Terms
and conditions:
Terms of use
Thank you, for using Aaluwaala.
For your information: “Madhusudan
Agrifarm Solution Private Limited”, is a company incorporated under the
Companies Act, 2013 with its registered office at Ground
Floor, Sushila Enclave, Road no 1 A, Basant vihar, Harmu, Ranchi, Jharkhand
834002 (hereinafter referred as “We”/ “Aaluwaala”/ “Us”/ “Our”).
The terms and conditions/ terms of use ("Terms")
governing the Aaluwaala Platform (defined later) and the Services (defined
later) follow:
Acceptance of terms
- These Terms are intended to make you
aware of your legal rights and responsibilities with respect to your
access to and use of the Aaluwaala’s website www.aaluwaala.com ("Site") and/or
any related mobile or software applications (collectively referred to as,
“Aaluwaala Platform”) including but not limited to the services
offered by Aaluwaala via the Aaluwaala Platform or otherwise ("Services").
- Your use/ access of the Aaluwaala
Platform shall be governed by these Terms and the Privacy Policy of Aaluwaala
as available at https://aaluwaala.com/privacy (“Privacy
Policy”). By accessing the Aaluwaala Platform and/ or undertaking any
sale-purchase transaction, you agree to be bound by the Terms including
any additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or
available by hyperlink on the Aaluwaala Platform and acknowledge that it
constitutes an agreement between you and Aaluwaala. You may not access the
Aaluwaala Platform and use the Services if you do not accept the Terms or
are unable to be bound by the Terms/ the Privacy Policy.
- These Terms may be updated from time to
time by Aaluwaala without notice. It is therefore strongly recommended
that you review these Terms, as available on the Aaluwaala Platform, each
time you access and/or use the Aaluwaala Platform. In the event there is
any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and any other terms of
use that appear on the Aaluwaala Platform, these Terms will prevail.
The terms ‘visitor(s)’, ‘user(s)’, ‘you’,
‘your’, ‘customer(s)’ hereunder refer to the person visiting, accessing,
viewing, browsing through and/or using the Aaluwaala Platform at any point in
time.
Should you need any clarifications
regarding the Terms, please do write to us at support@aaluwaala.com
Services overview
- Aaluwaala Platform is a platform for
consumers to transact with third party sellers, who offering
products/services for sale through the Aaluwaala Platform. For abundant
clarity, Aaluwaala does not provide any services to users other than
providing the Aaluwaala Platform as a platform to transact at their own
cost and risk, and other services as may be specifically notified in
writing. Services on the Aaluwaala Platform are available to only select
geographies in India.
- Aaluwaala is not and cannot be a party to
any transaction between you and the third party sellers, or have any
control, involvement or influence over the products purchased/services
availed by you from such third party sellers (including the prices of such
products/services charged by such third-party sellers). Aaluwaala
therefore disclaims all warranties and liabilities associated with any
products/services offered on the Aaluwaala Platform.
Eligibility
- Persons who are “incompetent to contract”
within the meaning of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 including minors,
undischarged insolvent etc. are not eligible to use/access the Aaluwaala
Platform. However, if you are a minor, i.e. under the age of 18 years, you
may use/access the Aaluwaala Platform under the supervision of an adult
parent or legal guardian “competent to contract” who agrees to be bound by
these Terms. You are however prohibited (even under supervision) from
purchasing any product(s) which is for adult consumption or the sale of
which to minors is prohibited, including any tobacco products.
- Aaluwaala Platform is intended to be a
platform for end-consumers desirous of purchasing product(s)/availing
services for domestic / self-consumption. If you are a retailer,
institution, wholesaler or any other business to business user, you are
not eligible to use the Aaluwaala Platform.
- In order to determine compliance with
eligibility criteria, Aaluwaala uses inter alia algorithms and/or
pre-determined criteria-based technology and accordingly, from time to
time, your usage may be restricted or blocked on account of overlap with
such algorithms/pre-determined criteria. In such cases, if you are a
genuine user of the Aaluwaala Platform, please contact us for assistance.
- If you are using the Aaluwaala Platform
on behalf of any person/ entity, you represent and warrant that you are
authorized to accept these Terms on behalf of such person/ entity.
Further, you and such person/ entity agree to be jointly, severally liable
and indemnify us for violations of these Terms.
Account & Registration Obligations
- All users must register and log in for
placing orders on the Aaluwaala Platform. You must keep your account and
registration details current and correct for all communications related to
your purchases from the Aaluwaala Platform. By agreeing to the Terms, you
agree to receive promotional, transactional or other communications, and
newsletters from Aaluwaala and its group companies/ affiliates. You can
opt out from such communications and/or newsletters by using the opt out
options as available in such communications. You can also change your
notification preferences as available in your profile section of Aaluwaala
Platform.
- When you access and use the Aaluwaala
Platform, Aaluwaala may collect your personally identifiable information,
including but not limited to name, email address, age, address, mobile
phone number, and other contact details, demographic profile (like your
age, gender, occupation, education, address etc.) preferences and
information about the pages on the Aaluwaala Platform you visit/access,
the links you click on the Aaluwaala Platform, the number of times you
access a particular page/feature. We may also collect information
pertaining to the transactions you undertake on the Aaluwaala Platform
including financial information, and any other such information as
may be required to provide you with services and to administer the Aaluwaala
Platform. Personal data and identifiable Information so collected will be
subject to Aaluwaala’s Privacy Policy.
- By registering your mobile number with
us, you provide your consent to be contacted by us or through a third
party service provider via phone calls, SMS notifications, mobile
applications and/or any other electronic mode of communication in case of
any order or shipment or delivery or customer support related updates or
for other correspondence as may be required in due course of provision of
our Services.
