USING THIS SITE
Terms & Conditions
The rules for using Othakadai.com: what the site is, what it is not, what you may do with its content, and what is not guaranteed.
- Information only
- Verify before you act
- Takedown process
- Indian law
ABOUT THE SITE
What the site is, and is not
By using the site you accept these terms.
What am I agreeing to?
In these terms, “Othakadai.com”, “we” and “us” mean Arun Kumar Thiagarajan, who owns and runs the website othakadai.com. By using Othakadai.com you agree to these terms and to the privacy policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. These terms apply to all pages and content on Othakadai.com, now and in future.
What is the site for?
Othakadai.com is created for information, locality awareness and local insight only. Its content may cover places, services, businesses, real estate, hospitality, amenities, schools, hospitals, history, culture, community updates, products and topics, etc., on any page published now or in future. It draws on online sources, official records, local feedback, and personal and local knowledge.
Is the information professional advice?
No. It is not a substitute for legal, financial, tax, property, medical or government advice, or for official instructions.
- Listings and mentions are not endorsements, approvals or guarantees
- Health-related listings are not medical advice, and no doctor–patient or other professional relationship is created
- In an emergency, or for legal or official matters, please contact the emergency services (112) or the authority concerned directly
Links to other sites
Links are for reference. We do not control or guarantee the accuracy, safety, privacy practices or data handling of linked sites, and using them is at your own discretion.
VERIFY BEFORE YOU ACT
No guarantee, and what you should check yourself
Please read this section before relying on anything on the site.
Can I rely on what the site says?
All content on Othakadai.com, including any page, listing, rating, recommendation, price, insight, opinion or suggestion published now or in future, is general information only. It is offered “as is”, without any warranty or guarantee of any kind, express or implied.
- Content may be incomplete, outdated or inaccurate, and changes between reviews may not be captured
- Prices, rents, timings, ratings, reviews, availability, listings, properties, products, services, businesses, rules, etc. may change at any time without notice
- Some statements, insights and recommendations may rest on word of mouth, local field feedback, and people’s opinions and suggestions, in addition to online and official sources. These may differ from your own experience
- If you plan to act on any content, please first verify it independently: confirm with the business or the official authority, inspect in person, and check legal, financial, tax, medical, safety and any other matters with a qualified professional
- To the fullest extent permitted by law, Othakadai.com, its owner, editors, contributors and affiliates shall not be liable for any loss, damage, injury, cost or consequence of any kind, direct or indirect, arising from the use of, or reliance on, any content, recommendation or introduction, including in health, finance, tax, legal, political, child-care, elder-care, property, safety or any other sensitive matter
No endorsement
Any mention of a person, brand, business, property, product, service or place, etc. is for information only. It is not an endorsement, guarantee or warranty. A recommendation reflects the criteria described on the Sources & Methodology page at the time it was made and may change.
DEALINGS WITH BUSINESSES
Introductions, bookings and property
Any deal is between you and the other party.
Whose deal is it after an introduction?
It is between you and the owner, agent, broker or business. Othakadai.com is not a party to it and does not guarantee the quality, price, availability, title or legality of any service or property.
- If you ask for an introduction, your name, phone number, requirement and any other details you choose to give may be shared with the property owner, agent, broker, service provider or business you want to meet, and their details may be shared with you, if the people involved agree
- Nothing is shared until the person concerned says they want the introduction
- Further details, prices and terms are discussed and agreed directly between the people involved, after they connect
- For property, please check title, approvals and registration with the Sub-Registrar office and a qualified lawyer before paying any money
- If Othakadai.com earns a fee or commission, it tells the people involved before they proceed
CONTENT AND CONDUCT
Content, intellectual property and acceptable use
What you may do, and what you may not.
What may I do with the site’s content?
You may read it and share a link. You may quote short excerpts with clear credit to Othakadai.com and a link to the page, including search engines and AI assistants that cite the page.
Copying substantial parts of the site, or republishing it, needs written permission. Original text, layout and compilation belong to Othakadai.com.
Platforms, trademarks and third-party content
Platform and brand names, logos, ratings, reviews, images and other third-party content belong to their respective owners. They are used for identification, reference and information. Othakadai.com does not claim ownership of them and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any platform or brand it mentions.
