Terms Conditions for Link Stock

Definitions and interpretation

Terms & meaning

Free Plan - A plan under which you use the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service but where you are not required to pay for that use.

Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service - The service, delivered by us through the Website (or by any other means), that allows you to create a Page.

Profile Page - A personalized and easily-customizable page that houses your Content, including all the important links, video and products you want to share with your audience.

Paid Plan - A plan under which you use the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service but where a fee is payable for use of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service (and under which you receive additional functionality).

Privacy Policy - Our privacy policy, available here https://linkst.in/Admin/privacy_policy

Website - The website located at www.linkst.in

Acceptance

These are binding terms

By accessing or using the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service:

(1) You agree to be bound by these terms of service. If you disagree with any part of these terms of service then you may not access the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service; and

(2) You confirm that you can form a binding contract with us, that you accept these terms of service and that you agree to comply with them.

Please comply with our Privacy Policy:

Your access to and use of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service is also subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, you consent to the terms of the Privacy Policy.

Eligibility

You assurance that you are at least 18 years old and you are legally capable of entering into binding contracts. If you are under 18 years old, you must obtain the consent from your parent or guardian for you to use the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service and they agree to be bound by these terms of service on your behalf.

You are the authorized representative of a business (if relevant):

If you are accessing the Service on behalf of a business or entity then you represent and assurance that you are an authorized representative of the business or the entity with the authority to bind the entity to these terms of service, and that you agree to these terms of service on the entity’s behalf.

Term

When a Free Plan starts and ends:

A Free Plan will begin when these terms of service are accepted by you and will continue until you cancel on the Billing Page (Coming soon).

Account deletion:

If you no longer want to use a Free Plan and would like your account deleted permanently, you can do this on your ‘Setting’ page. You should note though that if you do this, you will not be able to reactivate your account and will not be able to retrieve any of the Content or information you have added.

Changes to the Terms and the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service

We can change these terms of service:

We may change or replace these terms of service at any time if the change is necessary to reflect changed or added functionality of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, for compliance with law, for reasonable commercial reasons, or otherwise to protect our legitimate interests.

We may notify you of certain changes to the terms of service

If a change to these terms of service may have a material negative effect on you, we will use our best efforts to advise you of the change in advance (for example, by providing a notification on the Website), and we will aim to do so least 7 days prior to any new terms taking effect.

You must check these terms of service for changes

It is your responsibility to check these terms of service from time to time for any changes. If you do not agree with any of the changes to these terms of service, it is your responsibility to stop using the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service and/or cancel in accordance.

Your continued use deemed to be acceptance

Your continued use of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service will be deemed as your acceptance of any changes to these terms of service, as described above.

We can change the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service and functionality:

You acknowledge that the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service is constantly evolving, and we may change parts of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service and its functionality from time to time.

Accounts

You must create an account to use the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service:

To access or use our Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, you must create an account with us. When you create this account you must provide accurate and up-to-date information. It is important that you maintain and update your details and any other information that you provide to us.

You must maintain your password:

You agree not to disclose your password to any third party, and you are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use. You will be fully responsible for activities that relate to your account or your password. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.

You must choose an appropriate username:

You may not use, as a username, the name of another person, brand, or entity, a name that is not lawfully available for use, or a trade name that is subject to any rights of another person or entity, or a name that is offensive, vulgar, or obscene.

Your responsibilities regarding the use of your account:

You must not use your user account or allow it to be used in a way which may (in our opinion) because damage to or impair the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service or our reputation, or infringe or violate any third party rights, or violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Your Content

Your right to post Content:

You may post, link, video, store, share and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, videos, hyperlinks or other material to/on the Page that you create using the Link Stock (Linkst.in). You are responsible for the Content, including its legality, reliability, and appropriateness. Where any third party owns any of the Content, you are also responsible for ensuring that you have all rights (including any licenses) needed to allow you to make available that Content on the Page and the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service.

You grant us a license to use and display your Content:

By posting Content to the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, you grant us the right and license to use, publicly display and distribute such Content on and through the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service and you confirm that you have all third party rights and licenses necessary to post that Content. You retain any and all of your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service and you are responsible for protecting those rights. You agree that this license includes the right for us to make your Content available to other users of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, who may also use your Content subject to these terms of service.

Your responsibilities in posting Content:

You agree that:

1. the Content is yours (you own it) or you have the right to use it and grant us the rights and license as provided in these terms of service; and

2. the posting of your Content on or through the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person. Further, you agree that:

