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Your Acceptance BY USING AND/OR VISITING THIS WEBSITE (collectively, including all content available through the pinkvilla.com domain name, other web sites, mobile applications, online forums, online communities and/or any online platforms" owned or operated by Pinkvilla, i.e. Pinkvilla Inc, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, India having its principal place of business at 601, Durolite House, New Link Road, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400053, India (the "Pinkvilla Platforms"), YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO the "Terms of Service", i.e. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS COOKIES POLICY, PRIVACY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER, WHICH ARE PUBLISHED AT Cookies policy,Privacy policy, and Disclaimer AND WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. If you do not agree to any of these Terms of Service, then please do not use the Pinkvilla Platforms.
These Terms of Service apply to all users of the Pinkvilla Platforms, including users who are also contributors of videos, clips, sounds, images, snaps, content, information, and any other materials or services on the Website. The Pinkvilla Platforms may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by Pinkvilla. Pinkvilla has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition, Pinkvilla will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Pinkvilla Platforms, you expressly relieve Pinkvilla from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware that when you leave the Pinkvilla Platforms, read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other website that you visit.
A. Pinkvilla hereby grants you permission to use the Pinkvilla Platforms as set forth in this Terms of Service, provided that :
B. In order to access some features of the Pinkvilla Platforms, you will have to create an account. You may never use another's account without permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information, as mentioned here: Register.
You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. You must notify Pinkvilla immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. Although Pinkvilla will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of Pinkvilla or others due to such unauthorized use.
You can use your login details, to access some features on Pinkvilla Website. As soon as User logins to the Platforms, we store some cookies, for the identification of the user.
C. Pinkvilla Platforms serves advertisements from the Standard Google Publisher (DFP). These advertisements come in the different sections of the pages, with different sizes. e.g.Homepage, Section Pages, Article Details Pages. Third-party Advertisement Publishers stores some cookies. It helps them to serve you better / relative advertisement on the next visit.
For more information about cookies, please visit this page: Cookies Policy
E. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, "robots," "spiders," "offline readers," etc., that accesses the Website in a manner that sends more request messages to the Pinkvilla servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional on-line web browser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pinkvilla grants the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose of creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials. Pinkvilla reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Website, nor to use the communication systems provided by the Website for any commercial solicitation purposes. You agree not to solicit, for commercial purposes, any users of the Website with respect to their User Submissions.
The content on the Pinkvilla Platforms, except all User Submissions (as defined below), including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like ("Content") and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or licensed to Pinkvilla, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. Content on the Pinkvilla Platforms is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. Pinkvilla reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Pinvilla Platforms and the Content. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of User Submissions of third parties obtained through the Pinvilla Platforms for any commercial purposes. If you download or print a copy of the Content for personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Pinkvilla Platforms or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Pinkvilla Platforms or the Content therein.
A. The Pinkvilla Platforms permit the submission via uploads to the Pinkvilla Platforms including without limitation the Pinkvilla Community (i.e. the online community including without limitation any bulletin boards, forums, communities and chat rooms) of photos, videos, audio clips, texts or any other material or communications submitted by you and other users ("User Submissions") and the hosting, sharing, and/or publishing of such User Submissions. You understand that whether or not such User Submissions are published, Pinkvilla does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Submissions and/or submissions.
B. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them. In connection with User Submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that:
C. In connection with User Submissions, you further agree that you will not:
Pinkvilla does not endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Pinkvilla expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Submissions. Pinkvilla does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on its Website, and Pinkvilla will remove all Content and User Submissions if properly notified that such Content or User Submission infringes on another's intellectual property rights. Pinkvilla reserves the right to remove Content and User Submissions without prior notice. Pinkvilla will also terminate a User's access to its Website, if they are determined to be a repeat infringer. A repeat infringer is a User who has been notified of infringing activity more than twice and/or has had a User Submission removed from the Website more than twice. Pinkvilla also reserves the right to decide whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Service for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length. Pinkvilla may remove such User Submissions and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.
D. In particular, if you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any User Submission or other content infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):
If you are the owner of a U.S. copyright, or a U.S. copyright owner's agent, you may submit notification, pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), if you believe any content on the Site infringes upon your copyrights. To provide adequate notice, you must submit to our Copyright Agent the following information in writing:
You may direct all copyright infringement notifications to our Copyright Agent: Pinkvilla Media Private Limited operates www.pinkvilla.com
Pinkvilla's Designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications and counter-notifications of claimed infringement can be reached as follows:
Email: copyright@pinkvilla.com
Mailing Address: Attention: Copyright Agent, 601, Durolite House, New Link Road, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400053, India
Phone: +91 9137358703
Please submit only DMCA notices to the Copyright Agent. All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, or other communications should be directed to Pinkvilla at www.pinkvilla.com. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the above DMCA requirements, your DMCA notice may not be valid.
Counter-Notice: If you believe your content was inaccurately removed or disabled, due to your claim of ownership over the alleged infringing material, or of authorization from the copyright owner or his or her agent, or, pursuant to the law, you believe you are allowed to post the material in the alleged infringing content, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent, containing the following information:
E. You understand that when using the Pinkvilla Platforms, you will be exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that Pinkvilla is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against Pinkvilla with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold Pinkvilla, its Owners/Operators, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the site.
F. Pinkvilla permits you to link to materials on the Pinkvilla Platforms for personal, non-commercial purposes only. In addition, Pinkvilla provides an "Embeddable Player" feature, which you may incorporate into your own personal, non-commercial websites for use in accessing the materials on the Pinkvilla Platforms, provided that you include a prominent link back to the Pinkvilla Platforms on the pages containing the Embeddable Player. Pinkvilla reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the Pinkvilla Platforms at any time.
G. Comments Policy:
Keep all comments relevant and 'on topic' to the particular posting. If you are not sure about this, please contact the Pinkvilla administrators before you do this. If the Pinkvilla team notices that any posting is not adhering with these terms and conditions or the intended use of the comments, the Pinkvilla team may remove that posting and/or any other related postings. Pinkvilla team reserves the right, in our sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post or remove any posting (including email) by you, or to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Services at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability.
The Pinkvilla warning system:
So, what happens when a member violates these guidelines or our Terms of Use? It's a simple three-step process.
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE PINKVILLA PLATFORMS SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PINKVILLA, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. PPINKVILLA MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE'S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY
IN NO EVENT SHALL PINKVILLA, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Pinkvilla, its parent corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from:
You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Service. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13, as the Pinkvilla Platforms is not intended for children under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use the Pinkvilla Platforms - there are lots of other great web sites for you. Talk to your parents about what sites are appropriate for you.
These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Pinkvilla without restriction.
If for any reason you fail to fully understand or have questions regarding any of the above Terms please contact the Pinkvilla administrators using the feedback link at the bottom of the site on the home page ( www.pinkvilla.com).
We reserve the right to discontinue or change any service or feature on the Pinkvilla Platforms at any time and without notice.
We may change these Terms of Service at any time without notice. You can review the most current version of these terms by clicking on the "Terms of Use" hypertext link located at the bottom of our web page on the Pinkvilla Platforms. You are responsible for checking these Terms of Service for changes periodically. If you continue to use the Pinkvilla Platforms after we post changes to these Terms of Service, you are signifying your acceptance of the updated Terms.