Terms of Use
These terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use “) of the Website (as defined below) between Metropolis Health Products Retail Private Limited, d/b/a Metropolis (hereinafter referred to as “Metropolis Healthcare” or “Metropolis “) and the users/ registrants of the Website (“You” or “Your” or “Yourself” or “User “) describe the terms on which Metropolis offers You access to the Website and the Services (as defined below) through the Website.
PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OR REGISTERING ON THE WEBSITE OR ACCESSING ANY MATERIAL, INFORMATION OR SERVICES THROUGH THE WEBSITE. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE WEBSITE SHALL SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF USE AND YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THE SAME. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IMPLIES THAT YOU AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF USE.
1. General
1.1 www.Metropolisafrica.com (“Website “) is an Internet based portal owned and operated by
Metropolis, a company incorporated under the laws of respective African countries where they are
operating (Kenya/Ghana/Tanzania/Zambia/Uganda). Use of the Website is offered to You conditioned
on acceptance of all the terms, conditions and notices contained in these Terms, along with any
amendments made by Metropolis at its sole discretion and posted on the Website, including by way
of imposing an additional charge for access to or use of a Service.
1.2 Metropolis shall not be required to notify You, whether as a registered user or not, of any
changes made to the Terms of Use. The revised Terms of Use shall be made available on the
Website. Your use of the Website and the Services is subject to the most current version of the
Terms of Use made available on the Website at the time of such use. You are requested to
regularly visit the home page www. Metropolisafrica.com to view the most current Terms of Use.
You can determine when Metropolis last modified the Terms of Use by referring to the “Last
Updated” legend above. It shall be Your responsibility to check these Terms of Use periodically
for changes. Metropolis may require You to provide Your consent to the updated Terms of Use in a
specified manner before prior to any further use of the Website and the Services is provided on
the Website. If no such separate consent is sought, Your continued use of the Website, following
changes to the Terms of Use, will constitute Your acceptance of those changes.
1.3 By (i) using this Website or any facility or Service provided by this Website in any way; or
(ii) merely browsing the Website, You agree that You have read, understood and agreed to be
bound by these Terms of Use and the Website’s Privacy Policy available at the homepage,
www..Metropolisafrica.com.
1.4 Metropolis agrees to deliver the merchandise ordered by you only at such locations as per
the Order Confirmation Form. Metropolis shall not be liable to deliver any merchandize or
Services purchased by Users for delivery in locations outside respective African countries where
we are operating (Kenya/Ghana/Tanzania/Zambia/Uganda). shall not be entertained.
2. Services
2.1 The Website is a platform that facilitates the online sale and purchase of branded
merchandise and services offered by Metropolis’s various affiliate/ registered merchants/
vendors/service providers at a discounted price (“Services“). The Services are offered to the
Users through various modes which shall include, issue of coupons and vouchers that can be
redeemed for various services. The purchase of products and services on the Website shall be
governed by the Terms of Offer For Sale (“Terms of Offer For Sale“)
3. Eligibility to Use
3.1 The Services are not available to minors under the age of eighteen (18) or to any Users
suspended or removed from the Metropolis system by Metropolis for any reason whatsoever. If You
do not conform to the above qualification, You shall not be permitted to avail of the Services
or use the Website. You represent that You are of legal age to form a binding contract and are
not a person barred from receiving services under the laws as applicable in respective African
countries where we are operating (Kenya/Ghana/Tanzania/Zambia/Uganda).. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if You are below the age of eighteen (18) years, You may avail the Services provided
by Metropolis through Your legal guardian in accordance with the applicable laws.
3.2 Metropolis reserves the right to refuse access to use the Services offered at the Website to
new Users or to terminate access granted to existing Users at any time without according any
reasons for doing so.
3.3 You shall not have more than one active Account on the Website. Additionally, You are
prohibited from selling, trading, or otherwise transferring Your Account to another party.
4. User Account, Password, and Security
4.1 Metropolis makes the Services available to You through the Website only if You have provided
Metropolis certain required User information and created an account (“Account“) through
Metropolis ID and password or other log-in ID and password, which can include a facebook, gmail,
yahoo ID or any other valid email ID(collectively, the “Account Information“). The Services may
also be subject to procedures for use of the Website, Terms of Offer For Sale, uploaded
guidelines, rules, additional terms of service, or other disclaimer & notices, if any
(“Additional Terms“). If there is any conflict between the Terms of Use and the Additional
Terms, the Additional Terms shall take precedence in relation to that service.
4.2 The Website requires You to register as a User by creating an Account in order to avail of
the Services provided by the Website. You will be responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of the Account Information, and are fully responsible for all activities that
occur under Your Account. You agree to (a) immediately notify Metropolis of any unauthorized use
of Your Account Information or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that You exit from
Your Account at the end of each session. Metropolis cannot and will not be liable for any loss
or damage arising from Your failure to comply with this Section 4.2. You may be held liable for
losses incurred by Metropolis or any other user of or visitor to the Website due to authorized
or unauthorized use of Your Account as a result of Your failure in keeping Your Account
Information secure and confidential.
4.3 The Website also allows restricted access to the Services for unregistered Users.
4.4 You shall ensure that the Account Information provided by You in the Website’s registration
form is complete, accurate and up-to-date. Use of another user’s Account Information for
availing the Services is expressly prohibited.
