• In today's Internet world Privacy and terms of usage are very important. www.echarcha.com was started as a leisure time activity. I started this site to allow a lot of users an easy to use discussion forum for topics especially concerning India and any other topics in general.
• There is NO big commercial organistaion running www.echarcha.com. Infact this is a "one-man leisure time activity for entertainment and knowledge or info-tainment" type of effort. So there is NO army of lawyers here to go into any legal issues nor the funds for such things. Hence, please just enjoy the spirit of free discussions and do not take things too seriously. Come here to relax and enjoy! If you dont like what you see, then please leave and dont come back!
• I am not a lawyer nor an expert at law concerning websites, etc. So I am trying to make it amply clear in simple language - THIS SITE IS FOR YOUR LEISURE TIME AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS A PASS-TIME ONLY. If you get addicted to visitng this site and this causes loss of work or your boss catches you and fires you or anything else happens, please dont blame www.echarcha.com for this or anything else. Hope I am loud and clear.
• I am not limiting the discussions and entertainment all you users have on echarcha.com, but in case some of you dont like what you see or are concerned with privacy and other issues, then the the policy is presented below.
• I am adding this privacy and terms of usage policy for you to read and follow so that I am not blamed, legally sued or held responsible in any way for anything.
• This site is for entertainment of all users and for all users to share their opinions and comments on any topics. Please do not treat this site in any other way - please remember that it is a discussion and entertainment site for your entertainment.
• The term desi means person from India. The word desi is a local adjective term as used in India's national language Hindi to denote a person from India.
• The letter e in echarcha stands for electronic and charcha means discussion in Hindi.
• The term eCharchan is a phrase coined by www.echarcha.com to denote a registered user/member who participates in or browses www.echarcha.com.
• Upon some basic research - by searching via web search engin - it was found that there is a native American community called echarcha. www.echarcha.com does not have anything do with that community. The phrase eCharcha was coined in the context as explained above.
• I hope you understand the simple intent of this site - to allow you a cyber place where you can post your views and opinions and share others' experience and gain from it. Come here to enjoy and not whine about the site. Its pretty simple - if you like what you see here then good for you. If you dont like it, then please do not come here.
• I have the right to change the policies of www.echarcha.com as and when it seems appropriate or required. So if you are concerned, you should check here often and to see if there are changes in policies.
• So, here is the privacy and terms of usage policy in detail for your perusal. Please read, understand and follow it carefully. Also look up the Internet Cookies section which follows immediatley below the privacy and terms of usage policy.
• YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE NEVER SOLD OR SHARED WITH ANY OTHER PARTY!

Thanks,
Sunit Katkar
Email: admin@echarcha.com

Note on email abuse:

I have noticed that some people have submitted admin@echarcha.com and other addresses from this domain like webmaster@echarcha.com, etc. to some third party sites. Also some have tried to make their emails to others look like they have been sent by admin@echarcha.com or webmaster@echarcha.com or some other address@echarcha.com. This is an unnecessary headache for me and I consider these acts as acts of malice intended to cause harm to me and my privacy.

Every email that goes out from the www.echarcha.com servers has detailed headers which verify that the email has really originated from echarcha servers. Any email not containing such headers is counterfeit and not sent out by me.

Only emails originating from the server which hosts the domain www.echarcha.com and written by me from admin@echarcha.com are valid emails. Anyone using any email address like admin@echarcha.com or xyz@echarcha.com for submission to some third site or impersonating me or making it appear that the email has originated from me are doing so with an intent of malice and mischief. www.echarcha.com nor I are responsible for such acts.

In short, anyone submitting admin@echarcha.com or @echarcha.com for any purpose to any website or any person are not authorised to do so and I am not responsible for this. I hereby totally separate and absolve myself from any liabilities or issues that may arise due to this.

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

In connection with your use of this web site - www.echarcha.com, the following terms apply:

