Last updated on June 1, 2024
Terms of Service
These Terms of Service ("Terms"), cover your use and access to the products, services, software, platform and websites (collectively, "Services") provided by Bharat Technologies, Inc and any of our affiliates (collectively, "Bharat Tech"). By using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms as well as our Privacy Policy. If you are using our Services as the employee or agent of an organization, you are agreeing to these Terms on behalf of that organization.
You must be the legal age of majority in your state of residence or otherwise competent to enter into a binding contract with the company in order to use the Services. The use of the Services is not permitted by those under the age of 18 without the consent or supervision of their guardian.
1. Trial Offers, Auto-Renewals and Paid Accounts
Bharat Tech makes available trial offers for the limited use of the Services (each, a "Trial Offer") to new customers who provide a valid payment instrument, such as a credit card or other payment method. If you choose to start a Trial Offer, you will automatically join the paid membership you have chosen at the end of the Trial Offer and you authorize Bharat Tech to charge your payment method for deducting the membership fee, as applicable. If you wish to use additional Services beyond those included in the Trial Offer, you may be asked to separately purchase those Services or to upgrade to a paid membership prior to the end of the Trial Offer period. Please visit our Pricing page for additional details on our available memberships. We reserve the right to change our pricing from time to time. Price changes will always be prospective and not retroactive.
Bharat Tech may automatically charge you at the end of the trial or for a membership renewal unless you notify us that you want to cancel or downgrade your membership. You can downgrade an auto-renewing paid membership to a free account at any time by notifying us.
To ensure uninterrupted service and to enable you to conveniently purchase additional products and Services, Bharat Tech will store and update (e.g. upon expiration) your payment method on file. If we are unable to charge your designated payment method for any reason, we reserve the right to automatically downgrade your paid plan to a lower-priced plan, change your billing cycle, and/or to suspend your paid membership until your designated payment method can be charged again. Please note that it is your responsibility to maintain current billing information on file with Bharat Tech.
2. Refund Policy
We persevere to ensure you are 100% satisfied with our Services. If there is a problem with the delivery of your Services or believe there has been an error in billing, please contact our Customer Service Department by email at contact@bharat.law immediately so that we can help you resolve the issue, provide a refund or offer credit that can be used for future Services when appropriate.
When contacting us, please include any details relating to the Services you have purchased so that we can ensure you are completely satisfied with your Bharat Tech experience. All refund requests must be made within 21 days of purchase.
We do not offer refunds for Services that have been commenced and/or completed (such as a legal notice), annual plans after 21 days have elapsed since your purchase, when an annual plan has been purchased in conjunction with another Bharat Tech product that has been discounted, or on payments to other third parties with a role in processing your order. We also cannot refund any money paid by you directly to third parties, such as payments made by you directly to External Advocates or for you or on your behalf by Bharat Tech to External Advocates.
Please note that certain services, such as monthly plans and annual plans, automatically renew, so if you do not want your plan to renew, please contact us at contact@bharat.law before the renewal date of your plan. You may also cancel Services before they renew via your online account.
3. Any Legal Information is Not a Substitute for Legal Advice
Bharat Tech provides a platform for legal information, self-help and an ability for Lawyers and consumers to connect digitally. Our Services do not include representing individuals or organizations in any legal capacity, legal insurance or constitute an insurance product. The information provided by Bharat Tech along with the content of our Service related to legal matters ("Legal Information") is provided for your private use and does not constitute legal advice. Except as part of a Bharat Tech Legal Engagement (defined below), we do not review any information you provide us for legal accuracy or sufficiency, draw legal conclusions, provide opinions about your selection of forms, or apply the law to the facts of your situation.
If you need legal advice for a specific problem, you should consult with a licensed Advocate using our Talk to a Lawyer service. Legal Information provided by Bharat Tech through its Service is not a substitute for legal advice from a qualified Advocate licensed to practice in an appropriate jurisdiction. Communications between you and Bharat Tech may not be protected as privileged communications under the advocate-client privilege or work product doctrine.
Your use of the Services does not create an Advocate-client relationship between you and Bharat Tech, or between you and any Bharat Tech employee or representative, unless you specifically enter into a Bharat Tech Legal Engagement. Unless you engage an Advocate or are otherwise represented by an Advocate, including an External Advocate, you represent yourself in any legal matter you undertake through our Services.
Bharat Tech is not a "Lawyer Referral Service". The directory of lawyers published on our Service is provided to the public free of charge and is for informational purposes only. Bharat Tech does not endorse or recommend any Advocate nor does it make any warranty as to the qualifications or competency of any Advocate.
