Effective Date: 12 October 2026
Website: https://mfgmagazine.com/
1. Introduction
Welcome to MFG Magazine (“MFG Magazine,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
MFG Magazine is an initiative of Mentors Council Foundation, created to promote awareness, knowledge sharing, and meaningful engagement across the manufacturing ecosystem. Our platform publishes manufacturing news, industry updates, business insights, technology developments, expert opinions, interviews, case studies, and other relevant content.
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of our website, content, features, and related services.
By accessing or using our website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue using the website.
2. Purpose of the Website
MFG Magazine aims to provide readers with information and insights relevant to the manufacturing industry and its associated sectors.
Our website may include:
- Manufacturing news and industry developments.
- Business, economic, and market updates.
- Artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, and digital transformation content.
- Engineering, production, quality, and operational excellence insights.
- Interviews, expert opinions, and leadership perspectives.
- Industry case studies and company profiles.
- Event announcements and industry initiatives.
- Articles, reports, newsletters, and other educational content.
- Opportunities for professional networking and knowledge sharing.
We reserve the right to add, modify, suspend, or discontinue any website feature or content category, subject to applicable law.
3. Eligibility and Acceptable Use
You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use.
When using MFG Magazine, you agree not to:
- Violate any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right.
- Publish or transmit false, misleading, defamatory, abusive, or unlawful material.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, systems, accounts, or data.
- Introduce viruses, malicious code, or other harmful technology.
- Scrape, harvest, or collect website content or personal information through unauthorised automated methods.
- Copy, reproduce, republish, distribute, or commercially exploit our content without appropriate permission.
- Interfere with website operations, security, or availability.
- Misrepresent your identity, professional credentials, company affiliation, or authority to act on behalf of another person or organisation.
- Use the website in a manner that infringes intellectual property rights or harms other users.
We reserve the right to restrict access to our website or take appropriate action if we reasonably believe that these terms have been violated.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise stated, the website’s original editorial content and materials, including articles, written copy, graphics, logos, branding, design elements, photographs, videos, and other original material, are owned by or used under licence by MFG Magazine, Mentors Council Foundation, or the relevant rights holders.
All applicable intellectual property rights are reserved.
You may:
- Access and read content for personal, educational, and professional reference.
- Share links to publicly available articles.
- Quote limited portions of content for legitimate purposes, provided that applicable law is followed and appropriate attribution is given.
- Share our published content through platform-supported sharing features.
You may not reproduce, republish, modify, distribute, commercially exploit, or create derivative works from our content without prior written permission from the relevant rights holder, except where permitted by applicable law.
Permission requests may be sent to ask@mfgmagazine.com.
Third-party trademarks, company names, product names, logos, and other intellectual property appearing on our website remain the property of their respective owners.
5. Editorial Content and Information Disclaimer
MFG Magazine endeavours to publish relevant, informative, and useful content for manufacturing professionals, business owners, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and other readers.
However, content published on our website is provided for general informational, educational, and knowledge-sharing purposes only.
Although we make reasonable efforts to maintain editorial quality and accuracy:
- We do not guarantee that every article or statement is complete, accurate, current, or free from error.
- Industry developments, market conditions, regulations, prices, technologies, and business information may change after publication.
- Opinions expressed by contributors, interviewees, industry experts, or guest authors are attributable to their respective sources and do not necessarily represent the views of MFG Magazine or Mentors Council Foundation.
- References to companies, products, technologies, services, or organisations do not automatically constitute an endorsement or recommendation.
Readers should independently verify material information before relying on it.
6. No Professional or Business Advice
Nothing published on MFG Magazine constitutes personalised legal, financial, investment, tax, engineering, safety, regulatory, or other professional advice.
Articles and industry insights are not substitutes for professional consultation, technical validation, regulatory review, or independent business due diligence.
Decisions relating to manufacturing operations, equipment selection, industrial safety, investments, procurement, compliance, or business strategy should be made after considering the relevant facts and obtaining appropriate professional advice where necessary.
You are responsible for evaluating the suitability of any information for your particular circumstances.
7. User-Submitted Content
MFG Magazine may allow users, industry professionals, businesses, and invited contributors to submit articles, opinions, photographs, videos, company information, interviews, case studies, or other materials for consideration.
By submitting content, you confirm that:
- You have the necessary rights, permissions, and authority to submit the material.
- The material does not knowingly infringe intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, or other third-party rights.
- The material is not unlawful, defamatory, fraudulent, misleading, or otherwise prohibited.
- Any relevant facts, claims, images, statistics, or company information have been supplied in good faith and are appropriately authorised for sharing.
You retain ownership of content you own, subject to any separate written agreement with us.
