Last Updated: March 27, 2025
You must read and understand these terms and conditions before downloading, installing and using the Achira mobile application ("Platform") which is licensed to and operated by Aumnix Private Limited. ("Aumnix"), having its registered office at H-2/25-B, 2nd FLOOR, MAHAVIR ENCLAVE, PALAM ROAD, DWARKA SOUTH WEST DELHI PIN- 110045, New Delhi, ("Aumnix", "We" and "Us" or "Achira").
For the purpose of these terms and conditions, any reference to Aumnix shall include its affiliates, parent company, and sister concerns. These Terms of Service, the Privacy Policy as well as Community Guidelines and all other applicable laws and regulations, (together "Legal Terms" or "Terms") govern Your access and use of the Platform, irrespective of whether you are a registered user or a visitor (which means that you simply browse the platform without limitation, through a mobile or otherwise use the Platform without being registered). The terminologies "You", "Your", "User" And "Users" shall be read in context and shall refer to You. By using or accessing or downloading the Platform to view content by You, You agree to be bound by these Terms.
Aumnix operates the Platform as an Intermediary under the IT Act. This document is published in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act of 2000 read along with its relevant rules including Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 and Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 and amendments if any and thereby governs the relationship and serve as an agreement between you and us and set forth the terms and conditions by which you may access and use the Platform and our related websites, services, applications, products and content (collectively, the "Platform" or "Services").
The Terms form a legally binding agreement between you and us, and hence, please take the time to read them carefully. By using our Services, You state that:
(a) You are legally capable of forming a binding contract. If case of a minor, your parents/legal guardian to have consented to your use of the Platform;
(b) You will at all times comply with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations.
(c) You are aware that the content on the Platform is not owned by Aumnix (Aumnix is an Intermediary as recognized under the Information Technology Act, 2000), Aumnix is not responsible for any content posted or available on the Platform;
(d) In case of an organization, company or branch of government, You represent and warrant that You have the authority to legally bind Your company or organization and Your company or organization will be bound by the obligations and restrictions of these terms. Any and all references herein to 'You' or 'Your' will include Your company or organization; and
(e) Your account has not previously been disabled for breach of our Terms or Policy.
If you do not agree to the Terms or do not have the authority to bind your organization or company to these terms, then does not access, avail, download or use the Platform or Services.
Achira is a unique mobile application or software or technology ("Platform" or "Services") that allows You to view and use content aggregated from different sources ("Content"). This Platform uses an intermediary and/or enabling technology that categorizes Content from various sources and allows You to explore, search, access, view and share the Content with third parties based on these categories.
2.1 Use and access to the Platform is available to all persons who can be legally bound by contract and who are not disqualified or declared incompetent under the Indian Contract Act, 1872. If You are a minor i.e. under the age of 18 years, You shall not register as a User of the Platform and shall not access or use the Platform. As a minor, if You wish to access or use the Platform, such access or use may be made by Your legal guardian or parents on the Platform. Aumnix reserves the right to terminate such use and/ or refuse to provide You with access to the Platform if it is brought to Aumnix's notice or if it is discovered that You are under the age of 18 years.
2.2 Irrespective of your location or residency status and in the event of any conflict of laws You agreeing to these Terms and by accessing or using our Services, You acknowledge that you have read, understood and consent to be bound by these Terms, the Privacy Policy, the Community Guidelines and all other policies or agreements referred to herein.
You understand that You will be able to access the Content on the Platform after completing the required login process. When you create an account with us, you must provide us information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account on our Service. You are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access the Service and for any activities or actions under your password, whether your password is with our Service or a third-party service.
You agree not to disclose your password to any third party. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.
You agree that you are solely responsible for the activity that occurs under your account. Please keep your account password confidential and use such an account for strictly personal purposes only.
We reserve the right to disable your user account, and remove or disable your access, at any time, including if you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms, or if activities occur on your account which, in our sole discretion, would or might cause damage to or impair the Services or infringe or violate any third-party rights, or violate any applicable laws or regulations. Contact us at contact@achira.news with your truthful, clear and valid reason for such appeal.
These Terms, and any posted revision, shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Platform and certain provisions may continue to apply even after termination.
4.1 You may terminate this Agreement by uninstalling or deleting the Platform at any time, for any reason. If you no longer want to use our Services again and would like your account deleted, contact us at contact@achira.news.
4.2 We will provide you with further assistance and guide you through the process. Once you choose to delete your account, you will not be able to reactivate your account or retrieve any of the content or information you have added.
4.3 We reserve the right to disable or terminate your user account, remove or disable any content you upload or share at any time, including if you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms, or if activities occur on your account which, in our sole discretion, would or might cause damage to or impair the Services or infringe or violate any third-party rights, or violate any applicable laws or regulations. Upon such termination or suspension, you may not access or use the Platform, and you agree that you will not attempt to re-register with or access the Platform through the use of a different member name or otherwise. If we determine that you have clearly, seriously or repeatedly breached our Terms or including in particular our Community Standards, we may suspend or permanently disable access to Your account. When We take such action, we'll let You know that Your account is disabled and You will be intimated on your account suspension in case you are a registered user.
4.4 Effect of Termination. Termination of the Agreement, Your account, or Your access to or use of the Platform may include removal of access and barring further use of the Platform. Termination of this Agreement or Your account also includes disassociation of Your username, your password and, all related information, files and user content associated with or inside your account (or any part thereof), including your user content. On termination of this Agreement, all of Your profile Content and other information may be deleted. However, certain details are maintained with us for archival and legal purposes. Irrespective of your termination, the Content liability shall continue with the User at all times. Upon termination of the Agreement, your right to use the Platform, including mobile software will automatically terminate. Aumnix will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any suspension or termination, including for deletion of your user content. Aumnix will hold and use the content/data as long as required and/or permissible under local laws. All provisions of the Agreement which by their nature should survive shall survive termination of this Agreement, including without limitation, warranty disclaimers, governing law, and limitations of liability.
4.5 Aumnix reserves the right to change these Terms from time to time. If You do not agree to any such changes, You have the discretion to discontinue from accessing, availing or using the Platform. Continued access or use of the Platform following notice of any such changes will indicate Your acknowledgement of such changes and You will be bound by such revised Terms. Aumnix may terminate or suspend Your account immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if You breach the Terms.
Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Service.
When You use the Platform or send emails or other data, information or communication with Aumnix, You agree and understand that You are communicating with Aumnix through electronic records and You consent to receive communications via electronic records from Aumnix periodically and as and when required. Aumnix may communicate with You by email provided by You in Your communications or at the time of registration or by any other mode of communication, electronic or otherwise. However, Aumnix does not assure any confidentiality or security of information provided to Aumnix from Your side.
6.1. Subject to the Terms and Conditions Aumnix hereby grants You only a limited, non-transferrable, non-exclusive, revocable license to make personal and non-commercial use of the Platform.
6.2. Services offered by Aumnix through the Platform, may require prior registration by the User. To gain access to the Services, You will be required to create an account by completing the registration process. As part of such a registration process, You will be required to provide Us with current, complete and accurate information pertaining to such details as prompted by the applicable registration form. You will also be required to choose a unique password and a user name, which shall be entered by You every time You wish to gain access to the said Services. You shall not be entitled to gain, and shall not facilitate, access to the Platform through a single account and password, by multiple users on a network. You agree and understand that We do not permit any part of the Platform being cached in proxy servers. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your password and account. You agree that you are solely responsible (to us and to others) for the activity that occurs under your account. When creating an account, you must provide accurate information about yourself and create only one account for strictly personal purposes.
