Terms of use

1. Agreement to these terms

These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) form a legally binding agreement between you and Tosh Labs Private Limited, having its registered office at Gurugram, Haryana, India (“WTO”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), and govern your access to and use of the World Tech Olympiad website, platform, applications, content, and related services (together, the “Service”), and your or a child's participation in the olympiad. The Service is operated by Tosh Labs Private Limited in partnership with the Global Tech Council.

By accessing the Service, creating an account, registering a child, purchasing a plan, or otherwise using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by the documents incorporated into them by reference, including our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Refund Policy, and Child-Safety Policy. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.

If you are registering or accepting these Terms on behalf of a child, you represent and warrant that you are the child's parent or legal guardian, or a school or organisation duly authorised to act for the child, that you have the authority to bind yourself and, where applicable, that child and organisation to these Terms, and that you accept these Terms on their behalf. If you accept these Terms on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you are authorised to bind that organisation.

2. Key definitions

• “Participant” means a student registered to take part in the olympiad through an account.
• “Account Holder” means the parent, legal guardian, school, or organisation that creates and controls an account.
• “Edition” means a scheduled qualifier, National Round, championship, or other assessment offered through the Service.
• “Content” means all material made available through the Service, including questions, item banks, ratings, rankings, certificates, text, graphics, software, and trademarks.
• “WTO Parties” means Tosh Labs Private Limited and the Global Tech Council, together with their respective past, present, and future parent, subsidiary, and affiliated entities, and each of their respective directors, officers, founders, employees, contractors, consultants, agents, representatives, licensors, sponsors, channel and geographic partners, resellers, and service providers. Each WTO Party is intended to have the benefit of, and to be able to rely on, the protections in these Terms.

3. Eligibility, accounts, and your responsibilities

The olympiad is intended for students in Class 2 to 12. Accounts are created and managed only by an Account Holder, never by a child acting alone. You must provide accurate, current, and complete information and keep it updated.

As an Account Holder, you are responsible for, and you agree to:

• Maintaining the confidentiality and security of your account credentials, and all activity that occurs under your account, whether or not authorised by you.
• Supervising the Participant's use of the Service in a manner appropriate to their age, and providing the device, internet connection, and environment needed to take part.
• Ensuring that you have all rights and consents necessary for the Participant's involvement, and (for schools and organisations) that you have obtained verifiable parental or guardian consent for every child you enrol, and that you will provide evidence of such consent on request.
• Notifying us promptly of any actual or suspected unauthorised use of your account or any security breach.

We may refuse, suspend, or terminate an account or registration at our discretion, including where information is inaccurate, where eligibility cannot be verified, or where required to protect Participants or comply with law.

4. Participation, fair play, and integrity

To keep results fair and credentials trustworthy, you and each Participant agree to:

• Complete editions independently and without unauthorised assistance, tools, or impersonation.
• Not share, copy, record, reproduce, scrape, or distribute any Content, including question or item-bank material.
• Not attempt to disrupt, overload, probe, reverse-engineer, decompile, or gain unauthorised access to the Service or its systems, or use any automated means, bot, or scraper.
• Not use the Service, its Content, or any results or data derived from it to train, develop, or improve any machine-learning model or competing product.

We operate integrity controls proportionate to the stakes of each Edition and may monitor for anomalies. Where we reasonably believe these rules have been breached, we may, without liability, void or withhold results, ratings, or certificates, disqualify a Participant, suspend or terminate an account, and decline to issue refunds. Our integrity and appeals decisions are made in good faith and are final, subject to the appeals process described on the Service.

5. Fees, payments, taxes, and renewals

Fees, including the Season Pass, Premium Pass, single-attempt options, and school licences, are shown before purchase, in your local currency where available. Prices are exclusive of taxes unless stated; you are responsible for any applicable taxes, duties, or bank and currency-conversion charges.

Payments are processed by third-party payment providers, and your use of those services is subject to their terms. By purchasing a subscription that auto-renews (such as the Season Pass), you authorise us and our providers to charge the applicable fee each renewal term until you cancel, and you may manage or cancel auto-renewal from your account. We may change prices, plans, and features on a prospective basis, with notice for material changes. Refunds are governed solely by our Refund Policy.

6. Results, ratings, certificates, and no guaranteed outcomes

Each Participant may receive a skill rating and, where applicable, a verifiable certificate, produced using a published method. We may correct, recalculate, withhold, or revoke any result, rating, ranking, or certificate that is affected by error, technical fault, calibration, or a breach of these Terms.

You acknowledge that the Service is a competition and assessment, not a guarantee of any particular outcome. We do not warrant or guarantee any specific score, rank, percentile, award, scholarship, prize, place at the World Championship, admission to any institution, employment, or other result, and ratings and rankings are estimates of demonstrated performance against calibrated difficulty, not measures of a person's worth or ability in any absolute sense.

7. Acknowledgement and assumption of risk

Participation takes place online and depends on devices, software, and connectivity outside our control. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you acknowledge and voluntarily assume the ordinary risks of online participation, including interruptions, latency, data or power loss, and device failure, and you accept responsibility for supervising the Participant and for the suitability and security of the equipment and environment you use. The Service is an educational competition and is not a substitute for parental supervision, professional advice, or formal schooling.

8. Intellectual property and licence

The Service and all Content, including the WTO name, logos, brand, platform, software, and question and item banks, are owned by Tosh Labs Private Limited, the Global Tech Council, and their licensors, and are protected by intellectual-property and other laws. We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for its intended, non-commercial purpose, subject to these Terms. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Certificates issued to a Participant remain theirs to display and to have verified. If you send us feedback, suggestions, or ideas, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use them without restriction or obligation to you.

