The following Terms & Conditions govern the use of
this Global Kayastha Conference, GKC in short, Site. By visiting this Site, you
specifically and automatically agree to abide by these Terms & Conditions.
The Global Kayastha Conference reserves the right to modify these Terms &
Conditions at any time. You agree that neither the Global Kayastha Conference
nor its any affiliate (collectively, “Affiliated Entities”) shall be liable to
you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of
this site, in whole or in part, or of any service, content, feature or product
offered through this site. Your continued use of the Site after such changes,
including but not limited to any changes to these Terms & Conditions will
indicate your acceptance of such changes.
Use of Materials on this Site
In keeping with the Global Kayastha Conference’s goals and
mission, the materials posted on this Site, except for those that contain a
copyright notice for a third party other than the Foundations or the Open
Society Institute, are licensed to the public through the Creative Commons
Attribution-Non-commercial-No Derivatives license. This license allows users to
download the materials from this Site (that are not specifically restricted)
and to share them as long as: 1. the particular article, section, audio or
video clip is reproduced in its entirety in its original form and is not edited
or modified in any way; 2. all copies include attribution to the original
author (if noted) and the Global Kayastha Conference and may contain a link
back to www.Gkcindia.org as the original source of the work; and 3. the copies
are distributed only for noncommercial purposes and are distributed at no
charge.
Other than as specifically described in the preceding
paragraph, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, display, republish,
transmit, repost, or otherwise use the content on this Site without prior
written permission from the Global Kayastha Conference. To request such
permission, please contact us. The name “Global Kayastha Conference” “GKC,” the
logo, and all related indicia are the trademarked properties of Global Kayastha
Conference, and in no event may they be reproduced separately from the textual
content associated with them on this website. Nothing contained on the Site
should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any
license or right to use any of GKC trade names, trademarks or service marks
without our express prior written consent. All trademarks and service marks on
the Site not owned by Global Kayastha Conference are the property of their
respective owners. The trade namefs, trademarks and service marks owned by Global
Kayastha Conference, whether registered or unregistered, may not be used in
connection with any product or service that is not ours.
Jurisdiction
The Site is controlled and operated by the Global Kayastha
Conference India, and is not intended to subject the organization to the laws
or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than that of India.Global
Kayastha Conference does not represent or warrant that the Site or any part
thereof is appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction
other than India. Those who choose to access the Site do so on their own
initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for complying with all
local laws, rules and regulations. We may limit the Site's availability, in
whole or in part, to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction we choose, at
any time and in our sole discretion.
Information Submitted Through the Site
Be aware that your decision to send personally
identifiable information through your use of this Site will subject such
information to the privacy laws and standards of India. Your submission of
information through the Site is governed by Global Kayastha Conference 's
Privacy Policy, which is located at www.gkcindia.org/privacy-policy(the
“Privacy Policy”). These Terms & Conditions incorporate by reference the terms
and conditions of the Privacy Policy. You represent and warrant that any
information you provide in connection with your use of the Site is and shall
remain true, accurate, and complete, and that you will maintain and update such
information regularly. You agree that if any information you provide is false,
inaccurate, obsolete or incomplete, we may terminate your use of the Site
and/or any of the Services. In addition, GKC and the Affiliated Entities have
no control over, and shall have no liability for, any damages resulting from,
the use (including without limitation republication) or misuse by any third
party of information voluntarily made public through your Profile, a Forum or
any other part of the Site.If you choose to make any of your personally
identifiable or other information publicly available on the site, you do so at
your own risk.
Rules of Conduct
While using the Site you will comply with all applicable
laws, rules and regulations. In addition, we expect users of the Site to
respect the rights and dignity of others. Your use of the Site is conditioned
on your compliance with the following rules of conduct. You will not:
Post, transmit, or otherwise make available, through or in
connection with the Site:
- Anything that is or may be (a) threatening,
harassing, degrading, hateful or intimidating; (b) defamatory; (c)
fraudulent or tortious; (d) obscene, indecent, pornographic or otherwise
objectionable; or (e) protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, right
of publicity or other proprietary right without the express prior consent
of the owner of such right.
- Any material that would give rise to criminal or
civil liability; that encourages conduct that constitutes a criminal
offense; or that encourages or provides instructional information about
illegal activities or activities such as “hacking,” “cracking,” or
“phreaking.”
- Any virus, worm, Trojan horse, Easter egg, time bomb,
spyware, or other computer code, file, or program that is harmful or
invasive or may or is intended to damage or hijack the operation of, or to
monitor the use of, any hardware, software or equipment.
- Any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising,
promotional material, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letter,” “pyramid
scheme” or investment opportunity, or any other form of solicitation.
- Use the Site for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose.
