These terms and conditions apply to this website and any other website, application, online portal or service that is in any way related or linked to this website and/or its terms and conditions such as author websites and such created, operated and/or made available by Kalachuvadu Publications Private Limited (collectively referred to as Sites). All software used on this Site and all content included on this site (including without limitation site design, text, graphics, audio and video and the selection and arrangement thereof) is the property of Kalachuvadu Publications Private Limited, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “Kalachuvadu” or its suppliers and is protected by both India and international copyright laws.

Changes to Terms of Use

Kalachuvadu (“Kalachuvadu”, “WE”, “US”, or “OUR”) reserves the right at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms and conditions of use at any time. Please check these terms and use periodically for changes. All changes will become effective after 24 hours of posting and our continued use of the sites following the posting of changes to these terms of use will mean you accept those. There may be other extant terms and conditions governing the purchase of products such as the return and shipping policies.

Copyright and Ownership

All content on this site including but not limited to the text, music, sound, photograph, videos, graphics and images are governed protected by the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 and subsequent amendments, the Trademark Act, 1999 and the subsequent amendments, moral rights, and other laws relating to intellectual property rights.

Corporate Identification and Trademark

All of our trademarks, service marks and trade names used herein (including but not limited to the corporate names and logos of Kalachuvadu and its publishing divisions and imprints, names and designs of the Sites, and any logos) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Kalachuvadu or its affiliates, partners, vendors or licensors. You may not use, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or modify such trademarks in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on the Sites, without Kalachuvadu’s express prior written consent. The use of our trademarks on any other website or network computer environment is not allowed. You are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to create a link to any page of the Sites so long as the link does not portray us, our content providers, our licensors, our affiliates, or our products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise offensive manner. You may not use any Kalachuvadu logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission. Except as expressly stated herein, no rights or licenses are granted hereunder.

Registered trademarks

Links to third party web sites

The site may include links to third party Internet websites which are controlled and maintained by others. These links are included solely for the convenience of users and do not constitute any endorsement by Kalachuvadu India of the sites linked or referred to, nor does Kalachuvadu have any control over the content of any such sites.

Fees

For all charges for any products and services sold on the Sites, Kalachuvadu or its vendors or agents will bill your credit card or an alternative payment method. When you provide credit card information to us or our vendors, you represent to us that you are the authorized user of the credit card that is used to pay for the products and services. In the event legal action is necessary to collect on balances due, you agree to reimburse Kalachuvadu and its vendors or agents for all expenses incurred to recover sums due, including attorney’s fees and other legal expenses. You are responsible for purchase of, and payment of charges for, all Internet access services and telecommunications services needed for use of the Sites.

Privacy Policy

Data collection and use, including data collection and use of personal information is governed by Kalachuvadu’s Privacy Policy which is incorporated into and is a part of this Agreement.

User Submissions

Where we have specifically invited or requested user submitted content of any kind, we encourage members of the public to submit such content (e.g., user generated content, postings to forums, comments on content, participation in communities) to Kalachuvadu that they have created for consideration in connection with the Sites and any related programs (“User Submissions”). User Submissions remain the intellectual property of the individual user. By posting your content on the Sites, you expressly grant Kalachuvadu a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up worldwide, fully sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, transmit, perform and display such content and your name, voice, and/or likeness as contained in your User Submission, in whole or in part, and in any form throughout the world in any media or technology, whether now known or hereafter discovered, including all promotion, advertising, marketing, merchandising, publicity and any other ancillary uses thereof, and including the unfettered right to sublicense such rights, in perpetuity throughout the universe. We may refuse or remove User Submissions for any reason and without notice. All User Submissions are deemed non-confidential and Kalachuvadu shall be under no obligation to maintain the confidentiality of any information, in whatever form, contained in any User Submission.

By submitting any User Submissions, you consent to the following rules:


• User Submissions must not infringe on the copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right of any third party.
• It must be an original work, and if it is not, the user must obtain all necessary permissions from any persons who contributed to or otherwise may control rights in all or part of the User Submission to submit the User Submission in accordance with these Terms.
• User Submissions must be respectful of others. Epithets or other language or material intended to intimidate or to incite violence are strictly prohibited. Your User Submission may not include any negative comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or physical handicap or that are defamatory, slanderous, indecent, obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit.
• Do not impersonate any other person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
• The user shall not attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems through the Web Site.
• The user shall not be a party in activities that may involve spidering, “screen scraping,” “database scraping,” logging-in or registering on the Site, harvesting of e-mail addresses, contact or personal information of Users or wireless addresses, or any other automatic means of registering, accessing or logging-in to the Websites or for any services or features provided on or through the sites, or obtaining or accessing other information or features provided on, from or through the Websites or the services offered on or through the Site, including and without limitation, any information residing on any server or database connected to the Website or any services offered on or through the Website
• The User shall not use the Website or the services provided on or through the Website in any way with the intent to interrupt, damage, disable, overburden, or impair the sites or such services, including, without limitation, sending mass unsolicited messages or “flooding” servers with requests.
• Remember that forums and other areas of the Sites are public. It is advised not to post personal information (e.g., full name, password, phone number, address, email address or other personally identifiable information or contact information) in these areas.
• Use the Websites or the services provided by the Websites in any way that may stand in conflict to laws in effect within the territory of India

