TERMS OF USE

The website www.obhanmason.com (“Website“) is owned by Obhan Mason and is for general informational purposes only. By accessing any content in this Website, the end user (referred to herein as “you“, “your“, or the “User“) acknowledges that the information provided does not amount to advertising or solicitation and is meant only for your understanding about the activities of Obhan Mason.

By using the Website, you specifically agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms of Use“) and the Privacy Policy. The usage of the Website also means that you have read and understood these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you do not agree or are not willing to be bound by the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy, please do not click on the “check box” and on the “Submit / Agree” button and do not seek to obtain access to or otherwise use the Website.

The Terms of Use, read together with the Privacy Policy, constitute a legal and binding agreement between you and Obhan Mason and is enforceable under the laws of India. By accepting the Terms of Use, the User represents and warrants that they are at least 18 (eighteen) years of age and have the right, authority and legal capacity to enter into this agreement.

 

  1. GENERAL INFORMATION 
    • All content in this Website has been checked for accuracy. However, Obhan Mason does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage which may arise from accessing or reliance on information published on this Website, even if they result from negligence, accident or any other cause. Further, views/ opinions/ articles/ information/ discussion and other such content provided in this Website, whether by Obhan Mason or third parties, do not constitute legal advice or opinion. The views expressed in the discussions, featured articles and other such content in this Website represents the personal view of the author(s) and do not, in any manner, constitute the views of Obhan Mason.
    • Obhan Mason reserves the right to delete, modify, or supplement the content of the Website at any time for any reason without prior notification, and will use reasonable efforts to include up-to-date and accurate information on the Website.
  2. LICENSE AND USE OF THE WEBSITE

    • Subject to the Terms of Use, Obhan Mason hereby grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited license to access and use the Website. Obhan Mason may, from time to time, update or modify the Website, release new versions of the Website, which may, at Obhan Mason’s discretion, be included within the license described above. You shall not be permitted to sublicense or transfer any of your rights and/or obligations hereunder including, without limitation, access to the Website.
    • You shall not directly or indirectly copy or reproduce all or any part of the Website, whether electronically, mechanically or otherwise, in any form including, but not limited to, the copying of presentation, style or organization, uploading, posting, or transmitting any content which constitutes the intellectual property of Obhan Mason;
    • The use of the Website does not result in a client-attorney relationship. Similarly, transmission, receipt or use of the Website and information and materials contained therein or sending an e-mail to our offices also does not result in a client-attorney relationship.
    • Users are required to be aware of the laws of their respective countries pertaining to any of the matters mentioned on the Website. If the User decides to access the Website, it would be deemed as an action based on their own initiative and they would be held responsible for compliance with applicable local, national or international laws.
    • Obhan Mason reserves its right to prevent or restrict access to the Website, without any reason and prior notice. Any unauthorized use by you shall terminate the permission or license granted to you by Obhan Mason. Obhan Mason can make this decision at its sole discretion and shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever to any User or third party.
    • Using this Website and by accepting the Terms of Use you also agree that you shall not hack or hire some third party to hack the Website or even use any other unauthorized means to access any information on the Website without written consent of Obhan Mason. You shall in such an event be liable of a criminal offence and Obhan Mason shall institute appropriate legal proceedings to claim damages. In case any misuse of the Website is carried out by a person or entity based out of India, Obhan Mason reserves the right to institute proceedings in accordance with the laws relating to Intellectual Property Rights. You shall use the Website solely for its intended purposes and shall not use the Website for the benefit of any third party except as specifically contemplated under this Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
  3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

