The portal, www.squareyards.net , (hereinafter referred to as "squareyards") is having its registered office at 113-Phase I, Vasant Vihar, Dehradun - 248006, Uttarakhand , India.
 

Definitions

The term ' authorised user' would include any person, whether an individual or a legal entity who has subscribed to the services of "squareyards", and to whom the access is restricted by the use of a sign in user name and a password. The user name and password are either allotted by "squareyards" or chosen by the user upon verification by "squareyards". It is made abundantly clear that only the authorised user has the right to access the services so offered by "squareyards".

For the purposes of this agreement, any person who does not have a legal or a contractual right to access the services, but does so, will fall within the definition of an 'unauthorised user' and will be subject to the terms and conditions, and expressly so with respect to respecting the intellectual property rights of the provider, and abiding by licensing terms and conditions.

The terms 'User' and 'customer' would include both the authorised and unauthorised user(s)

The terms 'service' or 'services' would mean to include the interactive online information service offered by "squareyards" on the internet through which the user may access information carried by "squareyards" in the database maintained by it. The terms would include to mean the search tools through which the user can search through the hosted databases and information using a number of search tools that are present with a selection matching their search criteria. Users then can select one or more of the items presented to view the full document/ record. The term service does not extend to "squareyards" acting as an agent either express or implied on behalf of any user/customer
 

Terms and Conditions

"squareyards" and/or any other website(s) linked to this website is an online information and communications service provided to you, subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below.

PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR USING "squareyards", YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR USE "squareyards". IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE TERMS, PLEASE CONTACT (info@squareyards.net)

"squareyards" may amend/modify these Terms and Conditions at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified Terms and Conditions on "squareyards.net". You may review the modified Terms and Conditions periodically to be aware of such modifications and your continued access or use of "squareyards", shall be deemed conclusive proof of your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, as amended/modified from time to time. "squareyards" may also suspend the operation of it’s portal for support or technical upgradation, maintenance work, in order to update the content or for any other reason.

If you utilize "squareyards" in a manner inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions, "squareyards" may terminate your access, block your future access and/or seek such additional relief as the circumstances of your misuse may be deemed to be fit and proper.

SUBMISSION AND ADMINISTRATION OF LISTINGS

Any customer agrees not to submit any property descriptions, photographs, financial, contact or other information contained in each Property's data to "squareyards" unless the Customer has acquired or received all necessary rights and authorizations from the owner of such property or the power-of-attorney holder, including from the photographer and/or copyright owner of any photographs, to publish and advertise the said Property(s) on the Customer's website or on "squareyards". The customer shall disclose all material information in respect of all such property(s) submitted including the present status and nature of such property and shall also disclose whether the property is free from all encumbrances or not. The customer in addition shall furnish a brief background of such property in respect of title, ownership and possession, "squareyards" may also require the customer to support his/her claims with respect to the status of the property with such documents as may be specified by it from time to time. The Customer may further be required to substantiate his claims as to the nature and status of the property by swearing an affidavit stating the authenticity of the information/data so provided/displayed. "Squareyards" may, at its sole discretion but without any obligation to, search for such and remove properties that are alleged to have been submitted in violation of this provision. In addition, "squareyards" may require additional evidence of compliance with this provision from Customers who are alleged to have submitted Properties or other information/data in violation of this Agreement. "Squareyards" will, in its sole discretion, terminate the accounts of, and refuse service to, any Customer who repeatedly or intentionally violates this Agreement. Additionally, the Customer agrees to allow the Property listing, or any part of it, to be searched, displayed, accessed, downloaded, copied, and otherwise referred to by users of the Customer's website, any links or the "squareyards" website. "Squareyards" shall have the sole authority to choose the manner in which any Property will be searched, displayed, accessed, downloaded, copied, and otherwise used on "squareyards.net" and shall have the right to modify the property listing in the exercise of its rights under this Agreement. In addition to the terms aforementioned the customer agrees

• (a) To represent and warrant that all Properties and associated information provided by the Customer will be accurate;

• (b) That the Customer will not permit the posting of a property on "squareyards" under a name other than the name of a real estate agent who has been duly authorized and engaged by the owner of the property in this regard;

 "Squareyards" reserves, in a manner consistent with reasonable commercial business practices, the right to remove all or any part of the Properties posted on the Customer's website or on "squareyards" without notice. "Squareyards" accepts no responsibility for checking/verifying the accuracy of reports or data files submitted by the Customer. While "squareyards" shall take all reasonable efforts for data backup and business resumption, the Customer will be solely responsible for retaining back-up copies of all information, photographs and other materials furnished/submitted to "squareyards.net ".

Customers, who are buying/renting property/properties through "squareyards", must verify details the property/properties as well as its right, title, ownership, lien etc. on their own.

Payment Terms

"Squareyards" does not store or keep Credit card or Debit card data in a location that is accessible via the Internet. Once a card transaction has been completed, all card data is moved off-line only to ensure that the data/card information received is not accessible to anyone after completion of the on-line transaction and to ensure the maximum security. "Squareyards" uses the maximum care as is possible to ensure that all or any data / information in respect of electronic transfer of money does not fall in the wrong hands.

