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Terms of use

By using SpineCheck, you agree to help maintain a factual, evidence-led recognition archive and not use it for harassment, impersonation, or misinformation.

Effective 22 July 2026 · Version 1.0

1. About SpineCheck

SpineCheck recognises public figures whose documented public conduct supported the Jantar Mantar protest. “Spine Found” is a positive editorial recognition tied to the cited public action. It is not an endorsement of everything a person has said or done. People who are not listed are not assessed or characterised.

2. Eligibility

You must be legally capable of agreeing to these Terms. The service is not intended for children. If you submit on behalf of an organization or another person, you confirm that you have authority to do so.

3. Acceptable use

You must not:

  • Target private individuals or submit private personal information.
  • Upload fabricated, manipulated, misleading, unlawfully obtained, or out-of-context evidence.
  • Impersonate another person or misrepresent your connection to a subject.
  • Coordinate fraudulent voting or circumvent abuse controls.
  • Threaten, harass, dox, defame, or encourage harm.
  • Probe, overload, scrape, reverse engineer, or interfere with the service without authorization.
  • Upload content that infringes copyright, privacy, publicity, or other rights.

4. Your submissions

You keep ownership of content you submit. You grant SpineCheck a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to store, review, reproduce, crop, format, publish, display, and archive that content for operating, explaining, moderating, and promoting the service. You confirm that the information is accurate to the best of your knowledge and that you have the right to provide it.

5. Moderation

SpineCheck may approve, edit for clarity, reject, remove, restrict, archive, or investigate any material. Publication is not guaranteed. We may preserve moderation and audit records even when public content is changed.

6. Recognition and applause

Recognitions are approved by moderators under the Methodology. Community applause expresses appreciation and may influence rankings, but it does not replace evidence review. Rankings may be recalculated, corrected, or withheld when manipulation is suspected.

7. Third-party material

Evidence links lead to services SpineCheck does not control. Links may disappear, change, or contain material you find objectionable. A link does not imply endorsement. Report broken or misleading evidence through the website.

8. Disclaimers

The service is provided on an “as available” basis. We do not guarantee uninterrupted access, complete archives, error-free evidence, or that every relevant public statement has been found. Recognition copy and supporting records remain subject to correction.

9. Responsibility and limitation

You are responsible for your submissions and use of the service. To the extent permitted by applicable law, SpineCheck is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential loss resulting from use of or inability to use the service. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

10. Suspension and termination

Access may be limited or terminated for abuse, security threats, unlawful conduct, repeated bad-faith submissions, or attempts to manipulate applause or moderation.

11. Governing framework and updates

These Terms are intended to operate under applicable Indian law. Specific jurisdiction and operator details should be finalized before public launch. Updated Terms apply from the displayed effective date.

12. Contact

Questions, notices, disputes, and content complaints must be submitted through the website grievance channel.

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