Terms of Use
Terms of Use
Last updated: 14 October 2026
Welcome to CleanTech Journal (“we”, “us” or “our”), available at cleantechjournal.com. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply to your use of our website, newsletters, webinars and related services (together, the “Services”).
Please read these Terms carefully. By using our Services, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use our Services. These Terms are governed by the laws of India, including the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
1. Who Can Use Our Services
You may use our Services if you are at least 18 years old, or if you are under 18 and have the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
If you continue to use our Services after we update these Terms, you accept the updated Terms.
2. Our Content and Intellectual Property
All content on CleanTech Journal, including articles, analysis, graphics, charts, photographs, videos, logos and the design of the website, belongs to CleanTech Journal, our contributors or our licensors. It is protected by the Copyright Act, 1957, the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and applicable international laws.
“CleanTech Journal” and our logos are our trademarks. You may not use them without our written permission.
You may:
- read, download and print articles for your own personal, non-commercial use; and
- share links to our articles, and quote short extracts, as long as you credit CleanTech Journal and link to the original article.
You may not, without our written permission:
- republish, sell, license, syndicate or broadcast our content; or
- copy our content in bulk, or reproduce it on another website, publication or platform.
For permission to republish our content, please contact editor@cleantechjournal.com.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree to use our Services only for lawful purposes. You must not:
- use bots, scrapers or other automated tools to copy content or collect data from our website without our written permission;
- try to gain unauthorised access to our website, servers, databases or admin systems, or interfere with their security;
- upload or spread viruses or other harmful code;
- overload or disrupt our website, including through denial-of-service attacks;
- submit content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, infringes anyone’s rights or invades their privacy; or
- impersonate CleanTech Journal, our journalists, contributors or any other person or organisation.
4. Information and Content You Submit
You can share information with us through our newsletter sign-up, webinar registrations, contact forms and editorial submissions. When you do:
- you agree to provide accurate and up-to-date information;
- we will handle your personal data as described in our Privacy Policy;
- you confirm that anything you submit for publication, such as articles, commentary or press releases, is your own work and does not infringe anyone else’s rights; and
- you give CleanTech Journal a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to review, edit, publish and share that material, unless we agree otherwise in writing.
We are not obliged to publish any submission, and we may edit submissions for length, clarity and style.
5. Newsletters and Webinars
You can unsubscribe from our newsletters at any time using the link in any email, or by contacting us.
Webinar schedules, speakers and content may change, and webinars may be postponed or cancelled. Registering for a webinar does not guarantee that it will take place as originally planned. Webinars may be recorded and made available after the event.
6. Accuracy and Corrections
We work hard to make our reporting accurate, fair and up to date. However, news develops quickly, and we cannot guarantee that all content is complete, accurate or current at all times.
If you believe something we have published is inaccurate, please contact editor@cleantechjournal.com. We review all correction requests and update our content where appropriate.
7. Market Data and Financial Disclaimer
CleanTech Journal reports on clean energy markets, projects, tenders, investments, carbon markets and listed companies for news and information purposes only.
Market data and share prices shown on our website may be delayed, incomplete and subject to change. Nothing on our website is an offer or recommendation to buy or sell any security, commodity or asset.
Our content is not financial, investment, legal, tax or accounting advice. Please consult a qualified professional before making any investment or business decision. We are not responsible for any loss arising from reliance on market data or content published on our website.
8. No Professional or Technical Advice
Our technical, policy and project coverage reflects our journalism and the views of our contributors. It is not professional engineering, legal, regulatory or consulting advice. Please seek independent professional advice before relying on it for any project, contract or compliance decision.
The views of expert contributors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of CleanTech Journal.
9. Third-Party Links, Advertising and Sponsored Content
Our website may include advertisements (including through Google AdSense), sponsored content, partner webinars and links to other websites. Sponsored and partner content will be clearly identified.
We do not control and are not responsible for third-party websites, advertisers, products or services. Any dealings you have with them are between you and the third party.
10. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Our Services are provided “as is” and “as available”. We do not guarantee that they will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free or free from harmful components.
To the fullest extent permitted by Indian law, CleanTech Journal, its founders, editors, contributors, employees and partners will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, or for any loss of profits, data, goodwill or business, arising from your use of, or inability to use, our Services.
11. Indemnity
You agree to compensate CleanTech Journal for any claims, losses or costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:
- your breach of these Terms;
- your breach of any law; or
- any content you submit to us.
12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Subject to Section 13, the courts in [City], India will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of our Services.
13. Grievance Redressal
In line with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, you can raise any complaint about our content, copyright or the handling of your data with our Grievance Officer:
- Grievance Officer: [Name]
- Publication: CleanTech Journal
- Address: [Registered office address], India
- Email: editor@cleantechjournal.com
We will acknowledge your complaint within 24 hours and aim to resolve it within 15 days.
14. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes take effect when they are published on this page, and the “Last updated” date at the top will show when they were last revised. Please check this page periodically.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us:
- Email: editor@cleantechjournal.com
- Contact page: https://cleantechjournal.com/contact-us/
