ONLINE PAYMENT – TERMS & CONDITIONS
By proceeding with the online payment, the Customer and/or Cardholder confirms that they have read, understood and accepted the following Terms & Conditions:
1. Payment Authorisation
The Customer and/or Cardholder confirm that the payment is being made with full authority and authorisation and that all information provided by them in connection with the payment is true and accurate. Payment shall be considered received by Danube Properties Development LLC (“Danube Properties”) only upon successful settlement and receipt of cleared funds by Danube Properties, subject to any subsequent reversal, chargeback or other payment adjustment in accordance with these Terms & Conditions.
A payment receipt does not, by itself, constitute confirmation of a unit booking or allocation, acceptance by Danube Properties of any offer or application to purchase a unit, or the creation of any right or interest in any unit. Any payment which is required under applicable law to be credited or deposited into a project escrow account shall be handled in accordance with the applicable escrow requirements, including Law No. 8 of 2007 concerning Escrow Accounts for Real Estate Development in the Emirate of Dubai.
2. EOI – Expression of Interest
An EOI payment is refundable if requested within seven (7) calendar days from the payment date, provided that, at the time of such request, no specific unit has been booked or allocated against the payment. Once a specific unit is booked or allocated against the EOI and Danube Properties has issued a payment receipt or other booking confirmation identifying the relevant unit and confirming that the EOI payment has been applied towards the booking of such unit, the payment shall become NON-REFUNDABLE if the Customer subsequently requests cancellation of the booking or elects not to proceed with the purchase of the unit.
Subject always to the applicable Booking Form, Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), payment plan and applicable law, the EOI payment shall thereafter be treated as a payment made towards the Customer’s payment obligations in respect of the relevant unit.
3. Unit Booking / Instalment Payments
Any payment made towards the booking of a specific unit or towards an instalment or other payment obligation in respect of a specific unit shall be NON-REFUNDABLE if the Customer subsequently requests cancellation of the booking or unit, elects not to proceed with the purchase, or otherwise seeks a refund solely as a result of the Customer’s decision not to proceed, subject always to the applicable Booking Form, Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), payment plan and applicable law. Any such payment shall be applied towards the Customer’s payment obligations in respect of the relevant unit, and its retention, forfeiture, adjustment or refund, where applicable, shall be determined in accordance with those contractual documents and applicable law..
4. Payment by Another Person’s Card
Where the Customer uses a credit or debit card belonging to another person (“Cardholder”), the Customer confirm that the Cardholder has provided full and lawful authority to use the card for making the payment. The Cardholder by making use of his card for this payment has authorise the specific transaction and accept these Terms & Conditions insofar as they relate to the payment made using the Cardholder’s card.
Use of the card does not make the Cardholder a purchaser or Unit Holder or liable for the Customer’s obligations under any EOI, Booking Form, Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), payment plan or any other transaction document, unless the Cardholder separately assumes that status or liability in writing. For the avoidance of doubt, the Cardholder shall remain responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by the Cardholder, the lawful authorisation of the payment and the Cardholder’s own obligations under these Terms & Conditions in relation to such payment.
Acceptance of a third-party card payment does not create any ownership, beneficial interest or other right in the unit in favour of the Cardholder and shall not constitute an assignment, transfer or creation of any purchaser rights in favour of the Cardholder.
5. Chargeback / Payment Dispute
By proceeding with the payment, the Customer and/or Cardholder confirm that the payment is made with full authorisation and agree not to initiate, authorise or support any chargeback, payment reversal or payment dispute on false, misleading or fraudulent grounds. Nothing in these Terms & Conditions prevents a genuine payment dispute or the exercise of any right available under applicable law or applicable card-scheme rules.
Cancellation or request for cancellation of a unit/booking does not automatically entitle the Customer/Cardholder to a refund or reversal of the card payment. Any refund, where applicable, shall be processed in accordance with the applicable contractual terms and law.
If a chargeback, reversal or payment dispute results in any amount being withdrawn from, withheld from or not settled to Danube Properties, that amount shall be treated as unpaid towards the Customer’s underlying payment obligation, subject to the applicable contractual terms and law. For the avoidance of doubt, Danube Properties shall not recover more than the amounts actually due and unpaid, and any amount successfully retained by or resettled to Danube Properties shall be credited against the Customer’s outstanding obligation. The Customer shall remain liable for the corresponding underlying payment obligation to the extent such amount remains due and unpaid under the applicable contractual documents. The Cardholder shall be responsible only for any separate obligation or liability arising from the Cardholder’s own authorisation, representation, conduct or breach of these Terms & Conditions in relation to the payment., Any amount already applied towards the booking of a unit shall remain non-refundable, subject always to the applicable contractual documents and law, and Danube Properties reserves all rights and remedies available under the applicable contractual terms and law.
6. KYC, AML & Compliance
All payments are subject to Danube Properties’ KYC, AML, sanctions screening and other applicable compliance requirements. Danube Properties may request additional information or supporting documents including information relating to identity, beneficial ownership, source of funds or source of wealth, where reasonably required for compliance purposes, and may hold, reject or return a payment, suspend its application to any booking or unit, where permitted or required by applicable law, regulation or compliance requirements. Danube Properties shall not be obliged to accept, apply or retain any payment where doing so would, in its reasonable determination, result in a breach of applicable law, regulatory requirements, sanctions restrictions or internal compliance obligations.
7. Payment Receipt & Electronic Acceptance
The system-generated payment receipt shall serve as evidence of the payment transaction and does not require a physical signature or stamp and shall not, by itself, constitute evidence of a unit booking, allocation or acceptance of any offer to purchase a unit.
By ticking the “I Agree & Proceed to Payment” checkbox, the Customer and/or Cardholder confirm that they have read, understood and accepted these Terms & Conditions to the extent applicable to them and authorise Danube Properties to process the payment.
The electronic acceptance of these Terms & Conditions, along with the date/time, payment/transaction reference, Customer/Unit/EOI details and payment receipt, shall be retained as evidence of payment authorisation and acceptance, in accordance with applicable law and Danube’s privacy notice. Danube Properties may also retain the version of these Terms & Conditions accepted at the time of the transaction and such other electronic records reasonably necessary to evidence the transaction and acceptance..
8. Data Protection
The Customer and/or Cardholder acknowledge that Danube Properties will collect and process personal data (including name, contact details, payment method, transaction and card-related information) for the purposes of processing the payment, administering the relevant EOI, booking or unit, KYC/AML and compliance checks, fraud prevention, record-keeping and complying with applicable legal and regulatory obligations. Such processing shall be carried out in accordance with Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data and Danube’s privacy notice. Where consent is required under applicable law for any particular processing activity, Danube Properties shall obtain such consent as required. Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary for these purposes or as required by applicable law, and any transfer of personal data outside the UAE will be carried out subject to the safeguards required under applicable law. Details of data-subject rights and how to exercise them are set out in Danube’s privacy notice.
9. Contractual Documents & Applicable Law
These Terms & Conditions shall be read together with the applicable EOI form, Booking Form, SPA, payment plan and other transaction documents. and shall govern only the online payment process and matters directly relating to such payment. These Terms & Conditions do not amend, replace, vary or supersede any such contractual document and do not, by themselves, constitute a booking, reservation, sale or agreement to sell, or create any right or interest in any unit. In the event of any inconsistency, the applicable contractual documents shall prevail, subject always to applicable UAE laws and regulations.
Acceptance of payment by Danube Properties shall not constitute a waiver of any contractual, legal or regulatory rights or requirements available under the applicable contractual documents or applicable law, nor shall any failure or delay by Danube Properties in exercising any such right or remedy constitute a waiver thereof.
These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates and the Emirate of Dubai. Any dispute arising solely out of these Terms & Conditions or the online payment process shall be subject to the jurisdiction specified in the applicable contractual documents or, where no such contractual document applies, the competent courts of Dubai.
