Terms of Service
INTRODUCTION
These Terms of Use ("Terms") governs your use of the Eastrovastu website, located at Eastrovastu, any mobile applications, and services ("Site") provided by Eastrovastu Services ("Eastrovastu" or "us" or "we" or "our") having its registered office at Govindpur, Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha - 761003, India
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE, DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING OUR MOBILE APPLICATION. BY ACCESSING, REGISTERING OR USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, INCLUDING THE DISCLAIMERS SET FORTH BELOW AND THE PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING THE DISCLAIMERS AND PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THIS SITE OR DOWNLOD OUR MOBILE APPLICATION.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT, AT OUR DISCRETION, TO MODIFY, ADD, OR REMOVE PORTIONS OF THESE TERMS AT ANY TIME AND EACH SUCH CHANGE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING. PLEASE CHECK THESE TERMS PERIODICALLY FOR CHANGES. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THIS SITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF CHANGES TO THESE TERMS WILL MEAN YOU ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.
GENERAL
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General terms
Eastrovastu provides this Site to users seeking tutoring services ("Students") and to users seeking to provide tutoring services ("Tutors"), and to any other entity like "Institutes" on whose behalf users accept these Terms. The term "you" or "You" or "User" or "Users" shall refer to Students, Tutors or any person or entity (Institutes) who views, uses, accesses, browses or submits any content or material to the Site. The Terms are effective upon acceptance and govern the relationship between you and us including the provision of any of the Services on our Site. In the event the Terms conflict with any other document / policy / content on our Site, the Terms will prevail over them, for the purposes of usage of the Site. Any express waiver or failure to exercise promptly any right under the Terms will not create a continuing waiver or any expectation of non-enforcement. If you do not agree to be bound by the Terms and the Privacy Policy, you may not use our Site in any way and should exit immediately.
If any provision of the Terms is held invalid by any law or regulation of any government, or by any court or arbitrator, the parties agree that such provision will be replaced with a new provision that accomplishes the original business purpose, and the other provisions of the Terms will remain in full force and effect.
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Services
You are responsible for your acts and omissions. Site is only a venue to connect Students and Tutors, in the event that you have any dispute with other user, you release Eastrovastu (and our parents, subsidiaries, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, joint ventures, consultants, successors and assigns) from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. As independent contractors hired by Students, Tutors or representative of the institutes control the methods, materials and all aspects of the lessons.
We only support the Tutor or Institute decisions and choices that you make. These decisions and choices are yours. We cannot make decisions for you. We only help you to find good Tutor and connect with Tutors. On our Site you can ask and find informational questions and related educational answers by Tutors. Students are responsible for selecting the right tutor or institute for their needs. In making hiring decisions, Students should review and investigate each tutor's self-reported credentials, education, and experience, as well as reviews from other students. ALL TUTORING SESSIONS SHOULD BE SUPERVISED BY A RESPONSIBLE ADULT.
The information provided in Eastrovastu, regarding tutors, coaching centers, institutes, courses, etc. has been compiled by assimilating data from various educational websites, which are available in the public domain. The details provided are for general information only. We update the data regularly to ensure that the information you receive from our website is accurate. For additional requirement of education related information displayed in our website, we recommend you contact the respective institutes.
Eastrovastu controls and operates the Site from various locations and makes no representation that this website is appropriate or available for use in all locations. Eastrovastu services may not be available in your location, and available services may vary among locations. In addition, Eastrovastu will attempt to deliver all correspondence sent via the Site's messaging system. Eastrovastu does not, however, guarantee delivery of all messages.
Eastrovastu reserves the right to withdraw or modify aspects of the Eastrovastu service, or the entirety of it, when and where we have legal or commercial reasons to do so. There may also be times when the Eastrovastu service becomes inaccessible as a result of technical difficulties experienced by Eastrovastu or on the Internet; we will, however, use reasonable skill and care to overcome these difficulties where they are within our control.
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Restricted Activities
You acknowledge and agree that Eastrovastu's services are provided for the purpose of facilitating education and not for any illegal purposes. You agree not to use the Site to hire tutors for illegal purposes such as to complete assignments, to write test/exam papers, take quizzes or otherwise do work on your behalf. Further, you agree not to use Eastrovastu's services for any purpose that violates the academic honesty policy or other conduct policies of your school, college, university, academic institution or workplace. You agree not to use the Site to: (a) violate or encourage the violation of any local, state, national, or international law; (b) stalk, harass, or harm another individual; (c) collect or store personal data about other users of our Site; (d) impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (e) interfere with or disrupt the Site or services or networks connected to the Site, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Site. You agree not to use the Site or Mobile Application to send any message that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, abusive, sexually explicit, threatening, vulgar, obscene, profane, racially offensive, or otherwise objectionable, as determined by Eastrovastu in its sole discretion.
