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Legal & Academic FrameworkLast Updated: August 6, 2026

Terms of Service

Please read these terms carefully before using Project IAS. They establish clear, fair academic rules, fair usage policies for AI mentorship, and acceptable conduct standards for all UPSC Civil Services aspirants.

Version 1.2•Educational Portal License•Indian Jurisdiction

Key Terms at a Glance

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Academic Study Room Scope

Project IAS is provided strictly as an educational study aid for civil services preparation. Materials do not constitute official UPSC advisory.

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AI Mentorship Guidelines

Our AI UPSC mentor assists with syllabus clarification and essay structured thinking. Answers should be verified with standard textbooks.

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Anti-Scraping & Fair Use

Automated extraction, bulk scraping of notes, or abusing AI chat endpoints with automated bots is strictly prohibited.

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Indian Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent courts in India.

Table of Contents

1. Acceptance of Terms2. Account Registration & Security3. Acceptable Use & Academic Conduct4. Intellectual Property & Study Material5. AI Mentorship & Content Disclaimer6. Subscriptions, Payments & Cancellations7. Disclaimer of Warranties8. Limitation of Liability9. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution10. Modifications & Contact
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1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or creating an account on Project IAS ("Platform", "We", "Us"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Platform.

These Terms apply to all visitors, registered civil services aspirants, subscribers, and users who access our subject notes, daily current affairs, PYQ database, practice quizzes, and AI mentorship tools.

2. Account Registration & Security

To save bookmarks, track syllabus progress, or utilize AI mentorship sessions, you must create an account.

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    Accurate Information: You agree to provide accurate, current email credentials during sign-up.
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    Credential Confidentiality: You are responsible for safeguarding your login tokens and password. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized access.
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    Single Aspirant Usage: Accounts are personal to individual aspirants and may not be shared, resold, or redistributed.

3. Acceptable Use & Academic Conduct

Project IAS is engineered as a calm, distraction-free study environment. To maintain platform integrity:

Prohibited Action

Automated Scraping & Content Extraction

You may not use bots, spiders, crawlers, or automated scripts to scrape subject notes, PYQ archives, or current affairs feeds.

Prohibited Action

AI Rate-Limit Abuse & Injection Attacks

Attempting prompt injection, circumvention of rate limits, or flooding AI mentorship servers with non-exam queries is strictly banned.

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Commercial Exploitation

You may not re-package, sell, rent, or mirror Project IAS study modules or notes for commercial coaching gain without written authorization.

4. Intellectual Property & Study Material

All original subject summaries, curated current affairs analyses, structured syllabus breakdowns, UI components, and database compilations on Project IAS are protected by intellectual property laws.

Personal Non-Commercial License

We grant registered aspirants a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to view, bookmark, and print individual article notes solely for personal UPSC Civil Services examination preparation.

5. AI Mentorship & Content Disclaimer

Our AI Chat Mentor leverages large language model technology tuned for UPSC Civil Services syllabus guidance.

  • ⚠️Verification Requirement: AI-generated responses are intended for academic guidance and revision assistances. You should cross-reference factual statistics, constitutional articles, and legal amendments with standard reference books (NCERTs, Laxmikanth, Ramesh Singh, etc.) and official government gazettes.
  • ⚠️No Exam Guarantees: While AI mentorship provides structured insights, Project IAS makes no representation or warranty regarding exam success or specific score outcomes in UPSC Prelims, Mains, or Personality Tests.

6. Subscriptions, Payments & Cancellations

Where premium study tools or elevated AI mentorship limits are offered:

Transparent Pricing

Subscription tiers are clearly stated before purchase. All payments are processed via secure PCI-DSS compliant gateways (e.g. Razorpay).

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel recurring plans at any time via your account settings. Access continues through the end of the active billing period.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Platform, including all notes, quizzes, and AI mentorship features, is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. Project IAS does not warrant that service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or entirely free of minor typographical inaccuracies in legacy PYQ keys.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Indian law, Project IAS and its team shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, preparation time, or opportunity arising out of your access to or inability to access the Platform.

9. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any legal proceedings or disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts located in New Delhi, India.

10. Modifications & Contact

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. When material updates are made, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document.

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