TERMS OF USE

Last Updated: Jan 2022

These Terms and Conditions ("Agreement") read together with the Privacy Policy located at (" Privacy Policy"), are a legally binding agreement between the user ("User" or "you") and Olous ("Olous”, "we" or "us") providing, inter alia, the terms that govern your access to and use of the below:

  • a. The Mobile Application running under the name of OLOUS (hereinafter referred to as the “App”) the holding company of which is VADCORE PVT. LTD, whether accessed or used from the mobile application (available on any platform)
  • b. Any ancillary services provided by Olous in connection with the App

This document is an electronic record in terms of (i) Information Technology Act, 2000; (ii) the rules framed there under as applicable; and (iii) the amended provisions pertaining to electronic records in various statutes as amended by the Information Technology Act, 2000. This electronic record is generated by a computer system and does not require any physical or digital signatures.

This document is published in accordance with the provisions of Rule 3 (1) of the Information Technology (Intermediaries guidelines) Rules, 2011 that require publishing the rules and regulations, privacy policy and Terms of Use for access or usage of the Platform

NOTICE

Please Read These Terms & Conditions Carefully. By Accessing This App You Agree To Be Bound By The Terms & Conditions Stated Below. If You Do Not Agree To The Terms & Conditions Stated Below, Please Do Not Access This App. Olous Reserves The Right To Change, Modify Or Amend These Terms And Conditions Without Any Notice. Modifications May Be Posted Here, And You Are Deemed To Be Aware Of And Bound By Any Changes.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

In No Event Shall Olous Or Its Licensors, Suppliers, Or Vendors, Their Officers, Directors, Employees, Or Agents, Be Liable For Any Special, Incidental, Indirect, Or Consequential Damages Of Any Kind, Or For Any Damages Whatsoever Resulting From Loss Of Use, Data Or Profits, Whether Or Not Olous Has Been Advised Of Possibility Of The Damage, Arising Out Of Or In Connection With The Use Or Performance Of The App Or Applications Or Of Failure To Provide Services That You Order From Olous Or Its Affiliates, Including Without Limitation, Damages Arising From Mistake, Omission, Virus, Delay, Or Interruption Of Service. In No Event Shall Olous Be Liable Or Responsible For Any Damages Or Consequences Arising From Or Related To Your Inappropriate Or Unauthorized Use Of The App Or Its Content.

You Specifically Acknowledge That Olous Shall Not Be Liable For User Submissions Or The Defamatory, Offensive, Or Illegal Conduct Of Any Third Party And That The Risk Of Harm Or Damage From The Foregoing Rests Entirely With You.

You Specifically Acknowledge That In The Event Of A Loss/Damage Arising Out Of A Malfunction Of An Application, Olous Shall Not Under Any Circumstance, Be Liable To Pay Any Consequential And/Or Special Damage Or Compensation

You Acknowledge And Agree That You Will Not Dispute And/Or Hold Us Responsible For:

  • I. Any Act That Is Not Our Obligation Under This Agreement.
  • II. Any Disclosures Made By Us To Any Statutory Body Under Any Law.
  • III. Any Loss, Notional or Otherwise, Incurred Because Of

    • A. Processing Of Instructions Authenticated By Your Login Credentials.
    • B. Non-Availability Or Non-Accessibility Of The App, Telephone(S), Or Office(S) Of Olous For Reasons Including Those Beyond Olous's Control.
    • C. Any Inaccuracy Or Typographical Error On The App Or The Mobile Application Or Any Written, E-Mail & SMS Communication. We Will Not Be Liable For Such Inaccuracies Or Errors.
INTERPRETATION

In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires references to recitals, clauses and sub-clauses are to recitals, clauses and sub-clauses of this Agreement; headings are inserted for ease of reference only and are not to be used to define, interpret or limit any of the provisions of this Agreement; references to the singular number shall include references to the plural number and vice versa; words denoting one gender include all genders; any reference in this Agreement to a statutory provision includes that provision and any regulation made in pursuance thereof, as from time to time modified or re-enacted, whether before or after the date of this Agreement; and any reference to a time limit in this Agreement means the time limit set out in the relevant clause or sub-clause or such other time limit which may be mutually agreed by the parties in writing.