6.3. You shall not share your account information and password with others or use anyone else's account. You are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under Your account. You agree to notify Us immediately of any unauthorized use of Your account or any other breach of security. In such an event, we shall do Our best to help you recover your account; however, we cannot guarantee that Your account will be restored, or the content contained therein will be recovered. We will not be liable for any loss that You may incur as a result of unauthorized use of Your password or account. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by the Company or another party due to someone else using your account or password.
6.4. Registration through Google: Users can also connect and create accounts on the Platform directly via Google+ profile by clicking on the associated button and following the Google+ login procedure. You shall be solely responsible for using this feature and any related compliances with terms of your Google account. By registering through Google, you agree to the terms stated herein and in addition to any other specific terms which shall be posted at an appropriate location of the Platform. Each registration is for a single individual user only.
6.5 Your access to and use of the Services is subject to these Terms and all applicable laws, rules and regulations from time to time. You shall not host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, store, update or share any information that ---
(i) Belongs to another person and to which the user does not have any right;
(ii) Is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic, invasive of another's privacy (including bodily privacy), insulting or harassing on the basis of gender, libelous, racially or ethnically objectionable, related to or encouraging money laundering or gambling, or otherwise inconsistent with or contrary to the laws in force;
(iii) Is harmful to children;
(iv) Infringes any patent, trademark, copyright, or other proprietary rights;
(v) Violates any law for the time being in force;
(vi) Deceives or misleads the addressee about the origin of the message or knowingly and intentionally communicates any information which is patently false or misleading in nature but may reasonably be perceived as a fact;
(vii) Impersonates another person;
(viii) Threatens the unity, integrity, defense, security, or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states, or public order, or causes incitement to commit any cognizable offense, prevents investigation of any offense, or insults another nation;
(ix) Contains software viruses or any other computer code, file, or program designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer resource;
(x) Is patently false and untrue, and is written or published in any form, with the intent to mislead or harass a person, entity, or agency for financial gain or to cause any injury to any person;
(xi) Creates, posts, uploads, streams, shares, or disseminates deepfake content using deceptive or manipulative techniques to artificially enhance traffic, followers, views, comments, or shares on the platform;
(xii) Participates in the production or dissemination of deepfake material to exploit the platform for activities that are illegal or against the terms of service, including but not limited to deepfake content involving minors or individuals who cannot provide informed consent, and must respect the rights and well-being of every individual or group of individuals.
In addition to the above, your access to and use of the Services must, at all times, be compliant with Our Community Guidelines. We reserve the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or disable access to content at our discretion for any reason or no reason. Some of the reasons we may remove or disable access to content may include finding the content objectionable, in violation of these Terms, or otherwise harmful to the Services or our users. Our automated systems analyze your content to provide you with personally relevant product features, such as customized search results, tailored advertising, and spam and malware detection. This analysis occurs as the content is sent, received, and when it is stored.
6.6 The Platform is licensed, not sold, to You, even after installation on Your devices. Aumnix may assign this License Agreement or any part of it without restrictions. You are not allowed to assign, transfer or sub-license Your rights under this license, to any third party.
7.1 Your use of the Platform is, and at all times shall be, governed by and subject to the laws regarding copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret and use of intellectual property. You shall abide by laws regarding copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret ownership and use of intellectual property, and You shall be solely responsible for any violations of any laws and for any infringements of any intellectual property rights caused by Your use of the Platform through Your device. As a condition of your access to and use of the Services, you agree not to use the Services to infringe on any intellectual property rights. We reserve the right, with or without notice, at any time and in our sole discretion to block access to and/or terminate the accounts of any user who infringes or is alleged to infringe any copyrights or other intellectual property rights. For use of any third party's intellectual property, You may need to get permission directly from the owner of the intellectual property.
