Overview
This Terms of Service Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into by and between Mutiny India Pvt Ltd (hereinafter referred to as Mutiny India Pvt Ltd and You is made effective as of the date of electronic acceptance. This Agreement sets forth the general terms and conditions of your use of mutinyindia.com services (Services ) purchased or accessed through the Mutiny India Pvt Ltd website (this Site ) , and is in addition to (not in lieu of) any specific terms and conditions that apply to the particular services you purchase or access through Mutiny India Pvt Ltd . Additionally terms may also apply to certain Services and are incorporated into this
Agreement by reference as applicable. For example, the Affiliate Agreement, Domain Registration Agreement, Reseller Agreement, and VPS Addendum will also apply to you as applicable and will be incorporated into this Agreement.
Your electronic acceptance of this Agreement signifies that you have read, understand, acknowledge, and agree to be bound by this Agreement, along with the following policies and agreements, which are incorporated herein by reference:
The terms, or shall refer to mutinyindia.com. The terms you , User Subscriber, or customer shall refer to any individual or entity who accepts this agreement. Other terms should be interpreted as per the definitions under the Information Technology Act, 2000, and otherwise as per the general dictionary meaning. Nothing in this agreement shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits. Mutiny India Pvt Ltd , in its sole and absolute discretion, may change or modify this Agreement, and any policies or agreements which are incorporated herein, at any time, and such changes or modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting to this Site. You acknowledge and agree that (i) Mutiny India Pvt Ltd may notify you of such changes or modifications by posting them to this site and (ii) your use of this site or the services found at this site after such changes or modifications have been made (as indicated by the Last Revised date) shall constitute your acceptance of this agreement as last revised. If you do not agree to be bound by this agreement as last revised, do not use (or continue to use) this site or the services found at this site.
Eligibility, Registration, and Account Security
When you register to use our Services, we need to make sure that you are able to legally contract with us. This section also explains that you are responsible for account security including all use of the Services through your User account, whether or not authorized by you.
1. Eligibility Authority
a) By registering for or using the Services, you represent and warrant that:
b) You are eighteen (18) years of age or older. The Services are intended solely for Users who are eighteen (18) years of age or older.
Any registration, use of, or access to the Services, by anyone under eighteen (18) is unauthorized and is a violation of this
Agreement.
c) If you use the Services on behalf of another party you agree that you are authorized to bind such other party to this Agreement and to act on such other party ™s behalf with respect to any actions you take in connection with the Services.
d) It is your responsibility to provide accurate, current, and complete information on the registration forms, including an email address that is different from the domain you are signing up under. If there is ever an abuse issue or we need to contact you, we will use the primary email address we have on file. It is your responsibility to ensure that the contact information for your account, including any domain accounts is accurate, correct, and complete at all times. We are not responsible for any lapse in the Services, including without limitation, any lapsed domain registrations due to outdated contact information being associated with the domain. If you need to verify or change your contact information, please contact our sales team via email or update your contact information throughout our billing and support system. Providing false contact information of any kind may result in the termination of your account. For dedicated server purchases or in certain other cases, you may be required to provide government-issued identification and possibly a scan of the credit card used for verification purposes. Failure to provide the information requested may result in your order being denied.
e) You agree to be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place through your account. It is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your password and other information related to the security of your account.
Accounts
1. In order to access some of the features of this site or use some of the services found on this site, you will have to create an account. You represent and warrant to Mutiny India Pvt Ltd that all information you submit when you create your Account is accurate, current, and complete, and that you will keep your account information accurate, current, and complete. If Mutiny India Pvt Ltd has reason to believe that your account information is untrue, inaccurate, out-of-date, or incomplete, Mutiny India Pvt Ltd reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to suspend or terminate your account. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, whether authorized by you or not, and you must keep your account information secure, including without limitation your customer number/login, password, and payment method(s). For security purposes, Mutiny India Pvt Ltd recommends changing your password at least once every six (6) months for each account you have with Mutiny India Pvt Ltd You must notify Mutiny India Pvt Ltd immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your Account. Mutiny India Pvt Ltd will not be liable for any loss you may incur due to any unauthorized use of your account. You, however, may be liable for any loss incurred by Mutiny India Pvt Ltd or any third party caused by any such unauthorized use of your account, whether caused by you or your authorized person.
2. The Registered Name Holder shall provide accurate and reliable contact details and correct and update them within seven (7) days of any change during the term of the Registered Name registration, including the full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and fax number if available of the Registered Name Holder; the name of an authorized person for contact purposes in the case of a Registered Name Holder that is an organization, association, or corporation
3. A Registered Name Holder's willful provision of inaccurate or unreliable information, its willful failure to update information provided within seven (7) days of any change, or its failure to respond for over fifteen (15) days to inquiries by Mutiny India Pvt Ltd concerning the accuracy of contact details associated with the Registered Name Holder's registration shall constitute a material breach of the Registered Name Holder contract and be a basis for suspension and/or cancellation of the Registered Name registration.
Rules of Conduct
You agree not to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update, or share any information that:-
1. Belongs to another person and to which the user does not have any right unless you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material.
2. Is grossly harmful, harassing, blasphemous defamatory, obscene, paedophilic, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling, or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatever.
3. Harm minors in any way.
4. Infringes any patent, trademark, copyright, or other proprietary rights.
5. Violates any law for the time being in force.
6. Deceives or misleads the addressee about the origin of such messages or communicates any information which is grossly offensive or menacing in nature.
7. Impersonate another person.
8. Contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource.
9. Threatens the unity, integrity, defense, security, or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states, or public order or causes incitement to the commission of any cognizable offense or prevents investigation of any offense or is insulting any other nation.
Further, you acknowledge and agree that:-
1. Your use of this site and the services found at this site, including any content you submit, will comply with this agreement and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules, and regulations.
2. You will not collect or harvest (or permit anyone else to collect or harvest) any user content (as defined below) or any non-public or personally identifiable information about another user or any other person or entity without their express prior written consent.
404 Error Page
In the event you fail to configure a 404 error page, a default 404 error page will be configured by the Company to appear in the event an Internet user enters a URL related to your domain but for which no file is associated. By not configuring a 404 error page, you hereby consent to and authorize the Company's placement of a default 404 error page and its associated content on your website. the Company's 404 error page may contain advertisements and other materials selected by the Company at the Company's sole discretion. This may include, but is not limited to, third-party websites, third-party product and service offerings, and/or Internet search engines. You may change the 404 error page configuration at any time. the Company reserves the right to collect and retain all revenue obtained from such advertising and other materials.
Third-Party Products and Services
1. Third Party Providers
2. We may offer certain third-party products and services. Such products and services may be subject to the terms and conditions of the third-party provider. Discounts, promotions, and special third-party offers may be subject to additional restrictions and limitations by the third-party provider. You should confirm the terms of any purchase and the use of goods or services with the specific third-party provider with whom you are dealing. Please refer to Appendix A to obtain links to the terms and conditions of certain third-party providers. Appendix A is a representative list and not a comprehensive list of goods or services offered by third-party providers.
3. The Company does not make any representations or warranties regarding and is not liable for, the quality, availability, or timeliness of goods or services provided by a third-party provider. You undertake all transactions with these third-party providers at your own risk. We do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding third-party providers. The Company is not an agent, representative, trustee, or fiduciary of you or the third party provider in any transaction.
4. The Company as Reseller or Sub-licensor
5. We may act as a reseller or sub-licensor of certain third-party services, hardware, software, and equipment used in connection with the Services (Resold Products ) . We shall not be responsible for any changes in the Services that cause any Resold Products to become obsolete, require modification or alteration, or otherwise affect the performance of the Services. Any malfunction or manufacturer's defects of Resold Products, either sold, sublicensed, or provided by us to you will not be deemed a breach of the Company's obligations under this Agreement. Any rights or remedies you may have regarding the ownership, licensing, performance, or compliance of any Resold Product are limited to those rights extended to you by the manufacturer of such Resold Product. You are entitled to use any Resold Product supplied by us only in connection with your use of the Services as permitted under this Agreement. You shall make no attempt to copy, alter, reverse engineer, or tamper with such Resold Product or to use it other than in connection with the Services. You shall not resell, transfer, export, or re-export any Resold Product, or any technical data derived therefrom, in violation of any applicable law, rules, or regulations.
6. Third Party Websites
7. The Services may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us (Third Party Sites ) , as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, sound, video, information, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties (Third Party Content ) . We are not responsible for any Third Party Sites or Third Party Content accessed through the Services. Third-Party Sites and Third Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us. If you decide to access Third Party Sites or to access or use any Third Party Content, you do so at your own risk and you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer govern. You should review the applicable third-party ™s terms and policies, including privacy and data-gathering practices of any website to which you navigate.