Without our written consent, you may not: (i) reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any commercial purpose, any portion of the Site, use of the Site, or access to the Site; (ii) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail (spam); (iii) use any high volume, automated, or electronic means (including without limitation robots, spiders, scripts, or other automated device) to access the Site or monitor or copy our Web pages or the content contained thereon; (iv) deep link to the Site for any purpose; or (d) frame the Site, place pop-up windows over its pages, or otherwise affect the display of its pages.
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Eligibility and conduct
Use of the Website is available only to persons who can form legally binding contracts under Indian Contract Act, 1872. Persons who are "incompetent to contract" within the meaning of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 including minors, un-discharged insolvents etc. are not eligible to use the Website. If you are a minor i.e. under the age of 18 years, you shall not register as a User of the Website and shall not transact on or use the Website. If you are below age of 18, you can use the Site or Services only in conjunction with, and under the supervision of, your parent or guardian who has agreed to the Terms. If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under the age of 18, you may use the Site or Services on behalf of such minor child. By using the Site or Services on behalf of a minor child, you represent and warrant that you are the parent or legal guardian of such child. If you do not qualify under these terms, do not use the Site or Services. Membership in the Services is void where prohibited by applicable law, and the right to access the Site is revoked in such jurisdictions. By using the Site and/or the Services, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms and to abide by all of the Terms set forth herein. You agree: (a) to provide accurate, current, and complete information about you as may be prompted by a registration form on the website ("Registration Data"); (b) to maintain the security of your password and identification; (c) to maintain and promptly update the Registration Data and any information you provide to Eastrovastu, to keep it accurate, current and complete; and (e) to accept all risks of unauthorized access to information and Registration Data. . Those who choose to access this Website from outside India are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
You may submit feedback regarding your experiences with Tutor or Institutes on our Site or Mobile Application, submit inquiries concerning possible educational needs and to participate in the other interactive and community features of the Site (collectively "Submitted Content"). It is important that you act responsibly when providing Submitted Content. In providing feedback, please give clear, honest information about the Tutor or Institute and your experiences, but do not use inappropriate language, make gratuitous personal criticisms or comments or provide information that others could use to determine your identity. When participating in other interactive or community aspects of the Service, please do not post any information that another user or Tutor or Institute may use to identify you as an individual, but please do include all relevant information in a concise manner to help us provide you with a helpful response.
You acknowledge and agree that by submitting the Submitted Content to us, you (i) grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, publish, create derivative works from and publicly display and perform the Submitted Content throughout the world in any media, now known or hereafter created without attribution, (ii) grant us the right to pursue at law any person or entity that violates Your and/or our rights in Your Submitted Content, and (iii) forever waive any and all of Your rights, including but not limited to moral rights, if any, in and to Your Submitted Content, including, without limitation, any all rights or requirements of attribution or identification of You as the author of the Submitted Content or any derivative thereof. You further acknowledge and agree that Your Submitted Content is non-confidential and do not contain proprietary information.
Except as described in our Privacy Policy. We will not be required to treat any of Your Submitted Content as confidential, and you acknowledge and agree that we may use in connection with our business any of the concepts and ideas contained in Submitted Content without compensation to you and we will not incur any liability to You as a result of any similarities between concepts and ideas contained in Submitted Content and our future operations and business. Except as otherwise set forth in this Terms, we will be entitled to use the Submitted Content for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever without compensation to You or any other person.
Submitted Content, including personally identifiable information contained therein are made voluntarily and are subject to the Privacy Policy. You are responsible for Submitted Content and agree to defend us, indemnify and hold us harmless from any damages, losses, costs, or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, which we may incur as a result of Submitted Content.
With respect to Submitted Content, you acknowledge, warrant and agree that:
a) If Submitted Content concern Tutor or Institutes, Submitted Content will be true and accurate, only concern or relate to the care or service that You, Your minor child or Your ward received from the Tutor or Institutes being reviewed, that You are not related to or employed by the Tutor or Institutes being reviewed and that You are not impersonating any other person;
b) If You are a Tutor or Institute submitting or editing any Submitted Content, Your Submitted Content will be true and accurate, You are the Tutor or Institute specifically identified in the Content being submitted or edited, and Your Submissions will only concern You and the services that You provide.
c) If You are a person authorized by a Tutor or Institute to submit or edit Submitted Content specifically related to that Tutor or Institute, Submitted Content will be true and accurate, You are authorized by the Tutor or Institute identified in the Submitted Content or edited to make such edits and Submitted Content will only concern that Tutor or Institute and the services provided by that Tutor or Institute.
