Terms & Conditions

Effective Date: 08 October 2026
Last Updated: 08 October 2026

Welcome to the official website of Bhartiya Press Patrakar Media Suraksha Parishad Association (“Association”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).

These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) govern your access to and use of bhartiyapresspmspa.com, including its pages, content, membership facilities, forms, communications, services, activities, and other features made available through the website.

By accessing, browsing, submitting information to, applying for membership through, or otherwise using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms.

If you do not agree with these Terms, please discontinue use of the website.

1. About the Association

Bhartiya Press Patrakar Media Suraksha Parishad Association brings journalists and media professionals together on a common platform to promote their welfare, rights, dignity, professional development, responsible journalism, media ethics, press freedom, training, digital journalism, knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and meaningful professional participation.

The Association may conduct or facilitate activities including, but not limited to:

Membership programmes
Professional networking
Journalism and media-related training
Knowledge-sharing activities
Awareness programmes
Events and meetings
Recognition and appreciation programmes
Professional development initiatives
Digital journalism initiatives
Media-related collaborations
Community and social initiatives
Other lawful activities consistent with the Association’s objectives

Participation in any particular activity is subject to the applicable requirements, eligibility criteria, availability, and rules communicated by the Association.

2. Organization Contact Details

Bhartiya Press Patrakar Media Suraksha Parishad Association

Main Office:
82, Ashish Farm House
Seondara Road, Bilari
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh – 244411
India

Email: info@bhartiyapresspmspa.com
Alternate Email: ashishshankarp@gmail.com
Phone: +91 98370 78504

Office Hours: Monday – Saturday, 09:00 AM – 06:00 PM

Founder & National President:
Ashish Shankar Pandey

3. Acceptance of Terms

By using this website, you confirm that:

You have read these Terms.
You understand these Terms.
You agree to comply with them.
You will use the website only for lawful purposes.
The information submitted by you will be accurate to the best of your knowledge.
You will not use the website for fraudulent, abusive, unlawful, or unauthorized purposes.

If you are accessing the website on behalf of an organization or another person, you confirm that you have appropriate authority to do so.

4. Eligibility

You may use the website only if you are legally capable of entering into applicable agreements under the laws governing your use of the website.

Certain membership programmes, events, activities, or services may have additional eligibility requirements.

The Association reserves the right to determine eligibility for membership or participation in its programmes in accordance with its applicable rules and objectives.

5. Website Use

You agree to use the website responsibly and lawfully.

You must not:

Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website or its systems.
Introduce malicious software, viruses, harmful code, or other destructive material.
Interfere with website security or operation.
Use automated systems to abuse or overload the website.
Impersonate another person or organization.
Submit false, misleading, fraudulent, or unauthorized information.
Use the website for unlawful activities.
Harass, threaten, defame, or abuse another person.
Collect personal information about other users without authorization.
Copy or exploit website content for unauthorized commercial purposes.
Attempt to bypass membership, security, access, or payment controls.
Use the Association’s name, identity, branding, or materials in a misleading manner.

We may restrict, suspend, or terminate access where we reasonably believe that these Terms have been violated.

6. Membership

The Association may offer different membership categories from time to time.

Membership may provide access to benefits, activities, recognition, resources, professional networking, communications, or other facilities as specified for the applicable membership category.

Membership benefits may vary according to:

Membership category
Membership period
Applicable Association policies
Eligibility
Availability
Programme requirements
Changes made by the Association from time to time

Membership does not automatically guarantee employment, income, government recognition, government appointment, official authority, legal representation, accreditation, press accreditation, or any particular professional opportunity unless specifically stated in writing by an authorized authority.

7. Membership Application

Submitting a membership application does not automatically mean that membership has been approved.

The Association may:

Review applications
Verify submitted information
Request additional information or documents
Approve an application
Decline an application
Place an application on hold
Request clarification
Cancel or suspend an application where information is found to be materially inaccurate or misleading

The Association’s decision regarding membership shall be subject to its applicable internal rules and applicable law.

8. Accuracy of Information

You are responsible for ensuring that information submitted to the Association is accurate, complete, current, and not misleading.

You must not submit:

False identity information
Forged documents
Misleading professional credentials
Unauthorized photographs
False publication details
Fraudulent membership information
Information belonging to another person without authorization

If inaccurate or fraudulent information is discovered, the Association may take appropriate action, including correction, suspension, cancellation, or termination of the relevant membership or application, subject to applicable law.

9. Membership Identification and Representation

Where the Association issues a membership card, certificate, identity document, digital identification, or other membership material, such material is intended to establish the holder’s relationship with the Association only to the extent expressly stated.

