Privacy & Terms.

Your privacy matters to us. ZeroStake ("we", "our", or "us") is a virtual trading application built for learning and practice. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we keep it safe. We aim to be straightforward — no surprises.

1. Nature of the App

ZeroStake is a virtual trading platform. Everything in the app — trades, funds, portfolios, profits, and losses — is simulated. No real money is involved, traded, or at risk. Think of it as a safe space to learn and experiment with trading.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect what we need to make the app work well for you:

• Account Information: Information made available by your selected sign-in provider, such as an email address or provider account identifier, to create and manage your account.
• Device Details: Basic information about your device to help us diagnose crashes and keep your account secure.
• Usage Patterns: General information about how the app is used, such as screens visited and in-app interactions, to help us understand what works well and improve the overall experience.
• Virtual Trading Data: Your simulated portfolio, orders, and positions — this is what makes the app work for you.
• Subscription Status: Whether you're on the free or Pro plan, so we can provide you the right experience.

3. How We Use Your Information

Everything we collect has a clear purpose:

• To provide and maintain the virtual trading experience.
• To sign you in and support your data across devices when you back up before switching devices.
• To send you helpful notifications — like when your orders execute.
• To process in-app purchases securely.
• To back up and restore your data when you use Backup Now.
• To analyze app usage patterns, diagnose issues, and continuously improve app quality and performance.
• To show ads if you're on the free plan.

4. Third-Party Services

We work with trusted services to keep the app running:

• Google Firebase: For signing you in, sending notifications, understanding app usage, and managing settings.
• Google Play Store and App Store: For processing Pro purchases inside the app.
• Advertising Partners: To show ads in the free version. Pro users enjoy an ad-free experience. These partners may use device or advertising identifiers to show and measure ads, subject to their own privacy policies and your device settings.
• Cloudflare: For hosting and delivering content quickly and reliably.

Each of these services has their own privacy practices. We encourage you to review their policies if you'd like to learn more.

5. Data Security

We take your data seriously. Backups you create through the app are encrypted, and we use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your information. Backups are not created automatically. If you want a recoverable copy of your data, you must use the Backup Now button in the Tools section. While no system is perfect, we do our best to keep your data safe.

6. Data Retention

We keep your data for as long as your account is active. If you'd like us to delete your account and associated data, just reach out to us and we'll take care of it.

7. Your Choices

You're always in control:

• You can ask us to delete your account and data.
• You can turn off push notifications from your device settings.
• You can clear your app data from within the app's settings.

8. Children's Privacy

ZeroStake is intended only for users who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe someone under 18 has provided personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we'll update the "Last Updated" date at the top. We encourage you to check back occasionally.

10. Questions?

If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy, we're happy to help. Reach out to us at: support@zerostake.in

Welcome to ZeroStake. By downloading, installing, or using the app, you agree to these Terms of Service. Please read them carefully. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use the app.

iOS End User License Agreement: If you use ZeroStake on iOS, your license to the app is governed by Apple's Standard End User License Agreement. These Terms still explain ZeroStake's Pro plans, support, simulator rules, and privacy practices.

1. What ZeroStake Is

ZeroStake is a virtual trading simulation designed for educational and entertainment purposes. All trades, funds, profits, losses, and portfolio values within the app are entirely fictional. No real money, real securities, or real financial instruments are involved at any point.

ZeroStake is not a stockbroker, financial advisor, investment platform, or trading terminal. Nothing in the app should be interpreted as financial advice. Any decisions you make in real markets based on your experience with ZeroStake are entirely your own responsibility.

Educational Simulation

ZeroStake does not execute real securities transactions or accept money for investment.

Simulated trading results may differ substantially from live-market results because of liquidity, slippage, execution, taxes, transaction costs, and other market conditions.

ZeroStake does not guarantee returns or improved trading performance.

ZeroStake is not registered with SEBI as a stock broker, Investment Adviser, or Research Analyst and does not provide investment advice or securities recommendations.

Simulated Stop-Loss and Target Execution

Within the App, a stop-loss placed through the regular order flow or the after-market order (AMO) flow operates as a Stop Loss-Market (SL-M) order. When its trigger is reached, the App executes it using market-style simulation at the then-current simulated price. The trigger price activates the order; it is not a guaranteed execution price. The simulated execution may therefore be at the trigger, better than the trigger, or worse than the trigger. An AMO remains held until its applicable market session becomes eligible and then follows the same execution rule.

A target configured to execute at market operates as Target-Market (TGT-M). In the App it is executed using the trigger-crossing simulated price. In a real market, a market order released after a target trigger can execute worse than the target because the available market price may change before the order is matched.

Within the App, separate trigger and limit prices for a protective exit are available only through the Good Till Triggered (GTT) order flow when Limit is selected for that exit. These are simulated Stop Loss-Limit (SL-L) and Target-Limit (TGT-L) orders. Reaching the trigger places a simulated limit order at the separately selected limit price; it does not execute the order as a market order or replace the selected limit with the trigger price. A sell limit executes only at the limit price or higher, and a buy limit executes only at the limit price or lower. If no qualifying simulated price is available, the order remains pending and may later lapse, expire, or be cancelled under the App's applicable rules. Selecting Market for a GTT exit instead uses SL-M or TGT-M behavior.

ZeroStake evaluates these orders using market-data ticks or last traded price (LTP). It does not reproduce exchange order-book depth, bid-ask spread, queue priority, available liquidity, partial fills, or exchange matching. The simulation is therefore not a one-to-one reproduction of execution on a real exchange.

2. Who This App Is For

ZeroStake targets users aged 18 and above. By using the app, you acknowledge that you understand the virtual and simulated nature of the platform and that no real financial transactions take place.

3. Your Account

When you sign in, you create an account linked to your selected sign-in provider. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account. Please don't share your login with others.

Backups are created only when you use Backup Now. Before reinstalling the app, clearing app data, or switching devices, create a backup from the Tools section first. To reduce sync conflicts, sign out on one device before signing in on another. We may not be able to restore data that was not backed up.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms, misuse the platform, or engage in any activity we consider harmful to the service or its users.

4. Free & Pro Plans

ZeroStake offers a free version with limited access to the virtual trading experience. The App shows the features and limits available to your account before you use them.

An active Pro plan unlocks additional premium features as described on the "Upgrade to Pro" screen within the App. Available plans may vary by app store, device, account and time. The purchase screen shows the plans currently available to you and identifies each plan as recurring or non-recurring before purchase.

Any “up to 12× faster price updates” claim describes the maximum relative update frequency available with Pro. Actual update frequency varies by scrip and its volatility, and a constant 12× rate is not guaranteed.

Pro access lasts until the end of the plan term confirmed by the App or app store. A recurring plan renews automatically unless cancelled. Cancelling normally stops the next renewal while Pro access continues until the end of the current paid or trial period, subject to the app store's cancellation and refund rules. A non-recurring plan ends after its displayed duration and does not renew.

When Pro access ends, the account returns to the free plan, Pro features become unavailable, and virtual trading funds are reset to the standard free-plan baseline balance.

If an account exceeds a free-plan portfolio limit when Pro ends, its existing holdings and positions are not closed solely because of that limit. Orders that would introduce another active symbol may be rejected until the account is below the applicable free-plan limit.

Other Pro Capacity and Expiry Effects

1. Pro users can set custom virtual funds from ₹10 up to ₹10,00,00,000 (₹10 crore). Upgrading does not automatically set the account balance to ₹10 crore.
2. Pro supports up to ten (10) watchlists with up to twenty (20) stocks in each watchlist. Free supports one (1) watchlist with up to five (5) stocks.
3. When Pro ends, watchlist data is permanently reduced to the first watchlist and the first five stocks in that watchlist. Other watchlists and stocks removed by this reduction may not be recoverable.
4. Chart-drawing storage limits depend on the chart experience. Free currently stores drawings for up to five (5) or ten (10) symbols or chart URLs, while Pro stores drawings for up to ten (10) or twenty (20). When Pro ends, saved drawings above the applicable free limit may be permanently removed, generally retaining the most recently saved entries.

Daily Order Allowances

Free accounts receive the daily order allowance displayed in the App for that account and day. The standard free allowance is three (3) orders per day. Some accounts may receive a different displayed allowance or earn additional bonus orders by watching eligible advertisements.

Where the phrase “Unlimited Orders Per Day” appears, it means only that the App does not impose a numerical daily order-count quota while the user’s Pro plan is active. It does not mean unlimited pending orders, AMO orders, GTT triggers, active holdings, active positions, order size or volume, or guaranteed order acceptance or execution.

Active Portfolio and Pending-Order Limits

The following limits apply at one time:

1. A free account may maintain up to thirty (30) unique active holdings.
2. A free account may separately maintain up to thirty (30) unique active positions.
3. A Pro account may maintain up to one hundred (100) unique active holdings.
4. A Pro account may separately maintain up to one hundred (100) unique active positions.
5. A Pro account may have up to twenty (20) regular pending orders.
6. A Pro account may separately have up to twenty (20) after-market orders (AMO).
7. An account with access to Good Till Triggered (GTT) orders may separately have up to twenty (20) active GTT triggers. Each standing trigger, including a dormant protective trigger, counts separately, so one GTT setup may use more than one GTT slot.
8. An “Active Holding” means a distinct delivery-trading symbol with a non-zero, unclosed quantity.
9. An “Active Position” means a distinct symbol classified by the App as a position, including applicable intraday or derivatives positions, with a non-zero, unclosed quantity.
10. Multiple trades involving the same already-active symbol count as one active holding or position.
11. When the applicable limit is reached, an order that would introduce an additional active symbol will be rejected until an existing holding or position in that category is fully exited or closed. Orders that add to, reduce, or exit an already-active symbol may remain permitted.

The regular pending-order, AMO and GTT limits are separate simultaneous limits, not daily or lifetime limits. A slot becomes available when an order or trigger is no longer pending or active. All orders remain subject to available virtual funds or margin, instrument eligibility, market conditions and hours, risk-management controls, technical availability, and other restrictions disclosed within the App.

5. Purchases & Refunds

The free version gives you enough access to evaluate the simulator before purchasing. If you upgrade, all billing and plan controls stay inside the official app store you use:

• Pro purchases are billed through Google Play Store on Android or the App Store on iOS inside the App.
• The purchase screen shows the current price, duration, trial terms, renewal status and included features for the selected plan before purchase.
• Recurring plans renew automatically unless cancelled. Non-recurring plans charge once for the displayed duration and do not renew.
• Billing, renewal, cancellation, expiry, and any refund decisions are handled under that store's policies.
• If you need billing help, start from your app store purchase or subscription settings and then contact us at support@zerostake.in if something still looks wrong.
• We may change future pricing or plan features, subject to applicable law and the terms of the app store used for purchase. The current price, billing period, renewal terms, and included features will be shown before purchase. Changes to renewal pricing apply only as disclosed through the relevant app store.

6. Things You Must Not Do

To keep ZeroStake fair and safe for everyone, you agree not to:

• Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or modify the app or any part of it.
• Distribute, share, or make available modified, cracked, patched, or pirated versions of the app. This may result in account suspension, loss of access, and legal action where appropriate.
• Circumvent any security measures, license checks, Pro-plan verification, or feature restrictions.
• Use bots, scripts, or automated tools to interact with the app or its services.
• Impersonate ZeroStake, its team, or any of its representatives.
• Attempt to disrupt the app's infrastructure, servers, or services in any way.

7. Beware of Impostors

Let us be clear about what we do and don't offer:

• ZeroStake does not provide paid courses, mentorship programs, trading tips, advisory services, or any offerings outside of the app itself.
• If anyone contacts you claiming to represent ZeroStake and offering such services, they are not affiliated with us. Please do not engage with them.
• Our only paid offering is an in-app Pro plan, which can only be purchased through Google Play Store on Android or the App Store on iOS within the app.
• We will never ask you for money outside of the official app stores.

8. Market Data

Any market data, stock prices, or financial information displayed within the app is intended solely for the purpose of simulation. It may not reflect real-time market conditions and should never be relied upon for actual trading or investment decisions.

9. Intellectual Property

All content within ZeroStake — including the code, design, user interface, graphics, logos, and branding — is the intellectual property of ZeroStake and is protected by applicable laws. Except for a limited, revocable, non-transferable right to use ZeroStake in accordance with these Terms, all rights in the app and its content remain the property of ZeroStake.

10. No Warranties

ZeroStake is provided "as is" and "as available", without any warranties of any kind — whether express or implied. We do not guarantee that:

• The app will be available at all times or free from errors.
• The simulated data will be accurate or mirror real market conditions.
• Your virtual trading performance will reflect or predict real-world trading outcomes.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

• ZeroStake shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the app.
• We are not responsible for any real-world trading or financial decisions you make based on your experience with this simulation.
• Our total liability, if any, shall not exceed the amount you have paid for Pro access in the twelve months preceding the claim.

12. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to ZeroStake at our discretion if we believe you have violated these terms. You may also choose to stop using the app and delete your account at any time through the app's settings or by contacting us.

13. Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any disputes arising from or related to these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in India.

14. Severability

If any provision of these terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. The revised Terms will show an updated date, and we will provide notice of material changes where required by law. Continued use of the app after revised Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of those Terms, subject to applicable law.

16. Get in Touch

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, feel free to reach out: support@zerostake.in