Terms & Conditions

Note: It is impossible to translate Vedas because they represent knowledge that cannot be expressed in alternate words.

There is NO reliable English translation available currently. Some of the Veda mantra’s you may find here with Devnagri script or in Sanskrit. We try to do translation our best. We intend to develop these with support of a panel of experts. If you are willing to support financially in this, please use our payment gateway and subscribe the site.

Vedas are written in Sanskrit since the ancient times. When we translate it into any other languages, there will be limitation.  Exact words, sometimes we cannot able to get it in any other languages. We shall try our level best to translate maximum to share the Vedic knowledge. We cannot guarantee you, 100 % accuracy in the translation. Sometimes, we may depend google translator or any other third party translator engines to translate. You may find errors or find articles that are not translate in a perfect way or in a proper meaning. You may kindly excuse us. We shall try our best to provide you with a good service.

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF SERVICE: PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY VEDAPEETHA.ORG VIA OUR WEBSITE (WHICH IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT WWW.VEDAPEETHA.ORG -- THIS "WEBSITE"). BY CLICKING THE "I AGREE" BUTTON, YOU SIGNIFY THAT YOU AGREE WITH THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.

Below are the Terms and Conditions for use of vedapeetha.org. Please read these carefully. If you need to contact us regarding any aspect of the following terms of use of our website, please contact us on the following email address – info@vedapeetha.org.

By accessing the content of vedapeetha.org (hereafter referred to as website) you agree to the terms and conditions set out herein and also accept our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any of the terms and conditions you should not continue to use the Website and leave immediately.

You agree that you shall not use the website for any illegal purposes, and that you will respect all applicable laws and regulations.

You agree not to use the website in a way that may impair the performance, corrupt or manipulate the content or information available on the website or reduce the overall functionality of the website.

You agree not to compromise the security of the website or attempt to gain access to secured areas of the website or attempt to access any sensitive information you may believe exist on the website or server where it is hosted.

You agree to be fully responsible for any claim, expense, losses, liability, and costs including legal fees incurred by us arising from any infringement of the terms and conditions in this agreement and to which you will have agreed if you continue to use the website.

The reproduction, distribution in any method whether online or offline is strictly prohibited. The work on the website and the images, logos, text and other such information is the property of vedapeetha.org (unless otherwise stated).

 

We reserve the right to make changes and to revise the above mentioned Terms and Conditions of use.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Vedapeetha Product or Content

These Terms & Conditions (these “Terms”) contain the terms and conditions on which we supply content, products or services listed on www.vedapeetha.org (the “Website”), through our applications (the “Apps”) or via other delivery methods to you (the Website and such content, products, services and the Apps are collectively referred to herein as the “Product” or “Products”, “Content” or ” Contents” which may be updated from time-to-time at the sole discretion of Vedapeetha). The terms “Vedapeetha,” “us” or “we” refer to Vedapeetha. The term “Device” refers to the device which is used to access the products including but not limited to computers, smart phones and tablets. The term “you” refers to the user of the Products. When you use or access the products, you agree to be bound by these Terms and all applicable laws, rules and regulations. You may also be asked to click “I accept” at the appropriate place prior to your purchase of access to the products. At such time, if you do not click “I accept”, you may not be able to complete such purchase or gain such access. By using the products or accessing the website, you indicate that you accept these Terms and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these Terms, please refrain from using the Contents/Products/website/our services.

Our contact email address is Vedapeetha info@vedapeetha.org. All correspondence to Vedapeetha including any queries you may have regarding your use of the products /contents or these Terms should be sent to this contact email address.

 

Please note that these terms contain an arbitration clause. Except for certain types of disputes mentioned in the arbitration clause, you and Vedapeetha agree that disputes relating to these terms or your use of the products will be resolved by mandatory binding arbitration, and you waive any right to participate in a class-action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.

(a) These Terms and the Order set out the whole agreement between you and us for the supply of the Products. In order to participate in certain Products, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions; those additional terms are hereby incorporated into these Terms. Where such terms are inconsistent with these Terms, the additional terms shall control.

(b) Please check that the details in these Terms and on the Order are complete and accurate before you use or commit yourself to purchase the Products. If you think that there is a mistake, please make sure that you ask us to confirm any changes in writing, as we only accept responsibility for statements and representations made in writing by an officer of Vedapeetha.

(c) As part of your use of the products, you agree to the processing and storage of your personal information in the Republic of India, including the processing and storing of your personal information in the Republic of India for the purposes of processing payments and tracking individual use of the products. By using the products, you acknowledge that you understand and agree that the Republic of India may not have the same level of protections for your personal information that exists in your country of residence, and you nonetheless consent to the processing and storage of your personal information in the Republic of India. we will take measures as required to comply with applicable law regarding the transfer, storage and use of certain personal information.

Vedapeetha reserves the right to change or update these Terms, or any other of our policies or practices, at any time, and will notify users by posting such changed or updated Terms on this page. Any changes or updates will be effective immediately upon posting to www.vedapeetha.org. Your continued use of the Products constitutes your agreement to abide by the Terms as changed. Under certain circumstances we may also elect to notify you of changes or updates to our Terms by additional means, such as pop-up or push notifications within the Products or email.

2. MEMBERSHIPS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

(a) You may sign up as a registered user of the Products free of charge (a “Member”). To become a Member you need to go to the relevant section of the Products, then submit your first name, last name and email address to us, and create a password to be used in conjunction with that email address. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your Device. You may not register for more than one Member account.

(b) In the course of your use of the Products, you may be asked to provide certain personalized information to us (such information is referred to hereinafter as “User Information”). Our information collection and use policies with respect to the privacy of such User Information are set forth in the  Vedapeetha Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy and content of User Information, and you agree to keep it up to date.

(c) By registering for a Vedapeetha account, the Products, you warrant that:

(i) You are legally capable of entering into binding contracts; (ii) All registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; (iii) You will maintain the accuracy of such information; and (iv) Your use of the Products does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

 

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account, password and other User Information and for restricting access to your Device to further help protect such information. You are responsible for updating your User Information.

 

You must be 18 years of age, or the age of majority in your province, territory or country, to sign up as a registered user of the Products. Individuals under the age of 18, or the applicable age of majority, may view the audiovisual content displayed in the Products only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian, under such person's account, and otherwise subject to these Terms.

 

As a Vedapeetha Member you will receive access to certain sections, features and functions of the Products that are not available to non-members. By agreeing to become a Member you may receive occasional special offer, marketing, and survey communication emails with respect to the Product/ updates from Vedapeetha websites. You can easily unsubscribe from Vedapeetha commercial emails by following the opt-out instruction in these emails.

 

Vedapeetha membership accounts and subscriptions are not transferable and therefore you agree to not sell, transfer, or exchange membership accounts or subscriptions in any way or under any circumstance. This expressly applies to any discounted, subsidized, or free accounts or subscriptions.

 

1. a) Vedapeetha account holders may access the Products in two ways:

(i) "Free-of-charge” program, which gives unlimited access to few days of our Products (Articles / write ups / Audio/ video’s etc) / contents or Yoga or our “Foundation Course/ Meditation Programs / Retreats / Spiritual Training Courses / Veda Mantra Chants, Bhajans etc.”

(ii) Paid Subscription (“Vedapeetha”): a subscription fee-based program, which gives access to all content including and beyond the "Free-of-Charge” offering. You will only have access to Vedapeetha website’s full content while your subscription is active and subsisting.

You may access Vedapeetha website in the following ways: by purchasing a subscription to the Products from the Website, within the Apps, where allowed by the App marketplace partners, or through a bundle with one or more of our bundle subscription partners.

(b) You may access Vedapeetha via a monthly or annual subscription option. For the purposes of our monthly and yearly subscriptions, a month constitutes 30 calendar days and a year constitutes 365 calendar days.

(c) We have various categories of subscription. Please choose your appropriate subscriptions. Our “Monthly” subscription is active once you make the payment. If you cannot able to view the special access page, please send an email and we shall rectify as soon as possible. Being an electronic media, we can’t guarantee the time delay in rectifying it. If there is any virus or malware attack happens, then it takes time for us to rectify. We request our privilege members to kindly cooperate with us in such circumstances. The monthly/yearly renewal subscription fees will be notified to you by electronic media and request you to continue for the subscription until you unsubscribe our notification email or cancelled.

(d) Our “Yearly” subscription can be paid by you as shown in the vedapeetha website. You acknowledge and agree that Vedapeetha is authorized to charge the Payment Method used for the initial annual subscription fee at the rate secured at the time of purchase. Refunds cannot be claimed for any subscription once paid.

(e) Subscription: You agree to promptly notify Vedapeetha of any changes to the Payment Method you provided while any subscriptions remain outstanding. You are responsible for all applicable fees and charges incurred, including applicable taxes, and all subscriptions purchased by you.

(f) Our obligation to provide the Products (Articles / write ups / Audio/ video’s etc) only comes into being when we take receipt of your Order, and we confirm your purchase to you by email. We shall confirm your Order and send you an email to confirm your access to the subscription purchased. Please quote the Order number in all subsequent correspondence with us. Prices in Indian Rupees,Canadian Dollars, US Dollars and Euros include taxes. All prices in International currencies include Good and Service Tax (GST) unless otherwise stated. You agree not to hold us responsible for banking charges incurred due to payments on your account. If payment is not received by us from the Payment Method you provided, you agree to pay all amounts due upon demand by us. You agree that you are not permitted to resell any Products purchased through Vedapeetha for commercial purposes.

