Terms of Use

THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ELECTRONIC RECORD IN TERMS OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER. THIS ELECTRONIC RECORD IS GENERATED BY A COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL SIGNATURES.

Welcome to 26ideas.com (“Platform”), owned by Scaleable Ideas Private Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 and having its registered office address at 6 Rushabh Complex, Dalia Industrial Estate, Off New Link Road, Andheri West, Mumbai 400053 (“Company”). The Company, through the Platform, helps find avenues for young founders to learn, network, share and build startup ideas through its several offerings, ‘Young Founders Program’, ‘Young Founders League’, ‘Young Founders Floor’, and any other such offerings as may be introduced by the Company from time to time (the “Services”).

The general terms of Service contained in Section A herein govern your use of any of the Services on the Platform and the information accessible on or through this Platform, on top of any other terms that apply to a specific Service you are using (“General Terms”).

The specific terms of Service contained in Section B herein govern your use of the specific Services provided on the Platform and the information accessible on or through such Services (“Specific Terms”).

For the sake of clarity, General Terms and Specific Terms shall hereinafter be collectively referred to as “Terms”.

Please read these Terms carefully, as it contains the terms and conditions governing your use of the Platform, any content such as text, data, information, software, graphics, audio, video or photographs that the Company may make available through the Platform and any Services that the Company may provide through the Platform. In order to use the Platform, you must first agree to these Terms. By performing an affirmative action and thereafter, accessing the Platform, you agree and undertake that you are giving a free, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous consent to the Company, agreeing to these Terms and concluding a legally binding contract with the Company for the purposes specified herein. Please do not access or use the Platform if you do not agree with any of the terms provided herein or are unable to be bound by them. As a condition of your access to and use of the Platform, you hereby agree that you will comply with all applicable laws and regulations when using the Platform.

The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms, at any time and will notify you periodically, or whenever there is a change in these Terms, as the case may be, by email or by posting a conspicuous notice on the Platform in the event of any material revisions to these Terms. Your acceptance of the revised terms of use and thereafter, use of the Platform following the posting of changes shall be deemed to mean that you accept and agree to the revisions made to these Terms. As long as you comply with these Terms, the Company grants you a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable and limited license to access and use the Platform.

You should read the General Terms and the Specific Terms together, unless otherwise specified, and access and read all further linked information, if any, referred to in these Terms, as such information contains further terms and conditions that apply to you as a user of the Platform. Such linked information including but not limited to any other agreement that you may enter into with the Company shall define our relationship and mutual expectations while you use these services on the Platform and the Company’s privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms, to access the Privacy Policy, please click here.

If you are unwilling or unable to be legally bound by these Terms, please do not give your consent or use the Platform. You cannot accept these Terms if: (a) you are not lawfully entitled to use the Platform; or (b) except as otherwise indicated in the Specific Terms for a particular Service, if you are less than 18 (Eighteen) years of age.

SECTION A: GENERAL TERMS OF SERVICE

For the purpose of these Terms, wherever the context so requires, (a) all capitalised words and expressions defined by inclusion in quotation and/ or parenthesis anywhere in these Terms, have the same meanings as ascribed to such words and expressions; and (b) following words and expressions shall bear the meanings ascribed to them below:

1.1

“Force Majeure Event” shall mean any event that is beyond the reasonable control of the Company and shall include, without limitation, an event which results/arises from acts of God, civil or military authority, war, riots, civil disturbances, accidents, fire, earthquake, floods, strikes, lock-outs, epidemic, pandemic, quarantine restrictions, labour disturbances, foreign or governmental order. It is expressly understood and agreed that for the purpose of provision of the Services, “event beyond reasonable control” or “Force Majeure Event” shall include any break-down, non-availability/partial availability of data or any technical errors in the Platform or other dysfunctionality of or where the underlying data has not been updated or if there is a slow-down in real time updates or updates are unavailable, erroneously updated or partially available, in any third party’s records, where such data is sourced from any websites hosted by such third party, non-retrievability of such data in the stipulated time frame due to the servers of such website(s) being down and/or slow (due to increase in traffic or for any other reason); or in the event the website is shut down / dysfunctional or discontinues services or for any other reason whatsoever, which may in any way prevent, restrict or interfere with or otherwise adversely affect, the provision of the Services by the Company as required herein and/or under any agreement (as the case may be) executed with you. It is further agreed and understood that in the event of disagreement as to what would constitute “conditions beyond reasonable control”, the decision of the Company shall be final and conclusive in this regard.

1.2

“Mentor” shall mean any person who is registered on the Platform and uses the Platform for the purpose of facilitating the provision of Services to the Users.

1.3

“Third Party” shall mean any person other than the Mentors and Users.

1.4

“User” shall mean any natural person who (a) simply accesses or browses the Platform; or (b) uses the Platform for the purpose of availing the Services and is registered on the Platform in accordance with the terms contained herein.

2.1

Use of the Platform is available only to natural persons who can enter into legally binding contracts under the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Persons who are "incompetent to contract" within the meaning of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 including minors, un-discharged insolvents and persons of unsound mind are not eligible to use the Platform.

2.2

To access the Services on the Platform, each User shall be required to meet the age requirements as specified in the Specific Terms for the relevant Service.

2.3

If a minor wishes to use or transact on the Platform for an eligible Service provided on the Platform, such use or transaction shall be made only upon submission of a verifiable consent by the minor’s legal guardian or parents on the Platform. Likewise, if a person with disability wishes to use or transact on the Platform, such use or transaction shall be made by a verifiable consent by such person’s legal guardian or parents on the Platform. Such verifiable consent may be obtained submission of the digitally signed consent form. To access the consent form, please click here. By accessing or using the Platform, the User represents that (a) he/she is at least 18 years of age (or has attained the age of majority under relevant applicable laws, whichever is higher); or (b) a verifiable consent has been provided by the User’s legal guardian or parents as indicated herein.

2.4

Any minor or person with disability accessing, using or transacting on the Platform in violation of these Terms shall be doing so at their own risk and the Company shall not be responsible or liable for any activities or interactions of such minor or person with disability on the Platform.

2.5

The Company reserves the right to independently verify the authenticity of the consent and the identity of the consenting parent/legal guardian. If it comes to the Company’s notice, or is reasonably suspected, that: (a) the consent has not been validly obtained; (b) false information has been submitted; (c) such person is not eligible to use the Platform or (d) the access or transaction by the minor/person with disability has been made without requisite consent, t he Company reserves the right to reject the account registration, suspend or terminate any person’s membership and/or refuse to provide such person with access to the Platform or and take such other actions (including, forfeiture of fees, where applicable) as it deems fit, without any obligation to issue prior notice or refund. .

2. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY

3.1

In order to use the Platform, any User must first agree to these Terms. A User can accept these Terms by:

3.1.1

Actual usage of the Platform;

3.1.2

By way of submitting an application for ‘Young Founders Program’, ‘Young Founders League’, ‘Young Founders Floor’ or any other service offering on the Platform (“Application”). In this case, the User understands and agrees that the earlier affirmative consent given by him/her on the Platform shall be treated by the Company as a continued acceptance of these Terms; or

3.1.2

By clicking to accept these Terms, if and when prompted on the Platform.

3.1.3

3. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

4.1

The Platform allows only limited and restricted access to the Services for unregistered Users.

4.2

In order to use the Platform, as part of the sign-up process, the User will have to create an account on the Platform (“User Account”), which can be done by providing the details as may be requested by the Company.

4.3

While signing-up with the Company to use the Platform, the User shall not:

4.3.1: create a User Account for anyone other than the User, unless such person's prior permission has been obtained;
4.3.2: Use a User Account that is the name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; or
4.3.3: create more than one User Account on the Platform.

4.4

The Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the User’s failure to comply with this Clause.

4.5

The User hereby confirms and undertakes that the information provided by the User while signing-up and submitting an Application on the Platform is and will be true, accurate, up-to-date, and complete at all times. The User agrees that if the User provides any information to the Company that is untrue, inaccurate, not up-to-date or incomplete or becomes untrue, inaccurate, not up-to-date or incomplete or breaches any provision of these Terms, the Company shall have the right to disqualify the Application and/or indefinitely suspend or terminate or block access to the User Account on the Platform and refuse to provide the User access to the Platform. The User is advised to use due caution when providing any information to the Company accordingly.

4.6

Once registered, the User can log in to the User Account by using the following: by providing/ using the details provided at the time of signing-up and/or a one-time password (“User Login Credentials”).

4. OPENING AN ACCOUNT

5.1

The User agrees that the sole responsibility of maintaining the security and confidentiality of the User Login Credentials rests with the User at all times. The User shall not share these User Login Credentials with any third party and the Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from such breach.

5.2

The Company reserves the right to take any and all action, as it deems necessary or reasonable, regarding the security of the Platform and the User Account.

5.3

The User is solely responsible for all activities that occur under the User Account and/or the User undertakes on the Platform and hereby undertakes that no such activity shall be unlawful or in violation of any applicable laws, rules and regulations of India.

5.4

In no event and under no circumstances shall the Company be held liable for any liabilities or damages resulting from or arising out of the User’s use of the Platform or the User’s Login Credentials, theft of the User Login Credentials or release by the User of the User Login Credentials to a third party, or the User’s authorization to allow another person to access and use the Platform using the User Account.

5.5

In case of any misappropriation or unauthorized access of the User Account, the User agrees to communicate the same to the Company immediately, in a manner indicated by the Company. The User shall further ensure that he/she exits/ logs out from the User Account at the end of each session. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the User’s failure to comply with this provision. The User may be held liable for any losses incurred by the Company or any other user of or visitor to the Platform due to authorized or unauthorized use of the User Account, as a result of his/her failure in keeping the Login Credentials confidential.

5.6

The User agrees to maintain strict confidentiality over any non-public, proprietary, personal, or sensitive information disclosed, shared, or accessed during the course of participation in any Service, including but not limited to mentorship sessions, cohort discussions, peer interactions, Program materials, assignments, feedback, and business or product ideas shared by other Users, Mentors, or the Company (“Confidential Information”). The User shall not disclose, copy, reproduce, disseminate, or otherwise use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than participation in the relevant Service, unless expressly authorized in writing by the disclosing party. This obligation shall continue beyond the completion or termination of the User’s enrolment in the Program or use of the Platform. Mentors and other service providers engaged by the Company are similarly required to adhere to confidentiality obligations and may only use User information for the limited purposes of delivering the Program or Services.

5. CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS

6.1

Once the Company accepts the User’s Application, the User will be able to participate in the various initiatives for educational, community, advisory and investment related services to budding entrepreneurs which include but are not limited to:

