Last Updated: 25-03-2025
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Welcome to www.daanam.org. Daanam.org is owned and operated by Devaseva Digital Services Pvt Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of India. Daanam.org is a dedicated platform that enables and facilitates donors to make monetary contributions to support religious and charitable causes such as temple construction, Goshalas, Annadan (food donation), support for underprivileged Brahmins, Vedic Ashrams, and other dharmic initiatives. The platform also allows religious and charitable organizations to raise donations from donors to support these causes. Additionally, Daanam.org provides marketing and outreach support to help generate awareness and contributions for listed fundraisers.
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of all content, functionalities, and services offered on or through Daanam.org. By accessing, browsing, or using Daanam.org, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use along with our Privacy Policy (accessible at www.daanam.org/privacypolicy). The Terms of Use and Privacy Policy establish a legal agreement between you and Daanam.org.
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before proceeding. By using Daanam.org, you confirm your willingness to abide by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you should not use the platform. Daanam.org reserves the right to update or modify these Terms of Use at its sole discretion without prior notice. Continued use of the platform after any modifications signifies your acceptance of the updated Terms. These Terms shall be enforceable against you in the same manner as any written agreement.
1. DEFINITIONS
Beneficiary(ies) shall mean and include all NGOs, trusts, societies, religious institutions, and individuals who run Fundraisers on Daanam.org to raise donations for religious and charitable causes such as temple construction, Goshalas, Annadan, support for underprivileged Brahmins, and Vedic Ashrams.
Fundraiser(s) shall mean and refer to various fundraising initiatives hosted on Daanam.org for supporting the Beneficiaries. The Fundraisers shall strictly serve charitable and religious purposes and shall not involve any commercial activity.
Donor(s) shall mean users of Daanam.org who wish to contribute towards the provision of funds or materials for the Beneficiaries.
Platform or Daanam.org shall mean www.daanam.org, including its mobile and tablet applications, as owned, operated, and managed by Devaseva Digital Services Pvt Ltd.
Services shall mean the facilitation provided by Daanam.org to connect Donors, Beneficiaries, and Trusts, enabling the seamless collection and utilization of donations for religious and charitable causes.
2. SCOPE OF SERVICES
Daanam.org is India’s only crowdfunding platform exclusively dedicated to raising funds for Hindu Dharmic causes.The platform enables Beneficiaries to create and share Fundraisers to seek financial support for their specific needs. Donors can explore various Fundraisers and contribute towards causes they wish to support. Donations are processed through the payment channels available on the platform, and the funds collected are allocated to the respective Fundraisers in accordance with the stated objectives.
Donors have the freedom to select the Fundraiser they wish to support and contribute an amount of their choice. Once a donation is made, the funds are directed towards the selected Fundraiser to support its intended purpose. However, in case of unavoidable circumstances such as changes in requirements, excess funds, or other unforeseen factors, Daanam.org reserves the right to allocate the donation to a similar cause or Fundraiser within the platform, ensuring that the contributions are utilized effectively for religious and charitable purposes.
Daanam.org conducts an initial verification of Fundraisers to ensure alignment with its objectives. However, donors acknowledge and agree that Daanam.org does not conduct in-depth due diligence or independently verify the authenticity of every Fundraiser or Beneficiary. Therefore, Daanam.org makes no representations regarding the accuracy, reliability, or legitimacy of the information provided by Beneficiaries and shall not be held liable for any transactions or interactions between Donors and Fundraisers/Beneficiaries.
3. SERVICES DESCRIPTION
The Services are subject to the limitation to these Terms of Use. The Services are also subject to Daanam.org’s Privacy Policy. Daanam.org may discontinue or revise any or all other aspects of the Services at its sole discretion without prior intimation to any party.
The Services provide features that exist for the ultimate benefit of the Beneficiaries and allow Donors to donate easily online. Considering the larger objective of donations reaching the Beneficiaries, Donors agree that as soon as the Donor participates in a Fundraiser, the Donor shall become a backer for the Fundraiser and the relevant Beneficiaries may be provided access to the details provided by the Donor. Please consider carefully what You choose to share or make public, Daanam.org has no responsibility for that activity and/or for the veracity of information shared or for any misuse of information.
Only individuals holding an Indian passport are permitted to make donations on Daanam.org. Donations from foreign nationals or non-Indian passport holders are not accepted. Any violation of this policy will not be entertained, and Daanam.org shall not be responsible for any non-compliance arising from such transactions.
The Donor represents and warrants that such Donor shall not attempt, directly or indirectly, to make or cause to be made any donation for any prohibited purposes under the law, including but not limited to, under the provisions of FCRA which states that donations cannot be made for the benefit of candidates for election; correspondents, columnists, cartoonists, editors, owners, printers or publishers of registered newspapers; judges, government servants, or employees of any corporation or any other body controlled or owned by the government; members of any legislature; political parties or their office bearers; organisations of political nature, as the same may be specified by the Central Government; associations or companies engaged in the production or broadcast of audio news, audio visual news, or current affairs programmes through any electronic mode or any other mode of mass communication; or correspondents or columnists, cartoonists, editors, or owners of associations or companies referred to above.
4. FUNDRAISERS
A Beneficiary is bound and legally liable to provide accurate, true and correct information in respect of the details of the Fundraiser hosted on Daanam.org . A Beneficiary shall ensure that the description of the Fundraiser shall not be misleading and shall describe the need of funds to be raised. Daanam.org reserves the right to delete Your Fundraiser if it is brought to Our notice that the information provided by You is false, does not depict the true nature of the Fundraiser or is misleading in any manner. A Beneficiary shall ensure that the information and the Fundraiser do not infringe upon the intellectual property, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy rights of third parties. Fundraiser listings may only include text descriptions, graphics and pictures that describe Your Fundraiser. No fees/consideration/payment of any sort is charged from the Beneficiaries to put up their Fundraisers on Daanam.org.
It shall at all times be the responsibility of the Beneficiary to furnish the Donor, Daanam.org with accurate progress report and any other information that may be required by the Donor to track the utilisation of funds donated to the Beneficiary. At the request of Daanam.org, the Beneficiary shall provide the necessary information to the Donor. Provided however, Daanam.org shall not be liable in any manner to provide such information to the Donors as the case may be and may, at its sole discretion, choose to do so with a view to facilitate communication.
The Fundraisers of the Beneficiaries shall be exclusive to Daanam.org, i.e. the Beneficiaries shall not endeavour to approach any other platform, person or organisation to on-board the Fundraiser whilst the Fundraiser is live on the Platform without the prior written consent of Daanam.org.
Each Beneficiary acknowledges and agrees that such Beneficiary shall not attempt, directly or indirectly, to make or cause to seek any donation for any purposes prohibited under the applicable law. Daanam.org reserves the right to refuse to stop funding, including any questionable transactions. This includes, without limitation, suspected collusion between the Donor and Beneficiaries to bring about false impressions, mislead other users or breach/ violate any law or further any charges imposed by issuing banks, or generally breach of any governmental policies or applicable laws. Where Daanam.org suspects or has reasonable cause to doubt the credibility of the Donor and/or Beneficiary, Daanam.org returns payments after deducting its fees and charges.
Daanam.org may hold-back funds received and subsequently inform law enforcement officials (instead of refunding/making the payment to Donor) if it deems in its sole discretion to be appropriate or expedient. Daanam.org reserves the right to reverse payments or forfeit the Materials at its sole discretion, including in the event of violation of these Terms of Use. No interest or other charges shall be due or payable on such reverses. Donor acknowledges that Daanam.org will not be liable for any damages, interests or claims etc. resulting from not processing such transactions / funds / donations or from any delay in processing transactions / funds / donations.
Beneficiaries represent, warrant, and covenant that (i) all information it provides in connection with a Fundraiser is accurate, complete, and not otherwise designed to mislead, defraud or deceive any user; and (ii) all Funds transferred received from Fundraiser will be used solely as described by it on Daanam.org; and (iii) it will comply with all relevant local, state, and union laws applicable to it. Daanam.org reserves the right to provide information relating to the Fundraiser with Donors and with law enforcement or to assist in any investigation.