Limited Licence & access
- Subject to the provisions set out in
these Terms, Aaluwaala grants you a personal, limited, non-exclusive,
non-transferable and revocable license to access (for personal use only)
the Aaluwaala Platform and avail the Services, only as expressly permitted
in these Terms. Provided that you shall not download (other than page
caching) or modify any portion thereof, except with express prior written
consent of Aaluwaala. Such limited license does not include/permit any
resale or commercial use of the Aaluwaala Platform or its contents; any
collection, use or derivative use of the Aaluwaala Platform, its contents,
any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any downloading or copying
of information for the benefit of another third party; or any use of data
mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
- You hereby agree and undertake not to
use, host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any
information/ content/ message/ language/ document (including pursuant to
gifting services/ printing services/ orders to be delivered to someone
else-3rd party recipients/ messages to be delivered along with the order)
(whether in writing or otherwise while communicating on the Aaluwaala
Platform including but not limited to communicating with our support
agents or delivery partners, through any medium) which (“Prohibited
Conduct”):
- Belongs to another person and to which
you do not have any right or full rights;
- Is harmful, threatening, abusive,
indecent, discriminatory, tortious, vulgar, profane, harassing,
blasphemous, defamatory, problematic, obscene, pornographic, paedophilic,
libellous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically objectionable, disparaging, relating or encouraging money
laundering or gambling, or otherwise offensive, objectionable, menacing,
inappropriate or unlawful in any manner whatever;
- Contains material that violates the
standards of the Services;
- Accuses others of illegal activity, or
describes physical confrontations;
- Attempts to impersonate another person
or entity;
- Disguises or attempts to disguise the
origin of your messages, content, including but not limited to by: (a)
submitting your content under a false name or false pretences; or (b)
disguising or attempting to disguise the IP address from which your
content is submitted;
- Infringes any patent, trademark,
copyright or another proprietary/intellectual property right;
- Violates any applicable law and/ or may
result in a civil/ criminal liability;
- Contains software viruses or any other
computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit
the functionality of any computer resource;
- Threatens the unity, integrity, defence,
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 any
other nation;
- Is misleading or known to be false in
any way; and/ or
- Attempts to do any of the foregoing.
- You acknowledge that Aaluwaala has no
obligation to monitor your – or anyone else's – access to or use of the
Services for violations of the Terms, or to review or edit any content.
However, we have the right to do so for the purpose of operating and improving
the Services (including without limitation for fraud prevention, risk
assessment, investigation and customer support purposes), to ensure your
compliance with the Terms and to comply with applicable law or the order
or requirement of legal process, a court, consent decree, administrative
agency or other governmental body.
- Any and all liability arising out of or
relating to violation of these Terms including in relation to the
aforesaid information/ content/ message is your sole and absolute
responsibility, and not of Aaluwaala.
- Aaluwaala Platform or any portion of the Aaluwaala
Platform may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited,
or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express prior
written consent of Aaluwaala.
- You may not frame or utilize framing
techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary
information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of the Aaluwaala
Platform or of Aaluwaala and/or its group companies/ affiliates without
the express prior written consent of Aaluwaala.
- You may not use any meta tags or any
other “hidden text” utilizing Aaluwaala’s name or trademarks without the
express prior written consent of Aaluwaala.
- You shall not attempt to gain
unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Aaluwaala Platform,
or any other systems or networks connected to the Aaluwaala Platform or to
any server, computer, network, or to any of the services offered on or
through the Aaluwaala Platform, by hacking, ‘password mining’ or any other
illegitimate means.
- Any unauthorized use shall automatically
terminate the permission or license granted by Aaluwaala determined at Aaluwaala’s
sole discretion.
Advertising
- Part of the website may contain
advertising information or promotional material or other material
submitted to Aaluwaala by third parties/ brands or customers.
Responsibility for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Aaluwaala
Platform complies with applicable international and national law is
exclusively on the party providing the information/material. Your
correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions
of, advertisers (other than Aaluwaala) found on or through the Aaluwaala
Platform, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and
any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with
such dealings, shall be solely between you and such advertiser. Aaluwaala
will not be responsible or liable for any error or omission, inaccuracy in
advertising material or any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a
result of any such dealings or as a result of the presence of such other
advertiser(s) on the Aaluwaala Platform.
- For any information related to a
charitable campaign ("Charitable Campaign") sent to
customers and/or displayed on the Aaluwaala Platform where customers have
an option to donate money by way of (a) payment on a third party website;
or (b) depositing funds to a third party bank account, Aaluwaala is not
involved in any manner in the collection or utilisation of funds collected
pursuant to the Charitable Campaign. Aaluwaala does not accept any
responsibility or liability for the accuracy, completeness, legality or
reliability of any information related to the Charitable Campaign.
Information related to the Charitable Campaign is displayed for
informational purposes only and the customers are advised to do an
independent verification before taking any action in this
regard.
- As part of the advertising/ marketing/
visibility campaigns, brands/ advertisers / sponsors may run banner
contents/ sampling schemes/ contests/ flyers distributions/ other such
promotional campaigns on/ via the Aaluwaala Platform/ Aaluwaala.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, You agree that to the fullest
extent permitted under law, Aaluwaala shall not have any liability in
relation to such campaigns (including contests/ contest rewards), which
shall be a bipartite arrangement between you and the brands/ advertisers /
sponsors, including with respect to fulfilment of obligations as specified
thereunder. Participation in such campaigns, accessing any embedded third
party link, scanning codes and/ or availing services pursuant to such
campaigns shall be at your own risk and additionally, be governed by the
terms and conditions of the campaigns and of the relevant brands/
advertisers / sponsors. Aaluwaala makes no representation or warranty of
any kind, either express or implied, with respect to the campaigns
(including contest / contest rewards). The brand/ advertiser/ sponsor shall
be solely responsible for fulfilment thereto.
Disclaimers
- You acknowledge and undertake that you
are accessing the Services on the Aaluwaala Platform and transacting at
your own risk and are using your best and prudent judgement before
entering into any transactions. Aaluwaala makes best efforts to display
available products, including in respect of their colour, size, shape and
appearance, as accurately as possible. However, as the same are
representative, the actual color, size, shape and appearance may have
variations from the depiction on your mobile/computer/ display screen.
- Aaluwaala does not make any
representation or warranties in respect of the products (including digital
goods) available on the Aaluwaala Platform nor does Aaluwaala implicitly or
explicitly support or endorse the sale or purchase of any such products on
the Aaluwaala Platform, including relating to availability, usability,
redemption or acceptance of such products on any other platform. Aaluwaala
accepts no liability for any error, inaccuracy or omission of third
parties or for information/inputs received from third parties and provided
to you through the Aaluwaala Platform or otherwise. To clarify, the terms
and conditions of the third party seller/ issuer/ brand of products (including
digital goods such as softwares/ gift cards/ vouchers) shall apply to you
in addition to these Terms.
- You acknowledge and agree that Aaluwaala
shall not, at any time, have any ownership, control, and/or title to any
product(s), which is subject to a bipartite sale and purchase contract
between you and the relevant third party seller. Aaluwaala does not have
any control over the quality, merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose, failure to provide or any other aspect whatsoever of the
product(s) and is not responsible for damages or delays on account of
products which are out of stock or unavailable.
Delivery Partners
- We facilitate delivery of orders placed
on the Aaluwaala Platform through third party sellers, i.e. delivery
partners, associated with third party sellers. For abundant clarity, the
delivery partners are neither employees nor agents of Aaluwaala, and they
are purely associated with third party sellers and are not exclusively
bound by Aaluwaala to provide delivery services at any given point. To
clarify, there exists no principal – agent relation between Aaluwaala and
the delivery partner, and as such, Aaluwaala, in no case whatsoever, can
be held liable for the act(s)/ omission(s) of the delivery partner.
- You are expected to respect the dignity
and diversity of delivery partners and also enable provision of a secure
and fearless gig/ platform work environment for the delivery partners
including prevention and deterrence of harassment (including sexual
harassment) towards delivery partners. We reserve the right to withhold
your access to the Aaluwaala Platform and otherwise limit your access to
the Aaluwaala Platform at our absolute discretion if you behave with a
delivery partner in a manner which is discourteous, disrespectful, or
abusive, or which otherwise may be deemed to be inappropriate or unlawful.
You are expected to treat all delivery partners with courtesy and respect.
The consequences of any such inappropriate action of yours, including
claims made/ compensation claimed by any delivery partner, shall be to
your account entirely.
Reviews, Feedback, Submissions
- All reviews, comments, feedback,
suggestions, ideas, and other submissions disclosed, submitted or offered
on the Aaluwaala Platform or otherwise disclosed, published, submitted or
offered in connection with use of the Aaluwaala Platform/Services
(collectively, the “Comments”) shall be and remain the property of Aaluwaala.
In consideration of availing the Services on the Aaluwaala Platform and by
submitting your Comments, you hereby irrevocably grant Aaluwaala and its
group companies/ affiliates a perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide,
non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, assignable, sub-licensable and
transferable license and right to use your Comments and all intellectual
property rights therein for any purpose including advertisements and
marketing.
- Aaluwaala will be entitled to use,
reproduce, disclose, modify, adapt, create derivative works from any
Comments, and publish, display and distribute any Comments submitted for
any purpose whatsoever without restriction. Aaluwaala is and shall be
under no obligation to: (a) maintain any Comments in confidence; or (b)
pay compensation for any Comments or use of any Comments; or (c) respond
to any Comments. You agree that any Comments submitted by you on the Aaluwaala
Platform will not violate the Terms or any right of any third party,
including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary
right(s), and will not cause injury to any person or entity. You further
agree that no Comments submitted by you on the Aaluwaala Platform will be
or contain libellous or otherwise unlawful, threatening, abusive or
obscene material, or contain software viruses, political campaigning,
commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mails or any form of ‘spam’. Aaluwaala
does reserve the right (but assumes no obligation) to monitor, edit and/or
remove any Comments submitted on the Aaluwaala Platform. You hereby grant Aaluwaala
the right to use names that you submit in connection with any Comments.
You agree not to use a false email address, impersonate any person or
entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any Comments you submit.
You are, and shall remain, responsible for the content of any Comments you
make and you agree to indemnify the Aaluwaala, its group companies,
affiliates, and their respective directors, employees, officers, agents
and representatives (“Aaluwaala Parties”) against all claims, loss
and liabilities resulting from any Comments you submit.
- Further, any reliance placed on the
Comments available on the Aaluwaala Platform from a third party/ other
users shall be at your sole risk and expense.
Intellectual Property
- Aaluwaala and/ brand/seller partners (as
the case may be) expressly reserve all intellectual property rights in all
text, programs, products, processes, technology, images, content and other
materials which appear on the Aaluwaala Platform. Access to or use of the Aaluwaala
Platform does not confer and should not be considered as conferring upon
anyone any license, sub-license to any intellectual property rights. All
rights, including copyright, in and to the Aaluwaala Platform are owned by
or licensed to Aaluwaala. Any use of the Aaluwaala Platform or its
contents, including copying or storing it or them in whole or part is
prohibited without the express prior written consent of Aaluwaala.
- You may not modify, distribute or re-post
anything on/ from the Aaluwaala Platform for any purpose. The names and
logos and all related product and service names, design marks and slogans
are the trademarks/service marks of Aaluwaala, its group companies/
affiliates, its partners or its suppliers/service providers. All other
marks are the property of their respective owners. No trademark or service
mark license is granted in connection with the materials contained on the Aaluwaala
Platform. Access to or use of the Aaluwaala Platform does not authorize
anyone to use any name, logo or mark in any manner. References on the Aaluwaala
Platform to any names, marks, products or services of third parties or
hypertext links to third party sites or information are provided solely as
a convenience to you after having express consent from third parties and
do not in any way constitute or imply Aaluwaala’s endorsement, sponsorship
or recommendation of the third party, the information, its product or
services.
- Aaluwaala Platform may display third
party content (including embedded content) or links to third-party web
pages, content, applications, products and services, including
advertisements and promotions (collectively, “Third Party Content”)
as a service to those interested in this information. We do not control,
endorse or adopt any Third-Party Content, including that the inclusion of
any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement or adoption by Aaluwaala
of any site or any information contained therein, and can make no
guarantee as to its accuracy or completeness. You acknowledge and agree
that we are not responsible or liable in any manner for any Third-Party
Content and undertake no responsibility to update or review such
Third-Party Content.
- Aaluwaala is not responsible for the content
of any third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding
the content or accuracy of material on such sites. If you decide to access
a link of any third-party website and/ or avail any service pursuant to
the same, you do so entirely at your own risk and expense.
Report Intellectual
Property Rights Infringement
- Aaluwaala respects the intellectual
property(ies) of other entities. If you believe that your intellectual
property rights have been violated/used in any manner which results in
infringement, then please inform us at support@aaluwaala.com
- We will evaluate the contents of your
notice and will respond within a reasonable period of time. We may take
such action as we deem appropriate in keeping with applicable law and our
policies, we may also reach out to you for additional details. It may be
noted that reporting inaccurate, false or misleading information to Aaluwaala
may result in civil and/or criminal liability.
- You agree to indemnify Aaluwaala for all
claims brought by a third party(ies) against Aaluwaala arising out of or
in connection with the submission of your email at support@aaluwaala.com
Privacy Policy
Aaluwaala respects your privacy and values
the trust you place in it. Aaluwaala’s ‘Privacy Policy’ https://aaluwaala.com/privacy details
the manner in which information relating to you is collected, used and
disclosed. Customers are advised to read and understand our Privacy Policy
carefully, as by accessing the Aaluwaala Platform you agree to be bound by the
terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy and consent to the collection,
storage and use of information relating to you as provided herein.
Our Privacy Policy shall be deemed to have
been incorporated into these Terms by reference, and is subject to change from
time to time.
Information Disclosure
- To protect against the loss, misuse and
alteration of the information under its control, Aaluwaala has in place
appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures. Although Aaluwaala
endeavours to safeguard the confidentiality of your personally
identifiable information, transmissions made by means of the internet
cannot be made fully secure. By using the Aaluwaala Platform, you agree
that Aaluwaala will have no liability for disclosure of your information
due to errors in transmission and/or unauthorized acts of third parties.
- Call Recording: All calls between you and
us (including between you and the delivery partners) (directly or
indirectly through a third party) may be recorded by us or the third
party engaged by us. All such calls may be recorded including for internal
training and quality purposes by us and/or any third party appointed by
us. You explicitly agree and permit Aaluwaala and the third party engaged
by Aaluwaala, to record all the calls with you and to share it with our
authorized personnel / delivery partners and relevant third parties for
the purposes set out above.
- You also explicitly agree and permit Aaluwaala
to share any data (including call recordings) related to you with its
group companies/ affiliates and/or the governmental/ regulatory
authorities, if required under any law.
Misrepresentation
- Aaluwaala shall assume no responsibility
for any communication not authorised by Aaluwaala with respect to any
offers, promotions, housefull sale, etc. This includes, but is not limited
to, any fraud or misrepresentation caused by any third-party
administrators resulting in loss or injury to the user. Users are
cautioned that Aaluwaala does not run any call centre, and does not make
available for communication any landline/mobile number/email ID/social
media channel/any other electronic means to its users, except as specifically
set out in these Terms and to that end, you are cautioned against
unauthorised persons/ fraudsters and imposters claiming to be calling/
answering on Aaluwaala’s behalf. In case any user wishes to communicate,
the user may communicate at the following/email apart from the faster In
app Chat option: Email: support@aaluwaala.com;
- Please note: Aaluwaala does not solicit confidential
information such as OTP/CVV/PIN NUMBER/Card number either through call or
mail or any other means, neither will Aaluwaala ask you to share any
sensitive data or information via email or telephone. If you receive any
such request by email or telephone, please do not respond/divulge any
sensitive data or information. Please do not reveal these details to
fraudsters and imposters claiming to be calling on Aaluwaala’s
behalf.
- Please report suspicious activities
to support@aaluwaala.com.
You Understand, Agree & Confirm
- That you shall be solely responsible for
providing the correct delivery details, including recipient name, address,
contact details, etc. and making the payments against all orders placed through
your account, whether for delivery to your own address or someone else’s
address. Aaluwaala shall not have any liability/ obligation in this
respect (including accepting any refund/ order cancellation
requests).
- That if any product delivery is delayed
or is returned from its destination (including as a result of you
providing incorrect name or address or other incorrect/misleading
information or recipient’s unavailability or refusal to accept the order
at the time of delivery), Aaluwaala shall not be liable for the same/
responsible to make re-delivery. Any costs incurred by Aaluwaala in this
respect shall be borne by you.
- That while Aaluwaala makes best endeavors
to ensure that Products/Services are delivered to you within the period
reflected at the time of placing the order, Aaluwaala does not make any
representation, guarantee or warranty in relation to the delivery time as
the estimated delivery time may be changed without notice and there could
be delays for reasons beyond the reasonable control of Aaluwaala such as
availability of third party delivery service providers, demand, traffic
and weather conditions, a force majeure event, the location provided by the
customer(s), the customer(s) being unresponsive on call, delivery
partner(s) facing any on-ground challenges (including any issues with
their delivery vehicles, society providing entry to them without any
hassles or delays) etc.
- The order will ordinarily be delivered
when a person is able to receive the order at the address provided by you.
You shall be solely responsible for the products in case you direct the
delivery partner to leave the same at your doorstep and/or handover the
same to any other person. In such cases, you shall not claim any
amount/refund from Aaluwaala in case of any loss/damage to/deficiency in
any products/Service. You expressly disclaim Aaluwaala from all the
liabilities which may arise by virtue of the order being left unattended
for a period of time. This includes but is not limited to theft,
tampering, contamination, and the result of any change in temperature of
the products.
- That in case of cash on delivery orders
placed through your account (whether for delivery to your own address or
some other/ someone else’s address), it shall be your sole responsibility
and obligation to make the cash amount payment/ ensure that such payment
is made and further ensure that the same is accurate (i.e. neither less
nor additional cash amount is paid to the delivery partners). We shall not
be liable for any discrepancy in this respect.
- To use the Services provided by Aaluwaala
for lawful purposes only, and comply with all applicable laws and
regulations while using/accessing and transacting on the Aaluwaala
Platform.
- That you will provide authentic and true
information in all instances where any information is requested of you. Aaluwaala
reserves the right to confirm and validate the information and other
details provided by you at any point of time.
- That if at any time, the information
provided by you is found to be false or inaccurate (wholly or partly), Aaluwaala
shall have the right in its sole discretion to reject registration, cancel
all orders, and debar you from using its Services and other affiliated
services in the future without any prior intimation whatsoever, and
without any liability to you.
- That you are accessing the Services made
available by Aaluwaala and transacting at your sole risk and are using
your best and prudent judgement before entering into any transaction
through the Aaluwaala Platform.
- That transactions through the Aaluwaala
Platform may be subject to delivery charges, handling charges, convenience
charges, small cart charges, high demand surge charges, rain surge charge,
print charges, gift charges or such other fees/charges as may be levied
from time to time (“Service Charges”). You shall be informed of
such Service Charges prior to placing your order on the Aaluwaala Platform
at the stage of check-out. By placing the order, you agree to pay for such
Service Charges. Service Charges may vary from order to order, which may
be determined on multiple factors such as order/ cart value, distance,
time of the day, time taken, demand for delivery, real time analysis of
traffic and weather conditions, seasonal peaks or such other parameters as
may be determined from time to time. Further, Aaluwaala may from time to
time offer to the customers credits, discounts, promo codes, vouchers or
any other form of cashback that it may decide at its discretion. Aaluwaala
reserves the right to modify, convert, cancel and/or discontinue such
credits, promo codes or vouchers, as it may deem fit.
- That before placing an order, you
acknowledged to have checked and reviewed the product description
carefully and in sufficient detail. By placing an order on the Aaluwaala
Platform, you agree to be bound by the conditions of sale included in the
item’s description without exception.
- That by using the Aaluwaala Platform or
any Services, you may encounter content that may be deemed by some to be
offensive, indecent, or objectionable, which content may or may not be
identified as such. You agree to use the Aaluwaala Platform and any
Service at your sole risk and that to the fullest extent permitted under applicable
law, the Aaluwaala Parties shall have no liability to you for any content
that may be deemed offensive, indecent, or objectionable to you.
- Aaluwaala is constantly evolving in order
to provide the best possible experience and information to its customers.
You acknowledge and agree that the form and nature of the Services which Aaluwaala
provides, may require affecting certain changes in it, therefore, Aaluwaala
reserves the right to suspend/cancel, or discontinue any or all products
or services at any time without notice, make modifications and alterations
in any or all of its contents, products and services contained on the Aaluwaala
Platform without any prior notice.
