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2. Scope and Educational Purpose
Bhaktilok.in is a digital knowledge repository dedicated to making devotional hymns, aartis, mantras, chalisas, religious scriptures, temple histories, panchang details, and spiritual commentaries accessible in simplified Hindi for educational, spiritual, and cultural research purposes.
- Personal Devotional Use: All content is provided for personal, non-commercial, spiritual study and devotional recitation.
- Scholarly & Cultural Heritage: Our team strives to reference classical texts (Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Ramcharitmanas, Bhagavad Gita). Regional recensions and traditional variants are honored.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
Ancient Sanskrit shlokas, Vedic mantras, and classical devotional hymns are sacred heritage belonging to the Public Domain. However:
- Original Editorial Work: All original commentaries, Hindi/English word-by-word meanings, explanatory articles, editorial formatting, graphic assets, database structures, and platform code are the exclusive intellectual property of Bhaktilok.in.
- Prohibited Actions: Automated web scraping, bulk extraction, unauthorized republishing, or commercial exploitation of Bhaktilok content without prior written consent is strictly prohibited.
- Personal Devotional Exemption: Personal printing, bookmarking, and non-commercial reading for daily puja or study are fully welcomed.
4. User Conduct and Comment Guidelines
When participating in comment sections, prayer requests, or feedback channels on our platform, you agree to:
- Maintain respectful, courteous, and spiritually dignified communication.
- Never post defamatory, abusive, harassing, obscene, hateful, politically charged, or religiously offensive remarks.
- Never post spam, unauthorized affiliate links, commercial advertisements, or malicious scripts.
Our moderation team reserves the absolute right to review, moderate, edit, or delete any comment that violates these standards.
5. Advertising & Google AdSense Policies
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Advertising Terms:
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- Editorial integrity is maintained independently of advertising partnerships.
- Links to third-party websites or services are provided for reader convenience only. We have no control over and assume no liability for the content or privacy practices of external sites.
6. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability
Bhaktilok.in and all its materials are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.
- We make no warranties regarding uninterrupted access, error-free servers, or absolute perfection of regional transcription variants.
- In no event shall Bhaktilok.in, its authors, editors, or developers be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from your use of the platform.
- Spiritual, astrologic, or fasting information must not be considered a substitute for professional medical, psychiatric, financial, or legal counsel.
7. Modifications and Governing Law
We reserve the right to revise or update these Terms and Conditions at our sole discretion. Revisions take effect immediately upon publication on this page with an updated timestamp.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any disputes arising out of the use of this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in India.
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