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1.1 www.smscontest.com is
a website portal located at the URL : http://www.smscontest.com ("the
Site").
1.2 Your use of the Site is governed
by the terms and conditions set out below and
as amended from time to time ("Terms of
Use"). The owners of the Site reserve the
right to amend the Terms of Use at any time by
posting the amended terms to the Site without
further notice to you.
1.3 Your use and continued use of
the Site shall be deemed to constitute your knowledge
and acceptance of the Terms of Use. If you do
not agree to be bound by the Terms of Use, you
should immediately cease all use of the Site.
2. USE OF THE SITE
2.1 The owners of the Site hereby
grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
limited right and license to access the Site
for your personal use only and otherwise in accordance
with these Terms of Use.
2.2 You may make copies or "cache" pages
of the Site, but only to the extent automatically
done by your internet browser software as a part
of process of accessing the Site. Any other copying
or use of the Site shall be an infringement of
our copyright and shall be prosecuted to the
full extent permitted by law.
2.3 You may not copy, modify, adapt,
transmit, publicly perform or display, sell,
distribute, publish, customize, add to, delete
from, or create derivative works of any part
of the Site. Any other use or exploitation the
Site, other than as expressly authorized by the
Terms of Use is strictly prohibited.
2.4 You agree that you will not
use any script, software or mechanical device
to access, monitor or copy the Site or interfere
with the normal functioning of the Site, unless
specifically authorized by the owners of the
Site.
2.5 You will not engage in any conduct
that restricts or inhibits any other person from
using or enjoying the Site. You agree to use
the Site only for lawful purposes. You warrant
and promise that you are an individual (e.g.,
not a corporation) and at least eighteen (18)
years of age or have specific permission from
a parent or legal guardian to use the Site.
2.6 You are prohibited from posting
on or transmitting through the Site any unlawful,
harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory,
vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable material
of any kind, including, but not limited to, any
material which encourages conduct that would
constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil
liability or otherwise violate any applicable
local, state, national or international law.
3. ALTERATION /DISCONTINUANCE
OF THE SITE OR SITE
3.1 The owners of the Site may discontinue
or alter any aspect of the Site, including, but
not limited to:
(a) Restricting the availability
and/or scope of the Site for certain platforms
and operating systems;
(b) Restricting the times at which
the Site is available;
(c) Restricting the amount of use
of the Site permitted by a particular user; and
(d) Restricting or terminating a
user's right to use the Site, at the sole discretion
of the owners of the Site and without prior notice.
4. Monitoring of the Site
4.1 The owners of the Site may electronically
monitor the Site and the users of the Site in
order to ensure compliance with these Terms of
Use and may disclose any information, record
or electronic communication of a user of the
Site:
(a) In compliance with any law,
regulation or authorized governmental request;
(b) If such disclosure is necessary
for the continued operation of the Site; or
(c) To protect the rights or property
of the owners of the Site or its partners.
5. INTERNET Access Charges
5.1 You shall be solely responsible
and liable for all charges (including internet
access fees and associated charges) incurred
by you in order to connect to the Site and/or
use the Site.
6. Disclaimer of warranty
and limitation of liability
6.1 In relation to the Site, the
owners of the Site disclaim any and all warranties
(either express or implied) to the full extent
permitted by law, including without limitation:
(a) Any warranties regarding the availability
or accuracy of services including that of delivery
of messages; (b) Any warranties of title, merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose.
6.2 Neither the owners of the Site,
nor their partners, agents, affiliates or content
providers shall be liable for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special or consequential damages
arising out of or incidental to the use of the
Site or the Site or inability to gain access
to the Site or use the Site.
6.3 THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY
FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION,
DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION,
COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT
OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION
OF, OR USE OF, THE SITE OR THE SITE, WHETHER
ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF
CONTRACT, TORTUOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER
ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE OWNERS OF THE SITE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR
THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT
OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES AND THAT THE
RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY
WITH YOU.
7.INDEMNITY
7.1 You agree to indemnify, keep
indemnified and forever hold harmless, both the
owners of the Site and their partners, agents,
affiliates and content partners from any costs
(including legal costs), loss, damage, claims
or disputes, which may arise out of or incidental
to your use of the Site or from a breach of these
Terms of Use.
8. Disclaimer for third
party websites
8.1 The Site may contain links to
websites of our advertisers or other third parties
("Third Party Websites"). The owners
of the Site do not have any control over and
shall not be responsible or liable for:
(a) The price, quality, safety or
legality of the goods or Sites available on or
through Third Party Websites;
(b) The truth or accuracy or legality
of the content on the Third Party Websites or
for the actions you might take in reliance on
that content; or
(c) The availability or technical
capabilities of the Third Party Websites or the
links provided to those Third Party Websites.
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS
9.1 Copyright. The Site contains
information, software, photos, video, graphics,
music, sounds or other material ("Site Content").
The Site Content was created and is owned by
the owners of the Site and is protected by applicable
domestic and international copyright laws. Unless
expressly permitted by these Terms of Use or
elsewhere in the Site, you shall not copy, distribute,
publish, perform, modify, download, transmit,
transfer, sell, or license, reproduce, create
derivative works from or based on, distribute,
post, publicly display, frame, link, or in any
other way exploit any part of the Site Content,
in whole or in part. Links to the Site are only
permitted upon express permission from and by
arrangement with the owners of the Site. Any
rights not expressly granted to you herein are
reserved. All copyright infringements will be
prosecuted to the full extent permitted by law.
