Terms & Conditions

The Terms and Conditions contained herein along using the shopping services of “http://scienceshop.vascsc.org”, an agreement regulating our relationship with regard to the use of the website and you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Please read this agreement carefully. You are advised to regularly check for any amendments or updates to the terms and conditions from time to time.

• http://scienceshop.vascsc.org may add to or change or update these Terms of Use, from time to time entirely at its own discretion. You are responsible for checking these Terms of Use periodically to remain in compliance with these terms.
• Any clause of terms and conditions if deemed invalid, void or for any reason unenforceable, shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining clauses of the terms and conditions.
• “Agreement” means the Terms and Conditions (T&C) contained herein under the http://scienceshop.vascsc.org brand name. It will also include references to this agreement as and when amended, notated, supplemented, varied or replaced.

“Website” means the “http://scienceshop.vascsc.org” owned and operated by VIKRAM A. SARABHAI COMMUNITY SCIENCE CENTRE, which provides a venue to the users of http://scienceshop.vascsc.org to buy the products listed at http://scienceshop.vascsc.org.

Online Purchases

• This Website is only a venue where users may meet and interact with us for their purchase transactions.
• The commercial / contractual terms include without limitation price, shipping costs, date, period, mode of delivery, warranties related to products and services including after sales services related to product(s) and services, etc., over which we have complete control and same may be subject to change.

The agreement between you and http://scienceshop.vascsc.org is subject to the following terms and conditions:

• The user certifies that he/she is at least 18 (eighteen) years of age or has the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
• All prices, unless indicated otherwise are in Indian Rupees.
• By indicating user’s acceptance to purchase any product or service offered on the website, the user is obligated to complete such transactions. User shall prohibit from indicating its acceptance to purchase products and services where it does not intend to complete such transactions.
• In the event that a non-delivery occurs on account of a mistake by you (i.e. wrong name or shipping address) any extra cost towards re-delivery shall be claimed from the user placing the order.
• http://scienceshop.vascsc.org shall not be liable for any delay / non-delivery of purchased goods in the event of flood, fire, wars, acts of God or any cause that is beyond the control of http://scienceshop.vascsc.org.During transit if the material is damaged, the same will be exchanged. But if after the material has been received by the buyer and damaged later, it will not be exchanged.
• The product(s) shall be subject to manufacturer’s terms and conditions for warranty, service and maintenance, and VASCSC does not accept any responsibility for the same. The VASCSC also does not accept any responsibility for the usage of the product(s) by the user.
• Please note that there may be certain orders that we are unable to accept and must cancel. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to refuse or cancel any order for any reason. Some situations that may result in your order being cancelled include limitations on quantities available for purchase, inaccuracies or errors in product or pricing information, or problems identified by our credit and fraud avoidance department.
• We may also require additional verifications or information before accepting any order. We will contact you if all or any portion of your order is cancelled or if additional information is required to accept your order.
• In case we receive a cancellation notice and the order has not been processed / approved by us, we shall cancel the order and refund the entire amount. We will not be able to cancel orders that have already been processed and shipped out by us.
• We have the full right to decide whether an order has been processed or not. The customer agrees not to dispute the decision made by us and accept our decision regarding the cancellation.

Privacy Policy

• You understand that by using this website or any services provided by the website, you may encounter content that may be deemed by some to be offensive, indecent, or objectionable, which content may or may not be identified as such. You agree to use the website and any service at your sole risk and that to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, http://scienceshop.vascsc.org shall have no liability to you for content that may be deemed offensive, indecent, or objectionable to you.
• The user agrees to use the services provided by http://scienceshop.vascsc.org, its affiliates, consultants and contracted companies, for lawful purposes only. VASCSC may assign any or all of its rights under these terms to its affiliates without consent of the user.
• Any attempt by a user to deliberately damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the website is in violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, VASCSC reserves the right to seek damages/injunction from any such user to the fullest extent permitted by law.
• The user agrees to provide authentic and true information. http://scienceshop.vascsc.org reserves the right to confirm and validate the information and other details provided by the user at any point of time. If upon confirmation such user details are found not to be true (wholly or partly), http://scienceshop.vascsc.org has the right in its sole discretion to reject the registration and debar the user from using the services available on the website, and / or other affiliated websites without prior intimation whatsoever.
• You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless http://scienceshop.vascsc.org, its employees, directors, officers, agents and their successors and assigns from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees caused by or arising out of claims based upon your actions or inactions, which may result in any loss or liability to http://scienceshop.vascsc.org but not limited to breach of any warranties, representations or undertakings or in relation to the fulfilment of any of your obligations under this user agreement or arising out of your violation of any applicable laws, regulations including but not limited to Intellectual Property Rights, payment of statutory dues and taxes, claim of libel, defamation, violation of rights of privacy or publicity, loss of service by other subscribers and infringement of intellectual property or other rights. This clause shall survive the expiry or termination of this user agreement.
• All software used on this website is the property of http://scienceshop.vascsc.org and protected by Indian and international copyright laws. The content and software on this website may be used only as a shopping resource. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance, of the content on this website is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise noted, all content are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by http://scienceshop.vascsc.org.
• Data of customer’s personal information will be usedinternally, stored and protected by only VASCSC.
• All rights, including copyright, in this website are owned by or licensed to http://scienceshop.vascsc.org. Any use of this website or its content, including copying or storing it in whole or part, other than for your own personal, non-commercial and commercial use is prohibited without the permission of scienceshop.vascsc.org. You may not modify, distribute or re-post anything on this website for any purpose.
• The http://scienceshop.vascsc.org names and logos and all the related product(s) and service names, design marks and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of VIKRAM A. SARABHAI COMMUNITY SCIENCE CENTRE. All other marks are the property of their respective companies. No trademark or service mark license is granted in connection with the materials contained on this website. Access to this website does not authorize anyone to use any name, logo or mark in any manner.
• All the material on the website, including images, text, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, programs, music clips or downloads, video clips and written and other material (collectively, the “Contents”) are intended solely for personal, non-commercial use. You may download or copy the content and other downloadable material displayed on the website for your personal use only.
• No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials or software is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading or copying. You may not reproduce (except as noted above), publish, transmit, distribute, display, modify, create derivative works from, sell or participate in any sale of or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the content, the website or any related software.
• In a credit card transaction, you must use your own credit card. http://scienceshop.vascsc.org will not be liable for any credit card fraud. The liability to use a card fraudulently will be on the user and the onus to ‘prove otherwise’ shall be exclusively on the user.

Payments

• Userpay through various modes of payment:
  • Banking
  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card/ATM
• We as a merchant shall be under no liability whatsoever in respect of any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly out of the decline of authorization for any transaction, on account of the cardholder having exceeded the preset limit mutually agreed by us with our acquiring bank from time to time.
• Any order placed for a product that is listed at an incorrect price may be cancelled. This shall be regardless of whether the order has been confirmed and/or payment levied. In the event the payment has been processed, the same shall be credited to your account and duly notified to you by email.
• Incase of any of any technical issue occurring during the transaction, you may kindly contact the admin at VASCSC Science Shop for further details.Usually all orders are processed and shipped within 4-10 working days (excluding Sunday and Monday), once payment is confirmed. However, certain categories of products have different lead-times for delivery due to the nature of the product.

Exchange/Shipping Policy

• • 1. Exchange policy – You can exchange an item within 15 days from the date you received it. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. Your item must be in the original packaging. Your item needs to have the receipt or proof of purchase.
    2. No refund against purchase of products.
    3. You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable.

Contact Us

For further queries contact us at Science Shop, Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Navrangpura 380009 or call us at +91 79 26302085/26302914, +91 9428405408 (Tuesday to Saturday between 9:30am and 5:30pm Sunday 9:30 to 1:00 pm), you can also write to us at science.shop@vascsc.org. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Modification of Terms & Condition

http://scienceshop.vascsc.org reserves the right to modify Terms & Condition as and when required. Users are required to check the terms and conditions at every visit. No notification will be communicated if there are additions in the terms and conditions.

General Provision

All the terms and conditions between you and http://scienceshop.vascsc.org shall be governed by the law of India. By visiting http://scienceshop.vascsc.org, you agree to the laws. Any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and http://scienceshop.vascsc.org or its affiliates is subject to Ahmedabad jurisdiction only.

Vikram A. Sarabhai Community Science Centre is registered under Goods and Services Tax. GST Should be applicable on TLMs as per the Government of India Law. Vikram A. Sarabhai Community Science Centre’s GSTIN/UIN is 24AAATV7437J1Z6.

Legal Disclaimer

http://scienceshop.vascsc.organd the information, tools and material contained herein http://scienceshop.vascsc.org are not directed to, or intended for distribution to or use by, any person or entity who is a citizen or resident of or located in any jurisdiction where such distribution, publication, availability or use would be contrary to law or regulation. http://scienceshop.vascsc.org maintains the right to delete or modify information on this website without prior notice.

This website is provided to you on an “as is” and “where-is” basis, without any warranty. http://scienceshop.vascsc.org, for itself and any third party providing materials, services, or content to this website, makes no representations or warranties, either express, implied, statutory or otherwise of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of third party rights, with respect to the website, the information or any products or services to which the information refers. http://scienceshop.vascsc.org will not be liable to you or any third party for any damages of any kind, including but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, arising from or connected with the website, including but not limited to, your use of this website or your inability to use the website.