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<strong>GROHE</strong> <strong>DESIGNER</strong> <strong>ALLIANCE</strong>- <strong>TERMS</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>CONDITIONS</strong> <strong>OF</strong> USE<br />
The terms and conditions set out below are important and affect your rights as a Member of the <strong>GROHE</strong><br />
Designer Alliance. You are required to read and accept these before enrolling yourself into the <strong>GROHE</strong><br />
Designer Alliance and before quoting your Member ID to the Company or the Program Partner. Some of<br />
the clauses may be related to other clauses, and therefore it is recommended that no clause be read in<br />
isolation. Quoting your Member ID to the Company or the Program Partner shall be considered as an<br />
acceptance of these terms and conditions.<br />
1. DEFINITIONS <strong>AND</strong> INTERPRETATION<br />
1.1. Definitions<br />
“Account” shall mean a personal account held by the Member that will record and track the<br />
transaction with respect to valid <strong>GROHE</strong> Products through Gift Vouchers issued by the members<br />
“Agreement” shall mean these terms and conditions;<br />
“Company” shall mean <strong>GROHE</strong> India Limited, a private limited company, incorporated under<br />
the Indian Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at C/o Perfect Accounting and<br />
Shared Services Private Limited, E 20, 1 st and 2 nd Floor, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016;<br />
“Customer” shall mean a customer/ client of the Member who has been provided with a Gift<br />
Voucher by such Member;<br />
“Gift Voucher” shall mean coupons received by Members as part of this Program, valid for 1<br />
(one) year from the date of its issuance by the Member, which shall entitle Customers of such<br />
Members to obtain <strong>GROHE</strong> accessories from the Participating Dealers free of cost upto a value<br />
of 5% of the invoiced amount upon making a Qualifying Purchase from such Participating<br />
Dealers;<br />
“<strong>GROHE</strong> Designer Alliance” or “Program” shall mean the loyalty program, managed and<br />
operated by the Company, exclusively for architects and designers to reward and recognize their<br />
association with the <strong>GROHE</strong> brand;<br />
“<strong>GROHE</strong> Products” shall mean , except for G2 Products, products manufactured by the<br />
Company or any entity Controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company, any entity that<br />
controls, directly or indirectly, the Company, or any entity under common control, directly or<br />
indirectly with the Company;<br />
“G2 Products” shall mean products manufactured by the Company or any entity Controlled,<br />
directly or indirectly, by the Company, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the<br />
Company, or any entity under common control, directly or indirectly with the Company having<br />
the brand name „Baulines‟ or named in Annexure I hereto;<br />
“Law” shall mean all statutes, enactments, acts of legislature or parliament, ordinances, rules,<br />
bye-laws, regulations, notifications, guidelines, directions, directives and orders of any<br />
government, statutory or autonomous authority or body, tribunal, board, court, municipal or local<br />
authority, any judicial forum or stock exchange and, if applicable, international treaties and<br />
regulations;
“Member” shall mean any architect or designer who has been enrolled in the Program under the<br />
terms of this Agreement;<br />
“Membership Kit” shall have the same meaning as ascribed to the said term in Clause 3.2.4<br />
hereto;<br />
“Participating Dealer” shall mean the dealers of <strong>GROHE</strong> Products set out on the Program<br />
Website, as may be amended from time to time;<br />
“Points” shall mean the points earned by the Member, expressed in a numerical value, which<br />
may be Redeemed by the Member for Rewards, subject to the sole discretion of the Company;<br />
“Privacy Policy” shall mean the privacy policy set out at<br />
http://www.grohe.com/in/7503/privacy/;<br />
“Profile” shall have the same meaning as ascribed to the said term in Clause 3.4.1 hereto<br />
“Program Brochure” shall mean the brochure issued and maintained by the Company for the<br />
Program, containing inter alia the Rewards currently available in the Program and the number of<br />
Points required for them. The Program Brochure shall be subject to amendment by the Company<br />
from time to time;<br />
“Program Helpline” shall mean the telephone number set up operated and maintained by the<br />
