These Terms of Use (the "Terms") sets forth the terms that apply to the access and use of the website www.contractbazaar.in (the "Platform") and the Services rendered thereof. The Platform is owned and operated by Lex Mores Tech Private Limited (the "Company"), a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013. The Company runs the Platform which is a legal technology portal i.e., it uses software and technology to render legal services to individuals, business entities, and lawyers (the "Business"). Users are requested to carefully read these Terms prior to accessing, browsing, or using the Platform. Accessing, browsing, or using the Platform by the Visitors or Users, shall be deemed to constitute their acceptance of these Terms and an undertaking to be bound by its provisions.
This document is an "Electronic Record" in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules thereunder as applicable and the amended provisions pertaining to electronic records in various statutes as amended by the Information and Technology Act, 2000. This electronic record is generated by the computer system and does not require any physical or electronic signature. This document constitutes a legally binding agreement between the User and the Company establishing the rights and obligations pertaining to the use of the Platform and availing the various Services, features, content, and offerings available on it.
The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to amend, modify, add, or delete portions of the Terms, at any time. It is your responsibility to check the Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Platform following the amended Terms shall mean that you accept and agree to the edits. Kindly note, for the purpose of these Terms, the use of "we", "us", and "ours" refers to the Company. Whenever the context so requires, "you", "your" or "user" shall mean any natural or legal person who browses through the Platform to gain information about the Company and the Services offered by it.
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
1.1.1 "Account" shall mean the user account created by the Users on the Platform to avail the Services offered through the Platform.
1.1.2 "Applicable Laws" shall mean any statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, notification, order, decree, judgment, rule of common law, government approvals, byelaws, or other governmental restrictions or any administrative order or notice in effect as of the date of this Terms of Use or anytime thereafter that may be applicable or enforce in the Union of India.
1.1.3 "International Agreement/Contracts" shall refer to any document where at least one party to the Agreement is based out or the jurisdiction of the document is outside the Territory of India.
1.1.4 "Legal Team" shall mean and include the team of lawyers who are designated as Virtual Legal Counsel to understand your legal queries and needs in respect of agreement drafting, reviewing, or with any other services that are offered through the Platform.
1.1.5 "Platform" is the reference to our website http://www.contractbazaar.in through which we offer our Services.
1.1.6 "Services" shall mean and include the services mentioned on the Platform
1.1.7 "User" shall include any person accessing this Platform of the Company. The term user is inclusive of the people who place an order for availing Services offered through the Platform.
1.1.8 "Visitor" shall mean any natural or legal person who browses through the Platform for informational purposes regarding the Company or the Services it offers thereof.
1.1.9 "Working Days" shall mean the standard business days i.e., from Monday to Friday except for any gazetted or national holiday.
1.1.10 "Working Hours" shall mean and include the normal working/ business hours i.e. 10 am to 6 pm on standard Working Days.
1.2 Interpretation
Unless otherwise, the context requires in this Terms of Use:
1.2.1 The terms "you" and "user" shall mean any natural or legal person who browses through the Platform or avail Services through the Platform.
1.2.2 The terms "we", "us", and "our" shall mean the Company.
1.2.3 The "User" and the "Company" shall individually be referred to as the "Party" and collectively as the "Parties".
1.2.4 Words denoting any gender shall be deemed to include those of the other gender.
1.2.5 Words using the singular or plural number also include the plural and singular, respectively.
1.2.6 The terms hereof, hereby, hereto, and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Terms or specified clause of the Terms as the case may be.
1.2.7 Heading or bold typeface is used only for the purpose of convenience and shall be ignored for the purpose of interpretation.
1.2.8 Reference to the word include shall be construed as without limitation.
1.2.9 Reference to any legislation or applicable law or any provision thereof shall refer to any such applicable law as amended, suspended, or re-enacted from time to time.
1.2.10 The headings provided herein are for convenience purposes only and shall not deem to affect or limit any of the provisions hereof.
2. GENERAL TERMS GOVERNING THE PLATFORM
2.1 These Terms are applicable to every person who accesses the Platform as a Visitor to gain information about the Company and the Services rendered thereof and the Users who have registered on the Platform to avail the Services.
2.2 For availing of the Services provided by the Company through the Platform the User shall create an Account on the Website by filling in the requisite details or by logging in via their Google or Facebook account.
2.3 After onboarding for availing of the Services provided by the Company through the Platform the User can connect with our Legal team through phone calls only however, the Service to connect with our Legal Team over Google Meet/Zoom calls is available in accordance with the customized Packages availed. The appropriate time to connect with our Legal Team is from Monday to Friday between 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., however, in some cases, the last call can be addressed till 07:00 p.m.
2.4 The User is requested to provide a brief of their queries and legal requirements to the Virtual Legal Counsel within the same day of placing any order on the Platform. However, in case of any delay in providing such a brief, the User shall inform the designated Virtual Legal Counsel of such delay.
2.5 Any agreement drafted or reviewed by our Legal Team for which you have placed the order will be delivered to you within 4 (four) working days, however, if any calls are scheduled or information or brief regarding the order/ requirement is shared with the Legal Team after 03:00 p.m. the timeline for the delivery of the timeline will be calculated from the next working day.
2.6 Any request for amendments in the drafted documents can only be made twice, no request will be addressed for the same after the expiration of the timeline. Only amendments which don't involve a change in the transaction would be entertained.
2.7 The Company reserves the right to refuse to make the amendments in the documents drafted for you if it entirely changes the discussed transaction for which the order was placed.
2.8 Any request made to book a call with our Legal Team or the designated Virtual Legal Counsel must be placed through the Platform.
2.9 All Services and other information displayed on the Platform constitute an "invitation to offer". Your order for availing the Services available on the Platform by raising a purchase order shall constitute an "Offer". The Company reserves the right to accept or reject this offer, based on several factors as per the sole discretion of the Company and our confirmation of your order shall constitute the "acceptance of offer".
2.10 Further, the Company reserves the right to block your access from the Platform if you are found acting in contravention of the Terms and/or the Policy of the Company. You, by accessing or using the Platform, acknowledge that you are well aware of the Terms, have read and understood them, and thereby agree to be bound by the same.
2.11 For using the Services, the User agrees that he is eligible to enter into legally binding contracts under applicable law. Persons who are "incompetent to contract" within the meaning of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 are not eligible to enter into transactions with the Company, and their access will be restricted or blocked as soon as the Company is aware of the same. The Company reserves the right to terminate your order and refuse to provide you with access to the Platform and Services rendered thereof as soon as the Company discovers that you are below 18 years of age or do not have the required approval from your parents/legal guardian.
2.12 In the case of a legal entity, you represent that you have the necessary authority to bind the entity under the Terms.
2.13 In the event of any misbehavior with the lawyers or our Legal Team, no refund or cancellation of any kind will be initiated, and the Company reserves the right to initiate appropriate legal proceedings against the individual or representative of the entity or the company doing such misbehavior.
3. SERVICES
The Company provides the following Services through the Platform to its Users, which is including but not limited to:
3.1 Business Legal Health Checkup Report Business Legal Health Checkup Report is a comprehensive analysis of the seven functions of the Company, namely management, operations, human resources, marketing, sales, and research and development. The Company provides a free Business Legal Health Checkup Report to all its Users. After filling in all necessary information, the Platform will automatically generate a Business Legal Health Checkup Report. Following which if the User places any order through the Platform they'll be eligible for a 10% discount only on the first service availed (hereinafter referred to as the "Inaugural Discount").
3.2 999 Product
3.2.1 Upon becoming member by paying INR 999 plus GST (Indian National Rupees Nine hundred ninety-nine), the 999 membership shall remain valid for a period of one year.
