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Terms and Conditions

Last updated: September 7, 2026

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern access to and use of the website located at RThindi.com (the "Website").

The Website is owned and operated by Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "TV-Novosti", a company incorporated under the laws of Russian Federation, with its registered office at Borovaya St. 3 bldg. 1, 111020, Moscow, Russia ("Operator"). Editorial responsibility for all news, opinion, analysis, and other editorial content published on the Website rests solely with Indifokus Media Private Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of India, with its registered office at Plot no.15, 16, Express Corporate Park, Sector 16A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India ("Publisher"). The Operator and the Publisher are separate legal persons.

For the purposes of applicable Indian law, including the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the Publisher is the entity responsible for the digital news and current affairs content made available on the Website.

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Website.

1. Definitions

In these Terms, unless the context otherwise requires:

  • "We", "us", or "our" shall mean:
    • the Operator in relation to the Website's technical operation, hosting, design, administration, user accounts, payments, advertising, and other platform-related matters; and
    • the Publisher in relation to editorial content, journalistic output, corrections, and editorial standards.
  • "Content" shall mean all text, articles, headlines, images, graphics, audio, video, podcasts, interactive features, and other materials published on the Website.
  • "Editorial Content" shall mean Content that is created, selected, edited, or commissioned by or on behalf of the Publisher, including news, features, opinion pieces, analysis, and related editorial materials.
  • "User" shall mean any person who accesses, browses, or uses the Website.
  • "User Content" shall mean comments and any other content submitted, uploaded, posted, or otherwise transmitted by a User through the Website.

2. Roles and responsibilities

2.1. Operator

The Operator is responsible for:

  • the technical availability, hosting, maintenance, and security of the Website;
  • the design, layout, and functionality of the Website;
  • user registration and subscriptions (if applicable);
  • advertising, sponsorship, and other commercial arrangements relating to the Website (unless stated otherwise);
  • implementation and administration of these Terms in relation to platform access and use.

2.2. Publisher

The Publisher is responsible for:

  • the selection, preparation, editing, and publication of Editorial Content;
  • editorial standards, corrections, clarifications, and right-of-reply processes relating to Editorial Content;
  • decisions regarding journalistic output, including the commissioning, acceptance, or rejection of articles and other editorial materials;
  • handling complaints and grievances relating to Editorial Content, in accordance with applicable law, including the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and internal editorial policies.

Nothing in these Terms shall be construed as making the Operator responsible for editorial judgments, opinions, or Editorial Content, except to the extent required by applicable law. Nothing in these Terms shall be construed as making the Publisher responsible for technical failures, hosting issues, platform functionality, or other non-editorial matters, except to the extent required by applicable law.

3. Use of the Website

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

  • use the Website in any manner that violates applicable law;
  • interfere with the security or operation of the Website;
  • attempt unauthorized access to any part of the Website;
  • copy, scrape, reproduce, republish, distribute, or commercially exploit Content without the prior written consent of the relevant rights holder;
  • upload, submit, or transmit any unlawful, defamatory, obscene, infringing, misleading, or otherwise objectionable material.

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate access to the Website at any time if we reasonably believe that you have violated these Terms or applicable law.

4. Editorial Content

Editorial Content is provided for general information only. While the Publisher strives for accuracy and current reporting, it does not guarantee that all Editorial Content is complete, accurate, updated, or error-free.

Editorial Content may include opinions, analysis, and commentary that reflect the views of individual authors or contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Publisher, the Operator, or any other person.

Nothing on the Website constitutes legal, financial, medical, investment, or other professional advice. You should obtain appropriate professional advice before relying on any information published on the Website.

The Publisher may, at its discretion and in accordance with its editorial policies, issue corrections, clarifications, or updates to Editorial Content.

5. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated:

  • Editorial Content is owned by or licensed to the Publisher and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
  • Other Content (including design elements, logos, software, and technical materials) is owned by or licensed to the Operator and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

You may view the Website and share links to publicly available pages for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you do not remove any copyright notice or misrepresent the source. No other use is permitted without the prior written consent of the relevant rights holder.

6. Comments and user submissions

6.1. Commenting access

The Website may allow Users to post comments in designated areas of the Website. To post a comment, a User must authenticate through a supported third-party sign-in service, which may include Google or Telegram.

The availability of comments is at the discretion of the Operator and the Publisher and may be restricted, suspended, or withdrawn at any time.

