Terms and Conditions

Driver

THIS FOLLOWING DRIVER AGREEMENT DESCRIBES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON WHICH Star E Database Systems Pvt Ltd., OFFERS YOU ACCESS TO THE KARIT PLATFORM

The Website and Mobile Application (jointly referred as the “Karit  Platform”) are owned and operated by Star E Database Systems Pvt Ltd (the “Company”). Please read the Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) carefully before using the Karit  Platform as they constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the Company

By accessing or using the Karit  Platform or any Service provided on or through the Karit  Platform you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms along with the Privacy Policy of the Company and any amendments to these policies. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Karit  Platform or the Services. These terms expressly supersede prior oral or written agreements or arrangements with you. By confirming with the “I agree” option on the Mobile Application, you are consenting to be bound by this agreement and any amendments from time to time

DEFINITIONS
  1. Applicable Law:  refers to the laws of India

  2. Account:  shall mean the user account created on the Karit  Platform by the User

  3. Company/Karit /Us/We/Our:  shall mean Star E Database Systems Pvt Ltd, a private limited company duly incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 and having its registered office address at 3C, EL Dorado, 112 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034, India

  4. Customers:  refers to the passengers who avail Transportation Service on or through the Karit  Platform

  5. User/You/Your:  refers to individual driver, , car owner, car service provider or car operator, having all required and valid licenses under the Applicable Law

  6. Mobile Application: refers to the mobile application “Karit  App” listed on Google play store and/or IOS app store and as updated by the Company from time to time

  7. Service Fee/Ride Fees/Trip Fees: Refers to the fee payable by the Customers to the Company for the Service which shall include all ride fees, distance fees, taxes and any other amounts due and payable by the Customer

  8. Service: refers to the maintenance of the Karit  Platform and for facilitating transportation services between Customers and User

  9. Transportation Service: refers to the service provided by Users

  10. Website: refers to the website maintained by the Company at Karit.in and any other registered domains

  11. Karit  Platform: refers to the Mobile Application and Website operated by the Company which allows Users to provide Transportation Services to Customers

SERVICE
  1.  The Company owns and operates an online marketplace and an online booking platform referred to as the “Karit  Platform” that lists and aggregates the taxi providers and motorcabs registered with it

  2.  Karit  is a technology platform that enables You to access its Mobile Application or Website to connect with Customers who may want to avail the transportation service provided by You. Karit  through the Karit  Platform service is an aggregator and not a transportation carrier and transportation service is provided by You

  3.  Karit  is a merely a technology partner/platform for You

  4.  Karit  does not guarantee any minimum number of trips and minimum earning for you

  5.  Karit  does not guarantee that the Mobile Application will function on any particular hardware or devices

  6.  Karit  reserves the right to suspend/resume the Karit  Platform. It is understood the account is active unless explicitly closed by You, following account closure as per these terms

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR DRIVERS
  1. You are only eligible to sign up to provide transportation service on the platform provided by Karit  if You fulfil the following conditions

    1. Above the age of 18

    2. holder of a licence to drive light motor vehicles (transport) and the holder of a badge to drive motor cabs

    3. minimum driving experience of two years

    4. you are a resident of the State you are going to provide service for a minimum period of two years

    5. no past criminal record

    6. holder of Know Your Customer (“KYC”) compliance bank account in accordance with the norms prescribed by Reserve Bank of India

  2. You agree to behave in a civil and orderly manner with the Customers or intending Customers and shall not indulge in any touting activities or force or compel customers to use any services

  3. You state that You have not been convicted within the past seven years, for the offence of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or any cognizable offence under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, including fraud, sexual offences, use of a motor vehicle to commit a cognizable offence, a crime involving property damage or theft, acts of violence, or acts of terror

  4. You agree to follow all the rules and regulations enacted by the State and Central government including the applicable rules under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and an applicable state specific regulations. For the state of Tamilnadu, you specifically agree to be compliant with the Tamilnadu Traffic Control Act, 1960 and Tamilnadu On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016

  5. You are not permitted to provide Your service beyond the maximum number of hours as stipulated under Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (Central Act No. 27 of 1961)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR VEHICLE

You state that the vehicle/car used by You to provide transportation service to Customers and registered on any of the Karit  platforms meets the following eligibility criteria

  1. obtain, renew and keep at all times a valid contract carriage permit issued under Section 74 or under sub-section (8) of Section 88 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

  2. be capable of being tracked continuously with GPS/GPRS facility with a provision of a panic button for the use of the passengers, capable of alerting the control room of Karit  as well as local Police without any hindrance or interference by the You

  3. be fitted with single integrated GPS/GPRS capable vehicle tracking unit with printer, display panel and digital fare meter, as per the specifications detailed in Appendix-II of the Tamilnadu On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016 , capable of generating a printed receipt to be given to the passengers; and

  4. You have a valid registration certificate that is currently in force throughout the period that you are a User

  5. You have the required insurance coverage for the vehicle, as mandated under law and shall be renewed and maintained as valid throughout the period that you are a User

  6. You will also keep all other registrations or licenses required under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 that are required to use the vehicle as a contract carriage including the pollution certificate, the fitness certificate and such other certificates as are applicable

ACCOUNT
  1. You are required to sign up by creating a driver Account on the Karit  Platform and submit the necessary documents required under Part C. You represent and warrant that all the documents are true and accurate and up to date. In the event of any change, You shall promptly inform the Company to be eligible to be a User. If You are in violation of this Clause 5, the Company reserves the right to delete your account and You shall be liable to indemnify the Company and the Customer, as applicable

  2. You are only eligible to create an Account (i) if You are above the age of 18 years (ii) willing to share Your personal information including Your name, address, mobile phone number and age and (iii) meet the eligibility criteria prescribed in these Terms. You are solely responsible for the accuracy of this information and required to update any changes thereto. You may be required to provide identification card for verification purposes. You also agree that any information supplied to Karit  or posted on the Karit  Platform in connection with any trip, vehicle or car sharing will be true, accurate and complete

  3. You will be liable for any inaccuracy, false or fraudulent information to Karit  and Customers

  4. You are solely responsible for all activity that occurs under Your Account and will be held liable for any misuse of Your Account. You are strictly not permitted to authorize any third parties to use, assign or transfer Your Account. You are required to use the Account only for lawful purposes and ensure that Your conduct does not create nuisance or annoyance to the Customers

  5. Your mobile network’s data and messaging rates and fees may apply if You access or use the Mobile Application and You shall be responsible for such rates and fees. You agree that Karit  and/or the Customer may send You SMS, WhatsApp messages, emails and calls in relation to offers, trip details, Customer queries

  6. If you have agreed to undertake a ride for a Customer on the Platform, you will respond to the calls or messages of the Customer promptly and in a courteous, respectful and clear manner

DRIVER CONDUCT

You are not permitted to smoke, drink or consume any unlawful substances in the vehicle or misbehave with the Customers in a verbal or non-verbal manner. Karit  reserves the right to take action against You including termination of the ride, imposing a fine or reporting You to the concerned government authorities
You are required to maintain the vehicle in a clean manner and ensure that the interiors and exteriors are clean. You will ensure that the vehicle is serviced periodically and all features of the car like air-conditioning, motored windows., Etc are in good and hygienic condition. You agree that before every ridhe, the vehicle has adequate fuel for the ride. You will drive in a safe manner, abiding by all the applicable traffic rules and speed limits, relevant to the city in which you are driving. The vehicle shall be cleaned and sanitized after every ride
You shall make the vehicle available for field audit within 2 days’ time period from the date on which the Company requests for such audit. If the Company brings to the notice of the User of any breach of these terms, the User shall immediately cease to provide any rides to the Customers till such breach is cured to the satisfaction of the Company
You will be responsible for any injury, temporary or permanent, for the Customer on account of accident, etc. while on a ride. You will not be entitled to claim for any indemnity for the company or reimbursement of costs for any claims by the Customer
Karit  Company follows Zero tolerance policy for any use of drugs or alcohol by Users (driver partners). The Passengers are encouraged to report any such incidents if they suspect that the driver is under the influence of the drugs or alcohol during the ride. If there is any incident, where you have used drugs or alcohol, your account/license will be suspended immediately from Karit  platform with immediate effect

REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES

You represent and warrant to the Company that:
a. you shall fulfil the eligibility criteria stated in the present Terms at all times;
b. your Vehicle fulfils the eligibility criteria stated in the present Terms at all times; and
c. you will comply with all requirements under the Applicable Law relating to the transportation services

DISCLAIMER

You acknowledge that the Service is provided on the Mobile Application of the Karit  “as is” and “as available.” Karit  makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee regarding the number of bookings or number of Customers. You agree that the entire risk arising out of Your use of the Karit  Service provided on the Mobile Application remains solely with You

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Except as otherwise stated in this Terms, Karit  has no responsibility or liability to You related to any act of the Customers. You agree that Karit  shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages, including lost profits, lost data, personal injury or property damage related to, in connection with, or otherwise resulting from any use of the Service including those arising out of (i) Your use of or reliance on the Service on the Mobile Application or Your inability to access or use the service

LIMITED LICENSE

a. Subject to Your compliance with these Terms, Karit  grants You a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sub-licensable license to download and install a copy of the Application on a single mobile device that You own or control and to run such copy of the Application solely for Your own personal use and to use the Karit  Platform.
b. You shall not (i) license, sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise commercially exploit or make available to any third party the Service or Karit  Platform in any way; (ii) modify or make derivative works based upon the Service or Application; (iii) create Internet “links” to the Service or “frame” or “mirror” any Karit  Platform on any other server or wireless or Internet-based device; (iv) reverse engineer or access the Karit  Platform in order to (a) design or build a competitive product or service, (b) design or build a product using similar ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Service or Karit  Platform, or (c) copy, reproduce, record, or make available to the public any ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Service or Karit  Platform, or (v) launch an automated program or script, including, but not limited to, web spiders, web crawlers, web robots, web ants, web indexers, bots, viruses or worms, or any program which may make multiple server requests per second, or unduly burdens or hinders the operation and/or performance of the Service or Karit  Platform.
c. You shall not: (i) send spam or otherwise duplicative or unsolicited messages in violation of applicable laws; (ii) send or store infringing, obscene, threatening, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, including material harmful to children or violative of third party privacy rights; (iii) send or store material containing software viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents or programs; (iv) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Karit  Platform, the Application or Service or the data contained therein; or (v) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Karit  Platform, the Application or Service or its related systems or networks.
d. Karit  will have the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of the above to the fullest extent of the law. Karit  may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate these Terms.
e. You acknowledge that Karit  has no obligation to monitor Your access to or use of the Karit  Platform, Service, but has the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Karit  Platform and Service, to ensure Your compliance with these Terms, or to comply with Applicable Law.
f. Karit  reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or disable access to any content that Karit , at its sole discretion, considers to be in violation of these Terms or otherwise harmful to the Karit  Platform, the Service or Application.
g. You shall not (i) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Mobile Application (ii) reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, the Mobile Application provided by Karit ; (iii) decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble the Mobile Application; (iv) conduct data mining of the Mobile Application or unduly burdening or hindering the functionality of any aspect of the Mobile Application.(v) Access or copy the customer data

