TERMS OF USE

YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE. This site, including all of its features and content (the “Site”) is a service made available by Government of Goa (“Provider”). All content, information and software provided on and through this site (“Content”) may be used solely under the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”).

1. NOTICE :
   Please review this Site ‘terms of use’ which govern your use of services. By accessing, browsing or using this site you signify your assent to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use then please do not use this site.
   
   
2. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY :
   Use of the site is available only to persons who can form legally binding contracts under applicable Indian laws. Persons who are “incompetent to contract” within the meaning of the Indian Contract Act, 1871 including minors, undischarged insolvents etc. are not eligible to use any services offered on this site.
   
   
3. WEBSITE LIMITED LICENSE :
   As a user of this site you are granted a nonexclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited license to access and use this site and its content in accordance with these Terms of Use. Provider may terminate this limited license at any time for any reason.
   
   
4. LIMITATIONS ON USE :
   The content on this site is for your personal use only and not for commercial exploitation. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sell, sublicense, or create derivative works in any form from this site or its content. Nor may you use any network monitoring or discovery software or application to determine the site architecture, or extract information about usage, individual identities or users. You may not use any robot, spider, spyware/malware, computer contaminant, other automatic software or device, or manual process to monitor or copy our site or its content (or extract thereof) without Provider’s prior written permission. You may not copy, modify, reproduce, rewrite, republish, distribute, display, or transmit for commercial, non-profit or public purposes all or any portion of this site or its content, except to the extent permitted above. Any unauthorized use or access of this site or its content in any form is prohibited.
   
   
5. FREE TO USE :
   This site is currently free to use site. There are no monetary considerations involved to use any of its webpage(s) and/or links. However, availability of any webpage(s) and/or links is subject to change without notice.
   
   
6. MODIFICATIONS TO WEBSITE :
   Government of Goa reserves the right, for any reason, in its sole discretion, to terminate, change or suspend any aspect of the site, including, but not limited to, content, features or hours of availability. Government of Goa may impose limits on certain features of the site or restrict your access to part or the entire site without notice.
   
   
7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS :
   Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under copyright or other intellectual property rights or any other law for time being in force. You agree that the site and its content are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and other laws, which may belong to respect owners, including the Provider of this site. You agree not to infringe intellectual property rights of any such owners, including the Provider of this site.
   
   
8. LINKING TO THIS WEBSITE:
   You may provide links only to the homepage of this Web site, provided (a) you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, any portion of the homepage, including its advertisements, the terms of use, the copyright notice, or other notices on this site, (b) you give Provider notice of such link by sending an e-mail to services.goa@gov.in and (c) you discontinue providing links to this site if requested by Provider.
   
   
9. LICENSE OF YOUR CONTENT TO PROVIDER :
   By uploading content to or submitting any materials, including personal, academic or contact details, you grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) Provider a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use such content or information for its use free of cost. You agree that you shall have no recourse against Provider for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications to us.
   
   
10. ERRORS AND CORRECTIONS :
    Provider does not represent or warrant that this site will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected or that it will always be accessible. Provider does not warrant or represent that the information available about products and services on or through this site will be correct, accurate, timely, factual or otherwise reliable. Provider may make improvements and/or changes to its features, functionality or content at any time without informing the user.
    
    
11. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY :
    THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. PROVIDER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. PROVIDER DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR ANY WAY RELATED TO (A) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THIS SITE AND THE CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TECHNICAL INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL OR PHOTOGRAPHIC ERRORS, (B) ANY THIRD PARTY SITES OR CONTENT THEREIN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACCESSED THROUGH LINKS IN THIS SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS THEREFROM, (C) THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THIS SITE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, (D) YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR (E) YOUR USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE.
    
    THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE IS PROVIDED CURRENTLY AS A SOCIAL SERVICE TO THE USERS FREE OF COST. NONE OF THE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS SITE HAVE BEEN APPROVED OR REVIEWED BY ANY PROFESSIONAL, INDUSTRIAL OR REGULATORY BODY. WE MAKE NO CLAIMS, PROMISES OR GUARANTEES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR ADEQUACY OF SERVICES, INFORMATION AND DETAILS CONTAINED IN OR LINKED TO THIS SITE AND/OR ITS ASSOCIATED SITES, IF ANY. ANY SERVICES, INFORMATION AND DETAILS CONTAINED OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SITE IS TO BE TREATED PURELY FOR YOUR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.
    
    ANY INFORMATION OR OBSERVATION THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, CUSTOMISED PROGRAMS OR PLANS THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY RECEIVE FROM A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL. ACCORDINGLY, THIS WEBSITE PROVIDES NO GUARANTEES, IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OR ASSURANCES OF ANY KIND, AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INTERPRETATION MADE OR USE BY THE RECEIPIENT OF THE INFORMATION AND DETAILS AS MENTIONED ABOVE.
    
    THE SITE OFFERS NO ADVICE, RECOMMENDATIONS, OPINIONS, GUIDANCE, AND/OR COUNSELLING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
    
    
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY :
    PROVIDER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR ANY INFORMATION, OR OPINIONS APPEARING ON THIS SITE, PROVIDER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER IN ANY WAY DUE TO, RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE OR ASSIMILATE ANY OF ITS PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES AS AVAILABLE ON THE SITE.
    
    
13. INDEMNIFICATION :
    You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Provider, its Directors, Officers, Employees, Agents, Licensors, Experts, Consultants and any Third Party Information Providers to the site from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, resulting from any violation of these Terms of Use by you.
    
    
14. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS :
    Provider and its Directors, Officers, Employees, Agents, Licensors, Experts, Consultants and any Third Party Information Providers to the site, each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.
    
    
15. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY :
    We (Provider) reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of our Terms of Use and to take any action we deem appropriate including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, competent authorities or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to user profiles, e-mail addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic data.It is an offence to knowingly furnish false or misleading information when applying for registration .If a user violates the terms and conditions of use by providing such misleading information, Government reserves the right to deactivate all such user registration and cancel any or all services requested without any notice. Any Garbage / Junk values in profile may lead to Deactivation.
    
    
16. USER CREATION :
    You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account .Disclosure of OTP send to your registered email and mobile to any other party will be at you own risk, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account.
    
    
17. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION :
    The Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the relevant Indian laws. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in the courts / tribunals and forums exclusively located in Panjim, Goa, India only and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and forums for the purposes of litigating any such action. If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed servable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between you and the Provider relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except as provided herein or in writing, signed by both parties. All provisions in this Agreement regarding representations and warranties, indemnification, disclaimers and limitations on liability shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
    
    
18. TERMINATION OF SERVICES :
    The User agrees that any termination of his access to the service under any provision of this Terms of Use may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that the Provider may immediately deactivate or delete his account and all related information and files, cancel transactions and/or bar any further access to such files or the service.
    
    
19. APPLICATION ARCHIVAL :
    Draft applications that are not submitted to the Department will be automatically archived after 6 months from the date they were created..
    
    
20. MODIFICATIONS TO TERMS OF USE :
    Provider reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time. Updated versions of the Terms of Use will appear on this site and are effective immediately. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use. Continued use of this site after any such changes constitutes your consent to such changes.
    
    
21. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE :
    IF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN FULL, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.
    
    
22. APPLICATION ARCHIVAL :
    Draft applications that are not submitted to the Department will be automatically archived after 6 months from the date they were created.


23. HOW WE USE INFORMATION :
    The Government of Goa may use the mobile number and other contact details provided by registered users to send official service-related communications, including application status updates, transaction confirmations, reminders, service alerts, awareness messages, and other notifications relating to Government services. Such communications may be delivered through WhatsApp, SMS, email or other electronic communication channels, either directly by the Government of Goa or through authorised service providers engaged solely for transmitting such communications on behalf of the Government.