These Terms & Conditions govern your access to and use of the CIIA website and services. Please read them carefully before using our website or services.
Welcome to CIIA — Council for Indian And International Arbitration. These Terms & Conditions govern your access to and use of our website, services and related digital platforms.
By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please do not use our website or services.
Important: These Terms & Conditions govern the use of the CIIA website. Specific arbitration, mediation or dispute-resolution matters may also be subject to separate agreements, rules, procedures or terms applicable to the relevant service.
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined below. These definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural.
For the purposes of these Terms & Conditions:
By accessing or using this Website, you confirm that you have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms & Conditions and agree to comply with them.
If you are accessing or using the Website on behalf of a company, organization or other legal entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms.
CIIA may modify these Terms & Conditions from time to time. Continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms & Conditions.
You must not use the Website:
CIIA provides information and technology-enabled services relating to mediation, arbitration, negotiation and other forms of dispute resolution.
Information available on the Website is provided for general informational purposes and does not, by itself, constitute an arbitration agreement, mediation agreement, legal advice or professional legal opinion.
Individual dispute-resolution proceedings may be governed by separate agreements, institutional rules, procedural rules, appointment terms, fee schedules or other applicable documents.
Users participating in a specific proceeding are responsible for reviewing and complying with the rules and terms applicable to that proceeding.
Nothing contained on this Website should be interpreted as legal, financial, tax or other professional advice.
The information published on the Website is intended to provide general information about CIIA, its activities, services and developments.
You should obtain appropriate professional advice before making decisions based on information obtained through the Website.
Unless otherwise stated, the Website and all content contained therein are owned by or licensed to CIIA and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
This includes, without limitation:
You may access and use the Website for personal, informational and lawful business purposes. You may not reproduce, modify, distribute, publicly display, sell or commercially exploit Website content without prior written permission from CIIA, except where permitted by applicable law.
If you submit information, comments, enquiries, documents or other materials through the Website, you represent that you have the right to provide such information.
You should not submit confidential or legally privileged information through general website forms unless the relevant CIIA process specifically requests such information.
CIIA reserves the right to use information submitted through the Website for legitimate business, administrative and service-related purposes, subject to applicable law and our Privacy Policy.
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms or services.
These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes. CIIA does not necessarily endorse or control third-party websites or services.
Your use of third-party websites and services may be subject to separate terms and privacy policies imposed by those third parties.
Certain services may be provided through third-party or separate online platforms.
Access to such platforms may be subject to additional terms, registration requirements, security procedures and privacy policies.
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any login credentials associated with their accounts and for activities conducted through their accounts.
You must promptly notify the relevant service provider or CIIA if you become aware of unauthorized access or suspected misuse of your account.
Certain CIIA services may be subject to fees.
Applicable fees, payment terms and refund conditions may be communicated separately in connection with the relevant service, proceeding or engagement.
Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing, applicable fees are payable in accordance with the terms communicated to the user or party responsible for payment.
CIIA recognizes that confidentiality may be an important aspect of dispute-resolution proceedings.
Confidentiality obligations applicable to a particular arbitration, mediation or negotiation may arise from applicable law, agreements, institutional rules, procedural orders or other applicable arrangements.
Users should review the confidentiality provisions applicable to their specific proceeding or engagement.
Your use of the Website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how CIIA collects, uses, stores and handles personal information.
By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the applicable Privacy Policy.
The Website and its content are provided on an "as available" and "as is" basis to the extent permitted by applicable law.
CIIA does not warrant that:
CIIA reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue any part of the Website or its features without prior notice where reasonably necessary.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, CIIA and its officers, directors, employees, representatives, affiliates, service providers and partners shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of the Website.
This includes, to the extent permitted by law, loss of data, loss of profits, loss of business opportunities, business interruption or other losses resulting from access to or use of the Website or reliance upon information made available through it.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless CIIA, its officers, directors, employees, representatives and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses arising from:
CIIA may suspend or terminate access to the Website or particular services where reasonably necessary, including where a user violates these Terms & Conditions or applicable law.
Upon termination, provisions that by their nature should continue to apply may remain effective, including provisions concerning intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, confidentiality and dispute resolution.
These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of India, subject to any mandatory provisions of applicable law.
Subject to any applicable arbitration agreement or dispute-resolution arrangement, courts having appropriate jurisdiction in India shall have jurisdiction over matters arising from or relating to these Terms.
Where a dispute arises concerning these Terms, the parties may seek to resolve the matter amicably through negotiation.
Where the parties have entered into a separate written agreement containing an arbitration, mediation or other dispute-resolution clause, the dispute shall be handled in accordance with the terms of that agreement.
If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is determined to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be interpreted or modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, where legally permitted.
The remaining provisions of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect.
The failure of CIIA to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
Any waiver must be expressly made in writing to be effective.
CIIA may revise these Terms & Conditions from time to time.
Any updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.
You are encouraged to review these Terms periodically to remain informed about the terms governing your use of the Website.
If you have any questions regarding these Terms & Conditions, you may contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Website: ciia.ai