Terms of Use

Copyright and Content Usage

Unless otherwise stated, all content published by Jharkhand Watch, including articles, photographs, videos, audio recordings, podcasts, graphics, illustrations, infographics, data visualisations, newsletters, logos and other multimedia content, is protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.

Readers may:

• Share links to our content.
• Quote brief excerpts with proper attribution and a link to the original source where possible.
• Use content for personal, non-commercial purposes.

Readers may not:

• Republish entire articles without prior written permission.
• Copy, reproduce, distribute, modify or commercially exploit our content without authorisation.
• Remove attribution, copyright notices or watermarks from any content.
• Use our content in a misleading manner or in a way that suggests endorsement by Jharkhand Watch.

Requests for republication, syndication or commercial licensing may be sent to editor@jharkhandwatch.com.

Republishing Policy

We encourage responsible sharing of our journalism.

Third parties may quote limited portions of our reporting for commentary, research, educational or news reporting purposes, provided appropriate credit is given to Jharkhand Watch and a link to the original article is included where feasible.

Full reproduction, scraping, automated copying, mirror publishing, translation, adaptation or redistribution of substantial portions of our content without permission is prohibited.

Where content is published under a specific licence, the terms of that licence shall apply.

User-Generated Content

Users may submit comments, tips, photographs, videos, documents or other materials to Jharkhand Watch.

By submitting content, users confirm that:

• They own the content or have the necessary rights to share it.
• The content does not infringe the copyright, privacy or other legal rights of any person or organisation.
• The content is accurate to the best of their knowledge and is not knowingly false or misleading.

Users retain ownership of content they submit. However, by submitting content to Jharkhand Watch, users grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to review, store, reproduce, edit, publish, distribute and display that content across our website, newsletters, social media channels, podcasts, videos and other present or future publishing platforms.

Jharkhand Watch reserves the right to edit, refuse, remove or moderate any user-submitted content at its sole discretion.

Community Standards

Users must not post or submit content that:

• Is unlawful, defamatory, abusive or harassing.
• Promotes hatred, violence or discrimination.
• Violates another person’s privacy.
• Contains spam, malware or misleading information.
• Infringes copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.

Violation of these standards may result in removal of content, suspension of access or other appropriate action.

Limitation of Liability

While Jharkhand Watch strives for accuracy and fairness, information published on this website is provided for general informational purposes. We do not guarantee that all content will always be complete, accurate or current.

Jharkhand Watch shall not be liable for any loss, damage or inconvenience arising from reliance on information published on the website, except where required by applicable law.

Changes to These Terms

Jharkhand Watch may revise these Terms of Use from time to time. Continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of any updated terms.

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