Last updated: July 4th, 2025
Welcome to Compass by Rau's IAS (https://compass.rauias.com). This platform and all the content published on it are the exclusive intellectual property of Rau's IAS Study Circle, protected under the applicable Indian and international copyright laws.
Ownership and Rights
All content on Compass by Rau’s IAS—including but not limited to:
- Articles, editorials, and study notes
- eBooks and PDFs
- Infographics, charts, and diagrams
- Lecture videos and audio recordings
- Presentations, handouts, and downloadable material
- Tests, quizzes, and question banks
- Code, scripts, and technical data
- Logos, branding elements, and design assets
—is the sole property of Rau’s IAS Study Circle. No content, whether created internally or contributed by faculty, staff, or third parties, confers copyright to individual contributors. All rights are retained by Rau’s IAS, which compensates authors and faculty for their services under binding agreements.
Usage Restrictions
Unless explicitly permitted in writing by Rau’s IAS, you are not allowed to:
- Copy, reproduce, or store any material from this site in any form (digital, printed, or otherwise).
- Distribute, license, transmit, or publish our content via any platform or medium.
- Modify, translate, adapt, or build derivative works based on our material.
- Use content for commercial training, coaching, or resale, either partially or fully.
- Share premium, paid, or restricted-access content with unauthorized users or platforms.
- Use our material in other courses, institutions, or publications without approval.
Permitted Use
We allow limited personal usage of the material under the following terms:
- You may access and consume free content for personal learning and non-commercial educational purposes only.
- You may share links (not downloads or screenshots) to our public web pages or content on Compass.rauias.com, provided proper attribution to Rau’s IAS is maintained.
- Academic discussion or analysis that quotes our material must include attribution and must not exceed fair use limits.
Consequences of Infringement
Violating this policy will be considered an infringement of intellectual property rights. Rau’s IAS reserves the right to take any or all of the following actions:
- Serve Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notices.
- Initiate civil legal proceedings to recover damages and injunctions.
- Pursue criminal complaints, where applicable.
- Restrict, ban, or block access to our platform for offending users or institutions.
- Report violations to third-party platforms or legal authorities as necessary.
Reporting Infringement
If you find any of our content being used without authorization, or if you have concerns regarding misuse, please report it to:
📩 Email: info@rauias.com
We appreciate your support in protecting the integrity of our educational content.
Policy Changes
Rau's IAS Study Circle may revise, update, or expand this policy at any time without prior notice. Users are encouraged to review this page regularly for the latest version.