This website (“Site”) is owned and operated under the Acuity Knowledge Partners brand names (collectively, “Acuity Knowledge Partners ” including all legally affiliated entities). These Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) contain the terms, covenants, conditions, and provisions upon which you (also referred to herein as “User”) may access and use this Site and the content, including (without limitation) opinions, and other materials, tools, products, services, publications and information (collectively, the “Materials”) displayed on the Site. ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE UPON NOTICE, WHICH MAY BE GIVEN BY ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS POSTING SUCH CHANGE (OR REVISED TERMS OF USE) ON THE SITE, BY E-MAIL, OR ANY OTHER REASONABLE WAY. IF A CHANGE IS NOTIFIED BY A POSTING ON THE SITE, IT SHALL BE DEEMED TO TAKE EFFECT WHEN POSTED; IF A CHANGE IS NOTIFIED BY E-MAIL, IT SHALL BE DEEMED TO TAKE EFFECT WHEN THE E-MAIL IS SENT; AND IF A MODIFICATION IS NOTIFIED IN ANY OTHER WAY, IT SHALL BE DEEMED TO TAKE EFFECT WHEN THE RELEVANT NOTICE IS SENT OR ISSUED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS . YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THIS SITE FOLLOWING NOTICE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS WILL BE CONCLUSIVELY DEEMED ACCEPTANCE OF ANY CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF USE. YOU AGREE THAT NOTICE OF CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF USE ON THE SITE, DELIVERED BY EMAIL, OR PROVIDED IN ANY OTHER REASONABLE WAY CONSTITUTES REASONABLE AND SUFFICIENT NOTICE.
These Terms of Use shall apply to any Acuity Knowledge Partner’s mobile application or Acuity Knowledge Partner’s content on third-party social media services (including for e.g. a Acuity Knowledge Partners Facebook® page as applicable) that reference these Terms of Use. In such instances, the term “Site” shall include the applicable mobile application or Acuity Knowledge Partners content whenever that term is used herein.
By using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read these Terms of Use, understand them, and agree to be bound by their terms and conditions. You also hereby acknowledge that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and consent to Acuity Knowledge Partners use of your Personal Data set out therein (including, with respect to Users resident in the European Union, the transfer of your Personal Data outside the European Economic Area). If you do not agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you shall neither access nor use this Site. If you register with this Site, the user agreement you enter into as part of that registration process will, rather than these Terms of Use, govern your use of this Site.
Terms and Conditions
1. Grant of License. These Terms of Use provide you with a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Site conditioned on your continued compliance with the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use. You may, on an occasional and irregular basis, print and download Materials on the Site solely for personal and non-commercial use, or, only to the extent permitted by an Other Agreement (defined below), for internal business use, provided that you do not obscure, alter, remove or delete any copyright or other proprietary notices contained in such Materials.
With the exception of the foregoing and except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, you may not modify, create derivatives of, copy, distribute, broadcast, transmit, reproduce, publish, license, transfer, sell, mirror, frame, “deep link”, “scrape”, data mine, or otherwise use any information or material obtained from or through this Site. Further, you may not post any content from this Site to forums, newsgroups, list serves, mailing lists, electronic bulletin boards, or other websites, without the prior written consent of Acuity Knowledge Partners. You warrant to Acuity Knowledge Partners that you will not use this Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, including but not limited to attempting or actually (i) disrupting, impairing or interfering with this Site, (ii) collecting any information about other users of this Site, including passwords, accounts or other information, or (iii) systematically extracting data contained on this Site to populate databases for internal or external business use.
