Parijatham Publications Pvt. Ltd. (“Parijatham Publications”) deeply values its relationship with you and is committed to ensuring customer satisfaction. The purpose of these Terms of Use is to clearly set out your rights and obligations. You are requested to carefully review these Terms of Use.
Applicability
These Terms of Use apply in respect of the website – www.parijathambooks.com (the “Website”) which is owned and managed by Parijatham Publications. They apply to your use of the Website and to all features, services and products provided through the Website. By using the Website and/or availing the features, services and products provided through the Website, you are deemed to have accepted these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the Website, or avail any feature, service or product provided through the Website.
These Terms of Use constitute a binding contract between you and Parijatham Publications. Accordingly, any breach of these Terms of Use by you will constitute a breach of contract and may give rise to legal liability.
Revisions
These Terms of Use may be revised by Parijatham Publications from time to time to address evolving business requirements or changes in applicable laws. Such revisions will be promptly notified on the Website and shall become effective upon being so notified. You will also be separately informed by email. If you do not agree to such revisions, you will be given the option to delete your account and thereafter stop using the Website and/or availing the features, services and products provided through the Website.
Use
You are permitted to use the Website, and avail the features, services and products provided through the Website, for private consumption only, pursuant to a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence. However, Parijatham Publications reserves its right to deny features, services and products provided through the Website at its discretion, without notice, and without assigning reasons.
You may create a link to any page of the Website as long as such action does not mislead the public in any manner, or portray Parijatham Publications, or its executives, employees, authors, affiliates, etc., in a false, derogatory, or offensive manner.
Obligations
You will use the Website, and avail the features, services and products provided through the Website, in a fair and reasonable manner as a bona fide user and will not impersonate any other person. If required, you will furnish complete and accurate personal information and details to Parijatham Publications. In addition, you will not aid, abet, facilitate, or take any action that:
- unreasonably burdens the infrastructure supporting the Website;
- hinders the proper functioning of the Website, or any feature, service or product provided through the Website;
- bypasses the security measures implemented for the Website;
- infringes the intellectual property rights of Parijatham Publications or any other person or entity;
- constitutes harassment, abuse, harm, defamation, intimidation, discrimination, etc. through means of the Website;
- constitutes unfair exploitation of the Website or the features, services and products provided through the Website;
- is in breach of applicable laws; or
- is in breach of these Terms of Use.
Use of Communities and Forums
The Website may host communities and forums which you may use. The content posted by you on such communities and forums shall remain your intellectual property. However, Parijatham Publications shall have a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide licence in respect of such content. Such licence shall permit Parijatham Publications to use such content in whatever manner it deems fit.
You are permitted to use communities and forums hosted on the Website so long as you comply with applicable guidelines published by Parijatham Publications on the Website. Any breach of such guidelines shall constitute a breach of these Terms of Use. In addition, you must ensure that the content posted by you:
- does not infringe the intellectual property rights of a third-party;
- is original work, and if it is not, then you have obtained all necessary permissions;
- is not disrespectful, defamatory, indecent, obscene, sexually explicit, incendiary, hateful, or illegal;
- is not used to impersonate another person or entity; and
- is not used to commit fraud, misrepresentation, or any criminal activity.
The use of communities and forums hosted on the Website is at your sole risk. Parijatham Publications will not be liable for any harm, loss, damage, etc. caused by use of communities and forums by you or anyone else.
Payments
You will be required to make payments for certain features, services and products provided through the Website. By making a payment, you represent that such payment is proper and duly authorised. If you fail to make a required payment, then Parijatham Publications shall be entitled to bring legal action to recover such payment and you will be liable to reimburse Parijatham Publications for all costs incurred by it in recovering such payment, including attorney’s fees and legal costs.
All payments shall be processed by a third-party service provider. You will have no legal claim against Parijatham Publications for any loss suffered by you on account of the negligence, error, default, failure, etc. of the third-party service provider.
Links to Third-Party Websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely for the convenience of users and do not constitute an endorsement of such third-party websites by Parijatham Publications. Parijatham Publications will not be liable for any loss caused to you or anyone else, pursuant to your use of such third-party websites.
