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Terms & Conditions

Terms and conditions of use (“Terms”) along with privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) and content regulation policy (“content policy”) forms a legally binding agreement (“Agreement”) between You and Us (“Harine innovations.”, “Bharat Shorts”, “Our”, “We”, “Us”, “Our”). Hence, We insist that You spend time reading these Terms and Privacy Policy and let Us know at Bharatshorts.com if You have any questions regarding the same. We will try our best to answer Your queries.


A. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION:

  1. Capitalized terms, not defined elsewhere in this Agreement, shall mean as follows:
    (a) “App” means the android mobile platform owned by Bharat Shorts, including any updates thereof
    (b) “Google Play Terms of Service” means terms of service that apply to the use of Google Play and available at https://play.google.com/about/play-terms.html. 
    (c) “Person” shall mean any natural person, limited or unlimited liability company, corporation, partnership  (whether  limited  or  unlimited),  proprietorship,  ,  trust,  union,  association, government  or  any  agency  or  political  subdivision  thereof or  any other entity  that may be treated as a person under applicable law.
    (d) “Sponsored Content” means content distinct from other regular editorial content displayed on the App, in the form of audio, video, text and/or image media which supports a third party Person’s  brand  message  or  views  that  is  readily  identifiable  upfront through distinct and distinguishable font, colour, display schemes and/or usage  of  disclaiming  words  other  than those used for regular editorial content (such as Ad”, “Powered by”, “Sponsored by”, “With”, Advertorial” and such other phrase of like meaning.
    (e) “User” or “You” or “Your” refers to a natural person who has accepted this Agreement in order to download and use the App.
  2. Any reference to the singular includes a reference to the plural and vice versa, and any reference to one gender includes a reference to other gender(s), unless explicitly provided for
  3. Headings and captions are used for convenience only and not for interpretation of the Agreement.
  4. Any reference to a natural person shall, include his/her heirs, executors and permitted assignees and any reference to a juristic person shall, include its affiliates, successors and permitted assignees, unless repugnant to the context.

B. USER APPROVAL

  1. User’s approve of and accept this Agreement by:
    (a) downloading and/or installing the App on Your device; or
    (b) accessing or using the App or any of the content available within the App from any device.
  2. You can accept this Agreement only if:
    (a) You are of the legal age, eligibility and mental capacity to form a binding contract with Bharat Shorts pursuant to Your use of the App; and
    (b) You are not legally barred from using the App.
  3. You understand that We want You to not use the App if You do not understand, approve of or accept all the terms specified in this Agreement. Hence, You are requested to read these Terms and Privacy Policy carefully and understand the Agreement before You accept it and agree to be bound by it
    C. PROVISION OF THE APP:
  4. The App is designed to provide You an in-app browsing experience through an embedded browser. 
  5. The App may include links to other mobile applications and/or websites (some of which may be automated search results) which may contain materials that are objectionable, unlawful, or inaccurate. We do not endorse or support these links or the products and services they provide; these links are provided for Your convenience only. We are not responsible or liable for the content or accuracy of such links.
  6. In order to provide the App to You, We may request You to register and/or provide information about yourself. We trust that any information provided by You will always be true, accurate, complete and updated.
  7. The content displayed on the App is for Your non-commercial and personal use. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works of, or publicly display any content displayed on the App.
    5.Your email address and phone number are used to identify you while logging into the App.Bharat Shorts may use your personal information to control your access to the App as well as use of the App, to communicate with the you, customize your experience of using the App and and/or the content of any email newsletter or other material that Bharat Shorts may send from time to time and provide information that may be useful or interesting based on the content and personally identifiable information relating to you.
  8. We may stop provision of the App (or any part of the App), permanently or temporarily, to You or to Users generally or may modify or change the nature of the App and/or these Terms at Our sole discretion, without any prior notice to You. Your use of the App following any such modification constitutes Your deemed acceptance to be bound by the Agreement (or as it may be modified).

