Terminology Used in This Agreement
Like all online services, there are some rules that we urge you to follow while browsing, applying, logging in, and adding information to applications.uwcindia.org and its sub-domains (collectively the Application Portal). The Terms of Use also lays down principles that govern your use of third-party services like payment gateways, analytics, and other online third-party services.
The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Disclaimer Notice and all Agreements:
- "UWC India", "We", "Our" and "Us" refers to the United World Colleges Committee (India).
Acceptance
Agreement to Terms
By accessing and browsing the Application Portal you agree and accept these Terms of Use as set forth below. If at any time, you feel uncomfortable with the terms in this Agreement, you should stop using the Application Portal. For any questions, you can get in touch with Us at applications@uwccommindia.net. This Terms of Use shall be referred and read together with Privacy Policy and Refund Policy of the Application Portal.
Application to All Users
These Terms of Use apply to every user of the Application Portal. In addition, some services offered through the Application Portal may be subject to additional terms and conditions adopted by the UWC India. Your use of those services is subject to those additional terms and conditions, which are incorporated into these Terms of Use by this reference.
Modifications to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms of Use by posting the updated terms on the Application Portal. It is your responsibility to check the Terms of Use periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Application Portal following the posting of any changes constitutes automatic acceptance of those changes.
Right to Modify Service
We reserve the right to change, suspend, or discontinue the Application Portal (including, but not limited to, the availability of any feature, database, services or content) or any part thereof, at any time for any reason. We may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access without notice or liability.
Use of this Application Portal
This Application Portal is provided to you for the Service offered for your personal use subject to these terms. By using this Application Portal you agree to be bound by these terms. You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access this Application Portal through your internet connection are aware of these terms of this Agreement and that they comply with them.
Our Liability
Content Accuracy & Foreseeable Loss
The Application Portal may provide content from other internet websites or resources and while we try to ensure that material included on the Application Portal is correct, reputable and of high quality, we do not make any warranties or guarantees in relation to that content. If we are in breach of these Terms, we will only be responsible for any losses that you suffer to the extent that they are a foreseeable consequence to both of us at the time you use this Application Portal.
Our liability shall be limited to ensuring that:
- The service on the Application Portal is available at all times
- All third-party services integrated are properly scrutinised
- Shall not include business losses such as lost data, lost profits or business interruption
Reliance on Materials
Commentary and other materials posted on this Application Portal are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We shall not be liable for any losses that may be incurred by you or any visitor to this Application Portal or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents as a result of any reliance placed on such materials.
User Rules of Conduct
By using this Application Portal, you represent that you have read, accepted and are bound by the conditions contained in this Agreement. To assist the smooth functioning of this Application Portal, We expect users to follow these basic guidelines:
No Reproduction Without Permission
Unless with Our prior written permission, no part of the Application Portal may be reproduced or transmitted to or stored in any other website, nor any of its pages or part thereof be disseminated in any electronic or non-electronic form, nor included in any public or private electronic retrieval system or service.
Authorised Use Only
Any other use or modification of the content of the Application Portal without Our prior written authorisation is prohibited. Use of contact information provided on the Application Portal for unauthorized purposes, including marketing, is prohibited. Any use intended to impede with the working of the Application Portal or to intercept any information from the Application Portal is prohibited.
No Commercial Use
You shall not amend, republish, distribute, reproduce, adapt or modify any of the materials on the Application Portal or use any of the materials for public performance or otherwise make commercial use of the Application Portal or any materials located on it without Our prior written consent.
Prohibited Content
You cannot upload on the Application Portal or submit any content or otherwise distribute or publish through the Application Portal any matter or material which is or may be considered:
- Abusive, pornographic, illegal, defamatory, or obscene
- Racist, threatening, harassing, deceptive, or fraudulent
- Tortious, unlawful, offensive, profane, or invasive of another's privacy
- Designed to cause disruption to any computer systems or network
We shall be entitled without liability whatsoever, at Our discretion, to remove any such content from our server immediately.
No Reverse Engineering
You shall not directly or indirectly:
- Decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to derive any source code or underlying ideas or algorithms
- Modify, translate, or otherwise create derivative works of any part of the Application Portal
- Copy, rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise transfer any of the rights that you receive hereunder
You shall abide by all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations.
Right to Remove
We reserve and retain the right or ability to remove the availability or ability of participants to post comments in the event of any breach of these acceptable use provisions.
Use of Cookies
This Application Portal uses cookies. By accessing the Application Portal, you agree to the use of cookies in agreement with UWC India's Privacy Policy.
Most interactive Application Portals use cookies to let Us retrieve the user's details for each visit. Cookies are used by our Application Portal to enable the functionality of certain areas to make it easier for people visiting our Application Portal. Some of Our affiliate partners may also use cookies.
License & Intellectual Property
Unless stated otherwise, We own the intellectual property rights for all material on UWC India's Application Portal. All the contents, documents, information and database — including text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, audio clips, video clips, digital downloads, data compilations, source code, reprographics, demos, patches, other files and software — is owned, controlled or licensed by or to Us and may be protected as copyright, database rights, trade mark, intellectual property law and other proprietary rights.
Nothing on the Application Portal or your use of any of the services shall be construed as conferring any licence or other rights under the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of UWC India, or any third party, whether implied or otherwise, save as expressly provided.