1. Payment Authorisation
The Customer and/or Cardholder confirm that the payment is being made with full authority and authorisation and that all information provided by them in connection with the payment is true and accurate. Payment shall be considered received by Danube Properties Development LLC (“Danube Properties”) only upon successful settlement and receipt of cleared funds by Danube Properties, subject to any subsequent reversal, chargeback or other payment adjustment in accordance with these Terms & Conditions.
A payment receipt does not, by itself, constitute confirmation of a unit booking or allocation, acceptance by Danube Properties of any offer or application to purchase a unit, or the creation of any right or interest in any unit. Any payment which is required under applicable law to be credited or deposited into a project escrow account shall be handled in accordance with the applicable escrow requirements, including Law No. 8 of 2007 concerning Escrow Accounts for Real Estate Development in the Emirate of Dubai.
2. EOI – Expression of Interest
An EOI payment is refundable if requested within seven (7) calendar days from the payment date, provided that, at the time of such request, no specific unit has been booked or allocated against the payment. Once a specific unit is booked or allocated against the EOI and Danube Properties has issued a payment receipt or other booking confirmation identifying the relevant unit and confirming that the EOI payment has been applied towards the booking of such unit, the payment shall become NON-REFUNDABLE if the Customer subsequently requests cancellation of the booking or elects not to proceed with the purchase of the unit.
Subject always to the applicable Booking Form, Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), payment plan and applicable law, the EOI payment shall thereafter be treated as a payment made towards the Customer’s payment obligations in respect of the relevant unit.
3. Unit Booking / Instalment Payments
Any payment made towards the booking of a specific unit or towards an instalment or other payment obligation in respect of a specific unit shall be NON-REFUNDABLE if the Customer subsequently requests cancellation of the booking or unit, elects not to proceed with the purchase, or otherwise seeks a refund solely as a result of the Customer’s decision not to proceed, subject always to the applicable Booking Form, Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), payment plan and applicable law. Any such payment shall be applied towards the Customer’s payment obligations in respect of the relevant unit, and its retention, forfeiture, adjustment or refund, where applicable, shall be determined in accordance with those contractual documents and applicable law..
4. Payment by Another Person’s Card
Where the Customer uses a credit or debit card belonging to another person (“Cardholder”), the Customer confirm that the Cardholder has provided full and lawful authority to use the card for making the payment. The Cardholder by making use of his card for this payment has authorise the specific transaction and accept these Terms & Conditions insofar as they relate to the payment made using the Cardholder’s card.
Use of the card does not make the Cardholder a purchaser or Unit Holder or liable for the Customer’s obligations under any EOI, Booking Form, Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA), payment plan or any other transaction document, unless the Cardholder separately assumes that status or liability in writing. For the avoidance of doubt, the Cardholder shall remain responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by the Cardholder, the lawful authorisation of the payment and the Cardholder’s own obligations under these Terms & Conditions in relation to such payment.
Acceptance of a third-party card payment does not create any ownership, beneficial interest or other right in the unit in favour of the Cardholder and shall not constitute an assignment, transfer or creation of any purchaser rights in favour of the Cardholder.
5. Chargeback / Payment Dispute
By proceeding with the payment, the Customer and/or Cardholder confirm that the payment is made with full authorisation and agree not to initiate, authorise or support any chargeback, payment reversal or payment dispute on false, misleading or fraudulent grounds. Nothing in these Terms & Conditions prevents a genuine payment dispute or the exercise of any right available under applicable law or applicable card-scheme rules.
Cancellation or request for cancellation of a unit/booking does not automatically entitle the Customer/Cardholder to a refund or reversal of the card payment. Any refund, where applicable, shall be processed in accordance with the applicable contractual terms and law.
If a chargeback, reversal or payment dispute results in any amount being withdrawn from, withheld from or not settled to Danube Properties, that amount shall be treated as unpaid towards the Customer’s underlying payment obligation, subject to the applicable contractual terms and law. For the avoidance of doubt, Danube Properties shall not recover more than the amounts actually due and unpaid, and any amount successfully retained by or resettled to Danube Properties shall be credited against the Customer’s outstanding obligation. The Customer shall remain liable for the corresponding underlying payment obligation to the extent such amount remains due and unpaid under the applicable contractual documents. The Cardholder shall be responsible only for any separate obligation or liability arising from the Cardholder’s own authorisation, representation, conduct or breach of these Terms & Conditions in relation to the payment., Any amount already applied towards the booking of a unit shall remain non-refundable, subject always to the applicable contractual documents and law, and Danube Properties reserves all rights and remedies available under the applicable contractual terms and law.
6. KYC, AML & Compliance
All payments are subject to Danube Properties’ KYC, AML, sanctions screening and other applicable compliance requirements. Danube Properties may request additional information or supporting documents including information relating to identity, beneficial ownership, source of funds or source of wealth, where reasonably required for compliance purposes, and may hold, reject or return a payment, suspend its application to any booking or unit, where permitted or required by applicable law, regulation or compliance requirements. Danube Properties shall not be obliged to accept, apply or retain any payment where doing so would, in its reasonable determination, result in a breach of applicable law, regulatory requirements, sanctions restrictions or internal compliance obligations.
7. Payment Receipt & Electronic Acceptance
The system-generated payment receipt shall serve as evidence of the payment transaction and does not require a physical signature or stamp and shall not, by itself, constitute evidence of a unit booking, allocation or acceptance of any offer to purchase a unit.
By ticking the “I Agree & Proceed to Payment” checkbox, the Customer and/or Cardholder confirm that they have read, understood and accepted these Terms & Conditions to the extent applicable to them and authorise Danube Properties to process the payment.
The electronic acceptance of these Terms & Conditions, along with the date/time, payment/transaction reference, Customer/Unit/EOI details and payment receipt, shall be retained as evidence of payment authorisation and acceptance, in accordance with applicable law and Danube’s privacy notice. Danube Properties may also retain the version of these Terms & Conditions accepted at the time of the transaction and such other electronic records reasonably necessary to evidence the transaction and acceptance..
8. Data Protection
The Customer and/or Cardholder acknowledge that Danube Properties will collect and process personal data (including name, contact details, payment method, transaction and card-related information) for the purposes of processing the payment, administering the relevant EOI, booking or unit, KYC/AML and compliance checks, fraud prevention, record-keeping and complying with applicable legal and regulatory obligations. Such processing shall be carried out in accordance with Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data and Danube’s privacy notice. Where consent is required under applicable law for any particular processing activity, Danube Properties shall obtain such consent as required. Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary for these purposes or as required by applicable law, and any transfer of personal data outside the UAE will be carried out subject to the safeguards required under applicable law. Details of data-subject rights and how to exercise them are set out in Danube’s privacy notice.
9. Contractual Documents & Applicable Law
These Terms & Conditions shall be read together with the applicable EOI form, Booking Form, SPA, payment plan and other transaction documents. and shall govern only the online payment process and matters directly relating to such payment. These Terms & Conditions do not amend, replace, vary or supersede any such contractual document and do not, by themselves, constitute a booking, reservation, sale or agreement to sell, or create any right or interest in any unit. In the event of any inconsistency, the applicable contractual documents shall prevail, subject always to applicable UAE laws and regulations.
Acceptance of payment by Danube Properties shall not constitute a waiver of any contractual, legal or regulatory rights or requirements available under the applicable contractual documents or applicable law, nor shall any failure or delay by Danube Properties in exercising any such right or remedy constitute a waiver thereof.
These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of the United Arab Emirates and the Emirate of Dubai. Any dispute arising solely out of these Terms & Conditions or the online payment process shall be subject to the jurisdiction specified in the applicable contractual documents or, where no such contractual document applies, the competent courts of Dubai.