2. Intellectual Property Rights. All Materials contained on the Site, unless otherwise indicated, is protected by law including, but not limited to, United States copyright, trade secret, and trademark law, as well as other state, national, and international laws and regulations. The Site, its content, layout and design are the exclusive property of Acuity Knowledge Partners or its licensors and, except as expressly provided herein, Acuity Knowledge Partners does not grant any express or implied right in any such Materials to you. In particular and without limitation, Acuity Knowledge Partners owns the copyright in the Site as a collective work and/or compilation, any and all databases accessible on the Site, and in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of the content of the Site. Acuity Knowledge Partners , and all other names, logos, and icons identifying Acuity Knowledge Partners and/or Acuity Knowledge Partner’s products and services are proprietary marks of Acuity Knowledge Partners or its licensors. Third-party trademarks displayed on the Site are the property of their respective owners.
3. Privacy Policy. Please see Acuity Knowledge Partners ’ Privacy Policy for a summary of Acuity Knowledge Partners ’ personal data collection and use practices with respect to the Site.
4. Password Policy. Your use of certain portions of the Site may require a password. As part of the registration process, you must select a member name and password and provide Acuity Knowledge Partners with accurate, complete and up-to-date information. Anyone with knowledge of your password can gain access to the restricted portions of the Site and the information available to you. Accordingly, you must keep your password secret. By agreeing to these Terms of Use, you agree to be solely responsible for the confidentiality and use of your respective password, as well as for any communications entered through this Site using your password. You will also immediately notify Acuity Knowledge Partners if you become aware of any loss or theft of your Password or any unauthorized use of your password. Acuity Knowledge Partners reserves the right to delete or change a password at any time and for any reason.
5. Assumption of Risk. You use the Internet solely at your own risk and subject to all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations. While Acuity Knowledge Partners has endeavored to create a secure and reliable website, please be advised that the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to/from this Site over the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Accordingly, Acuity Knowledge Partners and Acuity Knowledge Partners licensors and suppliers are not responsible for the security of any information transmitted via the Internet, the accuracy of the information contained on the Site, or for the consequences of any reliance on such information. Acuity Knowledge Partners and Acuity Knowledge Partners’ licensors and suppliers shall have no liability for interruptions or omissions in Internet, network or hosting services. You assume the sole and complete risk of using the Site.
6. Enforcing Security. Actual or attempted unauthorized use of any of the Site may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution. For your protection, Acuity Knowledge Partners reserves the right to view, monitor, and record activity on the Site without notice or further permission from you, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Any information obtained by monitoring, reviewing, or recording is subject to review by law enforcement organizations in connection with the investigation or prosecution of possible criminal activity on any of the Site. Acuity Knowledge Partners will also comply with all court orders involving requests for such information.
7. Links to Other Websites. Acuity Knowledge Partners may provide links, in its sole discretion, to other websites on the World Wide Web for your convenience in locating related information and services. These websites have not necessarily been reviewed by Acuity Knowledge Partners and are maintained by third parties over which Acuity Knowledge Partners exercises no control. Accordingly, Acuity Knowledge Partners and its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, licensors and suppliers (together, the “Acuity Knowledge Partners Parties”) expressly disclaims any responsibility for the content, the accuracy of the information, the quality of products or services provided by or advertised on and/or software downloaded from these third-party websites. Moreover, these links do not imply an endorsement of any third party or any website or the products or services provided by any third party.
8. Events Beyond Acuity Knowledge Partners Control. You expressly absolve and release Acuity Knowledge Partners and Acuity Knowledge Partners licensors and suppliers from any claim of harm resulting from a cause beyond their control, including, but not limited to, the failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, computer viruses, unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes, or natural disasters, strikes or other labor problems, wars, terrorism or governmental restrictions.
9. DISCLAIMERS. You expressly agree that any tools or information made available on the Site are not a substitute for the exercise of independent judgment and expertise. You should always seek the assistance of a professional for advice on investments, tax, the law, or other professional matters.
Acuity Knowledge Partners obtains all Materials furnished on the Site from sources believed by it to be accurate and reliable but because of the possibility of human or mechanical error as well as other factors, the Site and all related Materials are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without representation or warranty of any kind, and THE ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS PARTIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY AS TO THE ACCURACY, RESULTS, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE OR ANY RELATED MATERIALS. Acuity Knowledge Partners makes no representation or warranty that any Materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in any particular locations, and access to them from territories where any of the contents of this Site are illegal is prohibited. If you choose to access this Site from such locations, you do so on your own volition and are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws, rules and regulations. Acuity Knowledge Partners may limit the Site’s availability, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and in our sole discretion. You agree and acknowledge that no oral or written information or advice given by Acuity Knowledge Partners or any of its employees or agents in respect to the Site shall constitute a representation or a warranty unless such information or advice is incorporated into these Terms of Use by a written agreement. FURTHER, THE MATERIALS, MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND THERE MAY BE TIMES WHEN THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. MOREOVER, ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS MAY MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE SITE OR TO THE MATERIALS DESCRIBED OR MADE AVAILABLE ON THE SITE AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY REASON. YOU ASSUME THE SOLE RISK OF MAKING USE AND/OR RELYING ON THE MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE SITE.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS PARTIES DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY , INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THIS SITE AND ITS CONTENT, EVEN IF ANY OF THE ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS PARTIES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
(i) COMPENSATION, REIMBURSEMENT OR DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS;
(ii) EXPENDITURES, INVESTMENTS OR COMMITMENTS, WHETHER MADE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, DEVELOPMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF BUSINESS REPUTATION OR GOODWILL;
(iii) LOSS OF DATA;
(iv) COST OF SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS;
(v) COST OF CAPITAL;
(vi) THE CLAIMS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, OR
(vii) ANY SUCH DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS PARTIES DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT OR COMPENSATORY DAMAGES CAUSED TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BY ANY NEGLIGENCE (BUT EXCLUDING FRAUD, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF LIABILITY THAT, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, BY LAW CANNOT BE EXCLUDED) ON THE PART OF, OR ANY CONTINGENCY WITHIN OR BEYOND THE CONTROL OF, THE ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS PARTIES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND ITS CONTENTS.
THE USER MUST USE ALL REASONABLE ENDEAVORS TO MITIGATE ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER (AND HOWSOEVER ARISING) AND NOTHING IN THESE TERMS OF USE SHALL BE DEEMED TO RELIEVE OR ABROGATE THE USER OF ANY SUCH DUTY TO MITIGATE ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE.
IN ANY EVENT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS PARTIES FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER RELATED TO ACCESS TO OR USE OF THIS SITE AND ITS CONTENTS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY THE USER FOR SERVICES PROVIDED VIA THIS SITE PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS OF USE DURING THE 6 MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR (B) U.S. $100.
10. Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Acuity Knowledge Partners, its licensors and suppliers, all of their affiliates, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, agents, successors and assigns, from and against any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and professionals’ fees and court costs) arising out of any third party claims based on or related to your use of the Site or any breach by you of these Terms of Use.
11. Submissions. Acuity Knowledge Partners welcomes your feedback and suggestions, including about how to improve this Site. We and/or our service providers may make available through the Site certain services to which you are able to post comments, information and/or feedback (for example, message boards, blogs, chat features, messaging and/or comment functionalities). Any ideas, suggestions, information, feedback, know-how, material, and any other content (collectively, “Submissions”) posted and/or received through this Site, will be deemed to include a worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, transferable and fully sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right and license for Acuity Knowledge Partners to adopt, publish, reproduce, disseminate, transmit, distribute, copy, use, create derivative works, display, (in whole or part) worldwide, or act on such Submissions without additional approval or consideration, in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such Submissions. You hereby waive (a) any claim to the contrary; and (b) any “moral rights” associated with your Submissions. You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary for you to grant the foregoing license, and that each Submission you provide to the Site complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. You are and remain responsible and liable for the content of any Submission. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO GRANT THE RIGHTS GRANTED IN THIS SECTION, PLEASE DO NOT POST, TRANSMIT OR OTHERWISE MAKE ANY SUBMISSION. ANY SUBMISSIONS MADE ARE DONE SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. Please note, Acuity Knowledge Partners does not control any of the User-submitted Submissions, they do not reflect the opinion of Acuity Knowledge Partners, and Acuity Knowledge Partners does not guarantee their accuracy or endorse any of the opinions expressed. Any Submissions related to Acuity Knowledge Partners service offerings will be directed to appropriate company representatives offline. You should be mindful of any confidentiality obligations or other legal commitments before providing Submissions in a manner that will be posted on the Site (e.g., on a blog). Acuity Knowledge Partners reserves the right to edit or delete Submissions for any reason and reserves the right to ban future Submissions from any third party, by blocking specific email addresses or IP addresses, or through other means as necessary. The Acuity Knowledge Partners Parties are not responsible or liable for (i) any Submissions, including, without limitation, any errors or omissions in such Submissions, links or images embedded therein, or results obtained by using any of the same; or (ii) any loss or damage caused by the Submissions or resulting from the use (including without limitation republication) or misuse thereof by any third party, including your reliance thereon.
