Terms of Use

By accessing or using the CRIMSON Criminal Intelligence Management System ("System"), you confirm that you are a duly authorised law enforcement officer, government employee, or system administrator with explicit written permission from your commanding officer or designated system administrator.

Unauthorised access to, or use of, this System constitutes a criminal offence under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (as amended) and may result in prosecution, imprisonment, or both.

Continued use of this System implies unconditional acceptance of these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and departmental regulations.

Access is restricted to personnel who hold a valid service number, badge number, or official government identification, and who have been individually enrolled by a Super Administrator within the System.

Access credentials are personal and non-transferable. Sharing credentials with any other person — including fellow officers — is strictly prohibited and constitutes a disciplinary and criminal offence.

Each officer is assigned a role-based access tier (Constable through Commissioner) that limits the data and operations available. Attempting to escalate privileges beyond your assigned tier is a violation of these Terms.

Your designation, unit, and clearance level are logged at every login session and are subject to audit by competent supervisory authorities.

The System may only be used for lawful law enforcement activities, including but not limited to: registering and managing FIRs, conducting criminal intelligence analysis, performing entity resolution across case records, and generating evidentiary reports for court submission.

All queries, searches, and data exports must be performed in furtherance of an active investigation, preventive policing operation, or court-mandated proceeding. Idle browsing of citizen or accused profiles is prohibited.

Data obtained from this System may only be shared with authorised agencies and in strict compliance with data-sharing protocols established under the CCTNS framework and applicable state police manuals.

You must not access, download, copy, or disseminate any information from this System for personal gain, political purpose, media publication, or any purpose unrelated to official law enforcement duties.

Tampering with, deleting, or modifying case records, audit logs, or system configurations without explicit authorisation from a Super Administrator is prohibited and constitutes destruction of evidence.

You must not introduce malicious software, scripts, or unauthorised third-party tools into the System. Any attempt to probe, scan, or penetration-test the System without written authorisation will be treated as a cyberattack.

Accessing records of individuals based on personal relationships, community profiling, religious, caste, or political affiliation — without a legitimate law enforcement basis — is prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.

This System maintains immutable, tamper-proof audit logs of every read, write, update, and delete operation performed by any user. Logs include timestamps (UTC), IP address, device fingerprint, user agent, and a data diff of every change.

Audit logs are admissible as evidence in departmental enquiries and criminal proceedings. Officers are hereby notified that there is no expectation of privacy when accessing this System.

Automated anomaly detection runs continuously. Unusual access patterns — such as bulk data exports, off-hours access from unregistered devices, or repeated failed access attempts — will trigger alerts to supervisory personnel.

Periodic access reviews are conducted quarterly. Officers whose employment status or clearance level changes must have their access updated or revoked by their unit administrator within 24 hours.

All data stored within CRIMSON is classified as "Restricted — Law Enforcement Sensitive" by default. Certain case types involving national security may carry a "Top Secret" or "Eyes Only" classification, visible only to authorised personnel.

Data sovereignty is maintained at all times. CRIMSON operates on government-controlled infrastructure and does not transmit case data to any external cloud provider, commercial entity, or foreign server.

Physical and digital media containing data exported from the System must be handled, transported, and destroyed in accordance with the Standing Orders of the respective State Police Department.

Data retention follows the schedules prescribed under the CCTNS Data Retention Policy. Expiry of retention periods triggers an automated review workflow; permanent deletion requires dual authorisation.

The System is provided on a "as-is" basis for official use. While the development team endeavours to maintain accuracy and availability, no warranty is given regarding uninterrupted access, freedom from errors, or fitness for any particular evidentiary purpose.

Officers are solely responsible for the accuracy of information they enter into the System. Fabrication or falsification of FIR data, accused profiles, or investigation notes constitutes a criminal offence under Section 193 IPC (Perjury).

The government, developing agency, and system administrators shall not be liable for decisions made by officers based on System-generated intelligence outputs. All AI-assisted outputs are advisory and must be corroborated with independent evidence.

These Terms of Use may be revised at any time. Officers will be notified via the System's internal notification channel. Continued use after notification constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of India, including the Information Technology Act 2000, Indian Penal Code 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, and applicable state police acts.

Any dispute arising from the use of this System shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts located in the state where the accessing officer is posted, unless otherwise directed by a competent authority.

For queries regarding these Terms, contact your unit's designated System Administrator or write to the CRIMSON National Operations Cell.