BRIDGE POLICY THINK TANK
Public Policy Advisory & Research, Advocacy, Capacity Building and Impact Assessment

Terms of Use

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1. Introduction & Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the website of Bridge Policy Think Tank (“Our”, “Us”, “We”) at https://www.bridgethinktank.com/, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and our policies. If you do not agree, you must immediately cease use of the site. We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time.

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2. Definitions & Intellectual Property

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​2.1. Definition of Proprietary Content: For the purposes of these Terms, “Content” means any and all intellectual property or materials generated, hosted, or made available on this Site. This includes, but is not limited to:

2.1.1. Analytical research papers, policy briefs, legislative drafts, legal templates, and whitepapers.

2.1.2. Text, graphics, data visualisations, charts, maps, institutional logos, and branding elements.

2.1.3. Audio-visual materials, webinar recordings, event photography, and podcast files.

2.1.4. The underlying software code, website design, user interface layout, and proprietary digital tools.

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2.2. Grant of Limited License: Subject to your continuous compliance with these Terms, you are granted a personal, worldwide, non-commercial, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access, view, and download a single copy of the Content. This license is granted strictly for the following purposes:

2.2.1. Private, non-commercial research and academic study.

2.2.2. Educational use within accredited schools or universities.

2.2.3 Personal, non-commercial policy analysis and awareness.

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2.3. ​Prohibited Content Uses & Restrictions: Any use of the Content not explicitly permitted under Section 2.2 is strictly prohibited. Unless you have obtained prior, explicit written authorisation from us, you shall not:

2.3.1. Commercial Exploitation: Sell, rent, lease, sub-license, redistribute, or otherwise exploit the Content for direct or indirect commercial gain or corporate profit.

2.3.2. Derivative Works: Modify, alter, translate, adapt, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works from our policy papers, drafts, or datasets.

2.3.3. Server Re-Hosting & Scraping: Re-host, mirror, or upload original PDFs, toolkits, or reports onto third-party servers, cloud drives, institutional intranets, or academic repositories. To share our work, you must utilize direct hyperlinks pointing back to the original source page on our Site.

2.3.4. Automated Harvesting: Use deep-links, web scrapers, data-mining robots, or similar automated extraction tools to systematically harvest our Content or compile data aggregates.

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2.4. Mandatory Attribution & Citation Framework: When referencing, quoting, or citing any Content from this Site in external academic papers, legal briefs, news articles, or public commentary, you must strictly adhere to the following attribution standard:

2.4.1. Clear Source Identification: Explicitly credit [Insert Your Organisation Name] and the primary author(s).

2.4.2. Active Digital Linking: Include a functioning, do-follow hyperlink directly to the exact URL of the original publication page on our Site.

2.4.3. Contextual Integrity: Ensure that quotes or summaries are not presented in a misleading manner that alters the primary analytical conclusions of the research.

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3. User Conduct & Security

You agree to use this Site strictly for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe upon the rights of, restrict, or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this Site by any third party. You are explicitly prohibited from performing the following activities:

3.1. Malicious Interference: Introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, or any other technologically harmful material, or launching a Denial-of-Service (DoS) or Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack against the Site or its hosting infrastructure.

3.2. Automated Data Scraping: Using any robot, spider, crawler, scraper, or other automated means or interface to access the Site, extract data, harvest user emails, or index our policy papers, research tables, or legal templates without our express prior written consent.

3.3. Security Bypassing: Attempting to gain unauthorized access to the Site, the server on which the Site is stored, user profile dashboards, or any server, computer, or database connected to our network architecture.

3.4. Impersonation and Misrepresentation: Falsely claiming an affiliation, employment, or representative status with our organization, or misrepresenting your identity while submitting feedback during public stakeholder consultations or legislative draft comment periods.

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4. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

Content is provided on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis without warranties of any kind. Views expressed by individual authors do not necessarily represent the official institutional stance of the organisation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the organisation shall not be liable for any indirect, special, or consequential damages arising from the use of the site.

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5. Governing Law & Contact

These Terms of Use are governed strictly by the laws of India. Any legal dispute, claim, or litigation arising out of the website’s content or services shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Delhi.

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6. No Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Relationship Disclaimer

The research papers, legislative deep-dives, regulatory templates, and policy interpretations provided on this Site do not constitute formal legal advice. Your access to or submission of information through this website does not establish an attorney-client relationship between you and the organisation.

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7. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) & Training Limitations

Any reference material, curriculum overviews, or procedural frameworks provided on this Site regarding commercial mediation or arbitration are for educational and institutional capacity-building awareness only. Utilisation of these materials does not qualify a user as a certified neutral or guarantee any operational ADR centre accreditation.

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8. Government Advisory & Public Consultation Data Integrity

When participating in public stakeholder consultations, policy forums, or regulatory feedback mechanisms hosted on this Site, users represent that all data, socio-economic feedback, and factual submissions provided are accurate, lawful, and free of proprietary restrictions. The organisation reserves the right to anonymise and incorporate such feedback directly into advisory drafts submitted to Indian ministries or regulatory bodies."

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9. Organisational Independence and Impartiality

The organisation acts as an independent, non-partisan public policy advisory platform. The hosting of cross-border business forums, dialogue sessions with foreign embassies, or legislative commentary by government officials on this Site does not imply institutional alignment with any specific political entity, political party, or foreign sovereign policy.

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10. Restricted Stakeholder Materials Access (Pro-Standard Accounts)

Certain segments of this Site, including granular regulatory market reports, internal training toolkits, and pre-litigation system layouts, are restricted to authorised institutional partners, government departments, and registered capacity-building trainees. Unauthorised access, sharing of dashboard credentials, or bypassing security paywalls will result in immediate termination of network access.

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11. Public Forums, Consultation Spaces, and Interactive Areas

When using the interactive spaces on this Site—including comment sections, roundtables, public advisory forums, or workshop portals—you agree not to upload, post, or distribute any material that:

11.1. Is defamatory, libelous, obscene, abusive, threatening, or harassing to authors, fellow users, or specific public figures.

11.2. Infringes upon the intellectual property rights, trade secrets, or privacy rights of any third party.

11.3. Contains unauthorized commercial solicitations, spam, political campaigning materials, or chain letters.

11.4. Violates local statutory frameworks, including provisions under the Indian Information Technology Act and applicable intermediary guidelines.

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12. Suspension and Termination of Access

We reserve the right, without prior notice or liability, to suspend, terminate, or restrict your access to the entire Site or specific locked sub-segments (such as internal training toolkits, partner dashboards, or ADR curriculum spaces) if we believe, in our sole discretion, that:

12.1. You have materially breached any provision of these Terms of Use.

12.2. Your actions pose a security or operational risk to our systems, or a legal risk to our organization, partners, or government advisory stakeholders.

12.3. Required by a court order, law enforcement mandate, or regulatory body.

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13. Legal Remedies and Indemnification

Any breach of Section 3 may constitute a criminal offense under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (and its subsequent amendments). We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and co-operate fully by disclosing your digital footprint or identity to them. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless our organization, its directors, researchers, trainees, and affiliates from and against any third-party claims, liabilities, damages, or costs (including legal fees) arising directly from your misuse of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of any intellectual property or privacy rights.