Customer Agreement
Please read carefully the customer agreement.
Marketplace Customer Agreement
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY BEFORE PURCHASING ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THROUGH WWW.WHATACART.COM hereby defined below as "Site".
The following WhatACart Marketplace Customer Agreement ("Agreement") is a contract between you and Usha Informatique and sets forth the terms on which Usha Informatique provides Extensions (defined below) downloaded through WhatACart Marketplace (defined below). The WhatACart Marketplace is the property of Usha Informatique and its licensors. This Agreement is effective when you agree presented with these terms. If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of an entity, such as the company you work for, by accepting this Agreement, you are representing and warranting that you have the legal authority to bind that entity. You hereby waive any applicable rights to require an original, non-electronic, signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, to the extent not prohibited under applicable law. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY NOT USE THE WHATACART MARKETPLACE.
Usha Informatique may in its sole discretion add, remove, change and/or modify this Agreement at any time. Any changes are effective after we provide you with at least thirty (30) days' notice of the changes by posting the changes to the Site or sending you notice of changes by email. As long as you comply with this Agreement, Usha Informatique grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the WhatACart Marketplace.
1. Definitions
"Affiliate" means any entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Usha Informatique, where "control" means possessing, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, policies and operations of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Content" means any information that may be generated or encountered through use of the Marketplace, such as user interfaces, visual interfaces, trademarks, logos, data files, device characteristics, written text, software, graphics, photographs, images, sounds, artwork, messages and computer code, including but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, "look and feel" and arrangement of such Content, contained on the Site.
"Developer" means a third party that develops Extensions for users.
"Extension" means a product or service that is purchased or downloaded through the WhatACart Marketplace, together with any provided documentation. Extensions include, but are not limited to, payment gateways, shipping methods, enhancements, themes and code modification developed by the developers or Usha Informatique team whether singularly, collectively or in any combination.
"Free Extensions" means Extensions licensed and distributed on WhatACart Marketplace for no charge.
"Marketplace" means the WhatACart Marketplace at WhatACart website, as may be modified by Usha Informatique from time to time.
"Software" means WhatACart open source software that includes, but is not limited to, a user interface, customizations and integration capabilities with Developer's Extension, and all derivatives thereof.
"Marks" means trademarks, including registered and common law trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, domain names and designations owned, licensed or used.
"Paid Extensions" means Extensions licensed and distributed on Marketplace for a charge.
"Third-Party Service Provider" means a third party other than Usha Informatique that provides services.
"We," "us" or "our" means Usha Informatique
"You" or "your" means you and/or the company or other legal entity for which you are accepting this Agreement.
"Your Information" is defined as any information you provide to Usha Informatique in any public area (including, without limitation, the Usha Informatique discussion boards or the feedback area) or through any communication. You are solely responsible for Your Information, and we act as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of Your Information.
2. Program Overview
Usha Informatique has developed an open source software platform "WhatACart", released under license GPL 3.0, facilitate users to develop e-commerce store in an easy way. The software can be downloaded free of charge from the website www.whatacart.com.
The software provided is developed on top of Yii2 framework, a high performance php framework, in modular fashion to enable client to personalise his e-commerce site. The software supports addition of extra functionality or choosing new commercial interface("Themes" as defined hereafter).
The "Extensions" consist of payment gateways, shipping methods, enhancements, themes and code modification to enhance the functionality of the software. Extensions for the software are marketed via the "Marketplace".
Extensions are developed either by Usha Informatique itself, or independently, by third parties developers (Developers, as defined hereafter).
3. Eligibility and Acceptable Use Guidelines
In order to access Marketplace or certain password-restricted areas of the Site (such as forums, contributing Materials including comments, and current or future features of the Site) and to use certain services and materials offered on and through the Site, you must register with WhatACart for an account. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your account, and for all activities that occur on or through your account, and you agree to immediately notify Usha Informatique of any security breach of your account. Usha Informatique shall not be responsible for any losses arising out of the unauthorized use of your account. As an account holder and user of Marketplace, you agree to comply with the Extension guidelines and you acknowledge that Usha Informatique has the right to enforce those guidelines in addition to this Agreement as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
You agree to provide accurate and complete information when you register with, and as you use, the Marketplace ("Registration Data"), and you agree to update your Registration Data to keep it accurate and complete. You agree that Usha Informatique may store and use the Registration Data you provide for use in maintaining and billing fees to your account.
4. Licenses
4.1 License of Marketplace Extensions. The software Extensions made available through the Marketplace are licensed, not sold, to you. The Extensions have been developed, and are licensed to you, by a third-party Developer or Usha Informatique.
Your license to each Developer's Extension is subject to the licensed Extension end user license agreement entered into between you and the Developer of that Extension. The Extension Developer reserves all rights in and to the Extension not expressly granted to you. You acknowledge that you are acquiring the license to each third-party Extension from the Developer. The Developer of each Extension is solely responsible for that Extension, the content therein, any warranties to the extent that such warranties have not been disclaimed, and any claims that you or any other party may have relating to that Extension.
You acknowledge and agree that Usha Informatique is a third-party beneficiary of the Developer's end user license agreement. You also agree that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the license to any such Extension, Usha Informatique will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce such license against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof. Usha Informatique has no obligation to provide updates or upgrades to the Developer's Extension in case not developed by Usha Informatique.
4.2 License Restrictions. You may download additional instances of the Extension for the purpose of using it for non-production purposes in a development, testing, training or QA environment only. Each purchased Extension may only be used in one production environment. If more than one instance of the Extension is accessed for production purposes, each additional production environment will require the purchase of an Extension.
You are responsible for properly configuring and using the Extensions and taking your own steps to maintain appropriate security, protection and backup of your Content, which may include the use of encryption technology to protect your Content from unauthorized access and routine archiving of your Content.
4.3 Our Right to use Your Content. We may use your Content in a number of different ways, including publicly displaying it, reformatting it, incorporating it into advertisements and other works, creating derivative works from it, promoting it, and distributing it. As such, you hereby grant us the following licenses:
(a) a nonexclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense through multiple levels of sublicenses, under your intellectual property rights, to make, use, have made, sell, offer to sell, copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, digitally transmit, modify, create derivative works of, import, and otherwise exploit, any suggestions or feedback you provide to us that result in modifications, improvements or enhancements to the Marketplace.
(b) a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sublicenseable, irrevocable, perpetual license to use or incorporate into the Marketplace any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback provided by you relating to the operation of the Marketplace.
5. Payments, Taxes, and Refund Policy
You agree that you will pay for all Extensions you purchase through the Marketplace, and that Usha Informatique may charge your payment method for any Extensions purchased and for any additional amounts (including any taxes and late fees, as applicable) that may be accrued by or in connection with your account. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY PAYMENT OF ALL FEES AND FOR PROVIDING USHA INFORMATIQUE WITH A VALID PAYMENT METHOD FOR PAYMENT OF ALL FEES.
Your total price will include the price of the Extension plus tax if applicable; such tax is based on the bill-to address and the tax rate in effect at the time you download the Extension.
Prices for Extensions offered via the Marketplace may change at any time, and Usha Informatique does not provide price protection or refunds in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering.
6. Refunds and Credits
Usha Informatique is responsible for handling all refunds and refund requests pertaining to the Developer's Extensions. You will have twenty-five (25) days from the date of delivery of the Extension to request a refund. Usha Informatique has discretion to issue a credit or refund to you in the event that Usha Informatique determines that such credit or refund is appropriate.
If an Extension becomes unavailable following a transaction but prior to download, your sole remedy is a refund. If technical problems prevent or unreasonably delay delivery of your Extension, your exclusive and sole remedy is either replacement or refund of the price paid, as determined by Usha Informatique.
7. Your Use of the Site
7.1 Content. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no part of Marketplace and no Content may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted or distributed in any way (including "mirroring") to any other computer, server, Web site or other medium for publication or distribution or for any commercial enterprise, without Usha Informatique's express prior written consent.
7.2 Restricted Activities. You may not use any "deep-link", "page-scrape", "robot", "spider" or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process, to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of the Marketplace or any Content, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Marketplace or any Content, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not purposely made available through the Marketplace. Usha Informatique reserves the right to bar any such activity.
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Marketplace, or any other systems or networks connected to the Marketplace or to any Usha Informatique server, or to any of the services offered on or through the Marketplace, by hacking, password "mining" or any other illegitimate means.
You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Marketplace or any network connected to the Marketplace, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Marketplace or any network connected to the Marketplace.
You may not reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the Marketplace, to its source, or exploit the Marketplace or any service or information made available or offered by or through the Marketplace, in any way where the purpose is to reveal any information, including, but not limited to, personal identification or information, other than your own information, as provided for by the Marketplace.
You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Marketplace or Usha Informatique's systems or networks, or any systems or networks connected to the Marketplace or to Usha Informatique.
You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Marketplace or any transaction being conducted on the Marketplace, or with any other person's use of the Marketplace.
You may not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any message or transmittal you send to Usha Informatique on or through the Marketplace or any service offered on or through the Marketplace. You may not pretend that you are, or that you represent, someone else, or impersonate any other individual or entity.
You may not use the Marketplace or any Content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity, which infringes the rights of Usha Informatique or others.
You agree that you will not reproduce, copy, duplicate, sell, resell, rent or trade the Marketplace (or any part thereof) for any purpose.
Your information and your activities on Marketplace shall not, in Usha Informatique's sole and reasonable discretion: (a) be false, inaccurate or misleading or reflect negatively on Usha Informatique; (b) be fraudulent; (c) infringe any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; or (d) violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, antidiscrimination or false advertising).
8. Purchases; Other Terms and Conditions
Particular Extensions, components or features of Marketplace provided by Usha Informatique and/or its licensors, may be subject to separate software or other license agreements or terms of use of Third-Party Service Provider(s). You must read, accept, and agree to be bound by any such separate agreement as a condition of using Marketplace and any particular components or features of the Site. If there is a conflict between this Agreement and the terms posted for or applicable to a specific portion of the Marketplace or for any service offered by a Third-Party Service Provider on or through the Marketplace, this Agreement shall control with respect to your use of that portion of the Marketplace or the specific service.
Usha Informatique's obligations, if any, with regard to its products and services are governed solely by the agreements pursuant to which they are provided, and nothing on the Marketplace should be construed to alter such agreements.
Usha Informatique may make changes to any products or services offered on the Marketplace, or to the applicable prices for any such products or services, at any time, without notice. The materials on the Marketplace with respect to products and services may be out of date, and Usha Informatique makes no commitment to update the materials on the Marketplace with respect to such products and services.
9. Links and Third Party Materials
This Site may contain links to other independent third-party Web sites ("Linked Sites"). These Linked Sites are provided solely as a convenience to our visitors. Such Linked Sites are not under Usha Informatique's control, and Usha Informatique is not responsible for and does not endorse the content of such Linked Sites, including any information or materials contained on such Linked Sites. You will need to make your own independent judgment regarding your interaction with these Linked Sites.
10. Ratings and Reviews
We may, in our sole discretion, offer a system for rating and/or provide comments on Extensions listed on the Extensions directory. In the event that we do, you may not take any actions that undermine the integrity of Usha Informatique's rating system.
Any comment you provide at Marketplace shall be deemed to be non-confidential. Usha Informatique shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis.
11. Confidentiality
You further agree that the Marketplace, (including the Software, or any other part thereof) contains proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable laws.
12. Intellectual Property Ownership
12.1 Technology. You acknowledge and agree that Usha Informatique or its licensors own all legal right, title and interest in and to Marketplace, and any Software provided to you as a part of and/or in connection with Marketplace (the "Software"), including any and all intellectual property rights that exist therein, whether registered or not, and wherever in the world they may exist. Such Software will be subject to the terms of the license agreement that accompanies the Software. Subject to the limited licenses set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement transfers or assigns to you any of Usha Informatique's intellectual property rights in our Software or our other technology, products or services, including, without limitation, any source code (collectively, "our Intellectual Property").
12.2 Trademarks. Usha Informatique, the WhatACart logo and other Usha Informatique trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with Marketplace are trademarks or registered trademarks of Usha Informatique in India and/or other countries. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with Marketplace may be the trademarks of their respective owners. You are granted no right or license in any of the aforesaid trademarks, and further agree that you shall not remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary notices (including trademark and copyright notices) that may be affixed to or contained within the Marketplace.
12.3 Copyrights. Notice for Claims of Intellectual Property Violations and Agent for Notice (Digital Millennium Copyright Act)
Usha Informatique may in its discretion terminate the account or access of anyone who infringes the intellectual property rights of others. If you have a good faith belief that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide Usha Informatique's designated agent for Marketplace with the following information:
- A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest that is allegedly infringed;
- Identification or description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed. If you are asserting infringement of an intellectual property right other than copyright, please specify the intellectual property right at issue (for example, trademark or patent);
- Identification or description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site, with enough detail that we may find it;
- Your address, telephone number, and email address;
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material complained of is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law;
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf;
WhatACart's agent assigned by Usha Informatique is designated to receive claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement may be contacted as follows:
By Mail:
Attn: WhatACart Registered Agent
Usha Singhai Neo Informatique Pvt. Ltd.,
A-8, Plot No. GH-4, Sector 56
Gurgaon, Haryana 122001
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By e-mail
support@whatacart.com
Usha Informatique has adopted and implements a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe copyrights or other intellectual property rights of Usha Informatique and/or others.
