TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ENROLLMENT FORM FOR ZOMATO PARTY PACKAGE SERVICES ("TERMS")

These Terms form part of the Merchant Enrolment Form for Zomato Party Package Services ("Form") and constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (the "Merchant"), and Zomato Limited and its affiliates (collectively, "Zomato"), for the provision of listing of Party Package(s) curated by the Merchant.

1. DEFINITIONS

   a. “Customer” shall mean a user, who purchases the Party Package (as defined below) through the Zomato Application.

   b. “Commencement Date” shall mean the date set out in the Form or any other such date as notified by Zomato via email, whichever is later, from which the Merchant shall list the Party Package for the Customer on the Zomato Application (as defined below).

   c. “Customer Data” shall mean any and all identifiable information about Customer provided by the Customer via the Zomato Application, including, but not limited to, Customer’s name, email addresses, phone numbers, and Customer preferences, to be governed by the privacy policy located at https://www.zomato.com/policies/privacy.

   d. “Commission” shall mean the amount payable by the Merchant to Zomato, being a percentage (%) of Net Sales, as set out in the Form.

   e. “Electronic Payment Mechanism” shall mean the online and mobile based payment mechanisms including third party payment gateways, credit card/debit card/net banking transfer and/or e-wallets and/ or any loyalty points that are available on the Zomato Application for the purposes of purchasing Party Package, payable by the Customer.

   f. “Information” shall mean the information set out and provided along with the Form or communicated by the Merchant to Zomato separately, in writing and includes any information which is supplied by the Merchant to Zomato under these Terms such as the details pertaining to the Party Package, its price list, offerings, rates at which taxes are charged by the Merchant to the Customer, specific terms and conditions pertaining to Party Package, or any other information the Merchant is under an obligation to supply to Zomato (a) immediately on the Execution Date; or (b) within one (1) day from any change in such information.

   g. “Merchant” shall mean the owner/operator of the Restaurant as mentioned in the Form.

   h. “Net Sales” means the Party Package Value payable by a Customer to the Merchant towards purchasing of the Party Package availed by the Customer offered by the Merchant.

   i. “Party Package” shall mean the offerings including but not limited to buffets, brunches, thalis, food and beverage packages and/or combos, party packages, vouchers, ladies night, happy hour packages, etc., curated by the Merchant, from time to time, to be communicated to the Customer via Zomato and which may also be listed and/or displayed on the Zomato Application.

   j. “Zomato Party Package Services” shall mean the services offered by Zomato to the Merchant, on and from the Commencement Date, including listing of the Party Package on the Zomato Application, and/or facilitation of purchasing the Party Package by the Customers via the Zomato Application.

   k. “Party Package Value” means the total amount in Indian Rupees set out in the Party Package to be purchased by the Customer and shall include applicable taxes and other charges as may be applicable.

   l. “Parties” shall mean Zomato and the Merchant.

   m. “Restaurant” means the establishment(s) owned and/or operated by the Merchant for which the Merchant is curating the Party Package under the Form and these Terms.

   n. “Transaction” shall mean each instance where the Customer makes the payment towards purchasing the Party Package via the Zomato Application.

   o. “Validity Period” means the duration within which Party Package can be redeemed by the Customers. For clarity, the validity period for each Party Package may be different, as may be determined by the Merchant from time to time.

   p. “Zomato Application” means the mobile application, owned and operated by Zomato.

   q. “Zomato Dashboard” means the Zomato owned merchant interface platform, the access to which is provided by Zomato to the Merchant for curating and listing the Party Package on the Zomato Application.

2. MERCHANT COVENANTS

   a. The Merchant hereby agrees to curate and/or list the Party Package for the Customers in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Form and these Terms on and from the Commencement Date.

   b. The Merchant shall ensure that it has all rights, title, and interest in the content pertaining to the content of the Party Package shared by the Merchant with Zomato including but not limited to any artwork(s), creative(s), logo(s), picture(s), video(s), music, and write-up(s), banner(s), image(s) to be displayed on the Zomato Application (“Content”). The Merchant hereby grants Zomato a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable and perpetual right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, upload and display the Content, on the Zomato Application.

   c. The Merchant shall provide all Content with respect to the Party Package to be used for the purpose of promotions on the Zomato Application.

   d. The Merchant shall ensure that the Party Package and/or Content is compliant with the applicable laws and the content guidelines as set out in these Terms.

   e. The Merchant acknowledges that Zomato shall in no manner be liable for the Content displayed on the Zomato Application, when such Content is provided by the Merchant. The Merchant hereby agrees and acknowledges that Zomato shall be authorised to use the logo and brand name of the Merchant as the case may be for the purpose of advertisement of the Party Package.

   f. The Merchant shall ensure that it has the necessary consents, permits, no-objection, approvals, rights, including the intellectual property rights from the relevant third-party(ies), with whom the Merchant has entered into a collaboration for the Party Package. The Merchant hereby warrants that it has the necessary rights to further sub-license such intellectual property rights to Zomato, for enabling the Merchant to list and display the Party Package on the Zomato Application.

   g. The Merchant hereby permits Zomato to advertise and extend the Party Package to the Customer on behalf of the Merchant.

   h. The Merchant hereby authorises Zomato to collect the Party Package Value from the Customer on behalf of the Merchant for the Party Package.

   i. The Merchant shall not, directly or indirectly discriminate, discourage, solicit or refuse a Customer from availing the Party Package.

   j. If as per applicable tax laws, the Merchant is liable to deduct TDS on the Commission payable to Zomato, then Merchant shall deposit such TDS from its own pocket to the credit of Central Government and shall claim a refund of such TDS from Zomato upon submission of TDS certificate (Form 16A) within the time stipulated under the applicable law. In case of non-receipt of TDS credit, Zomato shall have a right to claim back such TDS amount as recoverable from the Merchant.

   k. The Merchant will not charge any additional amount, over and above the Party Package Value, from the Customer purchasing the Party Package via the payment link as communicated by Zomato.

   l. The Merchant hereby permits Zomato to contact the Merchant by phone, email, SMS, or other modes of communication, including whatsapp, for the purpose of facilitating purchasing of Party Package or any issue in connection with the Party Package and/or giving feedback.

   m. The Merchant shall strictly abide by the terms of the Party Package that are being offered by the Merchant under the Party Package and shall provide to the Customers all the Services/items as mentioned in the Party Package by the Merchant.

   n. The Merchant agrees and acknowledges that Zomato reserves the right to advertise the Party Package extended by other merchants as well.

   o. Notwithstanding anything otherwise set out herein, the Merchant shall, at all times remain, solely liable for (a) the goods and/or services, rendered to a Customer at the Restaurant; (b) any in-person interactions with the Customer by the Merchant and or its representatives; (c) payment of all applicable taxes and statutory dues with respect to the goods and services offered and charged by the Merchant at the Restaurant to the Customer and compliance with all applicable laws; (d) the Customer’s experience at the Restaurant; and/or (e) in the event the Merchant or its representative do not honour the Party Package which a Customer desires to avail. Zomato reserves the right to contact the Customer telephonically or via email and/ or SMS or by any other means of communication regarding the Customer’s experience and such response of the Customer shall be communicated by Zomato to the Merchant.

   p. The Merchant hereby represents to Zomato that it is in compliance with all rules and regulations prescribed by extant excise laws and that it has a valid licence to sell liquor and/or alcoholic beverages at the Restaurant.

   q. The Merchant hereby represents and warrants that it is in compliance with the applicable GST laws and other indirect tax laws and the requirements mentioned therein.

   r. The Merchant hereby represents to Zomato that it has requisite FSSAI licence and/or any other applicable licences, permissions, consents required for the services and activities that will take place at the Restaurant and Zomato shall not be liable for any non-compliance of such licences by the Merchant.

   s. The Merchant will ensure that the Information provided to Zomato is current and accurate. In case the Merchant has a unilateral right to access to Zomato Dashboard to edit and update the Information which is displayed on the Zomato Application for the Party Package, the Merchant should ensure that it (i) keeps such information true, accurate and updated at all times; and (ii) complies with Zomato’s internal terms and conditions of use in this regard.

