You agree to the terms of service below, and the Terms of Use for Substack, the technology provider.

Welcome to Nivarana, an independent digital media platform for public health-related information. This page describes the terms and conditions (the “Terms of Use”) that apply to your use of Nivarana (the “Site”).

ASSENT & ACCEPTANCE

By using the Site, You warrant that You have read and reviewed these Terms of Use and that You agree to be bound by them. If You do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, please leave the Website immediately. The Owner only agrees to provide use of this Website and Services to You if You assent to these Terms of Service. Further, based on the Services obtained by a User, additional terms and conditions in respect of the specific Services may apply, which shall be deemed an agreement between the Users and the Owner.

USE OF MATERIALS

The use of this website and services on this website provided by Parth Sharma (hereinafter referred to as "Owner") are subject to the following Terms of Use, all parts and sub-parts of which are specifically incorporated by reference here together with the Privacy Policy.

All content and materials on the Site, including, without limitation, all trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, and copyrights belong to the Owner. The Owner grants you access to the content published on the Site. You agree not to sell or modify such content or materials or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use such content or materials in any way for any public or commercial purpose, in connection with products or services that are not those of the Owner, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers, that disparages or discredits us, that dilutes the strength of our property or that otherwise infringes our intellectual property rights.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND SECURITY

If you signed up for any of the Site’s features that require you to provide personal information, you agree to maintain and update, true, accurate, and current information about yourself. If you have reasons to believe that your email account is no longer secure, it is your responsibility to let us know immediately.

We explicitly disclaim liability for any and all losses and damages arising from your failure to comply with this section.

You agree not to violate or attempt to violate the security of the Site. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. We may investigate occurrences that may involve violations of the law or of the security of the Site. We may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.

We reserve the right to disclose any information about you or your use of the Site in connection with any investigations by us or law enforcement authorities as may be appropriate or necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.

We cannot and do not assure that other users are or will be complying with the foregoing rules or any other provision of these Terms of Use, and, as between you and us, you hereby assume all risk of harm or injury resulting from any such lack of compliance.

We may change the Site or delete content or features in any way, at any time, and for any reason or no reason.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAW

We reserve the right to comply with any subpoena or order or otherwise cooperate with law enforcement officials regarding the identification of any user alleged to be using the Site in violation of the law. If we deem it appropriate in our sole discretion, we reserve the right to preserve a record of any such information or data and turn all or a portion thereof over to law enforcement officials.

DISCLAIMER

The information posted on this Site represents the available evidence till the date the information is uploaded. I make no warranty, representation, or guarantee as to the content, sequence, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of the information, that the information may be relied upon for any reason or that the information will be uninterrupted or error-free or that any defects can or will be corrected. We do not warrant or make any representations regarding the use of the results of the use of any information, content, materials, or services contained on or offered, made available through, or otherwise related in any way to the site.

Everything written on this Site is the opinion of the Owner and other Authors formed after thorough research. It does not, in any way, reflect the opinions of the Owner’s employer or colleagues. Posts provided in the Site are purely informational. This Site does not provide any financial/legal/medical advice. For any personal health-related issues please contact a registered medical practitioner in your state. The information provided on this Site should not be used to manage medical conditions.

INDEMNIFICATION

You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us; our contributors, our licensors, licensees, distributors, agents, representatives, and other authorized users; each of the foregoing entities’ respective resellers, distributors, service providers, and suppliers; and all of the foregoing entities’ officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, representatives, advisors and assigns (collectively,  the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, and costs (including without limitation, settlement cost and any legal or other fees and expenses for investigating or defending any actions or threatened actions) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of these Terms of Use. You shall use your best efforts to cooperate with us in the defense of any claim. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to employ separate counsel and assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Under no circumstances, including but not limited to, negligence, shall we be liable to you or any other person or entity for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages including, without limitation, lost profits, personal injury (including death) and property damage of any nature whatsoever, that result from (a) the use of or inability to use the site or content, materials or functions thereon, or (b) the conduct or actions, whether online or offline, of any user of the site or any other person or entity, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. 

Moreover, under no circumstances shall we, our licensors or licensees, or any of the foregoing entities’ respective resellers, distributors, service providers, and suppliers be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from an act of force majeure or causes beyond our or their reasonable control.

You further acknowledge and agree that neither we nor our licensors or licensees nor any of the foregoing entities’ respective resellers, distributors, service providers, and suppliers are responsible or liable for (a) any incompatibility between the site and any website, service, software or hardware or (b) any delays or failures you may experience with any transmissions or transactions relating to the site in an accurate or timely manner.

The limitations, exclusions, and disclaimers in this section and elsewhere in these Terms of Use apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

CHANGES TO THE TERM OF USE

If we make a material change to these Terms of Use we will post a notice on the Site.  Your use of the Site following any such notice will signify and constitute your assent to and acceptance of such revised Terms of Use.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Delhi and the laws of India, without giving effect to any conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of the relating to these Terms of Use shall be filed and that venue properly lies, only in state or federal courts located in Delhi and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigation of such action.

If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be unlawful or void or for any other reason unenforceable then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

No waiver of any provision of these Terms of Use by us shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision and our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.