d) You have the right to make Submitted Content without violating the copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and Submitted Content will not contain any content, personally identifiable information (other than the name of the Tutor or Institutes being reviewed), information, or materials of any kind that relates or refers to any other person or entity other than the person or entity being reviewed;
e) Submitted Content will not violate any law, or in any manner infringe or interfere with the rights of others, including but not limited to the use of names, information, or materials that (i) libel, defame, or invade the privacy of any third party, (ii) are obscene or pornographic, (iii) harmful, threatening, offensive, abusive, harassing, vulgar, false or inaccurate, racially, sexually, ethnically or are otherwise objectionable or otherwise contrary to the laws of any place where such Submissions may be accessed, (iv) constitute personal attacks on other individuals, (v) infringe the intellectual property, trade secret or proprietary rights of any third party, (vi) promote criminal or other illegal activity, (vii) promote or advertise any person, product or service or solicit funds, or (viii) are deemed confidential by any contract or policy.
You are permitted to post only one Submitted Content regarding the same Tutor or Institute, entity, procedure or subject during any thirty day period.
We reserve the right to publish your Submitted Content as part of the Service and to also to remove your Submitted Content for any reason. We are not, however, responsible for any failure or delay in removing Submitted Content.
We do not provide the Submitted Content on the Site. It is users of the Site provide Content on the Site. The Tutor or Institutes determine which questions to answer; they are not employees or agents of Eastrovastu but are independent service providers using the Site to provide their expert knowledge to users of Site.
We are not involved in any conversations between users and does not refer you to or endorse or recommend particular Tutor or Institutes. You understand and acknowledge that we cannot and do not edit, modify, filter, screen, monitor, endorse or guarantee the content on Site. We shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of Tutor or Institutes, Content, the ability of Tutor or Institutes to answer questions or the ability of Students to pay for tuitions. We do not ensure that users will complete a transaction.
By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you currently meet and will continue to meet the following eligibility conditions ("Eligibility Conditions") for as long as you use the Site: (a) you have and will at all times comply with all laws and regulations; (b) you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into these Terms of Use and to abide by all of terms and conditions in these Terms of Use; (c) neither you, nor anyone in your home: (i) has been the subject of a complaint, restraining order or any other legal action involving violence, abuse, neglect, fraud, larceny, or any offense that involves endangering the safety of others; (ii) has been convicted of a crime of any nature, including any felony or misdemeanor of any kind, including without limitation any sexual, child abuse or domestic violence offenses; and/or (iii) has been and/or is currently required to register as a sex offender in any jurisdiction or with any government entity; and (d) neither you, nor anyone in your home, is currently out on bail or on your own recognizance pending trial, relating to any felony or misdemeanor charges of any kind, including without limitation sexual, child abuse or domestic violence offenses.
By using the Site, you understand and agree that Eastrovastu may rely on the above Eligibility Conditions representations and warranties as true. You understand and agree that Eastrovastu may revise the Eligibility Conditions from time to time and require new conditions and certifications and that User will abide by such revised Eligibility Conditions or discontinue using the Site.
You hereby authorize Eastrovastu to verify the above representations and warranties by you and you acknowledge and agree that Eastrovastu shall have the right, but not the obligation, to verify such representations and warranties. You agree and understand that such verification may include, without limitation, conducting criminal background checks, sex offender registry checks, motor vehicle records checks, identification verifications, credit checks and/or use of available public records. You consent to any collection, use or disclosure in order to accomplish such verification. You further agree that Eastrovastu may take such action as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, including without limitation suspending and/or terminating your use of the Site, should it determine that you have violated any representation or warranty.
The preceding paragraph notwithstanding, you understand and agree Eastrovastu does not conduct background checks of any User. You also understand and agree Eastrovastu neither confirms nor denies the validity of information provided by Users and that Eastrovastu does not verify that any or all of the Eligibility Conditions are met by Users. You understand and agree to make your own decisions and assessments about persons to engage and that IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO CONDUCT ANY AND ALL BACKGROUND AND REFERENCE CHECKS REGARDING OTHER USERS.
Eastrovastu expressly disclaims, and you expressly release Eastrovastu from, any and all liability whatsoever for any controversies, claims, suits, injuries and/or damages arising from and/or in any way related to: (a) any inaccuracy, untimeliness or incompleteness regarding a User's Eligibility Conditions and/or (b) misstatements or misrepresentations made by any User.
Eastrovastu reserves all of its rights to remove anything objectionable to Eastrovastu in its sole discretion. Alleged improprieties by any User may be reported to Eastrovastu by email at support@eastrovastu.com.