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold Karit  and its officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including fees incurred in defending any claim) arising out of or in connection with (i) any breach or violation committed by You of the representations, warranties or obligations under these Terms; (ii) breach of any obligations listed in Annexure B; (iii) any infringement or unauthorized use of intellectual property rights of Company; ( iv) any violation of the applicable law, applicable license and permit terms of the transport authorities; (v) any harm to the reputation and goodwill of Company directly attributable to the User; (vi) any negligent act or omission committed in the course of Transportation Services, or any misrepresentation made during the course of Transportation Services; and (vii) personal injury to or property damage of Customers including but not limited motor accident claims, asserted against Company and its employees by reason of the use and operation of User’s vehicle

DATA PRIVACY

Karit  collects and processes Your personal data in accordance with its Privacy Policy available at Karit .in website[●] . You acknowledge that Karit  may disclose personal data to Customers, Partner Companies, Vendors and government authorities to facilitate Your use of the Service

CONFIDENTIALITY

You shall (i) protect the confidentiality of all information available or provided to you pursuant to the use of the Mobile Application, the business model of the Company, information in relation to Customers, price information, etc. and not disclose such information to any third person; (ii) keep such confidential information in Your possession or control at all times; (iii) not to use such confidential information for any purposes whatsoever save as may be strictly necessary in connection with the purposes of this Agreement; and (iv) You will not disclose confidential information to any person

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

a. The present Terms shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India.
b. Any dispute, conflict, claim or controversy arising out of or broadly in connection with or relating to the these Terms, Service or Karit  Platform including those relating to its validity, its construction or its enforceability shall be mandatorily submitted to arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as amended from time to time.
c. The dispute shall be resolved by a sole arbitrator to be appointed by mutual consent of the parties. The seat and venue of arbitration shall be Bengaluru, India and shall be conducted in the English language. The Courts in Bengaluru shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

RELATIONSHIP

This Agreement is not intended to and shall not be construed to create an employment relationship between the User and the Company and its representatives

CANCELLATION POLICY

You agree that once you have accepted a ride through the Mobile Application, You shall not be permitted to cancel the ride, except if You have waited for a minimum period of 15 mins at the location of the Customer after the planned pickup-time and the Customer has not arrived. If you cancel ride in violation of this Clause 17, You will have to pay the Cancellation fees to the Company as decided by the company

Annexure A

Obligations of the User

1. Personal hygiene:
Users shall wear neat clothes at all times during duty hour.
User shall maintain personal hygiene

2. Vehicle Cleanliness:
User shall keep the Vehicle and dashboard clean

3. No Smoking/Tobacco/Pan/Masala/Food Item:
User shall not smoke inside the Vehicle.
User shall not chew any masala while a ride is in progress

4. The User should not make any fake calls, not disturb customer any other time after trip completed or give any missed calls to the Customer’s contact number. The User should only give a call to the Customer informing the Customer about the arrival of the Vehicle at the destination. User shall not make unwarranted use of the Customer contact details after the customer has been dropped at the destination

5. Rude Behavior with Customers:
User shall not under any circumstance argue with the Customer/use abusive words / raise his voice tone while talking to the Customer. User should follow the instructions given by Customer as well as by the Company Call Centre

6. Rash Driving:
User shall not exceed the speed limit of:
If any other speed limits prescribed for any road which is lower than the speed limits specified,the User shall follow the said prescribed lower speed limits. Users should not apply sudden breaks and should not take sharp turns that may cause inconvenience to the Customer

7. Driving License (DL) & Other RTO Documents:
While on duty hours with Company it is mandatory to keep DL and all relevant RTO impacting papers (T-permit, PUC, Insurance, RC, etc.)

8. App Misuse:
User shall ensure that the Mobile Application shall not be misused in any ways

9. Traffic Rules:
Users shall obey all traffic rules including traffic signals. User shall keep all statutory documents (insurance documents, vehicle registration book/card,etc.) at all times. User shall wear a seat belt all the time while driving

10. Users shall not consume/intake or be under the influence of alcohol or narcotic substances while logged into the Company Portal

11. Abusive or discriminatory User:
User should not do anything like abusing the Customer, talking to the Customer or any such behavior which shall make the Customer feel uncomfortable during the journey. User should not discriminate against Customer for any reason, including on the basis of sex, race, caste, creed, religion, disability or nationality

12. Rude behavior/ Customer inconvenience:
User should not ask the Customer to get down from his vehicle in the middle of the journey even if any misunderstanding or verbal fights happen between the Customer and the User. If his Vehicle gets breakdown he himself should call the Company office and make arrangement for another vehicle at any cost, for the Customer and drop the Customer to the drop location. User may not demand any fare for the ride, if it is abandoned during middle of the journey

13. Extraordinary Circumstances:
Any instance of User’s behavior that directly or indirectly impacts the Company’s “Brand Image”

14. Medically Fit
Never drive the vehicle if medical conditions will impact the driving

Annexure B:

Documents of the Vehicle


1. RC card
2. Fitness certificate
3. Permit of the vehicle
4. Commercial insurance policy
5. Pollution under control certificate
6. Car photos – 4 views
7. Chassis and Engine number photo

And any Such other documents may be required from time to time and on request shall be submitted at the nearest Company authorized centre
Documents of the User
1. User Driving License
2. Aadhar card

Terms and Conditions

Rider

THIS FOLLOWING USER AGREEMENT DESCRIBES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON WHICH Star E Database Systems Pvt Ltd., OFFERS YOU ACCESS TO THE KARIT PLATFORM

This is user agreement (the "Agreement" or "User Agreement" or "Terms of Service") for Karit (the "Karit Platform"), an application owned and operated by Star E Database Systems Pvt Ltd., whose office is located at 3C, EL Dorado, 112 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034 India. In this Agreement, Karit refers to the Karit Platform and/or Star E Database Systems Pvt Ltd., as the context so requires. The Agreement, User Agreement or Terms of Service, individually and interchangeably refer to the updated/revised terms of service for Karit Platform, as periodically revised/updated and made available on the Karit Platform

Karit Platform would mean and refer to the application, that enables Karit Carpooling Services

This Agreement, entered into between You and Karit is a legally binding agreement made between you ("You," "Your," or "Yourself") and Karit. ("Karit," "We," "Us" or "Our"). The Agreement refers to the collective terms set out in this part, Part A and Part B, herein under

We reserve the right to amend this Agreement from time to time and we shall post the updated terms on the Karit Platform. When We post amended terms on the Karit Platform, You agree that, You may not use the Services without accepting them. Except as stated below, all amended terms shall automatically be effective after they are posted on the Karit Platform. Not with standing any headings, classifications, definitions, etc

Your use and access, to the Karit Platform is licensed by Karit only upon the condition that You accept all the terms contained in this Agreement. By signing up with or by using the Karit Platform, You confirm that You understand this Agreement and accept all of its terms. Any use of the Karit Platform without accepting the terms of the Agreement shall be deemed as illegal and unauthorised use of the Karit Platform. Should You choose not to accept to the terms in this Agreement, You shall not sign up with or use the Karit Platform

This paragraph applies to any version of the Karit Platform that You acquire from the Google Play Store and/or Apple Inc.'s App Store or through the Web application & Web sites hosted by the company. Google Play and/or Apple Inc.'s App Store is not a party to this Agreement and shall have no obligations with respect to the Karit Platform. Karit, not Google and/or Apple Inc., is solely responsible for the Karit Platform and the content thereof as set forth hereunder. However, Google and Google's Play Store and/or Apple Inc. and Apple Inc.'s App Store subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement. Upon Your acceptance of this Agreement, Google and/or Apple Inc. shall have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this Agreement against You as a third party beneficiary thereof. This Agreement incorporates by reference the Licensed Application End User License Agreement published by Google and/or Apple Inc., for purposes of which, You are "the End-User." In the event of a conflict in the terms of the Licensed Application End User License Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall apply

TERMINATION
  • 7.1 We may terminate or suspend the access to our Karit and/or Karit Platform at any point in time without cause and without prior notice or liability, including without limitation any breach of these Terms

  • 7.2 You are entitled to terminate the agreement, after clearing any balance due, by closing of Your User Account. Karit reserves the right to keep the data of Your User Account for a period as may be required by Karit

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
  • 8.1 Karit shall own all right, title and interest, including all related intellectual property rights, in and to (i) the Karit Platform, Application,recommendations or any other offering; (ii) text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, sounds, music, artwork and computer code; or (iii) other information provided by You or any other party relating to the Karit Platform, Application or the Karit Service. Third party trademarks may appear on this Karit Platform/ Application and all rights therein are reserved to the registered owners of those trademarks

LIMITED LICENSE
  • 9.1 Subject to Your compliance with these Terms, Karit grants You a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable license to download and install a copy of the Application on a single mobile device that You own or control and to run such copy of the Application solely for Your own personal use and to use the Karit Platform

  • 9.2 You shall not (i) license, sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise commercially exploit or make available to any third party, Karit or Karit Platform in any way; (ii) modify or make derivative works based upon the Service or Application; (iii) create Internet “links” to the Karit Service or “frame” or “mirror” any Karit Platform on any other server or wireless or Internet-based device; (iv) reverse engineer or access the Karit Platform in order to (a) design or build a competitive product or service, (b) design or build a product using similar ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Service or Karit Platform, or (c) copy, reproduce, record, or make available to the public any ideas, features, functions or graphics of Karit or Karit Platform, or (v) launch an automated program or script, including, but not limited to, web spiders, web crawlers, web robots, web ants, web indexers, bots, viruses or worms, or any program which may make multiple server requests per second, or unduly burdens or hinders the operation and/or performance of Karit or Karit Platform

  • 9.3 You shall not: (i) send spam or otherwise duplicative or unsolicited messages in violation of applicable laws; (ii) send or store infringing, obscene, threatening, libellous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, including material harmful to children or violative of third party privacy rights; (iii) send or store material containing software viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents or programs; (iv) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Karit Platform, the Application or Karit or the data contained therein; or (v) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Karit Platform, the Application or Karit or its related systems or networks; or (vi) You shall not make copies of any data, information, pricing, features, codes, source codes, intellectual property, etc

  • 9.4 Karit will have the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of the above to the fullest extent of the law. Karit may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate these Terms

  • 9.5 You acknowledge that Karit has no obligation to monitor Your access to or use of the Karit Platform, Karit, but has the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Karit Platform and Karit, to ensure Your compliance with these Terms, or to comply with Applicable Law

  • 9.6 Karit reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or disable access to any account, any content that Karit, at its sole discretion, considers to be in violation of these Terms or otherwise harmful to the Karit Platform, Karit

ELIGIBILITY
  • 10.1 Our Services are available only to, and may only be used by individuals who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, Our Services are not available to children (persons under the age of 18) or to temporarily or indefinitely terminated Participants, both directly or otherwise. By becoming a Participant, You represent and warrant that You are at least 18 years old. By using the Karit Platform and/or the Services, You represent and warrant that You have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement

  • 10.2 You represent that You are the sole authorized user of Your account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password or OTP provided by You or Karit for accessing the Services. You are solely and fully responsible for all activities that occur under account. Karit has no control over the use of any User’s account and expressly disclaims any liability derived therefrom. Should You suspect that any unauthorized party may be using Your account or You suspect any other breach of security, You shall do all possible to secure and prevent further any such access and You will also contact Us immediately

VERIFICATION OF IDS AND PHONE NUMBER
  • 11.1 By accepting the terms and conditions contained herein, every Member or any person who wishes to register as a Member hereby agrees and consents to the fact that Karit collects and uses the profile information, IDs / documents belonging to them including but not limited to Driving License,AADHAR card or other relevant proof-of-identity documents - for the purpose of verification of the information contained in such IDs / documents by third party service providers

SOCIAL MEDIA AND NETWORKING SITES
  • 12.1 As part of the functionality of the Karit Platform, You may be able to login through online accounts You may have with third party service providers (each such account, a “Third Party Account”) by either

  • 12.2 Providing Your Third Party Account login information through the Karit Platform; or

  • 12.3 Allowing Karit to access Your Third Party Account, as is permitted under the applicable terms and conditions that govern Your use of each Third Party Account

  • 12.4 You represent that You are entitled to disclose Your Third Party Account login information to Karit and/or grant Karit access to Your Third Party Account (including, but not limited to, for use for the purposes described herein), without breach by You of any of the terms and conditions that govern Your use of the applicable Third Party Account and without obligating Karit to pay any fees or making Karit subject to any usage limitations imposed by such third party service providers

  • 12.5 By granting Karit access to any Third Party Accounts, You understand that

    • 12.5.1 Karit may access, make available and store (if applicable) any content that You have provided to and stored in Your Third Party Account, so that it is available on and through the Karit Platform via Your account, including without limitation any demographic, image, friend, contacts or following/followed lists, and

    • 12.5.2 Karit may submit and receive additional information to Your Third Party Account as indicated herein

    • 12.5.3 Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all  Content, if any, shall be considered to be Your Information (as defined below) and Your Content for purposes of this Agreement

    • 12.5.4 Depending on the Third Party Accounts You choose and subject to the privacy settings that You have set in such Third Party Accounts, personally identifiable information that You post to Your Third Party Accounts may be available on and through the Karit Platform

  • 12.6 Please note that if a Third Party Account or associated service becomes unavailable or the Karit Platform’s access to such Third Party Account is terminated by the third party service provider, then  Content may no longer be available on and through the Karit Platform

  • 12.7 PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS. Karit makes no effort to review any  Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for accuracy, legality or non-infringement, and Karit is not responsible for any  Content

Karit E-MAIL, TEXT, IN-APP NOTIFICATION AND WHATSAPP COMMUNICATIONS
  • 13.1 E-mail communications, Whatsapp, In-App Notifications, In-App Chat, and text messages sent from Us or through Us are designed to make Your Karit experience more efficient and as part of usage of Karit platform and services

  • 13.2 By becoming a Participant, You specifically agree to accept and consent to receiving e-mail communications, Whatsapp, In-App Notification, Voice Calls and text messages initiated from Us or through Us, which include, without limitation: usage related information, new services or matching options, features of Karit, similar products and service information and any promotional offers or communications

  • 13.3 Standard text messaging charges applied by Your cell phone carrier will apply to text messages We send. Karit reserves the right to cancel the notification service at any time. If You do not wish to receive any of our e-mail communications, Whatsapp, In-App Notifications, voice calls or text messages, you may not use the Services and Karit platform

YOUR INFORMATION
  • 14.1 Your Information is any information You provide, configure, identity information, documents you upload, Location data, Routes you travel, publish or display ("post"), service usage data, your communication with other users & service providers, to the Karit Platform or send to other Users in the registration, home and office locations, or through ride creation, or in any public message area (including, but not limited to the feedback section) or through any email feature ("Your Information")

  • 14.2 Your Information will be stored on computers controlled by Karit and for the purposes of effective use of the Karit Platform

  • 14.3 You consent to Us using Your Information to create a User account that will allow You to participate in all the services on the Karit Platform

  • 14.4 You are solely responsible for Your Information and Your interactions with other people in the public, and We act only as a passive conduit for Your online posting of Your Information

  • 14.5 When You use the Karit Platform, You agree to provide accurate, current and complete information as prompted by Our application input forms and to maintain and timely update Your Information to keep it accurate, current and complete at all times during the Term of the Agreement

  • 14.6 You agree that We and other people of the public may rely on Your Information as accurate, current and complete. You acknowledge that if Your Information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete in any respect, We have the right to terminate this Agreement and Your use of the Services and you are liable for any legal actions

  • 14.7 You agree that Karit can use your information from time to time to analyze the data, publish the usage statistics, promotions and for providing the services and contribution to raise awareness about the benefits of the platform

  • 14.8 You agree to receive and validate the OTP through Phone SMS and Official Email address

  • 14.9 You agree to confirm your identity through various channels provided by the platform such as Adhaar, Driving License, etc., You authorize Karit platform to use third party verification services to verify the authenticity of the documents

INFORMATION CONTROL
  • 15.1 Location data collected and provided by the Karit Platform is for basic location purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon in situations where precise location information is needed or where erroneous, inaccurate or incomplete location data may lead to death, personal injury, property or environmental damage. Neither Karit, nor any of its content providers, guarantees the availability, accuracy, completeness, reliability, or timeliness of location data displayed by the Services

  • 15.2 Any of Your Information, including geolocational data, You upload, provide, or post on the Karit Platform may be accessible to certain Users of the Karit Platform

  • 15.3 We cannot verify or guarantee the accuracy of the information Users provide Us on the Karit Platform, and We do not control the information provided by other Users that is made available through Our system. Therefore, Karit cannot and does not confirm each User’s purported identity

  • 15.4 You may find other User’s information to be offensive, harmful, inaccurate, or deceptive. Please use caution and common sense when using the Karit Platform. Please note that there are also risks of dealing with underage persons or people acting under false pretence. By using the Karit Platform, You agree to accept such risks and Karit is not responsible for the acts or omissions of users on the Karit Platform. You will keep Karit indemnified from any loss or damages due to such wrong information or due to wrong usage of services

PRIVACY
  • 16.1 Usage of Services available on the Karit platform is subject to Privacy Policy. By using Services You accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Policy. Karit reserves the right to amend Privacy Policy from time to time

  • 16.2 We only use Your information as described in the Privacy Policy. We view protection of users’ privacy as a very important community principle. We understand clearly that You and Your information is one of Our most important assets. We store and process Your information on computers that are protected by physical as well as technological security devices. We use third parties to verify and certify Our privacy principles

  • 16.3 If You object to Your Information being transferred or used in this way, please do not use or access Karit Platform Services

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
  • 17.1 Karit owns and retains ownership in the Karit Platform, viz., the interface of the Karit Platform, Logo, Trade Mark, Data, Websites, Content and the Site including the source codes thereof, and all intellectual property in respect thereof therein. Contingent upon Your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Karit hereby grants to You a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-assignable, revocable license to use the Karit Platform on

    • 17.1.1. Any device that You own or control and as permitted by the rules prescribed by platforms such as Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store the Usage Rules set forth in Section 9.b. of the App Store, Play Store, Terms and Conditions (the "Usage Rules")

    • 17.1.2. This license does not allow You to use the Karit Platform on any device, You do not own or control, and You shall not distribute or make the Karit Platform available over a network where it could be used by multiple devices at the same time. You shall not rent, lease, lend, sell, redistribute or sublicense the Karit Platform. You shall not copy (except as expressly permitted by this license and the Usage Rules), decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, modify, or create derivative works of the Karit Platform, any updates, or any part thereof (except as and only to the extent any foregoing restriction is prohibited by applicable law). Any attempt to do so is a violation of the rights of Karit and its licensors. If You breach this restriction, You may be subject to prosecution and damages. The terms of the license will govern any upgrades provided by Karit that replace and/or supplement the Karit Platform

    • 17.1.3. You warrant and represent to Us that Your Information is posted by You and that You are the sole author of Your Information. To enable the Karit Platform to use Your Information without violating any rights You might have in such information, You automatically grant, and You represent and warrant that You have the right to grant, to Us and other Participants, a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise the copyright, publicity, and database rights You have in Your Information and Your Content, and to use, copy, perform, display and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and content, in any media now known or not currently known, with respect to Your Information. Karit will only use Your Information and Content in accordance with Our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge that Karit may retain archived copies of Your Content. Karit does not assert any ownership over Your Content; rather, as between Us and You, subject to the rights granted to Us in these Terms of Service, You retain full ownership of all of Your Content and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with Your Content. In addition, other Participants may post copyrighted information on the Karit Platform, which has copyright protection whether or not it is identified as copyrighted. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which You have been given permission, You will not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information of other Participants on the Karit Platform

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  • 18.1 All intellectual property rights on the Karit Platform and in the Services shall be owned by Us absolutely and in their entirety

  • 18.2 These rights include and are not limited to database rights, copyright, design rights (whether registered or unregistered), trademarks (whether registered or unregistered) and other similar rights wherever existing in the world together with the right to apply for protection of the same

  • 18.3 You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or such other information about the Karit Platform or the Services ("Submissions"), provided by You to Us are non-confidential and shall become the sole property of Karit

  • 18.4 Karit shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to You

COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS AND COPYRIGHT AGENT
  • 19.1 Karit respects the intellectual property of others, and expects Users to do the same. If You believe, in good faith, that any materials on the Services infringe upon Your copyrights, please send the following information to Karit’s Copyright Agent at Star E Database Systems Pvt Ltd., 3C, EL Dorado, 112 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034 India

  • 19.2 A description of the copyrighted work that You claim has been infringed, including specific location on the Services where the material You claim is infringed is located. Include enough information to allow Karit to locate the material, and explain why You think an infringement has taken place

  • 19.3 A description of the location where the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work exists – for example, the URL (Internet address) where it is posted or the name of the book in which it has been published

  • 19.4 Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address

  • 19.5 A statement by You that You have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law

  • 19.6 A statement by You, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in Your notice is accurate, and that You are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and

  • 19.7 An electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest

ONLINE CONTENT DISCLAIMER
  • 20.1 Opinions, advice, statements, offers, or other information or content made available through the Karit Platform, but not directly by Us, are those of their respective authors, and should not necessarily be relied upon. Such authors are solely responsible for such content. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information on the Services and neither do We adopt nor endorse nor are We responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made by parties other than Us

  • 20.2 Under no circumstances will We be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from anyone’s reliance on information or other content posted on the Services, or transmitted to participants