Membership identification must not be represented as:

A government identity document
A government-issued press accreditation
A police or law-enforcement identity
A statutory authority
A judicial authority
A government appointment
A licence or authorization that the Association does not legally possess authority to issue

Members must not make misleading representations about the nature, authority, or purpose of Association membership.

10. Journalism and Professional Responsibility

The Association supports responsible journalism and professional conduct.

Members and website users remain individually responsible for content they create, publish, distribute, broadcast, or communicate.

The Association does not automatically endorse every statement, opinion, article, report, allegation, publication, social-media post, or other content produced by an individual member or third party.

Membership or association with the organization does not make the Association responsible for an individual’s independent professional activities.

11. User-Submitted Content

Users may have opportunities to submit:

Articles
Photographs
News reports
Profiles
Event information
Opinions
Documents
Testimonials
Suggestions
Comments
Other materials

You remain responsible for the content you submit.

By submitting content, you confirm that:

You have the necessary rights or permissions to submit it.
The content does not knowingly violate applicable law.
The content does not knowingly infringe another person’s intellectual-property rights.
The content does not knowingly contain unlawful threats, defamatory material, fraudulent information, or malicious code.
You have appropriate permission for photographs or personal information relating to other individuals where such permission is required.

The Association may review, edit, reject, remove, or decline to publish submitted content where reasonably necessary.

12. Editorial Independence

The Association may publish or facilitate journalism and media-related content for informational, educational, professional, or organizational purposes.

Publication of an article, report, profile, interview, photograph, opinion, or other material does not necessarily mean that the Association endorses every statement contained in that material.

The Association may exercise editorial discretion regarding whether, where, and how submitted material is published.

13. No Guarantee of Publication

Submission of an article, news report, photograph, profile, or other material does not guarantee publication.

The Association may reject, edit, postpone, modify, or remove submitted material at its discretion, subject to applicable law and any specific written agreement.

14. Website Information

We attempt to keep information on the website reasonably accurate and updated.

However, information may occasionally contain:

Errors
Omissions
Typographical mistakes
Outdated information
Technical inaccuracies
Information that has changed after publication

We do not guarantee that every piece of website information will always be complete, current, or error-free.

We reserve the right to correct, modify, update, or remove website content at any time.

15. No Professional or Legal Advice

Information published on this website is generally provided for informational, educational, awareness, or organizational purposes.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, information on the website should not be treated as:

Legal advice
Financial advice
Professional legal representation
Government advice
Official government communication
Guaranteed professional advice

Where a matter involves legal rights, regulatory compliance, professional obligations, or significant financial consequences, users should obtain advice from an appropriately qualified professional.

16. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to external websites, platforms, social-media services, payment providers, technology providers, or other third-party services.

These third parties operate independently from the Association.

We do not control and are not responsible for:

Their content
Their availability
Their security
Their privacy practices
Their terms and conditions
Their transactions
Their policies
Their services

Your use of third-party services is governed by the applicable terms and policies of those third parties.

17. Payments and Membership Fees

Where the Association offers paid membership, events, services, or other paid facilities, the applicable fee will be displayed or communicated before payment, wherever reasonably practicable.

Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers.

The Association does not generally control the technical processing of card, banking, UPI, or other payment transactions conducted through independent payment providers.

Users must provide accurate payment and billing information.

A successful payment does not automatically guarantee membership approval if membership approval is subject to eligibility or verification.

18. Refunds and Cancellation

Where applicable, refund, cancellation, or adjustment conditions will be communicated with the relevant membership, event, service, or payment offering.

Unless otherwise stated in writing, fees paid for membership, events, services, or administrative processing may not automatically be refundable merely because a user subsequently changes their mind, fails to participate, or does not use an available benefit.

Nothing in this clause is intended to remove or restrict any mandatory refund or consumer protection rights available under applicable law.

19. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the website and original materials published by the Association may include intellectual property belonging to the Association or its licensors.

This may include:

Website text
Original articles
Graphics
Logos
Designs
Page layouts
Photographs
Videos
Documents
Branding
Names and visual identity
Other original materials

You may view the website for personal and lawful informational purposes.

You must not reproduce, modify, distribute, publicly display, sell, commercially exploit, or republish Association-owned material without appropriate authorization, except where permitted by applicable law.

20. Trademarks and Branding

The Association’s name, logos, visual identity, slogans, and other branding elements may not be used in a manner that suggests unauthorized sponsorship, endorsement, partnership, accreditation, or official representation.

Nothing on this website grants you an implied licence to use Association branding.

21. Copyright Complaints

If you believe that material appearing on our website infringes your copyright or other intellectual-property rights, please contact us with sufficient information to identify:

The material concerned
Your rights in the material
The location of the material on the website
Your contact information
The basis of your complaint

We may review legitimate complaints and take appropriate action where required.

