Terms & Conditions of Service

Effective: 6 September 2026 • Terms v2026-09-06.v1

Official Legal Agreement

⚖️ Agreement Summary: By downloading, accessing, or using Botel Chat, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. You must be at least 18 years of age to use this platform.

1. Eligibility & Age Restriction (Strictly 18+)

Botel Chat is designed strictly for adults. You must be at least 18 years of age (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction) to create an account or use our services. By creating an account or accessing the app, you represent and warrant that:

2. Account Creation & User Responsibility

When creating your profile on Botel Chat:

3. Zero Tolerance for Prohibited Conduct & Child Protection

🚫 ZERO TOLERANCE: Botel Chat enforces an absolute zero-tolerance policy towards Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSAE), non-consensual sexual content, terrorism, hate speech, and harassment. Any violation results in immediate permanent account ban, hardware device ban, and reporting to law enforcement authorities.

You strictly agree that you will NOT:

4. Virtual Goods, Coins & In-App Purchases

Botel Chat features an in-app virtual economy including Coins, Diamonds, and VIP Memberships:

5. User Content & Intellectual Property

You retain ownership of the photos, bio descriptions, text messages, and audio intros that you upload to Botel Chat. However, by uploading content, you grant Botel Chat a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to host, store, cache, display, and transmit such content solely for the purpose of operating and providing the service to you and your selected recipients.

You warrant that your content does not infringe the copyright, trademark, privacy, or publicity rights of any third party.

6. Voice Rooms, Games & Real-Time Communications

Our interactive features (Voice Rooms, Ludo, Dots & Boxes, Carrom, Jungle Chess) are provided for friendly social entertainment. In voice rooms and gaming sessions:

7. Termination & Account Deletion (Right to Erasure)

You may terminate your account at any time directly through the app via Profile ➔ Settings ➔ Delete Account or via our online Request Account Deletion portal. Upon deletion, your profile data, chat history, and stored media are permanently purged in accordance with India's DPDP Act, 2023.

Botel Chat reserves the right to suspend, terminate, or ban your access at our sole discretion, without notice, if we believe you have breached these Terms, posed a safety risk to our community, or violated applicable law.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BOTEL CHAT DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON USERS. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS, BOTH ONLINE AND OFFLINE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BOTEL CHAT AND ITS OPERATORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

9. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India, including the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and rules framed thereunder. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in India.

10. Grievance Redressal & Contact

For privacy requests, safety issues or complaints, contact the Grievance Officer. We provide a request reference and review the matter under our published process and applicable law: