TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This document is an electronic record in terms of Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules there under  as applicable and the amended provisions pertaining to electronic records in various statutes as amended by the Information Technology Act, 2000. This electronic record is generated by a computer system and does not require any physical or digital signatures. This is a legal agreement between you, the user (‘You’) of the Services, as defined below, and Star India Private Limited stating the terms that govern Your use of the Site, as defined below. If You do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you are not entitled to use the Services and any use thereafter shall be unauthorized.

Description of Service and Acceptance of Terms of Use

Star India Private Limitedis a company incorporated under Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at STAR House, Off. Dr E. Moses Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai- 400011, India (“Star”). Star provides an online website of its channel ‘STAR GOLD’ www.stargold.in (“Site”) as an interactive platform for its viewers to interalia view schedules of the serials and programs, trailers of upcoming serials,view videos and/or photos of their favorite characters on serials, read recaps of serials, etc. on the Site and any other features, tools, applications, materials, or other services offered from time to time by Star in connection with its business, provided on the Site (“Content”) and post comments, participate in contests (collectively with Content, referred to as “Services”)

Use of the Services is subject to compliance with these Terms of Use ("Terms of Use" or "Terms" or “Terms and Conditions”).

By visiting the Site or using any of the Services You are agreeing to these Terms and Conditions. Unless otherwise specified, the Service is available for individuals aged 18 years or older. If You are under the age of 18, You should review these Terms and Conditions with Your parent or legal guardian to make sure that You and Your parent or legal guardian understands and agrees to it on Your behalf and further if required, You shall perform or undertake such activities which will entitle You to enter into a legally binding agreement with STAR. Your access to and use of the Services is subject to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Star may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy by updating this posting which will be communicated to You. You shall be bound by any such revisions.

Participation in any contest and or game on the Site conducted by Star shall be subject to such further terms and conditions as may be notified by Star from time to time on the Site or otherwise.

Electronic Communications

When You use/avail the Services or send any data, information or communication to Star, You agree and understand that You are communicating with Star through electronic records and You consent to receive communications via electronic records from Star periodically and as and when required. Star 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 Star which will be deemed adequate service of notice / electronic record.

The Content which is viewed on the Site is copyrighted material of Starand/or Star’s licensors, and shall not be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, without the written permission of Star.

Access and Use of the Services

Star grantsYou a non-exclusive limited license to use the Services on the Sitefor personal, non-commercial purposes as set forth in these Terms and Conditions.

By agreeing to use/avail the Services:then please contact

• You confirm and warrant that all the data and information supplied by You when You register or otherwise post comments/observations on the Site and provided by You to Star and or any Star’s affiliates, distributors(“Registration Data”)is true, current, complete and accurate in all respects.
• You agree to promptly update Your (“Registration Data”), so that Your information remains true, current, complete, and accurate at all times.
• You acknowledge and agree that Your registration information and any other personal data collected by Star is subject to Star’s Privacy Policy. For more information, view the full Privacy Policy. Star may collect information such as occupation, language, zip code, area code, unique device identifier, location, and the time zone where the Servicesis used.
• You acknowledge, consent and agree that Star may access, preserve, and disclose Your account information subject to the Privacy Policy, if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, preservation, or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Terms and Conditions; (c) respond to Your requests for customer service; or (d) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Star, its users and the public.
• You agree that Star has the right to temporarily suspend access to the whole or any part of the Services for any technical/operational reason. Star may, but shall not be obliged to, give You as much notice of any interruption of access to the Services as is reasonably practicable. Star will restore access to the Services as soon as reasonably practicable after temporary suspension.
• You agree that Star shall be under no liability whatsoever to You in the event of non-availability of the Site or any portion thereof occasioned by Act of God, war, disease, revolution, riot, civil commotion, strike, lockout, flood, fire, satellite failure, failure of any public utility, man-made disaster, satellite failure or any other cause whatsoever beyond the control of Star.
• You acknowledge and agree not to either directly or through the use of any device, software, internet site, web-based service, or other means remove, alter, bypass, avoid, interfere with, or circumvent any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices marked on the Content or any digital rights management mechanism, device, or other content protection or access control measure associated with the Content including geo-filtering mechanisms. Further, You agree not to either directly or through the use of any device, software, internet site, web-based service, or other means copy, download, capture, reproduce, duplicate, archive, distribute, upload, publish, modify, translate, broadcast, perform, display, sell, transmit or retransmit the Content or create any derivative work and/or material based on the Content.
• You agree that Star owns and retains all rights to the Services. You further agree that the Content You access and view as part of the Services is owned or controlled by Star and or its licensors. The Services and the Content are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
• You are responsible for the security and proper use of Your unique user ID and password that you enter while registering on the Site and must take all necessary steps to ensure that they are kept confidential, used properly, and not disclosed to unauthorized people.

