Grade A- — Mostly protective (score 86/100)
The terms grant the company a broad, perpetual license to user content and require users to indemnify the company against all legal claims.
Standard terms with broad content license and indemnification requirements.
you grant IBTimes... the right to display or publish that content... to store that content, and to distribute and use that content for promotional and marketing purposes.
By posting content, you give the company a broad license to use your work for their own marketing and promotional needs.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless IBTimes... from any losses, damages, costs (including reasonable legal fees), and claims arising out of your violation of these Terms
You are required to pay for the company's legal defense and any damages if your actions lead to a lawsuit against them.
We may be required to disclose information about you... Where we are legally permitted to do so, we will endeavour to notify you... Otherwise, we will comply without prior notice
The company reserves the right to share your personal information with law enforcement without notifying you if they believe they are not legally permitted to do so.
Our total liability to you for any claim arising from these Terms and Conditions shall not exceed the amount you have paid, if any, to use our site.
If the company harms you, they limit their financial responsibility to the amount you paid them, which is effectively zero for free users.
We will not sell or share your email address with unaffiliated third parties for their own marketing purposes.
The company provides a clear commitment not to sell your email address to third-party marketers.
Last reviewed 2026-08-18 under rubric v3.5.