Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Effective Date: September 24, 2026
Last Reviewed & Updated: September 24, 2026

Welcome to The Ganges Today (thegangestoday.in). These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement between you (“User,” “Reader,” or “Visitor”) and The Ganges Today, governing your access to and use of our website, dispatches, newsletters, analyses, and associated digital services.

By accessing, browsing, reading, or referencing our content, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not accept these terms in their entirety, you must discontinue your use of the website immediately.

1. Intellectual Property & Permitted Fair Dealing

All original reporting, investigative synthesis, analytical commentaries, editorial frameworks, layout designs, and compilation published on thegangestoday.in are the exclusive intellectual property of The Ganges Today and are protected under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 and international copyright treaties:

• Personal & Non-Commercial License: You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable license to access, read, and display articles for personal, educational, civic, and non-commercial purposes.
• Fair Dealing & Academic Citation: Excerpts, brief quotations, and analytical references are permitted under Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957, provided that clear, unambiguous attribution is given to The Ganges Today, accompanied by a direct, clickable hyperlink to the source URL.
• Prohibition on Automated Bulk Scraping: Automated scraping, harvesting, data extraction, or syndication of substantial portions of our news catalog for commercial exploitation, mirror publications, or unauthorized training of proprietary machine-learning foundation models without prior written licensing is expressly prohibited.

2. Advertising, Monetization & Invalid Traffic Prohibition

To sustain independent digital journalism without paywalls, The Ganges Today displays programmatic digital advertisements delivered by certified third-party ad networks, including Google AdSense. By accessing our platform, you agree to the following mandatory standards:

• Strict Prohibition of Invalid Clicks and Traffic: You agree not to engage in any activity that artificially generates impressions, clicks, queries, or conversions on advertisements displayed on thegangestoday.in. This includes, without limitation: manual repetitive clicking, click exchange networks, automated clicking scripts or bots, scraping tools, automated browser extensions, proxy evasion, or incentivizing third parties to click on advertisements.
• Zero Tolerance for Ad Manipulation: Any intentional generation of invalid ad traffic constitutes a material breach of these Terms of Use and may violate civil and criminal provisions under Sections 43 and 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (unauthorized access and computer damage). We reserve the right to deploy automated countermeasures, block offending IP ranges, and cooperate with law enforcement and advertising partners to investigate fraudulent activities.
• Editorial Demarcation: Advertisements, sponsored links, and programmatic banners displayed on the platform are served automatically or under commercial contracts. The presence of an advertisement does not constitute an endorsement, guarantee, or editorial recommendation by The Ganges Today. Advertisers have zero influence over our independent editorial and geopolitical reporting.

3. Editorial Integrity & Journalistic Disclaimers

The Ganges Today strives for uncompromising factual fidelity, rigorous cross-verification, and primary document grounding. However, journalism involves the reporting of rapidly developing real-world events, and the following disclosures apply:

• General Information Only: Content published on this website is for general informational, educational, and civic awareness purposes only. Nothing published herein constitutes legal advice, investment advice, financial planning, medical counsel, or national security consulting.
• Market & Financial Dispatches: Dispatches covering capital markets, corporate earnings, regulatory actions by SEBI or the RBI, or macroeconomic indicators do not constitute investment recommendations or solicitations to purchase or sell securities. Readers must conduct independent due diligence or consult registered SEBI investment advisors before executing financial trades.
• Rapidly Developing News: In breaking news events, facts may evolve as official state agencies release verified updates. We maintain a transparent Public Corrections & Clarifications Log to document and remedy factual discrepancies promptly.

4. Prohibited User Activities

You agree not to use the website to:

• Deploy Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, automated fuzzing, or vulnerability scanners against our web infrastructure or edge servers.
• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network without express written authorization.
• Circumvent, bypass, or tamper with security measures, Cloudflare challenge gates, rate limiters, or access restrictions.
• Falsely impersonate The Ganges Today, its editors, or correspondents in any forum, publication, or official correspondence.
• Transmit any unsolicited commercial communications, spam, spyware, or malicious code through our contact channels.

5. Third-Party Websites & Hyperlinks

Our dispatches frequently cite and link to external third-party websites, including official government gazettes (PIB, Sansad TV, ministerial portals), academic whitepapers, regulatory registries, and international news outlets. These external hyperlinks are provided exclusively for primary source transparency and factual attribution. The Ganges Today does not control, supervise, or assume liability for the content, privacy practices, or availability of third-party platforms.

6. Limitation of Liability & Indemnity

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Indian law, The Ganges Today, its directors, editors, researchers, and technical affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from your access to, use of, or inability to use this platform, or any reliance placed upon published journalistic analyses.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Ganges Today and its editorial team from and against any third-party claims, liabilities, damages, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from your breach of these Terms of Use, your violation of any statutory right, or your generation of fraudulent or invalid ad traffic.

7. Statutory Grievance Redressal & Regulatory Compliance

The Ganges Today complies with Part III of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. If you have an editorial grievance or believe that any published article breaches the Code of Ethics or Norms of Journalistic Conduct, please refer to our formal Grievance Redressal Mechanism.

8. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use, their interpretation, and any dispute arising out of or in connection with your access to the platform shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Republic of India. The competent courts in India shall possess exclusive jurisdiction over all claims and legal proceedings arising under these terms.

9. Revisions & Severability

We may modify or update these Terms of Use at our discretion. The updated terms will be posted with an updated effective date. If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be severed without affecting the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.