TERMS
OF USE
These terms of use ("Agreement") for the
Application (as defined below) are a legal and binding agreement between ("you",
"your" or "yourself"), as the User and Airtel Digital
Limited and/or its affiliates ("we", "us", "our"
or “Airtel Digital Limited"). This Agreement governs your use of the
Application and Services. Please read this Agreement carefully before using the
Application.
By registering on or otherwise by accessing or using
the Application /Service in any matter, you (a) acknowledge that you have read
and understood this Agreement and consent to become a party to it, (b)
represent that you are in compliance with all
requirements under this Agreement, and (c) agree to be bound by and to comply
with this Agreement.
The Application and the Service may be used only by
Users (as defined below) who are lawful owners of, or, at the responsibility of
such owners have the necessary authorization for (a) using the MSISDN (defined
below) and Devices (defined below) and (b) for making payments, if any, through
or in connection with the use of the Application and the Service. If you are
not such a User or if you do not accept the terms of this Agreement then please
do not access or user the Application and/or Services and discontinue the
registration process.
Airtel may amend the terms of this Agreement by
posting a copy of the modified or amended Agreement on the Application. Your
continued use of the Application and/or the Services after notification of such
change will signify your acceptance of any amendment.
A.
Definitions
Affiliate(s) means any entity that is Controlling,
Controlled by, or is under the common Control with
that entity. Control means the power to direct or cause the direction of
management and policies of an entity, either directly or indirectly, whether
through direct or indirect ownership, voting rights, contract or otherwise.
'Controlling', 'Common Control' and 'Controlled by' will be construed
accordingly.
Application means Airtel Thanks Application and
website www.airtel.in (“collectively referred to as “Application”) which is made
available by Airtel. Application includes the Documentation.
Contaminant means a virus, worm, trojan, time bomb,
contaminant, or disabling or malicious code, files or programs.
Content means all audio or audio-visual content
(including metadata) that is made available to Users through the Application as
part of the Service.
Device means any device (including mobile
handsets and tablets) on which Airtel allows the downloading and use of the
Application.
Documentation means any information, manuals, usage instructions
and other documentation that Airtel provides along with the Application.
Marks means any proprietary logo, branding,
name, trademark and other marks.
MSISDN means the Mobile Subscriber Integrated
Services Digital Network-Number that a User uses to register on the Application
for availing the Service.
Personal
information is any
information that can be used by itself to uniquely identify, contact, or locate
a person, or can be used with information available from other sources to
uniquely identify an individual
Privacy
Policy will mean
the privacy policy of Airtel Digital Limited.
Proprietary
Materials means
the Service, Application, Content and Airtel's or any third party's Marks.
Services
means the various services and/or
facilities, including but not limited to information, entertainment, promotion
and/or engagement services and/or facilities as may be provisioned thereunder
and provided by us to its users.
User(s) means an end user of the Application
who (a) has downloaded the Application on his or her Device for availing the
Services for personal and non-commercial use, (b) if applicable, has validly
registered for the Service through the required registration process, and (c)
fulfils all prerequisites and conditions under this Agreement. The term
'User(s)' includes you.
User
Material means posting
messages, submitting reviews, inputting data, suggesting playlists, suggesting
ideas or engaging in any other form of communication through the Application
and/or Service.
B. Services
This Application
is made available by Airtel. You will
need to access or download and install the Application (as the case may be) on
your Device to use the Service. The Application provides to its Users,
the ability to avail various Services, subject to this Agreement. The Agreement
is an electronic record in terms of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (as
amended / re-enacted) (“IT Act") and rules thereunder, and is published in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 3 (1) of the of the Information
Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021,
which mandates for publishing of rules and regulations, privacy policy and
terms of use for access or usage of Application. This electronic record is
generated by a computer system and does not require any physical or digital
signatures.
C.
Requirements and Restrictions
Registration: To avail the Service you may
need to register on Airtel's website or on the Application and create an
account, which may involve (without limitation): (a) setting up a profile, (b)
providing your MSISDN, name, email, gender and location, (c) creating a username
and password, (d) providing your Financial Information (e) providing other data
and information that Airtel may require for User registration, and (f)
receiving and entering one-time passwords. You must ensure that all information
you provide in connection with the foregoing is correct and accurate, and you
will be solely responsible for the protection and confidentiality of your
username, password and account. You will take all necessary precautions to
prevent unauthorized and illegal use and unauthorized access to your account.