7.2 Our IP: All trademarks, brands and service marks of the Platform are the property of or licensed to Aumnix. Aumnix owns all of the copyrights and databases in relation to the Platform. The content included on this website, including, but not limited to the Aumnix reports, text, graphics, logos, icons, and images is the exclusive property of Aumnix and other respective owners that have granted Aumnix the right and license to use such property and is protected by Indian copyright laws. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to Aumnix or other respective owners that have granted Aumnix the right and license to use such marks. The Platform and any underlying technology or software used in connection with the Platform may contain rights of Aumnix or its business associates, affiliates or any third party. The Platform is licensed, not sold, to You, even after installation on Your devices. Aumnix may assign this license agreement or any part of it without restrictions. You are not allowed to assign, transfer or sub-license Your rights under this license, to any third party.
7.3 Any intellectual property which is not specifically mentioned to be owned by Aumnix is owned by their respective owners and the owners have a right to take appropriate actions against You for any violation, infringement or passing off.
You understand and agree that Aumnix has an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, unlimited and unrestricted license to make copies of, communicate to the public, broadcast, and make available the Content on the Platform for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. You understand and agree that the licensing rights granted to Aumnix extend to the intellectual property rights (including but not limited to the copyright, trademark, designs and patent) subsisting in the content created by You on the Platform.
The Content posted on the Platform may be sourced from Content providers. Aumnix holds no control with respect to the content and does not warrant the correctness, validity or legality of the Content. Aumnix expressly disclaims all warranties and shall not be liable for any violations under civil or criminal law. Aumnix is not responsible for any third-party Content, applications, services, advertisements, and/or links that may be contained in the Platform.
1. The Platform may provide access to third-party games, quizzes, and other such activities requiring skill, for which prizes may be awarded by the concerned third party. Aumnix does not own or control these third-party games or other activities and does not control or undertake any liability for declaring results or awarding prizes.
2. If You have any complaints or concerns regarding third-party Content or third-party activities on the Platform, You agree to report your complaints through the takedown process. You further agree and acknowledge that Aumnix will handle Your complaints in accordance with its Takedown Policy and the applicable law.
3. You shall not copy reproduce, republish, upload, post, publicly display, encode, translate, transmit, download or distribute the Platform or any Content in any way (including "mirroring") to any other computer, server, website or other medium for publication or distribution or for any commercial enterprise. Aumnix shall have all the rights to take necessary action and claim damages in case of any violation. Such action may also involve terminating Your permission to use the Platform by deleting Your Account.
4. You may use general information about the Platform expressly permitted, provided that You (1) do not remove any proprietary notice language in all copies of such documents, (2) use such Content only for Your personal, non- commercial informational purpose unless agreed otherwise through an agreement and do not copy or post such Content on any networked computer or broadcast it in any media, (3) make no modifications to any such Content, and (4) do not make any additional representations or warranties relating to such documents.
5. The following terms are applicable to Content made available through YouTube API Services
6. Content accessed and made available on the Platform through the YouTube API Services has been auto aggregated using the API Services, and Achira is not in any manner involved in the creation, editing or selection of the Content. If you view or click on such Content, You acknowledge and understand clicking on the content will redirect You to the original publisher's YouTube channel/page. Except where specifically authorised, You are restricted from modifying, copying, reproducing, republishing, uploading, posting, transmitting or distributing in any way any Content from YouTube displayed on this site including code and software.
7. You agree that the external links provided along with the YouTube generated Content do not constitute an endorsement or approval by Aumnix of any such Content or the original publisher, including but not limited to a corporation or organization or individual. Aumnix bears no responsibility or liability for the Content or legality of the YouTube channel or page or for that of subsequent links. Please contact YouTube directly for any queries or complaints regarding its Content.
10.1 This Platform and the Content under it are provided by Aumnix "as is" and on an "as available" basis and Aumnix and its affiliates (including Aumnix Private Limited), and their officers, directors, employees, and agents make no warranties and hereby disclaim any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties (collectively, "warranties") of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall Aumnix be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this Platform, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
10.2 You agree that Your use of the Platform shall be at Your sole risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Aumnix disclaims all warranties, express or implied, in connection with the use of the Platform.
10.3 Aumnix makes no representations or guarantees that the Platform will be free from loss, destruction, damage, any unauthorized access to or use of Aumnix's secure servers and/or any and all personal information and/or financial information stored therein, corruption, attack, any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Platform, any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses, or the like which may be transmitted to or through the Platform by any third party, and/or any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any of the Content accessible via the Platform. Aumnix does not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered by a third party through the services or any hyperlinked services or featured in any banner or other advertising, and Aumnix will not be a party to or in any way be responsible for monitoring any transaction between You and third-party providers of products or services. As with the purchase of a product or service through any medium or in any environment, You should use Your best judgment and exercise caution, interference, personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from Your access to and use of the Platform, hacking, or other security intrusion, and Aumnix disclaims any liability relating thereto.
10.4 Aumnix makes no guarantees, representations, or warranties that use or results of the use of the Platform will be accurate, timely, reliable, uninterrupted, or without errors. Without prior notice, Aumnix may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part or all of the Platform or Your use of the Platform. In such an event, Aumnix or its affiliates (including Aumnix Private Limited) will not be liable to You or any third party.
10.5 Aumnix makes no guarantees, representations, or warranties that Content accessible through the Platform by the User or the links provided by third parties will be free of viruses or similar contamination or destructive features. You agree that You assume all risk as to the quality and performance of the Platform and the accuracy and completeness of the Content.
10.6 You understand that You may encounter offensive, indecent, or other objectionable content while using the Platform and that You may be involuntarily exposed to such offensive and obscene materials. It also is possible for others to obtain personal information about You due to Your use of the Platform, and the recipient may use such information to harass or injure you. Aumnix does not approve of such unauthorized use, but by using the Platform You acknowledge and agree that Aumnix is not responsible for any such illegitimate use of any personal information obtained by others.
You understand and accept that all the user information collected by Aumnix may be shared and distributed with Aumnix's business associates (including but not limited to partners, advertisers, contractors, etc.) and affiliates. For more details, please refer to our Privacy Policy which is incorporated herein by reference.
Aumnix may collect some of Your personal information and data while accessing, availing and/or using the Platform. Such information collected is only attributed to the functionality of the Platform and for no other purpose whatsoever. You may read Aumnix's Privacy Policy by visiting the following link- Privacy Policy.
We take the protection of your privacy very seriously, and hence we accord all information related to your account with the high standards of data protection and security measures as mandated under the Information Technology Act 2000 and the rules thereunder. Our current Privacy Policy is available here Privacy Policy.
12.1 THE PLATFORM, ITS FEATURES, AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", "AS AVAILABLE", AND "WITH ALL FAULTS".
12.2 Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers or activity providers found on or through the Platform, including payment and delivery of related products or Services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such advertiser or activity provider. Aumnix shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers or activity providers on the Platform.
12.3 Aumnix shall have all the rights to take necessary action and claim damages that may occur due to Your involvement/participation in any way, on Your own or through group(s) of people, intentionally or unintentionally, in DoS/DDoS (Distributed Denial of Services). You will use the Services offered on the Platform at Your own risk, and We do not accept any responsibility for any losses that You may suffer as a result of the use of the Services provided by Us.
12.4 The news summaries provided on Achira News are generated using artificial intelligence (AI) for brevity and ease of understanding. While we strive for accuracy, there may be instances where the summaries, sentiment analysis shown in emojis do not fully capture the original context of the news.
12.5 Users are encouraged to refer to the full source article for complete and accurate details before forming opinions or taking actions based on the summarized content.
12.6 Achira News shall not be held responsible for any unintended misinterpretation, factual inaccuracies, or missing context resulting from AI-generated summaries.
12.7 If any content is found to be misleading, offensive, or factually incorrect, users can report it by sending us mail at contact@achira.news mechanism for review and correction.
