Our Terms and Conditions page is designed to provide you with important information about your rights and responsibilities while using our services. This page outlines the terms under which we operate and interact with you, our valued user.
1. Introduction
These Terms and conditions apply to this website and to the transactions related to our products and services. You may be bound by additional contracts related to your relationship with us or any products or services that you receive from us. If any provisions of the additional contracts conflict with any provisions of these Terms, the provisions of these additional contracts will control and prevail.
2. Binding
By registering with, accessing, or otherwise using this website, you hereby agree to be bound by these Terms and conditions set forth below. The mere use of this website implies that you are accepting the Terms and conditions. In some particular cases, we can also ask you to explicitly agree.
3. Electronic communication
By using this website or communicating with us by electronic means, you agree and acknowledge that we may communicate with you electronically on our website or by sending an email to you, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement, including but not limited to the requirement that such communications should be in writing.
4. Intellectual property
We or our licensors own and control all of the copyright and other intellectual property rights in the website and the data, information, and other resources displayed by or accessible within the website. 4.1 Creative Commons The content on this website is available under a Creative common - Share a like License, unless specified otherwise.
5. Newsletter
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may forward our newsletter in the electronic form to others who may be interested in our services for which you will be held responsible. Anyone who misuses the data in the newsletter or the freely available data will be legally liable.
6. Third-party property
Our website may include hyperlinks or other references to other party’s websites. We do not monitor or review the content of other party’s websites which are linked to from this website. Products or services offered by other websites shall be subject to the applicable Terms and Conditions of those third parties. Opinions expressed or material appearing on those websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us. Forge Alumnus acts as a medium for connecting the members with the third party which provides the required services and opportunities. We will not be responsible for any privacy practices or content of these sites. You bear all risks associated with the use of these websites and any related third-party services. We will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, however caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information.
7. Responsible use
By visiting our website, you agree to use it only for the purposes intended and as permitted by these Terms, any additional contracts with us, and applicable laws, regulations, and generally accepted online practices and industry guidelines. You must not use our website or services to use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) malicious computer software; use data collected from our website for any direct marketing activity, or conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities on or in relation to our website. Engaging in any activity that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or that interferes with the performance, availability, or accessibility of the website is strictly prohibited.
8. Registration
You may register for membership for the services offered by us. During this process, you are required to enter your personal details, choose a membership and make the payment. We will send you the login credentials after which you can change your password. We are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords and personal information and agree not to share your passwords, and personal information with others, however your data will be shared with third party only if you opt for their services in full interest. You must not share or allow any other person to use your account to access the website because you will be responsible for all activities that occur through the use of your passwords or accounts. You must notify us immediately if you become aware of any disclosure of your password and other information. If your account is terminated, you will not be allowed to register a new account without our permission. By providing your phone number during the sign-up process, you explicitly consent to receive calls and SMS messages from us regarding your account, services, and promotional offers, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
9. Payment
Payment Terms: Forge has the product subscription service, offers annual plans. It explains these options and goes into detail about renewal, including the day the renewal period is billed: 9.1 Subscription By purchasing an Annual Subscription, you agree to an initial pre-payment for one full year of service. After one year and annually thereafter, you will be billed a recurring Annual Subscription renewal fee at the then-current Annual Subscription rate. An option will be provided to you before the renewal fee is billed. You may cancel your Annual Subscription any time before the next billing cycle, subject to the terms of our cancellation and refund policy. 9.2 Payment Process i. Membership is annual and is valid for twelve consecutive months from the day of joining Membership shall renew automatically for further 12-month periods provided the original credit or debit card used to make payment remains valid, unless and until terminated in advance in accordance with these Terms. ii. You must pay the subscription by credit or debit card or UPI or through any valid payment gateway accepted and governed by Indian Laws. iii. If you fail to pay your membership fee, we reserve the right to suspend your membership until payment is received. 9.3 Automatic Annual Renewal Terms An option for automatic renewal is provided during the payment which is applicable only if you accept it. Notification via email, SMS and call will be sent 1 month prior to the end date of your membership. You will be able to edit the option of auto renewal during that time.
10. Cancellation and Refund Policy
If the member is not interested to continue or does not participate in any of the offered services after subscription, or if at all the student wants to opt out of the membership voluntarily or involuntarily, he or she can cancel their membership at any point of time. The charges paid towards the membership shall not be refunded at any time for any reason. However, if you have any queries, you can contact our helpline or support team.
11. Termination of use
We may, in our sole discretion, at any time discontinue membership, temporarily or permanently, and any service thereon. You agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for any such suspension or discontinuance of your access to, or use of, the website or any content that you may have shared on the website. You will not be entitled to any compensation or other payment, even if certain features, settings, and/or any content you have contributed or have come to rely on, are permanently lost. You must not circumvent or bypass, or attempt to circumvent or bypass, any access restriction measures on our website.
12. Warranties and liability
Forge Alumnus Services takes at most care in maintaining its users data and confidentiality within the website and will perform every possible action to deliver hassle free experience of the website to every valuable member. Forge Alumnus Services makes no representations or warranties that this website is free of defects, viruses or other harmful components which are not within reach or unexpected. We shall not be responsible for any damages or loss that may result from the hacking or infiltration of this website or website's computer systems. You have the sole responsibility for adequate protection and backup of data and/or equipment used in connection with this website and you agree to hold Forge Alumnus Services, affiliates, officers, directors, and employees harmless from, and you covenant not to sue us for, any claims for lost data, work delays, lost profits resulting from use of materials or content from this website, or any other claim arising from or related to this website. The pages on this website may contain technical inaccuracies, outdated information and typographical errors. The company is responsible only for the errors which are foreseeable and can be solved from their side. Apart from that the use of the website is at the risk of the user. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this website is provided "as is". Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the website is provided without warranty of any kind and we also do not warrant that this website will be error-free. We also assume no responsibility, and will not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, posting, or browsing in this website or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the website. We are not responsible for any material or data you purchase on the website through third party vendors.
13. Privacy
To access our website and/or services, you may be required to provide certain information about yourself as part of the registration/subscription process. You agree that any information you provide will always be accurate, correct, and up to date. We respect our members privacy and the confidentiality of the provided data will be maintained.
14. Accessibility
We are committed to making the content we provide accessible to all the registered/subscribed members based on the plan they registered/subscribed without affecting the privacy policy and also the confidentiality of others. However limited data is accessible to the ones who visit the website. If anyone is unable to access any portion of our website, we ask you to reach our support team with a detailed description of the issue you encountered. If the issue is readily identifiable and resolvable in accordance with industry-standard information technology tools and techniques we will promptly resolve it.
15. Export restrictions / Legal compliance
Access to the website from territories or countries where the Content or purchase of the products or Services available on the website is illegal is prohibited. You may not use this website in violation of export laws and regulations of India.
16. Affiliate marketing
Through this Website we may engage in affiliate marketing whereby we receive a percentage of or a commission on the sale of services or products on or through this website. We may also accept sponsorships or other forms of advertising compensation from businesses. This disclosure is intended to comply with legal requirements on marketing and advertising and the appropriate laws are applicable.
17. Assignment
You should not assign, transfer or sub-contract any of your rights and/or obligations under these Terms and conditions, in whole or in part, to any third party without our prior written consent. If assignment is done without our knowledge, we have every right to terminate your membership or take an action based on the assignment. will be null and void.
18. Breaches of these Terms and conditions
Without prejudice to our other rights under these Terms and Conditions, if you breach these Terms and Conditions in any way, we may take such action as we deem appropriate to deal with the breach, including temporarily or permanently suspending your access to the services and the website by contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website, and/or commence legal action against you.
19. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses, relating to your violation of these Terms and conditions, and applicable laws, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights.
20. Waiver
Failure to enforce any of the provisions set out in these Terms and Conditions and any Agreement, or failure to exercise any option to terminate, shall not be construed as waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the validity of these Terms and Conditions or of any Agreement or any part thereof, or the right thereafter to enforce each and every provision.
21. Language
These Terms and Conditions will be interpreted and construed exclusively in English. All notices and correspondence will be written exclusively in that language.
22. Entire agreement
These Terms and Conditions, together with our privacy statement and cookie policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Forge Alumnus Services in relation to your use of this website and services.
23. Updating of these Terms and conditions
We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. The date provided at the beginning of these Terms and Conditions is the latest revision date. We will give you a written notice of any changes or updates, and the revised Terms and Conditions will become effective from the date that we give you such a notice. Your continued use of this website following the posting of changes or updates will be considered notice of your acceptance to abide by and be bound by these Terms and Conditions. To request a prior version of these Terms and conditions, please contact our support team.
24. Choice of Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of India. Any disputes relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of India. If any part or provision of these Terms and Conditions is found by a court or other authority to be invalid and/or unenforceable under applicable law, such part or provision will be modified, deleted and/or enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to give effect to the intent of these Terms and Conditions. The other provisions will not be affected.
25. Contact information
This website is owned and operated by Forge Alumnus Services Pvt Ltd. with head office situated in Bengaluru. You may contact our support team regarding these Terms and Conditions through our contact page.
