These terms and conditions of use ("Terms") forms a legally binding agreement ("Agreement") between You and Us ("Tak App", "Our", "We")

In compliance with Rule 11(2)(a) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, T.V. Today Network Limited, New Delhi which owns and operates digital news platforms, including but not limited to ‘www.aajtak.in’ and ‘www.indiatoday.in’, has appointed the following person as the Grievance Officer and who will be responsible for redressal of grievances received by him in terms of the said Rules. The name of the Grievance Officer and the contact details are as follows:

Name: M.N. Nasser Kabir
Group General Counsel, India Today Group
TV Today Network Ltd.
India Today Mediaplex
FC 8, Sec. 16 A, Film City, Noida 201301
E-mail : grievanceofficer@aajtak.com
WhatsApp No. : 70424-89008

Before making a Grievance, complainants are encouraged to go through the above-mentioned Rules along with the self-regulating mechanism provided therein. The same can also be accessed at: Click Here

[ Disclaimer: T.V. Today Network Limited is a member of the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA). DNPA for and on behalf of its members including T.V. Today Network Limited has challenged the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 and the said challenge is pending before the Hon’ble High Court of Judicature, Madras in W.P. No. 13055 and 12515 of 2021. The present disclosure is made without prejudice to the said challenge.]

A. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION1. Capitalized terms, not defined elsewhere in this Agreement, shall mean as follows:

(A) "App" means the mobile platform Tak App owned and operated by T.V Today Network Ltd. (TVTN) downloadable from Google Play/App Store and other mobile app stores like realme store, MI store etc., including any updates thereof. TAK is a short Video news app, which offers news update in 30 second. It covers 9 different content genres –National News, Sports News, Regional News, Business News, Crime News, Astrology, Fitness, Lifestyle, literature. And has 18 channels on the app, which are – News Tak, Sports Tak, Crime Tak, Bharat Tak, Biz Tak, UP Tak, Bihar Tak, Life Tak, Sahitya Tak, Fit Tak, Mumbai Tak, MP TAK, Astro Tak, Dilli TAK, Rajasthan Tak, Gujarat Tak, Punjab Tak and Haryana Tak.

(B) “AppStore” means the service provided by Apple Inc. and/or its affiliates, a third party, through which You may use in order to download the App.

(C) “AppStore Terms and Conditions” means terms and conditions that apply to the use of App Store platform and as available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html

(D) " Google Play" means the service provided by Google Ireland Limited, a third party, and/or it’s affiliates, through which You may use in order to download the App.

(E) "Google Play Terms of Service" means terms of service that apply to the use of Google Play and available at https://play.google.com/about/play-terms.html

(F) "User" or "You" or "Your" refers to a natural person who has accepted this Agreement in order to download and use the App.

2. Any reference to the singular includes a reference to the plural and vice versa, and any reference to one gender includes a reference to other gender(s), unless explicitly provided for.

3. Headings and captions are used for convenience only and not for interpretation of the Agreement.

4. Any reference to a natural person shall, include his/her heirs, executors and permitted assignees and any reference to a juristic person shall, include its affiliates, successors and permitted assignees, unless repugnant to the context.

B. YOUR APPROVAL

1. You approve of and accept this Agreement by:

(A) Downloading and/or installing the App on Your device; or

(B) Accessing or using the App or any of the content available within the App from any device

2. You can accept this Agreement only if: (a) You are a natural person of the legal age, eligibility and mental capacity to form a binding contract with T.V Today Network Ltd. (“TVTN”) pursuant to Your use of the App; or (b) You are a juristic Person, lawfully existing that has all the authorizations, permits and allowances to enter into this Agreement and form a binding contract; and (c) You are not legally barred from using the App.

3. You understand that We want You to not use the App if You do not understand, approve of or accept all the terms specified in this Agreement. Hence, You are requested to read these terms carefully

C. PROVISION OF THE APP

1. The App is designed to provide You an in-app browsing experience through an embedded browser. The App provides a selection of Categories and the news, video’s & updates related to such subjects by aggregating such content within one platform for easy access by You and for assisting You to find corresponding content of Your interest. The App also provides videos which are produced in house by TVTN .

2. The App may include links to other mobile applications and/or websites (some of which may be automated search results) which may contain materials that are objectionable, unlawful, or inaccurate. We do not endorse or support these links or the products and services they provide; these links are provided for Your convenience only. We are not responsible or liable for the content or accuracy of such links.

3. In order to provide the App to You, We may request You to register and/or provide information about yourself. We trust that any information provided by You will always be true, accurate, complete and updated

4. The content displayed on the App is for Your non-commercial and personal use. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works of, or publicly display any content displayed on the App.

5. We may stop provision of the App (or any part of the App), permanently or temporarily, to You or to Users generally or may modify or change the nature of the App and/or these Terms at Our sole discretion, without any prior notice to You. Your use of the App following any such modification constitutes Your deemed acceptance to be bound by the Agreement (or as it may be modified).

D. YOUR AGREEMENT WITH TAK APP

1. A violation of this Agreement may result in a legal liability upon You and that nothing in this Agreement should be construed to confer any rights to any third party. You are responsible for Your conduct and activities while using the App, and for any consequences thereof.

2. If any provision of the Agreement is found to be unenforceable under the applicable law, it will not affect the enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement. lf any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed superseded by a valid enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

3. We may choose to not act with respect to a breach of this Agreement by You or others but this does not mean that We cannot act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. Our intended or intended failure to exercise or enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

E. USING THE APP

1. You will download and install the App from Google Play/App Store for using it. You will also download and update the relevant latest versions of the App and any relevant updates provided by Us to avail continued access to the App.

2. While the App is available to You free of cost, We may amend these Terms and impose a cost on the App in future. We will make all efforts to give you prior notice in case We do charge for availability or use of the App by You.

3. You will use the App only for such purposes as is permitted by (a) this Agreement; and (b) any law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines applicable in the country of which You are a citizen, in which You are a resident or from where You use the App.

4. For any content you create using the App, You grant Us a limited, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable license to use the same in accordance with the terms and conditions, privacy policy, content regulation policy, any other policy of Us and any agreement executed by You and Us, and such a license will include a right to sub-license.

5. For Your use of the App, TAK App grants You a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to install and use the App on Your device. However, You shall not copy the App or any of its components, except for the purpose of making a single archival back up copy

6. TAK App also grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access such content on the App which is owned by TVTN. For using any content owned by a third party, You still require a license from such third party, We don't license such content to You and Your use of content owned by a third party is governed by applicable terms and conditions prescribed by such third party.

F. RESTRICTIONS ON YOUR USE

1. You will not use the App or any content provided thereof for any purpose that is illegal, unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement.

2. You will not access (or attempt to access) the content provided through the App by any means other than through the App, unless You have been allowed to do so in a separate written agreement with Tak App or TVTN.

3. You will not redistribute, sublicense, rent, publish, sell, assign, lease, market, transfer, or otherwise make the App or any component or content thereof, available to third parties.

4. You will not circumvent or disable any digital rights management, usage rules, or other security features of App; remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices (including copyright notices) on any portion of the App; and not use the App in a manner that threatens the integrity, performance, or availability of the App.

5. You will not attempt to or engage in any activity that may:

(a) reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise extract the source code related to the App or any part thereof, unless it is expressly permitted by Tak App/TVTN to You in writing or is required by the applicable law;

(b) use any robot, spider, retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of the App or content thereof;

(c) collect information about users of the App for any illegal or unlawful purpose;

(d) create any user accounts by automated means or under false or frau dulent pretenses for using the App;

(e) transmit any viruses, worms, defects, trojan horses, or any items of a destructive nature through the App;

(f) use the App in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair, or undertake any action which is harmful or potentially harmful to, any of the servers, networks, computer systems or resources connected to any of the servers connected, directly or indirectly to the App, or interfere with any other Users’ use and enjoyment of the App;

(g) carry out any denial of service (DoS, DDoS) or any other harmful attacks on the App or; disrupt or place unreasonable burdens or excessive loads on, or interfere with or attempt to make, or attempt any unauthorized access to the App or any part of the App or any user of the App;

(h) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the App; or obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available, in the opinion of Tak App/TVTN, through the App.

6. You will not impersonate another person or impersonate, guide or host on behalf of, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent Your affiliation with any person or entity, including, but not limited to Our officials, employees, agents, partners, affiliates, dealers and franchisees.

G. REPORTING VIOLATIONS AND CONTENT TAKEDOWN

1. If You find any content on the App which falls under any of the prohibited categories of content listed in section F (5), (6) above, You can inform us of such a violation of these Terms by writing to Us at takapp@aajtak.com with

(a) a screenshot or sharing the link of the infringing post; and

(b) Your reasons for objecting to such content.

2. Your reports of violation of these Terms will be received and processed within reasonable time by Our Team.

3. We will respond to Your reports of violations within as soon as possible by

(a) Taking down such violating content; or

(b) Suspension/blocking of the violating user’s account; or

(c) Termination of the violating users’ access to the App.

Our Team’s assessment of any complaints relating to content shared on the App will be limited to whether such content violates these Terms or Our own internal policies and guidelines. Such a decision will be final and binding as regards content on the App.

4. If You have any objections against any action taken by Us pursuant to clause G(3) above, You can inform us of Your reasons for such objections by writing to Us takapp@aajtak.com

5. We will review Your objections, and reserve the right to modify/retain our decision on any complaint against content shared on the App.

H. TERMINATION

1. Your access to the App may be terminated if:

(a) You voluntarily uninstall the App from Your device;

(b) You knowingly or unknowingly cause direct or indirect breach, as ascertained by Tak App/ TVTN, of these Terms or Privacy Policy as a whole or in part; or

(c) You do not pay the requisite fee, if any, should Tak App charge for use of the App.

2. We may have to terminate Your access to the App if:

(a) We are required to do so by law (for example, where the access to and/or provision of the App to You becomes, unlawful);

(b) The third party, if any, with whom We offered the App to You has terminated its relationship with Us or ceased to offer the related services to Us or to You;

(c) The provision of App to You, is no longer commercially viable or feasible for Us;

(d) You violate this Agreement.

