Document Version 4.0 — Effective Date: July 6, 2026
End-User License Agreement · Terms of Service · Privacy Policy · Refund Policy · Disclaimer of Liability
IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE: BY ACCESSING, PURCHASING, DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR USING THE ENGOULP SOFTWARE ("SOFTWARE"), YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE ENTIRETY OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND DELETE ALL COPIES FROM YOUR DEVICES.
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IMPORTANT DECLARATION: Engoulp is developed and distributed as an AI-powered educational research and productivity tool designed to analyze how modern online examination and interview systems operate. The Software is intended for personal learning, research into examination technology, and productivity assistance.
The Software is designed, developed, and marketed as an educational technology research and productivity tool. The core mission of Engoulp is to conduct and enable research into the security posture of modern online examination and interview platforms. The rapid shift to online assessments during and after 2020 has exposed significant vulnerabilities in proctoring systems, browser lockdown mechanisms, and identity verification protocols. Engoulp was created to study, document, and demonstrate these weaknesses — with the ultimate goal of contributing to the improvement of examination security standards across the industry.
In this capacity, the Software functions as:
Engoulp publicly declares that the Software was conceptualized and built with the following research objectives:
Engoulp does not intend, endorse, or encourage the use of its Software to exploit, damage, undermine, or gain unfair advantage in any legitimate examination, assessment, interview, or evaluation process. The responsibility for choosing how to use any general-purpose technology tool rests entirely and exclusively with the individual user.
The legal position of Engoulp is analogous to that of other dual-use technology tools recognized under Indian and international law. For example: a knife manufacturer is not liable for criminal misuse of its product; a lock-picking tool vendor is not liable for burglary committed by a buyer; a VPN provider is not liable for illegal activity conducted through its service. Similarly, Engoulp — as a provider of general-purpose AI and system-level software — bears no responsibility for the manner in which individual users choose to deploy the tool. This position is consistent with the safe-harbour principles codified in Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which protects technology providers who do not initiate, select, or modify user-generated activity.
Engoulp explicitly and categorically does NOT:
The manner in which the User employs the Software is the User's own independent, voluntary, and autonomous decision. Engoulp exercises absolutely no control, oversight, monitoring, direction, or influence over User conduct. Each User alone determines the context, timing, purpose, and scope of their use, and unconditionally accepts full and exclusive responsibility — legally, ethically, and professionally — for all consequences arising from their decisions. No marketing material, product description, feature name, or documentation produced by Engoulp shall be construed as encouragement to misuse the Software.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms and valid payment, Engoulp grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to install and use the Software on a single device, solely for the duration specified by your License Key type.
You shall NOT, directly or indirectly:
Engoulp reserves the unilateral right to terminate or suspend your license at any time, without prior notice or refund, if you violate any provision of this Agreement. Upon termination, all rights granted cease immediately, and you must destroy all copies of the Software. Sections 4-7 and 11-13 survive termination.
THIS SECTION CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING IN ITS ENTIRETY.
You expressly acknowledge and agree that:
You voluntarily and knowingly assume all risk associated with your use of the Software, including without limitation:
Engoulp does not provide legal, academic, or professional advice. Nothing in the Software, documentation, website, or support communications constitutes advice regarding the legality or appropriateness of any particular use. You should consult qualified legal counsel in your jurisdiction before using the Software in any context where compliance with third-party rules is relevant.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you hereby irrevocably waive any right to bring any claim, demand, or cause of action against Engoulp arising from or related to consequences of your voluntary use of the Software. This waiver extends to claims in tort, contract, equity, statute, or any other legal theory.
This clause is made with reference to and in reliance upon:
In the event that any third-party software provider, examination platform, proctoring service, or assessment body alleges that Engoulp "exploits," "hacks," "circumvents," or "damages" their software or services, Engoulp asserts the following legal defences:
(a) No Unauthorized Access: Engoulp does not access, penetrate, infiltrate, or interact with any third-party server, database, network, or proprietary system. The Software operates exclusively on the User's own device, reading only publicly available screen content (pixels rendered on the User's own display). No network intrusion, API exploitation, or data exfiltration of any third-party system occurs at any point. Under Section 43 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, liability arises only from accessing a "computer resource" without authorization — the User's own computer is not the third party's "computer resource."
