Terms & Conditions

Please read these conditions carefully before using the JOSHConnect website. By using the JOSHConnect website, you signify your agreement to be bound by these conditions. In addition, when you use any current or future JOSHConnect service (eg. Wish List) ("JOSHConnect Service"), you will also be subject to the terms, guidelines and conditions applicable to that JOSHConnect services. ("Terms"). If these Conditions of Use are inconsistent with such Terms, the Terms will control. These "Conditions of Use" constitute an electronic record within the meaning of the applicable law. This electronic record is generated by a computer system and does not require any physical or digital signatures.

Conditions Relating to Your Use of JOSHConnect
Your Account

If you use this website, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer to prevent unauthorized access to your account. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You should take all necessary steps to ensure that the password is kept confidential and secure and should inform us immediately if you have any reason to believe that your password has become known to anyone else, or if the password is being, or is likely to be, used in an unauthorized manner. Please ensure that the details you provide us with are correct and complete and inform us immediately of any changes to the information that you provided when registering. JOSHConnect reserves the right to refuse access to the website, terminate accounts, remove or edit content at any time without notice.

Privacy

The personal information / data provided to us by you during the course of usage of JOSHConnect will be treated as strictly confidential and in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. If you object to your information being transferred or used, please do not use the website.

E-Platform for Communication

You agree, understand and acknowledge that the website is an online platform that enables you to donate products listed on the website. You further agree and acknowledge that JOSHConnect is only a facilitator and is not and cannot be a party to or control in any manner any transactions on the website.

Access to JOSHConnect

We will do our utmost to ensure that availability of the website will be uninterrupted and that transmissions will be error-free. However, due to the nature of the Internet, this cannot be guaranteed. Also, your access to the website may also be occasionally suspended or restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance, or the introduction of new facilities or services at any time without prior notice. We will attempt to limit the frequency and duration of any such suspension or restriction.

License for website access

JOSHConnect Foundation grants you a limited licence to access and make personal use of this website, but not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of JOSHConnect Foundation and / or its affiliates, as may be applicable. This licence does not include any resale or commercial use of this website or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this website or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another seller; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This website or any portion of this website (including but not limited to any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information) may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, distributed or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of JOSHConnect Foundation and / or its affiliates, as may be applicable. You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of JOSHConnect and its affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any Meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing JOSHConnect Foundation's or its affiliates' names or trademarks without the express written consent of JOSHConnect Foundation and / or its affiliates, as applicable. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by JOSHConnect Foundation and / or its affiliates, as applicable. You are granted a limited, revocable, and non-exclusive right to create a hyperlink to the Welcome page of JOSHConnect as long as the link does not portray JOSHConnect Foundation, JOSHConnect, their affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any JOSHConnect logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written consent of JOSHConnect Foundation and / or its affiliates, as may be applicable.

Your Conduct

You must not use the website in any way that causes, or is likely to cause, the website or access to it to be interrupted, damaged or impaired in any way You understand that you, and not JOSHConnect, are responsible for all electronic communications and content sent from your computer to us and you must use the website for lawful purposes only. You must not use the website for any of the following: o    for fraudulent purposes, or in connection with a criminal offense or other unlawful activity o    to send, use or reuse any material that does not belong to you; or is illegal, offensive (including but not limited to material that is sexually explicit content or which promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm), deceptive, misleading, abusive, indecent, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic or menacing; ethnically objectionable, disparaging or in breach of copyright, trademark, confidentiality, privacy or any other proprietary information or right; or is otherwise injurious to third parties; or relates to or promotes money laundering or gambling; or is harmful to minors in any way; or impersonates another person; or threatens the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India or friendly relations with foreign States; or objectionable or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatsoever; or which consists of or contains software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any "spam to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.

Reviews, comments, communications and other content

Users of this website may post reviews, comments and other content; send communications; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, as long as the content is not illegal, obscene, abusive, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties, or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." In the event a user uses a false e-mail address, impersonates any person or entity, or otherwise misleads as to the origin of any content. JOSHConnect reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove, refuse, delete or edit any content that in the sole judgement of JOSHConnect violates these Conditions of use and, or terminate your permission to access or use this website. If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you o    (a) grant JOSHConnect Foundation and its affiliates a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual and fully sub licensable rights to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media; and o    (b) JOSHConnect Foundation and its affiliates and sublicenses the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You agree that the rights you grant above are irrevocable during the entire period of protection of your intellectual property rights associated with such content and material. You agree to waive your right to be identified as the author of such content and your right to object to derogatory treatment of such content. You agree to perform all further acts necessary to perfect any of the above rights granted by you to JOSHConnect Foundation, including the execution of deeds and documents, at its request. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post or that you otherwise provide on or through the website; that, as at the date that the content or material is submitted to JOSHConnect: (i) the content and material is accurate; (ii) use of the content and material you supply does not breach any applicable JOSHConnect policies or guidelines and will not cause injury to any person or entity (including that the content or material is not defamatory); (iii) the content is lawful. You agree to indemnify JOSHConnect Foundation and its affiliates for all claims brought by a third party against it or its affiliates arising out of or in connection with a breach of any of these warranties.