Fundraiser will comply with the provisions of FCRA and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
Please note that in accordance with the FCRA, the following persons cannot receive foreign contributions (this list may be amended from time to time in accordance with regulatory and statutory actions, and such amendment shall apply to You with immediate effect from such regulatory or statutory action):
Beneficiaries shall not use any content created by Daanam.org, partially or wholly, for any other material donations or awareness purpose without the written consent of Daanam.org.
Daanam.org may terminate the engagement with Beneficiaries and subsequently the Fundraiser, at any point of time, should it have material evidence of wrong utilization of Funds, or absence of requisite regulatory approvals to collect donations or carry out the Fundraisers. The cancellation, rejection, interruption, removal or suspension of any Fundraiser shall be at the sole discretion of Daanam.org.
5. DONATIONS
Donors shall select the Fundraiser of their choice and contribute an amount to the dedicated bank account of Daanam.org, either in Indian Rupees or through the payment channels provided on the platform. Donors may specify the intended use of their donation, and Daanam.org will ensure that the funds are utilized accordingly for the selected Fundraiser. In case of a payment failure, the donor will be notified. Please note that once a donation is made on the platform, it is non-refundable.
Daanam.org uses third-party payment service providers to process payments and shares necessary payment details with them in accordance with their respective terms and conditions. All transactions processed through such third-party services will be subject to their terms, and Daanam.org shall not be responsible for any failed, incomplete, or delayed payments. Additionally, donors acknowledge that banks or payment intermediaries may charge currency conversion fees, bank charges, or other transaction fees, which will be solely borne by the donor.
The utilization of funds for the intended purpose will take place either at the end of the Fundraiser period or once the Fundraiser reaches its stipulated goal, whichever occurs first. However, Daanam.org may, at its sole discretion, disburse funds earlier if the urgency of the cause demands it. Once the allocated funds are utilized for the selected cause, Daanam.org holds no further contractual or financial obligations toward the donor or the beneficiaries.
6. REFUNDS
Once you've made a donation to any Fundraiser on Daanam.org, the amount you've chosen to donate is non-refundable. However, if the amount is debited more than once, you will receive a refund for the amount debited for the second time.
7. BENEFICIARY INFORMATION
Beneficiaries are required to submit and share details and necessary documents on Daanam.org (Details), as may be required by Daanam.org, from time to time, for verification purposes or otherwise for the purpose of complying with any applicable law. Daanam.or may, at its sole discretion, authenticate these Details as part of its check. These Details shall be true and accurate. If found that such information is false and/or inaccurate, Daanam.org will report the same to the applicable authorities and/or take necessary action as required under law.
A Beneficiary shall ensure that the information and the Fundraiser does not infringe upon the intellectual property, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy rights of third parties. Fundraiser listings may only include text descriptions, graphics and pictures that describe your Fundraiser and the need and the use of the funds raised. If any rewards or promotions are being offered to the donors / contributors, you acknowledge the same if products shall be kept in stock by You and if services personal or otherwise are fulfilled by You.
However, Daanam.org does not take responsibility for the genuineness or veracity of the Beneficiaries. Daanam.org also does not charge any fees/commission/payment from the Beneficiaries. While Daanam.org endeavours to pre-screen and qualify Fundraisers after an involved exercise, such screening or qualification is not error-free, exhaustive or warranted by it. Moreover, it is not a substitute for Donors’ independent investigations. The Daanam.org may afford Donors an opportunity to ask Beneficiaries questions concerning the Fundraiser and otherwise test the soundness of any Fundraiser. By making a donation, each Donor hereby represents and warrants that such Donor has conducted the due diligence that such Donor deems appropriate under the circumstances and does not rely on Daanam.org for the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information supplied on Daanam.org. Moreover, Donors should note that neither Daanam.org nor any of its employees represent or warrant that Beneficiaries or any other person shall use donated Funds in the manner and for the purpose represented by them. Daanam.org is not a party to any Fundraiser.
However, Daanam.org may, at its discretion, promote some Fundraisers but is under no obligation to do so for all Fundraisers. In such instances, You understand and consent that Daanam.org is not liable or responsible for the success of such Fundraisers promoted by it.