By submitting content for publication, you grant MFG Magazine a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to review, edit, format, reproduce, publish, display, and distribute the submitted material through MFG Magazine’s website, newsletters, social media channels, and other publication channels, to the extent reasonably necessary for editorial and promotional purposes.
This licence does not transfer ownership of your content to us. Any use outside the scope of this licence will require an appropriate legal basis or additional permission.
We reserve the right to edit, decline, remove, or discontinue publication of submitted content at our discretion, subject to applicable law and any separate agreement.
Submitting material does not guarantee publication.
8. Accuracy, Corrections, and Removal Requests
We recognise the importance of responsible industry reporting and take reasonable steps to address legitimate concerns regarding published material.
If you identify a factual error, potential infringement, unauthorised use of information, or other legitimate concern, please contact us at ask@mfgmagazine.com.
Please include the relevant article URL, a description of the concern, supporting information where available, and your contact details.
We will review appropriate requests and may correct, update, clarify, or remove content where warranted.
9. Third-Party Websites and Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, social media platforms, industry resources, event pages, products, or services operated by third parties.
These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes. MFG Magazine does not control all third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, privacy practices, or business practices.
Accessing third-party websites is at your own discretion. Your use of those websites is subject to their respective terms and policies.
10. Advertising, Sponsorships, and Partnerships
MFG Magazine may feature advertising, sponsored articles, brand collaborations, event promotions, commercial partnerships, or other promotional content.
Where applicable, sponsored or promotional material may be identified through suitable labels or disclosures.
The appearance of a company, product, service, or brand on our website does not necessarily mean that MFG Magazine or Mentors Council Foundation independently verifies or endorses every claim made by that organisation.
Commercial arrangements do not relieve advertisers, sponsors, or contributors of their own legal obligations.
11. Events and Professional Initiatives
MFG Magazine may publish information about manufacturing events, conferences, webinars, professional networking opportunities, mentorship initiatives, and other industry activities.
Event dates, venues, participation requirements, fees, speakers, and other details may be subject to change.
Where an event or service is operated by a third party, its own terms, conditions, and registration policies may apply.
Participation in an event or initiative is subject to the specific conditions communicated by the relevant organiser.
12. Relationship with Mentors Council Foundation
MFG Magazine is an initiative of Mentors Council Foundation intended to promote manufacturing awareness, industry knowledge, professional collaboration, and positive social contribution.
References to Mentors Council Foundation on this website do not automatically create a membership, employment relationship, agency relationship, partnership, or other formal association between a visitor and the Foundation.
Membership of Mentors Council Foundation, where available, is subject to the Foundation’s applicable eligibility requirements, membership procedures, governing documents, and policies.
Visitors interested in membership or contributing to the Foundation’s activities may contact membership@mentorscouncil.org.
13. Website Availability and Security
We endeavour to maintain the availability, functionality, and security of our website. However, uninterrupted access cannot be guaranteed.
The website may occasionally be unavailable due to maintenance, technical issues, security incidents, hosting failures, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue website features where reasonably necessary, subject to applicable law.
Users must not attempt to compromise website security, disrupt services, or access restricted systems without authorisation.
14. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, MFG Magazine, Mentors Council Foundation, and their respective authorised representatives, contributors, and service providers shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive losses arising from your access to or use of the website.
This includes losses resulting from reliance on published information, business decisions, interruptions in website availability, third-party content, or unauthorised access to systems beyond our reasonable control.
Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by applicable law. Your statutory rights, where applicable, remain unaffected.
15. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to be responsible for losses, claims, liabilities, and reasonable expenses arising from your unlawful use of the website, your material breach of these Terms of Use, or your submission of content that infringes another person’s rights.
This provision does not apply to the extent that the relevant loss results from our own conduct or where such an allocation of liability is prohibited by applicable law.
16. Privacy and Personal Information
Your use of MFG Magazine is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information.
Please review our Privacy Policy on the website to understand our data-handling practices.
Where these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy address different subjects, each applies to its respective subject matter, subject to applicable law.
17. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes in our website, operations, services, or legal obligations.
Updated terms will be published on this page along with a revised effective date.
Your continued use of the website after updated terms are published will be subject to applicable law and any consent or notice requirements that apply to the changes.
18. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of India, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms of Use or the use of this website shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts in the appropriate jurisdiction in India.
Nothing in this section limits any mandatory rights or remedies available under applicable law.
19. Contact Information
For questions, permissions, corrections, content submissions, or concerns relating to these Terms of Use, please contact:
MFG Magazine
An initiative of Mentors Council Foundation
Website: https://mfgmagazine.com/
General enquiries: ask@mfgmagazine.com
Foundation membership: membership@mentorscouncil.org
Please include a relevant subject line in your email so that your request can be directed appropriately.
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