(b) Interoperability & Reverse Engineering: Under Section 52(1)(ab) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, it is not an infringement to make copies or adaptations of a computer program in order to obtain information essential for achieving interoperability with an independently created program. Engoulp is an independently created program that operates alongside other software on the User's device — it does not copy, modify, or distribute any third-party code.
(c) No Modification of Third-Party Software: Engoulp does not inject code into, hook, patch, modify, corrupt, or interfere with the executable binaries, memory space, or functionality of any third-party application. It operates as a separate, independent process on the User's operating system, utilizing standard operating system APIs available to all applications.
(d) Security Research Privilege: The discovery and demonstration of vulnerabilities in software systems is recognized as a legitimate and socially beneficial activity by the cybersecurity community, CERT-In (India's Computer Emergency Response Team), and international bodies such as ENISA and NIST. Responsible vulnerability research is not per se unlawful and contributes to the improvement of digital security for all stakeholders.
(e) Tool Neutrality (Dual-Use Doctrine): A general-purpose tool is not rendered illegal merely because some users may employ it for purposes that violate third-party terms of service. The Indian judiciary has consistently recognized the principle that technology vendors are not vicariously liable for user-initiated conduct (ref: Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, 2015 — Supreme Court of India; Google India Pvt. Ltd. v. Visaka Industries Ltd., 2019 — holding that intermediaries/technology providers are shielded under Section 79 of the IT Act when they do not initiate or participate in user conduct).
(f) No Contractual Privity: Engoulp is not a party to any agreement between the User and any third-party platform. The User's obligation to comply with third-party terms of service is the User's own contractual duty. Engoulp neither induces nor participates in any breach of such agreements. Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, only parties to a contract (or their assignees) have standing to enforce its terms — a third-party platform cannot enforce its terms against Engoulp, with whom it has no contractual relationship.
You are strictly prohibited from attempting to crack, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, bypass license verification checks, duplicate, translate, adapt, or otherwise tamper with the binary executables, APIs, or server-side functions of the Software. You may not resell, rent, lease, distribute, host, or sub-license the Software or any individual License Key. Any detection of debugger attachment, memory injection, packet sniffing, virtualization bypass, API scraping, source extraction, or binary patching will result in the immediate and permanent termination of all active licenses, permanent ban of the user's Hardware Identification (HWID) and email address, and immediate forfeiture of all payments made, without prejudice to our right to seek statutory damages and criminal remedies under Sections 43 and 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Indian Penal Code.
Each active License Key is strictly limited to one (1) hardware device bound by HWID. Any attempt to share, pool, proxy, distribute, or otherwise run a single license key concurrently or sequentially across multiple physical or virtual machines, or to share dashboard login credentials with third parties, is a material breach of this Agreement. We deploy automated telemetry to identify license sharing, location anomalies, concurrent sessions, and device migration attempts. Any suspicious pattern will trigger an automatic, irreversible security lock on the affected license key.
Before and during each use of the Software, you are solely responsible for independently verifying that your intended use complies with all of the following, as applicable to your specific circumstances:
Engoulp has no knowledge of, access to, or ability to verify compliance with any of the above. The burden of compliance rests entirely and exclusively on you.
Engoulp has no contractual, commercial, or operational relationship with any examination body, educational institution, proctoring service, assessment platform, or employer. Engoulp does not:
Engoulp was developed within the context of cybersecurity research into the effectiveness of online examination security measures. The development of the Software is motivated by the observation that many widely-deployed online proctoring and assessment systems provide a false sense of security — relying on easily-circumventable techniques such as browser-level process monitoring, simplistic screen-capture detection, and client-side integrity checks that cannot withstand scrutiny from a knowledgeable user with administrative access to their own device.
