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Terms & Conditions

HIS AGREEMENT IS AN ELECTRONIC RECORD IN TERMS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 AND RULES THERE UNDER AS APPLICABLE AND THE AMENDED PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO ELECTRONIC RECORDS/DOCUMENTS IN VARIOUS STATUTES AS AMENDED BY THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (REASONABLE SECURITY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES AND SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA OR INFORMATION) RULES 2011. THIS IS A COMPUTER-GENERATED ELECTRONIC RECORD AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL SIGNATURES.

PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. TERMS AND CONDITIONS MENTIONED IN THE AGREEMENT ARE A BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN CHILDREN TECH CENTER AND USERS. THE TERMS ARE EFFECTIVE UPON ACCEPTANCE AND SHALL GOVERN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDREN TECH CENTER AND USERS FOR SERVICES THROUGH WEBSITE WWW.STERA.ORG.IN. IF THESE TERMS CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER DOCUMENT/RECORDS, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL PREVAIL UNLESS AND UNTIL FURTHER CHANGE/MODIFICATIONS NOTIFIED BY CHILDREN TECH CENTER.

INTRODUCTION:

 

Welcome to www.edisonclub.in  (Website and Mobile Application)  that is absolutely owned and operated by “Children Tech Center” which facilitates integration of children’s mind with science, innovation and social management as well as conducts robotics classes for children (hereinafter referred to as “Children Tech Center Pvt Ltd ”, which expression shall unless repugnant to the context thereof, include its successors and assigns) a Private limited company concern under laws of India.

If you (“You/Yourself/Guest/Visitor”) continue to browse and use this Website, You are agreeing to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions for use of the Website (“Terms of Use”), which together with our privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) govern Website’s relationship with You. If You disagree with any part of these Terms of Use, You may not use this Website.

 

DEFINITIONS:

“Children Tech Center Pvt. Ltd”; “us”; “we”; “our” shall mean Children Tech Center Pvt Ltd, a private limited copmay, having its office at 104, Giri Heaven, Next to Giriraj Society, LBS Road, Hariniwas Circle, Thane 400 602.

“Innovations By Young Minds” or “Research Competition” shall mean a challenge or competition to be conducted by us in association with Jay Vigyan Foundation for children between the ages of 8 and 16, who have a keen interest in science and technology on the basis of terms and conditions provided in this Terms of Use.

“Merchant(s)” shall mean merchants enrolled with the Website in order to promote Research Competition or Products or Services offered by Website from time to time.

“Product(s)” shall mean and include kit consisting various mechanical, electronics, robotics etc. products which are related to the Research Competition or type of Service selected by you and offered from time to time.

“Register” shall mean registering to the Website or any other links/dashboards/WebPages created on the Website to enroll for Research Competition or to avail the Products or Services provided by the Website on the basis of conditions mentioned in this Terms of Use.

“Service(s)” shall mean various services offered by us through Website or published on any social media including but not limited to e-learning programs and courses pertaining to electronics, robotics, sources of energy, hydraulic mechanism, smart sensors or any other edutainment initiative as may be conducted from time to time etc. or any other allied services offered from time to time.

“Users” shall mean Users who visit and access the Website, who may register to Research Competition or avail Services and allied Products.

“Website” shall mean www.stera.org.in owned operated and managed by us.

“You” or “Your” or “Yourself” refers to the Users or viewers of this Website.

 

PAYMENT AND REFUND:

The Platform is a paid service and the payments made by You shall be according to the plans opted by You through the Platform. You explicitly agree to pay the fees for the courses/ plans that you purchase, and you authorize the Company to charge you as per the applicable payment mode opted by you. All payments shall be through the payment mechanism put in place by the Company and You shall be responsible for paying all fees and applicable taxes in a timely manner as per the mechanism associated with the Plan availed by You. Users have been given various options to choose and proceed with the payment for the Services via payment mechanisms including but not limited to Card Payment facilities, EMI Payment, Online Bank Transfer and Wallet Payment. With reference to Clause 11, the payment gateway mechanisms are governed by the terms and conditions of the third-party providers as listed on the Platform and the User agrees to be bound by those terms.

