1. Overview
LEGAL
Terms of Use
These Terms of Use set out the terms on which you may access and use the Below the Waterline website, content, guides, downloadable resources, forms, and related services.
By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, you should not use this website.
Last updated: 28 June 2026
AT A GLANCE
Below the Waterline provides buyer-side editorial content, guides, checklists, and information about BTW Intelligence.
Our content is for general information only. It is not brokerage, legal, tax, financial, valuation, survey, or investment advice.
We do not act as a yacht broker, dealer, agent, surveyor, valuer, fiduciary, or transaction intermediary.
BTW Intelligence is being developed as a buyer-side intelligence layer and may be subject to separate access terms.
You should always carry out your own due diligence and take appropriate professional advice before making any yacht-related decision.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates, unless stated otherwise in separate written terms.
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Introduction:
Welcome to Below the Waterline. By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you should not use this website.
Who we are:
This website is operated by Below the Waterline L.L.C-FZ, a company registered in Meydan Free Zone, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with registered address at Meydan Grandstand, 6th floor, Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, U.A.E.
If the operating entity is not yet confirmed, this section should be updated once incorporation is complete.
If the operating entity is not yet confirmed, this section should be updated once incorporation is complete.
About this website:
This website provides buyer-side editorial content, guides, checklists, downloadable resources, commentary, information about BTW Intelligence, and ways to contact us or register interest.
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2. Content and relationship boundaries
Informational content only:
All content on this website is provided for general informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal, tax, financial, investment, valuation, survey, technical, brokerage, or other professional advice.
No brokerage or agency relationship:
Below the Waterline does not act as a yacht broker, dealer, agent, surveyor, valuer, fiduciary, or transaction intermediary. We do not arrange, negotiate, broker, or facilitate yacht purchases or sales.
BTW Intelligence:
References to BTW Intelligence describe a buyer-side intelligence layer being developed to help users read yacht listings more clearly. BTW Intelligence may help identify what a listing appears to show, what may be missing, and what may need to be questioned. It does not replace independent due diligence, professional advice, technical inspection, survey, valuation, legal review, tax advice, or transaction advice. Access to BTW Intelligence may be limited, waitlisted, invitation-based, or subject to separate terms.
Accuracy and availability:
We aim to keep website content accurate and useful, but we do not warrant that it is complete, current, reliable, error-free, or suitable for your specific circumstances. Yacht listings, asking prices, specifications, availability, ownership details, and market conditions may change without notice.
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3. Use of the website
Intellectual property:
All content on this website, including text, design, layout, graphics, logos, guides, checklists, downloads, and brand materials, belongs to Below the Waterline or its licensors. You may view and download content for personal, non-commercial use only. You must not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, republish, sell, license, or exploit any website content without prior written permission.
Acceptable use:
You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes. You must not use the website in a way that could damage, disable, impair, overload, or interfere with the website or another person’s use of it. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website, systems, forms, data, or related services.
User submissions:
If you submit information through a form on this website, including contact details, waiting list details, listing information, or other materials, you confirm that the information is accurate and that you have the right to provide it. You grant us permission to use the information you submit for the purpose of responding to your enquiry, managing your subscription, processing your request, reviewing interest in BTW Intelligence, or providing the relevant website function. Submitting a form does not create a client, advisory, brokerage, fiduciary, or professional relationship with Below the Waterline.
Third-party links and resources:
This website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, tools, or resources. We do not control, endorse, or accept responsibility for third-party websites or their content, policies, availability, or practices. You access third-party websites at your own risk.
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4. Legal terms
Privacy and cookies:
Your use of this website is also governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. Please review those policies to understand how we collect, use, and protect personal information and how cookies are used on the website.
Limitation of liability:
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Below the Waterline is not liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense arising from your use of, or reliance on, this website, its content, guides, checklists, forms, or related materials. This includes indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or economic loss, including loss of opportunity, loss of profit, loss of data, loss of goodwill, or loss arising from yacht-related decisions. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so.
Indemnity:
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Below the Waterline, its affiliates, officers, employees, contractors, and agents from any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses arising from your breach of these Terms, misuse of the website, or unauthorised submission of third-party information.
Changes to these Terms:
We may update these Terms from time to time. The latest version will be posted on this page with the updated date. By continuing to use the website after changes are posted, you accept the updated Terms.
Changes to the website:
We may update, remove, suspend, or discontinue any part of this website, its content, forms, downloads, or related services at any time without notice.
Third-party links and resources:
This website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, tools, or resources. We do not control, endorse, or accept responsibility for third-party websites or their content, policies, availability, or practices.
Governing law and jurisdiction:
These Terms, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them, their subject matter, or formation, shall be governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates as applicable in the Emirate of Dubai.
Subject to any mandatory applicable laws, the Dubai Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of this website.
Subject to any mandatory applicable laws, the Dubai Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of this website.
Contact:
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us through the Contact page.
