Terms of Service

This page sets out the general terms and conditions of access to and use of the Services.

1. ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT

1.1 The Services are owned and operated by GSS Gurukul. Certain terms and expressions that are used in these Terms of Use have the meanings set out in the Dictionary at the end of the Terms of Use or elsewhere in this Agreement.

1.2 Your use of the Services in any manner, including by visiting, accessing, browsing or linking to the Services or by using any other feature, tools or elements provided by us within the Services, is subject to and conditional upon your acceptance and compliance with the terms, conditions, policies, notices and disclaimers contained in these Terms of Use and elsewhere on the Services. Your use of the Services in any manner constitutes your unconditional acceptance of agreement to be bound by the Agreement (which includes these Terms of Use). These Terms of Use affect your legal rights and obligations. If you do not agree to be bound by all of these Terms of Use, do not access or use the Services.

1.3 If you are using any of the Services for or on behalf of a company or other legal entity or organisation, you represent and warrant that you are authorised to enter into this Agreement and any other agreement on behalf of that company or other legal entity or organisation, and that all provisions of the Agreement will bind that company or other legal entity or organisation.

2. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND POLICIES

2.1 The features, tools and elements of the Services that allow users to build any Course(s), distribute any Course(s), purchase access to any Course(s) and/or to enrol and participate in any Course(s):

(a) are accessible only to users with an active account; and

(b) are subject to additional policies, terms, conditions and/or agreements that apply in addition to these Terms of Use, as provided to the user prior to use of the relevant Services (including the terms and policies described in clause 2.2).

2.2 It is important to read, understand and comply with all our additional policies, terms, conditions and/or agreements as they provide the rules for using the relevant Services. Our additional policies and terms (including all policies and terms referenced in them) are incorporated in and form part of this Agreement, and includes without limitation, our Privacy Policy (which is provided to the relevant users for acceptance before using the relevant Services).

2.3 If there is any conflict or inconsistency between the specific terms, conditions or policy that applies to any feature, tool or element of the Services and these Terms of Use, the specific terms, conditions or policy will prevail to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency.

3. ACCESSIBILITY

3.1 The Services may be accessed and used in a number of ways including, without limitation, by:

(a) general users who access or browse any of the Services, without creating an account; and

(b) users who have created an account in order to use any of the features, tools or elements of the Services that are available only to account-holders.

3.2 When you create an account, you must provide current, complete and accurate information, and you must maintain and promptly update your information so that it is true, accurate, current and complete at all times. GSS Gurukul shall have no liability to you (or any third party) arising from or in connection with your failure to maintain and update your information, including, but not limited to, any claim, loss or damage from your failure to receive information about the Services.

3.3 You are responsible for maintaining control over access to your account (including the confidentiality of your password). You are also responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account, whether authorised by you or not, and you must notify GSS Gurukul immediately of any suspected, threatened or actual unauthorised use of your account or any other breach of security. GSS Gurukul will not be liable for any claim, loss or damage arising as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by GSS Gurukul or a third party due to your conduct or someone else using your account or password.

3.4 The Services are available only to, and may only be used by, individuals who are 13 years and older who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. Individuals under the age of 13 must at all times use GSS Gurukul services only in conjunction with and under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who is at least 13 years of age. In this all cases, the adult is the user and is responsible for any and all activities.

3.5 We may make changes to the Services from time to time, including without limitation, the availability of tools or features; how long, how much or how often any given tool or feature may be used; and feature dependencies upon other services or software. We will provide you with prior notice before removing any material feature or functionality of the Services, unless security, legal, or system performance considerations require an expedited modification or removal.

4. PURPOSE OF THE SERVICES

4.1 The Services and all materials displayed by GSS Gurukul on or through the Services, including without limitation all of GSS Gurukul’s information, text, materials, images, photographs, graphics, video, navigational elements, software, tools, names, logos and trade marks on the Services (GSS Gurukul Content) are made available for personal, non-commercial purposes, unless you have otherwise entered into an agreement with us.

4.2GSS Gurukul does not make any representation or warranty about the identity or credentials of any other user. Such information is based solely on data that the relevant user submits and we provide such information solely for the convenience of users. The provision of the Services and such information is not an introduction, endorsement or recommendation by GSS Gurukul.

5. USE OF THE SERVICES

5.1 You are solely responsible for your use (including your conduct and activities) of the Services. When using the Services, you must not:

(a) copy, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute or publicly display the Services or any GSS Gurukul Content, except to the extent permitted by law, or with the prior written consent of GSS Gurukul;

(b) use the Services or any GSS Gurukul Content to establish, maintain or provide, or assist in establishing, maintaining or providing a learning management system;

(c) infringe any applicable laws or regulations, or the rights of GSS Gurukul;

(d) upload, publish or post false, inaccurate, misleading, defamatory or offensive content;

(e) impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

(f) distribute or post spam, unsolicited, or bulk electronic communications, chain letters, or pyramid schemes, or distribute viruses or any other technologies that may harm GSS gurukul, any of the Services, or the interests or property;

(g) take any action that imposes, or may impose, in GSS Gurukul’s sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on GSS Gurukul’s infrastructure;

(h) use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Services or any network or other infrastructure used by or connected to GSS Gurukul;

(i) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services, any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Services, or any activities conducted on, or in connection with, any of the Services;

(j) bypass any robot exclusion headers or other measures GSS Gurukul may use to prevent or restrict access to GSS Gurukul; or

(k) gain, or attempt to gain, unauthorised access to any areas of the Services, other accounts, or any systems, networks or infrastructure used by or connected to GSS Gurukul.

5.2 You must immediately notify us and any relevant authorities if you become aware of any use of the Services that is, or is likely to be, illegal or threatening to the health or safety of any person.

5.3 You agree and consent to GSS Gurukul collecting, using and disclosing to third parties your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge that your submission of any information, statements, data, and content to us is voluntary on your part and that GSS Gurukul may process such information within the terms of the Privacy Policy.

6. REVIEWS, COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

6.1 Where the Services permit, users may post reviews, comments, and other content; send communications and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, material or other information (each being an item of User Content), provided that the User Content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties, and provided that such use and User Content complies with the Agreement.

6.2 GSS Gurukul reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such User Content, but does not regularly review posted User Content. GSS Gurukul takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content posted by you or any third party.

6.3 If you post, submit or otherwise supply any User Content, you grant GSS Gurukul a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, transferable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, publicly perform, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and publicly display such User Content throughout the world in any media. You grant GSS Gurukul and its sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such User Content, if they choose. You acknowledge and agree that you are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of any kind from GSS Gurukul in connection with any use described in this paragraph.

6.4 You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the User Content that you post; that the User Content is accurate; that use of the User Content you supply does not breach the Agreement and will not cause injury, loss or damage to any person or entity.

6.5 You must indemnify and keep indemnified GSS Gurukul for all claims resulting from User Content you supply, upload or transmit.

7. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

7.1 The Services, the website and all content on the Services are provided “as is”, “as available” and on a “with all faults” basis, without warranties of any kind either express or implied, and the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Services is with you.

7.2 Without limiting any other provision of the Agreement, GSS Gurukul makes no representation or warranty about:

(a) any of the Services, the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services, or the accuracy, reliability, availability, veracity, timeliness or content of any of the Services;

(b) whether the Services will be up-to-date, uninterrupted, timely, secure, error-free or non-misleading, or that defects in the Services will be corrected;

(c) whether the Services or any data, content or material will be backed up or whether business continuity arrangements are in place in respect of the Services;

(d) any third-party agreements or any guarantee of business gained by you through the Services or through GSS Gurukul; or

(e) the Services, or the systems or infrastructure on which the Services are based, being error or malicious code free, secure, confidential or performing at any particular standard or having any particular function.

7.3 To the extent permitted by law, we specifically disclaim any implied warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, quality, suitability and non-infringement.

