THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ELECTRONIC RECORD IN TERMS OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER. THIS ELECTRONIC RECORD IS GENERATED BY A COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL SIGNATURES.
THIS DOCUMENT IS PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 3(1) OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (INTERMEDIARY GUIDELINES AND DIGITAL MEDIA ETHICS CODE) RULES, 2021 THAT REQUIRES PUBLISHING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS, PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE FOR ACCESS OR USAGE OF THIS PLATFORM.
Welcome to IIMA Ventures, and its related sub-domains, sites, services and tools (collectively, the “Platform”), owned by CIIE Initiatives, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at IIMA Ventures Building, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (New Campus), Vastrapur, Ahmedabad- 380015 (hereinafter referred to as “ IIMA Ventures” or “We” or “Us” (and derivates)). IIMA Ventures, an incubation centre and accelerator for start-ups, has established programs for the purpose of supporting and fostering entrepreneurship in India by providing ecosystem support including, but not limited to, entrepreneurship research and publications, learning tools and innovation partnerships and venture capital to early stage enterprises.
IIMA Ventures reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Service, at any time and will notify you at least once in a year, or whenever there is a change in the Terms of Service, as the case may be by email or by posting a conspicuous notice on the Platform in the event of any material revisions to these terms of service (“Terms”). Your continued use of the Platform following the incorporation of such changes shall be deemed to mean that you accept and agree to the revisions. As long as you comply with these Terms, IIMA Ventures grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to access and use the Platform.
You should read these Terms and access and read all further linked information, if any, referred to in these Terms, as such information contains further terms and conditions that apply to you as a user of the Platform. Such linked information including but not limited to IIMA Ventures’s privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms.
For the purpose of these Terms, wherever the context so requires, (a) all capitalised words and expressions defined by inclusion in quotation and/ or parenthesis anywhere in these Terms, have the same meanings as ascribed to such words and expressions; and (b) following words and expressions shall bear the meanings ascribed to them below:
a) “Program(s)” shall mean the various programs that are listed on the Platform that Users may apply to be enrolled in by filling the annexed forms thereto.
b) “User” shall mean any person who (i) accesses or browses the Platform, or (ii) uses the Platform for the purpose of applying to the Programs listed on the Platform, or (iii) is registered on the Platform as a “User” in accordance with the terms contained herein.

1. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY
Use of the Platform is available only to persons who can enter into legally binding contracts under the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Persons who are “incompetent to contract” within the meaning of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 including minors, un-discharged insolvents and persons of unsound mind are not eligible to use the Platform. Any person under the age of 18 shall not register on the Platform and shall not transact on or use the Platform. If a minor wishes to use or transact on the Platform, such use or transaction may be made by the minor’s legal guardian or parents on the Platform. IIMA Ventures reserves the right to terminate any person’s membership in accordance with these Terms and/or refuse to provide such person with access to the Platform if it is brought to the notice of IIMA Ventures or if IIMA Ventures discovers for itself that such person is not eligible to use the Platform.

2. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
2.1. The User is required to carefully read these Terms, as it contains the terms and conditions governing the User’s use of the Platform and any content such as text, data, information, software, graphics, audio, video or photographs etc. that IIMA Ventures may make available through the Platform along with any services that IIMA Ventures may provide through the Platform. By further accessing or using the Platform, the User is agreeing to these Terms and entering into a legally binding contract with IIMA Ventures. The User may not use the Platform if the User does not accept the Terms or is unable to be bound by these Terms. If the User is accepting these Terms on behalf of another person or company or other legal entity, the User represents and warrants that the User has full authority to bind such person, company or legal entity to these Terms.
2.2. In order to use the Platform, the User must first agree to these Terms. The User can accept these Terms by:
2.2.1. Signing up with IIMA Ventures and logging onto IIMA Ventures by using the Login Credentials (defined below);
2.2.2. Actual usage of the Platform. In this case, the User understands and agrees that IIMA Ventures will treat the User’s use of the Platform as acceptance of these Terms from that point onwards; or
2.2.3. By clicking to accept these Terms, if and when prompted on the Platform.

3. OPENING AN ACCOUNT
3.1. The Platform allows only limited and restricted access to the services for unregistered users.
3.2. In order to use the Platform, as part of the sign-up process, the User will have to create an account on the Platform (“User Account”), which can be done by providing/ using the e-mail address and password; or such other login credentials that are adopted by IIMA Ventures from time to time and duly intimated to the User.
3.3. While signing-up with IIMA Ventures to use the Platform, the User shall not:
3.3.1. create a User Account for anyone other than the User, unless such person & prior permission has been obtained;
3.3.2. use a User Account that is the name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; or
3.3.3. create more than one User Account on the Platform.
3.4. IIMA Ventures cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the User’s failure to comply with this Clause.
3.5. The User hereby confirms and undertakes that the information provided by the User while signing-up is and will be true, accurate, up-to-date, and complete at all times. The User agrees that if the User provides any information to IIMA Ventures that is untrue, inaccurate, not up-to-date or incomplete or becomes untrue, inaccurate, not up-to-date or incomplete, IIMA Ventures shall have the right to indefinitely suspend or terminate or block access to the User Account on the Platform and refuse to provide the User access to the Platform.
3.6. Once registered, the User can log in to the User Account by using the e-mail address and password provided at the time of signing-up (“User Login Credentials”).
3.7. If the User does not want to create a User Account on the Platform, the User, as an unregistered user, is permitted to browse the Platform without creating a User Account.
However, should the User wish to submit an application for enrolment into any of the Programs listed on the Platform, creating the User Account is essential.

4. ACCOUNT CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS
4.1. The User agrees that the sole responsibility of maintaining the security and confidentiality of the User Login Credentials rests with the User at all times. The User shall not share these User Login Credentials with any third party and IIMA Ventures shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from such breach.
4.2. IIMA Ventures reserves the right to take any and all action, as it deems necessary or reasonable, regarding the security of the Platform and the User Account.
4.3. The User is solely responsible for all activities that occur under the User Account and/or the User undertakes on the Platform and hereby undertakes that no such activity shall be unlawful or in violation of any applicable laws, rules and regulations of India.
4.4. In no event and under no circumstances shall IIMA Ventures be held liable for any liabilities or damages resulting from or arising out of the User’s use of the Platform or the User Login Credentials, theft of the User Login Credentials or release by the User of the User Login Credentials to a third party, or the User’s authorization to allow another person to access and use the Platform
using the User Account.
4.5. In case of any misappropriation or unauthorized access of the User Account, the User agrees to communicate the same to IIMA Ventures immediately, in a manner indicated by IIMA Ventures. The User shall further ensure that he/she exits/ logs out from the User Account at the end of each session. IIMA Ventures shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the User’s failure to comply with this provision. The User may be held liable for any losses incurred by IIMA Ventures or any other user of or visitor to the Platform due to authorized or unauthorized use of the User Account, as a result of his/her failure in keeping the Login Credentials confidential.
4.6. The User agrees that the information provided by the User to IIMA Ventures, at all times (including during registration), will be true, accurate, up-to-date, and complete. The User further agrees that if he/she provides any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not up-to-date or incomplete or becomes untrue, inaccurate or incomplete or if IIMA Ventures has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not up-to-date, incomplete or not in accordance with these Terms, IIMA Ventures shall have the right to indefinitely suspend or terminate or block access to the User Account on the Platform and refuse to provide the User access to the Platform. The User is advised to use due caution when providing any information to IIMA Ventures accordingly.

5. SERVICES
5.1. The User will need to register and/or comply with these Terms (as applicable) in order to be able to use and access the services on the Platform, which includes, inter alia, (a) displaying information on all the Programs conducted by IIMA Ventures; (b) facilitating submission of applications for enrolment into the Programs conducted by IIMA Ventures; (c) providing the User access to a personal dashboard on the status of the User’s application (where applicable); (d) providing the User access to articles and blog posts on the Platform (“Business Content”) and (e) such other services as may be made available on the Platform from time to time by IIMA Ventures.
(collectively, the “Services”).
5.2. The User understands that the role of IIMA Ventures on the Platform is limited only to providing the User information on all the Programs offered by IIMA Ventures and to facilitate the User’s filling and submission of applications in connection with the relevant Programs. IIMA Ventures shall in no way or form be responsible to communicate with the User whether the User has been selected for
the Program or not.
5.3. The User shall be responsible to ensure that he/she has completed all requirements of filling the application in full and the same is submitted successfully within the registration window (if any).
5.4. Upon successful submission of the application, IIMA Ventures shall process the applications received and the decision of IIMA Ventures on whether to enrol a particular User to a particular Program shall be final and cannot be contested by the User.
5.5. The User understands and agree that Business Content provided on the Platform is derived from information already available in public sources and is not reviewed by IIMA Ventures. IIMA Ventures merely collects the information already available in the public domain, analyzes such information and provides this information in a readable and convenient form to the users. There is no representation made by IIMA Ventures that such information is accurate or reliable. The User hereby agrees and understands that the Business Content is dynamic and subjective in nature, being dependent on multiple variables (including, without limitation, environmental factors and evolving science) which may not necessarily apply to the User and such Business Content
and applicability thereof changes from one individual to another.
5.6. The provision of Services on the Platform may be interrupted, including for maintenance, repairs, upgrades, or network or equipment failures. IIMA Ventures strives to keep the Platform up and running; however, all online services suffer occasional disruptions and outages, and IIMA Ventures isn’t liable for any disruption or loss the User may suffer as a result.
5.7. IIMA Ventures may offer temporary beta services, discontinue some or all of the Services provided on the Platform, as it may deem fit, including certain features and the support for certain devices and platforms, at any time.

6. USE OF THE PLATFORM
6.1. The User agrees, undertakes and covenants that, during the use of the Platform, the User shall not host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, store, update or share any information that:
6.1.1. belongs to another person or entity and to which the User does not have any right;
6.1.2. is grossly harmful, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, sexually-explicit (including nudity, implied nudity, excessive visible skin or cleavage, even if not explicitly sexual in nature, and any images focused on individual body parts, even if not explicitly sexual in nature), paedophilic, libellous, invasive of another person & privacy, insulting or harassing on the basis of gender, hateful or racially or ethnically objectionable, sensational, gory, depicting violence or threats of violence, relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling, or otherwise inconsistent or contrary to the laws in force in any manner whatsoever;
6.1.3. could be construed as divisive/stereotyping should be avoided if it could be interpreted as & hateful & (Gender exclusive content is excluded from this, provided it is positive);
6.1.4. is harmful to children;
6.1.5. is misleading in any way;
6.1.6. involves the transmission of & junk mail & chain letters or unsolicited mass mailing or spamming
6.1.7. infringes upon or violates any third-party rights including, but not limited to, any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights or intellectual property rights, rights of privacy (including without limitation unauthorized disclosure of a person’s name, e-mail address, physical address or phone number) or rights of publicity;
6.1.8. contains assertions or implications about a person’s race, ethnic origin, religion, beliefs, age, sexual orientation or practices, gender identity, disability, medical condition (including physical or mental health), and financial status. However, pro-
equality content, particularly for gender and sexuality shall be permissible;
6.1.9. impersonates another person or provides instructional information about illegal activities such as violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses;
6.1.10. provides information about any products, services, or content that are inappropriate, illegal, or unsafe, or that exploit, mislead, or exert undue pressure on the age groups targeted. This could include the promotion of tobacco or tobacco-related
products, recreational or medical marijuana, bongs and rolling papers;
6.1.11. tries to gain unauthorized access or exceeds the scope of authorized access to the Platform or to profiles, blogs, communities, account information, bulletins, or other areas of the Platform or solicits passwords or personally identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other Users of the Platform;
6.1.12. engages in commercial activities without IIMA VENTURES’s prior written consent such as engages in contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising etc.;
6.1.13. exploits controversial political or social issues for commercial purposes;
6.1.14. interferes with another User’s use of the Platform;
6.1.15. refers to any Platform or URL that, in IIMA VENTURES’s sole discretion, contains material that is inappropriate for the Platform or contains content that would be prohibited or violates the letter or spirit of these Terms;
6.1.16. deceives or misleads the addressee/ users about the origin of the messages or knowingly and intentionally communicates any information which is patently false or misleading or grossly offensive or menacing in nature but may reasonably be perceived as a fact;
6.1.17. serves to communicate fake, inaccurate or misleading information including fake inaccurate or misleading news or facts;
6.1.18. contains software viruses or any other computer codes, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource;
6.1.19. threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign States, or public order, or causes incitement to the commission of any cognisable offence or prevents investigation of any offence or is insulting
other nation;
6.1.20. is patently false and untrue, and is written or published in any form, with the intent to mislead or harass a person, entity or agency for financial gain or to cause any injury to any person;
6.1.21. contains any trojan horses, worms or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, diminish value of, covertly intercept or steal any system, data or personal information; or
6.1.22. violates any law for the time being in force.
6.2. The User agrees and acknowledges that (a) the User shall not use the Platform for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (b) the User’s use of any information or materials on the Platform is entirely at the User’s own risk, for which IIMA VENTURES shall not be liable. The User agrees to comply with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the use of the Platform.
6.3. The User shall not use anyone else’s account at any time and IIMA VENTURES shall not be liable for any claims arising out of such authorised or unauthorised use.
6.4. IIMA VENTURES shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor access to or use of the Platform to ensure the User’s compliance with these Terms or applicable laws or other legal requirements, at its sole discretion.

