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LawMatters.in focuses on issues relating to copyright and content law from an Indian perspective. Any person who either accesses or uses the Website (i.e. LawMatters.in including copyright.lawmatters.in) or any content from it must agree to these terms. If you — a visitor to the Website, or a person who accesses content from the Website (or someone claiming through you) — do not agree to them, please do not access, use or refer to either the Website or its content.

First things first: the Website is the personal website of Nandita Saikia, and its content has been made available solely for the purpose of academic discussion. The Website’s content may not be accurate or complete, and it is partial to the author’s own points of view. Neither the author nor any person connected to the Website vouch for anyone named on the Website. No one should do anything on the basis of the Website’s content or rely on the Website’s content in any manner. Neither the author of the Website’s content nor any person connected with the Website will be responsible or liable in any manner or to any extent for the consequences of any action taken on the basis of any of the Website’s content.

To put it bluntly, the author of the any content on the Website is not your lawyer. None of the content on the Website is professional advice, and the Website neither creates an attorney-client relationship between the author and you, nor does it seek to do so.

In the interest of full disclosure though, please note that the author of content on the Website may have advised clients on subjects relating to those dealt with on the Website. However, unless otherwise explicitly stated, the contents of the Website reflect the personal opinions of its author (at the time of publication), and not the opinions of any client.

The Website’s content is accessible on an as-is basis – no representations or warranties are made as to its accuracy, impartiality or fitness for any use. In addition to this, no representations or warranties of any nature are made regarding any material which may be linked to from the Website, and neither the author not any person connected to the Website shall be responsible for the contents accessed through any link.
No rights to any of the content on the Website are granted to you, and you may not modify, distribute or otherwise exploit any of the content on the Website.

You may not upload, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish through the Website any content which is abusive, illegal or otherwise objectionable, or that would constitute or encourage a criminal offence, violate the rights of any person, or that would otherwise give rise to legal liability. Neither the author nor persons associated with the Website will publish any comments you leave on the Website if they believe that it falls into any of these categories, and their decision in this regard will be final.

The server from which the Website is run may not be free of viruses or other potentially harmful codes, the operation of the Website may not be uninterrupted or error-free, and defects may not be corrected. You agree that you bear the entire responsibility for your accessing the Website and well as any content which you may access through it, and that neither the author nor any person connected to the Website will be liable at all in any manner for the same. And if anything you do on or in relation to the Website or its contents gives rise to any legal liability, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless both the author of the content and persons connected to the Website from the same.

If you choose to access the Website, you do so entirely at your own risk, of your own volition, and without solicitation any person connected to the Website. You assume total responsibility for establishing, among other things, procedures for data back up and virus checking, and you agree to comply with all applicable laws.

If any provision of these terms of use are void to any extent, the remaining provisions of will not be affected thereby. You agree that the Website is a passive website based exclusively in India, and that these terms of use are governed exclusively by Indian law without reference to its conflict of law principles. Finally, all disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India, and the terms of use may occasionally be updated.

June 2012