• A valid email address is required to register on this website. We do not SELL your email address to any third party
• www.echarcha.com endeavors to ensure that the data and other material in this web-site are correct and complete, but does not accept liability for any errors made or omission from this web-site. The information is updated continuously but published information may not be up to date.
• www.echarcha.com shall not be liable for any claims or losses of any nature, arising indirectly or directly from use of the data or material on this site or unauthorized access to this site or otherwise howsoever arising.
• You will not post, transmit, distribute, store, upload, or destroy material (i) in violation of any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation, or (ii) in a manner that will infringe the copyright , trademark, trade secret, patent or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy, publicity or other personal rights of others.
• You will not post or transmit any message, information, data, text, software or images, or other materials ("Content") that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or that may invade another's right of privacy or publicity.
• You will not impersonate any person or entity, including without limitation a www.echarcha.com employee or agent, an authorized user of the Site, a job applicant, or an employer, or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
• You will not register an e-mail address, which you do not own or do not have the express permission of the owner to register.
• As a user of the Site, you are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of their posting. www.echarcha.com does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any communications posted by any user or endorse any opinions expressed by any user. You acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by other users will be at your own risk.
• www.echarcha.com has no obligation to screen communications in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring material posted by any user. If notified by a user of communications that allegedly do not conform to these Terms of Use, www.echarcha.com may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and in its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of the communication. www.echarcha.com is not liable or responsible to any user for performance or nonperformance of such activities.
• www.echarcha.com reserves the right to expel any user and prevent their further access to the Site for violating these Terms of Use or any law, and the right to remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive.
• The Site and the Materials may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. www.echarcha.com makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the Site or the Materials, and use of the Site and the Materials is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to the Site and may be made at any time by www.echarcha.com. You assume all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom you come in contact through this Site, including without limitation, the risks of physical harm, dealing with strangers, foreign nationals, underage persons, or people acting under false pretenses. www.echarcha.com cannot and does not confirm that each user is who they claim to be.
• THIS SITE MAY CONTAIN LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES. THESE LINKS ARE PROVIDED SOLELY AS A CONVENIENCE TO YOU AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY SUCH LINK TO A THIRD-PARTY SITE DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY www.echarcha.com OF SUCH THIRD-PARTY SITE OR THE CONTENTS THEREOF. www.echarcha.com IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY LINKED THIRD-PARTY SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN SUCH LINKED THIRD-PARTY SITE, AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE CONTENTS OR ACCURACY OF MATERIALS ON SUCH THIRD-PARTY SITES. IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCESS LINKED THIRD-PARTY SITES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK.
• YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND THE INTERNET GENERALLY. THIS SITE AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON IT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY www.echarcha.com, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL MODIFY THE FOREGOING OR CREATE ANY WARRANTY. www.echarcha.com EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY WILL BE UNINTERRUPTIBLE OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIALS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SYSTEM IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU SHALL HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RECOURSE AGAINST www.echarcha.com AS THE SYSTEM PROVIDER FOR ANY ALLEGED OR ACTUAL INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PROPRIETARY RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE IN ANYTHING YOU POST O THIS SITE.
• www.echarcha.com DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LEGAL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, TRUTHFULNESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION, DATA, APPARATUS, PRODUCT, SOFTWARE OR PROCESS USED OR DISCLOSED ON THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SITE.
• IN NO EVENT SHALL www.echarcha.com BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE IT (OR ANY LINKED SITES), OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SITE, THE INTERNET GENERALLY OR ON ANY OTHER BASIS.
• BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OR THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS HELD INAPPLICABLE OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN www.echarcha.com's MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGES FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SITE OR THE MATERIALS SHALL BE LIMITED TO U.S. $100.00.
• User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless www.echarcha.com, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your use of the Site or the Materials or your breach of these Terms of Use. www.echarcha.com shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.
• All trademarks and copyrights and intellectual properties are owned by their respective owners.
• You may receive some informative emails from www.echarcha. com about site updates, etc.
• Access to this web-site is confirmation that you have understood and accepted these terms. If you do not accept these terms of use, do not use the www.echarcha.com web site and services.

About Internet Cookies:

• www.echarcha.com runs using a commercial software called vBulletin (www.vBulletin.com). Visit their website for more details.
• The software uses internet cookies to store the username and password on the user's local computer.
• You can browse the forums without registering, but to post or reply to any post, you need to register. This is where cookies come into play, as per the best of knowledge of www.echarcha.com
• This use of internet cookies is just to facilitate quick login without having to enter the login information for every visit to this site. Beyond this, the cookies do nothing as to the best of knowledge of www.echarcha.com
• You may go to your user profile and and edit it to not let such cookies stay on your local computer
• IP addresses of local computers from where users visit www.echarcha.com are logged automatically by the software for purposes of security - so as to trace if some user vandalises or hacks the site. These IP addresses are not revealed to anyone else by the software as to the best of the knowledge of www.echarcha.com
• To respect the privacy and security of www.echarcha.com users, IP addresses gathered by the vBulletin software will not be revealed to anyone. Only under extraordinary circumstances like hacking, vandalism, etc. it might be necessary to reveal these IP addresses to law enforcement agencies to help bring the culprit to book.
• You may see some advertising banners and web site statistics counters on this site. Such banners and counters may track the online behaviour of visitors by usage of cookies and other techniques. www.echarcha.com is in NO WAY responsible for such tracking.
• There are many resources on the Internet which explain what are internet cookies and how they are used. It is advised that users read these resources to fully understand internet cookies.
• If any of this internet cookie, IP address or other technical information is found to be inaccurate then it is simply due to the limited technical knowledge of the vast internet and other computer technologies on part of www.echarcha.com (and not due to purposeful or malicious intent).
• Access to this web-site is confirmation that you have understood and accepted these terms. If you do not accept these terms of use, please do not use the www.echarcha.com web site and services.