Introduction

Wakhariya & Wakhariya (“W&W”, the “Firm”, “we”, “us” and “our”) is a law firm located in Mumbai, India. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern the User (“you”, “your” and “yourself”) and the basis on which you are allowed access to our website.

This website is owned by Shabbir S. Wakhariya and is for information purposes only. By accessing any content of this website, the User acknowledges that the information provided does not amount to advertising or solicitation and is meant only for the User’s understanding of the Firm.

By accessing, browsing or otherwise using the website, you indicate your agreement to these terms of use and our privacy policy. Therefore, please read these terms of use and our privacy policy carefully before proceeding.

Terms of Use

Our website is available only to Users over the age of legal majority, who can form legally binding agreement(s) under applicable law. Any use or access by anyone under the age of 18 years is prohibited. If the User is under the age of 18 years, the User may access this website only with the consent and supervision of their parent or legal guardian, provided that such parent or legal guardian agrees to be bound by the Terms, and provides consent on the minor’s behalf, in all cases where such agreement or consent is required. We reserve the right to refuse access to the website to any prospective Users at any time without according any reasons for doing so.

By accessing this website, you agree:

• To access and use the website and its content solely for personal, informational, and internal purposes, in accordance with the Terms
• Not to use this website or its content in contravention of any regulation or legislation;
• Not to copy, amend, reproduce or distribute the content, or disclose the content to third parties;
• Not to input or upload or provide any information to the website which contains viruses, trojans, worms, time bombs or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, interfere with, intercept or expropriate any system.
• Not to modify or alter any content.
• Not to distribute or sell, rent, lease, license or otherwise make the content available to others in any other manner whatsoever.
• Not to download, print or otherwise copy the content unless otherwise specifically permitted by provision of a Download or Print button; and even where download, printing or copying is permitted, User may do so only for the User’s personal, non-commercial use, unless the User obtains our prior written permission to otherwise use the content.

Lawyer-Client Relationship

The material contained on this website is not legal advice. It contains matters of general interest only. The material is not intended to be, nor should it be, relied upon as a substitute for legal or other professional advice. Use of this website does not in any way create a lawyer-client relationship. We do not accept liability for any loss or damage of any kind arising from or relating to the material contained on this website.

Intellectual Property Rights and Limited License

The content featured or displayed on this website and materials provided by us is owned by us, our licensors and/or our content providers. All elements of the website and materials that we provide, including without limitation the design and the content, are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws relating to intellectual property.

The User will not remove or infringe any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices found on this website or any material that we may provide.

Indemnity

The User agrees to defend, hold harmless and indemnify us and our lawyers, partners, associates, employees, officers, contractors, agents and other Users from and against any claims, actions or demands arising out of, resulting from or in any way related to the User’s use of this website, including any liability or expense arising from any and all claims, losses, damages, suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature.

Confidentiality

No electronic communication through the website is secure and no such communication will be treated as confidential.  The Firm is not responsible for and does not necessarily endorse any third-party content that may be accessed or available through this website.  Nor is the Firm responsible for the practices, including as to data privacy, of any third-party sites accessible through this website.

The Firm advises against the use of the communication platform provided on this website for exchange of any confidential, business or politically sensitive information. The User is requested to use his or her judgment and exchange of any such information shall be solely at the User’s risk.

We may monitor the use of this site and record the Internet IP addresses of Users of this site.  This information is collected by the Firm or its agents for our internal purposes only and will not be disclosed except as required by law.  All e-mail communications with Firm personnel or representatives through e-mail accounts provided by the Firm are subject to monitoring and review in accordance with our policies and applicable law.

Please do not use any of the information on this site to distribute unsolicited bulk e-mail advertisements or solicitations.  Any such use of the information on this site is a violation of these Terms of Use.

Website Update

We aim to update our website regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to our website, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on our website may be out of data at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

Limitations and Exclusions of our Liability

We are not responsible or liable for any matter relating to you or any third parties accessing or using this website and its contents. We do not endorse nor are we responsible for the contents of websites operated by third parties that link to this website.

Any links to third-party websites are provided solely as a convenience to you. We are not responsible for the content of or any damage that may result from your access to or reliance on these third-party websites. If you link to third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.

Violation of these Terms

If the User breaches the Terms in any way, we may take such action as we deem appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending the User’s access to the website, blocking computers using your IP address from accessing the website, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website and/or initiating court proceedings against you.

Jurisdiction and Governing Law

The courts in Mumbai, India will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our website although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country.

These Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India.

Amendment and Modification

We reserve the right to change or update the Terms at any time without notice. We advise that you refer to the same on a regular basis. Your continued use of our website after these changes will constitute your acceptance of these changes. If you do not agree with such changes to our Terms, you should immediately cease using our website.

These Terms of Use are in effect since March 1, 2019.