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This copyright policy sets out how users are permitted to use content published by Trend News Agency (“Trend”, “we”, “our” or “us”) and explains the types of use that require the purchase of additional licences or prior written permission.

This policy forms part of our Terms and Conditions. Our ability to invest in high-quality journalism, analytics and multimedia production depends on users complying with this policy.

We reserve the right to amend this copyright policy from time to time by publishing an updated version on our website. Any updated version shall become effective upon publication and shall replace any previous version.

This version of the Copyright Policy was published on 01.02.2026

1. What is copyright?

Copyright law grants the copyright owner the exclusive right to control the use, reproduction, distribution, adaptation and communication to the public of copyright-protected works.

All content published by Trend on its websites, mobile applications, social media platforms, wire services, newsletters and other digital or wireless platforms — including but not limited to:

• news articles
• analytical materials
• interviews
• opinion pieces
• photographs
• videos
• infographics
• graphics
• databases
• headlines
• metadata
• audio materials

is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

Content may only be used as described in the section “How may I use Trend content?” below. Any use made without our permission may infringe our copyright and may result in civil or criminal liability. Where we state below that something is not allowed or permitted, doing so constitutes a breach of our Terms and Conditions and may also violate copyright law.

2. How may I use Trend content?

You may:

• View Trend content for your personal, non-commercial use on any compatible device (including PC, laptop, smartphone, tablet or other mobile device);
• Store content temporarily on your device for personal use;
• Print a single copy of an article for your personal use;
• Share links to Trend articles using the sharing tools we make available;
• Quote limited excerpts in accordance with the “Summaries” section below.

No other rights are granted unless expressly stated.

3. How may I republish or redistribute Trend content?

Except as expressly permitted below, you may not:

• Copy Trend content from our website or from third-party sources (including aggregators);
• Republish or redistribute full-text articles;
• Reproduce photographs, videos, graphics or data;
• Paste full articles into emails, newsletters, intranets or messaging platforms;
• Republish content in print, broadcast or digital media.

Substitute Restriction
We recognise that users wish to share information. However, any permitted republication must not create a “Substitute” for Trend’s own products or services.

A “Substitute” is defined as any product or service that:

• Reduces the need for users or third parties to purchase or access Trend content directly;
• Competes with Trend’s licensed services;
• Generates revenue based substantially on Trend content in a way that harms Trend’s commercial interests.

4. Limited Republishing and Redistribution

Provided that you do not create a Substitute, you may:

• Publish online the original Trend headline;
• Include a direct hyperlink to the original article;
• Publish up to the first 140 characters of the article as teaser text;
• Forward headlines, links and teaser text to individuals;
• Use Trend RSS feeds strictly under the conditions below.

5. Use of RSS Feeds

Trend may provide RSS feeds containing headlines and teaser text. If you use our RSS feeds, you must:

• Publish the feed only for access via a web-based browser;
• Not use or publish the feed as part of a paid service or for commercial gain without licence;
• Publish the feed exactly as made available (headline and teaser only);
• Ensure the headline links directly back to the full article on Trend’s website;
• Attribute the feed as: “© Trend News Agency [year]”
• Not archive the feed or its content;
• Comply with Trend’s brand and logo usage guidelines.

6. May I copy or summarise limited parts of Trend content?

You may not republish full-text articles. However, you may produce “Summaries” under the following conditions.

Definition of Summaries
A Summary may be either:

• Extract – Up to 30 words copied verbatim from a Trend article and inserted into a longer original work.
• Abstract – A non-verbatim summary of up to 30 words describing the facts reported in a Trend article, which does not misrepresent the original work.

Conditions for Creating Summaries
You must:

• Clearly attribute Trend as the source, for example: “[Journalist Name] at Trend News Agency reported that…” with a hyperlink from “Trend News Agency” to the original article;
• In the case of abstracts, clearly state: “This abstract from Trend News Agency was produced by [name]” with a hyperlink to the original article;
• Ensure summaries do not collectively create a Substitute;
• Not create more than ten (10) summaries per day in aggregate, each derived from a different Trend article published on the same day;
• Not use summaries to promote or endorse any product or service;
• Immediately cease use if Trend notifies you that your use exceeds permitted parameters.

These rights do not apply to content licensed by Trend from third parties (including stock exchanges, data providers or image agencies).

7. Linking to Trend content

If you link to Trend, you must:

• Comply with all applicable laws;
• Not imply endorsement by Trend;
• Not misrepresent your relationship with Trend;
• Not use Trend trademarks without permission (except approved logo use);
• Not remove, distort or alter Trend logos;
• Not create a Substitute;
• Not link from sites containing unlawful, offensive or infringing content.

You may link to our homepage and, subject to this policy, to specific article pages.

8. What you are NOT permitted to do

Unless you purchase an appropriate licence or obtain written permission, you may not:

• Share subscription credentials with others;
• Copy or redistribute full-text articles;
• Republish photographs, videos, graphics or infographics;
• Create derivative works (except permitted summaries);
• Photocopy or scan articles for distribution;
• Remove copyright or trademark notices;
• Use scraping, crawling or spidering technologies;
• Create databases by systematic downloading;
• Cache, archive or store content for commercial reuse;
• Frame Trend content within another website;
• Harvest or scrape data or metadata;
• Use Trend content or associated metadata for machine learning or artificial intelligence purposes, including:
  • Training AI models;
  • Developing large language models;
  • Feeding generative AI systems;
  • Data mining for automated content generation;
• Use content outside the scope of your subscription.

9. Artificial Intelligence and Data Usage

Trend expressly prohibits the use of its content, data, metadata, photographs, videos or structured information for:

• Training AI systems;
• Machine learning datasets;
• Generative AI development;
• Synthetic content production;
• Automated summarisation engines;
• Content recombination systems;

unless expressly licensed in writing by Trend.

10. Licensing and Commercial Use

If you wish to:

• Republish full articles;
• Use photographs or videos commercially;
• Redistribute content via wire services;
• Use Trend content internally within corporations;
• Use content in broadcast or print media;
• Archive Trend content systematically;
• Use content for AI or data processing;

you must obtain a commercial licence from Trend.
For licensing inquiries, please contact: [email protected]

11. Enforcement

Trend actively monitors usage of its content. We reserve the right to:

• Suspend access;
• Terminate subscriptions;
• Issue takedown notices;
• Seek damages and legal remedies;
• Pursue copyright infringement claims.

12. Third-Party Content

Some content published by Trend is licensed from third parties. Such content may be subject to additional restrictions and may not be republished without separate permission from the original rights holder.

13. Governing Law

This policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, unless otherwise specified in a written agreement.