The existence of tools like Engoulp demonstrates a fundamental principle of information security: client-side security controls are inherently unreliable because the user controls the client. This is not a novel observation — it is a well-established principle in cybersecurity literature (ref: "The Client is Always Hostile" — foundational security engineering principle). By making this reality visible, Engoulp contributes to the broader goal of motivating examination providers to invest in truly robust security architectures (server-side verification, behavioral analytics, cryptographic attestation) rather than relying on the false comfort of client-side monitoring.
Notwithstanding the research context, you are expressly prohibited from using the Software for any purpose that constitutes a criminal offence under the laws of your jurisdiction. If your jurisdiction has enacted specific legislation criminalizing the use of software tools during examinations, you must comply with such legislation regardless of this Agreement. Engoulp disclaims all liability for your failure to comply with applicable criminal law.
Nothing in this Agreement creates any agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, or fiduciary relationship between you and Engoulp. You are an independent licensee. Engoulp does not direct, supervise, or control your actions, and has no authority to do so.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED STRICTLY ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE. ENGOULP HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR SYSTEM INTEGRATION.
Engoulp makes absolutely no representation or warranty that:
We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted, or secure access to the Service. The Software may be subject to limitations, delays, downtime, or other disruptions arising from maintenance, updates, server issues, or force majeure events.
The Software utilizes artificial intelligence models to generate outputs. AI-generated content may contain inaccuracies, hallucinations, outdated information, or contextually inappropriate responses. You acknowledge that AI outputs should not be relied upon as authoritative, and that you bear sole responsibility for verifying and using any AI-generated content.
Engoulp does not warrant, represent, or guarantee that the Software will remain undetectable or functional following updates, hotfixes, or patches released by third-party online examination, recruitment, interview, or proctoring platforms. The User acknowledges that the design, features, and detection parameters of third-party platforms are subject to continuous change, enhancement, and evolution. Engoulp is under no obligation to update, adapt, patch, or maintain the Software to ensure ongoing compatibility or evasion of newly-released security modifications, and the User assumes all operational risks associated with using the Software after such third-party updates.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, IN NO EVENT SHALL ENGOULP, ITS FOUNDERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (WHETHER CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE):
IN ANY EVENT, ENGOULP'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LESSER OF: (a) THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU TO ENGOULP FOR THE SPECIFIC LICENSE KEY GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY; OR (b) INDIAN RUPEES FIVE THOUSAND (₹5,000).
You acknowledge that the limitations set forth in this Section 6 represent a fair and reasonable allocation of risk between you and Engoulp, and form an essential basis of the bargain between the parties. Engoulp would not be able to provide the Software on an economically feasible basis without these limitations.
This limitation is made pursuant to Sections 73 and 74 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, which limit contractual damages to those naturally arising from breach and permit parties to pre-agree upon reasonable compensation caps. Nothing in this Agreement excludes liability that cannot be excluded under mandatory provisions of Indian law.
Engoulp shall not be liable for any failure, disruption, suspension, or permanent termination of the Software or licensing service resulting from events beyond our reasonable control (Force Majeure), including but not limited to cyber-attacks, server failures, host provider account takedowns, domain registration disputes, regulatory or government directives, statutory amendments, utility outages, payment gateway account audits or freezes, or actions taken by third-party software protection and cybersecurity organizations.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any arbitration claim, lawsuit, legal action, or proceeding arising out of, in connection with, or related to the Software, website, services, or this Agreement must be initiated within six (6) months from the date the cause of action first arose. Any failure to file within this six-month limitation period shall constitute an absolute, unconditional, and irrevocable waiver of the claim, and such claim shall be forever barred, notwithstanding any longer statute of limitations prescribed by law.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Engoulp, its founders, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and suppliers (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements) arising from or related to:
Engoulp reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter subject to indemnification. You agree to cooperate fully with Engoulp in asserting any available defences.
This indemnification obligation shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and your cessation of use of the Software, without limitation as to time.
This privacy policy is drafted in compliance with:
We collect and process only the minimum personal data necessary for service delivery:
We do NOT sell, rent, trade, or commercially exploit your personal data. Data is shared only with:
Under DPDPA (India), GDPR (EU/EEA where applicable), and related statutes, you have the right to:
To exercise these rights, contact: [email protected]
We use only essential, functional session cookies required for authentication and security. No third-party advertising, analytics, or tracking cookies are deployed.
All payments are processed through Razorpay (a PCI-DSS Level 1 certified payment gateway regulated by the Reserve Bank of India). Engoulp does not directly collect, store, or have access to your credit/debit card numbers or banking credentials.
ALL PURCHASES OF DIGITAL LICENSE KEYS ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE ONCE THE KEY HAS BEEN GENERATED, VIEWED, OR ACTIVATED. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CONSUMER PROTECTION (E-COMMERCE) RULES, 2020, WHICH RECOGNIZE THAT DIGITAL GOODS DELIVERED ELECTRONICALLY CANNOT BE "RETURNED" IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE.
A refund may be considered only if ALL of the following conditions are simultaneously met:
Eligible refund requests must be submitted to [email protected] or via Discord ticket at discord.gg/9rDwz3Z2be with: (a) Order ID; (b) Email associated with purchase; (c) Reason for request. Approved refunds are processed within 7-10 business days via original payment method.
Initiating a fraudulent chargeback (dispute) for a legitimately delivered digital product constitutes a breach of this Agreement and may result in immediate termination of all licenses, permanent account suspension, and referral to legal counsel for recovery of the disputed amount plus associated costs.
All rights, title, and interest in and to the Software — including all source code, object code, algorithms, user interfaces, designs, documentation, trademarks, trade secrets, and associated intellectual property — are and shall remain the exclusive property of Engoulp.
This Agreement does not convey any ownership interest in the Software. Your license is a limited right of use only, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Engoulp.
If you provide suggestions, ideas, or feedback regarding the Software, you grant Engoulp an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free license to use such feedback without any obligation or compensation to you.
This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the substantive laws of the Republic of India, without regard to conflict of law principles. The following Indian statutes specifically apply:
Subject to the arbitration clause below, the courts located in India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement that are not subject to arbitration.
If you access the Software from outside India, you do so at your own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws. This Agreement is governed by Indian law regardless of your geographic location.
Pursuant to Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the arbitral tribunal appointed under Section 12 shall have the exclusive power and jurisdiction to rule on its own jurisdiction, including ruling on any objections with respect to the existence, validity, scope, or enforceability of the arbitration agreement, this Agreement, or any clause contained herein. No court of law shall have jurisdiction to intervene or decide on such jurisdictional questions prior to the constitution of the arbitral tribunal.
Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination, or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by binding arbitration administered under the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (India), as amended.
YOU AND ENGOULP AGREE THAT EACH PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, MULTI-PARTY, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION.
Before initiating arbitration, the aggrieved party must send a written notice of dispute to the other party. The parties shall attempt to resolve the dispute through good-faith negotiation for a period of thirty (30) days from receipt of the notice. If unresolved, either party may proceed to arbitration.
Notwithstanding the above, either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent irreparable harm pending the outcome of arbitration.
If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court or arbitral tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, invalid, or illegal, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or if modification is not possible, severed from this Agreement. The remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
The following sections shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason: Section 4 (User Responsibility), Section 5 (Disclaimer), Section 6 (Limitation of Liability), Section 7 (Indemnification), Section 10 (Intellectual Property), Section 11 (Governing Law), Section 12 (Dispute Resolution), and this Section 13.
This document constitutes the entire agreement between you and Engoulp with respect to the Software and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and communications, whether oral or written.
Failure by Engoulp to enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by Engoulp.
You may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights hereunder without Engoulp's prior written consent. Engoulp may freely assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
Engoulp reserves the right to modify, amend, or update this Agreement at any time at its sole discretion. Material changes will be indicated by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this document. Your continued use of the Software after any modification constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms. It is your responsibility to review this Agreement periodically.
For questions, concerns, data rights requests, or dispute notices regarding this Agreement:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE IN YOUR JURISDICTION TO ENTER INTO A BINDING CONTRACT, THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT, AND THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT ALL OF ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITHOUT RESERVATION.