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Terms & Conditions

Welcome to The Chennai Angels, a company (together with its officers, directors, agents, employees, partners and their respective affiliates, collectively, "The Chennai Angels") whose mission is to enable entrepreneurs raise capital.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING AND USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL TERMS OF USE DESCRIBED HEREIN AND ALL TERMS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE OR ACCESS THIS WEB SITE.

These Terms of Use ("Agreement") constitute a contract between you ("you") and The Chennai Angels and governs your use of the The Chennai Angels Web site, located at https://tca.thechennaiangels.com/ (the "Website"). By using the Website, you agree to be bound by this Agreement, whether or not you become a user on the site as an entrepreneur ("Issuer"), an investor ("Investor") who makes an investment ("Investment") in any offering put forth by an Issuer, or participate in The Chennai Angels’s services (the "Services") in any way, or otherwise use the Website (in each such capacity, a "User"). If you wish to become a User, participate in the Services or otherwise become a User of the Website, you must read all of the terms and conditions in, and linked to, this Agreement (including the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions for Services which are applicable to Issuers and Investors). If you do not agree with all of the terms of this Agreement, the Terms and Conditions for Services and/or the Privacy Policy, you are not eligible to participate in the Services or use this Website, and please refrain from doing so. This Agreement does not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with The Chennai Angels, or its subsidiaries or affiliates, for the Services or otherwise. If you are using the Website on behalf of any entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to accept this Agreement on such entity's behalf, and that such entity agrees to indemnify you and The Chennai Angels for violations of this Agreement.

This Agreement supersedes any previous Agreement to which you and The Chennai Angels may have been bound regarding the use of the Website. This Agreement may be modified by The Chennai Angels in its sole discretion from time to time and such modifications shall automatically become part of this Agreement and shall be effective once posted by The Chennai Angels on the Website. Your use of the Website will be subject to any such modifications. You should review the Website and this Agreement from time to time for any modifications. If you do not agree with the modifications, you must stop using or accessing the Website.

This Agreement will be binding on, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable against the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of the Agreement. All rights not expressly granted herein are hereby reserved. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section.

  1. Participation in the Services

The Chennai Angels manages the Website, which allows Issuers to privately raise funds from Investors. Investors can invest in the offerings provided by Issuers. Offerings are considered high-risk and all participation in the Services is governed by the Terms and Conditions for Services. Please refer to our Terms and Conditions for Services for the terms, conditions and policies applicable to your participation in the Services. By participating in the Services through the Website, you agree to be bound by and accept the Terms and Conditions for Services. The Terms and Conditions for Services are subject to change without prior notice at any time, in The Chennai Angels’s sole discretion so you should review the Terms and Conditions for Services each time you make an Investment.

  1. Proprietary Rights

"The Chennai Angels" and the “The Chennai Angels” logo are trademarks and service marks of The Chennai Angels. The Chennai Angels or its licensors own and retain all proprietary rights in the Services, the Website and all material and information posted thereon ("Content"). The Website contains the copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information of The Chennai Angels and its licensors. You may display and print limited copies of the Content for your personal, non-commercial use in connection with your participation in the Services (except as provided herein), but you may not alter, modify, publish, distribute, publicly display or sell any Content or other such proprietary information, or otherwise copy or transmit any Content or other such proprietary information without the express written permission of The Chennai Angels. In addition, to the extent you receive information from The Chennai Angels, Issuers or other Investors with respect to any Investment activity on the Website, you may not further disclose or otherwise provide such information to another party in any way that allows a personal identification of such Issuer or Investor.

If you post any messages or other information on the Website, you agree that such messages and information shall be considered Content, and you agree to grant, and shall be deemed to have automatically granted to The Chennai Angels an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully-paid, worldwide license to: (a) use, copy, perform, display and distribute such information and content; (b) modify, alter, prepare derivative works of, and/or incorporate into other works, such information and Content; and (c) grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. You represent and warrant that you have the right, power and authority to grant the foregoing license.

To the extent you upload or post any photographs of yourself on the Website, you agree that such materials shall be considered Content for the purposes of the foregoing license grant, and you agree to release, discharge and hold harmless The Chennai Angels from any and all claims or liability, whether known or unknown, including any and all claims in connection with the publication, production, processing, distribution or exploitation of such Content, including any claims of infringement of any rights of publicity or rights of privacy.

You acknowledge, consent and agree that The Chennai Angels may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, access, read, preserve and disclose your account information, usage history and submitted Content in order to: (a) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; (b) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights; (c) enforce this Agreement and investigate potential violations thereof; (d) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; (e) respond to your requests for customer service; or (f) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of The Chennai Angels, its users, or the public.

  1. Acceptable Use

The Website is for use in connection with the Services and may not be used by you in connection with any other endeavors except as previously approved in writing by The Chennai Angels. Your use of the Website shall be in strict compliance with this Agreement and all other procedures and guidelines set forth on the Website and applicable law. You may not transmit any chain letters or junk email to any User or any other Person. Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Website, including collecting the name, email address or any other personal or confidential information of any User by electronic or other means for any reason, including, without limitation, the purpose of sending unsolicited email and unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website, will be investigated and appropriate legal action will be taken, including, without limitation, civil, criminal and injunctive redress.

Although The Chennai Angels assumes no obligation to monitor the conduct of any User on or off the Website, it is a violation of this Agreement to use the Website or any information obtained from the Website in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person. In order to protect its Users from this or other misuse, The Chennai Angels reserves the right to remove Content from the Website that violates acceptable use in The Chennai Angels's sole discretion and restrict the number of emails or messages that a User may send to others through the Website in any 24-hour or other period to a number that The Chennai Angels deems appropriate, in The Chennai Angels's sole and absolute discretion.

The Website includes features and functionality whereby a User may post and transmit information, images and other materials. All such information, images and materials, whether publicly posted or publicly or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the User who originates such content. The Chennai Angels assumes no obligation to monitor or control such posted or transmitted Content and cannot take responsibility for such Content posted or transmitted by a User. However, The Chennai Angels reserves the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to remove or refuse to post or distribute any Content, and to restrict, suspend or terminate the participation of any User or any lending team from the Website and from all The Chennai Angels services and Services at any time, with or without prior notice. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, it is a violation of this Agreement to upload, post or submit any content, including, but not limited to, written materials or images, that in The Chennai Angels’s opinion is obscene, profane, harassing, contains profanity, or may be hateful or offensive on racial, ethnic, sexual or any other grounds; is harmful, vulgar or distasteful; contains graphic or gratuitous violence; or is defamatory, libelous, or invades another person's privacy, property or proprietary rights. The Chennai Angels takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content posted, stored or uploaded by you or any third party, or for any loss or damage thereto, nor is The Chennai Angels liable for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter. Your use of features and functionality where Users post or transmit Content is at your own risk.

  1. Third Party Content

The Chennai Angels may provide third party content on the Site and may provide links to Web pages and content of third parties (collectively the "Third Party Content") as a service to those interested in this information. The Chennai Angels does not control, endorse or adopt any Third Party Content and makes no representation or warranties of any kind regarding the Third Party Content, including without limitation regarding its accuracy or completeness. You acknowledge and agree that The Chennai Angels is not responsible or liable in any manner for any Third Party Content and undertakes no responsibility to update or review any Third Party Content. Users use such Third Party Content contained therein at their own risk.

  1. Advertisements and Promotions; Third-Party Products and Services

Issuer may run advertisements and promotions from third parties on the Site or may otherwise provide information about or links to third-party products or services on the Site. Your business dealings or correspondence with, or participation in promotions of, such third parties, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings or promotions are solely between you and such third party. The Chennai Angels is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or promotions or as the result of the presence of such non-The Chennai Angels advertisers or third party information on the Site.

  1. Disclaimer

The Chennai Angels neither represents, warrants, covenants guarantees, nor promises any specific results from use of the Website.

THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN IT OR ANY SERVICE OR ADVICE PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCThe Chennai AngelsNTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND WEBSITE-RELATED SERVICES.

The Chennai Angels makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to any third party data provided to The Chennai Angels or its transmission, timeliness, accuracy or completeness, including but not limited to implied warranties or warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The Chennai Angels will not be liable in any way to you or to any other person for any inaccuracy, error or delay in or omission of any third party data or the transmission or delivery of any such third party data and any loss or damage arising from (a) any such inaccuracy, error, delay or omission, (b) non-performance or (c) interruption in any such third party data due either to any negligent act or omission by The Chennai Angels or "force majeure" or any other cause beyond the control of The Chennai Angels.