Company for the exclusive purposes of the Program which shall be operational on Monday to<br />
Friday, between 1000 hrs and 1800 hrs except in case of [National Holidays];<br />
“Program Partner” shall mean [NetCarrots.com Private Limited];<br />
“Program Website” shall mean http://gda.grohe.in;<br />
“Qualifying Purchase” shall have the same meaning as ascribed to the said term in Clause 4.5<br />
hereto;<br />
“Redemption” shall mean the exchange of Points for Rewards described in the Program<br />
Brochure at the option of the Member but always at the sole discretion of the Company;<br />
“Rewards” shall mean services, benefits, facilities or arrangements as described in the Program<br />
Brochure and provided or made available to a Member by the Program Partner and shall be<br />
subject to amendment at the sole discretion of the Company and the Program Partner;<br />
1.2. Interpretation<br />
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:<br />
1.2.1. references in this Agreement to the Parties include their respective permitted assignees and/or the<br />
respective successors in title to substantially the whole of their respective undertakings and, in the<br />
case of individuals, to their respective estates and personal representatives;
1.2.2. references to statutes or statutory provisions include references to any orders or regulations made<br />
thereunder and references to any statute, provision, order or regulation include references to that<br />
statute, provision, order or regulation as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to<br />
time whether before or after the date hereof (subject as otherwise expressly provided herein) and<br />
to any previous statute, statutory provision, order or regulation amended, modified, re-enacted or<br />
replaced by such statute, provision, order or regulation;<br />
1.2.3. headings to Clauses, paragraphs and descriptive notes in brackets are for information only and<br />
shall not form part of the operative provisions of this Agreement and shall be ignored in<br />
construing the same;<br />
1.2.4. references to Clauses, are to Clauses to this Agreement. All of these form part of the operative<br />
provisions of this Agreement and references to this Agreement shall, unless the context otherwise<br />
requires, include references to the, Clauses;<br />
1.2.5. the words “including” and “inter alia” shall be deemed to be followed by “without limitation” or<br />
“but not limited to” whether or not those words are followed by such phrases or words of like<br />
import;<br />
1.2.6. words denoting persons include bodies corporate and unincorporated associations of persons;<br />
1.2.7. references to the singular number shall include references to the plural number and vice versa;<br />
and<br />
1.2.8. words denoting one gender shall include all genders.<br />
2. GENERAL <strong>CONDITIONS</strong> <strong>OF</strong> MEMBERSHIP<br />
2.1.1. The Member agrees that by clicking on the „I Agree‟ button below, he/she is deemed to have read<br />
and understood the these terms and conditions of the Program and confirms that he/she is bound<br />
by these terms and conditions and any changes to it from time to time and such other terms as<br />
specified from the Company from time to time. The Member agrees that the Company shall be<br />
under no obligation to intimate such changes in the terms and conditions of the Program to the<br />
Member save and except on the Program Website.<br />
2.1.2. Membership to the Program is voluntary and the Member agrees that he/she has entered into this<br />
Agreement without any inducement, whether monetary or otherwise, undue influence, force or<br />
coercive measure and with the free and unhindered will of the Member.<br />
2.1.3. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage, whether direct or indirect, resulting from<br />
acceptance of this Agreement by the Member, enrollment into the Program by the Member,<br />
termination or change of the Program or any of its Rewards which are made available to the<br />
Members, including without limitation, the Program Partner‟s withdrawal or the withdrawal or<br />
limiting of any such Rewards.<br />
2.1.4. The Member agrees that the Program is not a payment medium or payment instrument and that<br />
the Points accrued to a Member‟s Account have no monetary value.<br />
2.1.5. It is clarified that membership of the Program is voluntary and that nothing in this Agreement<br />
shall be construed or interpreted to constitute a sale of the membership from the Company to the<br />
Member. There shall be no monetary consideration for membership to the Program.
2.1.6. It is further clarified that the sales of <strong>GROHE</strong> Products to Customers (as defined herein), under<br />
the terms of this Agreement shall be made solely by Participating Dealers which are entities<br />
independent of the Company to which <strong>GROHE</strong> Products are sold on a wholesale basis for the<br />
purpose of trade, business and profession. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement,<br />
in no case shall the sale of any <strong>GROHE</strong> products or accessories be construed as a direct retail sale<br />
by <strong>GROHE</strong> to end users.<br />
2.1.7. The Company shall have a right to cancel the Points accrued to Members if, in the opinion of the<br />
Company, such Member found misusing the Program or Rewards<br />
3. ENROLMENT<br />
3.1. Eligibility<br />
3.1.1. Membership in the Program is open to only architects or designers who choose to enroll<br />
themselves into the Program.<br />
3.1.2. The Company shall reserve the right to offer the Program by invitation to any prospective<br />
members as it may deem fit.<br />
3.1.3. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, membership to the Program is at the sole<br />
discretion of the Company and it may refuse or accept membership to any applicant without<br />
assigning any reasons.<br />
3.2. Procedure for enrolment<br />
3.2.1. Architects/ designers desirous of enrolling themselves in the Program shall register themselves<br />
online on the Program Website and filling out the registration form therein.<br />
3.2.2. It is the applicant‟s responsibility to enter the correct communication and other details at the time<br />
of enrolling into the Program.<br />
3.2.3. The applicant, desirous of becoming a Member, shall enter the correct communication and other<br />
details and shall accept this Agreement. Subsequent to this, a unique identification number shall<br />
be generated (“Member ID”) consequent to which the applicant shall be deemed to have been<br />
enrolled as a Member. The Member shall be informed of his/her Member ID.<br />
3.2.4. Post registration, a Program welcome kit (“Membership Kit”) consisting of:<br />
(a) A letter welcoming the Member to the Program and containing his/her Member ID;<br />
(b) Gift Vouchers; and<br />
(c) A copy of the Program Brochure.<br />
will be dispatched by the Company to the Member at the address specified by the Member.<br />
3.2.5. Further Gift Vouchers shall be provided by the Company to the Member upon request
3.3. Account information<br />
3.3.1. Members are required to inform any and all changes in communication details to the Company. If<br />
a Member fails to intimate a change of address information immediately upon such change,<br />
neither the Company nor its Partners shall be responsible for any delay in delivery of the Rewards<br />
ordered by the Member.<br />
3.3.2. By enrolling into the Program, the Member grants his/her consents to the Company for creating,<br />
storing, maintaining and updating the Member‟s data. Such data shall include membership data<br />
(including but not limited to name, address, telephone number, mobile number, date of birth,<br />
areas of interest, preferences etc. as provided by the Member), usage data (including but not<br />
limited to, transactions and Points accrued), and data concerning contacts with the Company<br />
(including but not limited to, enquiry regarding membership) for the purpose of providing<br />
relevant information and customer services to the Member in connection with the Program.<br />
3.4. Information Sharing<br />
3.4.1. Members may, through the Program Partner, share information about themselves and their work<br />
and maintain such information on the Program Website (“Profile”). Profiles shall be viewable by<br />
other Members and visitors to the Program Website.<br />
3.4.2. The Profile may contain information relating to the Member‟s name, address, telephone number,<br />
mobile number, date of birth, areas of interest, preferences, specializations in the field of<br />
construction, architecture and design, recent commissioned and completed works of the Member.<br />
3.4.3. By providing information to the Company in the Profile, Members represent and warrant that the<br />
Member has all the necessary permission, consents and approvals to submit such information and<br />
that the information is accurate, not confidential, and not in violation of any statutory or<br />
contractual restrictions or other third party rights. It is clarified that the display of such<br />
information shall be subject to the discretion of the Company and the Program Partner. However,<br />
at all times, the Member submitting such information shall remain responsible and liable for the<br />
information so submitted.<br />
3.4.4. Members acknowledge, consent and agree that the Company may access, preserve, and disclose<br />
information in the Profile and any other information provided by the Member if required to do so<br />
by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary<br />
in the opinion of the Company to:<br />
(a) comply with legal process, court orders or other compulsory disclosures;<br />
(b) enforce this Agreement;<br />
(c) respond to claims of a violation of the rights of third parties;<br />
(d) respond to customer service inquiries; or<br />
(e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Company, its directors, officers,<br />
employees, Affiliates, other Members or the public.
