USE OF MATERIALS POLICY

All material on this site:

In support of the site’s efforts to continue operation, and in fairness to all readers, we suggest and expect adherence to the following use policy:

Content of Licensed Materials

The purchased materials that are the subject of this policy shall consist of electronic information published or otherwise made available for purchase by Publisher.

Purchasers and their authorized users acknowledge that the copyright and title to the materials and any trademarks or service marks relating thereto remain with the Publisher and/or its authorized representatives.

Neither purchaser, nor its authorized users shall have right, title or interest in the materials except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.

Publisher hereby grants to purchaser non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable rights to use the materials and to provide them to authorized users in ways consistent with this policy.

Authorized Use of Materials

Authorized Users: Individuals who purchase materials for their own exclusive use (individual purchasers); full and part time employees of private, non-profit, or public institutional purchasers, regardless of the physical location of such persons;fFaculty, students and affiliated researchers of academic institutional purchasers

Authorized Uses: Buyers and authorized users may make all use of the materials as is consistent with the Fair Use Provisions of United States and international law. The materials may be used for purposes of research, education or other non-commercial use as follows:

· Individual buyers have exclusive access to the materials

· Institutional buyers may provide access to the digital copy of the materials to its authorized users, per their multicopy purchase fee, pursuant to the terms posted on the site at the time of purchase.

· Academic buyers may use, with appropriate credit, the materials in the preparation of course packs or other non-commercial, educational materials.

· Purchasers may use the materials in connection with the preparation of, or access to integrated indices to the materials, including author, article, abstract and keyword indices.

· Buyers and authorized users have the right to use, with appropriate credit, figures, tables and brief excerpts from the purchased materials in the user's own scientific, scholarly and educational works.

Specific Restrictions on Use of Materials

Unauthorized Use: Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this policy, buyer/authorized user shall not knowingly permit anyone other than authorized users to use the materials.

Modification of Materials: Buyer/authorized user shall not modify or create a derivative work of the materials without the prior written permission of Publisher.

Removal of Copyright Notice: Buyer/authorized user may not remove, obscure or modify any copyright or other notices included in the materials.

Commercial Purposes: Other than as specifically permitted in this policy, buyer/authorized user may not use the materials for commercial purposes, including but not limited to the sale of the materials, or reproduction or distribution of the materials in any form.

Publisher Performance Obligations

Modifications of Licensed Materials: Buyer understands that from time to time the Materials may be added to, modified, or deleted by Publisher, and/or that portions of the Materials may migrate to other formats. Publisher reserves the right to charge fees for any updated, revised, or other versions.

Buyer Performance Obligations

Assent: Buyer should require its authorized users to agree to this use policy, before permitting them to gain access to the materials. Buyer shall make reasonable efforts to provide authorized users with appropriate notice of the terms and conditions under which access to the materials is granted under this policy including, in particular, any limitations on access or use of the materials as set forth in this policy.

Protection from Unauthorized Use: In the event of any unauthorized use of the materials by an authorized user, buyer should terminate that user's access to the materials.

Maintaining Confidentiality of Access Passwords: Buyer shall maintain the confidentiality of passwords provided by Publisher, if any; shall control the issue of passwords to authorized users; and use reasonable efforts to ensure that authorized users do not divulge their passwords to any third party.

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