These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern the access to and use of the website https://acharyaprashant.org (“Website”), the mobile application “Acharya Prashant” (“Application”), and all related products, services, events, programmes, communities, wisdom sessions, HIDP, exercises, reflective exercises, self-inquiry activities, workshops, retreats, subscriptions, donations, merchandise, digital offerings and other services provided by PrashantAdvait Foundation (“Foundation”, “PAF”, “we”, “us”, “our”).

By accessing, browsing, registering on, subscribing to, participating in, or otherwise using the Website, Application, or Services, You (“User”, “Participant”, “You”, “Your”) acknowledge that You have read, understood and agreed to be bound by these Terms, the Privacy Policy, and any additional guidelines or policies issued by the Foundation from time to time. Where the processing of personal data requires consent under applicable law, such consent shall be sought separately through appropriate consent mechanisms made available by the Foundation.

If You do not agree with these Terms or the Privacy Policy, You must discontinue use of the Website, Application and Services immediately.

For the purposes of these Terms:

1.1 The Services are intended for individuals who are competent to contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

1.2 Individuals below eighteen years of age (“Children”) may use only those Services which the Foundation has specifically made available to Children. Before processing a Child’s personal data, the Foundation shall obtain verifiable consent from the Child’s parent or lawful guardian, unless a specific exemption under Applicable Data Protection Law applies.

1.3 For obtaining verifiable consent, the Foundation may take proportionate technical and organisational measures to verify that the individual identifying themselves as the parent is an identifiable adult. Verification may be carried out using reliable identity and age information already available to the Foundation or information or an age-verification token voluntarily provided through an entity authorised under Applicable Data Protection Law. The Foundation shall collect and retain only the information reasonably necessary to complete and evidence such verification.

1.3A Where a User states that they are a Child, or where the Foundation reasonably determines that a User is a Child, the Foundation may restrict account creation or participation until verifiable parental consent has been completed. A Child must not attempt to circumvent an age-verification or parental-consent requirement.

1.3B The Foundation shall not process a Child’s personal data in a manner likely to have a detrimental effect on the Child’s well-being. Except where a specific legal exemption applies, the Foundation shall not undertake tracking or behavioural monitoring of Children or targeted advertising directed at Children.

1.3C Consent given by a parent or lawful guardian may be withdrawn using the mechanism specified in the Privacy Policy. Following withdrawal, the Foundation shall cease the consent-dependent processing and erase the relevant personal data, including data supplied to its Data Processors, unless retention or processing is required or permitted on another specifically applicable legal ground.

1.3D A parent or lawful guardian must not upload or publicly disclose a Child’s photograph, voice, video, health information, contact details, educational records, location or other personal data unless they are authorised to do so and have received the applicable notice. Public or promotional use by the Foundation of identifiable recordings or content involving a Child shall require a separate, specific authorisation, unless expressly permitted under Applicable Data Protection Law.

1.3E When a User reaches eighteen years of age, the Foundation shall provide an appropriate opportunity, where required, for that User to review the relevant privacy choices and exercise their rights directly.

1.4 The Foundation reserves the right to deny, suspend or terminate access where eligibility requirements are not satisfied.

2.1 Certain Services may require registration and creation of an account.

2.2 You agree to provide accurate, complete and updated information at all times.

2.3 You are solely responsible for maintaining confidentiality of Your login credentials and for all activities conducted through Your account.

2.4 You shall immediately notify the Foundation of any unauthorised use of Your account.

2.5 The Foundation may suspend or terminate accounts where misuse, fraud, security concerns or violations of these Terms are suspected.

2.6 Subject to applicable law, Users may request deletion of their account and associated personal data in accordance with the Privacy Policy. The Foundation may retain certain information where retention is required under applicable law, for enforcement of legal rights, prevention of fraud, dispute resolution, security purposes, or other lawful purposes. Closing an account does not necessarily erase information that the Foundation is legally required to retain. Before or when processing an account-deletion request, the Foundation shall inform the User of the categories of personal data retained, the applicable purpose or legal requirement and the relevant retention period or criteria. Personal data retained for one purpose shall not be used for an incompatible purpose merely because it remains in storage.

3.1 The Website, Application and Services are intended solely for personal, non-commercial use unless otherwise expressly authorised.

3.2 You shall not:

4.1 You retain ownership of content uploaded by You.

4.2 Community Content Licence. By uploading or submitting a post, reflection, question, testimonial, photograph, audio, video, comment or other content (“Community Content”) to the Application, the User grants the Foundation a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, format, moderate, translate, subtitle, display and communicate that Community Content within the Application and the Foundation’s participant community, to the extent reasonably necessary to operate and administer the relevant community feature.

4.2A Public Content Programme. Subject to the User’s applicable consent and privacy choices, the Foundation may select Community Content for educational, awareness, outreach, fundraising or promotional publication through the Foundation’s publicly accessible websites, social-media handles, video platforms, publications and other identified public communication channels (“Public Content Programme”).

4.2B One-time consent. The Foundation may obtain consent for participation in the Public Content Programme once, including when the User first logs into the Application or first accesses the relevant community feature. The consent may apply to Community Content submitted subsequently, without requiring separate consent for each post, provided that:

4.2C Editing and adaptation. For Community Content covered by the User’s Public Content Programme consent, the User authorises the Foundation to edit, crop, resize, excerpt, compile, adapt, translate, subtitle, dub, reformat or combine the content with other materials for the disclosed purposes. The Foundation shall not edit Community Content in a manner that knowingly creates a materially false or misleading representation of the User’s views or is likely to cause a detrimental effect upon the User.

4.2D Identifying information. Depending upon the User’s consent and privacy preferences, public content may include the User’s name, account name, image, likeness, voice, statements or other identifying information. Where the Foundation has agreed to anonymise or de-identify the content, it shall take reasonable steps to remove or obscure unnecessary identifiers before public publication.

4.2E Attribution. The Foundation may publish Community Content with the User’s displayed name or approved attribution, or without attribution where this has been disclosed in the applicable consent notice. The Foundation shall not falsely attribute content to another person.

4.2F No payment or endorsement. Unless separately agreed in writing, selection or publication of Community Content shall not entitle the User to payment, royalty or other compensation. Publication shall not be presented as a commercial endorsement by the User unless the User has separately and expressly agreed to provide such endorsement.

4.2G Withdrawal of consent. A User may withdraw consent to participate in the Public Content Programme through the method specified in the Application or Privacy Policy. Withdrawal shall be as easy as the method used to provide consent. Following withdrawal, the Foundation shall cease selecting and publishing new Community Content of that User under the withdrawn consent.

4.2H Previously published content. Withdrawal shall not affect the lawfulness of processing undertaken before withdrawal. In relation to Community Content already published through a public digital channel controlled by the Foundation, the Foundation shall assess and implement the action required by Applicable Data Protection Law, which may include removal, restriction of further use, replacement with a de-identified version or obscuring unnecessary personal identifiers.

The Foundation may preserve the non-personal or genuinely anonymised substance of the Community Content where it is no longer capable of identifying the User. Withdrawal does not require the Foundation to erase records that it is legally required to retain.

4.2I Third-party copies and completed materials. The Foundation cannot guarantee deletion of copies independently downloaded, quoted, recorded, shared or republished by third parties outside its control before withdrawal. Where content has already been incorporated into completed physical publications or materials that cannot reasonably be recalled, the Foundation may cease new production or distribution to the extent required by Applicable Data Protection Law. This clause does not reduce the Foundation’s obligations concerning copies, accounts and channels under its control.

4.2J Children’s content. Community Content identifying a Child shall not be included in the Public Content Programme unless the Foundation has first obtained verifiable parental consent specifically covering the public use, relevant categories of content and identifying features. The Foundation may exclude Children’s content from the Public Content Programme or require it to be appropriately de-identified.

4.3 You represent that You possess all rights necessary to upload such content.

4.4 The Foundation may remove, moderate, restrict or delete content where it reasonably considers such action necessary for enforcement of these Terms, safety, privacy, security, legal compliance, protection of third-party rights or proper administration of the Services.