3.4.5. Members grant the Company a nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, unlimited,<br />
assignable, sub-licenseable, fully paid up and royalty-free right to the Company to copy, prepare<br />
derivative works of, improve, distribute, publish, remove, retain, add, process, analyze, use and<br />
commercialize, in any way now known or in the future discovered, any information provided by<br />
the Members, directly or indirectly to the Company, including, but not limited to, any user<br />
generated content, ideas, concepts, techniques or data to the services, submitted by the Member to<br />
the Company, without any further consent, notice and/or compensation to the Member or to any<br />
third parties. Any information submitted by the Members to the Company is to the risk of the<br />
Member.<br />
3.4.6. It is the responsibility of the Member to keep the Profile information accurate and updated.<br />
3.4.7. Content and information shared on Members‟ Profiles shall be subject to the following:<br />
(a) Members shall not post unauthorized commercial communications (such as spam) on<br />
their Profile;<br />
(b) Member‟s shall not use their Profiles for the purposes of promoting the competitors of the<br />
Company or displaying products manufactured by the competitors of the Company;<br />
(c) Members shall not collect other Member‟s content or information, or otherwise access<br />
their Profiles, using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or<br />
scrapers);<br />
(d) Members shall not engage in unlawful multi-level marketing, such as a pyramid scheme,<br />
on their Profile;<br />
(e) Members shall not upload viruses or other malicious code;<br />
(f) Members shall not solicit login information or access another Member‟s Profile;<br />
(g) Members shall not bully, intimidate, or harass any user;<br />
(h) Members shall not post content that: is hate speech, threatening, or pornographic; incites<br />
violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence or any other content which<br />
is illegal;<br />
(i) Members shall not use their Profile to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or<br />
discriminatory;<br />
(j) Members shall not do anything that could disable, overburden, or impair the proper<br />
working or appearance of their Profile, such as a denial of service attack or interference<br />
with page rendering or other their Profile functionality;<br />
(k) Members shall not facilitate or encourage any violations of this Clause or the Company‟s<br />
Privacy Policy;<br />
(l) Members shall not provide any false personal information on their Profile, or create a<br />
Profile for any other Member without permission;<br />
(m) Members shall not create more than one Profile;
(n) If the Company disables the Profile of the Member, Members shall not create another<br />
Profile without the consent of the Company;<br />
(o) Members shall not use their Profiles for commercial gain (such as advertising for<br />
services);<br />
(p) Members shall keep their contact information accurate and up-to-date;<br />
(q) Members shall not share their passwords, let any other Member access their Profile, or do<br />
anything that might jeopardize the security of the Profile;<br />
(r) Members shall not transfer their Profiles;<br />
(s) Members shall not post content or take any action on their Profile that infringes or<br />
violates third party rights or otherwise violates any Law;<br />
(t) The Company reserves the right to remove any content or information posted by Member<br />
on their Profile if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Company such content or<br />
information violates this Clause or the Company‟s Privacy Policy;<br />
(u) Members shall not post identification documents or sensitive financial information on<br />
their Profile.<br />
4. EARNING POINTS<br />
4.1. Pursuant to Clause 3.2.4 (b) herein, Members shall be provided with Gift Vouchers bearing the<br />
Member ID and an identification number unique to each Gift Voucher.<br />
4.2. In order to earn Points and subject to the provisions of Clauses 4.3 and 4.5, Members may<br />
provide the Gift Vouchers to their Customers as per their discretion and their relationship subject<br />
to one Gift Voucher per Customer.<br />
4.3. The Gift Voucher shall, upon a Qualifying Purchase from Participating Dealers, entitle the<br />
Customer, <strong>GROHE</strong> accessories from such Participating Dealer, free of cost upto a value of 5%<br />
of the invoiced amount.<br />
4.4. Each Qualifying Purchase shall entitle the Member to earn points in the ratio of 1 Point for every<br />
INR 1000 (Indian Rupees One Thousand Only) of the invoiced amount, or such amount that may<br />
be decided by the Company from time to time, in the Qualifying Purchase.<br />
4.5. For the purposes of this Clause 4, a “Qualifying Purchase” shall mean any purchase of <strong>GROHE</strong><br />
Products by Customers from Participating Dealers which meet all of the following conditions:<br />
(a) The purchase shall be of <strong>GROHE</strong> Products only; and<br />
(b) The purchase shall be on a single invoice; and<br />
(c) The invoice amount shall not be less than INR 50,000 (Indian Rupees Fifty Thousand<br />
Only) or such amount that may be decided by the Company from time to time; and
(d) The purchase shall be made only at Participating Dealers identified in the list mentioned<br />
on the Program Website. The Company shall be entitled to add and / or delete<br />
Participating Dealers from such list at any time without intimation to the Members. Any<br />
changes in the list of Participating Dealers shall be updated on the Program Website; and<br />
(e) The Customer shall hand over the Gift Voucher to the Participating Dealer at the time of<br />
purchase.<br />
(f) The purchase shall be a retail purchase only, i.e. a purchase of <strong>GROHE</strong> Products by end<br />
users from Participating Dealers;<br />
4.6. The Company shall not have any responsibility towards the Member or the Customer in respect<br />
of making Qualifying Purchases.<br />
4.7. The method of earning Points is subject to change from time to time. Such changes will be<br />
communicated through the Program Website and through any other means of communication as<br />
decided by the Company from time to time.<br />
4.8. Points from an Account cannot be pooled or combined with the Points of another Account.<br />
5. MAINTENANCE <strong>OF</strong> MEMBER ACCOUNTS<br />
5.1. Each incidence of a Qualifying Purchase shall result in the accrual of Points which shall be<br />
aggregated to the Member‟s Account within [15] days from the date of receipt by the Company,<br />
of intimation of the Qualifying Purchase. The Company does not take any responsibility for lost<br />
claims and/or proof-of-purchase with respect to the Qualifying Purchases.<br />
5.2. Member‟s shall be entitled to confirm and amend their Account details including status of Points,<br />
Account balance, to request Redemption of Points for Rewards by contacting the Company at the<br />
Program Helpline.<br />
5.3. The Company shall further provide to the Member, once every calendar month, a statement<br />
setting out the details of the Qualifying Purchases carried out in the preceding month and the<br />
Points accrued.<br />
5.4. In the event of any discrepancies in such statement relating to each calendar month, the Member<br />
shall be entitled to raise a claim with the Company through the Program Helpline within 7(seven)<br />
days of receipt of such statement. In the event that a Member fails to raise such claims within<br />
7(seven) days of receipt of such statement, it shall be deemed that the statement for that calendar<br />
month is accurate in every respect. Any claims raised for any calendar month beyond 7(seven)<br />
days of receipt of such statement shall not be entertained.<br />
5.5. The Company shall have the right to reject any claims, without assigning any reason whatsoever.<br />
6. REDEMPTION<br />
6.1. Members shall be entitled to redeem their Points for Rewards for such number of Points as may<br />
be set out in the Program Brochure.
6.2. Members can avail Rewards at any time on the basis of the Program Brochure. A Member shall<br />
be entitled to continue to accumulate Points based on Qualified Purchases in order to achieve<br />
higher number of Points. Once a Reward is redeemed, the requisite number of Points shall be<br />
deducted from the Account and the Member shall be required to accumulate Points through<br />
Qualified Purchases again.<br />
6.3. The Member agrees that Rewards are provided by third-party suppliers (“Program Partner”)<br />
and that the Company shall have no liability or responsibility with respect of the quality,<br />
suitability or merchantability for such Rewards. Further, the Company makes no representations<br />
or warranties as to the quality, suitability or merchantability of such Rewards. Any discrepancy in<br />
the Reward delivered or any warranty claims in relation to the Reward delivered must be taken up<br />
directly with the Program Partner.<br />
6.4. This Program may or may not run concurrently with any other schemes or any other reward<br />
program that may be offered by the Company.<br />
6.5. Rewards cannot be exchanged/ redeemed for cash or transferred. No cash claim can be made in<br />
lieu of Rewards.<br />
6.6. The Company reserves the right to change or substitute a Reward of a similar specification and/or<br />
value.<br />
6.7. Members shall be personally liable for any and all costs, taxes, charges, claims or liabilities of<br />
whatever nature arising from the provision or availability of Rewards provided or made available<br />
to a Member by the Program Partner, as a result of his/her membership in the Program.<br />
6.8. When a Member seeks to use or obtain any of the Rewards as offered by the Program Partner, the<br />
provisions of Rewards will be subject to the respective terms and conditions of the Program<br />
Partner, being the provider of the said Rewards.<br />
6.9. Members who opt for and receive Rewards are personally responsible for any and all costs, taxes,<br />
charges, claims or liabilities of whatever nature arising from the provision or availability of<br />
Rewards provided or made available to a Member, by Program Partner, as a result of his/her<br />
membership in the Program.<br />
6.10. Program Partner may change any of the terms and conditions of their business at any time without<br />
notice to the Member. The Company is not responsible for informing Members of any such<br />
changes. The Company shall have no liability for the acts and omissions of the Program Partner.<br />
7. REPRESENTATIONS <strong>AND</strong> WARRANTIES<br />
7.1. The Member represents and warrants that the acceptance of this Agreement, enrollment of the<br />
Member into the Program or any of the activities set out in this Agreement shall not constitute a<br />
violation of the Architects Act, 1972, any regulations framed thereunder or any Law applicable to<br />
the Member by virtue of the Member being registered under the Architects Act 1972 or under any<br />
other Law;<br />
7.2. By providing information to the Company in the Profile, Members represent and warrant that the<br />
Member is entitled to submit the information and that the information is accurate, not<br />
confidential, and not in violation of any contractual restrictions or other third party rights.