  • 20.3 We reserve the right, but We have no obligation, to monitor the materials posted in the public areas of the Services. Notwithstanding this right, You remain solely responsible for the content of the photos, profiles (including Your name, image, and likeness), messages, notes, text, information, music, video, advertisements, listings, and other content (the "Content") that You post in the public areas of the Services and in Your private chat and e-mail messages. We shall have the right to remove any such material that in Our sole opinion violates, or is alleged to violate, the law or this agreement or which might be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of Users or others. E-mails, Conversation messages, notifications sent between You and other participants that are not readily accessible to the general public will be treated by Us as private to the extent required by applicable law

  • 20.4 The Karit Platform contains (or You may be sent through the Karit Platform or the Services) links to other web sites ("Third Party Sites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties (the "Third Party Applications, Software or Content"). Such Third Party Sites and Third Party Applications, Software or Content are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by Us, and We are not responsible for any Third Party Sites accessed through the Karit Platform or any Third Party Applications, Software or Content posted on, available through or installed from the Karit Platform, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices or other policies of or contained in the Third Party Sites or the Third Party Applications, Software or Content. Inclusion of, linking to or permitting the use or installation of any Third Party Site or any Third Party Applications, Software or Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by Us. If You decide to leave the Karit Platform and access the Third Party Sites or to use or install any Third Party Applications, Software or Content, You do so at Your own risk and You should be aware that Our terms and policies no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any web site to which You navigate from the Karit Platform or relating to any applications You use or install from the Karit Platform

CONFIDENTIALITY

You agree not to use any technical, financial, strategic and other proprietary and confidential information relating to Karit’s business, operations and properties ("Confidential Information") disclosed to You by Karit for Your own use or for any purpose other than as contemplated herein. You shall not disclose or permit disclosure of any Confidential Information to third parties. You agree to take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure or use of Confidential Information of Karit in order to prevent it from falling into the public domain. Notwithstanding the above, You shall not have liability to Karit with regard to any Confidential Information which You can prove

  • i) was in the public domain at the time it was disclosed by Karit or has entered the public domain through no fault of Yours; was known to You, without restriction, at the time of disclosure, as demonstrated by files in existence at the time of disclosure; is disclosed with the prior written approval of Karit

  • ii) becomes known to You, without restriction, from a source other than Karit without breach of this Agreement by You and otherwise not in violation of Karit’s rights; or

  • iii) is disclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other governmental body; provided, however, that You shall provide prompt notice of such court order or requirement to Karit to enable Karit to seek a protective order or otherwise prevent or restrict such disclosure

NO AGENCY
  • 22.1 You and Karit are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
  • 23.1. IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OUR SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR OUR SUPPLIERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR DELETION, CORRUPTION, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROGRAMS, FAILURE TO STORE ANY INFORMATION OR OTHER CONTENT MAINTAINED OR TRANSMITTED BY OUR SERVICES, SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS, OR FOR THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH KARIT, OUR SERVICES OR THIS AGREEMENT (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) EVEN IF WE OR OUR AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF KARIT OR THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF COMMUNICATING AND/OR MEETING WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS OF KARIT OR THE SERVICES, OR INTRODUCED TO YOU VIA KARIT OR THE SERVICES. SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PHYSICAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PRODUCTIVE TIME, BODILY INJURY, DEATH AND OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND DISCOMFORT

RELEASE: In the event that You have a dispute with one or more Users, You agree to release Karit (and Our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected to such disputes with other Users or to Your use of the Karit Platform or the Services offered on it

BREACH
  • 25.1 Without limiting other remedies, We may terminate Your Participation, remove Your Information, warn Our community of Your actions, issue a warning, and refuse to provide Our services to You if

    • 25.1.1 You breach this Agreement or the documents it incorporates by reference

      25.1.2 We are unable to verify or authenticate any information You provide to Us

      25.1.3 We believe that Your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for You, Our users or Us, or subject Karit or You or any other User to regulation by any state or local government or regulatory agency

      25.1.4 if We suspect that You have engaged in fraudulent activity in connection with the Karit Platform or the Services

      25.1.5 The feedback/rating from other users is low

AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ALL DISPUTES AND LEGAL CLAIMS
  • 26.1 This Agreement shall be governed in accordance with laws of India. You and We agree that any legal disputes or claims arising out of or related to the Agreement (including but not limited to the use of the Karit Platform and/or the Services, or the interpretation, enforceability, revocability, or validity of the Agreement, or the arbitrability of any dispute), that cannot be resolved amicably by mutual discussions, shall be submitted to binding arbitration. Disputes will be resolved by arbitration, by a single arbitrator appointed upon mutual consent by the disputing Parties, in Bengaluru, India. If the Parties fail to appoint a sole arbitrator by mutual consent then arbitrators shall be appointed in accordance with the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Courts at Bengaluru shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes arising out of this Agreement

NOTICES, COMPLAINTS

27.1 Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices to Karit shall be given by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested to Star E Database Systems Pvt Ltd., 3C, EL Dorado, 112 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034 India., and any notices to You shall be provided to You through the Karit Platform or given to You via the email address You provide to Karit during the registration process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date that the email was sent. Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after email is sent, unless the sending party is notified that the email address is invalid. Alternatively, We may give You notice by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, to the address provided to Karit during the registration process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date of mailing

27.2 To resolve a complaint regarding the Service, You should first contact Our Customer Service Department by email at  support@karit.in

TERM AND TERMINATION

28.1 This Agreement is effective upon use of the Karit Platform or the Services for new Users and upon the posting dates of any subsequent amendments to this Agreement for all current Users

28.2 You may terminate Your participation in the Services at any time, for any reason upon receipt by Us of Your written or email notice of termination

28.3 Either You or We may terminate Your participation in the Karit Platform, for any or no reason, without explanation. Upon such termination, We may retain an archived copy of records We have about You as may be required by law. We maintain sole discretion to bar Your use of the Services in the future, for any or no reason. Even after Your participation in the Karit Platform is terminated, this Agreement will remain in effect

DISPUTE BETWEEN/WITH MEMBERS
  • 29.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in this agreement, Karit may at its sole discretion provide its Members with an online service for resolving inter se disputes. This service is non-binding. Karit is under no obligation to seek to resolve disputes and this Service is offered at Karits sole discretion and may be withdrawn at any time. Without prejudice, disputes arising between or any other matter in relation to the use of the Karit Platform between the Members shall be dealt with independently between such parties as deemed necessary

  • 29.2 Notwithstanding anything contained in this agreement, Karit reserves its right to suspend or terminate the account of any Member, who is found to be in breach of any of the terms of this Agreement, and render the Karit Platform inaccessible (temporarily or permanently, as the case maybe) with or without notice to such Member and without prejudice to such other legal claims that Karit may choose to agitate against such Member in breach, before an appropriate forum, at its discretion

GENERAL
  • 30.1 This Agreement shall be governed by the laws in India without regard to choice of law principles. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed severed and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. You agree that this Agreement and all incorporated agreements may be automatically assigned by Karit, in Our sole discretion in accordance with the "Notices" section of this Agreement. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by You or others does not waive Our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between the User and Karit with respect to the subject matter hereof. Sections referring to Services, Licenses, Liability Limit, Indemnity, and Resolution of Disputes shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement

PART A – Karit Carpooling Services

Section 1: General Terms

The Karit Platform, provides Karit Carpooling Services which is a means to discover and connect people traveling in their private vehicle on the same route same time as per the individual preferences. Instead of traveling separately on individual vehicles, users can pool and reduce vehicles from the road. Users can either offer Carpool (“Carpool Givers”) or find Carpool (“Carpool Takers”). “Carpool Takers” and “Carpool Givers” are matched based on their route and time. It is clarified that the Karit Platform for Karit Carpooling Services is intended to be used only on private vehicles (Non-transport vehicles) by Carpool Givers (irrespective of the Carpool Givers being the owner of such vehicle or otherwise) who are not registered as public service vehicle/transport vehicle / taxi service provider / taxi operators. The Karit Carpooling Services is not meant for and does not in any manner permit the use thereof by Carpool Givers as Taxi service (as defined in Tamilnadu on-demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016) or use of any vehicle through the Karit Carpooling Services as a public service vehicle or contract carriage or a stage carriage vehicle [as defined under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act No. 59 of 1988)]. For purposes of this Agreement the services relating to connecting a Carpool Giver with a Carpool Taker for private vehicle rides shall collectively be defined as the "Carpooling Services". This Agreement describes the terms and conditions that will govern Your use of and participation in the “Carpooling Services” of Karit Platform.

Please read this Agreement carefully before using the Karit Carpooling Services. You must read, agree with and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, which includes those terms and conditions expressly set out below and those incorporated by reference, before You use any of the Karit Carpooling Services. By using any of the Karit Carpooling Services, You become a Participant in Karit Carpooling Services and a User of the Karit Carpooling Services available on the Karit Platform ("Participant" or "User") and You agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to such Karit Carpooling Services

Definitions
  • 33.1 “Account” is the user account that needs to be created by each user of Karit for registration and usage

  • 33.2 “Confidential Information” shall carry the meaning as provided in Clause 38.1

  • 33.3 “Content” shall carry the meaning as ascribed in Clause

  • 33.4 “Fuel Card” refers to a system of allowing users to store fuel credits received through sharing rides on the Karit platform. Each card will be assigned to only one unique user with identifiable information to enable redemption of fuel credit points in the users account to buy fuel

  • 33.5 “Member” means any user of the Karit platform for Karit Carpooling Services only, who has downloaded the Karit application, and registered providing requisite data (correctness of which is the responsibility of the user herself/himself) with an express interest of Carpooling services either by offering carpool in his private vehicle or by taking carpool , becomes a member of the Karit platform. Every Member, by the very act of registering, implicitly agrees to abide by all the Terms & Conditions laid out by Karit

  • 33.6 “Carpool Giver” is an individual (registered on our platform) who is using a Ride Vehicle Car to travel on a particular route and at a particular time for their own purpose, and willing to share the empty seats with other like-minded persons/colleagues/professionals or such other persons, rather driving alone, with the intent to reduce the vehicles on the road and reduce traffic congestion and pollution, may share costs of ride and have no intention to earn income or reward for sharing the rides. The Carpool Giver or anyone claiming under or through them, shall not be registered as a driver or a public service vehicle operator /stage carrier or contract carrier or taxi operator. The Carpool Giver shall be legally eligible to drive the Ride Vehicle in India

  • 33.7 “Ride Vehicle” shall mean the vehicle (Car) intended to be used by a Carpool Giver for own purpose and willing to share ride with the Carpool Taker (as defined below), which vehicle is owned by the Carpool Giver and listed on the Karit Platform by such Carpool Giver and is not registered as a taxi, stage carrier, contract carrier, transport vehicle or public service vehicle

  • 33.8 “Carpool Taker” is the Individual who is looking to travel to a place at a particular time, and who is willing to join others rather taking own/adding more vehicles to congested roads. They are socially conscious and would like to prefer Carpool options than adding vehicle to road. They prefer to participate in carpooling in rotation or share ride costs (Such as fuel) with Carpool Givers

