ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIP TERMS

Healthy Mind by Avik™ | PodHub Network Effective Date: March 2026 Version 2.0

Publisher: Digitimes Pvt Ltd, operating as Healthy Mind by Avik™ and PodHub ("Healthy Mind", "we", "us", "our")

Legal Entity: Digitimes Pvt Ltd

Brand: Healthy Mind by Avik™ | PodHub Network

Website: www.podhub.club

Contact: services@podhealth.club

Applies To: Podcast advertisements (pre-roll, mid-roll, post-roll), episode sponsorships, network sponsorships, newsletter placements, website display advertisements, digital event and webinar sponsorships, and co-branding arrangements.

1. Scope and Acceptance

These Advertising and Sponsorship Terms ("Terms") govern all advertising and sponsorship purchases from Healthy Mind by Avik™ and Digitimes Pvt Ltd, unless a separate written agreement has been signed by both parties.

By submitting an insertion request, purchase order, or making payment for any advertising or sponsorship placement, the advertiser or sponsor ("Advertiser", "you") confirms that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms in full.

These Terms apply to all individuals, brands, agencies, and organisations purchasing placements across the Healthy Mind by Avik™ network, which operates 20+ shows, 5,000+ episodes, and reaches 200,000+ listeners globally.

2. Inventory Types

We offer the following advertising and sponsorship inventory across our network, subject to availability at the time of booking:

Podcast Placements: Pre-roll, mid-roll, and post-roll audio advertisements; single episode sponsorships; and multi-episode or full network sponsorships.

Newsletter Placements: Sponsor blocks, banners, and native placements, all clearly labelled as sponsored content.

Website Placements: Display advertisements and sponsored content placements on www.podhub.club.

Events and Webinars: Event sponsorships, co-branding arrangements, and branded segments within digital events or webinars hosted by Healthy Mind by Avik™.

Specific inventory details, pricing, and availability will be confirmed in writing at the time of booking.

3. Payment Terms

3.1 Upfront Payment Requirement

All bookings are confirmed only upon receipt of full payment in advance, unless we have agreed otherwise in a separate written arrangement signed by both parties. No placement will be scheduled, produced, or delivered until payment has cleared in full.

3.2 Currency

International clients: payments are invoiced and accepted in USD. India-based clients: payments are invoiced and accepted in INR.

3.3 Payment Methods

Payments are processed through our authorised payment partners: Razorpay for India-based transactions; Stripe for international card payments; and PayPal for PayPal-based transactions. All payment processing is subject to the terms and security standards of the respective payment provider.

3.4 GST

GST is applicable to all India-based billing at the prevailing rate as required under applicable Indian GST law. A valid GST tax invoice will be issued to India-based Advertisers upon receipt of payment. It is the Advertiser's responsibility to provide accurate GST registration details (GSTIN) at the time of booking where applicable.

3.5 Campaign Timeline and Delivery Window

Upon confirmation of full payment, the agreed placement will be scheduled within the delivery window specified in your booking confirmation. Where no specific delivery date has been agreed in writing, placements will be delivered within 30 to 60 days of payment confirmation, subject to production timelines and inventory availability. Any requested changes to the delivery window after booking must be submitted in writing to services@podhealth.club and are subject to our approval.

4. No Performance Guarantees

We do not guarantee any specific sales, leads, conversions, revenue, rankings, listener numbers, click-through rates, or other outcomes from any placement. All placements are delivered on a best-efforts basis and are aimed at reaching our established audience across our distribution platforms.

Audience engagement, listener behaviour, and campaign outcomes depend on numerous factors outside our control. By purchasing a placement, you acknowledge and accept that results are not guaranteed and that no claim for refund or compensation may be made solely on the basis of campaign performance.

5. Creative Requirements and Deadlines

You are responsible for providing accurate, complete, and approved creative assets by the deadline confirmed at the time of booking. Required assets may include, depending on the placement type: audio scripts or host-read copy; pre-recorded audio or video files; banner or display graphics; written copy for newsletter placements; destination URLs; and tracking URLs where applicable.

If assets are not received by the agreed deadline, we reserve the right to reschedule, substitute, or cancel the placement. In such cases, fees paid may be retained as a credit toward a future placement at our discretion as described in Section 10.

We will review submitted creative within 5 business days of receipt and will notify you of approval, rejection, or required edits within that timeframe. You must allow sufficient time for revisions prior to your scheduled air date.

6. Approval Rights and Editorial Independence

We reserve the right to approve, reject, request edits to, or remove any advertisement or sponsorship at our sole discretion at any time, including where we determine that the content conflicts with our values, editorial standards, safety guidelines, legal obligations, or the trust of our audience.