6.1.1: Young Founders Program (“YFP”): The YFP is designed with the objective to incubate student ideas from concept to real world impact. The program is a multi-tiered entrepreneurship training program consisting of (a) self-paced course; (b) hands on cohort, which is conducted over a period of 10 to 12 weeks (12 students per batch); and (c) one on one coaching, which is a customised mentorship offered with greater network access. The User shall be required to pay the relevant fees identified on the Platform for the program selected by it under the YFP. The User shall not share any sensitive, personal, financial, or proprietary information, with any Third Party including Mentors (except as may be required by the contours of the relevant mentoring program). The Users shall not transact with any of the other users of the Platform, including Mentors, directly at any point in time, except through the Platform or such other manner indicated by the Company. It is expressly clarified that any access to Mentors or mentorship sessions does not guarantee any success in implementation of the User’s ideas and is merely meant to be used as an educational program. Any advice provided by the Mentors shall not amount to any legal, financial or professional advice. In order to avail the Services under the YFP, the User will also have to comply with the Specific Terms for YFP, to access the same please click here.
6.1.2: Young Founders League (“YFL”): The YFL is a membership-based peer network for Gen-Z founders offering community led programming, speaker events and chapter-based collaboration. The membership fee shall be indicated to the User at the time of selecting this Service, which is payable on an annual basis. The User agrees to be present and comply with the Program code of conduct (as amended from time to time) laid down by the Company and the Specific Terms for YFL, to access the same please click here.
6.1.3: Young Founders Floor (“YFF”): The YFF is a competitive, application-based demo day designed to showcase the top identified ventures from the YFP and YFL Programs to potential investors, sponsors and media platforms. Participation in YFF is subject to selection and payment of a non-refundable application fee per event, which shall be indicated to the User at the time of selecting this service. As part of participating in the YFF, the User will also have to comply with the Specific Terms for YFF, to access the same please click here.
6.1.4: Alumni Engagement (“Alumni”): Upon successful completion of any of the Company’s Programs or Services, the User may be offered continued access to alumni initiatives, including but not limited to newsletters, closed community channels, knowledge sessions, mentorship opportunities, invitations to selected events, and early access to Company offerings. Such participation shall be optional and subject to Specific Terms for Alumni, to access the same please click here.
6.1.5: Campus Ambassador: The Company may offer Users the opportunity to serve as campus ambassadors, representing the Program at their respective educational institutions or peer networks. Selection to the Campus Ambassador Program shall be merit-based and contingent on criteria notified by the Company. Campus Ambassadors may be expected to undertake community outreach, content creation, and promotion of the Company’s offerings in accordance with guidelines issued by the Company. As part of participating in the YFF, the User will also have to comply with the Specific Terms for Campus Ambassadors, to access the same please click here.

(each, individually referred to as “Program” and collectively referred to as “Programs”) hereinafter).

6.2

The User agrees and acknowledges that

6.2.1: all participation by the User in any Program is voluntary and is not under any duress or coercion, whether by the Company or otherwise;
6.2.2: the User is solely responsible for maintain respectful, confidential and professional interactions whilst partaking in any Program and shall report any inappropriate behaviour to [---];
6.2.3: the Company merely acts as an infrastructure and technology platform that enables the User to connect and network with other young entrepreneurs and/or upgrade and upskill his/her capabilities based on the Program opted;
6.2.4: under no circumstance whatsoever, the Company guarantees any specific outcomes, engagement/collaboration or investment opportunities;
6.2.5: the Company shall not be liable in any manner for any accuracy or completeness of any mentoring sessions or advice received by the User as part of his/her participation in any Program;
6.2.6: should the User choose to proceed with a transaction on the Platform, except as expressly provided herein or the Specific Terms, the Company will not be a party to such interaction and take no liability arising from such interaction; and
6.2.7: the Company may discontinue some or all of the Programs provided on the Platform, as it may deem fit, including certain features and the support for certain devices and platforms, at any time.

6.3

Restrictions on Off-Platform Dealings: The User acknowledges that the Platform and the Services provided thereunder are designed to facilitate structured learning, mentorship, and collaboration within a defined ecosystem governed by these Terms. Accordingly, the User shall not enter into or solicit any independent commercial or financial arrangements, partnerships, consulting engagements, or business transactions with other Users, Mentors, or third parties encountered through the Program or Platform, unless expressly permitted in writing by the Company. Any off-platform engagement that arises as a result of interactions facilitated through the Platform must be disclosed to the Company in advance and shall be subject to its review and prior written approval. Any undisclosed or unauthorized dealings may result in disciplinary action, including but not limited to suspension or termination of access to the Platform, disqualification from the Program, forfeiture of fees, and/or such other action as the Company deems fit.

6. SERVICE OFFERINGS ON THE PLATFORM

7.1

Other than the Programs, the Company may from time to time, in its sole discretion, offer select participants the opportunity to avail extended advisory relationship from the Company and/or any Third Party, or receive investment through an affiliated accelerator model (“Accelerator++”). Participation in such opportunities is through invitation and maybe governed by additional terms as mutually agreed in writing between the User and the Company by way of a separate agreement.

7. ACCELERATOR ++

8.1

Enrolment in any Program shall be as per the membership fees indicated by the Company from time to time. Please note, the membership fee chargeable for any Program may be revised by the Company at its sole discretion, and such revision shall be communicated to the User either by email or by way of the updated Terms.

8.2

The Platform permits payment via various modes, such as online payments through debit/credit cards and internet banking or any other method adopted by the Platform from time to time.

8.3

While availing any of the payment method(s) available on the Platform, the Company will not be responsible or assume any liability, whatsoever in respect of any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly to the User due to:

8.3.1: Lack of authorization for any transaction(s);
8.3.2: Exceeding the pre-set limit mutually agreed by the User and between bank/s;
8.3.3: Any payment issues arising out of the transaction;
8.3.4: Rejection of transaction for any other reason(s) whatsoever.

8.4

The fee payable is exclusive of Goods and Service Tax, duties, levies, and fees and all other costs and expenses, statutory dues under applicable laws which may change from time to time. All fees and applicable taxes are payable in Indian Rupees.

8.5

The User acknowledges that the Company will not be liable for any damages, interests or claims, losses resulting from or suffered on account of not processing a transaction/ transaction amount or any delay in processing a transaction/ transaction amount which is beyond the control of the Company.

8. MEMBERSHIP FEES

9.1

The User may choose to discontinue participation in the chosen Program at any time by notifying the Company in writing at [---]. However, withdrawal from the Program does not entitle the User to a refund of the fees paid for such Program .

9. WITHDRAWAL AND REFUND POLICY

10.1

The User agrees, undertakes and covenants that, during the use of the Platform, the User shall not host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, store, update or share any information that:

10.1.1: belongs to another person or entity and to which the User does not have any right.
10.1.2: is grossly harmful, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic, libelous, invasive of another person's privacy, insulting or harassing on the basis of gender, hateful or racially or ethnically objectionable, relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling, or an online game that causes harm, or promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion or caste with the intent to incite violence, or otherwise inconsistent or contrary to the applicable laws in force in any manner whatsoever.
10.1.3: is misleading in any way.
10.1.4: is harmful to minors.
10.1.5: involves the transmission of "junk mail", "chain letters", or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming".
10.1.6: infringes upon or violates any third party's rights including, but not limited to, any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights or intellectual property rights, rights of privacy (including without limitation unauthorized disclosure of a person's name, email address, physical address or phone number).
10.1.7: provides instructional information about illegal activities such as violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses.
10.1.8: tries to gain unauthorized access or exceeds the scope of authorized access to the Platform or to profiles, blogs, communities, Account information or information of other Users/visitors of the Platform, bulletins, or other areas of the Platform or solicits passwords or personally identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other Users/visitors of the Platform.
10.1.9: engages in commercial activities without the Company’ prior written consent such as engages in contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, etc.
10.1.10: interferes with another User/visitor’s use of the Platform.
10.1.11: impersonates another person.
10.1.12: 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 foreign states.
10.1.13: refers to any website or URL that, in the Company’ sole discretion, contains material that is inappropriate for the Platform or any other website, contains content that would be prohibited or violates the letter or spirit of these Terms.
10.1.14: deceives or misleads the addressee/users about the origin of the messages or knowingly and intentionally communicates any information which is patently false or misleading or grossly offensive or menacing in nature but may reasonably be perceived as a fact.
10.1.15: is patently false and untrue, and is written or published in any form, with the intent to mislead or harass a person, entity or agency for financial gain or to cause any injury to any person.
10.1.16: contains software viruses or any other computer codes, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource; or contains any trojan horses, worms or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, diminish value of, covertly intercept or steal any system, data or Personal Information of another User/visitor.
10.1.17: is in the nature of an online game that is not verified as a permissible online game.
10.1.18: is in the nature of advertisement or surrogate advertisement or promotion of an online game that is not a permissible online game, or of any online gaming intermediary offering such an online game.
10.1.19: violates any applicable law for the time being in force.