4.5 Users may report objectionable or unlawful content through the mechanisms made available by the Foundation. The Foundation shall review such reports and may take such action as it deems appropriate in accordance with applicable law and internal policies.

Users shall not upload, transmit or otherwise make available any content which:

6.1 Necessary communications. The Foundation may send communications reasonably necessary to create and secure an account, authenticate a User, complete a requested transaction, provide a registered Service, coordinate a programme or event, respond to support requests, prevent fraud, notify Users of material service or legal changes, and address safety or security incidents. Such communications shall be limited to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

6.2 Optional communications. Educational newsletters, fundraising appeals, promotional communications, awareness or outreach messages, recommendations, community-engagement messages and information about merchandise, programmes or other offerings shall be sent only where the Foundation has an applicable legal basis and has obtained any consent or preference registration required under data-protection, consumer-protection and telecommunications law.

6.3 Separate choices. Where consent is relied upon, the Foundation shall provide clear and separate choices for relevant communication categories and channels, which may include email, telephone calls, SMS and messaging platforms such as WhatsApp. Optional choices shall not be pre-selected and refusal shall not prevent access to an unrelated Service.

6.4 No deemed consent. Merely visiting or browsing the Website, downloading the Application, accepting these Terms, failing to respond, or continuing to use the Services shall not constitute consent to optional processing or promotional communications.

6.5 Standard of consent. A request for consent shall be presented in clear and plain language and shall identify the itemised personal data, specified purpose, relevant Service or use, and the means to withdraw consent, exercise rights and submit a complaint. Consent shall be limited to personal data necessary for the specified purpose.

6.6 Withdrawal. A User may withdraw consent for an optional communication or other consent-dependent purpose at any time, with ease comparable to that with which consent was given, through the unsubscribe facility, communication-preference centre, account setting or other method identified in the relevant notice. Withdrawal shall not affect the lawfulness of processing completed before withdrawal.

6.7 Effect of withdrawal. Following withdrawal, the Foundation shall cease the relevant consent-dependent processing within a reasonable operational period and shall instruct relevant Data Processors to do the same, unless continued processing is required or permitted on another specifically applicable legal ground. The Foundation may retain a minimal suppression record to ensure that an opt-out is honoured.

6.8 Consent records. The Foundation shall maintain appropriate evidence of consent, including the applicable notice or its version, specified purpose, affirmative action, date and withdrawal status. Consent shall continue only while the specified purpose is being served, unless withdrawn earlier or otherwise required by Applicable Data Protection Law. The Foundation shall refresh consent when legally required or when the purpose materially changes.

6.9 Certain legitimate uses. Where the Foundation processes personal data without consent under a “certain legitimate use” expressly recognised by section 7 of the DPDP Act, it shall identify and document the applicable statutory basis. Nothing in these Terms creates a general “legitimate interests” basis for processing.

6.10 Consent Manager. Where applicable, a User may manage consent through a Consent Manager registered under Applicable Data Protection Law. The Foundation shall honour valid instructions received through such Consent Manager to the extent legally required.

7.1 The collection, use, storage, disclosure, transfer, retention and deletion of personal data shall be governed by the Privacy Policy and applicable privacy notices.

7.1A In addition to these Terms and the Privacy Policy, the Foundation may issue collection-specific, service-specific, event-specific or feature-specific privacy notices from time to time. Such notices shall supplement these Terms and the Privacy Policy and shall govern the processing of personal data in relation to the relevant activity, programme, event, feature or Service.

7.2 The Foundation shall process personal data only for a lawful purpose for which the Data Principal has given valid consent or for a certain legitimate use or other ground expressly available under Applicable Data Protection Law. Each consent-based purpose shall be specific. The expression “lawful purpose” shall not, by itself, be treated as an independent ground for processing without consent.

7.3 In case of inconsistency between these Terms and the Privacy Policy with respect to personal data processing, the Privacy Policy shall prevail.

7.4 The Foundation shall erase personal data when consent for the relevant processing is withdrawn or when it is reasonable to assume that the specified purpose is no longer being served, whichever occurs earlier, unless retention is necessary for compliance with a specifically applicable law. The Foundation shall also require the relevant Data Processor to erase personal data made available to it, subject to the same exception.

7.4A The Foundation may anonymise or de-identify personal data in accordance with applicable law and may use such anonymised or de-identified information for research, analytical, statistical, educational, operational, service improvement or other lawful purposes.

7.4B The Foundation shall take reasonable steps to ensure that personal data is complete, accurate and consistent where such personal data is used to make decisions affecting Users or is disclosed to another Data Fiduciary, as required under applicable law.

7.5 The Foundation shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures and reasonable security safeguards, including, as applicable, encryption, masking, tokenisation or equivalent protection; role-based access controls; access logs and monitoring; vulnerability and incident management; secure backups and recovery; retention of prescribed security and processing logs; workforce confidentiality and training; and appropriate security obligations in Data Processor contracts. No disclaimer in these Terms limits the Foundation’s statutory responsibility to protect personal data.

7.6 A Data Processor may process personal data only on documented instructions from the Foundation and under a written agreement containing appropriate confidentiality, security, breach-notification, assistance, return or erasure and audit or assurance obligations. Appointment of a Data Processor shall not relieve the Foundation of obligations imposed on it as Data Fiduciary.

7.6A The applicable Privacy Policy or notice shall disclose material categories of recipients and overseas processing relevant to the Service. Transfers outside India shall comply with restrictions or requirements notified by the Central Government. If a transfer is no longer legally permissible, the Foundation may suspend the affected transfer or Service while adopting a lawful alternative.

7.6B Where permitted under applicable law, Users may exercise consent-related choices through a Consent Manager recognised under applicable law. The Foundation shall honour such choices to the extent required under applicable law.

7.6C Automated systems. Where automated or artificial intelligence-enabled systems process personal data, the relevant notice shall explain the applicable categories of personal data and purposes. The Foundation shall apply proportionate safeguards, human oversight where appropriate, data minimisation and measures to assess material risks to Data Principals. Personal data submitted for one Service shall not be used to train a general-purpose model for an unrelated purpose without an independently valid legal basis and appropriate notice.

7.7 Upon becoming aware of a personal data breach, the Foundation shall activate its incident-response procedure and notify the Data Protection Board of India and each affected Data Principal in the form, manner and timeframe required by Applicable Data Protection Law. Notice to an affected Data Principal shall be concise and clear and shall describe the breach, likely consequences, mitigation, recommended protective steps and a responsive business contact. Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or reduce a statutory breach-notification obligation.

7.7A Where the Foundation is designated as a Significant Data Fiduciary under applicable law, the Foundation shall comply with such additional obligations as may be prescribed under applicable law.

8.1 Subject to Applicable Data Protection Law, a Data Principal may request:

8.2 The Foundation shall prominently publish on its Website and Application the means through which these rights may be exercised and the particulars reasonably required to identify and verify the Data Principal.

8.3 Identity verification shall be reasonable and proportionate to the nature of the request and the risks involved. The Foundation shall not require excessive personal data merely because a Data Principal is exercising a statutory right.

8.4 The Foundation shall respond to requests within the period and in the manner required under Applicable Data Protection Law. A request may be refused or restricted only where permitted by law, and the Foundation may inform the requester of the reason and available grievance mechanism to the extent required.

8.5 A Data Principal may first use the Foundation’s grievance-redressal mechanism and may thereafter approach the Data Protection Board of India in accordance with Applicable Data Protection Law.

Users agree that they shall not:

The Foundation reserves the right to suspend, restrict or terminate access to the Services and to take appropriate legal action in the event of any misuse of rights or violation of applicable law. The Foundation may take proportionate action where it has reasonable evidence of deliberate impersonation, fraudulent particulars or intentional abuse. No User shall be penalised, suspended or subjected to retaliatory action merely for submitting a good-faith privacy request or grievance, even where the request is ultimately rejected or cannot be fulfilled.

