1. Acceptance of these Terms
By accessing or using www.re-thinkingthefuture.com (the “Website”), operated by Rethinking Internet Media Pvt Ltd, trading as Rethinking The Future (“RTF”, “we”, “us”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not accept them, please do not use the Website. These Terms apply to all visitors, readers, contributors and participants in any RTF programme accessed through this Website.
2. About RTF
RTF is a global publishing platform for architecture and design — featuring articles, projects, interviews, competitions, courses and awards. Content on the Website is provided for general information and inspiration only and does not constitute professional, architectural, engineering, legal or financial advice.
3. Use of the Website
- You may browse and share links to our content for personal, non-commercial purposes.
- You may not copy, republish, scrape, data-mine, frame or redistribute Website content — including text and images — without our prior written permission. Automated access by bots or scrapers is prohibited.
- You must not interfere with the Website’s security or operation, misuse forms, post spam, or impersonate any person or organisation.
4. Contributions and submissions
Where you submit content to RTF — articles, projects, images, comments or competition entries — you warrant that it is your original work, that you hold all rights and permissions needed for its worldwide publication (including from clients, collaborators and photographers), and that it does not infringe any law or third-party right. You grant RTF a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to publish, edit, adapt, translate, excerpt and promote such content across RTF platforms, with credit. Publication is at RTF’s sole editorial discretion: we may edit, decline or remove any contribution at any time without being required to give reasons. Our Content Policy forms part of these Terms.
5. Awards, competitions and courses
RTF Awards programmes hosted at awards.re-thinkingthefuture.com are governed by their own Terms & Conditions. Courses, shop purchases and other paid programmes are additionally governed by the policies stated on their respective pages, including our Cancellation & Refund Policy. In case of conflict, the programme-specific terms prevail for that programme.
6. Intellectual property
The RTF name, logo, Website design and all content created by RTF are the property of RTF or its licensors. Third-party works featured on the Website remain the property of their respective owners and are published with permission or under licence for editorial purposes.
7. Advertising and third-party links
The Website may carry advertising, sponsored content (identified as such) and links to external websites. RTF does not endorse and is not responsible for third-party products, services or websites.
8. Disclaimers and limitation of liability
The Website is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law, RTF shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive loss arising from use of the Website, and RTF’s total aggregate liability to any user shall not exceed the amount (if any) paid by that user to RTF in the twelve months preceding the claim. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.
9. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless RTF, its directors and employees from all claims, losses and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your content, your use of the Website or your breach of these Terms.
10. Changes, severability and waiver
We may update these Terms at any time by publishing the revised version on this page; continued use constitutes acceptance. If any provision is held invalid, the remainder continues in force. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it.
11. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of India, and all disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at New Delhi, India.
12. Contact
Rethinking Internet Media Pvt Ltd (Rethinking The Future). For questions about these Terms, reach us through the contact form on this Website; for awards matters, write to [email protected].