Terms & Conditions

1. Acceptance of these Terms

These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and the operator of rankindia at rankindia.lol (the “Service”; also referred to in some materials as Rankpeople). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms.

Agreement is not implied by a casual glance alone. Before you can browse the boards, pump or dump a score, add a figure, buy a point pack, or use the rest of the product, you must tick the box confirming that you have read and agree to these Terms and press Accept. If you do not agree, press Decline and do not use the Service.

Your acceptance is stored in this browser under the localStorage key rankpeople_terms_accepted as the Terms version and the time you accepted, and a matching cookie of the same name. Clearing that storage, using another browser, or a change to the version requires you to accept again. The English text of these Terms is the binding text.

2. Entertainment only — not political or strategic

The Service is a game of public-figure rankings. The rankings, points, boards, lists, share cards, and anything derived from them are purely for entertainment, recreation, and satirical fun.

They are not, and must not be treated as:

• political analysis or commentary offered as advice;
• electoral strategy, campaign planning, or political consulting;
• an opinion poll, exit poll, survey, or measure of voting intention or popularity;
• an endorsement, opposition, or affiliation with any candidate, party, or public figure; or
• any other strategic, political, legal, or financial guidance.

rankindia is not affiliated with the Election Commission of India, any government, or any political party for the purpose of these rankings. Nothing on the Service is an official result, a statutory disclosure, or a communication authorised by a candidate or party.

Rankings may be inaccurate, incomplete, out of date, biased, or subjective. Order is produced by virtual points that users spend, not by votes, polling science, or editorial judgment of merit. You must not rely on the Service for any real-world political, legal, financial, or strategic decision. If you need that kind of advice, ask a qualified professional.

3. Nature of the Service

The Service shows geographic boards for India, for states and union territories, and for assembly constituencies. Each board ranks public figures by a single all-time score of virtual points. You may pump a figure’s score up, or dump it down, by spending points from a play balance, add a name to a board, and optionally buy further points. Figures, roles, and short text may be submitted by users or curated by the operator.

Points are placement credits inside the game. A higher score sits higher on the boards where that figure appears. That position is a result of the game. It is not a statement of fact about public standing, not a prize, and not a transferable asset.

4. Who may use the Service

You may use the Service only if you can form a binding contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, or a parent or legal guardian accepts these Terms on your behalf. If you are under 18, use the Service only with that adult’s permission and supervision. You must not use the Service where the law that applies to you forbids it.

5. Accounts, virtual points, and payments

Some actions, including adding a name, require a sign-in (Google or email, through our authentication provider). You are responsible for activity under your session. Display names you choose may be shown publicly next to a pump, a dump, or an added figure.

New browsers receive a starting balance of virtual play points stored locally on the device. Paid credits, when a purchase succeeds, are also recorded against a session on our servers. Points — whether the starting balance, points bought in a pack, or points spent on a pump or a dump — have no cash value. They are not a deposit, not stored value, not a prize, and not a currency. They cannot be withdrawn, sold, transferred for money, or redeemed. There is no cash-out.

Optional point packs are priced in Indian rupees and, when live payments are enabled, are processed by Razorpay. We do not store your full card number, UPI PIN, or similar payment credentials. A pack buys virtual placement credits only. A dispute about points is a dispute about entertainment credits inside the Service, not about a political outcome or a cash balance. Except where the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 or another mandatory law gives you a remedy that cannot be waived, pack purchases are final once the credits have been applied. Demo or test checkouts, when shown, do not move real money.

We may correct a balance, reverse a credit that was applied in error, or refuse a purchase that looks fraudulent or abusive. Virtual points may be reset or removed if we suspend the Service or your access.

6. User conduct

You agree that you will not:

• use the Service to harass, threaten, defame, or incite violence against any person;
• impersonate any person, candidate, official, or the operator;
• present the rankings as an opinion poll, exit poll, electoral survey, official tally, or campaign tool, or claim that we are affiliated with the Election Commission of India or any political party;
• use the Service in violation of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Information Technology Act, 2000, or any other applicable election or criminal law;
• scrape, crawl, harvest, or automatically request the Service in a way that degrades it for others, or attempt to bypass the acceptance gate, access controls, or rate limits;
• probe, disrupt, or overload the Service, or interfere with another person’s use of it;
• submit unlawful content, including content that is obscene, hateful, or an unwarranted invasion of privacy;
• use the Service for fraud, phishing, or any other illegal purpose.

Ranking a public figure inside the game, in line with these Terms, is allowed. Using that ranking as if it were political advice or a poll is not.

7. Content you submit

If you add a name or other text, you represent that you have the right to submit it, that it is not unlawful, and that it does not infringe anyone’s rights. Do not submit private information about a person who is not a public figure, and do not present a made-up allegation as a fact.

You keep whatever rights you already have in that content. You grant the operator a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, display, reproduce, and share it for operating, securing, and promoting the Service, including on boards and share images. We may edit, refuse, or remove a submission.

8. Intellectual property

The Service’s design, compilation of boards, software, and branding (including the rankindia name and the look of the site) are owned by the operator or its licensors. You may not copy the site as a product, or use our branding in a way that suggests we endorse you.

Names, photographs, and likenesses of public figures remain the property of their respective owners. Showing a name on a board is not a claim that we own it, and it is not an endorsement by or of that person. If you believe something on the Service infringes a right you hold, write to legal@rankindia.lol with enough detail for us to identify it.

9. No warranties

The Service, including all rankings, points, boards, and user or operator content, is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the maximum extent permitted by the laws of India, we disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, quiet enjoyment, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that any ranking is correct, that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that points or boards will be preserved. Rankings are subjective game output. They are not verified political information.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by the laws of India, including the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and the Consumer Protection Act, 2019:

• we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, data, goodwill, reputation, or expected political or commercial advantage, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or otherwise, even if we were advised of the possibility; and
• our total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with the Service or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (i) the amount you actually paid us for point packs in the twelve months before the claim arose or (ii) INR 1,000.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that applicable law does not allow us to limit or exclude. The caps and exclusions apply only to the extent the law permits.

11. Indemnity

You will indemnify and hold harmless the operator and its personnel from claims, demands, losses, liabilities, and reasonable legal fees arising out of your use of the Service, content you submit, your breach of these Terms, or your violation of law or of a third party’s rights. This indemnity does not apply to the extent a claim is caused by our own fraud or wilful misconduct, and it applies only to the extent permitted by Indian law.

12. Privacy

The Service does not publish a separate privacy policy. In short: we use a language cookie (rankindia_lang), a session cookie (rankindia_sid), and a terms-acceptance cookie (rankpeople_terms_accepted). The play wallet and your terms acceptance are also kept in localStorage on your device.

If you sign in, authentication is handled by our auth provider. An email collected when you add a name is kept for audit and is not shown on the public board. Payments, when enabled, are processed by Razorpay; we do not store your full payment credentials. We use this information to run the Service, remember your language and acceptance, credit packs, and investigate abuse.

For a privacy request, email legal@rankindia.lol.

13. Termination and suspension

We may suspend or stop access, remove content, or refuse a transaction if we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms, if we must do so to comply with law, or if we discontinue the Service. You may stop using the Service at any time. Sections that by their nature should continue — including the entertainment disclaimer, intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnity, and governing law — survive termination.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may change these Terms by posting the updated text on this page and changing the version identifier (TERMS_VERSION, currently 2026-09-28). The “last updated” date will change with a material revision. When the version changes, the Service will ask you to accept the new Terms before you can continue. If you do not agree, decline and stop using the Service. Acceptance of the new version is your agreement to the revised Terms.

15. Severability, entire agreement, and general terms

If a court holds any part of these Terms unenforceable, that part will be modified to the minimum extent required to make it enforceable, and the rest will remain in effect. These Terms are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service and replace prior understandings on the same subject.

A failure or delay in enforcing a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them as part of operating or transferring the Service. Headings are for convenience only.

16. Governing law and exclusive jurisdiction

These Terms, and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or to the Service, are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-law rules that would apply the law of another jurisdiction.

The courts at Mapusa, Goa, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over, and shall be the exclusive venue for, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Service, the rankings, points, packs, or any related subject, whether in contract, tort, statute, or otherwise.

You consent to the personal jurisdiction of the courts at Mapusa, Goa, India. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you waive any objection to venue there, including any objection based on forum non conveniens, inconvenient forum, or lack of personal jurisdiction, and you waive any right to bring or maintain such proceedings in any other court, tribunal, or forum.

You agree that you will not commence or prosecute any action relating to the Service in any court other than the courts at Mapusa, Goa, India, to the maximum extent permitted by law. If a mandatory rule, including a non-waivable consumer-protection rule, requires a claim to be heard in another forum, this section still governs every dispute that the law allows the parties to place exclusively before the courts at Mapusa.

Either party may first try to resolve a dispute informally by writing to legal@rankindia.lol and allowing a reasonable time for a reply. Informal contact is optional. It does not change the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Mapusa, and it is not a condition that delays a claim a statute requires to be filed sooner.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms: legal@rankindia.lol.

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