DLSA, Dakshin Dinajpur: Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: 1st January 2025
Last Updated:

Welcome to the official website of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Dakshin Dinajpur. These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website dlsaddplv.blogspot.com (the “Website”).

By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you should not use this Website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

Access to this Website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service without notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to these Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes.

2. Nature of the Website

This Website is an official government information portal operated by DLSA, Dakshin Dinajpur, under the aegis of NALSA and WBSLSA. The Website is maintained to:

Publish updates about free legal aid services in Dakshin Dinajpur district
Share Lok Adalat schedules and results
Display Paralegal Volunteer (PLV) duty rosters and reports
Provide information about legal awareness programs and campaigns
Share official notices, orders, and circulars
Showcase historical records of DLSA office bearers
Provide holiday calendars and office-related information

3. User Eligibility and Conduct

3.1 Eligibility
This Website is intended for all members of the public, including residents of Dakshin Dinajpur district and anyone seeking information about legal aid services in the district. There is no age restriction for accessing publicly available information.

3.2 Acceptable Use
You agree to use this Website only for lawful purposes. You must not:

Use the Website in any way that violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation
Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely represent your affiliation with any person or entity
Interfere with or disrupt the Website, servers, or networks connected to the Website
Use any automated system (including robots, spiders, or scrapers) to access the Website for any purpose without our express written permission
Attempt to decode, reverse-engineer, or extract any source code or underlying structure of the Website
Transmit any viruses, malware, or any other malicious code through the Website
Collect or store personal data of other users without their consent
Use the Website to send unsolicited commercial communications (spam)
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Website, user accounts, or computer systems connected to the Website

3.3 Comments and Interaction
If the Website allows comments or any form of user-generated content, you agree that:

You are solely responsible for the content you submit
Your content must not be defamatory, obscene, threatening, abusive, or otherwise objectionable
Your content must not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third party
Your content must not contain personal information of others without their consent
We reserve the right to remove any user-generated content without notice and without providing any reason

4. Intellectual Property Rights

4.1 Ownership
All content on this Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, video clips, data compilations, page layout, underlying code, and software, is the property of:

The Government of India (National Emblem, NALSA materials)
The Government of West Bengal (State emblems, WBSLSA materials)
DLSA, Dakshin Dinajpur (original content, photographs, documents)

Such content is protected under the Copyright Act, 1957, the Emblem and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, and other applicable intellectual property laws of India.

4.2 Permitted Use
You may:

View and read the content for personal, non-commercial, informational purposes
Share links to specific pages of this Website for informational purposes
Take printouts of pages for personal reference or to distribute at legal awareness camps (with attribution)

4.3 Prohibited Use
You may NOT:

Reproduce, republish, or redistribute any content from this Website on another website, blog, or digital platform without prior written permission
Use the National Emblem, NALSA emblem, or any government logo in any context other than as displayed on this Website
Modify, alter, or create derivative works from any content on this Website
Commercially exploit any content from this Website
Use any content in a manner that misrepresents its source or implies official endorsement where none exists

Legal Warning: Unauthorized use of the National Emblem of India or government logos is a punishable offense under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, and the State Emblems of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005.

5. External Links Policy

This Website may contain links to external websites maintained by government bodies, courts, and other organizations. These links are provided for reference and convenience only.

When you click on an external link, you leave this Website. We are not responsible for:

The content, accuracy, or availability of external websites
The privacy practices or policies of external websites
Any damage or loss caused by your interaction with external websites
Any products, services, or information offered on external websites

The inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement, recommendation, or affiliation with the linked website or its operators.

6. Advertisements and Third-Party Content

This Website displays advertisements through Google AdSense, an automated advertising service provided by Google Inc. Please note:

Advertisements are automatically selected and displayed by Google based on various factors including page content and user browsing history
DLSA, Dakshin Dinajpur does not select, endorse, or control the advertisements displayed on this Website
Advertisements do not reflect the official position, views, or policies of DLSA, NALSA, WBSLSA, or any government authority
Clicking on advertisements will take you to third-party websites for which DLSA bears no responsibility
Any transactions or interactions with advertisers are solely between you and the advertiser

7. Website Availability and Technical Issues

7.1 Availability
We strive to keep the Website available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, we do not guarantee uninterrupted access. The Website may be temporarily unavailable due to:

Planned maintenance or updates
Technical failures, server outages, or connectivity issues
Google Blogger platform downtime
Force majeure events (natural disasters, pandemics, government directives)

7.2 Platform Dependency
This Website is hosted on Google’s Blogger platform. As such, it is subject to Google’s Terms of Service and may be affected by changes to the Blogger platform, including but not limited to feature changes, policy updates, or service discontinuation.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Indian law:

DLSA, Dakshin Dinajpur, its officers, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of or inability to use the Website
No liability is accepted for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the content published on the Website
No liability is accepted for any decisions made or actions taken based on information provided on the Website
No liability is accepted for any loss of data, revenue, or profits resulting from the use of the Website
No liability is accepted for any damage caused by viruses or other harmful components that may infect your computer equipment, software, or data as a result of accessing the Website

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless DLSA, Dakshin Dinajpur, NALSA, WBSLSA, the District Court, Dakshin Dinajpur, and their respective officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:

Your violation of these Terms
Your violation of any applicable law or regulation
Your infringement of any third party’s intellectual property rights
Any content you submit or post on the Website
Your unauthorized use of the Website or its associated services

10. Privacy

Your use of this Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please read the Privacy Policy to understand our data practices.

11. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify, amend, or replace these Terms at any time without prior notice. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting on this page. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the Terms were last revised.

Your continued use of the Website after any changes to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal.