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Welcome to Writers Work!

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Writers Work’s Website, located at https://www.writerswork.in/.

By accessing this website, we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use Writers Work if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and all Agreements: “Client”, “You” and “Your” shall be read as you, the person log on this website and compliant to the Company’s terms and conditions. “The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We”, “Our” and “Us”, refers to our Company. “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Clients and ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of in. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.

Cookies

We employ the use of cookies. By accessing Writers Work, you agreed to use cookies in agreement with the Writers Work’s Privacy Policy.

Most interactive websites use cookies to let us retrieve the user’s details for each visit. Cookies are used by our website to enable the functionality of certain areas to make it easier for people visiting our website. Some of our affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies.

License

Unless otherwise stated, Writers Work and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on Writers Work. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this from Writers Work for your own personal use subjected to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.

You must not:

  • Republish material from Writers Work
  • Sell, rent or sub-license material from Writers Work
  • Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from Writers Work
  • Redistribute content from Writers Work

Parts of this website offer an opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the website. Writers Work does not filter, edit, publish or review Comments prior to their presence on the website. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of Writers Work’s, its agents and/or affiliates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who post their views and opinions. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Writers Work shall not be liable for the Comments or for any liability, damages or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this website.

Writers Work reserves the right to monitor all Comments and to remove any Comments which can be considered inappropriate, offensive or causes breach of these Terms and Conditions.

You warrant and represent that:

  • You are entitled to post the Comments on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;
  • The Comments do not invade any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent or trademark of any third party;
  • The Comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent or otherwise unlawful material which is an invasion of privacy
  • The Comments will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity.

You hereby grant Writers Work a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit and authorize others to use, reproduce and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats or media.

Hyperlinking to our Content

The following organizations may link to our website without prior written approval:

  • Government agencies;
  • Search engines;
  • News organizations;
  • Online directory distributors may link to our website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and
  • System wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.

These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.

We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organizations:

  • commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;
  • dot.com community sites;
  • associations or other groups representing charities;
  • online directory distributors;
  • internet portals;
  • accounting, law and consulting firms; and
  • educational institutions and trade associations.

We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavorably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organization does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of Writers Work; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.

These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.

If you are one of the organizations listed in abovementioned paragraph  and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to Writers Work. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.

Approved organizations may hyperlink to our website as follows:

  • By use of our corporate name; or
  • By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or
  • By use of any other description of our website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party’s site.

No use of Writers Work’ logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

iFrames/ Inline Frame

Without prior approval and written permission, you may not create frames around our Webpages that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our website.

Content Liability

We shall not be hold responsible for any content that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims that is rising on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third-party rights.

Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our website. You approve to immediately remove all links to our Website upon request. We also reserve the right to amen these terms and conditions and it’s linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions.

Removal of links from our website

If you find any link on our website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us any moment. We will consider requests to remove links but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly.

We do not ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:

  • limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;
  • limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
  • limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
  • exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort and for breach of statutory duty.

As long as the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.

  1. Definitions

Terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Terms.

1.1. “Controller” means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data

1.2. “Customer” means any person or entity with whom the Merchant interacts using the Services.

1.3. “Merchant” means the natural or legal person that has subscribed to the Services by entering into an agreement with Us.

1.4. “Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person, including SPDI.

1.5. “To Process/Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

1.6. “SPDI” means sensitive personal data or information of a natural person as defined in Rule 3 of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011 (SPDI Rules). https://meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/GSR313E_10511%281%29_0.pdf

1.7. “SPDI Rules” means the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011.

1.8. “User” means those who are designated users within the Services, including an Account administrator, agents and other designated users.

1.9. “You” and “Your” means an identified or identifiable natural person who (i) visits the Website(s); (ii) is a User of the Services from whom We collect Personal Data as a Controller, as specified in Section 2 of this Policy

1.10. Writing: The act of creating text or content using written words or symbols to convey information, ideas, stories, or messages. Writing can encompass various forms, such as essays, articles, reports, creative fiction, and more.

1.11. Skill: A learned ability or proficiency in performing a specific task or activity effectively and efficiently. In the context of writing, skills can include grammar, spelling, punctuation, style, research, and the organization of ideas.

1.12. Author: A person who creates written content, such as books, articles, or other literary works. An author is responsible for the creative and intellectual aspects of the writing.

1.13. Editor: An individual responsible for reviewing and improving written content. Editors ensure that the text is clear, error-free, and adheres to established style guidelines.

1.14. Proofreading: The process of carefully reviewing written content to identify and correct errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting. Proofreading is a critical step in ensuring the quality and accuracy of written work.

1.15. Grammar: The set of rules and principles that govern the structure of a language, including the arrangement of words and phrases, sentence construction, and the use of punctuation. Proper grammar is essential for clear and effective writing.

1.16. Style: The unique manner in which a writer expresses their ideas and communicates with readers. Style encompasses choices related to tone, voice, word choice, and sentence structure.

  • Manuscript: The original handwritten or typed copy of a document, typically used in the context of books, articles, or other written works before they are published.
  • Publication: The process of making written content available to a wider audience, often through books, magazines, newspapers, websites, or other media channels.
  • Citation: A reference to a specific source or authority, typically provided in writing to acknowledge the source of information or ideas used in a document. Citations are important for academic and professional integrity.
  • Plagiarism: The act of using someone else’s words, ideas, or work without proper attribution or permission, presenting them as one’s own. Plagiarism is considered unethical and can have serious consequences.
  • Manuscript Submission: The process of sending a written work to a publisher, journal, or other platform for consideration and potential publication.
  • Narrative: A story or account of events, experiences, or events, often presented in written form. Narratives can be fictional or non-fictional and serve to convey a particular message or engage the reader.
  • Thesis Statement: A concise statement that summarizes the main argument or point of a written work, often found in the introduction of an essay or research paper.
  • Creative Writing: Writing that emphasizes imagination, creativity, and artistic expression. It often includes forms like poetry, short stories, novels, and screenplays.
  • Technical Writing: Writing that conveys complex technical information in a clear and concise manner. Technical writers often create user manuals, product documentation, and scientific reports.
  • Ghostwriting: The practice of writing on behalf of someone else, often without public credit. Ghostwriters are hired to create content, such as books or articles, for others.
  • Copywriting: Writing that aims to persuade or motivate readers to take a specific action, such as purchasing a product or subscribing to a service. Copywriting is often used in advertising and marketing.
  • Typos: Short for “typographical errors,” typos are mistakes in writing caused by unintentional errors in typing or keyboarding. These errors can include misspelled words, misplaced characters, or omitted letters.
  • Spelling Mistakes: Errors in the correct spelling of words. Spelling mistakes can result in words being written with incorrect letters or in the wrong order.
  • Grammar Mistakes: Errors in the use of grammar rules and conventions. Common grammar mistakes include incorrect verb tenses, subject-verb agreement issues, and improper sentence structure.
  • Punctuation Errors: Mistakes related to the use of punctuation marks, such as commas, periods, semicolons, and quotation marks. Punctuation errors can affect the clarity and meaning of a sentence.
  • Misplaced Modifiers: Words or phrases that are incorrectly positioned in a sentence, leading to confusion or ambiguity. Misplaced modifiers can modify the wrong part of a sentence.
  • Wordiness: Using more words than necessary to convey a message or idea. Wordy writing can be verbose and less effective.
  • Illegibility: Illegibility refers to the quality of being difficult or impossible to read due to unclear or messy handwriting. It can lead to misunderstandings and misinterpretations.
  • Crossing Out: When a writer crosses out or strikes through a word or phrase to indicate that it should be disregarded, this can make the text harder to read and less aesthetically pleasing.
  • Inconsistent Size: Inconsistent sizing of letters or characters within handwritten text can lead to readability issues. Variations in letter size may make the writing look uneven.
  • Inconsistent Slant: Inconsistent slant refers to variations in the angle at which letters are written. An inconsistent slant can make the writing appear disjointed.
  • Ink Color Variations: When different ink colors are used within the same document or piece of writing, it can create distractions and make the text less cohesive.
  • Misalignment: Misalignment occurs when lines of text are not parallel or when there is an uneven alignment of text on the page.
  • Margin: In the context of writing and typography, a margin refers to the blank space around the edges of a page or document. Margins serve to frame the content and provide space for notes, annotations, or visual aesthetics. They can be top, bottom, left, or right margins.
  • Indentation: Indentation is the practice of beginning a new line of text with a slight horizontal shift to the right. It is often used to indicate the start of a new paragraph or to highlight quotations. Indentation helps readers visually distinguish different sections of a text.
  • Alignment: Alignment refers to the horizontal placement of text or objects within a document. Common alignments include left alignment (text lines up along the left margin), center alignment (text is centered on the page), right alignment (text lines up along the right margin), and justified alignment (text is aligned to both the left and right margins).
  • Line Spacing: Line spacing, also known as leading, refers to the vertical space between lines of text in a document. Proper line spacing enhances readability and can vary depending on formatting preferences.
  • Justification: Justification is the alignment of text to both the left and right margins of a document, creating even, straight edges on both sides. Justified text can improve the overall appearance of a document but may require careful adjustment to avoid excessive word spacing.
  1. Personal Data Collected by Us
    • You directly provide Us with most of the data We collect. We collect Personal Data from You directly as follows:
  1. a) When You subscribe for any of Our Services, We collect sign-up, account information including Your name, e-mail address, shipping address, billing address, IP address, geographic location, phone number of the account administrator or information required for authentication of an Account into Our Services;
  2. b) When a User is added, We collect the name, email address and phone number of the User.