9.2 Trademarks. "www.smscontest.com" and
the "www.smscontest.com" logo are trademarks
and service marks of the owners of the Site ("the
Marks"). Any unauthorized use of the Marks
is strictly prohibited. Any product, service,
or trade name other than those owned by the owners
of the Site that identify a third party as the
source thereof may, even if not so indicated,
may be the service mark or trademark of that
respective entity or individual.
9.3 Claims of Copyright Infringement
by third parties The owners and operators of
the Site support the Indian Copyrights Act and
any other application law("LAW") and
encourages users to contact us via our agent
at the address below, with any claims of alleged
copyright infringement by Third Party Websites:
Vipin Garg W-5, Green Park Main New Delhi India
email - copyright@smscontest.com Phone
- 91 11 26529601 Fax - 91 11 26529602 Please
include "Copyright" in the subject
line if sending us notice by email. All notices
to us in regard to potential copyright infringement
should include all of the following details:
(a) A physical or electronic signature
of a person authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed.
(b) Identification of the copyrighted
work claimed to have been infringed, or if a
single covers multiple copyrighted works at a
single Web site claim, a representative list
of such works at that Web site.
(c) Identification of the material
that is claimed to be infringing or to be the
subject of infringing activity and that is to
be removed or access to which is to be disabled,
and information reasonably sufficient to permit
the owners of the Site to locate the material.
(d) Information reasonably sufficient
to permit the owners of the Site to contact the
complaining party, such as an address, telephone
number, and if available, an electronic mail
address at which the complaining party may be
contacted.
(e) A statement that the complaining
party believes in good faith, that use of the
material in the manner complained of is not authorized
by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
(f) A statement that the information
in the notice is accurate, and under penalty
of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive
right that is allegedly infringed.
9.4 Dealing with Copyright Infringers
In the case of Third Party Websites who are the
subject of a claim of copyright infringement,
the owners of the Site reserve the right to remove
and/or to disable any link or other access to
such Third Party Websites and/or terminate the
accounts of the owners of the said websites.
10. Objectionable Material
10.1 The owners of the Site support
responsible parenting in respect of the use of
the Site by children. We encourage parents to
implement commercially available hardware and
software filtering devices that will help protect
children from exposure to material that is offensive,
objectionable, harmful, deceptive or otherwise
inappropriate for children.
10.2 If you come across any Third
Party Websites that you believe contains illegal
material or assists or promotes the conduct of
illegal activities, please contact us by email
at: support@smscontest.com and
we will pass the information on to the relevant
authorities.
11. DATA COLLECTION AND
YOUR PRIVACY
11.1 Due to the nature of the Site,
the owners of the Site do not ordinarily collect,
store, use or disclose any personally identifying
information of a user of the Site or the Site,
unless you are an advertiser or otherwise make
direct contact with us. In the event that you
do provide us with such personal information,
it will be dealt with in accordance with our
Privacy Policy, which may be accessed by clicking
on the relevant link on the Site.
11.2 The Internet is a global computer
network. By submitting your personal information
to us electronically over the Internet, you agree
to our collecting and processing your personal
data in this manner. The owners of the Site shall
not be responsible or liable for any loss or
damage sustained as a result of interception
of your personal data during transmission and/or
the unauthorized use of this data by third parties.
12. General
12.1 Governing Law This Agreement
shall be construed and controlled by the laws
of the Republic of Inida. Further, the laws of
the Republic of India will govern any dispute
arising from the terms of this agreement or a
breach of this Agreement. Customer agrees to
personal jurisdiction within the Republic of
India.
12.2 Entire Agreement This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the subject matter contained
herein and supersedes all previous and contemporaneous
agreements, proposals and communications, written
or oral between the owners of the Site and you.
The owners of the Site may amend or modify this
Agreement or impose new conditions at any time
without notice to you, effective immediately
upon being published on the Site. Any use of
the Site by you after such notice shall be deemed
to constitute acceptance by you of such amendments,
modifications or new conditions.
12.3 Notices All notices given to
you by the owners of the Site shall be sent to
your nominated e-mail address. You may give notice
to the owners of the Site by sending an e-mail
addressed to support@smscontest.com
12.4 Severability In the event that
any provision of these Terms of Use are found
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall
be severed from the Terms of Use and the remaining
provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
The parties further agree that the court should
endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions
as reflected in the severed provision these Terms
of Use should be interpreted to affect the intent
of the parties, and the remaining provisions
will remain in effect.
12.5 Section Headings The section
headings contained herein are for reference purposes
only and shall not in any way affect the meaning
or interpretation of this agreement.
12.6 Waiver A failure by the owners
of the Site to exercise or enforce any right
or provision of the Agreement shall not be deemed
to be a waiver of such right or provision.
12.7 Arbitration Any dispute or
claim arising out of or relating to the use of
Site or the Sites or these Terms of Use shall
be settled by binding arbitration conducted by
an independent arbitrator appointed by the Positive
Comsol Private Limited("the Arbitrator").
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