Terms and Conditions

Effective date: 31 May 2026. Last updated: 4 August 2026.

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of beginthings.com and the products listed on it (the "Service"), operated by Sourav Mahapatra ("BeginThings", "we", "us"). By accessing the Service you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. The 5 product categories

BeginThings offers five distinct categories of products, each with its own terms layered on top of these general Terms:

Category 1: Free Tools

Browser-based utilities at /free-tools/ such as QR Creator, Invoice Generator, UPI QR, calculators, and converters. No account, no signup, no email collection. Provided as-is, free for personal or commercial use. We make no warranty of accuracy, availability, or fitness for purpose. Results should be verified before relying on them for legal, financial, or operational decisions.

Category 2: Free with Optional Google Sign-In

Tools such as Workspace 3D where the base feature set is free and Google Sign-In is optional or required to save state, sync across devices, or unlock collaborative features. By signing in you authorize BeginThings to read your basic Google profile (name, email, profile picture). You can revoke access at any time at myaccount.google.com. Some advanced features may require a subscription described on the relevant product page.

Category 3: Subscriptions (Free Trial, then Recurring Payment)

Products billed on a recurring basis after a free trial. This currently includes BeginRooms (the 3D workspace) and FormulaMapper. Each begins with a 15-day free trial that requires no payment method and carries no obligation. You are never charged during the trial, and the trial does not convert automatically.

Plans and prices. After the trial you may choose to subscribe. BeginRooms is offered Monthly (INR 1,199), 6-Monthly (INR 6,499) or Annual (INR 12,999); FormulaMapper is offered at INR 799 per month. All prices are in Indian Rupees inclusive of GST, and the price applied is always the one shown at checkout.

Recurring billing and auto-renewal. When you subscribe you authorise a recurring payment mandate through our payment processor, Razorpay, and are charged for the first period immediately. The subscription then renews automatically at the end of each billing period (monthly, six-monthly or annual, as chosen) for the same amount, until you cancel. Renewal reminders are provided where required by applicable RBI e-mandate and payment-network rules.

Cancellation. You may cancel at any time from your account or by emailing sourav@beginthings.com. Cancelling stops all future renewals. Your paid access continues until the end of the period you have already paid for, after which it ends. Refunds are governed by our Refund Policy.

Where a product binds a licence to a device (for example the FormulaMapper Excel add-in), that device binding is described where the product is offered.

Category 4: Paid Digital Products

One-time-purchase digital downloads such as templates, toolkits, workbooks, and guides. Access is granted after successful payment, usually within 5 minutes via the email address you provided at checkout. Files are delivered as ZIP, PDF, XLSX, DOCX, or similar. License: single-user, non-resale, non-transferable. Refund eligibility per the Refund Policy.

Category 5: Paid Services

Done-for-you services such as landing-page audits, conversion sprints, workspace setup, and custom development. Scope, timeline, and deliverables are defined on the relevant service page or a separate written engagement. Results depend on individual circumstances and are not guaranteed.

2. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law.
Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source from FormulaMapper or any paid product beyond what is permitted under your jurisdiction's fair-use law.
Redistribute, resell, or sublicense paid products without our written consent.
Probe, scan, or stress-test the Service or attempt to bypass authentication or licensing.
Use automated means to scrape, harvest, or extract content at scale.
Upload or process content that is unlawful, infringing, or contains malware.

3. Intellectual property

BeginThings owns all code, design, branding, copy, and product assets unless otherwise noted. Free tools are free to use, but the underlying code remains our property. Paid products are licensed to the purchaser under a single-user, non-resale, non-transferable license. User-generated content (Workspace 3D files you create, data you enter into free tools) remains your property; we claim no ownership of it.

4. User content and local storage

Workspace 3D, free tools, and FormulaMapper trial state are stored entirely on your device. We do not transmit, store, or back up this data on our servers. You are responsible for backing up your own work. Clearing browser data or uninstalling the software will erase the corresponding local content. The exceptions are paid orders and Cat 5 service engagements, where the contact and order data are stored server-side by our payment processors and ourselves for delivery and accounting.

5. Payment, pricing, and taxes

Who you are contracting with. Paid services on this site are supplied by Begin Things, a sole proprietorship of Sourav Mahapatra, registered under the Goods and Services Tax Act with GSTIN 09CBRPM4938H1ZZ, principal place of business Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India. You can verify this GSTIN on the government portal at services.gst.gov.in.

Prices include GST. All prices displayed on this website are in Indian Rupees and are inclusive of Goods and Services Tax at the applicable rate. The amount you see is the amount charged to your card, UPI or netbanking account. Nothing is added at checkout. Where the law requires it, the tax component is shown separately on your invoice rather than on the price label.

Tax invoice. A GST tax invoice is issued for every paid order and sent to the email address used at checkout. It carries our GSTIN, invoice number and date, a description of the service, the applicable SAC code, the taxable value, and the CGST, SGST or IGST split. If you are registered under GST and want your GSTIN on the invoice so you can claim input tax credit, provide it at checkout or email it to us before or within 24 hours of payment. We cannot add a GSTIN to an invoice after the relevant return has been filed.

Place of supply. For customers in India, the place of supply is your location as declared by you. Supplies within Uttar Pradesh attract CGST and SGST; supplies to other states attract IGST. You are responsible for the accuracy of the state and GSTIN details you give us.

Customers outside India. Supplies to customers outside India qualify as an export of services and are zero-rated under Indian GST, so no Indian GST is charged. You remain responsible for any VAT, sales tax, withholding tax or other levy due in your own country, and for any bank or currency conversion charges.

Payment processing. Payments are processed securely by Razorpay, which accepts UPI, credit and debit cards, netbanking and wallets; international cards are supported where enabled. We do not see or store your card or bank-account details.

Subscriptions. BeginRooms Pro and FormulaMapper Pro start with a 15-day free trial. No payment method is required to start a trial, and access pauses at trial end unless you subscribe. Paid subscriptions renew automatically each billing period until cancelled. You can cancel anytime from your account and keep access until the end of the period already paid for.

Price changes. Prices may change with reasonable notice. If the GST rate applicable to our services changes, the tax-inclusive price may be adjusted to reflect it. Existing license keys are not invalidated by price changes.

Free tools. The 48 free browser tools carry no charge and therefore no tax. They remain free.

Service classification. Our supplies are classified under the following Service Accounting Codes, each taxed at 18 percent: SAC 997331 for licensing the right to use software, which covers BeginRooms Pro and FormulaMapper Pro subscriptions; SAC 998314 for information technology design and development services; SAC 998313 for information technology consulting and support, which covers audits and conversion work; and SAC 998439 for other online content, which covers downloadable digital products. The exact code appears on your invoice.

What your invoice will show. Every tax invoice carries our name and address, our GSTIN, a unique consecutive invoice number and date, your name, your GSTIN and address where you have given them, the place of supply and state code, a description of the service with its SAC code, the taxable value, the rate and amount of CGST and SGST or IGST, whether tax is payable on reverse charge, and a signature or digital signature. Keep it for your records; we retain ours for six years as the law requires.

6. Refunds

Refund eligibility, timelines, and request mechanics are described in the Refund Policy. Summary: Cat 1 and Cat 2 are free so no refund applies. Cat 3 paid licenses are non-refundable after activation (use the trial to evaluate). Cat 4 digital products are eligible for a 7-day refund window if the file has not been accessed and the value is unused. Cat 5 services are refundable per the engagement-specific scope agreement; non-refundable once work begins.

7. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available". We make no warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Free tools and informational content do not constitute legal, financial, tax, accounting, investment, securities, or professional advice. See the Disclaimer for the full statement.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, BeginThings's total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Service is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or INR 1,000 if you have paid us nothing. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost data, or business interruption.

8. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time for breach of these Terms, suspected fraud, or legal requirement. You may stop using the Service at any time; for Cat 2 disconnect by revoking Google access at myaccount.google.com. Termination does not entitle you to a refund except as set out in the Refund Policy.

9. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the latest revision. Material changes will be announced on the homepage. Continued use after the update constitutes acceptance.

10. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute arising out of or relating to the Service is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.

11. Contact

For questions about these Terms, or for anything to do with an invoice or GST: sourav@beginthings.com.

Operator: Begin Things, sole proprietorship of Sourav Mahapatra. GSTIN 09CBRPM4938H1ZZ. MSME Udyam UDYAM-UP-28-0229726. Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India.