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This is an agreement between user or the entity (having legal personality) that user represents (hereinafter “You” or “Your”) AND Legality Simplified LLP (hereinafter “we”, “us”, “our”) governing your use of our GOAL Suite of Software Products:
Parts of this AgreementThis Agreement is the terms of Service for users of the application (hereinafter the “Terms of Service”). This is in addition to the Terms and Conditions (hereinafter the “General Terms”) which is agreed and signed with the management. In the event of a conflict between the General Terms and Terms of Service, the General Terms shall prevail.
Acceptance of the TermsUser must be competent to enter into a binding agreement in order to accept the Terms. The services offered, are subject to the user agreeing to the terms. If the user does not agree to the Terms of Service, our Services cannot be used. This User Agreement shall come into effect immediately on your acceptance of terms by checking the checkbox on the login screen indicating acceptance and/ or using the Services and shall remain in force till such time you have a valid subscription to the Software.
Description of ServiceWe provide a web-based application (Also referred to as “Software”, “application”, “Tool”, “Platform”) to track and manage standard list of compliances (Legal and Compliance Documents, Licenses, Returns and filings) statutorily applicable to any typical organization that matches a given line of business (Industry of service). Enabling you to conform with applicable laws to achieve compliance and for Board reporting.
The software also allows you to leverage an array of associated features based on the subscribed package and version, that enables online collaboration, and tracking/ management of elements specific to your organization that is not automatically identified as applicable to the given industry by the software. Together classified as "Service" or "Services".
Services can be used for personal and business use. You may connect to the Services using any Internet browser supported by the Services. You are responsible for obtaining access to the Internet and the equipment necessary to use the Services. You may reach out to your internal Legal and IT Teams for approvals and access to the application.
Subscription to Beta ServiceWe may offer certain Services as closed or open beta services ("Beta Service" or “Beta Services”) for the purpose of testing and evaluation. You agree that we have the sole authority and discretion to determine the period of time for testing and evaluation of Beta Services. We will be the sole judge of the success of such testing and the decision, if any, to offer the Beta Services as commercial services. You will be under no obligation to acquire a subscription to use any paid Service as a result of your subscription to any Beta Service. We reserve the right to fully or partially discontinue, at any time and from time to time, temporarily or permanently, any of the Beta Services with or without notice to you. You agree that Legality Simplified LLP will not be liable to you or to any third party for any harm related to, arising out of, or caused by the modification, suspension or discontinuance of any of the Beta Services for any reason.
Modification of Service (and Terms)We may update the Services from time to time. We may also revise the Terms of Service from time to time as per any changes in law or new regulatory requirements, and in order to improve or enhance our Services.
If changes in the Services materially reduces the functionality or the Modification of Terms of Services is significant, it will be notified to you through a service announcement or by sending email to your primary email address. Customer may terminate the Agreement by notifying us within 30 days. This termination right will not apply to updates made to features provided on a beta or evaluation basis. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any change to the Terms will be deemed to be your agreement to the modified Terms.
User Sign up ObligationsYou need to sign up for a user account by providing all required information in order to access or use the Services. If you represent an organization, all users from your organization, can sign up for user accounts by providing your corporate information. You agree to: a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as required during the signup process; and b) maintain and promptly update the information provided during sign up to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete, or if Legality Simplified LLP has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete, Legality Simplified LLP may terminate your user account and refuse current or future use of any or all of the Services.
Organization Accounts and AdministratorsWhen you sign up for an account for your organization you may specify one or more administrators. The administrators will have the right to configure the Services based on your requirements and manage end users in your organization account. If your organization account is created and configured on your behalf by a third party, it is likely that such third party has assumed administrator role for your organization. Make sure that you enter into a suitable agreement with such third party specifying such party’s roles and restrictions as an administrator of your organization account.
You are responsible for i) ensuring confidentiality of your organization account password, ii) appointing competent individuals as administrators for managing your organization account, and iii) ensuring that all activities that occur in connection with your organization account comply with this Agreement. You understand that Legality Simplified LLP is not responsible for account administration (unless specifically agreed to vide a separate agreement) and internal management of the Services for you.
You are responsible for taking necessary steps for ensuring that your organization does not lose control of the administrator accounts. You may specify a process to be followed for recovering control in the event of such loss of control of the administrator accounts by sending an email to goal@legalitysimplified.com, provided that the process is acceptable to Legality Simplified LLP. In the absence of any specified administrator account recovery process, Legality Simplified LLP may provide control of an administrator account to an individual providing proof satisfactory to Legality Simplified LLP demonstrating authorization to act on behalf of the organization. You agree not to hold Legality Simplified LLP liable for the consequences of any action taken by Legality Simplified LLP in good faith in this regard.
Personal Information and PrivacyGOAL suite of products allows you to upload, submit, and store content. You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in that content. In short, what belongs to you stays yours. But you grant Legality Simplified LLP permission to access, copy, distribute, store, transmit, reformat, publicly display and publicly perform the content of your user account solely as required for the purpose of providing the Services to you.
The GOAL suite of products also allows you to Upload Personal information you provide to Legality Simplified LLP through the Service is governed by Legality Simplified LLP Privacy Policy. Your election to use the Service indicates your acceptance of the terms of the Legality Simplified LLP Privacy Policy. We assure you that we respect your personal information and take necessary precautions technically to ensure that your personal information is safe and not misused.
Ultimately however, you and your organization are responsible for maintaining confidentiality of your information. You are responsible for all activities that occur in your user account and you agree to inform us immediately of any unauthorized use of your user account by email to goal@legalitysimplified.com.
We are not responsible for any loss or damage to you or to any third party incurred as a result of any unauthorized access and/or use of your user account, or otherwise.