- We, the software, or the software
application store that makes the software available for download may
include functionality to automatically check for updates or upgrades to
the software. Unless your device, its settings, or computer software does
not permit transmission or use of upgrades or updates, you agree that we,
or the applicable software or software application store, may provide
notice to you of the availability of such upgrades or updates and
automatically push such upgrade or update to your device or computer from
time-to-time. You may be required to install certain upgrades or updates
to the software in order to continue to access or use the Services, or
portions thereof (including upgrades or updates designed to correct issues
with the Services). Any updates or upgrades provided to you by us under
the Terms shall be considered part of the Services.
- In our effort to continuously improve the
Aaluwaala Platform and Services, we undertake research and conduct
experiments from time to time on various aspects of the Services and
offerings, including our apps, websites, user interface and promotional
campaigns. As a result of which, some customers may experience features
differently than others at any given time. This is for making the Aaluwaala
Platform better, more convenient and easy to use, improving customer
experience, enhancing the safety and security of our services and
offerings and developing new services and features.
Taxes on your Order
In respect of the order placed by you, Aaluwaala
shall issue documents like order summary, tax invoices, etc. as mandated per
the applicable law and common business practices. Your order may have following
components and corresponding documents:
- Supply of goods by third party sellers
listed on Aaluwaala Platform- Tax Invoice cum Bill of Supply issued on
behalf of the third party seller;
- Supply of services by Aaluwaala or third
party service provider - Tax Invoice issued by Aaluwaala or third party
service provider;
The above documents can be seen on the order summary page once the goods
have been delivered to you.
You acknowledge and agree that entitlement to any GST benefits with
respect to goods/services purchased through Aaluwaala Platform shall be
subject to the GST terms and conditions (in addition to these Terms) and
submission of valid GST number by you, as displayed and required at the
time of order placement on the Aaluwaala Platform. Such GST terms and
conditions shall be deemed to have been incorporated into these Terms by
reference, and is subject to change from time to time.
Order Cancellation
- You acknowledge that (a) your
cancellation, or attempted or purported cancellation of an order or (b)
cancellation due to reasons not attributable to Aaluwaala, shall amount to
your breach of the Terms and any such request shall be permitted subject
to acceptance of the same by Aaluwaala. For any permitted cancellations,
we will initiate a refund, if any, against the relevant product/ order,
which may be in the form of promotional codes/ coupons which shall be
available for use against a subsequent invoice for transactions on the Aaluwaala
Platform, in accordance with the specified terms, if any, such as validity
period.
- Orders may be cancelled by Aaluwaala in
any of the following cases: (a) if it is suspected that a customer has
undertaken a fraudulent transaction, or (b) if it is suspected that a
customer has undertaken a transaction which does not conform to or
violates these Terms, or (c) in case of unavailability of product(s), or
(d) for any reason outside the control of Aaluwaala, including causes for
delivery-related logistical difficulties. For such cancellations, Aaluwaala
will initiate a refund, if any, against the
relevant product/ order, within approximately 72 hours.
- Further, Aaluwaala aims to ensure that
specifications and prices of all products / services offered for sale are
true and correct. While precautions are taken to ensure accuracy thereof,
at times, the specifications / prices may not be current or may be
inaccurate on account of technical issues, typographical errors or
incorrect product/service information provided to Aaluwaala by third-party
sellers and in such an event, you shall be notified as soon as such error
comes to the notice of Aaluwaala. In each such case, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, Aaluwaala reserves the right to cancel the order
and initiate a refund, if any, against the relevant order/product in the
form of credit/ cashback/ coupon/ promotional codes for the value of the
relevant product/ order which shall be available for use against a
subsequent invoice for transactions on the Aaluwaala Platform, in
accordance with the specified terms, if any, such as validity
period.
- We reserve the right to deny access to
non-complying users / users that appear to be involved in fraudulent
transactions at any time or cancel any orders placed by them in future.
Returns & Refunds
- Products once delivered are
non-returnable/ non-replaceable/ non-exchangeable, save and except: (a) if
the product is damaged, defective, expired at the time of delivery or
incorrectly delivered, and (b) if the return/ exchange policy listed with
respect to the relevant product expressly and specifically permits the
same – if so, the return/ exchange requests shall be processed in
accordance with the terms of the relevant policy, including the specified
timelines and conditions. You are requested to read the return policy of
each product as available on the Aaluwaala Platform before raising
any request for return/ exchange or refund.
- For digital goods (including gift cards/
vouchers), no return/ refund shall apply, and you are required to connect
with the relevant issuer/ seller in case of any issues including but not
limited to, validity, usage restrictions and/ or redemption related
issues. For any such issues, please refer to the issuer/ seller's terms
and conditions that apply to you in addition to these Terms.
- All refunds for permitted returns and
permitted cancellations will be processed within 7 working days from the
date of return/ cancellation approval of the product subject to
satisfactory checks.
- Unless otherwise stated and/or as
mutually agreed between Aaluwaala and the Customer, for payments made
through electronic means such as debit card, credit card, net banking,
UPI, etc., refunds shall be processed in the same manner as they are
received or provided in the form of credit/ cashback/ coupon/ promotional
code which shall be available for use against a subsequent invoice for
transactions on the Aaluwaala Platform, in accordance with the specified
terms, if any, such as validity period. Refund amount in the form of
credits will reflect in Your account based on respective banks policies.
Provided that, refunds, if any, for products purchased on cash on delivery
basis shall be refunded by way of promotional codes which shall expire
after 30 days from the date of issuance/ refund, if any, against the relevant
product/ order, within 7 working days. Users can opt-in for a promotional
code refund for online payments as well. Refunds cannot be
transferred back to any other payment method once the credit/ cashback/
coupon/ promotional code is initiated. All other promotional codes issued
shall expire within 7 days from the date of its issuance.
- All refunds shall be made in Indian
Rupees only.
Aaluwaala Cashback
The following terms shall be in addition to
and not in substitution of or derogation to the other terms governing the
use/access of Aaluwaala Platform.
- Cashback shall mean the grant of credit
for the amount of eligible cashback, which shall be added to and reflected
on the user’s account, and shall in no event imply that the cashback shall
be credited to a user’s bank account or card account or refunded in cash
at any time.
- Cashback will be either transactional or
promotional. A user will be entitled to Cashback only as specified by Aaluwaala.
- No Cashback shall be available for orders
which are cancelled. Any Cashback offered may be recovered by Aaluwaala,
without notice to the user, in such cases. Any Cashback offered for orders
for which a refund claim is made, whether in part or in full, shall be
adjusted to remove Cashback attributable to the extent of the order
refunded. This condition shall apply strictly and notwithstanding the
display of cashback on any specific item(s) listed on the Aaluwaala
Platform as an item specific cashback.
