1Agreement to these terms
We are Valueskins Private Limited, a private limited company incorporated in India ("ValueSkins", "we", "us"). We run the website valueskins.com and the services it offers (the "Platform").
You can contact us at founder@valueskins.com or on +91 88056 95324. Our GSTIN is 27AAMCV5525E1Z5.
These terms are a binding agreement between you and ValueSkins. By using the Platform you confirm that you have read and accept them. If you do not accept them, do not use the Platform. This document is an electronic record under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and needs no signature.
The Platform is for people aged 18 or older. A Brand is a user who posts a Deal. A Creator is a user who applies to one. A Deal is a piece of paid work a Brand posts on the Platform.
2Our services
ValueSkins is a platform where Brands post Deals with a fixed amount and Creators apply. The Brand confirms one Creator. The Creator delivers the content, and the Brand approves it or asks for changes.
We are an intermediary. We are not a party to any Deal, and we are not an agent, employer or agency of any Brand or Creator. The Platform does not offer escrow, does not hold money for any user, does not offer negotiation of the amount, and has no chat. Users who need to talk write to each other by email.
3Current limits of the services
The Platform is new, and we describe its limits here so you can decide whether it suits you.
- Scope. Paid collaborations on Instagram only, offered in India, in Indian rupees. Deals are not sorted by niche. Each Deal has one Brand and one Creator. There are no team or agency accounts.
- Payments. We do not hold, guarantee, insure or recover any payment between a Brand and a Creator. A Brand that pays an advance bears the risk that the content is not delivered. A Creator who delivers bears the risk that the balance is not paid.
- Verification. We confirm that you control the Instagram account you sign in with. We do not verify UPI IDs or anything else you tell us.
4Your account and profile
You sign in with a public Instagram Business or Creator account. Your role on the Platform comes from that account type: a Business account is a Brand and a Creator account is a Creator. You must confirm an email address. Profile details are saved once. To correct them, write to us.
5What you promise us
You promise that what you tell us is true, that you are 18 or older, that you control the Instagram account you use, and that you will use the Platform only for lawful work.
6How a Deal works
A Brand posts a Deal with a description, an amount of at least ₹5,000.00 and three dates. A published Deal cannot be edited. Creators apply. The Brand confirms one Creator, pays our fee, and then pays the Creator 30% of the rest by UPI before work starts and the remaining 70% after it approves the content. Each payment to the Creator moves the Deal on only when the Creator confirms it arrived.
7Our fee
Our fee is ₹750.00 plus GST at the applicable rate, currently 18%, which makes ₹885.00 per Deal. The Brand pays it through our payment processor after confirming a Creator. We issue a GST tax invoice for it. Signing up, browsing and applying are free.
8Payments between Brand and Creator
The Brand pays the Creator directly by UPI, to the UPI ID the Creator gave. That money never passes through ValueSkins. The records we keep of these payments are records only. They are not receipts or tax invoices from us.
9Cancellation and refunds
A Brand may cancel a Deal at no cost until it pays our fee. After that, only we can cancel a Deal, after a dispute is raised. Creators cannot cancel a Deal. Refunds of our fee are covered in the Refund and Cancellation Policy.
10Content and usage rights
A Brand that wants to reuse the content beyond the Creator's own posts, for example on its own pages or in an advertisement, must say how, where, when and until when in the Deal description. That description is shown to Creators before they apply and is printed in the deal record. Usage rights are part of the Deal amount and are never charged separately. If a Deal does not grant a use, the Brand may not make it.
11Advertising law and disclosure
Creators are responsible for disclosing paid partnerships clearly, as required by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022, the guidelines of the Advertising Standards Council of India, and the rules of the platform where the content is published. Brands are responsible for the truth of any claim they ask a Creator to make. ValueSkins does not review content for compliance.
12Taxes
Each user is responsible for their own taxes. We do not issue GST invoices for payments to Creators and we do not deduct tax at source on a Brand's behalf.
13Prohibited activities
You must not use the Platform except for the purpose we make it available for. In particular, you must not share any information that belongs to another person and to which you have no right; that is obscene, harassing, harmful to a child or otherwise unlawful; that infringes any patent, trademark or copyright; or that deceives or misleads anyone about who is behind it.
14Intellectual property
The Platform, its design and its software belong to us. You may use them only to take part in Deals as these terms allow.
15Disputes between users
A dispute about a Deal, including late delivery, non-delivery, the quality of content, non-payment, or a payment sent to the wrong UPI ID, is a dispute between the Brand and the Creator. ValueSkins is not a party to it and is not an arbitrator.
Either party may raise a dispute from the Deal page or email founder@valueskins.com. A person will review the Deal record, may share it with both parties and may suggest a resolution. We do not guarantee any outcome and we do not compensate either party.
16Suspension and termination
We may suspend or close your account if you breach these terms, if the law requires it, or if your use of the Platform puts us or other users at risk. Where it is reasonable, we will tell you why. You may delete your account at any time in Settings. Deleting it does not release you from any Deal you were confirmed on, or from any amount you owe under it.
17Disclaimer
The Platform is provided as it is and as available. To the fullest extent the law allows, we do not promise that it will be uninterrupted or free of errors, that any user is who they say they are, that a Creator will deliver, or that a Brand will pay.
18Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, ValueSkins is not liable for indirect or consequential loss, or for loss caused by another user, including non-delivery, non-payment or a payment sent to a wrong UPI ID. Our total liability to you is limited to the fees you paid us in the twelve months before the claim arose. Nothing here limits liability that the law does not allow us to limit, including for fraud.
19Indemnity
You agree to indemnify us against any claim, loss or expense, including reasonable legal fees, arising from your breach of these terms or of any law, your Deals, or any content or information you provide.
20Data protection and retention
How we handle personal data is set out in the Privacy Policy.
21Grievance officer
Complaints about the Platform or its content can go to our Grievance Officer at founder@valueskins.com. We acknowledge within 24 hours and resolve within 15 days.
22Changes to these terms
We may change these terms. When we do, we update the date at the top of this page and tell you by email or by a notice on the Platform. Using the Platform after a change takes effect means you accept it. The version that applies to a Deal is the one in force when that Deal was posted.
23Governing law and jurisdiction
These terms are governed by the laws of India. Subject to any right you have under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 to approach a consumer forum, the courts at Pune, Maharashtra have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute between you and us.
24General
If any part of these terms cannot be enforced, the rest still applies. Not enforcing a term is not a waiver of it. These terms, the Privacy Policy and the Refund and Cancellation Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the Platform.