Terms and conditions

Welcome to Team Vortex! These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of the Team Vortex Website, located at https://teamvortex.in. By accessing this website, we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use the Team Vortex website if you do not agree to all the terms and conditions stated here.

Cookies and Data Privacy

The website utilizes cookies to enhance and personalize your online experience. By accessing Team Vortex, you consent to the use of required cookies.

A cookie is a text file placed on your device by a web page server. We may use cookies to collect, store, and track information for statistical or operational purposes related to our student-led activities. You have the ability to accept or decline optional Cookies. Some required Cookies are necessary for the basic operation of our website. Please note that accepting required Cookies may involve accepting third-party Cookies used by integrated services (e.g., embedded media or analytics).

Intellectual Property and License

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Team Vortex and/or its associated University licensors retain ownership of the intellectual property rights for all material on the Team Vortex website, including technical documentation, design concepts, and R&D updates. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this material for your own personal, non-commercial, and educational reference, subject to the restrictions below.

You must not:

Copy or republish material from Team Vortex, particularly technical designs or proprietary intellectual property.
Sell, rent, or sub-license material from Team Vortex.
Reproduce, duplicate, or copy material from Team Vortex for public or commercial distribution.
Redistribute content from Team Vortex for commercial gain.

This Agreement shall begin on the date of your first access.

User Content and Comments

Parts of this website may offer users an opportunity to post and exchange opinions and information (Comments). Team Vortex does not filter, edit, publish, or review Comments before their presence on the website. Comments represent the views and opinions of the individual poster and do not reflect the official views or technical positions of Team Vortex, its members, or its affiliates.

Team Vortex reserves the right to monitor all Comments and remove any content that is deemed inappropriate, offensive, or causes a breach of these Terms and Conditions.

You warrant and represent that:

You are entitled to post the Comments and possess all necessary licenses and consents to do so.
The Comments do not infringe upon any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent, or trademark of any third party.
The Comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, or otherwise unlawful material.
The Comments will not be used to solicit or promote commercial activities, business, or unlawful activity.

You hereby grant Team Vortex a non-exclusive, perpetual license to use, reproduce, edit, and authorize others to use, reproduce and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats, or media.

Hyperlinking to Our Content

The following organizations may link to our Website without prior written approval, provided the link is not deceptive and does not falsely imply sponsorship or endorsement: Government agencies, Search engines, News organizations, Educational and Institutional Partners, and System-wide Accredited Businesses.

We may consider and approve other link requests from commonly-known consumer/business information sources, dot.com community sites, internet portals, accounting/consulting firms, and trade associations.

These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

No use of Team Vortex's logo or proprietary technical artwork will be allowed for linking absent a specific written trademark license agreement.

Content Liability and Reservation of Rights

We shall not be held responsible or liable for any content that appears on external Websites linking to us. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims raised on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene, or criminal, or which infringes, violates, or advocates the infringement or violation of any third party rights.

We reserve the right to request that you immediately remove all links or any particular link to our Website. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and our linking policy at any time.

Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties, and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Note that the information shared, particularly technical details and R&D updates, reflects the work of a student-driven initiative and is provided for informational and educational purposes only.

Nothing in this disclaimer will:

Limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury or fraud;
Limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
Exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer. As long as the website and the information and services are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.