Welcome to DCirrus

DCirrus is a cloud-based data share and storage platform. It helps the user to share and store data in a highly protected cloud environment. Since its’ cloud-based, users can access them through the web and any number of device types (e.g., desktop, laptop, tablets, and smartphone). This document, the DCirrus Terms of Service (Terms), outlines the terms regarding the use of our product. These Terms are a legally binding contract between you and DCirrus so please read carefully. If you do not agree with these Terms, do not register or use any of the Services. By using, accessing or browsing the DCirrus Service, platform and products including applications, mobile, software, websites or other properties owned or operated by DCirrus or by registering for a DCirrus account (Services) you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms for the Services provided by DCirrus (DCirrus or us). You are entering into this contract with DCirrus, Inc.

If you are using the Services on behalf of an organization, you are agreeing to these Terms for that organization and promising to DCirrus that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms (in which event, “you” and “your” will refer to that organization) unless that organization has a separate paid contract in effect with us, in which event the terms of that contract will govern your use of the Services.

PRIVACY

To operate and provide the Services, we collect certain information about you. We use and protect that information as described in our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge your use of the Services is subject to our Privacy Policy and understand that it identifies how DCirrus collects, stores, and uses certain information.

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We reserve the right to modify these Terms. We will post the most current version of these Terms at www.dcirrus.com (the site). If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you via the Services and/or by email to the address associated with your account. If you do not accept the changes, you must stop using and cancel your account by emailing support@dcirrus.com. Your continued use of our Services after we publish or send a notice about our changes to these Terms means that you are consenting to the updated terms.

YOUR ACCOUNT

Certain aspects of the Services may require you to obtain an account by completing a registration form and designating a user ID and password. When registering with DCirrus you must:

(a) provide true, current and complete information about yourself on the registration form and

(b) maintain such information so it continues to be true, current and complete

You are entirely responsible for all materials and information that you upload, post or otherwise transmit via the Services. Only you may use your DCirrus account and you are responsible for your account. If you become aware of any unauthorized use of the Services or your account or have any questions about your account please contact DCirrus Support immediately.

EMAIL SELECTED FOR YOUR ACCOUNT

You get to choose what email address(es) you register for an account. Please be aware, however, that if the domain of the email address associated with your account is owned or controlled by an organization and that organization establishes a direct relationship with us and wishes to add your account to such relationship, then you may be rolled into that organization’s account after notification. Following that notice, if you choose not to change the email address associated with your account, your account will be controlled by the organization. If an organization providing you with your account, you understand that this organization has rights to your account and may:

(a) manage your account (including suspending or canceling)

(b) reset your password

(c) View your usage and profile data, including how and when your account is used and

(d) manage the Content in your account.

CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SOLICITATION

By registering with DCirrus or signing up for Services, you understand that we may send you (including via email) information regarding the Services, such as:

(a) notices about your use of the Services, including notices of violations of use.

(b) updates to the Services and new features or products and

(c) promotional information and materials regarding DCirrus’s products and services

Please review your settings in your account to control the messages you receive from us or unsubscribe by following the instructions in the message. Notices emailed to you will be considered given and received when the email is sent. If you don’t consent to receive notices (other than promotional materials) electronically, you must stop using the Services.

CONTENT

We call all the electronic data that you upload and store on your account Content. All Content uploaded by you into your account is yours! We don’t control, verify, or endorse the Content that you or others put on the Services. You are responsible for:

(a) all Content you place in your DCirrus account(s) and share through the Services and

(b) making sure that you have all the rights you need to the Content

Besides, by storing, using or transmitting Content you cannot and will not violate any law or these Terms You agree to provide DCirrus (as well as agents or service providers acting on DCirrus’s behalf to provide the Services) the right to transmit, process, use and disclose Content and other information which we may obtain as part of your use of the Services but only:

(i) as necessary for us to provide the Services

(ii) as otherwise permitted by these Terms

(iii) as otherwise required by law, regulation or order or

(iv) to respond to an emergency

COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS AND REMOVAL POLICY

DCirrus respects the intellectual property of others and will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the law. We reserve the right to delete or disable Content alleged to violate copyright laws or these Terms and reserve the right to terminate the account(s) of violators. If you believe there has been a violation of your intellectual property rights, please contact DCirrus Support immediately. Or contact our designated copyright agent by mail:

 Attention: Compliance Officer, K 1/125, LGF, CR Park, New Delhi 110019 India.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

During your use of the Services, DCirrus may share with you information that is confidential, sensitive or should be kept secret. For example, if we tell you about our product roadmaps, product designs and architecture, technology and technical information, provide you with security audit reviews, business, and marketing plans, or share with you our business processes, these should always be considered confidential to DCirrus. Similarly, we agree that your Content, credit card/banking information and information contained in your account is confidential to you. Also, if either of us provides any documents to the other that are labeled confidential (or something similar), or provide information (either in writing or verbal) that is of a type that a reasonable person should understand to be confidential such information is to be treated as confidential information. However, if you tell us information that:

