Terms of Use

Last Updated: 22/02/2025

1. Acceptance of Terms of Use

1.1 This website, newsletter, platform and any service offered under the names “TechNadu” is operated and owned by Leaprove Media LLP and its related entities or body corporates (“us”, “we” and “our”).

1.2 Your use of this Platform is subject to these terms of use (“Terms of Use”). The Terms of Use constitute a binding legal agreement between you and us, and your continued use of the Platform constitutes your acceptance and acknowledgement of these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and any other policy displayed on the Platform, all of which constitute a part of the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use, you must not use the Platform.

1.3 Any time you visit the Platform, purchase any services from us, or enter into any transaction with us whatsoever, you are taken to accept these Terms of Use.

1.4 We may amend or modify the Platform, the Terms of Use and/or the Privacy Policy at our sole discretion and at any time. Any amendments are effective immediately upon publication on the Platform. Your continued use of the Platform indicates your continued acceptance of the Terms of Use as modified.

1.5 These Terms of Use will prevail over any other terms or agreement between you and us.

2. Definitions

2.1 In these Terms of Use:

• (a) Content means the same as defined in the terms below.
• (b) Platform means this website, app, platform and any service offered under the name “TechNadu”.
• (c) Privacy Policy means our privacy policy available here.
• (d) Service means any service offered for reading/knowledge/reviewing purposes on or through our Platform.
• (e) Terms of Use means these Terms of Use which include the Privacy Policy.
• (f) Warranties mean any warranties, conditions, terms, representations, statements and promises of whatever nature, whether express or implied.
• (g) We, us, our means Leaprove Media LLP and our related entities or body corporates.
• (h) You, your mean you and any user of this Platform.

3. Access

3.1 Access to and use of this Platform, and the availability of any Services, is subject to you being at least eighteen (18) years old and having the legal capacity to enter into binding contracts. If you are under the age of consent as per the applicable law and jurisdiction of your residing then your parent or legal guardian shall read and agree to these Terms of Use on your behalf and you must access the Services under parental guidance. If these conditions are not satisfied, please cease using the Platform immediately.

4. Content

4.1 Content uploaded by us:

• (a) All the material that is made available on the Platform that includes but is not limited to articles, images, source code, software, audio-visual materials and data is our exclusive property, except as provided otherwise in this Terms of Use (“Content”). In accordance with clause 6 the intellectual property rights for the Content remain solely with us and you shall not commercially exploit the Content, unless otherwise permitted in writing. We reserve the right to modify, remove, or restrict the access to any Content at our discretion without a prior notice.
• (b) We intend to provide the Content for your personal and non-commercial use. You shall not reproduce, distribute, or use the Content for any purpose other than for authorised purposes under this Terms of Use. You shall not republish images from the Platform, for which, we may not be the copyright holders. You agree to consult your lawyers, financial experts or medical professionals before following our Content, as the case may be.
• (c) We may also provide Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed, in case you use RSS feed in any part whatsoever, you are not allowed to modify it in any way that shall include without limitation removing or modifying advertisements or adding content.
• (d) We also provide newsletters as a part of our Services. You can subscribe to our newsletter by using the “sign up for newsletter” function on the Platform. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time.
• (e) We may also provide push notifications. You can opt the option of getting the push notifications on your discretion.

4.2 Content uploaded by you: The user content generated or provided by you remains your intellectual property and it is your responsibility to back up any of content to your own systems. We do not guarantee that the Platform will be available at all times. However, you agree that we can store your user content in our servers and to the maximum extent permitted by law, you release us and indemnify us from any claim or loss arising in relation to user content being stored in our servers.

5. Your Conduct

5.1 In using the Platform, you must:

• (a) strictly comply with any policies displayed on our Platform;
• (b) obey all laws whatsoever (including international laws) which may apply in respect of your use of the Platform;
• (c) not take any action that is likely to impose upon the Platform or our (or its third-party suppliers) a disproportionately large load;
• (d) not interfere with the proper working of the Platform or any activities conducted via the Platform, including by using any automated or manual software or process to "crawl", "spider" or engage in similar conduct in relation to the Platform;
• (e) do not reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise seek to obtain any source code forming part of the Platform;
• (f) harvest content or IP addresses or upload, post or otherwise transmit any content which contains software viruses or any other files or programs that may interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Platform or any other site, server or any networks connected to this Platform or another’s computer, or that contains any chain letters, pyramid selling schemes, bulk mail, junk mail or similar;
• (g) not add any user content on the Platform:
  • (i) unless you hold all necessary rights, licences and consents to do so;
  • (ii) that may result in you or us breaching any law, regulation, rule, code or other legal obligation;
  • (iii) that is or could reasonably be considered to be obscene, inappropriate, defamatory, disparaging, indecent, offensive, threatening, abusive, liable to incite racial hatred, discriminatory, profane, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy or harassing;
  • (iv) that would bring us or the Platform into disrepute;
  • (v) that infringes the rights of any person;
  • (vi) that you know (or ought reasonably to suspect) is false, misleading, untruthful or inaccurate;
  • (vii) that contains unsolicited or unauthorised advertising (including junk mail or spam); or
  • (viii) that contains computer or software viruses, files or programs that are designed to interfere with the ordinary functions of the Platform, or obtain unauthorised access to any system, information, security device belonging to us or any third party.

