Terms and Conditions
Introduction
Welcome to Gonoshasthaya Kendra and thank you for visiting our website www.gonoshasthayakendra.com. This website is owned and operated by Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK). Gonoshasthaya Kendra is referred to in this policy, collectively, as “Gonoshasthaya Kendra,” “GK,” “we,” “us,” or “our.”
These Terms of Service (“Terms,” “Terms of Service”) govern your use of our website located at www.gonoshasthayakendra.com (together or individually “our service”), and operated by Gonoshasthaya Kendra. Our Privacy Policy also governs your use of our service and explains how we collect, safeguard, and disclose information that results from your use of our web pages and social media. Your agreement with us includes these “Terms” and our “Privacy Policy” (referred to as “Agreements”). You acknowledge that you have read and understood the agreements and agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree with or cannot comply with our agreements, then you may not use the service and should refrain yourself from using our services. Please let us know by emailing at [email protected], so that we can try to find out a solution. These terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who wish to access or use our services.
Communications
By using our services, you agree to subscribe to newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information we may send. However, you may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or by emailing [email protected].
Contests, Sweepstakes, and Promotions
Any contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions (collectively, “Promotions”) made available through these services may be governed by rules that are separate from these Terms of Service. If you participate in any promotions, please review the applicable rules as well as our “Privacy Policy.” If the rules for a promotion conflict with these Terms of Service, Promotion rules will apply.
Content
The content found on or through this service are the property of Gonoshasthaya Kendra or used/shared with permission. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, download, repost, copy, or use said content, whether in whole or in part, for commercial purposes or for personal gain, without express advance written permission from us. You are welcome to use our contents for any educational or non-profit purpose after taking/receiving written permission from us.
Prohibited Uses
You may use Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with the terms. You agree not to use our services:
- In any way that violates any applicable national or international law or regulation.
- For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content or otherwise.
- To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation.
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate GK, a GK employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
- In any way that infringes upon the rights of others, or in any way is illegal, threatening, fraudulent, harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful purpose or activity.
- To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of our service, or which, as determined by us, may harm or offend GK or users of our service or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
- Use our services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair our service, or interfere with any other party’s use of our service, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through service.
- Use any robot, spider, or other automatic devices, process, or means to access our service for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on service.
- Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on our service or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
- Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of our service.
- Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of Service, the server on which our service is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to service.
- Attack our service via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
- Take any action that may damage or falsify GK’s rating.
- Otherwise, attempt to interfere with the proper working of our service.
Analytics
We may use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our services.
Use by Minors
Services are intended mostly for access and use by individuals at least eighteen (18) years old. By accessing or using service, you warrant and represent that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and with the full authority, right, and capacity to enter into this agreement and abide by all of the terms and conditions of Terms. If you are not at least eighteen (18) years old, you are prohibited from both the access and usage of many of our services.
Note to Parents and Children
GK welcomes children to learn more about our organizational activities and the issues presented on the GK’s websites and social media; and we are particularly respectful of the privacy of our young users. We encourage parents to monitor their children’s use of the Internet and to help us protect their privacy by instructing them never to provide personal information on this site or any other without permission. We will never attempt to extract unnecessary information from our users, regardless of age.
Accounts
When you create an account with us, you guarantee that you are above the age of 18 and that the information you provide us is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Inaccurate, incomplete, or obsolete information may result in the immediate termination of your account on Service. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, including but not limited to the restriction of access to your computer and/or account. You agree to accept responsibility for any and all activities or actions that occur under your account and/or password, whether your password is with our service or a third-party service. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. You may not use as a username the name of another person or entity or that is not lawfully available for use, a name or trademark that is subject to any rights of another person or entity other than you, without appropriate authorization. You may not use as a username any name that is offensive, vulgar or obscene. We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders, at our sole discretion.
Intellectual Property
Our services and its original content (excluding content used/shared from other sources), features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Gonoshasthaya Kendra. Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of and foreign countries. Our logo and trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of GK.
Copyright Policy
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. It is our policy to respond to any claim that content posted on service infringes on the copyright or other intellectual property rights (“Infringement”) of any person or entity. If you are a copyright owner or authorized on behalf of one, and you believe that the copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit your claim via email to [email protected], with the subject line: “Copyright Infringement” and include in your claim a detailed description of the alleged infringement as detailed below, under the “DMCA Notice and Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims.” You may be held accountable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) for misrepresentation or bad faith claims on the infringement of any content found on and/or through service on your copyright.
DMCA Notice and Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims
You may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright’s interest;
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., webpage address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;
- Identification of the URL or other specific location on service where the material that you claim is infringing is located;
- Your address, telephone number, and email address;
- 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;
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
You can contact our copyright agent via email at [email protected].
Error Reporting and Feedback
You may provide us either directly at [email protected] or via third-party sites and tools with information and feedback concerning errors, suggestions for improvements, ideas, problems, complaints, and other matters related to our services (“Feedback”). You acknowledge and agree that: (i) You shall not retain, acquire, or assert any intellectual property right or other rights, title or interest in or to the feedback; (ii) GK may have developed ideas similar to the feedback; (iii) Feedback does not contain confidential information or proprietary information from you or any third party; and (iv) GK is not under any obligation of confidentiality with respect to the feedback. In the event the transfer of the ownership to the feedback is not possible due to applicable mandatory laws, you grant GK and its affiliates an exclusive, transferable, irrevocable, free-of-charge, sub-licensable, unlimited, and perpetual right to use (including copy, modify, create derivative works, publish, distribute, and commercialize) feedback in any manner and for any purpose.
Links to Other Websites
Our service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by GK. GK has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their websites. You acknowledge and agree that GK shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused, or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on, or through any such third party websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms of service and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.
Disclaimer of Warranty
These services are provided by GK on an “as is” and “as available” basis. GK makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of their services, or the information, content, or materials included therein. You expressly agree that your use of these services, their content, and any services or items obtained from us is at your sole risk. Neither GK nor any person associated with GK makes any warranty or representation with respect to the completeness, security, reliability, quality, accuracy, or availability of the services. Without limiting the foregoing, neither GK nor anyone associated with GK represents or warrants that the services, their content, or any services, or items obtained through the services will be accurate, reliable, error-free, or uninterrupted; that defects will be corrected; that the services or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components; or that the services or any services or items obtained through the services will otherwise meet your needs or expectations. GK hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, statutory, or otherwise, including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, and fitness for particular purpose. The foregoing does not affect any warranties, which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Limitation of Liability
Except as prohibited by law, you will hold us and our officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless for any indirect, punitive, special, incidental, or consequential damage, however, it arises (including attorneys’ fees and all related costs and expenses of litigation and arbitration, or at trial or on appeal, if any, whether or not litigation or arbitration is instituted), whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other tortious action, or arising out of or in connection with this agreement, including without limitation any claim for personal injury or property damage, arising from this agreement and any violation by you of any laws, statutes, rules, or regulations, even if GK has been previously advised of the possibility of such damage. Except as prohibited by law, if there is liability found on the part of GK, it will be limited to the amount paid for the products and/or services, and under no circumstances will there be consequential or punitive damages.
Termination
We may terminate or suspend/block your account, or any comment on social media, and bar access to our service immediately, without prior notice or liability, at our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of terms. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using our service. All provisions of terms which by their nature should survive termination, shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
Governing Law
These terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Bangladesh, which governing law applies to the agreement without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these terms will remain in effect. These terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our service and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding our services.
Changes to Service
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend our service, and any service or material we provide via our services, at our sole discretion, without prior notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of our service is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of our service, or the entire service, to users, including the registered users.
Amendments to Terms
We may amend terms at any time by posting the amended terms on this site. It is your responsibility to review these terms periodically. Your continued use of the platform following the posting of revised terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently, so that you are aware of any changes. By continuing to access or use our services after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use our services.
Waiver and Severability
No waiver by GK of any term or condition set forth in terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of GK to assert a right or provision under terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of terms is held by a court, or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of terms will continue in full force and effect.
Acknowledgment
By using our service or other services provided by us, you acknowledge that you have read these terms of services and agree to be bound by them.
Contact Us
Please send your feedback, comments, or requests for technical support by email to [email protected].