Communications from Legality Simplified LLPThe Service may include certain communications from Legality Simplified LLP, such as service announcements, administrative messages and newsletters. You understand that these communications are not spam but for your benefit of knowledge gain only and shall be considered part of using the Services. You will not be able to explicitly opt-out from receiving service announcements and administrative messages.
Payments and RenewalThe Services are available under subscription plans of various durations. Payments for subscription can be made only by cheque or by Bank transfer to any account as Legality Simplified LLP may specify in writing. No cash will be accepted. Subscription can be renewed on request and payment of charges before the expiry of period of subscription. User account will be deactivated on the expiry of validity period of subscription. Charge for use of Services are subject to change. Any increase in charges will not apply until the expiry of period of subscription. However, the services will need to be renewed as per the latest pricing plans and any additional feature will be made available only after making additional payment.
Intellectual Property RightsNothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any license or right, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under copyright or other intellectual property rights over the Software, design, content or logo contained in GOAL v1. GOAL, Legality Simplified LLP, Legality Simplified LLP logo, the names of individual Services and their logos are owned by LEGALITY SIMPLIFIED LLP and it shall not be displayed or used by User, in any manner, without prior permission.
Restrictions on UseIn addition to all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, User shall not: (i) transfer the Services; (ii) provide any service based on the Services without prior written permission; (iii) use the third party links to sites without agreeing to their website terms & conditions; (iv) post links to third party sites or use their logo, company name, etc. without their prior written permission; (v) publish any personal or confidential information belonging to any person or entity without obtaining consent from such person or entity; (vi) use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, impair or harm any server, network, computer system, resource of Legality Simplified LLP; (vii) violate any applicable local, state, national or international law; and (viii) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sell, sub-license, or create derivative works; (ix) use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our Web Site, App or the Content; (x) create a false identity to mislead any person as to the identity or origin of any communication.
Spamming and Illegal ActivitiesYou agree to be solely responsible for the contents of your transmissions through the Services. You agree not to use the Services for illegal purposes or for the transmission of material that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, pornographic, obscene, or is otherwise objectionable, offends religious sentiments, promotes racism, contains viruses or malicious code, or that which infringes or may infringe intellectual property or other rights of another. You agree not to use the Services for the transmission of "junk mail", "spam", "chain letters", “phishing” or unsolicited mass distribution of email. We reserve the right to terminate your access to the Services if there are reasonable grounds to believe that you have used the Services for any illegal or unauthorized activity.
Sample files and ApplicationsLegality Simplified LLP may provide sample files and applications for the purpose of demonstration of the Services effectively for specific purposes. The information contained in any such sample files and applications consists of random data. Legality Simplified LLP makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, usefulness, completeness or reliability of the information or the sample files and applications.
Discontinuation of ServiceWe hate to see you leave, however should you choose to discontinue our service, you understand and agree that, to protect client privacy policies, we do Not store any data explicitly beyond what is technically required as part of our regular backup policy, and that the software automatically deletes all the data after the expiry of the subscription. You agree that you (your organization) are solely responsible to download all copies of data stored on the application before the subscription expiry date.
Disclaimer of WarrantiesYou expressly understand and agree that we provide the goal suite of products using a reasonable level of skill and care but we don’t make any express commitment about the specific functionality available through our products, its reliability, availability or ability to meet your needs. No advice or information, whether written or oral, obtained by you from Legality Simplified LLP, its employees or representatives shall create any warranty not expressly stated in the terms. material or information contained on or made available through the product, is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice nor does it, in any manner establish a client – advocate relationship.
Limitation of LiabilityYou agree that Legality Simplified LLP shall, in no event, be liable for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, punitive, or other loss or damage whatsoever or for loss of business profits, business interruption, computer failure, loss of business information, or other loss arising out of or caused by your use of or inability to use the service, even if legality simplified LLP has been advised of the possibility of such damage. You agree to hold harmless Legality Simplified LLP, its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, and other representatives , from and against any losses, damages, fines and expenses (including attorney's fees and costs) arising out of or relating to any claims that you have used the Services in violation of another party's rights, in violation of any law, in violations of any provisions of the Terms, or any other claim related to your use of the Services, except where such use is authorized by Legality Simplified LLP Nothing in these terms is intended to exclude or limit the liability of Legality Simplified LLP for fraud, Fraudulent misrepresentation or any liability that cannot excluded by law.
ArbitrationAny controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Terms shall be settled through mandatory binding arbitration administered under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 vide a sole arbitrator being mutually appointed by the parties. The arbitration shall be at Chennai and the courts at Chennai shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to try any matters arising from the arbitration and all matters arising in connection with this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Legality Simplified LLP may at any time seek injunctions or other forms of equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction.
Suspension and TerminationWe may suspend your user account or temporarily disable access to whole or part of any Service in the event of any suspected illegal activity, or requests by law enforcement or other government agencies. Objections to suspension or disabling of user accounts should be made to goal@legalitysimplified.com. within thirty days of being notified about the suspension. We may terminate a suspended or disabled user account after thirty days. We will also terminate your user account on your request. In addition, we reserve the right to terminate your user account and deny the Services upon reasonable belief that you have violated the Terms and to terminate your access to any Beta Service in case of unexpected technical issues or discontinuation of the Beta Service. You have the right to terminate your user account if Legality Simplified LLP breaches its obligations under these Terms and in such event, you will be entitled to prorated refund of any prepaid fees. Termination of user account will include denial of access to all Services, deletion of information in your user account such as your email address and password and deletion of all data in your user account.
END OF TERMS OF SERVICEIf you have any questions or concerns regarding this Terms of Service, please contact us at goal@legalitysimplified.com.