1. Intermediary Status, Safe Harbour, and Pre-Moderation Disclaimer
- Intermediary Classification: This platform functions strictly as an "Intermediary" under Section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (as amended).
- Safe Harbour Protection: In terms of Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, read with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the administrator, creator, developers, moderators, and hosting operators (collectively, the "Platform Administrators") bear zero legal liability for any text, confession, image, video, link, or media transmitted, uploaded, stored, or displayed on this platform.
- Pre-Screening and Verification Disclaimer: Any submission process involving manual verification, queued screening, approval, or filtering of images, videos, audio, or text prior to publication is conducted strictly as a technical measure for basic spam prevention and platform hygiene. Such administrative review, verification, or subsequent publishing does NOT constitute an editorial act, legal approval, curation, adoption, authorship, or legal endorsement by the Platform Administrators. The approval of any media or post shall not negate the intermediary safe harbour status under Section 79(2)(b) of the IT Act, nor shall it shift criminal or civil liability to the Platform Administrators.
2. Absolute Non-Affiliation with Educational Institutions
- Independent Operation: This platform is an entirely private, unauthorized, and independent platform. It is not affiliated with, authorized by, maintained by, or in any way officially associated with any college, university, institute, school, student council, or administrative board.
- No Institutional Responsibility: The administration of any educational institution bears no legal, disciplinary, or administrative responsibility for any communication made on this platform.
- Protection Against Institutional Action: Any user referencing any educational institution, department, faculty, staff, or student is acting purely in their personal capacity. The Platform Administrators disclaim any intent to interfere with the administration or discipline of any institution.
3. Prohibited Content and User Code of Conduct
In compliance with Rule 3(1)(b) of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, every user explicitly agrees NEVER to submit, upload, transmit, or share any post, comment, image, video, or material that:
- Belongs to another person without explicit legal authorization.
- Is defamatory, libellous, slanderous, obscene, pornographic, paedophilic, or invasive of another person’s privacy (including bodily or digital privacy).
- Constitutes sexual harassment, eve-teasing, cyberstalking, trolling, ragging, extortion, blackmail, or cyberbullying of any individual.
- Involves non-consensual dissemination of intimate photographs, personal contact numbers, social media handles, hostel room numbers, or personally identifiable data (doxxing).
- Is harmful to minors in any manner or violates the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
- Violates any statutory provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (or Indian Penal Code, 1860) or any other Indian penal law.
- Infringes upon any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or intellectual property right.
- Contains morphed images, deepfakes, manipulated synthetic media, or deliberately deceptive misinformation.
- Impersonates any actual person, batchmate, faculty member, or public authority.
- Threatens the sovereignty, integrity, security of India, public order, or communal harmony.
- Injects malware, malicious code, tracking scripts, or denial-of-service tools.
4. Absolute and Exclusive User Liability
- Individual Accountability: The user uploading, submitting, or originating any confession, comment, photo, or video retains 100% sole, personal, civil, and criminal liability for the contents thereof.
- No Shield of Anonymity: Submitting content anonymously through a web interface does not absolve the user of legal accountability under Indian criminal law or tort law.
- Comprehensive Indemnity: The user agrees to fully indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Platform Administrators, creators, owners, domain registrants, server hosts, and moderators against any claims, losses, civil suits, police complaints, FIRs, damages, legal costs, and advocate fees resulting directly or indirectly from:
- Content submitted, uploaded, or transmitted by the user.
- Violations of these Terms and Conditions or applicable Indian statutory laws.
- Any disciplinary proceedings, institutional investigations, or third-party defamation claims.
5. Unilateral Administrative Rights: Deletion, Bans, and Platform Termination
The Platform Administrators retain the unconditional, unilateral right, exercisable at their sole discretion without prior notice, liability, or justification:
- To reject, edit, censor, redact, take down, or permanently purge any submitted confession, image, video, or comment at any point in time.
- To ban, blacklist, block, or permanently restrict any IP address, device fingerprint, email address, or user account.
- To temporarily suspend or permanently wipe, dismantle, delete, and shut down the entire platform, its servers, code repository, and databases without liability for loss of content or user expectations.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties, Identity Exposure, and Data Security Breaches
- "As-Is" Service: The platform is provided strictly on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied.
- No Absolute Anonymity Guarantee: While reasonable automated measures may be implemented to conceal front-facing user handles, the Platform Administrators do not warrant or guarantee unbreakable anonymity or data security.
- Identity Leakage and Privacy Breach Disclaimer: The Platform Administrators shall not be held liable in any form for the accidental, malicious, unintended, or third-party exposure, unmasking, or hacking of any user’s true identity, real name, email address, device details, IP address, or metadata.
- Data Loss Disclaimer: The Platform Administrators are not liable for database corruption, hosting failures, unauthorized server breaches, data theft, cyber-attacks, or accidental deletion of user-generated content.
7. Law Enforcement Cooperation and Statutory Disclosures
- In compliance with statutory obligations (including Rule 3(1)(j) of the IT Rules, 2021, and Section 94 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 / Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), the Platform Administrators will fully cooperate with Indian law enforcement agencies, cybercrime units, and judicial bodies.
- If a lawful notice, warrant, or court order is served, the Platform Administrators reserve the right to preserve and provide all available logs, IP records, access timestamps, and technical metadata without the consent of or notification to the uploader.
8. Grievance Redressal and Takedown Protocol
In compliance with Rule 3(2) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021:
- Any person, institution, or authority seeking the removal of objectionable, defamatory, or unlawful content may submit a formal complaint specifying the exact post URL/identifier and the specific legal ground.
- Grievance Officer: amin
- Grievance Email: admin@ddnclgconfessions.in
- Actionable requests will be reviewed and acted upon within statutory timelines.
9. Governing Law and Dispute Jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, interpreted, and enforced in accordance with the substantive and procedural laws of the Republic of India. Any legal action, dispute, or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this platform shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts situated at Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
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