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Terms Of Service for The Smar
Grid
To ensure the smooth operation of The Smar Grid and to ensure that your rights
and the rights of The Smar Grid are protected, we have created a series of legal
agreements that will provide the necessary protection.
The content on this Site is provided by The Smar Grid and its licensors and
content providers. The "Site" refers to https://smargrid.com / https://smar.in and all other
Web properties owned or operated by The Smar Grid now and in the future (or
anything that replaces, supplements, or supersedes the Web as the site of The
Smar Grid).
TERMS OF SERVICE: The basic agreement is the Terms of Service ("TOS")
which you are now reading. The TOS set out the legal terms by which The Smar
Grid makes its web site and services available. When you visit The Smar Grid or
other sites, you will automatically be bound by the TOS. By using the Site, you
accept our then current TOS, as revised and updated.
FOR CONTRIBUTORS OF DOCUMENTS (EG. ARTICLES): If you contribute documents
(in any form or media), you give us the rights necessary to edit and post and
maintain your material (and the edited version), and to prevent unauthorized
uses by End Users of material that we edit. End Users are given rights to read
your material, but no rights to republish or otherwise distribute your material.
The Smar Grid will retain your copyright notices, and can publish your name and
site ID with your posting. If we edit your material, we will own the edited
version, and you will own your original version. We cannot publish our edited
version other than on the Site, without your consent. If you desire End Users to
be able to contact you, you should advise The SMAR GRID so your contact
information can be published. If your material has been previously published,
that publisher may have rights, and if so, you must obtain all consents before
posting on The Smar Grid. If your material contains images, audio, or video, we
require that you have obtained consents from all persons depicted, seen, or
heard, the owners of any places depicted, and any other rights holders.
FOR USERS OF DOCUMENTS: We require that you respect our Contributors. In
general, all rights, except the right to read/view/listen to posted documents
for your personal use are reserved to the Contributors, or to us.
PRIVACY POLICY: Finally, we also
have a privacy policy that you should be aware of that can be found in website.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
The Smar Grid provides its service to you, subject to the following TOS, which
may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you. You can review the
most current version of the TOS at any time on our sites
In addition, when using particular The Smar Grid services, you may be subject to
guidelines or rules or additional terms (which may be posted from time to time)
applicable to such services and which are incorporated by reference into the
TOS. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the
TOS. The Smar Grid may also offer other services that are governed by different
Terms of Service.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
What is The Smar Grid?
Through its network of Web properties, The Smar Grid provides you with access to
a variety of resources:
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Materials/Content
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Documents (articles and other
informational material);
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Online communities, such as
bulletin boards, mail lists, chat rooms/events or other communication forums
where you can find Content and Documents;
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News and information (more
Documents);
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Specific product information
(still more Documents); and
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A variety of other services
(collectively "Services"). All Services offered by The Smar Grid, including any
updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new Web
properties, are subject to the TOS.
Our Site is a 'free' site for the community to share material and experiences.
In order to enable The Smar Grid to host and operate the Site, and keep its use
free to you, we need to impose legal terms on you that establish our basic
rights and responsibilities between us, and restrict your ability to take
actions against us that could increase our costs of operating the site, or
impose onerous obligations on us.
USE OF SERVICES
WWe need you to comply with our TOS in
order to fix practical and effective rules for the orderly functioning of the
Site as we see it.
Your use of the Services is subject to your continued compliance with these TOS
and any other agreements, guidelines or rules that The Smar Grid may post in
respect of its Services. We can terminate your access to the Site without
warning if you fail to comply with the TOS or any other applicable Agreement,
guidelines or rules published by The Smar Grid.
GENERAL RULE
To protect our Contributors, our general rule is that unless expressly stated,
all rights in any Content or Documents posted on The Smar Grid are reserved by
the Contributor and/or The Smar Grid, and that our Services are for your
personal and non-commercial use. Except as expressly authorized by The Smar Grid
and/or its Contributors, you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from,
transfer, or sell any Code or Documents obtained from our Site.
REGISTRATION WITH US
Some of our Services may require you to register with The Smar Grid.
If you want to use any of our Services that requires you to register with The
SMAR GRID, you agree to complete our registration process and to provide us
with current, complete and accurate personal and demographic information as
prompted by the applicable registration form and to promptly update such
information as necessary to ensure it is kept complete and accurate.
Registration information becomes the non-exclusive property of The Smar Grid and
may be used by The Smar Gird for market research, marketing, improvements to our
Services, and for such purposes as may be set out in our privacy statement.
Upon registering, The Smar Grid will provide you with a password and a Site ID.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and
Site ID. You are responsible for activities that occur under your password or
Site ID. You agree to notify The Smar Grid immediately of any unauthorized use
of your password or Site ID or any other breach of security. You agree to log
out of this Site after every session so as to protect your password and Site ID
from breaches of security and to enhance the access to The Smar Grid for those
still accessing this Site. The Smar Grid will not be responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, in any way for any loss or damage that you may incur as
a result of or in connection with someone else using your password or Site ID,
either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for
losses incurred by The Smar Grid or another party due to someone else using your
Site ID or password if you have been negligent or have willfully aided, abetted,
assisted, or acquiesced in that misuse. You may not use anyone else's password
or Site ID at any time, without the permission of the bona fide holder.
PRIVACY
Our Privacy Statement tells you our policies relating to the collection and use
of your information. This Privacy Statement is made a part of the TOS by
reference.
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