• You agree that your use of the Services and the Content may give you the opportunity toview, publish, transmit, submit posts and/or comment in accordance with these Term and Condition. You agree that You will not misuse the Content you access and view as part of the Service, including without limitation, download the Content by illegal/non-permitted means, or infringe any of the Star’s copyright, trademark and other intellectual property including any rights of Star or its licensors subsisting in the Content. You further agree that you will not copy/record any of the Content You access and view as part of the Service, for any purpose, and/or copy/record any Content including video, images etc, by using any means including software, spyware, etc, for any purpose whatsoever.

• You further agree that you with not post, publish, transfer, upload, transmit or submit any of the Content, including without limitation videos, images, comments, User material (defined below) or articles, of the Site on any other website, webpage or software which is not owned by Star.

• In case the Site allows You to download or stream any of the Contents therein, You agree that You will not use, sell, transfer or transmit the Content to any person or upload the Content on any other website, webpage or software, which may violate/cause damages or injuries to any rights of Star or its affiliates or any third partyincluding privacy rights, publicity rights, and intellectual property rights.

Termination of Service

Star reserves the right to immediately terminate or restrict Your account or Your use of the Services or access to Content at any time, without notice or liability, if Star determines in its sole discretion that You have breached these Terms and Conditions, violated any law, rule, or regulation, engaged in other inappropriate conduct, or for any other business reason.

User Reviews, Comments and Other Material

You may have an opportunity to publish, transmit, submit, or otherwise post (collectively, "Post") only reviews or comments (collectively, "User Material"). You agree that Star shall have the rightbut have no obligation, to monitor User Material and to restrict or remove User Material that Star may determine, in its sole discretion, is inappropriate or for any other business reason. You must adhere to the below terms and conditions and not host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information that:

(a) belongs to another person and to which You do not have any right to;

(b) is grossly harmful, harassing, blasphemous defamatory, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, relating or encouraging money laundering or gambling, or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatever;

(c) harm minors in any way;

(d) infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights;

(e) violates any law for the time being in force;

(f) deceives or misleads the addressee about the origin of such messages or communicates any information which is grossly offensive or menacing in nature;

(g) impersonate another person;

(h) contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource;

(i) threatens the unity, integrity, defense, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states, or public order or causes incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence or prevents investigation of any offence or is insulting any other nation. You also represent and warrant that the Posting of your User Material does not violate any right of any party, including privacy rights, publicity rights, and intellectual property rights.

You acknowledge that Star does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Material.

By Posting the User Material, You hereby grant Star a license to use, display, reproduce, distribute, modify, delete from, add to, prepare derivative works of, publicly perform, and publish such User Material worldwide, including on or through any Property, in perpetuity, in any media formats and any media channels now known or hereinafter created. The license You grant to Star is non-exclusive, royalty-free, and sub licensable.

In no event does Star assume any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any User Material, and You agree to waive any legal or equitable rights or remedies You may have against Star with respect to such User Material.

If you have any complaints relating to any User Material uploaded on the site, then please contact: hello@startv.com

Your email, which must bear your digital signature or a signed written complaint should include the following information:

1. Details of the objectionable Post;
2. Details of the basis of the objection;
3. Other relevant information required by Startoassess the complaint.