USER REQUIREMENTS
  • AGE : You must be 18 Years or above, or the legal age to form a binding contract in your jurisdiction if that age is greater than 18 years of age, be a member or use the App and its Services.
  • Membership or use of this App is void where prohibited by applicable law, and the right to access the App will be deemed to be revoked in such jurisdictions ab initio. By using the App and/or the Services, You represent and warrant that You have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms of Use and to abide by all of the terms and conditions set forth herein. You also represent and warrant to Olous that you will use App in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
  • This app has been developed to promote an ecosystem that is conducive to the growth of Construction and Real Estate domain. The user warrants that his/ her actions and information/ content that he/ she posts shall be within and relevant to the domain of Construction and Real Estate. OLOUS reserves right to block irrelevant content and furthermore suspend/ terminate user/s who do not conform to this.
  • You must belong to the Construction and Real Estate Sector and shall only post such content on the App which is relevant to the domain of Construction and Real Estate Sector.
SERVICES

The App is a networking and knowledge sharing platform for Construction and Real Estate Industry held/owned by VADCORE PRIVATE LIMITED, which shall provide the users with a platform for networking and connecting with each other whereby the users shall be allowed to post and share knowledge on their timeline and to their network.

Use of the Service provides you with access to some or more aspects or functionality of the platform. Such access includes a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive right to access the platform and your personal dashboard for your own personal purpose. Any other use, or use for data mining, use of spiders, crawlers, bots, etc. is excluded. You may not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the App or the Service, or create derivative works of the App or the Service provided on the platform.

We reserve the right to change the terms or specifications of any Services in our discretion, with or without prior written notice to the Users, by replacement of text of this Agreement or description of subscription plans on the App or by written notice to you. Any changes will take effect immediately unless otherwise stated in the notice of change. If any amendment is unacceptable to you, your only recourse is to terminate relations with OLOUS. Your continued use of the Services following our notice of change will constitute a binding acceptance of the Agreement, as amended.

RIGHT TO USE SERVICES

OLOUS hereby grants you permission to use the Services and Olous solely as set forth in this Agreement and in the manner set forth on Olous. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the users, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Any use of the Services other than as set forth in this Agreement or in violation of any term of this Agreement will result in suspension or revocation of your use privileges in our sole discretion.

CONTENT DISCLAIMER

You further understand that Olous is a public platform and when using Olous's Service, you will be exposed to Content and Submissions from a variety of sources, and that Olous is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such Content, and that such Content is not the responsibility of Olous. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Content that is inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against Olous with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold Olous, its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the Olous Service, including chat and other shared content.

SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES

Notwithstanding anything stated or implied to the contrary in this Agreement, we may at any time, without derogating from our other rights under this Agreement, applicable law or otherwise, suspend or terminate any or all of the Services, effective immediately upon issuance of a written notice. Such suspension or termination may also apply, as the case may be, to specific jurisdictions, lines of business and otherwise or to a specific customer or a group of Users.

THIRD PARTY SERVICES

We reserve the right to use third party service providers in the provisions of all or part of the Services including, but not limited to, hosting providers, payment processing services, information and communication services, analytics services, internet advertising platforms, advertising service providers and platforms. Where any of the aforementioned services are provided by third parties, the User may be subject to such third party's terms and conditions. We accept no responsibility for services provided by any third party.

REGISTRATION AND ACCOUNT
  • Use of the Services

    You may use the Services as a registered user only. However, you may not use the Services, as a registered user if you are not of legal age to enter into a contract in your jurisdiction or if you do not have the authority to accept this Agreement.

  • Acceptance

    By using the Services, you accept the terms of this Agreement and you fully authorize us to obtain, process, store, use and transmit your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of this Agreement.

  • Registration

    To register as a User, you have to create a user account on the App by following registration procedures and instructions set forth therein. There is no cost charged by us to create a User account.

YOUR MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT

In order to access the App, you will have to create an account. You may never use another's account without permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. You must notify OLOUS immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. You will be liable for any use made of your account or password and the losses of OLOUS or others due to such unauthorized use. OLOUS will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account.

OLOUS has the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, terminate your access to the App, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in its sole discretion, immediately and with or without cause.