c)When You submit forms on Our Website(s) or as You use interactive features of the Website(s), including providing feedback or suggestions, testimonials, making requests, participation in surveys, contests promotions, or sweepstakes, We collect Your feedback, name and e-mail address;

  1. d) When You attend an event conducted by Us, including webinars or seminars, We may collect Your contact information such as name, e-mail address, phone number, designation and company name;
  2. e) When You request customer support or otherwise communicate with us, We collect Your name, usage information or any other Personal Data You may provide Us in the course of such interaction;
  3. f) When you interact with Us on public forums, Our social media channels, Our community forums, or Our blogs, We collect the information You provide Us while interacting with Us and Personal Data such as Your name, location and any information You provide in your bio while registering with such forums;
  4. g) When You apply for a job with Us, whether through Our Website or otherwise, We collect Your Personal Data, including your Resume, in connection with Your job application; h) When You are a representative of Our business partners, suppliers or vendors, We collect Your name, e-mail and contact information;
    (h) When You choose to invite others to join our Services through our referral feature, We collect the email address or any other information You provide us for such referrals i) When you register for Our loyalty programme(s), We may collect Your Personal Data such as name, email address, billing address while registering for such programme(s).

2.2. We may also receive Your Personal Data indirectly as follows:

a) from third party sources like marketing lists, databases and social media but only where We have checked that these third parties either have Your consent or are otherwise legally permitted or required to disclose Your Personal Data to Us;
b) When You use the Services, We automatically collect information on the type of device You use, and the operating system version, to perform Our agreement with You;
c) When You use or view Our Website(s), information is collected via Your browser’s cookies as described in clause 10 herein;
d) We may also collect or receive Your Personal Data from other sources such as Our business or channel partners through whom You create or access Your account, publicly available sources, email add-ons and/ or through the combining of information We obtain from third parties along with the Personal Data You provide to Us.

2.3. The Website(s) includes social media features and widgets that are either hosted by a third-party or hosted directly on the Website(s) and Your interaction with these social media features and widgets is governed by the privacy statement of the companies that provide them. You should check Your privacy settings on these third-party services to understand and change the information sent to Us through these services.

  1. Legal Basis for Processing

3.1. If You are a data subject from the European Economic Area, Our legal basis for collecting and using the Personal Data described above will depend on the Personal Data concerned and the specific context in which We collect it. We will normally collect Personal Data from You only where it needs it to perform a contract with You, where the Processing is in Our legitimate interests and not overridden by Your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms, or where We have Your consent. In some cases, We may also have a legal obligation to collect Personal Data from You. If We Process Personal Data with reliance on Your consent, You may withdraw Your consent at any time.

3.2. If You are a resident of India, We collect Your Personal Data where We have Your consent as required under the SPDI Rules for the purposes mentioned in Clause 4. We shall, prior to collecting Your Personal Data, provide You the option to not provide Personal Data to Us. Where You opt to not provide Personal Data to Us, We shall have the option to not provide the Service(s) for which the Personal Data is required.

  1. Purposes for which personal data will be processed

    We Process Your Personal Data to:
    a)     facilitate Your access to the Website(s) and Services;
    b) process and complete payment transactions;
    c) provide customer service and support;
    d) to authenticate Your identity and help You log into Our Services;
    e) send You communication on Your use of the Services, updates on Our Terms or other policies;
    f) send You communication on new features in the Services or new service offerings;
    g) perform Our obligations or receive products/services in accordance with any contract that We may have with You or Your organization;
    h) Organize events or for other marketing/ promotional activities;
    i) investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions, unauthorized access to the Website(s) and Services, and other illegal activities;
    j) personalize the Website(s) and Services;
    k) evaluate You for the job position that You have applied for or any position that We consider
    You suitable for, to ensure that We can make the best recruitment decisions,
    l) for providing loyalty programme(s) You may register for;
    m) inviting, adding invitees to Your social network and sending reminders to invitees to through Our referral feature; and
    n) for other purposes for which We obtain Your consent.

    Where You are a User, We will only collect Personal Data for the purposes mentioned under clauses 4(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (m) and (n) in Our capacity as a Controller. Except for the Personal Data collected for the purposes mentioned hereunder, You acknowledge that We shall only Process Personal Data on the Merchant’s behalf as a Processor. You will be directed towards the Merchant for any assistance with data privacy questions and requests for such Personal Data. We are not responsible for the Merchant’s privacy or security practices which may be different from Our Privacy Policy. The Merchant is solely responsible for establishing policies for and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, as well as any and all privacy policies, agreements or other obligations, relating to the collection and transmission of Personal Data in connection with the use of Our Services by Users.

  1. Sharing of Personal Data
    5.1. You acknowledge that We will share Your Personal Data with Our group companies and third-party service providers so that they may offer You Our Services and/or to send information or updates on the Services if You are a Merchant.

5.2. When We Process Your order where You are a Merchant, We may send Your Personal Data to and also use the resulting information from credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.

5.3. We share Personal Data with Our third-party service providers that host and maintain the Our Website(s), applications, backup, storage, payment processing, analytics and other services. These third-party service providers may have access to or Process Your Personal Data for the purpose of providing these services to Us.

5.4. We may share Your Personal Data with third-party providers who assist Us in marketing and promotions in compliance with applicable laws.

5.5. We may be required to disclose Your Personal Data in response to: a) lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; b) subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, and/or c) to establish or exercise Our legal rights or defend against legal claims.

5.6. We may share Your Personal Data to assist investigation and prevention of illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Our Terms, or as otherwise required by law.

5.7. We may also share Your Personal Data with an entity to which we divest all or a portion of our business, or otherwise in connection with a merger, consolidation, change in control, reorganization or liquidation of all or a portion of our business.