1.1 MOJO Network (“MOJO”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is a Software as a Service platform available at mojonetwork.in, developed and owned by Seagull Venture Private Limited. This Content Responsibility and Licensing Policy (this “Policy”) governs ownership, editorial responsibility, licensing, moderation and takedown of Content created, uploaded, published or distributed through MOJO.
1.2 This Policy applies to Clients, being news channel owners, portal operators and organisations using MOJO's services; to their Editors, Moderators, Sub-Reporters and Citizen Reporters; and to Users, being readers, viewers and visitors who access content on MOJO-powered portals.
1.3 This Policy forms part of and must be read with the SaaS Service Agreement, the Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy, the Advertising and Monetisation Policy and the Grievance Redressal Policy. In the event of conflict, the SaaS Service Agreement prevails.
1.4 By using MOJO's services or by accessing content on a MOJO-powered portal, you agree to this Policy.
Client: any registered news channel owner, portal operator or organisation using MOJO's services. The Client is the publisher of its news portal.
Authorised Personnel: The Client's Editors, Moderators, Sub-Reporters, Citizen Reporters and any other person to whom the Client grants access to its instance.
Content: all text, articles, headlines, images, photographs, graphics, audio, video, bulletins, reels, short-form video, advertisements and any other material published, transmitted or displayed on a MOJO-powered portal.
User: any individual accessing, reading, viewing, commenting on or interacting with content on MOJO or a partner portal.
User-Generated Content or UGC: comments, posts, uploads, reactions, tip-offs or any other material contributed by Users.
Insourced Content: Content procured, licensed, reproduced, syndicated or otherwise sourced by the Client from any third party, including syndicated feeds, wire services, contributors and stringers.
AI-Assisted Content: Content that has been refined, structured, summarised, translated, tagged or otherwise processed using the artificial intelligence features of the Platform.
Compliance Laws: the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made under it, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the Copyright Act, 1957, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the norms of the Press Council of India, the Code for Self-Regulation of Advertising Content in India issued by the Advertising Standards Council of India, and all other laws applicable to the publication of news and current affairs content in India.
IP Infringement: unauthorised use of copyrighted material, trade marks, designs or other third-party proprietary rights.
Political or Issue-Based Content: Content or advertising relating to elections, political parties, candidates, or socially sensitive issues.
3.1 The Client is the publisher of its news portal and exercises sole editorial control over it. For the purposes of Part III of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the Client is the publisher of news and current affairs content.
3.2 MOJO provides hosting, content management, distribution tooling and application programming interface integrations. MOJO is an intermediary within the meaning of Section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. MOJO does not edit, verify, approve or endorse Content before publication and has no obligation to monitor it.
3.3 Nothing in this Policy, and no exercise by MOJO of a right of review, flagging or removal under Clause 11, shall be construed as MOJO assuming editorial control over, or the role of publisher of, any Client's Content.
3.4 The single exception is advertising creative submitted for network campaigns routed through MOJO Ad Manager, which MOJO reviews in its capacity as the party contracting with the advertiser. That review is commercial and compliance-driven and does not extend to the Client's editorial Content.
4.1 All Content published by a Client, including news articles, videos, images, graphics and audio, remains the intellectual property of the Client or of the rightful owner. MOJO claims no ownership over Client Content.
4.2 The Client's masthead, portal name, logo and trade marks remain the property of the Client.
4.3 Clients must hold all rights, licences, consents and permissions necessary before publishing any Content. MOJO may at any time require a Client to evidence ownership or the right to publish, and may remove Content pending that evidence where a credible complaint has been received.
4.4 The Platform, its software, themes, templates, dashboards and documentation remain the exclusive property of Seagull Venture Private Limited.
5.1 By publishing Content through the Platform, the Client grants MOJO a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, cache, reproduce, format, transmit, distribute and display that Content, and to syndicate it to Third-Party Services at the Client's direction, for the purpose of operating, securing and providing the service.
5.2 The licence is limited to the purposes stated in Clause 5.1 and to the term of the Client's subscription, save that MOJO may retain copies to the extent required by law, for backup integrity, or for the resolution of a pending grievance or legal proceeding.
5.3 MOJO may use a Client's portal name, logo and representative Content extracts in client listings, network media kits, advertiser proposals and marketing material, with attribution, solely to describe the composition and reach of the MOJO network. A Client may withdraw this permission by written notice to [email protected], and MOJO shall cease such use within thirty (30) days.
5.4 This licence does not transfer ownership of any Content to MOJO and terminates on termination of the Client's subscription, subject to Clause 5.2.
5.5 MOJO shall not use Client Content to train generative artificial intelligence models for the benefit of third parties without the Client's prior written consent. MOJO may use aggregated and de-identified usage data, from which no Client and no individual can reasonably be identified, to operate, secure and improve the Platform.
6.1 The Client is solely responsible for the accuracy, legality, authenticity and originality of all Content on its portal, including Content filed by its Authorised Personnel, UGC, Insourced Content and AI-Assisted Content.
6.2 The Client shall verify facts before publication, identify sources wherever possible, and distinguish clearly between reporting, analysis, opinion and advertising.
6.3 The Client shall frame written editorial guidelines consistent with this Policy, ensure all Authorised Personnel are bound by them, and appoint at least one Moderator responsible for reviewing UGC and reporter-submitted Content.
6.4 The Client shall publish corrections, clarifications and retractions promptly, with prominence proportionate to the original publication, and shall offer a right of reply where a person is the subject of adverse allegations, wherever practicable.
6.5 The Client shall maintain records of the source, authorship and date of publication of Content, and shall retain them for the period required by applicable law.
6.6 The Client shall comply with the policies of every Third-Party Service it uses, including Meta content and developer policies, Google advertising and publisher policies, and the API terms of X and other integrated platforms.
6.7 The Client shall indemnify MOJO against all claims, notices, proceedings, penalties, damages, losses and costs arising from its Content, in accordance with the SaaS Service Agreement.
Clients, Authorised Personnel and Users shall not publish, host, transmit or link to Content that:
A breach of this Clause is a material breach of the SaaS Service Agreement.
The Client shall exercise particular care, and shall follow the standards below, when reporting on:
Sexual offences: do not disclose the identity of the victim, whether directly or by publishing particulars from which identity may be inferred
Children: do not disclose the identity of a child in conflict with law or a child victim or witness; obtain guardian consent before publishing identifiable images of children
Suicide and self-harm: do not describe method or location, and publish helpline information alongside the report
Communal and caste matters: do not identify the community of an accused or victim except where strictly necessary to the story, and avoid language likely to inflame
Matters before the courts: do not publish material likely to prejudice a fair trial, and observe reporting restrictions imposed by any court
Accidents, disasters and crime scenes: avoid gratuitous or identifiable images of the dead and injured, and confirm identity with the authorities before naming the deceased
9.1.1 The Client shall ensure that all Insourced Content is properly attributed to its original source, is used within the limits of any applicable licence or of fair dealing under Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957, and does not infringe any third-party right.
9.1.2 Where MOJO makes syndicated or aggregated feeds available, it does so on the basis that such feeds are drawn from sources MOJO reasonably believes to be authorised. The Client shall observe any attribution, embargo, editing or usage condition notified by MOJO, and shall not present syndicated Content as its own original reporting.
9.1.3 MOJO bears no liability for the accuracy, originality or legality of Insourced Content. The Client shall indemnify and hold MOJO harmless against any claim arising from it, including claims of plagiarism, misrepresentation or copyright violation.
9.2.1 The Platform's artificial intelligence features are provided for the enhancement of Content authored or sourced by the Client. They are not to be used to generate reports of facts, events, quotations or attributions that the Client has not itself verified.
9.2.2 AI-Assisted Content is Client Content in all respects. The Client shall review and verify all such output before publication and remains solely responsible for its accuracy, originality and legality.
9.2.3 Where Content includes synthetically generated or materially altered imagery, audio or video, the Client shall label it clearly as such.
9.2.4 MOJO gives no warranty that AI output will be accurate, complete, unbiased, original or suitable for publication, or as to how any search engine, social platform or answer engine will treat it.
10.1 Users retain ownership of their UGC. By posting UGC, a User grants MOJO and the relevant Client a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, display, distribute and moderate that UGC.
10.2 Users shall not upload UGC that falls within Clause 7. Users shall not misuse comment facilities for spam, coordinated abuse or the dissemination of unlawful material.
10.3 The Client is responsible for moderating UGC on its portal. Citizen Reporter submissions and User tip-offs shall be reviewed and approved by an Editor or Moderator before publication. Clients shall not configure auto-publication of unreviewed submissions.
10.4 Users agree to indemnify and hold MOJO and the relevant Client harmless against any claim arising from UGC they contribute.
10.5 MOJO may remove UGC that violates this Policy and may restrict the ability of a User to post further UGC.
11.1 MOJO does not review Content before publication and does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of any Client-published Content.
11.2 MOJO reserves the right, but does not accept an obligation, to: review, flag, restrict or remove Content that violates this Policy or applicable law; suspend or terminate the account of a repeat violator; withhold or forfeit monetisation in accordance with the Advertising and Monetisation Policy; and share Content-related data with law enforcement, courts, regulators and third-party platforms where required by law or by a lawfully issued direction.
11.3 Where MOJO removes or restricts Content, it shall notify the Client with reasons as soon as reasonably practicable and shall provide the Client an opportunity to be heard, save where immediate action is required by law or to prevent imminent harm.
11.4 The exercise of these rights is protective and shall not be construed as editorial control, as knowledge of any other Content, or as an assumption of responsibility for Content MOJO has not acted on.
