• Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using the DoF website.

• In these Terms, "we" , "us" and "DoF" refers to the Department of Finance, a government authority existing under the laws of the UAE and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which is the owner of this website.

Use of Site

• The Department of Finance(DoF) authorizes you to view and download the materials on the website only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials or any copies of the materials. Permission is hereby granted to use, copy and distribute these materials as presented in the website and without alteration for non-commercial purposes only; provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices appear in all copies in the same manner as the original. All other uses are prohibited.

• Any use of these materials on any other website or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.

Copyright/Trademark

• Except where otherwise indicated, all materials contained in the website are the copyrighted property of DoF, its affiliated companies and/or third party licensors.

• Any unauthorized use of any materials may violate copyright, trademark and other laws. If you breach any of these Terms and Conditions, your authorization to use the website automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials.

• Except as expressly provided herein, you shall not use any portion of this website or any other intellectual property of DoF on any other website, in the source code of any other website, or in any other printed or electronic materials. Except as expressly provided herein, you shall not modify, publish, reproduce, republish, create derivative works, copy, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or otherwise use any of this website's content or frame this website within any other website without the prior written permission of DoF. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from this website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without prior written permission from DoF is prohibited.

Scope of the Application

• This policy applies to users of the mobile application named AD DOF, including Abu Dhabi Government employees, contractors, suppliers, consultants, trainees, outsourced employees or visitors.

• This policy is subject to change or update, upon which the Abu Dhabi Department of Finance (DoF) will send a policy update notice to all users who have downloaded and signed into the application.

Data Collection

During use, the application collects information, including personal information, technical data, mobile device access, mobile device data, and usage data.

• Personal Information

  This includes Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as name, phone number, and Emirates ID number. Such personal information will be saved on DoF’s servers for the purpose of logging and tracking transactional services.

• Technical Information

  This includes Internet Protocol (IP) address, network connectivity status, device type, and operating system.

• Mobile Device Data

  Depending on the user permissions granted to the AD DOF application in a user’s mobile device, the application may capture information such as location coordinates and Bluetooth data.

• Mobile Device Access Permissions

  Some services within the AD DOF application may require the user to grant the application access to device features such as the photo library, the file library, the camera, voice search, etc. The user can enable and disable such access at any time through device settings.
  An example of where such access may be required are services that allow supporting document upload within the mobile application.

• Usage Data

  This includes information about how the application is used by the user and is captured for service improvement.

Data Protection and Confidentiality

DoF has implemented appropriate security measures to protect against information loss, misuse, or alteration. These measures include security software and infrastructure, technology to monitor network security status and authenticate legitimate users.