These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) form a binding agreement between you and MarathiMeanings.com governing your access to and use of our website, word-meaning database, translation tools, and any related features (together, the “Service”). By browsing or using the Service in any way, you confirm that you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms.
1. Eligibility and User Accounts
You must be at least 13 years of age, or the minimum digital consent age recognised in your jurisdiction, to create an account or submit content on MarathiMeanings.com. If you register an account, you agree to provide accurate information, to keep your login credentials confidential, and to notify us promptly of any unauthorised use of your account. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your credentials.
2. Permitted Use and License
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable licence to access and use MarathiMeanings.com for personal, non-commercial, educational, and language-reference purposes.
You agree not to:
- Use the word-meaning database, translations, or other content for commercial redistribution without our prior written permission
- Copy, scrape, mirror, or systematically extract entries from our dictionary using bots, crawlers, or automated harvesting tools
- Modify, reverse engineer, or attempt to derive the underlying structure of our search or translation systems
- Upload malicious code, or attempt to interfere with the security or normal operation of the Service
- Submit meanings, examples, comments, or corrections that are defamatory, obscene, unlawful, or that infringe the rights of any third party
- Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with any individual or organisation
3. User-Submitted Content
Where the Service allows you to suggest a word meaning, submit a translation, leave feedback, or post a comment, you retain ownership of the content you create. By submitting it, you grant MarathiMeanings.com a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to reproduce, adapt, publish, and display that content as part of our dictionary and related features. You confirm that your submissions are your own original work, or that you otherwise have the right to share them, and that
they do not infringe any third party’s intellectual property or other rights.
4. Ownership of Site Content
Except for content you submit, all text, compiled meanings, illustrations, logos, layout, software, and other materials on MarathiMeanings.com are owned by us or licensed to us and are protected under applicable intellectual property laws. No part of the Service may be reproduced, distributed, or used to build a competing product without our express written consent.
5. Nature of Our Language Content
The word meanings, transliterations, grammar notes, and translation suggestions provided on MarathiMeanings.com are intended as general educational aids for learners and readers of Marathi. Language usage can vary by region, dialect, formality, and context, and a single word may carry several shades of meaning depending on how it is used. Our content is not a substitute for a certified linguist, professional translator, or official academic reference where precision is critical, such as legal, medical, or contractual translation.
6. Optional Fees and Premium Features
Certain advanced features, if and when introduced, such as an ad-free experience or downloadable word lists, may be offered on a paid or subscription basis. Any such offering will be governed by separate pricing and billing terms displayed at the time of purchase, including applicable renewal and cancellation conditions.
7. Suspension and Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account, or restrict your access to part or all of the Service, if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, engaged in abusive or unlawful conduct, or placed the security or integrity of the Service at risk. We may also discontinue or modify features of the Service at our discretion, with or without notice.
8. Disclaimers
The Service is made available on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. We do not guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or free from errors, nor that every word meaning or translation displayed will be entirely free of mistakes.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, MarathiMeanings.com and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, revenue, or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your access to or use of the Service. Where liability cannot be excluded, our aggregate liability shall not exceed the total amount, if any, that you
have paid us in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless MarathiMeanings.com, its operators, and affiliates from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from your misuse of the Service, your submitted content, or your breach of these Terms.
11. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms shall be interpreted in accordance with the applicable governing law of our place of operation, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be submitted to the courts of competent jurisdiction in that location, unless mandatory local law provides otherwise.
12. General Provisions
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and MarathiMeanings.com regarding the Service. If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any right or provision will not be considered a waiver of that right.
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For questions regarding these Terms & Conditions, please get in touch through the contact page on MarathiMeanings.com.