Advertiser Policy

Editorial Standards

All content published on THINCK is subject to editorial review and adheres to the following standards:

• News and analysis articles are fact-checked before publication
• Opinion and commentary are clearly labelled as such and attributed to named authors
• We do not publish false, misleading, or deceptive content
• Headlines accurately reflect article content
• We comply with applicable laws and regulations in India and in the jurisdictions where our content is read

Prohibited Content

THINCK does not publish:

• Hate speech or content that promotes discrimination based on religion, ethnicity, gender, or other protected characteristics
• Graphic violence or disturbing imagery
• Adult or sexually explicit content
• Spam, scams, or fraudulent content
• Content that infringes intellectual property rights
• Misinformation presented as factual reporting
• Content that promotes or facilitates illegal activity

Ad Placement

• Advertisements are placed in contextually appropriate locations within content
• Ad placements comply with Google AdSense programme policies
• We do not use deceptive ad practices or disguise ads as editorial content
• Ad density is kept within industry standards and does not interfere with the reader experience

Data & Privacy

• Reader data is never sold to third parties
• We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements; Google may use cookies to serve interest-based ads (see our Privacy Policy for details)
• We comply with applicable data protection law
• We do not interfere with ad serving, impression measurement, or click tracking conducted by our advertising partners

Content Moderation

• User-generated content (comments, reader submissions) is moderated before publication
• Content that violates our standards is removed promptly
• Readers can flag content for editorial review via our contact page

Contact

For advertising enquiries or to report a content concern, please email us at editorial@thinck.org.