Terms of Service, Legal Disclaimer & Safe Harbor Agreement

CrimesBD functions strictly as a passive, neutral technological conduit, electronic host, and community communications platform. Its sole mission is to provide civic technological infrastructure enabling the public to document, track, and alert fellow citizens regarding community safety risks.

Under domestic intermediary safe harbor legal frameworks and international doctrines (including electronic intermediary protection principles equivalent to Section 230 safe harbor), CrimesBD does not originate, author, sponsor, or endorse third-party content. CrimesBD exercises no prior restraint editorial control and is legally shielded from publisher liability for content uploaded by autonomous users.

CrimesBD is strictly an independent, non-governmental public interest project. It has NO official affiliation, corporate partnership, agency relationship, or sponsorship with Bangladesh Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Detective Branch (DB), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Ministry of Home Affairs, or any governmental department.

The case tracking reference numbers generated on this website (e.g., CR-2026-XXXX) are internal platform archival identifiers and MUST NOT be confused with official police station GD numbers or judicial FIR/CR case records.

Pursuant to Articles 31 & 32 of the Constitution of Bangladesh and universal human rights jurisprudence:

Every individual mentioned, accused, or referenced in user submissions is constitutionally and strictly PRESUMED INNOCENT until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by a competent court of law following due process.

All records, hotspots, and descriptions hosted on CrimesBD represent raw citizen eyewitness claims, community warnings, or public press aggregations. They do NOT constitute judicial rulings, official verdicts, or definitive criminal proof.

By submitting any report, text, photograph, video, document, or audio evidence to CrimesBD, the contributor legally represents and warrants that:

• Truthfulness & Good Faith: The content is submitted in good faith, reflects firsthand knowledge or verified evidence, and is free of intentional falsehoods or fabrication.
• No Extortion or Personal Malice: The platform is not being used to settle private disputes, damage commercial competitors, exert blackmail, or conduct politically motivated character assassination.
• Complete Indemnification Covenant: The contributor covenants to DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS CrimesBD, its founders, operators, moderators, volunteers, and technical infrastructure providers from and against any lawsuits, damages, defamation claims, regulatory penalties, or legal fees arising directly or indirectly from their submission.

CrimesBD maintains a zero-tolerance policy against vigilantism, mob violence, harassment campaigns, extrajudicial retribution, and kangaroo court behavior.

CrimesBD adheres strictly to natural justice and due process. Any aggrieved person, organization, or authorized attorney who asserts that a report contains inaccurate facts, infringes privacy, defames character, or fails to reflect a subsequent judicial acquittal may demand immediate relief.

CRIMESBD PROVIDES THIS PLATFORM, ITS MAPPING FEATURES, HOTSPOT ALERTS, AND USER-SUBMITTED DATA ON A STRICT "AS-IS" AND "AS-AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, CRIMESBD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Geographic coordinates displayed on our maps are intentionally generalized and fuzzed for privacy and security. Users should not rely solely on platform heatmaps as exhaustive security advisories.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL CRIMESBD, ITS CREATORS, OPERATORS, MODERATORS, OR VOLUNTEERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES—INCLUDING LOSS OF REPUTATION, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LEGAL DEFENSE COSTS.

IN ALL JURISDICTIONS WHERE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY ARE ENFORCED, CRIMESBD'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL BE CAPPED AT THE LESSER OF THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY THE USER TO THE PLATFORM (IF ANY) OR ZERO BANGLADESHI TAKA (BDT 0).

These Terms of Service and Disclaimers shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. If any provision of this agreement is adjudicated invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed without invalidating the remaining covenants.

Prior to initiating any judicial or administrative proceeding, parties agree to submit to good-faith mediation through our designated legal dispute resolution portal.