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1. General.

This website, currently located at www.startupandbusinessnews.com (“website”), is owned and has been created and maintained by Tamil Business News Media (TBNM)  (“we” or “us” or “TNBM”) for your benefit, information, education and communication. By accessing and/or using this website, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these terms and conditions of use. We reserve the right to change the terms and conditions from time to time at our sole discretion without notice. Such changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the website. In the event of any violation of these terms and conditions, we reserve the right to seek all remedies available by law and in equity for such violations. These terms and conditions of use represent the entire understanding relating to the use of this website and prevail over any prior or contemporaneous, conflicting or additional communications. Any unauthorized access, modification or change of any information, or any interference with the availability of or access to this website is strictly prohibited. TBNM is reserves all legal rights and remedies available to it and these terms and conditions shall in no way be deemed a limitation or waiver of any other rights we may have. Unless otherwise indicated, all material on this site and all rights are reserved.

2. Intellectual Property.

The materials contained in this website are copyrighted and may not be reproduced in any form, or by any means, without the express written permission of TBNM, except as expressly provided in these terms and conditions or in the text on the website. You may download or purchase material displayed on the website for non-commercial personal use only, provided you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials. You may not, however, reproduce, republish, display, perform, distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of this website for public or commercial purposes, including, without limitation, the text, images, blog posts, audio and video, without the express written permission of TBNM. We neither warrant nor represent that your use of materials displayed on the website will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with TBNM.

The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the “Trademarks”) displayed on the website are registered and unregistered Trademarks of TBNM and other third parties that have authorized the use of such Trademarks on the website. Nothing contained on the website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the website without the written permission of TBNM or the appropriate third party. Your use of the Trademarks displayed on the website, or any other content on the website, except as provided in these terms and conditions, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that TBNM will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.

3. Disclaimer.

TBNM makes no representations or warranties that this website is free of defects, viruses or other harmful components. We shall not be responsible for any damages or loss that may result from the hacking or infiltration of this website or website’s computer systems. You have the sole responsibility for adequate protection and backup of data and/or equipment used in connection with this website and you agree to hold TBNM, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, and employees harmless from, and you covenant not to sue us for, any claims for lost data, work delays, lost profits resulting from use of materials or content from this website, or any other claim arising from or related to this website. The pages on this website may contain technical inaccuracies, outdated information and typographical errors. Use of the website is at the risk of the user. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this website is provided “as is”. Neither TBNM nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the website is liable for any direct, special, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising out of access to, or use of, the website including, without limitation, lost profits or revenues, costs of replacement goods, loss of damage to data arising out of the use or inability to use this site, or damages resulting from use of or reliance on the information present, even if TBNM, or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages.  We do not in any way guarantee the quality, data content, artistic worth, or legality of information, content, goods or services that are transferred, received, purchased, or otherwise made available or obtained by way of this website. We do not warrant that this website will be error-free or that defects will be corrected. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. We also assumes no responsibility, and will not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, posting, or browsing in this website or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the website. We are not responsible for any items you purchase on the website through third party vendors.

4. Privacy of User Information.

Despite any representations concerning privacy, we reserve the right to disclose without notice to you any information in our possession if required to do so by law or upon a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with the law, to protect or defend our rights or property, or to respond to an emergency situation.

5. Availability of Products and Services.

The information provided at this website is published throughout the world. We manage this website from its facilities in the Republic of India.  Information published on this website may contain references to products, programs and services that are not announced or available in your country or region. We make no representation that such information, products, programs or services referenced on this website are legal, available or appropriate in your country or region.

6. Links to Third Party Sites.

This website contains links to third party sites. Such linked sites are not under the control of TBNM, and we are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements contained on any such linked sites. Access to any other Internet site linked to this website is at the user’s own risk. We have not reviewed the sites linked to the website. We provide these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply an endorsement by TBNM of such third party sites or any goods or services offered by such third parties.

7. User Content.

Anything you disclose or offer to us by or through this website (“Communications”), including e-mails to TBNM or its agents or representatives, or postings on interactive portions of this website, shall be deemed and shall remain the property of TBNM. If you send us such Communications, you are providing it to us on a NON-CONFIDENTIAL BASIS, and we will have no obligation to keep such information secret, to refrain from using such information, or to compensate you for the receipt or use of such Communications. TBNM is free to use, for any purpose whatsoever, any Communications, including but not limited to publishing, or developing, manufacturing, and marketing products using such Communications. By submitting Communications to us through this website, through e-mail, or through any means other than through the procedures outlined elsewhere in this website, you hereby RELEASE TBNM, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, attorneys, directors, and employees from any liability under any legal theory in connection with the use, modification, sale, or disclosure of any Communications. By uploading or otherwise providing any Communications to this website or TBNM’ agents or representatives, you hereby grant TBNM, to the extent you retain any rights, the unlimited, perpetual right to reuse, redistribute, modify and create derivative works from such Communications for any purpose and in any media without compensation, and you warrant that all “moral rights” in uploaded Communications have been waived.

8. Products, Services and Software.

A description or reference to a product, service or publication on this website (including any description or reference via hyperlink) does not imply endorsement by TBNM or that product, service or publication. Products offered through this website shall be warranted, if at all, through the written license or warranty provided in connection with such product. Downloading software from this website does not give you title to such software, including any files, data and images incorporated in or associated with the software. Your use of any such software shall be only in accordance with the license agreement that is included with the software or presented upon download of such software. Software available on this website is copyrighted by TBNM or its owner. Software may not be copied, redistributed or placed on any server for further distribution. You may not sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse engineer the software.

9. Severability.

If any provision of these terms of use shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining terms of use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.