Terms of use

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THESE TERMS OF USE. BY USING THIS PLATFORM YOU INDICATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS YOU MAY NOT USE THE PLATFORM.

ACCEPTANCE

Bukmuk.com (hereinafter together “BUKMUK“) provide a Online Library software for Bukmuk Library, where we deliver books as per membership plan for the customer and sell books and run book club activities (collectively, the “Service“) on the website www.Bukmuk.com and corresponding and the mobile application of the platform (collectively, the “Platform“).

The Platform and the Service are provided to you subject to these BUKMUK Terms of Use (these “Terms“). For the purpose of the Terms and wherever the context so requires, the terms “you” and “your” shall mean any person who uses or accesses, whether through manual or automated means, the Platform or the Service in any manner whatsoever including persons browsing the Platform and its content, posting comments or any content or responding to any advertisements or content on the Platform. By using the Service, you agree to comply with these Terms. Additionally, when using a portion of the Service, you agree to conform to any applicable posted guidelines for such Service, which may change or be updated from time to time at BUKMUK’s sole discretion. You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for reviewing these Terms from time to time. Should you object to any term or condition of these Terms, any guideline, or any subsequent changes thereto or become unhappy with BUKMUK or the Service in any way, your only choice is to immediately discontinue use of BUKMUK. These Terms may be updated by BUKMUK at any time at its sole discretion. BUKMUK may send you notices of changes to the Platform. You understand and agree that any translation of the Terms into other languages is for your convenience only and that the English version governs the terms of your relationship with BUKMUK. Furthermore, if there are any inconsistencies between the English version of the Terms and any translation you did, the English version of the Terms shall govern.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AND CONTENT POLICY

• A. BUKMUK is the next-generation platform to help students get easy access to books. BUKMUK act as a Library software portal. Customers take library membership and we promise to deliver books as per the subscription plans mentioned on the pricing page. The library works on the exchange of books model, the customer is requested to return previous books at the same time we deliver books. The customer is required to return all books and we do not do part delivery. i.e if 6 books are sent in a lot, customers can ask for a swap only when all books are ready for return. In case a book is not returned BUKMUK will levy the fine as per policy and the customer is required to pay for the same. The customer is liable to pay the damage cost (MRP of the book) in case the book gets damaged, torn or lost. Bukmuk is not responsible for any damage due to the transit of books and the customer is required to pack books nicely when returning. BUKMUK is also software for amazon affiliate links and is not responsible for any sales generated through the Amazon portal. BUKMUK may earn a small commission from every amazon sale as per amazon affiliate policy. BUKMUK will also sell books and the condition of the book (new /pre-loved) will be mentioned per product. BUKMUK is not responsible for damage of pre-loved books and it is expected that if the pre-loved book is mentioned, the book is not brand new.
• B. BUKMUK Content available through the Platform may contain links to other third-party websites (“Third Party Websites“), which are completely unrelated to BUKMUK. If you link to Third Party Websites, you may be subject to those Third Party Websites’ terms and conditions and other policies. BUKMUK makes no representation or guarantee as to the accuracy or authenticity of the information contained in any such Third Party Website, and your linking to any other websites is completely at your own risk and BUKMUK disclaims all liability thereto.
• C. BUKMUK has the right to share customer reviews and testimonials/pictures shared with the BUKMUK on either mail or WhatsApp or social media tag. BUKMUK is not responsible if any 3rd party misuse this information or pictures/videos due to open internet availability. 
• D. BUKMUK does not endorse any Content or any opinion, statement, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and BUKMUK expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content. BUKMUK does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on the Platform, and BUKMUK may, at its sole discretion, remove any infringing Content if properly notified in accordance with applicable law that such Content infringes on another’s intellectual property rights. BUKMUK reserves the right to remove any Content without prior notice. BUKMUK may also terminate a user’s access to the Platform if they are determined to be a repeat infringer or found to be indulging in any act contrary to these Terms. A repeat infringer is a user who has been notified of infringing activity more than twice and/or has had a user submission removed from the Platform more than twice. Further, at its sole discretion, BUKMUK reserves the right to decide whether any Content is appropriate and complies with these Terms.
• E. BUKMUK library books are shared resources and BUKMUK does not hold any responsibility if any kind of virus, bacteria, allergy transmission happens via books. BUKMUK takes utmost care to clean books and send them in the best condition but BUKMU does not hold the responsibility if books carry any demeaning words, images due to mishandling of the previous reader. 
• F. BUKMUK will collaborate and send gifts/giveaways or advertisement content in physical deliveries. By subscribing the customer agrees to receive the same and should the customer decide to buy a product/service from the advertiser, BUKMUK will not be held responsible for any issues or complaints. 
• G. BUKMUK will not be giving any physical receipt of the library membership except mail on registered mail id. Past payments will be visible on the portal and in case of any fraud/problem in online payments BUKMUK will not be held responsible for the same. 
• BUKMUK may take a non-refundable registration fee and is not liable to pay the user in any case. 
• BUKMUK may take a refundable deposit and is only liable to pay using the same once the books are successfully returned back to the library and in good condition. In case of any damage, BUKMUK can deduct the security deposit as per the MRP of the books. BUKMUK will return the deposit after 2 weeks of advanced notice. In case we do not take a deposit, BUKMUK is not liable to pay anything but the customer is liable to pay for the damage of the book. BUKMUK reserve the right to sue customers if damage is not paid and all jurisdiction is applicable at Delhi court. 