 

(g) Articles / write ups / Audio/ video’s etc in the Vedapeetha website will update once we get documents from experts. Initially you may not find the full version of the website. It takes years to complete, because Vedas are huge collection of texts and we need to find the real experts. Then texts need to translate it in English and other languages. So kindly expect a delay for the articles/write-ups/ audio/ video photography etc. We advise you to view the website to get the latest updates.

 

To enjoy Vedapeetha website via Computer, your smart phone or other devices, your device must satisfy certain system requirements. These requirements can be found on the Website and respective website of the Google, Apple and Amazon App marketplaces.

We reserve the right to change our subscription plans or adjust pricing for our service or any components thereof in any manner and at any time as we may determine in our sole and absolute discretion. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in these Terms, any price changes or changes to your subscription plan will take effect following notice to you.

3. CANCELLATION BY VEDAPEETHA

We may suspend or terminate your use of the Products as a result of your fraud or breach of any obligation under these Terms. Such termination or suspension may be immediate and without notice. A breach of these terms includes without limitation, the unauthorized copying or download of our audio or video content from the Products.

 

 This section is valid for any monetary transaction with vedapeetha whatsoever.

Subscribing (one-time or recurring) for vedapeetha means subscribing for the noble missions of vedapeetha. It helps us to find Vedic Scholars and experts by academic professors.This are viewed as a subscription fees or payment in return of the benefits obtained from using content on vedapeetha.org. Please note that all payments through Paypal, Paytm, Payumoney, Razorpay, UPI or any other payment gateway in name of vedapeetha have no tax-exemptions. This is a Private entity. Vedapeetha acts as a consultancy and we provide Spiritual counselling and guidance those who request for it. . These accounts are owned by founder of vedapeetha concept and brand. Taxes are paid to Government of India from any inflow through them. From a legal standpoint, payments through these mechanisms or in name of vedapeetha are considered Spiritual guidance fee / consultation fee/ Subscription Fee. They are NOT of non-profit nature. They may be considered as a Subscription fee/ Consulting fee/ Spiritual Guidance/Spiritual Coaching/Webinars/Whatzapp Calls/ Skype calls/ Zoom meetings/ Signal calls /Google meet etc or in any other Electronic - social platform or direct meeting or collective satsang (Online and Offline , or assigning delegates through any electronic media or physical) or any meeting Fee for yourself and sometimes for the Rituals/ Yajna/ Yaga / Puja’s as per the Hindu Tradition and benefits they have already brought in your life. Before making the payment, please read our terms and conditions. If you agree, with our terms and conditions then go for the subscription and Consultation fees. If you are not satisfied with any of these, please leave the website immediately. Once you make the payment, it is considered as the usage of the website. No refund thereof under any circumstances. Before making any payments, please read all terms and conditions mentioned in the website.

 Payment: - You agree to pay all fees or charges to your account in accordance with the fees, charges, and billing terms in effect at the time a fee or charge is due and payable. You must provide the Company with a valid credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or any other issuer accepted by us) or PayPal account ("Payment Provider") as a condition to signing up for any of the Personalized Services. Your Payment Provider agreement governs your use of the designated credit card or PayPal account, and you must refer to that agreement and not the Terms to determine your rights and liabilities. By providing the Company with your credit card number or PayPal account and associated payment information, you agree that the Company is authorized to immediately invoice your account for all fees and charges due and payable to the Company hereunder and that no additional notice or consent is required. You agree to immediately notify the Company of any change in your billing address or the credit card or PayPal account used for payment hereunder. We reserve the right at any time to change our prices and billing methods, either immediately upon posting on the Company Properties or by e-mail delivery to you.

Taxes:- The Entity /firm/ Company's fees are net of any applicable Sales Tax. For purposes of this section, "Sales Tax" shall mean any sales or use tax, and any other tax measured by sales proceeds, that the Entity or the Company or the firm is permitted to pass to its customers, that is the functional equivalent of a sales tax where the applicable taxing jurisdiction does not otherwise impose a sales or use tax. If any Services, or payments for any Personalized Services, under the Terms are subject to Sales Tax in any jurisdiction and you have not remitted the applicable Sales Tax to the Entity /firm/ Company, you will be responsible for the payment of such Sales Tax and any related penalties or interest to the relevant tax authority, and you will indemnify the Entity /firm/ Company for any liability or expense we may incur in connection with such Sales Taxes. Upon our request, you will provide us with official receipts issued by the appropriate taxing authority, or other such evidence that you have paid all applicable taxes.

(Please note that Paypal does NOT allow domestic transactions within India.) Please address your check/ bank transfer in the name of Vedapeetha .(Payments to Vedapeetha) This will be considered a Subscription fee/ Retreats Payments / Yoga & Meditation retreat Payments / Spiritual consultation fee / Spiritual Guidance Fee / Spiritual Training programs to Vedapeetha services and authors of Vedapeetha for their services. Maintains of the websites, remuneration for authors, then Travelling expenses - the  travel to collecting data’s / articles / write ups / audio/ video photography (recording) from experts and collect the materials from all over the world related to Vedas and other knowledge’s, then Vedapeetha Office expenditures, Vedapeetha Staff salary, Electricity Bills, Purchase of electronics, Outsourcing/ rental office’s expenditure, Travelling allowances for the Proprietor, director’s, staffs, recording studio payments, remuneration of professionals, Vedic Priests, Vedic/Sanskrit  Scholars, translators etc and then organising meetings in Universities, Conference halls, Hotel accommodations, events, seminars, rituals  etc,  then applicable Taxes including income Tax to the  Tax department of Government of India, Government Fee’s related to fee or not mentioned things here, Charted Accountant Fee’s for auditing and monthly accounting, Company Secretary Fee, Consultation Fee of Experts, Profit for the Proprietor/ Director’s, Payments whichever applicable and not mentioned here and other miscellaneous expenditures etc.

Also note that we do not share any details about usage of funds and our projects with anyone except competent legal authorities as and when required as per law. This is because of sensitive and critical nature of our work. So make payment as fee only if you trust us. We work with utmost privacy and secrecy within ambit of law. We are answerable to none except Government as per law.

 

Please do not pay anyone on our behalf. Pay only to us directly as per information on https:// www.vedapeetha.org. We are not liable for losses due to payment to a third-party.

If you do not trust us completely, please do not make any payments/fees. Under no circumstance will we share usage of payments/fees given the nature of our work and agenda. We suggest you review our website, social media, activities, understand our views, character, approach, purity of intent. Interact with those who work with us or have followed us for long. And payments or fee only when completely convinced.

 

If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase/subscription/fees, then Payment gateway integrated in the website store your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction. After that is complete, your purchase transaction information is deleted.

All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.

PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our website and its service providers.

For more insight, you may also want to read Vedapeetha’s Third party Terms of Service here or Privacy Statement here.

 

4. PROHIBITED USE OF THE PRODUCTS

4.1 You agree not to upload, post, email or otherwise send or transmit or introduce any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, harm, damage, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or equipment linked directly or indirectly with the Products or the Products themselves. You agree not to interfere with the servers or networks underlying or connected to the Products or to violate any of the procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Products. You may not access the Products in an unauthorized manner.

4.2 You agree not to impersonate any other person while using the Products, conduct yourself in an offensive manner while using the Products, or use the Products for any illegal, immoral or harmful purpose.

4.3 By breaching the provisions of this section 4, you may commit a criminal offense under applicable laws. We may report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we may cooperate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the Products will cease immediately.

4.4 You agree not to use the Products for any purposes related to scientific research, analysis or evaluation of the Products without the express written consent of Vedapeetha.

5. MATERIALS OFFERED THROUGH THE PRODUCTS

(a) All materials (including software and content whether downloaded or not) contained in the Products are owned by Vedapeetha (or our affiliates and/or third party licensors, where applicable), unless indicated otherwise. You agree and acknowledge that the materials are valuable property and that other than any specific and limited license for use of such materials, you shall not acquire any ownership rights in or to such materials. The materials may not be used except as provided for in these Terms, and any other relevant terms and conditions provided to you without our prior written permission.

(b) You acknowledge and agree that certain materials on or in the Products are the property of third party licensors and, without prejudice to any and all other rights and remedies available, each such licensor has the right to directly enforce relevant provisions of section 12 against you.

(c) Audio or video content from Vedapeetha not explicitly indicated as downloadable may not be downloaded or copied from the Products or any Device.

(d) The Products are not intended for your commercial use. Commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed by us without notice and may result in termination of privileges. You must not use any part of the materials used in or on the Products for commercial purposes without obtaining a written license to do so from us. Material from the Products may not be copied or distributed, or republished, or transmitted in any way, without our prior written consent. Any unauthorized use or violation of these Terms immediately and automatically terminates your right to use the Products and may subject you to legal liability. You agree not to use the Products for illegal purposes (including, without limitation, unlawful, harassing, libellous, invasion of another’s privacy, abusive, threatening or obscene purposes) and you agree that you will comply with all laws, rules and regulations related to your use of the Products. Appropriate legal action may be taken for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Products.

(e) A limited amount of content may be marked and authorized for the user to share in their personal social channels (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). With respect to content made available by Vedapeetha through the Products that is specifically identified as available for distribution by you (“Distribution Content”) as part of your blog or other online commentary, analysis or review (“User Commentary”), Vedapeetha grants you a limited right to download, reproduce and distribute Distribution Content over the internet as part of your User Commentary. You may also modify such Distribution Content but only as required to technically enable the display and distribution of such content through your computer systems and over the Internet (e.g. a change in video format or file size) provided such modification does not materially alter the substance or quality of such content. Your display and distribution of Distribution Content may also be subject to other terms and conditions that are set forth in the description of such content in the Products, such as display and distribution of Distribution Content only within specified usage dates. You agree not to publish the Distribution Content with other content that is known by you to be false, inaccurate, or misleading or that is, or that encourages activity or conduct that is, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libellous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable. Distribution Content may contain trackers that enable us to collect information with respect to the distribution and consumption of such content.

(f) You may not otherwise download, display, copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, perform, transfer, create derivative works from, sell or otherwise exploit any content, code, data or materials in the Products. If you make other use of the Products, or the content, code, data or materials thereon, except as otherwise provided above, you may violate copyright and other laws of the Republic Of India, other countries, as well as applicable state laws and may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use. Vedapeetha will enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution.

Vedapeetha, the Vedapeetha logo and all other Vedapeetha product or service marks are trademarks of Vedapeetha. Sometimes few designs are in the process of Trademark resgitration. All intellectual property, other trademarks, logos, images, product and company names displayed or referred to on or in the Products are the property of their respective owners. Nothing grants you any license or right to use, alter or remove or copy such material. Your misuse of the trademarks displayed on the Products is strictly prohibited. Vedapeetha will enforce its trademark rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution.

6. AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCTS

6.1 Although we aim to offer you the best service possible, we make no promise that the Products will meet your requirements and we cannot guarantee that the Products will be fault free. If a fault occurs in the Products, please report it to us at info@vedapeetha.org and we will review your complaint and, where we determine it is appropriate to do so, correct the fault. If the need arises, we may suspend access to the Products while we address the fault. We will not be liable to you if the Products are unavailable for a commercially reasonable period of time.

6.2 Your access to the Products may be occasionally restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or Products. We will restore the Products as soon as we reasonably can. In the event that the Products are unavailable, our usual Order and cancellation deadlines apply; please notify us of changes to your Order by emailing info@vedapeetha.org.

 

7. USER MATERIAL

7.1 The Products may let you submit material to us: for example, you may be able post comments or images in certain functions or features of the Product. In these Terms, we use the term “User Material” to refer to any publicly available material of any kind that you submit to us, including text, files, images, photos, video, sounds and musical or literary works. User Material does not include the account information, Product purchase, or Product use information which you provide in registering for and using Products.

7.2 This section 7 sets out the rights and obligations that each of us have in connection with User Material. If you review or submit User Material, you are agreeing to do so in accordance with these Terms. If you do not want to review or submit User Material in accordance with these Terms, then you should not do so.

7.3 We do not systematically review User Material submitted by you or other users. We are not responsible for the content of User Material provided by you or any other user. We do not necessarily endorse any opinion contained in such material. We make no warranties or representations, express or implied, about User Material, including as to its legality or accuracy.

7.4 We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to refuse to post or to remove or edit any of your User Material, or to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Products, particularly where User Material breaches this section 7, and we may do this with or without giving you any prior notice.

7.5 We may link User Material or parts of User Material to other material, including material submitted by other users or created by Vedapeetha or other third parties. We may use User Material for our internal business purposes, for example, to examine trends or categories or to promote, market or advertise Vedapeetha. You acknowledge that we may indirectly commercially benefit from use of your User Material.

7.6 Each time you submit User Material to us, you represent and warrant to us as follows:

(a) You own your User Material or have the right to submit it, and in submitting it you will not be infringing any rights of any third party, including intellectual property rights (such as copyright or trademark), privacy or publicity rights, rights of confidentiality or rights under contract.

(b) Your User Material is not illegal, obscene, defamatory, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, and does not encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, and does not give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise deemed inappropriate.

(c) Your User Material does not advertise any product or service or solicit any business.

(d) Your User Material does not identify any individual (including by way or name, address or a still picture or video) under the age of 18 and if User Material identifies any individual over the age of 18, you have that person’s consent to being identified in exactly that way in your User Material; and in submitting your User Material you are not impersonating any other person.

(e) You will not collect email addresses of users for the purpose of sending unsolicited email.

(f) You will not engage in criminal or tortious activity, including fraud, spamming, spimming, sending of viruses or other harmful files, copyright infringement, patent infringement, or theft of trade secrets or attempt to impersonate another user or person.

(g) You will not engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to alter our content.

(h) You will not, without authorization, access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Products, Vedapeetha’s computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of Vedapeetha’s providers.

(i) Except as necessary to maintain your own computer security by use of commercial-off-the-shelf anti-virus or anti-malware products, you will not attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Products or any other Vedapeetha system or network or breach any security or authentication measures.

7.7 We are entitled to identify you to third parties who claim that their rights have been infringed by User Material you have submitted.

