Terms & Conditions

1. Binding Acceptance of Terms & Scope of Agreement

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE “TERMS”) METICULOUSLY BEFORE ACCESSING, BROWSING, OR INTERACTING WITH THIS WEBSITE OR TRANSMITTING ANY TECHNICAL INQUIRY.

These Terms constitute a valid, legally enforceable contract entered into between Shreya Consultancy Corrosion Services (“Company”, “Shreya Consultancy”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our”), a specialized engineering and asset-integrity firm with corporate coordinates in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and any individual, entity, corporate representative, contractor, or user (“You”, “User”, or “Client”) accessing https://www.shreyaconsultancy.com (the “Website”) or utilizing our digital communication channels.

By accessing, browsing, reading, downloading materials from, or submitting inquiry documentation to this Website, You expressly affirm that You possess the full legal authority to bind Yourself and your employing enterprise to these Terms in their entirety. If You do not agree to every covenant, condition, and restriction contained herein, You are strictly prohibited from accessing or using this Website.

2. Professional Engineering & Informational Disclaimer

Under no circumstances does any publication, blog post, service outline, calculator, or email advisory on this Website constitute:

• A formal metallurgical diagnostic report, certified engineering calculation, or stamped design deliverable;
• A formal fitness-for-service (FFS) evaluation under API 579-1/ASME FFS-1;
• A binding cathodic protection (CP) design guarantee or certified protective coating specification;
• A statutory safety compliance clearance, pressure boundary relief guarantee, or environmental operating permit.

Industrial facilities, piping circuits, pressure vessels, storage tanks, and offshore platforms operate under unique, complex electrochemical, thermodynamic, and mechanical stress environments. No client or third party may rely upon general website content as a substitute for on-site visual inspection, empirical ultrasonic thickness gauging (UTG), spectrographic alloy analysis, formal Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) modeling, or certified engineering deliverables executed under a written contract.

A formal professional engineering relationship, contractual fiduciary duty, or legal warranty arises solely and exclusively upon the mutual bilateral execution of a formal Master Services Agreement (MSA) or signed Statement of Work (SOW) defining specific parameters, deliverables, testing protocols, and certified professional signatures.

3. Intellectual Property Rights & Proprietary Ownership

The entire content, structure, design, visual identity, and software architecture of this Website constitute valuable proprietary intellectual property owned exclusively by Shreya Consultancy Corrosion Services or licensed under valid authority, protected under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the Patents Act, 1970, and reciprocal international intellectual property treaties (including the Berne Convention and TRIPS).

Protected assets include, without limitation:

• The corporate brand name, the trade name “Shreya Consultancy Corrosion Services”, corporate insignia, custom logos, slogans, and trade dress;
• All proprietary corrosion diagnostic workflows, engineering methodologies, service categorization structures, and technical evaluation frameworks;
• All textual narratives, case study formulations, technical whitepapers, diagrams, charts, photography, executive profiles, and downloadable materials;
• All underlying source code, HTML, CSS, JavaScript files, database schemas, and digital layout assets.

Strict Restrictions: You are granted an extremely limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license solely to view public pages on your local personal device for legitimate business evaluation. You are expressly forbidden to copy, reproduce, republish, mirror, scrape, frame, reverse-engineer, decompile, sell, license, distribute, or publicly display any portion of this Website without explicit prior written authorization executed by an authorized director of Shreya Consultancy.

4. Acceptable Cyber Use & Prohibited Conduct

In accessing or interacting with this Website, You covenant and warrant that You shall not, directly or through third-party intermediaries, engage in any of the following unlawful or malicious activities:

1. Automated Scraping & Data Extraction: Deploying bots, spiders, scrapers, crawlers, automated extraction scripts, or artificial intelligence training crawlers to harvest website text, executive biographies, technical specifications, or email addresses;
2. Infrastructure Attacks & Intrusion: Attempting or executing Denial of Service (DoS/DDoS) attacks, buffer overflow attempts, SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), server probing, or unauthorized vulnerability scans against our network infrastructure;
3. Impersonation & Fraud: Misrepresenting an affiliation with any corporate asset owner, forging transmission headers, impersonating Shreya Consultancy personnel, or submitting fabricated engineering project parameters;
4. Malicious Code Transmission: Uploading or transmitting any software virus, Trojan horse, worm, ransomware, spyware, or damaging electronic payload through quotation upload forms or contact mechanisms;
5. Defamation & Disparagement: Utilizing Website interactive channels to broadcast unlawful, defamatory, libelous, or commercially disparaging representations regarding the Company, its executive leadership, or engineering personnel.

Any violation of this Section constitutes a material breach of these Terms and will immediately trigger civil legal proceedings and criminal prosecution under Sections 43, 66, 66A, and 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and applicable penal codes.

5. Quotations, RFQs & Technical Scope Inquiries

All quotation requests, scope estimations, and consultation solicitations generated through the Website (including “Get a Quote”, “Consult an Engineer”, or direct email requests):

• Are strictly preliminary commercial invitations to negotiate and do not constitute a binding commercial contract, tender acceptance, or fixed price commitment;
• Are subject to formal engineering review, on-site physical inspection feasibility, certified technician availability, and mutual credit approval;
• Are predicated upon the absolute operational accuracy of metallurgical, thermal, chemical, and pressure parameters provided by the client. Shreya Consultancy accepts zero legal liability for preliminary cost estimates derived from inaccurate, unverified, or incomplete client specifications.

6. Comprehensive Limitation of Liability

• Consequential & Indirect Damages: ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER;
• Industrial & Operational Losses: LOSS OF PLANT PRODUCTION, REFINERY DOWNTIME, PIPELINE SHUTDOWNS, DELAYED PROJECT COMMISSIONING, PRESSURE VESSEL RUPTURE, UNPLANNED OUTAGES, PRODUCT CONTAMINATION, OR ENVIRONMENTAL DISCHARGE PENALTIES;
• Commercial Losses: LOSS OF CORPORATE PROFITS, DEFERRED REVENUE, GOODWILL, REPUTATIONAL CAPITAL, CONTRACTUAL LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IMPOSED BY THIRD PARTIES, OR COST OF SUBSTITUTE ASSETS;
• Website Technical Disruptions: TRANSMISSION ERRORS, DATA CORRUPTION, SERVER OUTAGES, NETWORK LATENCY, VIRUS INFECTIONS, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OUR WEB PORTAL.

AGGREGATE LIABILITY CAP: IN THE EVENT THAT ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION FINDS SHREYA CONSULTANCY LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM DIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OUR MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS COMBINED SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE THOUSAND INDIAN RUPEES (INR 1,000) OR THE ACTUAL NOMINAL MONETARY AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO US (IF ANY) SPECIFICALLY FOR ACCESSING THE WEBSITE IN THE PRECEDING TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

7. Comprehensive User Indemnification

You unequivocally agree to defend, indemnify, release, and hold harmless Shreya Consultancy Corrosion Services, its founding partners, directors, corporate officers, certified engineering inspectors, employees, legal advisors, agents, and successors from and against any and all third-party claims, liabilities, lawsuits, arbitration demands, losses, damages, statutory penalties, regulatory fines, judgments, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees and forensic litigation costs) arising out of or directly related to:

• Your access, use, or misuse of this Website, its content, or preliminary engineering materials;
• Your violation of any covenant, representation, warranty, or restriction contained within these Terms;
• Any unauthorized, inaccurate, or infringing engineering blueprints, data, or chemical specifications submitted by You or your enterprise;
• Your infringement or misappropriation of any third-party intellectual property, proprietary trade secret, or privacy right;
• Your violation of any applicable industrial safety, environmental protection, or cyber security statute.

Shreya Consultancy reserves the exclusive right to assume the primary defense and settlement control of any matter subject to indemnification, and You agree to fully cooperate with our legal counsel in asserting all available defenses.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties (“As Is” and “As Available”)

THIS WEBSITE, ITS ENTIRE CONTENT, TECHNICAL ARTICLES, CALCULATIONS, AND DIGITAL ASSETS ARE PROVIDED STRICTLY ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, EITHER EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED.

TO THE UTMOST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SHREYA CONSULTANCY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT;
• WARRANTIES THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ACCURATE, OR ERROR-FREE;
• WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ABSOLUTE SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY DESCRIPTIVE CONTENT PUBLISHED ON THIS PLATFORM;
• WARRANTIES THAT TRANSMITTED COMMUNICATIONS WILL REACH OUR RECIPIENTS WITHOUT THIRD-PARTY INTERCEPTION OR TECHNICAL FAILURE.

9. External Third-Party Links & Technical Standards

This Website may provide reference hyperlinks to third-party engineering institutions (such as AMPP / NACE, API, ASME, ASTM, ISO), government regulatory bodies, or software platforms. These links are furnished exclusively as convenience references.

Shreya Consultancy neither endorses, sponsors, audits, nor guarantees the technical accuracy, legal compliance, or operational integrity of any third-party domain. Accessing third-party websites is undertaken solely at your own independent risk and subject to the terms and privacy frameworks of those external domains.

10. Trade Secrets & Non-Disclosure of Proprietary Submissions

Any proprietary metallurgical diagnostics, patented corrosion inhibitor data, or trade secrets transmitted between the parties shall be treated in accordance with Section 4 of our Privacy Policy.

However, general commercial suggestions, public feedback, or unprompted methodology improvements communicated to us through website contact mechanisms shall become the non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free property of Shreya Consultancy without requirement of attribution or compensation.

11. Force Majeure & Unforeseen Disruptions

Shreya Consultancy shall bear zero legal liability or responsibility for any failure or delay in website performance, inquiry processing, or operational response resulting from causes beyond its reasonable operational control, including but not limited to:

• Acts of God, seismic events, cyclones, floods, tsunamis, or environmental disasters;
• Epidemics, pandemics, quarantines, or government-mandated industrial curfews;
• Hostilities, war, acts of terrorism, armed civil insurrection, or martial law;
• Telecommunications grid failures, major undersea fiber optic cable severances, DNS hijackings, or regional power grid collapses;
• Industrial plant shutdowns, government export embargoes, or material supply chain blockades.

12. Governing Law, Exclusive Jurisdiction & Dispute Resolution

Every dispute shall be resolved through the following structured escalation mechanism:

1. Good-Faith Negotiation: The aggrieved party must serve a formal written Dispute Notice detailing the factual grounds. Both parties agree to designate senior executive representatives to negotiate in good faith for a mandatory period of thirty (30) business days.
2. Binding Arbitration: If the dispute remains unresolved upon expiration of thirty (30) days, it shall be referred to and finally resolved by binding arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (including all statutory amendments). The tribunal shall consist of a sole arbitrator mutually agreed upon, or failing agreement, appointed pursuant to the Act. The seat, venue, and place of arbitration shall be Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The language of arbitration proceedings shall be English.
3. Exclusive Judicial Jurisdiction: Subject to the arbitration clause above, the competent Civil Courts situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India shall maintain exclusive territorial and subject-matter jurisdiction over any judicial applications, interim injunctive reliefs, or enforcement of arbitral awards.

13. Severability, Non-Waiver & Entire Agreement

If any individual provision, covenant, or restriction of these Terms is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. The invalid provision shall be deemed severed or modified to the minimum extent necessary to render it valid and enforceable while preserving its original commercial intent.

The failure or delay of Shreya Consultancy to enforce any right or provision under these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision in that or any subsequent instance.

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire, complete, and integrated agreement between You and Shreya Consultancy concerning your access and utilization of this Website, superseding all prior oral or written representations.

14. Suspension, Termination & Survival of Clauses

Shreya Consultancy reserves the unilateral right, without prior notice or liability, to suspend, terminate, restrict, or revoke your access to the Website or any digital feature thereof, with immediate effect, for any violation of these Terms or suspected malicious cyber activity.

Sections 2 (Engineering Disclaimer), 3 (Intellectual Property), 6 (Limitation of Liability), 7 (Indemnification), 8 (Warranty Disclaimer), 12 (Governing Law & Arbitration), and 13 (Severability) shall survive any termination of access or cessation of Website operations indefinitely.

15. Legal Directorate & Formal Notice Address

All formal legal notices, statutory communications, copyright infringement claims, or arbitration demands must be served in writing via registered post or certified courier with acknowledgment due to our corporate headquarters: