The Petnopolis Privacy Policy describes how we treat
personal information when you use Petnopolis's products and
services, including information provided when you use
Petnopolis. By using Petnopols.com or by registering with
Petnopols.com Service, you agree to adhere by these Terms
and Conditions and agree to behave and act in accordance
with the disclaimer and privacy practices of Petnopols.com. In addition, the following describes our privacy
practices that are specific to Petnopolis.
Personal information
• Petnopolis asks for some personal information when you
create a Petnopolis Account, including your email address
and a password, which is used to protect your account from
unauthorized access.
• As a Petnopolis member, you can create a profile or
Petnopolis community that includes personal information,
such as your gender, age, occupation, hobbies, and
interests, plus other content, such as photos. This
information may be accessed and viewed by other Petnopolis
members.When you invite new members into your network or send
messages through Petnopolis, we may collect and maintain
information associated with those messages, including email
addresses and content. Uses
• Petnopolis maintains and processes your personal
information in order to provide your Petnopolis account and
access. Your profile information is displayed according to
the preferences you set in your account.
• When you send messages through Petnopolis, your name and
email address will be identified in the message. We also use
your name and email address to notify you of new members,
messages, or other information, such as invitations to join
friends' networks..
• If you invite another person to join Petnopolis, we use
the name and email address you provide us to contact that
person and, if necessary, remind that person that he or she
has been invited to join Petnopolis. You can update your
profile information at any time by clicking on the "edit"
button in your profile setting.
• Messages you receive from Petnopolis can be sent to your
primary email address or Petnopolis inbox, depending on the
preferences you choose in the "My Settings" page.
• You can terminate your account at any time. To learn how,
click here. If you terminate your account, your profile,
including any messages in your inbox, will be removed from
the site and deleted from Petnopolis servers. Because of the
way we maintain this service such deletion may not be
immediate, and residual copies of your profile information
may remain on backup media.
More information
Further information about Petnopolis is available
here.
For more information about our privacy practices please
contact us any time.
Petnopolis.com Terms of Service
Welcome to Petnopolis.com, an online personal and animal
networking service, operated by Zahirali Wallani, Burges
Dandiwala and Neville Mehta. By using the Petnopolis.com
online service (the "Petnopolis.com service"), you accept
and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions
and Petnopolis's general terms and conditions
www.petnopolis.com/terms.php (together, the "Terms of
Service"). Nothing in these Terms of Service should be
construed to confer any rights to third party beneficiaries.
Changes to Petnopolis.com and terms and conditions
We reserve the right to modify or terminate the
Petnopolis.com service for any reason, and without notice,
without liability to you, any other Member or any third
party. We also reserve the right to modify these Terms of
Service from time to time without notice. You are
responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms of Service
so that you will be apprised of any changes.
Eligibility and Registration
Minors below the age of 18
We recommend that minors below the age of 18 ask their
parents/guardians for permission before sending any
information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.
You must have a Petnopolis Account to use Petnopolis. In
addition, you must provide true, accurate and complete
registration information to be a Petnopolis.com member
("Member"). As part of the registration process, you will be
asked to select a username and password and you will be
responsible for all activities occurring under your username
and for keeping your password secure. We may refuse to grant
you a username that impersonates someone else, is or may be
protected by trademark or proprietary rights law, or is
vulgar, offensive or otherwise inappropriate, as determined
by us in our sole discretion.
Appropriate conduct and content; Personal use only
The Petnopolis.com service is made available for your
personal, non-commercial use only. Businesses organizations
or other legal entities may not use the Petnopolis.com
service for any purpose.
Before acting on or implementing any suggestions, responses
or material available on Petnopolis.com in respect of
treatment of any ailment or training of any animal it is
advisable to obtain independent professional advice. Whilst
we will take all reasonable precautions to ensure that such
suggestions, responses or material are safe, we will not be
responsible for any and all consequences of any nature
whatsoever arising out of such suggestions, responses or
material.
You may not use the Petnopolis.com service for any illegal
or unauthorized purpose. International users agree to comply
with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable
content, including laws regulating the export of data from
the United States or your country of residence. You are
solely responsible for your conduct and any data, text,
information, graphics, photos, profiles, audio and video
clips, links and other content ("Materials") that you
submit, post, and display on the Petnopolis.com service.
We may, but shall have no obligation to, remove Materials
that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful,
fraudulent, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene or
otherwise objectionable, or infringes or violates any
party's intellectual property or other proprietary rights or
these Terms of Service.
Other examples of illegal or unauthorized uses include, but
are not limited to:
• modifying, adapting, translating, or reverse engineering
any portion of the Petnopolis.com service;
• removing any copyright, trademark or other proprietary
rights notices contained in or on the Petnopolis.com
service;
• using any robot, spider, site search/retrieval
application, or other device to retrieve or index any
portion of the Petnopolis.com service;
• collecting any information about other Members (including
usernames and/or email addresses) for unauthorized purposes;
• reformatting or framing any portion of the web pages that
are part of the Petnopolis.com service;
• creating user accounts by automated means or under false
or fraudulent pretenses;
• creating or transmitting unwanted electronic
communications such as "spam," or chain letters to other
Members or otherwise interfering with other Member's
enjoyment of the service;
• submitting Materials of any third party without such third
party's prior written consent;
• directing any user (for example, by linking) to any
Materials of any third party without such third party's
prior written consent;
• submitting Materials that falsely express or imply that
such Materials are sponsored or endorsed by Petnopolis.com;
• submitting Materials that infringe, misappropriate or
violate the intellectual property, publicity, privacy or
other proprietary rights of any party;
• transmitting any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses or
other items of a destructive nature;
• submitting Materials that are unlawful or promote or
encourage illegal activity; or
• submitting false or misleading information.
While Petnopolis.com prohibits such conduct and content on
its site, you understand and agree that you nonetheless may
be exposed to such Materials and that you use the
Petnopolis.com service at your own risk.
Petnopolis.com's proprietary rights
By submitting, posting or displaying any Materials on or
through the Petnopolis.com service, you automatically grant
to us a worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicenseable,
transferable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to
copy, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly
perform and display such Materials. That said, our use of
your personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy
and we will never rent or sell your personal information
with any third party for marketing purposes without your
express permission.
Petnopolis.com and its affiliates and licensors own and
retain all rights in the Petnopolis.com Web site and
service, which contain proprietary and confidential
information that is protected by applicable intellectual
property and other laws. Except as expressly authorized by
Petnopolis.com, you may not copy, modify, publish, transmit,
distribute, perform, display or sell any of Petnopolis.com's
proprietary information. "Petnopolis" and "Petnopolis.com"
are trademarks of Petnopolis.com.
Privacy Policy
Our collection and use of personal information is governed
by our Privacy Policy. You understand and agree that
Petnopolis.com may access, preserve, and disclose your
personal information and the contents of your account if
required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such
access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to
comply with legal process or protect the rights and property
of Petnopolis.com, its affiliates or the public.
Disclaimer of warranties
Petnopolis.com and its affiliates, licensors, partners,
suppliers, consultants and agents ("Petnopolis") disclaim
any and all responsibility or liability for the accuracy,
content, completeness, legality, reliability, or operability
or availability of information or materials displayed on the
Petnopolis.com service. Petnopolis disclaims any and all
responsibility and liability for the conduct of any Member.
THE PETNOPOLIS.COM SERVICE, AND ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS
OBTAINED OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE PETNOPOLIS.COM SERVICES),
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS IS,"
WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. PETNOPOLIS EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL
EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE
PETNOPOLIS.COM SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Warranty & Quality of Classifieds Content
Petnopolis.com provides free classified listings to
Vets, Trainers, Breeders, Groomer, Pet Shops and Pet
Psychiatrists. By no means does Petnopolis.com guarantee the
quality of these services nor the legality of their
practices. Petnopolis.com merely provides a free listing.
Quality and legality of the services are the responsibility
of the Service Provider and under no circumstances will
Petnopolis.com be held liable for any damages arising out of
the use of these services. These services may be used at the
discretion of the Member or visitor.
Hold harmless and indemnity
You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Petnopolis from and
against any third party claim arising from or in any way
related to your use of the Petnopolis.com service, including
any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses,
damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments,
litigation costs and attorneys' fees, of every kind and
nature. In such a case, Petnopolis will provide you with
written notice of such claim, suit or action.
Limitation of liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL PETNOPOLIS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR
ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH USE
OF THE PETNOPOLIS.COM SERVICE, WHETHER OR NOT PETNOPOLIS HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SUCH
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY (I) WHETHER THE DAMAGES
ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE ON THE
PETNOPOLIS.COM SERVICE, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE
PETNOPOLIS.COM SERVICE, OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION,
SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE PETNOPOLIS.COM SERVICE
(INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES), AND (II)
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY
LIMITED REMEDY AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation
and exclusions may not apply to you. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHALL PETNOPOLIS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY AMOUNT EXCEEDING
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS (Rs. 1000.00).
Term and Termination
These Terms of Service will apply to your use of the
Petnopolis.com service. At any time, you can terminate your
account, which will remove your profile and other personal
information from view. To learn how to terminate your
account click here. We may terminate your membership
immediately at any time, for any reason. Once your
membership terminates, you will have no right to use the
Petnopolis.com service. Our proprietary rights, disclaimer
of warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability and
miscellaneous provisions shall survive any termination of
your membership.
Notices
Petnopolis may provide you with notices regarding the
Petnopolis.com service or these Terms of Service by regular
mail, email, or postings to this Web site.
Miscellaneous provisions
These Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of India, without giving effect to
its conflict of laws provisions or your actual state or
country of residence. The parties agree to submit to the
personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the civil courts
located in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. If for
any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any
provision or portion of the Terms of Service to be
unenforceable, the remainder of the Terms of Service will
continue in full force and effect. You shall not assign
these Terms of Service or assign any rights or delegate any
obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, whether
voluntarily or by operation of law, without our prior
written consent. Any such purported assignment or delegation
will be null and void and of no force or effect.
Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall
Petnopolis be held liable for any delay or failure in
performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of
nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control,
including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer
equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures,
other equipment failures, electrical power failures,
strikes, labor disputes, riots, insurrections, civil
disturbances, shortages of labor or materials, fires,
floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental
actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals,
non-performance of third parties, or loss of or fluctuations
in heat, light, or air conditioning.
These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement
between you and Petnopolis with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior or
contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or
oral, regarding such subject matter. Any waiver of any
provision of the Terms of Service by a party will be
effective only if in writing and signed by a party. |