1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the VideoShala website at videoshala.com or any of its associated pages, you confirm that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please stop using the website immediately.
These Terms apply to all visitors, viewers and users of the website. VideoShala reserves the right to update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the site after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.
2. About the Service
VideoShala is a free educational video platform operated by a team based in New Delhi, India. We publish step-by-step video guides and written articles covering banking, Microsoft Office tutorials, current affairs, government schemes, software tools and related topics — all available in Hindi and English.
Our video content is hosted on YouTube (owned by Google LLC). Watching videos on our website is subject to both these Terms and YouTube's Terms of Service.
VideoShala is a free service. We do not charge any fees for watching videos or reading articles on this website.
3. Content and Intellectual Property
All original content on videoshala.com — including written articles, page designs, graphics, logos, video scripts and the VideoShala name — is the intellectual property of VideoShala and is protected under applicable Indian and international copyright laws.
Video content published on our YouTube channel is governed by YouTube's terms. The thumbnails and embedded video players displayed on this website remain the property of VideoShala or their respective rights holders.
You may:
- Watch and share our videos through the YouTube share feature
- Link to any page on videoshala.com from your website or social media
- Quote short extracts with clear attribution to VideoShala
You may not:
- Download, copy or re-upload our videos to any other platform without written permission
- Reproduce substantial portions of our articles or scripts
- Remove or alter any copyright notices, watermarks or branding
- Use our logo or brand name to imply endorsement without permission
4. Permitted Use
You are welcome to use VideoShala for the following purposes:
- Personal, non-commercial learning and reference
- Educational use in schools and colleges with attribution
- Sharing video links through WhatsApp, social media and messaging apps
- Embedding our YouTube videos on your own website using the official YouTube embed code
For any commercial use of our content, written permission from VideoShala is required. Please use our contact form for such requests.
5. Prohibited Conduct
When using videoshala.com, you agree not to:
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website or its server infrastructure
- Use any bot, scraper or automated tool to copy content from this website
- Submit false, misleading or harmful information through our contact form
- Impersonate VideoShala, its team members or any other person or organisation
- Use the website for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law
- Distribute malware, spam or harmful links through any interaction with our platform
- Attempt to reverse-engineer or exploit any technical aspect of the website
Violation of these prohibitions may result in permanent blocking from our website and, where appropriate, legal action.
6. YouTube Content
VideoShala's video library is hosted on YouTube, a platform owned and operated by Google LLC. By watching videos embedded on our website or on our YouTube channel, you are also subject to:
VideoShala is an independent content creator and is not employed by, affiliated with, or endorsed by YouTube or Google. We are bound by YouTube's Creator Terms as a channel operator, but we are not a YouTube representative.
Comments posted on our YouTube videos are governed by YouTube's Community Guidelines. We moderate comments on our channel and reserve the right to remove comments that are spam, abusive or violate YouTube's policies.
7. User Submissions
When you submit a message through our contact form, you grant VideoShala a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use the content of your message solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry and improving our content.
You must not submit through our contact form:
- Content that is defamatory, abusive, threatening or illegal
- Commercial solicitations, spam or unsolicited advertising
- Personal information about third parties without their consent
8. Content Accuracy
VideoShala makes every reasonable effort to ensure our guides are accurate, up-to-date and based on real hands-on testing. However, banking apps, government portals and software are updated frequently and some information may become outdated.
Our content is for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, legal, tax or professional advice. Always verify critical information with your bank or the official government portal before taking action.
VideoShala is not responsible for any loss, inconvenience or damage arising from reliance on information that has changed since publication.
9. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external websites including bank portals, government websites, Google services and social media platforms. These links are provided for convenience only. VideoShala does not control and is not responsible for the content, privacy practices or terms of any linked third-party website.
A link to an external site does not imply endorsement by VideoShala.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
Videoshala.com is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.
We do not warrant that:
- The website will be available uninterrupted or error-free at all times
- All information on the website is complete, current or free of errors
- Embedded videos will always be available (YouTube availability is beyond our control)
11. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, VideoShala and its team members shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use this website or its content.
This includes but is not limited to: loss of data, loss of revenue, loss of savings or any other financial loss arising from reliance on our content — even if VideoShala has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
12. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless VideoShala and its team members from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your violation of these Terms or your misuse of the website or its content.
13. Governing Law
These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising from these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in New Delhi, India.
14. Changes to These Terms
VideoShala reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page whenever changes are made. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you disagree with the changes, please discontinue use of the website.