Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of Go-LX (the "Platform"). By creating an account or otherwise using the Platform, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use Go-LX.

2. What Go-LX Is

Go-LX is an online classifieds platform that lets users list indigenous cattle (including cows, bulls, calves, and heifers) either for sale or for adoption, lets other users find and request to contact those sellers, lets veterinary professionals list themselves in a public directory, and lets gaushalas (cow shelters) register and be discoverable to the public. Go-LX also publishes informational content such as government cattle-welfare schemes, an encyclopedia of indigenous breeds, and educational blog posts.

Go-LX is not a party to any transaction between users. We do not own, sell, buy, transport, inspect or guarantee any cattle listed on the Platform, do not provide veterinary services ourselves, do not run any gaushala, and do not charge any commission on sales or adoptions between users.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and legally able to enter into a contract under Indian law to use Go-LX. By using the Platform you confirm that you meet these requirements.

4. Your Account

You sign in to Go-LX using your email address and a password that you set when you register. Registration requires verifying your email through a one-time code (OTP) sent by email. Your mobile number is recorded on your account so buyers can be put in touch with you after you approve a contact request, but it is not how you sign in. You are responsible for activity that takes place through your account and for keeping your email, password and mobile number secure. You agree to provide accurate information when you register and to keep it up to date through your profile.

If you forget your password, you can reset it from the "Forgot password" link on the sign-in page using an email OTP. You may delete your account at any time from your profile settings. Deletion is subject to the data-retention rules described in our Privacy Policy.

5. Posting Cattle Listings

When you post cattle for sale on Go-LX, you confirm that:

• •You own the animal or are legally authorised to sell it.
• •All details — breed, gender, age, weight, milk yield (where applicable), health notes, vaccinations, Cattle/Cow Aadhaar number (if provided), location, price and photographs — are accurate, current and not misleading.
• •The photographs you upload depict the actual animal being listed and do not contain any other person's identifiable image, personal documents, or content you do not have the right to publish.
• •The sale, ownership and any transport of the animal will comply with all applicable central and state laws.
• •You will not post the same animal multiple times, post duplicate listings under different accounts, or post listings that are not genuine.
• •You will keep the listing status up to date — in particular, you will mark the listing as "Sold" when the animal is no longer available, instead of leaving stale listings public.
• •If you choose to use the optional "Live photo + GPS" verification step when posting, the photo you submit must be a fresh photo of the animal being listed taken at that animal's actual location. Submitting recycled, edited or unrelated photos through this step is a misrepresentation and grounds for removal of the listing and the account.

6. Listing Review and Moderation

Every cattle listing and every vet directory profile is reviewed by our team before it becomes publicly visible. We may approve, reject, edit or remove any listing at our discretion — for example, if it is inaccurate, incomplete, unlawful, of poor quality, or does not meet our standards.

Approval by Go-LX does not verify or guarantee the health, condition, ownership, lineage, milk yield, or any other claim about cattle, nor the qualifications, registration or practice quality of any veterinarian.

7. Contact Requests Between Buyers and Sellers

A seller's mobile number is not shown publicly on cattle listings. A signed-in buyer who is interested in a cattle listing may send a contact request to the seller. The seller is notified and can approve or decline the request, optionally giving a reason.

By sending a contact request, you agree to use the seller's number only to discuss the listing in good faith — not to send spam, scam attempts, harassment, or unrelated solicitations. Misuse may result in suspension of your account.

By approving a contact request, a seller agrees that the requesting buyer may see and use the seller's mobile number for that listing.

8. Vets Directory

Veterinary professionals (veterinarians, para-vets, AI workers, etc.) may list themselves in the Go-LX Vets Directory. By submitting a vet profile, you confirm:

• •You hold the qualification and registration details you have submitted, and they are accurate.
• •You consent to publish your name, qualification, clinic name and address, languages, services offered, and contact number openly on Go-LX so that cattle owners can reach you.
• •You will provide services lawfully and within your scope of practice. Go-LX is a listing platform and does not endorse, certify or supervise vet services.

9. Cattle Adoption — Listings, Pledge and Handover

Listings on Go-LX can be marked as for "Sale" or for "Adoption". An adoption listing means the giver is willing to hand the cattle over without a sale price, for a permanent caring home.

A signed-in user who wishes to adopt cattle must submit an adoption application that includes their home type, household context, prior experience, transport plan, and a copy of a government-issued ID proof. The applicant must explicitly accept the Go-LX Adopter Pledge, which is binding:

• •The animal will be adopted as a member of the family and not as livestock for sale.
• •The animal will never be sold, traded, leased or transferred to a third party without Go-LX's knowledge.
• •The animal will never be sent for slaughter or for any process leading to slaughter.
• •The animal will receive lifelong shelter, food, water and veterinary care to the best of the adopter's ability.
• •The adopter will allow Go-LX or its partners to conduct reasonable follow-up checks where requested.
• •If the adopter is unable to continue care, the animal must be returned to the giver, to a registered gaushala, or to Go-LX for re-placement — never abandoned.
• •The pledge is gender-aware, requiring the adopter to commit to caring for a bull/male calf as "Nandi Maharaj" and a cow/female cattle as "Gau Mata".

10. Adoption Handover and Happy Homes

Once an adoption application is approved, the giver and adopter coordinate the physical handover. Either party may upload handover notes, and Go-LX may record the handover date and status. Completed adoptions may be celebrated on the public "Happy Homes" page in an anonymised form (breed, photographs, district-level location) — your name, mobile number and ID proof are never published.