Claims against Objectionable Content

Because JOSHConnect lists products for donation offered by sellers on the website and hosts comments, it is not possible for us to be aware of the contents of each product listed, or each comment or review that is displayed. Accordingly, JOSHConnect operates on a "notice and takedown" basis. If you believe that any content on the website is illegal, offensive (including but not limited to material that is sexually explicit content or which promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm), deceptive, misleading, abusive, indecent, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic or menacing; ethnically objectionable, disparaging; or is otherwise injurious to third parties; or relates to or promotes money laundering or gambling; or is harmful to minors in any way; or impersonates another person; or threatens the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India or friendly relations with foreign States; or objectionable or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatsoever; or which consists of or contains software viruses, (" Objectionable Content "), please notify us immediately by sending us an email at JOSH@JOSHConnect.com . Once this procedure has been followed, JOSHConnect will make all reasonable endeavors to remove such Objectionable Content complained about within a reasonable time.

Copyright, authors' rights and database rights

All content included on the website, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of JOSHConnect Foundation, its affiliates or its content suppliers and is protected by India and international copyright, authors' rights and database right laws. The compilation of all content on this website is the exclusive property of JOSHConnect Foundation and its affiliates and is protected by laws of India and international copyright and database right laws. All software used on this website is the property of JOSHConnect Foundation, its affiliates or its software suppliers and is protected by India and international copyright and author' rights laws. You may not systematically extract/ or re-utilize parts of the contents of the website without JOSHConnect Foundation and / or its affiliates (as may be applicable) express written consent. In particular, you may not utilize any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools to extract (whether once or many times) for re-utilization of any substantial parts of this website, without JOSHConnect Foundation and / or its affiliates (as may be applicable) express written consent. You may also not create and/ or publish your own database that features substantial (ex: prices and product listings) parts of this website without JOSHConnect Foundation and / or its affiliates (as may be applicable) express written consent.

Disclaimer

You acknowledge and undertake that you are accessing the services on the website and transacting at your own risk and are using your best and prudent judgment before entering into any transactions through the website. We shall neither be liable nor responsible for any actions or inactions of sellers nor any breach of conditions, representations or warranties by the sellers or manufacturers of the products and hereby expressly disclaim and any all responsibility and liability in that regard. We shall not mediate or resolve any dispute or disagreement between you and the sellers or manufacturers of the products. We further expressly disclaim any warranties or representations (express or implied) in respect of quality, suitability, accuracy, reliability, completeness, timeliness, performance, safety, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or legality of the products listed or displayed or transacted or the content (including product information and/or specifications) on the website. While we have taken precautions to avoid inaccuracies in content, this website, all content, information, software, products, services and related graphics are provided as is, without warranty of any kind. We do not implicitly or explicitly support or endorse the donation of any products on the website. At no time shall any right, title or interest in the products donated through or displayed on the website vest with JOSHConnect nor shall JOSHConnect have any obligations or liabilities in respect of any transactions on the website.

Indemnity and Release

You shall indemnify and hold harmless JOSHConnect Foundation, its subsidiaries, affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees, from any claim or demand, or actions including reasonable attorney's fees, made by any third party or penalty imposed due to or arising out of your breach of these Conditions of Use or any document incorporated by reference, or your violation of any law, rules, regulations or the rights of a third party. You hereby expressly release JOSHConnect Foundation and/or its affiliates and/or any of its officers and representatives from any cost, damage, liability or other consequence of any of the actions/inactions of the vendors and specifically waiver any claims or demands that you may have in this behalf under any statute, contract or otherwise.

Other Businesses

Parties other than JOSHConnect Foundation and its affiliates may operate stores, provide services, or sell product lines on JOSHConnect. For example, businesses and individuals offer products via Marketplace. In addition, we provide links to the websites of affiliated companies and certain other businesses. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant or endorse the offerings of any of these businesses or individuals, or the content of their websites. JOSHConnect Foundation does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, products, and content of any of these and any other third-parties. You can tell when a third-party is involved in your transactions, and we may share customer information related to those transactions with that third-party. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.

Why Donate Through JOSHConnect ?

  • Donate IN KIND - JOSHConnect allows to donate only IN KIND directly to beneficiaries.
  • Multiple Causes - Supporting IN KIND basic needs of underprivileged, across the Country.
  • Ease of Donation - Donate in few simple clicks.
  • Credible - Donate with confidence as JOSHConnect team strives hard to make sure every item donated is procured at much lower price than MRP without compromising on quality.
  • Tracking - JOSHConnect organizes delivery of donated Items which can be tracked online. Post delivery, feedback is provided to all donors, with Picture(s) and Video(s).
  • Transparency - Platform is 100% Transparent where all details about the need, items donated and beneficiaries are shared with donors.

Impact Report

JOSHConnect has delivered all basic needs including Groceries, Education Materials, Clothing, Toys, Livelihood Equipment, Health and Hygiene Products to various cities across India with the help of Volunteers and Trusted partner NGOs using this platform since 2018.

During COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and various floods across states, thousands of donors confidently used the platform to help people with disaster relief material. Join JOSHConnect and experience the Biggest Happiness of Helping Others in Need.