7.8 User Material is not considered to be confidential. You agree not to submit any content as User Material in which you have any expectation of privacy. We do not claim any ownership rights in User Material. However, by submitting User Material you hereby grant Vedapeetha an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free, worldwide license to use, telecast, copy, perform, display, edit, distribute and otherwise exploit the User Material you post on the Products, or any portion thereof, and any ideas, concepts, or know how contained therein, with or without attribution, and without the requirement of any permission from or payment to you or to any other person or entity, in any manner (including, without limitation, for commercial, publicity, trade, promotional, or advertising purposes) and in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Material, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing without any payment of money or any other form of consideration to you or to any third party. Vedapeetha may include your User Material in Vedapeetha’s Distribution Content that is made available to others through the Products. Be aware that Vedapeetha has no control over User Material once it leaves the Products, and it is possible that others may duplicate material found on the Products, including, but not limited to, on other sites on the Internet. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control the rights to your User Material. You agree to indemnify Vedapeetha and its affiliates for all claims arising from or in connection with any claims to any rights in your User Material or any damages arising from your User Material.

7.9 Any inquiries, feedback, suggestions, ideas, other information which is not part of your use of the Products or User Material that you provide to us (collectively, “Submissions”) will be treated as non-proprietary and non-confidential. By transmitting, uploading, posting, e-mailing, or otherwise submitting Submissions to the Products, you grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Vedapeetha an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free, worldwide license to use, telecast, copy, perform, display, edit, distribute and otherwise exploit the Submissions, or any portion thereof and any ideas, concepts, or know how contained therein, with or without attribution, and without the requirement of any permission from or payment to you or to any other person or entity, in any manner (including, without limitation, for commercial, publicity, trade, promotional, or advertising purposes) and in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Submissions, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing without any payment of money or any other form of consideration to you or to any third party. You also acknowledge that your Submissions will not be returned to you and that Vedapeetha has no obligation to acknowledge receipt of or respond to any Submissions. If you make a Submission, you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control the rights to your Submission. You agree to indemnify Vedapeetha and its affiliates for all claims arising from or in connection with any claims to any rights in any Submission or any damages arising from any Submission.

 

8. LINKS TO WEBSITES/HOME PAGE

8.1 We may provide links to other websites or services for you to access. You acknowledge that any access is at your sole discretion and for your information only. We do not review or endorse any of those websites or services. We are not responsible in any way for:(a) the availability of, (b) the privacy practices of, (c) the content, advertising, products, goods or other materials or resources on or available from, or (d) the use to which others make of these other websites or services. We are also not responsible for any damage, loss or offense caused or alleged to be caused by, or in connection with, the use of or reliance on such websites or services.

8.2 You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. The Products must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of the Products unless you have written permission to do so from Vedapeetha. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission with written notice. The website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our acceptable use policy. If you wish to make any use of material on or in the Products other than that set out above, please address your request to info@ vedapeetha.org.

 

9. PRODUCTS DISCLAIMER

The information contained in the Products is for general information purposes only. While we endeavor to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the Products or the information contained on the Products for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

 

10. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER

10.1 Vedapeetha is a provider of online and mobile meditation, Veda’s texts and articles, mindfulness, sleep and movement content in the health & wellness space. We are not a health care or medical device provider, nor should our Products be considered medical advice. Only your physician or other health care provider can do that. While there is third party evidence from research that meditation can assist in the prevention and recovery process for a wide array of conditions as well as in improving some performance and relationship issues, Vedapeetha makes no claims, representations or guarantees that the Products provide a physical or therapeutic benefit.

10.2 Any health information and links on the Products, whether provided by Vedapeetha or by contract from outside providers, is provided simply for your convenience.

10.3 To the extent that you participate in any movement content featured in the Products (“Vedapeetha”), you represent and warrant that you are in adequate physical health to perform such activities and have no disability or condition that would make such movement dangerous. You should consult a licensed physician prior to beginning or modifying any exercise program that you undertake, including Vedapeetha materials, especially if you have a prior injury, a history of heart disease, high blood pressure, other chronic illness, or condition. You acknowledge that Vedapeetha has advised you of the necessity of doing so.

 

10.4 Any advice or other materials in the Products are intended for general information purposes only. They are not intended to be relied upon and are not a substitute for professional medical advice based on your individual condition and circumstances. The advice and other materials we make available are intended to support the relationship between you and your healthcare providers and not replace it. We are not liable or responsible for any consequences of your having read or been told about such advice or other materials as you assume full responsibility for your decisions and actions. In particular, to the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no representation or warranties about the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the advice, other materials and information published as part of the Products.

 

10.5 There have been rare reports where people with certain psychiatric problems like anxiety and depression have experienced worsening conditions in conjunction with intensive meditation practice. People with existing mental health conditions should speak with their health care providers before starting a meditation practice.

 

11. END USER LICENSE

11.1 Subject to the terms of this license agreement (“License Agreement”), as set out in this section 11, and these other Terms, and your payment of applicable subscription fees, Vedapeetha grants you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to access the website ,stream, download and make personal non-commercial use of the Products.

 

11.2 The Products contain or embody copyrighted material, proprietary material or other intellectual property of Vedapeetha or its licensors. All right, title and ownership in the Products remain with Vedapeetha or its licensors, as applicable. The rights to download and use the Products are licensed to you and are not being sold to you, and you have no rights in them other than to use them in accordance with this License Agreement and our other Terms.

 

11.3 You agree that you will not and you will not assist or permit any third party to:

(a) Copy, store, reproduce, transmit, modify, alter, reverse-engineer, emulate, de-compile, or disassemble the Products in any way, or create derivative works of the Products;

(b) Use the Products or any part of them to create any tool or software product that can be used to create software applications of any nature whatsoever;

(c) Rent, lease, loan, make available to the public, sell or distribute the Products in whole or in part;

(d) Tamper with the Products or circumvent any technology used by Vedapeetha or its licensors to protect any content accessible through the Products;

(e) Circumvent any territorial restrictions applied to the Products; or

(f) Use the Products in a way that violates this License Agreement or the other Terms.

 

11.4 You may not make the Products available to the public. The Products made available (in whole or in part) are owned by Vedapeetha or its licensors and your use of them must be in accordance with these Terms.

 

12. DIGITAL MILLENIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (“DMCA”) NOTICE

12.1 We are committed to complying with copyright and related laws, and we require all users of the Products to comply with these laws. Accordingly, you may not store any material or content on, or disseminate any material or content over, the Products in any manner that constitutes an infringement of third party intellectual property rights, including rights granted by copyright law. Owners of copyrighted works in the India who believe that their rights under copyright law have been infringed may take advantage of certain provisions of the  Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”) to report alleged infringements. You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information belonging to others without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. It is our policy to terminate privileges of any user who repeatedly infringes the copyright rights of others upon receipt of proper notification to us by the copyright owner or the copyright owner’s legal agent.

12.2 If you feel that a posted message is objectionable or infringing, we encourage you to contact us immediately. Upon our receipt of a proper notice of claimed infringement under the DMCA, we will respond expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material claimed to be infringing and will follow the procedures specified in the DMCA to resolve the claim between the notifying party and the alleged infringer who provided the content in issue. Our designated agent (i.e., the proper party) to whom you should address such notice is listed below.

12.3 If you believe that your work has been copied and posted on the Products in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our designated agent with the following information:

(a) An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;

(b) A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;

(c) A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Products;

(d) Your address, telephone number, and email address;

(e) A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law; and

(f) A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in your report is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.

(g) Our designated agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows:
By Mail: Vedapeetha. Attn: By E-Mail: info@vedapeetha.org.  Subject line: DMCA

 

13. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Vedapeetha may transfer its rights and obligations under these Terms to any company, firm or person at any time if it does not materially affect your rights under it. You may not transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms to anyone else. These Terms are personal to you and no third party is entitled to benefit under these Terms except as set out here.

 

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Vedapeetha and its directors, officers, members, investors, managers, employees and agents harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising in any way from (i) your negligent, reckless, or willful misuse of the Products, (ii) your placement or transmission of any message, content, information, software, or other submissions through the Products, (iii) any third-party claims of bodily injury, death, or damage to real or tangible personal property caused by your negligent or more culpable acts or omissions related to your use of the Products; or (iv) your breach or violation of the law or of these Terms. Vedapeetha reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with Vedapeetha defence of such claim.

 

(a) This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

(b) We warrant to you that any Product purchased from us will, on delivery, conform in all material respects with its description and be of reasonably satisfactory quality.

(c) We warrant that we will use reasonable skill and care in making the Products available to you during your subscription.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, you assume full responsibility for your own use of the Products. In no event shall Vedapeetha be liable to you, your heirs, or assigns or to any third party for any loss, death, damage, or bodily injury that you suffer, or that you cause to any third party, in connection with your use of the Products or other activities you undertake in connection with your use of the Products, unless caused by Vedapeetha’s gross negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct.

(e) The Products and their content are otherwise provided on an “as is” basis and we make no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to them, including as to the accuracy, completeness or currency of the Products or their content. We assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Products, or any failures, delays, or interruptions in the provision of the Products. We disclaim and exclude any express or implied warranties or representations, including any warranties as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the Products to the broadest extent permitted by law. We make no warranties or representations, express or implied, as to the timeliness, accuracy, quality, completeness or existence of the content and information posted on the Products. We make no warranties or representations, express or implied, for technical accessibility, fitness or flawlessness of the Products. We make no warranties or representations that your use of content and information posted on the Products will not infringe rights of third parties.

