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NDTV forces users into binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to user content, and severely limits its own liability for any damages.
Forced arbitration, broad content license, and limited liability.
Any controversies, conflicts, disputes, or differences arising out of these Terms shall be resolved by arbitration in New Delhi in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996... The tribunal shall consist of 1 (One) arbitrator appointed by us.
You are forced into binding private arbitration in New Delhi, with the arbitrator chosen solely by the company.
The User hereby grants to NDTV a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully sublicensable right and licence to copy, modify, display, distribute, perform, create derivative works from, store and otherwise use and exploit, all User Information...
You grant the company a permanent, irrevocable license to use your content for any purpose, which survives account termination.
NDTV’s aggregate monetary liability to you shall not exceed INR 1000.
The company limits its total financial liability to you to approximately 12 USD, regardless of the harm caused.
Subject to applicable laws, NDTV may be directed by law enforcement agencies or the government and related bodies to disclose data... You hereby agree and acknowledge that in NDTV shall have the right to share such data with relevant agencies or bodies.
The company explicitly reserves the right to share your data with government or law enforcement agencies.
Such modifications and additional terms and conditions will be communicated to you.
The company commits to notifying you of changes to the terms.
Last reviewed 2026-07-31 under rubric v3.5.