Airtel will not be responsible for any misuse of the User’s Device or
unauthorized access to the User’s account details by any third party. Airtel
expressly disclaims any and all liability, howsoever arising, out of the misuse
of the Application downloaded by the Customer. Airtel will not be responsible
for any unauthorized, unlawful or illegal use of the Service or the Application
by any User or person who is not a Valid User.
Age. In order to use or register for
the Service, you must be above 18 years of age.
MSISDN & Device: You agree that you are
not allowed to gain access to or use the MSISDN, account, or device of any
other User / person for using the Service in any manner. You hereby represent
that you have the complete authority to use the Device you are using for
availing the Service, and will be liable for any transactions made from that
device in connection with the Service.
Device Compatibility : You acknowledge that the Service may be available / compatible only
on select devices, depending on technical compatibility and rights available
with Airtel and the Content owners. You understand that Airtel at any time may
restrict the use of the Application and Service on any particular device,
platform or format. You will not use the Services on any such restricted
devices, platforms or format.
Connectivity: Access to and use of the Service
will be internet based. You will be responsible for obtaining Internet
connectivity (and all devices necessary for such connectivity) and paying all
fees in connection with such use. Separate charges may be applicable for
accessing and using the Service, including for subscription, streaming and
download.
Releases: The terms of this Agreement will also govern
any upgrades, updates, modifications, enhancements or other releases of the
Application.
Usage: Your use of the Proprietary
Materials (a) must strictly be for your personal and non-commercial use in
accordance with this Agreement, and (b) is revocable (in accordance with this
Agreement), non-exclusive, non-transferable and limited by the terms of this
Agreement and applicable laws, regulations, rules and guidelines.
No Public Exhibition : No public exhibition of the Service, Application, any Content is
permitted, with or without consideration.
Privacy Policy: Please refer to the Privacy Policy of the Airtel.
Please also note that your use of the Application or Services on your Device or
download thereof from Google play store/Apple app store or any other store may
be subject to the respective privacy policies as may be published or made
available by the Device and Google play store/Apple app store or any other
store.
D.
Technical Restrictions; Other Limitations
The
Service is provided for personal and non-commercial use only. You are not
allowed to use any automated system for the selection, downloading or streaming
of any portion of the Application or Channels, including by way of robots,
spiders, offline readers or load testers that accesses the Service in a manner
that sends more request messages or download requests to Airtel's servers in a
given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by
using the Application or Service. Further, you may not use any script or other
mechanism to collect, scrape or gather any information or data from the
Application or the Service. You will not gather information and data (including
Personal Information) of any other User's use of the Service for any reason.
Security.
You will not, and you will not encourage, assist or authorize any other person
to, for any reason whatsoever, violate the security of the Application /
Service, including: (a) accessing data not intended for you, (b) logging onto a
processor, computing systems, communications or access device or account which
you are not authorized to access, including those of any other Users, (c)
attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Service /
Application or to breach security or authentication measures, regardless of
your motives or intent, (d) attempting to interfere with or disrupt the Service
or service to any user, processor, host or network, (e) introducing a
Contaminant in the Service or Application, or in the Device of any other User,
or (f) sending unsolicited e-mails or other information, including promotions
or advertising. Violations of system or network security of Airtel or any of
the Users by you may result in civil or criminal liability. Airtel will have
the right to investigate such occurrences, which may include investigating your
usage on the Application / Service. Airtel may involve, provide Information to
and seek assistance from law enforcement authorities in seeking remedies
against such violations
Reverse
Engineering. You will not, and you will not encourage, assist or authorize any
other person to, for any reason whatsoever, reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble, or otherwise tamper with any components, usage rules or other
protection measures applicable to the Proprietary Materials or the Application.
You further agree that you will not, and will not enable others to, copy
(except as expressly permitted hereunder), decompile, reverse engineer,
disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, decrypt, modify, edit,
alter, create derivative works of the Proprietary Materials or any software
that is a part of the Application / Service, or any part thereof, even if such
derivative works are not meant for commercial use (except as and only to the
extent any foregoing restriction is prohibited by applicable law). Any attempt
to do so is a violation of the rights of Airtel. You agree to abide by the
rules and policies established from time to time by Airtel. Such rules and
policies may include, for example, required or automated updates,
modifications, or reinstallations of the Application and obtaining available
patches to address security, interoperability, and/or performance issues.
