This document is a written binding agreement and an electronic record under Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules there under as applicable and the amended provisions pertaining to electronic records in various statutes under applicable Indian laws. This electronic record is generated by a computer system and does not require any physical or digital signatures. This document is published and shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of Rule 3 (1) of the Information Technology (Intermediaries guidelines) Rules, 2011 under Information Technology Act, 2000 that require publishing the rules and regulations, privacy policy and user agreement for access or usage of www.enableindia.org website.

Thank you for visiting and using Enable India website. We are excited and glad you are here, but there are some rules you need to agree to before you use our websites and services ('Services'). When we use the word Services, we mean not only the www.enableindia.org website, but also all the other websites, services and applications made available by EnAble India.

Your use of www.enableIndia.org and all the web-pages, hyper-links, tools and services provided there under (hereinafter referred to as 'the Website') are governed by the following terms and conditions as applicable to the Website ("User Agreement"). This User Agreement shall come into effect upon your each visit or usage of the Website or upon your registration or upon You providing any information on the Website. In this User Agreement, You are contracting with EnAble India, the owner of the Website in the capacity of a non-profit organisation and having its office at [Bengaluru, Karnataka] (India), hereinafter referred to as 'EnAble India' which expression unless the context otherwise require shall mean and include its successors, liquidators and assigns.

The term and expression 'You' and/or 'you' shall unless the context otherwise require shall and include your legal heir, receivers, successors, liquidators and permitted assigns.

As a user, this User Agreement shall be effective and binding upon your 'acceptance'. 'Acceptance' shall mean your affirmative action in clicking on 'check box' and /or on the 'continue button' and/or or any affirmative action as provided on the registration page or using or accessing the Website through logging in by your third party website user ID and password including that of www.facebook.com, websites owned by Yahoo Inc. or its subsidiaries, Google Inc. or its subsidiaries, twitterLinkedIn or any other social media website as permitted on the Website or generally using the Website in any manner, with or without using your User ID and Password. If You do not agree or are not willing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this User Agreement, please do not click on the "check box" and on the "continue" button or any other button and do not seek to obtain access to or otherwise use the Website.

Amendments to the User Agreement: Enable India may amend this User Agreement at any time by posting a revised version on the Website. The revised version will be effective at the time Enable India posts it on the Website. You are advised to regularly check for any amendments or updates to the terms and conditions contained in this User Agreement.

These terms and conditions include the provisions in this document, and in the Enable India Privacy Policy If You use the Services in any way after a change to the Terms is effective, then please remember that means You agree to all of the Terms.

Definition

Use of the Website by Children requires Parent/Guardian Consent

You represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract (or if not, you’ve received your parent’s or guardian’s permission to use the Services and they have agreed to these Terms on your behalf, as we described earlier). If you’re agreeing to these Terms on behalf of an organization or entity (for example, if you’re an administrator agreeing to these Terms on behalf of your organization, school or district), you represent and warrant that you are authorized to agree to these Terms on that organization or entity’s behalf and bind them to these Terms.

Electronic Communication

When You use the Website or send emails or other data, information or communication to the Enable India website , You agree and understand that You are communicating with the Website and Enable India website and all other Registered Users and Visitors through electronic records which are legally identifiable and enforceable, and You consent to receive communications via electronic records from the Website, Enable India website and all other Registered Users and Visitors and as and when posted, communicated or required.

Your Privacy and Personal Information

Enable India takes the privacy of its users very seriously. For the entire current Enable India Privacy Policy, please click here

 

By using the Website and/ or by providing your information, You consent to the collection and use of the information You disclose on the Website by Enable India in accordance with Enable India Privacy Policy.

 

Being an individual, organization, school, district, parent, volunteer or employee, You represent and warrant that You are solely responsible for complying with all the applicable laws, meaning that You must obtain advance written consent as applicable from all parents or guardians whose children under 18 years of age will be accessing the Services. You are responsible for understanding how any India Software (defined and described below) that You install on behalf of Yourself or other users may collect and use information of users of Services. When obtaining consent, You must provide parents and guardians with our Privacy Policy; If you are an employee, you represent and warrant that you have permission and authorization from your employer and/or district to use the Services as part of your work, and for purposes of legal compliance, you represent and warrant that you are entering into these Terms on behalf of your employer, non-governmental institution and/or district.

How do you use Enable India website?

You promise to only use the Services for your personal use and use as allowed by the terms of this Enable India website as well as per the terms of the Licence ( “Content License”), and only in a manner that complies with all laws that apply to You. If your use of the Services is prohibited by applicable laws, then You aren’t authorized to use the Services. We can’t and won’t be responsible for You using the Services in a way that breaks the law.

As already mentioned, your use of the Services is subject to our Acceptable Use Policy Acceptable Use Policy Section, which outlines what You can and can’t do with and on the Enable India website You should therefore read the Acceptable Use Policy carefully. A violation of the Acceptable Use Policy will be grounds for termination of your right to use or access the Services. The Acceptable Use Policy can’t cover every possible eventuality. It is, accordingly, your responsibility to exercise good judgment and be a good digital citizen at all times.

Acceptable Use Policy:

You agree, undertake and confirm that your use of the Services and the website shall be strictly governed by the following binding principles:

You are solely responsible for your information and data, and the website act only as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of your information and data. You shall not host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information or share/list(s) any information or item that: (i) belongs to another person and to which you do not have any right to; (ii) is grossly harmful, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling, or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatever; or unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing including but not limited to "indecent representation of women" within the meaning of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986; (iv) harm minors in any way including in violation of The Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012; (v) infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights or third party's trade secrets or rights of publicity or privacy or shall not be fraudulent or involve the sale of counterfeit or stolen items; (vi) violates any law for the time being in force; (vii) deceives or misleads the addressee/ users about the origin of such messages or communicates any information which is grossly offensive or menacing in nature; (viii) impersonate another person; (ix) contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource; or contains any Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, easter eggs or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, diminish value of, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information; (x) threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states, or public order or causes incitement to the commission of any cognisable offence or prevents investigation of any offence or is insulting any other nation. (xi) shall not be false, inaccurate or misleading; (xii) shall not, directly or indirectly, offer, attempt to offer, trade or attempt to trade in any item, the dealing of which is prohibited or restricted in any manner under the provisions of any applicable law, rule, regulation or guideline for the time being in force; and (xiii) shall not create liability for us or the website or cause the website to lose or disrupt (in whole or in part) the services of our service providers or other suppliers.

Please note that in accordance with the Information Technology (Intermediaries guidelines) Rules 2011, in case of non-compliance with Terms, Acceptable Use Policy, and/or any policies contained or referred to herein for access or usage of an intermediary computer resource, we (i.e. the intermediary under the above rules) has the right to immediately terminate the access or usage rights of the users to the computer resource of intermediary and remove non-compliant information. This right is in addition to all other rights and remedies available to us against you either in these Terms or any policy contained herein, in any applicable law or under torts.

Content and What is Prohibited

The materials displayed or performed on the Services (including, but not limited to, text, graphics, articles, photos, images, sounds, illustrations, User Submissions (defined below), and so forth) (the ‘Content’) are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You promise to abide by all copyright notices, trademark rules, information, and restrictions contained in any Content you access through the Services, and you won’t use, copy, reproduce, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, upload, display, license, sell or otherwise exploit for any purpose any Content not owned by you, (i) without the prior consent of the owner of that Content or (ii) in a way that violates someone else’s (including EnAble India) rights. For example, if someone uploads a book or a portion of text/image/graphics/article etc that doesn’t mean you can print it out and start distributing it to other for commercial use and profit. Neither can you use this material for something you further develop without giving appropriate credit to the first owner and indicating what changes you have made. This can in turn be used and shared by others in a similar fashion under the same license.

