The user ("You") can access www.itsmyascent.com ("the Site"), subject to the terms and conditions of use, as changed / updated from time to time entirely at the discretion of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Limited ("We / BCCL") as set out below. This Agreement is for an indefinite term and you understand and agree that you are bound by such terms till the time you access this site.

1. The Site is owned, managed and operated by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Limited.
2. By using the Site, you agree to follow and be bound by the following terms and conditions concerning your use of the Site. Areas of the Site may have different terms of use posted. If there is a conflict between the Terms of Use and terms of use posted for a specific area of the Site, the latter shall have precedence with respect to your use of that area of the Site.
3. BCCL may terminate User's access at any time for any reason. The provisions regarding to disclaimer of warranty, accuracy of information, software, database other system or functionality of website and indemnification shall survive such termination. BCCL may monitor access to the Site.
4. All the content on this site is the exclusive property of BCCL except the third party content. The software, text, images, graphics, video and audio used on this site belong to BCCL. No material from this site may be copied, modified, reproduced, republished, uploaded, transmitted, posted or distributed in any form without prior written permission from BCCL. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Unauthorized use of the materials appearing on this site may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws, and could result in criminal or civil penalties. You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access this site and avail the services provided by BCCL on this site.
5. BCCL does not make any warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to any service, information, data, software, system, functionality, statements or products made available on the Site.
6. The Site, and all content, materials, information, software, products and services provided on the Site, are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. BCCL expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
7. BCCL shall have no responsibility for any damage to User's computer system or loss of data that result from the download of any content, materials, and information from the Site or use of any software, systems, functionality, or other services on the Site. Under no circumstances will BCCL be liable in any way for any content, including, but not limited to, inaccurate, false, incomplete, threatening, defamatory, obscene, offensive, illegal content, infringement of other's rights including intellectual property rights, for any errors or omissions in any content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted or uploaded. Further, under no circumstances, BCCL shall be liable for any unlawful act of the User or its affiliates, relatives, employees, agents including misuse of any data, unfair trade practices, fraud, cyber squatting, hacking and other cyber crimes.
8. You may not send, submit, post, or otherwise transmit, material or messages that contain software virus, or any other files that are designed to interrupt, destroy, and negatively affect in any manner whatsoever, any electronic equipment in connection with the use of this site, or other user's ability to engage in real time exchanges.
9. BCCL may change or discontinue any aspect of its Site at any time, including, its content or features. BCCL reserves the right to change the terms and conditions applicable to use of the Site. Such changes shall be effective immediately upon notice, which shall be placed on the Site.
10. In no event will BCCL be liable for damages of any kind, including without limitation, direct, incidental or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, damages for lost profits, business interruption and loss of programs or information) arising out of the use of or inability to use Site, or any information provided thereon, or any claim attributable to errors, omissions or other inaccuracies in the products/services or interpretations thereof. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability. Accordingly, some of the above limitations may not apply to the User.
11. User agrees to indemnify and hold BCCL, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim, demand or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, asserted by any third party due to or arising out of your use of or conduct on the www.itsmyascent.com. BCCL reserves the right to disclosure any personal information about you and your use of the www.itsmyascent.com including its contents, without your prior permission if BCCL has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to :
    • conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process;
    • protect and defend the rights or property of BCCL or its affiliated companies;
    • enforce the terms of use; or
    • act to protect the interest of its members or others.
12. The information contained in the Site has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. BCCL disclaims all warranties as to the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of such information.
13. BCCL makes no warranty that: (a) the Site will meet your requirements; (b) the Site will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free basis; (c) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Site or any services offered through the Site will be accurate or reliable.
14. The User's right to privacy is of paramount importance to BCCL. Any information provided by the User will not be shared with any third party, except for the intended purpose for which such information is provided by the User, in which case User's consent is implied. BCCL reserves the right to use the information to provide the User a more personalized online experience.
15. If the Site provides links to web sites and access to content, products and services from third parties, including users, advertisers, affiliates and sponsors of the Site, you agree that BCCL is not responsible for the availability of, and content provided on, third party web sites. The User is requested to peruse the policies posted by other web sites regarding privacy and other topics before use. BCCL is not responsible for third party content accessible through the Site, including opinions, advice, statements and advertisements, and User shall bear all risks associated with the use of such content. BCCL is not responsible for any loss or damage of any sort User may incur from dealing with any third party.
16. By using any third party content, You may leave this Web Site and be directed to an external website, or to a website maintained by an entity other than BCCL. If You decide to visit any such site, You do so at Your own risk and it is Your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or any other destructive elements. BCCL makes no warranty or representation regarding, and does not endorse, any linked web sites or the information appearing thereon or any of the products or services described thereon. Links do not imply that BCCL or this Web Site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any linked site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of BCCL or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. You hereby expressly acknowledge and agree that the linked sites are not under the control of BCCL and BCCL is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. BCCL is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. BCCL is providing these links to You only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link shall not be construed to imply endorsement by BCCL in any manner of the website.
17. In general, you can visit Site without disclosing you identity and without revealing any information about yourself. There are times, however, when BCCL may need information from you. All information gathered on Site is securely stored within the BCCL controlled database. The database is stored on servers secured behind a firewall; access to the servers is password-protected and is strictly limited. However, as effective as our security measures are, no security system is impenetrable. BCCL cannot guarantee the security or our database, not can we guarantee that the information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the internet.
    
    BCCL does not rent, sell, or share personal / confidential information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies except to provide the services as agreed or intended to be generally provided through the Site or any other service you've specifically requested, when BCCL have your permission, or under the following circumstances:
    • BCCL provide the information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with BCCL under extremely strict confidentiality agreements. These companies may use your personal information to help BCCL communicate with you about offers from BCCL. However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this information.
    • BCCL respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
    • BCCL believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or as otherwise required by law.
    • BCCL transfer information about you if BCCL is acquired by or merged with another company.
    
    BCCL sometimes collect anonymous information from visits to our sites to help BCCL provide better customer service. For example, BCCL keep track of the domains from which people visit and BCCL also measure visitor activity on Site, but BCCL do so in ways that keep the information anonymous. BCCL or its affiliates or vendors may use this data to analyze trends and statistics and to help BCCL provide better customer service. BCCL maintain the highest levels of confidentiality for this information, our affiliates and vendors follow the same high levels of confidentiality. This anonymous information is used and analyzed only at an aggregate level to help BCCL understand trends and patterns. None of this information is reviewed at an individual level. If you do not want your transaction details used in this manner, you can either disable your cookies or opt-out at the download or request page.
18. For availing the services, registration by the User is required. You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the registration on the Site. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. By registering, you agree to the following terms in addition to any other specific terms which shall be posted at an appropriate location of the Site. Each registration is for a single individual user only. To access these services, you will be asked to enter your individual User Name and Password. Therefore, we do not permit any of the following:-
    • Any other person sharing your User Name and Password.
    • Any part of the Site being cached in proxy servers and accessed by individuals who have not registered with Site as users.
    • Access through a single User Name and Password being made available to multiple users on a network.
    
    If we reasonably believe that a User Name and Password are being used / misused in any manner as clarified above, we reserve the right to cancel access rights immediately without notice, and block access to all users from that IP address.
    
    You specifically agree that BCCL shall not be responsible for unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data, any material or data sent or received or not sent or received through the Site.
19. The User hereby specifically agrees to comply with the requirements of the Information Technology Act, 2000 as also rules, regulations, guidelines, bye laws and notifications made thereunder, while on the Site. The User shall alone be responsible for all his acts, deeds and things and that he alone shall be liable for civil and criminal liability there under or under any other law for the time being in force.
20. BCCL may, if you so choose send direct mailers to you at the address given by you. You have the option to 'opt-out' of this direct mailer by way of links provided at the bottom of each mailer. BCCL respect your privacy and in the event that you choose to not receive such mailers, BCCL will take all steps to remove you from the list.
21. BCCL recognizes the receipt, transmission or distribution of spam emails (unsolicited bulk emails) as a major concern and has taken reasonable measures, to minimize the transmission and effect of spam emails in its computing environment. All emails received by BCCL, are subject to spam check. Any email identified as spam will be rejected with sufficient information to the Sender for taking necessary action. With this measure, along with other technical spam reduction measures, BCCL hopes to minimize the effect of spam emails. BCCL reserves the right to reject and/or report any suspicious spam emails, to the authorities concerned, for necessary action, from time to time.
22. This Site is controlled, operated and administered by BCCL from its offices within India. BCCL makes no representation that Materials on this Web Site are appropriate or available for use at any other location(s) outside India. Any access to this Web Site from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use the Web Site or export the Materials in violation of any applicable export laws and regulations. If You access this Web Site from a location outside India, You are responsible for compliance with all local laws.
23. The terms of use shall be governed by the Laws of India. The Courts of law at Mumbai shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising under this agreement.