10.1 All intellectual property rights in the Website, Application, Services and all content made available through or in connection with the Services, including but not limited to books, documents, AP Framework materials, educational material, text, audio, video, graphics, software, trademarks, logos and other proprietary materials, belong exclusively to the Foundation and/or Acharya Prashant or their respective licensors, as applicable.

10.2 No licence or right is granted except the limited right to access the Services for personal use.

11.1 Nature of Activities. Wisdom Sessions, HIDP and other Foundation Activities are intended for spiritual, educational, reflective and self-inquiry purposes. They may include discussions, silence, introspection, group participation, physical movement, travel, dietary arrangements, altered schedules, emotionally engaging material or other exercises described in the applicable programme notice.

11.2 No medical or therapeutic service. Foundation Activities are not medical, psychiatric, psychological, counselling or therapeutic services and are not represented as diagnosing, treating, curing or preventing any physical or mental-health condition. The Foundation does not promise any particular spiritual, emotional, medical, financial, professional or personal outcome.

11.3 Voluntary adult participation. Participation by an adult is voluntary. Each adult is responsible for deciding whether an Activity is suitable for them, considering the information supplied by the Foundation and their own health and circumstances. A participant should obtain advice from an appropriately qualified professional where they have concerns about their ability to participate safely.

11.4 Health and safety disclosure. A participant who reasonably believes that a condition or circumstance may make a particular exercise unsafe or may require an accommodation should seek appropriate professional advice and may inform the designated Foundation representative of the accommodation or limitation relevant to participation. The Foundation does not require disclosure of an entire medical history and shall process any health-related information received only to the extent necessary and lawful for the relevant purpose.

11.5 Participant’s right to stop. An adult participant may stop or withdraw from an exercise or Activity at any time. Unless otherwise required by law or expressly agreed in the applicable refund terms, a participant’s voluntary decision not to continue does not automatically create a right to refund a donation or a fee for Services already provided, capacity already reserved or non-recoverable arrangements already made.

11.6 Foundation’s safety discretion. The Foundation may modify, pause or discontinue a participant’s involvement where it reasonably considers this necessary to protect the participant, other attendees, staff, the orderly conduct of the Activity, or compliance with law. The Foundation may recommend that a participant seek independent professional assistance. This power does not authorise medical diagnosis or treatment by the Foundation.

11.7 No guarantee against individual reactions. Different individuals may experience the same spiritual, educational or reflective material differently. A participant’s subsequent disagreement with the content, change of belief, emotional response, family disagreement or decision to seek medical, psychiatric, psychological or other professional assistance shall not, by itself, establish wrongdoing by the Foundation or an entitlement to a refund.

Nothing in this clause excludes responsibility arising from fraud, misrepresentation, wilful misconduct, gross negligence, an unsafe or deficient Service, or any responsibility that cannot lawfully be excluded.

11.8 Conduct. Participants shall comply with applicable event instructions and shall not disrupt an Activity, threaten or harass another person, interfere with staff, record others without authorisation, or create a material safety or privacy risk. The Foundation may refuse admission or require a participant to leave for a material violation.

11.9 Adult autonomy. An adult participant who is competent to make their own decisions controls their participation, account, privacy choices, communications and contributions. The Foundation shall not suspend participation, close an account, disclose account information, stop communications or return a contribution merely because a relative, spouse, friend or other third party disagrees with the adult’s participation.

11.10 Third-party requests. The Foundation may act upon a third-party request concerning an adult participant only where:

The Foundation may verify the requester’s identity and authority before acting and may contact the participant directly where appropriate.

11.11 Family disagreements. A family disagreement, marital dispute, change in family preference, disapproval of the Foundation, disagreement with the participant’s spiritual choices or a relative’s unsupported allegation shall not, by itself:

11.12 Welfare communications. The Foundation may document and assess a credible welfare or safety concern raised by a third party without accepting the allegation as established. It may contact the adult participant, provide information about independent assistance, temporarily restrict a particular Activity where an imminent risk is reasonably indicated, or take other proportionate action. The Foundation does not undertake to adjudicate private family disputes or provide medical or mental-health treatment.

