Terms of Service & Disclaimer
Effective Date: August 2026 • Version 1.0 • Maintainers: Ananay Dubey & Manan Gupta
1. Independent Project & Disclaimer of Affiliation
SIH ONE (sihone.pages.dev) is an independent, open-access educational research engine and student productivity platform created and maintained by Ananay Dubey and Manan Gupta.
SIH ONE is not officially associated with, affiliated with, authorized by, endorsed by, or in any way formally connected with the Smart India Hackathon (SIH), the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC), AICTE, or the Government of India. All official government information, guidelines, and formal competition submissions are managed solely via the official portal at sih.gov.in.
2. Educational Fair Use & Public Information
The problem statement titles, domain classifications, and organization names displayed on SIH ONE are sourced from publicly accessible government hackathon listings for educational, analytical, and academic preparation purposes.
Our original contributions—including the 30-second TL;DR summaries, system architecture flows, 6-role allocations, MVP deliverable roadmaps, and jury defense playbooks—are designed to assist student engineering teams in structuring their software prototypes.
3. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using SIH ONE, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you should discontinue using the platform immediately.
4. Local-First Data & Privacy Guarantees
SIH ONE operates under a strict client-side, local-first paradigm. All team shortlists, scores, notes, and custom comparison matrices remain solely on your personal device within your web browser’s local storage. We do not transmit or store your team’s strategic plans on our servers. For complete details, review our Privacy Policy.
5. Limitation of Liability
SIH ONE is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. While we strive to verify dataset links and provide high-quality architectural advice, we make no guarantees regarding competition results, official shortlisting, or jury scoring in the actual Smart India Hackathon.
6. Contact Information
If you have questions regarding these terms, intellectual property, or platform data, reach out directly to the maintainers: