Terms and Conditions of Use
Last updated: November 2026
Welcome to KarnatakaInfo.com (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಪೋರ್ಟಲ್). By accessing or using our website, available at karnatakainfo.com, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms and Conditions of use. If you disagree with any part of these terms, please do not use our website.
1. Acceptance and Scope
These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of all pages, features, search utilities, directory listings, and documentation provided on KarnatakaInfo.com. These terms apply to all visitors, researchers, and users who access the portal.
2. Permitted Civic & Non-Commercial Use
KarnatakaInfo.com grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and limited revocable license to access and use the portal for:
- Personal research, education, and learning about Karnataka’s administrative geography.
- Civic discovery of village, Gram Panchayat, taluk, and district profiles.
- Academic, geographic, demographic, and public policy research with proper attribution to KarnatakaInfo.com and the primary government data source.
3. Prohibited Activities
When accessing or using the KarnatakaInfo.com portal, you agree not to:
- Use automated scrapers, web crawlers, bots, or extraction scripts in a manner that overburdens, impairs, or disrupts server operations and network stability.
- Misrepresent KarnatakaInfo.com as an official government portal, state authority, or department.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our web server infrastructure, database instances, configuration files, or administrative consoles.
- Use content from KarnatakaInfo.com in any manner that violates applicable local, state, national, or international laws and regulations.
4. Intellectual Property & Data Provenance
Primary administrative metrics, LGD codes, Census statistics, and public school/facility listings represent open public domain records originating from their respective government authorities.
However, the unique website design, CSS architecture, compilation layout, curated bilingual typography, editorial guides, and programmatic software integrations are the intellectual property of KarnatakaInfo.com and are protected under applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.
5. Termination of Access
We reserve the right to restrict or block access to any IP address, user agent, or automated bot that engages in abusive requests, security probing, denial-of-service attempts, or violations of these Terms and Conditions.
6. Changes to These Terms
We may revise and update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. All changes are effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the website following the posting of revised terms indicates your acceptance of the changes.
7. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any legal dispute or claim arising from or related to the use of this portal shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.