Tems Of Use

Welcome to PDS Limited! The terms and conditions set forth hereunder (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms of Use”) shall govern the access to and use of each and every web page to be found under the domain “https://pdsltd.com/” (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”). By accessing and using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you decide not to accept these Terms of Use in force, you must abstain from accessing the Website and/or from using the Website Content (as defined herein below) available therein.

This Website is operated by PDS Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “PDS”), a company incorporated under the laws of India, with CIN L18101MH2011PLC388088. Our registered office address is Unit No. 971, Solitaire Corporate Park, Andheri Ghatkopar Link Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 400093, Maharashtra, India.

In these Terms of Use, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to PDS and “you” refers to you, the user of the Website.

Your Use of the Website

Eligibility

You represent and warrant that you are legally competent in your jurisdiction to enter into these Terms of Use.

Permitted Use

You agree that you will not use this Website or any data, material or information made available on or through this Website, in any format whatsoever, including without limitation, any data files, text, computer software, images, graphics, photos, video clips, sound, audio files, directories or databases (“Website Content”):

• (i) in any way that contravenes any applicable national or international law or regulation;


• (ii) in any way that contravenes or infringes upon any of our rights or any third party’s rights (including any Intellectual Property Rights, as defined below);


• (iii) to transmit or upload any material that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable;


• (iv) to attempt unauthorized access to other accounts, systems, or networks connected to this Website;


• (v) to engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Site, or which, as determined by us, may harm PDS or users of the Website or expose them to liability;


• (vi) to use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the Website Content;


• (vii) to introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful; and


• (viii) for any purpose not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use.

You agree not to take any action or allow any third party to take any action that would interfere with or disrupt this Website, or the servers and networks through which this Website is operated, or which would enable you, or any third party, to gain unauthorized access to, or to tamper with or use any of our computer systems or networks.

You agree not to disclose, distribute, use, copy or compile any personal data or contact information made available on this Website for any purpose (including without limitation, sending any marketing materials) not expressly permitted by this Website, unless you receive our express prior consent to do so.

Intellectual Property Rights

A. Ownership

All material on this Website and the Website Content is owned by or licensed to PDS or its affiliates or subsidiaries and is protected by copyright, trademark and other applicable laws. Your use of the Website does not entitle you to any intellectual property rights or any other rights in the Website Content, other than the limited rights of use granted to you pursuant to these Terms of Use.

All trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names displayed on this Website are registered and/or unregistered trademarks of PDS, its affiliates and subsidiaries, their respective licensors or data providers, or other third parties. All these trademarks, logos and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Nothing on this Website shall be construed as granting any license or right to use any trademark, logo or service mark displayed on the Website without the PDS’s prior written consent, except as otherwise described in these Terms of Use. PDS and our affiliates reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website and the Website Content.

B. License

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Website for personal, informational, and non-commercial purposes only. Any other use, including but not limited to reproduction, distribution, modification, creation of derivative works, public display, public performance, republication, downloading, storing, or transmission of any of the material on our Website, without express written consent from PDS, is strictly prohibited. You may not use the Website or the Website Content for any commercial purpose whatsoever. If you download or upload any materials from or to this Website, you do so at your own discretion and risk.

User Generated Content

Prohibited Content

• infringes any rights of third parties, including without limitation, their intellectual property rights;


• violates any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;


• is fraudulent, or has any fraudulent purpose or effect;


• is contrary to public policy and/or accepted moral standards, including without limitation:
  
  
  
  • pornographic or sexually explicit images, obscene or offensive messages;
  
  
  • data which is defamatory or libelous of any person or which is invasive of their privacy or publicity rights, data harmful to minors;
  
  
  • data likely to incite crimes or offences, data promoting discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
  
  
  • data promoting computer piracy or any other criminal offence;
  
  
  • anything likely to harass, upset, embarrass or alarm another person or cause them to harm themselves;
  
  
  • any data likely to misrepresent your identity or impersonate another person (including by submitting data intended to give the impression that it is originated by PDS or any other person);
  
  
  
  


• acts contrary to PDS’s interests, in particular by modifying, damaging, or overloading the Website;


• is inconsistent with reasonable use of the Website; or


• promotes any commercial activity whatsoever, for example, by sending promotional or advertising messages or spam.

B. Submitted Content

• You warrant that you own or otherwise control all the rights (including all intellectual property rights) to such content, and that such content complies in all respects with these Terms of Use.


• You grant PDS, its affiliates, and subsidiaries a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute and display such content throughout the world in any media.


• You acknowledge that we have no obligation of confidentiality in relation to any data you submit to us.

Disclaimer

All information contained on this Website is intended for reference only and should not be relied upon. This Website is provided “as is” and “as available”. PDS provides you with access to the Website on the basis that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all warranties, representations, conditions and other terms of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation, any warranty that access to the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free; that the Website will be secure; that the Website or the server that makes the Website available will be virus-free; or that information on the Website will be complete, accurate and/or timely.

This Website may contain links to other websites which are operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to you. We have not reviewed the information on those other websites and are not responsible for the data of those or any other websites, or any products or services that may be offered through those or any other websites. Inclusion of links to other websites should not be viewed as an endorsement of their data. Any questions or comments relating to those other websites should be addressed to the operator of those websites.

Liability, Indemnification & Severability

PDS, our affiliates, subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders or agents of any of them, exclude all liability and responsibility for any amount or kind of loss or damage that may result to you or a third party (including any direct, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damages, or any loss of income, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, or loss or damages arising from or connected in any way to business interruption, loss of opportunity, loss of anticipated savings, wasted management or office time and whether in tort (including negligence), contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable) in connection with (i) this Website and the Website Content, (ii) the use, inability to use or the results of use of this Website, (iii) any websites linked to this Website or the information on such linked websites, and (iv) any information on this Website. Your sole and exclusive remedy for any of the foregoing or any dispute with PDS, our affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders or agents of any of them is to discontinue your use of the Website.

Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits any person’s liability for death or personal injury arising from their own negligence, nor any person’s liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. Nothing in these Terms of Use affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

PDS reserves the right, at our own expense, to assume exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and, in such case, you agree to cooperate fully with PDS in the defence of such matter.

If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Clause headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these conditions. Any failure or delay by us in enforcing (in whole or in part) any provision of these Terms of Use will not be interpreted as a waiver of our rights or remedies.

Governing Law & Jurisdiction

All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Any disputes arising in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the applicable laws.

If any information on this Website, or your use of the Website, is contrary to the laws of the place where you are when you access it, the Website is not intended for you, and we ask you not to use the Website. You are responsible for informing yourself of the laws of your jurisdiction and complying with them.

Data Privacy

Use of this Website is governed by these Terms of Use, and any processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the organization’s Privacy Statement and applicable data protection laws. Where required by law, valid consent shall be obtained for specific processing activities. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Statement.

General

These Terms of Use, as supplemented by any additional documents referred to in them and any statements, policies, or rules posted on this Website, constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and PDS with respect to the subject matter and supersede all prior communications (oral or in writing) between you and us.

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change these Terms of Use at any time by posting revised terms on the Website. Accordingly, you should check the date of these Terms of Use (which appear at the top of this page) and review any changes since the last version. Your continued use of this Website following the posting of changes to these Terms of Use or other statements, policies, or rules means you accept the changes.

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