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Uploaded images are stripped of GPS coordinates and camera EXIF metadata directly inside your browser canvas before hitting any server. </p> </div> <div class="pill-box"> <h3 style="font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.4rem; color: #166534;"> <i class="fas fa-gavel"></i> Statutory Legal Empowerment </h3> <p style="font-size: 0.82rem; color: #52525b;"> Automatically generates ACB intimations under Sec 8 Prevention of Corruption Act (7-day immunity window), RTI Sec 6(1) queries, and CPGRAMS grievances. </p> </div> <div class="pill-box"> <h3 style="font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 0.4rem; color: #d97706;"> <i class="fas fa-layer-group"></i> Triangulated Cluster Proof </h3> <p style="font-size: 0.82rem; color: #52525b;"> Protects individual officials from unverified personal accusations by replacing personal names with official roles, while automatically certifying patterns when multiple independent reports match a specific department. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="legal-content-card"> <h2 class="legal-section-title"><i class="fas fa-balance-scale" style="color: #166534;"></i> Legal Foundation & Statutory References</h2> <p class="legal-text"> NyayKutumb operates strictly within the framework of Indian Constitutional Law, Statutory Enactments, and Information Technology Intermediary Rules: </p> <ul style="padding-left: 1.25rem; font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.8; color: #27272a; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;"> <li><strong>Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (2018 Amendment) — Section 8</strong>: Provides statutory immunity from prosecution to any citizen who is coerced into giving a bribe, provided they intimate vigilance or law enforcement authorities within 7 calendar days.</li> <li><strong>Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 6(1) & Section 7(6)</strong>: Empowers citizens to demand daily progress reports, file movement logs, and official note-sheet copies for delayed applications free of charge.</li> <li><strong>Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Sec 356 Excep. 1 & 2) / IPC Sec 499</strong>: Protects good-faith public interest disclosures regarding public servants acting in their official administrative capacity.</li> <li><strong>Information Technology Act, 2000 — Section 79</strong>: Operates as an open intermediary platform maintaining neutral, automated content moderation and compliance.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="legal-content-card"> <h2 class="legal-section-title"><i class="fas fa-database" style="color: #d97706;"></i> Open Data & Transparency</h2> <p class="legal-text"> All aggregated civic telemetry collected on NyayKutumb is made available in anonymized CSV and JSON formats under the <strong>Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL)</strong> and <strong>National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP)</strong> standards. 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