Valid Credit / Debit/ Cash Card/ online bank transfers and other payment instruments are processed using a Credit Card payment gateway or appropriate payment system infrastructure and the same will also be governed by the terms agreed to between the Users and the respective issuing bank and payment instrument issuing company. We shall not be liable for any unauthorized use, fraud, payment refunds, lost amount etc. in the transaction. The amount of refund payable shall only be limited to the amount paid by the User for Services which were not rendered to the User by Us. In case of refund of EMI transactions, User will be charged interest as per bank’s regulations.

We attempt to process and complete refund requests within 24 hours from the time of receiving the refund request, however, in case there is any delay in refund beyond the period of 72 hours, then you may notify us on .support@childrentechcnter.com. The refund process may include a feedback call to you and validation of key information that may be required by us to process the refund request Any charges related to app publishing (e.g. charges levied by app store, play store) will be incurred by the User.

We reserve the right to change any fees at any time at our sole discretion and any change, update, or modification in the fee shall become effective immediately upon the same being posted/uploaded or notified on our website.

 

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USE OF WEBSITE:

  1. Use of Website is subject to these Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and any other policies and conditions that may be notified on the Website.

  2. Contents and information of Website will be available in English, Marathi and Hindi language.

  3. You may avail Services and associated Products available on Website from time to time.

  4. You understand and acknowledge that it is Your responsibility to read and understand all information as well as details regarding Research Competition, each Service and Product before You proceed to avail the same.

  5. Before actual enrolment for Research Competition or availing Products or Services and executing payment procedure, You shall ensure that, You fill in correct data required for the same.

  6. In case of any wrong information or data is provided, You may not be able to avail appropriate Services and You shall be solely liable at Your cost for any replacement.

  7. Once you enroll for Research Competition or Products or Services, You shall be directed to payment gateway option for making the payment as per the terms and condition specified therein. On making the necessary payment, You shall receive notification stating details of Research Competition or Products or Services for which you have enrolled. 

  8. We may share notification of our upcoming Products and Services on Website, Telegram, Facebook or other social media website or any other mode of communication.

  9. You can refer information pertaining to Research Competition/ Products/Services to other interested customers orally or through any other social media platforms. You will be provided specific 6-digit unique code, which can be availed by interested customers while enrolling for this Research Competition/ Products/Services. In case any customer registers using referral code allotted to you, you will be eligible to receive credits as determined by Children Tech Center. 

  10. You understand and acknowledge that, you’re learning environment while attending virtual classrooms should be as much as possible free from any distractions including but not limited to background noise, internet disruptions/connectivity etc.

  11. You understand that, while attending virtual classrooms, providing personal attention to each and every User may not be possible for the trainer/guest lecturer. In case you have any queries or ideas, you can freely share the same during given time frame by the host. 

  12. As a part of various courses and for your own benefit, trainer/guest lecturer may ask you questions regarding lectures delivered in virtual classrooms or related to usage of Products or on account of assessment conducted with respect to the Video Content submitted for the purpose of Research Competition. In case any trainer/guest lecturer provides corrections/remarks regarding the same, you are required to respect opinion/suggestion of the trainer/guest lecturer with a positive approach.

  13. You are required to follow standard decorum while attending virtual classrooms. In case host of online lecture notices any misbehavior, you may be instructed to leave from such virtual classroom. In such case decision taken by the host shall be final and binding.

  14. You understand that we may face delay in delivering the Products due to Government restrictions pertaining to COVID-19 situation in various parts of the state. 

  15. When you are undergoing Research Competition or availing Services through online mode, confirm and ensure that facility for internet connection shall be non-disrupted and the Website and Children Tech Center shall not be responsible or liable for any disruption or error while undergoing Research Competition or using Service.

 

MODE OF PAYMENT:

User agrees to make payment with the help of payment gateway or by any other mode as may be made available on Website from time to time. User agrees to abide by and adhere to the terms and conditions of payment gateway providers. Website shall display costs pertaining to Research Competition/Products/Services/ and Users liability regarding tax and GST as applicable from time to time. User can avail discount if payment procedure is completed through referral code provided by Merchant and as may be applicable from time to time.

