topdogsindia.com
(The Planet of Dogs or topdogsindia)
Terms and Conditions of Use
Effective Date: 01/01/2020
Last Modified Date: 01/06/2020
Please read these Terms and Conditions (Terms of Use) carefully before using this Website (the Site). The Terms and Conditions contain important information about your rights and obligations, as well as limitations and exclusions. By using this website to the fullest extent permitted by law, you confirm your unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these Terms and Conditions. If you elect not to accept these Terms and Conditions, please do not use this website.
1. Website Content:
All content on this website is subject to change at any time without notice.
topdogsindia.com attempts to ensure that information on this website is complete, accurate, and current. Despite our efforts, the information on this Website may occasionally be inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, topdogsindia.com makes no representation as to how complete, accurate, or current any information is on this Website.
topdogsindia.com may make changes to its Website design, functionality and/or content at any time, and may provide links to other sites that are not maintained by topdogsindia.com. topdogsindia.com does not endorse those sites and is not responsible for the content of such other sites. Please read our policy governing such Third Party Links.
2. Our Corrections Policy:
At topdogsindia.com we strive to present our articles in a factual manner with fact-checked, vetted and verified information. If you believe we’ve made an error or need to clarify something, please contact us at [email protected].
We will respond as quickly as possible, and if a clarification or correction is in order, we will make those changes within the post/article itself. We will make clarifications if the information in the article in question is factually correct, but could be more clearly stated or detailed.
If we find no corrections or changes are necessary, we will add a statement acknowledging the concerns and why we did not make changes. At that time, we may also add clarifications with supporting evidence to back our position as to why we did not make changes.
Additionally, we invite everyone to participate in the Comments section at the end of each article, where opinions, ideas and commentary are always welcome from all sides of an issue.
3. Website Modifications:
topdogsindia.com reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website as a whole and/or any or all of the Website features and information appearing on, or available through, any or all of the Website with or without notice to you. topdogsindia.com shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any modification or discontinuance of such features or information on the Website or the Website itself.
4. Ownership and User Restrictions:
The Site is owned and operated by topdogsindia.com. The design of the Site and all of its content, such as text, graphics, images, photographs, illustrations, trademarks, trade names, logos, audio or video materials, information and other material displayed thereon or that can be downloaded including those obtained from third parties and the lay-out of the public area of this Site (“Content”) is the property of topdogsindia.com or its respective owners and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws and may not be used except as permitted in these Terms and Conditions or with prior written approval from topdogsindia.com. Any unauthorized use of any such information or materials may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, laws of privacy/publicity and other laws and regulations.
Nothing on this Site shall be construed as granting any license or right to use the Content without prior written permission from topdogsindia.com, except as otherwise described herein.
All material on this Site is provided for lawful purposes only. The material on this Site shall not be used for illegal purposes or for the transmission of material that is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable, or that infringes or may infringe the intellectual property or other rights of another or that violates any central, state, or local laws. You may not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use.
All Materials from the Site may not be copied, distributed or transmitted in any way without prior written consent of topdogsindia.com. You may not publish, distribute, reproduce, copy, display, post, re-transmit, sell or provide access to the Content on this Site in any forms and by any means without the prior permission of topdogsindia.com or except as permitted and as described in these Terms of Use.
You may display, print or download content on the public area of this Site only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary notices or legends. You may not, without topdogsindia.com written permission, “mirror” any Content contained on this Site.You may not engage in systematic retrieval of content from this Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without prior written permission from topdogsindia.com.
You may not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the Site, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site.
5. Health-Related Information:
The information contained in the Website is provided for informational purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by your veterinarian or other health care professional. You should not use the information available on or through the topdogsindia.com Website (including, but not limited to, information that may be provided by healthcare and/or nutrition professionals employed by, or contracting with, topdogsindia.com) for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing any medication.
