Last Updated: November 1, 2023

These Terms and Conditions and any additional terms, guidelines, policies, or disclaimers, made available or issued and updated by us from time to time or that appear on https://spiceroutelegal.com/ (“Website”), govern the access to and use of the Website (“Terms”).

These Terms constitute a binding and enforceable contract between SRL (defined below) and you, an end user of the Website (“you”, “your”, or “yourself”). You represent and warrant that you have full legal capacity and authority to agree and bind yourself to these Terms.

The Terms may be amended by us from time to time in accordance with these provisions. You may at any time view the most recent version of the Terms on the Website.

By using the Website, you agree that you have read, understood, and are bound by these Terms as updated from time to time, and that you comply with the requirements listed here.

1. BACKGROUND

(a) The Website is made available to you by Spice Route Legal (collectively, “SRL”, “we”, or “us”).

(b) SRL provides legal services. The Website contains information about the legal services we offer and is for informational purposes only. Any transmission, receipt, or use of the Website and information and materials contained therein, or sending an e-mail or other form of communication to us, will not create or constitute an attorney-client relationship.

2. USER INFORMATION

(a) The Website may allow you to share your personal information with us (“User Information”). Please note that your User Information may be used by us for various purposes, including but not limited to providing you career opportunities and internships. We collect and use your User Information in accordance with our Privacy Policy (available here).  

(b) You represent and warrant that your User Information is true, complete, and accurate in all respects. Should your User Information change during the existence of these Terms, you undertake to immediately bring such change to our notice. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for any loss or damage that you may suffer or incur if any information you provide is incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, or misleading, or if you fail to disclose any material fact.

3. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

(a) The Website contains copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information that belongs to us or our licensors. You agree not to use or otherwise reproduce our proprietary rights in the textual content associated with them without obtaining our prior written consent. You agree to not remove, obscure, or otherwise alter any proprietary notices appearing on any content on the Website, including copyrighted material, trademarks, and other intellectual property notices.

(b) If you are blocked by us from accessing the Website (including by blocking your IP address), you agree not to implement any measures to circumvent such blocking (for example, by masking your IP address or using a proxy IP address).

(c) Any use of the Website other than as specifically authorised by us is strictly prohibited. By using the Website, you agree not to undertake certain activities which include, but are not limited to:

(i) infringing any proprietary rights, including but not limited to copyrights, patents, trademarks, or trade secrets of any party;

(ii) except as may be provided hereunder, copying, displaying, distributing, modifying, publishing, reproducing, storing, transmitting, posting, translating, creating any derivative works, renting, or licensing the Website or any portion thereof;

(iii) downloading or copying any kind of information for the benefit of another individual, vendor, or any other third party;

(iv) caching unauthorised hypertext links to the Website;

(v) uploading, posting, or transmitting any information through the Website that you do not have a right to make available (such as the intellectual property or personal data of another party);

(vi) uploading, posting, or transmitting any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programmes designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

(vii) use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools;

(viii) making any back-up or archival copies of the Website or any part thereof;

(ix) bypassing any measures used by us to prevent or restrict access to the Website;

(x) accessing, monitoring, or copying any information on the Website using any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means or any manual process for any purpose without our express written permission;

(xi) violating the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on the Website or bypassing or circumventing other measures employed to prevent or limit access to the Website;

(xii) deep-linking to any portion of the Website (including, without limitation, the purchase path for any service) for any purpose without our express written permission; or

(xiii) “framing”, “mirroring”, or otherwise incorporating any part of the Website into any other website without our prior written authorisation.

4. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

(a) The information and material on the Website (“Information”) are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We make no representation or warranty about the validity, accuracy, correctness, or reliability of any information provided on or through the Website. We cannot guarantee that the Website will operate in accordance with your expectations, or be uninterrupted or error-free. We disclaim all express and implied representations, warranties, or guarantees as to the accuracy, validity, reliability, or completeness of any Information on the Website.

(b) No information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us shall create any warranty that is not expressly stated in the Terms.

(c) By accessing our Website, you agree and acknowledge that we, or any of our members, have not solicited or advertised our services to you or induced you to consider our services.

(d) The Information provided on the website is not a complete analysis of any topic. Our advisory to clients is unique and based on specific deliverables. We are not responsible for your use of any sample documents, guidance, or analyses provided on the Website and the provision of such Information shall not be interpreted as solicitation or advertisement, or be construed as legal or professional advice. You hereby accept full responsibility for any consequences that may arise from your use of the Website, and expressly agree and acknowledge that we have absolutely no liability in this regard.

(e) In no event shall we be liable to compensate you or any third party for any direct, special, incidental, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages whatsoever, including those resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, whether or not foreseeable, and whether or not we had been advised of the possibility of such damages, based on any theory of liability, including breach of contract or warranty, negligence, or other tortuous action, or any other claim arising out of or in connection with your use of or access to the Website.

5. INDEMNITY

You agree to release, indemnify, and hold us and our clients, staff, agents, lawyers, consultants, job applicants, and other third parties harmless from all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, caused by or arising out of any breach by you of these Terms or applicable law.

6. TERMINATION

(a) You agree that we may, in our sole discretion, suspend or terminate your use of the Website for any reason, including, without limitation, if we believe that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms. We may also at our sole discretion and at any time discontinue the provision of the Website, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for termination of your access to the Website.

(b) Upon termination of your access to the Website, these Terms shall terminate, except for those clauses that are intended to survive expiry or termination.

7. NO WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY

You agree that no action of ours, other than an express written waiver or amendment, may be interpreted as a waiver or amendment of any of these Terms. If any provision of these Terms is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms will continue to remain in effect.

8. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

You agree that the laws of India shall govern these Terms, and that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be referred to and finally resolved by a sole arbitrator mutually appointed by you and us. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 or any statutory amendments or re-enactment for the time being in force. The venue of the arbitration shall be Mumbai. The language of the arbitration shall be English. Subject to the above, the courts of Mumbai shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of these Terms.

9. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We reserve the right at any time to add, modify, or make changes to the Terms (or any part thereof), at our sole discretion. Any revised Terms will be applicable from the time they are posted on the Website. Please ensure that you review these Terms regularly. You will be deemed to have accepted the changes made to these Terms if you continue to use the Website once the revised Terms have been posted.

10. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

No third party shall have any rights to enforce any terms contained herein.

11. ASSIGNMENT

You shall not license, transfer, or assign the rights, obligations, or covenants under these Terms in any manner without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights to any party without any prior notice to you.

12. COMMUNICATION

You may communicate with us, including for any grievance that you experience in connection with the Website, by contacting us at contact@spiceroutelegal.com.