Agreement Between User and Wave's Cab

APPLICABILITY

This User Agreement along with Terms Of Service (collectively, the "User Agreement") forms the terms and conditions for the use of services and products of Wavescab (India) Limited ("Wave’s").

Any person ("User") who inquiries about or purchases any products or services of Wave’s through its websites, mobile applications, sales persons, offices, call centers, branch offices, franchisees, agents etc. (all the aforesaid platforms collectively referred to as "Sales Channels") agree to be governed by this User Agreement. The websites and the mobile applications of Wave’s are collectively referred to as 'Website'.

Both User and Wave’s are individually referred to as 'Party' and collectively referred to as 'Parties' to the User Agreement.

Terms of Service" available on Wave's website details out terms & conditions applicable on various services or products facilitated by Wave’s. The User should refer " to the relevant Terms of Service applicable for the given product or service as booked by the User. Such Terms of Service are binding on the User.

ELIGIBILITY TO USE

The User must be atleast 18 years of age and must possess the legal authority to enter into an agreement so as become a User and use the services of Wave’s.

Before using the Website, approaching any Sales Channels or procuring the services of Wave’s, the Users compulsorily read and understand this User Agreement, and shall be deemed to have accepted this User Agreement as a binding document that governs User's dealings and transactions with Wave’s. If the User does not agree with any part of this Agreement, then the User must not avail Wave’s services and must not access or approach the Sales Channels of Wave’s.

All rights and liabilities of the User and Wave’s with respect to any services or product facilitated by Wave,s shall be restricted to the scope of this User Agreement.

CONTENT

All content provided through various Sales Channels, including but not limited to audio, images, software, text, icons and such similar content ("Content"), are registered by Wave’s and protected under applicable intellectual property laws. User cannot use this Content for any other purpose, except as specified herein.ators.

User agrees to follow all instructions provided by Wave’s which will prescribe the way such User may use the Content.

There are a number of proprietary logos, service marks and trademarks displayed on the Website and through other Sales Channels of Wave’s as may be applicable. Wave’s does not grant the User a license, right or authority to utilize such proprietary logos, service marks, or trademarks in any manner. Any unauthorized use of the Content, will be in violation of the applicable law.

Wave’s respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you notice any act of infringement on the Website, you are requested to send us a written notice/ intimation which must include the following information;

  • Clear identification of such copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
  • Location of the material on the Website, including but not limited to the link of the infringing material;
  • The proof that the alleged copyrighted work is owned by you;
  • Contact information;

The aforesaid notices can be sent to Wave's cab by email at info@wavescab.com

WEBSITE

The Website is meant to be used by bonafide User(s) for a lawful use.

User shall not distribute exchange, modify, sell or transmit anything from the Website, including but not limited to any text, images, audio and video, for any business, commercial or public purpose.

The User Agreement grants a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use this Website as expressly permitted in this User Agreement. The User agrees not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of the Website in any manner whatsoever.

Access to certain features of the Website may only be available to registered User(s). The process of registration, may require the User to answer certain questions or provide certain information that may or may not be personal in nature. Some such fields may be mandatory or optional. User represents and warrants that all information supplied to Wave’s is true and accurate.

Wave’s reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the access to the Website and the services offered on the same or any portion thereof at any time, without notice, for general maintenance or any other reason whatsoever.

Wave’s will always make its best endeavors to ensure that the content on its websites or other sales channels are free of any virus or such other malwares. However, any data or information downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Website or any other Sales Channel is done entirely at the User's own discretion and risk and they will be solely responsible for any damage to their computer systems or loss of data that may result from the download of such data or information.

Wave’s reserves the right to periodically make improvements or changes in its Website at any time without any prior notice to the User. User(s) are requested to report any content on the Website which is deemed to be unlawful, objectionable, libelous, defamatory, obscene, harassing, invasive to privacy, abusive, fraudulent, against any religious beliefs, spam, or is violative of any applicable law to info@wavescab.com. On receiving such report, Wave’s reserves the right to investigate and/or take such action as the Company may deem appropriate.

BOOKINGS BY TRAVEL AGENTS

Except with the prior registration with Wave’s as B2B agents, priority partner or a franchisee, and explicit permission of Wave’s to use the Website, all travel agents, tour operators, consolidators or aggregators ("Travel Agents") are barred from using this Website for any commercial or resale purpose. If any such bookings are detected, Wave’s reserves the right, including without limitation, to cancel all such bookings immediately without any notice to such travel agents and also to withhold payments or any refunds thereto. Wave’s shall not be held liable for any incidental loss or damage that may arise from the bookings made by any person through such Travel Agents. The liability in case of such cancellations shall be solely borne by such Travel Agents.

All discounts and offers mentioned on the Website are applicable only to the User(s) of Wave’s for legitimate bookings.

LIMITED LIABILITY OF WAVES

Unless Wave's explicitly acts as a reseller in certain scenarios, Wave’s always acts as a facilitator by connecting the User with the respective service providers like cab operators etc. (collectively referred to as "Service Providers"). Wave's liability is limited to providing the User with a confirmed booking as selected by the User.

Any issues or concerns faced by the User at the time of availing any such services shall be the sole responsibility of the Service Provider. Wave’s will have no liability with respect to the acts, omissions, errors, representations, warranties, breaches or negligence on part of any Service Provider.

Unless explicitly committed by Wave’s as a part of any product or service:

  • Wave’s assumes no liability for the standard of services as provided by the respective Service Providers.
  • Wave’s provides no guarantee with regard to their quality or fitness as represented.
  • Wave’s doesn't guarantee the availability of any services as listed by a Service Provider.

By making a booking, User understands Wave’s merely provides a technology platform for booking of services and products and the ultimate liability rests on the respective Service Provider and not Wave’s. Thus, the ultimate contract of service is between User and Service Provider.

USER'S RESPONSIBILITY

Users are advised to check the description of the services and products carefully before making a booking. User(s) agree to be bound by all the conditions as contained in booking confirmation or as laid out in the confirmed booking voucher. These conditions are also to be read in consonance with the User Agreement.

If a User intends to make a booking on behalf of another person, it shall be the responsibility of the User to inform such person about the terms of this Agreement, including all rules and restrictions applicable thereto.

The User warrants that they will abide by all such additional procedures and guidelines, as modified from time to time, in connection with the use of the services. The User further warrants that they will comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the concerned jurisdiction regarding use of the services for each transaction.

The services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Wave’s may change the features or functionality of the services being provided at any time, in its sole discretion, without any prior notice. Wave’s expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, reasonably fit for all purposes. No advice or information, whether oral or written, which the User obtains from Wave’s or through the services opted shall create any warranty not expressly made herein or in the terms and conditions of the services.

User also authorizes Wave’s representative to contact such user over phone, message and email. This consent shall supersede any preferences set by such User through national customer preference register (NCPR) or any other similar preferences.

SECURITY AND ACCOUNT RELATED INFORMATION

While registering on the Website, the User will have to choose a password to access that User's account and User shall be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of both the password and the account as well as for all activities on the account. It is the duty of the User to notify Wave’s immediately in writing of any unauthorized use of their password or account or any other breach of security. Wave’s will not be liable for any loss that may be incurred by the User as a result of unauthorized use of the password or account, either with or without the User's knowledge. The User shall not use anyone else's account at any time.

User understands that any information that is provided to this Website may be read or intercepted by others due to any breach of security at the User's end.

Wave’s keeps all the data in relation to credit card, debit card, bank information etc. secured and in an encrypted form in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations. However, for cases of fraud detection, offering bookings on credit (finance) etc., Wave’s may at times verify certain information of its Users like their credit score, as and when required.

Wave’s adopts the best industry standard to secure the information as provided by the User. However, Wave’s cannot guarantee that there will never be any security breach of its systems which may have an impact on User's information too.

The data of the User as available with Wave’s may be shared with concerned law enforcement agencies for any lawful or investigation purpose without the consent of the User.

FEES AND PAYMENT

In addition to the cost of booking as charged by the Service Providers, Wave’s reserves the right to charge certain fees in the nature of convenience fees or service fees. Wave’s further reserves the right to alter any and all fees from time to time. Any such additional fees, including fee towards any modifications thereof, will be displayed to the User before confirming the booking or collecting the payment from such User.

In cases of short charging of the booking amount, taxes, statutory fee, convenience fee etc., owing to any technical error or other reason, Wave’s shall reserve the right to deduct, charge or claim the balance amount from the User and the User shall pay such balance amount to Wave’s. In cases where the short charge is claimed prior to the utilization of the booking, Wave’s will be at liberty to cancel such bookings if the amount is not paid before the utilization date.

Any increase in the price charged by Wave’s on account of change in rate of taxes or imposition of new taxes, levies by Government shall have to be borne by the User. Such imposition of taxes, levies may be without prior notice and could also be retrospective but will always be as per applicable law.

In the rare circumstance of a booking not getting confirmed for any reason whatsoever, Wave’s will process the refund of the booking amount paid by the User and intimate the User about the same. Wave’s is not under any obligation to provide an alternate booking in lieu of or to compensate or replace the unconfirmed booking. All subsequent bookings will be treated as new transactions. Any applicable refund will be processed as per the defined policies of the service provider and Wave’s as the case may be.