6.2. Third-party authentication

By using a third-party sign-in service to access the comments function, you acknowledge that the Operator and/or the Publisher may receive and process certain information made available by the relevant authentication provider, such as your account identifier, display name, username, profile image, email address, or other information that you have authorized the provider to share.

The information received depends on the relevant provider, the permissions granted by you, and your account settings. We do not receive or store your password for the third-party account.

The use of Google, Telegram, or any other third-party authentication service is also subject to that provider's own terms and privacy policy. The processing of personal data in connection with the commenting function is further described in the Privacy Policy.

6.3. Public nature of comments

Comments and associated publicly displayed profile information, including your display name, username, profile image, and the date and time of posting, may be visible to other users and to the public.

You are solely responsible for the content of your comments and for any personal data or other information that you choose to disclose. You must not include confidential information, passwords, sensitive personal data, or another person's personal data in a comment unless you have a lawful basis to do so.

6.4. Prohibited comments

You must not post, upload, transmit, or otherwise make available any comment or other material that:

  • is unlawful, defamatory, false, misleading, threatening, abusive, harassing, hateful, discriminatory, obscene, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable;
  • infringes or misappropriates any copyright, trademark, privacy, confidentiality, publicity, or other right of any person;
  • discloses personal data or confidential information about another person without authorization or a lawful basis;
  • impersonates another person or falsely suggests an affiliation with any person or entity;
  • contains spam, unsolicited promotion, malware, phishing material, or other harmful code;
  • seeks to interfere with the security, functionality, or orderly operation of the Website or comments function;
  • violates applicable law or a valid order of a competent authority.

6.5. Moderation and removal

  • The Publisher may review, moderate, refuse, edit for formatting, restrict, or remove comments at its discretion, including where it considers a comment to breach these Terms, applicable law, editorial standards, or community expectations.
  • The Operator may take technical measures, including restricting access to the comments function, where reasonably necessary for security, abuse prevention, platform integrity, or compliance purposes.
  • Neither the Operator nor the Publisher is obliged to publish, retain, or respond to any comment. The fact that a comment is published does not mean that it has been verified, endorsed, or approved by the Operator or the Publisher.

6.6. Responsibility for comments

Users remain solely responsible for their comments and any consequences arising from them. Comments reflect the views of the relevant user only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Publisher, the Operator, their employees, contributors, or affiliates.

6.7. Licence to use comments

  • By submitting a comment, you grant the Publisher and the Operator a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable licence to host, reproduce, display, format, adapt where reasonably necessary for technical or editorial presentation, distribute, and otherwise use the comment in connection with the operation, promotion, and improvement of the Website and its services.
  • This licence ends when the comment is deleted from the Website, except to the extent that retention is necessary for legal compliance, dispute resolution, security, abuse prevention, or backup and archival purposes.

7. Third-party links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services. These links are provided for convenience only. Neither the Operator nor the Publisher endorses or is responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third-party website.

8. Disclaimer of warranties

The Website and all Content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, secure, or free from errors, viruses, or other harmful components.

9. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

  • neither the Operator nor the Publisher shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Website;
  • the total liability of the Operator and the Publisher, jointly or severally, for any claim arising out of or relating to the Website shall be limited to the extent permitted by applicable law.

10. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Operator, the Publisher, and their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, and contributors from and against any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses arising from:

  • your use of the Website;
  • your breach of these Terms;
  • your violation of any law or third-party right.

11. Privacy

Your use of the Website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how personal data is collected, used, stored, and disclosed. If there is any inconsistency between these Terms and the Privacy Policy regarding privacy matters, the Privacy Policy will prevail.

12. Grievance and contact

12.1. Platform-related matters

For questions, complaints, or concerns relating to the Website's operation, access, accounts or technical issues, please contact the Operator:

Email: feedback@rttv.ru
Address: Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "TV-Novosti", Borovaya St. 3 bldg. 1, 111020, Moscow, Russia

12.2. Editorial and content-related grievances

For questions, complaints, corrections requests, or grievances relating to Editorial Content, including complaints under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, please contact the Publisher:

Grievance Officer: Mr. Ashok Bagriya
Email:legal@indifokus.com
Address: Indifokus Media Private Limited, Plot no.15, 16, Express Corporate Park, Sector 16A, Film City, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India
Phone: 0120-6045900

The Publisher will acknowledge and address grievances relating to Editorial Content in accordance with applicable law and its internal editorial grievance mechanism.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. Any updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Website after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

14. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Subject to applicable law, the courts at Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms.