1. These Conditions shall be subject to the laws and regulations applicable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including the CST regulations.
2. This Contract shall be subject to the Document (Regulations of user Protection rules Feb 2024) issued by the Communications Space and Technology Commission (CST) as amended where a particular text in these Terms has not been provided in this regard. It also shall be subject to the Electronic Transactions Law, and the Anti-Cyber Crime Law, and any other applicable laws and regulations related to the electronic transactions.
3. When executing any written process as required by these conditions, this process may be executed digitally, electronically, manually or via e-mail.
4. If the Client wishes to request the service for the first time, the Client shall provide stc with a copy of its commercial registration, license, entity ID or official letter from the concerned entity. As for the governmental authorities and other entities that are not subject to Ministry of Commercial rules, an official approved authorization is required. If the Client is a previous subscriber, stc is entitled to request Client to provide any additional \ updated documents.
5. The Client shall appoint an authority person (Authorized representative), to fill stc authorization letter. The authorized person will be the point of contact for service delivery, failure report, SMS messaging, and service related inquiries.
6. Authorized person will be granted certain privileges that might affect service features; upgrade \ downgrade, ordering new feature\ services, and stc shall not be liable for the actions of the authorized person.
7. The Client may be subject to a financial guarantee in case required by stc.
8. For fixed services, installation take from 3 to 30 days.
9. The Client undertakes if they wish to cancel the service before Setup and activation by stc, to pay the charges as a result of termination as agreed and signed in the technical and commercial proposal.
10. If stc fails to provide the service at a time determined by the Client upon receiving the service application from the Client and fulfilling the required information, stc shall inform the Client of the expected time to provide the service within maximum 10 days.
11. The service contract shall come into force as the date of sign off, while service billing will come into force as the service commencement date.
12. The Client shall be responsible for setting up and maintaining internal wiring, connections and terminal devices and equipment located within Client site and related to the provided service, unless these terminal devices and equipment are provided by stc, where stc bear the responsibility of their maintenance.
13. Without prejudice to the regulations of liability for damage as per the laws applicable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Client shall be liable for fines or any other action arising out of the Client’s breach of the service conditions, as may be imposed by the CST according to its regulations. This is applicable in the following cases:
A. Illegal use or activation of a service provided to the Client, whether by the Client or by the third party.
B. Damages resulted from the illegal use of service by the Client or a third party, including making any defect or confusion due to this use to stc's facilities or the other authorized service providers facilities.
C. Any losses or damages resulting from any amendments made by the Client or allowed to be made to the devices, equipment, and program related to the service, whatsoever their justifications.
14. The Client acknowledges and agrees to grant stc the right to exchange its credit information with credit bureaus.
15. The Client acknowledges and agrees to grant stc the right and authorization to request information related to the National Address from relevant authorities.
16. Without prejudice to any approvals included in other clauses, all information related to the Client shall be confidential and stc shall treat this information as confidential and may not disclose it to any third party except by request from the CST or any other competent authority or by a written consent from the Client or their representative.
17. The Client shall facilitate stc's authorized personnel to access the buildings and sites occupied or controlled by the Client, with the purpose of maintaining, examining or replacing any of the communication devices or equipment or any of the communication devices related to providing a specific service. stc shall not be liable for any delay that might impact delivery deadline or service support caused by the Client by not facilitating accessibility. Such delay shall be excluded from any agreed Client KPIs. The customer is also obligated to provide the necessary permits within a week of signing the contract.
18. stc shall not be liable to secure and protect Client services from security threats unless client subscribed to VAS Security services.
19. The Client's abuse of the service, use of the service contrary to its inherent nature or the purpose for which it is offered or created, or in violation of contract provisions, gives stc the right to disconnect the service immediately and take legal action to safeguard its rights.
20. In case stc reduces /amends any of its service tariffs, the Client shall have the right to request applying the new tariff, and stc commits to inform the Client of any amendments on the contracts and services terms and condition prior to 60 days of effective date of any changes.
21. Services delivered under this contract shall not be subject to future promotions unless otherwise stated in the promotion terms.
22. stc shall not be considered liable for the mistakes committed by other service providers using stc's facilities or engaged with it to connect to points not directly served by stc, or the mistakes resulting from that.
23. The Installation is intended for Client's use only, The Client may not assign or resell to third parties without stc's written approval, and may not dispose of the same in a non-disciplinary manner; the Client shall be liable for any breach arising from such actions.
24. stc shall have the right to record the Client's name in the debt list in case the amounts due to stc are not paid or delayed to pay over the due date.
25. The Client should audit and check the validity of each bill related to the service/services provided to it. In case a mistake is discovered, Client shall have the right to object to such error by a formal complaint sent to stc not later than 60 days from the bill issue date.
26. In case of penalty application, penalty calculation shall be in accordance to CST penalty regulations and the following penalty calculation logic unless otherwise specified in the Specific terms: If the Client decides to terminate the contract before minimum commitments period expires, the Client must pay the minimum of the two penalty calculations as below:
A. (Recurring Monthly Fee * Remaining months from minimum commitment period)
B. (Discount Value * Number of months passed minimum commitment period/ minimum commitment period) Represents the total amount of discounts provided to the client prior to termination of service/services.