Any health-related information supplied through this Site and The Planet of Dogs’ social media channels or by any employee or member of The Planet of Dogs, whether by telephone, e-mail, letter, or other form of communication, is presented for informative purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, and it is important that you not make medical decisions without first consulting a licensed veterinarian. You should never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking such advice because of something you have read on this Site or The Planet of Dogs’ social media channels. IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR NEED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR YOUR PET, PLEASE CONSULT AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL OR EMERGENCY VETERINARY FACILITY.
Similarly, if you are using or have used a veterinary medical product and you have questions or concerns about a specific product or want to report a suspected adverse effect or reaction, please contact the manufacturing company directly. Alternatively, please contact the body that licenses the use of veterinary medicines or vaccines in your country for advice.
6. Social Media:
6.1 General
Our social media channels, (The Planet of Dogs, topdogsindia.com, topdogsindia) have been created to share information with you and to allow you to communicate with us and about us. The Planet of Dogs welcomes your thoughts, views, opinions and comments on the posts, photos or other items that topdogsindia.com places on the social media channels and you may share what we place on the social media channels, provided that you do not amend it and that you cite us as the source. If you access topdogsindia’s social media channels, you do so at your own risk and to the largest extent permitted by applicable law, topdogsindia.com is not responsible for any losses or other damage you suffer as a result of its use.
Please be aware that:
(a) our social media pages are public and any contribution you make will be available for anyone to see; and
(b) messages sent over the internet, via mobile applications or other publicly accessible networks may not be completely secure and are subject to possible interception, loss or alteration. This is not within topdogsindia’s control and to the largest extent permitted by applicable law, topdogsindia.com shall not be held responsible for such interception, loss or alteration and does not assume any liability towards you or anyone else for any costs or any special, indirect or consequential damages of any kind, or otherwise you or anyone else may incur as a result of any message sent by you to us or any message sent by us to you over the internet or through a mobile application or other publicly accessible networks.
topdogsindia’s social media channels are subject to the terms applicable to such social platforms, and you undertake to comply mutatis mutandis to such terms. In addition, your use of topdogsindia’s social media channels are subject to topdogsindia’s Terms of Use posted by topdogsindia.com on such platforms, if any, as well as these Terms of Use.
6.2 Users Submissions
You agree to use topdogsindia’s social media channels only for lawful purposes. When posting content please be polite, respectful, relevant, accurate where stating facts and civil to others, even if your views differ.
You may not upload, post or transmit any material:
(a) that is threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, indecent, offensive, pornographic, abusive, liable to incite racial hatred, discriminatory, menacing, scandalous, inflammatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy, which may cause annoyance or inconvenience, or otherwise objectionable material; or
(b) for which you have not obtained all necessary permissions, licences and/or approvals; or
(c) which constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of or infringe the rights of any third party, in any country in the world; or
(d) which is technically harmful (including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data);
(e) which constitutes any advertisements or solicitations of business.
You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever content you submit, including its legality, reliability and appropriateness.
By uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting material, you warrant that the material does not breach any right of third party and in particular that it is your own or is in the public domain or otherwise free of proprietary or other restrictions and that you have the right to post it on topdogsindia.com social media channels.
If we consider the material transmitted by you to be inappropriate for any reason, we may choose to refrain, in our sole discretion, from posting or deleting such material from the relevant social media channel(s) (although we shall not be required to do so). We shall be under no obligation to notify you of such decision.
topdogsindia.com reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to all or any of our social media channels in the event that you fail to comply with these Terms of Use or topdogsindia’s Terms of Use posted by topdogsindia.com on its social media channels, if any.
6.3 Exclusion of Liability of Third Parties Content
Users of topdogsindia’s social media channels may post views, opinions and comments in reaction to topdogsindia’s materials and your materials. Any of such materials, other than the content provided by topdogsindia.com, are solely the views, opinions and responsibility of the users submitting them and do not reflect topdogsindia’s views or opinions.
We aim for open, respectful communication on the relevant topics within our social media channels. While, where possible, topdogsindia.com conducts moderation. However, topdogsindia.com can neither review all material before it is posted nor ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, to the largest extent permitted by applicable law, topdogsindia.com does not assume any liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or materials uploaded, posted or otherwise transmitted on topdogsindia’s social media channel(s) by third parties. Any use or reliance on such content or materials posted is at your own risk.
By using our social media channels, you may be exposed to content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate, or in some cases, postings that have been mislabeled or are otherwise misleading.
We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any content posted by third parties. To the largest extent permitted by applicable law, under no circumstances will topdogsindia.com be responsible or liable in any way for any material posted on its social media channels by you or other users, or for any loss or any special, indirect or consequential damages of any kind incurred as a result of any material transmitted through topdogsindia’s social media channels. In no event shall topdogsindia.com be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever resulting from the loss of use or data arising out of or in connection with the availability, use or performance of any information communicated on topdogsindia’s social media channels.
If you have any complaint about materials which appear on topdogsindia’s social media channels please email us at [email protected].
7. Submission of Information and/or Materials:
You understand that to utilize the website, no personal information is required. If you voluntarily choose to provide your personal information, this information is covered under our Privacy Policy. topdogsindia.com in no way encourages you to disclose private information on publicly accessible portions of this Website. topdogsindia.com or its respective owners, successors and assigns, officers, employees and agents are not liable for the disclosure of any personal information which you voluntarily include on the Website.
While topdogsindia.com endeavours to safeguard the privacy of any personal information you provide us and treat such information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, in no event will the information you provide to us via this Site or The Planet of Dogs’ social media channels be deemed to be confidential.
You recognize that you have no legitimate expectation of privacy in any information which you voluntarily disclose to topdogsindia.com, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, waive any constitutional, statutory, or common law right to privacy which you might otherwise claim in such information. topdogsindia.com may collect and utilize any personal information, which you voluntarily provide, and may combine the personal information collected from you with information collected from others to provide a better user experience. The collection and processing of your personal information by topdogsindia.com is described in the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions.
Other than personally identifiable information, any information, including but not limited to video, software, data, text, photographs, music, sound, remarks, comments, suggestions, ideas, graphics or other submissions, transmissions and/or postings that are communicated to topdogsindia.com through this Website will be considered non-confidential/non-proprietary and will become, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exclusive property of topdogsindia.com.
You acknowledge the originality of any submission you communicate to topdogsindia.com and accept responsibility for its accuracy, appropriateness and legality. You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself if and when you elect to provide personal information to us. You are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for any consequences resulting from these communications.
topdogsindia.com, to the fullest extent permitted by law, is entitled to use any information you submit for any purpose anywhere, anytime and for any reason whatsoever without restriction or compensation. We may, but are not obligated to, monitor or review any User Communications. topdogsindia.com will have no obligation to use, return, review, or respond to any information we receive from you. We will have no liability related to the content of any such User Communications, whether or not arising under the laws of copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise. topdogsindia.com retains the right to remove any or all User Communications that includes any material we deem inappropriate or unacceptable and may terminate your account or your use of this Website.
8. Linking to This Website:
Creating or maintaining any link from another website to any page on this Website without our prior written permission is prohibited. Running or displaying this Website or any information or material displayed on this Website in frames or through similar means on another website without our prior written permission is prohibited. Any permitted links to this website must comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
9. Third Party Links:
From time to time, this Website or our social media channels may contain links to third parties websites or pages that are not owned, operated or controlled by topdogsindia.com or their respective affiliates. These links are for your convenience only or as part of the nature of how social media channels operate and are not under our control. topdogsindia.com has not reviewed their content and is not responsible for the content and availability of such external websites, pages or resources, and does not endorse any such site, its use or contents and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such websites or resources. Neither we nor any of our respective affiliates endorse, guarantee, or make any representations or extend any warranties, either express or implied, regarding any other websites or pages, or any content, materials or other information located or accessible from any other websites or pages, or the results that you may obtain from using any other websites or pages. Any access of third party content you choose to make is entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms of use and privacy policy of such websites or pages.
Products and/or services purchased through third-party websites are subject to the Terms and Conditions of such other parties and their websites, and topdogsindia.com shall have no liability or responsibility theretofore.
