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Our general terms of use apply to all promotions unless expressly stated otherwise. Certain additional terms apply to specific promotions as set out below.


The following offer and promotion has specific terms and conditions which apply:

  • Hindustan Times and Mint bundle offers

1. This subscription offer (the “Offer”) is operated by Economist Digital Services Limited (“The Economist” or “our” or “we”), The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HT in collaboration with HT Digital Streams Limited and HT Media Limited (together referred to as “HT”).

2. This Offer is for a bundle subscription purchase comprising of (a) a subscription to a Digital Subscription of The Economist (as defined in our Terms of Use (the “Economist Subscription”)); and (b) a digital HT subscription to either Mint or The Hindustan Times when made available (the “Hindustan Subscription”) (together, the “Bundle”).

3. The terms and conditions applicable to the Economist Subscription are our Terms of Use as amended from time to, and as amended by these special terms. To the extent there is any inconsistency between these special terms and the Terms of Use these special terms shall prevail.

4. This Offer is only available to customers located in India who do not have an active existing Economist Subscription (a Digital Subscription or a Digital + Print Subscription (as defined in the Terms of Use)). Individuals that have an existing subscription to The Economist shall not be entitled to upgrade this subscription to a Bundle or an Economist Subscription as made available under this Offer.

5. In order to activate your Economist Subscription as part of the Bundle, you must activate the subscription using the gifting code provided to you by HT at or around the time of your purchase of the Offer within three (3) months of your purchase date.

6. The Economist does not have any responsibility or liability in respect of the Hindustan Subscription including, but not limited to, the distribution, activation or performance of the Hindustan Subscription. HT’s terms and conditions, as amended from time to time, shall apply in relation to the Hindustan Times Subscription. Should you have any queries in relation to (i) the Hindustan Times Subscription; (ii) renewing your Bundle Offer or (iii) payment for the Offer, please contact HT’s customer service team at [email protected].

7. If you exercise your right to cancel the Offer, your Bundle and Economist Subscription will continue until the end of the term and you shall not have the right to any refund from The Economist in respect of any termination or cancellation of the Offer. This Offer is non-refundable save for in instances where The Economist is required to terminate your Economist Subscription for purposes of compliance with laws of India in which event you shall be entitled to a pro-rated refund amount in respect of the period that the Economist Subscription is no longer made available. HT will be responsible for processing any refunds to you.


The following offer and promotion has specific terms and conditions which apply:

  • The Economist annual Digital offer purchased from The Hindustan Times

1. This subscription offer (the “Offer”) is operated by Economist Digital Services Limited (“The Economist” or “our” or “we”), The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HT in collaboration with HT Digital Streams Limited and HT Media Limited (together referred to as “HT”).

2. This Offer is for an annual subscription to a Digital Subscription of The Economist (as defined in the Terms of Use) (the “Economist Subscription”) made available by HT.

3. The terms and conditions applicable to the Economist Subscription are our Terms of Use as amended from time to, and as amended by these special terms. To the extent there is any inconsistency between these special terms and the Terms of Use these special terms shall prevail.

4. This Offer is only available to customers located in India who do not have an active existing Economist Subscription (or a Digital Subscription or a Digital + Print Subscription (as defined in the Terms of Use). Individuals that have an existing subscription to The Economist shall not be entitled to upgrade this subscription to an Economist Subscription as made available under this Offer.

5. In order to activate your Economist Subscription as part of the Offer, you must activate the subscription using the gifting code provided to you by HT at or around the time of your purchase of the Offer within three (3) months of your purchase date.

6. If you exercise your right to cancel the Offer, your Economist Subscription will continue until the end of the term and you shall not have the right to any refund from The Economist in respect of any termination or cancellation of the Offer. This Offer is non-refundable save for in instances where The Economist is required to terminate your Economist Subscription for purposes of compliance with laws of India in which event you shall be entitled to a pro-rated refund amount in respect of the period that the Economist Subscription is no longer made available. HT will be responsible for processing any refunds to you.


The following offer and promotion has specific terms and conditions which apply:

  • Student and educator offers

1. This offer for a student or educator Subscription (as defined in our Terms of Use) is available to you if you are either:

(A) a student currently enrolled in a qualifying degree course or certificate-granting, accredited school of education; or

(B) a teacher, professor or other academic currently employed by a university or other certificate-granting, accredited school of education,

in each case, in accordance with the verification process implemented by The Economist Group described below.

2. This verification process for this offer is currently undertaken by The Economist Group's verification partner, SheerID. However, The Economist Group reserves the right to change the verification process and/or its verification partner in its sole discretion at any time. In order to use or benefit from this offer, you must provide such information to Sheer ID (or any other verification partner) that The Economist Group deems necessary in its sole discretion for the purposes of verification. The Economist Group reserves the right to cancel your offer or subscription if you do not meet the eligibility criteria.

3. The Economist Group reserves the right to re-verify your participation in and use of this offer on a periodic basis (including prior to each renewal of the subscription at this offer price) to confirm that you continue to be enrolled in a qualifying course or school of education or employed by a qualifying university or school of education. The Economist Group may require provision of revised or additional verification information in respect of the verification and/or re-verification processes. SheerID only collects information that assists in verifying offer eligibility and SheerID's Privacy Policy is available here. The Economist Group has final authority in its sole discretion to determine whether an individual qualifies for this offer.

4. The Economist Group reserves the right to change or remove the student or educator discount at the end of any subscription term that this offer applies to. The Economist Group will provide prior notice to you of any change to or removal of this offer prior to such next auto-renewal date. If any change or removal of the offer occurs, you may cancel your subscription at any time in accordance with our Terms of Use.

5. The offer is limited to one purchase per person. If you are found to be abusing the terms of this offer, we have the right to suspend and/or terminate your subscription and/or contract with us.

6. We reserve the right to change these terms at any time. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, we may close availability of this offer for new subscriptions without prior notice.

7. By participating in the offer, you agree to these terms and conditions and confirm that you are telling us your real name and all other information you submit is accurate, complete and in compliance with these terms and conditions.

8. These terms are governed by English law you submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts.


The following offers and promotions have specific terms and conditions which apply:

  • AerClub

  • Avios

  • Miles & More

  • British Airways Executive Club

  • Iberia Plus Avios

  • Vueling Club

Offers available for new subscribers only. You may cancel your subscription at any time. If you are a resident in the EU, you may cancel your subscription within the first 14 days and get a refund for any part of your subscription that has not already been delivered for the print element or published for any digital element before you cancelled. If you cancel your subscription after the first 14 days as an EU resident, or if you are not a resident in the EU, once points or miles have been awarded to your account, you will not be refunded for any unused portion of your subscription upon cancellation.


The following offers and promotions have specific terms and conditions which apply:

  • Alaska Airlines

  • SouthWest

  • American Airlines

  • United (Non Cardholder)

  • Delta Skymiles Shopping

  • United (Cardholder)

To qualify for the miles or points in these offers, you must maintain your subscription for at least 60 days from order date. Please allow 60-120 days post purchase to receive your miles/points. If you cancel your subscription within the first 60 days, you will not receive your air miles/ points. These offers are limited to one subscription per household and are not available to existing subscribers. The Economist and its partners reserve the right of final decision in all matters related to this promotion. There are additional terms and conditions relating to the relevant miles or points programmes which also apply to any offer or promotion. Please go to the relevant partner's website for more details. 50% off 1 year is a limited offer and The Economist reserves the exclusive right to remove this.


The following offers and promotions have specific terms and conditions which apply:

  • 50% off 1 year

You may cancel your subscription at any time. If you are a resident in the EU, you may cancel your subscription within the first 14 days and get a refund for any part of your subscription that has not already been published before you cancelled. If you are a resident in the EU and cancel your subscription after the first 14 days and within the first year, or if you are not a resident in the EU and you cancel within the first year, you will not be refunded for any part of your subscription.