Terms and Conditions

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you (whether individually or as an authorized representative of a business, startup, or educational institution) and Acxelerate India ("we", "us", or "our"). These Terms govern your access to and use of acxelerateindia.com (the "Website"), as well as any associated consulting engagements, assessment tools, and digital platforms.

If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you are expressly prohibited from using the Website or engaging our services, and you must discontinue use immediately.

2. Eligibility & User Representations

By using this Website, you represent and warrant that:

• You are at least 18 years of age or possess legal capacity under the laws of your jurisdiction.
• If you are submitting an inquiry or booking on behalf of an MSME, startup, university, or corporation, you possess the requisite authority to bind that entity to these Terms.
• All information, contact details, and documents you submit are truthful, accurate, current, and complete.
• Your use of the Website does not violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.

3. Scope of Advisory Services

Acxelerate India provides specialized strategic business consulting, readiness benchmarking, and institutional enablement services, including but not limited to:

• MSME & Startup Global Market Expansion: Market readiness evaluation, cross-border entry roadmaps, competitive benchmarking, and international pitch deck refinement.
• Professional & Student Career Transformation: International career readiness assessments, global competency benchmarking, and mentorship matching programs (such as MentorCruise facilitation).
• University Global Readiness: Institutional internationalization assessments, international academic partnerships, and curriculum alignment guidance.
• Trade Missions & Delegations: Facilitation, coordination, and logistics preparation for participation in bilateral trade delegations and global expos.
• Knowledge Centre Intelligence Hub: Aggregated public information on international grants, research fellowships, startup pitch hackathons, webinars, and global market news.

4. User Inquiries, Bookings & Document Submissions

When you submit an inquiry form or upload materials (such as pitch decks, business plans, or academic CVs) to our Website:

• You grant Acxelerate India a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, review, and evaluate the materials solely for the purpose of analyzing your profile and delivering the requested advisory services.
• You represent that you own or have obtained all necessary licenses, rights, and permissions to share the submitted documents and that they do not infringe upon any third-party intellectual property or confidentiality agreements.
• We treat all submitted strategic documents as strictly confidential in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

5. Prohibited Conduct & Security Protections

You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:

• Automated Scraping & Data Mining: Using scrapers, crawlers, harvesting bots, or automated extraction tools to copy content, intelligence feeds, or directories without written authorization.
• Security Circumvention: Probing, scanning, or testing the vulnerability of our servers, authentication mechanisms (including admin keys), or rate-limiting thresholds.
• Malicious Uploads: Uploading or transmitting files that contain viruses, trojans, worms, malicious scripts, or files disguised to bypass binary header inspection.
• Impersonation & Fraud: Impersonating any individual, entity, or Acxelerate India representative, or submitting false business credentials.
• Abuse of Communication Channels: Flooding inquiry forms or consultation booking systems with spam or automated fake submissions.

Violations of digital infrastructure security may result in civil and criminal prosecution under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and applicable penal laws.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, the Website, its source code, architecture, text, graphics, logos, brand emblems ("Acxelerate India", "Equip. Explore. Expand."), diagnostic frameworks, assessment rubrics, and research publications are the exclusive intellectual property of Acxelerate India and are protected under Indian and international copyright and trademark laws.

You are granted a limited, revocable, non-transferable license to view and print pages from the Website for your personal, non-commercial, or internal business evaluation purposes only. You may not republish, distribute, sell, or commercialize any proprietary framework or report without express prior written consent from Acxelerate India.

7. Knowledge Centre & Third-Party Intelligence Feeds

Our Knowledge Centre aggregates real-time public intelligence regarding grants, competitions, webinars, conferences, and international news from reputable third-party sources:

• These listings are provided solely for informational and research convenience.
• Acxelerate India is not the sponsor, administrator, or grantor of third-party programs unless explicitly stated.
• We do not control and cannot guarantee the accuracy of third-party deadlines, eligibility rubrics, or prize values. Users are responsible for directly verifying all details with the primary host or grantor.

8. Consultation Sessions & Commercial Agreements

Consultations booked through the Website provide strategic, exploratory guidance. Commercial engagements, dedicated retainer advisory, or customized trade delegation participation are formalized under separate, executed Master Services Agreements (MSAs) or Statements of Work (SOWs) that govern project milestones, deliverables, and fees.

For details on appointment rescheduling and cancellations, please refer to our Cancellation and Refund Policy.

9. Professional & Regulatory Disclaimer

Information provided on this Website or during advisory sessions does not constitute legal, tax, certified financial, or accredited immigration advice. Clients must retain qualified, licensed legal and tax practitioners in respective foreign jurisdictions. For further disclosures, review our Full Disclaimer.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Acxelerate India, its directors, advisors, or employees be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, revenue, data, business goodwill, or opportunity costs, arising out of:

• Your access to, use of, or inability to access or use the Website or services;
• Any decision made or action taken in reliance upon advisory assessments or intelligence feeds;
• Any denial of visas, rejection of grant applications, failure to secure university admissions, or rejection of venture capital pitch decks by third parties;
• Any unauthorized access to our secure servers resulting from force majeure or cyber events beyond reasonable commercial safeguards.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Acxelerate India, its officers, directors, consultants, and affiliates against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your breach of these Terms, your violation of any third-party rights, or any content or documents you submit through the Website.

12. Governing Law, Dispute Resolution & Jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the competent courts located in New Delhi / Mumbai, India, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts.