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Terms & Conditions

Shankhnad News
Last updated: 29 June 2026

Published by Milan L. Kuvadiya (sole proprietor), registered with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (Cable Television), Registration No. GJ/2025/723079548.

These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of the Shankhnad
News website (shankhnadnews.com)
and our mobile application (together, the “Services”). By using the
Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please stop using
the Services.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. If you are under 18,
you must have permission from a parent or legal guardian. By using the
Services you confirm that you meet these requirements.

2. No account needed

Shankhnad News is free to use and does not require you to
sign in or create an account. You can read news, e-paper editions, short
videos, and live TV anonymously. We do not ask for a phone number, email,
or any login to use the Services.

3. Content

3.1 Content we provide

News articles, newspaper PDFs, live TV streams, and short videos on the
Services are curated by the Shankhnad News editorial team and are provided
for personal, non-commercial use only. Do not republish, scrape, or
redistribute our content without written permission.

3.2 Content you submit

The app has no public posting, comments, likes, or profiles. The only
content you send us is through Send feedback or by
contacting our Grievance Officer. When you do, you confirm
that the information is accurate and lawful and that you are entitled to
share it. How we handle what you submit is described in our
Privacy Policy.

3.3 Our intellectual property

All content we provide — news articles, newspaper editions, photographs,
graphics, video, audio, and the Shankhnad News name, logo
and masthead — is owned by Shankhnad News or its licensors and is protected
by Indian copyright and trademark law. You may read it and share links to it
for personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy,
reproduce, republish, scrape, frame, or create derivative works from our
content without our prior written permission.

3.4 Copyright complaints (notice & takedown)

If you believe content infringes your copyright or other
intellectual-property right, send a written notice to our Grievance Officer
(see the Grievance Redressal section below, or
email shankhnad.tv.news@gmail.com) with: your name and contact details;
identification of the work you say is infringed; the exact location of the
material complained of; a statement that you believe in good faith the use
is not authorised; and a statement that your notice is accurate and that you
are the rights-holder or authorised to act for them. We acknowledge within
24 hours and act within 15 days.

4. Acceptable use

Do not use the Services to:

  • Harass, threaten, or abuse anyone.
  • Post spam, pornography, hate speech, violence, or content that violates Indian law (IT Act 2000, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, etc.).
  • Impersonate others or misrepresent your identity.
  • Break, reverse-engineer, or attack the Services, our servers, or our infrastructure.
  • Use the Services for any commercial purpose without our written agreement.

Violating these rules may result in us removing offending content, restricting your access, and — for serious or illegal conduct — reporting you to the authorities.

5. Push notifications (mobile app)

When enabled, we send notifications about breaking news, and — as a separate
opt-in — daily alerts when a new e-paper edition is published. You can turn
either off anytime in Settings → Notifications (Breaking news alerts /
E-paper alerts). We aim to use notifications only for genuine news updates.

6. Third-party services

The app uses:

  • Firebase Cloud Messaging (a Google service) to deliver push notifications.
  • Google AdMob (a Google service, admob.google.com) to serve ads in the app’s Shorts feed. We request non-personalised ads; AdMob may access your device’s resettable advertising ID to deliver, limit, measure, and prevent fraud in those ads.
  • Sentry (sentry.io) for anonymous crash and performance diagnostics, to help us fix bugs.
  • Google Input Tools (a Google service) to transliterate English-typed search queries into Gujarati so they match our Gujarati articles.

Their terms and privacy policies apply to data shared through them. See our
Privacy Policy for details.

7. Disclaimers

The Services are provided “as is”. We do our best to keep them running,
fast, and accurate, but we do not guarantee that news content is entirely
error-free, that live streams are always available, or that the Services
are bug-free or uninterrupted. To the maximum extent allowed by Indian law,
we disclaim all implied warranties.

8. Limitation of liability

We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages
arising from your use of the Services. Our total liability for any claim is
limited to ₹1,000 or the amount you have paid us in the last 12 months,
whichever is higher. This does not limit liability for matters that cannot
legally be limited (such as fraud or gross negligence).

9. Termination

By you: the Services need no account, so there is nothing
for you to delete — simply stop using them or uninstall the app.
By us: we may restrict your access or remove content if you
violate these Terms. For serious violations (e.g. illegal content) we may
act immediately without notice.

10. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms occasionally. The “Last updated” date will change,
and for material changes affecting app users we will provide in-app notice.
Continuing to use the Services means you accept the updated Terms.

11. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any disputes are subject to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Sihor, Gujarat.

12. Contact

13. Grievance Redressal Mechanism

Shankhnad News is a publisher of news and current affairs content. In
accordance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and
Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, we operate a grievance redressal
mechanism for complaints about content published on our website and
mobile application.

How to lodge a grievance

If you believe any content we have published is inaccurate, defamatory,
obscene, infringes privacy or copyright, promotes hatred, or otherwise
violates the Code of Ethics under the IT Rules 2021, contact our Grievance
Officer with: your name and contact details, a link to or description of
the content concerned, and the nature of your grievance.

Grievance Officer (Rule 11)

Our commitment

The Grievance Officer will:

  • Acknowledge your grievance within 24 hours of receipt; and
  • Dispose of it within 15 days of receipt.

If a content grievance is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may
escalate it as provided under the IT Rules 2021 — including, where
applicable, to the relevant self-regulating body of publishers and
thereafter to the Oversight Mechanism of the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting, Government of India.

14. Content classification

  • Content type: News & Information
  • Rating: U (Universal)
  • Language: Gujarati

Content is for informational use only and does not constitute advice. We
reserve the right to moderate content to ensure compliance with local laws
and standards.

15. Guidance for families

Rated U — Universal. Shankhnad News publishes news and
current-affairs content suitable for a general audience, moderated to comply
with local laws and standards. To set screen-time limits or restrict app
usage, use your device’s built-in parental controls — Google Family
Link on Android or Screen Time on iOS.

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