Advertisers do not have any right to control, influence, direct, or alter editorial content, guest responses, host commentary, or the views expressed on any show within our network. The purchase of a placement does not constitute any editorial partnership, endorsement, or influence over our programming.

All sponsor messaging, branded content, and paid placements will be clearly identified and disclosed as advertising or sponsorship to our audience in accordance with applicable advertising standards, including the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) guidelines, the UK's Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Code where applicable, and the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) disclosure requirements where applicable.

7. Exclusivity

We do not offer category exclusivity unless it has been expressly agreed in writing as part of a specific campaign or network sponsorship arrangement. In the absence of a written exclusivity agreement, we reserve the right to accept advertising from other brands, including those operating in the same industry or category as the Advertiser.

If you require category exclusivity for your campaign, please raise this at the time of booking. Exclusivity arrangements are subject to additional terms and pricing.

8. Prohibited and Restricted Categories

We do not accept advertising or sponsorship from the following categories under any circumstances:

Alcohol and alcoholic beverage brands; cryptocurrency, NFTs, and speculative financial products; political advertising, political parties, and propaganda; weapons, firearms, and related products or services; hazardous, dangerous, or regulated substances; illegal products or services in any jurisdiction; hate speech, harassment, or discriminatory content; and deceptive, misleading, or fraudulent offers of any kind.

The following categories are restricted and require our prior written approval before any booking will be confirmed:

Supplements and nutraceuticals: subject to product vetting and verification of regulatory compliance. Mental health applications and services: subject to clinical and ethical review. All claims must be evidence-based, non-misleading, and compliant with applicable advertising and consumer protection standards. We will not accept placements that exploit vulnerability, make therapeutic promises, or misrepresent the nature of digital wellness tools.

We reserve the right to decline any booking at our discretion, including from categories not listed above, if we determine the placement is not aligned with our network's values, audience wellbeing, or editorial standards.

9. Advertiser Compliance, Claims, and Warranties

You represent and warrant to us that:

Your creative content, advertising claims, landing pages, products, and services comply fully with all applicable laws and regulations, including consumer protection laws, advertising standards, and any sector-specific regulations in your industry and in the jurisdictions where your advertisement will be seen or heard.

You own or hold all necessary rights, licences, and permissions for all logos, music, images, voiceovers, trademarks, and other materials supplied to us for use in your placement.

All claims made in your advertising are truthful, accurate, not misleading, and capable of substantiation.

Your placement does not infringe any intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third party.

Your advertising content, email practices, and any related outreach comply fully with Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), including all applicable consent and identification requirements, where your campaign targets or is likely to reach Canadian residents.

Your advertising content complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where your campaign targets or is likely to reach residents of the European Union or European Economic Area, including all applicable consent, transparency, and data handling requirements.

Your advertising content complies with the Australian Consumer Law and the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) Code of Ethics where your campaign targets or is likely to reach Australian residents.

You agree that you will not instruct or request us to make medical, therapeutic, clinical, or guaranteed-outcome claims of any kind on your behalf. Any such instruction will be refused and may result in the cancellation of your booking without refund.

We accept no liability for the content, accuracy, legality, or outcomes of your advertisement. All responsibility for advertiser content rests solely with you.

10. Cancellation, Rescheduling, and Credits

Because our inventory is time-bound and production resources are committed in advance, the following policy applies:

All bookings are non-refundable once a placement has been scheduled and confirmed in writing.

If you cancel a confirmed booking before production has commenced, we may at our sole discretion offer a credit toward a future placement. The value of any credit will depend on the lead time provided and whether the inventory can be resold. Credits are not transferable and must be used within 12 months of issue.

If you cancel after production has commenced or assets have been produced, no credit or refund will be issued.

If we are required to reschedule a placement due to production constraints or platform limitations on our side, we will make best efforts to deliver a comparable placement within a reasonable timeframe or provide a credit of equivalent value.

Nothing in this Section limits any rights you may have under mandatory consumer protection laws in your jurisdiction that cannot be excluded by contract.

11. Make-Goods

If an agreed placement is not delivered due to an error or omission on our part, we will provide either a replacement placement of comparable value and audience reach ("make-good"), or a credit toward a future placement of equivalent value. This make-good or credit represents your sole and exclusive remedy for any under-delivery or non-delivery of a confirmed placement. No cash refunds will be issued in lieu of a make-good or credit.

12. Show or Network Discontinuation

In the event that a specific show or the Network is discontinued, restructured, or otherwise made unavailable during the term of a confirmed booking, we will make best efforts to offer a comparable replacement placement on an active show within the network, or provide a credit toward an alternative placement. If no suitable replacement is available and you do not wish to accept a credit, we will issue a pro-rata refund for the undelivered portion of the booking. This clause represents your sole remedy in the event of show or network discontinuation.

13. Reporting

Where reporting is offered as part of your booking, including download numbers, newsletter send statistics, impressions, or engagement data, it will be provided in good faith using the analytics available through our hosting and distribution platforms.

All reported figures are subject to the methodology, update cycles, and accuracy limitations of the relevant platform. We do not guarantee the accuracy of third-party tracking tools or the compatibility of your own tracking pixels or URLs with our platforms. Discrepancies between our reported figures and your own tracking systems do not constitute grounds for a refund or credit.

14. Use of Names, Logos, and Co-Branding

Each party grants the other a limited, revocable, non-exclusive licence to use their respective trademarks, logos, and brand names solely for the purpose of the agreed sponsorship or placement, for the duration of that placement, and only in the form approved in writing by the owning party.

No other use of either party's brand assets is permitted without prior written approval. Upon expiry or termination of the placement, both parties must cease use of the other's brand assets unless a separate written agreement provides otherwise.

15. Confidentiality

Both parties agree to keep confidential all non-public information shared in connection with the booking and campaign, including but not limited to pricing, audience data, campaign performance data, creative briefs, and any proprietary business information. Neither party will disclose such information to any third party without the prior written consent of the other party, except where required by law or as necessary to fulfil the obligations of the booking such as sharing with production team or payment processors.

This confidentiality obligation survives the completion or termination of the advertising arrangement for a period of two years in respect of general business information, and three years in respect of pricing, audience data, and campaign performance data.

16. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Digitimes Pvt Ltd, Healthy Mind by Avik™, its directors, employees, contractors, hosts, and partners from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, penalties, costs, and expenses including reasonable legal fees arising from or related to: your advertising content, claims, products, services, or landing pages; your breach of these Terms or any applicable law or regulation; any alleged or actual infringement of intellectual property, privacy, or other rights by your advertising materials; and any complaint, action, or investigation by a regulatory authority arising from your advertising content.

17. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Digitimes Pvt Ltd and Healthy Mind by Avik™ shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or business opportunity arising from or related to the advertising or sponsorship arrangement, regardless of whether we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising from or related to a specific placement shall not exceed the total amount actually paid by you for that specific placement.

Nothing in this Section limits any rights you may have under mandatory consumer protection laws in your jurisdiction that cannot be excluded or limited by contract.

18. Force Majeure

We shall not be held liable for any delay or failure to deliver a placement caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control. Such circumstances include but are not limited to: platform outages or technical failures at third-party distribution platforms; hosting failures; changes to platform policies or algorithms; internet infrastructure failures; natural disasters; government actions; public health emergencies; or any other event that could not reasonably have been anticipated or prevented.

In such cases, we will notify you promptly and work with you in good faith on rescheduling the affected placement or issuing a credit of equivalent value.

19. Dispute Resolution

Before initiating any formal legal proceedings, both parties agree to attempt to resolve any dispute informally by contacting us at services@podhealth.club. We will make a good faith effort to resolve the matter within 30 days of receiving your written notice of dispute.

If informal resolution is not achieved within 30 days, either party may refer the dispute to mediation under the rules of an agreed mediation body before pursuing court proceedings. This clause does not prevent either party from seeking urgent injunctive or interim relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.

20. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any dispute, claim, or proceeding arising out of or in connection with these Terms or any advertising or sponsorship arrangement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Gurugram, Haryana, India.

International Advertisers: you are responsible for ensuring that your advertising content complies with all applicable laws and advertising standards in your own jurisdiction. Nothing in these Terms limits any rights you may have under mandatory consumer protection laws that cannot be waived by contract.

21. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable under applicable law, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed entirely if modification is not possible. All remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

22. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with any written booking confirmation or insertion order signed by both parties, constitute the entire agreement between the Advertiser and Healthy Mind by Avik™ / Digitimes Pvt Ltd with respect to the advertising or sponsorship arrangement, and supersede all prior discussions, proposals, or representations.

23. Modifications to These Terms

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time. The updated version will be published on our website with a revised Effective Date. Where changes materially affect active bookings, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected Advertisers directly. Continued engagement with us following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

24. Contact and Bookings

For all advertising enquiries, bookings, creative submissions, and campaign operations:

Digitimes Pvt Ltd, operating as Healthy Mind by Avik™ | PodHub Network Founder: Avik Chakraborty Email: services@podhealth.club Website: www.podhub.club Instagram: @healthyminds.pod

By submitting a booking, purchase order, or payment, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Advertising and Sponsorship Terms in full.

Healthy Mind by Avik™ | PodHub Network | Founded by Avik Chakraborty "This isn't self-help. It's self-honesty."