By using any part, section, or page of the Website or Services, you immediately agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions herein. If you disagree with any portion of this agreement, you must immediately cease using our platform.

The Today Standard is a partnership firm established in April 2026. All terms and conditions mentioned below apply to all services provided by The Today Standard as a firm, and by its website thetodaystandard.com (hereinafter referred to as the "Website" or "Services").

The services offered by The Today Standard and the Website are subject to all local, national, and international rules and regulations of the relevant country where the Website is accessed, including but not limited to Europe's GDPR and the privacy and cookie policies of the Website.

1. Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Please read our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy to review how we manage your data. By using our services, you represent that you have read, understood, and agreed to our privacy disclosures.

2. Age Eligibility

By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you are at least 13 years of age, or the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction, and are fully capable, competent, and authorized to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service.

3. Rights and Restrictions

As a condition of using our services, you are granted the right to read the content and share it in good faith within any social media platform (including but not limited to LinkedIn, X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat).

However, the following activities are strictly prohibited:

• Using our content for any unlawful acts, planning unlawful activities, or disseminating content in bad faith.
• Conducting web scraping or automated data extraction of any kind without express prior written consent. Search engine crawling and indexing is permitted only to the extent that it complies with our robots.txt file and standard web indexation formats.
• Cyber attacks of any kind, except when expressly authorized by the Website for evaluating security strength, will result in immediate termination of access, permanent blocking of your IP address, and appropriate court proceedings.
• We reserve all rights to terminate or block access to the platform without providing explanations, provided that the grounds of such termination or blocking are reasonable and rational. If you wish to request reinstatement, you may reach out to our official support email.

4. Prohibited Uses and System Interferences

You are strictly prohibited from interfering with our systems or utilizing the Website in any of the following manners. Any violation will result in immediate termination of access and may lead to legal action:

• Reverse Engineering: Decompiling, reverse engineering, disassembling, or attempting to derive the source code, underlying algorithms, or structures of the Website, its software, or any services provided.
• Automated Data Extraction: Utilizing bots, spiders, scrapers, or other automated systems to extract data, flood our servers, or bypass navigational controls.
• Vulnerability Exploitation: Probing, scanning, or testing the vulnerability of our network, system, or Website security infrastructure without express written authorization.
• Malware Deployment: Uploading, transmitting, or injecting any malicious software code (e.g., viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs) designed to disrupt or limit system functionality.
• Denial of Service (DoS): Engaging in any activity that imposes an unreasonable load on our servers, including Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, spamming, or server flooding.
• Impersonation & Misrepresentation: Forging headers, manipulating identifiers, or impersonating any individual or entity (including employees of The Today Standard) to disguise the origin of any connection.
• Unauthorized Access: Attempting to gain unauthorized access to restricted areas of the Website, server databases, user accounts, or host networks through hacking or password mining.

5. Copyright Infringement & AI Usage

We reserve all intellectual property rights for the content generated on this platform. Any and all content used for commercial purposes, including the training of Large Language Models (LLMs) or Artificial Intelligence models, without the express prior written consent of The Today Standard is strictly prohibited and will result in legal penalties and appropriate court proceedings.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and all Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. The Today Standard does not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or usefulness of the analytical content provided.

7. Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by law, The Today Standard and its founders shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues (whether incurred directly or indirectly), or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your access to or use of the Website.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Today Standard and its team from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your violation of these Terms of Service.

8. Waiver and Limitation of Claims

Without prejudice to other sections, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that any cause of action or claim arising out of or related to these Terms or the Website must commence within 30 days after the cause of action accrues; otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.

9. Severability and Entire Agreement

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, void, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable, and the remaining provisions of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect. This document constitutes the entire agreement between you and The Today Standard regarding the use of the Website and Services.

10. Governing Law

These Terms of Service and any disputes arising out of or related to the Services shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of India, without regard to conflict of law principles.

11. Modifications

We reserve the right to modify or update these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the Website following any changes constitutes your formal acceptance of the modified Terms of Service.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding these terms, please reach out to us at contact@thetodaystandard.com.