7.3. The Company shall endeavor on a best efforts basis, that the Rewards as expressed or advertised<br />
in the Program Brochure will be available to Members. However, the Company shall not be liable<br />
for any loss or damage, whether direct or indirect, arising from the provision or non-provision<br />
whether whole or part, of any such Rewards by the Program Partner.<br />
7.4. Subject to the provisions of Clause 7.3, the Company will take necessary measures with all the<br />
Program Partner so that the Reward being dispatched is free from all defects, but in the event of<br />
any defect in the Rewards delivered, the Company shall not be held responsible for defective<br />
Rewards.<br />
7.5. In case of a defective Reward, the Member redeeming the product shall directly co-ordinate with<br />
the Program Partner to avail warranty/repairs. The Company shall have no obligation to facilitate<br />
the Member in such case.<br />
7.6. The Member acknowledges and understands that the Company is merely an intermediary and<br />
does not assume any liability or acquire any right, title or interest in the Rewards. The Company<br />
is only engaged in the management of the Rewards as displayed in the Program Brochure;<br />
however all the Rewards are offered by the Program Partner to the Members directly.<br />
7.7. All warranties and guarantees on the Rewards are the sole responsibility of the Program Partners.<br />
The Company shall not be liable or responsible for any defect or deficiency in the Rewards,<br />
whatsoever. All guarantees and warranties on the Rewards shall be transferred as is from the<br />
Program Partners.<br />
7.8. Members must contact the respective Program Partner in case of any defect or deficiency in the<br />
Rewards. The Company will not be liable or responsible for the products and services offered<br />
through the Program Brochure and the Company gives no warranty with respect to quality of<br />
goods acquired or their suitability for any purpose.<br />
8. INDEMNITY<br />
The Member shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Company for all damages, losses and costs<br />
(including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys‟ fees and costs) related to all third party<br />
claims, charges, and investigations, caused by:<br />
(a) The failure of the Member to comply with this Agreement, including, without limitation,<br />
any submission of content in the Profile that violates third party rights or applicable laws,<br />
(b) Any offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful or otherwise objectionable content or<br />
information content submitted in the Profile, and<br />
(c) Any activity in which the Member engages on or through the Program Website, including<br />
but not limited to the accrual of Points, the maintenance of the Account or the<br />
Redemption of Points for Rewards.<br />
(d) Breach of any of any of the representations or warranties set out in Clause 7;<br />
(e) Breach or violation of any Law;<br />
(f) Any activity carried out by the Member with respect to the Customers
9. TRANSFER <strong>AND</strong> TRANSMISSION <strong>OF</strong> POINTS<br />
9.1. Membership of the Program is non-transferable. Points accrued to Members are non-negotiable,<br />
nonredeemable by cash and cannot be gifted, awarded or rewarded and cannot provide any<br />
benefit to any other person than the Member himself.<br />
9.2. At no time can Points be credited to or Rewards request be issued to, purchased by, or sold to or<br />
otherwise transferred to any person other than the Member. Any such transferred Points or<br />
requests for Rewards are void. Any person who commits such acts is liable for damages,<br />
litigation and related costs to the Company, which reserves the right, to terminate the membership<br />
of the transferor or remove such person from the membership or deactivate such transferor‟s<br />
Account.<br />
9.3. Upon the death of the Member, the Points to the credit of the Member‟s Account shall lapse with<br />
immediate effect.<br />
10. TERM <strong>AND</strong> TERMINATION <strong>OF</strong> MEMBERSHIP<br />
10.1. Subject to the provisions of Clause 10 below, membership to the Program shall be valid for the<br />
natural lifetime of the Member unless terminated in accordance with this Clause 9.<br />
10.2. A Member may terminate his/her membership by calling the Program Helpline and requesting for<br />
termination. The Member shall provide the required credentials vis-a-vis information already<br />
provided by the Member.<br />
10.3. Misuse of the membership of the Program or the membership benefits or Rewards may result in<br />
termination of the membership or withdrawal of benefits at the sole discretion of the Company.<br />
10.4. Disqualification of a Member, arising out of his/her misconduct, fraud and misuse of Rewards or<br />
acts in a manner inconsistent with any central/state/local laws, statutes or ordinances, may result<br />
in immediate termination of membership and cancellation of all Points and Rewards. Any<br />
Member so disqualified shall not be entitled to redeem his Points after such disqualification.<br />
10.5. Upon the death of a Member, his/her membership Account shall be closed and all accrued and<br />
outstanding Points shall expire.<br />
10.6. The Company may, at its sole discretion, terminate the membership of the Member, without<br />
assigning any cause whatsoever.<br />
11. TERMINATION <strong>OF</strong> THE PROGRAM<br />
11.1. The Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Program or the validity of Member<br />
Points or Rewards or extend the Program at any time.<br />
11.2. Upon the termination of the Program, membership of Members shall stand cancelled and all<br />
Points accrued to Members shall lapse.<br />
11.3. The Members shall redeem their Rewards within the duration of the Program. Any claims made<br />
after the Program is closed shall not be entertained.
12. MISCELLANEOUS<br />
12.1. Severability<br />
If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is or<br />
becomes invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the<br />
application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held<br />
invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of this Agreement shall<br />
be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law.<br />
12.2. Entire Agreement<br />
This Agreement shall constitute the entire Agreement and understanding of the Parties and<br />
supersede any previous arrangement, understanding or agreement between them relating to the<br />
subject matter of this Agreement.<br />
12.3. Force Majeure<br />
12.3.1. The Company shall not be liable in the event it fails to fulfill any of its obligations under these<br />
terms and conditions due to any Event of Force Majeure:<br />
12.3.2. “Events of Force Majeure” shall include, but not be limited to:<br />
(a) Chemical or radioactive contamination or ionizing radiation, earthquakes, lighting,<br />
cyclones, hurricanes, floods, droughts or such other extreme weather or environmental<br />
conditions, unanticipated geological or ground conditions, epidemics, famine, plague,<br />
other natural calamities and acts of god;<br />
(b) Chemical contamination (other than resulting from an act of war, terrorism or sabotage),<br />
caused by a Person not being the affected Party or one of its contractors or subcontractors<br />
or any of their respective employees or agents, and not being due to the<br />
inherent defects of the affected facility or failure to properly operate the affected facility<br />
in accordance with good industry practices;<br />
(c) Acts of war (whether declared or undeclared), invasion, acts of terrorists, blockade,<br />
embargo, riot, public disorder, violent demonstrations, insurrection, rebellion, civil<br />
commotion and sabotage;<br />
(d) Strikes, lockouts, work stoppage, labour disputes and such other industrial action by<br />
workers, only if such events are not limited to a particular industry and not part of general<br />
disturbance, which is political in nature;<br />
(e) Any action or failure to act without justifiable cause by any Governmental Authority<br />
(including any action or failure to act without justifiable cause by any duly authorized<br />
agent of any Governmental Authority);<br />
(f) Any change In Law only to the extent that such change prevents the Company to perform<br />
its obligations under this Agreement; or<br />
(g) There shall have occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in India,<br />
Germany or in the international financial markets, including the development of a
12.4. Amendment<br />
recession or depression or any other change or development involving a prospective<br />
change in German, Indian or international political, financial or economic conditions<br />
(including the imposition of or a change in exchange controls or a change in currency<br />
exchange rates) in each case the effect of which event, singularly or together with any<br />
other such event is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Company, impracticable to<br />
continue the Program.<br />
12.4.1. The Program may be modified at the sole discretion of the Company from time to time without<br />
intimation to the Member. The Company reserves the right to alter, amend or withdraw the<br />
Program, its benefits or any part of it without prior notice or compensation due to circumstances<br />
beyond its control. The Company‟s decision on all matters relating to the Program shall be final<br />
and binding.<br />
12.4.2. The Company reserves the unilateral right to amend this Agreement and the Program Brochure<br />
and such changes shall be deemed effective immediately upon posting of the modified Agreement<br />
or immediately upon posting of the modified Program Brochure on the Program Website. In the<br />
event that a Member does not terminate his/her membership to the Program following such<br />
amendment, it will be deemed that the Member has accepted such amendments to the Agreement<br />
or the Program Brochure, as the case may be.<br />
12.5. Waiver<br />
Any delay, inability, omission or failure of the Company to exercise any of its rights under this<br />
Agreement shall not affect or impair or be deemed to be a waiver of its rights under this<br />
Agreement and neither shall it be deemed to affect or impair the Company‟s rights with respect to<br />
any continuing or subsequent default of the other of the same or different nature under this<br />
Agreement.<br />
12.6. Remedies<br />
No remedy conferred by any of the provisions of this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of<br />
any other remedy which is otherwise available at Law, in equity, by statute or otherwise, and each<br />
and every other remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given<br />
hereunder or now or hereafter existing at Law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. The election of<br />
any one or more of such remedies by the Company shall not constitute a waiver by the Company<br />
of the right to pursue any other available remedies.<br />
12.7. Compliance<br />
The Member hereby agrees to comply with all applicable laws, orders, ordinances, regulations,<br />
guideline and directives of applicable central, state and municipal authorities or regulatory<br />
authority.<br />
12.8. Limitation of Liability<br />
12.8.1. The Company shall not be liable to any Member, for any indirect or consequential loss, damage<br />
or expense of any kind whatsoever, arising out of or in connection with the Program and / or the<br />
provision or the refusal to provide any Rewards, whether such loss, damage or expense is caused
y the negligence or otherwise, and whether the Company has any control over the circumstances<br />
giving rise to the claim or not.<br />
12.8.2. The Company shall endeavour on a best efforts basis, the availability of Rewards but will not be<br />
liable for any loss arising from the failure by Program Partner to provide Rewards.<br />
13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION<br />
13.1. Mutual Discussion<br />
Any dispute, difference, controversy or claim between the Member and the Company arising out<br />
of or relating to this Agreement or the construction, interpretation, breach, termination or validity<br />
thereof shall, upon the written request of either Party, be first resolved by means of mutual<br />
discussions between the Parties.<br />
13.2. Arbitration<br />
13.2.1. In the event that mutual discussions referred to in Clause 12.1 fail to sufficiently address or<br />
mitigate the dispute, upon the written request of either Party, the dispute shall be referred to and<br />
resolved by arbitration in New Delhi in accordance with the arbitration rules of the Indian<br />
Council of Arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted by a sole arbitrator nominated by the<br />
Company.<br />
13.2.2. It is clarified that in case of pendency of arbitration proceedings, the Company reserves the right<br />
to suspend or terminate the membership of the Member and cancellation of the Points accrued to<br />
the Member at its sole discretion.<br />
13.2.3. The submission of any dispute or disagreement to arbitration shall not in any way affect or limit<br />
the Company‟s right to file and prosecute under the applicable Law for any and /or all sums that<br />
the Company claims to be due and owing to the Company under this Agreement.<br />
13.3. Place, Enforcement and Proper Law of the Arbitration<br />
13.3.1. The place of arbitration shall be New Delhi and all the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted<br />
in the English language.<br />
13.3.2. Judgment upon any arbitral award rendered hereunder may be entered in any court having<br />
jurisdiction, or application may be made to such court for a judicial acceptance of the award and<br />
an order of enforcement, as the case may be<br />
13.3.3. The proper law of the arbitration shall be Indian law and the award will be made under the Laws<br />
of India.<br />
13.4. Costs<br />
The costs of the arbitration shall be borne by the Parties in such manner as the sole arbitrator shall<br />
direct in his arbitral award.
13.5. Governing Law & Jurisdiction<br />
This Agreement, including all matters relating to its validity, construction, performance and<br />
enforcement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of India and<br />
subject to the provisions of Clause 12.2 and Clause 12.3, the courts of New Delhi shall have<br />
exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes occurring between Parties under this Agreement.
ANNEXURE I- LIST <strong>OF</strong> G2 PRODUCTS<br />
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