  • 33.9 “ Content” shall mean such content as defined at other place in this document

  • 33.10 "Submissions" shall carry the meaning as defined at other place in this document

  • 33.11 “Third Party Account” shall mean such account(s) as defined at other place in this document

  • 33.12 “Third Party Sites”, “Third Party Applications, Software or Content” shall carry the meaning as ascribed at other place in this document >“Your Information” shall carry the meaning as ascribed at other place in this document. The terms mentioned here are applicable based on role of the users for the ride. Same user can be “Carpool Giver” and “Carpool Taker” as well. The terms applicable as per the role played for the shared ride. Terms that are not defined, shall carry their dictionary meaning

For the purposes of Karit carpooling services Karit carpooling platform does not provide public or private transportation services, and Karit carpooling service is not a transportation carrier. It is up to the “carpool giver” or ride vehicle owner to decide whether or not to offer a ride to a “carpool taker” contacted through the Karit carpooling platform, and it is up the “carpool taker” to decide whether or not to accept a ride from any “carpool giver” contacted through the Karit carpooling platform. Any decision by a user (carpoolgiver or carpool taker) to offer or take ride once such user is matched through the Karit carpooling platform is a decision made in such user’s sole discretion. Karit carpooling service offers information and a method to discover and connect “carpool givers” and “carpool takers” with each other, but does not intend to and does not provide transportation services or act in any manner as a transportation carrier, and has no responsibility or liability for any transportation services voluntarily provided to any “carpool taker” by any “carpool giver” using the Karit carpooling platform. You agree that Karit carpooling platform only plays a transient role in providing a technological platform for connecting you with a carpool giver/ carpool taker, as the case maybe and as such, Karit carpooling platform is and continues to be an intermediary for the purposes of the information technology act, 2000

For the purposes of Karit Carpooling Services, Karit represents the information platform designed and intended only for use as a platform for carpooling and bike-pooling by interested users to find, connect with and join other suitable users interested in sharing rides

Sharing refers to joining (or allowing to join) another person, with a similar objective of sharing a vehicle for travel on a common route agreed by both parties, with or without using the Karit Carpooling Services through the Karit platform. Ride-sharing may or may not be accompanied with ride cost sharing among the travelling parties details of which will need to be agreed between both parties, before they decide to ride-share. Ride Vehicle Owner (Carpool Giver) represents the vehicle owner who is the registered and legal owner of the vehicle - car or motorbike (i.e., 2 wheeler) that is intended to be used for the act of sharing (defined above) through the Karit platform for Karit Carpooling Services

Carpool Takers joining the Ride Vehicle Owner (Carpool Giver) through the Karit platform for Karit Carpooling Services, for the express intention of ride-sharing only (that may or may not include ride cost-sharing, as mutually agreed)

CARPOOL GIVER AND CARPOOL TAKER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND OBLIGATIONS

  • 38.1 By using the Karit Carpooling Services, the Carpool Giver represents, warrants the following to both Karit and any Carpool Taker and agrees that

    • 38.1.1 Such Carpool Giver is at least 18 years of age

    • 38.1.2 Such Carpool Giver possesses a valid Driving license issued by the relevant govt. authority and is authorized to operate a motor vehicle and has all appropriate licenses, approvals and authority to drive/ride the Ride Vehicles in all jurisdictions in which such Carpool Giver uses the Carpooling Services

    • 38.1.3 Such Carpool Giver owns, or has the legal right to operate, the Ride Vehicle such Carpool Giver uses when accepting Carpool Takers , and such Ride Vehicle is in good operating condition and meets all applicable statutory and state department of motor vehicle requirements for a vehicle of its kind

    • 38.1.4 Such Carpool Giver is not registered or enrolled or in any manner recorded in any private enterprise record or public record as a taxi or a public/stage or contract carrier driver or operator and that the Ride Vehicle is not registered with any appropriate authority as a public service transportation vehicle, stage carrier/ contract carrier or tourist vehicle

    • 38.1.5 Such Carpool Giver is named or scheduled on the insurance policy covering the Ride Vehicle such Carpool Giver uses when accepting Carpool Takers

    • 38.1.6 Such Carpool Giver has a valid policy of liability insurance (in coverage amounts consistent with all applicable legal requirements) for the operation of such Ride Vehicle to cover any anticipated losses related to such Carpool Giver’s sharing of rides to Carpool Takers

    • 38.1.7 Such Carpool Giver will be solely responsible for any and all liability which results from or is alleged as a result of the operation of the Ride Vehicle such Carpool Giver uses to share ride with Carpool Takers, including, but not limited to personal injuries, death and property damages

    • 38.1.8 In the event of a motor vehicle accident, such Carpool Giver will be solely responsible for compliance with any applicable statutory or department of motor vehicles requirements, and for all necessary contacts with such Carpool Giver’s insurance carrier

    • 38.1.9 Such Carpool Giver will obey all local laws related to the matters set forth herein, and will be solely responsible for any violations of such local laws

    • 38.1.10 Such Carpool Giver will not make any misrepresentation regarding Karit, the Karit Platform, the Carpooling Services or such Carpool Giver’s status as a Driver, offer or provide transportation service for profit, as a public carrier or taxi service, charge for rides or otherwise seek non-voluntary compensation from Carpool Takers, or engage in any other activity in a manner that is inconsistent with such Carpool Giver’s obligations under this Agreement

    • 38.1.11 Such Carpool Giver will only accept Carpool Takers using the Ride Vehicle that has been reported to and added on Karit carpool platform

    • 38.1.12 Such Carpool Giver will not discriminate or harass anyone on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age or sexual orientation

    • 38.1.13 Such Carpool Giver is medically fit to drive in accordance with applicable law

    • 38.1.14 Such Carpool Giver will not demand any additional cost from the Carpool Taker other than the mutually pre-agreed cost

  • 38.2 The Carpool Giver further agrees, represents and undertakes to both Karit and a Carpool Taker

    • 38.2.1 That the Trip shall not be for any fraudulent, unlawful or criminal activity

    • 38.2.2 That they will procure for the Ride Vehicle, a insurance policy, which provides insurance cover to the occupants (including, but not limited to, Carpool Takers / Co-Travellers) in the Ride Vehicle and covers third party liability

    • 38.2.3 That they will present themselves on time and at the place agreed with the specified Ride Vehicle

    • 38.2.4 That they will immediately inform all Carpool Takers of any change whatsoever to the Trip

    • 38.2.5. If one or more Carpool Takers have joined the ride already and the Carpool Giver decides to change any aspect of the Trip, the Carpool Giver undertakes to contact all Carpool Takers who have made a booking in relation to that Trip and to obtain the agreement of all Carpool Takers to the change

    • 38.2.6 If a Carpool Taker refuses the change, they are entitled to a full refund of carpool points and without any deduction of carpool points being given to the Carpool Giver

    • 38.2.7 The Carpool Giver self-declares that he/she complies fully with all legal requirements of owning and driving the Ride Vehicle in use with fully compliant legal documents that include, but are not limited to, a valid driving license, appropriate and valid insurance policy, appropriate registration and tax paid certificates for the vehicle, and a valid pollution-under-control (PUC) certificate

    • 38.2.8 The Carpool Giver must comply with agreed timings and reach the pickup point on time or keep the Carpool Takers informed in case of any unforeseen delay. The Carpool Giver shall not deviate from the agreed route, unless under exceptional circumstances when the agreed route becomes untenable. In case of any deviation due to exceptional circumstances the Carpool Giver must keep the Carpool Takers informed of any such change before the deviation, and at the earliest possible time

    • 38.2.9 The Carpool Giver agrees and undertakes to take out and maintain a insurance policy to cover third party liability, the occupants of the Ride Vehicle and the Trip offered or confirmed through the Site/Karit Carpool Platform

    • 38.2.10 The Carpool Giver agrees that they will, on request, provide the Carpool Taker with evidence, in advance of the Trip, of the complete validity of its insurance policy

    • 38.2.11 The Carpool Giver also undertakes to hold a valid driving license and that the Carpool Giver will own or will be entitled to use the Ride Vehicle and that the Ride Vehicle will have a valid PUC (Pollution Under Control) certificate and the Carpool Taker is entitled to request evidence of the Carpool Givers insurance, registration certificate (log book), driving licence and PUC certificate at any time up to completion of the Trip

    • 38.2.12 It is the Carpool Givers responsibility to ensure that their insurance provides adequate cover to Ride for the trip. It is up to each Carpool Giver and Carpool Taker to confirm with each other that the Carpool Giver & Carpool Takers are covered by valid insurance. The Carpool Giver must confirm that their insurance policy allows them to carry Carpool Takers and that their insurance policy covers all Carpool Takers in case of any accident or incident, which may occur during a Trip

    • 38.2.13 The Carpool giver agrees to comply all driving restrictions, road restrictions, and guidelines and follow safe driving practices

  • 38.3 The Carpool Taker agrees, represents and undertakes to both Karit and a Carpool Giver

    • 38.3.1 You are of age 18years and above

    • 38.3.2 That the Trip shall not be for any fraudulent, unlawful or criminal activity

    • 38.3.3 That they will present themselves on time and at the place agreed with the Carpool Giver

    • 38.3.4 That they will immediately inform the Carpool Giver or Karit if they are required to cancel a Carpool

    • 38.3.5 That they will comply with the Good Conduct Charter at all times

    • 38.3.6 The Carpool Taker agrees to wait at the pickup point at the agreed time for the Carpool Giver to arrive

    • 38.3.7 That they will share the agreed ride cost with the Carpool Giver by using the Carpool point system provided on the Karit platform

    • 38.3.8 That they will not cancel the carpool at last minute and they will agree to share their agreed ride cost, when cancelled at the last minute

39. With respect to Your participation on the Karit Platform or through the Karit Carpooling Services, You agree that You will not

  • 39.1. Impersonate any person or entity

  • 39.2. "Stalk" or otherwise harass any person

  • 39.3. use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index, "data mine", or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Services or its contents or user information of Karit platform

  • 39.4. post, distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior consent of the owner of such proprietary rights

  • 39.5. remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in the Service

  • 39.6. interfere with or disrupt the Services or the Karit Platform or the servers or networks connected to the Services or the Karit Platform

  • 39.7. post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment

  • 39.8. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the Service

  • 39.9. "frame" or "mirror" any part of the Service, without Our prior written authorization or use meta tags or code or other devices containing any reference to Us or the Services or the Karit Platform in order to direct any person to any other web site for any purpose; or

  • 39.10. modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decipher, decompile or otherwise disassemble any portion of the Services or any software used on or for the Services or cause others to do so

  • 39.11. You further agree that Your Information and Your interactions for the Karit Carpooling Services on the Karit Platform shall not

  • 39.12. be false, inaccurate or misleading (directly or by omission or failure to update information)

  • 39.13. infringe any third party’s rights, including but not limited to: intellectual property rights, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy

  • 39.14. violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation

  • 39.15. be defamatory, trade, abusive, obscene, profane, offensive, sexually offensive, threatening, harassing, racially offensive or illegal material

  • 39.16. contain any offensive anatomical or sexual references, or offensive sexually suggestive or connotative language

  • 39.17. include in Your Information any telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URL’s or E-mail addresses other than where explicitly asked for it in the Your registration and profile section

  • 39.18. contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, Easter eggs or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information

  • 39.19. create liability for Us or cause Us to become subject to regulation as a transportation carrier or provider of taxi service; or

  • 39.20. link directly or indirectly to any other web sites. You further agree that You will not transfer, use, or sell Your Karit account and/or ID to any another party. We reserve the right, but We have no obligation, to reject any Participant that does not comply with these prohibitions

Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, Members agree and accept that all of the information they provide to Karit when setting up their user Account and at any other time later, shall be true, correct, complete and accurate in all respects. Members also agree that any information supplied to Karit or posted on the Site in connection with any Trip, Vehicle or Car Sharing will be true, accurate and complete. Unless expressly agreed by Karit, Members are limited to one User Account per person/Member. No User Account may be created on behalf of, or in order to impersonate, another person. Karit reserves the right to suspend the account or apply penalty for the users who violate the intended use and terms and conditions

Without prejudice to anything stated herein, the Site and the Karit Carpooling Services are strictly limited to providing a Platform Service for Carpool givers and Carpool Takers to connect them and help them share a Car in a private capacity. The Karit Carpooling Services shall not be used to offer or accept car sharing for hire or reward or for profit or in any commercial or professional context. The Karit Carpooling Services shall be used only to offer or accept car ride sharing in exchange for carpool points to rotate carpooling or to share the cost of the ride between the Carpool Giver and the Carpool Takers. Members are reminded that using the Carpooling Services and offering Trips for hire or reward or in a commercial or professional capacity may invalidate a Car Owners insurance and invite adverse legal actions by the road transport authorities. Karit shall not be in for any loss or damage incurred by a Member as a result of any or breach by a Member of these Conditions including where any Car Owner (in breach of these terms) offers Services through the Site in a professional or commercial capacity (thereby potentially invalidating their insurance) and breach of any agreement between the Carpool Giver and the Carpool Taker. Any offering of Carpool rides in violation of the Conditions shall be at the sole risk such Member and Karit shall have no liability towards Members for such violations

If the Carpool Taker or Carpool Giver fail to comply with any of these terms or any other Conditions Karit reserves the right to keep information relating to the breach, to publish or disclose this information on the Members online profile and to suspend or withdraw the Members access to the Karit Platform, in addition to enforcing such other rights and remedies available under law, that it may explore. You shall ensure that all other persons who accompany the Carpool Taker in the Trip comply with these Conditions as applicable to a Carpool Taker

  • 43.1 Upon completion of the ride, the points shall be transferred from one person to another, as agreed between them

  • 43.2 However, the Carpool Giver expressly undertakes that all Carpool points received shall be used either to take Carpools or used only for fuel or car maintenance expenses

SAFETY: You are responsible for your safety with regard to the carpooling undertaken using the Karit Carpooling Services on the Karit Platform. Karit Platform for Karit Carpooling Services is only a technology-enabled social platform that helps you to initiate, accept and undertake carpooling in order to use sustainable means of commuting, reduce fuel cost, reduce stress associated with driving and reduce overall traffic on the roads. You are encouraged to use Karit responsibly and safely, Karit provides you with multiple matches based on your routes and it is up to the Carpool Giver and Carpool Taker to choose their carpool partners

RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES
  • 45.1 You agree that You will use the Karit Carpooling Services in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations. We reserve the right, but are not obligated to investigate and terminate

  • 45.2 Your participation in the Karit Platform will be terminated, if You have misused the Karit Platform or the Karit Carpooling Services, or behaved in a way which could be regarded as inappropriate or whose conduct is unlawful or illegal

  • 45.3 Carpooling with family members with the intention of exploiting the platform and its offers is prohibited.

  • 45.4 Karit Platform for rendering Karit Carpooling Services is developed to permit, and can only be used to offer two (2) rides by a Carpool Giver and/or Carpool Taker in 24 hours of a calendar day. Any attempt to increase the number of trips by an individual either directly or indirectly (by creating alias profiles) would be deemed as a breach of these terms, warranting immediate suspension/termination of the account without any further notice

By accepting this Agreement, you agree that:

  • 46.1 We may obtain information about You, including without limitation the Carpool Giver’s driving record, location , references, Contacts, Account balance and credit information

  • 46.2 You hereby, expressly, and this shall be deemed to be a written consent as per the relevant laws, authorizing Us to perform a background check on You, and further agrees to provide any necessary authorization through mail, letter or fax to facilitate Karit access to the Your official driving record, references and credit information during the term of the Agreement

  • 46.3 You accept the terms of Karit’s Privacy Policy

INDEMNITY
  • 47.1 You will defend, indemnify, and hold Us and Our officers, directors, employees, agents and any third parties harmless for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of Your use of the Service, including

  • 47.2 Your breach of this Agreement or the documents it incorporates by reference; or

  • 47.3 Your violation of any law or the rights of a third party, including, without limitation, Carpool Givers, Carpool Takers, other motorists, and pedestrians, as a result of Your own interaction with such third party

  • 47.4 any allegation that any materials that You submit to Us or transmit to the Services or to Us infringe or otherwise violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property or other rights of any third party

  • 47.5 Your ownership, use or operation of a motor vehicle or passenger vehicle, including Your provision of rides to Carpool Takers; and/or

  • 47.6 any other activities in connection with the Services. This indemnity shall be applicable without regard to the negligence of any party, including any indemnified person

OTHER DISCLAIMERS
  • 48.1 We, Our subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees and our suppliers provide the Karit Platform and the Services on an "as is" basis and without any warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory. We do not guarantee and do not promise any specific results from use of the Karit Platform and/or the Services. We, Our subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees and Our suppliers specifically disclaim any implied warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to You. This warranty gives You specific legal rights and You may also have other legal rights that vary from state to state. We do not warrant that Your use of the Services will be accurate, complete, reliable, current, secure, uninterrupted, always available, or error-free, or will meet Your requirements, that any defects in the Services will be corrected, or that the Services are free of viruses or other harmful components

  • 48.2 We disclaim liability for, and no warranty is made with respect to, connectivity and availability. We cannot guarantee that each User is at least the required minimum age, nor do We accept responsibility or liability for any content, communication or other use or access of the Karit Platform or the Services by persons under the age of 18yrs in violation of this Agreement. We are not responsible or liable in any manner for any Content posted on the Karit Platform or in connection with the Service, whether posted or caused by Users of the Karit Platform, by Karit, by third parties or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Karit Platform or the Services. Although We provide rules for User conduct and postings, We do not control and are not responsible for what Users post, transmit or share on the Karit Platform and are not responsible for any offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful or otherwise objectionable content You may encounter on the Karit Platform or in connection with any Content. Karit is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Karit Platform or Services. It also is possible for others to obtain personal information about You due to Your use of the Karit Platform or the Services, and that the recipient may use such information to harass or injure You. We are not responsible for the use of any personal information that You disclose on the Karit Platform or through the Services

  • 48.3 You are solely responsible for Your interactions with other Users. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between You and other Users. Please carefully select the type of information that You post on the Karit Platform or through the Services or release to others. We disclaim all liability, regardless of the form of action, for the acts or omissions of other Participants or Users. Karit only offers a venue that enables Carpool Givers and Carpool Takers to match with each other. Karit does not offer transportation services and Karit is not a transportation company. We are not involved in the actual ride provided by Carpool Givers to Carpool Takers. As a result, We have no control over the quality or safety of the ride that occurs as a result of the Service; nor do We have any control over the truth or accuracy of the of Participants’ information listed on the Karit Platform. We cannot ensure that a Carpool Giver or Carpool Taker is who he or she claims to be or that a Carpool Giver or Carpool Taker will actually complete an arranged service. We reserve the right to change any and all Content, software and other items used or contained in the Karit Platform and the Services at any time without notice. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by Karit or the Karit Platform

  • 48.4 The Karit Platform and the Services may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons. Karit assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, User communications. Karit is not responsible for any technical malfunction or other problems of any telephone network or service, computer systems, servers or providers, computer or mobile phone equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, on the Karit Platform, on any web site or any combination thereof, including injury or damage to User’s or to any other person’s computer, mobile phone, or other hardware or software, related to or resulting from using or downloading materials in connection with the Web and/or in connection with the Services

  • 48.5 Karit will try best to provide accurate information related to Location, Estimated time, User profiles. However it is Your responsibility to validate before using. Company will try best to make services up and running reliably however it is not an obligation and there is no guarantee provided. Karit Carpool Platform shall not be used in critical or important scenarios, if used it is at members discretion and liability

CONFIDENTIALITY
  • 49.1 You agree not to use any technical, financial, strategic and other proprietary and confidential information relating to Karit’s business, operations and properties ("Confidential Information") disclosed to You by Karit for Your own use or for any purpose other than as contemplated herein. You shall not disclose or permit disclosure of any Confidential Information to third parties. You agree to take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure or use of Confidential Information of Karit in order to prevent it from falling into the public domain. Notwithstanding the above, You shall not have liability to Karit with regard to any Confidential Information which You can prove

  • 49.2 was in the public domain at the time it was disclosed by Karit or has entered the public domain through no fault of Yours; was known to You, without restriction, at the time of disclosure, as demonstrated by files in existence at the time of disclosure; is disclosed with the prior written approval of Karit

  • 49.3 becomes known to You, without restriction, from a source other than Karit without breach of this Agreement by You and otherwise not in violation of Karit’s rights; or

  • 49.4 is disclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other governmental body; provided, however, that You shall provide prompt notice of such court order or requirement to Karit to enable Karit to seek a protective order or otherwise prevent or restrict such disclosure

NO AGENCY
  • 50.1 You and Karit are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
  • 51.1 IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OUR SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR OUR SUPPLIERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR DELETION, CORRUPTION, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROGRAMS, FAILURE TO STORE ANY INFORMATION OR OTHER CONTENT MAINTAINED OR TRANSMITTED BY OUR SERVICES, SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS, OR FOR THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH KARIT, OUR SERVICES OR THIS AGREEMENT (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) EVEN IF WE OR OUR AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF KARIT OR THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF COMMUNICATING AND/OR MEETING WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS OF KARIT OR THE SERVICES, OR INTRODUCED TO YOU VIA KARIT OR THE SERVICES. SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PHYSICAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PRODUCTIVE TIME, BODILY INJURY, DEATH AND OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND DISCOMFORT

  • 51.2 Karit has no responsibility whatsoever for the actions or conduct of “Carpool Givers” or “Carpool Takers”. Karit has no obligation to intervene in or be involved in any way in disputes that may arise between “Carpool Givers”, “Carpool Takers”, or Third Parties. Responsibility for the decisions you make regarding providing or accepting ride sharing rest solely with You. It is each user’s responsibility to take reasonable precautions in all actions and interactions with any party they may interact with through use of the services. Karit may but has no responsibility to screen or otherwise evaluate potential users. Users understand and accept that Karit has no control over the identity or actions of the Carpool Givers and Carpool Takers , and Karit requests that users exercise caution and good judgment when using the services Carpool Givers and Carpool Takers use the services at their own risk and evaluation

