Conditions of Use for Students

These conditions apply to students of architecture, interior design or a related design course who register as a student on Vastoco. They add to our Terms and Conditions. You must be at least 18 years old and located in India. If you are under 18, you cannot register yet.

• Create a student profile with your name, photo, college, course, graduation year and a short bio.
• Get a Student verified badge by uploading your college or student ID.
• Upload your design work, each with its own description and tags, to appear on the Inspiration page.
• Read comments on your work and delete comments on your own uploads.
• Grow your profile completeness score to make your profile stronger.

• A student cannot be booked, set pricing or availability, or offer paid consultations through Vastoco.
• Do not use your profile or the comments to sell paid professional services.
• A student is not a registered professional. Do not call yourself an Architect. Only a person registered with the Council of Architecture may use that title.
• To work as a professional later, you must register separately as a professional and pass professional verification.

You must upload one genuine college or student ID document that shows your name and institution. A person at Vastoco reviews it. The Student verified badge only means that this ID was checked. It does not certify your skills or qualifications.

A fake or altered ID means removal of your account and possible reporting to the authorities.

• Upload only work that you created, or that you have clear permission to show. Credit your teammates and your guide where it matters.
• Do not upload another person's work, stock images or AI-generated images as your own. If AI tools were used for a major part of a piece, say so.
• Do not upload client or employer drawings that are confidential, or college material that your institution does not allow you to publish.
• Do not upload unlawful, hateful, sexual or misleading content, or images that show other people's private details.
• An image must be 10 MB or smaller and a video 200 MB or smaller. There is no limit on how many items you upload.

A student upload is published to the Inspiration page automatically once your account is live. There is no private portfolio. Think before you upload. Other people can view your work and your name, college and photo, but they cannot save or download it through Vastoco. We cannot stop a person from taking a screenshot.

• Signed-in users may comment on your work. Comments must be respectful and relevant.
• You can delete comments on your own uploads. We can remove any comment on the platform.
• Use Report on any upload or comment that breaks the rules. If someone copies your work, tell the Grievance Officer with proof of your authorship.

We may remove content, restrict an account or close it for fake identity, copied work, abuse, spam, or breaking these conditions. We will usually give notice and a chance to explain, except for serious cases such as forged documents or safety threats.

If you have a complaint about this document, your data or how you were treated on Vastoco, write to our Grievance Officer. You can also use the Grievance Redressal page to see the full process and where to escalate.