12. Export Restrictions. No software or any other materials associated with this Site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported to countries or persons prohibited under relevant export control laws, including, without limitation, countries against which the UK / United States has embargoed goods, or to anyone on the U.K. Consolidated Financial Sanctions List maintained by Her Majesty’s Treasury, U.S. Treasury Department list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or the U.S. Commerce Department’s Table of Deny Orders. You are responsible for compliance with the laws of your local jurisdiction regarding the import, export, or re-export of any such materials. By using and/or downloading any such materials from this Site, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country to which such import, export, or re-export is prohibited or are not a person or entity to which such export is prohibited.
13. Governing Law. These Terms of Use, including (without limitation) any disputes relating to the content the Site, whether sounding in contract, tort, statute or otherwise, is governed by the laws of the England and Wales, without reference to its conflict of law principles and without regard to the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
14. Dispute Resolution. THIS PARAGRAPH CONTAINS ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER PROVISIONS THAT WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A COURT HEARING OR JURY TRIAL OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use, including any disputes relating to the content of Site, whether sounding in contract, tort, statute or otherwise, shall be finally resolved by arbitration. Any claim must be brought in the claimant’s individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, representative, multiple plaintiff, or similar proceeding (“Class Action”). The parties expressly waive any ability to maintain any Class Action in any forum. The arbitration shall be conducted by one arbitrator in English and in accordance with the International Rules of the American Arbitration Association, which shall administer the arbitration and act as appointing authority. You shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acuity Knowledge Partners may seek preliminary injunctive relief from a court of law in the event of a breach by you. Nothing herein is intended to confer any benefit on any third party or the right to enforce any contractual term, and the application of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to this Agreement is hereby excluded.
15. Term, Termination. These Terms of Use will take effect when you first commence using the Site. Acuity Knowledge Partners reserves the right at any time and for any reason to deny you access to the Site or any portion thereof. Termination will be effective without notice.
16. Waiver. Failure to insist on strict performance of any of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use will not operate as a waiver of any subsequent default or failure of performance. No waiver by Acuity Knowledge Partners of any right under these Terms of Use will be deemed to be either a waiver of any other right or provision or a waiver of that same right or provision at any other time.
17. Nature of Relationship. No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Acuity Knowledge Partners as a result of these Terms of Use or your utilization of this Site.
18. Severability. The provisions of these Terms of Use are severable. If any provision (or part of any provision) shall be determined to be void or unenforceable, the relevant provision or part of any provision shall be deemed deleted and these Terms of Use, and the validity and enforceability of all remaining provisions (and parts of any provisions) of these Terms of Use, shall not be affected.
