Acceptable Use Policy

This policy applies to everyone using Askofy: visitors, participants, organisations and campaign partners. Breaking it may lead to content removal, suspension or termination and, where required, a report to the authorities.

Do not use Askofy to

• Break the law: in India this includes the Information Technology Act, 2000 and its Rules, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and DPDP law. It also includes the laws of any other country that apply to you.
• Publish prohibited content: anything that is:
  • obscene, defamatory, harassing, hateful or discriminatory
  • harmful to children
  • impersonating someone
  • infringing someone's rights
  • a threat to the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, or to public order, or unlawful where it is published
• Spread health misinformation: do not present false or unsafe health claims, discourage people from seeking emergency or professional care, promote unapproved treatments, or hide sponsorship.
• Misuse people's data: do not upload people's data without a lawful basis. Do not configure campaigns to collect sensitive data they do not need, such as health records, government ID numbers, bank or card details, biometrics or passwords. Do not use participant contacts for marketing they did not opt into.
• Spam: do not send unsolicited bulk messages or excessive reminders.
• Cheat or fake: do not obtain certificates dishonestly, tamper with answers or scores, alter certificates, or present an Askofy certificate as a professional or medical qualification.
• Attack the service: do not probe, scan or test vulnerabilities without permission (see Security), bypass access controls, flood forms or the demo with automated entries, overload the service, or spread malware.
• Copy or resell: do not scrape, copy or reverse engineer the platform or its content, or resell access without a written agreement.
• Evade sanctions: do not use Askofy for or on behalf of anyone under Indian, UN, EU, UK or US sanctions.

Reporting

Report abuse or unlawful content to digi@askofy.com. We act on valid reports as Grievance Redressal describes, and on lawful orders from courts or government agencies within the time limits the law sets.