   t. The Merchant shall honour the Party Package at the Restaurant if the Customer is present at the Restaurant and wants to redeem the Party Package. In case of any discrimination in fulfilment or redemption by the Merchant, Zomato reserves the right to levy a penalty on the Merchant, equivalent to an amount up to five (5) times the Party Package Value.

   u. The Merchant acknowledges and agrees that any communication regarding Party Package and/or the Form and these Terms may be through email communication, SMS or WhatApp addressed to the official email address and contact number of the Merchant, respectively, as stated in the Form (or to such other official email address as may be notified by the Merchant to Zomato, in writing).

   v. The Merchant acknowledges and agrees that the Party Package once determined and made available via the Zomato Application may be modified by the Merchant, after giving due notice to Zomato. However, the listing of the Party Package is subject to Zomato’s approval in accordance with its guidelines. Zomato reserves the right to reject or remove the Party Package at any time, for reasons communicated to the Merchant.

   w. The Merchant hereby agrees and acknowledges that Zomato has no role or responsibility towards the Party Package hosted by Merchant and shall not be liable to the Merchant or the Customer for any claim relating to the Party Package.

   x. Zomato shall determine, in its sole discretion, the placement, and positioning of the Party Package on the Zomato Application and reserves the right to reject or remove the Party Package at any time, for reasons communicated to the Merchant.

   y. Zomato does not guarantee the reach or turnover or attendance of customers to the Restaurant who have purchased the Party Package and shall not be responsible for any loss occurred to the Merchant due to any such reasons.

   z. The Merchant shall be solely responsible for any loss, damage, or injury caused to third parties, including Customers, for any reason that is attributable to the Merchant.

   aa. The Merchant shall be responsible for procuring all the relevant licences that are required to curate a Party Package and Zomato shall not be liable to the Merchant or the Customer on account of any non-compliance by the Merchant in respect of the Party Package.

   ab. Since Zomato acts only as a booking agent, it shall not be liable for any acts or omissions on part of the Merchant including deficiency in service, performance, quality of food, time taken to serve or any other experience of the Customer at the Restaurant.

   ac. The Merchant shall be responsible to provide Tax Invoice with respect to the Party Package Value purchased by Customer through Zomato's platform.

   ad. The Merchant acknowledges and confirms that Zomato shall pay the Party Package Value less the Commission, applicable taxes and/or any other amounts, charges (if any) that are due to Zomato in accordance with the payment settlement process agreed under the Form and these Terms to the Merchant for the Party Package which gets redeemed at the Restaurant by the Customer upon the Merchant entering the valid details of the Party Package for redemption. In the event a Party Package is not cancelled by a Customer within the Validity Period and the Party Package gets expired, then Zomato shall (i) transfer the token amount (if received by the Customer) i.e 20% of the Party Package Value to the Merchant without deducting the Commission and/or (ii) transfer the full Party Package Value (if received by the Customer) to the Merchant less the Commission, applicable taxes and/or any other amounts, charges (if any). For the amount transferred by Zomato, the Merchant shall raise a tax invoice on Zomato with applicable taxes for the transferred amount. However, Zomato shall pay the tax amount only upon receipt of a valid tax invoice from the Merchant.

3. PARTY PACKAGE CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR MERCHANT

   a. For the purpose of Party Package, the Merchant shall ensure that any Content uploaded by the Merchant on the Zomato Application shall be subject to relevant laws of India and of the state of use and may be disabled, or and may be subject to investigation under applicable laws. Further, if the Merchant is found to be in non-compliance with the laws and regulations, these Terms, or the privacy policy of the Zomato Platform, Zomato shall have the right to immediately block the Merchant’s access to usage of the Zomato Application and Zomato shall have the right to reject, remove, or delete the non-compliant Content posted by the Merchant and shall further have the right to take appropriate recourse to such remedies as would be available to it under various statutes.

   b. The Merchant acknowledges that Zomato has no obligation to monitor the Merchant’s – or anyone else's – access to or use of the Zomato Application for violations of these Terms, or to review or edit the Content. However, Zomato reserves the right to do so for the purpose of operating and improving the services (including without limitation for fraud prevention, risk assessment, investigation and customer support purposes), to ensure your compliance with these Terms and to comply with applicable law or the order or requirement of legal process, a court, consent decree, administrative agency or other governmental body.

   c. The Merchant agrees to assure Zomato that the Zomato Application shall be used for lawful purposes only and that the Merchant will not violate laws, regulations, ordinances or other such requirements of any applicable central, state or local government or international law(s).

4. ZOMATO COVENANT'S

   a. Zomato will provide a payment link to the Customers to make payment towards purchasing the Party Package.

   b. Zomato will transfer to the Merchant the Party Package Value collected from the Customers, less the Commission, applicable taxes and/or any other amounts, charges (if any) that are due to Zomato.

   c. Zomato will have the right to remove/suspend the Content pertaining to the Party Package hosted by the Merchant from the Zomato Application at any time at its sole discretion, with prior notice to the Merchant.

5. COMMISSION

   a. In consideration to the Services, the Merchant shall pay to Zomato, Commission at the rates set out in the Form.

   b. The Parties hereby agree that from time to time, Zomato may change the Commission rates or include any additional charges/ fee, provided however, that Zomato shall communicate any such change(s) via email or any other modes of communication to the Merchant with a prior intimation of forty-five (45) days.

6. Payment Settlement Process

   a. The Merchant acknowledges and agrees that any Net Sales which is collected by Zomato for, and on behalf of the Merchant in accordance with these Terms, shall be passed on by Zomato to the Merchant subject to the deduction of the below mentioned amounts by Zomato:
   i. Commission and any taxes as applicable thereon;
   ii. Taxes as applicable;
   iii. Any other amounts or charges that are due to Zomato under the Form and/or the Terms.

   b. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Terms or the Form, the Merchant, on behalf of itself and all its affiliates, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably authorizes Zomato to set off, withhold and deduct any amounts owed by the Merchant or its affiliates to any Zomato Group Company under any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the Zomato Group Company and the Merchant or its affiliates, from the Net Sales, and apply such amounts towards the dues owed by the Merchant or its affiliates to the Zomato Group Company. Without prejudice to the other provisions of the Form or these Terms, and solely for the purposes of this Clause 6(b), the Merchant hereby agrees, acknowledges and confirms that the amounts so set off, withheld and applied in the aforesaid manner shall be deemed to form part of the Commission payable by the Merchant to Zomato under the Form and these Terms. For purposes of the provisions of this Clause 6(b), the term Zomato Group Company shall be deemed to include any of Zomato's current and former, direct and indirect, subsidiaries and/or controlled affiliates as well as any successor to Zomato or all or any material portion of the businesses and/or assets of Zomato or any successor thereto or any of its direct and indirect, subsidiaries and/or controlled affiliates.

   c. The Parties acknowledge and agree that after the deduction of the aforementioned amount set out in Clause 6(a) and 6(b), Zomato shall remit the Net Sales due to the Merchant as per the Payment Settlement Day set out in the Form.

   d. If the Payment Settlement Day falls on a bank holiday/or a non -business day, the payment shall be processed on the next working day.

   e. The Merchant acknowledges and agrees that Zomato will provide the Merchant with a monthly invoice within a period of 7 (seven) days from the last date of the preceding month for the Commission, and other amounts, charges that are due and payable by the Merchant to Zomato under the Forms and these Terms.

   f. Invoices will be sent to the Merchant via email or on Zomato Dashboard, as agreed between the Parties. All invoices shall be issued from the registered office of Zomato in relevant State from where the services are being performed by Zomato in order to comply with the provisions of Goods & Services Tax (GST) laws applicable in India. The list of Zomato’s registered offices across India is available at https://www.zomato.com/policies/license/.

   g. The Merchant acknowledges and agrees that all amounts that are payable to Zomato under these Terms shall be exclusive of the applicable taxes and that all applicable taxes will be charged separately.

   h. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Merchant is, and will be, responsible for all taxes, payments, fees, and any other liabilities associated with the computation, payment, and collection of taxes in connection with the Bill and the Merchant’s use of the Zomato Application. It is clarified that Zomato will not be liable for payment of any taxes that the Merchant is liable to pay in connection with the supply of food and beverages which shall be provided by the Merchant to the Customers in accordance with these Terms and that the Merchant hereby undertakes to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, Zomato and each of its affiliates and (as applicable) all of their directors, officers employees, representatives and advisors against any tax liability that may arise against Zomato on account of the non-payment of taxes by the Merchant under these Terms. The Merchant will be required to deposit relevant taxes, including tax deducted at source (TDS) on the commission payable to Zomato. However, in case where Zomato withholds its Commission before remitting the settlement dues to the Merchant, Zomato shall refund the TDS to the Merchant subject to submission of the TDS certificate on a quarterly basis within the time stipulated under the applicable law.

   i. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, Zomato reserves the right to set off, withhold and/or deduct the payments that are due to Zomato under the Form against any payments that are payable by Zomato under any other agreement or arrangement between Zomato and the Merchant or its affiliates.

7. TERM AND TERMINATION

   a. The arrangement between the Parties shall commence from the Commencement Date and shall be valid and binding on the Parties, unless terminated in accordance with these Terms.

   b. Either Party may terminate the Form and these Terms by issuing a thirty (30) days prior written notice of termination to the other Party.

   c. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, Zomato reserves the right to forthwith terminate the Form and these Terms or suspend the Service by stopping the display of the Party Package on the Zomato Application in the event the Merchant breaches any of these Terms or is in breach of any applicable laws or upon the happening of any of the insolvency events such as bankruptcy, appointment of receiver, administrator, liquidator, winding up, or dissolution. Zomato shall not return or refund any amount(s) paid by the Merchant, for any termination due to breach of these Terms by the Merchant.

   d. In the event of termination of the Form and/or these Terms by the Merchant before the redemption of the Party Package, Zomato reserves the right to set off, withhold and/or deduct the amount of such refunds that may be issued by Zomato to the Customers on behalf of the Merchant, against any payments that are payable by Zomato to the Merchant under any other agreement or arrangement between Zomato and the Merchant or its affiliates.

   e. The Merchant hereby agrees and acknowledges that Zomato shall exercise its right to terminate the Form and these Terms in accordance with this clause and the arrangement shall be deemed to be completed and fulfilled with the Merchant by Zomato without any liability to the Merchant under the Form and these Terms.

8. LICENSE

   Merchant hereby grants Zomato an unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence in respect of the Content and/or Information provided to Zomato by the Merchant for the purposes of inclusion on the Zomato Application and as may be otherwise required under the Form. This includes, but is not limited to, (a) use of the Merchant’s name in the context of Google ad words to support advertising and promotional campaigns to promote Party Package on internet which may be undertaken by Zomato (b) preparation of derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, all or any portion of the marketing materials which will be made by Zomato for the purposes of its business. Any Content with respect to the Merchant to be used for the purpose of promotions on the Zomato Application which the Merchant transmits or submits to Zomato either through the Zomato Application or otherwise shall be considered and may be treated by Zomato as non-confidential, subject to Zomato’s obligations under relevant data protection legislation. The Merchant also grants to Zomato a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive licence to use, copy, modify, adapt, upload, translate, publish and distribute world-wide any Content for the purposes of providing services under these Terms or to or for the purposes of advertising and promotion of the Zomato Application. The Merchant agrees that all information provided to Zomato that is published, may be relied upon and viewed by Customers to enable them to make decisions.

9. CONFIDENTIALITY

   Any confidential or proprietary information of either party, whether of a technical, business or other nature, including, but not limited to consumer information/ Customer Data, trade secrets, know-how, technology and information relating to customers, business plans, promotional and marketing activities, finances and other business affairs, including but not limited to these Terms (collectively, “Confidential Information”) disclosed to the receiving party by the disclosing party, including Confidential Information disclosed before the date of signing the Form, will be treated by the receiving party as confidential and proprietary. These Terms shall be considered Zomato’s Confidential Information. Unless specifically authorized by the disclosing party, the receiving party will: (a) not use such Confidential Information except as authorized by the disclosing party; (b) not disclose such Confidential Information to any third party; and (c) otherwise protect such Confidential Information from unauthorized use and disclosure to the same extent that it protects its own Confidential Information of a similar nature. This clause will not apply to any information that: (i) was already known to the receiving party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality, at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party; (ii) was generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain at the time of its disclosure to the receiving party; (iii) became generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain after its disclosure and other than through any act or omission of the receiving party in breach of these Terms; (iv) was disclosed to the receiving party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality, by a third party who had no obligation to the other party not to disclose such information to others; or (v) was developed independently by the receiving party without any use of Confidential Information.

10. WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY

    a. Merchant warrants that if the Merchant ceases to do business, closes operations for a material term, then the Merchant shall provide Zomato a thirty (30) days prior written notice, failing which the Merchant shall indemnify Zomato for any claims or dispute that may arise on account the aforementioned acts of the Merchant.

    b. The Merchant hereby unconditionally represents to Zomato that it shall at all times be in compliance with the conditions imposed upon it by any licence issued by any rule/regulation/statute.

    c. Merchant will ensure that it complies with and remains in compliance with all applicable Indian laws and all other applicable legislation, regulations or standards.

    d. The Merchant agrees to indemnify and holds Zomato harmless (and its directors, officers, agents, representatives and employees) from and against any and all claims, suits, liabilities, judgments, losses and damages arising out of or in connection with any claim or suit or demand:
    i. on account of breach of these Terms by the Merchant;
    ii. in respect of, arising out of, or in connection with the Party Package curated by the Merchant;
    iii. the services offered by the Merchant;
    iv. the Content shared by the Merchant with Zomato and/or on the Zomato Application;
    v. any statutory proceedings which may arise out of any acts of omission or commission by the Merchant in relation to the applicable excise laws;
    vi. on account of any non-compliance of a condition under the licence issued by any rule/regulation/statute.

    e. Zomato warrants that it will undertake its obligations with reasonable skill and care. Zomato does not warrant that the Zomato Application will be available on an uninterrupted or error-free basis, or that it shall be accessible by the Customers for any specified periods of time (number of days in week/month/year). The Merchant acknowledges that the Zomato Application may have interruptions on account of maintenance, technical outages, or similar constraints not within the control of Zomato. If errors occur, it will use its best endeavours to resolve these as quickly as possible.

11. CUSTOMER DATA

    For the purposes of the Form and these Terms Zomato will share Customer Data with the Merchant in a masked format only for fulfilment of Order purposes. The Merchant agrees that Customer Data will not be used to enhance any file or list of the Restaurant Partner or any third party. The Merchant represents, warrants, and covenants that it will not resell, broker or otherwise disclose any Customer Data to any third party, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever. The Merchant agrees that it will not copy or otherwise reproduce any Customer Data other than for the purpose of fulfilling its obligations under this Form and these Terms. The Merchant (and any other persons to whom the Merchant provides any Customer Data) will implement and comply with reasonable security measures in protecting, handling, and securing the Customer Data. If any Customer Data is collected by the Merchant (or otherwise on its behalf), the Merchant shall ensure that it (and any applicable third parties) adopt, post, and process the Customer Data in conformity with an appropriate and customary privacy policy. For purposes of these Terms, the restrictions set forth herein on the Merchant's use of Customer Data do not apply to: (a) data from any customer who was a customer of Merchant prior to the Merchant using the Zomato Application, but only with respect to data that was so previously provided to the Merchant by such Customer; or (b) data supplied by a customer directly to the Merchant who becomes a customer of the Merchant and who explicitly opts in to receive communications from the Merchant for the purposes for which such Customer Data will be used by Merchant; and, provided in all cases, that the Merchant handles and uses such Customer Data in compliance with applicable Laws and the Merchant's posted privacy policy.

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

    For the purposes of this clause, "Liability" means liability in or for breach of contract, negligence, misrepresentation, tortious claim, restitution or any other cause of action whatsoever relating to or arising under or in connection with these Terms and the Form, including liability expressly provided for under these Terms and the Form or arising by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of any these Terms or the terms of the Form. Zomato does not exclude or limit Liability for any Liability that cannot be excluded by law. Subject to the preceding sentence, Zomato shall not be under any Liability for loss of actual or anticipated profits, loss of goodwill, loss of business, loss of revenue or of the use of money, loss of contracts, loss of anticipated savings, loss of data and/or undertaking the restoration of data, any special, indirect or consequential loss, and such liability is excluded whether it is foreseeable, known, foreseen or otherwise. For the avoidance of any doubt, this clause shall apply whether such damage or loss is direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise. Although Zomato will use its best endeavours to ensure that the unintentional operational errors do not occur, Zomato cannot provide any warranty or guarantee in this regard. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein set out, Zomato’s aggregate liability under these Terms and the Form shall not exceed the Party Package Value under which the claim arose.

13. General

    a. These Terms shall not be assigned by the Merchant without the prior written consent of Zomato. Any purported transfer, assignment, or delegation without such prior written consent shall be null and void. Zomato may assign or transfer these Terms for any reason to any person. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party’s successors and permitted assigns.

    b. These Terms shall be governed by the Laws of India, for the time being in force and the courts of New Delhi shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to preside over matters arising hereunder.

    c. Neither party will be liable to the other party for any failure or delay in performance caused by reasons beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, epidemics, earthquakes, strikes, lockdowns, civil disturbances, or similar causes.

    d. All notices, demands or consents required or permitted under these Terms shall be provided (i) by email or (ii) in writing and personally delivered or sent by telecopy, telegram or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by a reputable overnight carrier to the address designated by the other party and will be deemed to have been served when delivered, or if delivery is not accomplished by some fault of the addressee, when tendered. If, to Zomato, such papers must be sent to legal@zomato.com to the attention of the Legal Department. The communications between the Merchant and Zomato may employ electronic means, such as email or notifications provided by Zomato to the Merchant. The Merchant agrees (i) to receive communications from Zomato in an electronic form, and (ii) agrees that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that Zomato provides electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if they were in writing.

    e. If any provision in these Terms is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under applicable law, neither the legality, validity nor the enforceability of the remaining provisions will in any way be affected or impaired. Further, the parties will negotiate, in good faith, a substitute, valid and enforceable provision which most nearly affects the parties’ intent in relation to the provision that has been held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable.

    f. The Merchant acknowledges that the business and assets of Zomato may be sold in the future and consents to the transfer or disclosure of its personal information and these Terms to any purchaser of the business of Zomato or its assets if that outcome occurs.

    g. By signing the Form, the Merchant acknowledges and agrees to be bound by Zomato’s privacy policy (https://www.zomato.com/privacy). Merchant will immediately notify Zomato if it becomes aware of or suspects any unauthorised use or access to the user data or any other Confidential Information of Zomato, and shall cooperate with Zomato in investigation of such breach and the mitigation of any damage.

    h. Zomato reserves the right to modify these Terms after prior notice and without liability to the Merchant. Any such changes will be effective immediately upon the changes being reflected on these Terms. In the event, Zomato modifies the Services or these Terms and the Merchant does not wish to avail the Services, the Merchant reserves the right to terminate the Form and/orTerms in accordance with the provisions of these Terms.

    i. Zomato reserves the right to discontinue the Zomato Party Package Services at its own discretion at any time, by providing a seven (7) days notice without liability to the Merchant.

    j. The relationship of Zomato and the Merchant is one of independent contractors, and nothing contained in these Terms will be construed to (i) give either party the power to direct and control the day-to-day activities of the other, (ii) constitute the parties as partners, joint ventures, co-owners or otherwise as participants in a joint or common undertaking, or (iii) allow the Merchant to create or assume any obligation on behalf of Zomato for any purpose whatsoever. All financial obligations associated with Merchant’s business are the sole responsibility of the Merchant.