Terms and Conditions

1. About this website

GoatIndia.com is a private, independent information website about goat farming, run from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government department, ICAR, NABARD or the National Livestock Mission.

By using the site you accept these terms. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the site.

2. Disclaimer

We make every effort to keep the information on this site accurate and up to date. Even so:

• General information only. The content is for general information and education. It is not a statement of law and should not be used for any legal purpose.
• Schemes, subsidies, loans and prices change. Before you act, confirm the details with the department, bank or official notification concerned. Where our content differs from an official document, the official document prevails.
• Not professional advice. Nothing here is veterinary, legal, financial or tax advice. For a sick animal, consult a registered veterinarian. For loans and investments, consult your bank or a qualified adviser.
• Calculators give estimates. Costs, yields, subsidy amounts and profit figures produced by our tools depend on the numbers you enter and on our stated assumptions. They are not a guarantee of income, subsidy approval or loan sanction.
• Conditions vary. Climate, feed, disease risk, prices and regulations differ from place to place. Check with local experts before applying what you read.

If you find an error, please tell us through the contact page so we can correct it.

3. Liability

To the extent the law allows, GoatIndia.com is not liable for any expense, loss or damage, including indirect or consequential loss, arising from the use of this site or reliance on its content. You use the site at your own risk. We do not guarantee that it will always be available or free of errors.

Nothing in these terms takes away rights you hold under Indian consumer law.

4. Using the site

You agree not to:

• use the site for anything unlawful, misleading or fraudulent
• try to gain unauthorised access to the site or interfere with how it works
• copy the site in bulk by automated scraping or downloading

We may change, withdraw or restrict access to any part of the site at any time.

5. Copyright policy

The text, tables, calculators, images and downloads on this site belong to GoatIndia.com unless credited to someone else.

• Allowed without asking: short extracts may be reproduced free of charge for personal, educational or other non-commercial use, such as farmer training. The material must be reproduced accurately, must not be used in a derogatory or misleading way, and must carry the acknowledgement “Source: GoatIndia.com” with a link to the page.
• Needs written permission: commercial republication, copying whole articles, and use in paid courses, books or apps.
• Third-party material: government documents, institute data, photographs and logos remain the property of their owners. Permission to reuse them must come from those owners.

If you believe something on this site infringes your copyright, write to the Grievance Officer (section 12) with the page address, a description of your work and your contact details.

6. Hyperlinking policy

Links from GoatIndia.com to other websites

We link to other websites, including government portals, for your convenience. We are not responsible for their content or reliability, and a link is not an endorsement. A link to a government website does not mean we are affiliated with it. We cannot guarantee that these links will always work. Once you leave our site, the other site’s privacy and security policies apply.

Links to GoatIndia.com from other websites

You may link directly to any page on this site without asking. Please do not load our pages inside frames on your site, present our content as your own, or link in a way that suggests we endorse or partner with you.

7. Comments and other contributions

When you post a comment or send us content to publish, you keep ownership of it and give GoatIndia.com permission to display it on the site. Comments are the views of the people who write them, not ours.

You must not post anything that:

• belongs to another person and that you have no right to share
• is obscene, pornographic, invasive of someone’s privacy, harassing, or racially or ethnically objectionable
• is harmful to children
• infringes a patent, trademark, copyright or other right
• is knowingly false or misleading, or impersonates another person
• threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, or public order, or incites an offence
• contains a virus or other harmful code
• breaks any law in force

House rules: no spam or advertising, no phone numbers or addresses, no medicine dosages stated as fact, and keep to the topic. Our Community Guidelines apply as well.

We may hold, shorten, refuse or remove any comment, and block people who break these rules. To report a comment, write to the Grievance Officer (section 12).

8. Dealing with other people and businesses

The site lists and mentions training institutes, experts, suppliers and other third parties. We do not verify their claims, and a listing is not an endorsement. Check for yourself before you pay anyone or enter into any deal. You alone are responsible for your dealings with them.

9. Advertising and paid resources

The site may carry advertising or sponsored listings. These will be labelled as such.

The GoatIndia store is not open at present. When paid downloads are offered, the Refund and Returns Policy will apply to them.

10. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy explain how we handle personal information. They form part of these terms.

11. Changes and governing law

We may update these terms. The “Last updated” date at the top shows the latest version, and continued use of the site means you accept it.

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. This does not affect a consumer’s right to approach the consumer commission where they live.

If any part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest continues to apply.

12. Grievance Officer and contact

Grievance Officer, GoatIndia.com
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Write to the Grievance Officer through our contact page, by the contact form or WhatsApp, and begin your message with the word “Grievance”.

• Complaints about a comment or other content on the site: acknowledged within 24 hours and resolved within 15 days.
• Privacy requests and complaints: answered within 30 days.

For a goat health emergency, contact your local veterinarian. We cannot give emergency veterinary help.