Representations and Warranties

You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions, your use of your registration and the consequences of posting or publishing or participating in the Sites. In connection with User Submissions and your use of the Sites, you affirm, represent and warrant the following:

• You are over the legal age to contract (or your parent or guardian has consented to your User Submission and your use of the Sites) and have the right and authority to enter into this Agreement, and are fully able and competent to satisfy the terms, conditions and obligations herein;
• You have obtained all consents, and possess all copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret and any other proprietary rights, or the necessary licenses thereto, to grant the licenses herein;
• If necessary you have the written consent of each and every identifiable natural person in the User Submission to use such persons name or likeness in the manner contemplated by the Sites and these Terms of Use, and each such person has released you from any liability that may arise in relation to such use;
• You have read, understood, agree with, and will abide by the terms of this Agreement;
• The User Submission and Kalachuvadu’s use thereof as contemplated by these terms and the Sites will not infringe any rights of any third party, including but not limited to any intellectual property rights, privacy rights and rights of publicity;
• The User Submissions do and will not contain:
• Material falsehoods or misrepresentations that could harm Kalachuvadu or any third party;
• Content that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or violate any law;
• Advertisements or solicitations of business; or
• impersonation of third parties, other than those which are readily apparent and not otherwise in violation of these Terms of Use.

Removal of User Submissions

Account Registration and Security

If you decide to register as a member of a Site, you may receive or establish one or more user names, passwords and accounts. In consideration of use of your registration, you will: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the applicable registration form (such information being the “Registration Data”) and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Kalachuvadu has grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Kalachuvadu has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Sites (or any portion thereof). You are entirely responsible for the security and confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security of which you become aware. You are responsible for taking precautions and providing security measures best suited for your situation and intended use of the registration and Sites. We have the right to provide user billing, account, content or user records, and related information under certain circumstances (such as in response to legal responsibility, lawful process, orders, subpoenas, or warrants, or to protect our rights, customers or business) to third parties.

Termination

Kalachuvadu may suspend or terminate any user’s access to all or any part of the Sites including any account thereon, without notice, for any reason in Kalachuvadu’s sole discretion, including without limitation Kalachuvadu’s belief that such access would violate any applicable law or would be harmful to the interests of Kalachuvadu or another user. Upon termination, you will lose access to all the Sites and all Content thereon. The obligations that you have to Kalachuvadu under these Terms of Use will continue even after we suspend or terminate your access to the Sites.

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

Your use of and browsing of the Sites are at your own risk. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED ABOVE, EVERYTHING ON THE SITES, INCLUDING ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED FOR SALE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. KALACHUVADU MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE INFORMATION OR CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE SITES, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OR CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE SITES FOR ANY PURPOSE. KALACHUVADU DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONALITIES CONTAINED IN THE CONTENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES SUCH CONTENT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. KALACHUVADU DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE CONTENTS IN THE SITES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT KALACHUVADU) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Kalachuvadu, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, directors, officers, employees, service providers, and agents from any and all liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, related to any violation of these terms by you, or in connection with the use of the Sites or the Internet or the placement or transmission of any message or information on the Sites by you.

Force Majeure

Neither Kalachuvadu nor you shall be responsible for damages or for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts or occurrences beyond their respective reasonable control, including, without limitation: fire, lightning, explosion, power surge or failure, water, acts of God, war, revolution, civil commotion or acts of civil or military authorities or public enemies: any law, order, regulation, ordinance, or requirement of any government or legal body or any representative of any such government or legal body; or labor unrest, including without limitation, strikes, slowdowns, picketing, or boycotts; inability to secure raw materials, transportation facilities, fuel or energy shortages, or acts or omissions of other common carriers.

Governing Law

The Sites are created and controlled by Kalachuvadu. These disclaimers, terms, and conditions of use are governed by all the laws applicable within the territory of India. By using any of the Sites, you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India, in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Sites. If any portion of these terms is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law to the greatest extent possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties, and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Kalachuvadu’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.

Agreement

This Agreement is the entire agreement between the user and Kalachuvadu and supersedes any prior understandings or agreements both written or oral.

User Information

Kalachuvadu collects information on what pages are accessed or visited by consumers, as well as information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and/or site registrations. Kalachuvadu uses this information for internal review, in order to improve the content of the Site and to notify consumers about updates to the Site.