The below terms and conditions
govern your use of all CiiT Web sites unless noted
otherwise by a Web site in its own terms of use.
Term and Conditions
The following terms and conditions
("Terms and Conditions") govern your use
of CiiT Web sites ("these sites") of Coimbatore
Institute of Information Technology, and any services
contained within these sites. These Terms and Conditions
include the CiiT Privacy Policy and supplemental
terms and conditions ("Supplemental Terms")
that will govern your use of specific CiiT services
("Additional Services"). In addition,
the ciitresearch.org browser policy or the browser
policies of individual CiiT sites will provide information
to enable optimum display on your computer.
By using or downloading any materials from CiiT
Web sites, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.
In addition, you agree to the applicable Supplemental
Terms by using or downloading materials from that
Additional Service.
1. Copyrighted Information and Copyright
Agent. Please note that the pages on these
sites may contain other proprietary notices and
copyright information, the terms of which must be
observed and followed.
Unless otherwise noted, all information, text, articles,
data, images, Documents (as defined below), software,
or other materials (collectively hereinafter referred
to as the "Materials") contained on any
page within these sites are copyrighted by CiiT
or a third party (hereinafter collectively referred
to as the "Copyright Holder"). Title to
copyright in the Materials will at all times remain
with the Copyright Holder. You may only use, download,
or copy the Materials contained in these sites in
accordance with the Terms and Conditions. Any permitted
copies of the Materials must retain the copyright
notice, and any other proprietary notices contained
in such Materials. Unless otherwise provided in
the Terms and Conditions, you may not edit, modify,
or make use of the Materials without the express,
prior written consent of CiiT. You may not use any
content contained in the Materials in any manner
that may give a false or misleading impression or
statement as to CiiT, the Copyright Holder, or any
third party referenced in the Materials. Nothing
on these sites shall be construed as conferring
any license under any Copyright Holder's intellectual
property rights, whether by estoppel, implication
or otherwise. You agree to use these sites and the
Materials, services, and products on these sites
or those accessible via these sites only for lawful
purposes. CiiT MAY REVOKE ANY OF THE FOREGOING RIGHTS,
AS WELL AS ANY ACCESS AND USE AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED
TO USERS OF THESE SITES AT ANY TIME.
Except as specifically provided in these Terms and
Conditions (including any applicable Supplemental
Terms), any reproduction, distribution, replication,
or retransmission of any information contained on
these sites without the prior written consent of
CiiT is strictly prohibited.
CiiT respects the rights of all copyright holders
and in this regard, it has adopted and implemented
a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate
circumstances of users who infringe the rights of
copyright holders. If you believe that your work
has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, please provide CiiT's Copyright Agent
the following information.
a. A physical or electronic signature of a person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive
right that is allegedly infringed;
b. Identification of the copyright work claimed
to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted
works at a single online site are covered by a single
notification, a representative list of such works
at that site;
c. Identification of the material that is claimed
to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing
activity and that is to be removed or access to
which is to be disabled, and information reasonably
sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
d. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us
to contact the complaining party;
e. A statement that the complaining party has a
good-faith belief that use of the material in the
manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law; and
f. A statement that the information in the notification
is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that
the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed.
For notice of claims of copyright infringement on
or regarding these sites, CiiT's Copyright Agent
can be reached on copyrights@ciitresearch.org
2. Notice with Regard to Documents on these
Sites. Permission to display, copy and/or
download any papers, articles or other works of
authorship on these sites (the "Documents")
is hereby granted, provided that (a) the copyright
notice set forth on the Document and a statement
that the Document is being reproduced under permission
of the Copyright Holder both appear on such displayed,
copied or downloaded Document, (b) use or reproduction
of such Documents from these sites is for informational
or personal use only, and (c) no modifications of
any Documents are made. Any other use of the Documents
is expressly prohibited.
3. Online Privacy Policy. CiiT's
Privacy Policy ("About Your Security and Privacy")
forms a part of these Terms and Conditions. The
names and email addresses entered in this journal
site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes
of this journal and will not be made available for
any other purpose or to any other party.
4. Disclaimers and Limitation on Liability.
(A) DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. THE CONTENTS OF THESE
SITES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE MATERIALS,
ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," AND CiiT MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THESE SITES OR ITS CONTENTS.
CiiT DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, COMPLETENESS,
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
(B) DISCLAIMER OF ACCURACY. CIIT DOES NOT REPRESENT
OR WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE VIA THESE
SITES IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT. THESE SITES
COULD CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, MISCATALOGUED
INFORMATION, OR TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. CIIT RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO ADD TO, CHANGE OR DELETE ITS CONTENT
OR ANY PART THEREOF WITHOUT NOTICE. ANY PRICE OR
AVAILABILITY INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT
NOTICE. BY YOUR USE OF THESE SITES, YOU AGREE THAT
YOU DO NOT AND WILL NOT RELY ON IT BEING APPROPRIATELY
CATALOGUED OR COMPLETE FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO PATENTABILITY OF ANY INVENTION,
INVALIDITY OF ANY CLAIM OF ANY PATENT OR APPLICATION,
OR AUTHORSHIP AND INVENTORSHIP OF ANY ARTICLE, PATENT
OR APPLICATION. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT YOU OR YOUR
AGENTS WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION AGAINST CIIT DUE
TO SUCH RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION WHICH YOU BELIEVE
TO BE NON CURRENT, INACCURATE OR INCOMPLETE. ADDITIONALLY,
THESE SITES MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
THIRD PARTIES, WHICH INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
THE DOCUMENTS AND SOFTWARE. CIIT MAKES NO REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS,
TRUTH, QUALITY, SUITABILITY OR RELIABILITY OF SUCH
INFORMATION. CIIT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS,
OMISSIONS, OR INACCURACIES CONTAINED IN ANY INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY SUCH THIRD PARTIES.