Go-LX may, at its discretion, suspend or remove an adopter or a listing if the pledge is violated, if false information is provided, or if the welfare of the cattle is at risk.

11. Gaushala Directory

Any registered gaushala or cow shelter may submit its details to the Go-LX Gaushala Directory. By submitting, you confirm:

• •You are authorised to represent the organisation and the details you provide (name, registration number, address, capacity, services) are accurate.
• •You consent to publish the organisation's name, district/state, contact person, mobile number, email (if provided), services and photographs on the public Gaushala Directory.
• •The organisation operates lawfully and treats animals in its care humanely.
• •You will keep the listing up to date and notify Go-LX if the organisation ceases operation.

12. Cattle Adopter Interest Form

The public Cattle Adopter section allows anyone to submit basic interest details (name, mobile, optional email, optional location, message). By submitting this form, you agree that Go-LX or a partner gaushala may contact you about possible adoption opportunities. This is an enquiry only and does not create any adoption agreement.

13. Newsletter, Feedback and Contact

The Go-LX newsletter is opt-in. By submitting your email through a newsletter form you agree to receive occasional updates about Go-LX, and you may unsubscribe at any time. By submitting the feedback or contact forms, you authorise Go-LX to use the information you provide to respond to you and to improve the Platform.

14. Voluntary Donations

Go-LX is a community-supported free platform. Any donations made through the Platform (including via PayPal) are completely voluntary and non-refundable. Donations do not purchase any special privileges, ownership, user benefits, or influence over Platform moderation, listing approvals, or policy decisions. In-app and PayPal donation button interactions are tracked strictly for platform analytics and administrative views.

15. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to use Go-LX to:

• •Post false, fraudulent, misleading or duplicate listings, vet profiles, gaushala profiles or other content.
• •List animals other than indigenous cattle for sale, or list anything for an unlawful purpose.
• •Promote, enable or carry out cruelty to animals or any illegal slaughter.
• •Harass other users, send spam through contact requests, send abusive messages, or attempt to defraud buyers or sellers.
• •Misuse the reporting feature to file knowingly false reports against listings or users.
• •Submit an adoption application with false information, or violate the Adopter Pledge after adopting.
• •Submit a gaushala registration with false credentials or for a body that is not a genuine cow shelter.
• •Scrape, copy, or systematically extract listings, vet profiles or other content for any purpose other than legitimate AI-assistant or search-engine indexing as permitted by our robots.txt.
• •Interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Platform, its data, or other users' accounts.

16. Reports and Moderation

Go-LX provides a reporting feature so users can flag listings, vet profiles or other users for our review. You agree to use this feature in good faith and only when you have a genuine concern. We review reports as a moderation aid; we do not promise any specific outcome or response time. Knowingly false or abusive reports may themselves result in action against your account.

17. Compliance with Cattle Laws

Laws relating to the ownership, sale, transport, welfare and slaughter of cattle differ significantly across central and state jurisdictions in India. You are solely responsible for understanding and complying with all laws that apply to you and to any transaction you enter into through Go-LX. Government scheme information and blog content on Go-LX is provided for general awareness only and is not legal, veterinary, or financial advice.

18. Transactions Between Users

Any sale, purchase, payment, transport or delivery of cattle, and any engagement of veterinary services, is solely between the users involved. Before completing any transaction you should inspect the cattle in person, verify its health and documents, confirm the seller's identity, and never pay in advance to an unverified party. Go-LX is not responsible for the conduct of any user, the condition or health of any animal, the qualifications or performance of any vet, the accuracy of listings, payment disputes, or any loss arising from a transaction.

19. Notifications

When you have an account, we may send you transactional notifications related to your activity — for example, when your listing is approved, when a buyer requests your contact, or when a contact request is approved or declined. These notifications may be in-app and, if you opt in, browser/PWA push notifications. You can turn off push notifications at any time from your profile settings.

20. Content Licence

You retain ownership of the photographs, text and other content you upload to Go-LX. By uploading content you grant Go-LX a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to host, store, display, distribute and create previews/thumbnails of that content for the purpose of operating, promoting and securing the Platform. This licence ends when you delete the content, except where we must retain a copy for legal or moderation purposes.

21. Intellectual Property

The Go-LX name, logo, design, code and brand assets belong to Go-LX. Educational and informational content published by Go-LX (such as scheme summaries and blog posts) is provided for personal, non-commercial reference unless otherwise stated.

22. Disclaimers

Go-LX is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not warrant that the Platform will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure, or that any listing, vet profile or user is genuine. Government scheme information and blog content are provided for general awareness only and may not be current — always confirm details from the relevant official source before making decisions.

23. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Go-LX and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive loss, or for any loss arising from transactions between users, reliance on listings or scheme/blog content, or use of the Platform. Our aggregate liability to any user shall not exceed one thousand Indian rupees (₹1,000).

24. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to Go-LX, or remove any of your listings, vet profile or content, if you breach these Terms or if we reasonably believe it is necessary to protect users or the Platform. You may also stop using Go-LX and delete your account at any time.

25. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of India, and any disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of Go-LX are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in India.

26. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time as Go-LX evolves. The "Last updated" date above shows the latest revision. Continued use of Go-LX after a change means you accept the updated Terms; if you do not agree, please stop using the Platform.

27. Contact Us

For any questions about these Terms, contact us at support@golx.org.