- Use the Site to defame abuse, harass, stalk, threaten
or otherwise violate the legal rights of others, including without
limitation others' privacy rights or rights of publicity.
- Use the Site to harvest or collect personally
identifiable information about other users of the Site.
- Impersonate any person or entity, including without
limitation any representative of GKC or an Affiliated Entity; falsely
state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
in connection with the Site; or express or imply that we endorse any
statement you make.
- Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site
or the servers or networks used to make the Site available; or violate any
requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of such networks.
- Restrict or inhibit any other person from using the
Site (including without limitation by hacking or defacing any portion of
the Site).
- Use the Site to advertise or offer to sell or buy any
goods or services without the GKC’s express prior written consent.
- Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or otherwise
exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of, use of, or access to
the Site.
- Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile
or disassemble any portion of the Site.
- Remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary
rights notice from the Site or materials originating from the Site.
- Frame or mirror any part of the Site without GKC’s
express prior written consent.
- Create a database by systematically downloading and
storing Site content.
- Use any robot, spider, Site search/retrieval
application or other manual or automatic device to retrieve, index,
“scrape,” “data mine” or in any way gather Site content or reproduce or
circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site without GKC’s
express prior written consent.
Security
The Global Kayastha Conference works to maintain the
privacy of any personally identifiable information (name, mailing address,
email address, etc.) that may be collected through our websites. Please note,
however, that, though this Site has security measures in place, the GKC do not
represent, warrant, or guarantee that personal information will be protected
against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alterations. Similarly, the GKC
disclaim liability for personal information submitted through this Site. Users
are hereby advised that they submit such personal information at their own
risk.
No Liability for Third Party Content
Site visitors may post messages or make statements in
connection with Profiles and/or Forums that are inaccurate, misleading or
deceptive. GKC and the Affiliated Entities neither endorse nor are responsible
for any opinion, advice, information or statements made in Profiles and/or
Forums by third parties. Without limitation, GKC and the Affiliated Entities
are not responsible for any information or materials made available through
Profiles and/or Forums (including without limitation errors or omissions in
postings or links or images embedded in messages) or results obtained by using
any such information or materials. Under no circumstances will GKC, the
Affiliated Entity or its respective sponsors, employees, officers, directors,
shareholders, affiliates, representatives, suppliers or members, be liable for
any loss or damage caused by your reliance on such information or materials.
The opinions expressed in Profiles and/or Forums reflect solely the opinions of
the individuals who submitted such opinions, and may not reflect the opinions
of GKC.
Registration; User Names and Passwords
You may be required to register with Global Kayastha
Conference in order to access certain Services or areas of the Site. With
respect to any such registration, we may refuse to grant you, and you may not
use, a user name (or e-mail address) that is already being used by someone
else; that may be construed as impersonating another person; that belongs to
another person; that violates the intellectual property or other rights of any
person; that is offensive; or that we reject for any other reason in our sole
discretion.
Your user name and password are for your personal use
only, and not for use by any other person. You are responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of any password you may use to access the Site, and agree
not to transfer your password or user name, or lend or otherwise transfer your
use of or access to the Site, to any third party. You are fully responsible for
all interaction with the Site that occurs in connection with your password or
user name. You agree to immediately notify Global Kayastha Conferenceof any
unauthorized use of your password or user name or any other breach of security
related to your account or the Site, and to ensure that you “log off”/exit from
your account with the Site (if applicable) at the end of each session. We are
not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with any
of the foregoing obligations.
License
For purposes of clarity, you will retain ownership of any
materials that you submit through the Site (each, a “Submission”). You hereby
grant to GKC, the Affiliated Entities and their designees a worldwide,
non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and
license, without compensation to you: (a) to use, reproduce, distribute, adapt
(including without limitation edit, modify, translate, and reformat), create
derivative works of, transmit, publicly display and publicly perform such
Submission, in any media now known or hereafter developed, for GKC and the
Affiliated Entities and (b) to sublicense the foregoing rights, through
multiple tiers of distribution (i.e., social media), to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law. For each Submission, you represent and warrant
that you have all rights necessary for you to grant the license granted in this
section, and that such Submission, and your provision thereof to and through
the Site, complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Monitoring
You acknowledge and agree that (a) we reserve the right
(but have no obligation) to evaluate each Submission before allowing it to be
posted on the Site or any Forum; and (b) we may do one or all of the following,
at our discretion: (i) monitor Submissions; (ii) alter, remove, or refuse to
post or allow to be posted any Submission; and/or (iii) disclose any
Submissions, and the circumstances surrounding their transmission, to any third
party in order to operate the Site; to protect GKC, the Affiliated Entities,
and their respective sponsors, employees, officers, directors, shareholders,
affiliates, agents, representatives, suppliers and members, and the Site's
users and visitors; to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests;
to enforce this Agreement; or for any other reason or purpose.
