Terms of Service
By using Maahol, you agree to these terms. They're written plainly — we want you to actually understand them.
What Maahol is
Maahol is a network of audio rooms for listening, sharing, and building community around Indian music and nostalgia. We provide the infrastructure; you and other users provide the community.
Your account
You need a Maahol account (via Clerk) to create rooms. You're responsible for keeping your account secure. You must be at least 13 years old to use Maahol.
Content you create
When you build a room, you are responsible for the content in it. Specifically:
- The songs you add must be publicly available YouTube videos that you have the right to reference.
- Background image URLs must point to images you have the right to use.
- Room names, taglines, and chat messages must not be abusive, defamatory, illegal, or harmful.
We reserve the right to remove rooms or suspend accounts that violate these rules.
Music and copyright
Maahol uses YouTube's embed API to play music. We do not host audio files. Copyright for all music remains with its respective owners. We do not pay royalties directly — the YouTube platform handles licensing for embedded content. If you are a rights holder and believe content on Maahol infringes your rights, contact us.
Room limits
Each user account may create up to 2 personal rooms at a time. Rooms must contain a minimum of 5 songs and a maximum of 25. Songs must be under 9 minutes in duration.
Prohibited conduct
You may not use Maahol to:
- Harass, threaten, or harm other users.
- Post spam or automated messages in chat.
- Attempt to scrape, overload, or abuse our infrastructure.
- Impersonate another person or organisation.
- Circumvent security measures or access controls.
Service availability
We strive to keep Maahol available, but we make no guarantees of uptime or data preservation. We may change, suspend, or discontinue features at any time. We'll try to give notice of major changes, but aren't obligated to.
Limitation of liability
Maahol is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We're not liable for damages arising from your use of the platform, including data loss, service interruptions, or third-party content.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms. Continued use after changes means you accept the new terms. We'll update the "last updated" date at the top of this page.
Contact
Questions about these terms: Contact Us