3.2.2 You may book an introductory call through the Platform with your appointed lawyer known as Virtual Legal Counsel (VLC) wherein the VLC will apprise you about the services included in 999 Product and a short orientation in respect of how the services will be offered through the Platform. Users availing the 999 membership get the following benefits:
3.2.2.1 on call assistance and general legal consultation for the duration of your membership.
3.2.2.2 50% off on all services for the duration of your membership on the subsequent service.
3.2.2.3 Fixed pricing for the services throughout the validity of the membership.
3.2.3 The VLC will understand the legal query and business of the client and will suggest the requisite legal solutions ought to be abided by the client. The VLC will also share the contact details for reaching out for general legal consultation.
3.2.4 You can reach out to the VLC from Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6 pm, IST and get your queries resolved.
3.2.5 Once you onboard with us in 999 Membership plan, you become our member and can reach out to the appointed VLC for 1 (one) year from the date of on-boarding with Contract Bazaar for resolving your legal queries.
3.3 Contract Draft Under Contract Drafting Services, Users have the option to take the Services of our expert Virtual Legal Counsels to draft the documents with the smallest of intricacies. The Services are explained in more detail in the following paragraphs:
3.3.1 Draft by an Expert is our customized service wherein after selecting the category of document and the agreement from the options available in the drop-down such as- Business Contracts
- Funding/Private Equity
- International Contracts
- Business Policies
3.3.2 You shall be required to accurately fill in the questionnaire and pay the applicable fee. As the name suggests, drafts by an Expert are complex in nature, our legal experts i.e. you may thereafter schedule a briefing call with your VLC to help your requirements and based on the brief provided by you, We will personally draft the agreement. The agreement shall be available on your dashboard for download within 03 (three ) business days from the briefing date and can thereafter be downloaded.
3.3.2.1 If due to any inevitable reason, we are unable to provide you with the draft of the agreement/ document within the promised timeline, we shall intimate the same to you. The status of every order raised by you shall be visible on your dashboard.
3.3.2.2 The fee for drafting the agreement/ document is not inclusive of the electronic signature facility and you shall be required to pay an additional amount if you desire to avail the service of electronic signature.
3.4 Bundle Contracts Offer The Bundle Contract Offer allows the purchase of four individual contracts, hereinabove mentioned in Clause 3.3.1, for a discounted price of ₹4,499 per contract when purchased as a bundle. The contracts under this bundle may be redeemed at any time within one (1) year referred to as the validity period, subject to the terms and conditions applicable to each individual contract.
3.5 Contract Review
3.5.1 Under Contract Review, our legal experts will vet the agreement, highlight the clauses not in your favour, and thereafter suggest the requisite amendments for the protection of your interest.
3.5.2 For the service of contract review, the Platform shall charge on a per page basis, the Platform shall count 300 words per page irrespective of the font size, space, style etc. of the document uploaded by you.
3.5.3 You can avail of this Service by filling out the form on the Platform, which requires the Document Title, Query Detail and, and Name of the Other Party. Further, you shall be required to upload a copy of the document on the Platform in either word or pdf format.
3.5.4 For review of the any International Agreements/ documents, please write to us at support@contractbazaar.in or reach out on +91-8882262567.
3.5.5 After making the payment, you may schedule a briefing call with the VLC to explain your requirements and based on the brief provided by you, the VLC shall vet the agreement/ document for you. The document shall be available on your dashboard for download within 03 (three ) business days.
3.6 Legal Consultation With this service, you as a User can get in touch over a call with the Virtual Legal Counsel at your own convenience and ease. By placing an order of Legal Consultation, you can discuss your legal queries or concerns and will get customized solutions. After making the payment, the Virtual Legal Counsel shall schedule and call and you can discuss your legal queries/concerns and the Virtual Legal Counsel shall give consultation along with providing customized solutions and addressing all your legal queries.
3.7 Legal Notice Legal Notice: We also provide assistance in sending out legal notices for and on behalf of our clients. In the event of any dispute with any party, we recommend sending legal notice to them as the first step before initiating the formal litigation process and to intimate the other party that you have looped-in your lawyers to resolve the dispute/ breach.
