Legal & Governance
Terms of Service
Last updated: September 2026. Welcome to The Times Patriot (thetimespatriot.com). These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of our digital news platform, authored and operated by sole publisher Manoj.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing, browsing, reading, or interacting with The Times Patriot, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, along with our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please discontinue use of the website.
You confirm that you are at least 13 years of age (or the age of digital majority in your jurisdiction) and possess the legal capacity to agree to these Terms.
2. Publisher Ownership & Intellectual Property
All original reporting, investigative articles, blogs, opinions, headlines, photographs, illustrations, audio clips, and code published on The Times Patriot are the protected intellectual property of sole publisher Manoj or properly credited contributors and licensors, protected under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, and international copyright treaties.
- Permitted Personal Use: You may read, bookmark, download, and print individual pages for personal, non-commercial, informational reading.
- Social Sharing & Quotation: You are encouraged to share direct hyperlinks to our articles. Short quotes (up to 100 words) may be cited under fair-dealing principles provided prominent, clear attribution is given with a clickable link back to the original article on The Times Patriot.
- Prohibited Actions: Automated web scraping, bulk content republishing, unauthorized framing, commercial syndication, or feeding our content into unauthorized training pipelines without prior written license is strictly prohibited.
3. Editorial Independence & Advertisements
The Times Patriot operates on a strict policy of editorial independence. We participate in the Google AdSense program (Publisher ID: ca-pub-3733923214502061) and accept ethical display sponsorships. Advertisements, sponsored labels, or commercial partnerships have zero influence over our investigative reports, editorial stances, or story selections.
The inclusion of third-party advertisements or sponsored links on our website does not imply endorsement by The Times Patriot of any third-party product, service, or vendor.
4. User Conduct & Prohibited Activities
When interacting with our platform, submitting contact messages, news tips, or reader feedback, you agree NOT to:
- Submit false, defamatory, libelous, obscene, or racially offensive statements.
- Impersonate any individual, public official, entity, or publisher representative.
- Attempt to circumvent site security, introduce viruses, spyware, or malicious scripts, or carry out denial-of-service attacks.
- Harvest email addresses or personal details of our contributors or readers.
5. Corrections, Retractions & Accuracy Disclaimer
We take pride in our fact-checking and rigorous editorial standards. However, journalism is a dynamic pursuit. News reports are provided in good faith on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis.
If you identify an inadvertent error, please contact our Corrections Desk (corrections@thetimespatriot.com). We investigate all substantiated corrections promptly and issue transparent updates in accordance with our editorial policy.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither The Times Patriot nor sole publisher Manoj shall be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your access to, use of, or inability to use this website or any information published herein.
7. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of India. Any legal dispute, proceeding, or litigation arising out of or related to these Terms or your use of the website shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent civil courts situated in Karnataka, India.
8. Grievance Officer
In accordance with Rule 11 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, any legal notices or grievances regarding published digital content should be addressed to:
- Grievance Officer & Editor-in-Chief: Manoj
- Email: grievance@thetimespatriot.com
- Postal Address: The Times Patriot, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - 560001
9. Contact Us
For inquiries regarding these Terms of Service or syndication rights, please email legal@thetimespatriot.com or use our Contact Page.