"Squareyards" shall not be liable for any loss or damage sustained by reason of any disclosure (inadvertent or otherwise) of any information concerning the user's account and / or information relating to or regarding online transactions using credit cards / debit cards and / or their verification process and particulars nor for any error, omission or inaccuracy with respect to any information so disclosed and used whether or not in pursuance of a legal process or otherwise.
 

Refund in failed transactions

"Squareyards" offers no guarantees whatsoever for the accuracy or timeliness of the refunds reaching the Customers card/bank accounts. This is on account of the multiplicity of organizations involved in processing of online transactions, the problems with Internet infrastructure currently available and working days/holidays of financial institutions. Refunds in the event of wrong/objectionable property content being posted on the site would be at the discretion of "squareyards".
 

USE OF INFORMATION

Customer agrees to treat all information obtained from the Service, including listings, member directory, and any information otherwise made available to Customer in the Service ("Content") as proprietary to "squareyards". Customer agrees that Content reserved for members will be maintained as confidential and shall be protected as a trade secret of "squareyards". "Squareyards" does not ensure the accuracy of, endorse or recommend any Content and Customer uses such Content at the Customer's own risk. Customer may access the listings in the Service solely to obtain initial information from which further evaluation and investigation may commence. Customer shall limit access to and use of listings to personal and internal use, and shall not use listings obtained from the Service for further distribution, publication, public display, or preparation of derivative works or facilitate any of these activities in any way. Customer shall not use or reproduce any Content that is obtained from the Service, or that is otherwise made available to Customer in the Service, for or in connection with any other listing service. Customer further shall not use the Service provided by the company in any other manner for or in connection with any other listing service. Customers violating these specific terms, specifically those customers searching the Service in an abusive or excessive manner, by automated or manual means, shall be subject to immediate termination of their membership without notice.
 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

All content on this Web Site, including, but not limited to text, images, illustrations, audio clips, and video clips, is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and/or other intellectual property rights (which are governed by Indian and worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions, privacy and publicity laws, and communication regulations and statutes), and are owned and controlled by "squareyards.net" or its affiliates, or by third party content providers, merchants, sponsors and licensors (collectively "Providers") that have licensed their content or the right to market their products and/or services to "squareyards". Content on this Web Site or any web site owned, operated, licensed or controlled by the Providers is solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You may print a copy of the content and/or information contained herein for your personal, non-commercial use only, but you may not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, and/or exploit the content or information in any way (including by e-mail or other electronic means) for commercial use without the prior written consent of "squareyards" or it’s Providers.

Without the prior written consent of "squareyards" or the Providers, your modification of the content, use of the content on any other web site or networked computer environment, or use of the content for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial use, violates the rights of the owners of the "squareyards" and/or the Provider copyrights, trademarks or service marks and other proprietary rights, and is prohibited. As a condition to your use of this Web Site, you warrant to "squareyards" that you will not use our Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms, including without limitation the posting or transmitting any threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, or profane material. If you violate any of these Terms, your permission to use our Web Site immediately terminates without the necessity of any notice. "Squareyards" retains the right to deny access to anyone at its discretion for any reason, including for violation of these Terms. You may not use on your web site any trademarks, service marks or copyrighted materials appearing on this Web Site, including but not limited to any logos or characters, without the express written consent of the owner of the mark or copyright. You may not frame or otherwise incorporate into another web site any of the content or other materials on this Web Site without prior written consent of "squareyards".
 

RESTRICTIONS/ PROHIBITIONS

You hereby expressly agree not to:

• (a) Access data not intended for you or log into server or account that you are not authorized to access;

• (b) Attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network;

• (c) Attempt or breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;

• (d) Attempt to interfere with, access to any other user including but not limited to by submitting a virus of any kind or Trojan horse to "squareyards", overloading, Flooding, mail bombing or crashing;

• (e) Copy, distribute, download, display, perform, reproduce, modify, edit, alter, enhance, broadcast or tamper with in any way or otherwise use any material contained in "squareyards" except as permitted;

• (f) Copy and distribute this information on any other server, or modify or re-use information, text, graphics, sound, etc. on this Website to any other system. No reproduction of any part of the Website may be sold or distributed for commercial gain nor shall it be modified or incorporated in any other work, publication or Website, whether in hard copy or electronic format, including postings to any other Website; or

• (g) Remove any copyright, trade mark or other intellectual property notices contained in the original material from any material copied or printed off from "squareyards" or link to "squareyards", without our express written consent.

• (h) The user shall not utilize the services offered by "squareyards" in any manner so as to impair the interests and functioning of "squareyards".

• (i) Users undertake that the services offered by "squareyards" shall not be utilized to upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available either directly or indirectly, unsolicited bulk e-mail or unsolicited commercial e-mail. "Squareyards" reserves the right to filter and monitor and block the emails sent by you/user using the servers maintained by "squareyards" to relay emails. All attempts shall be made by "squareyards" and the user to abide by International Best Practices in containing and eliminating Spam.

Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability.
 

DISCLAIMER AND WARRANTIES

The content of "squareyards" is provided "as is" and on an "as available" basis, without warranties or representations of any kind, either express or implied.

"Squareyards" and any third party providing materials, services or content to this website, disclaims all warranties, express or implied, statutory or otherwise including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights, completeness or accuracy of the information, update or correctness of the information, freedom from computer viruses, other violation of rights regarding services, products, material and contents of "squareyards".

It is solely your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of all opinions, advice, services, merchandise and other information provided through the Website. "Squareyards" does not warrant that the access to Website will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defects in Website will be corrected.

No information contained herein shall constitute an invitation or an offer to invest in "squareyards" or any of its Affiliates. Further, nothing contained in this Website should be construed as a recommendation to use any product, process, equipment or formulation, in conflict with any patent, or otherwise and "squareyards" makes no representation or warranty, express or implied that, the use thereof will not infringe any patent, or otherwise.

This Website is controlled and operated from India and "squareyards" makes no representation that the materials are appropriate or will be available for use in other parts of the World. If you use this Website from outside India, you are entirely responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws as well as international conventions and treaties.

"Squareyards" offers products, services, content and various other functionalities (collectively the "Services") to specific regions worldwide. The Services offered in one region may differ from those in other regions due to availability, local or regional laws or legal impediments and other considerations/factors. "Squareyards" does not make any warranty or representation that a user in one region may also obtain the Services as provided in another region. Information on this Website may contain references to products, programs or services that are not announced or available in your country. Such references do not in any manner imply that "squareyards" intends to announce, launch or provide such products, programs or services in your country.
 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

"Squareyards" will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising out of or relating to the use or the inability to use this Website, its content or links, including but not limited to damages caused by or related to errors, omissions, interruptions, defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, line failure and all other direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, loss of profit, exemplary or consequential damages whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory including Force Majeure, and whether or not, such organizations or entities were intimated or advised of the possibility of such damages.

"Squareyards" assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of Customers data/information."Squareyards" shall not be responsible for any problem or technical malfunction on-line-systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of e-mail or players on account of technical problem or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to any customer and/or Members or to any other persons computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials/information from the website.
 

TERMINATION

"Squareyards" may, without notice in its sole discretion, and at any time, terminate or restrict your use or access to "squareyards" (or any part thereof) for any reason, including, without limitation, that "squareyards" based on its judgment and perception believes you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms and Conditions.
 

INDEMNIFICATION

Submissions and unauthorized use of any information(s)/materials contained on "squareyards" may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, certain communications statutes and regulations thereto and other applicable laws, statutes and its rules and regulations. You alone are responsible for your actions or the actions of any person using your user name and/or password.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, "squareyards" and/ or its associates, subsidiaries, their officers, directors, employees, affiliates, licensees, business partners and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your use of "squareyards" material or your breach of these Terms and Conditions.
 

ARBITRATION

If any dispute arises between a user/users and "squareyards" arising out of use of the website or thereafter, in connection with the validity, interpretation, implementation or alleged breach of any provision of this Agreement, the dispute shall be referred to a sole Arbitrator who shall be an independent and neutral third party identified by "squareyards". Decision of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding on both the parties to the dispute. The place of arbitration shall be Dehradun. The Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, shall govern the arbitration proceedings.
 

SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS

THIS AGREEMENT between you and "squareyards" governs your use of "squareyards". If any provision of these Website Terms and Conditions or part thereof is inconsistent with or is held to be invalid/void by or under any law, rule, order or regulation of any Government or by the final adjudication of any court, such inconsistency or invalidity shall not affect the enforceability of any other provision of the Terms and Conditions.
 

WAIVER

The failure of "squareyards" to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms and Conditions of use shall not constitute a waiver of its right to enforce such right or provision subsequently.
 

GOVERNING LAW

By accessing the Website you agree that the laws prevailing in India shall be the governing laws in all matters relating to "squareyards" as well as these Terms and Conditions.
 

JURISDICTION

Courts at Dehradun, India alone shall have the exclusive jurisdiction in all matters relating to "squareyards" and these Terms and Conditions, irrespective of the territory and jurisdiction of your access to "squareyards".

"squareyards" does not routinely monitor your postings to the web site but reserves the right to do so. However, if "squareyards" becomes aware of an inappropriate use of "squareyards" or any of its Services, "squareyards" will respond in any way that, in its sole discretion, "squareyards" deems appropriate. You acknowledge that "squareyards" will have the right to report to law enforcement authorities any actions that may be considered illegal, as well as any information it receives of such illegal conduct. When requested, "squareyards" will co-operate fully with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of alleged illegal activity on the Internet.

"Squareyards" reserves all other rights.
 

VIOLATIONS

Please report any violations of these Terms and Conditions to "squareyards" at info@squareyards.net