About Metaride

Metaride is a carpooling app developed and hosted by Metacube with the objective of facilitating Metacube employees to carpool together. Carpooling offers several advantages including the ones listed below:

  • Helps reduce commute cost.
  • Helps share the driving effort where possible.
  • Provides opportunity of building relationships and learning from each other.
  • Reduces the monotony of commute.
  • Contributes to the environment by reducing pollution.
  • Saves precious foreign exchange spent on importing fossil fuel.
  • Reduces traffic on already congested roads.
  • Reduces the number of parking slots required in the office.

The Metaride app is being offered for free by Metacube.

Acceptance of Terms of Usage

Your authorization to use the Metaride App is contingent upon your being an employee of Metacube and your acceptance of these Terms of Usage in all respects. By using the Metaride App you acknowledge and agree to these Terms of Usage.

Metacube reserves the right to modify anytime the Terms of Usage or any other policies relating to the Metaride App and the associated carpooling facility. The revised Terms of Usage and other policies will become effective immediately upon posting of an updated version of this Terms of Usage on the Metaride App.

You are responsible for regularly reviewing this Terms of Usage. Continued use of the Metaride App after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.

All Metacube employees using the Metaride app will henceforth be also called Users.

The employee offering a shared ride and the employees accepting the shared ride will henceforth be referred to as “Ride Offeror” and “Rider” respectively.

By creating an account on the App for carpooling, you agree that you are doing carpooling at your own risk. You will keep secure and confidential your account password or any identification we provide you which allows access to the App.

Disclaimer of Liability

Metaride is not a Transportation Service and hence there is no responsibility to offer any transportation. Metacube has created the Metaride App solely for the benefit and convenience of its employees. Use of the App is completely voluntary and users shall exercise their complete discretion. Under no circumstances shall Metacube be liable for any improper behavior or conduct of the Ride Offeror or Rider or any other third party or for any accidents, inappropriate events, or any delays, loss or damages or death or injury whatsoever.

Metaride App does not track the movement of the shared rides and does not offer any security or surveillance and Rider and Ride Offeror are alone and solely responsible for their safety.

Indemnity

By accepting this Terms of Usage and using the App you accept that you shall defend, indemnify and hold Metacube, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, shareholders, users, employees, and attorneys harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with: (a) your violation or breach of any term of this Terms of Use or any applicable law or regulation, whether or not referenced herein; (b) your violation of any rights of any third party, including other users with whom you interact as a result of your use of the App, or (c) your use or misuse of the App; or (d) any other acts or omission of yours resulting in any claims or liabilities against Metacube.

Internet delays

App may be subject to limitations, delays, and other problems inherent in the use of the internet and electronic communications. Metacube is not responsible for any delays, delivery failures, or other damage resulting from such problems.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Metacube, Metaride and/or its affiliates, officers, employees, shareholders, attorneys, agents and licensees or licensors be liable to anyone for any damages including but not limited to indirect, punitive, special, exemplary, incidental, consequential or other damages of any type or kind (including personal injury, loss of data, revenue, profits, use or other economic advantage).

Metaride will not assess the suitability, legality or ability of any car owner driving the vehicle and you expressly waive and release Metaride from any and all any liability, claims or damages arising from or in any way related to the user who provides transportation services to you.

Metaride is not obligated to be a party to disputes or negotiations of disputes between you and the car owner or between you and any other user of the App.

You agree to accept full responsibility for the decisions you make regarding the services offered via the application and all responsibility and liability (with all its implications) rests solely with you whether you are a car owner or a car pooler. You use the App and services at your own risk.

By using the App you hereby consent that Metacube shall be entitled to collect, store and process your personal information viz. Name, Official Email Id, Address as per Org40, Whatsapp and other mobile numbers on your name. Such information shall be stored and processed by Metacube in accordance with its privacy policy which can be accessed at hr@metacube.com. You may at any time withdraw your consent to use your personal data or information collected by the App by e-mailing us at hr@metacube.com. However, upon such withdrawal of consent you shall not be able to use the App. You hereby consent to the sharing of the personal information/data collected with any third party where the disclosure is necessary for compliance of a legal obligation. Your personal/sensitive information or data shall be shared, without obtaining prior consent from the provider of information, with Government agencies mandated under the law to obtain information including sensitive personal data or information for the purpose of verification of identity, or for prevention, detection, investigation including cyber incidents, prosecution, and punishment of offenses.

Personal information will be any information that can identify the rider such as name, address, phone number etc.

Guidelines for the Users

The use of Metaride App (“App”) and Carpooling is a voluntary collaboration amongst Employees for both mutual convenience and contribution to social cause. This Annexure just lists down the certain desirable etiquettes for carpooling, but Metacube does not take the responsibility to enforce these guidelines.

  • As an employee asking for the ride through the App (“Rider”), requesting the employee offering the ride (“Ride Offeror”) to stop the bike or car to collect personal items should be avoided.
  • The Rider cannot impose a choice of route on the Ride Offeror or fellow Riders.
  • The pick up or drop location may/may not be from the Rider’s home address but a nearest landmark location on the route of Ride Offerer’s route as mentioned in the App.
  • It is important that the Rider and the Ride Offeror exchange information regarding the routes and schedule before starting the carpool/bikepool through chat or on phone call. Riders must inform the Ride Offeror in the App, in case he/she is unable to join the ride.
  • All the Riders and Ride Offerors must carry Metacube ID card and Ride Offeror should also carry a valid driving license on request.
  • As a Rider if you have agreed to share the cost of Carpooling/Bikepooling please comply with the same.
  • The Ride Offeror and the Rider are required to maintain a professional conduct during the ride and avoid discussing topics that may hurt the religious sentiments or are hierarchical in nature.
  • The Rider should make himself/ herself available 5 (five) minutes before the scheduled time to avoid any wait period.
  • The Ride Offeror should be at least 18 (eighteen) years of age.
  • The Ride Offeror and Rider must maintain hygiene and restrict from a ride in case of any illness and should not be intoxicated.
  • The Ride Offeror owns, or has the legal right to operate, the vehicle the Ride Offeror uses when accepting the Rider, and Ride Offeror’s vehicle is in good and safe operating condition and meets the industry safety standards and all applicable statutory and state department of motor vehicle requirements for a vehicle of its kind.
  • The Ride Offeror must drive safely and follow the traffic rules and applicable laws at all times.
  • The Ride Offeror and Rider will be solely responsible for any and all liabilities which result from or are alleged as a result of the operation of the vehicle the Ride Offeror uses to transport Riders, including, but not limited to, personal injuries, death and property damages.
  • In the event of a motor vehicle accident, the Ride Offeror will be solely responsible for compliance with any applicable statutory or department of motor vehicles requirements, and for all necessary contacts with the car owner’s insurance carrier.
  • Use of mobile phones while driving is strictly prohibited during carpooling.
  • Riders shall not use the carpooling for the purpose of transporting any dangerous weapons (including, not limited to, knives, firearms, incendiary devices, etc.), chemicals, or other objects or substances that may cause harm to, or intimidate or otherwise harass, others, including other Riders or members of the public, whether or not the said Riders intend to use such objects or substances to cause harm to, or intimidate or otherwise harass, others, including other Riders.
  • Riders should not impose his/her choice of music on the Ride Offeror or fellow Riders.
  • The rider must refrain from eating or drinking food in the car as it may result in spilling.
  • For any emergency, you may dial our SOS numbers provided in the HELP Section. Please note that the emergency help is without any liability, obligation or responsibility and there is no assurance that the below individuals will be able to help you or will be available or reachable. You should not rely on the below numbers in an emergency and take all steps you deem fit.
  • SOS Numbers - Metacube Helpdesk_1 (7062188888) and Metacube Helpdesk_2 (8003442675).