Terms of Use of the Website
Welcome to wri-india.org. By accessing and using this Website (the “Site”), you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Use. Please read them carefully.
The rights to revise and update the Terms of Use are at WRI India’s sole discretion. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are responsible for reviewing the Terms of Use.
License & Content Usage
Unless otherwise noted, the content on this Site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Under this license, you are free to:
Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- Non-commercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- No derivatives — You cannot remix, transform, or build upon the material without prior written approval and a sign off from WRI India.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Logo Usage
WRI India is the official brand name and should not be expanded in any form.
The logos and visual identity of WRI India (“WRI India Marks”) displayed on the Site are registered. Other company, product, brand, trade, or service names that appear on the Website may be trademarks or service marks owned by third parties (“Marks”).
Nothing in these Terms of Use shall be construed as granting, either by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use the Marks without prior written permission specific to each intended use.
If you would like to use the WRI India brand in collaterals or other materials, please contact: tanushree.venkatraman@wri.org or rama.thoopal@wri.org
Exclusions
Not all content is covered under the (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. The following are excluded unless explicitly stated otherwise:
- Third-party logos, trademarks and branding
- Third party website and content
- User-generated content if any in the form of comments
- External content linked from this Site
- Photos or graphics licensed through third party entities such as Shutterstock or licensed differently
- Check individual content pages/graphics/photos for specific licensing information
Attribution Requirements
- You must give appropriate credit to the individual creator (if mentioned) and WRI India and provide a link to the license as needed. You may do so in any reasonable manner but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you/your use.
- If you use content verbatim from this Site (or from a WRI India publication) include a link to the original article and the license as “Content by WRI India, used under CC-NC-ND 4.0 license.
- If you are citing a report/article/blog in an article, please ensure you state the full title and attribute it to WRI India.
- If you are citing a research publication, do ensure you include the specific DOI link.
- If you use a graphic from WRI India reports/the Site/social media handles in an article or blog include the disclaimer below the visual: This graphic is used with permission from WRI India. The views expressed in the accompanying article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of WRI India. WRI India has not contributed to, collaborated on, or endorsed the content of this piece, and is not affiliated with the media outlet in any capacity.
Prohibited Uses
You agree that you will not provide or contribute anything to the Site or otherwise use or interact with the Site, in a manner that:
- infringes or violates the intellectual property rights of WRI India or any third party
- misuses the WRI India brand logo or any other content as defined in the Terms of Use
- jeopardizes the security of WRI India systems
- use the Site in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use
Third Party Content
The Site may contain links to third party websites. We have no control over third-party websites, contents, or resources, and we accept no responsibility for their functionality, accuracy, security or content. You release WRI India from all claims or damages arising or related to your use of their party websites. You access third party websites from wri-india.org is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of such site.
Right to Suspend, Limit or Terminate
Without limitation, WRI India reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate any party’s access to the Site, including the license to use Proprietary Content already in your possession from the Site. WRI India has a right to suspend or limit your access to the Site for any or no reason. In the event a license agreement was entered with WRI India, additional terms may apply.
WRI India will use all rights at law to pursue violations of the Terms of Use, including, but not limited to, violations of intellectual property rights or Site security, that cause harm to WRI India or owners of Proprietary Content.
WRI India reserves the right to report alleged violations to authorities or conduct investigations at its own discretion, but we have no obligation specifically to you regarding notification or otherwise.