(f) All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity are, to the extent permitted by law, excluded.

 

If we delay exercising or fail to exercise or enforce any right available to us under these Terms, such delay or failure does not constitute a waiver of that right or any other rights under these Terms.

 

We will not be liable to you for any lack of performance, or the unavailability or failure, of the Products, or for any failure or delay by us to comply with these Terms, where such lack, unavailability or failure arises from any cause beyond our reasonable control.

 In these Terms, unless the context requires otherwise: (i) any phrase introduced by the words “including”, “include”, “in particular”, “for example” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative only and shall not be construed as limiting the generality of any preceding words; and (ii) references to the singular include the plural and to the masculine include the feminine, and in each case vice versa.

 

(a) Applicable laws require that some of the information or communications we send to you should be in writing. When using the Products, you agree to transact with us electronically, and that communication with us will be mainly electronic. We will contact you by e-mail or provide you with information by posting notices on the Products. You agree to this electronic means of communication and you acknowledge that all contracts, notices, information and other communications that we provide to you electronically comply with any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

(b) In order to retain a copy, please select “Print,” and select the appropriate printer. If you do not have a printer, you can copy the text and the underlying agreement(s) and paste them into a new document in a word processor or a text editor on your computer and save the text.

(c) You have the right to receive a paper copy of the communications. To receive a paper copy, please request it by emailing us at info@vedapeetha.org.

(d) We may charge you a reasonable service charge to mail you a paper copy of any communication. We will either include such service charge on our fee schedule or we will first inform you of the charge and provide you with the choice as to whether you still want us to send you a paper copy. Please be sure to state that you are requesting a copy of the particular communication.

(e) To receive and view an electronic copy of the communications you must have the following equipment and software:

(i) A personal computer or other device which is capable of accessing the Internet. Your access to this page verifies that your system/device meets these requirements.

(ii) An Internet web browser which is capable of supporting 128-bit SSL encrypted communications, JavaScript, and cookies. Your system or device must have 128-bit SSL encryption software. Your access to this page verifies that your browser and encryption software/device meet these requirements.

(f) To retain a copy, you must either have a printer connected to your personal computer or other device or, alternatively, the ability to save a copy through use of printing service or software such as Adobe Acrobat®. If you have a word processor or text editor program on your computer, then you can also copy the text and paste the text into a new document in the word processor or text editor and save the text.

(g) You can also contact us via email at info@vedapeetha.org to unsubscribe from further communications. Unsubscribing from communication may impact your ability to use the Products.

(h) We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to discontinue the provision of your electronic communications, or to terminate or change the terms and conditions on which we provide electronic communications. We will provide you with notice of any such termination or change as required by law.

 

(a) We will use reasonable endeavors to remedy faults in the Products. If we fail to comply with these Terms, your sole and exclusive remedies and our entire obligation and liability to you will in no circumstances exceed the actual amount paid by you for the Products in question. In addition, we will not be liable for:

(i) Faulty operation of computers during the registration process or during completion of a subscription or during the transmission of any data and/or for incorrect or overly slow transmission of data by the internet provider and/or any damage that occurs due to information submitted by you not being received by us or not being received promptly or not being considered, as a consequence of technical faults with our software or hardware (whether or not they are within or outside of our control).

(ii) Any loss or damage due to viruses or other malicious software that may infect your Device, computer equipment, software, data or other property caused by you accessing, using or downloading from the Products, or from transmissions via emails or attachments received from us.

(iii) Any use of websites linked to the Products but operated by third parties.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Vedapeetha and its affiliates, suppliers, clients or licensors (collectively, the “protected entities”) shall not be liable for any consequential, incidental, special, exemplary or punitive damages or losses, whether direct or indirect, arising from or directly or indirectly related to, the use of, or the inability to use, the products or the content, materials and functions related thereto, your provision of information via the products, or lost business or lost sales, or any errors, viruses or bugs contained in the products, even if such protected entity has been advised of the possibility of such damages. in no event shall the protected entities be liable for or in connection with any content posted, transmitted, exchanged or received by or on behalf of any user or other person or throughout the products. in no event shall the total aggregate liability of the protected entities to you for all damages, losses and causes of action (whether in contract or tort, including but not limited to, negligence or otherwise) arising from these terms of use or your use of the products exceed, in the aggregate, the actual amount, if any, paid by you to Vedapeetha for your use of the products in question.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, you assume full responsibility for your own use of the Products. In no event shall Vedapeetha be liable to you, your heirs, or assigns or to any third party for any loss, death, damage, or bodily injury that you suffer, or that you cause to any third party, in connection with your use of the Products or other activities you undertake in connection with your use of the Products.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

These Terms are effective and were last updated on 01 January, 2022.

Vedapeetha, is located at 12/510, Tapovarishtashram Via, Varishtapuri, Vandithavalam Post, Palakkad – India 678534.