D. YOUR AGREEMENT WITH US:

  1. For  any  content  you  create  using  the  App,  You  grant  Us  a  limited,  non-exclusive,  transferable, assignable  license  to  use  the  same  in  accordance  with  the  terms  and  conditions,  privacy  policy, community guidelines, any other policy of Us and any agreement executed by You and Us, and such a license will include a right to sub-license.  
  2. You  understand  that  all  content  created  by  the  You  and  posted  on  the  App  shall  be  solely  at  the discretion  ofYou,  and  We  do  not  exercise  any  control  over the  creation  or  posting  of  the  content. Further, You understand that such content shall be solely governed by the terms and conditions, content regulation policy and other relevant policies of Public.
  3. A violation of this Agreement may result in a legal liability upon You and that nothing in this Agreement should be construed to confer any rights to any third party. You are responsible for Your conduct and activities while using the App, and for any consequences thereof.
  4. If any provision of the Agreement is found to be unenforceable under the applicable law, it will not affect the enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed superseded by a valid enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.
  5. We may choose to not act with respect to a breach of this Agreement by You or others but this does not mean that We cannot act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. Our intended or intended failure to exercise or enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

E. USING THE APP:

  1. You will download and install the App for using it. You will also download and update the relevant latest versions of the App and any relevant updates provided by Us to avail continued access to the App.
  2. While the App is available to You free of cost, We may amend these Terms and impose a cost on the App in future. We may at our sole discretion choose to provide You with a prior notice in this regard.
  3. You will use the App only for such purposes as is permitted by (a) this Agreement; and (b) any law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines applicable in the country of which You are a citizen, in which You are a resident or from where You use the App.
  4. For Your use of the App, Bharat Shorts grants You a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to install and use the App on Your android device. However, You shall not copy the App or any of its components, except for the purpose of making a single archival back up copy.
  5. We also grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access such content on the App which is owned by us. For using any content owned by a third party, You still require a license from such third party, We don’t license such content to You and Your use of content owned by a third party is governed by applicable terms and conditions prescribed by such third party.

F. RESTRICTIONS ON YOUR USE:

  1. You will not use the App or any content provided thereof for any purpose that is illegal, unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement.
  2. You will not access (or attempt to access) the content provided through the App by any means other than through the App, unless You have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate written agreement with us.
  3. You will not redistribute, sublicense, rent, publish, sell, assign, lease, market, transfer, or otherwise make the App or any component or content thereof, available to third parties.
  4. You will not circumvent or disable any digital rights management, usage rules, or other security features of App; remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices (including copyright notices) on any portion of the App; and not use the App in a manner that threatens the integrity, performance, or availability of the App.
  5. You will not attempt to or engage in any activity that may:
    (a) reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise extract the source code related to the App or any part thereof, unless it is expressly permitted by Lokal to You in writing or is required by the applicable law;
    (b) use any robot, spider, retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of the App or content thereof;
    (c) collect information about users of the App for any illegal or unlawful purpose;
    (d) create any user accounts by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretences for using the App;
    (e) transmit any viruses, worms, defects, trojan horses, or any items of a destructive nature through the App;
    (f) use the App in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair, or undertake any action which is harmful or potentially harmful to, any of the servers, networks, computer systems or resources connected to any of the servers connected, directly or indirectly to the App, or interfere with any other third party’s use and enjoyment of the App;
    (g) carry out any denial of service (DoS, DDoS) or any other harmful attacks on the App or; disrupt or place unreasonable burdens or excessive loads on, or interfere with or attempt to make, or attempt any unauthorized access to the App or any part of the App or any user of the App;
    (h) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the App; or
    (i) obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available, in the opinion of Bharat Shorts, through the App
  6. You will not impersonate another person or impersonate, guide or host on behalf of, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent Your affiliation with any person or entity, including, but not limited to Our officials, employees, agents, partners, affiliates, dealers and franchisees.

G. REPORTING VIOLATIONS AND CONTENT TAKEDOWN:

  1. If You find any content on the App which falls under any of the prohibited categories of content listed in section F (5), (6) above, You can inform us of such a violation of these Terms by writing to Us [MAIL ID] with
    (a) a screenshot or sharing the link of the infringing post; and
    (b) Your reasons for objecting to such content.
  2. Your reports of violation of these Terms will be received and processed within reasonable time by Our Team.
  3. We will respond to Your reports of violations within as soon as possible by<
    (a) Taking down such violating content; or
    (b) Suspension/blocking of the violating user’s account; or
    (c) Termination of the violating users’ access to the App.
    Our Team’s assessment of any complaints relating to content shared  on the App will be limited to whether such content violates these Terms or Our own internal policies and guidelines. Such a decision will be final and binding as regards content on the App. We do not undertake any legal analysis or judgement on the nature of reported content.
  4. If You have any objections against any action taken by Us pursuant to clause G(3) above,You  can  inform  us  of  Your  reasons  for  such  objections  by  writing  to  Us [bharatshorts.contact@gmail.com]
  5. We will review Your objections, and reserve the right to modify/retain our decision on any complaint against content shared on the App<

H.TERMINATION:

  1. Your access to the App may be terminated if:
    (a)You voluntarily uninstall the App from Your device;
    (b)You  knowingly  or  unknowingly  cause  direct  or  indirect  breach,  as  ascertained  by Bharat Shorts, of these Terms or Privacy Policy as a whole or in part; or
    (c)You do not pay the requisite fee, if any, should Inshorts charge for use of the App.
  2. We may have to terminate Your access to the App if
    (a)We  are  required  to  do  so  by  law  (for  example,  where  the  access  to  and/orprovision of the App to You becomes, unlawful);
    (b)The third party, if any, with whom We offered the App to You has terminated itsrelationship with Us or ceased to offer the related services to Us or to You;
    (c)The provision of App to You, is no longer commercially viable or feasible for Us; or
    (d)You violate this Agreement.3. We may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without notice and may procuredisabling Your access to the App and/or barring You from any future use of the App.
  3. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by terminating  Your access to the App. However, Your certain obligations under this Agreement shall continue to prevail even onsuch termination.
  4. When this Agreement comes to an end, all of the legal rights, obligations and liabilitiesthat You and Bharat Shorts have benefited from, been subject to (or which have accrued overtime  whilst  the  Agreement  has  been  in  force)  or  which  are  expressed  to  continue indefinitely, shall be unaffected by this cessation, and shall continue to apply to such rights,obligations and liabilities indefinitely.

I. INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY:

  1. Your  use  of the  App  is,  and at  all  times  shall  be,  governed by and  subject to the lawsregarding copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret ownership and use of intellectual property. You agree to abide by laws regarding copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secretownership and  use of intellectual  property,  and  You shall  be  solely  responsible  for  any violations of any laws and for any infringements of any intellectual property rights causedby Your use of the App through Your device.
  2. Bharat Shorts owns and retains all the intellectual property rights to the summarized contentmade available to You through the App by Bharat Shorts but does not claim ownership rights to the original sources of information, which are instead held by the sites to which the App may link You
  3. All trademarks, brands and service marks of the App are the property of Inshorts only. Bharat Shorts owns all of the copyrights and database in relation to the App.
  4. The App and any underlying technology or software used in connection with the App may contain rights of Bharat Shorts or its affiliates or any third party. For use of any third party’s intellectual property, You  may need to get permission directly from the owner  of the intellectual property
  5. Any  intellectual  property  which  is  not  specifically  mentioned  to  be  owned  by Bharat Shorts  is owned  by their  respective  owners  and  the  owners  have  a  right  to  take appropriate actions against You for any violation, infringement or passing off.
  6. Bharat Shorts respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not hold any responsibility for any violations of any intellectual property rights by You

J. PRIVACY:
1.Our Privacy Policy (hyperlinked) explains how We treat Your personal data and protectYour privacy when You use the App. By using the App, You agree that We can use suchdata according to Privacy Policy.

  1. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords associated  withany device You use to  access the App. Accordingly,  You are solely responsible for allactivities that occur with Your device. If You become aware of any unauthorized use ofYour device, You will notify the relevant authorities as soon as possible.

K. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION:

  1. Your use of the App or any content available thereof is entirely at Your own risk and We shall not be  liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special,  exemplary,punitive, monetary or any other damages, fees, fines, penalties or liabilities whatsoeverarising out of or relating to Your use of the App.
  2. You may terminate Your access to the App if You are not satisfied with the App
  3. You  shall  defend, indemnify and  hold  InShorts,  and  its officers,  directors, employees,representatives  and  agents  harmless  from  and  against  any  claims,  actions,  demands,liabilities, judgments, and settlements, including without limitation, reasonable legal fee thatmay result from or alleged to result from
    (a) Your use of the App; or
    (b) Your breach of any rules, regulations and/or orders under any applicable law
  4. You are also responsible for any breach of Your obligations under the Agreement and/orfor the consequences of any such breach.

L. NO WARRANTIES:

  1. We shall make our best efforts to make the App available to You in the best possible manner. However, We disclaim all warranties in relation to the App, whether express or implied, including but not limited to:
    (a)the App being constantly available or available at all;
    (b)installation or un-installation choices in relation to the App being successfully executedin all cases;
    (c)that App will always function without disruptions, delay or errors;
    (d)Your personal ability to use the App;
    (e)Your satisfaction with the use of the App;
    (f)the accuracy of the data provided by the App;
    (g)the security and privacy of Your data
    (h)that all bugs or errors in relation to the App will be corrected;
    (i)that the App will be compatible with all devices and all networks;
    (j)that the App is fit for a particular purpose or use; or
    (k)that the App and the contents thereof are accessible in every location.
  2. Bharat Shorts,  its officers,  directors,  employees,  affiliates  and  agents and  any  other service provider responsible  for  providing  access to  the  App  in  connection  with  this  Agreement will not be liable for any acts or omissions, including of a third party, and including thosevendors  participating  in  Bharat Shorts’  offerings  made  to  You,  or  for  any  unauthorizedinterception  of  data  or  breaches  of  this  Agreement  attributable  in  part  to  the  acts  oromissions of third parties, or for damages associated with Bharat Shorts, or equipment that it doesnot furnish, or for damages that result from the operation systems, equipment, facilities orservices provided by third parties that are interconnected withBharat Shorts

M.GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

  1. The App may be controlled and operated through any country and may be subject to the laws of that country in which they are controlled and operated. If You use the App from any location, then, You are responsible for compliance  with the local laws applicable to You.
  2. This Agreement shall be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of india. All disputes relating to this Agreement shall be settled in the courts located at Andhrapradesh, India.
  3. You and Bharat Shorts agree that any cause of action arising out of Your use of the App must be commenced within 3 (three) months after the cause of action accrues or You become aware of the facts giving rise to the cause of action, whichever is later. Otherwise, such cause of action shall be permanently barred

N.NOTICES

  1. Bharat Shorts may post notices within the App or send you notices on the e-mail address or thetelephone number that You may have shared with Us. You will have received such noticeswithin 3 (three) days of Us sending the notice. Your continued use of the App on expiry ofsuch 3 (three) days shall constitute Your receipt and acceptance of the notices sent to You.

O.DISCLAIMER

  1. The  contents  provided  through  the  App  may  include  technical  inaccuracies  or typographical errors. Bharat Shorts may make changes or improvements to the App at any time.The contents or any information available on the App is provided “as is” and “as available”and  without  warranties  of  any  kind  either  expressed  or  implied,  to  the  fullest  extentpermissible  pursuant  to  applicable  law. Bharat Shorts does  not  warrant  that  the  functionscontained in the contents will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected,or the servers that make them available, are free of viruses or other harmful components. Bharat Shorts makes  no  commitment  to  update  the  materials  on  the  interface.  The  aboveexclusion  may  not  apply  to  You,  to  the  extent  that  applicable  law  may  not  allow  theexclusion of implied warranties. Bharat Shorts shall not be liable for any misuse or data theft asa consequence of Your use of the App.2.YOU EXPRESSLY REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU WILL NOT USE THEAPP IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, AGREE TO BECOME A PARTY TO, AND  ABIDEBY  ALL  THE  TERMS SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT. ANY VIOLATION OF THISAGREEMENT  MAY  RESULT  IN LEGAL  LIABILITY  UPON  YOU.  NOTHING  IN  THEAGREEMENT  SHOULD  BE  CONSTRUED  TO  CONFER ANY RIGHTS TO ANY THIRDPARTY OR ANY OTHER  PERSON.
    Last updated on 01st October 2020
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