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Indica et Buddhica WEBSITE TERMS OF USE

1. Acceptance of Terms of Use for this website

1.1 YOU MUST READ THESE INDICA ET BUDDHICA WEBSITE TERMS OF USE
("TERMS") CAREFULLY. INDICA ET BUDDHICA AND ITS AFFILIATES
(COLLECTIVELY THE "SERVICE PROVIDER") PROVIDE THIS WEBSITE TO YOU
SUBJECT TO THESE TERMS. THESE TERMS ARE ENTERED INTO BY AND BETWEEN
THE SERVICE PROVIDER AND YOU, AND YOU ACCEPT THEM BY: (a) REGISTERING
THROUGH THIS WEBSITE; (b) USING THE WEBSITE IN ANY OTHER MANNER;
AND/OR (c) ACKNOWLEDGING AGREEMENT WITH THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT
AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.

1.2 The Indica et Buddhica website (the "Website") includes without
limitation: (a) Indica et Buddhica: Materials for Indology and
Buddhology, Scholia :: Scholiast - Buddhist studies scholarship,
Lexica: Sanskrit, Tibetan and English, Philologica: machine readable
texts for Indology and Buddhology, and other online services
accessible through the Website (collectively the "Service"); (b)
information available through the Service; and (c) content available
through the Service.

1.3 The Service is not intended for users under the age of 18 and
Service Provider does not knowingly collect personally identifiable
information from users under the age of 18. Such users are expressly
prohibited from submitting their personally identifiable information
to us; any information submitted by such users will not knowingly be
used, posted or retained by Service Provider.

2. Website Terms of Use

2.1 These Terms may be modified from time to time; the date of the
most recent revisions will appear on this page. Continued access of
the Service by You will constitute Your acceptance of any changes or
revisions to these Terms.

2.2 Your failure to follow these terms, whether listed below or posted
at various points in the Service, may result in suspension or
termination of Your access to the Service, without notice, in addition
to Service Provider's other remedies.

3. Use of password

3.1 Your right to use the Service is personal to You - You may not
authorize others to use the Service, and You are responsible for all
use by You and those You allow to use the Service. You may not
sub-license, transfer, sell or assign these Terms to any third-party
without our written approval. Any attempt to do so will be null and
void and shall be considered a material breach of these Terms.

3.2 You will be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of Your password. You are solely responsible for all usage or activity
on Your account including, but not limited to, use of the account by
any person who uses Your user ID and password.

3.3 If You have reason to believe that Your account is no longer
secure (for example, in the event of a loss, theft, or unauthorized
disclosure or use of Your user ID or password), You must promptly
notify Service Provider of the problem by contacting the Service
System Administration at: Indica et Buddhica - Admin
contact@indica-et-buddhica.com.

4. Use of the Service by You

4.1 You agree not to use any obscene, indecent or offensive language
or to place on the Service any material that is defamatory, abusive,
harassing or hateful. Further, You may not place on the Service any
material that is encrypted, constitutes junk mail or unauthorized
advertising, invades anyone's privacy, or encourages conduct that
would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or
that otherwise violates any local, state, national or international
law or regulation. You agree to use the Service only for lawful
purposes, and You acknowledge that Your failure to do so may subject
You to civil and criminal liability.

4.2 You are responsible for ensuring that any material You provide or
post to the Service, including but not limited to text, photographs
and sound, does not violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or
any other personal or proprietary rights of any third-party or is
provided or posted with the permission of the owner(s) of such rights.

4.3 All materials included in the Service are provided strictly for
the purposes of research or private study by each individual user. The
Service contains copyrighted and other proprietary information. You
may not in any way make commercial or other unauthorized use, by
publication, re-transmission, distribution, performance, caching or
otherwise, of material obtained through the Service, except as
permitted by the Copyright Act 1994 and Copyright (New Technologies)
Amendment Act 2008 (New Zealand) or other law or as expressly
permitted in writing by these Terms, Service Provider or the Service.

4.4 You agree not to disrupt, modify or interfere with the Service, or
its associated software, hardware, and/or servers in any way, and You
agree not to impede or interfere with others' use of the Service. You
further agree not to alter or tamper with any information or materials
on or associated with the Service.

4.5 Other than connecting to Service Provider's servers by HTTP
requests using a Web browser, or Dictionary Server Protocol ("DICT")
requests using a DICT client, You may not attempt to gain access to
Service Provider's servers by any means - including, without
limitation, by using administrator passwords or by masquerading as an
administrator while using the Service or otherwise.

4.6 You acknowledge that Service Provider has not reviewed and does
not endorse the content of all sites linked to/from the Service and is
not responsible for the content or actions of any other sites linked
to/from the Service. Your linking to any service or site is at Your
sole risk.

5. Use of material supplied by You. By posting messages, uploading
files, inputting data, or engaging in any other form of communication
through the Service, You grant us a royalty-free, perpetual,
non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, reproduce,
modify, adapt, translate, enhance, transmit, distribute, publicly
perform, display, or sub-license any such communication (including
Your identity and information about You) in any medium (now in
existence or hereinafter developed) and for any purpose, including
commercial purposes, and to authorize others to do so.

6. Copyright complaints. Service Provider respects the intellectual
property of others, and expects our users to do the same. Service
Provider may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion,
suspend or terminate the access of and take other action against
users, subscribers, registrants and account holders who infringe the
copyright rights of others.

7. Materials posted by others. You agree that the Service Provider and
its third-party service providers are not responsible, and shall have
no liability to You, with respect to any information or materials
posted by others, including defamatory, offensive or illicit material,
even material that violates these Terms.

8. Comments by users are not endorsed by Service Provider. Service
Provider does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage,
verify or agree with the comments, opinions or statements posted or
otherwise contained in the Service. Nor does Service Provider or its
third-party service providers make any warranties with respect to any
of the merchandise featured or mentioned in the Service. Any
information or material placed on-line, including advice and opinions,
are the views and responsibility of those who post the statements, or
those who actually sell any merchandise, and do not necessarily
represent the views of the Service Provider or its third-party service
providers.

9. Editing and deletions. The Service Provider reserves the right, but
undertakes no duty, to review, edit, move, or delete any material
provided for display or placed on the Service, in its sole discretion,
without notice.

10. Additional terms. Service Provider reserves the right to post,
from time to time, additional terms of usage that apply to specific
parts of the Service. Such additional terms will be posted in the
relevant parts of the Service, and will be clearly identified. Your
continued use of the Service constitutes Your agreement to comply with
these additional terms.

11. Indemnity. You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Service
Provider and its third-party service providers, and each of their
respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against
any third-party claim arising from or in any way related to Your use
of the Service, violation of these Terms or any other actions
connected with use of the Service, including any liability or expense
arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential),
suits, judgments, litigation costs and lawyers fees, of every kind and
nature. In such a case, the Service Provider will provide You with
written notice of such claim, suit or action.

12. Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability

12.1 YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE USING THE SERVICE AT YOUR OWN
RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" "AS AVAILABLE" AND "WITH
ALL FAULTS" BASIS, AND SERVICE PROVIDER AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE
PROVIDERS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTEE OR
REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY
INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN OR PROVIDED BY THE SERVICE. SERVICE
PROVIDER AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS DO NOT REPRESENT OR
WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT THERE
WILL BE NO FAILURES, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OR LOSS OF TRANSMITTED
INFORMATION, OR THAT NO VIRUSES WILL BE TRANSMITTED ON THE SERVICE.

12.2 THE SERVICE PROVIDER AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD-PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED ARISING
OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROVIDING OF SERVICES HEREUNDER, THE SALE
OR PURCHASE OF ANY GOODS OR MERCHANDISE, YOUR ACCESS TO OR INABILITY
TO ACCESS THE SERVICE, INCLUDING FOR VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN
OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE, YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE SERVICE OR
ANY OF THE MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE
SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF CLAIM OR THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF
ACTION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU HEREBY
AGREE TO RELEASE SERVICE PROVIDER AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS,
AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND
AGENTS FROM CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF
EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED AND UNSUSPECTED,
DISCLOSED AND UNDISCLOSED ("CLAIMS"), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.

13. Termination of access to the Service. Service Provider has the
right to terminate Your ability to access the Service, for any reason,
without notice.

14. Jurisdiction

14.1 Service Provider makes no representation that materials on the
Service are appropriate, available or legal in any particular
location. Those who choose to access the Service do so on their own
initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and
to the extent local laws are applicable.

14.2 You may not sub-license, transfer, sell or assign any of Your
liabilities or rights under these Terms to any third-party without our
prior written approval. Any attempt to do so will be null and void and
shall be considered a material breach of these Terms. Service Provider
may appoint agents, assign, transfer, license or sub-contract the
whole or any part of its rights and/or obligations contained in these
Terms to any third-party at any time.

14.3 No delay, neglect or forbearance by Service Provider to exercise
or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall constitute a
waiver of such right or provision.

14.4 If any provision of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable under
applicable law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the remainder of the terms of these Terms, and without further action
by the parties to this agreement, such provision shall be reformed to
the minimum extent necessary to make such provision valid and
enforceable. No term or provision of these Terms shall be deemed
waived and no breach consented to unless such waiver or consent shall
be in writing and signed by the party to be charged with such waiver
or consent.

14.5 You agree that these Terms, for all purposes, shall be governed
and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand applicable to
contracts to be wholly performed therein, and any action based on or
alleging a breach of these Terms must be brought in a court in New
Zealand. In addition, You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction
and venue of such courts.

15. Force Majeure. Service Provider shall not be liable for delays in
performing or failure to perform these Terms or any obligations
hereunder, which are directly attributable to causes beyond its
reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, fires,
strikes, labor disputes, war, acts of terrorism, acts or intervention
by any governmental authority, failure of a common carrier, supplier,
hardware, software, browser, or communications equipment, or network
failure, congestion, or malfunction.
 

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Indica et Buddhica WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

1. Privacy policy for this website

1.1 The Indica et Buddhica website (the "Website") includes without
limitation: (a) Indica et Buddhica: Materials for Indology and
Buddhology, Scholia :: Scholiast - Buddhist studies scholarship,
Lexica: Sanskrit, Tibetan and English, Philologica: machine readable
texts for Indology and Buddhology, and other online services
accessible through the Website (collectively the "Service"); (b)
information available through the Service; and (c) content available
through the Service.

1.2 Indica et Buddhica and its affiliates (collectively the "Service
Provider") wants to protect the privacy of all users of the
Website. Users are asked to read this Website Privacy Policy ("Privacy
Policy") carefully. It explains how the Service Provider uses your
personal data. The Service Provider may change this Privacy Policy at
any time without giving you notice, so please read it each time you
visit the Website.

1.3 Whenever you give personal data to the Service Provider, you are
consenting to its collection and use in accordance with this Privacy
Policy.

1.4 The Service is not intended for users under the age of 18 and the
Service Provider does not knowingly collect personally identifiable
information from users under the age of 18. Such users are expressly
prohibited from submitting their personally identifiable information
to us; any information submitted by such users will not knowingly be
used, posted or retained by Service Provider.

2. What personal data does the Service Provider collect?

2.1 The Service Provider does not automatically capture or store
personal data from users of the Website, except we may log the user's
IP address and session information, such as the username of registered
users (when logged in). This information is used only for
administration of the Website and in the compilation of statistics
used by the Service Provider to assess usage of the Website. We may
automatically collect data about users of the Website using
cookies. Please see the section below for links to further information
on cookies.

2.2 When you register with the Service, make an enquiry, or submit
material for inclusion in the Service, you may be asked to provide
personal data including your name, email address and physical
address. Personal information is protected by the Service Provider
according to the following principles:

2.2.1 The Service Provider only holds information about individuals
that is needed.

2.2.2 Information is only held about individuals with their knowledge,
and for clearly stated purposes.

2.2.3 Personal information is not passed on to third-parties.

2.2.4 Personal data is held securely.

2.2.5 Access to personal information is limited to those with a strict
need to know.

2.2.6 The Service Provider attempts to keep personal information
accurate and up to date.

2.2.7 Personal information is deleted and destroyed when no longer
needed.

2.2.8 All staff with access to personal information are aware of this
Privacy Policy and their obligations thereof.

2.3 You can also transfer personal data through a submission to the
Service. If you include any personal data in any material submitted
for inclusion in the Service, please realize that it may be accessed
by anyone visiting the Website from anywhere in the world. Please do
not submit any personal data that you do not want to be made available
in this way, and please do not submit any personal data about anyone
else without first obtaining their permission.

3. Cookies. The Information Advertising Bureau provides information
about cookies and explains how to manage cookies.

4. How does the Service Provider use your personal data?

4.1 The Service Provider uses your personal data to provide your
registered account and periodically to send you email updates on the
Website. If you would prefer not to receive such emails, you can
select this option during the registration process. Alternatively,
please use the unsubscribe option included in all email
correspondence, or send an email mentioning that you would prefer not
to receive such mailings to: Indica et Buddhica - Subscriptions
contact@indica-et-buddhica.com

4.2 The Service Provider may also use your personal data to monitor
use of the Website. This is done to better understand users and
potential users of the Website. Your personal data will not be passed
on to third-parties. You may withdraw your consent to the use of such
data at any time. If you wish to do so please contact: Indica et
Buddhica - Subscriptions contact@indica-et-buddhica.com

4.3 When you give the Service Provider personal data, it may be sent
to servers anywhere in the world and may be used, stored and processed
anywhere in the world.