  • Unless otherwise stated, all intellectual property rights, including copyright, trademarks, patents in this Website and its contents including news articles, featured articles and discussions are owned, licensed to or otherwise used by Obhan Mason as permitted under applicable law. The information provided on this Website is provided solely for private use and not for any commercial or public use. You may download or print hard copies of any part of the content on this Website for your personal use. Except where your use is expressly permitted above or by copyright law, you may not otherwise copy, store in any medium (including any other web site), distribute, transmit, re-transmit, broadcast, modify, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivate works, display, or show in public any part of this Website, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Obhan Mason.
  • You agree to not use the Website for any monitoring, benchmarking, or throttling or any other purposes that may impair the performance or functionality of the Website. The User agrees not to access or attempt to access any content available on the Website by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Obhan Mason.
  1. PRIVACYWe do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent and we only use your information as described in the Privacy Policy. We view protection of User’s privacy as a very important community principle. We understand clearly that you and your Personal Data is one of our most important assets. Your Personal Data which is stored and processed by us is protected by physical as well as reasonable technological security measures and procedures. If you object to the Privacy Policy in any way please do not use the Website. By accepting the Privacy Policy, you hereby consent to your information being shared on a no-name basis with third parties.
  2. LIABILITY

 

Obhan Mason is not responsible or liable to the User for any damages or other harm whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the User’s use of or inability to utilise the Website or the information contained in it and the Website is provided on an “as is” available basis.

  1. COMMUNICATION 

    When you use the Website or send an email or other data, information or communication to Obhan Mason, you agree and understand that you are communicating with Obhan Mason through electronic records and you consent to receive communications via electronic records from Obhan Mason periodically and as and when required. Obhan Mason will communicate with you by email or by notifications on the Website which will be deemed adequate service of notice/ electronic record.

  2. CHANGES TO THE TERMS OF USE


Obhan Mason may from time to time make changes to the Terms of Use. Any changes will be posted on our Website and we will endeavour to notify you of the same by means of a notice and link to the revised terms on our Website. Any changes to our Terms of Use will be communicated through our Website at least ten (10) days in advance of implementation. Users are bound by any changes to the Terms of Use when they use the Website after such changes have been first posted. If you do not agree to such changes, you should not make any subsequent use of the Website.

  1. MONITORING 

    Obhan Mason shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of the Website at all times, to determine compliance with this Terms of Use and any operating rules established by Obhan Mason, as well as to satisfy any applicable law, regulation or authorized government request. Without limiting the foregoing, Obhan Mason shall have the right to remove any material that Obhan Mason, in its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable.

  2. EXTERNAL LINKS 

    The Website may contain links to other third-party websites. Such third-party sites, services or material are provided to share the original source of information and does not constitute any form of recommendation, referral, affiliation, advice, endorsement or publication of any such third-party sites, services or material and Obhan Mason is not responsible for their availability or content.

  3. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

    The Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy shall be governed by and constructed in accordance with the laws of India only without reference to conflict of laws principles and disputes arising in relation hereto shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Delhi, India.

  4. INDEMNITY

 

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the User shall indemnify and hold Obhan Mason harmless from all damages, liabilities, settlements, expenses, fines, penalties, expenses, costs and attorneys’ fees arising from or related to any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of the User’s access to or use of the Website, User’s access to, creation of, or transmittal of any of the content, User’s violation of these Terms of Use, or the infringement by you of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

  1. FORMAL INVESTIGATION

 

Obhan Mason reserves the right to launch an investigation into complaints or reported deviances from the Terms of Use. Obhan Mason can take any action deemed fit and necessary by it. These actions can include but are not limited to, reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or third parties. Additionally, Obhan Mason may disclose any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities pertaining to any User’s profiles, e-mail addresses, usage history, IP addresses and traffic information.

 

  1. RESERVATION OF LEGAL RIGHTS 

Obhan Mason holds the right to access all remedies available at law and in equity in case a User violates any of these Terms of Use.

  1. ASSIGNABILITYThe Website may assign any of its responsibilities/obligations to any other Person without notice to the User, at its sole discretion. However, you shall not assign, sub-license or otherwise transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms of Use to any other party, unless a written consent is taken from Obhan Mason.

 

  1. SEVERABILITY 

    If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use which shall remain in full force and effect.

  2. WAIVER 

    Our failure to exercise any right or remedy under these Terms of Use does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy.

  3. GRIEVANCE OFFICER

For complaints or concerns regarding the Website and the Terms of Use, please contact our Grievance Officer:

We aim to resolve all grievances within the timelines prescribed under applicable law.

  1. CONTACTING THE FIRM 

    If you have any questions about this Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy of Obhan Mason, you can contact us at email@obhanmason.com.