11A.1 No automatic admission. Registration or admission of an adult does not include admission of a Child. Children shall not be brought to a Foundation Activity unless the applicable event description expressly states that Children are permitted and the Child has been registered or approved in advance through the prescribed process.

11A.2 Advance disclosure by accompanying adult. An adult intending to bring a Child must disclose this during registration and provide the Child’s age and such minimal additional information as is reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, safeguarding arrangements and admission. Bringing a Child without advance disclosure does not oblige the Foundation to admit or accommodate the Child.

11A.3 Refusal of entry. The Foundation may refuse entry to a Child who:

A refusal under this clause shall not be treated as cancellation of the adult’s registration by the Foundation.

11A.4 Responsibility for supervision. Where Children are permitted, the parent or lawful guardian remains responsible for the Child’s safety, supervision, conduct, food, medication and personal requirements unless the Foundation expressly agrees in writing to provide a specified supervised service. The adult must not leave the Child unattended or treat Foundation personnel as childcare providers.

11A.5 Disruption or risk. If a Child’s presence materially disrupts an Activity, creates a safety concern or interferes with other participants, the Foundation may require the accompanying adult to remove the Child from the relevant area or leave the Activity. The Foundation shall, where reasonably practicable, first communicate the concern and allow the accompanying adult an opportunity to address it.

11A.6 Refund consequences. No refund shall ordinarily be payable where an adult is unable or chooses not to participate because:

This clause applies only where the children policy and relevant restrictions were made reasonably available before registration or payment. It does not exclude a refund required by law or arising from cancellation, material misdescription, deficiency or breach by the Foundation.

11A.7 Children’s participation. A Child may participate only in an Activity expressly designated as suitable for Children and after completion of the required parent or lawful-guardian process. The Foundation may prescribe age limits, separate seating, supervision conditions, recording restrictions or other safeguards.

11A.8 Children’s personal data. Before processing personal data of a Child, including identifiable registration information, photographs, audio, video or responses, the Foundation shall obtain verifiable parental consent unless a specific legal exemption applies. Participation consent, data-processing consent and identifiable recording or publication permission may be handled separately where their purposes differ.

11A.9 Emergency action. Nothing in these Terms prevents the Foundation from taking proportionate steps in an apparent emergency involving a Child, including contacting the accompanying adult, emergency services or an appropriate authority where reasonably necessary for safety or required by law.

12.1 Wisdom Sessions are recorded as part of the Foundation’s regular educational activities. Recordings may capture participants’ display names, faces, voices, questions and interactions.

12.1A Where consent is the applicable basis, the Foundation may obtain consent once when the participant registers for or first joins the continuing Wisdom Sessions. Such consent may apply to subsequent Sessions involving the same categories of personal data, purposes and mode of availability through the Application, unless withdrawn or unless the nature or purpose of processing materially changes.

12.2 The recordings, including participant questions and the related responses, may be edited, translated, subtitled, excerpted, archived and made available through the Application for educational, learning, archival and related non-detrimental purposes connected with the Foundation’s objectives.

12.3 Questions and responses are integral to the context, continuity and educational value of a Wisdom Session. A request to hide a participant’s face shall not ordinarily require the Foundation to remove the participant’s question, voice, the related response or the substance of the interaction from the recording.

12.4 A participant who does not want their face to be visible may notify the Foundation before or during the Session through the communicated mechanism or may keep their camera switched off. The Foundation shall take reasonable steps to accommodate the request by not displaying the participant, or by blurring, cropping or otherwise obscuring the participant’s face in the recording made available through the Application. A participant’s face-visibility preference shall not, by itself, require removal of the participant’s question, voice or the related response, subject to the Foundation’s obligations under Applicable Data Protection Law.

12.5 Where reasonably possible, the Foundation may record the participant’s face-visibility preference for subsequent Sessions. Participants should notify the Foundation if their preference changes or has not been applied in a particular Session.