(a) we already know at the time you tell us

(b) was told to us by a third-party who had the right to tell us

(c) is generally available to the public or

(d) was independently developed by us without using any of your confidential information, then that information will not be considered confidential

The same goes for information that we tell you that falls into any of these categories. Lastly, we both agree that:

(i) we will treat each other’s information with the same degree of care that we treat our confidential information

(ii) will use each other’s confidential information only in connection with these Terms and the Services

(iii) only share the information with others who have a need to know and who have agreed in writing to treat it as confidential (as we’ve outlined in this section) and

(iv) not share the information with any third-party except as allowed in these Terms or through the Services. Of course, confidential information will always remain the property of its owner.

CONTENT STORAGE

The Services are provided from India. By using and accessing the Services, you understand and agree to the storage of Content and any other personal information in your country zone as we respect the data protection laws of your county. However, you understand that you (or other people that you collaborate with) can access the Services (including Content) from outside of your country zone (subject to applicable law) and that nothing prohibits the processing of other information outside of your country.

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

You agree you will not, nor will you encourage others or assists others, harm the Services or use the Services to harm others. For example, you must not use the Services to harm, threaten, or harass another person, organization or DCirrus and/or to build a similar service or website. You must not:

(a) damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service (or any network connected to the Services)

(b) resell or redistribute the Services or any part of it

(c) use any unauthorized means to modify, reroute, or gain access to the Services or attempt to carry out these activities

(d) use any automated process or service (such as a bot, a spider, or periodic caching of information stored by DCirrus) to access or use the Services

(e) use the Services beyond the features allocation and amounts provided in that Service or violation of our fair use policy

(f) use the Services to violate any law of distributing malware or malicious Content or

(g) distribute, post, share information or Content you don’t have the right to or is illegal

As part of our efforts to protect the Service, protect our customers, or to stop you from breaching these Terms we retain the right to block or otherwise prevent delivery of any type of file, email or other communication to or from the Services. We also reserve the right to deactivate, change and/or require you to change your DCirrus user ID and any custom or vanity URLs, custom links, or vanity domains you may obtain through the Services.

SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF THE SERVICE

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time in our sole discretion. You understand that if your account is suspended or terminated, you may no longer have access to the Content that is stored with the Services. Upon termination, you may request access to your Content, which we will make available, except in cases where we have terminated your account due to your violation of these Terms. You must make such a request within 14 days following termination otherwise, any Content you have stored with the Services may not be retrievable and we will have no obligation to maintain Content stored in your account after this 14-days period.

UPDATES TO THE SERVICE

We can make necessary deployments of changes, updates or enhancements to the Services at any time. We may also add or remove functionalities or features, or we may suspend or stop the Services altogether.

THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

DCirrus may make available to your optional third-party applications, services or products, for use in connection with the Services (Third-Party Products). These Third-Party Products are not necessary for the use of the Services and your use (and any exchange of any information, license, payments, etc., are between you and the third-party provider) is solely between you and the applicable third-party provider. DCirrus makes no warranties of any kind and assumes no liability of any kind for your use of such Third-Party Products. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Third-Party Products, then please contact the applicable third-party provider.

 DCIRRUS PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

All contents of the Site and Services including but not limited to logo, design, text, software, technical drawings, configurations, graphics, other files, and their selection and arrangement and DCirrus Confidential Information belong to DCirrus, and/or its suppliers, affiliates, or licensors. DCirrus or its licensors own and reserve all right, title and interest in and to the Services and all hardware, software and other items used to provide the Services, other than the rights we expressly grant to you to use the Services and DCirrus Confidential Information. No title to or ownership of any proprietary rights related to the Services or DCirrus Confidential Information is transferred to you under these Terms. If you provide comments, suggestions and recommendations to DCirrus about a Service (e.g., modifications, enhancements, improvements) (collectively, “Feedback”), you are automatically assigning this Feedback to DCirrus.

WARRANTY

NO WARRANTY OR CONDITIONS TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, DCIRRUS AND ITS AFFILIATES (AND ASSOCIATED SERVICE PROVIDERS)

(A) PROVIDE THE SERVICES “AS IS”, “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”

(B) MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (E.G. WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT), AND

(C) DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, THAT THE CONTENT WILL BE SECURE OR NOT OTHERWISE LOST OR DAMAGED

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR WITH THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICES.

