Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By visiting and using AaratiSangrah, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use our website.

2. Description of Service

AaratiSangrah is a free, ad-supported website that provides:

• Devotional aarti texts in Devanagari and Roman script
• A Digital Pothi Builder for creating custom pooja sequences
• A Pothi Reader for hands-free reading during pooja
• Educational blog content about Hindu devotional practices
• Category pages organized by deity

3. Permitted Use

You may use AaratiSangrah for:

• Personal, non-commercial devotional purposes
• Reading aartis during pooja, festivals, and religious gatherings
• Educational and research purposes about Hindu traditions
• Creating and using your personal Digital Pothi

4. Prohibited Use

You may not use AaratiSangrah to:

• Copy, reproduce, or redistribute our original content without permission
• Use our website for commercial purposes without prior written consent
• Scrape, crawl, or otherwise automatically collect data from our site
• Attempt to hack, disable, or overburden our servers
• Use the site in any way that violates applicable Indian or international laws
• Post or transmit harmful, offensive, or inappropriate content

5. Intellectual Property

The following content on AaratiSangrah is protected by intellectual property rights:

• Original content - Blog articles, design, UI, and code are © AaratiSangrah.
• Aarti texts - Traditional devotional texts (aartis, stotras, prarthanas) are part of India's shared cultural and spiritual heritage and are generally in the public domain. Our Devanagari/Roman digitization and formatting may be protected.

If you wish to use our content, please contact us for permission.

6. Advertisements

AaratiSangrah displays advertisements served by Google AdSense to fund the free operation of this website. By using the site, you agree to the presence of advertisements. We do not control the specific ads shown; Google's advertising policies govern ad content.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

AaratiSangrah is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that:

• The site will be uninterrupted or error-free
• All aarti texts are 100% accurate (see our Disclaimer)
• The site will be free from viruses or other harmful components

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, AaratiSangrah and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of (or inability to use) the website.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for your convenience. AaratiSangrah does not control these sites and is not responsible for their content, privacy policies, or practices.

10. Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any disputes arising under these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India.

11. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

12. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us.