These Terms of Use are a contract
between you and Syllaba Press
International Inc. ("Syllaba
Press"). Syllaba Press operates
www.syllabapress.us and
www.syllabapress.com and other
websites (“Syllaba Press Sites”)
through which it strives to make the
world’s scientific literature a
freely available public resource. By
using the Syllaba Press Sites and
any products or services accessible
from the Syllaba Press Sites you
agree to be bound by the following
terms and conditions (“Terms of
Use”). If you do not agree to these
Terms of Use, do not visit or use
the Syllaba Press Sites.
LICENSE TO USE ARTICLES AND RELATED
CONTENT
Unless
otherwise indicated, articles and
accompanying materials published by
Syllaba Press International Inc. on
the Syllaba Press Sites, including
peer reviews, are licensed by the
respective authors for use and
distribution by you subject to
citation of the original source.
OWNERSHIP OF
CONTENT
The copyright
in the material contained on the
Syllaba Press Sites belongs to
Syllaba Press International Inc. or
its licensors. The trademarks and
other elements appearing on the
Syllaba Press Sites are protected by
US, and international copyright,
trade dress, patent, and trademark
laws, international conventions and
other relevant and applicable laws.
USE OF SYLLABA
PRESS ONLINE TOOLS AND SERVICES
Syllaba Press
International Inc. provides access
on its websites to certain software
tools and functionality (“Services”)
for the purposes of allowing and
facilitating the submission or
posting of research outputs and
results in various forms including
articles in whole or part,
manuscripts, and comments on and
reviews of such content, and the
like. By using our website(s) and/or
Services, you agree to not interfere
with or otherwise disrupt any of the
Services, the operation or proper
functioning of the Services, or any
person’s use of or access to the
Services. This includes but is not
limited to employing trojan horses,
viruses, and other malware, breaches
of or tampering with the Services,
or attempts to probe, scan, or test
for vulnerabilities in the Services
or Syllaba Press websites or our
computer systems, networks, usage
rules, or any of our security
components, authentication measures
or any other protection measures
applicable to our websites or the
Services, or the content or any part
thereof.
OWNERSHIP OF SITES
Unless
otherwise indicated, the Syllaba
Press Sites are the property of
Syllaba Press International Inc. You
acknowledge and agree that the
Syllaba Press Sites, and any
necessary software used in
connection with the Syllaba Press
Sites, may contain proprietary and
confidential information that is
protected by applicable laws
governing intellectual property,
proprietary rights and the like. All
Syllaba Press Sites code and
specifications are subject to their
stated or implied licenses.
PRIVACY
For
information on how we treat
personally identifiable information,
please read our
Privacy Policy,
which is hereby incorporated by
reference.
GENERAL PRACTICES
REGARDING USE
Syllaba Press
International Inc. reserves the
right to limit, suspend or terminate
your access and use of the Syllaba
Press Sites at any time without
notice.
ARTICLE AND
CONTENT SUBMISSION
By submitting
peer reviews, articles for
publication, or other content for
posting on the Syllaba Press Sites,
you agree to (i) comply with these
Terms of Use and any Syllaba Press
International Inc. guidelines and
policies made available to you on a
Syllaba Press Site, and (ii) provide
any information required by Syllaba
Press International Inc. during or
as part of the submission process.
You are responsible for all content
that you submit for posting or
publication on the Syllaba Press
Sites.
YOUR CONTENT
To the extent
you submit content such as comments,
peer reviews, manuscripts and other
research outputs on a Syllaba Press
Site, you grant Syllaba Press
International Inc. a royalty-free,
non-exclusive, irrevocable right to
publish, reproduce, distribute,
transmit, display, store, translate,
create derivative works from and
otherwise use your content (in whole
or part) and/or to incorporate it in
other works in any form, manner,
format, or medium, whether now known
or hereafter developed, throughout
the world and in any language, for
the entire duration of any such
right and to permit/sublicense
others to do any or all of the
foregoing. To the extent permitted
by law, you waive all moral rights
in your review. To the extent that
you are unable to waive any such
moral rights, you agree not to
assert the same.
Syllaba Press International Inc.
will determine in its sole
discretion whether to publish your
content and we reserve the right not
to publish anything that does not
meet our standards, guidelines or
policies.
IMPERMISSIBLE ACTS
As a
condition to your use of the Syllaba
Press Sites, you agree not to:
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Upload, post, email, transmit or
otherwise make available any
information, materials or other
content that is illegal,
harmful, threatening, abusive,
harassing, defamatory, obscene,
pornographic or offensive; or
that infringes another’s rights,
including any intellectual
property rights.
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Impersonate any person or entity
or falsely state or otherwise
misrepresent your affiliation
with a person or entity; or
obtain, collect, store or modify
personal information about other
users.
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Upload, post, email, transmit or
otherwise make available any
unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional
materials, “junk mail,” “spam,”
“chain letters,” “pyramid
schemes” or any other form of
solicitation.
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Modify, adapt or hack the
Syllaba Press Sites or falsely
imply that some other site is
associated with the Syllaba
Press Sites or Syllaba Press
International Inc.
- Use
the Syllaba Press Sites for any
illegal or unauthorized purpose.
You must not, in the use of the
Syllaba Press Sites, violate any
laws in your jurisdiction
(including but not limited to
copyright laws).
VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE
You
acknowledge that Syllaba Press
International Inc. has no obligation
to pre-screen or monitor your access
to or use of the Syllaba Press Sites
or any information, materials or
other content provided or made
available through the Syllaba Press
Sites, but has the right to do so.
You hereby agree that Syllaba Press
International Inc. may, in the
exercise of Syllaba Press
International Inc.’ sole discretion,
remove or delete any entries,
information, materials or other
content that violates these Terms of
Use or that is otherwise
objectionable.
MODIFICATIONS TO
THE SYLLABA PRESS SITES AND TERMS OF
USE
Syllaba Press
International Inc. reserves the
right to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, the
Syllaba Press Sites (or any part
thereof) with or without notice at
any time. You agree that Syllaba
Press International Inc. shall not
be liable to you or to any third
party for any modification,
suspension or discontinuance of the
Syllaba Press Sites. Syllaba Press
International Inc. reserves the
right to change these Terms of Use
by posting changes on this page of
the Syllaba Press Sites. By using
the Syllaba Press Sites, you agree
to be bound by any such revisions
and should therefore periodically
visit this page to determine the
then-current Terms of Use to which
you are bound.
LINKS
The Syllaba
Press Sites may provide links to
other web sites or resources. You
acknowledge and agree that Syllaba
Press International Inc. is not
responsible for the availability of
such external sites or resources,
and that Syllaba Press International
Inc. does not endorse and is not
responsible or liable for any
content, advertising, products or
other materials on or available from
such sites or resources. Your
business dealings with any
third-parties through the Syllaba
Press Sites, including payment and
delivery of related goods or
services, and any other terms,
conditions, warranties or
representations associated with such
dealings, are solely between you and
such third party. You further
acknowledge and agree that Syllaba
Press International Inc. shall not
be responsible or liable, directly
or indirectly, for any damage or
loss caused or alleged to be caused
by or in connection with use of or
reliance on any such content, goods
or services available on or through
any such site or resource.
NOTIFICATION OF
CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT
If you
believe that a creative work that
you or an entity you represent owns
has been used on a Syllaba Press
International Inc. website in
violation of copyright laws, and you
want to request that the material be
taken down, please go to
<http://www.syllabapress.us/licenses_and_copyright/>
DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTIES
YOUR USE OF
THE SYLLABA PRESS SITES OR ANY WEB
SITE TO WHICH THEY LINK IS AT YOUR
SOLE RISK. THE SYLLABA PRESS SITES
AND THEIR CONTENT ARE PROVIDED FOR
USE ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”
BASIS. SYLLABA PRESS INTERNATIONAL
INC. MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE
SYLLABA PRESS SITES OR THEIR
CONTENTS AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT RELATING TO THE
SYLLABA PRESS SITES, THEIR CONTENT
OR ANY WEB SITE TO WHICH THEY ARE
LINKED.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU
FROM SYLLABA PRESS INTERNATIONAL
INC. OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SYLLABA
PRESS SITES SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE
TERMS OF USE.
INDEMNIFICATION,
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
You agree to
indemnify and hold Syllaba Press
International Inc., and its
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers,
agents, co-branders or other
partners and employees, harmless
from any claim or demand, including
reasonable attorney fees, made by
any third party due to or arising
out of your use of the Syllaba Press
Sites, your violation of these Terms
of Use, your violation of any rights
of another, or any breach of the
foregoing representations,
warranties and covenants. You are
solely responsible for your actions
when using the Syllaba Press Sites,
including, but not limited to, costs
incurred for Internet access.
Syllaba Press International Inc.
reserves the right, at our own
expense, to assume the exclusive
defense and control of any matter
for which you are required to
indemnify us, and you agree to
cooperate with our defense of these
claims.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SYLLABA PRESS
INTERNATIONAL INC. OR ITS EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, SUPPLIERS OR CONTRACTORS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY
NATURE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
ANY CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS, DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF INCOME OR PROFIT, LOSS OF OR
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, LOSS OF
GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER
INTANGIBLE LOSSES, CLAIMS OF THIRD
PARTIES, OR ANY OTHER LOSS, COST,
CLAIM OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND OR
CHARACTER ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE
SYLLABA PRESS SITES, THEIR CONTENT
OR ANY WEB SITE WITH WHICH THEY ARE
LINKED.
SPECIAL
CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing
the global nature of the Internet,
you agree to comply with all local
rules regarding online conduct.
Specifically, you agree to comply
with all applicable laws regarding
the transmission of technical data
exported from the United States or
the country in which you reside.
GENERAL TERMS
These Terms
of Use constitute the entire
agreement between you and Syllaba
Press International Inc. and govern
your use of the Syllaba Press Sites,
superseding any prior agreements
between you and Syllaba Press
International Inc. (including, but
not limited to, any prior versions
of the Terms of Use) and any prior
representations by Syllaba Press
International Inc. These Terms of
Use shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware,
without regard to conflicts of law
principles. The failure of Syllaba
Press International Inc. to exercise
or enforce any right or provision of
the Terms of Use shall not
constitute a waiver of such right or
provision. If any provision of the
Terms of Use is found by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, the parties nevertheless
agree that the court should endeavor
to give effect to the parties’
intentions as reflected in the
provision, and the other provisions
of the Terms of Use remain in full
force and effect. You agree that
regardless of any statute or law to
the contrary, any claim or cause of
action brought against Syllaba Press
International Inc. and its
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers,
agents, co-branders or other
partners and employees, arising out
of or related to use of the Syllaba
Press Sites or the Terms of Use must
be filed within one (1) year after
such claim or cause of action arose
or be forever barred. The section
titles in the Terms of Use are for
convenience only and have no legal
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