Originally Effective: 01 September 2024
Last Updated: 16 August 2026
Welcome to ShoeGurukul.com. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the ShoeGurukul website, available at https://shoegurukul.com/, and the services, information, content and features made available through it.
By accessing or using ShoeGurukul.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Website.
ShoeGurukul may update these Terms from time to time. Your continued use of the Website after revised Terms are published constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
ShoeGurukul is a knowledge and resource platform dedicated to the footwear industry.
The platform is intended to help members of the footwear community Learn, Share, Connect & Grow by bringing together footwear knowledge, industry resources, organisations, professionals, experts, events and opportunities.
The Website may include, among other things:
For these Terms:
“ShoeGurukul”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to ShoeGurukul and the operators of ShoeGurukul.com.
“You”, “your” and “user” refer to any person who accesses or uses ShoeGurukul.com.
“Website” refers to ShoeGurukul.com and its associated webpages, features and services.
“Content” means text, articles, photographs, images, graphics, videos, listings, glossary entries, expert contributions, comments, opinions, information and other material made available through the Website.
“User Content” means Content submitted, uploaded, posted or otherwise provided by users, organisations, experts or other third parties.
By accessing, browsing or using the Website, you agree to comply with these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations.
If you are using the Website on behalf of an organisation, company or other entity, you represent that you have the authority to accept these Terms on its behalf.
If you do not agree with these Terms, you should discontinue your use of the Website.
You may use ShoeGurukul for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.
You agree not to use the Website:
ShoeGurukul reserves the right to restrict or terminate access to users who violate these Terms.
Unless otherwise stated, the original content and materials published by ShoeGurukul.com, including text, articles, graphics, logos, photographs, illustrations, page designs, databases, compilations and other original materials, are owned by or licensed to ShoeGurukul and may be protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
You may access and use content available on ShoeGurukul.com for personal, educational and legitimate informational purposes, subject to these Terms of Use. You may also share links to publicly available ShoeGurukul pages, provided that such sharing does not imply unauthorised sponsorship, endorsement or affiliation with ShoeGurukul.
Unless you have obtained prior written permission from ShoeGurukul or the applicable rights holder, you must not:
Nothing in these Terms of Use transfers ownership of ShoeGurukul's intellectual property to you. Any rights not expressly granted under these Terms remain reserved by ShoeGurukul or the applicable rights holder.
ShoeGurukul may provide opportunities for users, organisations, experts and members of the footwear community to submit or publish Content.
Such Content may include:
By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that:
By submitting Content, you do not transfer ownership of your intellectual property to ShoeGurukul. You retain ownership of your original Content, subject to the licence granted to ShoeGurukul under these Terms.
However, by submitting User Content to ShoeGurukul, you grant ShoeGurukul a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, publish, display, format, edit for clarity or presentation, distribute and otherwise use that Content in connection with operating, maintaining, promoting and developing ShoeGurukul.
ShoeGurukul may review, edit, decline to publish, restrict or remove User Content at its discretion where it considers the Content inaccurate, inappropriate, misleading, unlawful, promotional, infringing or inconsistent with these Terms.
The ShoeGurukul Glossary is intended to be a growing knowledge resource covering terminology used across the footwear industry.
Users are encouraged to suggest:
Footwear terminology may vary between countries, regions, manufacturing centres and industry communities. A term commonly used in one part of the world may be unfamiliar elsewhere. Contributions may be particularly valuable where terminology differs between regions, countries, manufacturing centres or industry communities.
ShoeGurukul therefore welcomes contributions that help document regional and industry-specific terminology and make footwear knowledge more accessible to the global footwear community.
Glossary information is provided primarily for general educational and informational purposes. Unless specifically identified as such, glossary content should not be considered an official technical standard, regulatory requirement or professional certification.
ShoeGurukul may review, edit, categorise, clarify or remove glossary contributions.
ShoeGurukul provides an industry directory intended to help users discover organisations, businesses, manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, brands and other participants associated with the footwear industry.
Directory information may be submitted by organisations, their representatives, users or other sources.
ShoeGurukul does not necessarily independently verify every detail contained in a directory listing.
Inclusion in the ShoeGurukul Directory does not constitute an endorsement, certification, recommendation or guarantee by ShoeGurukul of the organisation, its products, services, quality, financial standing, business practices or reputation.
Organisations submitting directory information are responsible for ensuring that:
A directory listing may be removed or modified if the information is found to be inaccurate, outdated, misleading, duplicated, unauthorised, promotional in a manner inconsistent with the Website, or otherwise unsuitable for inclusion in the Directory.
ShoeGurukul may publish articles, opinions, views, interviews and other contributions from footwear professionals and industry experts.
The views expressed by individual contributors belong to the respective contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of ShoeGurukul.
Expert contributions are intended primarily for general informational and educational purposes. They should not automatically be considered professional, legal, financial, medical, technical or other specialised advice.
ShoeGurukul does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or applicability of every opinion, statement or recommendation expressed by an individual contributor.
Users should exercise their own judgement and seek appropriate professional advice where necessary.
Questions, comments or responses submitted by users in relation to expert contributions may be published or moderated by ShoeGurukul, subject to these Terms.
ShoeGurukul may publish information relating to footwear and related industry events, fairs, exhibitions, conferences, trade shows and other industry gatherings.
Reasonable care is taken to provide useful and accurate information. However, event details may change without notice.
Such information may include:
Users should always verify the latest information directly with the event organiser or through the official event website before making travel arrangements, registrations, payments or other commitments.
ShoeGurukul is not responsible for changes, cancellations, postponements, venue changes, registration issues, ticketing matters or other decisions made by event organisers.
Inclusion of an event on ShoeGurukul does not constitute an endorsement, sponsorship or guarantee by ShoeGurukul of the event, organiser, exhibitors or participants.
ShoeGurukul may provide a platform through which users can post or discover offers relating to footwear products, materials, machinery, equipment, components, inventory, stock lots or other industry-related items.
ShoeGurukul is generally not a party to transactions between buyers and sellers.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, ShoeGurukul does not act as an agent, broker, intermediary, guarantor or representative of any buyer or seller.
Users are responsible for independently evaluating:
ShoeGurukul does not guarantee the quality, authenticity, availability, ownership, legality or suitability of any item listed through the Buy & Sell section.
Users enter into transactions at their own discretion and risk.
ShoeGurukul is not responsible for disputes, losses or damages arising from transactions between buyers and sellers, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Where ShoeGurukul permits users to post comments, questions or discussions, users are responsible for the content they submit.
Content must not:
ShoeGurukul may moderate, edit, restrict or remove comments or discussions that violate these Terms or that we reasonably consider inappropriate.
Comments and opinions expressed by users do not necessarily represent the views of ShoeGurukul.
By submitting Content to ShoeGurukul, you grant ShoeGurukul permission to use that Content for the purposes described in these Terms.
This permission includes the right to display, reproduce, format, edit for clarity, distribute and promote the Content in connection with ShoeGurukul.
You understand that published Content may be viewed by other users and may be accessible through search engines or other publicly available services.
You remain responsible for ensuring that the Content you submit does not contain information that you are not authorised to make public.
ShoeGurukul aims to provide useful, reliable and current information.
However, we do not guarantee that all information available on the Website is:
Information may be updated, changed or removed without notice.
Users should independently verify important information before relying upon it, particularly information relating to businesses, products, events, prices, technical specifications, regulations, availability or other matters that may change over time.
ShoeGurukul may contain links to websites, services or resources operated by third parties.
These links are provided for convenience or informational purposes.
ShoeGurukul does not necessarily control or endorse third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, accuracy, privacy practices, products or services.
Your use of third-party websites is subject to the terms and policies of those websites.
You may link to publicly accessible pages of ShoeGurukul.com provided that:
You may not use the ShoeGurukul name, logo or other brand assets in a manner that suggests an endorsement or formal association without prior written permission.
ShoeGurukul reserves the right to request removal of any link that it reasonably considers inappropriate or harmful.
Without prior written permission, you may not frame, embed or otherwise reproduce the webpages of ShoeGurukul.com within another website in a manner that changes their appearance, functionality or presentation.
We aim to keep ShoeGurukul available and functional, but we do not guarantee that the Website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure or error-free.
The Website may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, technical problems, software or hardware failures, hosting or network issues, security incidents, updates or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
We may also temporarily restrict access to certain features or sections of the Website for maintenance, security, moderation or other operational reasons.
We reserve the right to modify, suspend or discontinue any part of the Website or any feature without prior notice.
ShoeGurukul reserves the right to review, modify, restrict, suspend or remove Content, listings, accounts or other material where we reasonably believe that:
If you believe that Content appearing on ShoeGurukul infringes your intellectual-property rights, privacy rights or other legal rights, or is otherwise unlawful or inappropriate, please contact us at:
admin@shoegurukul.com
Please provide sufficient information to allow us to understand and review the issue, including the relevant webpage or Content and the basis of your concern.
ShoeGurukul may review the complaint and, where appropriate, take reasonable action in accordance with these Terms and applicable law.
Your use of ShoeGurukul is also subject to our Privacy Policy.
The Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored and processed in connection with the Website.
You should read the Privacy Policy before using features that require you to provide personal information.
The information provided on ShoeGurukul.com is intended primarily for general informational, educational and industry-resource purposes.
While reasonable efforts are made to maintain useful and accurate information, ShoeGurukul does not guarantee that the Website or its Content will always be complete, accurate, current, uninterrupted or free from errors.
Information provided through the Glossary, Experts Talk, Directory, Events & Fairs, Buy & Sell and other sections may originate from users, contributors, organisations, experts or third-party sources.
Such information represents the contribution, information or opinion of the relevant source and does not necessarily represent the views of ShoeGurukul.
Nothing on the Website should be regarded as professional advice where specialised professional advice is required.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ShoeGurukul shall not be responsible for indirect, incidental, consequential, special or other losses arising from the use of, or inability to use, the Website or information made available through it.
This includes, where legally permissible, losses arising from reliance upon:
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless ShoeGurukul, its operators, employees, representatives and service providers from claims, losses, liabilities, damages and reasonable expenses arising from:
ShoeGurukul may update or modify these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes to the website, its features, services, applicable requirements, or our practices. Any revised Terms of Use will be published on this page and will become effective from the date specified in the updated Terms, unless otherwise stated.
We encourage users to review this page periodically to remain informed about the terms applicable to their use of the website.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be interpreted or modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, where legally possible.
The remaining provisions shall continue to remain in effect.
These Terms of Use, together with the Privacy Policy and any other policies expressly referenced on the Website, constitute the terms governing your use of ShoeGurukul, subject to any additional terms applicable to specific services or features.
These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws applicable in India.
Any dispute arising in connection with these Terms or your use of the Website shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts having appropriate jurisdiction in Delhi, India, subject to applicable law.
If you have questions, suggestions, complaints or other concerns regarding these Terms or the Website, please contact:
ShoeGurukul
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admin@shoegurukul.com
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https://shoegurukul.com/
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