This document is an agreement between the Platform Owner (defined hereinafter) and
you (defined hereinafter) containing the terms and conditions of use being the legally
binding terms and conditions for your use of the website
https://www.encampadventures.com (the “EA Website”), related applications, if any
and the services offered in, by, through or pursuant to the EA Website and/or related
applications, if any by the Platform Owner (defined hereinafter), features, Content
(defined hereinafter), any materials displayed or performed on or through the EA
Website and/or related applications, if any, widgets offered by the Platform Owner
(defined hereinafter) or, subject to the terms set out under the “Third Party
Applications” section below, from third party application stores (e.g., iTunes® store and
Google Apps Marketplace®) authorised by us (hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Platform”). Encamp Tourism Private Limited, including its subsidiaries and affiliates
(“ETPL”, the “Platform Owner” or “we” or “us” or “our” as the context may require)
provides the information contained on the Platform to users and/or visitors (hereinafter
collectively referred to as “you” or “your” as the context may require, which terms shall
mean and include any person or entity you claim to represent, associate with or are
employed by) subject to the terms and conditions set out herein and any other relevant
terms and conditions, policies and notices which may be applicable to a specific section
or module of the Platform, the Privacy Policy, Assumption of Risk,
Release of and Waiver of Liability and Indemnity, the Copyright
Notice and Frequently Asked Questions,Please read
these terms and conditions of use carefully before using and/or visiting and/or browsing
the Platform.
This document is an electronic record in terms of the Information Technology Act, 2000
or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force. This
electronic record is generated by a computer system and does not require any physical or
digital signatures. This document is published in accordance with the provisions of Rule
3 (1) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics
Code) Rules, 2021 that require publishing the terms for access or usage of the Platform.
This document meets the stipulations and conditions set out in Section 65B (2) of the
Indian Evidence Act, 1872. This document shall be construed a valid contract under The
Indian Contract Act, 1872 subject to fulfilment of the provisions therein.
Acceptance of Terms
By registering for and/or using the Platform in any manner, including but not limited to
visiting or browsing the Platform, you agree to all of the terms and conditions contained
herein (the “Terms of Use”) and all other operating rules, policies and procedures that
may be published from time to time on the Platform by us, including but not limited to
the Privacy Policy, Assumption of Risk, Release of and Waiver of
Liability and Indemnity and the Copyright Notice, each of which is
incorporated into the Terms of Use by reference and each of which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you in accordance with the terms set out under
the “Modification of Terms of Use” section below. In addition, some services offered
through the Platform may be subject to additional terms and conditions specified by us
from time to time; your use of such services is subject to those additional terms and
conditions, which are incorporated into the Terms of Use by reference. In addition, if
you are a corporate User (the term ‘User’ is defined hereinafter), you agree to be bound
by all terms, conditions, policies and procedures that may be applicable to you by virtue
of being associated with the particular corporate entity which permits you to be a User
(the term ‘User’ is defined hereinafter). The Terms of Use apply to all users of the
Platform (the “User(s)), including, without limitation, Users who are contributors of
information, and other materials or services on the Platform, individual Users and Users
and/or their contacts that interact with each other within the Platform.
Access
Subject to the Terms of Use, we may offer to provide you access to the Platform, solely
for your own use, and not for the use or benefit of any third party.
Registration and Eligibility
You will have the option to register with us to avail of certain services on the Platform
and view related Content (defined hereinafter) and represent, warrant and covenant that
you provide us with accurate and complete registration information (including, but not
limited to a user name [the “User Name”], electronic mail [“Email”] address and/or
mobile telephone number and a password you will use to access the Platform) and to
keep your registration information accurate and up-to-date. Failure to do so shall
constitute a breach of the Terms of Use, which may result in immediate termination of
your account in the Platform. We require that you use your own name as your User
Name. You shall not: (a) create any account for anyone other than yourself without such
person’s permission; (b) use a User Name that is the name of another person with the
intent to impersonate that person; (c) use a User Name or an account in the Platform
that is subject to any rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorisation;
and/or (d) use a User Name that is a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene
or otherwise unlawful in accordance with applicable laws for the time being in force.
We reserve the right to refuse registration of, or cancel a User Name in our sole
discretion. You are solely responsible and liable for activity that occurs on your account
and shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password.
You shall never use another User’s account without such other User’s prior express
permission. You will immediately notify us in writing of any unauthorised use of your
account or other account related security breach of which you are or become aware.
You represent and warrant that if you are an individual, you are of legal age to form a
binding contract, or that if you are registering on behalf of an entity, that you are
authorised to enter into, and bind the entity to, the Terms of Use and register for the
Platform. The Platform is not available to individuals who are younger than 18 (eighteen)
years of age or a minimum age prescribed for a particular purpose by applicable law for
the time being in force, whichever is lesser. We may, at our sole discretion, refuse to offer the Platform to any person or entity and change its eligibility criteria at any time.
You are solely responsible for ensuring that while accessing and/or using the Platform,
you are in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations for the time being in force and
applicable to you. The right to access and/or use the Platform is revoked where the
Terms of Use or use of the Platform is prohibited and, in such circumstances, you agree
not to access or and/or use the Platform in any manner whatsoever.
Please be aware that your mobile device carrier’s normal rates and fees, such as text
messaging and data charges, shall apply. In the event you change or deactivate your
mobile telephone number, you agree that you will update your account information on
the Platform within 48 (forty eight) hours to ensure that your messages are not sent to
the person who acquires your discontinued mobile telephone number.
Content
All Content (defined hereinafter), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the
sole responsibility of the person who originated such Content (defined hereinafter). We
cannot guarantee the authenticity of any Content (defined hereinafter) or data which
Users may provide about themselves. You acknowledge that all Content (defined
hereinafter) accessed by you while using the Platform is at your own risk and you will be
solely responsible and liable for any damage or loss to you or any other party resulting
therefrom. For purposes of the Terms of Use, the term “Content” includes, without
limitation, any location information, “highlights”, video clips, audio clips, responses,
information, data, text, photographs, software, scripts, graphics and interactive features
generated, provided, or otherwise made accessible by us on or through the Platform.
Content added, created, uploaded, submitted, distributed, posted or otherwise obtained
through the Platform by Users, including Content that is added to the Platform in
connection with Users linking their accounts to third party applications, websites and
services, is collectively referred to as the “User Submissions”.
Ownership of the Platform and the Content
We are the sole and exclusive copyright owners of the Platform and the Content. We
also exclusively own the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, trade
dress and other intellectual and proprietary rights throughout the world (the “IP Rights”)
associated with the Platform and the Content, which may be protected by copyright,
patent, trademark and other applicable intellectual property and proprietary rights and
laws. You acknowledge that the Platform contains original works and have been
developed, compiled, prepared, revised, selected, and arranged by us and others through
the application of methods and standards of judgment developed and applied through
the expenditure of substantial time, effort, and money and constitutes valuable
intellectual property of us and such others. You further acknowledge that the Platform
may contain information which is designated as confidential by us and that you shall not
disclose such information without our prior written consent.
You agree to protect our proprietary rights and the proprietary rights of all others having
rights in the Platform during and after the term of the agreement pursuant to the Terms
of Use and to comply with all reasonable written requests made by us or our suppliers
and licensors of content or otherwise to protect their and others’ contractual, statutory and common law rights in the Platform. You acknowledge and agree that we (or our
licensors) own all legal right, title and interest in and to the Platform, including any IP
Rights which subsist in the Platform (whether those rights happen to be registered or
not, and wherever in the world those rights may exist). Unless you have agreed otherwise
in writing with us, nothing in the Terms of Use gives you a right to use any of IP Rights
and other distinctive brand features.
You agree not to use any framing techniques to enclose any of our trademark or logo or
other proprietary information; or remove, conceal or obliterate any copyright or other
proprietary notice or source identifier, including without limitation, the size, colour,
location or style of any proprietary mark(s). You cannot modify, reproduce, publicly
display or exploit in any form or manner whatsoever any of the Content in whole or in
part except as expressly authorised by us. You also agree not to decipher, decompile,
disassemble, use sniffers (except Ethereal, tcpdump or HTTPWatch in general) or
reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up part of the
Platform.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law for the time being in force, we neither
warrant nor represent that your use of materials displayed on the Platform will not
infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with us. You agree to
immediately notify us upon becoming aware of any claim that the Platform and/or the
Content infringe upon any copyright trademark, or other contractual, intellectual,
statutory, or common law rights.
Subject to the Terms of Use, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive and non-
transferable license to access and use the Platform only as expressly permitted in the
Terms of Use. You shall not use the Platform for any illegal purpose or in any manner
inconsistent with the Terms of Use. You may use information made available through
the Platform solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You agree not to use, copy,
display, distribute, modify, broadcast, translate, reproduce, reformat, incorporate into
advertisements and other works, sell, promote, create derivative works, or in any way
exploit or allow others to exploit the Content in whole or in part except as expressly
authorised by us. Except as otherwise expressly granted to you in writing, we do not
grant you any other express or implied right or license to the Platform, the Content or
our IP Rights.
Any violation by you of the license provisions contained in this section may result in the
immediate termination of your right to use the Platform, as well as potential liability for
copyright and other IP Rights infringement depending on the circumstances. We may
seek to institute legal proceedings against you for any infringement at an appropriate
forum for seeking all available/possible remedies under applicable laws of the country of
violation.
User Submissions
We may use your User Submissions in a number of different ways in connection with the
Platform and our business as we may determine in our sole discretion, including but not
limited to, publicly displaying it, reformatting it, incorporating it into marketing materials,
advertisements and other works, creating derivative works from it, promoting it,distributing it, and allowing other Users to do the same in connection with their own
websites, media platforms, and applications (the “Third Party Media”). By submitting
User Submissions on the Platform or otherwise through the Platform, you hereby do and
shall grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable and
transferable license to use, copy, edit, modify, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative
works of, display, perform, and otherwise fully exploit the User Submissions in
connection with the Platform and our (and our successors in interest and permitted
assigns) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all
of the Platform (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any
media channels (including, without limitation, third party applications, websites and
feeds). You also hereby do and shall grant each User, including Third Party Media, a non-
exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Platform, and to use, edit,
modify, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such
User Submissions in connection with their use of the Platform and Third Party Media.
For clarity, the foregoing license granted to us does not affect your other ownership or
license rights in your User Submissions, including the right to grant additional licenses to
the material in your User Submissions, unless otherwise agreed in writing with us.
You represent and warrant that you have all rights to grant such license to us without
infringement or violation of any third party rights, including without limitation, any
privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights, or any other intellectual
property or proprietary rights.
You understand that all information publicly posted or privately transmitted through the
Platform is the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated; that
we shall not be liable for any errors or omissions in any such content; and that we cannot
guarantee the identity of any other Users with whom you may interact in the course of
using the Platform.
When you delete your User Submissions, they will be removed from the Platform.
However, you understand that any removed User Submissions may persist in backup
copies for a reasonable period of time (but following removal will not be shared with
others) or may remain with Users who have previously accessed or downloaded your
User Submissions.
Rules and Conduct
As a condition of use, you promise not to use the Platform for any purpose that is
prohibited by these Terms of Use. You are responsible for all of your activity in
connection with the Platform. Additionally, you shall abide by all applicable local, state,
national and international laws and regulations and, if you represent a business, any
advertising, marketing, privacy, or other self-regulatory code(s) applicable to your
industry.