9. Acceptable use

You agree not to, and not to permit any Participant or third party to:

• Use the Service unlawfully, fraudulently, or in any way that endangers a child's safety or wellbeing.
• Upload, transmit, or share content that is unlawful, harmful, abusive, defamatory, obscene, or infringing, or that contains malware.
• Infringe or misappropriate the intellectual-property, privacy, or other rights of any person.
• Impersonate any person or misrepresent an affiliation, or interfere with another user's use of the Service.
• Circumvent, disable, or interfere with security or integrity features, or access the Service other than through the interfaces we provide.

We may, without liability, remove content, restrict features, or suspend or terminate access to maintain a safe, respectful, and lawful environment.

10. Third-party services and links

The Service may link to or integrate with third-party websites, applications, and services (for example, the authenticated product host, payment processors, and council programs) that we do not control. We provide these for convenience and do not endorse and are not responsible for them, their content, or their practices. Your use of any third-party service is at your own risk and is governed by that third party's terms and policies.

11. Disclaimer of warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Service and all Content are provided “as is” and “as available”, with all faults and without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise. The WTO Parties expressly disclaim all implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, and any warranties arising from course of dealing or usage of trade.

Without limiting the above, the WTO Parties do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, that Content, results, ratings, or rankings will be accurate, complete, or reliable, or that the Service will be free of harmful components. Any material obtained through the Service is accessed at your own discretion and risk.

12. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will any of the WTO Parties be liable to you or any Participant for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, opportunity, or anticipated savings, or for any loss of or inability to achieve any score, rank, award, scholarship, or admission, however caused and on any theory of liability (whether in contract, tort including negligence, strict liability, statute, or otherwise), even if a WTO Party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the total aggregate liability of the WTO Parties, taken together, arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the total fees you actually paid to us for the specific service giving rise to the claim in the twelve (12) months immediately before the event giving rise to the liability, or (b) INR 10,000 (or its equivalent in your local currency). These limitations apply in the aggregate to all claims and are an essential basis of the bargain between us; the Service would not be provided without them.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, for any statutory rights of consumers that cannot be waived, or for any rights under applicable data-protection law. Where liability cannot be excluded but can be limited, it is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you, in which case the WTO Parties' liability is limited to the minimum extent permitted by law.

13. Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the WTO Parties from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your or a Participant's access to or use of the Service; (b) your breach of these Terms or of any document incorporated by reference; (c) your violation of any law or of the rights of any third party, including intellectual-property, privacy, or data-protection rights; (d) any content or information you or a Participant submit; or (e) for schools and organisations, any failure to obtain or maintain the parental or guardian consents you represent you hold.

We may, at our option, assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which case you agree to cooperate with us. You will not settle any matter that affects a WTO Party without our prior written consent.

14. Release

The Service may surface interactions involving Participants, schools, partners, and other users. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you release the WTO Parties from any and all claims, demands, damages, and disputes of every kind arising out of or in any way connected with disputes between you and any other user, school, partner, or third party, or with the conduct of any such party. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code section 1542, and you waive any analogous provision of any other jurisdiction.

15. Third-party beneficiaries

The Global Tech Council and each of the other WTO Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of these Terms with respect to the disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnities, releases, and other protections expressed in their favour, and each may rely on and enforce those provisions directly as if a party to these Terms. Except as stated in this section, these Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights.

16. Force majeure

The WTO Parties will not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes beyond their reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, epidemics or pandemics, war, civil unrest, governmental action, labour disputes, failures of utilities, internet or telecommunications networks, hosting or third-party providers, cyber-attacks, or other force-majeure events.

17. Suspension and termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access, an account, or the Service (in whole or in part) at our discretion, including where these Terms are breached, where necessary to protect Participants or the WTO Parties, or to comply with law.

On termination, the licences granted to you end and you must stop using the Service. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including the sections on definitions, intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, release, third-party beneficiaries, dispute resolution, and general terms.

18. Governing law and dispute resolution

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Service are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles and without prejudice to mandatory consumer protections in your country of residence.

Before bringing any formal proceeding, you agree to first contact us and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally within thirty (30) days. If it is not resolved, the dispute will be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, before a sole arbitrator appointed by us, with the seat and venue at Gurugram, Haryana, India, and conducted in English. Subject to the arbitration agreement, the courts at Gurugram, Haryana, India have exclusive jurisdiction.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, disputes will be resolved on an individual basis only, and you waive any right to bring or participate in a class, collective, or representative action. Also to the extent permitted by law, any claim must be brought within one (1) year after it arises, failing which it is permanently barred. Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking urgent injunctive or equitable relief from a competent court to protect intellectual property, confidential information, or child safety.

19. General terms

• Entire agreement: these Terms and the documents incorporated by reference are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service and supersede prior agreements on that subject.
• Severability: if any provision is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remaining provisions remain in full force.
• No waiver: our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it.
• Assignment: we may assign or transfer these Terms, in whole or in part, including to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale; you may not assign them without our prior written consent.
• No agency: nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship between you and any WTO Party.
• Notices: we may give notice through the Service or by email to your account address; legal notices to us should be sent to the contact below.
• Language and headings: headings are for convenience only, and the English-language version of these Terms prevails over any translation.

20. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms as the Service evolves or the law changes. We will revise the date above and, for material changes, give reasonable notice through the Service or by email. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.