Terms of Service

1 Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, browsing, or utilizing the Poudel Family website, interactive lineage tree, photo galleries, or submission interfaces, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must refrain from accessing or utilizing this website and its associated features.

2 Purpose and Non-Commercial Nature

The Poudel Family Archive is an independent, non-commercial cultural preservation initiative. Its sole purpose is to document, organize, and safeguard historical family records, oral narratives, and ancestral lineage centered on grandfather Madhav Prasad Poudel and connected kin.

The website does not sell personal records, sell advertising space, or charge fees for genealogical viewing.

3 User Accounts & Google Authentication

Certain areas of this platform (such as administrative tools, record editing, and authenticated submissions) require user authentication, which may include signing in via Google OAuth.

• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and account access.
• You agree to provide true, accurate, and complete identification information when signing in.
• You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use or security compromise regarding your account.
• We reserve the right to revoke account access at any time for unauthorized or abusive activities.

4 Acceptable Use & Prohibited Conduct

You agree to use this platform in accordance with applicable laws, ethical genealogical research standards, and mutual respect for family privacy. Specifically, you agree NOT to:

• Scrape, harvest, or bulk-extract genealogical records, personal details, or portraits using automated scripts, bots, or miners for commercial distribution.
• Submit knowingly false, fabricated, defamatory, obscene, or hateful information about any living or deceased individual.
• Upload malicious files, viruses, corrupted payloads, or unauthorized code to our photo upload or suggestion endpoints.
• Attempt to bypass security controls, tamper with administrative endpoints, or disrupt server infrastructure.

5 User Contributions & Intellectual Property

6 Historical Accuracy & Disclaimer of Warranties

Genealogical documentation relies on oral family histories, community memory, ancestral records, and collaborative research. While every effort is made to authenticate facts, dates, and familial connections:

• The website and its contents are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.
• We do not guarantee that all genealogical entries are completely error-free or exhaustive.
• We warmly invite family members to suggest corrections or submit documentation to refine and correct historical discrepancies.

7 Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Niraj Poudel, the Poudel Family Archive, and its voluntary contributors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your access to, use of, or inability to use this website, including errors or omissions in historical content.

8 Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to revise or update these Terms of Service periodically to reflect evolving platform capabilities, legal guidelines, or regulatory standards. The updated date will always be reflected at the top of this page. Your continued use of the platform after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of those revisions.

9 Contact & Inquiries

For inquiries, requests for content removal, correction notices, or questions regarding these Terms of Service, please contact: