Privacy Policies & Terms of Services
At Samaarambh , We provide software development services & subscription services for digital Items created by Samaarambh Team. When we say ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘Samaarambh’ it’s because that’s who we are and we own and sell the product/services listed over Samaarambh.
When you create an Samaarambh account and accept these terms you become a member of our family. During your time with us you agree to follow the ground rules outlined in these terms so please read and understand them. If you don’t accept the terms then we’ll be sad, but you will need to leave because your presence on and use of the Samaarambh product is conditional on your acceptance to be bound by these terms whether you become a member or not.
Products & Services listed over Samaarambh are owned by the Samaarambh.
Authority to agree to these terms: If you are a company or organization, both you and the real person who signs up on your behalf represent and warrant that this person has the authority to bind your company or organization.
Age: You need to be 18 years or over to become a Subscriber. If you’re under 18 you will need to use the account of a parent or legal guardian who is at least 18 years of age, with their permission, and this adult will be responsible for all your activities.
Responsibility: You promise that information you give us is true, accurate and complete and that you will keep your account information up-to-date (including a current email address). Your subscription is not transferable. You are responsible for any use of Samaarambh products/services that occurs in conjunction with your username and password so keep your password secure and don’t let any other person use your username or password. If you realise there’s any unauthorized use of your password or any breach of security you need to let us know immediately.
How downloading and registering Items works
What do you get when you download and register an Item?
License: When you download an Item as a Subscriber, you will be asked to register that Item. Upon registration, you will be granted a license from us to use that Item for the purpose you nominate during the registration process.
No ownership: By downloading or registering an Item you’re not actually acquiring ownership of the Item itself, only the license to use that Item. Items are subject to specific terms of use, and these terms are set out in the Samaarambh License.
Effect of ceasing subscription: As Samaarambh is selling maintainence services, certain rights granted on an Item license are only applicable for as long as your subscription with Samaarambh is active.
If you’ve registered Items for specific projects or end uses, they retain a valid license after your subscription ends. But for trial licenses, free files and everything else, you’ll need to remove the Items from any associated product, project or end-use.
Services: As a Subscriber you also receive services from us like account support, fraud protection, library quality control and other related services.
Support: We do our best to make sure that Items are high quality. However, due to the unlimited downloads on Samaarambh, the Items do not include the level of after-sale support that you would find for similar items purchased separately on Samaarambh. Please visit Samaarambh contact form or call us directlty if your project requires a particular level of support.
Transacting as a Subscriber:
You can pay for your subscription via PayPal or credit card. You may be required to pay a handling fee depending on the method of payment you choose.
By signing on as a Subscriber you must agree to the individual payment terms that relate to your chosen method of payment, as notified to you.
In the event that you select an ongoing, regular payment method (for example a monthly credit card or PayPal payment) and that payment fails to occur, we may immediately suspend your subscription until payment has been made. If we suspend your subscription, your rights under these terms and the Samaarambh License will also be suspended.
Currency conversion costs: You are responsible for all costs of currency conversion relating to your Samaarambhubscription. Your financial institution does the currency conversion and may charge you additional fees (we don’t control either the conversion rates or your financial institution’s fees).
This means that you may incur additional costs when subscribing to Samaarambh, which we have no control over.
Terms of subscribing: When you subscribe to Samaarambh, you do so on the following terms:
you promise to us that you understand what you can and can’t do with your downloaded Items in accordance with the Samaarambh products and services;
we and the authors do not promise that any particular Item will continue to be available on Samaarambh;
once you register an Item, you acquire a non- exclusive license to use the Item under the terms set out in the Samaarambh License (non-exclusive means others might also license the same Item); and
you do not gain any ownership rights in a downloaded Item.
It is important that you understand the terms on which you are making a purchase. Please take the time to review this section carefully.
Taxes:
The final prices and fees are inclusive of transactional taxes where relevant (like VAT and GST). Our promotional materials will state whether or not the price is inclusive or exclusive of transactional taxes.
You are responsible for paying all other fees and taxes associated with your use of Samaarambh wherever levied. Your responsibility includes withholding tax if it applies, unless we already process that withholding tax. We may collect geographical location information to determine your location, which may be used for tax purposes (so location information you give us must be accurate for tax residency purposes).
Refunds and cancelations:
Given the nature of digital content, we do not generally offer a refund or credit on a purchased subscription unless we have made changes to these terms that materially affect you to your detriment (see section 48 below) or as required under Australian consumer law or other relevant consumer protection laws. If you would like to request a refund or credit you should open a help request. If you cancel a subscription due to us making a change to our terms that materially affects you to your detriment then you will receive a refund for any whole unused months remaining in your subscription period.
We will assess refund or credit requests on their merits. There is generally no obligation to provide a refund or credit in situations like the following:
you have changed your mind about your subscription;
you subscribed by mistake;
you do not have sufficient expertise to use the Items made available;
you ask for goodwill; or
you can no longer access any of your desired Items because they have been removed from Samaarambh (we advise you to download Items as soon as you license them to avoid this situation).
If we decide to issue a refund or credit, this will generally be done using the same manner used to make the purchase. Any payment made to you will be made in the currency Samaarambh offered to you when you purchased your subscription (either INR or Euros or US Dollars), under the rules of the payment method (see section 19 – Currency conversion costs about currency conversion back to your local currency).
It is important that you understand how refunds work.
Disputes lodged with payment agents: If, as a Subscriber, you lodge a dispute with a payment agent, this will result in a freezing of your Samaarambhubscription and your Samaarambh account until the dispute raised with the payment agent has been cancelled. This makes it very complex to resolve any related issues so we encourage you to contact us directly first to see if we can help resolve any concerns.
Fine print: We are not a bank or licensed deposit taker in Australia or elsewhere. Any credit we apply to your subscription is not a deposit under Australian law about banks, and that means you don’t get the benefit of any deposit insurance or guarantee under those laws. We don’t act as a fiduciary or as a trustee for you, and we’re not a licensed financial service provider.
Intellectual Property
What we own: We own all the Samaarambh Content that we have put on Samaarambh products and services (unless otherwise stated and excluding content owned by others). This includes the design, compilation, and look and feel of the Samaarambhite, and copyright, trademarks, designs and other intellectual property on Samaarambh. We own all the trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names on Samaarambh(unless otherwise stated and excluding these things owned by others). You will not copy, distribute, modify or make derivative works of any of our Samaarambh Content or use any of our intellectual property in any way not expressly stated in these terms.
What we don’t own: We do not own the Items on Samaarambh; the Item authors do. However, we have the right to sublicense the Items to you on the terms of the Samaarambh License.
Copyright, trademark and intellectual property claims: We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that an Item or any content on Samaarambh infringes any intellectual property right (including copyright) please see the information in our Intellectual Property Policy.
Our Intellectual Property Policy is where you will find all the information relating to how we treat intellectual property on Samaarambh including copyright and other rights.
Our use of your information
Privacy: We respect your privacy and process your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we deal with your information.
Confidential Information: We value your information and take reasonable precautions to protect it. While using Samaarambh, you may also become aware of confidential information about us, or someone else. You promise to not disclose any confidential information made available to you through Samaarambh to any other person.
Prohibited Conduct: Your use of Samaarambh including the content and the Items must comply with our policies from time to time (as published on the Samaarambhite) including the Acceptable Use Policy and the Fair Use Policy.
Linking to Samaarambh: We reserve the right to insist that any link to Samaarambh be discontinued, and to revoke your ability to link to Samaarambh.
Links from Samaarambh: The Samaarambh platform and Item downloads may contain links to other non-Samaarambhites. We have no control or responsibility over anything on those sites, and do not endorse or sponsor those sites, even if they are affiliated to us.
Legal Housekeeping
Eligibility, suspension or termination: Being a Subscriber is not an automatic right, it is a benefit for those who follow our reasonable rules. We hope that you will be with us for a long time. But we may be using reasonable discretion, decide whether or not your use of Samaarambh complies with these terms. We can suspend or terminate your subscription account at any time for any reason (acting reasonably of course) including:
if you breach these terms;
if you act in a way that does not align with the values of our community; or
if you act in a way that could cause us or others harm.
If we do decide to permanently terminate your Samaarambh account you must not apply for a new account as unfortunately, you will no longer be welcome in our community. This decision may also apply to all of your Samaarambh accounts you use on other Samaarambhites.
Samaarambh Companies: If an indemnity, limitation, or disclaimer of liability, promise, or release (a ‘benefit’) is given in our favor in these terms or the Samaarambh License we hold that benefit on trust for the other Samaarambh Companies. We may enforce that benefit as trustee for and on behalf of the other Samaarambh Companies as beneficiaries under that trust.
We may use the services of another Samaarambh Company to collect payment or carry out other activities with you to bring you Samaarambh.
Liability and indemnity – between us and Subscribers
You indemnify us against all losses, costs (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis), expenses, demands, or liability that we incur arising out of, or in connection with, a third-party claim against us relating to the use of Samaarambh, any Item or the products or services forming part of any Third Party Offer.
Samaarambh, the Items, and all Third Party Offers are made available to you on an “AS IS” basis. Subject to clause 42, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including any implied warranties of non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose.