4.5 If You provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete (or
becomes untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete), or Metropolis has reasonable grounds to
suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Metropolis has
the right to suspend or terminate Your Account and refuse any and all current or future use of
the Website (or any portion thereof).
5. Pricing Information
5.1 Metropolis strives to provide You with the best prices possible on products and services You
buy or avail of from the Website. The pricing details for purchase of products and services from
the Website are detailed under the Terms of Offer For Sale.
5.2 You agree to provide correct and accurate credit/ debit card details to the approved payment
gateway for availing Services on the Website. You shall not use the credit/ debit card which is
not lawfully owned by You, i.e. in any transaction, You must use Your own credit/ debit card.
The information provided by You will not be utilized or shared with any third party unless
required in relation to fraud verifications or by law, regulation or court order. You will be
solely responsible for the security and confidentiality of Your credit/ debit card details.
Metropolis expressly disclaims all liabilities that may arise as a consequence of any
unauthorized use of Your credit/ debit card.
5.3 Metropolis shall be under no liability whatsoever in respect of any loss or damage arising
directly or indirectly out of the decline of authorization for any transaction, on account of
you/cardholder having exceeded the pre-set limit mutually agreed by Metropolis with our
acquiring bank from time to time.
6. User Obligations
6.1 Subject to compliance with the Terms of Use, Metropolis grants You a non-exclusive, limited
privilege to access and use this Website and the Services provided therein.
6.2 You agree to use the Services, Website and the materials provided therein only for purposes
that are permitted by: (a) the Terms of Use; and (b) any applicable law, regulation or generally
accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions.
6.3 You agree to adhere to all limitations on dissemination, use and reproduction of any
materials (such as the product catalogues) that You access on the Website in accordance with
Section 7.
6.4 You agree not to access (or attempt to access) the Website and the materials or Services by
any means other than through the interface that is provided by Metropolis. You shall not use any
deep-link, robot, spider or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any
similar or equivalent manual process, to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of the
Website or Content (as defined below), or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational
structure or presentation of the Website, materials or any Content, to obtain or attempt to
obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not specifically made available
through the Website.
6.5 You acknowledge and agree that by accessing or using the Website or Services, You may be
exposed to content from other users that You may consider offensive, indecent or otherwise
objectionable. Metropolis disclaims all liabilities arising in relation to such offensive
content on the Website. Further, You may report such offensive content in the manner prescribed
under Section 17 herein.
6.6 If Website allows You to post and upload any material on the Website, You hereby undertake
to ensure that such material is not offensive and in accordance with applicable laws. Further,
You undertake not to: Defame, abuse, harass, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of
others; Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent Your
affiliation with a person or entity; Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any
inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name,
material or information through any bookmark, tag or keyword; Upload files that contain software
or other material protected by applicable intellectual property laws unless You own or control
the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents; Upload or distribute files that
contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the
operation of the Website or another’s computer; Engage in any activity that interferes with or
disrupts access to the Website or the Services (or the servers and networks which are connected
to the Website); Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Website,
any other systems or networks connected to the Website, to any Metropolis server, or to any of
the Services offered on or through the Website, by hacking, password mining or any other
illegitimate means; Probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Website or any network
connected to the Website, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Website or
any network connected to the Website. You may not reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any
information on any other user, of or visitor to, the Website, or any other customer of
Metropolis, including any Metropolis Account not owned by You, to its source, or exploit the
Website or Service or information made available or offered by or through the Website, in any
way whether or not the purpose is to reveal any information, including but not limited to
personal identification information, other than Your own information, as provided for by the
Website; Disrupt or interfere with the security of, or otherwise cause harm to, the Website,
systems resources, accounts, passwords, servers or networks connected to or accessible through
the Websites or any affiliated or linked sites; Collect or store data about other users in
connection with the prohibited conduct and activities set forth in this Section. Use any device
or software to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website or any
transaction being conducted on the Website, or with any other person’s use of the Website; Use
the Website or any material or Content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these
Terms of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which
infringes the rights of Metropolis or other third parties; Conduct or forward surveys, contests,
pyramid schemes or chain letters; Download any file posted by another user of a Service that you
know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner; Falsify or delete
any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of
the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded; Violate
any code of conduct or other guidelines, which may be applicable for or to any particular
Service; Violate any applicable laws or regulations for the time being in force within or
outside respective African countries where we are operating
(Kenya/Ghana/Tanzania/Zambia/Uganda).; Violate the Terms of Use including but not limited to any
applicable Additional Terms of the Website contained herein or elsewhere; and Reverse engineer,
modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create
derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information or software obtained from the Website.
6.7 You agree that You are solely responsible to Metropolis and to any third party for any
breach of Your obligations under the Terms of Use and for the consequences (including any loss
or damage which Metropolis or its affiliates or its vendors may suffer) for any such breach.
6.8 You agree and acknowledge that Metropolis is not the seller of the products and the services
and Metropolis shall in no manner be deemed to be the seller of the products or services on this
Website. Metropolis is only facilitating purchase of the products or services by You from the
vendor by providing the Services to You.
6.9 You agree that Metropolis may, at any time, modify or discontinue all or part of the
Website, charge, modify or waive fees required to use the Website, or offer opportunities to
some or all Website Users.
7. Use of Materials
7.1 Except as expressly indicated to the contrary in any applicable Additional Terms, Metropolis
hereby grants You a non-exclusive, freely revocable (upon notice from Metropolis),
non-transferable access to view, download and print product catalogues or any other materials
available on the Website, subject to the following conditions: You may access and use the
materials solely for personal, informational, and internal purposes, in accordance with the
Terms of Use; You may not modify or alter product catalogues or any other materials available on
the Website; You may not distribute or sell, rent, lease, license or otherwise make the product
catalogues or any other materials available on the Website available to others; and You may not
remove any text, copyright or other proprietary notices contained in the product catalogues or
any other materials available on the Website.
7.2 The rights granted to You in the product catalogues or any other materials as specified
above are not applicable to the design, layout or look and feel of the Website. Such elements of
the Website are protected by intellectual property rights and may not be copied or imitated in
whole or in part. The product catalogues or any other materials available on the Website may be
copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by Metropolis.
7.3 Any software that is available on the Website is the property of Metropolis or its vendors.
You may not use, download or install any software available at the Website, unless otherwise
expressly permitted by these Terms of Use or by the express written permission of Metropolis.
7.4 Any purchase of the merchandise or Services from the Website will be strictly for personal
use of the User. The User hereby expressly agrees that any merchandize or Services purchased by
the User will not be sold, resold, bartered or in any way used for any commercial purposes or
for profit. The User hereby acknowledges that the Services or merchandize purchased is not
transferrable to any third party for profit.
7.5 Delivery of the Product Your shipping address, pin code will be verified with the database
of Metropolis before You proceed to pay for Your purchase. In the event case your order is not
serviceable by our delivery partners or the merchant or the area is not covered, we would
request you to provide us with an alternate shipping address which we expect to have on our
partner/merchant’s delivery list. In case there is any dispute regarding the shipment of the
product or services for the area not covered by Metropolis, in such cases Metropolis will not be
responsible for the non-delivery of the product. Metropolis doesn’t deliver items
internationally. However, you can make purchases on the website from anywhere in the world but
at the same time ensuring the shipping address is within respective African countries where we
are operating (Kenya/Ghana/Tanzania/Zambia/Uganda).. In case you book multiple orders for the
Products and Services in one transaction, Metropolis would endeavour to ship all Products
together. However, this may not always be possible due to some product characteristics and/or
logistics’ issues. If You purchase multiple Products in single transaction, then all the
Products would be dispatched to a single shipping address given by You. If You wish to ship
Products to different addresses, then You should book the orders separately based on the
delivery addresses.
8. Usage Conduct
8.1 You shall solely be responsible for maintaining the necessary computer equipments and
Internet connections that may be required to access, use and transact on the Website.
8.2 You are also under an obligation to use this Website for reasonable and lawful purposes
only, and shall not indulge in any activity that is not envisaged through the Website.
8.3 You shall use this Website, and any voucher/ coupons purchased through it, for personal,
non-commercial use only and shall not re-sell the same to any other person.
8.4 Metropolis shall be under no liability whatsoever in respect of any loss or damage arising
directly or indirectly out of the decline of authorization for any transaction, on account of
you/cardholder having exceeded the pre-set limit mutually agreed by Metropolis with our
acquiring bank from time to time.
9. Intellectual Property Rights
9.1 The Website and the processes, and their selection and arrangement, including but not
limited to all text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, sounds and music (if any),
artwork and computer code (collectively, the “Content”) on the Website is owned and controlled
by Metropolis and the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, look and feel and
arrangement of such Content is protected by copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various
other intellectual property rights.
9.2 The trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on the Website (“Marks”) are the property
of Metropolis or their vendors or respective third parties. You are not permitted to use the
Marks without the prior consent of Metropolis, the vendor or the third party that may own the
Marks.
9.3 Unless otherwise indicated or anything contained to the contrary or any proprietary material
owned by a third party and so expressly mentioned, Metropolis Healthcare owns all intellectual
property rights to and into the trademark “Metropolis”, and the Website, including, without
limitation, any and all rights, title and interest in and to copyright, related rights, patents,
utility models, designs, know-how, trade secrets and inventions (patent pending), goodwill,
source code, meta tags, databases, text, content, graphics, icons, and hyperlinks.
9.4 Except as expressly provided herein, You acknowledge and agree that You shall not copy,
republish, post, display, translate, transmit, reproduce or distribute any Content through any
medium without obtaining the necessary authorization from Metropolis or thirty party owner of
such Content.
10. Third Party Content
The Website makes available general third party information such as, product catalogues, lists
of authorized dealers, reports on news, entertainment, technology and features, advertisements
including videos, images and photographs of the products and other data from external sources
(“Third Party Content”). Similar Third Party Content would also be available to You on the email
received by You from Metropolis. The provision of Third Party Content is for general
informational purposes only. You acknowledge that the Third Party Content provided to You is
obtained from sources believed to be reliable. Metropolis does not provide any guarantee with
respect to any the Third Party Content and Metropolis shall not be held liable for any loss
suffered by You based on Your reliance on or use of such data.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties & Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW:
11.1 THE WEBSITE, SERVICES AND OTHER MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED BY METROPOLIS ON AN “AS IS” BASIS
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, METROPOLIS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (I) THE WEBSITE OR THE
SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE; (II) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE
OF THE WEBSITE, SERVICES OR MATERIALS WILL BE EFFECTIVE, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (III) THE QUALITY
OF THE WEBSITE, SERVICES OR OTHER MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS; OR THAT (IV) ANY ERRORS
OR DEFECTS IN THE WEBSITE, SERVICES OR OTHER MATERIALS WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ADVICE OR
INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM METROPOLIS OR THROUGH OR FROM USE OF
THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF USE.
11.2 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, METROPOLIS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY
RELATED TO USER CONTENT ARISING UNDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, LIBEL, PRIVACY, PUBLICITY,
OBSCENITY OR OTHER LAWS. METROPOLIS ALSO DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE MISUSE,
LOSS, MODIFICATION OR UNAVAILABILITY OF ANY USER CONTENT.
11.3 METROPOLIS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS THAT YOU MAY INCUR AS A CONSEQUENCE OF
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNT INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR ANY
SERVICES OR MATERIALS, EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE. METROPOLIS HAS ENDEAVORED TO
ENSURE THAT ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE IS CORRECT, BUT METROPOLIS NEITHER WARRANTS NOR
MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE QUALITY, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY DATA,
INFORMATION, PRODUCT OR SERVICE. METROPOLIS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY OR INABILITY
TO USE THE WEBSITE OR RELATED FUNCTIONALITIES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE
FUNCTIONALITIES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, FUNCTIONALITIES AND RELATED
GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE,
WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. FURTHER, METROPOLIS
SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NON-AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE DURING PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
OPERATIONS OR ANY UNPLANNED SUSPENSION OF ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE THAT MAY OCCUR DUE TO TECHNICAL
REASONS OR FOR ANY REASON BEYOND METROPOLIS CONTROL. THE USER UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT ANY
MATERIAL OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS DONE ENTIRELY AT THEIR
OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THEY WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THEIR COMPUTER
SYSTEMS OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA. METROPOLIS IS
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR LEADING TO AN INVALID COUPON. METROPOLIS ACCEPTS NO
LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS, WITH RESPECT TO ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU WHETHER
ON BEHALF OF ITSELF OR THIRD PARTIES.
11.4 METROPOLIS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD PARTY PRODUCT OR SERVICES. THE ADVERTISEMENT
AVAILABLE ON E-MAIL OR WEBSITE WITH RESPECT TO THE THIRD PARTY WEBSITE OR THE PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES ARE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSE ONLY.
12. Indemnification and Limitation of Liability
12.1 You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Metropolis including but not limited to
its affiliate vendors, agents and employees from and against any and all losses, liabilities,
claims, damages, demands, costs and expenses (including legal fees and disbursements in
connection therewith and interest chargeable thereon) asserted against or incurred by Metropolis
that arise out of, result from, or may be payable by virtue of, any breach or non-performance of
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made or obligation to be performed by You
pursuant to these Terms of Use. Further, You agree to hold Metropolis harmless against any
claims made by any third party due to, or arising out of, or in connection with, Your use of the
Website, any claim that Your material caused damage to a third party, Your violation of the
Terms of Use, or Your violation of any rights of another, including any intellectual property
rights.
12.2 Notwithstanding anything to contrary, Metropolis entire liability to You under this Terms
of Use or otherwise shall be the refund of the money charged from You for any specific voucher
or product or service, under which the unlikely liability arises.
12.3 In no event shall Metropolis, its officers, directors, employees, partners or suppliers be
liable to You, the vendor or any third party for any special, incidental, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages whatsoever, including those resulting from loss of use, data
or profits, whether or not foreseeable or whether or not Metropolis has been advised of the
possibility of such damages, or based on any theory of liability, including breach of contract
or warranty, negligence or other tortious action, or any other claim arising out of or in
connection with Your use of or access to the Website, Services or materials.
12.4 The limitations and exclusions in this section apply to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law.
13. Violation of the Terms of Use
13.1 You agree that Metropolis may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, terminate
Your access to the Website and block Your future access to the Website if Metropolis determines
that You have violated these Terms of Use or Additional Terms. You also agree that any violation
by You of these Terms of Use will constitute an unlawful and unfair business practice, and will
cause irreparable harm to Metropolis, for which monetary damages would be inadequate, and You
consent to Metropolis obtaining any injunctive or equitable relief that Metropolis deems
necessary or appropriate in such circumstances. These remedies are in addition to any other
remedies Metropolis may have at law or in equity.
13.2 You agree that Metropolis may, in its sole discretion, and without prior notice, terminate
Your access to the Website, for cause, which includes (but is not limited to): (1) requests by
law enforcement or other government agencies; (2) a request by You (self-initiated account
deletions); (3) discontinuance or material modification of the Website or any service offered on
or through the Website; or (4) unexpected technical issues or problems.
13.3 If Metropolis does take any legal action against You as a result of Your violation of these
Terms of Use, Metropolis will be entitled to recover from You, and You agree to pay, all
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of such action, in addition to any other relief granted to
Metropolis.
14. Termination
14.1 The Terms of Use will continue to apply until terminated by either You or Metropolis as set
forth below. If You want to terminate Your agreement with Metropolis, You may do so by (i) not
accessing the Website; or (ii) closing Your accounts for all of the Services that You use, where
Metropolis has made this option available to You.
14.2 Metropolis may, at any time, with or without notice, terminate the Terms of Use (or portion
thereof, such as any individual Additional Terms) with You if: You breach any of the provisions
of the Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy or any other terms, conditions, or policies that may be
applicable to You from time to time (or have acted in a manner that clearly shows that You do
not intend to, or are unable to, comply with the same); Metropolis is required to do so by law
(for example, where the provision of the Services to You is, or becomes, unlawful); The
provision of the Services to You by Metropolis is, in Metropolis’s opinion, no longer
commercially viable; Metropolis has elected to discontinue, with or without reason, access to
the Website, the Services (or any part thereof); or
14.3 Metropolis may also terminate or suspend all or a portion of Your account or access to the
Services with or without reason. Except as may be set forth in any Additional Terms applicable
to a particular Service, termination of Your Account may include: (i) removal of access to all
offerings within the Website or with respect to the Services; (ii) deletion of Your materials
and Account Information, including Your personal information, log-in ID and password, and all
related information, files and materials associated with or inside Your Account (or any part
thereof); and (iii) barring of further use of the Services.
14.4 You agree that all terminations shall be made in Metropolis’s sole discretion and that
Metropolis shall not be liable to You or any third party for any termination of Your Account
(and accompanying deletion of Your Account Information), or Your access to the Website and
Services.
14.5 Notwithstanding the foregoing, these Terms of Use will survive indefinitely unless and
until Metropolis chooses to terminate them.
14.6 If You or Metropolis terminates Your use of the Website, Metropolis may delete any content
or other materials relating to Your use of the Website and Metropolis will have no liability to
You or any third party for doing so.
15. Governing Law
15.1 These Terms of Use and all transactions entered into on or through the Website and the
relationship between You and Metropolis shall be governed in accordance with the laws of
respective African countries where we are operating (Kenya/Ghana/Tanzania/Zambia/Uganda).
without reference to conflict of laws principles.
15.2 You agree that all claims, differences and disputes arising under or in connection with or
in relation hereto the Website, the Terms of Use or any transactions entered into on or through
the Website or the relationship between You and Metropolis shall be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts at respective African countries where they are operating
(Kenya/Ghana/Tanzania/Zambia/Uganda). and You hereby accede to and accept the jurisdiction of
such courts.
16. Report Abuse
In the event You come across any abuse or violation of these Terms of Use or if You become aware
of any objectionable content on the Website, please report to Metropolis customer support.
17. Privacy Policy
The User hereby consents, expresses and agrees that he has read and fully understands the
Privacy Policy of Metropolis in respect of the Website. You further consent that the terms and
contents of such Privacy Policy are acceptable to You.
18. Communications
18.1 You hereby expressly agree to receive communications from Metropolis by way of SMS, e-mails
and other mediums related to the services provided. And irrespective of the fact if also you
have registered yourself under DND or DNC or NCPR service, you still authorize us to give you a
call from Metropolis.
19. General Provisions
19.1 Notice: All notices of Metropolis will be served by email or by general notification on the
Website. Any notice provided to Metropolis pursuant to the Terms of Use should be sent to
Metropolis customer support
19.2 Assignment: You cannot assign or otherwise transfer the Terms of Use, or any rights granted
hereunder to any third party. Metropolis’s rights under the Terms of Use are freely transferable
by Metropolis to any third parties without the requirement of seeking Your consent.
19.3 Severability: If, for any reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of
the Term of Use, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to
the maximum extent permissible so as to give effect to the intent of the parties as reflected by
that provision, and the remainder of the Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect.
19.4 Waiver: Any failure by Metropolis to enforce or exercise any provision of the Terms of Use,
or any related right, shall not constitute a waiver by Metropolis of that provision or right.
20. Feedback and Information
Any feedback You provide to this Website shall be deemed to be non-confidential. Metropolis
shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis. Further, by submitting the
feedback, You represent and warrant that (i) Your feedback does not contain confidential or
proprietary information of You or of third parties; (ii) Metropolis is not under any obligation
of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the feedback; (iii) Metropolis may have
something similar to the feedback already under consideration or in development; and (iv) You
are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of any kind from Metropolis for the
feedback under any circumstances.
21. Metropolis reserves the right to decide/alter/change the
expiration period of the activities at any time with or without notice.
21.1 Metropolis reserves the right at any time, without notice, to add/alter/change/or vary any
or all of these terms and conditions or to replace, wholly or in part, with any feature, whether
similar to this or not, or to withdraw it altogether.
21.2 Metropolis reserves the right to disqualify any customers from the benefits mention herein
above. In case of any fraudulent activity, prosecution will be carried out against the concerned
customer. Copyright © The Copyright Act, 1957. Terms Of Offer For Sale These terms of offer for
sale (“Terms of Offer For Sale“) between Metropolis Health Products Retail Pvt Ltd d/b/a
Metropolis (hereinafter referred to as “Metropolis Healthcare” or “Metropolis“) and the users of
the Website (“You” or “Your” or “Yourself” or “User“) describe, inter alia, the terms of offer
for sale, purchase of goods and services through the redemption of cash vouchers/ coupons
(“Voucher/s“) or otherwise on the Website, www..Metropolisafrica.com (“Website“). PLEASE READ
THE TERMS OF OFFER FOR SALE CAREFULLY BEFORE PURCHASING ANY PRODUCTS OR AVAILING ANY SERVICES ON
THE WEBSITE. ANY PURCHASE MADE BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF THE PRODUCTS/ SERVICES SHALL
SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF OFFER FOR SALE AND YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY
THE SAME. IN ADDITION TO THE FOREGOING, YOU SHALL ALSO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE OF THE
WEBSITE, TERMS OF OFFER FOR SALE ISSUED BY THE VENDOR OR ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SERVICE WHICH ARE
DISPLAYED WITH THE SELECTION OF THE PRODUCT, IF ANY (“ADDITIONAL TERMS“) AT THE WEBSITE. IF
THERE IS ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF OFFER FOR SALE AND THE ADDITIONAL TERMS, THE
ADDITIONAL TERMS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE IN RELATION TO THAT SALE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE
TERMS OF OFFER FOR SALE, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THE WEBSITE FOR ANY PURCHASE.
1. Business
1.1 The Website is a platform that facilitates the online sale and purchase of branded
merchandise and services (“Services”) offered by Metropolis various affiliates/ registered
merchants/ vendors/ service providers (“Vendor/s”). The Services are offered to the Users
through various modes which shall include but not be limited to, sale of Vouchers that can be
redeemed for various products and services, sale of products etc. The Vendors are the sellers of
products and services on the Website and will be solely responsible to You for the products sold
or for redemption of any Voucher.
1.2You acknowledge that Metropolis has the right to change or discontinue any Service at any
time, without notice. You further acknowledge that Metropolis may add or modify the procedures,
modes, processes or conditions of purchase at any time to adapt to changes that Metropolis may
make to the Services. You agree that Metropolis shall not be liable to You or to any third party
for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of any aspect of the Services.
2. Vouchers
2.1 In furtherance of the Services provided and the eligibility criteria stated under the Terms
of Use located at the homepage www.Metropolis.com, You shall be eligible to purchase Vouchers of
a specific monetary value.
2.2 Metropolis will facilitate the provision of the best, pre-negotiated deals for a particular
product/service at a given price for a given place. Purchase of such Vouchers will be subject to
the Terms of Offer for Sale and such other terms, if any, as specified by the Vendor.
2.3 Each Voucher will have the necessary redemption instructions printed on it. The Vouchers may
contain an offer period, or expiry date mentioned on it, You shall use it accordingly. Unless
otherwise stated, You will not be entitled to receive any credit or cash-back for the value of
the Voucher You don’t redeem or use within the stipulated time period as mentioned in the
Voucher, if any. You agree that the Voucher issued is specific to the product or service
selected and cannot be used for the purchase of any other product or service as offered by the
Website and cannot be used for the purchase of any other product or service and cannot be
combined with other special offers or promotions that may be made available on the Website.
2.4 On making payment for the Voucher through any mode, including and not limiting to cash on
delivery, You will be issued a Voucher which must be presented to the venue/ store of the
Vendor, pursuant to which You can complete Your purchase of the relevant product or avail of the
relevant service from such Vendor. The displayed price stated on the Voucher shall be inclusive
of applicable taxes unless mentioned otherwise.
2.5 Vouchers once sold are non-refundable, whether You use it or not. Only one Voucher is
allowed per transaction.
2.6 You agree that neither Metropolis nor the Vendors shall be liable in the event You lose,
misplace or destroy Your Voucher at any time.
3. Product
3.1 Metropolis, through the Website also makes available of variety of branded products and
merchandise at an agreed price to you. Purchase of such products will be subject to the Terms of
Offer for Sale and such other additional terms, if any, as specified by us or the Vendor.
3.2 Metropolis offers SHIPPING for all the products on the Website as per the company’s policy,
which may be changed by Metropolis without any notice to You. Octroi charges, wherever
applicable, is borne and paid by the Metropolis and not to be borne by User.
3.3 All the Products are governed by the terms of warranties provided by the respective
manufacturer/ brands. However, in case any product is covered under seller warranty, it shall be
specifically mentioned under the product details.
3.4 The price of products offered on the Website is either equal to or lesser than the Maximum
Retail Price (“MRP“) i.e., the discounted rate prescribed for those products. The MRP and other
statutory declarations shall be mentioned on the products and/or on its packaging in accordance
with applicable laws.
3.5 In the event you purchase any electronic product/s from the Vendors, Metropolis shall not be
liable for any fault arising from this electronic product/s. You are requested to visit the
nearest service station as per user manual, if any or as indicated by the Vendor/s for any
default in the electronic product/s. In case if there is no service station located close to
you, then, in such circumstances, Metropolis shall recall the product/s upon your request and
send it to the service station on your behalf. The personnel of service station shall directly
get in touch with you for the cost incurred.
4. Services
4.1 You should take all responsibility for your own actions in utilizing the services purchased
by you and Metropolis shall not be liable for any such action.
44.2 You represents that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with Metropolis and are
not a person barred from receiving services under the laws as applicable in respective African
countries where we are operating (Kenya/Ghana/Tanzania/Zambia/Uganda).
4.3 You confirm that Metropolis shall not be responsible for any deficiency in payment of
consideration payable towards the services purchased from the Website.
4.4 Metropolis does not offer any refunds against any services already purchased from the
Website unless, any error has occurred during the purchase or redemption of such services which
is directly attributable to Metropolis.
5. Pricing Information
5.1 Metropolis strives to provide You with the best prices possible on products and services You
buy or avail of from the Website. However, Metropolis does not guarantee that the price will be
the lowest in the city, region or geography. Prices and availability are subject to change
without notice or any consequential liability to you.
5.2 While Metropolis strives to provide accurate products, services and pricing information,
typographical and other errors may occur. In the event that a product or service is listed at an
incorrect price or with incorrect information due to an error in pricing or product or service
information, Metropolis may, at its discretion, either contact You for instructions or cancel
Your order and notify You of such cancellation. Metropolis will have the right to modify the
price of the product or service and contact You for further instructions via e-mail address
provided by You at the time of registration, or cancel the order and notify You of such
cancellation. If Metropolis cancels the order after the payment has been processed, the said
amount will be remitted to Your account from which the payment was made.
6. Credit Card Details
In certain cases, specifically with regard to particular products/ services, You might be
required to provide Your credit or debit card details to the approved payment gateways while
making the payment. In this regard You agree to provide correct and accurate credit/ debit card
details to the approved payment gateways for availing Services on the Website. You shall not use
the credit/ debit card which is not lawfully owned by You, i.e. in any transaction, You must use
Your own credit/ debit card. The information provided by You will not be utilized or shared with
any third party unless required in relation to fraud verifications or by law, regulation or
court order. You will be solely responsible for the security and confidentiality of Your credit/
debit card details. Metropolis expressly disclaims all liabilities that may arise as a
consequence of any unauthorized use of Your credit/ debit card.
7. Delivery of the Product
Your shipping address, pin code will be verified with the database of Metropolis before You
proceed to pay for Your purchase. In the event case your order is not serviceable by our
delivery partners or the merchant or the area is not covered, we would request you to provide us
with an alternate shipping address which we expect to have on our partner/merchant’s delivery
list. In case there is any dispute regarding the shipment of the product or services for the
area not covered by Metropolis, in such cases Metropolis will not be responsible for the
non-delivery of the product. Metropolis doesn’t deliver items internationally. However, you can
make purchases on the website from anywhere in the world but at the same time ensuring the
shipping address is within respective African countries where we are operating
(Kenya/Ghana/Tanzania/Zambia/Uganda).. In case you book multiple orders for the Products and
Services in one transaction, Metropolis would endeavor to ship all Products together. However,
this may not always be possible due to some product characteristics and/or logistics’ issues. If
You purchase multiple Products in single transaction, then all the Products would be dispatched
to a single shipping address given by You. If You wish to ship Products to different addresses,
then You should book the orders separately based on the delivery addresses.
8. Return Policy for Products
8.1 In the event You receive a damaged / defective product or a product that does not comply
with the specifications as per your original order, You are required to get in touch with the
customer service team through any of the below mentioned channels: a. Centre at following
contact no of respective
Kenya +254 730 490000,
Ghana +233 543028001,
Zambia +260 211253293,
Uganda +256 741000044,
Tanzania +255 2221 50022;.
b. Write form; to us at : info@metropolisafrica.com.
8.2 Upon receiving Your complaint, Metropolis shall verify the authenticity and the nature of
the complaint and if Metropolis is convinced that the complaint is genuine, Metropolis will
inform the relevant Vendor of such complaint and request for a replacement. However, in the
event of frivolous and baseless complaints regarding the quality and content of the products,
Metropolis reserves the right to take necessary legal actions against You and You will be solely
liable for all costs incurred by Metropolis in this regard. You expressly acknowledge that the
Vendor selling the defective product/ service will be solely responsible to You for any claims
that You may have in relation to such defective product/ service and Metropolis shall not in any
manner be held liable for the same.
8.3 Before accepting shipment of any product, kindly ensure that the product’s packaging is not
damaged or tampered. If you observe that the package is damaged or tampered, request you to
refuse to accept delivery and inform Metropolis at the earliest. The return process of the
product may be restricted by Metropolis depending on the nature and category of the product.
8.4 In order to return any products sold through the Website, You are required to comply with
the below mentioned conditions, viz:
1.Please notify Metropolis of receipt of a damaged/ defective product/service within
48-hours
of delivery to you. If You are unable to do so within 48-hours, Metropolis shall not be held
liable for the failure to replace the order;
2.Products should be unused;
3.Metropolis will arrange pick-up of the damaged/defective product through its own logistics
partner. In the event Metropolis is unable to do so, Metropolis will notify You regarding
the same and You will be required to dispatch the product using a reputed courier in Your
respective area within one (1) day from receipt of such notice. Courier freight charges will
be reimbursed in such form as is determined by the logistics team upon prior consultation
with Metropolis;
4.Products should be returned in their original packaging along with the original price
tags,
labels, barcodes, user manual, warranty card and invoices etc;
5.It is advised that the return packets should be strongly and adequately packaged so that
there is no further damage of products during transit;
6.The returned products are subject to verification and checks by Metropolis in order to
determine the legitimacy of the complaint/ return.
8.5 In the event the return of a product is duly accepted by Metropolis, the value of such
product, as originally paid by You during acceptance of delivery of product or otherwise, will
be refunded to You. Refund will be processed based on the mode of payment and Metropolis or the
approved payment gateway will credit Your refunds directly into Your debit/credit card or online
accounts or provide You with a cheque in this regard. Refunds will be subject to the following:
1. Orders paid online will be refunded within 7-21 working days through the online account or
via cheque, depending on the then current circumstances as determined by Metropolis;
2. For Cash on Delivery payments, You will be provided with a refund cheque.
3. If the product can be repaired by the service centre, Metropolis would get the same repaired
and send it back to You.
4. A promo code, once used shall not be refunded in case of cancellation of order either by
customer or Metropolis.
9. Cancellation
9.1 Cancellation by Metropolis: There may be certain orders that Metropolis is unable to accept
and must cancel. Metropolis reserves the right, at Metropolis’s sole discretion, to refuse or
cancel any order for any reason whatsoever. Some situations that may result in Your order being
cancelled include, without limitation, non-availability of the product or quantities ordered by
You, non- availability of the service, inaccuracies or errors in pricing information, or
problems identified by Metropolis’s credit and fraud avoidance department. Metropolis may also
require additional verifications or information before accepting any order. Metropolis will
contact You if all or any portion of Your order is cancelled or if additional information is
required to accept Your order. If Your order is cancelled after Your credit card has been
charged, the said amount will be reversed back in Your credit card account. A promo code, once
used shall not be refunded in case of cancellation of order either by Customer or Metropolis.
9.2 Cancellation by the User: In case of requests for order cancellations, Metropolis reserves
the right to accept or reject requests for order cancellations for any reason whatsoever. As
part of usual business practice, if Metropolis receives a cancellation notice and the order has
not been processed/ approved by Metropolis, Metropolis shall cancel the order and refund the
entire amount to You within a reasonable period of time. Metropolis will not be able to cancel
orders that have already been processed. Metropolis has the full right to decide whether an
order has been processed or not. You agree not to dispute the decision made by Metropolis and
accept Metropolis’s decision regarding the cancellation.
9.3 Metropolis reserves the right to cancel any orders that classify as ‘Bulk Order’ as
determined by Metropolis as per certain criteria. Any Metropolis Reward Point or Promo Code used
for placing the ‘Bulk Order’ will not be refunded as per this cancellation policy. An order can
be classified as ‘Bulk Order’ if it meets with the below mentioned criteria, which may not be
exhaustive, viz: Products ordered are not for self-consumption but for commercial resale
Multiple orders placed for same product at the same address Bulk quantity of the same product
ordered Invalid address given in order details Any malpractice used to place the order
10. Failure to Sell by the Vendor
Unless due to Your negligence, in the event the Vendor fails to complete a sale of a product or
a service when presented by You with a valid Voucher or otherwise, You acknowledge that the
vendor will be solely liable to reimburse such amount as has already been paid by You for the
purchase of such order. Further, You agree that Metropolis will not be held liable for failure
of the Vendor to make available any product or service therein.
11. Disclaimer
11.1 METROPOLIS DOES NOT CONTROL, ENDORSE OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT (INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRODUCT CATALOGUES) OR SERVICES OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES ACCESSIBLE THROUGH
THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED SITES. METROPOLIS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER
ABOUT, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, THE VENDOR OR ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES, THEIR PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIONS RELATING TO NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS. ANY TRANSACTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WITH SUCH THIRD PARTIES ARE AT YOUR OWN
RISK. THE PRODUCTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO VENDOR’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR WARRANTY, SERVICE AND
MAINTENANCE, AND METROPOLIS DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAME. METROPOLIS ALSO
DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USAGE OF THE PRODUCTS BY YOU.
11.2 METROPOLIS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY WITH REGARD TO ANY DEFECT IVE OR
COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS PURCHASED OR SERVICE AVAILED BY YOU FROM THE VENDOR AND METROPOLIS SHALL
NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY IF THE PRODUCT PURCHASED OR SERVICE AVAILED BY YOU FROM THE VENDOR IS
NOT EXACTLY AS PER SPECIFICATIONS DETAILED IN THE PURCHASE CONFIRMATION ORDER.
12. Indemnification and Limitation of Liability.
12.1 You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Metropolis from and against any and all
losses, liabilities, claims, damages, demands, costs and expenses (including legal fees and
disbursements in connection therewith and interest chargeable thereon) asserted against or
incurred by Metropolis that arise out of, result from, or may be payable by virtue of, any
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made or obligation to be performed
by You pursuant to these Terms of Offer For Sale or any Additional Terms applicable to the
purchase of products and services on the Website.
12.2 In no event shall Metropolis, its officers, directors, employees, partners or vendors be
liable to You, the Vendor or any third party for any special, incidental, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages whatsoever, including those resulting from loss of use, data
or profits, whether or not foreseeable or whether or not Metropolis has been advised of the
possibility of such damages, or based on any theory of liability, including breach of contract
or warranty, negligence or other tortious action, or any other claim arising out of or in
connection with Your purchase of the products and services herein. Notwithstanding anything to
contrary, Metropolis’s entire liability to You under this Terms of Offer For Sale or otherwise
shall be the refund of the money charged from You for any specific Voucher or product or
service, under which the unlikely liability arises.
12.3 Metropolis shall not assume any liability for the non-availability of the product, delivery
of the product and the installation of the product where required or any action or inaction that
might be taken by the Vendor after issue of the Voucher to the User.
13. Governing Law
13.1These Terms of Offer For Sale and the relationship between You and Metropolis shall be
governed in accordance with the laws of respective African countries where they are operating
(Kenya/Ghana/Tanzania/Zambia/Uganda). without reference to conflict of laws principles.
13.2 You agree that all claims, differences and disputes arising under or in connection with or
in relation to the Terms of Offer For Sale or any transactions entered into on or through the
Website or the relationship between You and Metropolis shall be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts at Mumbai and You hereby accede to and accept the jurisdiction of
such courts. ALL LINKED TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREUNDER ARE ASSUMED TO BE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND
AGREED BY YOU.