Terms of Use

Welcome to Brandconclave! These Terms of Use (“Agreement”) sets forth legally binding terms and conditions and the nature of services offered by www.brandconclave.in (hereinafter referred to as “Brandconclave” or “Website” or “We” or “us”). The website is owned and operated by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), 6 N.S. Road, Kolkata-700 001 (“Owner”). The use of this Website (and any other feature, content or application offered from time to time by the Website) is subject at all times to these Terms of Use (as the same may be modified by us from time to time) and all applicable laws, rules and regulations. We recommend that before accessing and using Brandconclave, you must read and agree to these Terms of Use.

By accessing or using Brandconclave in any manner, including, but not limited to, visiting or browsing on Brandconclave, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using this Website, you agree that you have read, understood and agreed to be legally bound by the terms and conditions set forth below. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, please do not access or use this Website. These Terms of Use may be modified, changed or altered by us at any time without prior notice. By agreeing to these Terms of Use, you hereby accept that you shall be responsible for periodically checking for changes and/or updates to these Terms of Use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we will endeavor to notify you of any changes by posting such changes on the Website. However, it is agreed that your continued access of the Website after such changes are made shall conclusively demonstrates your due acceptance of such changes.

In order to participate in certain Website services or promotions, you may be notified by us that you are required to agree to certain additional terms and conditions. Unless otherwise provided by any additional terms and conditions, any use of the services or promotions by you shall deem to be applicable to the terms and conditions incorporated in the present Terms of Use.

Use of the Website

Any unauthorized use of and access to the Website is void and prohibited. By accessing and using this Website, you represent and warrant that (a) all registration information submitted by you is truthful and accurate; (b) you agree to maintain the accuracy of the information provided by you; (c) you are above 18 years of age; and (d) the use of the Website by you do not violate any applicable laws or regulations. You hereby agree that any contents posted or created by you through the use of this Website, tools and/or applications shall be in abeyance to the forum and shall be construed as proper and relevant to the content of the Website.

Permitted Uses

This Website is not intended for people under 18 years of age. Further Brandconclave declares that it has no intention of collecting any personally identifiable information from you and you agree that the content and information posted on this Website is provided for information of interested persons only and may be used only for informational and personal purposes. Any modification or use of the said information/materials for any other purpose, other than what has been stated above, shall violate our (or any third party’s) intellectual property rights. You agree that the use of this Website is not intended for commercial use. Commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed by us without any notice and may result in termination of privileges.

Brandconclave declares that any material from this Website is not allowed to be copied or distributed, or republished, or transmitted in any way, without the prior written consent of Brandconclave. Any unauthorized use or violation of these Terms of Use shall immediately and automatically terminates your right to access and use this Website and shall further subject you to legal liability. You agree not to use this Website for any illegal purposes (including, without limitation, unlawful, harassing, libellous, invasion of another’s privacy, abusive, threatening or obscene purposes) and you agree that you will comply with all laws, rules and regulations related to your use of the Website. Brandconclave clarifies that appropriate legal action shall be taken for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website. Some examples of unauthorized or illegal use of this Website include, but are not limited to:

  • Collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users for the purpose of sending unsolicited email;
  • The unauthorized framing by you of the Website;
  • Criminal or tortious activity, including fraud, spamming, sending of viruses or other harmful files, copyright infringement, patent infringement, or theft of trade secrets;
  • Covering or obscuring the banner advertisements on any Website page via HTML/CSS or any other means;
  • Any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to alter your content etc.;
  • Interfering with, disrupting, or creating any undue burden on the Website or the networks or services connected to the Website;
  • Any attempt of impersonating as another User or person;
  • Any attempt of using the account, username, or password of another user, as applicable, at any time or disclosing your password, as applicable, to any third party or permitting any third party to access your account;
  • Displaying an advertisement, or accepting payment or anything of value from a third person in exchange of you performing any commercial activity on or through the Website on behalf of that person like placing commercial content on the Website etc.;
  • Using the Website in a manner inconsistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.

No Warranty

You agree that the use of this Website is completely at your sole risk. The content and information posted on the Website is provided to you on “as is” basis without any warranties or representations of any kind. Brandconclave disclaims and excludes any express or implied warranties or representations, including any warranties as to merchantability or fitness of any information or material for a particular purpose of the Website to the broadest extent permitted by law. Brandconclave makes no warranties or representations, either express or implied, as to the timeliness, accuracy, quality, completeness or existence of the content and information posted on the Website. Brandconclave makes no warranties or representations, either express or implied, for technical accessibility, fitness or flawlessness of the Website. Brandconclave further makes no warranties or representations, either expressed or implied, that any use of content and information by you that is posted on this Website shall not infringe rights of third parties.

You agree that you are not authorized to download any content from the Website other than the content provided under the ‘Downloads’ section. It is further agreed by you that if any content is downloaded by you from this Website, you shall hold Brandconclave harmless and Brandconclaveshall not be responsible in any way for any damage caused to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such content.

Links to Third Party Sites/ Advertisers

Brandconclave holds no liability towards any link published on its Website for the purpose of promotion. Access to such link by the user shall not make Brandconclave liable for the authenticity of the content on such link. Brandconclave further clarifies that it has no control over the contents of such websites and neither does it endorse the contents, services and product of such third party links. You hereby agree that any access by you of such third party websites, services, products or contents shall be at your own risk and you shall be wholly responsible for making your own judgment in relation to your use of any third party website. Brandconclave recommends you to carefully read the privacy policy and terms of use of the third party websites before accessing the same.

Content

Brandconclave clarifies that the content contained on its Website is generally created and monitored by its in-house team and authorized affiliates/service providers and other users, however, under no circumstances shall the Terms of Use or anything contained therein be construed as a representation or guarantee by Brandconclave of any content of the third party. Brandconclave declares that it does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any third party content on its Website. Furthermore, Brandconclave does not endorse, nor is it responsible for, the accuracy and reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on this Website by any third party. Brandconclave clarifies that it assumes no responsibility and obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate content neither does it assume the responsibility for the conduct of any user submitting any such content.

You hereby agree that by supplying content to any area of the Website, you hereby agree to automatically grant Brandconclave to use the same for the purposes of maintaining the Website. You further represent and warrant that you have the right to grant an irrevocable, transferable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid up, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, reproduce, display, edit, modify and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate the said content into other works and to grant and authorize sub-licensees of the foregoing. Additionally, you agree that Brandconclave shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in the saidcontent for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation, developing, manufacturing and marketing of products and services.

No Content Monitoring

Brandconclave clarifies that its under no obligation to screen or monitor the content on its Website, however, it may review the content from time to time at its sole discretion to ensure compliance with these Terms of Use. Brandconclave shall, at its sole discretion, determine the appropriateness of the content. Brandconclave may modify, include, edit or remove any content from its Website at any time and without any notice.

Termination of Access

In addition to any right or remedy that may be available to Brandconclave under these Terms of Use or applicable laws, Brandconclave may suspend, limit or terminate the access to the Website, at any time, with or without notice and with or without cause. In addition to the above, Brandconclave may report any information on illegal activities, including your identity, to the proper authorities.

Indemnity

You hereby undertake to defend, indemnify and hold Brandconclave, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and each of its respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from the violation of the Terms of Use, provided herein, by you or arising out of your use of the Website in violation of these Terms of Use (including, without limitation, any breach of your representations and warranties set forth herein).

Miscellaneous

Brandconclave declares that any failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles appearing in these Terms of Use are for convenience purpose only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or intent of such sections. The right to use Brandconclave is non-transferable and the Terms of Use and your account on the Website are meant for your personal use only. The Terms of Use are governed by the laws of India and you hereby agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts at Delhi regardless of your location in relation to all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this Website. Brandconclave declares that any use of the Website shall deem to be unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to the provisions of these terms and conditions. Our performance under these Terms of Use is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in these Terms of Use is in derogation of our right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Website or information provided to or gathered by us with respect to such use. If any part of these Terms of Use is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of these Terms of Use shall continue in effect. These Terms of Use, together with any additional terms and conditions or policies referred to and incorporated herein (including additional terms applicable to various parts of the Website), constitutes the entire understanding between Brandconclave and you.

Brandconclave may give you notice of certain events from time to time as may be required by state or central law to notify you of certain events. You hereby acknowledge and consent that such notices shall be effective upon Brandconclave posting them on the Website or (if we choose to do so in our sole discretion) delivering them to you through email if you have provided us with your accurate email address.