The payments shall be secured as per permissible remittance mechanism and payment gateways. The Users understand and acknowledge that Website undertakes utmost care to provide secure online payment system. However, it is susceptible to hacking, virus attacks, and malfunction. The Users undertake all payments subject to own risk and volition. The Website shall not be liable for any loss or damage occurred to you due to any such malfunction, errors and/or unscrupulous activities.

 

REFUND AND EXCHANGE POLICY:

The Website shall not provide refunds or adjust any fees in whatsoever manner.

 

CUSTOMER SUPPORT:

Any complaints regarding Research Competition/ Products/Services will be resolved through email between you and the Website as the case may be. You shall email us on support@tinkertime.in order to register your complaint. In case you have registered through any particular Merchant, such Merchant shall assist you regarding any queries or complaints. In case you notice any Content which is inappropriate, offensive, indecent or objectionable with respect to religious values, caste, culture, nationality, and beliefs you shall email us on the provided email id.

 

CHANGE IN TERMS:

Website reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Research Competition/ Products/Services (or any part thereof) available on the Website with or without notice. Further, the Website reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time. Website will provide a notification or pop up in case of any changes in Terms of Use and any other Policy. You are responsible to regularly review the Terms of Use. Continued use of the Website after any such changes shall constitute your consent to be bound by such changes. Your only right with respect to any dissatisfaction with these Terms of Use; any policy or practice of ours in operating the Website or any Content available through the Website, is to exercise discontinuation of usage of Website.

 

CONTENT AVAILABLE:

We follow ethical business practices and intend to provide the content, which is authorised, relevant and applicable and does not infringe any third party’s rights. You acknowledge that Website does not make any representations or provide any warranties about the material, data, and information, such as data files, text, facts and figures, computer software, code, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos, videos specifically shared for the purpose of Research Competition (“Video Content”) or other images that is shared by Users or Merchant or any other content provider (collectively, the “Content”) which You may have access to as part of the Website, or through Your use of this Website. Under no circumstances, Website is liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to any infringing Content, any errors or omissions in Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, transmitted, linked from, or otherwise accessible through or made available via Website. You understand that by using this Website, You may be exposed to Content that You may consider not related to your generic academic courses, which are competitive, challenging, having certain level of difficulty, demanding etc.  In case You notice any violation of Your intellectual property rights, You shall register Your complaint through email to the Website on support@tinkertime.in After registering the complaint, Website will take appropriate legal actions against such incidence including removal of such Content. 

 

CONTENT SUPPLIED BY YOU:

You represent, warrant, and agree that no content or details shared by You with Website (“Your Content”), violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party, including any patent, copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights, breaches or conflicts with any obligation, such as a confidentiality obligation, or contains libelous, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful material.

You grant us a personal, limited, revocable, non-transferable and non-exclusive right to use Your Content and details including but not limited to blogs, comments, video, audio, trademarks, service marks, logos etc. submitted by You, You also grant us the right (i) to display Your Video Content and details on the Website or any other social media platforms (ii) promote or distribute it for the access of other customers. 

You agree that You are solely responsible for Your Content made available by You through the Website including but not limited to any liabilities arising out of any third-party infringement claims.

We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit Your Content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any public forum. If we elect to screen Your Content, there may be a delay in posting of such content in a public forum to allow for a review process. If we have questions about Your Content including, without limitation, the copyright, we may contact You for further information including, for example, to verify that You own the copyright or otherwise obtain necessary permission to post the material.

 

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES:

This Website may contain links to other platforms owned and operated by third parties who are not related to the Platform (“Linked Platforms”). The Linked Platforms are not under the control of Website and Website is not responsible for the content of any Linked Platforms or any hyperlink contained in a Linked Platform and makes no representation or warranty with respect to the content of any such third-party sites.

Website provides these links to you for convenience only and the inclusion of any link does not imply any endorsement of the Linked Platforms by Website. Your link to any such Linked Platforms is entirely at your own risk. Website is not a party to any transaction between You and a Linked Platforms. Your use of a Linked Platform is subject to the terms and conditions of that site. 

The Website may also contain third party advertisements, if any. The display of such advertisements does not in any way imply an endorsement or recommendation of the relevant advertiser, its products or services unless specifically mentioned by Website. You are referred to the relevant advertiser for all information regarding the advertisement and its products or services. Website accepts no responsibility for any interaction between You and the relevant third party and is released from any liability arising out of or in any way connected with such interaction.

 

ANCILLARY SERVICES:

You may get access to message boards, live chat rooms, emails, and other feature (“Ancillary Services”) that are offered from time to time on the Website and may be operated by us or by a third party on our behalf. As elaborated in Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights, Website shall not be responsible for any copyright infringement for the blogs written on the Website. You shall not use these Ancillary Services to perform any illegal activities (including without limitation legal rights, such as rights if privacy of others) or immoral activities, falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting Your affiliation with a person or entity. The Website reserve the right to remove any live chats, comments or information provided by you if the Website considers this inappropriate.

 

PROHIBITED CONDUCT:

You agree not to engage in any of the following activities:

Violating laws and rights:

You shall not (a) use the Website for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international laws, (b) violate or encourage others to violate any right of or obligation to a third party, including but not limited to, by infringing, misappropriating, or violating intellectual property, confidentiality, or privacy rights.

Solicitation:

You shall not use the Website, or any information provided through the Website for the transmission of advertising or promotional materials, including junk mail, spam, chain letters, or any other form of unsolicited or unwelcome solicitation.

Disruption:

You shall not use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Website; including by (a) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm or other malicious code, or (b) interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide any of the Products or Services on the Website, or violating any regulation, policy, or procedure of any network, equipment, or server.

Harming others:

You shall not share or transmit Content or details that are harmful, offensive, obscene, abusive, invasive of privacy, defamatory, hateful or otherwise discriminatory, false or misleading, or incites an illegal act. You shall not intimidate or harass another through the Website; and, You may not post or transmit any personally identifiable information about persons without obtaining such person’s express permission to so through the Website.

Impersonation or unauthorized access::

You shall not impersonate another person or entity or misrepresent Your affiliation with a person or entity when using the Website. You shall not use or attempt to use another’s account or personal information; and, You shall not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, or the computer systems or networks connected to the Website, through hacking password mining or any other means. 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES:

You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of the Website and Research Competition/ Products/Services is entirely at Your own risk and that the Website, and the Products or Services therein are provided on an "as is" basis, without any warranties of any kind. All express and implied warranties, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement of proprietary rights are expressly disclaimed to the fullest extent permitted by law. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Children Tech Center, its officers, partners, employees, and agents disclaim all warranties, express or implied, in connection with the Website, Research Competition, provision of Products/Services and your use thereof. Children Tech Center makes no warranties or representations that-

  1. The content shared on the Website or any third party platforms linked to the Website are accurate or complete,

  2. The Website will meet your requirements,

  3. The Website will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free basis,

  4. The results that may be obtained from the use of the Website will be accurate or reliable.

We may occasionally for brief periods suspend the operations of the Website for maintenance, updating or support work as we may deem appropriate. We are not liable for any inconvenience, loss or damages that may be caused to you during such periods of suspension. We shall not be or responsible for any –

  • Errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content;

  • Personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to and use of the Website;

  • Personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to and use of the Website;

  • Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Website;

  • Any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses, or the like which may be transmitted to or through the Website by any third party, and/or;

  • 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, emailed, communicated, transmitted, or otherwise made available via Website. Website does not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any Products/Services advertised or offered through the Website or any hyperlinked platform or featured in any banner or other advertising.

INDEMNIFICATION:

You agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless from and against any claims arising out of or relating to: (i) Details and Content that You submit or transmit for Research Competition/Products/Services (ii) Your violation of any rights of any other person in connection with the Website, (iii) infringement of any third party intellectual property rights, (iv) any breach of the terms and conditions of this Terms of Use, (v) any breach of applicable law and regulation (vi) any representation and warranties made in relation to the Research Competition/Products/Services and (vi) transactions (present and subsequent) between You and the Users.

