Disclaimer
Updated as of 30 September 2026
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The forensic scores, risk flags, and analytical outputs generated by the analysis tool at veda.fraudopedia.co.in are independent, purely quantitative screening instruments driven by algorithms evaluating historical financial and regulatory data. This Platform serves both individual retail subscribers (B2C) and institutional/commercial clients (B2B) on a subscription fee basis. This Platform is owned and operated by Fraudopedia Private Limited. Please read this comprehensive disclaimer carefully before purchasing a subscription, accessing, or using the analysis tool. By accessing or utilizing the Platform, you acknowledge, understand, and expressly agree to the binding terms, conditions, and regulatory disclosures outlined below.
1. Quantitative screening tool, not a fraud determination
a) Statistical models and algorithms: The forensic analysis utilizes algorithmic automation and established statistical frameworks (such as the Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, Piotroski F-Score, and Dechow F-Score) to parse financial datasets. Fraudopedia Private Limited does not discuss such analysis or reports with an entity prior to publication.
b) No accusation or verdict: A high-risk score, mathematical alert, or risk flag indicator does not constitute a legal determination, absolute proof, or formal accusation of financial fraud, corporate malpractice, siphoning, or regulatory non-compliance by the evaluated entity.
c) No operational guarantee: Conversely, a low-risk score or the absolute absence of red flags does not guarantee the financial health, commercial viability, future operational stability, or absolute governance integrity of any enterprise.
2. No SEBI registration and absolute non-advisory nature
d) Explicit exclusion of advice: The Platform, its algorithms, data feeds, and reports are strictly for informational, research, screening, and educational purposes. This analysis does not constitute investment advice and investors should not rely on it for investment or other purposes. No warranty is made as to the completeness, accuracy or utility of this analysis. Nothing contained within this Platform constitutes investment advice, a recommendation, a solicitation, or an endorsement to purchase, sell, short, or hold any security, equity, derivative, or financial instrument under the regulatory purview of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) or any other global regulator.
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3. Data integrity, scope of equities, and source material
f) Scope of coverage: The tool restricts its investigative parameters strictly to corporate equities. This encompasses public equities listed on Indian stock exchanges (BSE and NSE) and unlisted companies.
g) Source documentation: The underlying data is drawn dynamically or manually from public-domain portals, primarily annual reports published by companies, statutory filings submitted to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) / Registrar of Companies (ROC) and Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), periodic financial disclosures uploaded to the BSE and NSE and data and information releases by National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and similar regulatory agencies in India and other countries, as relevant.
4. Subscription terms and commercial use limitations
h) B2C retail usage: Subscriptions provisioned to retail individual users are strictly for personal, non-commercial research. Sharing account access, automated scraping, or external dissemination of analytical reports generated by the tool is strictly prohibited.
i) B2B enterprise usage: Institutional or corporate subscriptions permit internal analytical review and risk management verification. However, analytical outputs, forensic scores, and generated reports cannot be repackaged, white-labeled, or sold as proprietary research to external third parties without explicit, written contractual clearance from Fraudopedia Private Limited.
5. Absolute limitation of liability and market risk disclosure
j) Exclusion of damages: To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Indian legislation, the Platform, Fraudopedia Private Limited, its operating directors, shareholders, employees, and software architects shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, collateral, consequential, special, or punitive financial losses, lost market opportunities, trading drawdowns, or capital destruction arising out of the use, misuse, or inability to use the forensic screening tool.
k) Market risk acknowledgement: Equity investment — across both public listed markets and private unlisted securities — are subject to financial risks, market risks, liquidity constraints, and regulatory vulnerabilities. Capital allocated to these assets is subject to volatile price movements, regulatory interventions, and complete economic loss.
6. Jurisdiction and governing law
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