You May Not
- Republish material from the Application Portal
- Sell, rent or sub-license material from the Application Portal
- Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from the Application Portal
- Redistribute content from the Application Portal
Hyperlinking to Our Content
You may link to our home page, to publications or to other Application Portal information so long as the link:
- Is not in any way deceptive
- Does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services
- Fits within the context of the linking party's site
Permitted Linking Methods
You may hyperlink to the Application Portal:
- By use of Our corporate name
- By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to
- By use of any other description of the Application Portal that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party's site
Restrictions
No use of United World Colleges Committee (India)'s logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking. Without prior approval and written permission, you may not create frames around our Webpages that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Application Portal.
User Rules for Submitting an Application
For Students
Your application is subject to you agreeing to the following terms. By applying, you accept to comply with the rules stated in this Agreement.
- Application is open to all natural persons born between June 1, 2007 and September 30, 2009. Applicants slightly outside this age range with exceptional applications may be considered at the sole discretion of the UWC India Committee.
- Only one application can be made in a year.
- You agree to not withhold or misrepresent material facts. Misrepresentation may result in disqualification without prior notice.
- You acknowledge that essays/assignments are your original work, not copied or generated using AI tools. Violations may result in immediate disqualification.
- A non-refundable application fee will be charged at the time of application. UWC India has the right to change the application fee without prior notice.
- You have taken required permission from your teacher and parents before nominating them, and they have agreed to receive notification emails from UWC India.
- You agree to receive notification emails and text messages on the registered email ID and mobile number.
- Once you have submitted your application, you will not be able to change any detail.
- You are responsible for your application — it will not be considered if your teacher / parent do not fill the required details.
For Teachers / Principals
- Application is only open to teachers who have been nominated by students.
- The nomination is non-transferable. If unable to accept, please reject the invitation.
- By registering and accessing the Application Portal, you accept to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
- You accept to receive notification emails and/or SMS on your registered email or mobile number.
- You agree to evaluate a student without any bias.
- You agree to verify all details before submitting an evaluation.
For Parents
- Application is only open to parents who have been nominated by students.
- By registering and accessing the Application Portal, you accept to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
- You accept to receive notification emails and/or SMS on your registered email or mobile number.
- You agree to not withhold or misrepresent material facts. UWC India reserves the right to disqualify the application without prior notice.
- When you submit your form, you acknowledge that you have given your consent for applying to UWC India.
For Reviewers
- Application is only open to persons who have been requested by UWC India to become reviewers/readers.
- By registering and accessing the Application Portal, you accept to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
- You accept to receive notification emails and/or SMS on your registered email or mobile number.
- You agree to evaluate a student without any bias.
- You agree to verify all details before submitting an evaluation.
Submission of Essays / Assignments
You agree not to upload any material which:
- Is written by or belongs to another person
- Is blasphemous, seditious, indecent, immoral, abusive, offensive, or against applicable laws; is libellous or offends the sentiments of any cast, creed, sect, gender or religion
- Is grossly harmful, harassing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, paedophilic, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially/ethnically objectionable, disparaging, or relating to money laundering, gambling, or otherwise unlawful
Such applications will be disqualified immediately, without any prior notice.
Other Important Clauses
"As-Is" Platform Disclaimer
The UWC India Application Portal is provided on an "as-is" basis without any express or implied warranties including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee that the Platform will always be safe, secure or error-free, or that it will always function without disruptions, delays or imperfections. We are not responsible for the actions, content, information, or data of third parties.
Right to Invalidate Applications
We are entitled to invalidate the application of a student in the event of any fraud, dishonesty, misdemeanour, coercion or breach of any of the terms set out herein in this Agreement.
Interview Availability
In the event you make it to the shortlisted students, you agree to make yourself available for in-person interviews at the UWC Mahindra College campus or any other location, or online mode, as decided by UWC India.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless UWC India, and each of Us and Our affiliates' employees, contractors, directors, suppliers, and representatives from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and other legal costs, that arise from or relate to:
- Your use or misuse of, or access to, the Application Portal and content
- An unlawful or negligent act or omission, or otherwise from your user submissions
- Your violation of the Terms of Use
- Infringement by you, or any third party using your account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity
We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will assist and cooperate with UWC India in asserting any available defences.
Electronic Delivery, Notice Policy & Your Consent
By using the Application Portal, you consent to receive from UWC India all communications including notices, agreements, legally required disclosures, or other information in connection with the Application Portal (collectively, "Contract Notices") electronically. UWC India may provide the electronic Contract Notices by posting them on the Application Portal. If you desire to withdraw your consent to receive Contract Notices electronically, you must discontinue your use of the Application Portal.
Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use and other referenced material are the entire agreement between you and UWC India with respect to the Application Portal, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between you and UWC India with respect to the Application Portal and govern the future relationship.
The Terms of Use are personal to you, and are not assignable, transferable, or sub-licensable by you except with Our prior written consent. We may assign, transfer, or delegate any of its rights and obligations hereunder without consent. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship is created as a result of the Terms of Use. In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under the Terms of Use, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover costs and attorneys' fees.
Applicable Law & Severability
Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use are governed by Indian Law. The courts in Mumbai have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any claim or action arising out of, or in connection with, the Terms of Use.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction only, be deemed severable and ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.