Terms of Use

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of lokmandate.com(the "Site"), operated by Lok Mandate. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

Use of the Site

You may use the Site for lawful, personal, non-commercial purposes. You agree not to misuse the Site, including by attempting to gain unauthorised access, disrupting its operation, scraping content at scale, or using it to distribute unlawful, harmful or misleading material.

Intellectual property

All content on the Site — including articles, images, graphics, logos and the Lok Mandate name — is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright and other laws. You may share links to our articles and quote short extracts with attribution, but you may not republish, reproduce or redistribute our content in full without prior written permission.

Editorial content & accuracy

We work to ensure our reporting is accurate and up to date, but the Site is provided for general information only and does not constitute professional, legal, financial or other advice. News develops quickly; we may update, correct or remove content at any time. If you believe something is inaccurate, please tell us via our contact page.

Third-party links & advertising

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and display advertising. We are not responsible for the content, products or practices of any third party, and a link or advertisement does not imply endorsement. Your dealings with third parties are solely between you and them.

User submissions

If you send us tips, feedback or other materials, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use them in connection with our reporting and operations. Please do not send confidential information you do not wish us to use.

Disclaimer of warranties

The Site is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy or uninterrupted availability.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Lok Mandate shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Site or any content on it.

Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. The "Last updated" date above shows when they were last revised.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of India, and any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India.

Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email hello@lokmandate.com or visit our contact page.