10.2

The User agrees and acknowledges that the Platform may be interrupted, including for maintenance, repairs, upgrades, or network or equipment failures. The Company strives to keep the Platform up and running; however, all online services suffer occasional disruptions and outages, and the Company isn’t liable for any disruption or loss the User may suffer as a result.

10.3

The User agrees to conduct himself/herself with professionalism, integrity, and respect while accessing the Platform and participating in any Services. The User shall not engage in any form of harassment, discrimination, abusive language, or unlawful activity, and shall refrain from sharing any content that infringes intellectual property, disrupts Platform operations, or violates privacy or confidentiality obligations. The User shall not misuse any materials, attempt unauthorized access, or engage in any unethical or fraudulent conduct, including plagiarism or misrepresentation. Any violation of this Clause or the relevant Program’s Code of Conduct, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, may result in disciplinary action, including suspension or termination of access to the Program or Platform, removal of User Content, withdrawal of Program credentials, forfeiture of fees paid, and legal action, if applicable.

10.4

The User agrees and acknowledges that (a) User shall not use the Platform for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (b) User’s use of any information or materials on the Platform is entirely at the User’s own risk, for which the Company shall not be liable. The User agrees to comply with the relevant Program’s code of conduct and any other rules and regulations as may be specified by the Company in relation thereto, all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the use of the Platform along with any export control laws, anti-bribery, and anti-corruptions laws, where applicable. The User further agrees that the Company shall have the right to suspend/terminate access of the User Account for any breach of the foregoing, without any obligations owed to the User.

10.5

The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor access to or use of the Platform to ensure the User’s compliance with these Terms or applicable laws or other legal requirements, at its sole discretion. The Company shall additionally have the right to issue warnings, suspend or terminate User Accounts, or take legal action in the event of any breach of these Terms, misuse of the Services, or unlawful conduct.

10. USE OF THE PLATFORM

11.1

The User hereby by way of accepting these Terms consents to the receipt of communication from the Company by way of Short Message Service (SMS) messages, e-mails, promotional, marketing calls and newsletters. These emails could relate to the Application made on the Platform and/or any promotions that are undertaken by the Company, services from the Company and its third-party partners.

11. AGREEMENT TO RECEIVE COMMUNICATION

12.1

The Platform may contain links and interactive functionality interacting with the websites of third parties for the purpose of marketing and promotions. The Company is not responsible for and has no liability for the functionality, actions, inactions, privacy settings, privacy policies, terms, or content of any such website. Before enabling any sharing functions to communicate or otherwise interacting with any such website or otherwise visiting any such website, the Company strongly recommends that the User reviews and understands the terms and conditions, privacy policies, settings, and information-sharing functions of each such third-party website.

12. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

13.1

The User hereby acknowledges that the Company shall not be held liable to the User for any claims, liabilities, losses, costs or damages including but not limited to special, consequential, incidental, and exemplary or punitive damages, or loss of profit or revenues.

13.2

The Company shall also not be liable under any circumstance for damages arising out or related in any way to (a) any errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of Content; (b) any unauthorized access to or use of the secure servers and/or any and all personal and/or other user information stored therein; (c) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Services on the Platform or the failure of the Services to remain operational for any period of time due to any reason, including without limitation, a Force Majeure Event; (d) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like, which may be transmitted to or through the Platform by any third party; (e) any loss of the User’s data arising from any use of or inability to use any parts of the Platform; (f) the acts or omissions of the User, including without limitation, the User’s failure to keep User Login Credentials or User Account details secure and confidential; (g) non-availability of the Services in certain geographical areas; and/or (h) any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available via. the Platform, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not the Company is advised of the possibility of such damages.

13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

14.1

THE CONTENT (AVAILABLE ON THE PLATFORM OR COMMUNICATED BY THE COMPANY THROUGH OTHER MODES) IS SOLELY FOR GENERAL INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND DOES NOT AMOUNT TO ANY LEGAL, REGULATORY, INVESTMENT, ACCOUNTING, TAX OR OTHER SUCH ADVICE. USERS SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DECISIONS TAKEN BASED ON ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE PLATFORM. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SUCH CONTENT OR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONSEQUENCES THEREOF.

14.2

NOTHING ON THE PLATFORM IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE (A) AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER, TO PURCHASE OR SELL ANY SECURITY OR ASSET; (B) INVESTMENT ADVICE OR AN OFFER TO PROVIDE SUCH ADVICE; OR (C) A RECOMMENDATION FOR FACILITATING ANY INVESTMENT DECISION OR INVESTMENT STRATEGY.

14.3

THE PLATFORM AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT AND MATERIALS INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE USER THROUGH THE PLATFORM (COLLECTIVELY, THE "CONTENT") ARE PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE PLATFORM, THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT AND THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION. THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THE USER’S COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, DOCUMENT OR INFORMATION. THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT THE USE OF THE PLATFORM IS AT THE USER’S SOLE RISK. THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE PLATFORM OR THE CONTENT INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PLATFORM AND ITS CONTENT, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE.

14. DISCLAIMERS

15.1

The User shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, subsidiaries, group companies (as applicable) and their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees, from any and all claims or demands, or actions including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party or penalty imposed due to or arising out of the User’s breach of these Terms, Privacy Policy and other agreement(s) and policies relevant to the Program, or the User’s violation of any law, rules or regulations or the rights (including infringement of any intellectual property rights) of a third party.

15. INDEMNIFICATION

16.1

Some areas of the Platform allow Users to post/submit their profile, photographs and content etc., in furtherance of their participation in the Programs (“User Content”). The User acknowledges and agrees that the User is solely responsible for all the User Content the User uploads and makes available through the Platform. The User accordingly represents and warrants that: (a) the User either is the owner of all User Content that he/she makes available through the Platform or he/she has all rights, licenses, consents that are necessary to grant to the Company the rights in such User Content; and (b) neither the User Content nor the posting, uploading, publication, submission or transmittal of such content or Company's use of such User Content infringes or violates any third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or any other proprietary or intellectual property rights, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation. Except as otherwise agreed with the Company in writing, it is being expressly clarified that the User shall continue to retain and maintain all rights, title and interest in and to all the User Content or part thereof.

16.2

The User further undertakes and warrants that he/she is solely responsible for the User Content on the Platform, including without limitation, all activity and content such as photos, images, videos, graphics, written content, audio files, uploaded or displayed on or in connection with the Programs.

16.3

The User shall at all times be responsible for compliance with all applicable laws including but not limited to those pertaining to intellectual property rights. On written notification of any third party infringement, Company reserves the right to take such remedial measures as it may deem fit, which may include suspension or cancellation of the User Account.

16.4

Information control: Company generally will not review, edit or delete any User Content, however, the Company reserves the right to modify or delete such any User Content (or part thereof), which is considered offensive, harmful, inaccurate, or deceptive or is otherwise in violation of these Terms, applicable law, or any other Company policies.in this regard,

16.5

The User hereby agrees to grant to the Company a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sub-licensable, irrevocable and perpetual license to host, display or promote his/her User Content in a manner deemed fit by the Company.

16. USER CONTENT

17.1

Users can post blogs, feedback, comments, questions, and other information, discuss topics in groups of forums and use other community features (“User Feedback”). The User represents and warrants that while posting any User Feedback on the Platform, the User shall not use any offensive, libellous, derogatory, hateful or racially or ethnically objectionable language. Further, the User shall not post any content on the Platform that is obscene, pornographic, constitutes an “indecent representation of women” as provided in The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.

17.2

17. USER FEEDBACK

18.1

Other than the trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on the Platform that are the property of other third parties, the Company is and shall remain sole and exclusive owner of all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, and other intellectual and proprietary rights in and to the Platform, the Services offered on the Platform, and all associated materials, content, visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, computer code, products, software, and all other elements and components of the Platform, including any content provided or published by the Company or its Mentors as part of the Program (collectively, “Platform Content”) and is protected under Indian law.