Suspension;
Discontinuation. You acknowledge that Airtel derives its rights to provide
access to the Channels through the Application from third parties. Such rights
may be available to Airtel for a fixed time, for limited methods of
distribution or for limited territories. You further acknowledge that due to
the foregoing and technical difficulties, scheduled or unscheduled maintenance
and upgrades, causes or events outside Airtel's control, or for any or no
reason whatsoever, Airtel at any time may suspend or interrupt the Service and
the Application, in whole or in part, temporarily or permanently. In addition,
Airtel reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently,
any feature or functionality of the Application and Service with or without
notice. You agree that Airtel will not be liable to you or any third party for
any direct or indirect consequences of any modification, suspension,
discontinuation or interruption of the Service and Application.
Take
Down. Airtel may be required to take down certain media, Content or other
materials off the Service (or otherwise restrict access to them) for compliance
with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and rules, and for commercial
reasons. Accordingly, Airtel reserves the right to remove any such Content from
the Service or put in place any number and manner of restrictions on the access
or use of such Channel. You will have no claims whatsoever against Airtel for
placing such restrictions with or without notice.
Data
& Information
Information.
You hereby authorize Airtel and consent to Airtel's collection, storage and use
of any information and data related to or derived from your use of the
Application, and any information or data that you provide to Airtel
("Information"). In connection with the foregoing, you further acknowledges that Airtel at all times will have the
unrestricted right to track all your activity on the Service and Application,
including your subscription to the Services. Airtel reserves the right to use
such Information for marketing, business development, evaluation and
service-enhancement purposes. Except as specified in this Agreement, Airtel
will be entitled to reproduce, use, provide and distribute the Information to
its Affiliates, subcontractors, partners, agents and licensors, without
restriction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your Personal Information will be
used only in accordance with the Privacy Policy and applicable law. This
provision will survive the termination or expiry of this Agreement.
Unique
Identifiers.
Airtel
may insert identifiers in the metadata that accompanies the Content, or your
account, and that uniquely identifies your account or the Content as Content
you have accessed or purchased ("Unique Identifiers"). These Unique
Identifiers may include a random number that we may assign to your account, to
your order, to the Content you access, to the copy of the Content you access or
download / purchase (including the date and time). Unique Identifiers may
identify the genre, the origin of the Content, and other such information and
may act as an indicator that the Content was accessed or downloaded from the
Application using the Service. These Unique Identifiers do not affect the
playback experience. You will not, and will not encourage, assist or authorize
any other person to, modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble, or
otherwise tamper with, the Unique Identifiers in any manner.
Social
Networking Sites
You
may also access the Services from a social networking site ("SNS"),
such as Facebook. If you access the Services through the SNS, you agree to (a) provide
us access to your Personal Information that you may enter on the SNS in
connection with your use of the SNS or the Service, (b) post certain
notifications or events related to the Service on the SNS on your behalf; or
(c) access your friends list and other activities. If you do not want the
Application to post notifications on the SNS on your behalf or access your
friends list, you may change the settings on the SNS, if available.
The
Application may allow you to register using your SNS account. If you register
for the Service using any SNS account(s), you will be entirely responsible for
maintaining the privacy and security of such SNS accounts. Further, you
understand that Airtel does not control such accounts in any way and Airtel in
no way will be responsible for the safety and security of such accounts.
As
part of the Service, Airtel may allow you to share your Service-related
activities on SNS websites through the Application. You will be solely
responsible for any materials that you share, provided that you allow Airtel to
re-post, re-share and otherwise use such materials.
Advertising
The
Proprietary Materials, including the Service and Airtel's website may contain
advertising content from Airtel or any other third party. Airtel does not take
any responsibility of any such third party advertising
materials, and will not be liable for any of your actions or purchases or
losses that you may suffer in relation to or as a result of any such
advertising.
