Program Terms

Bharath Foundation Club

Program Terms

What ₹4,999 buys, what “lifetime” means, and what happens if something changes.

The deal in one paragraph

For a one-time fee of ₹4,999 (plus GST if applicable), you receive a numbered Certificate of Foundership as one of the first 10,000 Founders, plus lifetime access to FinShield, Accompli and GST Filing Pro — the three products of Knobly Consulting LLP. No equity. No governance. No recurring charges, ever, on these three products.

Eligibility

You must be the owner, partner, director, trustee, or authorised signatory of a registered Indian entity — Proprietorship, Partnership, LLP, OPC, Private Limited, Public Limited, Trust, Section 8 Company, or NBFC.

One Founder badge per entity. A person who owns multiple entities may hold one badge per entity.

We do a one-time KYC check (PAN, GSTIN if applicable, basic entity verification) before issuing the physical certificate. KYC usually clears within 24 hours of payment.

What “lifetime” means

Lifetime means for as long as Knobly Consulting LLP offers FinShield, Accompli and GST Filing Pro as commercial products in substantially their current form. That covers normal updates, fixes, and new features added to these three products.

It does not cover:

• Successor or replacement products sold under a different brand
• A reimagined V2 sold as a separate product
• A product line sold to a different operator

If something genuinely new ships under a different name, it’s a separate offer.

Waves

The 10,000 badges are released in ten waves of 1,000 each. A wave closes when filled and does not reopen. The fee is the same across all waves.

Refunds

• 7-day no-questions refund. If BFC isn’t for you within 7 days of payment, just reply to your welcome email. Full refund.
• After 7 days: refunds apply only if (a) we reject your application during KYC, (b) we cancel a wave before admitting you, or (c) we discontinue all three products with no replacement offered to Founders.
• If one product is discontinued but the others continue: your lifetime access to the surviving products continues, no refund.

The badge is non-transferable

Your badge and lifetime access are personal to you and the named entity. They cannot be sold, leased, gifted, or transferred. They do not pass to a buyer of your business or to group companies.

Family courtesy: if you can no longer hold the badge — including in the event of your demise — we will, on request from your immediate family and within 180 days, extend a one-time courtesy transfer to a single named successor who meets the eligibility above. The certificate is yours to keep; its digital twin is marked “In memoriam”.

Referrals

If you refer another Founder, and they pay and clear KYC and hold their badge for 90 days, you receive a one-time cash or credit reward as per the schedule shared at onboarding. No tiered, multi-level, or recurring rewards. The referral programme is capped at 500 partners across the whole programme.

What this badge is not

• Not equity. No shares, options, profit-share, dividend, voting right.
• Not a security. Not subject to SEBI rules; nothing is being publicly solicited.
• Not a deposit. It is a one-time service fee for named products.
• Not a governance body. You don’t elect, appoint, instruct, or vote on anything. The Club is a recognition and benefits programme operated by Knobly Consulting LLP, not a member-governed association.

Grievances

If something goes wrong, write to prashanth@knobly.com directly. We’ll acknowledge within 5 business days and respond within 30 days. If you’re not satisfied, the dispute path is set out in the Membership Agreement.

Changes to this programme

We may update these terms, the Code of Conduct, and the Agreement at any time by emailing Founders. Changes apply prospectively. Changes that materially reduce a Founder’s contracted benefits (lifetime access, data rights) do not apply retroactively to already-admitted Founders. Changes that add benefits apply to everyone.

If the company changes hands, the badges and all Founder-facing commitments transfer to the acquirer.

Data

The financial and operational data you upload to FinShield, Accompli, and GST Filing Pro remains your property. We process it under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 and the relevant terms in the Membership Agreement.

Aggregated and anonymised insights across the Founder base may be published. Your individual numbers are never identified publicly without your written consent.

These terms are binding once you sign the Membership Agreement. They describe a purchase of a lifetime product deal plus a recognition badge. Nothing more, nothing less.