1. Acceptance of these terms
By creating an account or using MindCircle (the “App”, available at https://mindcircle.vercel.app), you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree, please do not use the App. If you use the App on behalf of someone else — for example a minor or a person in your care — you confirm you are authorised to do so, and you accept these terms on their behalf.
2. What MindCircle is — and is not
MindCircle is a peer-support and self-reflection platform. It lets you keep a private journal, log and visualise your moods, join community spaces, use guided wellbeing activities, and browse verified counsellors.
It is designed to complement professional care. It does not replace it, and using MindCircle is not a substitute for a clinical assessment.
3. Not medical advice
Content on the App — including journal prompts, mood labels, community posts, activity descriptions and automated insights — is informational and general in nature. It has not been reviewed by a clinician and is not a diagnosis, treatment plan, or medical opinion about your situation.
If you are unsure about your mental or physical health, please consult a qualified professional. Never start or stop medication based on anything you read here.
4. Crisis situations
We provide a Crisis Support page with helpline numbers for a number of countries. Those numbers are provided for convenience and may change. We do not monitor the App in real time, we do not read your messages, and we cannot dispatch emergency help on your behalf.
If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number (112 in India, 911 in the US and Canada, 999 in the UK) or go to the nearest emergency department.
5. Your account
You need an account to use the App. You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for all activity that happens under your account. You must be at least 16 years old to create an account.
You can sign in with an email address and password, or with a third-party identity provider such as Google. If you use a third-party provider, that provider's own terms also apply to how your identity is managed.
Tell us promptly at daksh.24b0101340@abes.ac.in if you believe your account has been accessed by someone else.
6. Your content
Your journal entries, mood logs, photos and posts remain yours. We claim no ownership over them. You grant us only the limited licence needed to operate the App — to store your content, display it back to you, generate your private insights, and moderate it as described in these terms.
You can export or permanently delete your content from Settings at any time. Deletion is immediate from your view, and we purge it from our backups on our routine backup rotation (within 30 days).
7. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- post content that is unlawful, hateful, threatening, sexually explicit, or promotes self-harm, violence, or the harming of others
- harass, bully, stalk, dox, or impersonate any other person
- attempt to access another user's account, content, or private messages, or to probe, scan or overload the App or its infrastructure
- upload malware, or content you do not have the right to upload, including material that infringes someone else's privacy or intellectual property
- scrape, reverse-engineer, or circumvent rate limits, access controls, or the anonymity protections the App provides
- use the App to send unsolicited bulk messages or advertising.
8. Community and peer support
Community spaces and peer chats are shared. Other members are not verified clinicians, and nothing they write is advice. We provide a reporting tool and remove content that breaks these terms, but we cannot guarantee that every post is safe, accurate or supportive.
If a post or message makes you feel unsafe, report it and leave the space. You are never obliged to reply to anyone.
9. Counsellors
Counsellor profiles are submitted by the practitioners themselves and are reviewed by us for identity and credential documentation. That review is not an endorsement and does not guarantee clinical quality. Counselling relationships are formed directly between you and the counsellor, subject to their own terms, licence and professional obligations.
10. Intellectual property
The App, its name, logo, design, illustrations, copy, animations and underlying software are owned by MindCircle or its licensors, and are protected by copyright and trade mark law. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the App as intended. You may not copy, modify, or create derivative works from it.
11. Third-party services
The App relies on third-party infrastructure, including authentication, database hosting and email delivery. Those providers process data under their own terms and privacy policies, which we do not control. Their names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners.
12. Disclaimers
The App is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, non-infringement, or uninterrupted availability.
We work hard to keep your data safe and the service running, but we do not warrant that the App will always be error-free, that backups are lossless, or that any particular result will follow from your use of it.
13. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, MindCircle and its team are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, or for loss of data, profits, goodwill or opportunity, arising from your use of the App. Nothing in these terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be excluded.
14. Suspension and termination
You can close your account at any time from Settings. We may suspend or terminate an account that breaches these terms, is used to harass or endanger others, or requires us to do so by law. Where practical, we will tell you why and give you a chance to respond.
15. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms. Material changes will be announced in the App or by email at least 14 days before they take effect. Continuing to use the App after that date means you accept the revised terms. This page always shows the current version and its date.
16. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of India, and the courts of Uttar Pradesh have exclusive jurisdiction, without affecting any mandatory consumer protections available to you where you live. If a provision is found unenforceable, the rest of these terms remain in force.
17. Contact us
Questions about these terms:
- daksh.24b0101340@abes.ac.in
- Uttar Pradesh, India
- Monday–Saturday, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM IST