4.4 Whenever and wherever the Service Provider collects, processes or
uses your personal data, steps are taken to ensure that it is treated
securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

4.5 Except as set out above, the Service Provider will not disclose
your personal data, unless obliged to do so, or allowed to do so, by
law, or where there is a need to do so in order to run the Service
(e.g., where the Service Provider outsources services or where other
people process data for the Service Provider).

4.6 The Website contains links to other websites. The Service Provider
is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other
sites. Users are encouraged to note when they leave the Website, and
to read the privacy policy of such other sites that collect or use
personal data. This Privacy Policy applies only to personal data
collected by the Service Provider.

5. Contacts

5.1 On request, the Service Provider will provide registered users
with a summary of all personal data on them that we possess. If you
wish to request any information about your personal data, please
contact: Indica et Buddhica - Subscriptions
contact@indica-et-buddhica.com

5.2 The Service Provider would like to keep your personal data
accurate and up to date. If you become aware of any errors or
inaccuracies please contact: Indica et Buddhica - Subscriptions
contact@indica-et-buddhica.com
 

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Indica et Buddhica COPYRIGHT POLICY

The Indica et Buddhica website (the "Website") includes without
limitation: (a) Indica et Buddhica: Materials for Indology and
Buddhology, Scholia :: Scholiast - Buddhist studies scholarship,
Lexica: Sanskrit, Tibetan and English, Philologica: machine readable
texts for Indology and Buddhology, and other online services
accessible through the Website (collectively the "Service"); (b)
information available through the Service; and (c) content available
through the Service.

Indica et Buddhica and its affiliates (collectively the "Service
Provider") is committed to respecting others' intellectual property
rights, and we ask users of the Website to do the same. The Service
Provider may, in its sole discretion and in appropriate circumstances,
terminate the accounts or access rights of users who violate others'
intellectual property rights.

The Service Provider wants to hear from any copyright owners who are
not properly identified on the Website so that we may make the
necessary corrections.


Filing a notice of alleged infringement with the Service Provider

If you believe that your work has been copied or used in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement on the Website, it would greatly
assist us if you could send the following information:

1. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act
on behalf of the copyright owner;

2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been
infringed;

3. A description of the material that you claim is infringing;

4. A description of the location on the Service of the material that
you claim is infringing;

5. Your address, telephone number and email address so that we can
contact you;

6. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the
disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or
the law; and

7. A statement by you that the information in your notice to the
Service Provider is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or
authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

All notices of alleged copyright infringement appearing on the Website
should be sent to:

1. Copyrights, Indica et Buddhica, Littledene, Bay Road, Oxford
7430, New Zealand; and/or

2. Indica et Buddhica - Copyrights contact@indica-et-buddhica.com
 

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Indica et Buddhica COPYRIGHT NOTICE

The Indica et Buddhica website (the "Website") includes without
limitation: (a) Indica et Buddhica: Materials for Indology and
Buddhology, Scholia :: Scholiast - Buddhist studies scholarship,
Lexica: Sanskrit, Tibetan and English, Philologica: machine readable
texts for Indology and Buddhology, and other online services
accessible through the Website (collectively the "Service"); (b)
information available through the Service; and (c) content available
through the Service.

(C) Copyright 2005-2016 Indica et Buddhica Publishers Limited. All rights
reserved.

All materials included in the Service are provided strictly for the
purposes of research or private study by each individual user. The
Service contains copyrighted and other proprietary information. You
may not in any way make commercial or other unauthorized use, by
publication, re-transmission, distribution, performance, caching or
otherwise, of material obtained through the Service, except as
permitted by the Copyright Act 1994 and Copyright (New Technologies)
Amendment Act 2008 (New Zealand) or other law or as expressly
permitted in writing by the Website Terms of Use, Indica et Buddhica
and its contributors (collectively "IeB") or the Service.

Unless noted otherwise, redistribution and use of these materials,
with or without modification, are not permitted without specific prior
written permission. The granting of such permission will only be
considered if the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source files must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions of binary files must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this
material must display the following acknowledgment: "This product
includes material developed by Indica et Buddhica and its
contributors."

4. Neither the name Indica et Buddhica nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
source or binary files without specific prior written permission.
 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED BY IEB ON AN "AS IS" AND "WITH ALL
FAULTS" BASIS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL IEB BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS ; OR
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS,
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

 

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Links to external sites are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only. Such links do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by Indica et Buddhica of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation or organization or individual.

Indica et Buddhica bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.