19. Entire Agreement/Reservation of Rights. Your rights to use certain material available on or through this Site may be subject to separate written agreements with Acuity Knowledge Partners (“Other Agreements”). Particular pages or features of this Site with content supplied by Acuity Knowledge Partners or its licensors may have different or additional terms (“Special Terms”), which will be disclosed to you when you access those pages or features, and by accessing or using such pages and features, you will be deemed to have agreed to the applicable Special Terms. If there is a conflict between these Terms of Use and the Special Terms, the Special Terms will govern with respect to such pages or features or content. In the event of a conflict between these Terms of Use and one or more Other Agreements, the terms of such Other Agreement(s) shall govern and control. With the exception of any Special Terms and Other Agreements, these Terms of Use represent the entire agreement between you and Acuity Knowledge Partners with respect to your use of and material available on or through the Site, and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written between you and Acuity Knowledge Partners with respect to the Site. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acuity Knowledge Partners data collection and usage practices in connection with the Site are as set forth in the Privacy Policy.
20. Third Party Beneficiaries. Acuity Knowledge Partners licensors set forth in these Terms of Use (including in the Additional Terms (defined below)) are intended to be third party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions set forth herein, as applicable to their respective products and services.
21. Assignment. You may not assign your rights and obligations under these Terms of Use without the prior written consent of Acuity Knowledge Partners. Any assignment made in violation of the foregoing prohibition shall be null and void. These Terms of Use shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
22. Sanctions Compliance. You warrant that neither you, nor any entity on whose behalf you are acting, is owned or controlled by, nor do you or such entity own or control, directly or indirectly, a person or entity that is (i) on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.K. Consolidated Financial Sanctions List maintained by Her Majesty’s Treasury; or (ii) subject to country sanctions imposed by the U.S. Government for any reason, including but not limited to being organized or headquartered in or a governmental entity of a country subject to such sanctions (currently Cuba, Iran, Syria and Crimea); or (iii)organized or headquartered in any other country to which the export or re-export of U.S.-origin goods or technologies are generally embargoed (currently North Korea). Additionally, you, or the entity on whose behalf you are acting, warrant that you or such entity do not intend to and will not knowingly supply or use the Site to or for the benefit of any of the foregoing. You agree to notify Acuity Knowledge Partners if these circumstances change. For purposes of this provision, “owned” and “own” mean an interest of 50 percent or more and “control” means the right or ability to dictate the decisions, actions, and/or policies of an entity or its management. If you breach this Section, in addition to any other rights or remedies Acuity Knowledge Partners may have, Acuity Knowledge Partners may immediately terminate your access to the Site and any affected subscriptions.
23. Claims of Copyright Infringement. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials available on the Site infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send Acuity Knowledge Partners a notice requesting that Acuity Knowledge Partners remove the material or block access to it. If you believe in good faith that someone has wrongly filed a notice of copyright infringement against you, the DMCA permits you to send Acuity Knowledge Partners a counter-notice. Notices and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA. See http://www.copyright.gov/ for details.
24. Contact Information. If you would like to contact Acuity Knowledge Partners regarding these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, please contact:
Legal Department
Acuity Knowledge Partners
6th Floor, Plot No. 267, Udyog Vihar Phase II, Gurgaon, Haryana, India 122015
Phone: +91- 0124 – 6633028
E-mail: legal@acuitykp.com
If you choose to contact Acuity Knowledge Partners via e-mail regarding these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, respectively, please mark the subject heading of your e-mail “Terms of Use Inquiry” or “Privacy Inquiry.”
25. Future Statements. Certain statements contained on this website, in Acuity Knowledge Partners news releases or communicated orally or in writing by Acuity Knowledge Partners concerning the Company or its management, are future statements a. These statements are based on future expectations, plans and prospects for Acuity Knowledge Partners (the “Company”) business and operations Acuity Knowledge Partners undertakes no obligation (nor does it intend) to publicly supplement, update or revise any future statements on a going-forward basis, whether as a result of subsequent developments, changed expectations or otherwise.
26. Survival.
You agree that the foregoing terms and conditions shall survive any termination of your rights of access to the Materials identified above.