Terms and Conditions
(Notice to the Customers /Buyer/ User)
These Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Terms of Use”) apply to www.saireflections.org, and all associated sites linked to it, its subsidiaries and affiliates. The Site is the property of Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division and its licensors.
Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use, at any time. It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes.
Payment Gateway
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You agree, understand and confirm that the credit card details provided by you for availing of services our site will be correct and accurate and you shall not use the credit/debit card which is not lawfully owned by you.
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In a credit card transaction, you must use your own credit card. SSSST-PD will not be liable for any credit card fraud. The entire liability as a result of use of a card fraudulently will be on the user and the onus to 'prove otherwise' shall be exclusively on the user.
- We as a merchant shall be under no liability whatsoever in respect of any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly out of the decline of authorization for any Transaction, on Account of the Cardholder having exceeded the preset limit mutually agreed by us with our acquiring bank from time to time.
- User further agrees and undertakes responsibility to provide the correct and valid credit/debit card details on the site.
- Further the said information will be not be utilized and shared by SSSST-PD with any of the third parties unless required by Payment Gateway service providers or if it is required by law, regulation or court order.
SRI SATHYA SAI SADHANA TRUST-PUBLICATIONS DIVISION, Prashanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthy -Andhra Pradesh , 515134 ( Hereinafter called as SSSST-PD) reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use, at any time. It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes.
Definitions
"Agreement" means the terms and conditions as detailed herein including all schedules, appendices, annexure, Privacy Policy, and will include the references to this Agreement as amended, renovated, supplemented, varied or replaced from time to time."
“Our site” / “Website” means the online shopping site www.saireflections.org owned and operated by SSSST-PD, which provides a venue to the users to buy the products listed on www.saireflections.org
"Customer" / "Buyer" /”user” shall mean the person or any legal entity who accepts the offer made by SSSST-PD by placing an order for and/or purchases of any products offered by SSSST-PD on www.saireflections.org [The User certifies that he/she is at least 18 (eighteen) years of age or has the consent of a parent or legal guardian if he/ she is between 13 and 18.
Products and Services and delivery:
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SSSST-PD is committed to Product quality and Prompt delivery. SSSST-PD shall either deliver or make the product available for download as described on the website . Delivery / availability of products / items will be of the same quantity and same qualities as are specified on our website. Such products shall correspond with the description of the items listed on the site.
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In case of Product damaged in transit or if the packaging is tampered with or damaged before delivery, please refuse to accept the package. Call our customer care at +91-8555-287375 between 0930 – 1800 IST time or email us photosadmin@saireflections.org mentioning your Order ID. We will look into the matter and ensure that a replacement delivery is rushed to you at the earliest.
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After receiving the delivery and opening the package , In case of wrong product or damage product /s , please inform us via above mentioned email / phone so that we shall look in to the matter and resolve the issue in a most amicable way.
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SSSST-PD may make changes to any products or services offered on the Site, or to the applicable prices for any such products or services, at any time, without notice. The materials on the Site with information related to products and services may be out of date, and SSSST-PD makes no commitment to update the materials related information on the Site with respect to such products and services.
Buyer obligation other than payments done while placing the order
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The address at which delivery of the product ordered by buyer are to be made should be correct , proper and complete in all respects. After the completion of transaction SSSST-PD shall arrange for the delivery of the product to the buyer at the shipping address provided by the Buyer.
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In the event that a non-delivery occurs on account of a mistake by you (i.e. wrong name or address or any other wrong information entered by buyer) any extra cost incurred by SSSST-PD for redelivery shall be claimed from Buyer. SSSST-PD reserves right to re deliver the ordered items on receipt of required additional amount from the customer in such cases.
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Any / all orders placed by you on this Site are a firm commitment to purchase and you are obligated to complete the transaction and not contest it in anyway.
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Before placing an order you are advised to check the product description carefully. By placing an order for a product you agree to be bound by terms the conditions of sale mentioned here and in the item's description.
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Photos and other products offered by us are sacred and should be treated as Divine Gift or Prasadam. The User agrees to use the products and services provided by SSSST-PD for personal and lawful purposes and for societal well being only.
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Any additional Costs /expenses over and above the payments done at the time of placing the order like import / octroi / customs duties and any other levies will be borne by the user and user will make own arrangements to take delivery in case the parcel is held up with concerned authorities for want of such charges / levies or any other non monetary reasons. SSSST-PD’s role will be only to furnish the details of the Shipper and clarifications information furnished by such shipper if any regarding the cause for the delay and hold up of the consignment.
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In case of return of entire or part of the consignment buy Customs or by other such authorities .
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In case of return of items by customs or other authorities or duties . other charges claimed by them will be informed to the buyer by email / Post and buyer will make his/her arrangements to clear up such goods held and take the delivery.
Cancellation of Orders:
Buyer cannot cancel an order once placed on the website. SSSST-PD in some exceptional cases like wrong entry of quantity etc may entertain the cancellation request sent by the buyer and credit the amount in the personal ledger account of such buyer. Same amount can later be utilized for other products and services offered by SSSST-PD. However such cancellation and reversals will be sole discretion of SSSST-PD.
Please note that there may be certain orders that we are unable to accept and must cancel. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to refuse or cancel any order for any such reasons. Some situations that may result in your order being cancelled include limitations on quantities available for purchase, inaccuracies or errors in product or pricing information, or problems identified by our credit and fraud avoidance department of Payment gateway Services Providers. We may also require additional verifications or information before accepting certain orders. We will contact you if all or any portion of your order is cancelled or if additional information is required to accept your order. If your order is cancelled after your credit card has been charged , the said amount will be refunded back by us by instruction to our Payment Gateway Service providers in the same way the amount was credited to us.
Site Content and Usage
All text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, sounds, music, artwork and computer code (collectively, “Content”), including but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, “look and feel” and arrangement of such Content, contained on the Site is owned, controlled or licensed by or to Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division, and is protected by copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.
Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and no Content may be copied, reproduced,downloaded, 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 Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division’s express prior written consent.
You may use information on SSSST-PD products and services purposely made available by SSSST-PD for downloading from the Site, provided that you
(1) do not remove any proprietary notice, language text in all copies of such documents,(2) use such information only for your personal, non-commercial , informational purpose and do not copy or post such information on any networked computer or broadcast it in any media, (3) make no modifications to any such information, and (4) not make any additional representations or warranties relating to such documents.
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 Site or any Content, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site or any Content, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not purposely made available through the Site. SSSST-PD reserves the right to bar any such activity.
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Site, or any other systems or networks connected to the Site or to any SSSST-PD server, or to any of the services offered on or through the Site, by hacking, password “mining” or any other illegitimate means.
You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network connected to the Site, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Site or any network connected to the Site. You may not reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the Site, or any other customer of Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division, including any SSSST-PD account not owned by you, to its source, or exploit the Site or any service or information made available or offered by or through the Site, 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 Site.
You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Site or Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division’s systems or networks, or any systems or networks connected to the Site or to Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division.
You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any transaction being conducted on the Site, or with any other person’s use of the Site.
You may not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any message or transmittal you send to SSSST-PD on or through the Site or any service offered on or through the Site. 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 Site or any Content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which infringes the rights of SSSST-PD or others.
Accounts, Passwords and Security
Certain features or services offered on or through the Site may require you to open an account (including setting up an user ID and password). You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the information you hold for your account, including your password, and for any and all activity that occurs under your account as a result of your failing to keep this information secure and confidential. You agree to notify SSSST-PD immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or password, or any other breach of security. You may be held liable for losses incurred by SSSST-PD or any other user of or visitor to the Site due to someone else using your user ID, password or account as a result of your failing to keep your account information secure and confidential.
You may not use anyone else’s user ID, password or account at any time without the express permission and consent of the holder of that user ID, password or account. SSSST-PD cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these obligations.
Privacy
Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division’s Privacy Policy applies to use of this Site, and its terms are made a part of these Terms of Use by this reference. To view Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division’s Privacy Policy. Additionally, by using the Site, you acknowledge and agree that Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. User should understand that any message or information you send to the Site may be read or intercepted by others, even if there is a special notice that a particular transmission is encrypted.