Our liability to you in connection with Samaarambh or these terms, in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, is limited as follows:
we exclude liability for any of these things incurred by you: loss of revenue, loss of profit, loss of goodwill, loss of customers, loss of capital, damage to reputation, loss in connection with any other contract, loss of data, or indirect, consequential or special loss, damage or expense; and
our total aggregate liability to you is otherwise limited to the total amounts paid by you to us for your Samaarambhubscription in the 6 months immediately preceding the date on which the claim giving rise to the liability arose.
Availability: We strive to have Samaarambh available to you 24 hours a day, seven days a week but you know how the internet works: occasionally you might not be able to access Samaarambh, and this might happen for any reason, at any time, with or without notice, or at our absolute discretion. We might also change aspects of how Samaarambh works, including the kinds of Items available on Samaarambh. The Samaarambh Companies will not be liable to you for any loss you suffer as a result of these things.
Third-party: If you’re agreeing to these terms on behalf of someone else then you’re promising to us that you have the full legal authority to bind that third party. Remember that only real people can subscribe to Samaarambh.
Consumer laws: In some places, there may be non-excludable warranties, guarantees, or other rights (‘non-excludable consumer guarantees’). We do not exclude, restrict, or modify non-excludable consumer guarantees in these terms. Except for non-excludable consumer guarantees, we are bound only by the express promises made in these terms. Our liability for breach of a non-excludable consumer guarantee is limited, at our option, to replacing or paying the cost of replacing the relevant Item or service, (unless the non-excludable consumer guarantee says otherwise). You must not use an Item in violation of any export laws that apply to you.
Blocking you, disabling your subscription, or refusing to process a payment: We may block you, terminate your subscription, or refuse to process a payment if we reasonably believe there is a risk associated with you, your subscription, or that payment, including if it breaches a law or regulation. Examples of where we might do this include transaction where the payment is from or to a person or country sanctioned by an authority (like the United Nations, the United States government, or the Australian government); or where we reasonably believe there is a legal or regulatory risk or a risk of loss being suffered by us or our members. You promise that you are not located in a sanctioned country and are not on a sanctioned person’s list. We may also block members from a country if we can’t make payments to or from that country. You should check what payment methods are available in your country for making payments. We may take any of the actions stated in this section without notice and against all of your Samaarambh accounts you use on other Samaarambhites. As our sites are global, there are different laws that may apply and these may restrict our relationship with you.
US-specific controls: Samaarambh is not available to anyone located in any U.S. sanctioned countries or to anyone on the U.S Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN List). You must not export or re-export Samaarambh Items to a U.S. sanctioned country or to anyone on the SDN list.
Relationship between the parties: Nothing in these terms is to be construed as constituting a partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship between you and us, or between you and any other member. Neither you nor us can bind each other in any way.
Notices: Any notice you send us must be submitted via a help request. Any notice we send to you will be emailed to the email address you provided to us.
Changes to these terms: We may change these terms (including the Samaarambh License) at any time and, if we make changes, we will take reasonable steps to let our Subscribers know about the changes. You can also keep track of whether changes have been made to our terms by referring to the version and effective date at the footer of the terms. If a change we make has a material effect on you to your detriment then you may, upon demonstrating that detriment to us, cancel your Samaarambhubscription in accordance with section 22 above. However, if you continue to use Samaarambh after the changes are made, then you will be agreeing to the changes regardless of the amount of time that has elapsed.
Whether a change has a material effect on you to your detriment depends on the nature of the change and your particular circumstances. For example, a change that causes you to incur increased transaction fees, or which removes an entire category of Items, could have a material effect on the amount of value you get out of Samaarambh. The removal of individual items or a minor clarifying change to the Samaarambh License will not typically have a material effect on you to your detriment.
Interpretation: Words like ‘include’ and ‘including’ are not words of limitation and where anything is within our discretion we mean our sole discretion.
Applicable Laws: We control and operate Samaarambh from our offices in India. The laws of India govern these terms, and you submit to the jurisdiction of the courts there for the resolution of any dispute between us.
Samaarambh Content: is all the content that we have put on Samaarambh and includes the design, compilation, and look and feel of Samaarambh, and copyright, trademarks, designs, and other intellectual property on Samaarambh (unless otherwise stated and excluding content owned by others like author content)
Handling fee: the fee Subscribers may pay, depending on their subscription payment method.
Items: digital goods found on Samaarambh, which may (but won’t necessarily) include goods like graphic design templates, fonts, WordPress themes, background music, After Effects project files, photography, and much, much more.
Subscriber: a person who signs up by creating an account and accepting these terms.
Payment method: any payment agent or method we make available on Samaarambh.