Terms of Use

1.1 Definitions

"Account" shall mean the user account created by the Users on the Platform to avail the Services offered through the Platform.

"Applicable Laws" shall mean any statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, notification, order, decree, judgment, rule of common law, government approvals, byelaws, or other governmental restrictions or any administrative order or notice in effect as of the date of this Terms of Use or anytime thereafter that may be applicable or enforce in the Union of India.

"International Agreement/Contracts" shall refer to any document where at least one party to the Agreement is based out or the jurisdiction of the document is outside the Territory of India.

"Legal Team" shall mean and include the team of lawyers who are designated as Virtual Legal Counsel to understand your legal queries and needs in respect of agreement drafting, reviewing, or with any other services that are offered through the Platform.

"Platform" is the reference to our website www.contractbazaar.in through which we offer our Services.

"Services" shall mean and include the services mentioned on the Platform.

"User" shall include any person accessing this Platform of the Company. The term user is inclusive of the people who place an order for availing Services offered through the Platform.

"Visitor" shall mean any natural or legal person who browses through the Platform for informational purposes regarding the Company or the Services it offers thereof.

"Working Days" shall mean the standard business days i.e., from Monday to Friday except for any gazetted or national holiday.

"Working Hours" shall mean and include the normal working/business hours i.e. 10 am to 6 pm on standard Working Days.

1.2 Interpretation

Unless otherwise, the context requires in this Terms of Use: the terms "you" and "user" shall mean any natural or legal person who browses through the Platform or avails Services through the Platform. The terms "we", "us", and "our" shall mean the Company. The "User" and the "Company" shall individually be referred to as the "Party" and collectively as the "Parties". Words denoting any gender shall be deemed to include those of the other gender. Words using the singular or plural number also include the plural and singular, respectively. Heading or bold typeface is used only for the purpose of convenience and shall be ignored for the purpose of interpretation. Reference to the word include shall be construed as without limitation.

2.1 These Terms are applicable to every person who accesses the Platform as a Visitor to gain information about the Company and the Services rendered thereof and the Users who have registered on the Platform to avail the Services.

2.2 For availing of the Services provided by the Company through the Platform the User shall create an Account on the Website by filling in the requisite details or by logging in via their Google or Facebook account.

2.3 After onboarding for availing of the Services provided by the Company through the Platform the User can connect with our Legal team through phone calls only however, the Service to connect with our Legal Team over Google Meet/Zoom calls is available in accordance with the customized Packages availed. The appropriate time to connect with our Legal Team is from Monday to Friday between 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., however, in some cases, the last call can be addressed till 07:00 p.m.

2.4 The User is requested to provide a brief of their queries and legal requirements to the Virtual Legal Counsel within the same day of placing any order on the Platform. However, in case of any delay in providing such a brief, the User shall inform the designated Virtual Legal Counsel of such delay.

2.5 Any agreement drafted or reviewed by our Legal Team for which you have placed the order will be delivered to you within 4 (four) working days, however, if any calls are scheduled or information or brief regarding the order/requirement is shared with the Legal Team after 03:00 p.m. the timeline for the delivery will be calculated from the next working day.

2.6 Any request for amendments in the drafted documents can only be made twice, no request will be addressed for the same after the expiration of the timeline. Only amendments which don't involve a change in the transaction would be entertained.

2.7 The Company reserves the right to refuse to make the amendments in the documents drafted for you if it entirely changes the discussed transaction for which the order was placed.

2.8 Any request made to book a call with our Legal Team or the designated Virtual Legal Counsel must be placed through the Platform.

2.9 All Services and other information displayed on the Platform constitute an "invitation to offer". Your order for availing the Services available on the Platform by raising a purchase order shall constitute an "Offer". The Company reserves the right to accept or reject this offer, based on several factors as per the sole discretion of the Company and our confirmation of your order shall constitute the "acceptance of offer".

2.10 Further, the Company reserves the right to block your access from the Platform if you are found acting in contravention of the Terms and/or the Policy of the Company.

2.11 For using the Services, the User agrees that he is eligible to enter into legally binding contracts under applicable law. Persons who are "incompetent to contract" within the meaning of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 are not eligible to enter into transactions with the Company.

2.12 In the case of a legal entity, you represent that you have the necessary authority to bind the entity under the Terms.

2.13 In the event of any misbehavior with the lawyers or our Legal Team, no refund or cancellation of any kind will be initiated, and the Company reserves the right to initiate appropriate legal proceedings.

The Company provides the following Services through the Platform to its Users, which is including but not limited to:

3.1 Business Legal Health Checkup Report — A comprehensive analysis of the seven functions of the Company, namely management, operations, human resources, marketing, sales, and research and development. The Company provides a free Business Legal Health Checkup Report to all its Users. Following which if the User places any order through the Platform they'll be eligible for a 10% discount only on the first service availed (the "Inaugural Discount").

3.2 999 Product — Upon becoming a member by paying INR 999 plus GST, the membership shall remain valid for a period of one year. Users availing the 999 membership get: on-call assistance and general legal consultation, 50% off on all services, and fixed pricing throughout the validity of the membership.

3.3 Contract Drafting — Under Contract Drafting Services, Users have the option to take the Services of our expert Virtual Legal Counsels to draft documents. Categories include Business Contracts, Funding/Private Equity, International Contracts, and Business Policies. Drafts by an Expert are available on your dashboard within 03 (three) business days from the briefing date.

3.4 Bundle Contracts Offer — The Bundle Contract Offer allows the purchase of four individual contracts for a discounted price of ₹4,499 per contract when purchased as a bundle. The contracts may be redeemed at any time within one (1) year.

3.5 Contract Review — Our legal experts will vet the agreement, highlight the clauses not in your favour, and suggest requisite amendments. The Platform charges on a per page basis (300 words per page). For international agreements, please write to support@contractbazaar.in.

3.6 Legal Consultation — Get in touch over a call with the Virtual Legal Counsel at your own convenience. Discuss your legal queries or concerns and get customized solutions.

3.7 Legal Notice — We provide assistance in sending out legal notices on behalf of our clients. The Company provides the services of legal notice only till the dispatch of the legal notice. The Company doesn't provide any litigation, arbitration, or mediation services.

3.8 Intellectual Property Rights — Including Trademark (search, application filing, objection, hearing, opposition), Copyright (filing, objection), and Design (search report, filing, objection, hearing) services.

4.1 To avail of services on the Platform, the Users shall register and create an account with the Platform that would require Personal Information including name, address, contact number, and email Id. For transacting, you shall provide sensitive data such as debit/credit card information, CVV number, expiry date, or other payment details.

4.2 The Company may call/email the Users in relation to the availed Services; however, any representative of the Company would never contact the User to inquire about their credentials. You are strictly advised not to share such information with any third person.

4.3 It is your responsibility to keep your account details, login id, and password confidential at all times.

4.4 You agree to use the Services for lawful purposes only and shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

4.5 The Company reserves the right to refuse the Services, terminate User accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel an order in its sole discretion.

4.6 You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as required during the registration process.

4.7 If any information provided by you is found to be untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, the Company will have the right to indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide you with access to the Platform.

5.1 The Coupon Code, valued at ₹1,999, is issued to the User upon registration on the Platform. It can only be redeemed for the first Contract Drafting Services (excluding bundle offers) and is valid for 30 days from the date of registration.

5.2 The Coupon Code can be used only for the first Contract Drafting during its validity period.

5.3 The Coupon Code is non-transferable and non-refundable, with no cash value. Any suspicious activities may result in immediate cancellation.

5.4 The Company reserves the exclusive right to modify the price applicable to the Coupon Code or to discontinue the Coupon Code at its sole discretion, at any time, without prior notice.

6.1 You agree to take particular care when providing us with your details and warrant that these details are accurate and complete at the time of placing the order. You also warrant that the financial information you provide is your own and that you have sufficient funds to make and process the payment.

6.2 All the prices listed on the Platform are correct at the time of publication. We reserve the right to alter the product catalogue. In the event of incorrect pricing, we may contact you to either provide a solution or cancel your order, with payment returned within 07 (Seven) business days.

6.3 Full payment must be made for all items ordered via online payment through Debit Card, Credit Card, UPI/QR Code, Netbanking, Wallets, EMI, etc.

6.4 The Company uses third-party payment providers and shall not be responsible for delays, erroneous transactions, or cancellation of orders due to payment issues.

6.5 For any additional fee charged by the bank/payment merchants as a convenience fee, the Company shall not be held liable.

6.6 If a User makes the payment for the same order more than once by mistake, the extra amount will be refunded via the same gateway within 07 (Seven) working days.

7.1 If you have the requirement of only one service, you can simply select the desired Service and make the payment towards the same.

7.2 Our Lawyer will get in touch with you and take the brief from you in order to understand your legal query and will provide a customized solution.

7.3 Under Pay as you go, you will not become a member of Contract Bazaar and the term of association shall be in respect of the Service availed by you only.

The terms of Use with respect to refund and cancellation are delineated under our Cancellation and Refund Policy.

9.1 The ownership and all rights, titles, and interests in the intellectual property and proprietary information and content on the Platform (Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, Designs) exclusively belong to the Company, its suppliers and licensors. User's access or usage does not confer upon them any right or license in the intellectual property of the Company.

9.2 The Company does not claim any ownership of the information uploaded or submitted by the Users and the same shall belong to the User solely.

9.3 For any content posted by you on the Platform that violates the intellectual property rights of a third party, you shall be liable for such violation.

9.4 You grant the Company the right to authorize the downloading and printing in whole or in part any content that you post to the Platform.

9.5 The User shall not use, post, modify, distribute or reproduce any content or material wherein the intellectual property rights belong to the Company, any third-party or any other person without obtaining prior written consent of the owner.

The Company reserves the right to determine whether content posted by the User or any activity is prohibited. Examples of prohibited content or activity include:

• Posting any defamatory language for the Company, other Users, or any third party.
• Posting or circulating content that involves the transmission of viruses and bugs.
• Posting content owned by a third-party without their approval.
• Posting content containing nudity, violence, or sexual subject matter.
• Posting any untrue content with the sole intention of misleading other Users.
• Posting advertisements or content to promote one's own business.
• Involvement in any criminal or tortious activity, including fraud, trafficking, drug dealing, harassment, stalking, spamming, copyright infringement, or theft of trade secrets.

The usage of the Platform and availing of the various Services shall require Users to submit their information which the Company shall collect, store, and process. Users are requested to carefully read the Privacy Policy of the Company.

Maintaining the confidentiality of username and password shall be solely borne by the concerned User and the Company shall not bear any liability for any breach in relation to the same.

12.1 The Platform may contain links to third-party apps or websites. The Company is not responsible for examining or evaluating any third-party apps/websites and does not make any representation or warranty for their products, services, content, or offerings.

12.2 We use a third-party service provider to facilitate payment and withdrawal procedures on the Platform including user verification. By using our Platform, you agree to the use of such third-party services.

13.1 The Platform and the Services are available on an "as is" and "as available" basis. The Company disclaims any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including without limitation warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, or fitness for a particular purpose.

13.2 The Company provides no warranty that the Services will be uninterrupted and free from any bugs or errors, will meet your requirement, or that the quality of Services will meet your expectation.

13.3 The Company shall not be liable for any interruptions in Services, delay in access, loss, theft, or corruption of data, occurrence of any viruses or system failures, inaccuracies or omissions in content, or any other event beyond the control of the Company.

13.4 The Platform does not charge any registration or browsing fee; however, the User is required to pay to avail Services. The Company reserves the right to modify the terms from time to time.

13.5 The Company disclaims all warranty in respect of any Services brought to you by third-party service providers.

13.6 The Company shall assume no liability for any loss arising from lack of authorization for any transaction, illegitimacy of the payment method, or the decline of transactions by the issuing bank.

13.7 The use of the Platform does not constitute advice, counselling, or recommendation on part of the Company.

14.1 The information on the Platform is for general information purposes only and is provided on an "as is" basis. The Company makes no representation or warranty of any kind. In no event shall the Company assume liability for any indirect or consequential loss or damage arising out of the use of the Platform.

14.2 The Company does not confirm the accuracy, credibility, or veracity of any information provided by Users. Any loss incurred as a result of reliance on such information shall be borne solely by the Users.

14.3 The Company shall not be liable for any interruptions, delay in access, loss of data, system failures, or any other event beyond the Company's control.

14.4 The Platform's use does not constitute advice or recommendation on part of the Company.

14.5 The Company takes reasonable measures for the protection and security of User information; however, it shall not bear responsibility for any unauthorized use by any third party.

14.6 The Company may make the Platform unavailable for maintenance, repair, or upgrades, and shall not be liable for any interruptions as a result.

We shall not be under any liability for failure to perform any of our rights and obligations under this Terms of Use if such acts of failure are due to any act of God, fire, earthquake, floods, transportation embargoes, civil commotion, pandemic, riots, violence, acts of terrorists, lockdowns, state enemies, or any other circumstances beyond our control.

Users shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its representatives, affiliates, partners, contractors, officers, directors, employees, and assigns against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs, claims including legal expenses that may be incurred as a result of: (a) breach of the Terms of Use; (b) breach of any representation or warranty; (c) use of the Platform and its content; (d) availing the Services; (e) violation of intellectual property or proprietary rights; (f) violation of privacy or confidentiality; (g) violation of any Applicable Laws; and (h) any act, omission, fraud, or misrepresentation on part of the User.

We value both our customers and our team members. Any misbehavior from the customer's end, including foul language or verbal spat, will not be entertained and is an absolute ground for immediate termination of the customer's account.

18.1 The Company reserves the right of deleting your profile and blocking your usage of the Platform in instances you are found acting in contravention of prohibited content or activity clauses.

18.2 The Company may restrict or block your access at its sole discretion if your actions lead to breach of the Terms. In such cases, you shall indemnify the Company for the losses suffered.

We reserve the right to make changes, amendments, and modifications to this Terms of Use as it may deem necessary at our discretion from time to time. The amended Terms shall be effective from the date posted on the Platform. Users are advised to periodically review the Terms of Use.

If you have any disputes or grievances in respect of Services availed through the Platform, please write to us at support@contractbazaar.in. We shall endeavour to resolve your disputes or grievances within 03 (Three) working days of receiving the email.

Except where otherwise expressly provided, this Terms of Use constitutes the understanding between the Users and the Company with respect to the subject matter contained herein and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements or communications pertaining to the same.

If you have any queries or concerns regarding our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, or any other policies, you can reach out to us on our Contact Us page or write to us at support@contractbazaar.in.