Links to Other Sites and to the SSSST-PDs other WebSites
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 Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division’s control, and SSSST-PD 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.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
- Except where prohibited by law, in no event will SSSST-PD be liable to you for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental or punitive damages, including lost profits, even if SSSST-PD has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
- If, notwithstanding the other provisions of these Terms of Use, SSSST-PD is found to be liable to you for any damage or loss which arises out of or is in any way connected with your use of the Site or any Content, Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division’s liability shall in no event exceed the price of the products/services purchased on the website. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations of liability, so the foregoing limitation may not apply to you if you fall in such jurisdiction.
- SSSST-PD shall not be liable for any delay due to flood, fire, wars, acts of God or any cause that is beyond the control of SSSST-PD.
- SSSST-PD will not be responsible for any damage suffered by users from use of the services on this site. This includes loss of revenue/data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, missed deliveries, or service interruptions / malfunction or willful default of Payment gateway services provider etc as may occur. This disclaimer of liability also applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, negligence, or under any other cause of action.
- We as a merchant shall be under no liability whatsoever in respect of any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly out of the decline of authorization for any Transaction, on Account of the Cardholder having exceeded the preset limit mutually agreed by us with our acquiring bank from time to time.
Indemnity
User agrees to indemnify and hold SSSST-PD, its Trustees / other Staff / employees, affiliates, harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against SSSST-PD by any third party due to or arising out of or in connection with usage of this site and the links provided on this site to other sites.
Information Disclosure Policy
SSSST-PD 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 Site, or to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division’s rights or property, or the rights or property of visitors to or users of the Site, including Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division’s customers. SSSST-PD reserves the right at all times to disclose any information that SSSST-PD deems necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. SSSST-PD also may disclose your information when SSSST-PD determines that applicable law requires or permits such disclosure, including exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of protection against fraud.
You acknowledge and agree that SSSST-PD may preserve any transmittal or communication by you with SSSST-PD through the Site or any service offered on or through the Site, and may also disclose such data if required to do so by law or SSSST-PD determines that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) comply with legal process, (2) enforce these Terms of Use, (3) respond to claims that any such data violates the rights of others, or (4) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division, its staff ,employees, users of or visitors to the Site, and the public.
Violation of Terms of Use
You agree that SSSST-PD may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, terminate your access to the Site and/or block your future access to the Site if
i)we determine that you have violated these Terms of Use or other agreements or guidelines which may be associated with your use of the Site. You also agree that any violation by you of these Terms of Use will constitute an unlawful and unfair business practice, and will cause irreparable harm to Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division, for which monetary damages would be inadequate, and you consent to SSSST-PD obtaining any injunctive or equitable relief that SSSST-PD deems necessary or appropriate in such circumstances. These remedies are in addition to any other remedies SSSST-PD may have at law or in equity.
ii)requests by law enforcement or other government agencies,
iii) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions),
iv) discontinuance or material modification of the Site or any service offered on or through the Site, or
v) unexpected technical issues or problems.
If SSSST-PD does take any legal action against you as a result of your violation of these Terms of Use, SSSST-PD 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 Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust-Publications Division. You agree that SSSST-PD will not be liable to you or to any third party for termination of your access to the Site as a result of any violation of these Terms of Use.
Governing Law; Dispute Resolution
You agree that all matters relating to your access to or use of the Site, including all disputes, will be governed by the laws of India without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. Any claim under these Terms of Use must be brought within 90 (Ninety) days after the cause of action arises, or such claim or cause of action is barred. In the event of any controversy or dispute between SSSST-PD and you arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site, the parties shall attempt, promptly and in good faith, to resolve any such dispute within a reasonable time.
This agreement shall be construed in accordance with the applicable laws of India. The Courts at Bangalore -Karnataka State - India shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any proceedings arising out of this agreement.
Feedback and Information
Any feedback you provide at this site shall be deemed to be non-confidential if it is in the interest of larger masses. SSSST-PD shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis. |