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TERMS OF USE:


INTRODUCTION

The below terms of use, along with all other terms and legal notices located on
https://www.careerconnectedu.in (“Website”), govern your use of Website. The Website is owned and operated by Career Connect (referred to as “we”, “us” or “careerconnect”).

This is a legal and binding agreement between you, the user (referred to as “user” or “you”) who visits the Website in connection with use of our services, or whose information Career Connect otherwise receives in connection with the services provided through its platform www.careerconnectedu.in and Career Connect governing your access to the Website. Career Connect offers higher education career assistance services (“Programs”). The Website is made available for use to help users get details, discover and research on colleges, programs of their interest and for allied services related thereto. This Website does not take any applications for enrolment on behalf of Career Connect or any institution irrespective of whether they are partner colleges or other listed colleges. The Website, Platform, mobile Apps are collectively termed as “Platform”.

Please review our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and other policies available on the Website (collectively referred to as the “Terms”) that govern the access of the Website, use of the Platform and Programs. By accepting these Terms in any manner or accessing the Website, you consent, agree and undertake to abide, be bound by and adhere to the Terms and if you do not agree to these Terms, you are not entitled to avail of/use the Programs and any use thereafter shall be unauthorised.

These Terms shall apply to Career Connect WhatsApp groups, Facebook groups, Instagram pages, Facebook pages, email/SMS/phone communications and other social media forums hosted by Career Connect, which shall be deemed to be part of the ‘Platform’ by reference. You acknowledge that certain parts of the Platform, as mentioned above, are provided by third-party service providers, and you agree to abide by their terms and conditions. Career Connect shall not be responsible for any disruption of services caused by such third-party service providers.

Although you may "bookmark" a particular portion of the Platform and thereby bypass these Terms, your use of the Platform still binds you to these Terms.

We may change these Terms from time to time without prior notice. You should review this page regularly. Your continued use of the Platform and Programs after changes have been made will be taken to indicate that you have read and accepted those changes. You should not use the Platform or Programs if you are not happy with any changes to these Terms.

Career Connect makes no representations that the Platform operates (or is legally permitted to operate) in all geographic areas, or that the Platform, or information, services or products offered through the Platform are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Accessing the Platform from territories where the Platform, or any content or functionality of the Platform or its portions thereof is illegal, is expressly prohibited. If you choose to access the Platform, you agree and acknowledge that you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk and that you are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.

USER CONDUCT POLICY

Whether you have enrolled in a Program or are simply browsing the Platform, once you have accessed the Platform or Programs, you shall be considered a ‘user’ for the purpose of these Terms. You are responsible for all your activities in connection with the use of the Platform and Programs. You hereby agree to fully comply with all applicable local, provincial, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations in connection with such use. You shall not resort to any unethical practices while using the Platform.

Without limitation, you will not post or transmit, or cause to be posted or transmitted, any communication or solicitation or other "phishing", "pharming" or "whaling" message designed or intended to obtain password, account, personal information, confidential information or private information from any user of the Platform or any other third party whatsoever. However, if any such event does take place, Career Connect shall not be liable for any loss of data or if the user’s device, computer or any other property is compromised in any manner.

You acknowledge and agree that Career Connect has the right to report any and all suspicious or illegal activity to the appropriate legal or police authorities without notice to you.

EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS AND ACCREDITATION

Career Connect is NOT a University, but an education service consultant, offering Programs in consultation with a few Indian Colleges(each an “Educational Partner”).

Career Connect’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

“Content” means any and all information and data, which may include but not be limited to text, software, scripts, graphics, maps, photos, sounds, music, videos, logos, offers, advertisements, interactive features and other materials.

Career Connect logos, trademarks and service marks that may appear on the Platform (“Career Connect Marks”) are the property of Career Connect and are protected under Indian and foreign laws.

THIRD-PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Career Connect respects third-party intellectual property rights and actively supports protection of all third- party intellectual property including copyrights and trademarks (“IP”). It is our policy to expeditiously respond to clear notices of alleged IP infringement.

Career Connect shall not be held liable for the unauthorised use of any third-party IP, and the user that carries out such unauthorised use or infringes any IP available on the Platform shall fully indemnify and hold Career Connect harmless against any and all claims that may arise as a result of such use.

You are prohibited from posting the following Content on the Platform:

Content that is fraudulent, indecent, or libellous, or defames, harasses, discriminates against, harms or threatens others;
Content that discusses illegal activities, with the intent to commit them;
Content that infringes or misappropriates patents, trademarks, trade secrets, right of publicity, or other intellectual property rights of third parties;
Content that you do not have the right to disclose;
Profane, pornographic, obscene, indecent or unlawful Content;
Advertising or any form of commercial solicitation;
Content related to partisan political activities;
Content that contains intentionally inaccurate information or that is posted with the intent of misleading others;
Viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other disabling devices or other harmful components intended to or that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or personal information;
Content that consists of any high volume, automated, or electronic means to access the Platform (including without limitation robots, spiders or scripts);
Content that violates the rights of other users of the Platform; or
Content that violates any applicable local, state, national or international law or otherwise advocates or encourages any illegal activity.

PLATFORM SECURITY

You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Platform or any other associate Platform of Career Connect, including, without limitation, (a) accessing data not intended for such user or logging onto a server or an account that the user is not authorised to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorisation; (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Platform, overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mailbombing" or "crashing;" (d) sending unsolicited emails, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services; or (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. Career Connect will investigate occurrences that may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations. You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of this Platform or any activity being conducted on the Platform. You agree, further, not to use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including without limitation browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Platform other than the search engine and search agents available from Career Connect on the Platform and other than generally available third-party web browsers (e.g., Google Chrome or Microsoft Explorer).

DISCLAIMER

The Platform and/or Programs may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. Career Connect, therefore, reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions (including after an order has been submitted) and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.

The Platform, Programs, and any information or Career Connect Content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis with all faults.

Career Connect makes no representations or warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, with respect to Career Connect Content or services available on or through this Platform and Programs, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Career Connect makes no warranty that the services will meet the user's requirements or that the services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free; nor does Career Connect make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the services, or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the services, or that any defects in the software will be corrected.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by the user from Career Connect or through or from the services, shall create any warranty by Career Connect.

In the event you find that the information provided on the Platform or Programs is incorrect, or if you are the owner of any information or content and wish that such information or content is not displayed on the Platform or Programs, kindly notify us at the address provided at the bottom of the page.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Neither Career Connect nor any of its Educational Partners, affiliates, employees, directors, officers, agents, vendors or supplier shall be liable to you or any other person, whether in Tort, Contract, Strict Liability or otherwise, for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential losses or damages of any nature arising out of or in connection with the use or inability to use this Platform or Programs, including, without limitation, damages for lost profits, loss of goodwill, loss of data, work stoppage, accuracy of search results, or computer / electronic device failure, virus or malfunction.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

By accepting the Terms through your use of the Platform, you certify that you are 18 years of age or older. If you are under the age of 18 or under the legal age in your jurisdiction to enter into a binding contract, you may use the Platform only under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by the Terms. If you are a parent or legal guardian agreeing to the Terms for the benefit of a child below 18, be advised that you are fully responsible for his/her use of the Platform, including all financial charges and legal liability that he/she may incur. By using the Platform, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into the Terms and to abide by all of the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Programs are not for the use of individuals under the age of 18 years.

Career Connect may freely transfer or assign any portion of its rights or delegate its obligations under these Terms or any Program specific terms. You shall not transfer or assign, by operation of law or otherwise, any portion of your rights or delegate your obligations under these Terms or any Program-specific terms without the prior written consent of Career Connect.

These Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws in India, as these are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within India and without giving effect to any principles of conflict of laws. You agree that any legal lawsuit or other action brought by Career Connect, you or any third party to enforce these Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you, or in connection with any matters related to the Platform or Programs, shall be subject only to the jurisdiction of the courts of Mumbai. Where a dispute arises, the parties involved shall make all reasonable efforts to resolve the dispute through good faith negotiations. If efforts to amicably resolve any dispute or claim between the parties are unsuccessful, then such dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with the Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1956, as amended (“Act”) before a sole arbitrator to be appointed by Career Connect. The proceedings shall be conducted in English and the seat for arbitration shall be Mumbai.

If any provision of the Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the other provisions herein, and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Career Connect shall have no liability under these Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you, to the extent arising from any failure of Career Connect to perform any of its obligations under these Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you, due to any fire, flood, earthquakes, other acts of God, war, civil unrest, terrorism, Internet failures, governmental act or court order, national emergency, strikes or labour disputes or any other event not within Career Connect 's reasonable control. Career Connect shall not be responsible for damage or other problems caused by any unauthorised change to these Terms made by way of hacking or cracking this page.

The failure of Career Connect to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms or any Program- specific terms shared with you, shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavour to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, to the extent that may lawfully be done, and the other provisions of these Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you, shall remain in full force and effect.

These Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you constitute the entire agreement between you and Career Connect relating to the matters set forth herein, and shall not be modified except in writing, as posted on the Platforms by Career Connect or through a specific writing between you and Career Connect.

Career Connect may freely transfer or assign any portion of its rights or delegate its obligations under the Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you. You may not transfer or assign, by operation of law or otherwise, any portion of your rights or delegate your obligations under the Terms or any Program-specific terms shared with you, without the prior written consent of Career Connect, and any such attempted transfer or assignment shall be void and of no effect.

If you have any concerns or queries, please reach out to our Grievance Officer. Our Grievance Officer shall undertake all reasonable efforts to address your grievances at the earliest possible opportunity.