8. CONTENT AVAILABLE
You acknowledge that Daanam.org does not make any representations or warranties about the Fundraisers, Beneficiaries, Donors, data, and information, such as data files, text, facts and figures, Beneficiary’s details, computer software, code, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos, or other images (collectively, the Content) which You may have access to on Daanam.org as part of the Services, or through Your use of this Daanam.org. Under no circumstances, Daanam.org is liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to any infringing Content, any errors or omissions in Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, transmitted, linked from, or otherwise accessible through or made available via Daanam.org.
You shall not, (a) modify, alter, tamper with, repair, or otherwise create derivative works of Daanam.org including of any Content and/or Services; (b) reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile the Platform in order to avoid incurring fees or exceeding usage limits; (c) remove, modify or obscure any intellectual property or proprietary rights of the Daanam.org and its licensors.
9. CONTENT SUPPLIED BY YOU
You represent, warrant, and agree that no Content/Details shared by You with Daanam.org (User Content), violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights, breaches or conflicts with any obligation, such as a confidentiality obligation, or contains libellous, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful material.
All User Content shall be the sole responsibility of the author/creator of such content. We shall not be liable, in any manner whatsoever, for any content, including User Content and/or content in any form whatsoever, whether or not created by You, including any generation, transmission, use or storage of such content on Daanam.org.
You grant Us a personal, limited, revocable, non-transferable and nonexclusive right to use the Content and Details including but not limited to trademarks, service marks, logos, etc. submitted by You for providing the Services, You also grant Us the right (i) to display the User Content and Details on Daanam.org (ii) promote or distribute it for the access of Beneficiaries/Donors.
10. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
This Daanam.org may contain links to other websites owned and operated by Beneficiaries or to any third parties who are not related to Daanam.org (Linked Websites). The Linked Websites are not under the control of Daanam.org and Daanam.org is not responsible for the content of any Linked Websites or any hyperlink contained in a Linked Website and makes no representation or warranty with respect to the content of any such third party sites.
Daanam.org provides these links to You as a convenience only and the inclusion of any link does not imply any endorsement of the Linked Website by Daanam.org. Your link to any such Linked Website is entirely at Your own risk. Daanam.org is not a party to any transaction between You and a Linked Website. Your use of a Linked Website is subject to the terms and conditions of that site.
Daanam.org may also contain third party advertisements, if any. The display of such advertisements does not in any way imply an endorsement or recommendation of the relevant advertiser, its products or services. You are referred to the relevant advertiser for all information regarding the advertisement and its products and/or services. Daanam.org accepts no responsibility for any interaction between You and the relevant third party and is released from any liability arising out of or in any way connected with such interaction.
11. ACCESS TO DAANAM.ORG
The services provided by Daanam.org are not available to individuals under the age of eighteen (18) for any reason. Donors from across the world may contribute through Daanam.org; however, only individuals holding an Indian passport are permitted to transact on Fundraisers.
Registration: You agree to (a) only provide accurate and current information about yourself, (b) maintain the security of Your passwords and identification, (c) promptly update the email address listed in connection with Your account to keep it accurate so that we can contact You, and (d) be fully responsible for all uses of Your account. You must not set up an account on behalf of another individual or entity unless You are duly authorized to do so.
Using of the Services on Daanam.org does not deem to grant You any right on Daanam.org and does not make You a permanent member, shareholder or affiliate of Daanam.org for any purposes whatsoever, nor shall You have any of the rights of statutory members of Daanam.org.
We may notify You or request You to accept additional or special terms and conditions in relation to Your
access to certain features or services on Daanam.org. You agree that You shall access or use such features and
services only in accordance with such additional or special terms and conditions as if they were incorporated
herein these Terms of Use.
As a guest, You can navigate and browse but cannot avail any Services without providing Us with basic details
about Your name, e-mail ID and phone number.
You agree that any information provided by You shall always be accurate, correct and complete. If You use the Services, You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your Account and password and You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under Your Account. Daanam.org reserves the right to change or amend these Terms of Use from time to time, without any prior notice to You. We also reserve the right to refuse registration of, or cancel, accounts which We deem inappropriate including for breach of these Terms of Use.
We may cancel, reject, remove or suspend any party, at our sole and absolute discretion, from access and/or use of Daanam.org in case of any breach of the Terms of Use. We shall not be liable to provide any explanation or reasoning subsequent to such action taken by Us.
