Edition 1.0 of 15 November 2026. Effective 15 November 2026. Original language: Russian. This is the English version; in case of discrepancy the Russian version prevails.
1. General provisions
1.1 These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) govern access to the Mezon Central website at https://www.mezon.media (the “Website”) and the use of its materials, including texts, photographs, graphics, data, video and other elements (the “Materials”).
1.2 The Website is owned and operated by Mezon Central, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA (file no. 10745320, incorporated on 24 August 2026), registered office: 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958, USA; mailing address: 300 New Jersey Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001, USA (the “Operator”, “we”). The editorial team works in Russian, Uzbek and English, mainly from European Union countries. Materials are published in the name of “Mezon Central Editorial Team”.
1.3 By using the Website you confirm that you have read and accepted the Terms. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the Website.
1.4 The Terms, the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy, the Editorial Standards, Corrections and Right of Reply, and the “Copyright and Complaints” page form a single set of Website rules. In case of conflict, the Privacy Policy prevails on the processing of personal data and the Cookie Policy prevails on cookies.
1.5 The Terms are published in Russian, Uzbek and English. In case of discrepancy between versions, the Russian version prevails, unless mandatory law of your country of residence requires otherwise.
2. Access to the Website
2.1 The Website is available to readers in different countries and is intended for persons over 16. Some Materials are marked 18+ and are intended for adults. If you are under 16, please do not use the Website; if you are a minor, do not open Materials marked 18+.
2.2 The Website is operated from the United States and European Union countries. The Operator has no legal entities, branches, representative offices or bank accounts in the countries of Central Asia, and the Website is not registered as a mass media outlet in those countries. Access to the Website from any country does not mean that the Operator carries on activity there or is subject to the law of that country.
2.3 You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Website and its Materials complies with the laws of your country. We do not guarantee that the Website or individual Materials are available in all countries and on all networks, and we are not obliged to ensure access where restrictions are imposed by providers or public authorities.
2.4 We do not require or recommend the use of tools for bypassing network restrictions. The decision to use them is yours, taking into account the laws of your country and the related risks.
2.5 We may change, suspend or discontinue the Website and any of its sections, and may restrict access in case of abuse, breach of the Terms or a security threat.
3. Nature of the Materials
3.1 The Materials are provided for information. We strive for accuracy and verify information before publication, but we do not guarantee that the Materials are complete, error-free or up to date at the time you read them.
3.2 The Materials are not legal, tax, financial, investment, medical or other professional advice and do not replace it. Before making decisions that affect your rights, money or health, consult a qualified professional.
3.3 Materials in the “Opinions” section express the views of their authors and may differ from the position of the editorial team. Analytical Materials contain assessments and forecasts; forecasts do not guarantee future events.
3.4 Information that changes quickly (weather and emergencies, border and transport schedules, procedures for obtaining public services, exchange rates and tariffs) may become outdated after publication. Rely on official sources and on the date of publication or update of the Material.
3.5 In investigations, the coincidences and connections described are based on the documents and data cited in the Material and do not in themselves mean that anyone has broken the law. Guilt is determined by a court.
3.6 Language versions of the Website may differ in the Materials they contain. Translations may be prepared with the help of artificial intelligence tools and are checked by an editor. Fully machine translation, if published, is labelled. Images and other materials created or altered with artificial intelligence are labelled in accordance with the Editorial Standards.
3.7 For more on the editorial team’s working rules, corrections and the right of reply, see “Editorial Standards, Corrections and Right of Reply”.
4. Intellectual property
4.1 Texts, photographs, graphics, design, databases and other Materials of the Website, except those expressly marked as belonging to third parties, belong to the Operator or are used on a lawful basis. © 2026 Mezon Central, Inc. All rights reserved.
4.2 You may read the Materials, share links to them and quote them for information, criticism, review and news reporting, to the extent justified by the purpose of the quotation, naming “Mezon Central” and linking to the original. These rights are established by law and are not limited by this clause.
4.3 Without our written permission it is prohibited to: reprint the Materials in full or in substantial part; use the Materials commercially; create derivative databases; remove or alter attribution and copyright notices; use Mezon Central photographs and graphics beyond quotation.
4.4 Automated data collection (scraping, crawling, parsing) and the use of the Materials to train, fine-tune and evaluate artificial intelligence systems, and for text and data mining, are prohibited without our written permission, except for standard indexing by search engines. We hereby expressly and unambiguously reserve the Materials from such use, including in machine-readable form (robots.txt file and metadata), including for the purposes of Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2019/790.
4.5 “MEZON” and “Mezon Central” are designations of the Operator. Using them without permission, including to create pages, accounts and materials that pose as the publication or its articles, is prohibited.
4.6 Send licensing and reprint requests to [email protected]. The procedure for copyright infringement complaints is described on the “Copyright and Complaints” page.
5. Acceptable use
5.1 You may not: disrupt the operation of the Website or place excessive load on it; bypass technical protection measures; attempt unauthorised access to the Website’s systems; use the Website for unlawful purposes; pass off the Materials as your own; create imitations of the Website or its Materials; submit through the Website’s forms information you know to be false, malicious code or unlawful content.
5.2 By sending us information, photographs or documents you confirm that you are entitled to provide them and that they do not infringe the rights of third parties. You keep your rights in your materials and grant us the right to use what you send to verify information and prepare publications. We do not guarantee publication of anything sent to us.
6. Links, social networks and embedded elements
6.1 The Website contains links to third-party resources and buttons for sharing links in Telegram, WhatsApp and Facebook. We do not control these resources and are not responsible for their content, availability or data processing policy. Your actions on them are governed by their own terms.
6.2 A link to a third-party resource does not mean agreement with its content and is not a recommendation.
6.3 Some Materials contain embedded elements of third-party services (for example, Flourish, YouTube). They are loaded only after you consent in the cookie settings. The use of such elements is governed by the terms of those services.
6.4 We may maintain the publication’s pages on social networks and messengers. The rules of their owners apply on those platforms. Any other pages and accounts posing as the publication do not belong to us.
7. Disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability
7.1 The Website and the Materials are provided “as is” and “as available”. We do not guarantee uninterrupted operation, absence of errors or fitness of the Materials for a particular purpose.
7.2 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Operator is not liable for indirect losses, lost profit, loss of data, or damage arising from decisions made on the basis of the Materials, or from failures, blocking and access restrictions beyond the Operator’s control.
7.3 Nothing in the Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law, including liability for intent and gross negligence, for harm to life and health, and mandatory consumer and reader rights under the law of your country of residence.
7.4 You will compensate us for losses arising from your breach of the Terms, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
8. Corrections, complaints and reports of violations
8.1 If you have found an error or believe that a publication affects your rights, use the procedure described in “Editorial Standards, Corrections and Right of Reply”: [email protected].
8.2 If you believe that the Website contains information whose distribution is prohibited by law (for example, calls to violence, disclosure of private life or legally protected secrets, information violating a child’s rights), write to [email protected] with the subject “Report of violation”, giving the page address, a description of the violation and the provision of law you rely on. We consider such reports without undue delay and, where necessary, correct, restrict or remove the information.
8.3 Copyright infringement complaints are sent following the procedure described on the “Copyright and Complaints” page. Questions about personal data go to [email protected].
9. Governing law and disputes
9.1 The Terms are governed by the law of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules.
9.2 Before going to court, please send a claim to [email protected] describing your demand and enclosing documents. We will reply within 30 days.
9.3 Disputes that cannot be settled are heard in the courts of the State of Delaware, USA. This does not deprive you of the right to apply to a court or supervisory authority at your place of residence where the law guarantees you that right and it cannot be excluded by agreement.
9.4 Service of process is accepted at the address of the registered agent: Harvard Business Services, Inc., 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958, USA.
10. Changes to the Terms and other provisions
10.1 We may amend the Terms. The new edition is published on the Website stating its number and effective date; we announce material changes on the home page. By continuing to use the Website after changes take effect you accept the new edition. We keep previous editions and provide them on request.
10.2 If any provision of the Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in force. Our failure to exercise any right does not mean waiver of it.
10.3 The Terms do not create a partnership, agency or employment relationship between you and the Operator.
11. Contacts
| Subject | Address |
|---|---|
| Terms, legal questions, copyright, licensing | [email protected] |
| Corrections and right of reply | [email protected] |
| Personal data | [email protected] |
| Editorial team | [email protected] |
| Operator’s mailing address | Mezon Central, Inc., 300 New Jersey Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001, USA |
| Telephone | +1 (771) 251-1312 |