- Aaluwaala reserves the right to, without
liability or prejudice to any of its other rights, at any time, without
previous notice and from time to time, withdraw/suspend / amend/cancel the
Cashback offers, and the terms applicable thereto.
- Any kind of transactional and/or
promotional Cashback will reflect in a user’s Aaluwaala account within
approximately 24-48 hours; however, for some coupons it can take 7 working
days from the delivery of the order for the cashback to reflect. The
validity period thereof shall be 90 days and 60 days for transactional and
promotional Cashback respectively from the date of credit, unless a
different time period is specified by Aaluwaala.
- Aaluwaala does not in any manner endorse
or support or promote, in any specific manner, the purchase of products or
undertaking of transactions inter alia which are subject to Cashback.
- Cashback and discount codes may not be
applicable on certain products/ services, as may be determined by Aaluwaala,
from time to time.
Printing Services
The following terms shall be in addition
to and not in substitution of or derogation to the other terms and conditions
governing the use/access of Aaluwaala Platform.
For availing the printing services,
customers have to upload a soft copy of the document, file, data,
text, image, etc. in printable format (“Document(s)” on the Aaluwaala
Platform or in case of Documents available for printing on the Aaluwaala
Platform, trigger the printing request. Upon receiving your request, the
Document(s) will be printed and delivered to you.
You agree not to upload any
Documents that fall within the parameters of Prohibited
Conduct.
While we endeavour to protect the
confidentiality of Document(s) uploaded, You shall upload the
Document(s) at your own risk. You are accordingly advised not to upload
the Document(s) which you may consider confidential.
We do not store any Document(s).
Document(s) shared by the users are only temporarily maintained by us for
the purpose of providing the printing services.
You may be charged a printing fee or
charges which will be reflected at the time of availing the printing
services. The applicable fee will be notified to you prior to placing an
order for the printing services. By placing the order you agree to pay the
fee and charges as reflected prior to placing the order. You may have
to make payment in advance for availing printing services. We reserve the
right to change such fees/charges at any time.
We reserve the right to share the
Document(s) uploaded by the customer for availing printing
services with our affiliated/ franchisee stores for printing and delivery
purposes.
If the customer finds any
defects in the printouts which customer have received, then
the customer shall immediately send the pictures of the
defective printout with the order number to the customer care. Any
complaints received after 24 hours of the delivery of the printouts will
not be entertained, however, we will endeavour to address such
complaints.
The customer agrees that
the customer will only use the printing services for lawful
purposes and comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
The customer agrees that the
act of uploading the Document(s) indicates the customer’s consent to the
collection, storage, retention and usage of such information for the purpose
for which it has been uploaded in accordance with these Terms and the
Privacy Policy.
The customer agrees that the printing
services offered on the Aaluwaala Platform are being availed by
the customer at their own risk. It is implied that they are using
their best and prudent judgement before entering into any transaction
through the Aaluwaala Platform.
Gifting Services
The following terms shall be in addition
to and not in substitution of or derogation to the other terms governing the
use/access of Aaluwaala Platform.
You may place an order for products to
be delivered to someone else as a gift. You agree that the gifting
services are available only for certain products as listed on the Aaluwaala
Platform (“Eligible Product(s))”.
You agree and acknowledge that you
shall use the gifting services available on the Aaluwaala Platform to gift
and/or get the Eligible Product(s) delivered to only such persons who are
known to you and will not order/gift any Eligible Product(s) and/or get
the same delivered to any person which may put the recipient in uneasy,
inconvenient or embarrassing situations. To place a gift order, you will
be required to provide the gift recipient’s contact details, such as name,
phone number, address or any other information that may be reasonably
required to enable us deliver the gift order (“Contact Information”).
These provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to orders placed through
your account to be delivered to someone else, otherwise than as a gift,
whether placed on a cash on delivery basis or otherwise.
By availing the gifting service, you
warrant and represent that you have obtained the gift recipient’s consent
to provide us with the Contact Information. You hereby further warrant and
represent to indemnify and hold the Aaluwaala Parties, harmless against
any claims or disputes initiated by the gift recipient whose Contact
Information was provided by you for the purpose of placing the gift order.
You shall not use the gifting services to harass, intimidate or otherwise
harm the recipient in any manner. By placing a gift order, you hereby
irrevocably undertake to be responsible for any refusal made by the gift
recipient or for any prejudice suffered by the latter or Aaluwaala. In
case the gift recipient is, non-contactable, the delivery partner or we
may contact you for further assistance. These provisions shall apply
mutatis mutandis to orders placed through your account to be delivered to
someone else, otherwise than as a gift, whether placed on a cash on
delivery basis or otherwise.
You may be charged gifting fees or
charges which will be reflected at the time of availing the gifting
services. The applicable fees/charges will be notified to you prior to
placing an order for the gifting services. By placing the order, you agree
to pay the fee and charges as reflected prior to placing the order.
You may have to make payment in advance for availing gifting services
and cash on delivery may not be permitted.
You may send a message with the gift
order which we will endeavour to deliver, however sometimes, the message
can’t be sent. Please refer to the terms on Prohibited Conduct in relation
to the quality of such messages.
3rd Party Services
The following terms shall be in addition to
and not in substitution of or derogation to the other terms governing the
use/access of Aaluwaala Platform.
At times, Aaluwaala may collaborate with 3rd parties to better your customer
experience on the Aaluwaala Platform, where you may have the option to opt-in
for availing certain services from such third parties via the Aaluwaala
Platform or such services may be part of the products package. For instance,
installation services offered with respect to products by 3rd parties, services
provided to you by 3rd parties pursuant to advertising/ marketing campaigns
such as demo services offered to you for any product, etc. In such cases:
- You acknowledge and agree that the
services are solely provided by such third parties, as per their terms and
conditions and Aaluwaala has no role and/or control over the fulfilment
and completion of the services provided including but not limited to order
tracking, customer care support, grievance, etc.
- By opting in for such ad-on services/
placing the order for the product that includes such services in the
package, You explicitly give your consent to share your personal
information as available with Aaluwaala along with order details with the
third party service provider to provide the services. Your personal
information will thereafter be subject to the privacy policy of such third
party service provider as well, as amended from time to time.
- You acknowledge that Aaluwaala does not
provide any guarantee or warranty and makes no representation whatsoever
regarding the third party service provider’s services and the reliability,
quality, or suitability thereof.
- You agree and acknowledge that soliciting
or receiving the third party service provider’s services is solely at your
own risk and Aaluwaala in no case shall be liable for any act or omission
of such third party service provider (including its employees, personnel,
agents, contractors, professionals, representatives).