7. USER’S POSTS AND REVIEWS
7.1. The Platform may allow the User to post certain content, data or information belonging to the User, such as reviewing and allowing the User to share the User’s experience and views about a particular Program, post the User’s comments and reviews in relation to the Program on specific pages of the Platform, as well as submit/post any photos, videos, suggestions, comments, questions or other information to IIMA VENTURES using the Platform (collectively referred to “User Content”).
7.2. The User, being the originator of the User Content, is responsible for the User Content that the User uploads, posts, publishes, transmits or otherwise makes available on the Platform. The User represents that the User exclusively owns the copyright in the User Content and has obtained all relevant consents and approvals in order to post any User Content. The User further represents that all such User Content will be in accordance with applicable law. The User acknowledges that IIMA VENTURES does not endorse any User Content on the Platform and is not responsible or liable for any User Content. IIMA VENTURES reserves the right to disable access to the User Content on the Platform.
7.3. In case a third party appears in a User Content, the User confirms that the User has obtained prior consent of such third party before uploading or posting such User Content. The User further agrees that the User shall indemnify IIMA VENTURES against any and all claims raised by such a third party with respect to the User Content.
7.4. The User hereby grants IIMA VENTURES a perpetual, non-revocable, worldwide, royalty-free and sub-licensable right and license to use, copy, distribute, display, publish, transmit, make available, reproduce, modify, adapt the User Content and create derivate works of the User Content in any manner as deemed appropriate by IIMA Ventures in any form including but not limited to print, broadcast, online and across any and all platforms owned by IIMA Ventures, including, platforms owned by IIMA Ventures on any social media channels.
7.5. The User represents and warrants that the User owns or otherwise controls all of the rights to the User Content that the User posts or that the User otherwise provides on or through the Platform; and that, as at the date that the User Content is posted or submitted on the Platform: (a) the User Content is accurate; (b) use of the User Content the User supplies does not breach these Terms; and (c) such User Content is lawful.
7.6. The User further represents and warrants that while posting any User Content on the Platform the User shall not use any offensive, libelous, derogatory, hateful, or racially or ethnically objectionable language. Further, the User shall not post any content on the Platform that is obscene, pornographic, or constitutes an “indecent representation of women” as provided in The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.

8. CHARGES/PAYMENT
8.1. The User understands that in exchange for providing the Services and/or for availing specific Services as may be introduced by IIMA Ventures in the future, the User may be required to pay such charges as may be indicated by IIMA Ventures to the User from time to time.
8.2. IIMA Ventures permits payment via. various modes, including virtual payment wallets and online payments through debit/credit cards and internet banking or any other method adopted by IIMA Ventures from time to time.
8.3. The User understands that while availing any of the payment method/s available on the Platform, IIMA Ventures will not be responsible for or assume any liability, whatsoever in respect of any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly to the User due to:
8.3.1. Lack of authorization for any transaction(s);
8.3.2. Exceeding the pre-set limit mutually agreed by the User and between bank/s;
8.3.3. Any payment issues arising out of the transaction; or
8.3.4. Rejection of transaction for any other reason(s) whatsoever.

