Community Guidelines

Our Community

Guidu is built around a simple belief: every student in India deserves fair access to quality education, scholarships, and opportunities — regardless of their background, location, or financial means. Our platform brings together students, educational institutions, examination bodies, and scholarship providers in a shared space.

To keep this space safe, fair, and genuinely useful for everyone, we ask all members of the Guidu community to follow these guidelines. These principles apply to all interactions on the Platform — profiles, reviews, messages, forum posts, question submissions, and any other form of engagement.

Who These Apply To

These Community Guidelines apply to:

• Students and learners who use Guidu to discover opportunities, apply to institutions, and prepare for exams
• Educational institutions (colleges, schools, coaching centres) listed on the Platform
• Scholarship and examination bodies that publish opportunities through Guidu
• Content contributors who submit questions, guides, blog posts, or other materials
• Any person or entity who accesses or uses any feature of the Guidu Platform

Expected Behaviour

We expect everyone in the Guidu community to:

• Be honest: Provide accurate, truthful information in your profile, applications, reviews, and all submissions. Do not misrepresent your qualifications, achievements, or identity.
• Be respectful: Treat all other users, institutions, and staff with courtesy and respect, regardless of differences in background, opinion, religion, caste, gender, or socioeconomic status.
• Be constructive: When offering feedback, reviews, or opinions — especially about institutions or courses — make it honest, specific, and helpful. Personal attacks or gratuitous negativity are not welcome.
• Protect privacy: Do not share another person's personal information without their consent. Respect the confidentiality of information shared on the Platform.
• Report issues: If you see content or behaviour that violates these guidelines, report it to us promptly rather than retaliating or escalating the situation yourself.

Prohibited Behaviour

The following behaviours are strictly prohibited on Guidu:

• Submitting false, fabricated, or misleading information in any form — including academic credentials, identity details, or institutional data
• Impersonating another person, institution, or authority
• Harassing, bullying, threatening, or intimidating other users or staff
• Posting or sharing content that is hateful, discriminatory, obscene, defamatory, or sexually explicit
• Attempting to manipulate reviews, ratings, or rankings through fake accounts, mass reporting, or coordinated activity
• Using automated tools, bots, or scripts to scrape data or submit applications without authorisation
• Engaging in spam — including mass unsolicited messages, repetitive posting, or commercial solicitation without consent
• Attempting to gain unauthorised access to any account, system, or data on the Platform
• Reproducing, selling, or commercially exploiting content from the Platform without authorisation
• Engaging in any activity that is illegal under applicable Indian law

Content Standards

All content submitted to or published on Guidu — including institution reviews, question submissions, blog comments, and profile information — must meet the following standards:

• Accurate: Based on genuine experience or verified facts. Do not fabricate reviews, test results, or institution details.
• Original: Do not copy content from other sources without attribution or permission. Do not submit AI-generated content as your own original work unless clearly labelled.
• Appropriate: Free from offensive language, sexual content, hate speech, violence, or content that could harm or offend others.
• Relevant: Related to education, scholarships, exams, institutions, or career development. Off-topic or promotional content unrelated to Guidu's purpose will be removed.
• Compliant: Does not infringe on any third party's intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or other legal rights.

DDNE reserves the right to remove, edit, or decline to publish any content that does not meet these standards, without prior notice or liability.

Guidelines for Institutions

Institutions listed on Guidu are expected to maintain the highest standards of accuracy and transparency:

• All institution profile information — including fees, courses, rankings, accreditations, and facilities — must be accurate and kept up to date
• Do not make misleading claims about rankings, affiliations, or accreditations
• Respond to student enquiries in a timely and professional manner
• Do not engage in or encourage fake reviews, testimonials, or ratings
• Comply with all applicable laws relating to advertising, data protection, and student rights
• Do not contact students through Guidu for purposes unrelated to admissions, counselling, or education-related outreach

Reporting Violations

If you encounter content or behaviour that violates these Community Guidelines, please report it to us immediately:

• Email info@guidu.in with a description of the violation and any relevant details (URL, screenshot, username)
• Use the "Report" function available on applicable content pages (where provided)

All reports are reviewed by our team. We treat all reports confidentially and will not disclose your identity to the reported party.

Consequences

Violations of these Community Guidelines may result in:

• Removal of violating content without notice
• A warning issued to the user or institution
• Temporary suspension of account access
• Permanent termination of account and access to the Platform
• Reporting to law enforcement or regulatory authorities where required

DDNE reserves the sole right to determine what constitutes a violation of these guidelines and what consequence is appropriate. Our decisions are final.

Contact Us

If you have questions about these Community Guidelines or want to report a concern, please contact us at: