1. INTRODUCTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

"Granth.com" does not represent or endorse the accuracy, usefulness or reliability of any of the information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, advertisements, promotions or other materials (collectively, the "Content") contained or displayed on, distributed through, or linked, downloaded or accessed from any of Granth.com?s network of vertical web sites (the "Network"), nor the quality of any services ("Services") or products ("Products") offered or displayed to, or used, purchased or obtained by, you that are available on or accessed from the Network. Granth.com provides the Services to you, subject to the following Terms and Conditions of Use ("TERMS"), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you. BY ACCESSING AND USING THE NETWORK, YOU ACCEPT, AGREE TO AND WILL BE DEEMED TO BE BOUND BY THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE TERMS PUBLISHED ON THE NETWORK. If you do not agree to be bound by the Terms, please do not use the Network. You hereby acknowledge that any reliance upon any Content, Services or Products shall be at your sole risk.Granth.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to make improvements to, or correct any error or omissions in any portion of, the Services, Products or Content. In addition, when using certain Services, such as E-mail, you are also subject to additional specific terms, guidelines or rules applicable to such specific Services which may be posted from time to time. All such terms, guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these TERMS.

2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

Granth.com provides users with access to a rich collection of Services, including various communications tools, shopping services, personalized content and branded programming through its Network. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Services, including the release of new Granth .com Web sites, shall be subject to these TERMS. You understand and agree that Granth .com assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, misdelivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings. In order to use the Services, you must obtain access to the World Wide Web portion of the Internet, either directly or through devices that access web-based content, and pay any service fees associated with such access to your Internet Service Provider. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device. Granth .com encourages you to exercise discretion while browsing the Internet using the Network. The Network may contain or link to sites containing content that some people may find offensive, indecent or inappropriate. Granth .com makes no representations concerning any Content of third party sites listed in or linked to from the Network, and Granth.com is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability, copyright compliance, legality or decency of Content contained in such third party sites. Please be aware that certain third party sites that may be accessible from the Network by link or through search may contain adult or mature Content. You must be at least 18 years of age to access and view such areas.

3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. Granth.COM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Granth .COM MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (I) THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE NETWORK WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE UNDERLYING THE SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED.ANY MATERIAL OR CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. ANY ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND WHETHER FINANCIAL, MEDICAL, TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL OR PERSONAL IN NATURE OR OTHERWISE, OBTAINED OR ACCESSED BY YOU FROM OR THROUGH ANY OF THE SERVICES OR THE NETWORK SHOULD BE REGARDED AS PURELY INFORMATIONAL, SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AND SHALL NOT CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS.

4. APPLICABLE LAW

This site is created and controlled by Granth.com in INDIA. The laws of State of Maharashtra and India will govern these disclaimers, terms, and conditions, as applicable at the time of signing the Contract, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws, and the competent courts of jurisdiction at Mumbai shall have exclusive jurisdiction. We reserve the right to make changes to our site and these disclaimers, terms, and conditions at any time. At Granth.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information we collect about you to process orders and to provide a more personalized shopping experience. Please read on for more details about our privacy policy.

5. PRIVACY (policy)

What information do we collect? How do we use it?

When you order, we need to know your name, e-mail address, mailing address, credit card number, and expiration date. This allows us to process and fulfill your order and to notify you of your order status.

When you sign up for our News letter, we need only an e-mail address--which we use to send the information you requested.

- When you submit a customer review, we also ask for your e-mail address, although you can choose not to have your e-mail address displayed with your review.

- When you enter a contest or other promotional feature, we may ask for your name, address, and e-mail address so we can administer the contest and notify winners.

- We personalize your shopping experience by using your purchases to shape our recommendations about the books, and other merchandise that might be of interest to you. 

- We also monitor customer traffic patterns and site usage to help us develop the design and layout of the store.

We may also use the information we collect to occasionally notify you about important functionality changes to the Web site, new Granth.com services, and special offers we think you'll find valuable using our new News Letter System. 

How does Granth.com protect customer information?

When you place orders or access your account information, we secure all information you input before it is sent to us. Furthermore, all of the customer data we collect is protected against unauthorized access.

What about "cookies"?
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that. Even without a cookie, you can still use most of the features in our store, including placing items in your shopping cart and purchasing them.

Will Granth.com disclose the information it collects to outside parties?
Granth.com does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We may choose to do so in the future with trustworthy third parties, but you can tell us not to by sending a blank e-mail message to write your "HYPERLINK" (If you use more than one e-mail address to shop with us, send this message from each e-mail account you use.) Also, Granth.com may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales, traffic patterns, and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information. Granth .com may release account information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with law, (ii) enforce or apply the terms of any of our user agreements or (iii) protect the rights, property or safety of Granth .com, our users, or others.

In summary
We are committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information we collect on the site to make shopping at Granth .com possible and to enhance your overall shopping experience. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We may choose to do so in the future with trustworthy third parties, but you can tell us not to by sending a blank e-mail message to info.juhu@granth.com. Granth.com Subscriptions page_ to change your preferences. Remember to change your preferences for each of the e-mail accounts you have given us.

Your consent
By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Granth .com. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Tell us what you think Granth .com welcomes your feedback/queries/comments/compaints/suggesions about privacy and/or online store.

Please feel free to use our customer care section to send us the direct mail.
It is available all the time on all the pages on your left hand side below the book search and news subscription sections.