12.1 MOJO operates a notice and takedown process consistent with the Copyright Act, 1957, the Copyright Rules, 2013 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
12.2 A complaint of infringement may be filed with the Grievance Officer at the address in Clause 17. A valid notice must contain the particulars listed in Annexure A.
12.3 Timelines
| Stage | Timeline |
|---|---|
| Acknowledgment of complaint | Within 24 hours of receipt |
| Review and investigation | Within 48 hours of receipt |
| Removal or disabling of access, where the complaint is valid | Within 48 hours of receipt, and in any event within 36 hours where the complaint is supported by a court order or a notification by an appropriate government agency |
| Content in the nature of nudity, sexual act, impersonation or artificially morphed images of an individual | Within 24 hours of receipt of the complaint |
| Restoration following a valid counter-notice | Within 21 days, unless the complainant produces an order of a competent court restraining restoration |
12.4 The Client whose Content is removed shall be notified and may file a counter-notice in the form at Annexure B, asserting a good faith belief that the Content does not infringe and undertaking to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts at Bhopal.
12.5 Repeat infringers, being Clients or Users against whom three (3) or more valid infringement complaints are upheld within any twelve (12) month period, may face suspension of monetisation, suspension of the account, termination of the subscription and reporting to the relevant authority.
12.6 MOJO may reject a notice that is incomplete, made in bad faith, or plainly intended to suppress lawful reporting.
13.1 On receipt of actual knowledge in the form of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or on being notified by the appropriate government or its agency, the Client shall remove or disable access to the offending Content within thirty-six (36) hours, and shall inform MOJO without delay.
13.2 Where the Client does not act within that period, or where immediate action is necessary for MOJO to comply with law, MOJO may itself remove or disable access to the Content, or suspend the Client's instance, and shall inform the Client as soon as reasonably practicable.
13.3 MOJO shall provide information or assistance to a lawfully authorised government agency within seventy-two (72) hours of a lawful order, and shall preserve information and records for the period required by law.
13.4 MOJO shall, where lawful and practicable, notify the affected Client of any order, direction or request for information relating to that Client's Content.
14.1 Political and issue-based Content and advertising must comply with the guidelines of the Election Commission of India, the Model Code of Conduct where in force, and Sections 126 and 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, including the prohibition on displaying election matter during the silence period and the restriction on publication of exit poll results.
14.2 Political advertisements must carry the mandatory disclaimer identifying the sponsor, in the form “Paid for by [Sponsor Name]”, and must be pre-certified by the competent Media Certification and Monitoring Committee where such certification is required.
14.3 Political and issue-based advertising routed through MOJO Ad Manager requires the prior approval of MOJO's compliance team, which shall verify certification and disclosure before the campaign is released to the network. This requirement applies to network campaigns and does not extend to the Client's own editorial coverage.
14.4 Third-Party Services including Meta, Google and X may prohibit or restrict political and issue-based advertising. Where they do, such Content cannot be published through those integrations, and neither MOJO nor the Client may attempt to circumvent that restriction.
Depending on the seriousness and frequency of the violation, MOJO may take one or more of the following actions:
| Level | Action |
|---|---|
| First or minor violation | Written warning and requirement to remove or correct the Content |
| Repeated or serious violation | Removal of Content, restriction of features, suspension of monetisation |
| Persistent or grave violation | Suspension of the Client instance, termination of the subscription, forfeiture of pending revenue in accordance with the Advertising and Monetisation Policy |
| Unlawful conduct | Immediate suspension, reporting to law enforcement, regulators or third-party platforms, and legal action |
15.1 Except where immediate action is required by law or to prevent imminent harm, MOJO shall give the Client notice and, where the breach is capable of remedy, a reasonable opportunity to remedy it.
15.2 A Client may contest any enforcement action through the Grievance Redressal Policy.
16.1 The Client bears full editorial and legal responsibility for its Content.
16.2 MOJO is not liable for losses, damages, claims or reputational harm arising from Client Content or UGC.
16.3 The liability of MOJO under or in connection with this Policy is limited in accordance with the limitation of liability clause of the SaaS Service Agreement, which shall prevail over any figure stated in any earlier version of this Policy.
17.1 MOJO may update this Policy to comply with new laws, regulatory requirements, third-party platform requirements or industry practice. Material changes will be notified to Clients by email or dashboard notice at least thirty (30) days before they take effect, and the revised version will be posted with a new effective date.
17.2 Contact details:
Grievance Officer: Amit Shrivastava, [email protected]
Copyright and content responsibility: [email protected]
Legal: [email protected]
Address: 1st Floor, Plot No. 9, Rohit Nagar, Bawadiya Kalan, Gulmohar Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462039
Website: www.mojonetwork.in
A notice of alleged infringement must be in writing and must contain:
A counter-notice must be in writing and must contain:
