TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Last Updated: 14th October 2025

Welcome to INDIAN NEWS RECORDS, a project operated by the Individual Enterprise, C.P. Brown Media & News Research Centre. By accessing or using our website and its repository of public domain information, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Please read them carefully.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using the INDIAN NEWS RECORDS website, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions, as well as our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must not use this website.

2. The Service and Mission

INDIAN NEWS RECORDS is an Individual Enterprise with the core mission to:

  1. Systematically collect, curate, and maintain a centralized, accessible repository of public domain information (the “Repository”).
  2. Freely utilize this Repository to drive educational advancement and facilitate rigorous research efforts across all disciplines.

The content provided by The Enterprise consists primarily of material determined to be in the public domain or made publicly available for the purposes of research and education.

3. Use of Repository Content
A. Permitted Use

The content provided by INDIAN NEWS RECORDS is intended for personal, educational, and non-commercial research purposes. You are encouraged to:

  • Access, browse, and search the Repository.
  • Download and print copies of content for individual research or educational use.
  • Cite and reference the content in scholarly works, publications, and presentations, provided that appropriate attribution is given to both the original source and the Individual Enterprise (INDIAN NEWS RECORDS / C.P. Brown Media & News Research Centre).
B. Restrictions

You agree not to use the Repository content or the website in any way that is unlawful, harmful, or inconsistent with our mission. Specifically, you must not:

  • Sell, redistribute, republish, or commercially exploit the Repository content without express written permission.
  • Use the content for defamatory, offensive, or malicious purposes.
  • Engage in excessive or automated bulk downloading (“scraping”) that disrupts the website’s performance or unduly burdens our servers.
  • Claim authorship or ownership of the original public domain content.
C. Copyright and Public Domain Status

While we strive to ensure all hosted content is in the public domain, we make no warranties regarding the copyright status of any material accessed through the Repository. Users are solely responsible for:

  • Determining the lawful use of any content under applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.
  • Obtaining any necessary permissions from copyright holders for uses that go beyond fair use or public domain status.
4. User Conduct and Contributions
A. Accurate Information

If you submit any personal information, research requests, or contributions, you certify that the information provided is truthful and accurate.

B. Voluntary Contributions

Any materials, feedback, or data you voluntarily submit to the project become the property of INDIAN NEWS RECORDS and the C.P. Brown Media & News Research Centre for use in perpetuity consistent with the project’s mission. You waive any moral rights and grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and publish the contribution.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The INDIAN NEWS RECORDS website and its 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, but not limited to, implied warranties of accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that:

  • The website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.
  • The content is free from potential technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.
  • Any material designated as “public domain” is legally free from all third-party intellectual property claims.
6. Limitation of Liability

The C.P. Brown Media & News Research Centre and the INDIAN NEWS RECORDS project (including its staff and sponsors) will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages resulting from your use or inability to use the website or the Repository content, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

7. Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising under these terms shall be resolved exclusively in the courts located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

8. Changes to the Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms and Conditions at any time. We will indicate the date of the last revision at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

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