Terms & Conditions

This Terms of Use is an electronic record in terms of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and rules thereunder as applicable and amended from time to time. This Terms of Use does not require any physical, electronic or digital signatures.

This Terms of Use is a legal agreement between you and Parikshe (an initiative of SIFF Ventures Private Limited) ("us", "our", "we", "Company") with respect to your access and/or use of our website and/or our application (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "Platform") and/or our Services (defined below). The Company and the User (defined below) are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Parties" and individually as a "Party."

Further, for the purposes of this Terms of Use, the terms:

We are an education-technology platform that offers a range of courses tailored to meet the diverse needs of various categories of students. We offer both free as well as subscription-based courses, designed to ensure accessibility to education and to assist students to achieve their academic goals.

The Services offered, and the validity of your subscription may vary depending on the plan you may avail or purchase. Before you subscribe to any of our plan(s)/Course(s), please read and understand the details of the subscription(s) you intend to avail or purchase on the Platform. If you are unclear about any part, please write to us at the email address provided in the Contact section below.

• Renewal of any paid-subscription plan(s) will be undertaken at the then applicable pricing at the time of such renewal.
• The Company issues a personal license only. The Course(s) are solely for the benefit of the person subscribing and are not allowed to be resold or transferred to or shared with any other person.
• In the event we discover that any User has resold/transferred/shared the Services, the Company retains the right to forthwith suspend/cancel/terminate the subscription.
• The Company reserves the right to add, modify, change, or alter the features made available through any of the subscription plans/Course(s) at any time, in its sole discretion.

We will also enable you to create your personal profile and account with us ("Account"), so you can experience the best of what we offer.

We will use reasonable commercial efforts to make the Courses available to you. All the Courses that we will offer, and any incidental or other services that we may render in relation to making these Courses available to you, shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Services."

Access, use and browsing of the Platform and the use of our Services is only authorized subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use and all applicable laws. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you should not use our Platform and/or Services.

Upon your consenting to the Terms of Use and any other policies of the Company, the Company hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-assignable and non-exclusive licence to access and/or use the Platform and/or avail our Services.

Any new features, tools, products or services that are added to the Platform shall also be subject to the Terms of Use. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Use by posting updates on the Platform. Your continued use following the posting of any changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

Deviations from and/or additions to these Terms of Use are only valid if agreed to explicitly by the Parties.

• You represent and warrant that all the information you provide in connection with your Account is accurate, and it is your responsibility to ensure the accuracy of all such information at all times.
• Your Account is personal to you, and you may not share your Account information with, or allow access to your Account by, any third party.
• You will be responsible for all activity that occurs under your Account credentials, and you agree to use best efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Services.
• If you have any reason to believe that there is any breach of secrecy with regard to your Account or that your Account has been accessed by a third party, you agree to immediately notify us.

In the event you wish to subscribe to our paid Courses, you agree to pay all subscription fees and charges that are attributable to your account, and you are solely responsible for payment of these fees and charges. The subscriptions are payable in full and in advance.

The Company currently uses third-party payment processors/services providers to process payments on its Platform. Our third-party payment processors accept payments through various options, including UPI, net banking, debit cards, and credit cards.

You understand, agree and acknowledge that the Company (or its licensors) solely and exclusively owns all rights, title and interest, including rights in intellectual property ("IP") such as trade mark rights, copyright, patents, trade secrets, design rights, and any other rights whether recognised by law or business practice.

Nothing in these Terms of Use shall be construed to mean that you or any third party have any right, title or interest whatsoever in relation to the foregoing.

You further acknowledge and confirm that your use of the Courses and/or any goodwill established thereby, shall inure to the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company.

You are solely responsible for any and all content you display on, or transmit via or upload on the Platform. By submitting content to us, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such content.

Users are not permitted to upload, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish content which:

• Is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, invasive of privacy, or infringing intellectual property rights
• Is abusive, illegal or otherwise objectionable that would constitute or encourage a criminal offence or violate any law
• Contains software viruses or any other computer code designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource

You agree to use the Platform only to avail the Services. Your use shall solely be for your personal and non-commercial use.

You agree not to access (or attempt to access) the Platform by any means other than through the interface provided by us. You will not:

• Damage, disable, overburden or impair any of the Platform servers or networks
• Distribute, upload, publish, modify, translate, broadcast, display, sell, transmit or retransmit any Company Content
• Resell or charge others for use of or access to the Platform or any Company Content
• Duplicate, alter, modify, disassemble, decompile, copy, distribute, transfer or exchange Company Content
• Attempt to reverse engineer, alter or modify any part of the Company Content

The Platform may contain third-party content submitted by other Users or third parties. We expressly disclaim any liability arising out of such content. If the Platform provides links to other websites, you should not infer or assume that we operate and/or control them.

The User explicitly agrees to fully indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its employees, directors, partners, owners, associates, licensors and affiliates from and against any and all actions, claims, charges, costs, demands, damages, losses, expenses, suits, proceedings, and liabilities arising by reason of:

• Any act of commission or omission by the User in relation to the Platform or Company Content
• Any breach by the User of its obligations under these Terms of Use
• Violation of the Company's/third-party rights by the User, including intellectual property rights
• Violation of any applicable law by the User
• Any third-party claim or any other reason attributable to the User

The usage of our Services is not endorsed as a substitution to curriculum-based education but is intended to supplement it. Subscription to our Services does not guarantee admission to any educational institutions or passing of any examination.

Liability Cap: The indemnification obligations of the Company shall be limited to: (a) for annual/yearly plan Users, 5% of the applicable subscription fees paid in the last 3 months prior to the claim date; and (b) for other Users, 5% of the applicable subscription fees paid. Claims must be made within 30 days. For free users, the collective liability shall not exceed ₹500.

You represent and warrant that:

• (a) You are a person of legal age to form a binding contract in accordance with applicable laws
• (b) If you are a minor, you possess the legal consent of your parent or guardian to access or use our Platform/Services
• (c) If accessing on behalf of any organisation or legal entity, you have the full authority to represent such entity and bind them to these Terms of Use
• (d) These representations and warranties shall survive the termination of this Terms of Use

The Terms of Use will continue to apply until terminated either by you or us. If you want to terminate, you may do so by stopping to access/use our Platform/Services.

We reserve the right to deny/cease your access temporarily or permanently without liability or notice if:

• You access or use Platform/Services in an unauthorized manner
• You breach any provisions of the Terms of Use or any other applicable policies
• We are required to do so by law
• We have elected to discontinue your access to the Platform, Services, or any part thereof

Your obligations and liabilities incurred prior to the termination date (including any payment obligations) shall survive the termination of this Terms of Use.

When you use the Platform or Services or send any content or communication to us, you agree that you are communicating through electronic records, and you consent to receiving communications via electronic records from us periodically.

We will communicate with you by email and/or via the Platform, and/or mobile number available with us. You are responsible for providing and maintaining current contact information.

The Company may contact the User through SMS, email and call to give information about the Company's offerings, products and/or services. The User expressly grants such permission.

Any feedback you provide with respect to the Platform/Services shall be deemed to be non-confidential. The Company shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis. By submitting feedback, you represent and warrant that:

• Your feedback does not contain confidential or proprietary information of you or of third parties
• The Company is not under any obligation of confidentiality with respect to the feedback
• You are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement from the Company for the feedback

If you have any questions, complaints or claims with respect to the Platform or our Services, please direct your correspondence to:

We shall respond to and address all reasonable concerns or inquiries in a reasonable amount of time.