- By availing such third party service, you
will be deemed to have accepted these terms and expressly agree that: (a) Aaluwaala
Parties will not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage
whatsoever that you may suffer, directly or indirectly, in connection with
this including any theft, and (c) Aaluwaala will not mediate any disputes
or differences between you and the third parties in relation to this.
Specific Additional Terms with respect
to purchase of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products, hookah, rolling papers,
and nicotine products
The user agrees and undertakes that:
- He/she is at least eighteen (18) years of
age or above; and
- He/she lives outside the radius of
hundred (100) yards from an educational institution.
User will not use the Aaluwaala Platform to
purchase “cigarettes” and other “tobacco products” as defined under the
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and
Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act,
2003 if he/she is below the age of 18 years and/ or lives within the radius of
hundred (100) yards from an educational institution or for a person who is
below the age of 18 years and/ or lives within the radius of hundred (100)
yards from an educational institution.
In addition to the above, in case it is
found that user has made a false declaration and/or misrepresented its age to
be eligible for placing an Order under this category, Aaluwaala also reserves a
right to take an appropriate action against such user.
Promotional Terms
These additional terms apply to promotional
campaigns live on the Aaluwaala Platform from time to time (“Offer”).
Users who place orders on Aaluwaala and satisfy eligibility criteria set forth
by Aaluwaala or its collaboration partners for the specific promotional
campaign shall be termed as “Eligible Customer(s)”.
- Offers shall run for the duration decided
by Aaluwaala, at its sole discretion and may be prematurely revoked without
prior notice.
- If the Offer is based on a minimum order
value/specific to a product category, the Offer will stand cancelled if
the products are returned by the Eligible Customer or for which refund is
given by Aaluwaala or if the order for such products are cancelled by the
Eligible Customer. On or after being provided the benefit/prize of the
relevant Offer and availing/redeeming the same, the Eligible Customer
acknowledges and agrees that the order placed on the Aaluwaala Platform
cannot be returned and/or refunded.
- Aaluwaala Parties shall not, in any way,
be liable for the services provided by third parties upon
availing/redeeming the offer/voucher/prize.
- Eligible Customers hereby provide their
consent to Aaluwaala to share the Eligible Customer’s contact details (“Information”)
with Aaluwaala’s authorised third parties for making the Offer available
to such Eligible Customer. Such Information will be governed by the third
party’s privacy policy/ies and you are encouraged to acquaint yourself
with and agree to their policies before participating in the Offer.
- Eligible Customers may only avail the
Offer if account settings on the Aaluwaala Platform have been set to India
and the billing address is in India.
- Aaluwaala reserves the absolute right to
or alter any of these terms at any time without prior notice.
- Offer can neither be sold, transferred,
encashed or exchanged for any other products nor clubbed with any other
Offer.
- Aaluwaala accepts no liability, whether
jointly or severally, for any errors or omissions of any third party in
relation to the Offer.
- The voucher/prize/benefit details will be
sent to the Eligible Customer via e-mail/message/WhatsApp/in-app.
- Aaluwaala, in its sole discretion
reserves the right to exclude any Eligible Customer from the Offer and/or
to cancel all or part of the Offer, without any liability on its part, if
it believes that the Eligible Customer has (a) breached any of these
terms, additional promotional activity terms and conditions, Aaluwaala
Platform terms and conditions and/or Privacy Policy; (b) acted or has the
intention of acting in a dishonest or fraudulent manner, or in bad faith;
(c) tampered with the entry process or the operation of the Offer; (d)
acted in a disruptive manner.
- By participating in the Offer, Eligible
Customers will be deemed to have accepted these terms along with specific
promotional activity terms and conditions made available to the Eligible
Customer and expressly agree that: (a) Aaluwaala Parties will not be
liable or responsible for any loss or damage whatsoever that the Eligible
Customer may suffer, directly or indirectly, in connection with this
Offer, including for any theft, loss or misuse of the Offer or the
Information; and (b) Aaluwaala will not mediate any disputes or
differences between the Eligible Customer and the third parties in
relation to this Offer.
Payment’s Facility and Related
Information
- All the payments towards the orders
and/or any services shall be compulsory in Indian Rupees only.
- The information with respect to the
accepted payment methods on the Aaluwaala Platform shall be displayed at
the time of making payment for an order which may include but not limited
to credit card or debit card; net banking; UPI; cash on delivery or any
other RBI approved payment mode as may be reflected on the Aaluwaala
Platform from time to time. Cash on delivery may not be permitted for
certain orders.
- To facilitate the payments, you
acknowledge and agree that Aaluwaala may use certain third-party vendors
and service providers, including payment gateways, to process payments and
manage payment card information. If you are directed to any third party
payment processor, you will be subject to terms and conditions governing
use of that third party’s service and we shall have no liability towards
the same.
- With respect to the payment details
provided by you to avail the payment facility, you represent, warrant and
covenant that you are legally entitled and/or authorized to provide such
payment details and make payments using such payment details. You shall be
solely liable for the payments done through payment details and you
confirm that use of such payment details by you does not violate any
applicable law.
- The payment facility provided by Aaluwaala
is neither a banking nor a financial service but is merely a facilitator
providing an electronic, automated online electronic payment system, and
receiving payment on orders placed at Aaluwaala Platform using the
existing authorized banking infrastructure and card payment gateway
networks, as may be applicable.
- You agree and confirm that in respect to
certain payment methods, the respective issuer may charge you an
additional fee i.e. transaction fees or other fees, for the purpose of
processing your payment transaction.
Order History
If you delete an order from your order
history through your account on the Aaluwaala Platform, Your order details will
no longer be visible to/ accessible by you through your account. To clarify,
for orders placed for someone else, your action shall not impact visibility of
the order details as accessible through that person’s account, where the order
details were available.
You understand that your action shall be irreversible and no support will be
offered on such deleted order(s) (whether to you or for orders placed for
someone else, that other person) including complaints, retrieval/ information/
invoice request, cancellation, return, replacement, or exchange. Order once
deleted will however remain present in Aaluwaala's records in accordance with
the Privacy Policy and be subject to our records retention policies and
applicable law, including any statutory retention requirements. Please note
that there may be cases beyond the control of Aaluwaala where the deleted
order/ order details may be traced/ be visible, for reasons such as:
- any interruptions, service or technology
failure or problems in use of the internet and electronic communications
or other systems outside the control of Aaluwaala.
- order details still being available on
your/ for orders placed for someone else, that person’s email, messages or
other modes of communication where the order details were available.
- any stakeholder (including third party or
delivery partner) reaching out to you through the information you choose
to share with them directly.
- payment pertaining to such an order being
available in bank statements.
International Users
“International Users” shall mean
such users who have registered on the Aaluwaala Platform using a permitted
mobile number registered outside of India and wish to avail the Services.
Services for International users are under
process and will be launched soon.
The following terms shall be in addition
to and not in substitution of or derogation to the other terms and conditions
governing the use/access of Aaluwaala Platform. Provided that, in case of any
inconsistency between these terms and any of the other terms, these terms shall
prevail with respect to International Users, to the extent of such
inconsistency.
To place an order, you will be
required to provide the recipient’s contact details, such as name, phone
number registered in India, address or any other information that may be
reasonably required to enable us to deliver the order. Deliveries are
available to only select geographies in India.
Certain features of the Aaluwaala
Platform may not be available to International Users.
Services may be available to
International Users only for certain products/ services listed on the Aaluwaala
Platform. To clarify, not all products/ services may be available for sale
and purchase to/ by International Users.
Usage of the Services shall be subject
to these Terms and the Privacy Policy of Aaluwaala.
The following payment methods shall be
made available to you on the Aaluwaala Platform and be displayed at the
time of making payment for an order - international cards and such other
methods as may be updated by Aaluwaala on the Aaluwaala Platform, from
time to time. Cash on delivery may not be permitted. For certain payment
methods and also for refund processing, additional charges may apply,
including foreign currency conversion charges, which shall be borne by
you.
Grievance Redressal Mechanism
For any order related issue, you may first
reach out to us via chat support on the Platform for real time basis
resolution.
In accordance with applicable law,
including the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology
(Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 and the
Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules,
2020 the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer and Nodal Officer
who can be contacted for any complaints or concerns pertaining to the Aaluwaala
Platform, including those pertaining to breach of the Terms or any other
policies are published as under:
- Details of the Grievance Officer
Abhishek Prakash
Madhusudan Agrifarm Solution Private
Limited
Ground Floor, Sushila Enclave, Road no 1 A,
Basant vihar, Harmu, Ranchi-834002, Jharkhand India. Email address: support@aaluwaala.com
Time: Monday
- Friday (09:00 hours to 18:00 hours)
- Details of the Nodal Officer
R P Singh
Madhusudan Agrifarm Solution Private
Limited
Ground Floor, Sushila Enclave, Road no 1 A,
Basant vihar, Harmu, Ranchi-834002, Jharkhand India. Email address: support@aaluwaala.com
Indemnity
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Aaluwaala Parties from
and against any third party claims, damages (actual and/or consequential),
actions, proceedings, demands, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses
(including reasonable legal fees) suffered or reasonably incurred by them
arising as a result of, or in connection with: (a) Your Comment and/ or
content, (b) your unauthorized use of the Aaluwaala Platform/ Services, or
products or services included or advertised in the Services; (c) your access to
and use of the Services; (d) your violation of any rights of another party; or
(e) your breach of these Terms (including Privacy Policy and any infringement
by you of the intellectual property rights of any third party) and/ or
applicable law. We retain the exclusive right to settle, compromise and pay,
without your prior consent, any and all claims or causes of action which are
brought against us. We reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the
exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to
indemnify us and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You
agree not to settle any matter in which we are named as a defendant and/or for
which you have indemnity obligations without our prior written consent. We will
use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding
upon becoming aware of it. This clause shall survive the expiry or termination
of these Terms.
Limitation of Liability
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary:
- Aaluwaala Parties shall not be liable for
any claims, damages or losses to the customer or any other person other
than as established by a non-appealable order of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
- Subject to the above, the maximum
aggregate liability of the Aaluwaala Parties, if any, as so established
and ordered, shall in no event extend beyond refund of the money charged
from the relevant user for purchases made pursuant to the relevant order
with respect to which such liability has arisen and been established.
- Aaluwaala shall not be liable, under any
circumstances, whether in contract or in tort, for any indirect, special,
consequential, exemplary, punitive or incidental losses or damages,
including on grounds of loss of profit, loss of reputation or loss of
business opportunities.
- You must commence any legal action
against Us within one (1) year after the alleged harm initially occurs.
Failure to commence the action within that period shall forever bar any
claims or causes of action regarding the same facts or occurrence,
notwithstanding any statute of limitations or other law to the contrary.
within this period, any failure by Us to enforce or exercise any provision
of these Terms or any related right shall not constitute a waiver of that
right or provision.
Termination
- Aaluwaala, in its sole discretion and
without liability, reserves the right to terminate or refuse your
registration, terminate your use of the Aaluwaala Platform/ Services and/
or refuse to permit/ restrict your usage/access to the Aaluwaala Platform/
Services, without notice, with or without cause including if Aaluwaala has
reason to believe (including through evaluating usage patterns), whether
by notice or otherwise that: (a) you do not conform to the eligibility
criteria, or the eligibility criteria is not met/is violated by a user, or
(b) you may commit/ be in breach of these Terms (including Privacy
Policy). We may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all
related information and/or bar any further access to your account or the
Services. If you use the Services in violation of these Terms, we may, in
our sole discretion, retain all data collected from your use of the
Services. Further, you agree that we shall not be liable to you or any
third party for the discontinuation or termination of your access to the
Services.
- You may delete your account at any time
by using the option as available on the Aaluwaala Platform/ App and
ceasing further use of the Aaluwaala Platform/ Services. Your personal
data will be processed in accordance with Aaluwaala’s Privacy Policy as
updated from time to time.
- Aaluwaala’s rights to any Comments,
indemnification rights and provisions relating to Governing Law and
Jurisdiction, shall survive any termination of these Terms. Any such
termination of these Terms shall not affect/ waive your obligation to pay
for product(s) /services already ordered/availed from the Aaluwaala
Platform or affect any liability that may have arisen or may arise
relating to events preceding the date of termination.
Governing Law & Jurisdiction
- These Terms shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of India, without giving effect to
the principles of conflict of laws thereunder.
- Courts at New
Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any proceedings arising
in respect of these Terms (including Privacy Policy).
Miscellaneous
- Interpretation: The section and subject headings in these Terms are included
for reference only and shall not be used to interpret any provisions of
these Terms.
- Entire Agreement and Waiver: The Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, shall constitute
the entire agreement between you and us concerning the Services. No
failure or delay by us in exercising any right, power or privilege under
the Terms shall operate as a waiver of such right or acceptance of any
variation of the Terms and nor shall any single or partial exercise by
either party of any right, power or privilege preclude any further
exercise of that right or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege.
- Severability: If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful, invalid,
or unenforceable by a judicial court for any reason, then that provision
shall be deemed severed from these Terms, and the remainder of the Terms
shall continue in full force and effect.
- Partnership or Agency: None of the provisions of these Terms shall be deemed to
constitute a partnership or agency between you and Us and you shall have
no authority to bind Us in any form or manner, whatsoever.