The owners of this website reserve the right to alter the contents of this website at any time without notice to you. Your continued use of this site implies that you accept to be bound by any updated version of this site.

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Copyright

All content included on this site including but not limited to web site design, text, graphics, audio clips, visual clips, logos, button icons and the selection and arrangement thereof are either the property of Chronosphere or the original content owners and are protected by Indian copyright laws.

Permission is granted to electronically copy and to print in hard copy portions of this Web site for an individual’s personal use. Any other use of materials on this website including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, transmission, broadcasting republication, downloading or uploading without the prior written permission of Chronosphere is strictly prohibited.

Notification of Copyright Infringement

Chronosphere will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with a Notice containing the following elements:

* a physical or electronic signature of the person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is alleged to have been infringed;

* a description of the copyrighted work or works that you claim have been infringed and which you request to be removed from the site;

* a description of the location of the material that you claim is being infringed;

* information sufficient to permit Chronosphere to contact you, such as your physical address, telephone number and e-mail address;

* a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material identified in your Notice in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

* a statement by you that the information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

You can notify Chronosphere of any claims of copyright infringement at the following address: Chronosphere, 1, A3, Satya Darshan, Malpa Dongri, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400069,  INDIA.

Chronosphere, Indian Business Observer and this website name and all page headers, custom graphics and button icons are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of Chronosphere.

All other trademarks, product names and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners ("Third Party Trade Marks"). You are not permitted to use any of the trademarks without the prior written consent of the Chronosphere or such third parties that may own the trademarks.

Amending The Terms And Conditions Of Use

Chronosphere may add to, change or remove any part of these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time, without notice. Any changes to these Terms and Conditions of Use or any terms shown on this website or any subsite hereof, apply as soon as they are shown. By continuing to use this website after any changes are posted, you are indicating your acceptance of those changes. Chronosphere may add, change, discontinue, remove or suspend any other content displayed on this website, including features and specifications of products and services described or depicted on the website, temporarily or permanently, at any time, without notice and without liability.

Children Under 18

If you are under 18, you must ask your parents or a guardian before you:

* E-mail the website, or ask Chronosphere to e-mail anything to you;

* Send in any information to Chronosphere;

* Buy anything online / perform any activity online.

By continuing to use this website and any of the services offered, you are confirming that you have received the consent of your parents or a guardian. PLEASE NOTE that all minors are recommended to discuss these terms and conditions with their parents before they complete the registration process.

In return for allowing you to use the website and benefiting from our services, you agree that any information you provide us about yourself at any time will be true, accurate, current and complete and that you will ensure that this information is kept accurate and up to date. If incorrect information is supplied any contractual obligation Chronosphere has is immediately null and void.

If you send communications or materials to this website by electronic mail or otherwise, concerning any comments, questions, suggestions or the like, all such communications are, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Thus, you give up any claim that any use of such material infringes any of your rights including moral rights, proprietary, or any other right, including the right to approve the way in which Chronosphere uses such material.

Any material submitted to this website, may be adapted, broadcast, changed, copied, disclosed, licensed, performed, posted, published, sold, transmitted or used on a royalty free basis by Chronosphere anywhere in the world, in any medium, in perpetuity.

Please note that this provision does not relate to any personal data that you submit which will be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this website's 'Privacy Policy' which is listed separately on another page.

Use of the Site

You agree that you will only use our web site in a way which is consistent with our terms and conditions and which complies with applicable laws and regulations. In particular you agree that you will not use our web site to upload or send any material which contains software viruses or other codes, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware or telecommunications equipment or in any other manner which would interfere with or disrupt our web site. You acknowledge that our web site and any goods/service that you obtain from our web site are provided for your personal use only and may not be used for any commercial purposes or distributed commercially without our permission.

Links

Chronosphere may choose to provide links to sites owned by Chronosphere and associated companies from time to time and may also choose to provide links to sites that are owned by third parties that are not connected with Chronosphere. All links are provided for your convenience only. Access to sites that are owned by third parties is at your own risk and Chronosphere has no responsibility or liability for these third-party sites.