The Company provides the services of legal notice only till the despatch of the legal notice.
The Company doesn't provide any litigation, arbitration, mediations services.
3.8 Intellectual Property Rights
3.8.1 Trademark Under trademark, the Company provides the following services:
Trademark Search Our team conducts a thorough search to ensure your proposed trademark is unique and available for registration. Trademark Search would involve a detailed report about existing trademark applications and businesses using similar trademarks in order to understand the feasibility and ease in getting your mark registered.
Trademark Application Filing Collating of necessary information/documents, drafting of user affidavit and power of attorney and filing of your trademark application with the relevant trademark registry to initiate the registration process.
Trademark Objection If your application faces any objections from the registry, we'll understand, strategize and file a comprehensive written reply along with any documentary proofs that maybe needed to address the concerns raised by the trademark examiner.
Trademark Hearing In case a hearing is set after the reply to the examination report, we'll file relevant written submissions before the hearing and attend the hearing with the trademark registry to further reiterate our application, its uniqueness, reasons as to why it should proceed for registration and clarify any issues related to your application.
Trademark Opposition In case of a similar or copied mark, we provide the service of handling the complete trademark opposition right from filing opposition notice, reply to opposition to attending hearings and filing appeals.
3.8.2 Copyright In respect of protecting your right and interest in the unique artistic, literally, dramatic, or software work, we also provide the service of filing the Copyright Applications to protect your brainchild i.e. your intellectual property. We provide the following services in the domain of copyright.
Copyright filing We gather the relevant information, draft the application and submit an application to the copyright office to officially register an original creative work, granting the creator exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and display their creation.
Copyright objection refers to the process of addressing and resolving challenges or disputes raised by the copyright office against a copyright application, ensuring the successful registration of the creator's intellectual property.
3.8.3 Design With respect to protecting your design, we provide the following services:
Search Report A Design Search Report is a comprehensive analysis conducted prior to filing a design application, providing insights into existing designs to assess the likelihood of approval and potential conflicts with prior designs.
Filing Design filing is the formal submission of an application to secure legal protection for the unique visual appearance or ornamental aspects of a product, ensuring exclusive rights for the design's use and reproduction.
Objection Design objection occurs when authorities raise concerns or issues with a design application, necessitating a response from the applicant to resolve the identified issues and move the application forward for registration.
Hearing A design Hearing is a formal proceeding where the applicant or their authorized representative is called upon to present their arguments and evidence before a designated authority, typically held to resolve objections or challenges to the registration of a design.
4. REGISTRATION AND ACCOUNT FOR USE OF SERVICES
4.1 To avail of services on the Platform, the Users shall register and create an account with the Platform that would require the Personal Information of the Users i.e., name, address, contact number, and email Id, amongst other matters. Please note that for the purposes of transacting with the Company to avail the Services, you shall have to provide us with your sensitive data, i.e., debit/credit card information, CVV number, expiry date, or details regarding the other payment options that you may select.
4.2 The Company may call/email the Users in relation to the availed Services or as a part of the other activities undertaken by the Company; however, any representative of the Company would never contact the User to inquire about their credentials and you are strictly advised not to share such information with any third person. Further, you are requested to inform us immediately regarding such faux calls/emails so as to enable the Company to take appropriate steps towards the same.
4.3 It is your responsibility to keep your account details, login id, and password confidential at all times. You hereby accept the responsibility for all activities that occur under your account and the Company shall not be liable to any person for any loss or damage which may arise as a result of any failure by the User to protect the account details or the password.
4.4 You agree to use the Services provided by the Company for lawful purposes only and shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations while using and transacting on the Platform.
4.5 The Company reserves the right to refuse the Services, terminate User accounts, remove or edit the content on the Platform or cancel an order in its sole discretion.
4.6 You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as required by the Company during the registration process; and for any changes in the data provided at any point in time, the User shall promptly inform the Company.
4.7 In case, any information provided by you is found to be untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete or the Company suspects such information to be untrue or inaccurate, the Company will have the right to indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide you with access to the Platform. Further, the Company may initiate appropriate legal proceedings against you at its sole discretion.
5. COUPON CODE AND REDEMPTION POLICY
5.1 The Coupon Code, valued at ₹1999, is issued to the User upon registration on the Platform. It can only be redeemed for the first Contract Drafting Services which are stipulated in Clause 3.3.1, excluding bundle contract offers and is valid for 30 days from the date of registration. The holder is responsible for its use and custody, and it will not be replaced in case of loss, theft, or damage.
5.2 The Coupon Code can be used only for the first Contract Drafting during its validity period.
5.3 The Coupon Code is non-transferable and non-refundable, with no cash value. Any suspicious activities related to the Coupon Code may result in immediate cancellation.
5.4 The Company reserves the exclusive right to modify the price applicable to the Coupon Code or to discontinue the Coupon Code at its sole discretion, at any time, without prior notice. The holder acknowledges and agrees that such changes or discontinuation may occur without any liability on the part of the Company.
6. PRICE AND PAYMENT
6.1 Any contract for availing the Services from this platform is between you and the Company. You agree to take particular care when providing us with your details and warrant that these details are accurate and complete at the time of placing the order. You also warrant that the financial information like that of credit or debit card details that you provide are of your own and that you have sufficient funds to make and process the payment.
6.2 All the prices listed on the Platform are correct at the time of publication. We also reserve the right to alter the product catalogue on the Platform. The Company endeavours to provide accurate pricing information for the services, howsoever typographical and other errors may occur. In the event that any Service is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information, we may contact you to either provide you with a solution or cancel your order(s). In such cases, the payment shall be returned to the User within 07 (Seven) business days of such cancellation.
6.3 The total price for the product ordered including taxes will be displayed at the time of checking out your order. Full payment must be made for all items ordered via online payment through Debit Card or Credit Card, UPI/QR Code, Netbanking, Wallets, EMI, etc.
6.4 The User agrees that the Company takes utmost care while dealing with third-party payment providers, but does not control their systems, processes, technology, and workflows, hence the Company cannot be held responsible for any fault at the end of payment providers. The Company uses third-party payment providers to receive payments from the User, and therefore, the Company shall not be responsible for delays or erroneous transactions, or cancellation of orders due to payment issues.
6.5 Please note that for any additional fee or the amount charged by the bank/ payment merchants as a convenience fee for processing the transaction, the Company shall not be held liable for the same.
6.6 If a User makes the payment for the same order more than once by mistake, the extra amount will be refunded via the same gateway to the source within 07 (Seven) working days.
7. PAY AS YOU GO
7.1 In the event you have the requirement of only one service out of the bouquet of the Services offered through the Platform, you can simply select the desired Service and make the payment towards the same.
7.2 Our Lawyer will get in touch with you and take the brief from you in order to understand your legal query and will provide customized solution to the same.
7.3 Under Pay as you go, you will not become a member of the Contract Bazaar and the term of association with you shall be in respect of the Service availed by you only.
8. CANCELLATION AND REFUND
8.1 The terms of Use with respect to refund and cancellation are delineated under our Cancellation and Refund Policy.
9. CONTENT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
9.1 Apart from any content or information provided by a User or any third-party, the ownership and any and all rights, titles, and interests in the intellectual property and proprietary information and content on the Platform (Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, Designs) including without limitation any logos, graphics, slogans, text, content, software, code, illustrations, images, icons, programs, technology, the look and feel of the Platform and the compilation and arrangement of the content and materials on it exclusively belong to the Company, its suppliers and licensors. User's access or usage of the Platform does not confer upon them any right or license in the intellectual property or proprietary information of the Company as stipulated herein.
9.2 The Company does not claim any ownership of the information uploaded or submitted by the Users and the same shall belong to the User solely. The Company is under no obligation to monitor the information and content as stipulated herein and does not attest to the veracity, accuracy, credibility, authenticity, or integrity of such information and content.
9.3 For any content posted by you on the Platform that violates the intellectual property rights of a third party, you shall be liable for such violation and the Company shall have no liability towards the same.
9.4 You grant the Company the right to authorize the downloading and printing in whole or in part any content that you post to the Platform.
9.5 The User shall not use, post, modify, distribute or reproduce any content or material wherein the intellectual property and proprietary rights of such content and material belong to the Company, any third-party or any other person or entity without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such rights as aforesaid, failing which the Company shall be entitled to take appropriate action including terminating the usage and registration of such User without any refund or other liability. In the event the intellectual or proprietary rights of a User have been violated or infringed as aforesaid the aggrieved User shall forthwith notify the Company of the same along with adequate proof and the Company shall, in its discretion take necessary and appropriate action thereafter.
10. PROHIBITED CONTENT AND ACTIVITY
10.1 The Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to determine whether the content posted by the User; or any activity in which the User is engaged, is prohibited or not. In case we find any content or activity by you to be inappropriate we will delete such content from the Platform, without providing any notice to you. In addition to it, the Company may terminate your account immediately and you shall be under the liability to indemnify the Company for the losses suffered by it due to your involvement in such activity. The extent of such damages shall be determined directly by the Company. Some examples of prohibited content or activity are:
10.1.1 Posting any defamatory language for the Company, other Users, or any third party.
10.1.2 Posting or circulating any content that involves the transmission of viruses and bugs through the Platform.
10.1.3 Posting content on the Platform owned by the third-party without their approval.
10.1.4 Posting content that contains nudity, violence, or sexual subject matter, including links to adult websites.
10.1.5 Posting any untrue content with the sole intention of misleading other Users.
10.1.6 Posting any advertisements on the Platform or any content to promote one's own business.
10.1.7 Involvement, directly or indirectly, in any criminal or tortious activity, including child pornography, fraud, trafficking in obscene material, drug dealing, gambling, harassment, stalking, spamming, sending of viruses or other harmful files, copyright infringement, patent infringement, or theft of trade secrets.
10.2 The User understands that the list provided in these Terms is not exhaustive and the Company reserves the sole authority to determine what amounts to prohibited content or activity.
11. PRIVACY POLICY
11.1 The usage of the Platform and availing of the various Services, and features on offer shall require Users to submit and provide us with their information which the Company shall collect, store, and process for the purpose of providing such Services and features to the Users. The Company respects the privacy and confidentiality of the information of its Users; thereby the collection, storage, and processing of their information are governed by the Privacy Policy instituted by the Company. Users are requested to carefully read the Privacy Policy of the Company and the access and usage of the Platform by the Users implies that they have read and understood the Privacy Policy and agreed to be bound by its provisions.
11.2 Maintaining the confidentiality of their username the password shall be solely borne by the concerned User and the Company shall not bear any liability or responsibility for any breach in relation to the same. If the User suspects any unauthorized breach or activity on his/her account, the User shall promptly notify the Company. The Company shall not be responsible for any disclosure of such information by you to a third party.
12. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES
12.1 The Platform may contain links to third-party apps or websites and the same shall not constitute, in any manner whatsoever the Company's endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation of such third-party APPs/websites or their products, services, content, and offerings. The Company is not responsible for examining or evaluating any third-party apps/websites and does not make any representation or warranty for their products, services, content, and offerings or their terms of Use and privacy practices. In the event, that a User accesses such apps/websites he/she shall do so at his/her own risk and expense and apprise himself/herself of their terms of Use and privacy practices.
12.2 We use a third-party service provider to facilitate payment and withdrawal procedures on the Platform including user verification. By using our Platform, you agree to use such third-party services by us.
13. DISCLAIMER
13.1 The Platform and the Services, features, offerings, information, and content available on it is available on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis. The Company disclaims any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including without limitation warranties of merchantability, non- infringement, or fitness for a particular purpose except for those warranties that cannot be excluded under applicable laws. The Company does not guarantee any specific results from the usage of the Platform.
13.2 The Company provides no warranty that:
13.2.1 The Services will be uninterrupted and free from any bugs or errors.
13.2.2 The Services will meet your requirement.
13.2.3 Accuracy or reliability of the results that may be obtained from the use of Services.
13.2.4 The quality of Services, information, or other material obtained by you from or through the Platform will meet your expectation.
13.2.5 The Platform will be compatible with your device.
13.2.6 The accuracy of data provided on the platform.
13.3 The Company, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, or agents shall not be liable, whether in contract or tort in any manner whatsoever for a) any interruptions in the Services; b) delay in access or interruptions on the Platform; c) loss, theft, non-delivery, destruction, corruption, of data; d) any loss or damage incurred as a result of your access or usage of the Platform; e) the occurrence of any viruses, malfunctions, system failures, technical problems in connection with the Platform; f) inaccuracies or omission in the content; g) any other event beyond the control of the Company.
13.4 The Platform does not charge any registration or browsing fee; however, the User is required to pay to avail Services as stipulated under this Terms of Use. The Company reserves the absolute right and discretion to modify, amend, or update the terms from time to time, with or without notice to the Users, which shall become effective immediately after posting the same on the Platform and shall form a part of the Terms of Use. Your continued use of the Platform shall be deemed as an acceptance of the amended or modified Terms of Use.
13.5 In order to render Services, the Company may be required to enter into arrangements or agreements with third-party payment gateways, facilitators, or processors for collection, refund, remittance, or payment made by you on the Platform. The Company hereby disclaims all warranty in respect of any of the Services brought to you by the third-party service providers.
13.6 The Company shall assume no liability whatsoever in respect of any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly to you or any third-party due to:
13.6.1 Lack of authorization for any transaction.
13.6.2 Illegitimacy of the payment method (including debit/credit card fraud) being used by you.
13.6.3 Lack of authorization for any transaction made using the Platform.
13.6.4 The decline of transactions by issuing Bank for any other reason whatsoever.
13.7 The use of the Platform and any resultant connection, exchange, communications, or transaction does not constitute an offer, advice, counselling, or recommendation on part of the Company, and any loss, liability, expenses, damages, or judgments incurred by any User as a result of entering into a transaction by using the Platform shall solely and exclusively be the responsibility of and borne by such User and the Company shall not bear any liability or responsibility for the same.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
14.1 The information contained on the Platform is for general information purposes only and is provided on an "as is" basis. While we endeavor to keep the information up to date and correct, the Company makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the operation of the Platform, including but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, or non-infringement. Any reliance you place on the Platform's information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In no event, the Company assumes liability for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of the Platform, omissions or errors (including, without limitation, typographical errors and technical errors) in the information, which is subject to change without notice.
14.2 The Company does not confirm the accuracy, credibility, authenticity, or veracity of any information provided by the Users on the Platform and does not promote or endorse the same. Any loss, liability, expenses, damages, or judgments incurred by a User as a result of reliance on or any action taken on such information shall be borne solely and exclusively by the Users and the Company shall not bear any liability or responsibility for the same. The User shall solely and exclusively be responsible for verifying the information, data, and content of other Users prior to any engagement by conducting the requisite due diligence and background checks for the same.
14.3 The Company shall not be liable, whether in contract or tort in any manner whatsoever for a) any interruptions in the services b) delay in access or interruptions on the Platform c) loss, theft, non-delivery, destruction, corruption, of data d) any loss or damage incurred as a result of your access or usage of the Platform e) occurrence of any viruses, malfunctions, system failures, technical problems in connection with the Platform f) inaccuracies or omission in content g) any other event beyond the control of the Company.
14.4 The Platform's use and any resultant connection, exchange, communications, or transaction do not constitute a piece of advice, counselling, recommendation on part of the Company, and any loss, liability, expenses, damages, or judgments incurred by any User as a result of the same shall solely and exclusively be the responsibility of and borne by such User and the Company shall not bear any liability or responsibility for the same.
14.5 The Company takes reasonable measures and precautions for the protection and security of the information provided by the User on the Platform; however, it shall not bear any responsibility or liability for any unauthorized or inappropriate use including without limitation any copying, printing, publishing, forging, reproductions, manipulation of the same by any other person or entity.
14.6 The Company may from time to time make the Platform unavailable, with or without notification, to the User for the purpose of carrying out maintenance; repair, or upgrades, and the Users agree and acknowledge that the Company shall not be liable for any interruptions or loss of services as a result therefrom.
15. FORCE MAJEURE
15.1 We shall not be under any liability for failure to perform any of our rights and obligations under this Terms of Use, if such acts of failure are due to any act of God, fire, earthquake, floods, or any natural calamities or transportation embargoes, civil commotion, pandemic, riots, violence, acts of terrorists, lockdowns, state enemies, or any other reasons or circumstances beyond our control.
16. INDEMNITY
16.1 Users shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its representatives, affiliates, partners, contractors, officers, directors, employees, and assigns against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs, claims, damages including legal expenses that may be incurred by the Company as a result of or arising out of a User's. a) breach or violation of the provisions stipulated in these Terms of Use; b) breach of any representation or warranty; c) use of the Platform and its content; d) availing the Services, features, and offerings available on the Platform; e) violation of the intellectual property or proprietary right of the Company or any third-party; f) violation of the privacy, confidentiality, information, or any other right of the Company or any third-party; g) violation of any Applicable Laws; and h) any act, omission, fraud, misrepresentation on part of the User. The User shall indemnify the Company for any loss or damage that may be caused to the Company due to any negligence/action/inaction of the User. The User further agrees and acknowledges that the extent of such loss or damages shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion and the decisions of the Company pertaining to the same shall be final and binding on the User.
17. CODE OF CONDUCT
17.1 We value both our customers and our team members. Hence, any misbehavior from the customer's end, including foul language or verbal spat, will not be entertained by us and is an absolute ground for immediate termination of the customer's account from our platform.
18. DELETION OF PROFILE
18.1 The Company reserves the right of deleting your profile and blocking your usage of the Platform in instances you are found acting in contravention of Clause 8 relating to the upload of prohibited content or you are involved in any prohibited activity.
18.2 Further, the Company may restrict or block your access to the Platform at its sole discretion if your actions or any omission to act leads to the breach of the Terms, either directly or indirectly. In such cases, you shall be under the liability to indemnify the Company for the losses suffered by it. You agree and acknowledge that the extent of such loss and damages shall be determined by the Company in its own discretion and the decision of the Company pertaining to the same shall be final and binding.
19. AMENDMENT
19.1 We reserve the right to make such changes, amendments, and modifications, to this Terms of Use as it may deem necessary to our discretion from time to time and our decision shall be final and binding regarding the same. The amended Terms of Use shall be effective and legally binding from the date it is posted and uploaded on the Platform and the same shall constitute sufficient notice to Users of the same. Users are advised to periodically review the Terms of Use from time to time so as to keep themselves apprised of all such changes and modifications.
20. USER DISPUTES, GRIEVANCES, AND REDRESSAL
20.1 If you have any disputes or grievances in respect of Services availed through the Platform, please write to us at support@contractbazaar.in. We shall endeavour to resolve your disputes or grievances within 03 (Three) working days of receiving the email.
21. ENTIRE TERMS OF USE
21.1 Except where otherwise expressly provided, this Terms of Use constitutes the understanding between the Users and the Company with respect to the subject matter contained herein and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements or communications pertaining to the same. In case of any inconsistency between the provisions of these Terms of Use and any other similar documents or understanding the provisions of these Terms shall prevail.
21. CONTACT US
21.1 If you have any queries or concerns regarding our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, or any other policies, you can reach out to us on our contact information given on our Contact Us page or you can write to us at support@contractbazaar.in.