This page explains the status of the information published on Clean Nagaland, the limits of what we can verify, and how readers should interpret what they see. Everyone using this site should read it once.
What Clean Nagaland publishes
Clean Nagaland displays two kinds of content publicly:
- Approved alcohol pins on the public map, each showing a district, category, report count, and operator-verification status.
- Aggregate monthly outcomes on the Monthly Transparency page.
Everything else on the platform, including submitted descriptions, photos, videos, phone numbers, drug reports, and case details, remains private.
Pins are resident reports, not official findings
Every pin on the public map represents a claim made by a resident of Nagaland that a specific location is involved in illegal liquor activity. A moderator reviewed the submission and judged it plausible enough to publish. Plausible is not the same as proven.
A pin on the map is not:
- A legal finding of guilt.
- A police verification.
- A court ruling.
- A government designation.
- A guarantee that the activity is currently ongoing.
A pin on the map is a signal that one or more residents, acting independently, flagged the location. The “operator-verified” green badge on some pins means Aloto Naga personally visited that location and believes the report matches reality. Even operator verification is a human judgment, not a legal determination.
Why we still publish
Perfection is not a realistic standard for a civic platform run by a small team. Waiting for police investigations, court rulings, or government confirmation before publishing anything would mean publishing nothing. The map would be empty. The platform would be useless.
We publish imperfect information carefully, with context, and with multiple safeguards:
- Pins are snapped to a 50-meter grid so they indicate a neighborhood rather than a specific door.
- Multiple reports within 100 meters merge into a single pin with a count, so you can see how many residents independently flagged an area.
- Individual descriptions, photos, and reporter details are never shown with pins.
- Individuals are never named on pins.
- Drug reports are never shown publicly at all.
- Monthly transparency publishes aggregate outcomes so readers can judge the platform’s track record over time.
The design assumes that readers are adults who can weigh a neighborhood-level signal against their own knowledge, rather than treating every pin as a verdict.
What the map cannot tell you
- Whether activity is happening right now. Reports reflect what reporters saw at some point. Operations move, stop, or change. A pin that was accurate last month may be stale today.
- Who is responsible. The platform is about locations and patterns, not about individuals. We do not name people on pins, ever.
- How serious the problem is. A pin with three reports is not three times worse than a pin with one report. Report counts reflect how many residents noticed and bothered to submit, not the actual scale of activity.
- What to do about it. Clean Nagaland is an information platform. Taking action is a separate question involving law enforcement, community leaders, family, or partner organizations depending on the situation.
Rejected and unpublished reports
Many reports never appear anywhere public. Reports are rejected for reasons that include insufficient detail, location outside Nagaland, activity outside the platform’s scope, individual naming, or apparent abuse. Rejection is a moderator judgment, not a proof that the original claim was false.
The absence of a pin does not mean an area is safe or free of illegal activity. It may simply mean no one has submitted a report, or the reports that came in were rejected for process reasons.
Readers should not treat the public map as a comprehensive list of every illegal liquor location in Nagaland. It is a partial picture built from voluntary, anonymous reports.
Errors and corrections
Despite our best efforts, the map may show pins that are:
- Mistaken (the reporter misidentified the location or the activity).
- Outdated (the activity has ceased).
- Unfair (the pin falls on a legitimate licensed business mistakenly reported).
- Dangerous (the pin exposes someone to retaliation risk).
If you believe a pin is any of these, please use the Takedown and Appeal process. We review every dispute. Pins that cannot be supported after review are removed.
Errors in the monthly transparency numbers are corrected on the same page with a visible change note. We do not silently edit published statistics.
Tribal, religious, and cultural practices
Nagaland has long-established traditional practices involving home-prepared brews for religious ceremonies, weddings, festivals, and community gatherings. These are part of Naga cultural life and are not the target of this platform where legally permitted.
Moderators are trained to distinguish between traditional ceremonial preparations and illegal commercial operations. If a reporter cannot make the distinction clear, the report is rejected rather than published. Mistakes can still occur. If a pin has been placed on a site of legitimate cultural practice, the community can request takedown and we will act quickly.
Licensed businesses
Legitimate licensed businesses are not within scope. Wine shops with valid government licenses, restaurants with permits, hotels with bar licenses, and bonded warehouses operating legally should never be the subject of reports on this platform. Moderators reject submissions targeting licensed businesses.
If a pin has mistakenly been placed on a licensed business, please submit evidence of the license through the Takedown and Appeal page. The pin will be removed promptly.
Information on other pages of this site
Pages on Clean Nagaland beyond the public map and the monthly transparency snapshot contain information about the platform itself, our policies, our partners, and supporting resources. This content is maintained carefully but should not be treated as legal, medical, or psychological advice.
- Pages describing our data practices explain how we operate in plain language. For binding legal terms, see the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
- Pages listing helplines and resources are current at the time of publication. Phone numbers and organizations change. Please verify before relying on them in a crisis.
- Pages discussing safety and self-help offer general guidance, not professional counseling. See qualified professionals for medical, legal, or psychological matters.
User submissions in contact forms and appeals
Messages sent through the Contact page, takedown requests, and appeals are handled privately by the Nagaland Me team. We do not publish user messages. We do not quote contact-form content in any public-facing material without explicit written permission from the sender.
Third-party websites and external links
Clean Nagaland includes links to external websites, including government resources, helplines, partner organizations where appropriate, and sister Nagaland Me properties. These links are provided for convenience and do not imply endorsement of every action taken by those entities.
We do not control third-party websites. Content on external sites can change, be removed, or become inaccurate at any time. If you find a broken or misleading external link on Clean Nagaland, please tell us through the Contact page.
No legal, medical, or investigative advice
Clean Nagaland is a civic reporting platform. It is not:
- A law firm or legal advisory service.
- A medical clinic or counseling service.
- A licensed investigator or detective agency.
- A substitute for professional advice in any specialized field.
Information on this site should not be used as the sole basis for decisions involving legal action, medical treatment, personal safety, or family intervention. Consult qualified professionals as appropriate.
Changes to published content
Pages on this site are updated periodically as policies evolve, partner lists grow, and lessons are learned. Material changes to binding pages (Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, Source Protection Policy) are announced for at least 30 days before taking effect. Non-binding pages may be updated without notice to improve clarity or accuracy.
The Monthly Transparency page is updated on the first of every month. Map pins update continuously as new reports are approved and old ones are taken down.
Limit of liability
To the extent permitted by Indian law, Nagaland Me and its operators are not liable for:
- Decisions any reader makes based on information shown on this platform.
- Actions taken by third parties who saw pins or read content on this site.
- Losses, damages, or harms resulting from reliance on information published here.
- Errors, omissions, or delays in moderator decisions.
- Downtime, technical failures, or loss of tracking codes.
The full legal framework governing use of this site is in the Terms of Use.
Questions
If any information on Clean Nagaland confuses you, seems incorrect, or deserves clarification, use the Contact page. We read every message and correct real errors as quickly as we can.