1) Introduction

• This following sets out the terms and conditions on which you may use the content on https://gaugopalnandansevasmiti.org/ website, business-standard.com’s mobile browser site, Business Standard instore Applications and other digital publishing services https://gaugopalnandansevasmiti.org/ owned by Business Standard Trust, all the services herein will be referred to as Business Standard Content Services.

2) Registration Access and Use

• We welcome users to register on our digital platforms. We offer the below-mentioned registration services which may be subject to change in the future. All changes will be appended to the terms and conditions page and communicated to existing users by email. Registration services are offered for individual subscribers only. If multiple individuals propose to access the same account or for corporate accounts kindly contact or write in to us. Subscription rates will vary for multiple same-time access. The nature and volume of Business Standard content services you consume on the digital platforms will vary according to the type of registration you choose, the geography you reside in, or the offer you subscribe to.
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  • c) Special Offers
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3) Privacy Policy and Registration

• All information received by us from your registration on business-standard.com or other digital products of Business Standard will be used by Business Standard in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Kindly read the below-mentioned details. On registration, we expect you to provide Business Standard with accurate and complete information on the compulsory fields. We also expect you to keep the information secure, specifically access passwords and payment information. Kindly update the information periodically to keep your account relevant. Business Standard will rely on any information you provide to us. Each registration is for a single user only. On registration, you will choose a user name and password (“ID”). You are not allowed to share your ID or give access to your account to anyone else. Business Standard Premium subscription does not allow multiple users on a network or within an organization to use the same ID. On knowledge, Business Standard may cancel or suspend your access to Business Standard premium services if it comes across you sharing your personal access without further obligation to you. You are responsible for all the use of business-standard.com premium service made by you or anyone else using your ID and for preventing unauthorized use of your ID. If you believe there has been any breach of security such as the disclosure, theft, or unauthorized use of your ID or any payment information, you must notify Business Standard immediately. We recommend that you do not select an obvious user password (such as your name) and that you change it regularly. If you provide Business Standard with an email address that will result in any messages Business Standard may send you being sent to you via a network or device operated or owned by a third party (e.g. your employer or college) then you promise that you are entitled to receive those messages. To ensure emails land in your inbox, you will add the bsmail receipt id to your safe list. You also agree that Business Standard may stop sending messages to you without notifying you.
• Important – Kindly note
  • (A) When you participate and choose to subscribe to joint content subscription offers that Business Standard partners with; your email id, access password, and entered personal information will be shared with the participating content partner brand via an encrypted server-to-server protocol. This sharing is to facilitate your seamless access across the partner brand’s platform. Once you log in to the partner brand’s platform, specific terms and privacy policies of the partner brand (mentioned on its website) will apply.
  • (B) Joint offers including special price offers are generally limited to new users on the partner sites. Clubbed Offers on partner sites will not be available to you should your email id be registered with the partner website. You are advised to study the offer before you subscribe. Merely subscribing to such a joint offer does not make you eligible to gain access to the partner platform. Business Standard does not take responsibility for providing you with access on the partner site for existing users/subscribers of these sites.
  • (C) When you subscribe to joint offers supported by (non-content) brands; specific brands would ask you to share personal or private information in lieu of a value that the brand extends. By participating in such offers you implicitly and by confirming the terms of the offer you agree to share your registration information and personal data with the concerned brand. The brand or its associates may use this personal information to contact you with their promotional offers. Further by participating in such offers you will be additionally governed by the privacy policy and terms and conditions of the concerned brand. You are advised to go through them carefully before you decide to opt-in.
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4) Personal Subscription Services

• Personal subscription services include Business Standard premium access to behind the paywall content. When you subscribe to Business Standard Premium access, you gain access to opinion pieces, comment, and exclusive features specially chosen for you by the Business Standard editors. The nature of the content behind the paywall is subject to change; the final decision of which lies with the Editor.
• Types of subscription: Services may differ from country to country and the device from which you subscribe. Subscriptions packages and prices may also vary in time.
• Contract formation: Business Standard will try to process your subscription promptly but does not guarantee that your subscription will be activated by any specified time. By submitting your payment and other subscription details, you are making an offer to us to buy a subscription. Your offer will only be accepted by us and a contract formed when we have successfully verified your payment details and email address, at which point we will provide you with access to your subscription. Business Standard reserves the right to reject any offer in its discretion, for any or no reason. Business Standard may partner with third-party content providers to offer bundled services, under which the payment for both services will be collected by Business Standard. Business Standard will endeavor to provide seamless access to all such third parties with a single one-point access. There could be a gap in this seamless access due to a technology breakdown, temporary disconnection of the internet connection, or any factors beyond the reasonable control of Business Standard. In such cases, the contract will be formed once the access to the partner services is restored. You are requested to read through the terms and conditions offered by content partners to Business Standard. Most partners offer bundled services for new users. Existing subscribers of partners are not eligible for bundled subscriptions. Should you happen to be one please note that the partner will be liable to reject your offer to subscribe under the bundled subscription not leading to contract formation as a result.
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