The User shall be completely responsible for all charges, fees, duties, taxes, and assessments arising out of the use of the service, as per the applicable laws

The User agrees and understands that all payments shall only be made to bank accounts of Wave’s. Wave’s or its agents, representatives or employees shall never ask a customer to transfer money to any private account or to an account not held in the name of Wave’s. The User agrees that if that user transfers any amount against any booking or transaction to any bank account that is not legitimately held by Wave’s or to any personal account of any person, Wave’s shall not be held liable for the same. User shall not hold any right to recover from Wave’s any amount which is transferred by the User to any third party.

The User will not share his personal sensitive information like credit/debit card number, CVV, OTP, card expiry date, user IDs, passwords etc. with any person including the agents, employees or representatives of Wave’s. The User shall immediately inform Wave’s if such details are demanded by any of its agents' employees or representatives. Wave’s shall not be liable for any loss that the User incurs for sharing the aforesaid details.

Refunds, if any, on cancelled bookings will always be processed to the respective account or the banking instrument (credit card, wallet etc.) from which payment was made for that booking.

Booking(s) made by the User through Wave’s are subject to the applicable cancellation policy as set out on the booking page or as communicated to the customers in writing.

USAGE OF THE MOBILE NUMBER, COMMUNICATION DETAILS OF THE USER BY WAVES

Wave’s will send booking confirmation, itinerary information, cancellation, payment confirmation, refund status, schedule change or any such other information relevant for the transaction or booking made by the User, via SMS, internet-based messaging applications like WhatsApp, voice call, e-mail or any other alternate communication detail provided by the User at the time of booking.

Wave's may also contact the User through the modes mentioned above for any pending or failed bookings, to know the preference of the User for concluding the booking and also to help the User for the same.

The User hereby unconditionally consents that such communications via SMS, internet-based messaging applications like WhatsApp, voice call, email or any other mode by Wave’s are:

  • upon the request and authorization of the User;
  • 'transactional' and not an 'unsolicited commercial communication' as per the guidelines of Telecom Regulation Authority of India (TRAI), and
  • in compliance with the relevant guidelines of TRAI or such other authority India and abroad.

The User will indemnify Wave’s against all types of losses and damages incurred by Wave’s due to any action taken by TRAI, Access Providers (as per TRAI regulations) or any other authority due to any erroneous complaint raised by the User on Wave’s with respect to the communications mentioned above or due to a wrong number or email id being provided by the User for any reason whatsoever.

FORCE MAJEURE

There can be exceptional circumstances where Wave’s and / or the Service Providers may be unable to honor the confirmed bookings due to various reasons like act of God, labor unrest, insolvency, business exigencies, government decisions, terrorist activity, any operational and technical issues, route and flight cancellations etc. or any other reason beyond the control of Wave’s. If Wave’s has advance knowledge of any such situations where dishonor of bookings may happen, it will make its best efforts to provide similar alternative to the User or refund the booking amount after deducting applicable service charges, if supported and refunded by that respective service operators. The User agrees that Wave’s being merely a facilitator of the services and products booked, cannot be held responsible for any such Force Majeure circumstance. The User has to contact the Service Provider directly for any further resolutions and refunds.

The User agrees that in the event of non-confirmation of booking due to any technical reasons (like network downtime, disconnection with third party platforms such as payment gateways, banks etc.) or any other similar failures, Wave’s obligation shall be limited refunding the booking amount, if any, received from the customer. Such refund shall completely discharge Wave’s from all liabilities with respect to that transaction. Additional liabilities, if any, shall be borne by the User.

In no event shall Wave’s and be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential damages, and any other damages like damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the Website or any other Sales Channel.

ADVERTISERS ON Wave's cab, AND LINKED WEBSITES

The Website may contain links to third party websites. Wave’s does not control such websites and is not responsible for its contents. If a User accesses any third-party website, the same shall be done entirely at the User's risk and Wave’s shall assume no liability for the same.

Wave’s is not responsible for any errors, omissions or representations on any of its pages, links or any linked website pages to the extent such information is updated or provided directly by the Service Providers or the advertisers.

Wave’s does not endorse any advertisers on its Website, or any linked sites in any manner. The Users are requested to verify the accuracy of all information provided on the third-party web pages.

The linked sites are not under the control of Wave’s and hence Wave’s is not responsible for the contents of any linked site(s) or any further links on such site(s), or any changes or updates to such sites. Wave’s is providing these links to the Users only as a convenience.

RIGHT TO REFUSE

Wave’s at its sole discretion reserves the right to not accept any booking without assigning any reason thereof.

Wave’s will not provide any service or share confirmed booking details till such time the complete consideration is received from the User.

In addition to other remedies and recourse available to Wave’s under this User Agreement or under applicable law, Wave’s may limit the User's activity, warn other users of the User's actions, immediately suspend or terminate the User's registration, or refuse to provide the User with access to the Website if:

  • The User is in breach of this User Agreement; or
  • Wave’s is unable to verify or authenticate any information provided by the User; or
  • Wave’s believes that the User's actions may infringe on any third-party rights or breach any applicable law or otherwise result in any liability for the User, other users of Wave’s, or Wave’s itself.

Once a User has been suspended or terminated, such User shall not register or attempt to register with Wave’s with different credentials, or use the Website in any manner whatsoever until such User is reinstated by Wave's cab. Wave’s may at any time in its sole discretion reinstate suspended users.

If a User breaches this User Agreement, Wave’s reserves the right to recover any amounts due to be paid by the User to Wave’s, and to take appropriate legal action as it deems necessary.

The User shall not write or send any content to Wave’s which is, or communicate with Wave’s using language or content which is:

  • abusive, threatening, offensive, defamatory, coercive, obscene, belligerent, glorifying violence, vulgar, sexually explicit, pornographic, illicit or otherwise objectionable;
  • contrary to any applicable law;
  • violates third parties' intellectual property rights;
  • in breach of any other part of these terms and conditions of use.

If the User violates any of the aforesaid terms, Wave’s shall be at liberty to take appropriate legal action against the User.

RIGHT TO CANCEL

The User expressly undertakes to provide Wave’s with correct and valid information while making use of the Website under this User Agreement, and not to make any misrepresentation of facts. Any default on part of the User would disentitle the User from availing the services from Wave’s.

In case Wave’s discovers or has reasons to believe at any time during or after receiving a request for services from the User that the request for services is either unauthorized or the information provided by the User or any of the travelers is not correct or that any fact has been misrepresented by that User, Wave’s shall be entitled to appropriate legal remedies against the User, including cancellation of the bookings, without any prior intimation to the User. In such an event, Wave’s shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage that may be caused to the User or any other person in the booking, as a consequence of such cancellation of booking or services.

If any judicial, quasi-judicial, investigation agency, government authority approaches Wave’s to cancel any booking, Wave’s will cancel the same without approaching the concerned User whose booking has been cancelled.

The User shall not hold Wave’s responsible for any loss or damage arising out of measures taken by Wave’s for safeguarding its own interest and that of its genuine customers. This would also include Wave’s denying or cancelling any bookings on account of suspected fraud transactions.

FAKE CALLS AND OTHER SIMILAR PHISHING, SPAMMING OR FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES

Wave’s employees or authorized representatives will never contact a User asking for his/ her credit or debit card number, expiry date, CVV, net banking login, passwords, OTP etc. nor will they ever request for a fund transfer to a personal or an individual bank account. Further, they will also not ask a User to install any third-party applications that enable them to view a User's mobile or computer screen.

Acting on any of these requests may make you a victim of fraud, and may potentially lead to of your valuable money or information.

If you are ever asked for any of the aforesaid information, please report it immediately on info@wavescab.com .

INDEMNIFICATION

The User agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Wave’s, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, lawful successors and assigns from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith and interest chargeable thereon) asserted against or incurred by such indemnified persons, that arise out of, result from, or may be payable by virtue of, any breach of any representation or warranty provided by the User, or non-performance of any covenant by the User.

The User shall be solely liable for any breach of any country specific rules and regulations or general code of conduct and Wave’s cannot be held responsible for the same.

MISCLLEANEOUS

SEVERABILITY:
If any provision of this User Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision or part of such provision and the remaining part of such provision and all other provisions of this User Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect.
JURISDICTION:
This Agreement is subject to interpretation as per the laws of India, and the parties shall refer any unresolved disputes to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts in Bangalore.
AMENDMENT TO THE USER AGREEMENT:
Wave’s reserves the right to change the User Agreement from time to time. The User is responsible for regularly reviewing the User Agreement.
CONFIDENTIALITY:
Any information which is specifically mentioned by Wave’s as confidential shall be maintained confidentially by the User and shall not be disclosed unless as required by law or to serve the purpose of this User Agreement and the obligations of both the parties herein.
FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMER:
Wave’s would like to know the feedback of the Users for improving its services. The User hereby authorizes Wave’s to contact the User for their feedback on various services offered by Wave’s. Such feedback may be collected through emails, telephone calls, SMS or any other medium from time to time. In case the User chooses not to be contacted, such User shall write to Wave’s for specific exclusion at info@wavescab.com
PRIVACY POLICY:
User shall also refer to Wave’s Privacy Policy available on Wave’s website which governs use of the Websites. By using the Website, User agrees to the terms of the Privacy Policy and accordingly consents to the use of the User’s personal information by Wave’s and its affiliates in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy.

PRICING

The total price displayed on the Website on the payment page usually includes base fare, applicable government taxes and convenience fee. Users are required to pay the entire amount prior to the confirmation of their booking(s). In the event the User does not pay the entire amount, Wave’s reserves its right to cancel the booking. User agrees to pay all statutory taxes, surcharges and fees, as applicable on the date of travel.