Terms & Conditions

Last updated: Sept 2024

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THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE TO BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING/ACCESSING THE WEBSITE www.hinduparenting.org. BY ACCESSING AND USING THE SERVICES OF THIS SITE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE. IN THE EVENT OF YOUR NOT AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE.



The Terms and Conditions of Use are as follows :

Hinduparenting.org is team of volunteers (hereinafter referred to as “Us”, “Our”, “We”) and is the owner of  the website www.hinduparenting.org (hereinafter referred to as the ‚Site). The  access and/or usage of this site by you (hereinafter referred to by the terms ‚You, Your, Yourself) amounts to  contractually agreeing to the following terms and conditions, including those that are made available by hyperlinks (collectively, the Terms and Conditions of Use).


Please note that we reserve the right to modify the Terms and Conditions of Use at any time without giving any prior notice to you.  Your use of the Site following any such modification constitutes your agreement to follow and to be bound by the Terms and Conditions of Use as modified from time to time. Any additional terms and conditions, disclaimers, restrictions, privacy policies, and other policies applicable to general and specific areas of the Site or to particular content are also to be considered as Terms and Conditions of Use.

REGISTRATION WITH US :

It is to be noted that for the use of the  general services offered through the Site, you need not be a Registered User of the Site. However, certain sections of this Site may require you to register with the Site. Such sections include creation and modification of content, and posting of comments on the Site.



If registration is requested as per the these terms, you agree to provide us with accurate and complete registration information as specified. It shall be Your bounden responsibility to inform us of any changes in the information provided by you at the time of your registration.  Each registration is for a single individual only, unless specifically designated otherwise on the registration page. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your information and password. You shall be responsible for all uses of your registration, whether or not authorized by You. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your registration or password.



When you register with the Site, You will be asked to provide us with certain information including, without limitation, your name, year of birth, gender, and a valid email address. In addition to these Terms and Conditions of Use, You understand and agree that We may collect and disclose certain information about You to third parties for normal business purposes. In order to understand how We collect and use your information, please visit our Privacy Policy section on our website.



TERMS OF USE OF THE SITE / USER CONDUCT



You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes. You agree not to take/initiate any action that might in any way compromise the security of the Site and/or render the Site inaccessible to others or otherwise cause damage to the Site and/or to the Content in any manner whatsoever. You agree not to add to, subtract from, or otherwise modify or delete the Content, or access or make an attempt to access any Content that is not intended for You, except as provided in this Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Site in any manner that might interfere with the rights of third parties. You may not use the Site if you are not above eighteen (18) years of age. Please get a parent's or guardian's consent/permission before accessing the Site or any portion thereof. You are also requested not to reveal any personal information about Yourself or anyone else (for example, telephone number, home address or email address) if you have not attained 18 years. You may use this Site and any information hosted and/or posted on the Site but not limited to links to third-party website, writings, comments, files (audio or video), images and/or other work, document or information that You see, hear or otherwise experience on the Site (singly or collectively, the "Content") solely for Your personal purpose.


THE USER OF THE SITE SHALL NOT :

 

1. use the Site or post or modify any Content in such a way so as to defame, abuse, solicit, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of any person, institution or organization.

2. use the Site or post or modify any Content to distribute any information that promotes or contains in any way bigotry, racism, hatred, ill will, profanity, pornography, violence, terrorism, obscenity or promotes physical harm.

3. engage in any fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity, including but not limited to any communication or solicitation designed or intended to fraudulently obtain the password or any private information of any person.

4. Post any Content that You believe to be false or misleading.
       use the Site or post any Content to violate the security of any computer network, crack passwords or security encryption codes, transfer or store illegal material.

5. reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, transmit, perform, reproduce, publish or create derivative works from or in any way exploit any of the Content in violation of the Terms of Use or the laws of any country.

6. run any form of auto responder, mail list or spam on the Site or any processes that are run or are activated while you are not logged on.

7. distribute any downloaded file that You know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed.

8. reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purpose, or redistribute or publish the information and Content provided by us or obtained from us either in part or in full without obtaining Our prior express written consent. This restriction includes any attempt to incorporate any information provided by us into any other directory, product, or service.

9. post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. You may not submit any Content or material that infringes, misappropriates or violates the intellectual property, publicity, privacy or other rights of any party.

10. Cache or permit caching by any person.

11. do any act, including without limiting, running internet relay chats or IRC bots, or any other acts that may cause the overload of the servers or which will adversely affect the Site as provided, unless there is an explicit written permission from us to do so.

12. use the Site or post any Content to store and/or display and/or publish any adult content, which without limitation includes all pornography, erotic images and messages, or otherwise lewd or obscene content. The designation of "adult content" is left entirely to Our discretion.
    
    
    We do not investigate, represent or endorse the accuracy, authenticity,  legality, legitimacy, operability, availability, validity or reliability of any Content including any advertisements, advice, comments, ratings, listings and recommendations contained on, distributed through, or linked, downloaded or accessed from the Site. 
    
    
    Any references made by the Site to any names, marks, products or services of third parties or hypertext links to any third party site or information do not constitute or imply Our endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation of the third party, of the quality of any product, service, advice, information or other materials displayed, or obtained by You as a result of an advertisement or any other information or offer in or in connection with the Site.
    
