Privacy Policy

This OSM Privacy Policy applies to how we collect, use, and process your Personal Information when you use the OSM Classified website, please read this Privacy Policy carefully.

This Privacy Policy forms part of the OSM Terms of Use accessible here. the services provided by OSM you are agreeing to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. If you do not comply with the Privacy Policy, that will also be a breach of the Terms of Use.  OSM and others will have claims and other rights against you under the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. 

Platform means the websites, mobile apps, mobile sites, or other online properties through which we offer our Services. 

When you register to use our Services we may collect the following information about you
if you register using your mobile number we collect your mobile number.
if you register using your Facebook account: we collect first name and last name as appeared on your Facebook account and Facebook IDs. In the event you have provided permission to Facebook through their in-app privacy option (which appears just before you register on our Platform), we may collect your gender, age or email id depending on the permissions granted by you
if you register using your Google account:  first name, last name and email address
your credit card details in case you want to purchase our paid services as defined in our term of use
Communication on our Platform
When you use our chat feature to communicate with other users, we collect information that you choose to provide to other users through this feature.
When you interact with our Platform or use our Services, we automatically collect the following information about you:
Device Information
Location
We use cookies to manage our users’ sessions, to store the language of your preference selection and deliver you relevant advertisements. "cookies" are small text files transferred by a web server to the hard drive of your device. Cookies may be used to collect the date and time of your visit, your browsing history, your preferences, and your username. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our Services/Platform may become inaccessible or not function properly.


Links to third-party websites
Our Platform may contain links to third-party websites or apps. If you click on one of these links, please note that each one will have its own privacy policy. We do not control these websites/apps and are not responsible for those policies. When you leave our Platform, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.

Prohibited Items Policy

Your listing, information, Advertisement
Shall not be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully threatening, or unlawfully harassing. Further shall not be fraudulent, misrepresenting, misleading, or pertain to the sale of any illegal, counterfeit, stolen goods and or services that do not belong to you or you do not have the authority for. Further still shall not infringe any intellectual property, trade secret, or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy of any third party.
Shall not be allowed to libel anyone or include hate, derogatory, slanderous speech directed at individuals or groups. You should not advocate violence against other users or individuals or groups.
Shall not contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, easter eggs or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information.

We specifically prohibit any listing or posting of classifieds or information in relation to the following items:
Prostitution or any other service in nature there of that purports to violate the provisions of Immoral Act or Indecent representation of women which violates the contemporary standards of morality and decency in Indian society.
Obscene Items includes items which contain the indecent representation of women within the meaning of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986; Any publication or film or item that describes or depicts a minor who is, or who appears to be, under 18 (whether the minor is engaged in sexual activity or not) and any computer games not suitable for minor that are unsuitable for a minor to see or play.
"Antiquities" and "Art Treasures" in violation of the provisions of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 ("the Act") and  Information or items that are defamatory, libelous, threatening or abusive in nature.
Electronically transmitting through any medium computer viruses of any type or any computer program that facilitates hacking of a computer system which the intent to damage a computer or computer network or intercept any personal data.
"Pyramid schemes" and "Multilevel Marketing" and/ or similar scams that are solely listed for the purpose of defrauding users and International Listings.
Counterfeit, Pirated, and stolen goods or unauthorized illegal services (services for which you are not licensed or permitted to do or do not have the authority to undertake).
Alcoholic Beverages, Liquor, tobacco products, drugs, psychotropic substances, narcotics, intoxicants of any description, medicines, palliative/curative substances nor shall you provide link directly or indirectly to or include descriptions of items, goods or services that are prohibited under any applicable law for the time being in force including but not limited to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the Drugs And Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 Narcotic Drug and Prohibited Substances Act and the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Spam, abusive, duplicate, listing, fraud schemes (e.g. "Get rich quick" "work at homes" scams which are solely listed for the purpose of duping users).
 Weapons and related items (such as firearms, firearm parts, and magazines, ammunition, tear gas, stun guns, switchblade knives, or any other item which is prohibited under the Indian Arms Act, 1959.
Mature Audiences Policy includes films which do not have a certificate for public exhibition issued by the Central Board of Film Certification and or described and depict or otherwise deal with matters which are revolting or repulsive and or tend to deprave a person mind in such a way that they tend to offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults.
Religious items, including books, artifacts, etc. or any information, description of any such item that is likely to affect the religious sentiments of any person or group and Information that is fraudulent, misrepresenting as to the nature and use of the goods or the services.
Identity Documents, Personal Financial Records & Personal Information (in any form, including mailing lists) and Living, dead person and/or the whole or any part of any human which has been kept or preserved by any means whether artificial or natural including any blood, bodily fluids and/ or body parts.
Military or Police Badges, Uniforms, coats-of-arms and or any Government emblems, insignia, and/ or items in violation of Emblems and Names (Prevention of improper use) Act, 1950 and/ or Flag Codes of India Act, 2002.
Items, goods, and services that infringe or attempt to pass off any third parties' intellectual property or rights of publicity or moral rights and or purport's to breach any person's right to privacy and Fireworks, Destructive Devices and Explosives including any material that enables the making of fireworks, explosive triggers, and explosive devices.
Items in violation of the Food Adulteration Act, 1954, and Hazardous chemicals and pesticides and/ or items in violation of the Hazardous Chemicals Act, 1985.
Offensive Material intended for use in a sexual setting (including "bondage" and "fetish" items,) displaying sexual activity or portraying human genitalia in a "life-like" or realistic fashion and Your information shall not include any hate content, that is derogatory or slanderous in nature that may be directed to any individual or group or advocate violence against any users individuals and or animals.
Lottery Tickets, Sweepstakes Entries, and Slot Machines.
Securities" within the meaning of the Securities Contract Regulation Act, 1956, including shares, bonds, debentures, etc. and/or any other financial instruments/assets of any description
Living, dead creatures and/or the whole or any part of any animal which has been kept or preserved by any means whether artificial or natural including rugs, skins, specimens of animals, antlers, horns, hair, feathers, nails, teeth, musk, eggs, nests, other animal products of any description the sale and purchase of which is prevented or restricted in any manner by applicable laws (including those prohibited under The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and/ or The Environment Protection Act, 1986)

Restricted Item Policy: In addition to the above-prohibited items policy users shall also adhere to and comply with the restricted items policy while listing, posting, or providing information in relation to any goods or services.
Mature Audience/Sexually oriented material: Classifieds relating to items that include items intended for use in sexual activity would not be permitted. (An example of such classifieds relating to an item not normally permitted would be classified for the sale of a vibrator). Please also be aware that titles with graphic adult language are inappropriate, regardless of the item contained in the listing itself.
Duplicate Ad listings are not allowed. Any ad posted more than once with the same content or Title in the same city and category would be considered as a Duplicate Ad. We advise you to post multiple ads only if you have different items or services for sale. All duplicate ads would be deleted and posters penalized if the problem persists.