Terms of Service

Updated: Aug 18, 2021

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) govern your access and use of our online community platform (the “Services”). Please read them carefully. Even though you are signing into an existing community, these User Terms apply to you as a user of the Services. Thanks for using Lokal product of Behtar Technology Pvt Ltd.

These Terms are a legally binding contract between you and us. As part of these Terms, you agree to comply with the most recent version of our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms. If you access or use the Services, or continue accessing or using the Services after being notified of a change to the Terms or the Privacy Policy, you confirm that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by the Terms and the Privacy Policy. “We”, “our” and “us” currently refers to the applicable Lokal entity product of Behtar Technology Pvt Ltd in the Contract (defined below).


1. Who May Use the Services

You may use the Services only if you agree to form a binding contract with Lokal. In any case, you must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum legal age in your country) to use the Services. If you are accepting these Terms and using the Services on behalf of a company, organization, government, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so and have the authority to bind such entity to these Terms, in which case the words “you” and “your” as used in these Terms shall refer to such entity.


2. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy (https://getlokalapp.com/policies/privacy) describes how we handle the information you provide to us when you use our Services. You understand that through your use of the Services you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy Policy) of this information for processing and use by Lokal and its affiliates.


3. Personal Data Collection

At Lokal, we have always believed in the importance of privacy and how personal data and user privacy should never be violated. We shall comply with the highest standards for Data protection applicable to the users. The types of information that we may collect include your name, email, gender, date of birth, phone number, education, workplace, area, city, photos, choices of interests, and any other information that you choose to provide. At every point where we get the user information, we clearly state the purpose of the data and how it will be used. The user can decide to use the specific feature or not, depending on his/ her requirements.


4. Content on the Services

You are responsible for your use of the Services and for any Content you provide, including compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. You should only provide Content that you are comfortable sharing with others. Any use or reliance on any Content or materials posted via the Services or obtained by you through the Services is at your own risk. We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any Content or communications posted via the Services or endorse any opinions expressed via the Services. You understand that by using the Services, 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 deceptive. All Content is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such Content. We may not monitor or control the Content posted via the Services and, we cannot take responsibility for such Content.

News and current affairs publishers need to provide details of their Lokal user accounts to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as per applicable regulations, including the [IL Rules].

We reserve the right to remove Content that violates the User Agreement, including for example, copyright or trademark violations, impersonation, unlawful conduct, or harassment or violation of any religious sentiments or Laws.


5. Modification of Terms of Service

As our business evolves, we may change these Terms or the Privacy Policy. If we make a material change to the Terms or the Privacy Policy, we will provide you with reasonable notice prior to the change taking effect either by emailing the email address associated with your account or by messaging you through the Services. You can review the most current version of the User Terms at any time by visiting this page, and by visiting the following for the most current versions of the other pages that are referenced in these Terms. Any material revisions to these Terms will become effective on the date set forth in our notice and all other changes will become effective on the date we publish the change. If you use the Services after the effective date of any changes, that use will constitute your acceptance of the revised terms and conditions.


6. Restrictions on Use

In addition to all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, you shall not: (i) transfer the Services or otherwise make it available to any third party; (ii) provide any service based on the Services without prior written permission; (iii) use the third party links to sites without agreeing to their website terms & conditions; (iv) post links to third party sites or use their logo, company name, etc. without their prior written permission; (v) publish any personal or confidential information belonging to any person or entity without obtaining consent from such person or entity; (vi) use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, impair or harm any server, network, computer system, resource of Lokal; (vii) violate any applicable local, state, national or international law; and (viii) create a false identity to mislead any person as to the identity or origin of any communication.


7. Spamming and Illegal Activities

You agree to be solely responsible for the contents of your transmissions through the Services. You agree not to use the Services for illegal purposes or for the transmission of material that

  • is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, pornographic, obscene, or is otherwise objectionable, offends religious sentiments, promotes racism, contains viruses or malicious code, or that which infringes or may infringe the intellectual property or other rights of another.
  • is insulting or harassing on the basis of gender, paedophilic,
  • encourages money laundering or gambling;
  • is harmful to children;
  • threatens the unity, integrity, defence, 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 other nation;
  • is patently false and untrue, and is written or published in any form, with the intent to mislead or harass a person, entity or agency for financial gain or to cause any injury to any person.

You agree not to use the Services for the transmission of "junk mail", "spam", "chain letters", “phishing” or unsolicited mass distribution of email. We reserve the right to terminate your access to the Services if there are reasonable grounds to believe that you have used the Services for any illegal or unauthorized activity.


8. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend your user account or temporarily disable access to whole or part of any Service in the event of any suspected illegal activity, extended periods of inactivity or requests by law enforcement or other government agencies. Objections to suspension or disabling of user accounts should be made to developer@getlokalapp.com within thirty days of being notified about the suspension. We may terminate a suspended or disabled user account after thirty days. We will also terminate your user account on your request. On termination user account data will be blocked from processing. Pertaining to Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 by Government of India (link), we will store registration details of users for a period of minimum 180 days after termination of account. After that period, user can reach out to developer@getlokalapp.com to delete the data.

In addition, we reserve the right to terminate your user account and deny the Services upon reasonable belief that you have violated the Terms and to terminate your access to any Service in case of unexpected technical issues or discontinuation of the Service. You have the right to terminate your user account if Lokal breaches its obligations under these Terms. Termination of user account will include denial of access to all Services.


Disclaimer of Warranties

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS-AND-AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. Lokal MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE. USE OF ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES SHALL BE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, MOBILE TELEPHONE, WIRELESS DEVICE OR DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM Lokal, ITS EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS.


Limitation of Liability

YOU AGREE THAT Lokal SHALL, IN NO EVENT, BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER OR FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER FAILURE, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR CAUSED BY YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF Lokal HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. IN NO EVENT SHALL Lokal ENTIRE LIABILITY TO YOU IN RESPECT OF ANY SERVICE, WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, EXCEED THE FEES PAID BY YOU TOWARDS SUCH SERVICE.


END OF TERMS OF SERVICE

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Agreement, please contact us at developer@getlokalapp.com.