Links
The Site may provide links to other web sites and online
resources. Because GKC has no control over such sites and resources, you
acknowledge and agree that neither GKC nor the Affiliated Entities are
responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and
neither GKC nor the Affiliated Entities endorse or are responsible or liable
for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available through
such sites or resources. Other web sites may provide links to the Site with or
without our authorization. You acknowledge and agree that GKC and the
Affiliated Entities do not endorse such sites, and are not and shall not be
responsible or liable for any links from those sites to the Site, any content,
advertising, products or other materials available on or through such other
sites, or any loss or damages incurred in connection therewith.
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIRD PARTY WEB SITES AND
RESOURCES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION,
DATA, ADVERTISING, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER MATERIALS ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH SUCH
WEB SITES AND RESOURCES, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF USE APPLICABLE TO SUCH SITES AND RESOURCES.
Global Kayastha Conferenceshall have the right, at any
time and in its sole discretion, to block links to the Site through
technological or other means without prior notice.
Limitations of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE AND ANY MATERIALS OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS”
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. YOU
AGREE THAT YOU MUST EVALUATE, AND THAT YOU BEAR, ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY RELIANCE ON THE ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE
(INCLUDING ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT SUBMITTED). GKC AND THE AFFILIATED ENTITIES
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE AND ANY PRODUCT, SERVICE
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES) OR MATERIALS
OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE
LAW, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE.
NEITHER GKC NOR ANY AFFILIATED ENTITY WILL BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA, LOSS OF
OTHER INTANGIBLES, LOSS OF SECURITY OF INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED IN
CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE, OR UNAUTHORIZED INTERCEPTION OF ANY SUCH
INFORMATION BY THIRD PARTIES, EVEN IF ADVISED IN ADVANCE OF SUCH DAMAGES OR
LOSSES. IN PARTICULAR, AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEITHER GKC NOR ANY AFFILIATED
ENTITY WILL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF OR
INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR FROM ANY MATERIALS POSTED ON THE SITE BY GKC OR
ANY THIRD PARTY.
While we try to maintain the integrity and security of the
Site and the servers from which the Site is operated, we do not guarantee that
the Site will be or remain secure, complete or correct, or that access to the
Site will be uninterrupted. The Site may include inaccuracies, errors and
materials that violate or conflict with this Agreement. Additionally, third
parties may make unauthorized alterations to the Site. If you become aware of
any unauthorized third party alteration to the Site, contact us, with a
description of the material(s) at issue and the URL or location on the Site
where such material(s) appear.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Global
Kayastha Conference and the Affiliated Entities and their respective sponsors,
employees, officers, directors, shareholders, affiliates, agents,
representatives, suppliers and members, from and against all claims, losses,
costs and expenses (including legal fees) arising out of (a) your use of, or
activities in connection with, the Site; or (b) any violation of this Agreement
by you or anyone using your username and/or password.
Termination
This Agreement is effective until terminated. GKC, in its
sole discretion, may terminate your access to or use of the Site, at any time
and for any reason, including if Global Kayastha Conference believes that you
have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of this
Agreement. Upon any such termination, your right to use the Site will
immediately cease. You agree that any termination of your access to or use of
the Site may be affected without prior notice, and that GKC may immediately
deactivate or delete your password and user name, and all related information
and files associated with it, and/or bar any further access to such information
or files. You agree that Global Kayastha Conference and the Affiliated Entities
shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your
access to the Site or to any such information or files, and shall not be
required to make such information or files available to you after any such
termination.
Miscellaneous
This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to,
create any partnership, joint venture, employer-employee, agency or
franchisor-franchisee relationship between you and Global Kayastha Conference or
any Affiliated Entities. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be
unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision will be deemed
severable from this Agreement and will not affect the validity and
enforceability of any remaining provision. You may not assign, transfer or
sublicense any or all of your rights or obligations under this Agreement
without our express prior written consent. No waiver by either party of any
breach or default hereunder will be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or
subsequent breach or default. Any heading, caption or section title contained
herein is inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way defines or
explains any section or provision hereof. This, together with all policies
referred to herein, is the entire Agreement between you and GKC relating to the
subject matter herein and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous
written or oral agreements or understandings between you and GKC relating to
such subject matter. Notices to you may be made via posting to the Site, by
e-mail, or by regular mail, in GKC’s discretion. The Site may also provide
notices of changes to this Agreement or other matters by displaying such
notices or by providing links to such notices. Without limitation, you agree
that a printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic
form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon
or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same
conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and
maintained in printed form. GKC will not be responsible for failures to fulfill
any obligations due to causes beyond its control.