- The terms of each platform apply to its own content
- Ratings and review counts are shown as figures with a link; customer-review text is not copied
If you own any content and believe it should be removed, corrected or credited, email [email protected] with the page and details. Justified requests are acted on promptly.
What if I send you content?
When you send feedback, a correction or a suggestion, you confirm it is yours to share and that it is true to the best of your knowledge.
- You allow Othakadai.com to use it to check or update pages. A short excerpt is published only with your agreement
- Please do not send unlawful, defamatory or fake content, or other people’s private information
What is not allowed?
- Pretending to be someone else or to represent a business you do not represent
- Posting or sending fake reviews or ratings
- Trying to break, overload or gain access to the site’s systems
- Bulk or automated copying, scraping or republishing of the site without written permission (search engines and AI assistants may quote short excerpts with a link)
- Using the content for unlawful purposes
Can the site change or remove content?
Yes. Any information may be edited, updated or deleted at any time, including content that is inaccurate or disputed, and content may be removed at the request of business owners or individuals. To ask for removal or correction, email [email protected].
NO LIABILITY
Who is not liable for what
Please read this carefully before using the site.
Is the owner or the site liable if something goes wrong?
No. To the fullest extent permitted by law, neither Othakadai.com nor its owner and editor, Arun Kumar Thiagarajan, nor its contributors, is liable for any loss, damage, cost, dispute or negative outcome of any kind arising from the use of, or reliance on, the site, online or offline.
- Disputes, including disputes with businesses, owners, agents, brokers, neighbours or any other person
- Financial loss, price differences, changes in price, rent or availability
- Confusion, contradictions or differences between pages, sources, platforms or what you find in person
- Statements, opinions or suggestions that anyone finds inaccurate, upsetting or offensive
- Delay, error, omission or outdated information, and the acts of third parties or third-party websites
Nothing here removes any right or liability that the law does not allow to be excluded, including for fraud or wilful wrongdoing, or any consumer right that cannot be waived.
Opinions of people quoted
Views of residents, customers and other people are their own opinions, not statements of fact or the views of Othakadai.com. Some statements may come from word of mouth, local field feedback, and people’s opinions and suggestions.
AI assistants and search engines
Search engines and AI assistants may quote or summarise this site, and they may make mistakes. Please check important details at the source or with the business or authority concerned. Othakadai.com does not control what they say.
Your responsibility to the site
You agree to use the site lawfully and at your own risk, and to bear the cost of your own decisions. To the extent the law allows, you agree to hold Othakadai.com and its owner harmless against claims arising from your misuse of the site or breach of these terms.
CORRECTION AND REMOVAL
How to ask for content to be corrected, changed or removed
Free, open to anyone in any country.
How do I ask for a correction, edit or removal?
Email the grievance contact, Arun Kumar Thiagarajan, at [email protected]. Please include:
- Your name and how to reach you, and whether you are the owner of the content, the person concerned, or an authorised representative
- The page address and the exact words, image or item concerned
- What is wrong or what you want changed, and why, with a source or proof if you have one
- For copyright, the work you own and a statement that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner
- For privacy, the personal data concerned and what you want done with it
We acknowledge requests, review them in good faith, and may correct, edit, add a reply or remove the content. We may remove content first and examine the request afterwards. We may ask for proof of identity or ownership. Requests under the law of your country are handled as that law requires, including copyright notices, privacy rights and orders of courts or authorities.
What happens next?
We review the request, act where it is justified, and tell you what was done. If a request is not accepted, we may explain why. Making a knowingly false claim to get content removed may have legal consequences for the person who makes it.
LIABILITY AND LAW
Liability, governing law and general terms
The legal part.
Using the site from outside India
The site is published from India. If you read it from elsewhere, please follow the laws of your location.
Which law applies, and what if there is a dispute?
These terms are governed by the laws of India. Courts at Madurai, Tamil Nadu have jurisdiction, subject to any rights you have under law.
If you have a concern, please email us first so it can be looked at informally. This does not stop you from approaching a court or authority.
General
If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in force. Not enforcing a term is not a waiver of it. These terms and the Privacy Policy are the whole agreement about use of the site.
Is the site always available?
The site may be changed, paused or unavailable at times, including because of events outside our control such as outages, hosting or network failures, or the acts of third parties. We do not promise uninterrupted access.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms at any time. The date at the top of this page shows the latest update, and continued use means you accept the updated terms.
A question about these terms?