Terms of Use

Introduction

www.rootsanalysis.com is operated by Roots Analysis Pvt. Ltd. (“us”, “we”, “our”, “Company”, “RootsAnalysis”, “Roots Analysis”).

The website (the “Website”, “Web site”, “website”, “web site”, “webportal”, “web portal”, “portal”) and its use is governed by this Agreement whether or not you are a registered use. These Terms & Conditions (“Terms of Use”, “Agreement”, “Terms”) comprise the agreement under which Roots Analysis provides research reports and other services to You (“Your”, “Client”, “Customer”, “User”, “End User”, “EndUser”).

If the Client has its own Terms and Conditions, they do not apply if they differ or conflict with the policies outlined below.

References to the singular include the plural.

Please read through these Terms & Conditions carefully before using the website. By using, you agree to comply and are legally bound by these Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy. The Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy may change from time to time. You should ensure that you visit our website to read these periodically and make yourself aware of any changes.

 

Access and Registration

You are allowed to browse many areas of the website without registering. However, an account will be created automatically for your usage post you place an order. You may be required to create an account manually to access certain other parts of the Site.

While registration or placing an order, you must ensure that all the information you provide is true, accurate, current and complete in all respects.

It is your responsibility to edit your registration details, if they change after you have completed your registration. You can do this by going to the ‘My Accounts’ section after you have logged in.

 

Proprietary Rights

User agrees that the content on the website and its content is owned by us. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed as granting the user right(s) to use any content, logo, trademarks without prior approval of the company. You may, however, download or print off copies of the content of this website for your personal information and non-commercial use only.

 

Unlawful and Prohibited Uses of the Web site

User agrees not to cause, or attempt to cause, any damage to the website. By visiting our website, you agree you will not intentionally or unintentionally act to disable, impair, overburden the performance of the website and / or related computer systems and servers. You also agree that you will not gain, or attempt to gain, unauthorised access to any restricted areas of the website. You will not use any spiders, virus, robots, trojans, worms or other related means to access the website that could, or have the potential to, harm the performance of the website.

You may not use the website for any other illegal purposes as well.

 

License Agreement

We own the copyright of all the reports which are published by us. While purchasing, we offer the following license options to the end users:

1. Single User License:

This license grants the right of use of the purchased report to a single recipient only (normally the person who buys the report). You may access the material on your computer, as and when required, for your own personal use. You may also print multiple copies, solely for your use. Under this agreement, the report (either full or in part) should not be redistributed or reproduced in any form. Unless a Site License or an Enterprise License is purchased, a Single User license must be purchased for every person that wishes to use the report within the same enterprise.

2. Site License:

This license grants the right of use of the purchased report by the employees of a business unit at a particular site / office location. The report may be accessed on the computer of any employee within the business unit at a particular site / office location. You may also print multiple copies for use by employees at the same location. Apart from this, the report (either full or in part) should not be redistributed or reproduced in any form. It is the buyer’s responsibility to ensure that the report is kept secure and isn’t made available to any third party.

3. Enterprise License:

This license entitles the buyer of the report to share, distribute the report (either full or in part) with other employees of the same firm / enterprise. The report may be accessed by any employee of the enterprise and there is no limit on the maximum number of prints which can be taken. However, it is the buyer’s responsibility to ensure that the report is kept secure and isn’t made available to any third party.

 

Confidentiality

All parties should keep in strict confidence the commercial know-how and processes which are confidential in nature and have been disclosed to the Receiving party by the other party. This clause shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

Intellectual Property

You acknowledge that all copyright, database right, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights in the website and the content made available via the website will remain vested in Roots Analysis at all times.

 

Termination of Use

You accept that Roots Analysis, in its sole discretion, may terminate your access to the website at any time, without notice. We may monitor all access and activity on the website.

 

Exclusions & Limitations of Liability

  1. The users agree to surf the website, buy and use the content at their own discretion and risk. All the content on the website and reports are provided on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis. The accuracy of this content is likely to change with time and we do not make any promise to the accuracy, suitability, reliability, completeness, satisfactory quality, or freedom from virsues, or other harmful programs in the content accessed via the website.

  2. We will not, under any circumstances, be  held responsible for or be liable for any refund, direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or other damages of any kind including, without limitation, damages or costs resulting from loss of revenues, profits, goodwill or business, business interruption, or resulting from any error in the content, inaccuracy in any information or resulting from any decisions made or action taken by you in reliance on the content.

  3. The foregoing exclusions and limitations of liability and remedies will apply, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in all actions of any kind, whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal or equitable theory. 

  4. Other than as set out above, Roots Analysis’s total liability for any loss in relation to provision of its services will be limited to the price paid for the products / services by you to us.

  5. We make no warranties respecting any harm that may be caused by the transmission of a virus, worm, Trojan or other form of computer programs including transmission arising from your download of any content, software you use to download the content, the Site or the server that makes it available. You agree that it is your responsibility to install appropriate anti-virus and other security software on your computer or other devices which you may use to access our website and content from.

 

Contribution to the Website and Content of Reports

If we invite you to contribute to the website and / or content of our free / paid reports, you agree, by providing such contribution, you grant a perpetual, royalty free license for us to publish / use this contribution in either the same form or adapt, modify, reproduce, distribute and exercise all copyright in relation to this contribution. You also warrant that any such contribution is your original work and you have the right to grant the license to us. 

You will be termed as our 'Client' once you order one or more reports from us. You agree that we reserve the right to highlight the names / brands / logos of our clients on our Website and other marketing / promotional channels. 

For the avoidance of doubt, you agree that you will indemnify us against any claims, actions, suits, damages, liabilities and costs (including all legal costs actually incurred or otherwise) resulting directly or indirectly from the above.

 

Indemnity

You agree to fully indemnify and keep Roots Analysis, our employees, our directors, contractors, agents and business partners indemnified against any claims, actions, suits, damages, liabilities and costs (including all legal costs actually incurred or otherwise) resulting directly or indirectly from your breach of any provision of these Terms and Conditions or your use of or reliance on the website or the content.

 

Links to Other Sites

Our website may have links to other websites. However, we have not reviewed these third party websites and do not control and are not responsible for these websites or their content or availability. We make no representation or warranty as to the content of these third party websites. If you visit these websites, you are responsible for viewing and complying with the privacy policy and terms and conditions of these websites.

 

Refund and Return

Due to the nature of our business, we follow a ‘no-refund’ policy on all the reports purchased directly through us or via our website. As the reports are in PDF format, which can be easily distributed via emails, we do not offer refunds in most cases. We strongly recommend that the intended recipients read the report summary, brochure and other information available on the website before making a purchase. You may also send us an email to seek clarifications to any queries that you may have before deciding to buy a particular report.

 

General

You can not assign, grant, sub-license or transfer any of your rights under these Terms & Conditions to a third party. If, for any reason, one or more provisions of these Terms are found invalid, it does not affect the validity of other provisions under these Terms.

Our failure to act with respect to a breach of agreement by you does not waive our right to act with respect to breaches by you in the future.

 

Notices

All notices, given by any party, shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the other party personally or sent by prepaid first-class post or recorded delivery at its registered office or principal place of business. Notices given under this Agreement shall not be valid if sent by Facsimile.

 

Orders

Orders placed by you through the website shall only be binding when accepted by us. You shall not cancel or amend an Order unless we have given our prior written consent.

 

Force Majeure

On occasions, we may be unable to perform our obligations under this Agreement due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control. In such circumstances (Force Majeure events) including, but not limited to, system failure, fire, flood, earthquake and other natural physical disasters, lock outs, riots, accidents, act of God, our inability or delay in performing our obligations will not be deemed to be in breach of contract.

 

Governing jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it, are governed by Indian Law and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Indian courts irrespective of the location from which you are accessing the website or content from.

 

Prices and Payment

The prices for various reports mentioned on our website or Order Forms do not include VAT or other taxes. VAT, as applicable, will be added to the report price at the time of online payment checkout. If you order the report by cheque or invoice, we will advise you of the total taxes to be added to the payment.

 

Exchange Rates

We offer reports in three different currencies (GBP, EUR, USD). We review the currency exchange rates regularly and this gets reflected in our prices at any given point in time. The standard currency of each report is USD and prices in other currencies (EUR, GBP) are adjusted accordingly. Therefore, the price of a report in a particular currency may change over time, depending on the exchange rate fluctuations. We will not honour any refund claims which may originate due to such exchange rate fluctuations.

 

Special Offers

If we launch a special offer or any promotional campaigns at certain points in time, specific terms and conditions may apply.  It is your responsibility to read and accept these terms before making a purchase.

 

Disclaimer of Warranties

Price and availability of information is subject to change without notice.

The information provided in our reports is collated from publicly available data (e.g. annual reports, websites and media releases). All our analysts are skilled in writing research reports and make every effort to validate the accuracy of the information included in the reports. We, to the fullest extent permitted by law, make no warranty (express, implied or otherwise), or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, reliability and usefulness of this information. In many instances, the opinion expressed in the reports is our current opinion based on the current market trends and is subject to change from time to time.

The information in our reports should be interpreted as indicative guidance only. We assert that any business or investment decisions should not be made solely based on the information presented in our reports. We recommend that the users should take proper / relevant professional advice before making any such decision.

Except as specifically stated on this web site, neither Roots Analysis Pvt.  Ltd. nor any of its affiliates, directors, employees or other representatives will be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this web site or the information, content, materials or products included on this site.

This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties.

 

Privacy Policy

We process information about you in accordance to our Privacy Policy. By using our site, you provide your consent to such processing and you confirm that all the data provided by you is accurate.