Terms & Conditions

1. Community Purpose & Acceptance

By accessing ALMMATE (website, student forms, or community forums), you acknowledge that you are joining an independent peer-to-peer network designed solely to foster transparency in online and distance university degrees. If you do not agree to these terms, you should discontinue using the platform.

2. Nature of Peer Guidance (No Commercial Warranty)

The guidance provided on ALMMATE is purely peer-to-peer advisory based on the individual mentor's personal experiences with coursework, faculty, examination proctoring, LMS portals, and fee structures.

• Mentors do not speak as official spokespersons or representatives of any university.
• Mentors do not possess administrative authority to alter admission criteria, fees, or exam schedules.
• Prospective students must verify official fee schedules directly on university statutory portals prior to financial commitments.

3. Mentor Anti-Commercial Code of Conduct

To maintain our 100% verified and uncorrupted status, every mentor on ALMMATE commits to the following pledge:

• Zero Commissions: Mentors strictly agree not to receive referral commissions, agent kickbacks, or monetary compensation from any college, agent, or university.
• No Commercial Solicitation: Mentors may not sell assignment help, proxy examination services, paid notes, or third-party admission packages.
• Immediate Removal: Any mentor found violating these principles will be permanently banned and reported on our anti-broker alert registry.

4. User Expectations & Zero-Harassment Policy

ALMMATE is a respectful and supportive student ecosystem. Users must adhere to the following rules:

• Do not post defamatory, abusive, or discriminatory content regarding students or faculty.
• Do not harvest student phone numbers or spam mentors with marketing pitches.
• Do not misrepresent identity or upload fraudulent university credentials.

5. Intellectual Property & Anti-Scraping Protection

All proprietary content on ALMMATE—including curated university comparison metrics, Red Flag Scanner logic, student interview transcripts, user interface designs, and verification algorithms—is the intellectual property of ALMMATE.

Unauthorized bot crawling, automated scraping, framing, or reverse engineering of ALMMATE data for commercial lead generation or competing aggregators is strictly prohibited and subject to legal prosecution under the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000.

6. Disclaimer of University Affiliation & Fair Use

ALMMATE is an independent student organization. All institution names, acronyms, and trademarks (e.g. NMIMS, Manipal, Amity, Symbiosis, Jain, Chandigarh University) mentioned on this website belong to their respective registered trademark holders.

Reference to these institutions is made solely for descriptive, nominative fair use to identify the degree programs reviewed by enrolled students. ALMMATE is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any university unless expressly stated.

7. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall ALMMATE, its founder, volunteers, or student mentors be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from:

• Admission decisions, fee disputes, or academic outcomes between a student and their chosen university.
• Changes made by universities to their syllabus, fee structure, UGC-DEB recognition, or examination guidelines after the date of mentor review.
• Actions taken by third-party agents or external call centres outside of ALMMATE.

8. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India. Any legal dispute or claim arising out of these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts located in Jaipur, Rajasthan or New Delhi, India.