Terms of Service

Last updated: June 4, 2026

Welcome to The International Business Times (IBTimes). Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using our website or submitting any content for publication. By continuing to use our site, or by submitting content, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

We reserve the right to update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting a notice on our website or by other reasonable means. Your continued use of our site following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.

1. Suspension, Modification, and Termination

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue our site (or any part of it) at any time, with or without notice. We also reserve the right to terminate or restrict your access to our site if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms and Conditions or applicable law. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any such modification, suspension, discontinuance, or termination.

2. Intellectual Property and User Submissions

(a) Our Content

All content on our site — including text, images, graphics, video, and audio — is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. We own or have the right to use all content on our site, subject to the rights of our licensors. You must not reproduce, distribute, or otherwise exploit our content except as expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions or applicable law.

(b) User Submissions

By submitting content to our site (whether text, images, video, audio, or other media), you grant IBTimes and its affiliates, agents, and third-party contractors the right to display or publish that content on our site and affiliated publications (either in the form submitted or as a derivative or adapted work), to store that content, and to distribute and use that content for promotional and marketing purposes.

You understand that IBTimes may syndicate or distribute your submitted content to other IBTimes-branded platforms. With respect to video submissions, we may also, unless separately agreed, compile, re-edit, or create derivative works from your submission.

By submitting content, you confirm that:

  • You own or have the necessary rights to all content you submit, including any third-party intellectual property, images of identifiable individuals, and other proprietary material;
  • You have obtained any necessary written consents from identifiable individuals appearing in your submissions;
  • Your content does not infringe any third-party rights.
  • Infringes any third-party copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, or publicity rights;
  • Is false, defamatory, libellous, threatening, harassing, obscene, pornographic, hateful, or discriminatory;
  • Is unlawful or encourages unlawful conduct;
  • Constitutes unsolicited advertising or commercial solicitation.

We reserve the right to remove or decline to publish any submission at our discretion, without prior notice or liability.

3. Copyright Infringement Claims

If you believe any content on our site infringes your copyright, please contact us using the details provided in the Contact section below, or click here to submit a copyright notice.

4. Permitted Use of Our Content

You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, enter into a database, display, perform, modify, create derivative works from, transmit, or otherwise exploit any content from our site, except: (a) you may print a single copy of individual articles for your own personal, non-commercial use; and (b) you may make "fair use" of our content in accordance with applicable copyright law.

You may not distribute any part of our site or any content thereon over any network, including without limitation a local area network, or sell or offer it for sale. These files may not be used to construct any kind of database.

You may not frame our site or include our content within a third-party environment alongside unauthorised advertising or other materials.

5. Third-Party Content

Opinions and statements made by third-party contributors, bloggers, or users are their own and do not represent the views of IBTimes. We are not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of third-party content.

While we reserve the right to monitor our site and remove content at our discretion, we do not assume any duty to do so. IBTimes and its affiliates, successors, assigns, employees, agents, directors, officers, and shareholders assume no responsibility or liability which may arise from third-party content, including but not limited to claims for defamation, libel, slander, infringement, invasion of privacy and publicity rights, obscenity, pornography, profanity, fraud, or misrepresentation.

6. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless IBTimes and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, and licensors from any losses, damages, costs (including reasonable legal fees), and claims arising out of your violation of these Terms and Conditions or any breach of your representations and warranties.

We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defence of any matter subject to indemnification by you, and you agree to cooperate with our defence of such claims.

7. Disclaimers

Our site is provided "as is" and "as available." We make no warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement, with respect to our site or any information, goods, or materials available or advertised through it.

We do not warrant that our site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free. There may be delays, omissions, interruptions, and inaccuracies in the news, information, or other materials available through our site. We do not make any representations, nor do we endorse the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other material or database displayed, uploaded, or distributed on this site or available through links on our site. We reserve the right to correct any errors or omissions on our site at any time.

Although we take reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of viruses, worms, trojan horses, or other harmful or destructive code to our site, we do not guarantee or warrant that our site, or materials that may be downloaded from our site, are free from such features. We are not liable for any damages or harm attributable to such features. If you rely on our site and any materials available through our site, you do so solely at your own risk.

Our site may contain various combinations of text, images, audiovisual content, opinions, statements, facts, articles, market data, stock quotes, and other information created by us or by third parties. Due to the number of sources from which content on our site is obtained, and the inherent risks of electronic distribution, there may be delays, omissions, or inaccuracies in such content. Accordingly, all such content, including market data and stock quotes, is provided for reference purposes only and should not be relied upon for any purpose.

Nothing on our site is intended to constitute tax, investment, financial, legal, or professional advice of any kind, and no content on our site advocates the purchase or sale of any security or investment. You should obtain independent professional advice before making any financial or investment decision based on information found on our site.

Information created by third parties that you may access on our site, or through links from our site, is not adopted or endorsed by us and remains the sole responsibility of those third parties.

YOUR USE OF OUR SITE AND ANY CONTENT OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH IT IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

8. Linked Third-Party Sites

Our site may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the content, accuracy, or availability of those sites. A link does not imply our endorsement of the linked site or its content. We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of any linked site.

9. Legal Disclosures

We may be required to disclose information about you in response to a valid subpoena, court order, or request from a law enforcement or government authority. Where we are legally permitted to do so, we will endeavour to notify you before complying with such a request. Otherwise, we will comply without prior notice, and may disclose information including your IP address, username, name, and location.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, IBTimes and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages of any kind, including loss of revenue, profits, business, or data, arising out of or in connection with your use of our site.

Our total liability to you for any claim arising from these Terms and Conditions shall not exceed the amount you have paid, if any, to use our site.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for fraud, death, or personal injury caused by our negligence, or any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law.

11. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles. Any dispute arising under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New York.

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

12. Affiliate Disclosure

International Business Times UK (https://www.ibtimes.co.uk) participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising programme that allows sites to earn advertising fees by linking to amazon.com. Links to Amazon on our UK site may be affiliate links.

13. Newsletters

By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to receive promotional and marketing emails from us. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email.

We will use your subscription information solely for the purpose of sending you our newsletter and related promotional content. We will not sell or share your email address with unaffiliated third parties for their own marketing purposes. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for further information on how we handle your personal data.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:

  • Email: info[at]ibtimes.com
  • Postal address: IBT Media Inc., 347 W 36th St, Floor 5, New York, NY 10018, United States