Welcome to History17. By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. Please read them carefully before using our website or purchasing access to premium content.
By accessing, browsing, registering for an account, or purchasing premium access, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website or purchase premium access.
Certain stories or portions of the website may be available free of charge. Other stories are available only to registered users who have successfully completed the applicable payment. Premium access currently costs ₹269 as a one-time payment, unless otherwise stated on the website. The price and content included with premium access may be changed for future purchases, but changes will not affect access already purchased except where otherwise stated in these Terms.
History17 provides digital content only. No physical products are sold or shipped. After successful payment and account verification, eligible premium content is made available electronically through the website.
Certain premium content may require you to create and maintain an account. You are responsible for providing accurate information during registration and for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials or access information. You must not knowingly provide false information or create an account for fraudulent purposes. You are responsible for activities carried out through your account.
Unless otherwise permitted by History17, premium access is intended for the individual user who purchased it. You must not sell, transfer, rent, share, or otherwise provide your account or premium access to another person.
Premium content is provided for your personal, non-commercial reading and entertainment purposes. You may read the content through the History17 website, but purchasing premium access does not transfer ownership of the underlying stories or intellectual property to you.
All original stories, written content, artwork, graphics, website design, logos, illustrations and other original materials published on History17 are owned by or licensed to History17, unless otherwise stated. Purchasing premium access grants you permission to access and read the applicable digital content. It does not grant you ownership or copyright in that content. You must not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, commercially exploit, or create unauthorized copies or derivative works from History17's original content.
You must not copy or reproduce substantial portions of premium stories, republish History17 content on another website, social-media platform, forum, book, application or other medium, sell or commercially exploit premium content, share your account or premium access with others, attempt to bypass access restrictions or security mechanisms, attempt to obtain premium content without completing the required payment, use automated systems to scrape or systematically collect website content, attempt to interfere with the operation or security of the website, or use the website for unlawful or fraudulent purposes.
History17 may use reasonable technical measures to protect its digital content and prevent unauthorized access, copying, scraping, redistribution or account sharing. Attempts to circumvent such measures may result in suspension or termination of access.
Payments for premium access are processed through the payment gateway displayed on the website. History17 does not directly collect or store sensitive payment information such as card numbers, CVV numbers or payment PINs. A payment is considered successful only after confirmation from the applicable payment gateway and/or History17's payment system.
If a payment fails, is cancelled, or remains pending, premium access may not be activated until successful payment confirmation is received. If your bank or payment provider has deducted money but History17 has not received successful payment confirmation, please contact us using the details provided on the Contact Us page.
Refunds and cancellations are governed by our separate Refund & Cancellation Policy, which forms part of these Terms & Conditions. Please review that policy before purchasing premium access.
We aim to keep History17 available and operational, but we do not guarantee that the website will always be available without interruption. The website may occasionally become unavailable because of maintenance, technical problems, hosting issues, security incidents, network failures or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
History17 may add, remove, modify or update stories, chapters, illustrations, website features or other content from time to time. We may also correct typographical, factual or technical errors.
History17 may contain fictional or speculative interpretations of historical events. Alternate-history stories are creative works based on hypothetical changes to historical events and should not necessarily be understood as factual historical accounts. Where appropriate, factual historical information and fictional or speculative elements may be presented together for storytelling purposes.
History17 may use third-party services such as payment gateways, SMS providers, hosting providers, analytics services or other technical providers. Your use of such services may also be subject to the terms and policies of the respective third-party providers.
History17 may suspend or terminate an account or restrict access to premium content where there is reasonable evidence of fraud, unauthorized access, account sharing, content redistribution, attempts to circumvent security measures, or other material violations of these Terms. Where appropriate, we may also take other lawful action to protect our intellectual property and website.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, History17 shall not be responsible for losses resulting from temporary website interruptions, technical failures, internet connectivity problems, third-party service failures, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control. Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit any rights or protections that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law.
History17 may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time. The updated version will be published on this page together with the revised "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the website after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by the applicable laws of India. Any disputes shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts having appropriate jurisdiction under applicable law.
If you have questions regarding these Terms & Conditions, payments, accounts, premium access or other issues, please contact us using the Contact Us page.