(C) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. NEITHER CIIT NOR ANY
OF ITS MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES
WILL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THESE SITES OR ANY INFORMATION,
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED HEREIN, WHICH INCLUDES,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE MATERIALS, EVEN IF ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THAT APPLIES TO ALL DAMAGES
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS
OF DATA, INCOME, PROFIT OR GOODWILL, LOSS OF OR
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES.
YOU HAVE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION
AND BACKUP OF DATA AND/OR EQUIPMENT USED IN CONNECTION
WITH THESE SITES AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY CLAIM AGAINST
CIIT FOR LOST DATA, RE-RUN TIME, INACCURATE OUTPUT,
WORK DELAYS OR LOST PROFITS RESULTING FROM THE USE
OF THE MATERIALS.
(D) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF COPYRIGHT HOLDERS.
COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS
OF DATA, INCOME, PROFIT OR GOODWILL OR DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THE MATERIALS
OR PERFORMANCE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTENTS
THEREOF.
5. Links to Third Party Sites.
Any other Web sites that are accessible via any
link on these sites are not under the control of
CIIT. CIIT is not responsible for the contents of
any linked site or any link contained in a linked
site, or any changes or updates to the information
contained in such sites. CIIT provides the linked
sites to you only as a convenience and the inclusions
of any such link on these sites does not imply CIIT's
endorsement of these sites, the organization operating
such sites, nor any products or services of that
organization. Your linking to any off-site pages
or other sites is entirely at your own risk.
6. Export Restrictions. You acknowledge
and agree that the Materials are subject to the
Export Administration Regulations of India. Diversion
of such Materials contrary to law is prohibited.
You agree that none of the Materials, nor any direct
product therefrom, is being or will be acquired
for, shipped, transferred, or re-exported, directly
or indirectly, to proscribed or embargoed countries
or their nationals, unless authorized by the Government
of India. Proscribed countries are set forth in
the Export Administration Regulations. You agree
to comply strictly with all export laws of India
and assume sole responsibility for obtaining licenses
to export or re-export as may be required.
7. References to Products or Services.
Information published by CIIT on these sites may
contain references or cross references to CIIT products
or services that are not announced or available
in your country. Such references do not imply that
CIIT intends to announce such products or services
in your country. Please contact CIIT Member Services
for information regarding the products and services
that may be available to you.
8. User Input. Unless otherwise
provided in the Terms and Conditions, any communication,
material or feedback with regard to contents on
these sites transmitted by a user of these sites
via electronic mail or otherwise, including any
data, questions, or comments regarding the content
of any Document or other information contained on
these sites, such information shall be deemed to
be non-confidential and CIIT shall have no obligation
of any kind with respect to such information and
shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute
the information to others without limitation. Further,
CIIT shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how,
or techniques contained in such information for
any purpose whatsoever including, without limitation,
publication on these sites, or other CIIT publications,
and developing, manufacturing, and marketing products
using such information. CIIT shall have no obligation
to compensate the contributor of such information
in any manner.
9. Governing Law; Venue for any Proceedings.
Any action, proceeding, dispute, claim or controversy
arising out of or relating to these sites or these
Terms and Conditions, or any CIIT products or CIIT
services offered on or accessed via these sites,
shall (i) be governed by Tamilnadu State law, without
application of any choice of law rules and (ii)
be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of the State of Tamilnadu located in India
or of the District Court of the Tamilnadu State,
and you hereby submit to the jurisdiction of said
courts.
10. Complete Agreement; Changes
to the Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions
represent the entire understanding relating to the
use of these sites and prevail over any prior or
contemporaneous, conflicting or additional, communications.
CIIT shall have the right to revise and modify the
Terms and Conditions at any time by posting the
revised Terms and Conditions on these sites. Any
use of these sites after such posting shall be deemed
to constitute acceptance of the revised Terms and
Conditions by the user.
11. Trademarks. "CIIT",
the CIIT logo, and other CIIT logos and titles are
registered trademarks or service marks of The Coimbatore
Institute of Information Technology. All other products,
company names or other marks appearing on these
sites are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Nothing contained in these sites should be construed
as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise,
any license or right to use any trademark displayed
on these sites without prior written permission
of CIIT or other trademark owners.
12. Termination. CIIT may terminate
this agreement at any time. Upon termination, you
agree to cease all use of these sites. Without limiting
the foregoing, CIIT shall have the right to immediately
terminate your access and use of these sites, or
any portion of these sites, in the event of any
conduct by you or through your account which CIIT,
in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable,
or in the event of any breach by you of the Terms
and Conditions. The provisions of Sections 4, 9,
12, and this Section 14 shall survive any termination
of this agreement.
13. Questions. For questions about
these Terms and Conditions (including CiiT's Privacy
Policy): copyrights@ciitresearch.org