Terms and Conditions
We strive to enhance your experience in availing our services. To keep the things smooth, fun and running, we have listed some policies in the terms you would expect. The larger parts of these policies are strapped with legal seriousness and might have an old authoritative feel; hence don’t truly reflect the bond we nurture with our users and supporters. We suggest you to please have a closer look and contact us if you have any queries.
User Agreement
– PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE (“AGREEMENT” OR “TERMS OF USE”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES OFFERED BY ‘Thotpot’. THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE LEGALLY BINDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AT http://www.thotpotdesigns.com (THE “SITE”) AND ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY Thotpot ON THE SITE.
– By using the site in any manner, including but not limited to visiting or browsing the Site, you (the “user” or “you”) agree to be bound by this Agreement, including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. This Agreement applies to all users of the Site, including without limitation users who are vendors, customers, merchants, contributors of content, information and other materials or services on the Site.
Amendments In The Terms Of Use
– The Company reserves the right to change this Website and/or alter the terms and conditions of this User Agreement at any time and retains the right to deny access to anyone who the Company believes have violated the provisions of this User Agreement. You are advised that any amendment to the User Agreement or rules and policies incorporated herein by reference will only be notified on the Website on publicly accessible links and you agree by accessing, browsing or using this website that this constitutes sufficient notice for all purposes against you. The revised version/ terms shall be effective from the time that the Company posts the same on the Website. [In the event, that the User Agreement includes a substantial change, the Company will provide 30 days’ prior notice of such substantial change by posting the same on the Website. For the purposes of this User Agreement, ‘substantial change’ means a change to the terms of this User Agreement that reduces your rights or increases your responsibilities.
– By impliedly or expressly accepting this User Agreement, You also accept and agree to be bound by Thotpot Rules and Policies listed here-under
– If you have any queries regarding our terms please feel free to contact us here.
Thotpot Buyer Policy
– Several terms in the text below are capitalized, the definitions of which can be found under the ‘User Agreement’ in Thotpot’s Terms of service.
– thotpotdesigns.com is more than just an online store; we strive to improve your experience in discovering different crafts across India and maintain your curiosity by introducing new products straight from the hands of artisans. On this page we have drafted the necessary information for Buyers which would help them in knowing the functionality of the website.
– As a buyer, you understand and accept that upon initiating a Transaction on the Website, you are entering into a legally binding and enforceable contract with the seller to purchase the items from the seller using Payment on Billing as the method of payment to pay the Transaction Price which shall be paid to the seller through your Issuing Bank. You agree and acknowledge that the Company is only a facilitator of collection and remittance of Transaction Price. No interest or any benefits whatsoever is given to or can be claimed by the Buyer on the Transaction Price collected by the Company through and of the prescribed payment methods.
– You may agree with the seller on the commercial terms of the Transaction including terms of Dispatch and Delivery time or any extension thereof by way of exchange of electronic records/ electronic communication by using the features as may be provided on the Website and the Transaction shall stand amended to such extent, provided that any such variation of the terms of the Transaction are not in violation of the User Agreement and the rules and policies made there under.
Payment Method
– You shall pay the Transaction Price through the available methods of payment i.e. Payment on Billing, for the Transactions conducted on the Website. You will be intimated when the Transaction Price is credited to the account of the Company, which will be confirmed by the Website. The Website shall notify the Buyer upon Payment Confirmation as provided herein.- You shall pay the Transaction Price through the available methods of payment i.e. Payment on Billing, for the Transactions conducted on the Website. You will be intimated when the Transaction Price is credited to the account of the Company, which will be confirmed by the Website. The Website shall notify the Buyer upon Payment Confirmation as provided herein.
Non-payment
– Buyers are not permitted to buy any product without making a payment of the Transaction Price by Payment on Billing method or such other payment method provided by the Company on the Website, in respect of the product as described in the listing.
Contact Information
– The contact details provided by you on the Website shall be accurate and current at all times and you shall be obliged to update any change in your contact information on the Website immediately. The Company takes no responsibility for any delay/ non delivery of the goods on account of failure of the User to update the contact information provided on the Website and any consequent negative feedback by the buyer will be deleted or modified.
Feedback
– You shall use the feedback and review mechanism to communicate your fair opinion and facts in respect of any User or the Website or your experience whilst using the Website, known to you from first-hand experience only. You shall not include any hearsay information, or information that results in maligning any User, brand or product in your feedback. You must inform the Company immediately on becoming aware of violation of any applicable laws or violation of the provisions of this User Agreement and the rules and policies made thereunder.
Limit on volume of Transactions
– The Company reserves the right to limit the amount payable and the volume of the Transaction that may be conducted on a single Valid Card/ Valid Bank Account by a Buyer and may refuse to process Transactions exceeding such limits and may also block certain Valid Cards or Valid Bank Accounts that are suspected to be misused while paying the Transaction Price.
Verification of payment:
– To prevent any misuse, a payment (in whichever method) of the Transaction Price initiated by the Buyer may be flagged or kept on hold for additional checks and verification in which case the Company may contact the buyer for verification of or additional information, details, data and documents. The Company may not confirm the payment if such information, details, data and documents are false, misleading, incorrect or incomplete and consequently the Valid Card and/or the Valid Bank Account will not be charged. In such case, the Dispatch timelines will not commence until Payment Confirmation. The result of the checks and verification shall be communicated to the buyer and seller.
– The Company reserves the right to refuse to process Transaction Price in respect of Transactions by Buyers with a prior history of questionable charges including without limitation breach of any agreements by Buyer with the Company or breach/violation of any applicable law or any charges imposed by the Issuing Bank.
Payment Confirmation
– In case of payment by Payment on Billing, upon successful receipt of the Transaction Price by the Company from the Buyer within [2] days of booking the Transaction and completion of verification of payment in accordance with the clause above, the Company shall notify the buyer and the seller that the Transaction Price has been received as payment gateway takes maximum upto 48 hours to authorize the payment.
Dispatch Details
Delivery
– The time within which the seller or the Company is required to ensure Delivery of the items to the buyer shall be calculated from the time the seller/Company enters the Dispatch Details on the Website i.e. within 7 working days from entering the Dispatch Details for delivery within India and within 21 days from entering the Dispatch Details for delivery outside India or such other timeline as may have been agreed upon between the buyer and seller and intimated on the Website.
Delivery confirmation
– You shall immediately notify the Website upon non Delivery within the prescribed time period. If you fail to provide such notification/ confirmation of non-receipt of an item within [5] days of expiry of the Delivery time prescribed in the above clause, it shall be construed as a deemed Delivery in respect of that Transaction and the Transaction Price shall not be refunded.