12.6 The Foundation shall not knowingly use a recording or a participant’s personal data in a manner likely to cause unlawful discrimination, exploitation, harassment, reputational injury or any other detrimental effect upon the participant. Recordings shall not be used for an unrelated purpose without an appropriate additional notice and, where required by Applicable Data Protection Law, further consent.

12.7 Participants should avoid disclosing unnecessary personal data while asking questions, including passwords, government identifiers, financial information, exact addresses, confidential medical information or private information relating to another person. The Foundation may mute, redact or obscure such information while preserving the educational substance of the question and response.

12.8 The Foundation shall apply reasonable technical and organisational safeguards to Session recordings. Users shall not unlawfully download, reproduce, republish, distribute or misuse a recording or the image, voice, question or personal data of another participant appearing in it.

12.9 A Child shall not participate identifiably in a recorded Wisdom Session unless the Foundation has obtained verifiable consent from the Child’s parent or lawful guardian. The Foundation may require the Child’s camera to remain switched off or may obscure identifying information.

12.10 A participant may raise a privacy concern or request that their face or unnecessary identifying information be obscured by contacting the Foundation through the mechanism specified in the Privacy Policy. The Foundation shall assess and address such requests in accordance with Applicable Data Protection Law while, wherever reasonably possible, preserving the question, response and educational substance of the Session.

13.1 Certain Services, programmes, events, subscriptions, communities, merchandise offerings, donations, bulk purchase programmes, institutional purchase programmes, gifting programmes, library or educational programmes, digital offerings or other activities may be subject to additional terms, conditions, guidelines, policies, consent notices, privacy notices, refund policies, participation rules, Bulk Purchase, Institutional Orders, Donation and Gifting Policy, or other Service-Specific Terms or instructions issued by the Foundation from time to time. Such Service-Specific Terms shall form an integral part of these Terms.

13.2 By accessing or using any Service to which Service-Specific Terms apply, the User agrees to be bound by such Service-Specific Terms in addition to these Terms. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and any Service-Specific Terms, the Service-Specific Terms shall prevail solely in relation to the relevant Service, programme, event, subscription, offering or activity. No Service-Specific Term shall reduce a statutory privacy or consumer right, retrospectively alter consent, or exclude a responsibility that cannot lawfully be excluded.

13.3 The Foundation may prescribe eligibility requirements, participation conditions, codes of conduct, technical requirements, payment terms, cancellation conditions, refund conditions or other requirements for specific Services. Users agree to comply with such requirements as a condition of access or participation.

13.4 Purchases made under any bulk purchase, institutional purchase, donation, gifting, library, educational or similar programme offered by the Foundation shall additionally be governed by the Bulk Purchase, Institutional Orders, Donation and Gifting Policy, as amended by the Foundation from time to time

14.1 Separate character of payments. The Foundation may receive:

The description and legal character of a payment shall depend upon its actual nature and applicable law, and not solely upon the label used at the payment interface.

14.2 Voluntary donations. A completed voluntary donation is ordinarily final and non-refundable because it is made towards the Foundation’s charitable objectives and may be committed or applied upon receipt. A donor’s subsequent change of mind, change of belief, family disagreement, marital or inheritance dispute, financial disagreement with a relative, disapproval of the Foundation, discontinuation of participation or dissatisfaction not arising from a legally established deficiency shall not, by itself, create an entitlement to return of the donation.

14.3 Requests by relatives. A spouse, parent, child, sibling or other third party has no automatic authority to cancel or demand return of a donation voluntarily made by a competent adult. The Foundation may require verifiable authorisation from the donor or legally valid authority before discussing or acting upon such a request.

14.4 Exceptional review of donations. The Foundation may review a request concerning a donation where there is credible evidence of:

Review of a request does not itself constitute acceptance of liability. Any return may be subject to identity, payment-source, anti-fraud, accounting, tax and regulatory verification and shall ordinarily be made to the original payment method.

14.5 Programme and event fees. Fees paid for an event, subscription, merchandise item or other identified Service shall be governed by the refund and cancellation conditions disclosed before payment. Unless otherwise stated, no refund shall ordinarily be due merely because the participant:

14.6 Circumstances requiring assessment. Nothing in these Terms excludes a refund or other remedy required by applicable law, including where the Foundation cancels the relevant paid Service without providing an agreed alternative, materially changes or misdescribes it, fails to supply it, makes a duplicate or incorrect charge, or provides a legally deficient or unsafe Service.

14.7 No guaranteed outcome. A programme fee is paid for access to or delivery of the stated Service, not for a guaranteed spiritual, emotional, medical, psychological, financial, professional, familial or other personal outcome.

14.8 Refund procedure. A refund request must be submitted through the designated channel with the transaction reference and reasons for the request. The Foundation may seek reasonably necessary supporting information and shall decide the request consistently with the disclosed Refund Policy and applicable law.

14.9 No admission by discretionary refund. A refund, credit, transfer or other accommodation voluntarily granted by the Foundation in an exceptional case shall not constitute an admission of liability or create an entitlement or precedent for another transaction.

Bulk purchases, institutional purchases, donation orders, gifting orders, library orders and similar purchase programmes shall additionally be governed by the Bulk Purchase, Institutional Orders, Donation and Gifting Policy, as amended by the Foundation from time to time.

16.1 The Website, Application and Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

16.2 The Foundation makes no warranties regarding uninterrupted availability, accuracy, completeness or suitability of the Services.

16.3 The views expressed by Acharya Prashant are his interpretations and perspectives intended for educational and contemplative purposes.

16.4 The Foundation shall not be responsible for decisions taken by users based on content available through the Services.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Foundation shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages arising from use of the Services.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or disclaims any responsibility or liability of the Foundation that cannot lawfully be excluded, including obligations relating to personal-data protection, information security, breach notification, consumer rights, fraud, wilful misconduct or gross negligence.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, You agree to indemnify the Foundation, its trustees, employees and authorised representatives against third-party claims, losses and reasonable costs directly arising from Your unlawful conduct, wilful breach of these Terms, infringement of another person’s rights, unauthorised disclosure of third-party personal data, or misuse of the Services. This indemnity shall not apply to the extent that the claim results from the Foundation’s fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence, breach of law or failure to perform an obligation that cannot lawfully be excluded.

The Foundation may suspend, restrict or terminate access for a material breach of these Terms, fraud, security or safety concerns, legal compliance, protection of third-party rights, or discontinuation of the relevant Service. Where reasonably practicable and legally appropriate, the Foundation may provide notice and an opportunity to remedy the breach.

The Foundation shall not be liable for delays, interruptions or failures caused by events beyond its reasonable control.

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of India. Subject to any mandatory jurisdiction available under consumer-protection, data-protection or other applicable law, courts at Noida, Uttar Pradesh shall have jurisdiction.

The Foundation may amend these Terms and the Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes shall be notified through an appropriate channel before or when they take effect. Continued use may constitute acceptance of revised contractual terms only to the extent permitted by law. It shall not constitute consent to a new personal-data processing purpose. Where a material change requires consent, the Foundation shall obtain fresh, specific and affirmative consent before commencing that processing.

For support, grievances or queries:

Email: [email protected]

For grievances relating to personal data processing, Users may contact the Grievance Officer/Data Protection contact of the Foundation at the contact details specified in the Privacy Policy. The Foundation shall prominently publish the applicable grievance-response period in the Privacy Policy and on the relevant Website or Application. Such period shall not exceed ninety days or such shorter period as may be required under Applicable Data Protection Law.

The contact details of the Grievance Officer and the mechanism for raising grievances, including grievances relating to the processing of personal data, shall be available in the Privacy Policy and may be updated by the Foundation from time to time.

For privacy-related matters, please refer to the Privacy Policy.

Nothing contained in these Terms shall be construed as limiting, excluding or restricting any rights or obligations arising under applicable law. To the extent any provision of these Terms is inconsistent with applicable law, such law shall prevail and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.