10. Indemnity:
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold topdogsindia.com or its respective owners, successors and assigns, harmless from and against any claims, loss, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements, losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’/legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Website, your connection to the Website, or unauthorized copying of this Site or Content or your violation of these Terms and Conditions, or your violation of any rights of another party or any applicable laws or regulations. This indemnity survives termination of these Terms and Conditions.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties:
The use of the Site is at your own risks. To the largest extent permitted by applicable law, the services, all information, and any Content included in or accessible from this Site are provided “as is” and “as available” basis and without warranties of any kind (express or implied), which topdogsindia.com expressly disclaims.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, topdogsindia.com or its respective owners make no warranty, express or implied, that the website or any advice or information obtained on or through the website will meet your requirements or will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available to you are free of viruses or other harmful components.; nor does topdogsindia.com or its respective owners make any warranty, express or implied, as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the website or information obtained on or through the website or as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability or otherwise of the information provided on or through this website. The information or materials provided on or through this website may be out of date, and neither topdogsindia.com or its respective owners makes any commitment or assumes any duty to update such information or materials. You shall assume the entire costs of all necessary repairs or corrections of any device, including data associated with this device, used to access this Site.
12. Liability Restrictions:
To the fullest extent permitted by law and in no event shall topdogsindia.com or its respective owners be liable for any loss, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages of any kind, resulting from the use of, access to, or reliance on, the information or from the inability to use the Website or any information obtained on or through the Website, performance or non-performance of the Website including Website interruption, suspension or termination, even if topdogsindia.com or its respective owners have been advised of the possibility of such damages, whether such interruption, suspension or termination was justified or not, negligent or intentional, inadvertent or advertent, including, without limitation, damages from: downloading any material contained on or accessed through the Website; linking to any third party website from the Website; any unauthorized access to any information on the Website and/or submitted by you to or through the Website; messages received or entered into through or from the Website; and/or loss of profits, use, data or other intangible losses.
Any material and/or information downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of or from the Website is done at your own discretion and risk. You are solely responsible for your use or non-use of such information, including, without limitation, any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of such material and/or information. topdogsindia.com is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind; lost or unavailable network connections; incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions; service degradation (including “line-noise” interference). Under no circumstances will topdogsindia.com or its respective owners be liable for any damages or injury that results from the use of the materials on this Site. In the event of any problem with this Website or any content, your sole remedy is to cease using this Website.
13. Revisions to These Terms and Conditions:
topdogsindia.com reserves the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time. These Terms and Conditions may be revised at any time and from time to time by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review for any modifications, revisions and the current Terms and Conditions. Certain provisions of these Terms and Conditions may be superseded by legal notices or terms located on particular pages of this Website. Your continued use of this Site following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
14. Severability:
Should a provision contained in these Terms of Use be declared invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity of the remaining provisions contained shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or invalidated thereby. The invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a provision that approximates its sense and purpose as closely as possible.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision by us. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the court should endeavor, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of our Terms and Conditions remain in full force and effect.
15. Governing Law and Competent Jurisdiction:
These Terms and Conditions are governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the Country, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any claim, cause of action or dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use shall be exclusively resolved by Mumbai Courts.
16. Termination:
You or we may suspend or terminate your use of this Website at any time, without notice, for any reason or for no reason.
17. General:
No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of the Terms and Conditions and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind topdogsindia.com in any respect whatsoever. 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.
18. Acceptance:
To the fullest extent permitted by law, your use of this Website or by ordering any product from topdogsindia.com, constitutes your unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these Terms and Conditions. If you elect not to accept these Terms and Conditions, please do not use this Website.
19. Additional Assistance:
If you do not understand any of the foregoing Terms and Conditions or if you have any questions or comments, we invite you to contact us at [email protected].
20. Contact Us:
We welcome your views about this Site, these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you would like to contact us with any queries or comments, please send an email to [email protected].
These Terms and Conditions were last updated on 01 June, 2020.