Welcome to Rediff Bol, the Instant Messenger from rediff.com.

Rediff.com provides instant messaging services (the "Services") pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth below. By clicking on the [Close] button, you are agreeing to use the Services in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations.

1. Modification of Terms of Service:
Rediff.com may change the terms and conditions of the Service upon which Rediff.com will notify you of the changes.

2. Subscriber Conduct. SPAMMING IS PROHIBITED:
Spamming includes the transmission of any form of mail that can be interpreted as junk mail or mail generated via a distribution list which the recepient has not specifically requested. You agree you are solely responsible for your content and you acknowledge Rediff Bol acts as a passive conduit for the distribution and transmission of your data. You represent and warrant the content you provide to Rediff Bol (a) does not infringe on any third party's intellectual property or proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; (b) does not violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation; (c) is not defamatory, trade libelous, pornographic or obscene; or (d) does not contain viruses or other similar harmful or deleterious programming routines. If you violate this provision you will be penalized up to and including termination of your rights to use the service and any other remedies available to Rediff.com by law.

3. Registration Data:
In consideration for the Service, you agree to provide Rediff Bol current, complete, and accurate registration information (the "Registration Data") as prompted to do by the Service and to maintain and update this information as required to keep it current, complete and accurate. You understand the Rediff Bol Service is advertising supported and you grant Rediff.com the right to disclose the aggregate Registration Data to third parties in connection with marketing the Services. Furthermore, Rediff.com may itself use your individual Registration Data to provide targeting of advertisements and other Service offers.

4. Privacy:
Except as provided in Section 2 above, Rediff Bol will not intentionally monitor or disclose any private e-mail message or address information unless required by law, regulation or court order. You agree to respect the privacy and confidentiality of others.

5. Personal Use & Security:
You acknowledge your right to use the Service is personal to you. You agree not to resell or make any commercial use of the Service without the express consent of Rediff Bol. You are entirely responsible for not maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. You shall be fully liable for all use of your account, including any unauthorized use of your account by any third-party.

6. Indemnification:
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Rediff Bol and Rediff.com, its employees, directors, officers, agents and their successors and assigns from and against any and all liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, caused by or arising out of claims based upon the use of your account, including any claim of libel, defamation, violation of rights of privacy or publicity, loss of service by other subscribers and infringement of intellectual property or other rights.

7. Term:
This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for so long as you are using the Services. Either you or Rediff.com may terminate the service at any time, with or without cause. The provisions of Sections 2, 6 and 12 shall survive any such termination.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties:
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. REDIFF.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 AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

REDIFF.COM MAKES NO WARRANTY THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES REDIFF.COM MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WLL BE CORRECTED.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLEY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA.

REDIFF.COM MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SERVICE.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, WHICH YOU OBTAIN FROM REDIFF.COM OR THROUGH THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.

9. Limitation of Liability:
REDIFF.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR INTERRUPTED COMMUNICATIONS, LOST DATA OR LOST PROFITS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF REDIFF.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

10. Proprietary Rights to Content:
You acknowledge that content, including but not limited to text, software, music, sound, photographs, video, graphics or other material contained in either sponsor advertisements or E-mail distributed, commercially produced information presented to you by Rediff Bol or Rediff Bol's suppliers, is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. You are permitted to use this content as authorised by the Service or the Advertiser.

11. Miscellaneous:
This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India without giving effect to principles of conflict of laws. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. Rediff.com's failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive its right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and Rediff.com.

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