Terms & Conditions

Last updated: May 31, 2026

These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website generalnews.hrsforu.com (the “Website”), operated by [Your Registered Name / Business Entity] (“we”, “us”, “our”). By accessing or using the Website you agree to be bound by these Terms, which constitute a legally binding electronic agreement under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and the Information Technology Act, 2000. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years of age, or accessing the Website under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian, and competent to contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

2. Nature of the Website

GeneralNews is an independent online publication providing news summaries, explainers, analysis and general-interest articles. Content is compiled from publicly available sources and is intended for general information only. We do not warrant that content is complete, accurate, current or error-free. Nothing on the Website constitutes professional, legal, financial, medical or investment advice.

3. Intellectual property

All original content, layout, design, graphics and compilation on the Website are owned by or licensed to [Your Registered Name / Business Entity] and are protected under the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Trade Marks Act, 1999. Photographs are provided by third-party providers (e.g. Pexels) under their respective licences and remain the property of their owners. You may share links to our articles, but you may not reproduce, republish or distribute our content substantially without prior written permission. Brief quotation with attribution is permitted as “fair dealing” under Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Website, and not to host, display, upload or share any information that, in line with Rule 3(1)(b) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021:

• belongs to another person and to which you do not have rights;
• is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, paedophilic, invasive of privacy, insulting or harassing, or otherwise unlawful;
• is harmful to a child;
• infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary right;
• deceives or misleads about the origin of a message, or knowingly spreads misinformation;
• threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign States, or public order, or causes incitement to any cognisable offence;
• contains a software virus or any code designed to interrupt or harm any computer resource.

You also agree not to attempt unauthorised access to the Website, scrape or harvest data through automated means, or interfere with its normal operation. Such conduct may attract liability under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

5. Third-party links and advertisements

The Website displays advertising (including Google AdSense) and may contain links to third-party websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, products, privacy practices or accuracy of third-party sites or advertisers. Your dealings with third parties are solely between you and them.

6. Disclaimer of warranties

The Website and all content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation. Please also read our Disclaimer.

7. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, [Your Registered Name / Business Entity] shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or any loss arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Website or reliance on its content.

8. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless [Your Registered Name / Business Entity], its operators and associates from any claim or demand arising out of your breach of these Terms or your violation of any law or third-party right.

9. Privacy

Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, framed in accordance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Information Technology Act, 2000.

10. Grievance redressal

In compliance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Rules made thereunder, complaints may be addressed to our Grievance Officer. See our Grievance Redressal page.

11. Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms at any time by posting an updated version on this page with a new revision date. Continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Subject to applicable law, the courts at [City], India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to the Website or these Terms.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to contact@hrsforu.com.