3. We may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without notice and may procure disabling Your access to the App and/or barring You from any future use of the App.

4. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by terminating Your access to the App. However, Your certain obligations under this Agreement shall continue to prevail even on such termination.

5. When this Agreement comes to an end, all of the legal rights, obligations and liabilities that You and TVTN have benefited from, been subject to (or which have accrued over time whilst the Agreement has been in force) or which are expressed to continue indefinitely, shall be unaffected by this cessation, and shall continue to apply to such rights, obligations and liabilities indefinitely.

I. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

1. Your use of the App is, and at all times shall be, governed by and subject to the laws regarding copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret ownership and use of intellectual property. You agree to abide by laws regarding copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret ownership and use of intellectual property, and You shall be solely responsible for any violations of any laws and for any infringements of any intellectual property rights caused by Your use of the App through Your device.

2. TVTN owns and retains all the intellectual property rights to the content made available to You through the App but does not claim ownership rights to the original sources of information

3. All trademarks, brands and service marks of the App are the property of TVTN only. TVTN owns all of the copyrights and database in relation to the App.

4. The App and any underlying technology or software used in connection with the App may contain rights of TVTN or its affiliates or any third party. For use of any third party's intellectual property, You may need to get permission directly from the owner of the intellectual property.

5. Any intellectual property which is not specifically mentioned to be owned by TVTN, is owned by their respective owners and the owners have a right to take appropriate actions against You for any violation, infringement or passing off.

6. TVTN respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not hold any responsibility for any violations of any intellectual property rights by You.

J. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

1. Your use of the App or any content available thereof is entirely at Your own risk and We shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive, monetary or any other damages, fees, fines, penalties or liabilities whatsoever arising out of or relating to Your use of the App.

2. You may terminate Your access to the App if You are not satisfied with the App.

3. You shall defend, indemnify and hold TVTN, and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents harmless from and against any claims, actions, demands, liabilities, judgments, and settlements, including without limitation, reasonable legal fee that may result from or alleged to result from (a) Your use of the App; or (b) Your breach of any rules, regulations and/or orders under any applicable law.

4. You are also responsible for any breach of Your obligations under the Agreement and/or for the consequences of any such breach.

K. NO WARRANTIES

1. We shall make our best efforts to make the App available to You in the best possible manner. However, We disclaim all warranties in relation to the App, whether express or implied, including but not limited to:

(a) the App being constantly available or available at all;

(b) installation or un-installation choices in relation to the App being successfully executed in all cases;

(c) that App will always function without disruptions, delay or errors;

(d) Your personal ability to use the App

(e) Your satisfaction with the use of the App

(f) the accuracy of the data provided by the App;

(g) the security and privacy of Your data;

(h) that all bugs or errors in relation to the App will be corrected;

(i) that the App will be compatible with all devices and all networks.

(j) that the App is fit for a particular purpose or use; or

(k) that the App and the contents thereof are accessible in every location.

2. TVTN, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents and any other service provider responsible for providing access to the App in connection with this Agreement will not be liable for any acts or omissions, including of a third party, and including those vendors participating in TAK App’s offerings made to You, or for any unauthorized interception of data or breaches of this Agreement attributable in part to the acts or omissions of third parties, or for damages associated with TVTN, or equipment that it does not furnish, or for damages that result from the operation systems, equipment, facilities or services provided by third parties that are interconnected with TAK App/TVTN.

L. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

1. The App may be controlled and operated through any country and may be subject to the laws of that country in which they are controlled and operated. If You use the App from any location, then, You are responsible for compliance with the local laws applicable to You.

2. This Agreement shall be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of India.

3. In the event of any dispute or difference between the You and Us (“Dispute”), then the Courts of New Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such a dispute

4. You and TVTN agree that any cause of action arising out of Your use of the App must be commenced within 3 (three) months after the cause of action accrues or You become aware of the facts giving rise to the cause of action, whichever is later. Otherwise, such cause of action shall be permanently barred.

M. NOTICES

1. TVTN may post notices within the App or send you notices on the e-mail address that You may have shared with Us. You will have received such notices within 3 (three) days of Us sending the notice. Your continued use of the App on expiry of such 3 (three) days shall constitute Your receipt and acceptance of the notices sent to You.

N. DISCLAIMER

1. The contents provided through the App may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. TVTN may make changes or improvements to the App at any time. The contents or any information available on the App is provided "as is" and "as available" and without warranties of any kind either expressed or implied, to the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law. TVTN does not warrant that the functions contained in the contents will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or the servers that make them available, are free of viruses or other harmful components. TVTN makes no commitment to update the materials on the interface. The above exclusion may not apply to You, to the extent that applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties. TVTN shall not be liable for any misuse or data theft as a consequence of Your use of the App.

2. YOU EXPRESSLY REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU WILL NOT USE THE APP IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, AGREE TO BECOME A PARTY TO, AND ABIDE BY ALL THE TERMS SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY RESULT IN LEGAL LIABILITY UPON YOU. NOTHING IN THE AGREEMENT SHOULD BE CONSTRUED TO CONFER ANY RIGHTS TO ANY THIRD PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON.