HitRoad shall be entitled to deduct amounts to reflect administrative expenses and such other costs (including penalties and any assessment of unpaid VAT) from any amounts received from ZATCA and necessarily incurred as a result of implementing ZATCA’s instructions.

8. Subject to applicable law in Saudi Arabia, any compensation to be provided to you shall be credited to your Account in the form of credits that are non-transferable, non redeemable against cash, available for use in Saudi Arabia only and with an expiry date of one year from their issuance (unless otherwise made available by HitRoad). You agree and accept that you shall have no entitlement to receive the compensation amount as cash.

9. In the event that you have closed your Account as at the time the VAT refund takes place, HitRoad will send you via email a voucher (equal to the amount of any refund that you are owed) that is redeemable on the HitRoad Application. The voucher will be personal to you and you may redeem it by opening a new personal account on the HitRoad Application or reactivating your closed account. If HitRoad does not have a record of your email (whether because it was not provided to HitRoad initially or because HitRoad deleted such information based on your request or due to any other reason), HitRoad will not seek to contact you and any refund will be subject to your request made in accordance with paragraph 10 below. HitRoad shall not be liable for any voucher sent to the email address it has in its records if such voucher is received and/or redeemed by any person other than you.

10. In the event that you have closed your Account as at the time the VAT refund takes place and that you were not contacted by HitRoad in accordance with paragraph 9 above, you shall be entitled to contact HitRoad to reclaim VAT. Refund will be via vouchers redeemable on the HitRoad Application in accordance with the details set out in paragraph 9 above. HitRoad will have the right to request you to provide such documents (including trip receipts you have received by email from HitRoad or via the HitRoad Application) to authenticate your claim. 

11. You agree and accept that you shall not seek to claim VAT refunds from HitRoad after a period of 12 months from the date that you became aware of a potential entitlement to reclaim VAT, and in any event no more than 5 years from the date that such entitlement arose.

 

Application of VAT on trip fare:

12. If at any time in the future, ZATCA issues new instructions relating to VAT on the fares of trips taken in Saudi Arabia, HitRoad may resume charging VAT to riders in line with such instructions. HitRoad will not be under any obligation to compensate such additional VAT to riders unless ZATCA changes its instructions with retrospective effect and ZATCA provides compensation of such amounts to HitRoad. Any compensation provided to you will be in line with the VAT Refund section above.