INDEMNIFICATION

To the extent not prohibited by law, you will defend DCirrus against any cost, loss, damage, or other liability arising from any third-party demand or claim that any Content or information provided by you, or your use of the Services:

(a) infringes a registered patent, trademark, or copyright of a third-party, or misappropriates a trade secret (to the extent that such misappropriation is not the result of DCirrus’s actions) or

(b) violates applicable law or these Terms. DCirrus will reasonably notify you of any such claim or demand that is subject to your indemnification obligation.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW

IN NO EVENT WILL DCIRRUS, ITS AFFILIATES, RESELLERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR: ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, COVER OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, USE OR CONTENT) HOWEVER CAUSED, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF DCIRRUS HAS BEEN ADVISED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF DCIRRUS AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, RESELLERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS, RELATING TO THE SERVICES WILL BE LIMITED TO REFUND OF THE MOST RECENT MONTHLY OR YEARLY FEE THAT YOU PAID FOR THAT SERVICE; THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS ALSO APPLY IF THIS REMEDY DOES NOT FULLY COMPENSATE YOU FOR ANY LOSSES OR FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES. IN SUCH AN EVENT, THIS LIMITATION WILL NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND GOVERNING LAW

You must comply with all domestic and international export laws and regulations that apply to your use of the Services, such as software. These laws include restrictions on destinations, end-users, and end-use. Any dispute relating to these Terms or the Services will be brought in the Indian Courts.

TRIALS

You can sign-up for a trial for some of the Services and your trial period starts on the day you create the trial account and lasts for 14 days or more as decided by DCirrus. If you are on a trial, you may cancel at any time until the last day of your trial. If you do not wish to incur charges, you must cancel the account by the end of the 14th day. If you do not cancel your account and we have told you the account will be converted to a paid subscription at the end of the trial period, then you authorize us to charge your credit card for that specific Service. You may, however, cancel your subscription before the next billing cycle in accordance with these Terms, but no credits or refunds will be available.

GENERAL TERMS

1 Severability; These Terms apply to the maximum extent permitted by relevant law. If a court holds that we cannot enforce a part of these Terms as written, you and we will replace those terms with similar terms to the extent enforceable under the relevant law, but the rest of these Terms will remain in effect. This is the entire contract between you and us regarding the Service. It supersedes any prior contract or oral or written statements regarding your use of the Services. 

2 Assignment and transfer. We may assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of our rights and obligations under this contract, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. You may not assign this contract or transfer any rights to use the Service unless we allow you to do so in writing. 

3 Independent Contractors; No third-party beneficiaries. DCirrus and you are not legal partners or agents; instead, our relationship is that of independent contractors. This contract is solely for your and our benefit. It is not for the benefit of any other person, except for permitted successors.

4 Waiver. The failure of either of us to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any of the provisions of these Terms or to exercise any rights or remedies under these Terms will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such right to assert or rely upon any such provision, right or remedy in that or any other instance; rather, the same will remain in full force and effect.

BILLING/PAYMENT

If you select a paid Service, you must provide us with current, complete, accurate and authorized payment method information (e.g. credit card information). You authorize us to charge your provided payment method for the Services you have selected and for any paid feature(s) that you choose. We may bill:

a) in advance

(b) at the time of purchase

(c) shortly after purchase or

(d) if you have elected a subscription service, regularly

To the extent DCirrus has not received your payment, to bring your account up to date, we may bill you simultaneously for both past due and current amounts. If you do not cancel your account, we may automatically renew your Service(s) and charge you for any renewal term. You understand that failure to pay any charges or fees may result in the suspension or cancellation of your Services.

FEES

DCirrus offers both free and paid Services. If you choose to subscribe to a paid Service, you agree to pay the fees (“Fees”) as quoted to you when you purchase that Service. We may calculate taxes payable by you based on the billing information that you provide us at the time of purchase. You are responsible for all charges related to using the purchased Service (for example, data charges and currency exchange settlements). You will pay the Fees in the currency DCirrus quoted at the time of purchase. DCirrus reserves the right to change the eligible currencies at any time. DCirrus reserves the right to change its prices at any time, however, if we have offered a specific duration and Fee for your use of the Service, we agree that the Fee will remain in force for that duration. After the offer period ends, your use of the Service will be charged at the then-current Fee(s). If you don’t agree with these changes, you must stop using the Service and cancel via email to support@dcirrus.com (with cancellation confirmation from a DCirrus representative). If you cancel, your Service ends at the end of your current Service period or payment period, and no refunds for previously paid services will be issued. If you do not cancel in accordance with these Terms, the subscription for the Service will automatically renew at the then-current price and for the same subscription period. We will charge your credit card on file with us on the first day of the renewal of the subscription period.

SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD

You may select one of the following subscription plans and billing options (please note that there might be only one of these options available depending on the Service purchased): A monthly subscription plan (Monthly Subscription Plan). The subscription period for the Monthly Subscription Plan will be for one month and will automatically renew unless you cancel your Monthly Subscription Plan at least three business days before the renewal date. You will be billed on or about the same day each month until such time that you cancel. An annual subscription plan (Annual Subscription Plan). The subscription period for the Annual Subscription Plan will be for one year and will automatically renew each year on the anniversary unless you cancel at least three business days before your renewal date. You will be billed annually on or about the same day each year until such time that you cancel. Note that under the Annual Subscription Plan you will not be permitted to cancel, reduce the number of seats, or downgrade the DCirrus Service you have selected until the anniversary date. Be aware that you are committing to a one-year plan; if you are not certain, we recommend choosing the Monthly Subscription Plan. If you select the Monthly Subscription Plan, you can switch to the Annual Subscription Plan at any time. If you select the Annual Subscription Plan, you may not change to the Monthly Subscription Plan until the end of the one-year term of your Annual Subscription Plan.

DCIRRUS SUBSCRIPTION SPECIFIC TERMS

If you are purchasing a DCirrus subscription plan, the following additional terms apply to you: You:

(a) are required to have a DCirrus account for each user

(b) will only receive the features and functionality that are included in the specific subscription plan that you have purchased,

(c) are responsible for setting your configurations of the DCirrus Service and

(d) are responsible for managing any of your devices and/or any systems that you use to access the DCirrus Service.

DCIRRUS ZONES SPECIFIC TERMS

If you are purchasing the DCirrus infrastructure product that enables the storing of Content in specific Location(s) and by specific Service Provider(s) (DCirrus Zones), the following additional terms in this Section apply to you. Subject to the terms in this Section and a purchase of a DCirrus Zones account for each user, DCirrus agrees to store your Content in the specific geographic location(s) named at the time of purchase (Location(s)) and with the entities providing the geographic storage of Content as named at the time of purchase (Service Provider(s)). You understand and agree that:

(a) by utilizing DCirrus Zones, the terms of this Section supersede and replace any and all provisions in these Terms regarding the location of Content storage and related controls (but only those terms)

(b) the applicable Service is provided from India and that for DCirrus Zones, while the Content will be stored and may be partially processed in the Location(s), some processing and metadata storage and processing may be provided from India or the United States

(c) it is only the Content generated after your purchase and provisioning of DCirrus Zones that will be stored in the Location(s) selected at the time of purchase

(d) certifications of Service Provider(s) may vary based on selected Service Provider(s) and Location(s) and

(e) it is your responsibility to configure and properly utilize the applicable Service and DCirrus Zones to address your obligations related to data types and data residency obligations

To maintain DCirrus’s obligations to you for the provision of DCirrus Zones, you acknowledge and agree that DCirrus may change the Service Provider(s) at any time during your Subscription Plan. DCirrus agrees to provide you with at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of such change in Service Provider before implementation unless such change is necessary to prevent imminent harm to you, DCirrus, or the Services, in which case DCirrus will notify you as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.

TRAINING OR CONSULTING SERVICES 

1 Consulting Services. In the event you order any professional, educational, operational or technical services (collectively, Consulting Services), the nature, details, and duration of the Consulting Services will further be described in the datasheet or statement of work which is referenced. 

2 Deliverables and DCirrus Tools. DCirrus will own and retains all rights, title, and interest in and to any training materials or other tangible materials provided to you as part of the Consulting Services (each, a Deliverable) (excluding any of your Confidential Information), and related intellectual property rights. Subject to these Terms, DCirrus grants you a royalty-free, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and terminable license to use the Deliverables solely for your authorized use of the DCirrus Service during your subscription term. Nothing herein shall be construed to assign or transfer any intellectual property rights in the proprietary tools, libraries, know-how, techniques and expertise (DCirrus Tools) used by DCirrus to develop the Deliverables and to the extent such DCirrus Tools are delivered with or as part of the Deliverables, they are licensed, not assigned, to you on the same terms as the Deliverables. 

3 Consulting Services Warranty. Regarding Consulting Services only, DCirrus warrants that:

(a) it and each of its employees, consultants and subcontractors, if any, have the necessary knowledge, skills, experience, qualifications, and resources to provide and perform the Consulting Services in accordance with the applicable datasheet or statement of work and

(b) the Consulting Services will be performed in a professional and workmanlike manner in accordance with industry standards and as per the scope of services outlined in the applicable datasheet or statement of work.

You acknowledge that DCirrus’s ability to successfully perform the Consulting Services is dependent upon your provision of timely information, access to resources, and participation as outlined in the applicable Consulting Services. If through no fault or delay of you the Consulting Services do not conform to the foregoing warranty, and you notify DCirrus within seven (7) calendar days of DCirrus’s delivery of the Consulting Services, DCirrus will re-perform the non-conforming portion(s) of the Consulting Services at no additional cost to you.