Purchased
Content; Per-Download Service
Depending
on the availability of rights from the relevant third parties, you may be
allowed to purchase and download certain Content through the Service. Upon
Airtel's successful receipt of the payments related to such purchase, you will
have the right to retain a copy of such Content for your use as the owner of
that copy of the Content, subject to the underlying rights (including
copyrights and other intellectual property rights of the authors, composers,
performers, artists, publishers and record labels). Your use of such downloaded
/ purchased Content may be restricted as per applicable laws and rights of such
third parties. You will be entirely responsible for your use in any manner of
any purchased Content. You may access the downloaded or purchased Content only
on your Device and will not transfer the same to another device. You
acknowledge that Airtel may place any access, read/write and other technical
restrictions on the purchased or downloaded Content. Such restrictions may
include disabling the copying or transfer of the Content to another device.
Streaming
& Subscription
You
understand and agree that any Content made available to you for streaming only
is solely intended for real time viewing and listening and, except as may be
technically required for the purposes of real-time streaming, no Content must
not be copied, stored or downloaded even for your personal use. You may not use
any method or technology to record, capture, or otherwise copy or reproduce any
Content which is provided for streaming only.Any
Channel that you access on a subscription basis will be available to you only
for the duration of the subscription for which you have paid. Your rights to
use and access the subscribed Channel will end automatically upon expiry of the
subscription period.
Payment
& Financial Information
You
agree to pay requisite charges for the use of the Services in accordance with
the rates published by Airtel, which may be modified from time to time.
You
represent and warrant that the payment and financial details ("Financial
Information") that you provide for availing the Services are correct and
accurate. You will be liable for any misuse or fraudulent use of your Financial
Information, credit cards, debit cards or other payment mechanisms, and the
onus to prove otherwise will be exclusively on you. All Financial Information
that Airtel collects will be governed as per the Privacy Policy. Airtel will
not be responsible for any transactions you make for using any portion of the
service. All claims and complaints for any failed or incorrect transactions
must be directed to our payment processing partners and/or your bank (as the
case may be). You are responsible for the timely payment of all fees and for
providing Airtel with a valid method of payment.
All
billing and payment (whether subscription or per-use) for your use of the
Service, Application and Channels will be as per the existing rates and
policies of Airtel, subject to change from time to time. You acknowledge and
understand that Airtel may use third party partners and gateways for processing
any payments from you. Airtel does not control such partners and gateways and
any transactions you make through them will be subject to separate terms and
conditions of such third parties and gateways. Any Personal Information that
you provide in relation to such billing and payment will be subject to Airtel's
Privacy Policy and the policies of such third party
partners and gateways, as the case may be. Airtel will not be responsible for
the protection and privacy of your Information if the payments are processed
directly by such third party partners and gateways
without any involvement of Airtel in the processing of the payment other than
providing necessary access.
You
understand that all payments you make in relation to the use of the Service,
including any subscription fees or one-time payments, will be final and
non-refundable, except if Airtel cancels your subscription to a Channel for
convenience (in which case Airtel will refund you the subscription fee on a
pro-rata basis). No refunds will be made if your access to the Service is
terminated for your breach of this Agreement.
Airtel
reserves the right, at any time, to change its subscription and one-time fees.
Airtel does not provide price protection or refunds in case of price reductions
or promotional offerings after your purchase.
Third
Party Sites
Airtel's
website may include links to other sites on the internet that are owned and
operated by online merchants and other third parties, and which may contain
references to information, software, materials, products or services provided
by the third party. These third party sites may
contain information which some people consider inappropriate or offensive. You
acknowledge that these third party sites are beyond
our control and Airtel will not be responsible for the content on such third
party sites or for its availability. You must contact the site administrator or
webmaster of those third-party sites if you have any concerns regarding such
links or the content on such sites. Your use of those third-party sites is at
your own risk, and is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of each
site. Airtel may include third party links or references merely as a
convenience to the Users and does not endorse nor assume any liability for the third party websites, services, or products or for any
Personal Information collected, processed, shared or retained by such third
parties.
Any dealings with third parties
(including advertisers) or participation in promotions, including the delivery
of or the payment of goods and services, and any other terms, conditions,
warranties or representation associated with such dealings or promotions, are
solely between you and the advertiser or other third party. Airtel shall not be
responsible or liable for any part of any such dealings or promotions. You
acknowledge and agree that the use of any third party
services is governed by the terms of use, privacy policy or other such
agreement stipulated by the relevant offeror of each such Linked Services.