  • (A) The Content will not cause you or us to breach any law, regulation, rule, code or other legal obligation;
  • (B) The Content will not or could not be reasonably considered to be obscene, inappropriate, defamatory, disparaging, indecent, seditious, offensive, threatening, abusive, and liable to incite racial hatred, discriminatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence or in breach of privacy. In some circumstances, Content which in one country would not infringe the previous requirements could do so in another country (and we reserve the right to take whatever action we think necessary in such circumstances including removing Content or restricting access to the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service);
  • (C) the Content will not be misleading or deceptive, be intended or designed to misinform, would be likely to misinform a reasonable person, and that you will not represent as fact something which is false;
  • (D) The Content will not be unsolicited, undisclosed or constitute unauthorized advertising or endorsements of any product;
  • (E) the Content does not contain software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware or telecommunications equipment; and
  • (F) The Content does not and is unlikely to bring us or the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service into disrepute.
  • (G) Keeping records: You agree to keep all records necessary to establish that your Content does not violate any of the requirements of this clause 6 and make such records available upon our reasonable request.
  • (H) Our right to monitor and modify your Content: We are under no obligation to regularly monitor the accuracy or reliability of your Content incorporated into the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service. We reserve the right to modify or remove any Content at any time.
  • (I) You accept risk of public disclosure: You acknowledge and agree that all Content you provide on the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service will be publicly available information and you bear the risks involved with such public disclosures.
  • (J) We can use your Content to promote the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service: We may choose to feature your Page and Content (but not your registered trademarks or personal information, unless you agree in writing) on our Website or otherwise to promote the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service. You grant to us a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use such Content for such purposes.

Acceptable use

Your access to and use of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service is subject to these terms of service and all applicable laws and regulations. We are also committed to ensuring that the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service is safe for all users and does not provide a platform for inappropriate Content or user behavior. Where there is any genuine and reasonable allegation from a third party (including any law enforcement agency) that your conduct may have breached these terms of service, we reserve the right to cooperate with that third party. With this in mind, you must not:

  • (a) Access or use the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service if you are not fully able and legally competent to agree to these terms of service;
  • (b) make unauthorized copies, modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, extract information from or create any derivative works of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service or any content included, including any files, tables or documentation (or any portion of these) or determine or attempt to determine any source code, algorithms, methods or techniques embodied by the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service or any derivative works of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service (or authorize any other person to do so on your behalf);
  • (c) distribute, license, transfer, or sell, all or any part of any of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service or any derivative works thereof, except that you may re-sell the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service to a limited class of persons if we have expressly given consent for such activity to you in writing (and, if we do give consent, we may also include conditions to such consent, which you must comply with);
  • (d) market, rent or lease the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service for a fee or charge, or use the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation, except that you may market the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service to a limited class of persons if we have expressly given consent for such activity to you in writing;
  • (e) Use the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, without our express written consent, for any commercial or unauthorized purpose, including communicating or facilitating any commercial advertisement or solicitation or spamming;
  • (f) interfere with or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, disrupt the Website or any networks connected to the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, or bypass any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service;
  • (g) Incorporate the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service or any portion of it into any other program or product, except as may be agreed separately with us in writing;
  • (h) use, or authorize others to use, automated scripts or other scraping tools to collect information from your Page, or the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, or otherwise interact with the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service;
  • (i) impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent you or your affiliation with any person or entity, including giving the impression that any content you upload, post, transmit, distribute or otherwise make available comes from the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service;
  • (j) intimidate or harass another person, or promote violence or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age on your Page, your account, or on or through any links on your Page;
  • (k) Include any sexually explicit material (including pictures and language) on your Page itself or your account itself;
  • (l) Use or attempt to use another’s account, service or system without authorization from us, or create a false identity on the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service;
  • (m) use the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service in a manner that may create a conflict of interest or undermine the purposes of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, such as trading reviews with other users or writing or soliciting fake reviews; or
  • (n) Use the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service to upload, transmit, distribute, store, or otherwise make available in any way:

  • 1. files that contain viruses, Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
  • 2. any information that in Link Stock (Linkst.in)’s opinion constitutes unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, solicitations, promotional materials, “junk mail”, “spam”, “multi-level marketing”, “chain letters”, “pyramid schemes”, or any prohibited form of solicitation;
  • 3. any private information of any third party, including addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, number and feature in a personal identity document (e.g. National Insurance numbers, passport numbers) or credit card numbers, other than to us as contemplated in the Privacy Policy;
  • 4. any material which does or may infringe any copyright, trade mark or other intellectual property or privacy rights of any other person;
  • 5. any material which is defamatory of any person, or obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory;
  • 6. any material that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offence, dangerous activities or self-harm;
  • 7. any material that is deliberately designed to provoke or antagonize people, especially trolling and bullying, or is intended to harass, harm, hurt, scare, distress, embarrass or upset people;
  • 8. any material that contains a threat of any kind, including threats of physical violence;
  • 9. any material that is racist or discriminatory, including discrimination on the basis of someone’s race, religion, age, gender, disability or sexuality;
  • 10. any answers, responses, comments, opinions, analysis or recommendations that you are not properly licensed or otherwise qualified to provide; or
  • 11. material that, in our sole judgment, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, or which may expose us, the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service or our users to any harm or liability of any type.

Privacy and data guardianship

Our data, and guardianship of our data:

All data that we or the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service create or generate based on your use (or End Users’, or other users’ use) of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service or the Content (Data) will be owned by us and you will not dispute such ownership.

We may provide you with Data:

We may provide Data or visualizations of Data to you as part of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service. We make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of the Data Analytics, but we will try to make it as accurate and complete as we can.

Please refer to our Privacy Policy:

Our Privacy Policy applies to the way in which we may collect, use, and disclose personal information about you.

Confidentiality

You must protect confidential information provided to you:

If we share information about the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service with you that is confidential, or that a reasonable person would consider is confidential, you must keep it confidential and use reasonable security measures to prevent unauthorized disclosure of or access to that information.

Your responsibility for end users

Your Page may have its own visitors and customers (End Users). The way in which the End Users use and interact with your Page and your Content (as distinct from our obligations to you in these terms of service in respect of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service itself) is solely your responsibility. This responsibility includes compliance with all laws and regulations in relation to End Users, and the supply of products and services (if any) to End Users.

Liability

We are not liable for damages:

You agree that we will not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, or copying, distributing, or downloading Content from the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service.

No liability for certain types of damage for breach of contract or tort:

In no event will you or we be liable for any indirect, punitive, special, incidental or consequential damage (including loss of business, revenue, profits, use, privacy, data, goodwill or other economic advantage) however it arises, whether for breach of contract or in tort (including negligence), even if the relevant party has been previously advised of the possibility of such damage.

You are responsible for your use of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service:

You have sole responsibility for adequate security protection and backup of data, Content, and/or equipment used in connection with your usage of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service and will not make a claim against us for lost data, re-run time, inaccurate instruction, work delays or lost profits resulting from the use of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service. You must not assign or otherwise dispose of your account to any other person.

Indemnity:

You will indemnify us against any loss suffered by us that arises out of a breach by you of these terms of service (including clause 7), or a third party claim made against us in relation to your Content.

Disclaimer

You use the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service at your own risk:

Your use of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service is at your sole risk. The Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. The Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service is provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, up-time or availability, or implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or course of performance.

We make no warranties about the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service:

We, our subsidiaries, affiliates and licensors do not warrant or represent that:

  • 1. the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service will function uninterrupted or securely, or be available at any particular time or location;
  • 2. any errors or defects will be corrected;
  • 3. the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service is free of viruses or other harmful components; or
  • 4. The results of using the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service will meet your requirements.

Extent of this disclaimer:

This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access or, alteration of or use of record in connection with the use or operation of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence or any other cause of action.

We make no warranties about the content on the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service:

We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the content contained on the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. We disclaim any express or implied warranty, representation, or guarantee as to the effectiveness or profitability of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service or that the operation of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service will be uninterrupted or error-free. We are not liable for the consequences of any interruptions or error in the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service.

We may provide access to third party services:

We may at times include as part of or ancillary to the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service access to specific functionality or other services which are provided by third parties (for example, email provider, payment provider).

We do not exclude the application of laws that cannot be excluded:

These terms of apply to the maximum extent permitted by law. Nothing in these terms of service is intended to exclude, restrict or modify rights which you may have under any law, which may not be excluded, restricted or modified by agreement. If these terms of service are governed by the Indian Consumer Law, our liability to you for failure to comply with a consumer guarantee in respect of any services is limited to the re-supply of the services.

Beta functionality:

We may from time to time make certain functionality of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service available to you in beta (and this functionality will be marked as ‘beta’ or similar). We are still evaluating and testing such beta functionality and it may not be as reliable as our other parts of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service.

End user donations:

End user agrees that donations made to a user, via Link Stock (Linkst.in)’s ‘SUPPORT OUR DEVELOPER’ link, are made voluntarily and without exchange for any good or service. The service to process these payments is provided by a third party.

Third party services

No endorsement of third party services:

Unless we otherwise specifically state, we do not endorse (or make any warranties or representations in relation to) any third party product or service, and your use of that third party product or service may be subject to separate terms and conditions which you are responsible for reviewing and agreeing.

Terms and conditions of third party services:

You will comply with the terms and conditions that you have either separately agreed to comply with or that we make it clear to you that you must comply with of any third party service that you use in conjunction with the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service.

No refunds:

We do not offer refunds for any amounts you have paid to a third party.

Suspension or cancellation of account:

If you do not agree with the third party terms and conditions, then we may suspend or cancel your user account or limit the relevant functionality.

Our rights to suspend etc. and issue resolution

Our rights to suspend or cancel your account:

If you do not comply with any of these terms of service, we may suspend or cancel your user account or limit the functionality of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service that you have access to. Depending on what the non-compliance is, we may not use this right to suspend or cancel, but if there is repeat non-compliance on your account, or a material non-compliance, we are likely to.

Your rights to approach us with any issues:

If you have any issues with our decision under clause 16(a), with the performance of the Link Stock (Linkst.in) Service, or anything else in connection with these terms of service, please let us know by emailing us at care@linkst.in. Once we receive an Issue Notice, you and we will use all reasonable endeavors to resolve the issue in good faith. Neither of us will bring any legal proceedings nor take any formal or public action in connection with the issue until we have spent at least 1 month from the date of the Issue Notice trying to resolve the issue in good faith.