Terms & Conditions

The User Terms and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "the UT&C" or "this UT&C") contains the terms of usage for use of the technology-based platform named and branded as "AULAS™" (hereinafter referred to as "the Platform") owned and managed by aulas Edtech Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as "aulas Edtech").

The UT&C are proposed by the Institution with whom the User is affiliated / employed or is a student of. The UT&C are accepted and agreed upon unconditionally and wholly by the User (defined in A3 below) who has provided his / her details at the time of signing in on the Platform.

A. Definitions

Unless repugnant to the context, the following words and expressions, when used in this UT&C, shall have the meanings as mentioned hereinbelow:

• A1. Super-admin – Any individual who has been assigned the roles, responsibilities and privileges of acting as a Super-admin on the Platform by the Institution. An individual who has been authorized by the Super-admin to act as the Super-admin whether with or without the authorization of the Institution will also be deemed to be a Super-admin.
• A2. Admin – Any individual(s) who has been assigned the roles, responsibilities and privileges of acting as an Admin on the Platform by a Super-admin.
• A3. User – Any individual(s) who has been added or approved by anyone acting on behalf of the Institution and will also include any individual(s) added or approved by a Super-admin or by an Admin or by any one authorized by the Super-admin / Admin. The term User inter alia includes Super-admin, Admins, teachers, students, planners, data operators, operation personnel.

B. Ownership & Roles

aulas Edtech has developed and is owning a technology-based platform branded as AULAS™ (hereinafter referred to as "the Platform"). The Platform is the exclusive property of aulas Edtech.

C. Privacy

• C1. aulas Edtech is concerned about privacy of all Users who use the Platform.
• C2. aulas Edtech follows the Privacy Policy as contained in Schedule A of this UT&C.
• C3. While aulas Edtech will make all attempts to safeguard the privacy of all Users, no warranties, either direct or implied are provided against any unintended breach of privacy.

D. Content

• D1. Any Content posted by any User on the Platform will be and shall remain exclusive property and responsibility of the Institution.
• D2. The Institution is duty-bound to ensure that the Content posted by any User on the Platform does not violate any laws, public policy, social norms and is not offensive to any religion, community, gender, caste, race, state, nation or people.
• D3. In case any User posts any objectionable Content on the Platform, the Institution will promptly remove the concerned Content and the User will be immediately stripped of his / her roles and privileges on the Platform. This is without prejudice to the rights of the Institution to initiate civil / criminal / disciplinary proceedings against the User.
• D4. The Content posted by any User must not violate any law relating to copyright or trademark or any other intellectual property.
• D5. The above clauses related to Content will apply in full to the lectures delivered by teachers in classes and to comments / actions by students during classes.
• D6. The Institution, as well as aulas Edtech, has the undisputed right to suspend or cancel the access of the User in case of violation of any of the provisions of this part (D) or the next part (E) of the UT&C.

E. Code of Conduct

• i. Do not do anything illegal.
• ii. Do not provide any information on the Platform that is wrong or inaccurate or misleading or incomplete or outdated either at the time of registration or at any time thereafter.
• iii. Do not use the Platform for any purpose other than educational and academic. In particular, do not use the Platform for sending personal or political or religious or social messages.
• iv. Do not post any Content or engage in any activity that exploits, harms or threatens to harm children or other Users or the Institution or any other members of the society at large.
• v. Do not use language that is abusive or violates socially accepted norms of decent behaviour.
• vi. Do not send spam or engage in phishing. Spam is unwanted or unsolicited bulk email, postings, contact requests, SMS (text messages), instant messages or similar electronic communications. Phishing is sending emails or other electronic communications to fraudulently or unlawfully induce recipients to reveal personal or sensitive information, such as passwords, dates of birth, Aadhar numbers, passport numbers, credit card information, financial information or other sensitive information, or to gain access to accounts or records, exfiltration of documents or other sensitive information, payment and / or financial benefit.
• vii. Do not publicly display or use the Platform to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence or criminal activity) or Content / material that does not comply with local laws or regulations.
• viii. Do not indulge in any form of sexual harassment.
• ix. Do not engage in activity that is fraudulent, false or misleading (e.g. asking for money under false pretences, impersonating someone else) or libellous or defamatory.
• x. Do not try to seek or get, either on the Platform or off the Platform, any money or business from other Users except what the Institution is officially charging and collecting from the Users.
• xi. Do not make any comments or share material that is anti-national or makes derogatory comments or indications against any country, people or society.
• xii. Do not make any comments or share material that denigrates or makes derogatory comments or indications against any gender, religion, sect, caste, community, race, economic or social group.
• xiii. Do not create groupings or classes or categories based on gender, race, caste, religion, sect, community, political ideology or economic status.
• xiv. Do not circumvent any restrictions on access to or availability of the Platform.
• xv. Do not engage in activity that is harmful to the Institution, the Platform or others (e.g. transmitting viruses, stalking, posting terrorist or violent extremist content, communicating hate speech or advocating violence against others).
• xvi. Do not engage in activity that may damage, disable, overburden, impair or otherwise interfere with or disrupt the services or any servers or networks connected to the services or security systems of the Platform.
• xvii. Do not infringe upon the rights of others (e.g., unauthorised sharing of copyrighted material, resale or distribution of books, articles, maps or photographs).
• xviii. Do not engage in activity that violates the privacy or data protection rights of others.
• xix. Do not pass on or transfer any information about other Users or the Institution to third parties unless specifically authorized to do so by the Institution.
• xx. Do not download or transfer the Content either in violation of the rules framed by the Institution or in any manner that may harm the business or other interests of the Institution.
• xxi. Do not help others break these rules.

F. Miscellaneous

• F1. Indemnification – The User hereby indemnifies the Institution from any liabilities or claims or losses arising from any breach of the UT&C (including the Code of Conduct contained in E above) by him / her.
• F2. Amendments – The UT&C may be amended / modified at any time by the Institution without any notice to the User. The amended / modified UT&C will be published on the Platform.
• F3. Duration – This UT&C will come in operation from the time that the User accepts it online by clicking on the relevant button. The UT&C will remain in full force till the User continues to use the services of the Platform or till Institution / aulas Edtech cancels the Platform's access to the User, whichever is earlier.
• F4. Schedule – Schedule to this UT&C is an integral part of the UT&C.