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Terms of Service

Effective: 1 March 2025 | Last Updated: March 2026 | Governed by Australian Law

⚠ IMPORTANT: Please read these Terms of Service carefully and in full before using NRIScope. By accessing, browsing, or using our platform in any way, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be legally bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must not use NRIScope.

NRIScope currently provides active listing services for Australia and New Zealand only. Services will be progressively expanded to Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and other countries. These Terms apply to all users globally regardless of regional availability.

1. Introduction & Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you (“User”, “you”, “your”) and NRIScope (“we”, “us”, “our”, “the Platform”), the owner and operator of www.nriscope.com, an Australian-based digital platform serving the global Non-Resident Indian (NRI) community.

By accessing, browsing, registering on, publishing content on, or in any way using NRIScope, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be legally bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Disclaimer, all of which are incorporated herein by reference and form part of this agreement.

⚠ IMPORTANT: If you are using NRIScope on behalf of a business, organisation, association, or any other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the full legal authority to bind that entity to these Terms, and that the entity accepts these Terms.

2. About NRIScope & Regional Services

NRIScope is a free-to-use digital platform designed exclusively for Non-Resident Indians across the world. The Platform currently enables users in active regions to publish, discover, and connect through:

2.1 About NRIScope & Regional Services

2.2 Upcoming Regions

ℹ NOTE: Users may not submit listings or content for regions that have not been officially launched. Any such submissions will be removed. NRIScope will announce new regional launches on the platform and by email notification to registered users

Future features planned for the platform include professional portfolio publishing, Indian heritage and history content, NRI current affairs, and an expanded community services hub. When launched, these features will also be governed by these Terms unless separate supplementary terms are specified at launch.

NRIScope is provided entirely free of charge to all NRI users worldwide for its current core features. We reserve the right to introduce premium or paid features in the future, which will be subject to separate pricing terms communicated clearly in advance.

3. User Eligibility

To register for and use NRIScope, you must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:

You must be at least 18 years of age
You must have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement under the laws of Australia, your country of residence, and any country in which your business or organisation operates
You must not have been previously suspended, banned, or had your account terminated by NRIScope for any reason
You must not be a person or entity prohibited from using online platforms or entering legal agreements under any applicable law
You must not be a person or entity subject to sanctions under Australian law or the laws of any country in which NRIScope operates

NRIScope is open to all NRI users globally. We do not restrict access based on nationality, religion, caste, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or country of residence. However, all users must comply with applicable laws and with these Terms.

4. Account Registration & User Responsibilities

4.1 Registration Requirements

To access certain features of NRIScope, including publishing listings or content, you must register for a user account. During registration and at all times thereafter, you agree to:

Provide accurate, current, complete, and truthful information about yourself
Maintain and promptly update your account information to ensure it remains accurate and current at all times
Register under your real legal identity — false names, aliases, pseudonyms, or impersonation of any person or entity are strictly prohibited
Keep your login credentials, including your password, confidential and secure at all times
Notify NRIScope immediately if you suspect or discover any unauthorised access to or use of your account

4.2 Account Security & Responsibility

You are solely and exclusively responsible for all activity that occurs under your account, whether authorised by you or not. NRIScope shall not be liable for any loss, damage, or harm arising from your failure to safeguard your account credentials or from unauthorised access to your account.

4.3 One Account Per User

Each individual user is permitted to maintain one account only. Each business or organisation may maintain one account per registered entity. Creating multiple accounts for the same individual, business, or organisation is prohibited and may result in all associated accounts being immediately suspended or permanently terminated.

4.4 Account Verification

NRIScope reserves the right to require identity or business verification at any time and as a condition of maintaining an active account or active listing. Users who fail to complete required verification within the specified timeframe may have their account or listings suspended until verification is completed to the satisfaction of NRIScope’s administrator.

5. Publishing Content on NRIScope

5.1 Regional Restriction on Listings

You may only submit listings for businesses, events, and organisations located in, or operating within, regions that have been officially launched by NRIScope. At the date of these Terms, active regions are limited to Australia and New Zealand. Attempting to publish listings for businesses, events, or organisations in Canada, USA, UK, or other non-active regions is not permitted and any such listings will be removed without notice.

5.2 Publisher Responsibility

When you publish any content on NRIScope, you are the sole and exclusive author and publisher of that content. You represent, warrant, and undertake that:

All information you submit is true, accurate, complete, current, and not misleading in any way
You have the full legal right to publish the content and it does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third party
The content does not violate any applicable law in Australia, New Zealand, or your country of residence or business operation
The content is not defamatory, discriminatory, offensive, obscene, threatening, abusive, or harmful to any individual or group
You are lawfully authorised to represent and list the business or organisation you are publishing
The business or organisation you are listing is operating lawfully in Australia or New Zealand (for current active regions)

5.3 Mandatory Obligation to Update

⚠ IMPORTANT: You are legally required under these Terms to update your published listing or profile within 14 calendar days of any material change. Material changes include, but are not limited to, changes in business name, address, contact details, operating hours, business status, event dates or venues, or organisation leadership and status.