    
    
    EFFECT OF COMMUNICATIONS :
    
    When you visit www.hinduparenting.org or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
    
    
    
    SUBMISSION OF  CONTENT :
    
    We act as a channel for the online posting, distribution and publication of user-submitted Content and have no obligation to screen communications or Content in advance and are not responsible for screening or monitoring any material posted by users. If notified by a user of communications which allegedly do not conform to these Terms and Conditions, We may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and it's Our sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of such communication and Content.
    
    
    By submitting content to any public or non-public area of the Site, including message boards, forums, contests and chat rooms, you unconditionally grant us and Our affiliates a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers), non-exclusive right (including any moral rights) and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, communicate to the public, perform and display the content (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content. You also warrant that the holder of any rights, including moral rights in such content, has completely and effectively waived all such rights and validly and irrevocably granted to you the right to grant the license stated above. You also permit any User to access, display, view, store and reproduce such content for personal use. Subject to the foregoing, the owner of such content placed on the Site retains any and all rights that may exist in such content.
    
    
    
    
    MODIFICATION, EDITING AND DELETION OF CONTENT OF THE SITE :
    
    It is to be noted that only a Registered User of the Site will be able to post, modify, edit, or delete content on the Site till the time he/she is a valid existing user of the Site. Such Registered User agrees not to post, directly or indirectly, any comment that is derogatory, abusive, obscene, defamatory, offensive, infringing or violative of applicable laws in any way. The opinion as to whether such comment is derogatory, abusive, obscene, defamatory, offensive, infringing or violative of applicable laws shall be solely at Our discretion.
    
    We reserve the right to revoke, at our sole discretion and without prior notice, any or all permissions to post, modify, edit, or delete for any Registered User for any length of time.
    
    Content submitted for publication on the Site may in Our sole discretion be edited, in whole or in part, for length, clarity, legal applicability and/or consistency.
    
    
    
    
    Intellectual Property :
    
    The names, images, and logos identifying Us or Our third parties and their products and services are subject to copyright, design rights and trademarks. Nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions of Use shall be construed as conferring by implication or otherwise any license or right to use any of Our trademark, patent, design right or copyright or the right of any third party.
    
    The Site and the Content is protected by copyright law and international treaty provisions and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, trademark, graphic design or image from the Site may be copied or retransmitted without or prior express written permission.
    
    
    
    LINKING TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND APPS
    
    Links to external Internet sites provided within the site does not imply endorsement of such site by us. We do not make any representations regarding the availability, reliability, authenticity and performance of the Site or any other external sites.
    
    
    If you click on any advertisement banner, sponsor ad links, or any other external link from or available on the Site, Your browser automatically may direct You to a new browser window that is not hosted or controlled by Us and We are not responsible for the content, functionality, or security of these external third party websites.
    
    
    POINTS EARNED
    
    We may offer points to You for certain actions taken by You on the Website such as adding content or referring users. We reserve the right to change the actions for which points are granted. We may expand the list of actions qualifying for points, change the points earned for each action, or eliminate some or all actions qualifying for points altogether at our sole discretion. The accumulated points have no monetary value whatsoever and You agree to not make any monetary claims for the accumulated points.
    
    
    DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY :
    
    IT MAY BE NOTED THAT THIS SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED BY HINDUPARENTING.ORG ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. HINDUPARENTING.ORG MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
    
    
    
    TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, HINDUPARENTING.ORG DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HINDUPARENTING.ORG DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE; INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE; THEIR SERVERS; OR E-MAIL SENT FROM HINDUPARENTING.ORG ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. Hinduparenting.org WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (DIRECT OR INDIRECT) OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING.
    
    
    
    RIGHT TO BE INDEMNIFIED :
    
    You shall indemnify, defend and hold us harmless, and all Our officers, directors, owners, agents, employees, volunteers, content providers, partners, suppliers, affiliates, licensors and licensees, successors and/or assigns (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, and claims and all fees, costs, expenses, of any kind related thereto (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of, based upon or resulting from Your use of the Site and/or Content. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by You and You shall not in any event settle any matter without Our prior written consent.
    
    
    
    TERMINATION AND CONSEQUENCES THEREOF :
    
    
    
    If You violate any of the Terms of Use or We have reasonable grounds to believe that You have violated any of the herein mentioned terms, We may at any point of time, either temporarily or indefinitely, terminate Your access to the Site or any part thereof without waiving any other rights and without giving any prior notice to You.
    If You provide us with any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or We have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, then We have the right to suspend or terminate Your access to the Site (or any portion thereof). Notwithstanding the above, We may at any point have the right to terminate Your access to the Site.
    
    
    SEVERABILITY
    
    If one or more of the provisions contained under the Terms of Use is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding will not impair the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions under the Terms of Use.
    
    
    
    WAIVER
    
    The failure of either party to exercise any rights provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further right hereunder.
    
    
    
    ASSIGNMENT
    
    You may not assign or sub-license the rights, duties or obligations under the Terms of Use, in whole or in part, to any person or entity without Our prior written.
    
    APPLICABLE LAW
    
    By visiting hinduparenting.org and/or its subdomains, you agree that the laws of the state of Karnataka, India, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms and Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Hinduparenting.org.