Terms of Service
Effective Date: 13 August 2025
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before using the Sishyakulam website, platform, programmes, classes, events, applications, or related services.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using Sishyakulam’s website, platform, classes, programmes, events, or related services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website or services.
2. About Sishyakulam
Sishyakulam is an institution dedicated to teaching, learning, performance, and community-building in Indian arts and culture. Our services may include classes, workshops, choir programmes, performances, digital content, recordings, communications, and other educational or cultural offerings delivered online, offline, or in hybrid formats.
3. Eligibility and Accounts
By using our services, you confirm that you are legally capable of entering into a binding agreement, or, if the participant is a minor, that a parent or legal guardian is accepting these Terms on the participant’s behalf. Certain parts of our website or platform may require registration or account creation. You agree to provide accurate and complete information, keep such information updated, and maintain the confidentiality of your login credentials. You are responsible for all activity that takes place under your account.
4. Use of Content
All content made available through Sishyakulam, including but not limited to class materials, curriculum documents, recordings, audio, video, notations, essays, podcasts, interviews, visual media, branding, logos, and other educational or artistic resources, is protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable intellectual property laws. Such content is shared for personal, non-commercial, educational, and cultural purposes only. You may read, access, share, and quote limited portions of content with proper attribution, and use excerpts for teaching, research, review, or criticism where legally permitted. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, sell, commercially exploit, or publicly circulate any content in full or substantial part without prior written permission from Sishyakulam.
5. Intellectual Property
All intellectual property rights in the website, platform, design, logos, programme names, content, curriculum structures, and related materials belong to Sishyakulam and/or its licensors, unless otherwise stated. Nothing in these Terms grants you any ownership rights in such materials. Unauthorised use of Sishyakulam’s name, marks, logo, or proprietary content is strictly prohibited.
6. Payments and Enrolments
Certain classes, workshops, programmes, events, subscriptions, or digital offerings may require payment. By enrolling in any paid offering, you agree to pay the applicable fees in full and on time through the payment methods made available by Sishyakulam. We reserve the right to suspend or deny access to any programme or service in the event of incomplete, failed, delayed, or disputed payment. Unless expressly stated otherwise, all fees are subject to the applicable refund and cancellation policies published separately on our website.
7. Scheduling, Access, and Availability
Sishyakulam reserves the right to change, reschedule, postpone, substitute, suspend, or discontinue any class, programme, teacher assignment, rehearsal, event, feature, or content offering at any time, where reasonably necessary. We do not guarantee uninterrupted access to the website, app, recordings, digital materials, or live sessions, and shall not be liable for service interruptions arising from technical, operational, third-party, or force majeure causes.
8. Contributor and User Submissions
Where users, students, parents, teachers, or contributors submit content, including recordings, assignments, comments, forms, testimonials, messages, media, or other materials, they affirm that they hold the necessary rights to such content and that the submission does not violate any law or third-party right. By submitting such material to Sishyakulam, you grant us the right to review, store, reproduce, publish, edit, adapt, archive, and use such material for educational, operational, archival, promotional, or institutional purposes, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Sishyakulam reserves the right to edit submissions for clarity, length, tone, presentation, or relevance.
9. Recordings and Media
Classes, workshops, rehearsals, performances, and events may be recorded or documented in audio, video, or photographic form for educational, archival, administrative, or promotional purposes. By participating in Sishyakulam activities, you consent to such recording and reasonable use by Sishyakulam, unless specific written arrangements have been made otherwise.
10. Community Conduct
Sishyakulam encourages respectful, disciplined, and constructive participation. You agree not to post, transmit, or engage in any content or behaviour that is defamatory, abusive, discriminatory, obscene, unlawful, threatening, harmful, misleading, disruptive, or violative of another person’s rights. You also agree not to misuse forms, accounts, communication channels, learning spaces, or platform features. Sishyakulam reserves the right to remove content, restrict participation, suspend access, or terminate accounts or enrolments without notice where conduct is found to be inappropriate or harmful to the institution or its community.
11. Third-Party Links and Tools
Our website or platform may include links to third-party websites, tools, applications, payment gateways, communication platforms, or external resources. These are provided for convenience only. Sishyakulam does not control and is not responsible for the content, availability, terms, or privacy practices of such third-party services.
12. Disclaimer
The content, teaching, and materials provided through Sishyakulam are offered in good faith for educational, artistic, and cultural purposes. Views expressed by individual contributors, teachers, guest speakers, or collaborators do not necessarily represent the official position of Sishyakulam. While we strive for accuracy, quality, and continuity, we do not guarantee that all content, information, or services will always be complete, current, uninterrupted, or error-free.
13. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Sishyakulam shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the website, platform, content, classes, events, or related services. Your use of the website and services is at your own risk.
14. Termination or Suspension
Sishyakulam reserves the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the website, platform, account, class, programme, or any part of our services if you violate these Terms, any related policies, or any applicable law, or if such action is necessary to protect the institution, its faculty, students, systems, or community.
15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the use of Sishyakulam’s website or services shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, unless otherwise required by law.
16. Changes to These Terms
Sishyakulam may update or revise these Terms of Service from time to time. Any such changes will be effective upon posting on the website. Your continued use of the website or services after such changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
17. Contact Us
For questions, permissions, or concerns regarding these Terms of Service, please contact:
SISHYAKULAM ACADEMY PRIVATE LIMITED
Email: contact@sishyakulam.com
Phone: +91 93846 75938
Address: Plot 1, V C Kaliyappa, Naicker Strt, Nehru Nagar, Ramapuram (Kanchipuram), Saidapet, Kanchipuram- 600089, Tamil Nadu