Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions for Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions

Welcome to Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited!

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions Website, located at https://mpartauctions.com/.

By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited website if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and all Agreements: “Client”, “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person log on this website and compliant to the Company’s terms and conditions. “The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We”, “Our” and “Us”, refers to our Company. “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Client and ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of India. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.

Definition:

“Buyer” shall mean a person who is registered as a user to access the Website and buys an Object from the Website.

“Description” means all the details of an Object as set out in the Website and may include, without limitation, the name of the artist, designer or manufacturer, the title of the Object, and the following additional details:

  1. For artworks: the signature of the artist/date of the Object (if any), the surface, medium and dimensions, year, provenance and any additional information related to the Object.
  1. For jewellery, watches, objects and precious stones: any other features or weight or characteristics of the Object mentioned on the Website”.

“Object” means the artwork, jewellery, watches, objects, loose precious stones and other such articles offered by Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited for sale either individually or collectively (as a single unit) through the Website.

“Seller” means the entity that has consigned the Object for sale, and who Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited is representing as an agent.

“Website” means all publicly accessible websites owned by Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions.

General Terms

  1. An Object made available for sale on the Website may not always be in the physical possession of Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions and may be physically located anywhere in the world.
  1. The price of an Object listed does not include duties, taxes, shipping and handling, which will be charged as applicable and would depend on the physical location of the Object as well as the shipping address provided by the Buyer. The address provided during registration or amended at the time of finalizing a purchase shall be the final billing address and shipping address for delivery of the Object.
  1. The Buyer agrees that the Buyer is liable for any duties and taxes that might be applicable on the purchase as per clause 2 above and such charges shall be payable in addition to the price of the Object.
  1. All invoices will be raised by Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited based on the registration information provided by the Buyer or amended at the time of finalizing a purchase and payments will be accepted only from the Buyer so registered. In the event that a payment is sent from elsewhere, it may either be returned or could result in a delay in the processing of the order until Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited determines whether a variation from the registration details may be accepted. Acceptable modes of payment will be outlined in the invoice generated. Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited and its affiliates will not be held responsible for any refusal or failure to accept modes of payment not outlined in the invoice.
  1. Placing an order on the Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited Websites constitutes an irrevocable acceptance of the purchase. Unless rescinded/cancelled by Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited within 3 working days on account of a default by the Seller or any prior or continuing breach by the Buyer, such acceptance results in an enforceable contract of sale. The contract of sale is between Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited (acting as the agent of the seller) and the Buyer.
  1. Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited shall have the right to cancel any order placed on Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited Websites, at any time prior to the delivery of the Object, without assigning any reason whatsoever.
  1. Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited shall assume no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may occur in the Description, pricing or other content related to the Object. In the event of such an error, Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited reserves the right to cancel the order placed by the Buyer by informing the Buyer in writing.
  1. Once an order is placed on Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited the Buyer is required to make payment for the price of the Object as well as the charges referred to above within 3 working days from the date of placing the order. In the event that Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited does not receive payment within 3 working days Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited reserves the right to cancel the order without prior notice to the Buyer.
  1. You agree to abide by all provisions prescribed in these terms and conditions. In particular, you warrant that all information that you submit will be true and accurate (including without limitation your credit card number and expiration date), and you agree to pay all costs, charges plus all applicable taxes for the purchases made by you.
  1. By providing your email address to Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited, you consent to be notified from time to time of important announcements from Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited including new services and changes to existing services.
  1. Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited is not obligated to provide any physical preview of the Object either before or after the sale. Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited is in no way liable for the condition of the Object or any actual or consequential damages resulting from use of the Object. Condition reports are provided on request and are based on the information provided by the Seller. Following such a request, if Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited is of the view that there is a significant difference in the physical condition of the Object relative to its appearance as displayed on the Website, an email will be sent to the Buyer regarding the differences and Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited will await the Buyer’s decision to proceed with the order.

Cookies

We employ the use of cookies. By accessing Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited Website, you agreed to use cookies in agreement with the Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions Privacy Policy.

Most interactive websites use cookies to let us retrieve the user’s details for each visit. Cookies are used by our website to enable the functionality of certain areas to make it easier for people visiting our website. Some of our affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies.

License

Unless otherwise stated, Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this from Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited for your own personal use subjected to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.

You must not:

  • Republish material from Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited
  • Sell, rent or sub-license material from Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited
  • Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited
  • Redistribute content from Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited

This Agreement shall begin on the date hereof.

Parts of this website offer an opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the website. Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions does not filter, edit, publish or review Comments prior to their presence on the website. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions, its agents and/or affiliates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who post their views and opinions. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions shall not be liable for the Comments or for any liability, damages or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this website.

Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions reserves the right to monitor all Comments and to remove any Comments which can be considered inappropriate, offensive or causes breach of these Terms and Conditions.

You warrant and represent that:

  • You are entitled to post the Comments on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;
  • The Comments do not invade any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent or trademark of any third party;
  • The Comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent or otherwise unlawful material which is an invasion of privacy
  • The Comments will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity.

You hereby grant Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit and authorize others to use, reproduce and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats or media.

Hyperlinking to our Content

The following organizations may link to our Website without prior written approval:

  • Government agencies;
  • Search engines;
  • News organizations;
  • Online directory distributors may link to our Website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and
  • System wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.

These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.

We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organizations:

  • commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;
  • dot.com community sites;
  • associations or other groups representing charities;
  • online directory distributors;
  • internet portals;
  • accounting, law and consulting firms; and
  • educational institutions and trade associations.

We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavorably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organization does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.

These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.

If you are one of the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.

Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Website as follows:

  • By use of our corporate name; or
  • By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or
  • By use of any other description of our Website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party’s site.

No use of Masterpiece Art Exports Private Limited/Masterpiece Art Auctions logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

iFrames

Without prior approval and written permission, you may not create frames around our Webpages that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Website.

 

Content Liability

We shall not be hold responsible for any content that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims that is rising on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

Your Privacy

Please read Privacy Policy

Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Website. You approve to immediately remove all links to our Website upon request. We also reserve the right to amen these terms and conditions and it’s linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our Website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions.

Removal of links from our website

If you find any link on our Website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us any moment. We will consider requests to remove links but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly.

We do not ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:

  • limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;
  • limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
  • limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
  • exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort and for breach of statutory duty.

As long as the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.