Compass Careers · Legal

Terms and conditions

Last updated: 24 October 2026

1. Introduction

Compass Careers (“Compass”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a career-exploration business founded by Ali Waris Rao and Safiya Valiulla and based in Delhi, India. Compass Careers is a trade name of Ali Waris Rao.

These terms govern your use of compasscareers.in and your purchase of any Compass service. By applying for or paying for a service, you agree to these terms.

2. Eligibility

Our services are available only to people aged 18 and over. By applying or paying, you confirm that you are 18 or older. A parent or guardian may pay for a service, but the student must be 18 or over and must take part personally.

3. Services

The interactive preview on this website is free of charge. Our paid services are the Career Explorer, Career Clarity and Career Roadmap packages. The founding pilot is a separate early-access offer, available only while it is shown on this website. The inclusions, duration and price of each service are as described in the pricing section at the time of payment.

4. Applications and orders

• You apply through this website. No charge is made when you apply.
• As soon as you apply, we give you a secure payment link for the service you selected. You may pay straight away or later; nothing is charged unless you choose to pay. Your order is confirmed once payment is successfully completed.
• Within two working days of your application, we confirm by email whether we can cover the career paths you selected. If we cannot, and you have paid, you are eligible for a refund under our refund and cancellation policy.
• Your service begins within two working days of payment, as set out in our shipping and delivery policy.

5. Fees and payment

All prices are in Indian rupees, are one-time and apply per student. The price shown is the total amount payable, with no extra charges added at checkout. Payments are processed securely through Razorpay, a third-party payment gateway, by UPI, card, net banking or another method Razorpay offers. Compass does not see or store your card or UPI details.

6. Scheduling and attendance

Calls are held by video, using a link sent by email. Each call may be rescheduled once with at least 24 hours’ notice. If a call is missed without notice, we will offer one alternative time; if that call is also missed, it will be treated as delivered.

7. Nature of the service

• Compass helps you choose a direction by working through realistic decisions from the careers you are considering and reflecting on how they felt. The decision remains yours.
• We do not guarantee any career outcome, job, internship, placement or admission.
• Our services are not psychometric testing, therapy, mental-health counselling or medical advice.
• Calls are conducted by the Compass team to help you interpret your reflections. They are not mentoring by practitioners in your chosen field.
• The decisions we prepare are realistic examples written by Compass. They are not tasks taken from real companies.

8. Your responsibilities

You agree to provide accurate information and to complete your experiences within the timeline of your package, so that we can deliver the service as described.

9. Intellectual property

All decisions, prompts, templates and other materials we provide remain the property of Compass and are licensed to you for personal, non-commercial use only. They may not be shared publicly, copied for distribution or resold. Your reflections and your brief belong to you, and we use them only to deliver your service, as described in our privacy policy.

10. Refunds and cancellation

Refunds and cancellations are governed by our refund and cancellation policy.

11. Limitation of liability

We take reasonable care to deliver our services as described. To the extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim relating to a service is limited to the amount you paid for that service. Nothing in these terms limits your rights under Indian consumer protection law.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The terms in force on the date of your payment apply to that purchase.

13. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Subject to your right to approach a consumer commission, the courts at Delhi have exclusive jurisdiction.

14. Grievance redressal and contact

Grievance Officer: Ali Waris Rao, Co-founder. Email: compasscareers.help@gmail.com. In line with the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, we acknowledge every complaint within 48 hours and resolve it within one month of receipt.