18.2

Through the User’s use of the Platform, by no means are any rights impliedly or expressly granted to the User in respect of such Platform Content. The Company reserves the right to change or modify the Services and/or the Platform Content (as the case may be) from time to time at its sole discretion.

18.3

The User hereby acknowledges that the Platform Content constitute original works and have been developed, compiled, prepared, revised, selected, and arranged by the Company and others through the application of methods and standards of judgment developed and applied through the expenditure of substantial time, effort, and money and constitutes valuable intellectual property of the Company and such others. The User thereby agrees to protect the proprietary rights of the Company and such others during and after the term of these Terms. The User may not selectively download portions of the Platform without retaining the copyright notices. The User may download material from the Platform only for the User’s own personal use and for no commercial purposes whatsoever.

18.4

The User shall use the Platform strictly in accordance with these Terms, and shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or attempt to derive the source code of, or in any manner decrypt, the Platform; (b) make any modification, adaptation or improvement, enhancement, translation or derivative work from the Platform; (c) violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations in connection with his/her access or use of the Platform, including his/her use of any Platform Content; (d) remove or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notices of copyright or trademark) forming a part of the Platform; (e) use the Platform for any commercial or revenue generation endeavours, or other purposes for which it is not designed or intended; (f) distribute or transmit the Platform or other services; (g) use the Platform for data mining, scraping, crawling, redirecting, or for any purpose not in accordance with these Terms; (h) use the Platform for creating a service or software that is directly or indirectly, competitive with the Platform or any services; or (i) derive any confidential information, processes, data or algorithms from the Platform.

18.5

Any infringement shall lead to appropriate legal proceedings against the User at appropriate forum for seeking all available remedies under applicable laws of the country.

18. CONTENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The personal information/data provided by the User to the Company during the course of usage of the Platform will be treated as strictly confidential and in accordance with the Privacy Policy and applicable laws and regulations. If the User objects to his/her information being transferred or used, the User is advised not to use the Platform. The Company adopts reasonable security measures to protect User data in accordance with applicable laws. In case of any actual or suspected data breach, the Company will notify affected Users and authorities as required under applicable law. Please refer to the Privacy Policy for more details.

19. PRIVACY POLICY

These Terms, the Privacy Policy, any other referenced material herein or on the Platform along with any other agreement entered by the User with the Company, are the entire agreement between the User and the Company with respect to the use of the Platform and shall govern the future relationship and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between the User and the Company with respect thereto. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder.

20. SEVERABILITY AND WAIVER

It is expressly agreed by the parties that the Company may assign all or part of its rights or duties under these Terms without such assignment being considered a change to these Terms and without notice to the User, except to the extent provided by law.

21. ASSIGNMENT

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of India. The place of jurisdiction shall exclusively be in Mumbai. In the event of any dispute arising out of these Terms the same shall be settled by a binding arbitration conducted by a sole arbitrator, appointed jointly by the disputing parties and governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as amended from time to time. The venue and seat of arbitration shall be Mumbai. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to seek interim, equitable or injunctive relief (including temporary restraining orders or similar remedies) before any court of competent jurisdiction, including in Mumbai, where such relief is necessary to prevent material harm or preserve the status quo, without prejudice to the arbitration proceedings.

22. GOVERNING LAW & DISPUTE RESOLUTION

For registering your concerns, complaint or grievances, please write to the below mentioned designated officer of the Company at the below-mentioned email address in relation to any violation of these Terms or the applicable laws. The designated officer shall redress the concerns, complaint or grievances in accordance with the applicable laws.

Name: Vinay Bhartia
Address: Mumbai, India
Mobile No: 9820159009
Email: care@26ideas.com

23. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM

If the User has questions or concerns about these Terms, the User may contact the Company at the following mail address: care@26ideas.com or by calling on the following number: 9820159009