  1. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SThe Chennai AngelsLL The Chennai Angels, ITS DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM RELIANCE BY USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM The Chennai Angels OR ANOTHER USER, OR TThe Chennai AngelsT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR EMAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO The Chennai Angels'S RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SThe Chennai AngelsLL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF The Chennai Angels, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE EXCEED ANY COMPENSATION YOU PAY, IF ANY, TO The Chennai Angels FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE.

You understand that any and all decisions made by you after your use of the Website are yours alone. The Chennai Angels cannot and does not verify the accuracy of information from Users. The Chennai Angels shall not be responsible, or have any duty or obligation to, or liability for: (a) decisions or interactions resulting (directly or indirectly) from using the Website; or (b) any damages, costs, losses or expenses a User incurs as a result (directly or indirectly) of using the Website or as a result (directly or indirectly) of utilizing information received in connection with the Website, including but not limited to, User reliance on fraudulent, misleading, false, incorrect or inaccurate representations by Issuers or other Users. In addition, in no event will The Chennai Angels be liable to you or any third person for any direct or indirect damages, costs, losses or expenses, including any lost capital, lost profits or special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising from your use of the Website, even if The Chennai Angels has been advised of the possibility of such damages, costs, losses or expenses.

The Chennai Angels is not responsible, and shall have no liability, for any false, misleading, fraudulent, incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on the Website or for any liability, cost or expense you may incur in connection with the Services, whether caused by any User or other person. You also acknowledge and agree that Users are not liable for Content created and posted by The Chennai Angels on the Website. The Chennai Angels is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any User of the Website or any other person. With respect to the Website, The Chennai Angels assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any communications. By using the Services, you release The Chennai Angels from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the your activities as an Issuer or Investors and for any use of the Website or the Services, or any Content posted on the Website or transmitted to, or any interactions between, any Users of the Website, whether online or offline, including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

  1. Disputes Among Users

You are solely responsible for your interactions with any Issuers, Investors, or any other User (even to the extent prohibited hereby) and any disputes that may result from such interactions.

The Chennai Angels reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and such persons.

  1. Governing Law; Resolution of Disputes; Arbitration and Waivers

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the India, without regard to its or any other jurisdiction's choice of law or conflict of law provisions. If any dispute arises between you and The Chennai Angels, including, without limitation, any dispute arising from or relating to the Website or the Services, you agree that all such disputes will be determined exclusively by final and binding arbitration, in accordance with the then existing commercial rules of the arbitration in India. The arbitration shall be heard and adjudicated by one arbitrator to be selected by agreement between you and The Chennai Angels. Any award will be final, binding and conclusive upon the parties, subject only to judicial review provided by Dubai statutes, and a judgment rendered on the arbitration award can be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either you or The Chennai Angels may seek any injunctive relief in a Indian courts, as may be necessary to preserve rights pending the completion of arbitration and The Chennai Angels may seek any injunctive relief in Indian courts, or another court of competent jurisdiction, at any time against any violations of Section 4 (Proprietary Rights) or Section 5 (Acceptable Use) of this Agreement.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BY AGREEING TO SUBMIT ALL DISPUTES TO BINDING ARBITRATION, YOU AND The Chennai Angels HEREBY WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A COURT TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CONTEMPLATED USE HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS, EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED ABOVE.

You waive, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right you may have to claim or recover, in any legal action or proceeding, any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

  1. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold The Chennai Angels harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorney's fees, made or incurred by any third party due to or arising (directly or indirectly) out of your use of the Website or arising from your breach of this Agreement.

  1. Registration Data; Account Security

In consideration of your use of the Website, you agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms on the Website ('Registration Data"); (b) maintain the security of your password and identification; (c) maintain and promptly update the registration Data, and any other information that you provide to The Chennai Angels, to keep it accurate, current and complete; and (d) accept all risks of unauthorized access to the Registration Data and any other information you provide to The Chennai Angels.

  1. Term; Termination

This Agreement will remain in full force and effect while you use the Website, any The Chennai Angels Services, or participate in the Services as a User and, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement will remain in effect after your participation in the Services and status as a User is terminated. Whether or not you are and remain eligible to participate in the Services, use the Website or any other services or offerings from The Chennai Angels, may be determined by The Chennai Angels in its sole and absolute discretion. You may terminate your participation and status as a User at any time and for any reason by sending a written notice of termination to The Chennai Angels.

  1. Entire Agreement; Severability

This Agreement, accepted upon use of the Website and further affirmed by becoming a User, contains the entire agreement between you and The Chennai Angels regarding the use of the Website. This Agreement may not be orally amended. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

Please contact us for any questions regarding this Agreement.

The Chennai Angels and other related entities respects the privacy of personal information that it collects and is committed to managing that information in a responsible manner.

We will take all reasonable steps to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that our agents and service providers are aware of our and their respective obligations under this Privacy Policy. If you disclose personal information to third parties this policy will not apply and you will be subject to the privacy policy of that third party.

We encourage you to check our website regularly for any updates to the Privacy Policy.

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

Types of information collected

From time to time, it may be necessary for The Chennai Angels to collect personal and/or sensitive information about you to fulfil one or more of our functions or activities. The personal information we may collect from you is information that can identify you, such as your:

  • Your name, email address and contact details;
  • User ID's and passwords;
  • Information relating to your business
  • Records of communications with The Chennai Angels; and
  • Other information relevant to providing you with the services you are seeking.

The sensitive information we may collect from you includes the following:

  • Bank account and credit account details;
  • Commercial in confidence information;
  • Financial information; or
  • Any other sensitive information which we may require to provide the products and services to you.

Purpose of information collected

The purpose for which we may collect and use your personal and sensitive information for one or more of the following purposes:

  • Providing our services to you;
  • Providing you with information about our services;
  • Processing queries and applications you have made;
  • Undertaking various activities required by law;
  • Opportunities you have indicated, may be of interest to you;
  • Remember information to help You efficiently access the Website;
  • To confirm Your identity in order to ensure that You are eligible to Use the Website;
  • To ensure that content from Our Website is presented in the most effective manner based upon Your interests;
  • Providing you with information about other services that The Chennai Angels partners and affiliates offer, that may be of interest to you;
  • Providing you with promotional information about The Chennai Angels and other organisations that we have affiliations with;
  • To notify You about changes on Our Website;
  • Facilitating our internal business operations, including the fulfilment of any legal requirements; and
  • Analysing our services and customer needs with a view to developing new and/or improved services.
  • The Chennai Angels will not rent or sell your personal information to third parties.
  • Your bank account information is not stored anywhere on The Chennai Angels's site and no one on our staff has access to this information. National Processing Company processes all of the transaction on the The Chennai Angels Web site and National Processing Company is the only party that can access this information to send payments. Issuers will never see the bank account information of Investors.
  • By default, you may receive periodic updates emails from The Chennai Angels. You may opt-out of the emails at any time. Instructions for unsubscribing are included in each email.
  • The Chennai Angels will not disclose your personally identifiable investing activity to any third party without consent. The Chennai Angels reserves the right to record and display anonymous investing activity on the Website.
  • If you follow any links which remove you from the Website, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. The Chennai Angels does not control the privacy policies or the privacy practices of any third parties.
  • This Website is intended to be used by adults. It is not intended for children, and The Chennai Angels does not want to collect any personal information for users who are under the age of 13. The Chennai Angels recommends that parents do not post, or permit others to post, any personally identifiable information with respect to persons under the age of 13.
  • The Chennai Angels may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. If any changes are made, The Chennai Angels will reflect the date on which any such changes are made and posted by updating the "last updated" date at the top of the page. Please be sure to check this page periodically for changes.
  • The Chennai Angels uses cookies to help (anonymously) recognize you as a repeat visitor and to track traffic patterns on our site. This information is used to make The Chennai Angels more user-friendly.
  • The Chennai Angels may obtain IP addresses from users. The Chennai Angels will use this information to monitor and prevent fraud, diagnose problems, and (anonymously) estimate demographic information.
  • The Chennai Angels uses a variety of security measures, including encryption and authentication tools, to maintain the confidentiality of your personal information. Your personal information is stored behind firewalls and is only accessible by a limited number of people who are required to keep the information confidential.
  • When you make payments, The Chennai Angels uses a secure server. All bank account information and other payment information that you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. Regardless of these efforts by The Chennai Angels, no data transmission over the public Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

PRIVACY INQUIRIES

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, any privacy related dealings with us or a possible breach of your privacy or would like further information about our information management practices, you can contact us.