22. Privacy

Your use of the website may involve the collection and processing of personal information.

Our Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, protected, and disclosed.

By using the website, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review our Privacy Policy.

23. Security

We take reasonable measures to maintain website security.

However, no online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You acknowledge that:

Internet transmission may carry inherent risks.
Third-party services may experience security incidents.
Website availability may occasionally be interrupted.
No method of electronic storage or transmission is guaranteed to be completely secure.

You agree not to attempt to compromise the security of the website or its infrastructure.

24. Website Availability

We aim to maintain reasonable website availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.

The website may occasionally be unavailable because of:

Maintenance
Hosting problems
Software updates
Security incidents
Technical failures
Internet connectivity issues
Third-party service interruptions
Events beyond our reasonable control

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website without prior notice where reasonably necessary.

25. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the website and its content are provided on an “as available” and “as is” basis.

We do not guarantee that:

The website will always be available.
The website will always be error-free.
Information will always be completely current.
The website will meet every user’s particular requirements.
Third-party services will remain available.
Website content will always be free from technical errors.
Every submitted application will be accepted.
Membership will result in any particular professional, financial, employment, recognition, or other outcome.

Nothing in these Terms excludes any warranty or protection that cannot legally be excluded under applicable law.

26. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Association shall not be responsible for losses arising solely from:

Reliance on general website information
User-generated content
Third-party websites or services
Temporary website unavailability
Technical interruptions
Unauthorized actions by third parties
User misuse of the website
Loss caused by inaccurate information submitted by a user
Independent professional activities of members
Decisions made by users based on general information available on the website

This limitation does not seek to exclude liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.

27. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to be responsible for claims, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from your:

Violation of these Terms
Unlawful use of the website
Fraudulent or misleading information
Unauthorized use of another person’s information
Infringement of third-party rights
Misuse of Association resources
Violation of applicable law

This provision does not require you to indemnify the Association for matters caused solely by the Association’s own unlawful conduct.

28. Suspension or Termination

The Association may suspend or terminate access to the website, membership facilities, or particular services where reasonably necessary, including where:

These Terms are violated.
Fraudulent information is discovered.
Membership eligibility requirements are no longer satisfied.
The website is being misused.
Security is threatened.
Applicable law requires action.
The Association reasonably believes continued access could cause harm to the Association or others.

Where appropriate and legally required, the affected person may be provided an opportunity to clarify or address the matter.

29. Force Majeure

The Association shall not be responsible for delays or failures caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including:

Natural disasters
Fire
Flood
Epidemics or public-health emergencies
Government restrictions
Civil disturbances
War
Terrorism
Internet or telecommunications failures
Cybersecurity incidents
Power failures
Hosting or infrastructure failures
Strikes or labour disruptions
Other extraordinary circumstances beyond reasonable control

30. Complaints and Grievances

We encourage users to contact us directly if they have a complaint or concern relating to:

Membership
Website content
Privacy
Communication
Association activities
Misuse of Association identity
Published material
Other website-related matters

We will review complaints in good faith and take reasonable steps where appropriate.

Contact:

Email: info@bhartiyapresspmspa.com
Phone: +91 98370 78504

31. No Waiver

If we do not immediately enforce a provision of these Terms, that does not mean that we have permanently waived our right to enforce that provision later.

Any waiver must be understood in the context in which it is expressly provided.

32. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined by a competent authority to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to operate to the extent permitted by applicable law.

The invalid provision may be interpreted or modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it legally enforceable where permissible.

33. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time.

Changes may be made because of:

Changes in our activities
New website features
Membership changes
Technology changes
Changes in applicable law
Regulatory developments
Operational requirements

The latest version will be published on this page with the updated date.

Your continued use of the website after an updated version is published may constitute acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.

34. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of the Republic of India.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or restrict any mandatory rights, protections, or remedies available under applicable Indian law.

35. Jurisdiction

Subject to applicable law and any mandatory jurisdictional requirements, courts having competent jurisdiction at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, shall have jurisdiction over disputes arising from or relating to:

This website
These Terms
Association membership
Website-related services
Communications with the Association
Use of Association website facilities

Where applicable law requires a matter to be brought before a particular court, tribunal, authority, or forum, nothing in this clause shall prevent such proceedings.

36. Entire Understanding

These Terms, together with any applicable Privacy Policy, Membership Terms, Refund/Cancellation Policy, Disclaimer, and other policies expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the principal terms governing your use of the website.

Where a specific written agreement or membership document contains terms that expressly apply to a particular service or relationship, those specific terms may govern that matter to the extent of any inconsistency.

37. Contact Us

For questions concerning these Terms & Conditions, please contact: