General
The following are the terms and conditions of
accessing and using
www.d-sector.org
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Disclaimer
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User's covenants
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User to comply with
applicable laws
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Legal notice
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Reservations by
People Development
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Governing law and
jurisdiction
The Website
www.d-sector.org
(hereinafter 'Website'), developed and operated by
People Development, a non-profit firm
incorporated under the section 25 (non-profit
organization) of the Companies Act, 1956, with
its Registered Office at 'People Development,
Sharika Mansion, No. 2, Lake Area First Street,
Nungambakkam, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) - 600034,
India' (hereinafter 'PD') is offered to the
User/s (hereinafter 'User/s') upon the terms and
conditions that follow.
Use of the Website
constitutes acceptance of these terms and
conditions, which take effect on the date that
the User first accesses and/or uses the Website.
Disclaimer
The Website and all content, material,
information, suggestions, advice, names, text,
graphics, pictures, logos, icons, images and
links relating to PD, to d-sector.org, to its
products and services or to third-party products
and services (hereinafter 'content'), is
provided on an 'as is' basis, without any
representation or endorsement made and without
warranty or guarantee of any kind, whether
express or implied, including without
limitation, any warranty of merchantability,
non-infringement of intellectual property
rights, completeness, compatibility,
reliability, accuracy, security, satisfactory
quality, suitability or fitness for any
particular purpose. PD does not endorse or
subscribe to the suggestions, advice and views
of the authors of the content.
The User understands
that except for the information, products and
services clearly identified as being supplied by
PD, PD does not operate, control or endorse any
information, products, or services appearing on
the Website in any way. All other information,
products and services offered through the
Website are offered by third parties, which are
not affiliated in any manner to PD.
PD does not warrant
that the files available through the Website
(for downloading or otherwise) will be free of
infection or viruses, bugs or other codes that
manifest contaminating or destructive
properties. PD does not warrant that the
functions contained in the material available on
or comprised in the Website will be
uninterrupted or error-free, or that any such
defects will be corrected by PD. PD does not
make any representation with regard to the full
functionality, accuracy or reliability of the
Website or the server that makes it available.
The User shall be
responsible for implementing sufficient
procedures to satisfy the User's requirements
for safety and accuracy of data-input and
output, and for maintaining a means external to
the Website for reconstructing any lost data.
In no event shall PD
or its content providers be liable for any
damages whatsoever, whether direct, indirect,
special, consequential and/or incidental,
including without limitation, damages arising
from loss of data or information, loss of
monetary gains, business interruption, or
arising from the access and/or use or inability
to access and/or use content and/or any service
available on the Website, even if PD is advised
of the possibility of such loss.
PD may change
content at any time without notice. PD makes no
commitment to update content.
User's covenants
Any material, information or other communication
that the User transmits or posts to the Website
shall be treated as non-confidential and
non-proprietary. PD shall have no liability or
obligation with respect to such material,
information or communications. PD and its
designees shall be free to copy, disclose,
distribute, incorporate and/or otherwise use
such material, information and communications
for any purpose, whether commercial or
non-commercial.
The User is
prohibited from posting or transmitting to or
from the Website any threatening, libellous,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or otherwise
offensive material, or material that would
violate any law or sensibility of any person. PD
shall not be liable or responsible in any manner
whatsoever to the User for any consequences
arising from violation of the foregoing
prohibition.
The User hereby
grants to PD a non-exclusive, royalty-free,
world-wide, perpetual licence in respect of any
material and information, including without
limitation, ideas contained therein, that the
User submits to the Website by e-mail or by any
other means and in any medium/s now known or
hereafter developed, including the right to
sub-licence, reproduce, distribute, transmit,
create derivative works from, or publicly
display and/or perform such material and
information.
The User also grants
to PD the right to use the User's name in
connection with the material and other
information submitted as well as in connection
with any advertising, marketing and promotional
material related thereto. The User agrees that
the User shall have no recourse against PD on
grounds of any alleged infringement or
misappropriation of any proprietary right in
such information and communication.
User to comply
with applicable laws
The Website is controlled by PD from its principal
offices within the geographical boundaries of
India. PD makes no representation that the
content is appropriate or available for use in
other locations. Access to the Website from
territories where the content is illegal is
prohibited. Users who access the Website from
other locations do so at their own initiative
and risk and shall be responsible for compliance
with applicable local laws.
Legal notice
The content on the Website is provided by PD as a
service to the User and may be used for
informational purposes only.
The content does not
constitute, and shall not be construed as,
personal, academic, career, financial, or legal
advice to the User. PD's objective is only to
keep Users better informed and help them decide
for themselves. PD does not accept
responsibility for any decisions made by Users
on the basis of content. PD shall not be liable
or responsible in any manner whatsoever to the
User or to any third party for any consequences,
including without limitation personal and/or
social consequences, arising from use of the
content.
Content is protected
by copyright, trademark and other applicable
law/s. The owner of copyrights, trademarks and
other intellectual property rights therein are
PD, its affiliates and/or other third party/ies.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as
conferring upon the User, by implication,
estoppel or otherwise any licence or other right
in respect of intellectual property comprised in
the content or any part thereof.
Downloading content
from the Website shall be subject to the terms,
conditions, limitations and liabilities as may
govern such intellectual property, in whomsoever
vesting. For details of such terms, conditions,
limitations and liabilities please refer to the
concerned Website/link. If the User does not
agree to such terms, conditions, limitations and
liabilities, the User should not access, use or
download content.
The User shall not
alter, modify, de-compile, de-assemble, copy,
reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or
distribute content in any manner whatsoever. The
User may print and download portions of content,
where permissible, solely for the User's
personal non-commercial use and provided the
User agrees not to change or delete any
copyright or proprietary notices from such
content.
Reservations by
PD
PD reserves the right to change these terms and
conditions at any time by posting changes
online. The User shall be responsible for
reviewing regularly such information posted
online to obtain timely notice of such changes.
Continued access and/or use of the Website after
the changes are posted shall constitute
acceptance of the modified terms and conditions.
The User agrees to
use the Website only for lawful purposes, and
only in a manner that does not infringe the
rights or restricts or inhibits the use and
enjoyment of the Website by any other party.
Such restriction or inhibition includes, without
limitation, conduct that may harass or cause
distress or inconvenience to any person and the
transmission of obscene or offensive content or
disruption of normal flow of dialogue within the
Website.
PD reserves the
right to bar access to the Website for any
User/s or to terminate subscriptions to specific
service/s available on the Website, at its sole
and absolute discretion, without requirement of
assigning any reason thereof and without any
liability whatsoever.
Governing law and jurisdiction
The access and use of the Website and these terms
and conditions shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of India.
Any disputes arising herefrom shall be subject
exclusively to the jurisdiction of courts of
Chennai, High Court in Tamil Nadu, India.
If these terms and
conditions are not accepted in full, the access
and use of the Website must be discontinued
immediately.
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