By way of example, and not as a limitation, you shall not (and shall not permit any third
party to) either (a)take any action or (b)upload, download, post, submit or otherwise
distribute or facilitate distribution of any Content on or through the Platform, including without limitation any User Submission, that: (a) infringes any patent, trademark, trade
secret, copyright, right of publicity or other right of any other person or entity or violates
any law or contractual duty; (b) you know is false, misleading, untruthful or inaccurate;
(c) is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive,
fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, obscene, vulgar, pornographic,
offensive, profane, contains or depicts nudity, contains or depicts sexual activity,
promotes bigotry, discrimination or violence, or is otherwise inappropriate as determined
by us in our sole discretion; (d) constitutes unauthorised or unsolicited advertising, junk
or bulk Email (“spamming”); (e) contains software viruses or any other computer codes,
files, worms, logic bombs or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, disable,
damage, limit or interfere with the proper function of any software, hardware, or
telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorised access to any
system, data, password or other information of the Platform Owner or that of any third
party; (f) impersonates any person or entity, including any employee or representative of
the Platform Owner; (g) includes anyone’s identification documents or sensitive financial
information; and/or (h) breaches any of the policies and rules incorporated herein.
If the User Submission includes a photograph, the following guidelines shall apply. We
have a zero-tolerance policy against pornography, and will terminate and report to the
appropriate authorities any User who publishes or distributes such content.
You shall not (directly or indirectly): (a) take any action that imposes or may impose (as
determined by us in our sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load
on our (or our third party providers’) infrastructure; (b) interfere or attempt to interfere
with the proper working of the Platform or any activities conducted on the Platform; (c)
bypass any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Platform (or other
accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Platform); (d) run any form of
auto-responder or “spam” on the Platform; (e) use manual or automated software,
devices, or other processes to “crawl” or “spider” any segment of the Platform; (f)
harvest or scrape any Content from the Platform; (g) modify, adapt, appropriate,
reproduce, distribute, translate, create derivative works or adaptations of, publicly display,
republish, repurpose, sell, trade, or in any way exploit the Platform and/or the Content
(other than your User Submissions as permitted in the Terms of Use), except as expressly
authorised by us; (h) decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise
attempt to derive any source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of any part of the
Platform, except to the limited extent applicable laws for the time being in force
specifically prohibit such restriction; (i) copy, rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise transfer
any of the rights that you receive hereunder; and/or (j) otherwise take any action in
violation of our policies.
We do not guarantee that any Content or User Submissions will be made available on the
Platform. We have no obligation to monitor the Platform, the Content, or the User
Submissions. However, we reserve the right to (i) remove, suspend, edit or modify any
Content in our sole discretion, including without limitation any User Submissions at any
time, without notice to you and for any reason (including, but not limited to, upon
receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities relating to such Content or if we are concerned that you may have violated the Terms of Use), or without any
reason whatsoever; and (ii) to remove, suspend or block any User Submissions from the
Platform. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any
information as we reasonably believe is necessary to: (i) satisfy any applicable law for the
time being in force, regulation, legal process or governmental request; (ii) enforce the
Terms of Use, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (iii) detect, prevent,
or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; (iv) respond to User support
requests; and/or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of the Platform Owner, its
Users and the public.
If you see anything inappropriate, please alert us by sending an Email to [email protected]
Third Party Sites and Services
The Platform may permit you to link to other applications, websites, services or
resources on the Internet (the “Third Party Applications”) and Third Party Applications
may contain links to the Platform. When you access Third Party Applications, you do so
at your own risk. Third Party Applications are not under our control, and you
acknowledge that we are not responsible or liable for the content, functions, accuracy,
legality, appropriateness, use of information in relation to you, personal or otherwise or
any other aspect of Third Party Applications. The inclusion of any such link does not
imply endorsement by us or any association with its operators. You further acknowledge
and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage
or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on
any content, goods or services available on or through any Third Party Applications. You
further acknowledge and agree that when you choose, at your sole discretion, the services
listed in the Platform which are provided by third parties, if any, we merely inform you
of these services through the Platform and facilitate your access to these services as the
actual physical access to and the execution of these services are not under our control
and we are not responsible or liable, in any manner whatsoever, for your actual physical
access to the services and the execution of these services.
In the case of foreign travellers, the Platform Owner and each of its officials, employees,
agents, representatives, suppliers, service providers, partners and content providers shall
not be liable for any loss that you may suffer due to rejection of your visa, hotel
cancellation policies and/or any other policy of third parties service providers who are
involved in the services that you purchase from the Platform Owner.
It shall be your obligation to ensure that your passport is valid and eligible for
undertaking international travel. The Platform Owner and each of its officials,
employees, agents, representatives, suppliers, service providers, partners and content
providers shall not be liable for passports being declared ineligible for entry/exit during
or prior to undertaking the international travel.
Payment
If you access any of our paid services, you agree to pay us the applicable fees and taxes
and to additional terms specific to the paid services as may be intimated from time to time. Failure to pay these fees will result in the termination of access to the paid services.
You further agree that: (a) Your purchase may be subject to foreign exchange fees or
differences in prices based on location (e.g. exchange rates); (b) We may store and
continue billing your payment method (e.g. credit card) even after it has expired, to avoid
interruptions in your services and to use to pay other services you may subscribe to; (c) If
you purchase a service, your payment method automatically will be charged at the start of
each service period for the fees and taxes applicable to that period; (d) All of your access
to services are subject to our refund policy as may be intimated from time to time; and
(e) We may calculate taxes payable by you based on the billing information that you
provide us at the time of purchase.
Charges for our services shall be inclusive of applicable taxes where required by
applicable law for the time being in force. All charges are due immediately and payment
will be facilitated in the Platform through a payment gateway using the preferred
payment method designated in a User account and/or intimated by you to us, after
which you may view the receipt for the charges in your User account. If requested, ETPL
will send you a receipt by Email/ short messaging service. If payment of the charges fail
but an amount is debited from/in your preferred payment method, the payment gateway
shall resolve the matter internally in accordance with its policies for the time being in
force and refund the failed transaction to the original payment method if applicable. As
between you and the Platform Owner, the Platform Owner reserves the right to
establish, remove and/or revise charges for any or all services obtained through the use
of the services in the Platform at any time in the Platform Owner’s sole discretion.
Further, you acknowledge and agree that charges applicable in certain geographical areas
may increase substantially during times of high demand. The Platform Owner will use
reasonable efforts to inform you of charges that may apply, provided that you will be
responsible for Charges incurred under your User account regardless of your awareness
of such charges or the amounts thereof. The Platform Owner may from time to time
provide certain Users with promotional offers, subscriptions and discounts that may
result in different amounts charged for the same or similar services obtained through the
use of the services in the Platform, and you agree that such promotional offers,
subscriptions and discounts, unless also made available to you, shall have no bearing on
your use of the services or the charges applied to you. You may elect to cancel your
request for services 72 (seventy two) hours prior to the commencement of the service, in
which case you may be charged a cancellation fee. With respect to the services requested
through the Platform, the Platform may permit you to provide a tip or gratuity to the
employees of the Platform Owner. You understand and agree that, while you are free to
provide additional payment over and above the charges as a gratuity to any employees of
the Platform Owner who provides you with services obtained through the Platform, you
are under no obligation to do so. Gratuities are voluntary. After you have received
services or goods obtained through the service, you will have the opportunity to rate
your experience and leave additional feedback about ETPL and/ or its employees and/or
its associates.
You shall be responsible for the cost of repair for damage to, or necessary cleaning of,
property resulting from use of the services through the Platform other than normal
“wear and tear” damages and necessary cleaning.
Termination
We may terminate your access to all or any part of the Platform at any time, with or
without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately, which may result in the
forfeiture and destruction of all information associated with your membership. If you
wish to terminate your account, you may do so by deleting your User account. Any
payment made by you through the Platform are non-refundable, unless specifically set
out in the Terms of Use. All provisions of the Terms of Use which by their nature
should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation,
ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
Warranty Disclaimer
Save to the extent required by applicable law for the time being in force, we have no
special relationship with or fiduciary duty to you. You acknowledge that we have no
control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which Users gain access to the
Platform; what Content you access via the Platform; what effects the Content may have
on you; how you may interpret or use the Content; or what actions you may take as a
result of having been exposed to the Content.
You release us from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through
the Platform. The Platform may contain, or direct you to applications and/or websites
containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. We make
no representations concerning any Content contained in or accessed through the
Platform, and we shall not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright
compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed through the
Platform.
You release us from all liability relating to your connections and relationships with other
Users. You understand that we do not, in any way, screen Users, nor do we inquire into
the backgrounds of Users or attempt to verify their backgrounds or statements. We make
no representations or warranties as to the conduct of Users or the veracity of any
information Users provide. In no event shall we be liable for any damages whatsoever,
whether direct, indirect, general, special, compensatory, consequential, and/or incidental,
arising out of or relating to your conduct or the conduct of anyone else in connection
with the Platform, including, without limitation, bodily injury, emotional distress, and any
and all damages resulting in any way from communications or meetings with Users or
persons you may otherwise meet through the Platform or from using the Platform. As
such, you agree to take reasonable precautions and exercise the utmost personal care in
all interactions with any individual you come into contact with through the Platform,
including but not limited to sharing information not required by the Platform.
The Platform and the Content are provided “As Is”, “As Available” and are provided
without any representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose and any warranties implied by any course of performance
or usage of trade, all of which are expressly disclaimed save to the extent required by
applicable law for the time being in force.
We, our team, officials, employees, agents, representatives, suppliers, service providers,
partners and content providers do not warrant that: (a) the Platform will be secure or
available at any particular time or location; (b) any defects or errors will be corrected; (c)
any Content or software available at or through the Platform is free of viruses or other
harmful components; and/or (d) the results of using the Platform will meet your
requirements. Your use of the Platform is solely at your own risk. Certain jurisdictions do
not allow limitations on implied warranties and to that extent the aforementioned
limitations may not apply to you.
Force Majeure
The Platform Owner and each of its officials, employees, agents, representatives,
suppliers, service providers, partners and content providers (the “Provider(s)”) shall not
be deemed in breach of their obligations to you or otherwise liable to you for any failure
or delay in performance by it of any of its obligations to you if and to the extent that the
delay or non-performance is due to Force Majeure. “Force Majeure” shall mean a
circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the Providers, including an act of God,
war, riot, terrorism, civil commotion or insurrection, pandemic, fire, flood, storm or
embargo. If a Provider is prevented or delayed in the performance of any of its
obligations to you by Force Majeure, that Platform Owner shall immediately give written
notice to you of the nature and extent of the circumstances giving rise to Force Majeure.
The operation of the Providers’ obligations and the Terms of Use shall be suspended
during the period in which the Force Majeure continues. Both you and the Platform
Owner shall use their best efforts to avoid, overcome and offset the effects of any cause
or potential cause of an event of Force Majeure. Upon cessation of the cause of the
Force Majeure, the Providers’ obligations and the Terms of Use shall again become fully
operative. However, a Force Majeure event will not relieve you or the Platform Owner of
the obligations accrued prior to the occurrence of the Force Majeure.
Additional Disclaimers
The Platform Owner is a sustainable travel start-up, offers camping services at some of
the most exotic locations in the North East region of India including but not limited to
locations recommended in the region by Encamp Adventures along with a variety of
outdoor recreational activities ranging from adventure sports to leisurely activities to
travellers in the region. Any decision by a to offer or accept services through the
Platform is at the sole discretion of the User. Users using the Platform through any
media whatsoever are bound by this additional disclaimer wherein they are cautioned to
make proper enquiry before the Users rely, act upon or enter into any transaction (any
kind or any sort of transaction including but not limited to monetary transactions) with
other Users. All Users are cautioned that all and any information of whatsoever nature
provided by or received from Users is taken in good faith, without confirming the
bonafides of the User providing such information. The Platform Owner does not confirm, does not acknowledge, or subscribe to the claims and representation made by
the Users. Further, the Platform Owner is not responsible in any manner whatsoever for
any act of the Users. We make no representation or warranty of any kind to anyone,
express or implied for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability or completeness of the
information provided by Users, directly or indirectly. We do not / have not investigated
or checked for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability or completeness of the
information shared by Users. The Users consent to use the services solely at their own
risk. Under no circumstance shall we be liable in any manner whatsoever to Users in
matters pertaining to any ‘service provider’ relationships forged pursuant to the Platform,
including but not limited to engagement and termination of services outside of the
Platform by the Users. The registration with and/or use of the Platform by Users shall
not be construed:
(a) to give the Users the right or power to direct or control the daily activities of
the Platform Owner;
(b) to constitute the Platform Owner as an agent, partner, franchisee, or joint
venture partner of the Users; or
(c) to permit the Users:
(i) to create or assume any obligations or liabilities on behalf of the
Platform Owner for any purpose whatsoever; or
(ii) to represent to any person, firm or entity that the Users have any right
or power to enter into any binding obligation or liability on behalf of
the Platform Owner except as specifically provided herein.
The Users represent and warrant as follows:
(a) The Users, as may be applicable, are duly organized and validly existing under
applicable law for the time being in force;
(b) The Users have full power, right and authority to enter into these Terms of
Use; and
(c) The Users are in full compliance, and shall comply, with all laws, rules and
regulations of the jurisdiction of their operations, citizenship and visit (short
term or long term).
The Users shall be solely responsible for paying any taxes, direct or indirect, state or local
whether payable in India or elsewhere, which may result from any payments made
and/or received by the User either directly or through the Platform pursuant to use of
the Platform (“Taxes”).
Indemnification
You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Platform Owner and each of its
officials, employees, agents, representatives, suppliers, service providers, partners and
content providers from any and all losses, costs, actions, claims, damages, expenses
(including reasonable legal costs) or liabilities, that arise from or relate to your use or misuse of, or access to, the Platform, the Content or otherwise from your User
Submissions, violation of the Terms of Use, or infringement by you, or any third party
using your User account, of any intellectual property or other rights of any person or
entity (save to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction holds that such claim
arose due to an act or omission of the Platform Owner), or your breach of any applicable
law for the time being in force and/or contract, or your non-payment of Taxes. We
reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise
subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will assist and cooperate with us in
asserting any available defenses.
Limitation of Liability
Any and all liability of the Platform Owner, its officials, employees, agents,
representatives, suppliers, service providers, partners and content providers howsoever
arising for any loss suffered as a result of your use of the Platform, the Content and/or
the User Submissions is expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law for the time being in force, save that, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines
that liability of the Platform Owner, its officials, employees, agents, representatives,
suppliers, service providers, partners and content providers (as may be applicable) has
arisen, the total of such liability shall be limited in aggregate to INR 1,000 (Indian Rupees
One Thousand).
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law for the time being in force, in no
event shall the Platform Owner, its officials, employees, agents, representatives,
suppliers, service providers, partners and content providers be liable under contract, tort,
strict liability, negligence or any other legal or equitable theory or otherwise (and whether
or not the Platform Owner, its officials, employees, agents, representatives, suppliers,
service providers, partners and content providers had prior knowledge of the
circumstances giving rise to such loss or damage) with respect to the Platform, the
Content and/or User Submissions for: (a) indirect or consequential losses or damages;
(b) loss of actual or anticipated profits; (c) loss of revenue; (d) loss of goodwill; (e) loss of
data; (f) loss of anticipated savings; (g) wasted expenditure; and/or (h) cost of
procurement of substitute goods or services.
Nothing in the Terms of Use shall be deemed to exclude or limit your liability in respect
of any indemnity provided by you under the Terms of Use. Applicable Law for the time
being in force may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or
consequential damages, so the aforementioned limitation or exclusion may not apply to
you. In such cases, our liability shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law for the time being in force.
In no event shall we be liable for any damages whatsoever, whether direct, indirect,
general, special, compensatory, consequential, and/or incidental, arising out of or relating
to your availing services through the Platform.
Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
A printed version of the Terms of Use and of any notice given in electronic form shall be
admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to the Terms
of Use to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business
documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
The Terms of Use and all other policies available on the Platform shall be interpreted
and construed in accordance with the laws of India. The Courts of appropriate
jurisdiction at Guwahati, Assam, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes
arising under the agreement contained in the Terms of Use.
You agree that you will commence any cause of action arising out of or related to the
Platform within 3 (three) months after the cause of action arose. Failure on your part to
commence action within the stipulated period shall forever bar any claims or causes of
action regarding the same facts or occurrence, notwithstanding any statute of limitation
or other law to the contrary. Any failure by us to enforce or exercise any provision of the
Terms of Use after a cause of action arose shall not constitute a waiver of that right or
provision.
Entire Understanding, Severability and Effects of Waiver
The Terms of Use, the
Privacy Policy, Assumption of Risk, Release
of and Waiver of Liability and Indemnity, the Copyright
Notice constitute the entire agreement between you and the Platform Owner in relation
to your use of the Platform and/or the User Submissions, and supersede all prior or
contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic)
between you and the Platform Owner with respect to the Platform.
If any provision of the Terms of Use is found to be shall be invalid or unenforceable to
any extent for any reason including by reason of applicable law for the time being in
force, the remainder of the Terms of Use and the application of such provision to
persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable
shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of the Terms of Use shall be valid and
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law for the time being in force.
Any invalid or unenforceable provision of the Terms of Use shall be replaced with a
provision, which is valid and enforceable and most nearly reflects the original intent of
the invalid and unenforceable provision.
No forbearance, indulgence or relaxation or inaction by the Platform Owner at any time
to require performance of any of the provisions of the Terms of Use shall in any way
affect, diminish or prejudice the right of the Platform Owner to require performance of
that provision. Any waiver or acquiescence by the Platform Owner of any breach of any
of the provisions of the Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver or acquiescence
of any right under or arising out of the Terms of Use, or of the subsequent breach, or
acquiescence to or recognition of rights other than as expressly stipulated in the Terms
of Use. No waiver of any breach of any provision of the Terms of Use shall be effective
or binding unless made in writing and signed by the Platform Owner and, unless
otherwise provided in the written waiver, shall be limited to the specific breach waived.
Modification of the Terms of Use
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace any of the Terms of
Use, or change, suspend, or discontinue the Platform (including without limitation, the
availability of any feature, database, or content) at any time by posting a notice on the
Platform or by sending you notice through the Platform or via Email. We may also
impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the
Platform without notice or liability. It is your responsibility to check the Terms of Use
periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of
any changes to the Terms of Use constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Miscellaneous
We shall not be liable for any failure to perform our obligations hereunder where such
failure results from any cause beyond our reasonable control, including, without
limitation, mechanical, electronic or communications failure or degradation (including
“line-noise” interference).
The Terms of Use are personal to you, and are not assignable, transferable or
sublicensable by you except with our prior written consent. We may assign, transfer or
delegate any of our rights and obligations hereunder without your consent.
No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship is created as a result
of the Terms of Use and neither party has any authority of any kind to bind the other in
any respect.
Unless otherwise specified in the Term of Use, all notices, statements or other
communication required or permitted to be given or made under the Terms of Use shall
be in writing in the English language and delivered by Email addressed to the intended
recipient. All notices shall be deemed to have been validly given on the business day
immediately after the date of confirmation of transmission recorded on the sender’s
computer.
Contact
You may Email us at:
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