Important. The Website provides general corporate and business information only. Its content is not a quotation, offer, warranty, professional recommendation or contract. Submitting an enquiry does not create a contractual relationship.
These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) govern access to and use of the corporate website on which they are published (the “Website”). The Website is operated by ETHICAA TRADING LLP (“ETHICAA”, “we”, “us” or “our”).
By accessing, browsing or using the Website after having a reasonable opportunity to review these Terms, you agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree, do not use the Website. Certain Website features or future services may be subject to additional terms. A separate written agreement governing a business transaction will control that transaction to the extent of any inconsistency with these Terms.
1. Scope and purpose
The Website is an informational, business-to-business corporate website intended to describe ETHICAA’s activities, capabilities, business sectors and contact channels. It does not currently provide user accounts, online ordering, online payment, document uploads, public comments or a customer portal.
These Terms govern Website access and use only. They do not by themselves govern the sale, purchase, supply, import, export, delivery or performance of any goods or services. Any such transaction will be governed by the quotation, purchase order, confirmation, agreement or other written terms expressly accepted by the relevant parties.
2. Eligibility and authority
You may use the Website only if you are legally competent to enter into a binding agreement and your use is lawful. If you use the Website for or on behalf of a company, partnership or other organisation, you represent that you have authority to act for it and that references to “you” include that organisation.
The Website is intended primarily for business audiences. Individuals under 18 years of age should not submit an enquiry or provide personal data through the Website.
3. Acceptance and electronic communications
You agree that these Terms and communications relating to the Website may be made available electronically. Electronic records and electronic actions may have legal effect under applicable law. Nothing in these Terms means that an enquiry, email or other electronic communication is an acceptance of a commercial proposal unless an authorised representative expressly confirms that acceptance in the form required for the relevant transaction.
You are responsible for retaining a copy of these Terms if you require one for your records. Headings are for convenience and do not limit the meaning of a clause.
4. Website information is not an offer
Website content is supplied for general informational and introductory purposes. Unless we expressly state otherwise in a separate written document issued by an authorised representative:
- Website content is not an offer, quotation, tender, bid or promise to sell, supply or procure;
- no listed product, service, sector, brand or capability is guaranteed to be available;
- descriptions, specifications, photographs, illustrations, packaging, origin, certifications, lead times and other details may be indicative, incomplete or subject to change;
- prices, commercial terms, delivery dates and quantities are not binding unless separately confirmed;
- references to a manufacturer, supplier, principal, brand, industry or market do not by themselves establish an agency, distributorship, partnership, endorsement or exclusive relationship; and
- you must independently verify that any proposed product or service is appropriate for your intended purpose, regulatory requirements and destination market.
5. Enquiries and commercial discussions
Submitting a contact form, sending an email, requesting information or participating in a discussion:
- does not oblige ETHICAA to respond, quote, reserve stock, commence work or enter into a transaction;
- does not create an agency, fiduciary, advisory, partnership, employment or supplier-customer relationship;
- does not constitute acceptance of any terms included in your message, form, portal or purchase document; and
- does not create a contract unless the authorised parties later enter into a separate binding agreement in the required form.
A response from ETHICAA may be preliminary, conditional, subject to due diligence, subject to third-party availability, or withdrawn before a binding agreement is formed. You should not incur cost or make a commitment in reliance on an enquiry response unless the relevant obligation is contained in a binding written agreement.
6. Permitted use
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable permission to access and view the Website for lawful internal, informational and business-evaluation purposes. You may print or download a reasonable number of pages for those purposes, provided that you do not remove notices, alter the content or imply endorsement.
This permission is not a transfer of ownership or intellectual-property rights. It ends automatically when your use breaches these Terms or when we withdraw access in accordance with them.
7. Prohibited conduct
You must not, directly or through another person:
- use the Website for an unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, defamatory, abusive or harmful purpose;
- misrepresent your identity, authority, affiliation, intention or the origin of a communication;
- submit malicious code, spam, bulk solicitations or content that infringes another person’s rights;
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, its hosting environment, email systems, databases, credentials or connected infrastructure;
- probe, scan, test or circumvent security or authentication measures without our prior written authorisation;
- interfere with availability or operation, impose an unreasonable load, launch a denial-of-service attack, or exploit a vulnerability;
- scrape, harvest, index, mirror, frame or systematically extract Website content or contact data, except for ordinary search-engine indexing performed in accordance with our technical instructions;
- copy, republish, distribute, modify, translate, sell, license or commercially exploit protected Website content except as expressly permitted by law or written permission;
- remove or alter copyright, attribution, proprietary or rights-management notices; or
- assist or encourage another person to do any of the above.
8. Intellectual property and branding
Unless otherwise indicated, text, layout, graphics, photographs, illustrations, code, downloads and other materials appearing on the Website are protected by applicable intellectual-property and related laws. They may be made available by ETHICAA under rights held by ETHICAA, its partners, licensors, developers, suppliers or other lawful rights holders.
Nothing on the Website or in these Terms grants a right to use any trade name, logo, domain name, business identifier or branding displayed on the Website. Ownership of each such identifier remains subject to the applicable registration records, agreements and rights of its lawful owner. No statement in these Terms is intended to represent that a pending or registered trademark is owned by ETHICAA unless expressly stated in an updated notice supported by the applicable legal record.
If specific content is identified as third-party, open-licensed or public-domain material, your rights in that content are governed by the applicable law or licence. These Terms do not restrict a right that cannot lawfully be restricted.
9. Accuracy, changes and availability
We may review and update Website content, but we do not undertake to keep every page complete, current or error-free. Information may contain typographical, technical, photographic or other errors. We may correct, remove, suspend or change content, functionality or availability at any time without creating a duty to update earlier material or notify every visitor.
Dates, targets, expectations and statements about future activities are subject to commercial, regulatory, market, supply-chain and other uncertainties. They are not guarantees of future performance.
10. No professional advice or reliance
The Website does not provide legal, tax, financial, investment, engineering, technical, regulatory, customs, import-export or other professional advice. General information about a product, sector, standard or market is not a substitute for advice from a qualified professional familiar with your circumstances.
You are responsible for your own assessment, due diligence, approvals and decisions. You should verify material information directly with ETHICAA through an authorised representative before relying on it for a transaction or compliance decision.
11. Information you submit
You retain any rights you lawfully hold in the information you submit. You grant ETHICAA a limited right to receive, reproduce internally, review, store and use that information to handle the enquiry, maintain appropriate business records, protect the Website, comply with law and establish or defend legal rights. Personal data is handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
You represent that information you submit is accurate to the best of your knowledge, is provided lawfully, and does not infringe confidentiality, privacy, intellectual-property or other rights. Do not submit trade secrets, export-controlled information, sensitive personal data or another person’s confidential information unless we have expressly agreed in writing to receive it through an appropriate channel.
A contact form or unsolicited email does not create a duty of confidentiality beyond duties imposed by applicable law. If confidentiality is required for a proposed disclosure, request and sign an appropriate confidentiality agreement before sending the information.
12. Privacy and cookies
Our Privacy Policy explains how we process personal data associated with Website visits and enquiries. The Website may also publish a Cookie Policy or provide consent settings describing cookies and similar technologies. Those documents should be read together with these Terms, but nothing in these Terms limits a privacy right or obligation that cannot lawfully be limited.
13. Third-party websites and services
The Website may link to third-party websites or platforms, including LinkedIn and Instagram. Links are provided for convenience and do not imply that ETHICAA controls, approves or guarantees the third party or its content, security, availability, products, statements or privacy practices.
Your interaction with a third party is governed by that party’s terms and privacy practices. You access a third-party service at your own discretion and should evaluate it independently. We are not responsible for loss arising from a third party’s acts, omissions, content or service, except to the extent liability cannot lawfully be excluded.
14. Website security and availability
We take reasonable steps appropriate to the Website, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free access. Access may be affected by maintenance, hosting failure, telecommunications issues, cyber incidents, malicious activity, third-party services, governmental action, events beyond reasonable control or changes made for legal, operational or security reasons.
You are responsible for protecting your devices, software, network and credentials and for maintaining appropriate backups and security controls. You should not rely on the Website as the sole repository or communication channel for time-sensitive or critical information.
15. Disclaimer of warranties
IMPORTANT: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. ETHICAA DISCLAIMS WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, RELATING TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION.
This disclaimer does not exclude an express written warranty given in a separate binding transaction agreement and does not exclude a warranty or statutory obligation that cannot lawfully be excluded.
