Legal

Terms of Service

Last updated: July 2026

These Terms govern your use of BharatSeal — the marketplace, your account and any claimed business profile. Plain language first, legalese kept to a minimum.

Acceptance

Using BharatSeal means you agree to these terms.

  • ●By accessing BharatSeal you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the platform.
  • ●These Terms apply to everyone — buyers, suppliers, free and paid users, and claimed business profiles.
  • ●We may update these Terms and will note the new date at the top. Material changes are communicated in-product or by email; continued use means acceptance.

What BharatSeal is

A verified discovery marketplace — we connect buyers and suppliers, we're not a party to your deals.

  • ●BharatSeal helps buyers discover and verify Indian manufacturers, and helps suppliers be found and respond to demand.
  • ●Deals, quotes, payments and delivery are between the buyer and the supplier directly. BharatSeal is not the seller of the goods and is not a party to those contracts unless a BharatSeal-operated service (e.g. escrow, when launched) is expressly used.
  • ●Trust badges and rankings are computed from government-verification signals. Placement cannot be bought — advertising changes visibility, never verification status, and is always labelled 'Sponsored'.

Permitted use

Use it to source, sell and verify — for genuine business.

  • ●Search, verify and contact manufacturers for legitimate commercial and research purposes.
  • ●Claim and manage your own company profile to keep your public information accurate.
  • ●Post Requirements, send enquiries, and respond to buyers in good faith.

Prohibited use

No scraping, no spam, no fake profiles, no gaming trust.

  • ●Automated scraping, crawling or bulk extraction of the registry beyond normal interactive use.
  • ●Reselling or redistributing BharatSeal data as a standalone product without a written agreement.
  • ●Sending unsolicited bulk marketing (spam) to businesses or users on the platform.
  • ●Creating fake or misleading profiles, impersonating a company, or manipulating the trust-score system.
  • ●Interfering with, probing or attempting to reverse-engineer the platform or its security.

Data accuracy

We aggregate government data as-is — verify anything critical at source.

  • ●BharatSeal aggregates public government records. We don't warrant that information is complete, current or error-free.
  • ●Government data has inherent filing delays; company status, directors and financials reflect the last available filing.
  • ●Do not rely on BharatSeal as the sole basis for credit, legal or high-value decisions. Always confirm critical facts from primary government sources.

Accounts & subscriptions

Being listed is free; paid plans are optional and cancellable anytime.

  • ●Being found, searching and contacting suppliers are free. Optional paid plans (Seller Pro, Buyer Pro) and advertising add tools and reach.
  • ●Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. You can cancel anytime from your dashboard; cancellation stops the next renewal and you keep access until the end of the paid period.
  • ●Billing, invoices and refunds are governed by our Refund Policy. Invoices are issued by the GST-registered supplier, SUWIDHAA (GSTIN 29BCSPR1746M1ZN), and are GST-inclusive.
  • ●We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms. Where practical we give notice; serious abuse (fraud, scraping, safety) may be actioned immediately.

Developer API

An API exists for approved use; it isn't a general public product yet.

  • ●BharatSeal operates a read-only API over public registry data. General self-serve access is not yet open; approved integrations are provisioned individually.
  • ●API keys are confidential and must not be published (e.g. in public code). You are responsible for all usage under your key.
  • ●Rate limits and anti-abuse controls apply. We may change or deprecate endpoints; where an integration is live we give reasonable notice.

Limitation of liability

Provided 'as is'; liability is capped at what you paid us.

  • ●BharatSeal is provided 'as is'. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim implied warranties.
  • ●Our aggregate liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid BharatSeal in the three months before the claim.
  • ●We are not liable for indirect, consequential or incidental damages, or for the acts, goods or payments of any buyer or supplier you transact with.

Governing law

Indian law; courts of Bengaluru.

  • ●These Terms are governed by the laws of India.
  • ●Disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Bengaluru, Karnataka.
  • ●Questions: care@bharatseal.io.
This summary is written for clarity and is not legal advice. If a clause is unclear, email care@bharatseal.io before you rely on it.