Terms & Conditions

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Terms & Conditions

1. Introduction

These Terms and Conditions govern your use of the Defence Wards Matrimony website. By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions in full.

If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, or any part of them, you must not use this website.

You must be at least 18 years of age to use this website. By using the website and agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old.

This website may use cookies. By using the website and agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with the applicable Privacy Policy / Cookies Policy.

2. Personal Identification Information

We may collect personal identification information from users in a variety of ways, including when users:

Visit our website
Register on the website
Use our services
Participate in activities or features available on the website

Users may be asked to provide information such as:

Name
Email address
Phone number

We collect personal identification information only when users voluntarily submit such information.

Users may refuse to provide personal identification information. However, doing so may prevent them from participating in certain website-related activities or accessing certain services.

3. License to Use the Website

Unless otherwise stated, Defence Wards Matrimony and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights in the website and its content.

Subject to these Terms and Conditions, all intellectual property rights are reserved.

You may:

View pages from the website for personal use
Download content for caching purposes only
Print pages for your personal use

You must not:

Republish material from this website
Sell, rent, or sub-license material from the website
Display website material publicly
Reproduce, duplicate, or copy material for commercial purposes
Edit or modify website material
Redistribute material from the website unless the content has been specifically made available for redistribution

Where content is specifically made available for redistribution, it may only be redistributed within your organisation, where applicable.

4. Acceptable Use

You must not use this website in any way that causes, or may cause:

Damage to the website
Impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website
Unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful activity

You must not use the website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, publish, or distribute material containing or connected with malicious software, including:

Spyware
Computer viruses
Trojan horses
Worms
Keystroke loggers
Rootkits
Other malicious computer software

You must not conduct systematic or automated data collection activities, including:

Scraping
Data mining
Data extraction
Data harvesting

on or in relation to this website without the express written consent of Defence Wards Matrimony.

You must not use the website to transmit unsolicited commercial communications or for marketing purposes without the express written consent of Defence Wards Matrimony.

5. Restricted Access

Access to certain areas of this website may be restricted.

Defence Wards Matrimony reserves the right to restrict access to any area of the website, or to the entire website, at its discretion.

If you are provided with a user ID and password to access restricted areas, content, or services, you are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential.

Defence Wards Matrimony may disable your user ID or password at its sole discretion without notice or explanation.

6. User Content

In these Terms and Conditions, "User Content" means any material that you submit to the website, including but not limited to:

Text
Images
Audio
Video
Audio-visual material

By submitting User Content to the website, you grant Defence Wards Matrimony a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute that content in any existing or future media.

You also grant Defence Wards Matrimony the right to sub-license these rights and to take action in relation to infringement of these rights.

Your User Content must:

Not be illegal or unlawful
Not infringe the legal rights of any third party
Not be capable of giving rise to legal action against you, Defence Wards Matrimony, or any third party

You must not submit content that is or has previously been the subject of threatened or actual legal proceedings or similar complaints.

Defence Wards Matrimony reserves the right to edit or remove any material submitted to the website, stored on its servers, or hosted or published on the website.

However, Defence Wards Matrimony does not undertake to continuously monitor User Content submitted to or published on the website.

7. Right to Erasure (Data Deletion Policy)

At Defence Wards Matrimony, we respect your right to privacy and data control in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including principles aligned with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Information Technology Act, 2000.

You have the right to request deletion of your personal data, also known as the Right to Erasure.

Upon receiving a valid deletion request:

Personally identifiable information (PII), including profile data, images, preferences, and communication history, will be permanently erased from our systems.
Deletion will extend to live databases, backups where feasible, and associated storage systems within our control.
Reasonable technical and organisational measures will be taken to ensure complete data removal.

Retention Exceptions

We may retain limited information where necessary for:

Legal compliance or regulatory obligations
Ongoing disputes or enforcement of our Terms and Conditions
Fraud prevention and platform security

Third-Party Services

Where your information has been shared with third-party service providers, such as payment gateways, that information will be subject to the respective third party's privacy policy.

Finality of Deletion

Once your data has been deleted, it cannot be retrieved, reinstated, or reconstructed.

8. No Warranties

This website is provided without representations or warranties, express or implied.

Defence Wards Matrimony makes no representations or warranties regarding the website or the information and materials provided through it.

We do not warrant that:

The website will always be available
The website will be available without interruption
The information provided on the website is complete
The information is true or accurate
The information is free from misleading content

Nothing on this website constitutes or is intended to constitute professional advice.

We provide a platform to help users find a suitable match. Upgrading your membership or paying for a membership plan does not guarantee that you will find a match.

9. Limitations of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Defence Wards Matrimony will not be liable in relation to the contents of, use of, or connection with this website for:

Direct losses where the website is provided free of charge
Indirect losses
Special or consequential losses
Business losses
Loss of revenue or income
Loss of profits or anticipated savings
Loss of contracts or business relationships
Loss of reputation or goodwill
Loss or corruption of information or data

These limitations apply even if Defence Wards Matrimony has been expressly advised of the possibility of such losses.

10. Exceptions

Nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law where it would be unlawful to do so.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions will exclude or limit Defence Wards Matrimony's liability in relation to:

Death or personal injury caused by negligence
Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation
Any matter where exclusion or limitation of liability would be unlawful

11. Reasonableness

By using this website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability contained in these Terms and Conditions are reasonable.

If you do not consider them reasonable, you must not use this website.

12. Other Parties

You acknowledge that, as a limited liability entity, Defence Wards Matrimony has an interest in limiting the personal liability of its officers and employees.

You agree that you will not bring a personal claim against Defence Wards Matrimony's officers or employees for losses suffered in connection with your use of the website.

The limitations and exclusions contained in these Terms and Conditions will also protect Defence Wards Matrimony's:

Officers
Employees
Agents
Subsidiaries
Successors
Assigns
Sub-contractors

13. Unenforceable Provisions

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unenforceable under applicable law, that will not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions.

The remaining provisions will continue to remain in full force and effect.

14. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Defence Wards Matrimony against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities, and expenses, including legal expenses, arising from your breach of these Terms and Conditions.

This includes claims or disputes arising from your violation of any provision contained in these Terms and Conditions.

15. Breaches of These Terms and Conditions

Without prejudice to its other rights under these Terms and Conditions, if you breach these Terms and Conditions, Defence Wards Matrimony may take appropriate action, including:

Suspending your access to the website
Prohibiting you from accessing the website
Blocking computers using your IP address from accessing the website
Contacting your Internet Service Provider to request that access be blocked
Bringing legal or court proceedings where appropriate

16. Variation

Defence Wards Matrimony may revise these Terms and Conditions from time to time.

Revised Terms and Conditions will apply from the date they are published on the website.

Users are advised to check this page regularly to remain familiar with the current Terms and Conditions.

17. Assignment

Defence Wards Matrimony may transfer, subcontract, or otherwise deal with its rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions without notifying you or obtaining your consent.

You may not transfer, subcontract, or otherwise deal with your rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

18. Severability

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is determined by a court or other competent authority to be unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect.

If an unlawful or unenforceable provision would become lawful or enforceable by deleting part of it, that part will be deemed deleted and the remainder will continue in effect.

19. Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Defence Wards Matrimony regarding your use of this website.

They supersede all previous agreements relating to your use of the website.

20. Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with Indian law.

Any disputes relating to these Terms and Conditions will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Panchkula, Haryana.

21. Prohibited Conduct and Legal Consequences

Users of this platform/service are solely responsible for their actions and must comply with applicable laws and ethical standards.

The following activities are strictly prohibited and may lead to legal action by the relevant authorities or affected parties.

The platform disclaims liability for violations committed by users.

21.1 Identity Theft

Users must not impersonate others or misuse personal data.

Any such conduct may constitute an offence, and the platform will not be responsible for user-generated identity theft or impersonation.

21.2 Violation of Privacy

Users are strictly prohibited from capturing, sharing, or distributing private content belonging to others without their consent.

The platform will not be responsible for privacy violations committed by users.

21.3 Cheating and Fraud

Any act of deceit, fraud, or misrepresentation by a user is the responsibility of that user.

The platform will not be liable for damages or losses arising from fraudulent or deceptive conduct by users.

21.4 Forgery

Users who engage in forgery or manipulation of data or documents for deceptive purposes do so at their own risk.

The platform disclaims liability for such conduct.

21.5 Defamation

The platform does not endorse or accept responsibility for defamatory content posted by users.

Users are responsible for their own statements and content. Any legal recourse should be directed against the individual responsible for the content.

22. False Information, Misrepresentation & Legal Liability

The User represents and warrants that all information, documents, photographs, and other details submitted to the website are:

True
Accurate
Complete
Authentic

Submitting false, misleading, fabricated, impersonated, or fraudulent information, or concealing material facts, is strictly prohibited.

Creating fake profiles, impersonating another person, or misrepresenting information relating to identity, marital status, service background, employment, or other material details constitutes a material breach of these Terms and Conditions.

In the event of such a breach, the Company reserves the right, without prior notice, to:

Suspend or permanently terminate the user's account
Remove the user's profile
Block access to services
Forfeit applicable fees paid, without refund

The User acknowledges that providing false information or impersonating another person may result in civil and/or criminal liability under applicable Indian laws.

The Company may report such violations to law enforcement authorities and disclose relevant information where required for investigation or legal action.

The User agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates against claims, losses, or liabilities arising from false or unlawful information or conduct.

23. Disclaimer of Liability

This platform acts solely as a medium for communication, engagement, and service facilitation.

Defence Wards Matrimony does not take responsibility for unlawful, harmful, or criminal activity committed by its users.

Users agree to indemnify and hold harmless the platform and its operators from claims, damages, or legal consequences arising from their actions or violations of applicable laws.

24. Enforcement and Reporting

Defence Wards Matrimony reserves the right to suspend or terminate access where users violate these Terms and Conditions.

However, the platform is not obligated to continuously monitor user activity.

The platform may cooperate with law enforcement authorities when requested or required, but does not assume responsibility for initiating or resolving legal disputes between users or third parties.

25. Registrations & Authorisations

Defence Wards Matrimony is managed by Outlook Professional Services.

Outlook Professional Services is a partnership firm operating from Panchkula, Haryana.

For questions, assistance, or other enquiries, you can contact Defence Wards Matrimony at:

Email: [email protected]

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Defence Wards Matrimony website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and Conditions.

If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, please discontinue use of the website.