16. Limitation of liability
IMPORTANT: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ETHICAA AND ITS PARTNERS, PERSONNEL, REPRESENTATIVES, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LICENSORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS ARISING FROM OR CONNECTED WITH THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE, BUSINESS, OPPORTUNITY, ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, GOODWILL, DATA OR USE, EVEN IF THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT LOSS WAS COMMUNICATED.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the aggregate liability of ETHICAA and the persons listed above for all claims arising solely from access to or use of the free informational Website will not exceed INR 10,000. This limitation applies collectively, not per event or claimant.
The exclusions and cap do not apply to liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability arising from fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, wilful misconduct or gross negligence to the extent applicable law does not permit limitation. They also do not reduce obligations imposed by data-protection law or liability governed by a separate binding transaction agreement.
Each limitation is intended to operate independently. If a particular exclusion or limitation is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue to apply to the maximum extent lawful.
17. Indemnity
To the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify and hold harmless ETHICAA, its partners, personnel and representatives against third-party claims, losses, liabilities, damages, penalties and reasonable legal costs to the extent caused by:
- your material breach of these Terms;
- your unlawful, fraudulent or unauthorised use of the Website;
- information or material you submit that infringes another person’s rights; or
- your interference with the Website or its security.
This indemnity does not apply to the extent a claim was caused by ETHICAA’s own fraud, wilful misconduct or liability that cannot lawfully be shifted. We will provide reasonable notice of an indemnified claim where practicable. You may not settle a claim in a manner that admits wrongdoing by, imposes a non-monetary obligation on, or adversely affects ETHICAA without our prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld.
18. Suspension and termination
We may restrict, suspend or terminate access to all or part of the Website where we reasonably believe it is necessary for security, maintenance, legal compliance, protection of rights, prevention of misuse or operation of the business. Where appropriate and reasonably practicable, we may provide notice, but we are not required to disclose information that could compromise security or an investigation.
Clauses that by their nature should continue after access ends will survive, including clauses concerning intellectual property, submitted information, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnity, governing law and miscellaneous terms.
19. Changes to the Website or these Terms
We may change the Website and may revise these Terms to reflect legal, technical or business developments. The revised Terms will be posted on the Website and will apply prospectively.
Your continued use after the revised Terms take effect constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by law. Where applicable law requires a different form of notice or affirmative consent, we will use that form. A change to these Website Terms does not amend a separate signed transaction agreement unless that agreement expressly permits the amendment.
20. Access from outside India
We operate the Website from India. We do not represent that Website content is appropriate, lawful or available in every jurisdiction. If you access it from elsewhere, you are responsible for compliance with laws applicable to your access and use, including trade-control, sanctions, import-export, advertising and data-protection requirements.
21. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms and any non-contractual dispute arising from or connected with Website access or use are governed by the laws of India, without giving effect to conflict-of-law rules that would require another law to apply.
Subject to any mandatory statutory forum or remedy that cannot be excluded, the courts of competent jurisdiction at Hyderabad, Telangana will have exclusive jurisdiction. Nothing in this clause prevents either party from seeking urgent interim or protective relief from a court that is legally competent to grant it.
22. Miscellaneous
Entire agreement for Website use. These Terms, together with policies expressly referred to in them, constitute the agreement concerning access to and use of the Website. They do not replace a separate binding agreement governing a business transaction.
Order of precedence. If a separate signed transaction agreement conflicts with these Terms, the separate agreement controls the transaction; these Terms continue to govern general Website access.
Severability. If a provision is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be interpreted or reduced to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.
No waiver. A delay or failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. A waiver is effective only if made in writing by an authorised representative and only for the specific matter stated.
Assignment. You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a reorganisation, transfer of the Website or business, merger or similar corporate event, subject to applicable law.
Relationship. These Terms do not create an agency, fiduciary relationship, partnership, joint venture, employment or franchise relationship.
No third-party rights. A person who is not a party to these Terms has no right to enforce them, except that persons expressly protected by the disclaimer, limitation and indemnity clauses may rely on those protections.
Force majeure. We are not responsible for delay, interruption or failure relating to the Website to the extent caused by an event beyond our reasonable control, subject to any obligation that cannot lawfully be excluded.
23. Contact
Questions concerning these Terms may be sent to:
ETHICAA TRADING LLP
Legal Contact
Email: info@ethicaa.in
Registered office: the address displayed on the Contact page of the Website