Last updated: 29 September 2026
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of this website, including its pages, content, tools and forms (the "Website"). The Website is owned and operated by Manas Dowlani, sole proprietor, carrying on business as Dialawgue, with his principal place of business at 302 Princess Empire, Race Course Road, Indore 452001, Madhya Pradesh, India ("Dialawgue", "we", "us" or "our"). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
1. Who we are
Dialawgue is a strategy and communications consultancy. It is not a law firm, a firm of chartered accountants or a firm of company secretaries. We do not provide legal, tax, accounting, audit, financial, investment or other regulated professional advice, and we do not represent anyone before any court, tribunal or authority. Using the Website does not create an advocate and client relationship, or any other professional relationship, between you and Dialawgue or anyone associated with it.
2. Information only
Everything on the Website, including insights, articles, guides, case studies, frequently asked questions and interactive tools, is general information provided for educational purposes. It may not reflect the latest legal or regulatory position, and it is not a substitute for advice from a qualified professional on your specific situation. You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content on the Website without taking appropriate professional advice.
The copy checker on the Website is an automated guide that highlights common patterns. It does not determine whether any content complies with the Bar Council of India Rules, the ICAI Code of Ethics, the ICSI guidelines or any other law or code, and its results must not be relied on as such.
3. No solicitation
The Website is intended to provide information to those who seek it. Nothing on the Website is intended to advertise, solicit or invite work for any advocate, chartered accountant, company secretary or other professional, and nothing on it should be read that way.
4. Enquiries and engagements
Contacting us through the Website, WhatsApp, email or any other channel does not create an engagement or any obligation on either party. We may decline any enquiry without giving reasons. An engagement begins only when both parties sign a written agreement, and that agreement, not these Terms, governs the services. Where these Terms and a signed agreement differ, the signed agreement prevails.
Please do not send confidential or sensitive information to us before an engagement is agreed in writing. Until then, we cannot treat any information you send as confidential.
5. Ideas and material you send us
If you send us ideas, suggestions, proposals or other material that we have not requested in writing, you agree that we are under no obligation to keep it confidential, to review it, to use it or to pay for it, and that we may already be developing, or may later develop, similar ideas independently.
6. Case studies and results
Case studies on the Website describe work in general terms. Client names are withheld or shared only with permission, and some details may be simplified or changed to protect confidentiality. Past work does not indicate or guarantee future results, and every engagement depends on its own facts.
7. Study immersions and events
Descriptions of study immersions, events and programmes are indicative. Visits to courts, Parliament, regulators, ministries, embassies, exchanges, firms and other institutions depend on permissions from those institutions, which may be refused, withdrawn or changed at any time without notice. Itineraries, speakers, venues and inclusions may change. Each programme is governed by its own written terms, and we are not responsible for the acts, omissions, decisions or policies of any third-party institution, venue, hotel or transport provider.
8. Intellectual property
The Website and everything on it, including text, articles, designs, layouts, illustrations, graphics, photographs, code, the Dialawgue name, the dialawgue wordmark, the speech mark icon and all other logos and marks, are owned by or licensed to Dialawgue and are protected by the laws of India and international treaties. Except as allowed below, you may not copy, reproduce, republish, adapt, distribute, sell, license, frame or create derivative works from any part of the Website without our prior written permission.
You may view the Website and print or save pages for your own personal, non-commercial reference, and you may quote short extracts with clear attribution to Dialawgue and a link to the original page. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
9. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- use the Website for any unlawful, fraudulent or harmful purpose, or in breach of any applicable law;
- impersonate any person or misrepresent your connection with any person or organisation, including Dialawgue;
- introduce viruses, malware or other harmful code, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, its servers or any connected system;
- use automated tools to copy, scrape or harvest content or data from the Website for commercial purposes, or in a way that places an unreasonable load on it;
- copy the Website's design, content or structure to create a competing or confusingly similar website or service; or
- use the Website or its content in any way that could damage the reputation or goodwill of Dialawgue.
10. Third-party services and links
The Website links to, or uses, services provided by third parties, such as WhatsApp, LinkedIn, email providers, hosting providers and font services. Those services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content, availability, security or practices. A link does not mean we endorse the linked site.
11. No warranties
The Website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, including about accuracy, completeness, timeliness, fitness for a particular purpose, availability or freedom from errors, viruses or interruption. We may change, suspend or withdraw any part of the Website at any time without notice.
12. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Dialawgue, its proprietor, and its associates, employees, consultants and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive loss or damage, or for any loss of profit, revenue, business, opportunity, goodwill, reputation or data, arising out of or in connection with the Website, its content, or your use of or inability to use it, even if we were told such loss was possible.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability to you for all claims arising out of or in connection with the Website will not exceed Indian Rupees one thousand (INR 1,000). Liability for any engagement is governed only by the signed agreement for that engagement. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
13. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dialawgue, its proprietor, and its associates, employees, consultants and agents from and against any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of your breach of these Terms, your misuse of the Website, or your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.
14. Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal data. It forms part of these Terms.
15. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms at any time by posting a revised version on this page, with a new "last updated" date. Changes take effect when posted. Your continued use of the Website after that means you accept the revised Terms.
16. Governing law and disputes
These Terms, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or the Website, are governed by the laws of India.
The parties will first try to resolve any dispute amicably through good-faith discussion for thirty (30) days after one party notifies the other in writing. If the dispute is not resolved, it will be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, by a sole arbitrator appointed by mutual agreement of the parties or, failing agreement, in accordance with that Act. The seat and venue of arbitration will be Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The arbitration will be conducted in English, and the award will be final and binding.
Subject to the above, the courts at Indore, Madhya Pradesh will have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Website, including interim relief and any matter that cannot be referred to arbitration. You irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of those courts and waive any objection to proceedings there.
17. General
- Severability. If any part of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the rest remains in full force, and the affected part will be applied to the fullest extent allowed.
- No waiver. A failure or delay in enforcing any right is not a waiver of that right.
- Assignment. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms. You may not transfer yours without our written consent.
- Force majeure. We are not responsible for any failure or delay caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
- Entire terms. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the Website, and replace any earlier understanding about it.
18. Contact
For questions about these Terms, write to mail@manasdowlani.com, or to Dialawgue, 302 Princess Empire, Race Course Road, Indore 452001, Madhya Pradesh, India.