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

In no event shall Children Tech Center, its officers, partners, employees, or agents, be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages (even if Children Tech Center has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from any aspect of Your use of the Website, including without limitation whether the damages arise from use or misuse of the Website, from inability to use the Website, or the interruption, suspension, modification, alteration, or termination of the Website. Such limitation of liability shall also apply with respect to damages incurred by reason of Research Competition/Products/Services or rendered through or advertised in connection with the Website or any links on the Website, as well as by reason of any information, opinions or advice received through or advertised in connection with the Website or any links on the Website. These limitations shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law. You specifically acknowledge and agree that Children Tech Center shall not be liable for user details or content or defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any user or third party and that the risk of harm or damage from the foregoing rests entirely with You.

In any event, the total aggregate liability of Website to You under any applicable law whatsoever for all loss or damage arising out of access to the Website shall be limited to amount of enrolment for Research Competition and/or Products/Services availed by You on the Website.

 

PRIVACY POLICY:

The Website is committed to responsibly handling the information and data we collect through the Website in compliance with our Privacy Policy. Please refer to our Privacy Policy. The data provided by the Users shall be kept with the administrator of the Website and may be used subject to terms of Privacy Policy.

 

OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:

The Website and all the rights including but not limited to intellectual property rights subsisting under or in relation to the Website are owned by the firm and its affiliates, subsidiaries, licensors, Users as the case may be. The Website respects copyright, and we prohibit Users from using the Content for professional gain, commercial purposes or using such content on social media without prior written permission of Children Tech Center.

If You believe that the Website contains elements that infringe Your intellectual property rights in Your work, please notify us immediately. If we receive intellectual property right infringement claim notification, and it is felt appropriate, we may remove all such content which is indicated as infringing and/or take any other appropriate action at our discretion. If You believe that material or Products/Services infringes a copyright, You may notify us hello@tinkertime.in with the details.

All materials on this Website, including but not limited to audio, images, software, text, icons and such like (the “Website Content”), are protected by copyright under the copyright laws. You cannot use the Website Content, except as specified herein. Users are not allowed to use the Website Content for any purpose other than specifically permitted herein. In case of violation of copyright laws, You shall be liable under Section 51 of Copyright Act, 1957 or any other such regulations from time to time.

By displaying our logo, service marks and trademarks on the Website, we are not granting You any license to utilize those proprietary logos, service marks, or trademarks. Any unauthorized use of the Website Content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and civil and criminal statutes.

 

TERMINATION:

If you wish to terminate this Agreement, You may immediately stop accessing or using this Website. Your right to access and use the Website terminates automatically upon Your material breach of any of the terms of these Terms of Use. Website reserves the right to modify or discontinue Your Account at any time for any material breach of the obligations under these Terms of Use.

Survival:

The disclaimer of warranties, the limitation of liability, indemnity and the jurisdiction and applicable law provisions shall survive any termination.

 

MISCELLANEOUS TERMS:

Choice of Law and Jurisdiction:

These Terms of Use are governed by and construed according to the laws of India, the acceptance of the Terms of Use shall be deemed to have been given at Thane and the courts in Thane, Maharashtra, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction to entertain any proceedings in any way relating to or concerning these Terms of Use or any rights, duties, obligations or liabilities arising there under to the exclusion of all other courts in India.

Force Majeure:

Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall the Website is held liable for any damage or loss due to deficiency in performance of Research Competition/Products/Services or delay in delivery of Product resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, software failures, machinery breakdown, strike, or due to government regulations, floods, storms, electrical failure, civil disturbances, riots and any other reason beyond reasonable control of the Website.

No waiver:

The Website’s failure to insist on or enforce strict performance of any of the terms of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.

Severability:

If any part of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any law or regulation or final determination of a competent court or tribunal, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

No agency relationship:

You agree that no joint venture, employment, or agency relationship exists between You and the Website as a result of these Terms of Use or from Your use of the Website or listing.

Entire agreement:

These Terms of Use and Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between You and the Website relating to this subject matter and supersede any and all prior communications and/or agreements between You and the Website relating to this subject matter.

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