Availability

Chronosphere will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that this website is fully operational at all times. However we cannot guarantee that the website will be fault free. In particular access to this web site may be interrupted or restricted to allow for emergency or routine repairs or maintenance to be carried out or the introduction of new facilities or services.

Further, by using this website and any subsite, you acknowledge and agree that the Internet uses elements and relies upon services, input and facilities which are not within the control of Chronosphere and if Chronosphere is totally or partially prevented or delayed in the performance of any of its obligations in providing a particular service, such a situation will constitute a 'force majeure' and Chronosphere shall be excused the performance for so long as such a situation endures.

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, the term 'force majeure' shall be deemed to include any cause affecting the performance by Chronosphere of its obligations arising from or attributable to acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond the reasonable control of Chronosphere and in particular, but not by way of limitation, shall include strikes, lock-outs, other industrial action, actual or threatened terrorist action, civil commotion, riot, crowd disorder, invasion, war, threat or preparation for war, fire, technical or power failure, software, hardware or telecommunication or other network failures, interruptions, disruptions or malfunctions, explosions, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, structural damage, epidemic or other natural or physical disaster, any legislation, regulation, rule or ruling of government, court or any competent authority.

Chronosphere reserves its right to restrict, suspend or terminate your use of this website or any of our services at any time if we believe, in our absolute discretion, that you have breached these terms and conditions.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Chronosphere and, all of its associate companies, their directors, employees, information providers, licensors and licensees, officers and partners, (collectively, "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all liability and costs (including, without limitation, legal fees and costs), incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions. You will co-operate as fully as reasonably required by Chronosphere in Chronosphere’s defence of any claim. Chronosphere reserves the right, at their own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter and you shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of Chronosphere.

Alterations

We may amend this website and our services any time with or without notice to you.

Complaints and Comments

If you have any complaints or comments about our web site or any of the products supplied to you, please contact Customers Services through the Feedback section on the website.

Alternatively, you can call us Monday-Friday between 11 am and 5.30pm local Indian Standard Time on +91-22-26878028.

Miscellaneous

The Terms and Conditions together with our Privacy Policy contain the full and complete understanding between Chronosphere and you. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you through or from the website or from any conversations with our staff will operate to vary these terms and conditions.

The Terms and Conditions of website usage together with our Privacy Policy and all contracts made under them shall enure for the benefit of any successors and assignees of Chronosphere and/or Indian Business Observer.

Email Service

In situations where Chronosphere may give you the option to subscribe to its email service which will update you with news or information which it considers to be of interest to you, your use of the content received through the email service will be subject to these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Limitation Of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, neither Chronosphere nor any of their respective directors, employees, affiliates or other representatives will be liable for loss or damages arising out of or in connection with the use of, or inability to use, the materials in and/or facilities or services offered through this website, including, but not limited to, indirect or consequential loss or damages, loss of data, income, profit or opportunity, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties, even if Chronosphere have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages or such loss or damages were reasonably foreseeable. If this clause is unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction due to relevant laws, then in no event shall Chronosphere’s total liability to you for all damages, losses, and claims (whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence), or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this website.

Disclaimer

This website and its contents are provided without any representations or warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Chronosphere disclaims all representations and warranties, including by way of example but not limitation, as to fitness for a particular purpose, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws. In addition, Chronosphere does not represents or warrants that the information and/or facilities accessible via this website are accurate, complete or current, or that this website will be free of defects, including, but not limited to, viruses or other harmful elements. The user of this website assumes all costs arising as a result of the use of this website.

Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions and any contracts made under them are governed by and shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Marahashtra and the Republic of India. Mumbai courts shall be courts of exclusive competent jurisdiction. We make no representation that materials on this website are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Customers who access this web site from locations outside India do so at their own risk and on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, to the extent that any local laws are applicable. Nothing in these Terms shall in any way be deemed to restrict or affect your statutory rights under Indian law.