International Business Times Terms Scorecard

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.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section 2(b) — User Submissions

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.

Section 6 — Indemnification

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.

Section 9 — Legal Disclosures

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.

Section 10 — Limitation of Liability

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.

Section 13 — Newsletters

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.

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