Terms of Use

Welcome to Japam. These terms exist for one reason: to keep this a calm, kind, devotional space for everyone. By creating an account or using the app, you agree to them.

1. Who may use Japam

You must be at least 13 years old to use Japam. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you should use Japam with the knowledge of a parent or guardian. You are responsible for keeping your account credentials private and for everything that happens under your account.

2. Your content

Japam lets you share posts, photos, videos, comments, messages and custom mantras ("your content"). Your content remains yours. By sharing it on Japam, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, display and distribute it within the service — that is what allows other devotees to see your posts. This license ends for a piece of content when you delete it, or entirely when you delete your account.

3. Community guidelines

Japam is a devotional community. When you share, you agree not to post content that is:

• Hateful, harassing, threatening or demeaning toward any person, community, faith or tradition;
• Obscene, sexually explicit, or graphically violent;
• Deliberately misleading, spam, or commercial solicitation unrelated to the community;
• Infringing on someone else's copyright, trademark or privacy;
• Illegal, or encouraging illegal activity.

Custom mantras submitted for the shared library are reviewed before they appear publicly. Devotional expression across all traditions is welcome; contempt for any of them is not.

4. Reporting and removal

Every post can be reported from inside the app. We review reports promptly and remove content that violates these terms. We may also remove content, restrict features, or suspend or terminate accounts that repeatedly or seriously break these rules — including abusive, hateful or spam accounts — with or without prior notice where the behavior warrants it. You can also block any user at any time; blocked users cannot see your content or contact you.

5. What Japam is — and is not

Japam is a tool for devotional practice and community. It is not a substitute for medical, psychological, legal or financial advice, and we make no claims about health benefits or spiritual outcomes of chanting, poojas or any other practice in the app. Astrological and devotional content is offered for cultural and spiritual interest only. Temple information may be contributed by users and third parties; we work to keep it accurate but cannot guarantee it. Donations made to temples through the app go to the causes described, but temples are independent of Japam.

6. The service

We work hard to keep Japam available and serene, but the service is provided "as is" and "as available." To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, and our total liability to you for any claim relating to the service is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us in the past twelve months (Japam is free, so this is usually zero) or the minimum amount required by law. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited.

7. Changes to the service and these terms

Japam is growing. Features may change, be added or be retired. If we make material changes to these terms, we will update the effective date above and notify you in the app; continuing to use Japam after a change means you accept it.

8. Ending your relationship with Japam

You may stop using Japam and delete your account at any time from Profile → Settings → Delete Account. Deletion removes your personal data as described in our Privacy Policy.

9. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the entity operating Japam is established, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be resolved in the competent courts of that jurisdiction, unless the mandatory consumer-protection law where you live gives you the right to bring proceedings in your local courts. Nothing in this clause removes rights you have under the law of your country of residence.

10. Contact

Practice gently, share kindly. 🙏