13. No Warranty
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY. ONLY DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS THAT ARE LAWFUL IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION WILL APPLY TO YOU AND USHA INFORMATIQUE'S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
WE DO NOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE ACCESS TO THE MARKETPLACE AND OPERATION OF THE MARKETPLACE MAY BE INTERFERED WITH BY NUMEROUS FACTORS OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN, USHA INFORMATIQUE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USHA INFORMATIQUE DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITE, OR ANY EXTENSION WILL OPERATE SECURELY OR WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. THE SITE AND ANY EXTENSIONS PROVIDED BY USHA INFORMATIQUE HEREUNDER ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" AND THE SITE AND EXTENSIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT IN RELIANCE UPON ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION EXCEPT THOSE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL RISKS FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND ANY EXTENSIONS.
The above disclaimer applies to any damages, liability or injuries caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use, whether for breach of contract, tort, negligence or any other cause of action.
Usha Informatique reserves the right to do any of the following, at any time, without notice: (1) to modify, suspend or terminate operation of or access to the Marketplace or any portion of the Marketplace, for any reason; (2) to modify or change the Marketplace or any portion of the Marketplace, and any applicable policies or terms; (3) to interrupt the operation of the Marketplace, or any portion of the Marketplace, as necessary to perform routine or non-routine maintenance, error correction, or other changes; or (4) block any user's right to access the Marketplace or any user name, user handle or other identifier, which could be deemed to be an impersonation or misrepresentation of your identity, or a misappropriation of another person's name or identity.
14. Limitation of Liability
USHA INFORMATIQUE, OUR AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE NO DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LIABILITY AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. IN THE EVENT THAT THE ABOVE IS NOT ENFORCEABLE, USHA INFORMATIQUE'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS, RELATED OR NOT, IS LIMITED TO AMOUNTS PAID OR PAYABLE TO USHA INFORMATIQUE BY YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENTS FIRST GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
15. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Usha Informatique, its officers, directors, shareholders, predecessors, successors in interest, employees, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates, harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys' fees), made against Usha Informatique by any third party due to or arising out of or in connection with your use of the Marketplace.
BY USING MARKETPLACE, YOU AGREE (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) TO WAIVE ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST USHA INFORMATIQUE, AND TO HOLD USHA INFORMATIQUE HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY USHA INFORMATIQUE WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIMS RELATING TO ANY ACTION TAKEN BY USHA INFORMATIQUE AS PART OF ITS INVESTIGATION OF A SUSPECTED VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ITS FINDING OR DECISION THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS OCCURRED. THIS MEANS THAT YOU CANNOT SUE USHA INFORMATIQUE OR RECOVER ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER FROM USHA INFORMATIQUE AS A RESULT OF ITS DECISION TO REMOVE OR REFUSE TO PROCESS ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT, TO WARN YOU, TO SUSPEND OR TERMINATE YOUR ACCESS TO MARKETPLACE, OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF A SUSPECTED VIOLATION OR AS A RESULT OF USHA INFORMATIQUE'S CONCLUSION THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS OCCURRED. THIS WAIVER AND INDEMNITY PROVISION APPLIES TO ALL VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN OR CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
16. Violation of Terms
Usha Informatique may disclose any information we have about you (including your identity) if we determine that such disclosure is necessary in connection with any investigation or complaint regarding your use of the Marketplace, or to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) Usha Informatique's rights or property, or the rights or property of visitors to or users of the Marketplace, including WhatACart's customers. Usha Informatique reserves the right at all times to disclose any information that Usha Informatique deems necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. Usha Informatique also may disclose your information when Usha Informatique determines that applicable law requires or permits such disclosure, including exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection purposes.
You acknowledge and agree that Usha Informatique may preserve any transmittal or communication by you with Usha Informatique through the Marketplace or any service offered on or through the Site, and may also disclose such data if required to do so by law or Usha Informatique determines that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) comply with legal process, (2) enforce this Agreement, (3) respond to claims that any such data violates the rights of others, or (4) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Usha Informatique, its employees, users of or visitors to the Site, and the public.
17. Suspension or Termination
17.1 Termination by Usha Informatique. You agree that Usha Informatique may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, terminate your access to the Marketplace and/or block your future access to the Marketplace if we determine that you have violated this Agreement or other agreements or guidelines, which may be associated with your use of the Marketplace. You may not use the Marketplace to impersonate or misrepresent yourself as another person, a Usha Informatique employee, or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity (Usha Informatique reserves the right at any time to reject, reclaim, modify or block any user, user name, user handle or other identifier, which could be deemed to be an impersonation or misrepresentation of your identity, or a misappropriation of another person's name or identity, or for any other reason at Usha Informatique's sole discretion).
You also agree that any violation by you of this Agreement will constitute an unlawful and unfair business practice, and will cause irreparable harm to Usha Informatique, for which monetary damages would be inadequate, and you consent to Usha Informatique obtaining any injunctive or equitable relief that Usha Informatique deems necessary or appropriate in such circumstances. These remedies are in addition to any other remedies Usha Informatique may have at law or in equity.
You agree that Usha Informatique may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, terminate your access to the Marketplace, for cause, which includes (but is not limited to) (1) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (2) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions), (3) discontinuance or material modification of the Marketplace or any service offered on or through the Marketplace, or (4) unexpected technical issues or problems.
If Usha Informatique does take any legal action against you as a result of your violation of this Agreement, Usha Informatique will be entitled to recover from you, and you agree to pay, all reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of such action, in addition to any other relief granted to Usha Informatique. You agree that Usha Informatique will not be liable to you or to any third party for termination of your access to the Marketplace as a result of any violation of this Agreement.
17.2 Your Termination. You may terminate your account and/or stop using the Marketplace at any time. Termination of your account shall not relieve you of any obligation to pay any accrued fees or charges.
17.3 Effect of Termination. Upon termination of your account, you lose all access to the Marketplace, any data stored thereon, and your account name and Content. You agree upon termination of this Agreement to destroy the Extensions, together with all copies, modifications, and merged portions in any form, including any copy in your computer memory or on a hard disk. Usha Informatique will not be responsible to you or any third party for any damages that may result or arise out of such termination or suspension of your account and/or access to Marketplace.
18. No Agency
You and Usha Informatique are independent contractors, and this Agreement does not create any agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship. You will not represent otherwise.
19. Notices
Usha Informatique may send you notices with respect to the Marketplace by sending an e-mail message to the email address listed in your contact information. Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after the email is sent, unless the sending party is notified that the e-mail address is invalid. Alternatively, we may give you notice by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, to the address provided to Usha Informatique during the registration process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date of mailing.
20. Law and Venue
This Agreement will be construed as if both parties jointly wrote it, governed by Haryana law except for its conflicts of laws principles, and any cause of action arising under or relating to this Agreement must be brought exclusively in a court in Gurgaon, Haryana. However, this will not affect your statutory rights if you are a consumer and the competent court determines that applicable consumer law requires application of another law (such as the law of your country of residence).
21. Privacy Policy
You understand that by using Marketplace, you consent and agree to the collection and use of certain information about you and your use of the Marketplace in accordance with Usha Informatique's Privacy Policy. For more information, please read our full privacy policy at www.ushainformatique.com/privacy_policy.html. You further understand and agree that this information may be transferred to the India and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by Usha Informatique and/or its Affiliates.
Certain Extensions may include functionality that enables you to acquire content on a subscription basis. We may ask for your permission to provide the name, email address and zip code listed in your account to the Third-Party Service Provider so that the Third-Party Service Provider can send you marketing messages about its own products in accordance with its publicly posted privacy policy. Once the Third-Party Service Provider has this information, it will be treated in accordance with the Third-Party Service Provider's privacy policy. We encourage you to learn about the privacy practices of the Third-Party Service Provider before agreeing to give it your personal information. For more information, please review the Third-Party Service Provider's privacy policy or contact the Third-Party Service Provider directly.
22. Export
You agree to comply fully with all relevant export laws and regulations of India ("Export Laws") to assure that neither the Extensions nor any direct product thereof is (1) exported, directly or indirectly, in violation of Export Laws; or (2) are used for any purposes prohibited by the Export Laws, including, without limitation, nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons proliferation.
23. Miscellaneous
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. You may also be subject to separate terms that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content, or third-party software. You agree that this Agreement and all incorporated agreements may be automatically assigned by Usha Informatique in accordance with Section 19 "Notices", in our sole discretion. This Agreement will bind your successors but may not be assigned, in whole or part, by you without the written approval of an authorized representative of Usha Informatique. Any non-conforming assignment shall be null and void. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between us with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Sections 1 (Definitions), 11 (Confidentiality), 12 (Intellectual Property Ownership), 17 (Suspension or Termination), 6 (Refunds & Credits), 13 (No Warranty), 14 (Limitation of Liability), 15 (Indemnity), 20 (Law & Venue), 22 (Privacy Policy) and 24 (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
The parties hereto confirm that they have requested, acknowledge, and agree that this Agreement and all attachments and related documents be drafted in English.