DISCLAIMER POLICY

1. NO LEGAL OR FORMAL AUDIT RELATIONSHIP

• Informational Scope: The material, blog posts, portal guides, compliance calendars, and automated tool outputs available on Hiva Professionals do not constitute formal legal, judicial, or statutory audit opinions unless specifically executed under a separate, formal written retainer agreement.
• Consultative Nature: While our team includes experienced corporate secretaries, accountants, tax consultants, and legal specialists, your use of our website or automated tools does not create an attorney-client or professional auditor relationship until a formal engagement is executed.

2. COMPLIANCE & ACCURACY DISCLAIMER

• Client Data Responsibility: Hiva Professionals prepares filings, returns, accounting records, and regulatory applications based strictly on the documentation, financial data, and instructions provided by the Client. We do not independently audit or verify the authenticity or accuracy of Client-supplied records.
• No Liability for Client Errors: Hiva Professionals shall not be held liable for any interest, penalties, fines, or legal consequences arising from inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or delayed data supplied by the Client or its representatives.

3. GOVERNMENT & REGULATORY ACTIONS

• Statutory Discretion: Final decisions regarding corporate registrations, trademark approvals, patent grants, GST registrations, tax assessments, and company strike-offs rest entirely with the respective government bodies and statutory registries (e.g., MCA, Income Tax Department, Trademarks Registry, GSTN).
• No Approval Guarantee: Hiva Professionals assists Clients through the application and filing workflows but cannot guarantee approval, registration, or specific outcomes. Government rejections, show-cause notices, or objections issued on legal or factual grounds are beyond our direct control.
• Portal Downtime & Delays: Hiva Professionals is not responsible for statutory filing delays, system errors, or financial penalties resulting from government portal outages, technical maintenance windows, or regulatory backlogs.

4. EXTERNAL LINKS & THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

• Third-Party Platforms: Our digital interfaces may contain links to third-party portals, banking interfaces, payment gateways, or government portals. Hiva Professionals does not endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for the content, security practices, or availability of external websites.
• Independent Professionals: Where services are facilitated in coordination with independent external consultants, chartered accountants, or legal practitioners, those professionals operate independently. Hiva Professionals assumes no liability for advice or services rendered outside our direct employment.

5. SOFTWARE & DIGITAL PLATFORM "AS IS" WARRANTY

All digital platforms, calculators, portal features, and cloud applications provided by Hiva Professionals are made available on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law:

• We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and uninterrupted system availability.
• We do not warrant that our platform will be entirely error-free, uninterrupted, or free of computer viruses or security vulnerabilities, although we implement standard industry security practices.

6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

In no event shall Hiva Professionals, its partners, directors, employees, or agents be liable to any Client or third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages-including loss of profits, revenue, data, business interruption, or statutory fines-arising out of or in connection with the use of our website, software tools, or professional services.

7. POLICY UPDATES

Hiva Professionals reserves the right to modify or update this Disclaimer Policy at any time without prior notice. The updated version will be indicated by the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. Continued use of our platform or services following any updates signifies your acceptance of the revised disclaimer.

8. CONTACT INFORMATION

By engaging with Hiva Professionals, you explicitly consent to receive transactional, operational, and periodic service communications via email, phone, SMS, or instant messaging channels (e.g., WhatsApp).