Terms of use

What this is

StarTime computes Vedic astrology — panchang, charts, dashas, compatibility and the classical readings that follow from them — and shows the reasoning behind each answer. Using it is free. You do not need an account for most of it.

What this is not

Nothing here is medical, legal, financial or psychological advice, and it is not a substitute for a professional. If you are making a decision that matters, make it with a qualified person who knows your circumstances. An astrological reading is a tradition's account of a moment, not a forecast you can hold anybody to.

What we refuse to answer

There are questions this product will not answer, and the refusals are deliberate rather than gaps.

• It will not predict a lifespan or when anyone will die.
• It will not make a medical prediction or diagnose an illness.
• It will not predict how a legal matter will end.
• It will not say what sex a child will be, or whether a pregnancy has begun or how it will go — that refusal follows Indian law as well as our own view.
• It will not tell you whether to marry someone.
• If a message sounds like distress, it answers with the Tele-MANAS helpline, 14416, before anything else.

It does not sell gemstones, pujas or remedies, and the remedies it does suggest are ones that cost nothing or nearly nothing, because a remedy you have to buy is a sale wearing a remedy's clothes.

Accounts

An account is optional and exists to save charts and read them again later. You are responsible for keeping access to the email account you sign in with. You can close your account at any time, and closing it deletes what was held for it.

Availability

This is offered as it is, without a guarantee that it will be available at any particular moment or that every computation is free of error. Where we find an error we correct it.

Changes

If these terms change, the date above changes with them. We do not backdate them.

Contact

Questions about these terms go to contact@zivara.co.