  • 51.3 Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing and without prejudice thereto, Karit shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising as a result of

    • 51.3.1 False, misleading, inaccurate or incomplete information being provided by a Member

    • 51.3.2 The cancellation of a Trip by a Carpool Giver or Carpool Taker

    • 51.3.3 Any fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation or breach of duty or breach of any of these Conditions by a Carpool Giver or Carpool Takers before, during or after a Trip

    • 51.3.4 Karit will not be liable to any Member for any business, financial or economic loss or for any consequential or indirect loss such as lost reputation, lost bargain, lost profit, loss of anticipated savings or lost opportunity arising as a result of the services provided by, or enabled through, the Karit platform (whether suffered or incurred as a result of the Karits negligence or otherwise)

  • 51.4 Karit will not be liable to any Member in relation to any Ride. Given that Carpool Givers are required to hold valid insurance to cover a Ride and given that Karits service is limited to putting Carpool Givers and Carpool Takers in touch with each other and cannot oversee any Ride, Members accept that the limitations on the Karits liability set out above are reasonable

RELEASE: In the event that You have a dispute with one or more Users, You agree to release Karit (and Our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected to such disputes with other Users or to Your use of the Karit Platform or the Carpooling Services

BREACH
  • 53.1 Without limiting other remedies, We may terminate Your Participation, remove Your Information, warn Our community of Your actions, issue a warning, and refuse to provide Our services to You if

    • 53.1.1 You breach this Agreement or the documents it incorporates by reference

    • 53.1.2 We are unable to verify or authenticate any information You provide to Us

    • 53.1.3 We believe that Your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for You, Our users or Us, or subject Karit or You or any other User to regulation by any state or local government or regulatory agency; or

    • 53.1.4 if We suspect that You have engaged in fraudulent activity in connection with the Karit Platform or the Services

    • 53.1.5 The feedback/rating from other users is low

AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ALL DISPUTES AND LEGAL CLAIMS
  • 54.1 This Agreement shall be governed in accordance with laws of India. You and We agree that any legal disputes or claims arising out of or related to the Agreement (including but not limited to the use of the Karit Platform and/or the Services, or the interpretation, enforceability, revocability, or validity of the Agreement, or the arbitrability of any dispute), that cannot be resolved amicably by mutual discussions, shall be submitted to binding arbitration. Disputes will be resolved by arbitration, by a single arbitrator appointed upon mutual consent by the disputing Parties, in Bengaluru, India. If the Parties fail to appoint a sole arbitrator by mutual consent then arbitrators shall be appointed in accordance with the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Courts at Chennai shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes arising out of this Agreement

NOTICES, COMPLAINTS
  • 55.1 Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices to Karit shall be given by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested to Star E Database Systems Pvt Ltd., 3C, EL Dorado, 112 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034 India., and any notices to You shall be provided to You through the Karit Platform or given to You via the email address You provide to Karit during the registration process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date that the email was sent. Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after email is sent, unless the sending party is notified that the email address is invalid. Alternatively, We may give You notice by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, to the address provided to Karit during the registration process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date of mailing

  • 55.2 To resolve a complaint regarding the Service, You should first contact Our Customer Service Department by email at  support@karit.in

  • TERM AND TERMINATION
  • 56.1 This Agreement is effective upon use of the Karit Platform or the Services for new Users and upon the posting dates of any subsequent amendments to this Agreement for all current Users

  • 56.2 You may terminate Your participation in the Services at any time, for any reason upon receipt by Us of Your written or email notice of termination

  • 56.3 Either You or We may terminate Your participation in the Karit Platform, for any or no reason, without explanation. Upon such termination, We may retain an archived copy of records We have about You as may be required by law. We maintain sole discretion to bar Your use of the Services in the future, for any or no reason. Even after Your participation in the Karit Platform is terminated, this Agreement will remain in effect

DISPUTE BETWEEN/WITH MEMBERS
  • 57.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in this agreement, Karit may at its sole discretion provide its Members with an online service for resolving inter se disputes. This service is non-binding. Karit is under no obligation to seek to resolve disputes and this Service is offered at Karits sole discretion and may be withdrawn at any time. Without prejudice, disputes arising out the Ride between Carpool Giver(s) and Carpool Taker(s) or any other matter in relation to the use of the Karit Platform between the Members shall be dealt with independently between such parties as deemed necessary

  • 57.2 Notwithstanding anything contained in this agreement, Karit reserves its right to suspend or terminate the account of any Member, who is found to be in breach of any of the terms of this Agreement, and render the Karit Platform inaccessible (temporarily or permanently, as the case maybe) with or without notice to such Member and without prejudice to such other legal claims that Karit may choose to agitate against such Member in breach, before an appropriate forum, at its discretion

GENERAL
  • 58.1 This Agreement shall be governed by the laws in India without regard to choice of law principles. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed severed and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. You agree that this Agreement and all incorporated agreements may be automatically assigned by Karit, in Our sole discretion in accordance with the "Notices" section of this Agreement. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by You or others does not waive Our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between the User and Karit with respect to the subject matter hereof. Sections referring to Services, Licenses, Liability Limit, Indemnity, and Resolution of Disputes shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement

  1. USER ACCOUNT

    1. You are required to register an Account to access the Karit Platforms and avail any of the Services using a mobile number verified with OTP

    2. You must comply with the following policy relating to usage of the Account

    3. Provide accurate, current and complete information during the registration process and keep your account information up to date at all times

    4. Do not register more than one (1) account

    5. You cannot assign or otherwise transfer your account to another entity or person

    6. You are liable for any and all activities conducted through your account. You must immediately notify the Company if you know or have any reason to suspect that your credentials have been lost, stolen, misappropriated, or otherwise compromised or in case of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your Account

    7. You shall ensure that the information provided at the time of registration or otherwise is accurate, complete, and valid. The Company shall bear no liability for false, incomplete, old or incorrect information provided by you

    8. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your Account with immediate effect and for an indefinite period, if the Company has a reason to believe that the Registration Data or any other information provided by you is false or for any other reason or for any other reason whatsoever

    9. In case of unauthorized use, whether suspected or actual, of the Account please immediately reach the Company at support@karit.in make a written request for blocking Your Account. We will not be liable for any unauthorised transactions made through your Account prior to the expiry of 72 (seventy-two) hours after you have made a request in writing for blocking your Account

  1. SERVICES

    1. 4.1 The Company operates a technology platform under the brand name “Karit” that offers Services to enables Users (1) to avail transportation from the Drivers who are listed on “Karit Platform” and (2) make payment for such services. The Company is not a transportation carrier. All transportation service is provided by Drivers. The Company is a technology platform to connect Users with the External Transportation Service Providers

    2. 4.2 The Mobile Application permits you to avail the transportation services offered by the Drivers. Through the Mobile Application, you may submit the booking request. Your request is broadcasted to selected nearby drivers. The Driver has sole and complete discretion to accept or reject each booking request for Transportation Service. Once any of the Drivers accepts a request, Karit will notify you and provide the Driver’s profile details

  1. CONDITIONS RELATING TO USE OF SERVICES By using the Karit Platform, you agree to be bound by the following conditions

    1. You will only use the Karit Platform and your Account for your personal use and will not resell or assign it to a third party

    2. You will not use an account that is subject to any rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorization

    3. You will not use the Karit Platform for unlawful purposes

    4. You will not try to harm the Karit Platform or our network in any way whatsoever

    5. You will only use an authorized network to avail the Karit Platform

    6. You are aware that when requesting via Karit Platform or calling the call center of Karit, standard messaging charges, data charges, voice charges, as applicable, of the Your and Our phone network service providers, will apply

    7. You will comply with all applicable law from your country state and/or city in which you are present while using the Karit Platform

    8. You shall promptly inform Karit on any change in the information provided by You; and

    9. Karit reserves the right to immediately terminate your access to the use of the Karit Platform in the event of non-compliance with any of the above requirements listed in (a) to (h)

    10. Company does not guarantee the Karit and the availability of the Karit is influenced by several internal and external factors which may or may not be within the control of Karit and Karit shall not be held liable or obliged to indemnify You for any failure to provide the Karit Service by Karit Platform or by any of the Driver Partner on the platform

  2. AUTHORIZATION RELATING TO USE OF SERVICES

    1. You authorize the Company and its employees, to provide information regarding Services, discounts and promotions by way of an App Notification, WhatsApp, SMS, Voice call or email to Your registered device or registered mobile number or registered email ID

    2. Karit will be entitled to process and transfer your information as per the Privacy Policy

    3. You agree and permit Karit to share any information provided by you with third parties in order to facilitate provision of certain value-added Services offered by such third parties to you or to provide certain value-added services to you by Karit

    4. You hereby expressly consent to receive communications from Karit or third parties offering value-added services to you through your registered phone number and/or e-mail id and/or WhatsApp, Voice call, App notification from the Karit Platform

    5. You agree that you will not hold Karit responsible for any such communications received from third parties, nor will any such communication amount to spam, unsolicited communication or a violation of your registration on the national do not call registry

  3. BOOKING

    1. Karit, upon receiving the booking request from the User will proceed to confirm or decline the booking based on the availability of Driver at the pickup time, which shall be informed to you through an SMS or push notification or email

    2. In the event the booking is confirmed, you shall confirm the correctness of the booking details including but not limited to pick up time and pick up place. If there are any discrepancies in the booking confirmation, the User is required to immediately inform the Company by calling our call centre or by updating the booking request on the Karit Platform

    3. You shall bear the consequences and damages for any delay that may be caused due to your failure to check the confirmation SMS or notification or email or failure to inform Karit of the incorrect details immediately

  1. USER VIOLATION OF TERMS You shall not smoke and drink in the Vehicles or misbehave with the Driver or distract the Driver or act in violation of the Applicable Law. You agree that you shall not use the Karit Services for transport of unlawful goods, human trafficking, dangerous material, explosives, etc. In the event You are found to be involved in the activities set out above or a complaint is raised by the Driver against you, You shall be liable to pay a fine to us and we shall also have the right to terminate the ongoing ride. In the event You fail to pay fine, Karit is entitled to take all such steps, including but not limited to blacklisting you from Karit Platform, and take available remedies as may be available to us under the Applicable Law. You will also indemnify the driver and Karit for any loss incurred by Us and the Driver on account of Your action or inaction in relation to violation of the terms

  1. USER COMPLAINTS. 

All issues, opinions, suggestions, questions and feedback while availing our Karit Services shall be communicated to us through email on support@karit.in Reporting of any issue needs to be within 12 hours of the happening of the issue, failing which, such issue may not be addressed. Karit takes no liability for inability to get back on other channels except through the email address provided herein. Company decide to address / not address any issue at its own discretion