Star shall take all reasonable measures, including taking down the objectionable Post expeditiously. You agree and acknowledge that Star’s responsibility in relation to objectionable Posts is limited to removing them post receipt of Your objections in accordance with this Terms of Use and Star shall not be responsible or liable for any other damages or losses incurred by You of any nature whatsoever.

Linked Destinations and Advertising

Part of this Site contains advertising and other material submitted to us by third parties. Although acceptance of advertisements on the Site on request is subject to our terms and conditions, we expressly disclaim any liability arising out of the usage of these products or services advertised on our Site. This Site may contain articles contributed by several individuals. The views are exclusively their own and do not represent the views of Star or its management. All liability is excluded to the extent permitted by law including any implied terms. Indian law and jurisdiction applies with respect to contents of this Site. While using this website for information purposes or otherwise, users acknowledge and accept the above disclaimer.

If Star provideslinks or pointers to other websites or destinations, You should not infer or assume that Star operates, controls, or is otherwise connected with these other websites or destinations. When Youclick on a link within the Services, Star will not warn You that You have left the Services and are subject to the Terms and Conditions (including privacy policies) of another website or destination. In some cases, it may be less obvious than others that you have left the Services and reached another website or destination. Please be careful to read the terms of use and privacy policy of any other website or destination before you provide any confidential information or engage in any transactions. You should not rely on these Terms and Conditions to govern your use of another website or destination.

Star is not responsible for the content or practices of any website or destination other than the Site, even if it links to the Site and even if the website or destination is operated by a company affiliated or otherwise connected with Star. By using the Services, You acknowledge and agree that Star is not responsible or liable to You for any content or other materials hosted and served from any website or destination other than the Site.

Star takes no responsibility for advertisements or any third party material Posted on any of the Properties, nor does it take any responsibility for the products or services provided by advertisers. Any dealings You have with advertisers found while using the Services are between You and the advertiser, and You agree that Star is not liable for any loss or claim that You may have against an advertiser.

Support

If You have any questions, complaints or claims with respect to the STAR App, then such correspondence should be directed to the address as given below.

STAR India Private Limited

The contact information – hello@startv.com

Disclaimer of Warranties

You agree that use of the Services is at Your own risk. The Services including the Site, the Content, the Video Player, user material and any other materials contained on or provided through the Properties are provided “AS IS” and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, are provided without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.Without limiting the foregoing, Star does not make any warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, title, merchantability, completeness, availability, security, compatibility or non-infringement; or that the Services will be uninterrupted, free of viruses and other harmful components, accurate, error free or reliable.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO CASE SHALL STAR, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, PRINCIPALS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT OR MATERIAL THEREOF OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT OR MATERIAL THEREOF, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR MATERIAL, OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT OR MATERIAL THEREOF, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THEIR POSSIBILITY. WHERE THE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, STAR'S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Star, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) Your use of and access to the Services; (ii) Your violation of any term of these Terms and Conditions; (iii) Your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; and (iv) Your breach of any applicable laws. This indemnification obligation will survive the expiry or termination of Terms and Conditions and Your use of the Service.

Governing Law

The relationship between You and Star shall be governed by the laws of India without regard to its conflict of law provisions and for resolution of any dispute arising out of Your use of the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, You agree that Star has the right to bring any proceedings before any court/forum of competent jurisdiction and You irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts or forum.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held invalid, void, or unenforceable, then that provision shall be considered severable from the remaining provisions, and the remaining provisions given full force and effect.

Changes

Star reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to update, revise, supplement, and otherwise modify this Terms of Use and to impose new or additional rules, policies, terms, or conditions on Your use of the Service. Any material updates, revisions, supplements, modifications, and additional rules, policies, terms, and conditions (collectively referred to in this Agreement as "Additional Terms") will be posted on the Website and will be effective immediately after such posting and thereafter incorporated into this Terms and Conditions . Your continued use of the Services will be deemed to constitute your acceptance of any and all such Additional Terms.

Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between You and Star governing Your use of the Services, superseding any prior agreements between You and Star regarding such use.