Terms of Service – Sethu

Effective Date: 20th August 2025

Owned by: Theia Real Estate Private Limited

By accessing or using Sethu, you agree to comply with these legally binding Terms.

1. Services Offered

  • WhatsApp AI Bot: For property listing, lead organization, and broker collaboration.
  • Sethu Portal: AI-powered property searches, deal tracking, documentation retrieval, and franchise applications.
  • Value-Added Services: Loans, interiors, government document services, and recurring deal facilitation through third parties.

2. Ownership & Intellectual Property

  • Sethu platform, software, trademarks, logos, and content are the exclusive intellectual property of Theia Real Estate Private Limited.

3. Broker Protection

  • No Bypassing Guarantee: Brokers remain integral to all transactions. Sethu or its team will not directly contact property owners or clients introduced via brokers.
  • Commission Independence: Brokers retain full control over commission negotiations unless voluntarily entering revenue-sharing arrangements for B2B or VAS services.

4. B2B Client Terms

  • B2B clients acknowledge that data shared on Sethu may be used for deal facilitation, analytics, and service delivery within this framework.
  • All B2B transactions remain confidential and broker-involved unless otherwise mutually agreed.

5. Fees & Commissions

  • Brokers use core Sethu services free of charge.
  • B2B deals: Brokers receive property owner commissions plus 60% of Sethu’s company-side commissions where applicable.
  • Value-added services: Commissions paid by banks or service providers upon successful closures.

6. User Responsibilities

Users must not:

  • Upload fraudulent or misleading property data.
  • Engage in illegal activities or violate real estate regulations.
  • Attempt unauthorized access, reverse engineering, or data scraping.

Violations may lead to account termination and legal action.

7. Data Usage & Analytics

  • Aggregated, anonymized data may be used for market insights, platform improvement, and trend forecasting.
  • No personally identifiable data disclosed without consent.

8. Limitation of Liability

  • Sethu operates on a best-effort basis.
  • Not liable for disputes between brokers, clients, or third parties beyond platform facilitation.
  • Financial and legal obligations for transactions rest solely with involved parties.

9. Termination & Suspension

  • Users can stop using Sethu anytime.
  • Accounts engaged in fraudulent, illegal, or abusive activities may be suspended without notice.

10. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

  • These Terms are governed by Indian laws with disputes under the jurisdiction of Bangalore, Karnataka.