Terms of Use

Welcome to the website of Stone International. Stone International is a proprietorship concern owned by Sunil Chowdhary as the sole proprietor. Usage of this website is governed by applicable laws in India, currently the Information Technology Act 2000 as amended from time to time. The Information Technology Act 2000 is applicable to all websites maintained by individuals, companies and entities in India including those entities incorporated under any law in India, disregarded Indian entities and foreign entities (whether incorporated or disregarded) that have a permanent establishment in India maintaining website(s) of their own. The jurisdiction of the Information Technology Act 2000 is worldwide to all websites to which this act applies. In case of enactment of any new laws to govern this website whether exclusively or in addition to the Information Technology Act 2000, such new enactments will also prevail exclusively or in addition to the Information Technology Act 2000. For purpose of jurisdiction in India, the words 'Government of India' also includes the Governments of the various states in India, including the state where our head office is located and the states where our branches are located. We request you to read these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy before using this website.

By using the website you agree to be bound by the terms of use and the Privacy Policy framed by Stone International in its entirety without any modifications.

The following blogs maintained by our proprietor Sunil Chowdhary are under our control and therefore these Terms of Use apply to these blogs as well:-
1) Journey of stone through time
2) SI Financials
There are certain points applicable exclusively to these blogs in addition to the Terms of use on this page. Therefore please read the terms of use post on each of these blogs in case you visit them.

Usage of this website:- This website may contain copyright contents of other entities reproduced with their permission as well as links to copyrighted contents. You are bound to read the copyright notices displayed in our website or in the linked website and use such contents only to the extent permitted.

Information and Correspondence:-

• The information that you submit to us through our feedback form or through other contact options available in our website that includes email, fax, telephone, instant messaging or postal and courier service should not contain any vulgar or offensive language. You agree not to transmit any files or materials that are obscene in nature or deemed to be obscene articles. As per the Supreme Court of United States of America, "obscene materials are defined as those that the average person, applying contemporary community standards, find, taken as a whole, appeal to the prurient interest; that depict or describe, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable state law; and that, taken as a whole, lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value". This definition of obscene materials is available in public domain and reproduced by us. This definition is also adopted by the Government of India and Governments of all states in India for laws against obscenity.

• Your email messages messages or attachments, submission of the feedback form in our Contact page, mails & letters or communication with us through other available options, including instant messaging, should not contain profane or derogatory language. The owner and the employees of 'Stone International' despise profanity and we will not communicate with persons who indulge in use of profane or derogatory language in their communications.

• You explicitly agree not to transmit any malicious files, codes or software that contain viruses or other codes intended to harm or damage our computer systems or network as well as those computer systems and networks connected to us through the internet or other networks, whether private or public.

• The visitor should not submit any information that is false and not verifiable. Any false submissions like fictitious names or email addresses is a violation of these terms and our Privacy Policy in respect to false or fictitious information will be void.

Violations of the above mentioned rules is regarded as a criminal offense that is punishable with a fine and / or imprisonment in India and most jurisdictions worldwide. If such violations affect us or our employees, we will if necessary proceed against the violators to the fullest extent of applicable laws in India and / or the jurisdiction of the violation and / or the residence of the violators.

Instant Messaging Services:-
In case you opt to use any of the instant messaging services listed in our Contact page to correspond with us or to exchange voice messages and files, you are additionally bound by the terms of use and privacy policies of the instant messaging service you opt to use whether you login with a username or ID or you login as 'anonymous'.

Third Party Advertisements and Links:-
We have placed third party links for your convenience of such websites that we feel it may be useful for you to visit. We also use the services of third party advertisers to serve advertisements relevant to your interests on our websites. However, this does not imply any endorsement by Stone International, its proprietor or the Third Party Advertisement Providers of any products or services offered by these websites and we do not endorse the contents or views expressed by the publishers of these websites. Once you click on these links you will be leaving our website and therefore you would be bound by the terms of use and/or privacy policy (by whatever names called) of these third party websites. In case you choose to buy any products from the third party websites, you must exercise usual cautions before paying for products or services by credit cards or any other modes of payment. You must satisfy yourself regarding the security of the financial transactions as well as the antecedents and reliability of the third party to deliver to you the goods or services that you pay for. We as well as Third Party Advertising Service Providers have no information on the credit standing of any of the third party links or advertisements displayed in our website. In case you enter into a contract to sell any merchandise or services to such third parties, please verify the credit rating of these parties before allowing any financial facilities.

Payments to Stone International:-
Stone International is not using any online means on this website to receive payments for goods or services. Goods and services offered by Stone International are through individual contracts and payable as per terms set out in the contracts and the relevant invoices by means of telegraphic transfers, cheques, demand drafts, bankers'cheques, cashiers' cheques and other banking channels (eg. NEFT and RTGS facilities offered by The Reserve Bank of India). We do not accept any payments by credit cards. Payments should be made as set out in the contracts and instructed in the invoices.

INTRUSIONS AND HACKING:-
Intrusion and / or hacking (including any attempts of intrusion and / or hacking) with or without the intention of inflicting damage on this website or computer systems in our network or other computer systems connected to our network through the internet or other public or private networks is a criminal offence under Indian laws or applicable laws of most jurisdictions. We will proceed against perpetrators of such intrusions and / or hacking (including any attempts of intrusion and / or hacking) to the full extent of applicable laws in India and / or the applicable laws in the residence and / or jurisdiction of such violators.

DISCLAIMER:-
YOU ARE USING THIS WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY ON AN 'AS IS, WHAT IS' BASIS. STONE INTERNATIONAL AND / OR ITS PROPRIETOR SUNIL CHOWDHARY DO NO EXPRESS OR IMPLY ANY KINDS OF WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER FOR THE USE OF OR FOR THE CONTENTS OF THIS SITE OR THIRD PART SITES LINKED TO ANY OF OUR WEB PAGES BY DIRECT ADVERTISEMENTS OR THROUGH THIRD PARTY ADVERTISEMENT SERVICES.