12. PROHIBITED CONDUCT
You shall not (a) use Daanam.org for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international laws, (b) violate or encourage others to violate any right of or obligation to a third party, including but not limited to, by infringing, misappropriating, or violating intellectual property, confidentiality, or privacy rights.
Daanam.org reserves the right to remove comments or postings on the Platform or any social media page or site or otherwise that violates any applicable laws or are defamatory in nature. We shall remove User Content or any other content which we have reason to believe (a) violates any copyright, trademark, patent or any intellectual property right, discloses a trade secret or confidential information in violation of a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement; (b) pertains to unsolicited advertising and messages, promotional materials, junk mail, spam etc.; (c) is reasonably believed to be (without independent verification) fraudulent, unlawful or contains or promotes defamatory or illegal information and activities, images, materials or descriptions; (d) defames, harasses, stalks, threatens or otherwise violates the legal rights of others or is invasive of another’s privacy rights; (e) is vulgar, obscene, offensive, or contains pornography or nudity or otherwise objectionable (f) is racially or ethnically offensive and encourages any conduct that may constitute a criminal offense or that gives rise to civil liability; (g) sends or stores material containing software viruses, worms, or other harmful computer code, files, scripts or programs; (h) attempts unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of the system or network, (i) unauthorized attempt to monitor data or traffic on any network or system without express authorization of the owner of the system or network, (j) interference with Service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks, (k) send harassing or threatening transmissions, (l) probe for means of gaining unauthorized access to computers or networks, (m) restricts or inhibits any other party from using the Service; and (vi) false information/misrepresentation of Yourself.
13. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Daanam.org does not endorse or act on behalf of any third party. In the event You engage the services of / interact with any third party, through Daanam.org, Daanam.org will not be liable to You for any act or omission by such third party in relation thereto.
We hereby expressly disclaim all warranties and representations of any kind with respect to any and all content and features available on Daanam.org, including but not limited to (a) warranties as to merchantability or use for a particular purpose whether or not Daanam.org knows or has reason to know or has been advised of any such purpose; (b) warranties as to any results to be obtained from any use of the Content or information derived from use of Daanam.org; (c) any continued access or uptime; and (d) any time period within which downtime shall be rectified.
Daanam.org shall have no liability for any losses, direct or indirect, in contract, tort, or otherwise, incurred in connection with the Content, use of the Platform or any Services, any third party claims, any damages incurred by any party that arises out of the use of Our Platform or Services, either directly or indirectly, including any virus attacks, service attacks and/or Trojan attacks, including but not limited to loss of revenue or profit or any other commercial or economic loss or for any decision made or action taken by any third party in reliance upon the Content.
Daanam.org, all the materials and services, included on or otherwise made available to You through this Platform is provided by Daanam.org on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any representation or warranties, express or implied except otherwise specified in writing including without limitation, accuracy of content, non-infringement, non-interference, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or that the Services (including the Software) will be uninterrupted, timely or error-free. Without prejudice to the forgoing paragraph, Daanam.org does not warrant that:
We use internally developed systems for providing You access to and facilitating Your use of Daanam.org. These systems may encounter technical or other limitations, and computer and communications hardware systems might experience interruptions. Further, We continually enhance and improve these systems in order to accommodate the level of use of Daanam.org. We may also add additional features and functionality to Daanam.org that might result in the need to develop or license additional technologies. Increased utilization of Daanam.org or providing new features or functionality may cause unanticipated system disruptions, slower response times, degradation in levels of customer service, and delays in reporting accurate financial information. You agree that We shall not be liable to You or to any third party claiming through You, for any such failures contemplated herein.
14. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Daanam.org harmless from:(i) any actions, claims, demands, suits, damages, losses, penalties, interest and other charges and expenses (including legal fees and other dispute resolution costs) made by any third party due to or arising out of Your use of Daanam.org, any violation of the terms of these Terms of Use or any other agreement executed with Daanam.org or another user by You; (ii) any acts or deeds, including for any non-compliance or violation, of any applicable law, rules, regulations on Your part; (iii) for fraud committed by You; (iv) Your infringement of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity; (v) or as a result of any threatening, libellous, obscene, harassing or offensive material posted / transmitted by You on Daanam.org. Your obligations under this Paragraph 13 shall survive the termination of these Terms of Use.
15. FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS
Daanam.org makes no representation that the content contained on Daanam.org is appropriate or to be used or accessed outside of the Republic of India. You are expressly notified that, many states and foreign countries all have their own regulations that must be observed in relation to Your use or access of Daanam.org. You must make Your own assessment regarding, and are responsible for compliance with, regulatory requirements as may be applicable to Your use and access of Daanam.org in such jurisdictions.
16. PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
Your use of the Platform is governed by Our privacy policy, which can be located at [https://www.Daanam.org/privacypolicy].
Please read Our privacy policy to understand Our information collection and usage practices. You may obtain certain confidential information (Confidential Information). You acknowledge and agree to hold all Confidential Information in strict confidence. Title and all interests to all Confidential Information shall be vested in Us. Your obligations regarding Confidential Information will survive the termination of these Terms of Use. Upon such termination, You must stop forthwith using any Confidential Information to which You may have been exposed in due course of Your use of the Daanam.org.
You agree that Your obligations under this Paragraph 16 are necessary and reasonable in order to protect Our business and expressly agree that monetary damages would be inadequate to compensate for any breach of any covenant or agreement set forth herein. Accordingly, You agree and acknowledge that any such violation or threatened violation will cause irreparable harm and injury to Daanam.org and that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, in law, equity or otherwise, Daanam.org shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the threatened breach of the terms of this Paragraph or the continuation of any such breach.
The restrictions in this Paragraph 16 shall not apply to disclosure of Confidential Information by either party if and to the extent the disclosure is: (a) required by the applicable law of any jurisdiction? (b) required by any applicable securities exchange, supervisory or regulatory or governmental body to which the relevant party is subject or submits, wherever situated, whether or not the requirement for disclosure has the force of law? or (c) made to employees and representatives on a need to know basis, provided that such persons are required to treat such information as confidential through written agreement in terms which are no less strict than this Paragraph. Provided that restriction in this Paragraph 16 shall not apply to disclosures of Confidential Information made by Daanam.org to its shareholders, directors, managers, advisors, potential investors and/or affiliates. Provided further that Daanam.org may disclose the Confidential Information to third party vendors and customers or pursuant to partnering arrangements without the restriction of this Paragraph 16 provided that such persons are required to treat such information as confidential through written agreement in terms which are no less strict than this Paragraph.
17. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Daanam.org is operated by and is the sole property of Daanam.org. Any and all material on this Platform, including images, illustrations, audio and video clips, trade names, proprietary information and knowledge, technology, databases, or rights with respect thereto necessary for Our business as is now being operated are protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights that are owned by Us or by other parties that have licensed such material to Us, or such parties having ownership of content uploaded on the Platform. You agree that You shall not, whether directly or indirectly, copy, reproduce, republish, post, upload, transmit or distribute such material in any manner and through any media including by way of e-mail or other electronic means and You shall not assist any other person in doing so. All right, title, and interest in and to the Daanam.org (excluding content uploaded specifically by a user) is and will remain the exclusive property of Daanam.org and/or its licensors.
You agree that these Terms of Use do not entitle You to any support, upgrades, updates, add-ons, patches, enhancements, or fixes for the Daanam.org (Updates). We may, however, occasionally provide automatic Updates to the Daanam.org at Our sole discretion (and without any advanced notification to You). Any such Updates shall become part of the services and subject to these Terms of Use.
From time to time, we test various aspects of our Daanam.org, including Our website, user interfaces, service levels, plans, promotions, features, availability of content, delivery, and pricing, and We reserve the right to include You in or exclude You from these tests without notice.
By submitting any content or material to the Daanam.org including names, logos and/or any material that is protected through trademark, copy right, word mark, etc. of Yourself or Your enterprise or Your start up, You hereby grants Daanam.org a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, sub-license able and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the such content in connection with the Daanam.org and Daanam.org’s business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Daanam.org (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. In the event it does so, Daanam.org will seek to maintain the confidentiality of the content consistent with Your account classification, but once again cannot guarantee any such confidentiality. You also grant each user of the Daanam.org a non-exclusive license to access Your content through the Daanam.org, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such content as permitted through the functionality of the Platform and under these Terms of Use.
Daanam.org shall have no obligation to monitor or enforce any intellectual property rights that may be associated with the content provided by You on the Daanam.org.
If You are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content on the Daanam.org infringes upon Your rights, You may contact sandeep@Daanam.org and provide details requested in regards to such infringement.
18. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India and subject to the provisions of arbitration set out herein, the courts at Hyderabad, India shall have the sole and exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any Disputes (defined below) arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use or the use of Daanam.org to the provisions of this Paragraph 19. There may exist a conflict of laws due to the varied geographical locations of the parties, the parties acknowledge to refer any Disputes only to the courts at Hyderabad, India and agree to follow the manner of resolution as provided in this paragraph.
Any action, dispute or difference arising under or relating to this Terms of Use (Dispute) shall at the first instance be resolved through good faith negotiations between the parties hereto, which negotiations shall begin promptly, within 15 (fifteen) days after a party has delivered to the other party a written request for such consultation. If the parties are unable to resolve the Dispute in question within 15 (fifteen) days of the commencement of negotiations, such Dispute shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as amended from time to time and rules prescribed thereunder. When any Dispute is under arbitration, except for the matters under dispute, Daanam.org and You shall continue to exercise the remaining respective rights and fulfil the remaining respective obligations under this Terms of Use.
The arbitration shall be conducted by a sole arbitrator jointly appointed by Daanam.org and You. If parties fail to appoint an arbitrator within 30 (thirty) days after service of the notice of arbitration, such arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The seat and venue of arbitration shall be [Hyderabad], India.
The language of the arbitration proceedings and of all written decisions and correspondence relating to the arbitration shall be English.
You agree and acknowledge that the provisions of these terms of Use including but not limited to Paragraph 16 (Privacy and Confidentiality) and Paragraph 17 (Intellectual Property) are of importance to Daanam.org and monetary compensation may not constitute adequate relief and remedy to Daanam.org for non-performance by You of your obligations thereunder. Accordingly, Daanam.org shall be entitled to claim specific performance and seek mandatory and/or perpetual injunctions requiring You to perform Your duties and obligations under such provisions.
21. SEVERABILITY
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of these Terms of Use is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
22. NO WAIVER
The rights and remedies available under this Terms of Use may be exercised as often as necessary and are cumulative and not exclusive of rights or remedies provided by law. It may be waived only in writing. Delay in exercising or non-exercise of any such right or remedy does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy, or any other right or remedy.
23. NOTICES
Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices and other communications shall be deemed to be served to any Donor,and/or any Beneficiaries through notifications on the Portal or at the registered email ID provided by such user as soon as We send such notice. It is the sole responsibility of such users to update their respective information including but not limited to the e-mail addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses (if any). We shall not be responsible for non-receipt of any such communication sent by Us.
24. FORCE MAJEURE
We shall not be liable or responsible for the non-performance or delay in carrying out any Service (s) due to any act, event or circumstance beyond Our reasonable control which may affect the performance and/or execution of Our Services under the Terms of Use including, but not limited to fire, flood, explosion, war, riots, acts of Government Authorities or any events or circumstance analogous to the foregoing. The Donors and/or Beneficiaries hereby irrevocably wholly and completely indemnify Us in the manner and terms set forth in Paragraph 15.
25. GENERAL
These Terms of Use comprise the full and complete agreement between You and Daanam.org with respect to the use of Daanam.org and supersedes and cancels all prior communications, understandings and agreements between You and Daanam.org, whether written or oral, expressed or implied with respect thereto. Nothing herein creates any power or authority or any party nor does anything herein contain any provision to assume or create any obligation or responsibility on any party on behalf of each other. The Terms of Use will not be construed to create or imply any partnership, agency or joint venture relationship.
Daanam.org shall be entitled to assign their rights and obligations hereunder to any affiliate, third party or as part of any restructuring, business combination, merger or acquisition without any prior notice provided to any other party.
Any notice to be given in connection with these Terms of Use shall be delivered via email to Daanam.org at info@daanam.org or to You at the email address provided by You in Your profile. You consent to the use of electronic communications in order to the electronic delivery of notices in relation to any matter under these Terms of Use.