Intellectual Property
All content hosted on the Website, including design elements, text, photos, graphics, images, music, sound, audio, and video, is the intellectual property of Parijatham Publications and is protected by the Copyright Act, 1957, the Trade Marks Act, 1999, and other intellectual property laws. You are not permitted to download, copy, reproduce, modify, republish, post, transmit, store, sell, distribute, exhibit, commercially exploit, or share such content without prior written permission from Parijatham Publications. Such permission may be sought by contacting Parijatham Publications at editorial@parijathambooks.com.
The Website uses and contains logos, trademarks, service marks and trade names, including “Parijatham Books”, “Dubki”, and “Flashlight”, which are owned by Parijatham Publications and are protected by intellectual property laws. You may not use them in any manner whatsoever without prior written permission from Parijatham Publications. Such permission(s) may be sought by contacting Parijatham Publications at editorial@parijathambooks.com.
Privacy Policy
Parijatham Publications has adopted a privacy policy (available here – https://parijathambooks.com/privacy-policy) which applies in respect of the Website and to personal information provided by you or otherwise collected by Parijatham Publications during your use of the Website. This privacy policy shall be deemed to be an integral part of these Terms of Use.
Minors
The features, services and products provided through the Website can be availed only by logging into the Website using an account on the Website, or using a Google, Facebook, or other social media account. This facility is only available to adults. By logging into the Website and/or availing the features, services and products provided through the Website, you represent that you are an adult under applicable laws in your place of residence. Parijatham Publications will not be liable for any harm, loss, damage, etc. caused by, or caused to, a minor impersonating an adult in any circumstance.
Consequences of Breach
If you breach any of these Terms of Use, then Parijatham Publications shall be entitled to suspend or delete your account and stop you from using the Website and/or availing the features, services and products provided through the Website. Parijatham Publications shall also be entitled to bring a legal claim against you for damages suffered due to such breach.
Termination
You may terminate the relationship between yourself and Parijatham Publications at any time by deleting your account. However, this action will only have prospective effect, and will not affect legal claims which have arisen until such time. Parijatham Publications may also terminate such relationship at any time by deleting your account at its sole discretion, without notice, and without assigning reasons.
Limitation of Liability
You may use the Website, and avail the features, services and products provided through the Website, solely at your own risk. The Website, and the features, services and products provided through the Website, are provided to you “as is” without any express or implied warranty of any kind whatsoever. Parijatham Publications does not make any representation or warranty regarding the content or functioning of the Website – particularly in respect of the accuracy, reliability, and suitability of such content for any purpose.
Parijatham Publications, and its executives, employees, authors, artists, agents, contractors, suppliers, affiliates, etc., shall under no circumstances be liable to you or any other person, under contract, tort, or otherwise, for any loss, harm, damages, etc. arising from or relating to your use of the Website and/or your availing of the features, services and products provided through the Website. If such exclusion of liability is not permitted by applicable laws, then Parijatham Publications’ aggregate liability to you for all loss, harm, damages, etc., under contract, tort, or otherwise, shall be limited to the total sum paid by you for the features, services and products availed by you.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify Parijatham Publications, and its executives, employees, authors, artists, agents, contractors, suppliers, affiliates, etc., from any liability, loss, harm, damages, costs, etc., including reasonable attorney’s fees and legal costs, arising from, or relating to, any breach of these Terms of Use by you, or your use of the Website and/or availing of the features, services and products provided through the Website. This obligation shall also apply in the event of any misuse or unauthorised use of your account and/or credentials.
Force Majeure
Neither you nor Parijatham Publications shall be responsible for any delays or failures in performance solely arising from unforeseeable acts or events beyond the control of the concerned party.
Miscellaneous
If any part of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, then these Terms of Use shall be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to ensure its validity, legality, and enforceability. If such modification is not possible, then such part shall be deemed to have been deleted. Any modification or deletion of a part of these Terms of Use shall not affect the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remainder of these Terms of Use.
Any failure or delay by Parijatham Publications in exercising any right or remedy provided under these Terms of Use or by law shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. Any single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall not prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.
These Terms of Use shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Parijatham Publications and shall supersede any prior oral or written agreement.
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Indian laws.
These Terms of Use are deemed to be executed at Palakkad. Any dispute arising out of, or relating to, these Terms of Use shall be decided by the courts of Palakkad, which shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction.
Queries
If you have any queries about these Terms of Use, then please feel free to contact Parijatham Publications at operations@parijathambooks.com.