12.8 All news content is sourced from third-party publishers. Achira News does not endorse, modify, or take responsibility for the original articles. The views expressed in the news content do not reflect the opinions of Achira News or its affiliates.
12.9 Achira News adheres to Indian laws regarding digital content and will take corrective actions, including removal or modifications, if any content violates legal or ethical standards.
For any inquiries or concerns, please contact us at contact@achira.news.
13.1. You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold Aumnix and its affiliates, business associates and partners, and their officers, directors and employees, harmless from and against any and all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorney's fees and expenses, arising out of, incident to, or resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the Platform in a manner inconsistent with this Terms. Notwithstanding its reasonable efforts, Aumnix and its affiliates, business partners cannot take responsibility or control the Content made for access through the Platform.
14.1. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL AUMNIX OR ITS AFFILIATES, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION, FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, FOR PERSONAL INJURY, FOR LOSS OF PRIVACY, FOR FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING OF GOOD FAITH OR OF REASONABLE CARE, FOR NEGLIGENCE, AND FOR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY OR OTHER LOSS WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PLATFORM AND ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR IN RELATION TO ACTS OF GOD OR ACT OF THIRD PARTY THAT IS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF AUMNIX OR ITS AFFILIATES.
14.2. AUMNIX OR ITS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGE FOR ANY DATA PROVIDED BY THE USER OR ANY VIOLATION OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS OF WHATSOEVER NATURE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY MANNER RELATED TO THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PLATFORM.
15.1. The construction of these Terms shall be determined in accordance with laws and rules in force in India and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts in New Delhi and no other court.
15.2. All disputes arising under or in relation to these Terms shall be referred to arbitration before a sole arbitrator. If the Parties fail to agree on the appointment of a sole arbitrator within the time stipulated under the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the "Act") the Parties shall approach the competent Court under the Act for appointment of the Sole Arbitrator. The Arbitration proceedings shall be carried out in accordance with the Act and the Rules framed thereunder and the place of Arbitration shall be New Delhi. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. The arbitrator's award shall be final and undisputable by both Parties.
If any provision in the Terms becomes invalid or illegal or adjudged unenforceable, the provision shall be deemed to have been severed from the Terms and the remaining provisions of the Terms shall not, so far as possible, be affected by the severance.
The failure of Aumnix to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Terms shall not be construed to be a waiver of its right, power, privilege or remedy or as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach on Your part to this Terms nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right power privilege or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of such or any other right power privilege or remedy provided in this Terms all of which are several and cumulative and are not exclusive of each other or of any other rights or remedies otherwise available to Aumnix at law or in equity.
The performance of any part of this Agreement by Aumnix and its business associates, affiliates shall be excused on account of Force Majeure events (including but not limited to act of god, public enemy, epidemics declared as pandemics, revolt, strikes, riot, terrorist attack, fire, flood, war, typhoon and any regulation of the government or order of any competent statutory or judicial authority or of any government), or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Aumnix, or act of any third party beyond the control of Aumnix including but not limited to hacking, data theft, unauthorized access to User account, impersonation, fraud, misrepresentation and so on.
We amend these Terms from time to time, for instance when we update the functionality of our Services, when we combine multiple apps or services operated by us or our affiliates into a single combined service or app, or when there are regulatory changes. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to generally notify all users of any material changes to these Terms, such as through a notice on our Platform, however you should look at the Terms regularly to check for such changes. We will also update the ‘Last Updated‘ date at the top of these Terms, which reflect the effective date of such Terms. You acknowledge and agree that it is Your responsibility to review these Terms periodically and become aware of modifications. Your continued access or use of the Services after the date of the new Terms constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If You disagree with any of the changes to the Terms, please refrain from accessing or using the Platform. Your continued access or use or availing of the Platform following the posting of revised Terms will indicate Your acceptance and acknowledgement of the changes and You will be bound by it.
These Terms, and any modifications, alterations or amendments to, shall remain in full force and effect while You use the Platform and the provisions related to Intellectual Property, Representations and Warranties, Liability, Indemnity, and all other provisions which by their nature survive the termination of the Agreement shall continue to apply even after termination of this Agreement.
21.1 Notice is specifically given that Aumnix is not responsible for the Content or Advertisements accessible through the Platform. Aumnix reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove and/or disable access to Content claimed to infringe third-party rights and/or terminate the accounts of the Users of the Platform who may infringe upon the intellectual property or other rights of Aumnix and/or other third-parties. If you have any grievances in relation to the Platform or its Content, you may send a notice to Grievance Officer at contact@achira.news. We shall try to resolve the grievances as per timelines prescribed in applicable law.
21.2 Any person/entity who is aggrieved by the content or advertisement published on the Platform may file a complaint against such content or advertisement. The legal heir, agent or attorney of the aggrieved person/entity may also file a complaint against such content or article. If the complaint does not fall under the ambit of a crime, then an unrelated person/entity, who has no interest in or is not aggrieved by the content or the advertisement cannot file a valid complaint against the content or the advertisement. If you are an agent or attorney of the aggrieved party, then you are required to submit documentary proof, establishing your right to file a complaint on behalf of the aggrieved party.
21.3 If you are filing a complaint against content, you are required to provide the following information:
● Your interest in filing a complaint
● Nature of the Complaint
● Details of the content/advertisement against which the complaint is filed (title/date of publication/publisher/link to the content)
● Relation of the aggrieved party with the content/advertisement
● Accurate facts about how the grievance is caused
● Remedies you are seeking
● Details of the complaint (explanation of the grievance)
● Details of the person filing the complaint (you)
● Details of the Aggrieved party
● Communication Details
● Documentary proof, if applicable
21.4 What does 'nature of the complaint' mean and why is it relevant? Information regarding the 'Nature of the complaint' helps Aumnix categorize the complaint based on the legal provisions governing the subject matter of the complaint. Based on your grievance against any content or advertisement published on the Platform, Aumnix has provided various options which might specify the nature of the complaint. Following is the brief description of each of the categories provided in the form:
● Copyright infringement: Any content/ any advertisement violates copyright, performer's rights or publicity rights of the aggrieved party. This includes the display of content created/owned by the aggrieved party without its permission.
● Trademark infringement: Any content/advertisement violates the aggrieved party's trademark rights or illegally uses/displays any word, logo or any other representation which is protected under trademark laws.
● Invasion of Privacy: Any content/advertisement contains any information, image, text or any other content which is private or otherwise violates the privacy rights of any third party.
● Defamation: Any content/advertisement that contains any information which is false and 1) harms the reputation or public image of the aggrieved party or 2) otherwise has an adverse effect on how the aggrieved party is perceived by people in general.
● False/misleading: Any content/advertisement is false or incomplete and misleads people into believing something incorrect, or wrongfully changes the perspective of people about an entity, event or thing.
● Obscene/scandalous content: Any content/advertisement that contains any image, text, video, audio or any other representation is repulsive, offensive to modesty, indecent, lewd or immoral and is likely to deprave or corrupt the mind of the viewer.
● Content hurts religious sentiment or incites violence: Any article/advertisement that contains any image, text or any other content hurts religious beliefs or sentiments of the aggrieved party or directly incites or induces violent behaviour among people. Content/advertisement containing hate speech, content inciting rebellion against the government or any religion or religious organization can also be reported under this category.
Apart from all these categories, there is an open category, by the title ‘Otherwise illegal‘, provided in the complaint form. If the issue raised in the complaint does not fit under any of the above mentioned categories then you may select this as the nature of the complaint and can separately specify the issue raised in brief.
You can select only one of the categories. If the grievance falls under more than one of the above mentioned categories then you may raise a separate complaint for each category of the grievance and provide specific description of the facts and grievance, along with all the necessary documents required for proving the grievance. If you raise more than one complaint against a single content/advertisement, you are required to mention the complaint ID of all your previous complaints in all subsequent complaints regarding the same content, in order to enable effective handling of the grievance.
How to find the publisher of the Article? The publisher of the article is provided on the platform along with the article itself. If you are viewing the article on the Platform, then you may find the publisher of the article at the start of the article. If you are viewing the article on Achira platform then you may find the publisher of the article in the page itself.
How to find the link to the article? If you are viewing the article on the Platform, then click on "Full Article" option with an icon, it will take you to the complete article.
What documentary evidence is required along with the complaint? Depending on the nature of the complaint and grievance, documentary proof may vary. Following are some illustrations of the documentary proof which may be relevant for the different nature of the complaint:
● Copyright infringement: Proof of rights of the aggrieved party and proof of infringement.
● Trademark infringement: Trademark registration certificate, proof of infringement.
● Untrue or misleading article: Proof that the article is untrue or misleading, copy of the true statement and proof of how you or your principal/client is aggrieved by the publication.
● Violation of Privacy: Proof that the content of the article or the advertisement is private or otherwise violates privacy rights.
● Defamatory article: Proof establishing that the article is untrue and proof of how you or your principal/client is aggrieved by the publication.
If you are the agent or attorney of the aggrieved party, then you are required to attach a power of attorney or authorization letter, establishing your right to file a complaint on behalf of the aggrieved party, along with the complaint.
What happens if the information provided in the complaint is incomplete or untrue? Being a law-abiding entity, Aumnix considers and investigates each complaint filed against any content or advertisement published on the Platform. Although Aumnix also conducts an internal investigation if required, its primary source of information while dealing with any grievance is the information provided in the complaint. Based on the information provided in the complaint, Aumnix determines the nature of the complaint, the rights/laws violated by the content/advertisement in question, the parties involved in the matter and other relevant information required for addressing the issue raised in the complaint.
How can Aumnix help in addressing the grievance? Being a mere technology provider and an intermediary under Information Technology Act, 2000, Aumnix is obligated to take down the content or advertisement from the Platform if (i) it receives a complaint, along with all the necessary documents, prima facie and clearly establishing that the content or advertisement on the Platform is violating the rights of any third party or (ii) it receives an order directing takedown from the appropriate authority under law.
In accordance with the law, Aumnix may also provide you with details of the publisher of the content which might help you communicate with the publisher directly and settle your grievance.
Aumnix's process of investigating and addressing the complaints against any article or advertisement is in accordance with Information Technology Act, 2000, Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2011 read along with its relevant rules including Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 and Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 and amendments if any and thereby governs the relationship and serve as an agreement between you and us and set forth the terms and conditions by which you may access and use the Platform. Nothing under any law imposes an obligation on Aumnix to investigate the matter beyond what is provided in the complaint and an investigation conducted or action taken by Aumnix, is at its sole discretion, and Aumnix is not required to communicate the same to you or to any other party.
Is Aumnix responsible for the publication of content or advertisement on its Platform? No, Aumnix is merely an intermediary, which provides a platform to various third-party content providers for publication of their content to end-users, including you. Aumnix is not at all involved in authoring or publishing any content or advertisement on the Platform.
According to Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Aumnix is not responsible for any content or any part thereof published on the Platform. Aumnix's liability toward any content published on the Platform is limited to taking down the content from the Platform if 1) it receives a complaint, along with all the necessary proof, prima facie and clearly establishing that the content is violating rights of a third party or 2) it receives an order of takedown from the appropriate authority under law.
As Aumnix is not involved in authoring or publishing any content on the Platform, it is not obligated to pay any damages or costs to any aggrieved party for any content or part thereof violating their rights. Being an intermediary, Aumnix is not subject to any civil suit for violation of any rights by any content or part thereof infringing rights of any third party.
All notices to Aumnix hereunder shall be in writing and shall be duly given if delivered personally or sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, or facsimile to the following address or emailed to the following email id: contact@achira.news.