Last Updated: 28 August 2026
Welcome to Sacred Groves.
These Terms & Conditions govern your access to and use of the Sacred Groves mobile application, website, and associated services.
By accessing or using Sacred Groves, you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the application and associated services.
1. About Sacred Groves
Sacred Groves is a digital platform designed to provide information and resources relating to sacred groves, biodiversity, plant species, conservation, spiritual landscapes, environmental awareness, and related subjects.
The information available through Sacred Groves is primarily provided for informational, educational, research, and awareness purposes.
2. User Accounts
Certain features of Sacred Groves may require you to create or sign in to an account.
When creating or using an account, you agree to:
- Provide accurate and appropriate information.
- Keep your account information up to date where applicable.
- Keep your login and authentication information secure.
- Not share authentication credentials or OTPs with unauthorized persons.
- Notify us if you become aware of unauthorized use of your account.
You are responsible for activities performed through your account to the extent permitted by applicable law.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree to use Sacred Groves responsibly and lawfully.
You must not:
- Use the application or website for unlawful or fraudulent purposes.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to another user’s account.
- Attempt to access restricted servers, APIs, databases, or administrative systems.
- Interfere with the security or normal operation of the platform.
- Introduce viruses, malicious software, harmful scripts, or other destructive material.
- Attempt to bypass authentication or security controls.
- Impersonate another person or organization.
- Use automated systems to improperly extract or scrape substantial amounts of information from the platform.
- Use Sacred Groves in a manner that infringes the rights of another person or organization.
4. Sacred Grove and Biodiversity Information
We make reasonable efforts to provide useful and accurate information.
However, information relating to sacred groves, biodiversity, plant species, geographic locations, areas, photographs, descriptions, maps, coordinates, and other records may change, be incomplete, or occasionally contain inaccuracies.
Information provided through Sacred Groves should not be considered a substitute for official scientific, governmental, legal, land-survey, environmental, or other authoritative records where such records are required.
5. Maps, GPS and Location Information
Sacred Groves may provide maps, coordinates, directions, or other location-related functionality.
Location information may depend on available geographic information, your device’s GPS functionality, internet connectivity, and third-party mapping services.
Maps, coordinates and directions displayed through Sacred Groves are provided for informational purposes and may not represent exact property boundaries, official access routes, or legally recognized geographic boundaries.
Users should exercise appropriate care when visiting physical locations.
6. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the Sacred Groves application and website, including their software, design, branding, text, graphics, databases and other proprietary materials, are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.
Third-party trademarks, photographs, data, content, logos, maps and other materials remain the property of their respective owners.
You may use information available through Sacred Groves for normal personal, informational and educational purposes, subject to applicable copyright and other legal requirements.
Unauthorized reproduction, modification, commercial redistribution, or exploitation of protected materials is prohibited.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
Sacred Groves may use or provide access to third-party services, including mapping, hosting, infrastructure and other technical services.
The application or website may also contain links to external websites.
We do not control third-party services and cannot guarantee their availability, accuracy, security, content, terms, or privacy practices.
Your use of a third-party service may also be subject to that provider’s terms and policies.
8. Account Deletion
Registered users may request deletion of their Sacred Groves account.
A deletion request can be submitted through:
Sacred Groves App → Profile / Settings → Delete Account
Users who cannot access the application may request account deletion by contacting:
Email: [email protected]
Use the subject:
Sacred Groves – Account Deletion Request
We may verify account ownership before processing a deletion request.
Once a valid deletion request has been processed, account information and associated personal information will be deleted or anonymized as appropriate, subject to information that may need to be retained for legal, regulatory, security, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution, or legitimate record-keeping purposes.
9. Suspension or Restriction of Access
We may restrict, suspend, or terminate access to Sacred Groves where reasonably necessary to:
- Protect users or the platform.
- Prevent misuse, fraud, or unauthorized activity.
- Address security concerns.
- Comply with legal requirements.
- Respond to serious or repeated violations of these Terms & Conditions.
10. Availability of the Service
We aim to provide reliable access to Sacred Groves.
However, uninterrupted or error-free operation cannot be guaranteed.
The application, website, or individual features may occasionally become unavailable because of:
- Maintenance
- Software updates
- Server or hosting issues
- Internet or network problems
- Third-party service interruptions
- Security requirements
- Circumstances outside our reasonable control
11. Changes to the Application
Sacred Groves may evolve over time.
We may add, update, modify, or remove features, content, APIs, designs, or other functionality where reasonably necessary to improve or maintain the service.
12. Disclaimer
Sacred Groves is primarily an informational and educational resource.
Although reasonable efforts may be made to maintain accurate information, we do not guarantee that all information will always be complete, current, or error-free.
Users should verify important information with appropriate official or authoritative sources where necessary.
13. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Sacred Groves and its operators will not be responsible for losses resulting solely from:
- Reliance on inaccurate or outdated informational content.
- Temporary unavailability of the application or website.
- Third-party services or websites.
- Network, device, or connectivity failures.
- Circumstances outside our reasonable control.
Nothing in these Terms & Conditions excludes or limits rights or liabilities that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
14. Privacy
Your use of Sacred Groves is also subject to our Privacy Policy.
The Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected, used, stored, protected, and deleted.
15. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms & Conditions periodically to reflect changes to the application, our services, or applicable requirements.
The revised Terms will be published on this page with an updated Last Updated date.
Continued use of Sacred Groves after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.
16. Contact Us
For questions, support requests, or concerns relating to these Terms & Conditions, please contact:
Sacred Groves
Email: [email protected]