DEFINITIONS

Certain words and expressions in the Petaraa Terms of Use have a specific meaning, and are reproduced below for ease of reference:

1. 'Content' includes all text, images, information, or any other materials available on Petaraa and/or the Service as well as the look and feel of Petaraa.
2. 'Devices' means any and all internet enabled devices like smart phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, etc. which are compatible with and have access to the Internet.
3. 'Internet' shall mean the system making use of the TCP/IP software protocols known as the internet or the worldwide web whatever the communications links may be which connects the user (including by way of fixed, mobile, DSL, ISDN, UMTS WiMax or other broadband links) including any developments in such protocols or any other protocols which may be developed which give equivalent, reduced or enhanced functionality compared with such protocols.

REGISTRATION

This Service can only be availed of by users who have registered on Petaraa. You will not be permitted to post any Posts (as hereinafter defined) without registering on Petaraa first. To register yourself on Petaraa, You may be required to provide certain personal information to PETARAA, such as your Username, Bio, Email Mobile Number.
On successful registration on Petaraa application , You will be entitled to avail of the Service.

ACCESSING THE SERVICE THROUGH VPN

You may not access or use the Service by means or any technology which conceals Your actual location or provides incorrect details of Your location, for example, through use of a virtual private network (VPN).

USE OF PETARAA

You may use Petaraa and the Content therein and avail the Services so long as such use is in compliance with applicable law. You may not use Petaraa for any purpose not intended under these Petaraa Terms of Use. You will not use Petaraa in any way that harms PETARAA or directors, employees, affiliates, distributors, partners, service providers and/or any other user/ visitor of Petaraa.
You may not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, block, or impair Petaraa, whether in part or in full and whether permanently or temporarily, or disallow or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of Petaraa and the Services.

USER GENERATED CONTENT ON PETARAA

The Petaraa platform will be made available on Your app store by PETARAA to enable You to share your own (user generated) comments, text, pictures with other Users on the Site for an interactive experience.
By sharing Posts on Petaraa, you understand, acknowledge and agree that such Posts may be viewed by the other users on Petaraa. The Posts would also continue to remain on the Petaraa platform until removed by You or removed in accordance with the conditions mentioned elsewhere in these Petaraa Terms of Use.
PETARAA’s role is that of an ‘intermediary’ as defined under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules thereunder, with regard to the Posts. Being an intermediary, PETARAA has no responsibility and / or liability in respect of any Posts on Petaraa, including for intellectual property rights infringement, defamation, obscenity or any other violation under applicable law.

PETARAA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

No right, title, or interest in any Content is transferred to You whether as a result of accessing Petaraa and availing the Services, or otherwise. PETARAA reserves all right, title and interest in all such Content. Except as authorized under these Petaraa Terms of Use, You may not download, alter, copy, modify, distribute, transmit, or derive another work from any Content obtained from Petaraa.
PETARAA assert all proprietary rights in and to all names and trademarks in connection with Petaraa and the Service (except in the Posts). Any use of PETARAA’s trademarks or copyright in connection with any service that does not belong to PETARAA, unless otherwise authorized in a written license agreement, will constitute an infringement of PETARAA’s intellectual property rights and may be actionable under applicable law.

OWNERSHIP OF POSTS AND ACCOUNT

You retain all ownership right, title and interest in your account and in the Posts which you publish on Petaraa, including any images contained therein.
The Posts uploaded by You can also be discovered under the ‘Home’ tab on Petaraa along with other Posts uploaded by other Users. For sake of clarity, PETARAA does not or make available any audio and/or audio-visual contents that belongs to any third-party neither PETARAA intends to make such third party publishers contents available on Petaraa.
You represent and warrant that you have taken all requisite consents, permissions or licenses required for uploading your Post on Petaraa, including, but not limited to, consents from individuals featured in your Posts, and/or any consents prior to uploading such Posts on Petaraa . PETARAA does not assume any responsibility or liability for any Posts including any content therein.
PETARAA reserves the right to disallow or delete any Posts which it determines, in its sole discretion, is in violation of these Petaraa Terms of Use. PETARAA may also delete or takedown any Posts upon receipt of a valid order of a court or authorized Government agency in accordance with its obligations as an intermediary under the IT Rules.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

You Undertake that, without prejudice to Your obligation to otherwise comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, You shall not share any information/material or Post that:

• belongs to another person and to which You do not have any right to;
• is defamatory, obscene, libellous, or otherwise inconsistent with or contrary to the laws in force;
• infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights;
• violates any law for the time being in force;
• deceives or misleads the addressee about the origin of the message or knowingly and intentionally communicates any information which is patently false or misleading in nature but may reasonably be perceived as a fact; impersonates another person (including celebrities or any influencer);
• contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource;

You further undertake that:

• You shall not sell, or transfer any part of Your account, or profile on Petaraa, including your username, login credentials, password, badges or Posts
• You shall not report any Posts or user accounts unless they are genuinely in violation of any law, or any provision of these Petaraa Terms of Use.

REPORTING OF POSTS

In case You believe that any Post on Petaraa violates any lawor any provision of these Petaraa Terms of Use, you may report such Posts by clicking on the ‘Report this Post’ button on the Post. You may be required to provide reasons for reporting such Posts.
Upon such Post being reported, PETARAA shall take up to 24 hours to acknowledge Your complaint , and upto 15 (fifteen) days to determine whether such Post is required to be taken down from Petaraa. You acknowledge and agree that PETARAA’s decision in all such matters will be final binding, and PETARAA shall not be liable for any claims in this regard.

BLOCKING OF ACCOUNTS

In case You believe that any User account on Petaraa violates any law, or any provision of these Petaraa Terms of Use, you may block such account by clicking on the ‘Block User’ button on the User’s profile. You may be required to provide reasons for reporting such Accounts.
Upon such account being blocked, the details of a user’s profile are sent to PETARAA, and PETARAA shall take up to 24 hours to acknowledge your complaint, and upto 15 (fifteen) to determine whether such profile, or certain specific posts from the profile, are required to be taken down from Petaraa. You acknowledge and agree that PETARAA’s decision in all such matters will be final binding, and PETARAA shall not be liable for any claims in this regard.

TERMINATION OF SERVICE

PETARAA reserves the right to suspend, limit and/or terminate your use of Your account or remove Your Posts on the Petaraa platform, or the Service, upon providing you with notice, if, in PETARAA’s sole discretion and opinion, that you have breached the Petaraa Terms of Use and/or any other policy or guideline which may be issued by PETARAA from time to time. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity may be grounds for terminating Your user account and may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities.
You may also voluntarily delete Your Account by going to the Settings Page.

THIRD PARTY CONTENT

You may be provided with content, information or links on Petaraa which may direct you to third party content, websites or applications (“Third Party Content”). PETARAA’s role is limited to providing a communication platform along with hosting services to third parties, to enable transmission of Third Party Content to You. PETARAA’s role is limited to an ‘intermediary’ as defined under the Information Technology Act, 2000 in relation to such Third Party Content. PETARAA accepts no liability or responsibility in respect of Third Party Content. Your use of any Third Party content is subject to the terms of use of the respective third party website, and PETARAA is not responsible for Your use of any third party website. Please exercise your independent judgment while viewing any Third Party Content.

FEEDBACK

PETARAA welcomes and encourages YOU to provide feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to petaraa ("Feedback"). YOU acknowledge and agree that all Feedback will be the sole and exclusive property of PETARAA and YOU hereby irrevocably assign to PETARAA all of YOUR right, title, and interest in and to all Feedback, including without limitation all worldwide patent rights, copyright rights, trade secret rights, and other proprietary or intellectual property rights therein. At PETARAA's request and expense, YOU will execute documents and take such further acts as PETARAA may reasonably request to assist PETARAA to acquire, perfect, and maintain its intellectual property rights and other legal protections for the Feedback. You further acknowledge and agree that PETARAA shall not be under an obligation to take any action pursuant to the Feedback provided by You. PETARAA may, at its sole discretion, decide whether any action is required to be taken based on the Feedback received from You. You hereby expressly agree to indemnify and keep PETARAA harmless against any liabilities that may suffered or incurred by PETARAA as a consequence of any action taken by PETARAA pursuant to Your Feedback.

WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OF INDIA, PETARAA IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING PROVISION S, YOU ASSUME SOLE RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELECTING PETARAA TO ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESULTS, AND SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF, USE OF, AND RESULTS OBTAINED FROM PETARAA. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS, PETARAA MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT PETARAA WILL BE ERROR-FREE, VIRUS FREE, OR FREE FROM INTERRUPTIONS OR OTHER FAILURES OR THAT PETARAA WILL SATISFY YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.

INDEMNIFICATION

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS PETARAA, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS AND AGENTS (“INDEMNIFIED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, LOSSES, COSTS, EXPENSES, FEES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS) THAT SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTIES MAY INCUR AS A RESULT OF OR ARISING FROM

1. ANY INFORMATION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOUR USER GENERATED CONTENT (INCLUDING POSTS), FEEDBACK, OR ANY OTHER CONTENT) YOU (OR ANYONE USING YOUR ACCOUNT) SUBMIT, POST; OR
2. YOUR (OR ANYONE USING YOUR ACCOUNT'S) USE OF PETARAA;
3. YOUR (OR ANYONE USING YOUR ACCOUNT'S) VIOLATION OF THESE PETARAA TERMS OF USE; OR
4. YOUR (OR ANYONE USING YOUR ACCOUNT'S) VIOLATION OF ANY RIGHTS OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, TRADE SECRET OR
5. OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY, OR VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAW. PETARAA RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, IN WHICH EVENT YOU WILL COOPERATE WITH PETARAA IN ASSERTING ANY AVAILABLE DEFENSES.

PRIVACY POLICY

All information or data provided by You or collected by us shall be governed in accordance with the Privacy Policy available here.

RELATIONSHIP

The relationship between PETARAA and You is on a principal- to-principal basis. You are in no way PETARAA’s legal representative, partner or agent for any reason whatsoever.

CONFIDENTIALITY

YOU agree that Petaraa ,including, but not limited to, the object code components, provided to YOU is "Confidential Information" of PETARAA. YOU shall retain all Confidential Information in strict confidence at least with the same amount of diligence that YOU exercise in preserving the secrecy of YOUR most-valuable information, but in no event less than reasonable diligence.

SEVERABILITY

If any provision of these Petaraa Terms of Use is held to be unenforceable, the enforceability of the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

When You use or send any data, information or communication to PETARAA, You agree and understand that You are communicating with PETARAA through electronic records and You consent to receive communications via electronic records from PETARAA periodically and as and when required. PETARAA will communicate with You by email or any push or other message or electronic records on the email address and or mobile number available with PETARAA which will be deemed adequate service of notice / electronic record.