9. AGREEMENT TO RECEIVE COMMUNICATION
The User hereby, by way of accepting these Terms, consents to the receipt of communication from IIMA Ventures by way of Short Message Service (SMS) messages, e-mails, promotional, marketing calls and newsletters. Such communication could relate to the User’s registration and/or transactions that the User carries out through the Platform and promotions that are undertaken by IIMA Ventures, procurement of Services from IIMA Ventures and its third-party partners.

10. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY PLATFORMS
The Platform may contain links and interactive functionality interacting with the platforms of third parties. IIMA Ventures is not responsible for and has no liability for the functionality, actions, inactions, privacy settings, privacy policies, terms, or content of any such platform. Before enabling any sharing functions to communicate with any such platform or otherwise visiting any such platform, IIMA Ventures strongly recommends that the User reviews and understands the terms and conditions, privacy policies, settings, and information-sharing functions of each such third-party platform.

11. REPRESENTATIONS
The User hereby represents and warrants that the User has validly entered into these Terms and has the legal power to do so. The User further represents and warrants that the User shall be solely responsible for the due compliance with these Terms.

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
12.1. The User hereby acknowledges that IIMA Ventures shall not be held liable to the User for any special, consequential, incidental, and exemplary or punitive damages, or loss of profit or revenues.
12.2. IIMA Ventures shall also not be liable under any circumstance for damages arising out or related in any way to (a) any errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content, including Business Content; (b) any unauthorized access to or use of the secure servers and/or any and all personal and/or other user information stored therein; (c) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Services on the Platform or the failure of the Services to remain operational for any period of time; (d) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like, which may be transmitted to or through the Platform by any third party; (e) any loss of the User’s data arising from any use of or inability to use any parts of the Platform; (f) the User’s failure to keep User Login Credentials or User Account details secure and confidential; (g) non-availability of the Services in certain geographical areas; and/or (h) any errors or omissions in any content, including Business Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any such content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available via. the Platform, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not IIMA Ventures is advised of the possibility of such damages.

13. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
13.1. THE PLATFORM AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR
OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE USERS THROUGH THE PLATFORM (COLLECTIVELY, THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED BY IIMA Ventures ON AN AVAILABLE BASIS, WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. IIMA Ventures MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE PLATFORM, THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IIMA Ventures MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE DISPLAY OF CONTENT ON THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE. IIMA Ventures SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO ANY OF THE
USERS’ EQUIPMENT OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION FROM THE PLATFORM. THE USERS EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE ACCESS AND USE OF PLATFORM IS AT SUCH USERS’ OWN DISCRETION AND SOLE RISK AND THAT THE USERS WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY TRANSACTION. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY THE USERS FROM IIMA Ventures OR THROUGH OR FROM THE PLATFORM OR CONTENT SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.
13.2. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE USERS’ JURISDICTION, IIMA Ventures DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PLATFORM AND ITS CONTENT, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPATIBILITY, APPLICABILITY, USABILITY, APPROPRIATENESS OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE USERS HEREBY AGREE TO WAIVE, RELEASE, DISCHARGE, AND HOLD HARMLESS IIMA Ventures, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, GROUP COMPANIES (AS APPLICABLE) AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, EXPENSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF ACESS OR USE OF THE PLATFORM.

14. INDEMNIFICATION
The User shall indemnify and hold harmless IIMA Ventures, affiliates, subsidiaries, group companies (as applicable) and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all claims or demands, or actions including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party or penalty imposed due to or arising out of the User’s breach of these Terms, Privacy Policy
and other policies, or the User’s violation of any law, rules or regulations or the rights (including infringement of any intellectual property rights) of a third party.

15. CONTENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
15.1. Other than (a) User Content, and (b) the trademarks, logos and service marks of third parties displayed on the Platform, IIMA Ventures solely and exclusively owns copyrights, trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, and other intellectual and proprietary rights associated with IIMA Ventures’s services provided on the Platform and contents (“Platform Content”) and is protected under Indian law.
15.2. Through the User’s use of the Platform, by no means are any rights impliedly or expressly granted to the User in respect of such Platform Content. IIMA Ventures reserves the right to change or modify the Services and/or the Platform Content (as the case may be) from time to time at its sole discretion.
15.3. The User hereby acknowledges that the Platform Content and the Services constitute original works and have been developed, compiled, prepared, revised, selected, and arranged by IIMA Ventures and others through the application of methods and standards of judgment developed and applied through the expenditure of substantial time, effort, and money and constitutes valuable intellectual property of IIMA Ventures and such others. The User thereby agrees to protect the proprietary rights of IIMA Ventures and such others during and after the term of these Terms. The User may not selectively download portions of the Platform without retaining the copyright notices. The User may download material from the Platform only for the User’s own personal use.
15.4. The User shall use the Platform strictly in accordance with these Terms, and shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or attempt to derive the source code of, or in any manner decrypt, the Platform; (b) make any modification, adaptation or improvement, enhancement, translation or derivative work from the Platform; (c) violate any
applicable laws, rules or regulations in connection with his/her access or use of the Platform including his/her use of any Platform Content; (d) remove or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notices of copyright or trademark) forming a part of the Platform; (e) use the Platform for any commercial or revenue generation endeavours, or other purposes for which it is not designed or intended; (f) distribute or transmit the Platform or other services; (g) use the Platform for data mining, scraping, crawling, redirecting, or for any purpose not in accordance with these Terms; (h) use the Platform for creating a service or software that is directly or indirectly, competitive with the Platform or any Services; or (i) derive any confidential information, processes, data or algorithms from the Platform.
15.5. Any infringement shall lead to appropriate legal proceedings against the User at appropriate forum for seeking all available remedies under applicable laws of the country.

16. TERMINATION OF ACCESS TO SERVICES
16.1. The User Account can be terminated at any time by:
16.1.1. the User, by ceasing use of the Platform or deactivating his/her User Account on the Platform; or by
16.1.2. IIMA Ventures, in its sole discretion, for any reason or no reason including the User’s violation of these Terms or lack of use of Services.
16.2. The User acknowledges that the termination of Services may come into effect without any prior notice, and IIMA Ventures shall thereafter, immediately deactivate or delete the User Account and all related information and/or bar any further access to the User Account or any/all other Services, subject to applicable law. Further, the User agrees that IIMA Ventures shall not be liable for any discontinuation or termination of services by any third party.
16.3. The indemnification, disclaimer of warranties, the limitation of liability, and the governing law provisions shall survive any termination of these Terms.
17. PRIVACY POLICY
The personal information / data provided by the User to IIMA Ventures during the course of usage of the Platform will be treated as strictly confidential and in accordance with the Privacy Policy and applicable laws and regulations. If the User objects to his/her information being transferred or used, the User is advised not to use the Platform.

18. SEVERABILITY AND WAIVER
These Terms, the Privacy Policy, other referenced material herein or on the Platform along with any other agreement that the User may enter into with IIMA Ventures shall constitute the entire agreement between the User and IIMA Ventures with respect to the Programs and Services offered on the Platform, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between the User and IIMA Ventures with respect thereto. If the Terms are inconsistent with any provision contained in any agreement executed with IIMA Ventures, IIMA Ventures shall determine, in IIMA Ventures’s sole and absolute discretion, which of the provisions shall
control any such inconsistency or conflict. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder.

19. ASSIGNMENT
It is expressly agreed by the parties that IIMA Ventures may assign all or part of its rights or duties under these Terms without such assignment being considered a change to these Terms and without notice to the User, except to the extent provided by law.

20. GOVERNING LAW & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of India. The place of jurisdiction shall exclusively be in Ahmedabad, India. In the event of any dispute arising out of these Terms the same shall be settled by a binding arbitration conducted by a sole arbitrator, appointed jointly by both parties and governed by the
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The venue and seat of arbitration shall be Ahmedabad, India.

21. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM
In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Rules made thereunder, the name and contact details of the Grievance Officer are provided below:
Name: Neeraj Jain
Phone Number: 99257 60605
E-mail: ventures@iima.ac.in
For registering any complaints, the User may contact the Grievance Officer at the above- mentioned details in relation to any violation of these Terms or applicable laws. The Grievance Officer shall redress the complaint in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Rules made thereunder.

22. HOW TO CONTACT US
If the User has questions or concerns about these Terms, the User may contact IIMA Ventures at ventures@iima.ac.in.