Airtel
may sell or direct Users to certain services and/ or products provided by its
Affiliates. In such cases the terms of use, privacy policy and terms and
conditions provided by such Affiliates have to be complied with.
Intellectual
Property Rights
You
must comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulation and guidelines in
connection with your access to and use of the Proprietary Materials. You may
not redistribute, transmit, assign, sell, broadcast, rent, share, lend, modify,
adapt, edit, sublicense or otherwise transfer or use the Proprietary Materials
unless Airtel or the relevant third party consents in
writing in each instance. Nothing in this Agreement grants you any
synchronization, public performance, promotional use, commercial sale, resale,
reproduction, rental or distribution rights in the Proprietary Materials.
You
will not violate the copyright and any other intellectual property rights in
the Proprietary Materials by any means for any purpose. The Proprietary
Materials may contain third party materials, software, code, script or other
materials licensed by Airtel from third parties. You acknowledge that such
third parties retain ownership and all rights in such materials and you will
not infringe the rights of such third parties in any manner, including by
reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling or otherwise tampering with
such materials. Proprietary Materials are protected by copyright, trade dress,
patent, trademark and other laws, international conventions and proprietary
rights and all ownership rights to them remain with (as the case may be) the
relevant third parties or Airtel, or their licensors or suppliers.
You
acknowledge that Airtel retains exclusive ownership of the Application and/or Service
and all intellectual property rights associated therewith. Except as expressly
provided herein, you are not granted any rights or license to patents,
copyrights, trade secrets or trademarks with respect to the Proprietary
Materials, and Airtel, its licensors and the relevant third
party owners reserves all rights not expressly granted hereunder. You
will promptly notify Airtel in writing upon your discovery of any unauthorized
use or infringement of the Proprietary Materials or Airtel's patent, copyright,
trade secret, trademarks or other intellectual property rights.
Termination
The
Services offered to you may be terminated by Airtel without assigning any
reasons at any time at the sole discretion of Airtel. Upon termination /
suspension, you shall not have the right to use or access the
Application/Services. This Agreement will terminate automatically if you breach
or fail to comply with any terms and conditions of this Agreement. The
foregoing will not limit any other rights or remedies under contract, law or
equity available to Airtel and Airtel may take such measures available in
contract, law and equity that it may deem appropriate. Upon the termination of
this Agreement, you must cease all use of the Proprietary Materials and
uninstall the Application. Termination of this Agreement by Airtel will not
relieve you of any obligations to pay any accrued charges, including any
prorated charges accrued for the billing cycle in which this Agreement is
terminated, or any other outstanding amounts for your use of the Service.
E.
Disclaimers
You expressly agree that the application and
service are provided on an "as-is" basis and the download,
installation and use of the application, service, channels and content is at
your sole risk. Airtel does not make, and disclaims, any representations or
warranties, express, implied or statutory, regarding the service and the
application, or its merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title,
non-infringement of third party rights, or any
warranties arising by course of dealing or custom of trade. Airtel makes no
representation or warranty that the material displayed on or offered through
the service are accurate, complete, appropriate, reliable, or timely. Airtel
also makes no representation or warranty that the application or the service
will meet your requirements or that your access to and use thereof will be
uninterrupted or error-free, or that the application will be compatible or
interoperable with any user's device.
Further,
you acknowledge that, while using the service / application, compatibility and
interoperability problems may cause the performance of your device to diminish
or fail completely, and may result in permanent damage to such device,
including loss of the data, software and files on the device. You acknowledge
and agree that airtel and its affiliates, and licensors will have no liability
to you or any third party for any losses, costs or claims suffered as a result
of or in connection with such compatibility or interoperability problems.
You futher understand and agree that the application only
enables users to access the content and that Airtel is not the author of the
content and has no control or right over the creation or the substance of the
content. All content is controlled by the respective third
party owners and licensors who have made available the content for the
channel.
You
acknowledge that Airtel may not and is not required to screen, censor or edit
any portion of the content before providing access to you the users. By using
the service, you expressly acknowledge and agree that Airtel shall not be
responsible for any damages, claims or other liability arising from or related
to your access, use or download of any content in any manner.