You understand that ENABLE INDIA, Bangalore, INDIA; owns the Services and the website. You won’t modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce (except as expressly provided in this Section), create derivative works based on, or otherwise exploit any of the Services and the website other than as specifically allowed by the Creative Commons License mentioned on the Website.

Rules Governing Use of Content and Intellectual Property

Website Content.

As a user (including Registered Users) of the Website, in respect of Website Content, You agree as follows:

Website Content - The EI Services contain Website Content owned by Enable India Website or its licensors or third parties (“Website Content”). You may use the Website Content only in connection with the nature of the EA Services and under the terms of the License, and You may not link to, use, copy, publicly display, publicly perform, communicate, distribute or otherwise exploit the Website Content in any unlawful or unauthorised manner. Enable India Platform and/or its licensors or third parties own and retain all proprietary and intellectual property rights in and to the Website Content, Website and EA Services.

Resources, Campaigns, Services and Mobile Vaani Content Licence(s) Grant. The various Content categorized under Resources, Campaigns, Services and Mobile Vaani is licensed to You under particular terms and conditions as indicated on accessing the relevant Resources, Campaigns, Services and Mobile Vaani Content. You expressly agree that such terms and conditions shall govern your use of the relevant Content. Except for the rights expressly granted under this Agreement, or the relevant Content licence, You have no other rights to the Content.

A guide to the Resources, Campaigns, Services and Mobile Vaani Content licence used on the website can be found at the following address: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

You can share and adapt the publication for non-commercial purposes and under the same license, provided you cite the creator as 'EnAble India' or another party in case the creator is not ‘EnAble India’, include a link to the original publication on Enable India with copyright notice, license notice and disclaimer notice and share any derivative work with EnAble India at India@enable-india.org. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at 

  1. Takedown Policy
    There are certain laws in India (including Information Technology Act, 2000 and Copyright Amendment Act, 2012) as they relate to online service providers and intermediaries like Enable India removing material that they are notified or believe in good faith violates any applicable law or someone’s copyright. We may at our sole and absolute discretion delete, remove, disable access or otherwise deal with your information and data on the website or in the computer resource of Enable India to comply with such laws.
  2. Who is responsible for what I see and do on the Services?
    Any information or content publicly posted or privately transmitted through the Services is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such content originated, and You access all such information and content at your own risk, and we aren’t liable for any errors or omissions in that information or content or for any damages or loss You might suffer in connection with it. We cannot control and have no duty to take any action regarding how You may interpret and use the Content or what actions You may take as a result of having been exposed to the Content, and You hereby release us from all liability for You having acquired or not acquired Content through the Services. The Services may contain, or direct You to websites containing, information You may find offensive or inappropriate; we can’t control that, but please let us know if it happens and we’ll try to remedy the situation.

    We can’t guarantee the identity of any users with whom You interact in using the Services and are not responsible for which users gain access to the Services. You are responsible for all Content You contribute, in any manner, to the Services, and You represent and warrant You have all rights necessary to do so, in the manner in which You contribute it. You will keep all your registration information accurate and current. You are responsible for all your activity in connection with the Services.
    The Services may contain links or connections to third party websites or services that are not owned, operated, or controlled by Enable India When You access third party websites or use third party services (including, without limitation, your use of India Software, defined below), You accept that there are risks in doing so, and that Enable India is not responsible for such risks. We encourage You to be aware when You leave the Services and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party website or service that You visit or utilize.
    Enable India has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, accuracy, privacy policies, or practices of or opinions expressed in any third party websites or by any third party that You interact with through the Services. In addition, Enable India will not and cannot monitor, verify, censor or edit the content of any third party site or service (including without limitation the Publisher Software). By using the Services, You release and hold us harmless from any and all liability arising from your use of any third party website or service.
    Your interactions with organizations and/or individuals found on or through the Services, including delivery of services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such organizations and/or individuals. You should make whatever investigation You feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties (including without limitation Publishers). You agree that Enable India shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings.
    If there is a dispute between participants on this site, or between users and any third party, You agree that Enable India is under no obligation to become involved. In the event that You have a dispute with one or more other users, You release Enable India, its officers, employees, agents, and successors from claims, demands, and damages of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or our Services.

Intellectual Property on Other Websites

We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask (and expect) our Users to do the same. Material available on or through other websites may be protected by copyright and the intellectual property laws of India and/or other countries. Enable India has no responsibility for content on other websites. When You are on websites other than the Enable India and sites, the terms of use of those websites, and not this Agreement, governs your use of the material You find there.

Enable India retains the right, in its sole discretion, to disable and/or terminate the Accounts of Users who infringe (or, in Enable India’s discretion, who repeatedly infringe) Enable India or others' copyrights or other intellectual property rights.

Violation of Terms & Conditions

You will automatically lose the right to use or access the Services if You violate these Terms of Use or any published Enable India policies. We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of any of the Services, for any reason, with or without notice.

If You violate any of these Terms of Use, You are violating your Agreement with Enable India and may be violating intellectual property, unfair competition and other laws.

Warranty Disclaimer

Enable India does not make any representations or warranties concerning any content contained in or accessing through the Services, and we will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Services.

We do not in any manner represent or warrant that our website and our services will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects if any shall be corrected or that our website or the servers that make our websites available are free of viruses or other harmful components.

THE SERVICES, CONTENT, WEBSITE, AND ANY SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

Except as expressly provided otherwise, You assume all risks concerning the suitability and accuracy of the information within our website, content, publications and documents. Our website, content, publications and documents may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Enable India assumes no responsibility for and disclaims all liability for any such inaccuracies, errors or omissions in our website, content, publications and documents and in any other reference. Applicable law may not allow certain limitations or exclusions on warranties; hence the above limitations shall apply to You to the fullest extent permissible given the applicable law.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, under no circumstances and under no legal theory (including, without limitation, tort, contract, strict liability, or otherwise) shall storyweaver website be liable to you or to any other person for (a) any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind, including damages for lost profits, loss of goodwill, loss of data, work stoppage, accuracy of results, or computer failure or malfunction, or (b) any amount, in the aggregate, in excess of the greater of (i) indian ruppes 100 or (ii) any matter beyond our reasonable control.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Enable India website, its trustees, board members, employees, interns, consultants and partners harmless for and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses, and expenses (including attorneys and court and arbitration fees) arising from or in any way related to any third party claims relating to (a) Your use of the Services (including any actions taken by a third party using your account), and (b) your violation of these Terms. In the event of such a claim, suit, or action (“Claim”), we will provide notice of the Claim to the contact information we have for your account (provided that failure to deliver such notice shall not eliminate or reduce your indemnification obligations hereunder).We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to your indemnification, in which event You will cooperate with us in such defense and any settlement.

Jurisdiction/Applicable Law

These Terms are governed by and will be construed under the laws of the Republic of India, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. For all purposes of these Terms (including other terms and policies referred herein), the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts located in city of Bengaluru, state of Karnataka, Republic of India and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.

Severability and Integration

This contract and any supplemental terms, policies, rules and guidelines posted on www.enableIndia.org constitute the entire agreement between You and us and supersede all previous written or oral agreements. If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

Assignment

You may not assign, delegate, novate or transfer these Terms or your rights or obligations hereunder, or your Services account, in any way (by operation of law or otherwise) without Enable India’s prior written consent. We may transfer, assign, novate or delegate these Terms and our rights and obligations without consent. Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.

Termination

We may, in our discretion and without any liability, change, modify, suspend, make improvements to or discontinue any aspect of our Website at any time without prior notice.

Grievance Officer

The Grievance Officer for the purpose of your personal information as governed by the Privacy Policy is Admin for EnAble India and can be reached at manager@enable-india.org.