Acceptable Use Policy
Identty is a place for honest professional identity. These rules keep it safe and trustworthy for everyone.
Last updated 4 November 2026 · Version 2026-11-04
Be honest about who you are
- Do not impersonate another person, company or organisation, or claim a qualification, employer, credential or verification you do not have.
- Do not mark a credential or achievement as verified when it is not, and do not upload documents you do not have the right to use.
- Do not create accounts to mislead others or to evade a suspension.
Content you must not post or share
In line with Rule 3(1)(b) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, you must not host, upload, share or transmit content that:
- belongs to another person and which you have no right to, or infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary right;
- is obscene, pornographic, paedophilic, invasive of another’s privacy, or racially or ethnically objectionable;
- is harassing, defamatory, hateful, or promotes hatred or violence against a person or group;
- threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with other countries, or public order, or incites an offence;
- impersonates another person or deceives or misleads the recipient about its origin;
- contains malicious code, viruses or anything designed to interrupt, destroy or limit software or hardware;
- is knowingly false or misleading and intended to deceive, for example fake credentials, fake testimonials or fake reviews;
- violates any law that is currently in force.
How you must use the service
- Do not try to gain unauthorised access to accounts, systems or data, or probe or test the security of Identty without our written permission.
- Do not overload or disrupt the service, bypass rate limits, or scrape it at scale.
- Do not use Identty to send spam, bulk or unsolicited messages, or to phish or scam anyone.
- Do not use automated means to create accounts or to abuse AI features, email or file uploads.
- Do not upload malware, or files that contain other people’s sensitive personal data without a lawful basis.
- Respect other people. Do not collect or use another person’s data from Identty for purposes they have not agreed to.
Reporting a problem
To report content or an account that breaks these rules, write to our Grievance Officer at [email protected], with a link to the content and a short description of the problem. We acknowledge reports within 24 hours and aim to act on them within 15 days.
What we may do
If you break this policy we may remove content, restrict features, suspend or end your account, and preserve and share information with the authorities where the law requires. We will usually tell you why, unless the law or safety stops us. If you think we got it wrong, contact the Grievance Officer. See also the Terms of Service.