You
further understand and agree that access to all content is made available on an
'as-is' basis. Airtel does not provide any representation or warranty, and
disclaims all representations and warranties (express implied or statutory) and
all responsibility and liability, regarding the channels and their respective
content, including, without limitation, their (a) quality, substance, accuracy,
reliability, appropriateness or any other standards, (b) compliance with
applicable laws, rules, regulation and guidelines, or (c) title or non-infringement
of any party's rights. Airtel has no liability for any channel or content you
find to be offensive, indecent, objectionable, slanderous or libelous.
You
further understand and agree that you shall be solely responsible for
obtaining and maintaining any equipment and ancillary services (including the
payment of any additional fees therefore) required to connect to, access or
otherwise use the services, you will also be responsible for maintaining the
security of the equipment and for all uses of the equipment with or without
your knowledge or consent.
You
acknowledge that you are solely responsible for the content and other materials
you transmit through the service or share with other users or recipients. You
will not transmit any content that you did not create or that you do not own
all right, title and interest in and to, including, without limitation, all
copyright and rights of publicity contained therein.
You
acknowledge that Airtel and/or its respective affiliates makes no representations
about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness and accuracy of
the information, software and services and related content contained on the
application for any purpose. All such information, software and services and
related content are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.
The company and/or its respective suppliers hereby disclaims all warranties and
conditions with regard to this information, software, and services and related
content, including all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
You
acknowledge and agree
that the Airtel shall not be responsible for unauthorized access to or
alteration of your transmissions or data, any material or data sent or received
or not sent or received, or any transactions entered into through the
application. You specifically agree that the company is not responsible or
liable for any threatening, defamatory, obscene, offensive or illegal services
or conduct of any other party or any infringement of another's rights,
including intellectual property rights. You specifically agree that the company
is not responsible for any services sent using and/or included in the
application by any third party.
F.
Limitation of Liability
To
the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Airtel, its licensors,
suppliers, partners, affiliates or third-party service providers will not be
liable to you or any third party, whether under law, contract (including
fundamental breach) or tort (including negligence), for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages, or for any
loss of profits, revenues, data, business, production or goodwill, or for any
other form of damages in any manner arising out of or in connection with the
services, application, channel, content or this agreement, including but not
limited to (a) loss of use, data or profits arising out of or in any way
connected with the use or performance of application; (b) any delay or inability
to use the application or services; (c) the provision of or failure to provide
services, or for any information or services obtained through the application;
(d) or otherwise arising out of the use of the application or the services of
the company, regardless of the form of action or the basis of the claim or
whether or not Airtel has been advised of the possibility of such damages. All
other disclaimers available at any of the associated pages or links of Airtel,
are deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.
G.
Indemnity & Release
You
agree to indemnify and hold harmless Airtel, its licensors, service providers,
their Affiliates, and each of their employees, officers, directors and agents
(together, "Indemnified Parties") against any losses, expenses, costs
or damages (including reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees' and other
reasonable costs of litigation or proceedings) arising from, incurred as a
result of, or in any manner related to any claim or action based upon (a) your
breach of, or failure to comply with, the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, and including infringement of the copyright or any intellectual
property right in the Content, Application or Services, (b) your access and use
of the Proprietary Materials, (c) your breach of applicable laws, rules,
regulations and guidelines, (d) your negligence and misconduct, (e) your
infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights of any party,
(f) Airtel's execution of any of your instructions, or (g) the use of the Service
by any other person using your MSISDN or Device.
To
the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, you release and discharge
the Indemnified Parties from any liability resulting from your use or
possession of the Application, including in relation to the following: (a) any
product liability claims, (b) any claim that the Proprietary Materials fail to
conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement, (c) any claim
arising under any consumer protection or similar legislation, and (d) any
misuse or unauthorized access of your Airtel account.
H. Dissemination by You and Compliance
with IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
You will not, and will not allow others to,
use the Service, Application, other Proprietary
Materials, and your Device and MSISDN, directly or indirectly, to upload,
distribute, transmit, communicate, provide a link to, or publish any data,
information or material using or through the Service, that: (a) belongs to
another person and to which you do not have any right to, (b) is grossly
harmful, pedophilic, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic,
sexually offensive or explicit, harmful or harassing, threatening, hateful,
racially, culturally, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or offensive,
discriminatory or abusive, against public interest and sentiment, disparaging,
or relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling, (c) violates any law
or regulation for the time being in force, or is unlawful in any manner whatever,
or the rights of others, (d) harm children in any way, (d) causes duress,
distress or discomfort to another or is likely to deter or discourage others
from using the Service, (e) infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or other
intellectual property, proprietary rights or confidentiality obligations of any
person or entity, (f) deceives or misleads the addressee about the origin of
such messages or intentionally communicates any information which is patently false or misleading in
nature but may reasonably be perceived as a fact; , (g) impersonate another
person, (h) threatens the unity, integrity, defense, security or sovereignty of
India, friendly relations with foreign States, or public order, or causes
incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence or prevents
investigation of any offence or is insulting other nation;(h) contains
Contaminants, software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs
designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer
resource, or (i) is patently false and untrue, and is
written or published in any form, with intent to mislead or harass a person,
entity or agency for financial gain or to cause any injury to any person.
By posting
any User Material, you are not forfeiting any ownership rights in such User
Material and you continue to retain all of the same ownership rights. Provided
that by submitting or posting User Material, you irrevocably grant Airtel a
perpetual, fully-paid, royalty-free, sub-licensable, transferable license to
use, display, reproduce, distribute, modify, delete from, add to, prepare
derivative works of, publish any such content and all intellectual property
rights associated therewith, throughout the world in any media formats and any
media channel now known of hereinafter devised, for any promotional or
commercial purposes, during the full term of copyright and all renewals and
extensions thereof, without any obligation to make any payment to you or others
or to give you credit. If Airtel decides to give you credit at Airtel's sole
discretion, you further grant Airtel the right to use your name and likeness
under the license contained in this paragraph in association with your User
Material and the promotion and advertising thereof. You also waive any right to
inspect or approve any final product in this regard.You will ensure that User Material comply with
the requirements under this Agreement.
By
submitting or posting the User Material, you represent and warrant that you own
the User Material. You also represent and warrant that the posting of your User
Material does not violate any right of any party, including privacy rights,
publicity rights, and intellectual property rights. By submitting or posting
the User Material, you agree that your submission of the User Material does not
in any way implicate you as an employee, agent, or partner of Airtel. You also
agree to comply with Airtel's community rules. By submitting or posting the
User Material, you further forever release and discharge Airtel, its affiliates,
advertising agencies, successors, assigns and their respective officers,
employees, agents from any and all claims, actions and demands arising out of,
or in connection with, the use of your User Materials, your name and
biographical data, including any and all claims for invasion of privacy and
libel. This release will inure to the benefit of the assigns, licensees and
legal representatives of Airtel. You warrant that any User Materials will not
contain any material that is obscene, defamatory/libelous to any party
(including Airtel or its Affiliates and any of the Content providers), or in
violation of any applicable public interest, privacy and other codes,
guidelines and laws.
Airtel
does not endorse the User Material, and the User Material does not reflect the
opinions or policies of Airtel. Airtel reserves the right, but will have no
obligation, to monitor the User Material and to restrict or remove the User
Material that Airtel determines, in its sole discretion, is inappropriate or
for any other reason. Please report inappropriate User Material posted by any
User by emailing us at ADLGrievance.Officer@airtel.com.
Misuse
of the Services (or use not in accordance with the intended purpose for which
the Service and Application is provided to Users) in any manner is strictly
prohibited. You agree to comply with the following:
You
will not use the Service in a way that (i) is not for
your personal and non-commercial use, (ii) is meant to circumvent the use
restrictions in place on the Application, or as specified under this Agreement,
or notified by Airtel from time to time, or (iii) is meant to distort any data,
information or other metrics collected or that may be collected by Airtel in
relation to the provision of and Users' use of, or otherwise that in any manner
adversely affects, the Services, Application, Channels, Content and other
materials.
You
also may not use, nor allow others to use, your MSISDN, Device, Service or
Application, directly or indirectly, to:
(i) attempt to or actually disrupt, impair or interfere
with, or alter or modify, the Service, Application or any information, data or
materials posted or displayed on the Application,
(ii)
act in a way that negatively affects Airtel's goodwill, the Service, or anyone
else.
You agree to comply with all applicable laws, statutes, rules and
regulations, as well as any international treaties, which are applicable to
your use of the Service, Application, Channels, Content, Device and MSISDN. You
will not use any of the foregoing for any unlawful means and purposes.
