Terms of use

The service

Markaba is a free, independent, non-commercial directory of car businesses in Qatar, run as a community project by a private individual in Qatar. It is not a company, not an official or government service, and not affiliated with or endorsed by any business or authority listed or mentioned on it. Contact: markabaqatar@gmail.com.

No money involved

Markaba takes no payments from anyone: no fees, commissions, subscriptions, ads, or sponsored or paid placement. We don't sell anything and don't take part in any deal. Results are ordered only by your own filters, distance, opening hours and listed price.

Listings come from businesses

Listings, prices, hours, stock, photos and descriptions are provided by the businesses themselves (or collected from public sources and marked for the business to claim). Being listed is not an endorsement or recommendation. Our CR check only confirms that a business gave us registration details; it is not a licence check, a quality check or a guarantee.

Prices and hours are shown with the date they were last updated and can change at any time. We don't guarantee that they are correct or current. Always confirm the price, what it includes and the time with the business before work starts. Drive times are estimates.

Your deal is with the business

Markaba only puts you in touch. Any quote, booking, payment, work, warranty or dispute is between you and the business, under their terms and Qatari law (including the Consumer Protection Law). For a complaint about a business, contact the business first, then the Ministry of Commerce and Industry if needed. You can also report the listing to us.

Using Markaba

Be honest and polite. Don't post anything insulting, defamatory, misleading or private about anyone (including photos of people or number plates), don't send spam, links or phone numbers in messages, and don't use the site for anything unlawful under Qatari law, including the Cybercrime Prevention Law (Law No. 14 of 2014). You are responsible for what you write and upload, and you let us show it on Markaba while it is there. We may remove content and suspend accounts that break these rules.

Reports and takedown

Use "Report a problem" on any listing or message, or email markabaqatar@gmail.com with: what the content is and where (a link), why it is wrong or unlawful, and how to reach you. Anyone can report, with or without an account.

We aim to act on reports about privacy, defamation, someone's photo, threats or anything clearly unlawful within 24 hours, and on other reports (wrong prices or hours, closed businesses) within 3 working days. While we check, we may hide the content. We tell the business when its listing is hidden and why, and it can reply or correct it. We remove content when a Qatari court or competent authority orders it.

Accounts

Accounts are for people aged 18 or over. Keep your password to yourself. You can delete your account at any time from the Account page.

Liability

Markaba is provided free and as it is, and may change, pause or stop. As far as Qatari law allows, Markaba and the person who runs it are not responsible for a business's information, prices, work, delays or conduct, or for loss caused by relying on a listing or by the site being unavailable. Nothing in these terms limits liability that the law does not allow to be limited, such as for fraud or gross negligence.

Changes

The version date is at the top. If we change these terms in a way that matters, we will tell signed-in users before the change applies.

Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Qatar and the courts of Doha. The Arabic version prevails if the two versions differ.