  • User Responsibilities

    You are responsible for all of the following with respect to your use of the Services:

    • a) maintaining the security of your User account and all the activity that occurs on your User account;
    • b) maintaining accurate account information at all times, including a valid email address and updating such information as necessary;
Prohibited Uses

You are expressly prohibited from using the Services in any of the following ways or for any of the following purposes:

  • a) No Illegal Purpose. You may not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, including in any way that violates copyright or other applicable laws.
  • b) No Tampering. You may not use the Services in a way that is detrimental to the operation of the Services or the access or use of the Services by anyone else. You will not upload or transmit viruses, worms or any other destructive code. The restriction in this Section applies to any use that interferes or attempts to interfere with the normal operations of the Services, including by hacking, deleting, augmenting or altering the Services.
  • c)Permission Required. You may not, without our prior written permission and, solely with respect to lease, resale and sublicense, (i) copy, distribute (including by framing any of the Services on any web App), modify, enhance, translate, reproduce, sell, resell, sublicense, rent, lease, or otherwise attempt to exploit the Services or any data resulting therefrom; (ii) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code; (iii) make derivative works of the Services; (iv) remove, obscure, or alter any copyright notice, trademarks, or other proprietary rights notices affixed to or contained within or accessed in conjunction with or through the App or Services; (v) modify another App so as to falsely imply that it is associated with the Services, OLOUS or any other OLOUS products or services; or (vi) make the App or Services or any part thereof available to others in a service undertaking or outsourcing arrangement or for any other commercial time-sharing, data processing or other third party use.
  • d) Fake or Duplicate Accounts: You are not allowed to create fake or duplicate accounts. In instances of such occurrence, we reserve right to suspend or delete such accounts without prior notice.
YOUR CONTENT

You retain all rights and ownership in your content. Olous does not claim any ownership rights in your content.

Even though we don't claim ownership of your content, we do need certain licenses to your content in order to operate and enable the Services. When you upload or submit content to our Services, you grant Olous ( and our parents and affiliates ) a worldwide license to communicate, distribute, host, make modifications or derivative works (solely for the purpose of better showcase of your work), publicly display, publicly perform, publish, reproduce, store and use such content. The license granted by you is for the only purpose of operating, marketing, promoting, and improving our Services.

YOUR STUFF AND PERMISSIONS

When you use our Services, you provide us with things like your files, content, email messages, contacts and so on (“Your Stuff”), Your Stuff is yours. These terms don't give us any rights to use your Stuff except for the limited rights that enable us to offer the Services.

We need your permission to do things like hosting Your Stuff, backing it up, and sharing it when you'd ask us to. Our Services also provide you with features like photo thumbnails, document previews, email organization, easy sorting, editing, sharing, and searching. These and other features might require our systems to access, store and scan Your Stuff. You give us permission to do those things, and this permission extends to our affiliates and trusted third parties we work with.

Additionally, the content and actions generated within the app by the users shall be used by Olous to collect information for the purpose of improving the app and for enhanced user experience and you hereby give us permission for the same.

LINKS

The App may contain links to third party Apps or websites that are not owned or controlled by OLOUS. OLOUS is not affiliated with those Apps or websites, has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party Apps. In addition, OLOUS will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party App. By using the App, you expressly release OLOUS from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party App. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you have left the App and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other App that you visit.

YOUR OBLIGATIONS WHEN USING THIS APP

OLOUS hereby grants you a limited license to use the materials, features, and services provided by OLOUS on this App (collectively the "Materials") solely for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms. The design and layout of the App are specifically excluded from the Materials. No other use of the App or Materials is authorized. You agree that any copy of the Materials (or any portion of the Materials) that you make must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained herein or therein. Framing of the App or App Materials or posting of Materials on other App is strictly prohibited.

The products, technology, or processes described or used on this App may be the subject of intellectual property rights reserved by OLOUS or other third parties. Except for the limited license granted above, nothing contained herein confers to you in any manner, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license, title, or ownership of or to any intellectual property right of OLOUS or any third party.

OUR LIABILITY TO YOU

We provide the content on this App in good faith but give no warranty or representation that the content is accurate, complete or up-to-date, nor that this App does not infringe the rights of any third party. Except as permitted under the Product Terms, we accept no responsibility or liability for your use of content on this App and such use is entirely at your own risk. While we take reasonable precautions to prevent the existence of computer viruses and/or other malicious programs on this App, we cannot accept any liability for them.

Information transmitted via this App will pass over public telecommunications networks.

This App may contain links to other Apps or websites. We accept no responsibility or liability for any material supplied by or contained on any third-party App which is linked from or to this App, or any use of personal data by such third party. We make no representation or warranty that the operation of this App will be uninterrupted or error free and disclaim all liabilities in respect thereof

RIGHT TO FILTER CONTENT:

Olous shall have the ultimate say on what is allowed through the App and retains the right to review, delete or refuse to display content that violates laws or the terms and conditions for the usage of the App.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When you visit OLOUS or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this App. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

PROMOTIONS/ADVERTISEMENT

If you use Olous to communicate or administer a promotion or advertise in any way, you are responsible for the lawful operation of that promotion or advertisement, including:

  • a. Official rules
  • b. Offer terms and eligibility requirements. And
  • c. Compliance with applicable rules and regulations governing the promotion and all prizes offered
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  • All the data and information contained in services, the software used to operate it and the trademarks, logos, copyrights subsisting in its content along with any and all intellectual property used in connection with the App is the property of OLOUS. No license of any such intellectual property rights is granted to you as a result of your use of the services provided by Olous.
  • All content included on the App, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of OLOUS or its content suppliers and protected by international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this App is the exclusive property of OLOUS, with copyright authorship for this collection by OLOUS, and protected by international copyright laws.
  • OLOUS's trademarks and trade name shall not be used in connection with any product or service that is not OLOUS's, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits OLOUS. All other trademarks not owned by OLOUS or its subsidiaries that appear on this App are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by OLOUS or its subsidiaries.
  • All the Intellectual Property Rights are subject to protection as per the prevailing international laws
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

While OLOUS does not ordinarily monitor the content of users, it reserves the right to investigate reports of misuse of its service and to protect its property and assets. The following conduct is prohibited on the service:

  • A. sending harassing, abusive, or threatening messages;
  • B. sending obscene or pornographic messages or images;
  • C. sending defamatory or libellous messages;
  • D. sending viruses or other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files;
  • E. attempting to steal passwords or credit card information;
  • F. sending messages in furtherance of unlawful, criminal, or fraudulent activity; or
  • G. attempting to conceal or misrepresent the identity of the sender.
  • H. Collect or process special categories of personal data or personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences of EU citizens (as defined in the GDPR) other than in compliance with the provisions of applicable data protection law, including but not limited to the GDPR;

Violations of the OLOUS's Acceptable Use Policy will not be tolerated and may result in the user being blocked from using the services of the App.

SPAM

You will only provide User Submitted Content that does not contain personally identifiable information about other persons, such as their phone number, contact information or email address, or information about that could result in an invasion of their privacy or their harassment.

You will only provide User Submitted Content that is not illegal, indecent, profane, threatening, obscene, abusive, hateful, or defamatory; and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any form of "spam."

You may not use this App to send unsolicited bulk or commercial messages. In addition, the use of automated scripting-type programs that automate the process of sending or viewing any of the Materials is strictly prohibited.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless OLOUS, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from:

  • (i) your use of the Application(s)
  • (ii) your violation of these Terms of Use
  • (iii) your violation of the terms which apply to your User Submission
  • (iv) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, publicity or privacy right; or
  • (v) any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party. This defence and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Use and your use of the App.

You must cooperate as fully as reasonably required in defence of any such claim. OLOUS reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

DISPUTES

The relationship between you and OLOUS shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of India without regard to its conflict of law provisions. All disputes are subject, firstly, to mediation, and then by Arbitration by a sole arbitrator appointed mutually by discussions between you and us. The venue of arbitration will be Pune, India. The Arbitrator's award shall be binding.

You and OLOUS agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located at Pune, India.

QUESTIONS

Questions regarding our Conditions of Usage, Privacy Policy, or other policy related material can be directed to our support staff by clicking on the "Contact Us" link in the side menu. Or you can email us at: support@olous.app