4. Interactions with Lawyers
When you use our Services, you will have the opportunity to submit legal questions and obtain advice from independent lawyers in the Bharat Law network (“External Lawyers”). You may also have an initial consultation or other interaction with a lawyer prior to formally entering into an agreement; these initial consultations or interactions are intended to be a starting point for dealing with your legal matter and do not necessarily constitute legal advice or create a lawyer-client relationship.
External Lawyers are neither employees nor agents of Bharat Tech. External Lawyers are third-party independent contractors who carry their own insurance and have agreed to provide online answers, limited consultations or other legal services to Bharat Tech members at discounted rates.
As a Bharat Law member, you will have the opportunity to engage an External Lawyer to handle your legal matters. Communicating with an External Lawyer through Bharat Tech’s platform is NOT required. However, if you choose to communicate with an External Lawyer through Bharat Tech, please note the following:
When you contact an External Lawyer through Bharat Tech, any initial interactions and any Advocate-client relationship formed during the course of that interaction is strictly between you and the External Lawyer and expressly EXCLUDES Bharat Tech.
When you contact an External Lawyer through Bharat Tech, he or she may ask you for some information regarding you and your legal affairs in order to properly address your questions. By using our Services, you consent to sharing such personally identifying information for the purpose of securing legal advice with both the requesting lawyer and with Bharat Tech. Bharat Tech will not have access to information you provide directly to the External Lawyer, except in cases where you do so through our platform, in which case we can access that information for fulfilment and quality assurance purposes.
When you contact an External Lawyer through Bharat Tech, you and the External Lawyer control both the duration and scope of the interaction. Any Advocate-client relationship formed during the course of that interaction may either end when the interaction with the External Lawyer ends, or continue if you and the External Lawyer agree to continue the engagement for further legal services
If you wish to create an advocate-client relationship with an External Lawyer that extends beyond your use of our Services, that relationship will be on whatever terms you establish with the Lawyer in question. Those terms do NOT involve Bharat Tech and, except for pre-negotiating special discounts for our members, we do not set, control or influence them. For example, the External Lawyer may ask you to sign a formal representation agreement regarding the scope of work they will perform, the cost of their legal services, and the handling of any out of pocket expenses they may incur.
External Lawyers may be compensated by Bharat Tech for Services performed on your behalf; however, Bharat Tech does not receive any share of legal fees collected by any lawyers in our network. In all cases, Bharat Tech will not influence or interfere in any way with any Lawyer’s independent professional judgment/decision. External Lawyers reserve the right to refuse to perform legal services in their sole discretion, which Bharat Tech cannot influence in any way.
Bharat Tech does not endorse or recommend any External Lawyers. You should carefully evaluate the experience and qualifications of any External Lawyers before hiring them as your lawyer. Bharat Tech makes no representation or warranty as to the qualifications or competency of any External Lawyers or as to the accuracy or completeness of any External Lawyer’s work.
BHARAT TECH SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY OF ANY KIND FOR ANY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED BY ANY LAWYER YOU ENCOUNTER ON OR THROUGH OUR SERVICES, AND ANY USE OR RELIANCE ON SUCH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
5. Lawyer Advertising Disclaimer
This website and its contents has been designed for the purpose of dissemination of information of servies provided by Bharat Tech and is not meant for advertising or soliciting work for lawyers associated with Bharat Tech. The information provided through this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not intended to create any Advocate-Client relationship between you and Bharat Tech. You are requested to seek formal legal advice prior to acting upon any information provided herein.
Lawyers profiles on our Service are provided as a free public service, not a list of paid advertisements or endorsements. Bharat Tech does not guarantee the accuracy of the information contained in any lawyers profile. External lawyers are third-party independent contractors solely responsible for the advice they give, the services they provide and the representations about themselves they make. You are solely responsible for assessing the quality, integrity, suitability and trustworthiness of all persons with whom you communicate regarding your legal needs. Prior results (for example, positive testimonials from prior clients) do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Any lawyer’s profiles and information that we make publicly available are provided for public information purposes, but are not intended to imply that Bharat Tech can provide legal advice in all jurisdictions. Rather, we are only available to help customers and provide a technology platform to help you connect effectively and manage the experience when you work with an External Lawyer.
6. Termination of Membership and Access Limitation
Bharat Tech reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to downgrade or terminate your access to the Services, for any reason and at any time without prior notice. For example, we may suspend or terminate your use of the Services if you violate these Terms or use the Services in a manner that may expose us to any liability, disrupt the Services or disrupt others' use of the Services.
If Bharat Tech elects to terminate your membership, Bharat Tech will provide you with notice at your registered email address. Bharat Tech also reserves the right to modify or discontinue, either temporarily or permanently, any part of its Services with notice. You agree that Bharat Tech will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of your membership or access to the Services.
7. Ownership and Preservation of Your Documents
Bharat Tech does not claim ownership of any documents you either create or upload and store using our Services ("Documents"). You grant permission for Bharat Tech to use your Documents in connection with providing Services to you.
You acknowledge and agree that Bharat Tech may preserve these Documents as well as disclose them if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to accomplish any of the following: (1) to comply with legal process, applicable laws or government requests; (2) to enforce these Terms; (3) to respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (4) to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Bharat Tech, its users and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including your Documents and other content, may involve transmissions over third party networks and changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. You agree that Bharat Tech has no responsibility or liability for deleting or failing to store any Documents or other content maintained or uploaded in the Services.
Bharat Tech's Service may contain links to third party resources and businesses on the Internet, called here "links" or "Linked Site(s)." Those links are provided for your convenience to help you identify and locate other Internet resources that may be of interest to you.
Bharat Tech does not control, endorse or monitor the contents of any Linked Site. That includes, without limitation, any further link contained in a Linked Site, and any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Bharat Tech is not responsible for webcasting or for any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. These Terms do not cover your interaction with Linked Sites. You should carefully review the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any Linked Sites.
8. Consent to Receive Emails
By creating an account, you agree that you may receive communications from Bharat Tech, such as newsletters, special offers, and account reminders and updates. You also understand that you can remove yourself from promotional communications by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link in the footer of the actual email. You cannot opt out of essential communications regarding your account, such as renewal notices.
9. Acceptable Use of Communications Services
Our Services include a large number of what are collectively called "Communications Services." These include services such as live chats, emails, Signature Services, Payment Services, comment threads, blog posts, question and answer products, customer service communication forums, calendars, and other message services. You agree to use the Communications Services only to post, send, and receive messages or materials proper to and related to the particular Communication Service.
When using a Communication Service, you agree that you will not do any of the following:
Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of others.
Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any names, materials, or information that is considered inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, or unlawful.
Create a false identity, represent yourself as someone else, or sign an agreement as someone else or on behalf of someone else or otherwise falsify or delete in an uploaded file any significant attributions or notices.
Upload files that contain software or other material protected either by intellectual property laws or by the rights of privacy or publicity except when you own or control the necessary rights, or you have received all necessary consents to do so.
Upload corrupted files, files that contain viruses, or any other files that may damage the operation of another's computer.
Advertise, offer to sell, or offer to buy anything for business purposes except to the limited extent any particular Communication Service expressly allows such activity.
Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communications Services.
Harvest or otherwise collect any information about other users, either individually or in the aggregate, or about the Services generally.
Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines, which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
Although Bharat Tech has no obligation to monitor the Communications Services, we reserve the right, in our own discretion, to review and remove materials posted to a Communication Service (in whole or in part), terminate or limit any user’s access to the Communications Services, or take other steps that we believe are appropriate to prevent abusive or unreasonably burdensome use of the Communications Services. Bharat Tech reserves the right to disclose any materials posted, information or activity as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
11. Intellectual Property Rights
Bharat Tech retains all right, title and interest in and to its products and Services, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, service marks, copyrights, photographs, videos, music, articles, document templates and all related intellectual property rights. Except as otherwise provided in the Terms, you may not, and may not permit others to:
reproduce, modify, translate, enhance, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or create derivative works of any of our products and Services (other than documents you create through your membership, which you may use for your own personal use);
sell, license, sublicense, rent, lease, distribute, copy, publicly display, publish, adapt or edit any of our products and Services; or
circumvent or disable any security or technological features of our products and Services.
The design, text, graphics and selection and arrangement of our Services and the legal forms, documents, guidance and all other content found on our Service ("Service Content") are copyright © Bharat Technologies Incorporated. All rights reserved.
In addition, the look and feel of Bharat Tech is the service mark, trademark and/or trade dress of Bharat Technologies Incorporated and you may not copy, imitate or use it, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent. The names of actual companies and products you might encounter through us may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms or the Services should be understood as granting any license or right to use any of Bharat Tech's or any third party’s trademarks displayed on our Services. All goodwill generated from the use of Bharat Tech's trademarks is reserved for the use of Bharat Tech, exclusively.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you are hereby granted a non-exclusive, limited, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Services as we intend for them to be used. As a registered Bharat Tech user, you are the owner of and are fully authorized to keep, for your own personal records, electronic or physical copies of documents you have created on Bharat Tech.
When you transmit public-facing user content on Bharat Tech, you hereby grant Bharat Tech and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display any such content, including throughout the world in any media. If you submit feedback or suggestions about our Services, we may use your feedback or suggestions without obligation or compensation to you. You acknowledge and agree that Bharat Tech is authorized to collect and use aggregated or anonymized information from or about you and other users and user-created documents for the purposes of researching, developing, improving and marketing its Services.
Resale or unauthorized copying, use, storage, display or distribution of forms, articles, documents or other materials copied or downloaded from our Service is strictly prohibited. Use of these materials is for your personal or business use. Any resale or redistribution of our materials requires the express written consent of Bharat Tech. Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved by Bharat Tech.
12. Disclaimer of Representations and Liability
The information, software, products, and Services made available through Bharat Tech may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Bharat Tech reserves the right at any time to modify, improve, suspend or deprecate certain features of our Services. Legal Information received via Bharat Tech should not be relied upon exclusively for personal, medical, legal or financial decisions; rather, we recommend you use information from our Service in conjunction with the advice of a qualified professional tailored to your situation.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BHARAT TECH AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, PROGRAM SPONSORS AND DISTRIBUTORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE SERVICES. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE." WE ALSO DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. INFORMATION AND OPINIONS RECEIVED VIA OUR SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS WITHOUT CONSULTING AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL BHARAT TECH, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, PROGRAM SPONSORS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY LOSS OF USE, DATA, BUSINESS, OR PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT BHARAT TECH HAS BEEN WARNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BHARAT TECH'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICES SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE GREATER OF $500 OR THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO BHARAT TECH FOR THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE SERVICES IN QUESTION.
THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY FORM AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
13. Release and Indemnity
By using our Service, you, on behalf of yourself and your heirs, executors, agents, representatives, and assigns, fully release, forever discharge, and hold Bharat Tech, its partners (including any third-party companies engaged by Bharat Tech to fulfill the services), harmless from any and all losses, damages, expenses, including reasonable lawyer’s fees, rights, claims, and actions of any kind and injury (including death) arising out of or relating to your use of the Services. You agree that this release has been freely and voluntarily consented to and you confirm that you fully understand what you are agreeing to.
You agree to indemnify and hold Bharat Tech, its partners (including any third-party companies engaged by Bharat Tech to fulfill the services) harmless from any and all losses, damages, expenses, including reasonable Advocate's fees, rights, claims, actions of any kind and injury (including death) arising out of any third party claims relating to your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms or your violation of any rights of another.
14. Controlling Law & Dispute Resolution By Binding Arbitration
These terms are governed by the laws of India without regard or reference to any conflicts of law principles that would require the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
In the event of any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Service the Parties shall try and resolve the dispute amicably in good faith through negotiations and conciliation. In case any dispute is not resolved amicably by negotiation and conciliation within 30 days, the disputes shall be submitted to arbitration upon demand by a party by providing notice to the other party. The arbitration shall be administered in accordance with the rules of arbitration of Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC).
The reference shall be to a Sole Arbitrator.
The place of arbitration shall be New Delhi, India. The language to be used in the arbitration shall be English. The Courts of Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the Parties and these Terms.
The decision and any award of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding. The Parties shall keep the award and decision of the arbitrators confidential.
Most customer concerns can be resolved quickly and to the customer's satisfaction by calling our Customer Service Department at 1-210-764-4878. You can also email us at contact@bharat.law.
15. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Bharat Tech with respect to the subject matter of these Terms, and supersede and replace any other prior or contemporaneous agreements, or terms and conditions applicable to the subject matter of these Terms. These Terms create no third party beneficiary rights other than as specifically stated in Section 13 of these Terms.
16. Waiver, Severability and Assignment
Bharat Tech's failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of its right to do so later. If a provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full effect and an enforceable term will be substituted reflecting the intent of the unenforceable language as closely as possible. You may not assign any of your rights under these Terms, and any such attempt will be void. Bharat Tech may assign its rights to any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, or to any successor in interest of any business associated with the Services.
17. Modifications
We may revise these Terms from time to time, and will always post the most current version on our website. By continuing to use or access the Services after the revisions come into effect, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms. We encourage users to periodically review the Terms to ensure that you understand them in their entirety.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at any time.
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