Trend Watch Terms of Service

1. Acceptable Use

You may browse, share, or discuss content on Trend Watch for personal or professional use provided you do not misrepresent the source. Scraping, automated downloading, or republishing content in bulk without written permission is prohibited.

2. Contributor Responsibilities

Contributors must submit original work and certify that their reporting respects Sri Lankan law, privacy expectations, and copyright. Editors may make contextual edits for clarity, tone, or length before publication.

• Disclose conflicts of interest and sources when relevant.
• Do not submit defamatory, hateful, or discriminatory content.
• Ensure all statistics and quotations can be corroborated.

3. Community Conduct

Commentary spaces are moderated. We reserve the right to remove comments, suspend accounts, or report abusive behavior to service providers or authorities if necessary.

4. Intellectual Property

Copyright for contributed content remains with the author, while Trend Watch receives a non-exclusive license to publish, translate, and promote the content on affiliated platforms. Users should cite Trend Watch as the source when sharing excerpts elsewhere.

5. Disclaimers

Articles reflect the views of individual authors and do not necessarily represent the positions of One Text Initiative or its partners. While we fact-check submissions, the platform is provided "as is" without warranties of accuracy or completeness.

6. Contact

Questions about these terms can be directed to admin@onetext.org. We may update this page to reflect changes in law, policy, or platform features; continued use of Trend Watch after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.