6. Our Rights

6.1 We have the right to:

• (a) review your conduct and user content for compliance with the Terms of Use and policies;
• (b) remove or refuse to publish any content submitted by you if it is in violation of clause 4, 5 or 7 or for any or no reason in our sole discretion;
• (c) take any action against you that we deem fit if we believe that your user content violates or infringes any applicable laws;
• (d) disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party that claims rights in the user content posted by you;
• (e) take appropriate legal action that shall include without any limitation, referral to law enforcement authorities against any illegal or unauthorised usage of the Platform; and
• (f) terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Platform for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

7.1 Except where otherwise indicated or implied by context, we are the sole owners or licensees of all intellectual property comprised in the Platform (including all intellectual property comprised in the Content) and the Services, and nothing in these Terms of Use constitutes a transfer of any intellectual property rights in or related to the Platform, Content or Services.

7.2 You acknowledge and agree that the Platform and the Content contained therein together with the Services are protected by copyright, trademarks, service marks, patents, design registrations, and other proprietary rights and laws, and you agree to comply with and maintain all copyright notices and other restrictions on Content accessed on or via the Platform.

7.3 You must not do anything which breaches or otherwise interferes with our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of any of its third-party licensors. You may not copy, distribute, reproduce, publish, alter, modify, create derivative works from the Content or Services, transmit, display, commercially exploit or disseminate in any form whatsoever without our prior written permission or the relevant third-party licensor or exploit such Contents or Services for commercial benefit.

7.4 If user content posted by you on the Website is removed due to alleged infringement of a third-party’s intellectual property rights then we shall notify you. If you believe that your content has been wrongfully challenged for infringement then you may inform us to seek a reinstatement of such content.

7.5 You acknowledge and agree that damages may not be an adequate remedy for a breach of this clause 7 and that equitable or injunctive relief may be necessary.

8. Third Party Sites

8.1 The Platform may feature products and services of third parties or contain links to websites that are owned and operated by third parties. We do not have any influence or control over any such products or services or any third-party websites. Unless otherwise stated, we are not responsible for and do not endorse any products or services or any third-party websites, or its availability or contents. We are not responsible for any agreement or understanding you enter into with a third party through a third party website and/or in relation to any products or services.

8.2 While we aim to provide unbiased editorials, we wish to disclose that (i) we occasionally receive free products from marketers that we sometimes review or discuss in our editorials, and (ii) we may run advertisements on our sites concerning some of those products or companies that sell them (and other products sold by such companies) for which we sometimes receive compensation, and (iii) we may sell these products within our stores, and (iv) we may use affiliate links to products and or services for which we sometimes receive compensation.

8.3 You agree that participation in certain programs and/or promotions may be limited to residents of certain geographical areas or subject to other restrictions, we have no control over these external websites, which are governed by terms and conditions and privacy policies independent of us.

8.4 You acknowledge and agree that when you access a third-party website available via a link contained on the Platform:

• (a) you do so at your own risk and understand that you should review the privacy policy and terms and conditions of that website;
• (b) we are not liable for the content, accuracy, lawfulness, appropriateness, restriction, denial of service, action, or any other aspect of that third-party website; and
• (c) you acknowledge and agree that to the full extent permitted by applicable law, we will not be liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage suffered by you or any other person as a result of or in connection with your access or use of any third-party website available via a link on the Platform or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such website or resource.

9. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

9.1 Any information or advice provided on the Platform, including any information or advice in relation to the Services, anything else, is of general nature only. You acknowledge that:

• (a) your use of any Service or any advice is solely at your own risk. You agree that any Service or advice offered by us is not intended to substitute professional legal, technological, financial or medical advice;
• (b) you must rely entirely on your own enquiries and judgment in relation to Services, anything offered by us or any third party, any advice and any other information or material contained on the Platform. We do not endorse any products, services, procedures, opinion or information provided on the Platform;
• (c) Any review or other commentary regarding a product, service, website, etc. are the personal views of the writer and may not be generally applicable to all users;
• (d) you must not use any Services in a manner inconsistent with any displayed instructions;
• (e) you should not rely solely on any information on the Platform and you must always consider obtaining independent advice, including without limitation advice from a lawyer, financial experts, or medical professional to determine if a Service is suitable, beneficial and lawful for you. If any of the said persons provide you with any advice in relation to the Services, you must follow that advice. You must not delay seeking advice because of any information on the Platform or any advice we may provide you;
• (f) results vary from person to person and that we cannot possibly guarantee your satisfaction with any Service. Accordingly, we disclaim any liability for any non-economic loss including without limitation loss of enjoyment, disappointment, distress or frustration, whether physical or mental;
• (g) we are not liable for any reckless or negligent act or omission by you taken based on the Content on the Platform or otherwise; and
• (h) if at any time you have reason to believe that a certain act or omission is likely to result in damage or harm to any persons or property, you must not do that act or omission. You must immediately cease to follow any related Content or advice immediately.

9.2 This Platform may include forward-looking statements or statements of opinion. These statements are based on the reasonable beliefs and research of our management or the writers as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to us.

9.3 To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all Warranties including but not limited to the:

• (a) the results that can be gained from the use of the Services or according to our advice;
• (b) the quality, accuracy, suitability or fitness for purpose of any Services offered; and
• (c) your satisfaction with any Services offered by us.

9.4 To the extent that any law restricts our right to exclude Warranties under these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use must be read subject to those provisions and nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to alter or restrict the operation of such provisions. If those statutory provisions apply, notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms of Use, to the extent that we are entitled to do so, we limit our liability pursuant to such provisions to:

• (a) the supply of the Services again; or
• (b) the payment of the cost, if any, of having the Services supplied again.

9.5 Our liability arising in connection with these Terms of Use or the Platform is limited as follows:

• (a) we exclude all liability for consequential, special, indirect, non-economic or remote loss, including loss of opportunity or business;
• (b) our liability is excluded to the extent that you contributed to the liability;
• (c) we exclude all liability for anything you have been aware of for longer than six months and you have not commenced a claim; and
• (d) our liability is subject to your duty to mitigate your loss.

9.6 We provide the Platform on an “as is” and on an “as available” basis without any Warranties as to continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the Platform, that its servers are free of computer viruses, bugs or other harmful components, that defects will be corrected, or that you will not have disruption or other difficulties in using the Platform and we disclaim all liability whatsoever, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise in relation to this Platform, any other related site or server, third party websites, links to third party websites, material and Content.

9.7 In the event that we terminate the Platform or your access to the Platform pursuant to these Terms of Use, you release us from all liability, loss or claims suffered by you as result of or arising out of such termination.

9.8 This Platform is controlled and operated by us from our offices in India. We make no representation that material contained on this Platform is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this Platform or any related site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so the exclusions and limitations in this clause 9 may not apply to you in whole or part.

9.9 All of the above subclauses are cumulative to one another.

10. Release and Indemnity

10.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to release the Released Parties from all Loss or Claims arising out of or in any way connected with any Relevant Matter. You further waive any and all rights and benefits otherwise conferred by any statutory or non-statutory law of any jurisdiction that would purport to limit the scope of a release or waiver.

10.2 To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from any Loss or Claims arising out of or in any way connected with any Relevant Matter.

10.3 In this clause:

• (a) Claim means a claim, action, proceeding or demand made against a person concerned, however it arises and whether it is present or future, fixed or unascertained, actual or contingent.
• (b) Loss means a damage, loss, cost, expense or liability incurred by the person concerned however arising, including without limitation penalties, fines, and interest and including those which are prospective or contingent and those the amount of which for the time being is not ascertained or ascertainable.
• (c) Released Parties means us and our officers, partners, agents, employees, consultants, associates, affiliates, sponsors, and other third-party partners.
• (d) Relevant Matter means anything in connection with:
  • (i) any damage to person, property, personal injury or death;
  • (ii) your breach of these Terms of Use;
  • (iii) any matter for which we have purported to disclaim liability for under these Terms of Use;
  • (iv) your use, misuse, or abuse of the Platform; and
  • (v) your breach or failure to observe any applicable law.

11. Termination

11.1 You acknowledge and agree that:

• (a) we may terminate your access to the Platform at any time without giving any explanation;
• (b) we may terminate these Terms of Use immediately by notice to you in writing if you are deemed to breach these Terms of Use or associated policies in any way, in our sole discretion; and
• (c) termination of these Terms of Use or your access to the Platform does not release you from any of your obligations and liabilities that may have arisen or been incurred prior to the date of such termination.

12. General

12.1 You must not assign, sublicense or otherwise deal in any other way with any of your rights under these Terms of Use. We may assign our rights at our sole discretion.

12.2 If a provision of these Terms of Use is invalid or unenforceable it is to be read down or severed to the extent necessary without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.

12.3 These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Republic of India and each party submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

12.4 Any waiver of any term on these Terms of Use by us can only be done in express writing. Any failure on our part to enforce a term does not constitute a waiver and we reserve the right in relation to all breaches unless expressly stated otherwise.

12.5 The contents of these Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede any prior negotiations, representations, understandings or arrangements made between the parties regarding the subject matter of this agreement, whether orally or in writing.

12.6 A provision of this agreement which can and is intended to operate after its conclusion will remain in full force and effect – including all indemnities and releases.

12.7 You can contact us at [email protected] for any queries or feedback.