I.
Miscellaneous
Governing
Law. Any dispute or claim (contractual or non-contractual) arising out of or in
relation to this Agreement, including disputes as to its formation, will be
governed by and construed in accordance with Indian laws, without regard to its
conflict of laws rules. Airtel and you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of
New Delhi courts. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods will not apply to the Agreement.
Entire
Agreement. This Agreement together with the Privacy Policy contains the entire
agreement between Airtel and you with respect to its subject matter and
supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements or communications,
either oral or in writing, between Airtel and you with respect to the subject
matter hereof.
Severability.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement will not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement,
which will remain in full force and effect.
Survival.
The provisions of this Article, and any provisions relating to licenses,
indemnity, governing law, jurisdiction, arbitration, confidentiality, intellectual
property rights and other provisions that by their nature survive expiry or
termination, and those representations and warranties that are required to
supplement the above Articles for making them effective, will survive the
expiry or termination of the Agreement.
No
Waiver. No failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right, power or
remedy by a party under the Agreement will operate as a waiver. A single or
partial exercise of any right, power or remedy does not preclude any other or
further exercise of that or any other right, power or remedy. A waiver is not
valid or binding on the party granting that waiver unless made expressly in
writing.
Amendments.
Airtel may modify or amend the terms of this Agreement by posting a copy of the
modified or amended Agreement on the Application or website. You will be deemed
to have agreed to any such modification or amendment by your decision to
continue using the Service / Application following the date on which the
modified or amended Agreement is posted.
Use
Restriction: You must not access the
Application if you are a person who is either barred or otherwise legally
prohibited from receiving or using the Service or any Services under the laws
of India.
Third-Party
Fees: You may incur access or data
fees from third parties (such as your internet provider or mobile carrier) in
connection with your use of Services and of Application. You are solely
responsible for all such fees.
Updates: You may need to install updates to the Application or related
software that we introduce from time to time to use of the Application.
Services originating from the Application may communicate with the servers from
time to time to check for available updates to the Services and to the
functionality of the Application, such as bug fixes, patches, enhanced
functions, missing plug-ins and new versions (collectively,
"Updates"). Your use of the Services you have installed requires that
you have agreed to receive such automatically requested Updates.
Accuracy
of Information: You agree that the information
entered by you while profile creation/updation or
using any of Services is true, current, complete and accurate in all respects.
Airtel is not responsible for any losses arising out of discrepancy in your
data. You are solely responsible for maintaining confidentiality and security
of your user account and for all activities that occur on or through your user
account. Airtel is not responsible for any losses arising out of the
unauthorized use of your user account.
Force
Majeure: Airtel shall
be under no liability whatsoever in the event of non-availability of any
portion of the Application or subscribed content or services occasioned by act of God, war,
disease, revolution, riot, civil commotion, strike, lockout, flood, fire,
failure of any public utility, man-made disaster, infrastructure failure or any
other cause whatsoever beyond the control of the Company.
Assignment.
You may not assign your rights under this Agreement without Airtel's prior
written permission and any attempt by you to do so will be void from inception.
Airtel may assign or transfer this Agreement in its entirety at any time
without notice and without your consent.
Airtel's
performance of this Agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process and
the policies and business decisions of Airtel, and nothing contained in this
Agreement is in derogation of Airtel's right to comply with governmental, court
and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the
Proprietary Materials or information provided to or gathered by us with respect
to such use.
In
this Agreement, unless specified otherwise: (a) "include" means
"including without limitation", (b) singular includes plural, and
vice versa, (c) reference to one gender includes the other, (d) references to
any time of day are to Indian Standard Time, (e) reference to a statute or a
statutory provision include its amendments, modifications, re-enactments and
consolidations, and (f) the rule of construction that an agreement should be interpreted
against the party responsible for drafting it will not apply to this Agreement.
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.
Please
visit these terms of use regularly to stay updated on the currently applicable
terms for your use of the Service, Application and Content.
Grievance
Office- In case you find any objection to the
Content/Information available of Airtel Thanks App, please write to us at ADLGrievance.Officer@airtel.com with details of the objectionable
content/information. You are also requested to leave your name and contact
details with us.