7.4 While it is GSS Gurukul’s intention for the Services to be available as much as possible, there will be occasions when all or part of the Services may be interrupted, including, without limitation, for scheduled maintenance or upgrades, for emergency repairs, or due to failure of telecommunications links and/or equipment.

7.5 You acknowledge and agree that in no event shall GSS Gurukul be liable in any way, whether in contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), or any other form of liability, for:

(a) any claim, loss or damage, which may be incurred by you as a result of, or in connection with your use of, the Services and/or any third-party content;

(b) any special, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damages (including, without limitation, legal fees); or

(c) any direct or indirect loss or damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in connection with your access to, use of, or inability to access or use any of the Services, or performance of software, documents, provision of or failure to provide Services, or information available from the Services,whether or not GSS Gurukul has been advised of the possibility of such losses or damages arising.

7.6 Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for certain damages. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to limit or exclude any warranty or liability where and to the extent that applicable law prohibits such exclusion or limitation. Accordingly, some of the above disclaimers and limitations of liability may not apply to you. To the extent that GSS Gurukul may not, as a matter of applicable law, disclaim any implied warranty or limit its liabilities, the scope and duration of such warranty and the extent of the liability of GSS Gurukul shall be the minimum permitted under such applicable law.

8. INDEMNITY

8.1 You must indemnify and hold harmless, and keep indemnified and continue to hold harmless, GSS Gurukulagainst all claims, loss, actions, proceedings, costs, expenses (including legal fees), claims and damages arising from:

(a) any breach by you of the Agreement, or of any laws, rules, regulations, codes, statutes, ordinances or orders of any government authority or court; or

(b) your breach, or alleged breach, of any third-party right, including without limitation, any intellectual property right, confidentiality, or privacy right; or

(c) reliance by you on any information obtained through the Services including, without limitation, any GSS GurukulContent or any third-party content; or

(d) your access to or use of the Services.

9. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES/APPLICATIONS

9.1 The Services and certain Course content may contain links to third party sites or applications (External Sites). External Sites are not under the control of GSS Gurukul, and GSS Gurukulis not responsible for the content of any External Sites. Where GSS Gurukulprovides links to any External Sites, it does so for your convenience only, and the inclusion of any link does not imply any recommendation or endorsement of the External Sites by GSS Gurukul. You link to any External Sites entirely at your own risk.

9.2 The Third-Party Material may contain embedded hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties or their licensees or contractors (Third Party Websites). GSS Gurukul does not recommend or endorse the products or services of those third parties.

9.3 GSS Gurukul does not give any representation or warranty as to the reliability, accuracy or completeness of any Third-Party Material on the Services, Third Party Websites, or External Sites, nor do they accept any responsibility arising in any way (including negligence) for errors in, or omissions from such Third-Party Material, Third Party Websites, or External Sites.

10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICE

10.1 Except where expressly provided otherwise in the Agreement, you do not have any right, title or interest in or to any proprietary rights relating to the Services or the GSS GurukulContent.

10.2 GSS Gurukul and any other product or service name or slogan or logo contained in the Services are trademarks of GSS Gurukuland its suppliers or licensors and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of GSS Gurukulor the applicable trademark holder. Ownership of all such trademarks and the goodwill associated therewith remains with GSS Gurukulor the applicable trademark holder.

10.3 You may not use any metatags or any other “hidden text” utilizing any name, trademark or product or service name of GSS Gurukulwithout GSS Gurukul’s prior written permission.

10.4 In addition, the look and feel of the Services (including all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts) is the service mark, trademark and/or trade dress of GSS Gurukul and may not be copied, imitated or used (in whole or in part) without GSS Gurukul’s prior written permission. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by GSS Gurukul.

10.5 Nothing contained on the Services should be construed as being any licence or right of use of any trade mark displayed on the Services.

