Terms & Conditions

These Terms govern your access to and use of Vijaya Chronicle. By using this website you agree to be bound by them. If you don't agree, please stop using the site.

1. Definitions

“Site” means the website published at this domain. “Content” means the articles, photographs, illustrations, audio, video and any other material we publish here. “You” means the individual reading or using the Site.

2. Using the Site

You may read, link to, share and quote our Content for personal, non- commercial purposes, provided you credit Vijaya Chronicle and link back to the original story. Republishing full articles, building a competing aggregator from our feeds, or scraping our pages programmatically without permission is not allowed.

3. Intellectual property

All Content on this Site — text, images, layout, brand marks — is the property of Vijaya Chronicle or its licensors, and is protected by Indian and international copyright law. Nothing on this Site grants you a licence to reuse Content beyond what these Terms allow. For licensing enquiries, please contact us.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in a way that violates these Terms.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site, including the admin area.
• Interfere with the operation of the Site, including by introducing malware, denial-of-service attacks, or brute-force credential attempts.
• Submit defamatory, abusive, or illegal content through any form on the Site.
• Use bots, scrapers or automated tools to harvest content or data without our prior written consent.

5. User-submitted content

If you send us a message, story tip, correction or any other communication, you confirm that you have the right to share that information and grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use it for editorial purposes (including publication, with appropriate verification and editing). We are not obliged to publish anything you send.

6. Accuracy and corrections

We make a serious effort to be accurate, but no publication is infallible. If we get something wrong, we publish a visible correction on the original article rather than silently editing the record. If you believe a story contains an error, please use the contact form on our homepage.

7. Disclaimers

The Content is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Opinions expressed by writers are theirs and not necessarily those of the publisher. Nothing on this Site constitutes financial, legal, medical, or other professional advice — for advice specific to your situation, consult a qualified professional.

8. Third-party links

Stories on Vijaya Chroniclemay link to third-party websites. We don't control those sites and aren't responsible for their content or practices. Following an outbound link is your decision.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Vijaya Chronicle, its directors, employees and contributors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the Site is to stop using it.

10. Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. The current version is always the one published here, with the “Last updated” date at the top. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

11. Governing law & jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Bangalore, Karnataka.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent via the contact form on our homepage.