Outdated or inaccurate listings that have not been updated within a reasonable period will be flagged for review and may be removed or suspended at the sole discretion of NRIScope, without notice and without compensation.

5.4 Licence Granted to NRIScope

By publishing content on NRIScope, you grant NRIScope a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide licence to display, reproduce, distribute, adapt, and promote your content on the platform and through associated channels (including social media, email newsletters, and marketing materials) for the purpose of operating, marketing, and promoting the platform and the NRI community.

This licence continues for as long as your content remains on the platform. Upon removal of your content, this licence terminates, except where the content has already been distributed or shared, in which case existing distributions are unaffected by the removal.

6. NRIScope Administrator Rights

This section sets out the exclusive and fundamental rights held by NRIScope’s owner and administrator. These rights are non-negotiable and form a core condition of using the platform.

6.1 Right to Request Information & Verification

NRIScope’s owner and administrator hold the exclusive right to request any information, documentation, or verification from any registered user or publisher at any time, with or without notice, and without providing reasons. Requests may include but are not limited to:

Proof of identity (e.g., Australian or New Zealand passport, driver’s licence, or equivalent government-issued ID)
Business registration documents (e.g., ASIC certificate of registration, ABN confirmation letter, NZBN certificate)
Proof of business address or trading premises (e.g., council rates notice, utility bill)
Event permits, venue licences, or authorisation letters from relevant authorities
Organisation registration, incorporation, or constitution documents
Any other documents or information deemed necessary by the administrator to verify the legitimacy, accuracy, or legality of published content

Users are required to respond to all administrator verification requests within 14 calendar days of the request being made. Failure to respond, or provision of incomplete, unsatisfactory, or falsified documentation, may result in the immediate suspension or permanent removal of the relevant content, listing, or user account.

6.2 Right to Delist or Remove Content

NRIScope reserves the absolute, exclusive, and unconditional right to delist, remove, edit, suspend, or permanently delete any published content, listing, profile, event, organisation, or user account at any time, at our sole and unfettered discretion, without prior notice, and without providing reasons, including in the following circumstances:

The content is found or suspected to be false, fake, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive in any manner
The content is outdated, stale, or has not been updated despite the user’s mandatory obligation to do so
The content violates Australian law, New Zealand law, or the applicable laws of the user’s country
The content is defamatory, offensive, hateful, vilifying, or harmful to any person or group
The user has failed to respond to or comply with a verification or update request
The content duplicates another listing or was submitted with the intent to deceive or mislead the community
The content promotes, facilitates, or advertises illegal goods, services, or activities
The listing relates to a business, event, or organisation in a region not yet officially launched by NRIScope
Continued publication is deemed by NRIScope’s administrator to be contrary to the integrity, safety, reputation, or interests of the NRIScope community

⚠ IMPORTANT: NRIScope’s decision to delist or remove any content is final, binding, and not subject to review or appeal. Delisted content may not be reinstated without written approval from NRIScope’s administrator. No compensation, damages, refunds, or remedy of any kind shall be payable to any user whose content is removed or whose account is suspended or terminated.

6.3 Right to Suspend or Terminate Accounts

NRIScope reserves the right to suspend or permanently terminate any user account at any time, with or without notice and with or without reasons, if we reasonably believe the user has breached any part of these Terms, has engaged in conduct harmful to the platform or its community, or has provided false or fraudulent information in connection with their account or any listing.

7. Prohibited Conduct

The following activities are strictly prohibited on NRIScope. Engaging in prohibited conduct may result in immediate account suspension or termination, removal of all associated content, and where applicable, reporting to Australian, New Zealand, or other relevant law enforcement authorities.

7.1 Prohibited Content

Publishing false, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive business, event, or organisation information
Impersonating any person, business, organisation, or governmental entity
Publishing content that infringes the copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property rights of any party
Uploading, distributing, or transmitting malware, viruses, ransomware, spyware, or any other harmful or malicious code
Publishing content that is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, or otherwise offensive
Publishing content that incites violence, hatred, discrimination, or vilification based on religion, caste, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, or any other protected attribute under Australian or New Zealand law
Promoting, advertising, or facilitating illegal products, services, substances, or activities
Posting unsolicited bulk content, spam, chain messages, or repetitive identical listings
Submitting listings for businesses, events, or organisations in regions that have not been officially launched by NRIScope

7.2 Prohibited Behaviour

Attempting to gain unauthorised access to NRIScope’s systems, servers, databases, or another user’s account
Harvesting, scraping, or data-mining information from NRIScope without express written permission
Using NRIScope or its user data to conduct phishing, fraud, identity theft, or any other criminal activity
Interfering with, disrupting, or attempting to compromise the normal operation or security of the platform
Creating multiple accounts for the purpose of circumventing a suspension, ban, or any platform restriction
Using automated bots, crawlers, scrapers, or scripts to interact with the platform without authorisation
Attempting to reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or reproduce NRIScope’s software, systems, or proprietary materials

8. Intellectual Property

8.1 NRIScope’s Intellectual Property

All original content, design elements, user interface components, logos, trademarks, trade names, slogans, software, source code, database structures, and materials created by or for NRIScope are the exclusive intellectual property of NRIScope and its owner. All rights are expressly reserved. You may not reproduce, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, sell, sublicense, or create derivative works from NRIScope’s intellectual property without prior written permission from NRIScope’s administrator.

8.2 User-Submitted Content

You retain ownership of the content you publish on NRIScope. However, by publishing content on the platform, you grant NRIScope the licence described in Section 5.4 above. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your content does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, and you indemnify NRIScope against any claims arising from such infringement.

9. Privacy

Your use of NRIScope is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference and forms part of this legally binding agreement. By using the Platform, you consent to the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of your personal information as described in our Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy complies with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). For users in New Zealand, the Privacy Policy also observes the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 to the extent applicable.

10. Third-Party Links & Services

NRIScope may include links to third-party websites, social media platforms, or external services for the convenience of users. NRIScope does not endorse, control, monitor, or accept any responsibility or liability for any third-party content, products, services, privacy practices, or terms of use. You access all third-party links and services entirely at your own risk.

11. Platform Availability & Modifications

NRIScope strives to maintain reliable and continuous access to the platform. However, we do not guarantee or warrant that the platform will be available, uninterrupted, error-free, or secure at all times. Access to the platform may be temporarily or permanently suspended due to scheduled maintenance, technical issues, security incidents, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

We reserve the right to modify, update, suspend, or discontinue any feature, section, or part of the platform at any time without notice and without liability. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of any part of the platform.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by Australian law and New Zealand law (as applicable), NRIScope, its owner, administrator, employees, contractors, agents, and associates shall not be liable for any:

Direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages
Loss of profits, revenue, data, business opportunities, contracts, or goodwill
Damages resulting from your reliance on any content published by third-party users on the platform
Damages arising from unauthorised access to, or alteration or loss of, your data or account
Damages resulting from platform downtime, technical errors, or unavailability
Damages arising from your submission of a listing in a non-active region

Since NRIScope is provided entirely free of charge, our total aggregate liability to any user for any claim shall not exceed AUD $0 (nil), to the extent permitted by law.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any right or remedy, or any guarantee, warranty, or other term or condition, implied or imposed by the Australian Consumer Law or the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act, which cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

13. Indemnification

You agree to fully indemnify, defend, and hold harmless NRIScope, its owner, administrator, employees, contractors, and representatives from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, penalties, fines, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees on a solicitor-client basis) arising from or in connection with:

Your use of NRIScope in violation of these Terms, our Privacy Policy, or our Disclaimer
Content you publish on the Platform that is false, inaccurate, harmful, defamatory, or illegal
Your infringement of any intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of NRIScope or any third party
Any misrepresentation you make in connection with your account, your listing, or your use of the platform
Your submission of content for a region not yet officially launched by NRIScope
Any breach by you of any applicable law, including Australian Consumer Law and New Zealand consumer legislation

14. Complaints & Reporting Inappropriate Content

NRIScope is committed to maintaining a safe, accurate, and trustworthy community platform for the global NRI community. If you encounter any content on NRIScope that you believe is false, illegal, offensive, misleading, or in breach of these Terms, we encourage and request that you report it to us promptly through the contact details provided in Section 16.

We will review all complaints thoroughly and take appropriate action, which may include investigating the content, contacting the publisher, requesting verification, removing or suspending the content, or reporting the matter to relevant law enforcement authorities. We aim to acknowledge all complaints within 3 business days and to respond in full within 7 business days.

15. Changes to These Terms

NRIScope reserves the right to update, modify, amend, or replace these Terms of Service at any time. Where changes are material — particularly changes that affect the rights or obligations of users in active service regions — NRIScope will provide reasonable prior notice to registered users via email or by posting a prominent notice on the platform before the changes take effect.

Your continued use of NRIScope after any changes to these Terms have been posted and any required notice period has passed constitutes your full and unconditional acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree with any revised Terms, you must immediately cease using the platform and deactivate your account.

We strongly recommend that all users, and particularly publishers, bookmark this page and review these Terms before publishing any new listing or content. Terms may be updated periodically as new regions are launched and new features are added to the platform.

16. Contact Information

For any questions, concerns, complaints, verification enquiries, or requests relating to these Terms of Service or the operation of the platform, please contact us:

NRIScope — Platform Admin

Website: www.nriscope.com

Active Service Regions: Australia

Jurisdiction: Australia