  CONDUCT

You agree not to post, email, host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information on the Site, or otherwise make available Content:

• i. that violates any law or regulation;
• ii. that is copyrighted or patented, protected by trade secret or trademark, or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission or a license from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant BUKMUK all of the license rights granted herein;
• iii. that infringes any of the foregoing intellectual property rights of any party, or is Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law, regulation, contractual or fiduciary relationship(s);
• iv. that is harmful, abusive, unlawful, threatening, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, paedophilic, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy or other rights, hateful, or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, relating or encouraging money laundering or illegal gambling or harms or could harm minors in any way or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatsoever;
• v. that harasses, degrades, intimidates or is hateful towards any individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
• vi. that violates any (local) equal employment laws, including but not limited to those prohibiting the stating, in any advertisement for employment, a preference or requirement based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability of the applicant.
• vii. that threatens the unity, integrity, defense, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states, or public order or causes incitement to the commission of any cognizable offense or prevents investigation of any offense or is insulting any other nation;
• viii. that includes personal or identifying information about another person without that person’s explicit consent;
• ix. that impersonates any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an BUKMUK employee, or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents an affiliation with a person or entity;
• x. deceives or misleads the addressee about the origin of such messages or communicates any information which is grossly offensive or menacing in nature;
• xi. that is false, deceptive, misleading, deceitful, misinformative, or constitutes “bait and switch” offer;
• xii. that constitutes or contains “pyramid schemes,” “affiliate marketing,” “link referral code,” “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” or unsolicited advertisements of a commercial nature;
• xiii. that constitutes or contains any form of advertising or solicitation if (1) posted in areas or categories of the Platform which are not designated for such purposes; or (2) e-mailed to BUKMUK users who have requested not to be contacted about other services, products or commercial interests;
• xiv. that includes links to commercial services or Third Party Websites, except as specifically allowed by BUKMUK;
• xv. that advertises any illegal services or the sale of any items the sale of which is prohibited or restricted by applicable law, including without limitation items the sale of which is prohibited or regulated by applicable law;
• xvi. that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or any other computer resource;
• xvii. that disrupts the normal flow of dialogue with an excessive number of messages (flooding attack) to the Service, or that otherwise negatively affects other users’ ability to use the Service; or
• xviii. that employs misleading email addresses, or forged headers or otherwise manipulated identifiers in order to disguise the origin of Content transmitted through the Service.

Additionally, you agree not to:

• xix. contact anyone who has asked not to be contacted, or makes unsolicited contact with anyone for any commercial purpose, specifically, contact any user to post an advertisement on a third-party website or post any advertisement on behalf of such user; or to “stalk” or otherwise harass anyone;
• xx. make any libelous or defamatory comments or postings to or against anyone;
• xxi. collect personal data about other users or entities for commercial or unlawful purposes;
• xxii. use automated means, including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools, or the like to download or scrape data from the Service, except for internet search engines (e.g, Google) and non-commercial public archives (e.g. archive.org).
• xxiii. post Content that is outside the local area or not relevant to the local area, repeatedly post the same or similar Content, or otherwise impose unreasonable or disproportionately large loads on our servers and other infrastructure;
• xxiv. post the same item or service in multiple classified categories or forums, or in multiple metropolitan areas;
• xxv. attempt to gain unauthorized access to computer systems owned or controlled by BUKMUK or engage in any activity that disrupts, diminishes the quality of, interferes with the performance of, or impairs the functionality of, the Service or the Platform.
• xxvi. use any form of automated device or computer program (sometimes referred to as “flagging tools”) that enables the use of BUKMUK’s “flagging system” or other community control systems without each flag being manually entered by a human that initiates the flag (an “automated flagging device”), or use any such flagging tool to remove posts of competitors, other third parties or to remove posts without a reasonable good faith belief that the post being flagged violates these Terms or any applicable law or regulation.
• xxvii. use any automated device or software that enables the submission of automatic postings on BUKMUK without human intervention or authorship (an “automated posting device”), including without limitation, the use of any such automated posting device in connection with bulk postings, or for automatic submission of postings at certain times or intervals; or
• xxviii. Any Content uploaded by you shall be subject to relevant laws and may disabled, or and may be subject to investigation under appropriate laws. Furthermore, if you are found to be in non-compliance with the laws and regulations, these terms, or the privacy policy of the Site, we may terminate your account/block your access to the Site and we reserve the right to remove any non-compliant Content uploaded by you.

 POSTING AGENTS

As used herein, the term “Posting Agent” refers to a third-party agent, service or intermediary that offers to post Content to the Service on behalf of others. BUKMUK prohibits the use of Posting Agents, directly or indirectly, without the express written permission of BUKMUK. In addition, Posting Agents are not permitted to post Content on behalf of others, directly or indirectly, or otherwise access the Service in order to post Content on behalf of others, except with express written permission or license from BUKMUK.

ACCESS TO THE SERVICE

BUKMUK grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to access and use the Service for personal use. This license granted herein does not include any of the following: (a) access to or use of the Service by Posting Agents; or (b) any collection, aggregation, copying, duplication, display or derivative use of the Service nor any use of data mining, robots, spiders, or similar data gathering and extraction tools for any purpose unless expressly permitted by BUKMUK or as otherwise set forth in these Terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, general purpose internet search engines and non-commercial public archives that gather information for the sole purpose of displaying hyperlinks to the Service, provided they each do so from a stable IP address or range of IP addresses using an easily identifiable agent and comply with our robots.txt file, may engage in the activities set forth in (b). For purposes of this exception, a “general purpose internet search engine” does not include a website or search engine or other services that specializes in classified listings including any subset of classifieds listings such as housing, for sale, jobs, services, or personals, or which otherwise provides classified ad listing services. The license set forth in this Section permits you to display on your website, or create a hyperlink thereto, individual postings on the Service so long as such use is for non-commercial and/or news reporting purposes only (e.g., for use in personal blogs or other personal online media). If the total number of such postings displayed on or linked to your website exceeds limits set by BUKMUK, your use will be considered to be in violation of these Terms, unless BUKMUK expressly grants you permission otherwise. You are also permitted to create a hyperlink to the home page of the Platform so long as the link does not portray BUKMUK, its employees, affiliates or agents in a false, confusing, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner. Use of the Service beyond the scope of authorized access as set forth in these Terms immediately terminates any permission or license granted herein. In order to collect, aggregate, copy, duplicate, display or make derivative use of the Service or any Content made available via the Service for other purposes (including commercial purposes) not stated herein, you must first obtain a license from BUKMUK.

NOTIFICATION OF CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENTS

BUKMUK is not liable for any infringement of intellectual property rights arising out of materials posted on or transmitted through the site, or items advertised on the site, by end-users or any other third parties.

If you are an owner of intellectual property rights or an agent who is fully authorized to act on behalf of the owner of intellectual property rights and believe that any Content or other content infringes upon your intellectual property right or intellectual property right of the owner on whose behalf you are authorized to act, you may submit a notification to BUKMUK together with a request to BUKMUK to delete the relevant Content in good faith in the claims of infringement.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

You acknowledge and agree that the materials on the Platform, other than the User Content that you licensed under Section ii(C) of the Terms, including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (“Materials“) and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (“Marks“), are owned by or licensed to BUKMUK, and are subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under Dutch laws, foreign laws and international treaties and/or conventions. In connection with the Services, the Platform may display certain trademarks belonging to third parties. Use of these trademarks may be subject to the license granted by third parties to BUKMUK. You shall, in no event, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble such trademarks and nothing herein shall be construed to grant you any right in relation to such trademarks. Materials on the Platform are provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. BUKMUK reserves all rights not expressly granted herein to the Platform and the Materials. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Materials other than as expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of Materials of third parties obtained through the Platform for any commercial purposes. If you download or print a copy of the Materials for personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Platform or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Materials or enforce limitations on use of the Platform or the Materials therein. The Service is protected to the maximum extent permitted by copyright laws, other laws, and international treaties and/or conventions. The content displayed on or through the Service is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to copyrights laws, other laws, and international conventions. Any reproduction, modification, creation of derivative works from or redistribution of the Platform, the Materials, or the collective work or compilation is expressly prohibited. Copying or reproducing the Platform, the Materials, or any portion thereof to any other server or location for further reproduction or redistribution is expressly prohibited. You further agree not to reproduce, duplicate or copy Content or Materials from the Service, and agree to abide by any and all copyright notices and other notices displayed on the Service. You may not decompile or disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover any source code contained in the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any aspect of the Service. 

  USER SUBMISSIONS

You understand that when using the Platform, you will be exposed to Content from a variety of sources and that BUKMUK is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such Content, and you agree and assume all liability for your use. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Content that is inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, defamatory or libelous and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against BUKMUK with respect thereto.

INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BUKMUK, its officers, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, directors, officers, agents, service providers, suppliers and employees, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Platform and/or the Service; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, trademark, trade secret or other property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that your Content caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive termination, modification or expiration of these Terms and your use of the Service and the Platform.

NO SPAM POLICY

You understand and agree that sending unsolicited email advertisements or other unsolicited communications to BUKMUK email addresses or through BUKMUK computer systems are expressly prohibited by these Terms. You acknowledge and agree that from time to time BUKMUK may monitor email usage using human monitors or automated software to flag certain words associated with spam or scams in emails that are sent between one user to another in the BUKMUK email system. Any communication between yourself and any other user utilizing the communication features available on the Service and the Platform may be used only in accordance with the Terms. Any unauthorized use of BUKMUK computer systems is a violation of these Terms and certain applicable laws. Such violations may subject the sender and his or her agents to civil and criminal penalties.

DEALINGS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS

You acknowledge and agree that BUKMUK shall not be liable for your interactions with any organizations and/or individuals on the Platform or through the Service. This includes, but is not limited to, payment and delivery of goods and services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with any interaction you may have with other organizations and/or individuals. These dealings are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You agree and acknowledge that BUKMUK shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or interactions. If there is a dispute between participants on the Platform, or between users and any third party, you understand and agree that BUKMUK is under no obligation to become involved in such dispute. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users, you hereby release BUKMUK, its officers, employees, agents, and successors from any and all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or our Service.

LIMITATION AND TERMINATION OF SERVICE

You acknowledge and agree that BUKMUK may establish limits from time to time concerning the use of the Service, including among others, the maximum number of days that Content will be maintained or retained by the Service, the maximum number and size of postings, e-mail messages, or other Content that may be transmitted or stored by the Service, and the frequency and the manner in which you may access the Service or the Platform. You acknowledge that your account is identified and linked through your mobile number, Facebook account or email address through which you have registered. In the event you have more than one account linked through your mobile number, Facebook account or email address, BUKMUK reserves the right to remove or restrict the usage of such duplicate accounts. You acknowledge and agree that BUKMUK has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Content maintained or transmitted by the Platform or the Service. You acknowledge and agree that BUKMUK reserves the right at any time to modify, limit or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice and that BUKMUK shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any such modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service. You acknowledge and agree that BUKMUK, in its sole and absolute discretion, has the right (but not the obligation) to delete or deactivate your account, block your email or IP address, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of the Service (or any part thereof), immediately and without notice, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason or no reason at all, including, without limitation, if BUKMUK believes that you have violated these Terms. Further, you agree that BUKMUK shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Platform or the Service. Further, you agree not to attempt to use the Service after any such termination.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE PLATFORM AND THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT THE PLATFORM AND THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” OR “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW BUKMUK, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLATFORM AND YOUR USE THEREOF. BUKMUK MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE PLATFORM’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITES LINKED TO THE PLATFORM AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE PLATFORM AND SERVICE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE PLATFORM, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, COMMUNICATED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICE. BUKMUK DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE PLATFORM OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND BUKMUK WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND/OR OTHER USERS AND/OR THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL BUKMUK , ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF BUKMUK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM ANY ASPECT OF YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICE, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICE, OR THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, MODIFICATION, ALTERATION, OR TERMINATION OF THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICE. SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICE OR ANY LINKS ON THE PLATFORM, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION, OPINIONS OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICE OR ANY LINKS ON THE BUKMUK SITE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT BUKMUK SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OR THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. THE PLATFORM IS CONTROLLED AND OFFERED BY BUKMUK. BUKMUK MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE PLATFORM IS APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN OTHER LOCATIONS. THOSE WHO ACCESS OR USE THE PLATFORM FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO SO AT THEIR OWN VOLITION AND RISK AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAW.

ASSIGNMENT

These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by BUKMUK without restriction. Any assignment or transfer by you shall be null and void.

 ABILITY TO ACCEPT TERMS OF SERVICE

This Platform is intended only for adults and you are eligible to contract as per applicable laws. If you are using/accessing this Platform as a representative of any person/entity, you acknowledge that you are legally authorized to represent that person/entity. Minors, i.e. users of under 18 years of age, are only allowed to access the Platform and use the Service, in the event of approval of their legal representatives or in the event that it concerns an act or a transaction that is a usual and acceptable standard in civil life and practice. You affirm that you are either at least 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms, and to abide by and comply with these Terms. 

REFUNDS/CANCELLATION POLICY

In case a user would like to cancel the subscription, BUKMUK will pay after deducting the reading fee, Book Damage/missing cost, delivery fee and registration Fee. The pending amount shall be paid within 10 working days from the last lot of books returned by the user.
Contact us for escalations at – shefali@bukmuk.com Mobile: 8130286286

GENERAL INFORMATION

These Terms and the other policies posted on the Platform constitute the complete and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and BUKMUK and govern your use of the Service and the Platform superseding all prior understandings, proposals, agreements, negotiations, and discussions between the parties, whether written or oral. The Terms and the relationship between you and BUKMUK shall be governed by the laws of the Indian constitution. Any claim you may have against BUKMUK must be submitted to the courts under Indian jurisdiction accordingly. However, in the event that you are a consumer, it may be that consumer law requires that another law is applicable and that a claim may be submitted to another jurisdiction. The failure of BUKMUK to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid (including, without limitation, because such provision is inconsistent with the laws of another jurisdiction) or inapplicable, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision. If any provision or provisions of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the Terms shall not in any way be affected or be impaired. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION BROUGHT BY YOU AND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR THE PLATFORM MUST COMMENCE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AND IN ANY EVENT WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES, EXCEPT THAT BUKMUK MAY COMMENCE ANY SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS UNDER INDIAN LAW. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED. These Terms shall insure to the benefit of and be binding upon each party’s successors and assigns.

VIOLATION OF TERMS AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

Please report any violations of the Terms that you become aware of by contacting us using the link at the bottom of the BUKMUK homepage at www.bukmuk.com. Any failure to act by BUKMUK with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches by you or others. You understand and agree that, because damages are often difficult or impossible to quantify, if actual damages cannot be reasonably calculated then you will be liable to pay BUKMUK the following as liquidated damages (and not a penalty):

• a. If BUKMUK establishes any limits on the frequency with which you may access the Service, or terminates your access to or use of the Service, you agree to pay BUKMUK Ten thousand Rupees (INR 10000) for (i) each message posted in excess of such limits or (ii) for each day on which you access BUKMUK in excess of such limits, whichever is higher.
• b. If you are a Posting Agent that uses the Service in violation of these Terms, in addition to any liquidated damages under Section xix(e) below you agree to pay BUKMUK Ten thousand Rupees (INR 10000) for each and every item you post in violation of these Terms. A Posting Agent will also be deemed an agent of the party engaging the Posting Agent to access the Service, and such party (by engaging the Posting Agent in violation of these Terms) agrees to pay BUKMUK an additional Ten thousand Rupees (INR 10000) for each item posted by the Posting Agent on behalf of such party in violation of these Terms.
• d. If you use BUKMUK e-mail addresses or computer systems to send unsolicited e-mail advertisements to BUKMUK e-mail addresses or any other party, you agree to pay BUKMUK Ten thousand Rupees (INR 10000) for each such e-mail.
• e. If you post messages in violation of these Terms, other than as described above, you agree to pay BUKMUK Ten thousand Rupees (INR 10000) for each such message. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BUKMUK may, in its sole and absolute discretion, issue a warning before assessing damages pursuant to this Section xx(e).
• f. If you aggregate, copy, display, mirror, reproduce, or otherwise exploit for any purpose any Content (except for your own Content) in violation of these Terms without BUKMUK’s express written permission, you agree to pay BUKMUK One lakh Rupees (100000 INR) for each day on which you engage in such conduct.

If none of the foregoing clauses (a) – (f) are applicable, you agree to pay BUKMUK’s actual damages, to the extent such actual damages can be reasonably calculated. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms, BUKMUK retains the right to seek equitable remedies, including without limitation, specific performance of any term contained in these Terms, or a preliminary or permanent injunction against the breach or threatened breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in these Terms, or any combination thereof, without the necessity of posting a bond.