Account Security and Company Systems
1. It is your responsibility to ensure that scripts/programs installed under your account are secure and that permissions of directories are set properly, regardless of the installation method. When at all possible, set permissions on most directories to 755 or as restrictive as possible. Users are ultimately responsible for all actions taken under their account. This includes the compromise of credentials such as username and password. You are required to use a secure password. If a weak password is used, your account may be suspended until you agree to use a more secure password. Audits may be done to prevent weak passwords from being used. If an audit is performed, and your password is found to be weak, we will notify you and allow time for you to change or update your password before suspending your account.
2. The Services, including all related equipment, networks, and network devices are provided only for authorized customer use. We may but are not obligated to, monitor our systems, including without limitation, to ensure that use is authorized, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability, and operational security. During monitoring, information may be scanned, examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes. By using the Services, you consent to monitoring for these purposes.
3. Any account found connecting to a third-party network or system without authorization from the third party is subject to suspension. Access to networks or systems outside of your direct control requires the express written consent of the third party. We may, at our discretion, request documentation to prove that your access to a third-party network or system is authorized.
4. Any account that is found to be compromised may be disabled and/or terminated. If you do not clean up your account after being notified by us of an ongoing issue, we reserve the right to keep your account disabled. Upon your request, we may clean up your account for an additional fee.
5. We reserve the right to migrate your account from one data center to another in order to comply with applicable data center policies, local law or for technical or other reasons without notice.
Compatibility with the Services
1. You agree to cooperate fully with us in connection with our provision of the Services. It is solely your responsibility to provide any equipment or software that may be necessary for your use of the Services. To the extent that the performance of any of our obligations under this Agreement may depend upon your performance of your obligations, the Company is not responsible for any delays due to your failure to timely perform your obligations.
2. You are solely responsible for ensuring that all User Content and User Websites are compatible with the hardware and software used by us to provide the Services, which may be changed by us from time to time at our sole discretion.
3. You are solely responsible for backing up all User Content, including but not limited to, any User Websites. The Company does not warrant that we back up any User Content, and you agree to accept the risk of loss of any and all User Content.
Billing and Payment Information
1. Prepayment
2. It is your responsibility to ensure that your payment information is up to date, and that all invoices are paid on time. You agree to pay for the Services in advance of the time period during which such Services are provided. Subject to applicable laws, rules, and regulations, at our sole discretion, payments may be applied to outstanding invoices in your billing account.
3. Auto-Renewal
4. Unless otherwise provided, you agree that until and unless you notify us of your desire to cancel the Services, you may be billed, but we are not obligated to bill you, on an automatically recurring basis to prevent any disruption to your Services, using your credit card or other billing information on file with us.
5. Advance Account
6. If you maintain a credit balance, we will deduct from the credit balance when you purchase products or services from us. If the credit balance is insufficient for processing the order the order may not be processed. Any negative balance in the Advance Account will become immediately payable. If you do not correct a negative balance in your account within 24 hours, we reserve the right to terminate the Services with immediate effect and without any notice.
7. Late Payment or Non-Payment
8. Any invoice that is outstanding may result in the suspension or termination of Services. Access to the account will not be restored until payment has been received. If you fail to pay the fees as specified herein, we may suspend or terminate your account and pursue the collection costs incurred by the Company, including without limitation, any arbitration and legal fees, and reasonable attorneys ™ fees. We will not activate new orders or activate new packages for customers who have an outstanding balance on their account.
9. Dedicated servers are subject to being reclaimed and all content deleted if you fail to make a timely payment. After the due date, the data on the dedicated server will be permanently deleted and cannot be restored. 10. Domain Payments/Renewal
11. Domain registrations. No refunds will be given once a domain is registered/renewed/transferred.
12. Domain Renewals. You can manage domain renewals in your control panel. Domain renewal notices are provided as a courtesy reminder and we are not responsible for any failure to renew a domain or failure to notify about a domain renewal. No refunds will be given once a domain is renewed
13. Fraud
14. It is a violation of this Agreement for you to misuse or fraudulently use credit cards, charge cards, electronic funds transfers, electronic checks, or any other payment method. We may report any such misuse or fraudulent use, as determined in our sole discretion, to governmental and law enforcement authorities, credit reporting services, financial institutions, and/or credit card companies.
15. Price Change
16. The Company reserves the right to change prices, the monthly payment amount, or any other charges at any time. We will provide you with at least forty-five (45) days ™ notice before charging you with any price change. It is your sole responsibility to periodically review billing information provided by us through the user billing tool or through other methods of communication, including notices sent or posted by us.
17. Coupons
a) Discounts and coupon codes are reserved for first-time accounts or first-time customers only and may not be used towards the purchase of a domain registration unless otherwise specified. If you have previously signed up using a particular domain, you may not sign up again for that domain using another coupon at a later date. Any account found in violation of these policies will be reviewed by our Sales department and the appropriate charges will be added to the account. Coupon abuse will not be tolerated and may result in the suspension or termination of your account. All coupons and discounts are only valid towards the initial purchase and do not affect the renewal or recurring price.
20. Permitted CPU and Disk Usage
21. Shared hosting space may only be used for web files, active email, and content of User Websites. Shared hosting space may not be used for storage (whether of media, emails, or other data), including, as offsite storage of electronic files, email, or FTP hosts. We expressly reserve the right to review every shared account for excessive usage of CPU, disk space, and other resources that may be caused by a violation of this Agreement or the Acceptable Use Policy. We may, in our sole discretion, terminate access to the Services or remove or delete User Content for those accounts that are found to be in violation of these Terms and Conditions and other policies. Dedicated and VPS usage will be limited by the resources allocated to the specific plan that you purchase.
22. Bandwidth Usage
23. Bandwidth usage is unmetered (i.e., not monitored) for shared hosting services only. Bandwidth usage for dedicated, reseller and
VPS services are subject to the terms and limitations of the plan you purchased which are available in your control panel.
Reseller Terms and Client Responsibility
1. Shared accounts may not be used to resell web hosting to others. If you wish to resell hosting you must use a reseller account.
2. Resellers shall ensure that each of its clients, customers, or users (Reseller Users ) complies with this Agreement, including for the sake of clarity, Appendix A.
3. Resellers are responsible for supporting Reseller Users, including but not limited to providing customer service, billing support and technical support. The Company does not provide support to Reseller Users. If a Reseller User contacts us, we reserve the right to place a reseller client account on hold until the reseller can assume responsibility for the Reseller User. All support requests must be made by the reseller on Reseller User ™s behalf for security purposes.
4. Resellers are also responsible for all content stored or transmitted under their reseller account and the actions of Reseller Users. The Company may hold any reseller responsible for any of their client ™s actions that violate the law or this Agreement.
5. The Company is not responsible for the acts or omissions of our resellers. The reseller hereby agrees to indemnify the Company from and against any and all claims made by any User arising from the reseller ™s acts or omissions.
6. The Company reserves the right to revise our Reseller Program at any time. Changes shall take effect when posted online or on any subsequent date as may be set forth by the Company.
7. Resellers in the Company ™s Reseller Program assume all responsibility for billing and technical support for each of the
Users signed up by the reseller.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON
FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR ANY
LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, OR ANY USER CONTENT, USER WEBSITES OR
OTHER MATERIALS ACCESSED OR DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICES, EVEN IF THE COMPANY IS AWARE OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, THE COMPANY ™S LIABILITY TO YOU, OR ANY
PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU, FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, IS
LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO THE COMPANY FOR THE SERVICES IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY. THIS IS AN AGGREGATE LIMIT. THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM HEREUNDER WILL NOT INCREASE THIS LIMIT.
Jurisdiction
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the formation of this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement, including any claim based upon an alleged tort, shall be governed by the substantive laws of the Republic of India.
Backups and Data Loss
Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. the Company does not maintain backups of dedicated accounts or the Services purchased by you. You should not rely on the Company for backup. It is solely your responsibility to maintain backups. the Company is not responsible for files and/or data residing on your account. You agree to take full responsibility for all files and data transferred and to maintain all appropriate backups of files and data stored on the Company ™s servers.
Limited Disclaimer and Warranty
THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE COMPANY AND OUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY
AND OUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, AND LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
(I) THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR COMPLETELY SECURE; (II) AS TO THE RESULTS THAT
MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES; OR (III) AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY
INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES. THE COMPANY AND OUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS ARE NOT LIABLE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY, FOR THE CONTENT OF ANY DATA TRANSFERRED EITHER TO OR FROM USERS OR STORED BY USERS ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES. THE TERMS OF
THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.