  1. FORCE MAJEURE

 We shall not be liable for any failure to perform any obligations under the Terms either by Karit or by the Drivers, if the performance is prevented, hindered or delayed by a Force Majeure Event and in such case our obligations under the Terms shall be suspended for so long as the Force Majeure Event continues

  1. INDEMNIFICATION

 By accepting these Terms and using the Service, You agree that You shall defend, indemnify and hold Karit, its affiliates, their licensors, and each of its officers, directors, other users, employees, attorneys and agents and the Drivers harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with: (a) Your violation or breach of any of the Terms contained herein or any Applicable Law or regulation, whether or not referenced herein; (b) Your violation of any rights of any third party (c) Your use or misuse of the Karit Platform or Karit Service

    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
    1. You agree that Karit is merely an electronic platform to facilitate aggregation of Vehicles and does not in any manner provide transportation services. Karit also does not guarantee or provide assurance in respect of the behaviour, actions or data of the Drivers posted on the Karit Platform

    2. You agree that Karit shall not be held liable for any misbehaviour or violation of the Driver and that therein guarantee in relation to the type of vehicle, the cleanliness of the vehicle and other permits that must be obtained by the Driver

    3. You acknowledge that the Service and Karit Platform is provided on “as is” basis and that it is possible that interruptions or degradation of its quality or disturbance of the Service may be caused by any cause, within or beyond our control. In any such an event, without any attribution to implied warranties, the Company’s liability shall be limited to exercising reasonable efforts to restore the Service as soon as possible, if possible

    4. All images, audio, video and text in the Karit Platform and/or Application are only for illustrative purposes. None of the models, actors or products in the images, if any is endorsing the Services in any manner. Any resemblance of any matter to anybody or anything is purely unintentional and/or coincidental

    5. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage (including direct or indirect damage or other damages, loss of revenues, profits or business) which You may sustain due to any interruption in the availability of the Service/ Karit Platform or any degradation or deterioration of the Service or due to the inability of the Company to restore the Service

    6. Karit shall not be liable for You missing trains/flights/events or delays etc. as the Service is dependent on many factors not in Karit’s control. You must book Your Ride after taking into account the check-in time, traffic and weather conditions, natural calamities, traffic barricades, car breakdowns and other unexpected delays, breakdowns, etc

    7. In the event, there is a delay by the Vehicle in reaching the pickup location beyond 30 (thirty) minutes of the pickup time, Karit shall only endeavour to get You in touch with the Driver assigned for the ride

    8. You shall take full responsibility of Your items and luggage. In case of lost items inside the Vehicle during the journey, Karit will try to locate the items on a “best-effort” basis but is not responsible for the same in case of loss or damage to the same

    9. We shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential damages, losses, or faults of any nature whatsoever including but not limited to loss of revenues, profits or business, from breach of contract, or in tort. In no event shall the total aggregate liability of the Company for any damages, losses, and causes of action arising from use of the Karit Platform or the Services exceed in the aggregate Rs. 500/- (Rupees five hundred Only)

    10. NO AGENCY

      You and Karit are independent contractors, and no agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement

    11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

      IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OUR SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR OUR SUPPLIERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR DELETION, CORRUPTION, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROGRAMS, FAILURE TO STORE ANY INFORMATION OR OTHER CONTENT MAINTAINED OR TRANSMITTED BY OUR SERVICES, SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS, OR FOR THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH Karit, OUR SERVICES OR THIS AGREEMENT (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) EVEN IF WE OR OUR AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF Karit OR THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF COMMUNICATING AND/OR MEETING WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS OF Karit OR THE SERVICES, OR INTRODUCED TO YOU VIA Karit OR THE SERVICES. SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PHYSICAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PRODUCTIVE TIME, BODILY INJURY, DEATH AND OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND DISCOMFORT

    12. RELEASE: In the event that You have a dispute with one or more Users, You agree to release Karit (and Our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected to such disputes with other Users or to Your use of the Karit Platform or the Taxi Services

    13. BREACH

      1. Without limiting other remedies, We may terminate Your Participation, remove Your Information, warn Our community of Your actions, issue a warning, and refuse to provide Our services to You if

        1. You breach this Agreement or the documents it incorporates by reference

        2. We are unable to verify or authenticate any information You provide to Us

        3. We believe that Your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for You, Our users or Us, or subject Karit or You or any other User to regulation by any state or local government or regulatory agency; or

        4. if We suspect that You have engaged in fraudulent activity in connection with the Karit Platform or the Services

        5. The feedback/rating from other users is low

AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ALL DISPUTES AND LEGAL CLAIMS

This Agreement shall be governed in accordance with laws of India. You and We agree that any legal disputes or claims arising out of or related to the Agreement (including but not limited to the use of the Karit Platform and/or the Services, or the interpretation, enforceability, revocability, or validity of the Agreement, or the arbitrability of any dispute), that cannot be resolved amicably by mutual discussions, shall be submitted to binding arbitration. Disputes will be resolved by arbitration, by a single arbitrator appointed upon mutual consent by the disputing Parties, in Bengaluru, India. If the Parties fail to appoint a sole arbitrator by mutual consent then arbitrators shall be appointed in accordance with the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Courts at Bengaluru shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes arising out of this Agreement

NOTICES, COMPLAINTS

Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices to Karit shall be given by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested to Star E Database Systems Pvt Ltd., 3C, EL Dorado, 112 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034,India., and any notices to You shall be provided to You through the Karit Platform or given to You via the email address You provide to Karit during the registration process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date that the email was sent. Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after email is sent, unless the sending party is notified that the email address is invalid. Alternatively, We may give You notice by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, to the address provided to Karit during the registration process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date of mailing

To resolve a complaint regarding the Service, You should first contact Our Customer Service Department by email at support@karit.in

TERM AND TERMINATION

This Agreement is effective upon use of the Karit Platform or the Services for new Users and upon the posting dates of any subsequent amendments to this Agreement for all current Users

You may terminate Your participation in the Services at any time, for any reason upon receipt by Us of Your written or email notice of termination

Either You or We may terminate Your participation in the Karit Platform, for any or no reason, without explanation. Upon such termination, We may retain an archived copy of records We have about You as may be required by law. We maintain sole discretion to bar Your use of the Services in the future, for any or no reason. Even after Your participation in the Karit Platform is terminated, this Agreement will remain in effect

AMENDMENT TO TERMS

Karit reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace, in part or full, any of these Terms, or change, suspend, block, discontinue or restrict your use to all or any feature of the Service or Karit Platform at any time. Karit shall not be required to notify You of any changes made to these Terms. The revised Terms shall be made available on the Karit Platform. It shall be Your responsibility to check these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Karit Platform, following the changes to the Terms, will constitute Your acceptance of those changes. Your use of the Karit Platform and the Services is subject to the most current version of the Terms made available on the Karit Platform at the time of such use

PART C –  Services
  1. The Company operates a technology platform under the brand name “” in the “Karit” platform that enables Users (1) to Sell or rent their used products/goods (2) to buy and take on rent the Products or services from other users

  2.  acts as a platform to allow users who comply with the terms contained herein below to offer, sell and buy products and services listed on

  3. Although the  platform is used to conduct transactions,  is not a party to any of the transactions conducted on the  platform and has no liability to any party in connection with such transactions

  4. The  platform does not control and is not responsible for ads, listings/information, images, photos, videos and any other means of electronic communication from outside of the  platform

  5. The  platform shall not be responsible for any loss that You would incur by using the  platform

  6. Any content posted on  platform is not sanctioned by the Company, but the Company shall have the absolute right to delete any content posted on the platform for violating the terms contained herein, or any reason or no reason at all. The Company reserves the right to delete any content without any prior notice

  7. In connection with any content that You post on the platform, you hereby affirm, acknowledge, represent and warrant that

    1. You would be responsible for all the content that You post on the  platform and any consequences that arise from such act of posting on the platform

    2. Have the necessary licenses, rights, consent and permission to use the platform for such time the content that You posted on the platform is available

    3. The ownership of the content is with You, and by posting the content on the  platform, the Company shall have an irrevocable, non-cancellable, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the content in connection with the platform, including but not limited to the purpose of promoting and redistributing a part of all of the content on the platform

    4. You would not post any content on the  platform:

      1. That is in violation of any law or regulation;

      2. That is protected by any intellectual property rights of any person or is subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, except when You are such owner of the right or are permitted to use such content through permission or license from the rightful owner

      3. That is harmful, abusive, unlawful, threatening, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, paedophilic, libellous, invasive of another's privacy or other rights, in any way unlawful, inconsistent, or contrary to the laws

      4. That is discriminatory or hateful towards any individual or group of individuals based on religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability

      5. That threatens the security and sovereignty of India

      6. That is false, deceptive, misleading, deceitful and misinformative

      7. That constitutes or contains "pyramid schemes," "affiliate marketing," "link referral code," "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," or unsolicited advertisements of a commercial nature

      8. That offers illegal service or contains any sale of items which are illegal, prohibited or restricted by law

      9. That has any virus or malware in the file that is intended to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or any other computer resource

  1. You also hereby grant each user of the platform;

    1. a non-exclusive license to access Your content through the platform, and

    2. the right to contact You with regard to the Content posted by You through private chat or any other means

    3. The foregoing license to each user granted by You terminates once You or the Company removes or deletes such content from the platform

  2. You shall, in no event, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble such trademarks and nothing herein shall be construed to grant you any right in relation to such trademarks

  3.  prohibits any activity that infringes copyright or any other intellectual property rights on the platform and the Company may remove any content that is found to be infringing of any intellectual property rights at its sole discretion

  4. The Company does not endorse any content that is posted on the  platform and disowns any and all liability with regards to the content posted on the platform

  5. The Company may also remove any user from the  platform if they are found infringing any of the terms contained herein

  6. The Company has the sole discretion to decide whether any content posted on the  platform is appropriate and complies with the terms contained herein

  7. The  platform may display certain trademarks belonging to third parties, the use of which may be subject to the license granted by third parties to the Company

  8. The materials on the  platform are for Your information only and may not be used to be copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners

  9. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the  platform or features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any materials or enforce limitations
    The content displayed on or through the  platform is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to copyrights laws, other laws, and international conventions

  10. You agree to pay the service fees to Karit for the transactions you do on

  11.  only facilitate the opportunity to post information, see information and contact each other.  doesn’t validate the quality and accuracy of information. It is the responsibility of Buyer / Seller to validate and use their discretion to do transactions

  12. You will defend, indemnify, and hold Us and Our officers, directors, employees, agents and any third parties harmless for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of Your use of the  Services

  13. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage sustained by reason of any disclosure of any information regarding online transactions using credit cards/debit cards and/or their verification process and particulars nor for any error, omission or inaccuracy with respect to any information so disclosed and used whether or not in pursuance of a legal process or otherwise

  14. You hereby agree to comply with the requirements of the Information Technology Act, 2000, rules, regulations, guidelines, bye-laws and notifications made thereunder, while accessing the  services on Karit platform