1. About these terms

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of aetherblueassociates.com (the “website”), operated by Aether Blue Associates Private Limited (“Aether Blue”, “we”, “us”, “our”), a company incorporated in India with its registered office at Near Jain Petrol Supply Company, Club Road, Hazaribagh 825301, Jharkhand, India.

By using the website you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the website.

These terms apply to the website only. Services are supplied under a separate signed agreement, and nothing on this website varies the terms of any such agreement. In the event of any conflict between these terms and a signed Master Service Agreement or engagement letter, that signed agreement prevails.

2. No professional advice

The website contains general information about Indian employment, payroll, tax and statutory compliance, including material on the Labour Codes and on employer costs. It is provided for general information only.

It is not legal, tax, accounting or professional advice, it is not a substitute for advice from a qualified adviser on your own circumstances, and no client relationship arises from your reading it. Law, rates, thresholds and notified commencement dates change. While we take care to keep the material current, we do not warrant that it is complete, accurate or up to date at the time you read it, and you should take advice before acting on it.

3. Pricing, cost sheets and illustrations

Fee levels, statutory cost percentages, comparison tables and any calculator or worked example on the website are indicative and for illustration.

They do not constitute an offer capable of acceptance. Actual statutory liability depends on the salary structure, the employee’s work location and the law in force at the time. A binding quotation is given only in a written cost sheet or proposal issued by us for your specific requirement, and services are supplied only under a signed agreement.

4. Permitted use

You may use the website for lawful purposes connected with evaluating or using our services. You must not:

• use the website in any way that breaches applicable law, or for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, its server, or any system or database connected to it;
• introduce any virus, malware or other harmful code;
• interfere with the proper working of the website, or place an unreasonable load on its infrastructure;
• scrape, harvest or systematically extract content or data from the website without our written consent;
• use the website to send unsolicited commercial communication.

5. Information you submit

You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you submit through our forms or by email, and you confirm that you are entitled to provide it. Do not submit confidential information, or the personal data of any other person, through the website unless you have the authority to do so.

Personal data submitted through the website is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

6. Intellectual property

All content on the website — text, graphics, logos, layout, downloadable guides and documents — is owned by or licensed to Aether Blue and is protected by Indian and international intellectual property law. “Aether Blue Associates” and our logo are our marks.

You may view the website and print or download extracts for your own internal, non-commercial use, provided you do not alter them and you keep all proprietary notices intact. You may not otherwise reproduce, republish, distribute or commercially exploit any part of the website without our prior written consent.

7. Client names and testimonials

Client names, logos and testimonials appearing on the website are used with the permission of the parties concerned and remain their property. Nothing on the website implies any endorsement by those parties of anything other than the statement attributed to them.

8. Third-party links

The website may link to third-party websites and resources. We provide these for convenience and do not control, endorse or accept responsibility for their content, products or practices. Your dealings with any third party are entirely between you and that third party.

9. Availability

We aim to keep the website available but do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access. We may suspend, withdraw or restrict all or part of the website for business or operational reasons, without notice and without liability.

10. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

Subject to that, and to the fullest extent permitted by law:

• the website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied;
• we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, or for any loss of profit, revenue, business, goodwill, opportunity or anticipated saving, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the website or your reliance on its content;
• our total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with the website, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), statute or otherwise, shall not exceed INR 10,000.

This clause does not affect our liability under any signed agreement for services, which is governed by that agreement.

11. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify us against any claim, loss, liability or expense (including reasonable legal costs) arising from your breach of these terms or your unlawful use of the website.

12. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal data is described in our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these terms.

13. Changes

We may amend these terms at any time by posting a revised version on this page. The version in force is the one displayed when you use the website. Please review it periodically.

14. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or with your use of the website, are governed by the laws of India. The courts at Hazaribagh, Jharkhand shall have exclusive jurisdiction, save that we retain the right to bring proceedings in any jurisdiction where a breach occurs.

15. General

If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it. These terms do not create any partnership, agency or joint venture between us, and confer no rights on any third party.

16. Contact

Aether Blue Associates Private Limited
Near Jain Petrol Supply Company, Club Road, Hazaribagh 825301, Jharkhand, India
Email: anil@aetherblueassociates.com
Telephone: +91 90067 78501