Dainik Bhaskar Terms Scorecard

Grade A- — Mostly protective (score 86/100)

The company reserves the right to modify terms without notice and terminate access at its sole discretion, though it provides an opt-out for marketing communications.

Unilateral changes allowed. No notice for termination. No arbitration clause.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
YES
Easy to cancel
UNCLEAR
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 42

the Terms of Use can be changed by DBCL without any notice to the User.

The company reserves the right to update the terms at any time without providing any prior notification to the user.

Section 15

DBCL may in its sole discretion terminate User's access to the Services or any part thereof at any time and for any reason without any notice.

The company can terminate your access to the service at any time for any reason without giving you prior notice.

Section 27

DBCL reserves the right to disclose any personal information about you and your use of the Services including its contents, without your prior permission, if DBCL has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process

The company may share your personal information with law enforcement or government agencies without your consent if they believe it is legally required.

Section 45

Your mobile number and SMS opt-in data will not be shared, sold, or rented to third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.

The company provides an explicit pledge not to sell or share your mobile number for marketing purposes.

Section 28

DBCL may, if you so choose, send communications to you at the email id/ mobile no. given by you. You may have the option to 'opt-out' of these communications.

Users are provided with an opt-out mechanism for marketing communications.

Last reviewed 2026-08-22 under rubric v3.5.

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