Terms and Conditions
These terms apply when you use Buy a Minute or make a booking. By booking, you agree to them.
1. Who we are
Buy a Minute is operated by Excelsior Ventures, a sole proprietorship based in Amravati, Maharashtra, India ("we", "us"). Contact details are on the Contact Us page.
2. What you are buying
A booking is a display service. For the minute you choose, in India Standard Time, the clock on this site shows the name you give (up to 24 characters) and, if you add one, a short line (up to 60 characters). You also get a page for your minute, at a private link: it counts down to the minute, shows it live, and afterwards keeps a commemorative certificate you can save. If you book it as a gift, the page opens sealed and can show a first name you give as the sender; that name is never shown on the clock. A Star Map is a one-minute booking whose certificate also shows the sky over the city you choose at the date and time of the moment you give, such as a birth, a wedding or a proposal (9 PM that day if you give no time), worked out from published star positions; it is a picture of the sky, not a prediction or a horoscope, and those details are shown only on the minute's page and certificate.
- A booking gives no right over time, over this site or over anything else. It is not a financial product and cannot be traded.
- A booking is personal to the order it was made on. It cannot be transferred, sold on, exchanged, or converted into money or credit.
- Each minute of each day can be booked only once.
3. Who can book
You must be 18 or older and able to enter a contract under Indian law. You confirm this at checkout.
4. Prices and payment
- Prices are fixed and are listed on the Pricing page. A minute goes to the first person to complete a booking at the listed price, never to whoever offers more.
- While you pay, your minute is held for you for 5 minutes. If payment is not completed in that time, the minute is released.
- A booking is confirmed only when our payment partner confirms the payment to us. A payment screen in your browser is not a confirmation.
- If your payment reaches us after the hold has ended and someone else has booked the minute, we refund you in full automatically.
5. How far ahead you must book
- A name only: up to 10 minutes before the minute.
- A name with a line: at least 2 hours before the minute, because a person reads every line.
6. What you may put on the clock
You must not submit a name or line that contains:
- links, social media handles, email addresses or phone numbers;
- abuse, threats, hate, or sexual or obscene content, in any language or spelling;
- anything that harasses, shames or defames a person, or reveals private information about them;
- a false claim to be another person or organisation;
- anything that breaks the law or someone else's rights, including trademarks and copyright.
Every name and line passes an automatic filter. Lines are also read by a person before they are shown. We may refuse or remove any name or line at our discretion.
- If we reject your line, your order is refunded in full automatically.
- If your line has not been approved by the time the minute starts, the name is shown without the line.
- If you booked the line with at least 2 hours' notice and we did not review it before the minute started, you can have another minute of the same price, or a full refund.
You are responsible for what you submit and confirm you have the right to use it. If you name another person, you confirm that showing their name publicly will not harm them.
7. Bookings for a business
If a booking is for a business, brand, product or service, you must say so at checkout. It is shown with an "Ad" label. We may add the label ourselves where a booking is plainly commercial. Advertising must follow Indian law and advertising codes.
8. Changes, cancellations and refunds
These are set out in the Cancellation and Refund Policy, which forms part of these terms.
9. Reports and removal
Anyone can report a name or line using the report button on that minute's page, or by email. We review reports and, where a report is valid, remove the content within 72 hours.
10. If something goes wrong on our side
If your booking is not shown for its minute because of a fault on our side, you can have another minute of the same price or a full refund. The clock runs on India Standard Time taken from our server. We cannot promise that every device or connection will show the clock without interruption.
To the extent the law allows, our total liability for a booking is limited to the amount you paid for it. Nothing in these terms removes rights you have under Indian consumer law.
11. Your information
How we handle personal information is set out in the Privacy Policy. The name and line you submit are shown publicly once approved. Your email address and phone number are never shown.
12. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms. The version in force when you book applies to that booking, and we record that version on your order.
13. Law and disputes
These terms are governed by the laws of India. Subject to your rights as a consumer, the courts at Amravati, Maharashtra, India have jurisdiction. Please write to us first; most problems can be settled by email.