Legal Disclaimer & Intermediary Disclosure
1. Intermediary Status & Safe Harbor (Section 79, IT Act 2000)
NineOnline Discount ("Platform", "we", "our", or "us") operates strictly and solely as an automated informational directory and intermediary as defined under Section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act 2000 (India), as amended by the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512).
Our function is limited to indexing publicly available merchant promotions, voucher codes, competitor mirrors, and consumer discounts. NineOnline Discount:
- Does not initiate the transmission of outbound commercial transactions.
- Does not select the receiver of the transmission.
- Does not select or modify the information contained in the transmission or third-party merchant checkout.
- Exercises due diligence and adheres to intermediary guidelines to preserve complete statutory safe harbor immunity.
2. Third-Party Coupon Accuracy & No Warranty
All coupons, discount rates, promo codes, and promotional deals displayed on this website are aggregated from publicly accessible merchant domains, user submissions, and verified third-party competitor platforms (including but not limited to GrabOn, RetailMeNot, CouponDunia, and Honey).
While our algorithmic verification engine continuously audits listings:
- Merchants reserve the unilateral right to modify, cancel, restrict, or expire any voucher or pricing without prior notice.
- We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the continuous validity, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of any discount code.
- Final pricing, cart exclusions, minimum spend thresholds, and promotional eligibility are governed exclusively by the applicable merchant's terms at checkout.
3. Nominative Fair Use of Trademarks & Brand Logos
All brand names, merchant logos, trademarks, and registered insignia (e.g., Hostinger, Amazon, Nike, Swiggy, NordVPN, Zomato, Adobe, etc.) displayed on NineOnline Discount are the exclusive property of their respective owners.
Their display on our platform constitutes nominative fair use under Section 30 of the Trade Marks Act 1999 (India) and applicable international intellectual property law. Their presence serves exclusively to identify the specific third-party goods or services eligible for promotion and does not imply sponsorship, endorsement, partnership, or affiliation unless expressly stated.
4. Affiliate & Material Connection Disclosure (ASCI & FTC Compliance)
In accordance with the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) Guidelines for Influencer and Digital Commercial Communications and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 16 CFR § 255.5 Guidelines Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising:
NineOnline Discount may maintain affiliate relationships with select merchants listed on our platform. When you click an outbound link or reveal a promo code through our dual-tier gateway, we may receive a referral commission or cost-per-action credit if you complete a qualifying purchase. This compensation occurs at zero additional cost to you and supports the maintenance and free public availability of our directory.
5. Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall NineOnline Discount, its operators, affiliates, agents, or technical partners be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages arising out of:
- Your use of or inability to use any coupon code or promotional voucher.
- Any transaction, purchase, dispute, product defect, or billing error occurring on any third-party merchant website.
- Any technical failure, downtime, or transmission error between our gateway and third-party servers.
6. Notice & Takedown Procedure
If you are a trademark owner, authorized merchant representative, or intellectual property holder and believe any content or listing on our platform infringes your rights or misrepresents your brand, please submit a formal notification to legal@nineonline.online with:
- Identification of the copyrighted work or trademark claimed to be infringed.
- The specific URL and coupon ID on NineOnline Discount.
- Your contact details and a statement made under penalty of perjury demonstrating authorization to act.
Upon verification, our compliance team will promptly review and modify or delist the identified item within statutory time limits.
7. Proprietary Design Architecture & Trade Dress Independence
The visual presentation, perforated digital boarding pass ticket card architecture, deep space neon aesthetic, color palette tokens, and interactive mediator layout of NineOnline Discount are the original, proprietary creation of NineOnline. This platform is an independent utility engineered from scratch and does not copy, duplicate, or emulate the trade dress, visual design, or layout of any existing coupon aggregator.