Welcome to Crichunter.com!
These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Crichunter’s Website, located at https://crichunter.com/.
By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use Crichunter.com if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.
The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice, and all Agreements: “Client”, “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person who logs on to this website and is compliant with the Company’s terms and conditions. “The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We”, “Our” and “Us”, refers to our Company. “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Client and ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance, and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of the provision of the Company’s stated services, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of in. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization, and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to the same.
Cookies
We employ the use of cookies. By accessing Crichunter.com, you agree to use cookies in agreement with Crichunter’s Privacy Policy.
Most interactive websites use cookies to let us retrieve the user’s details for each visit. Cookies are used by our website to enable the functionality of certain areas to make it easier for people visiting our website. Some of our affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies.
License
Unless otherwise stated, Crichunter and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on Crichunter.com. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this from Crichunter.com for your own personal use subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.
You must not:
- Republish material from Crichunter.com
- Sell, rent, or sub-license material from Crichunter.com
- Reproduce, duplicate, or copy material from Crichunter.com
- Redistribute content from Crichunter.com
This Agreement shall begin on the date hereof.
Parts of this website offer an opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the website. Crichunter does not filter, edit, publish, or review Comments prior to their presence on the website. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of Crichunter, its agents, and/or affiliates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who posts their views and opinions. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Crichunter shall not be liable for the Comments or for any liability, damages, or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this website.
Crichunter reserves the right to monitor all Comments and to remove any Comments that can be considered inappropriate, offensive, or cause a breach of these Terms and Conditions.
You warrant and represent that:
- You are entitled to post the Comments on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;
- The Comments do not invade any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent, or trademark of any third party;
- The Comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent, or otherwise unlawful material which is an invasion of privacy
- The Comments will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity.
You hereby grant Crichunter a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit, and authorize others to use, reproduce, and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats, or media.
Hyperlinking to our Content
The following organizations may link to our Website without prior written approval:
- Government agencies;
- Search engines;
- News organizations;
- Online directory distributors may link to our Website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and
- System-wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.
These organizations may link to our home page, to publications, or to other Website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.
We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organizations:
- commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;
- dot.com community sites;
- associations or other groups representing charities;
- online directory distributors;
- internet portals;
- accounting, law, and consulting firms; and
- educational institutions and trade associations.
We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavorably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organization does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of Crichunter; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.
These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.
If you are one of the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to Crichunter. Please include your name, your organization name, and contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.
Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Website as follows:
- By use of our corporate name; or
- By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or
- By use of any other description of our Website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party’s site.
No use of Crichunter’s logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.
iFrames
Without prior approval and written permission, you may not create frames around our web pages that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Website.
Content Liability
We shall not be held responsible for any content that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims that are rising on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene, or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third-party rights.
Reservation of Rights
We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Website. You approve of immediately removing all links to our Website upon request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and its linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our Website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions.
Removal of links from our website
If you find any link on our Website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us at any moment. We will consider requests to remove links but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly.
We do not ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.
Disclaimer
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties, and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:
- limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;
- limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
- limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
- exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.
The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort, and for breach of statutory duty.
As long as the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.
Ethical Principles
In furtherance of Our intent expressed above and Our pursuit to be the most reliable platform through which people get news and information on issues that matter the most, We have adopted the following principles:
Be a neutral platform that facilitates dialogue and enables people from different backgrounds and political inclinations to come together, discuss, and solve issues that matter most.
Present the most accurate important information available at the time We are reporting on a particular issue.
Credit source wherever needed or applicable.
Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and prohibited. Strive for balanced, unbiased, and logical opinions on issues.
Maintain a clear distinction between business interests and editorial decision-making. In no way can the business interest take over editorial decision-making.
Give accurate information instead of breaking the news. We will wait before sharing if enough information is not available and not speculate.
Include diverse voices in the story to make it fair and balanced. Issue a public apology in case of an error and rectify the error.
Publicize or mention at the outset if a story is not from an editorial and is an advertisement/advertorial.
Remain strong and resolute in the wake of pressure from people in power. Stand with the editorial in case of any legal dispute and in case of harassment.
Editorial
Crichunter would like to familiarise you with Our Editorial Policy. This Policy outlines Our mission and the ethical and editorial standards We uphold including the way We distinguish Our content the kind of language We permit and deploy, Our Public Purpose, and our Editorial Mission.
Crichunter is a public-spirited digital media platform providing news and editorials on issues that We believe matter to society at large and deserve the attention of a rational populace. Closely aligned with the Ethical Principles outlined in Our Code of Ethics Our Public Purposes and Editorial Mission is to:
Educate the multitude through Our content and stories by establishing the truth as closely as it can be ascertained;
facilitate a healthy, fair, balanced, and meaningful exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives;
Spearhead or support initiatives to raise voices and bring about tangible differences on issues of vulnerable and needy people;
Be an engine of change in society, driven by knowledge and integrity; and present and highlight stories of people across the world and, particularly, from India, who drive change through selfless deeds and inspire others in being the change or being part of the change.
Accuracy, updating, and error correction Please refer to Our Corrections Policy.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
A conflict of interest is a situation, whether potential or actual, where competing interests or loyalties can potentially inappropriately influence a decision or activity at Crichunter and/or cause detriment to Crichunter or its audience. Therefore, to avoid this scenario,
Our employees:
are expected to manage personal finances and professional engagements in a manner consistent with Crichunter’s Code of Conduct and internal Employees’ Policies; do not take part in the creation of advertorial content; do not accept paid trips or gifts (other than souvenirs of a nominal value) that might influence their reportage. The one exception to this rule is for such travel that involves the trip itself being reviewed and, in the ordinary course, would be too expensive for Us to cover otherwise. Only for such cases, the fact that the trip was paid for shall be disclosed on the same page as the reportage; may accept travel costs and/or speaking fees for events such as conferences, where such acceptance does not pose a conflict of interest. If and when the employee writes anything in relation to the event, the fact that such costs and or fees were accepted shall be disclosed on the same page as the reportage.
Distinguishing the content curated by Crichunter
The content curated by Crichunter is housed broadly under two categories – news-oriented (news reportage) and views-oriented (editorial or “Op-Eds”). Both types are entirely independent of each other. This independence is pivotal and is intended to serve the reader, who is entitled to access both a factually correct true record in the news report and the perspective in the editorial. However, nothing in this separation and independence intends to eliminate honesty, depth, analysis, or commentary from the content. Crichunter may assign hashtags or labels to the published content to enable distinguishing between news and views.
Content containing obscenities and profanities
Crichunter shall refrain from using obscenities and profanities in its content. However, an exception may be made for content where their use is utterly essential to conveying a story of significance, which would lose its meaning without them. In no case shall such usage be used without the prior approval of the executive or managing editors.
If editors so decide that content containing potentially offensive material has legitimate news value, the usage of visual and/or textual warnings about such material is mandated on the published content. For instance, Crichunter may post a link to a web page containing material that does not meet Our standards for posting original content; along with the link, we shall include a warning, such as “Warning: Some images on this site contain graphic images of violence and are likely to be disturbing” to let Our users know what to expect prior to clicking the link.
Correction
The Crichunter fact-check team takes all efforts to ensure that any of the information that goes live is verified. We endeavor to be promptly responsive in correcting errors in the material published on our platform. When we run a correction, or clarification on our social media handles or share an editor’s note, our goal is to tell readers, as clearly and quickly as possible, what was wrong and what is correct. Anyone should be able to understand how and why a mistake has been corrected.
Updating a Report
We make it a practice to put notes on stories if a story has been updated. It is important for us to use a correction or clarification to inform readers whenever we correct a significant mistake or edit a story to include comments and updates from a stakeholder.
Corrections
If we are substantively correcting an article, photo caption, headline, graphic, video, or other material, we promptly publish a correction explaining the need for the said change. For any factual error in our fact-check article, as it comes to our notice, we do a revised article with a new conclusion and explain the correction at the top of the article and distribute it on all the social media platforms where our presence is.
Clarification
When our journalism is factually correct but the language, we used to explain those facts is not as clear or detailed as it should be, the language is rewritten and clarification is added to the story. A clarification is also used to note if we initially failed to seek a comment or response that has since been added to the story.
Other Corrections Policies
When an error is found by a reader and posted to the comment stream, our community engagement team can indicate in comments that it has been corrected. When we publish erroneous information on social networks, we correct it on that platform. We retract the incorrect information if we cannot alter it.
If you believe a story, we have published is inaccurate, please suggest corrections via the ‘Suggest A Correction’ section that appears at the end of every web story that is published. We also request our community members to send the correction to contact us.
