Accepting these terms
By creating an account or using Vizdea you agree to these terms and to the Community guidelines, which are part of them (vizdea.com/docs/community-guidelines). You must accept these terms before you can post, comment, send messages, or upload images. If you do not agree, do not use Vizdea.
When we make a material change we will update the effective date above and may ask you to accept the new version before you post again.
Your account
Vizdea is a professional network and is not directed at children. You must be old enough to agree to these terms under the law that applies to you. Use accurate information, keep your password and verification codes private, and use Vizdea only for lawful, respectful collaboration. You are responsible for what you share and for activity under your account.
Zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users
Vizdea has zero tolerance for objectionable content and for people who abuse others. Objectionable content is anything the Community guidelines prohibit. You must not post, upload, send, or link to:
- Child sexual abuse or exploitation material, or anything that sexualises a minor. Our Child safety standards explain how we handle it (vizdea.com/child-safety).
- Harassment, bullying, threats, intimidation, or sharing someone’s private information without consent.
- Hate speech, or attacks on people for their race, ethnicity, caste, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
- Sexually explicit material or nudity.
- Graphic violence, terrorism or violent extremism, or content that encourages self-harm or suicide.
- Spam, scams, fraud, phishing, malware, or deceptive offers.
- Impersonation of a person, organisation, or startup, or a false claim of affiliation.
- Anything illegal, or anything that infringes someone else’s intellectual property or privacy.
Keeping the service working
Do not scrape, disrupt, probe, overload, or automate access to Vizdea without our written permission, and do not try to reach an account or data that is not yours.
Reports and enforcement
You can report a post, comment, image, or profile from inside the app or on the web, and you can block or mute any member. Every report goes to the Vizdea moderation team, and we aim to act on reports within 24 hours.
When content breaks these terms we remove it. We eject users who post objectionable content or abuse others: depending on what happened, we restrict the account so it can no longer post, comment, or message, or we suspend or permanently close it. Child sexual abuse material, credible threats, and other severe violations lead to immediate removal of the account and, where the law requires it, a report to the authorities.
When we remove content or restrict an account, we keep what was removed and the records about it for at least 180 days, where only our moderators can see them, so they are available to an investigation as India’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 require, and longer if a court or authorised agency requires it. Deleting your account does not cut this short; vizdea.com/account-deletion explains what happens instead.
People who report are told the outcome. If your account is restricted you can appeal from vizdea.com/appeal.
Your content
You keep ownership of what you share. You allow Vizdea to store it and show it to the people your visibility settings allow, only so that we can run the service. You can edit or delete your posts and comments, and you can delete your account at any time (vizdea.com/account-deletion).
A post or comment you delete disappears for everyone at once and its text is erased, unless a report about it has not been decided yet or your account is under a hold; then it stays hidden, with its content, until that ends.
Changes to the service
We may change, pause, or remove features as we improve Vizdea. We will tell you before a change that materially affects your account or your data.
No promise of outcomes
Vizdea can improve discovery and context, but it cannot guarantee a job, co-founder relationship, investment, institutional outcome, or any particular result from an introduction.
Contact
Questions about these terms: info@vizdea.com. Child safety concerns: info@vizdea.com with the subject Child safety. Security vulnerabilities: srirangam@vizdea.com, following the security reporting guidance at vizdea.com/security.