11. LINKING TO THE SERVICES

11.1 Any link to the Services and its associated webpages must:

(a) be a text link and must otherwise comply with the Agreement and any linking guidelines or brand use guidelines that are published by GSS Gurukul or provided to you from time to time;

(b) not, in GSS Gurukul’s opinion deceive or mislead, nor suggest any relationship, endorsement or sponsorship between your site and the Services;

(c) not replicate any GSS Gurukul Content (including GSS Gurukul logo), without the express written consent of GSS Gurukul;

(d) not misrepresent your relationship with GSS Gurukul and must not present false or misleading information about GSS Gurukulor any Services;

(e) not contain content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial.

11.2 The link must be made in good faith, and must not in GSS Gurukul’sreasonable opinion cause the GSS Gurukulbrand or any GSS Gurukul trade mark to be viewed in a negative or potentially negative light and the link must not frame the Services.

11.3 No other linking is permitted unless it is the subject of a separate specific written agreement between you and GSS Gurukul. GSS Gurukul reserves the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

12. CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

12.1 You may cancel your GSS Gurukul account at any time by ceasing to access or use any of the Services, or by otherwise following any instructions that we provide to you for cancelling your account.

12.2 User accounts that have not been logged into for a continuous period of 12 months will be deactivated and/or archived by GSS Gurukul.

12.3 We may close or suspend your account, or limit your access to any of the Services if:

(a) we determine that you have breached, or are acting in breach of, the Agreement;

(b) we determine that you have infringed any laws or regulations or the rights of a third party, including infringing someone else’s intellectual property rights, or if we determine that you have engaged, or are engaging, in fraudulent, or illegal activities; or

(c) you do not respond to or complete any account verification requests.

12.4 All provisions of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, and limitations of liability.

13. GENERAL

13.1 The Services and any information provided within the Service is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation, or which would subject GSS Gurukulto any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. We reserve the right to limit the availability of the Service or any portion of the Service, to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction at any time.

13.2 GSS Gurukulmay, in its sole discretion, refuse to offer access to or use of any of the Services to any person or entity and change its eligibility criteria at any time. This provision is void where prohibited by law and the right to access the Services is revoked in such jurisdictions.

13.3 If GSS Gurukulis partially or wholly precluded from complying with its obligations under this Agreement by any event, matter or circumstance that is beyond its reasonable control, then GSS Gurukul’sobligation to perform will be suspended for the duration of the delay arising out of the event, matter or circumstance.

13.4 You agree that if GSS Gurukuldoes not exercise or enforce any legal right or remedy contained in this Agreement (or which GSS Gurukulhas the benefit of under any applicable law), this will not operate as a waiver of GSS Gurukul’srights and that those rights or remedies will still be available to GSS Gurukul.

13.5 We may amend or replace these Terms of Use at any time by posting the amended or replacement terms on the GSS Gurukulwebsite or in the Services. The revised version will be effective immediately at the time we post it. Please check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of any of the Services after posting of the changes constitutes your binding acceptance of such changes. However, if the revised version includes a material change, it will be effective for an existing user on the earlier of: (a) the date you accept it; and (b) 30 days after the material changes are initially posted to the GSS Gurukulwebsite or elsewhere in the Services.

13.6 You agree that you will receive all notices required under the Agreement electronically, by any means reasonably nominated by GSS Gurukulfrom time to time, including without limitation by email, or by means of a banner message or other notice posted within the Services. Alternatively, notice may consist of an email from GSS Gurukulto an email address associated with your account. We may also give you notice by mail to the address provided by you during the registration process. Any notices to GSS Gurukulmust be given by registered ordinary post (or if posted to or from a place outside India, by registered airmail). In such case, notice will be deemed given three days after the date of mailing. All dealings, correspondence and contacts between us must be made or conducted in the English language.

13.7 If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision which will be severed and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

13.8 You must not assign, transfer, charge, sub-contract, or otherwise deal with all or any of your rights and/or obligations under the Agreement. GSS Gurukulmay assign, transfer, novate the Agreement (in whole or in part), sub-contract any of its obligations under the Agreement, or otherwise deal with the benefit of, or a right under, the Agreement, to any other person without obtaining your consent.

13.9 Nothing in the Agreement creates, or will be deemed to constitute, a partnership, joint-venture, agency or fiduciary relationship between you and us.

13.10 This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts and by electronic means. You acknowledge that in entering into this Agreement you have not relied on any representation or warranties about its subject matter except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

13.11 Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section.

13.12 No person who is not a party to the Agreement shall acquire any rights under it or be entitled to benefit from any of its terms even if that person has relied on any such term or has indicated to any party to the Agreement its assent to any such term.

13.13 This Agreement (and all non-contractual obligations arising out of or connected to this Agreement) is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Mysuru District, Karnataka, India. Both parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the court of Mysuru.

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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers our policies and practices regarding collection, use and disclosure of personal information we receive about you when you use our products or services or websites, or otherwise interact with us (for example, by attending our webinars or events), unless a different policy is displayed. This Privacy Policy also explains your rights and the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information.

GSS Gurukul, we and us refers to GSS Gurukul and our products, websites and services are together referred to as “Services” in this policy.We carry out all processing operations in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

We reserve the right to amend all or part of our Privacy Policy from time to time. The version published on the Sites is the version currently in force.

What information we collect about you:

We collect the following personal information from you:

• Contact Information such as name, email address, phone number, postal address, billing information, information you input in open text fields in help/contact us/feedback forms
• Your profile information like profile photo, display name, job title and other details to be displayed.
• Content usage information such as what content is already seen, time spent on content, content interactions and other details related to usage.
• Information about how you interact with our Services including the features you use; the links you click on; the type, size and filenames of attachments you upload to the Services; frequently used search terms; and how you interact with others on the Services.
• Device information such as your connection type, device operating system, browser type, IP address, URLs of referring/exit pages and crash data.
• Information submitted to our customer support, such as contact information, problem summary, and any other documentation, screenshots or information that would be helpful in resolving an issue submitted.

How we use information we collect:

We use this information to:

• Administer your account.
• Handle customer service requests.
• Send you marketing communications.
• For research and development and improvement of the Services.
• To communicate with you about the Services.
• For customer support to resolve technical issues and repair and improve the Services.
• To monitor suspicious or fraudulent activity, verify accounts and to identify violations of Service policies
• To protect our legal rights and legitimate business interests

Sharing of personal information:

We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement.

Service Providers

We may provide your personal information to companies that provide services to help us with our business activities such as processing your payments. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us.

Legal Disclaimer

We may disclose personal information in the good faith that we are required to do so by law, including but not limited to disclosure to law enforcement or other government officials in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringements, or other activity that is illegal or may expose you or us to legal liability.

Opt-out preferences:

If you no longer want to receive marketing-related emails from us, you may opt out of receiving such emails by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any marketing email you receive from us.

If you are having difficulty unsubscribing from our marketing emails using the above methods, please contact us directly at the email info@gssgurukul.com.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Exercising your rights:

You have the right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete personal information, request deletion of your personal information, or request that we no longer use it. You may request information on personal data collected, used, disclosed or processed by GSS Gurukul, as well as a request for rectification, or erasure, or object to our processing of your personal data. Upon request, GSS Gurukul will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your personal information. Furthermore, you may also be able to exercise the following rights to restrict processing, data portability, and lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

In particular, you have the right to object and withdraw your consent, in whole or in part, to the collection, use, disclosure or processing of your personal data for purposes of dispatch of advertising material, direct selling or for the fulfilment of marketing surveys or email.

In order to exercise your rights above and/or submit inquiries or complaints with regard to our processing of your personal data, you may send a request to our email address info@gssgurukul.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to us.We follow generally accepted security standards to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful loss, alteration, or unauthorized access.

By using the Services or providing personal information to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of the Services. You may have a legal right to receive written notice of a data privacy or security breach depending on where you live. If you have any reason to believe that your interactions with the Services are no longer secure, please notify us immediately at info@gssgurukul.com.

If you have any questions about the security of your personal information, you can contact us at info@gssgurukul.com.

Contact us:

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@gssgurukul.com

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