27. Devices provided under this contract will be subject for 2 years manufacturer warranty; the warranty shall not cover client device misuse, damage, or abuse, during the warranty period, stc shall, in case a breakdown occurs, repair the device or replace it with the same or similar type to operate the service as required. stc shall have the right to directly instruct the Client to the authorized agent of the device to make the necessary maintenance during the warranty period. In case there is a fault resulting from misuse or negligence, stc shall have the right to request the client to pay a compensation equal to the value of the damage.
28. The Client shall be responsible for protecting the devices provided by stc from viruses and parasitic or dangerous software that may adversely affect their devices.
29. Demarcation delivery of stc services is Client CPE; As No Router is provided part of the delivery, unless Client subscribes for managed Router or similar services.
30. stc shall have the right to restore the devices\ equipment provided to the Client upon cancelation or disconnection of service due to non-payment, and stc has the right to apply a penalty on client for the equipment costs in case of client rejection in returning the equipment, or stc could not access client’ site for collection due to client resistance.
31. In case the Client wishes to terminate the service before the expiry of the duration of the contract, stc is entitled to collect exit fees (incurred costs) as per stc policy and conditions and the agreed value in the financial and technical proposal, and client shall be exempted from such costs in case stc fails to provide the services in the agreed time.
32. In case the Client requests additional services where it is necessary to add a new peripheral unit\ equipment, the client shall pay the value of the new device.
33. The Client shall use the services on the CPE peripherals provided by stc if applicable.
34. The Client shall pay the value of the peripheral unit CPE provided by stc (if applicable on full or monthly installment).
35. If the Client request additional services that mandates additional peripheral, the price of the peripheral will be charged.
36. Package\ bandwidth change policy: in case Client request to change package\ Bandwidth, stc is entitled to collect change fees.
37. In case of Client requests reallocation of a service, re-allocation fees may apply. A 50% of the installation fee will be charged.
38. stc shall have the right to suspend or terminate the service provided to a Client in any of the following cases:
A. If the financial bond requested by stc is not provided in the cases where the bond is requested.
B. If the Client does not comply with the provisions of the deferred payment agreement (installment) as per stc's scheme of deferred payment applied in this respect.
C. The Client breaches any of the terms and conditions set out in this document or the Terms of service Document by CST.
D. The Client does not pay the payments due to stc as per any of the articles of the service order form unless such payments are disputed.
E. If the Client does not respond to update its data when requested to do so, or when it is proved that they have submitted false or counterfeit information or data to stc.
F. In case of dissolution bankruptcy.
G. If the unrepeated fees exceed the credit limit amount.
H. If the suspension or cancellation is requested by CST or any other competent authority.
I. Suspension or termination of the service for any reason does not exempt the Client from payment of any due amounts for stc.
39. By signing this Contract (service order form), the Client acknowledges the validity of information herein contained and agrees on all conditions and provisions related to service supply.
40. Method for calculating penalties/fines for peripheral equipment provided to the customer upon early cancellation before the expiry of the contract period:
A. In case of providing free of charge CPE, a full CPE price will be charged at the customer’s location.
B. In case of providing CPE on installments base, the remaining installments will be charged.
41. In case of installation of Microwave Solution circuits, the minimum commitment period shall be one Gregorian year. In case of early termination of Microwave solution before completing one year from installation date, the Client shall be subject to a disconnection fee of 2,500 SAR.
42. The Client has the right to request suspending the service for a period of not more than Three (3) months and shall pay the repeated fees of the suspension period.
43. The Client has no right to claim any refund from stc for installation fees of services that are cancelled due to non-payment / as client request, except for non-recurrent charges of disputed calls.
44. In the event the Saudi Value Added Tax ("VAT") apply to the goods and/or services delivered pursuant to this Contract/Agreement then such VAT shall be added to the due amount of goods and/or services at the rates assessed in the VAT law together with its respective Implementing Regulation, Royal and Ministerial decree.
45. In case of non-fulfilment of service quality standards due to the service provider, the settlement for the Customer will be done according to the settlement process applied in Article 29 of the Regulations for Protecting User Rights in accordance with CST regulations.
46. Upon discount contract end date without a renewal request from the Customer, the service(s) will keep running in original prices unless the Customer requested to disconnect the services, and the Customer shall not have the right to object any charges billed in original prices after the contract end date.
47. In case of any conflict between previous Agreements and the digital Contract, the latest will prevail.
48. The customer and the end user undertake and agree that the mobile number will not be used for promotional purposes in any form contrary to what is stipulated in the Regulations for Curbing SPAM Messages & Calls.
49. The Client/User from Enterprise sector must be registered with the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) in case of providing call centers services, and must comply with the regulations issued by the CST in this regard.
50. The delivery of the service to the customer's site and its activation after the necessary tests are a confirmation of its receipt from the customer, which the service provider has the right to start billing in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.
51. Service coverage for the business sector is accessible across the Kingdom, using a wired or wireless network.