Terms and Conditions
Welcome to Chronoscribe. These Terms and Conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Chronoscribe's website and services, located at 2847 University Avenue, Suite 450, Austin, TX, 78705, USA.
By accessing our online platform for bibliographic and research management, we assume you accept these terms and conditions in full. Do not continue to use Chronoscribe if you do not accept all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.
1. Definitions
- "Our site," "this service," "our online platform" refers to Chronoscribe's website and the suite of services provided for academic and research professionals.
- "User," "You," and "Your" refer to you, the person accessing this website and accepting the Company’s terms and conditions.
- "Company," "Ourselves," "We," "Our," and "Us," refer to Chronoscribe.
- "Services" refer to the bibliographic management software, citation style customization, research data organization, academic writing support tools, collaborative document editing features, and integration with scholarly databases offered by Chronoscribe.
2. License to Use
Unless otherwise stated, Chronoscribe and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on our online platform. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may view and/or print pages from our site for your own personal use, subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.
- You must not republish material from our site.
- You must not sell, rent, or sub-license material from our site.
- You must not reproduce, duplicate or copy material from our site.
- You must not redistribute content from Chronoscribe (unless content is specifically made for redistribution).
3. User Content and Responsibilities
Certain parts of this website offer the opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions, information, material, and data ('User Content') in areas of the website. Chronoscribe does not screen, edit, publish, or review User Content prior to its appearance on the website. User Content does not reflect the views or opinions of Chronoscribe, its agents, or affiliates. User Content reflects the view and opinion of the person who posts such content.
- You warrant and represent that:
- You are entitled to post the User Content on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;
- The User Content does not infringe any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent, or trademark, or other proprietary right of any third party;
- The User Content does not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent, or otherwise unlawful material or material which is an invasion of privacy;
- The User Content will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity.
You hereby grant to Chronoscribe a non-exclusive royalty-free license to use, reproduce, edit, and authorize others to use, reproduce, and edit any of your User Content in any and all forms, formats, or media.
4. Hyperlinking to our Content
The following organizations may link to our online platform without prior written approval:
- Government agencies;
- Search engines;
- News organizations;
- Online directory distributors when they list us in the directory may link to our online platform in the same manner as they hyperlink to the websites of other listed businesses; and
- Systemwide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our online platform.
We may consider and approve in our sole discretion other link requests from the following types of organizations:
- commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;
- dot.com community sites;
- associations or other groups representing charities, including charity scripting sites;
- online directory distributors;
- internet portals;
- accounting, law, and consulting firms; and
- educational institutions and trade associations.
We will approve link requests from these organizations if we determine that: (a) the link would not reflect unfavorably on us or our accredited businesses (for example, trade associations or other organizations representing inherently suspect types of business, such as work-at-home opportunities, shall not be allowed to link); (b) the organization does not have an unsatisfactory record with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility associated with the hyperlink outweighs the absence of Chronoscribe; and (d) where the link is in the context of general resource information or is otherwise consistent with editorial content in a newsletter or similar product furthering the mission of the organization.
If you are among the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must notify us by sending an email to info@chronoscribe.org. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information (such as a phone number and/or e-mail address) as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our website, and a list of the URL(s) on our site to which you would like to link. Allow 2-3 weeks for a response.
Approved organizations may hyperlink to our online platform as follows:
- By use of our corporate name; or
- By use of the uniform resource locator (Web address) being linked to; or
- By use of any other description of our website or material being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party’s site.
No use of Chronoscribe’s logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.
5. iFrames
Without prior approval and express written permission, you may not create frames around our webpages or use other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our online platform.
6. Reservation of Rights
We reserve the right at any time and in its sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our online platform. You agree to immediately remove all links to our online platform upon such request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and its linking policy at any time. By continuing to link to our online platform, you agree to be bound to and abide by these linking terms and conditions.
7. Removal of Links from our Website
If you find any link on our website or any linked website objectionable for any reason, you may contact us about this. We will consider requests to remove links but will have no obligation to do so or to respond directly to you.
Whilst we endeavor to ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.
8. Content Liability
We shall have no responsibility or liability for any content appearing on your website. You agree to indemnify and defend us against all claims arising out of or based upon your website. No link(s) may appear on any page on your website or within any context containing content or materials that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene, or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third-party rights.
9. Disclaimer
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties, and conditions relating to our online platform and the use of this service (including, without limitation, any warranties implied by law in respect of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose, and/or the use of reasonable care and skill).
- Nothing in this disclaimer will:
- limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence;
- limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
- limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
- exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.
The limitations and exclusions of liability set out in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer or in relation to the subject matter of this disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty.
To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.
10. Governing Law
These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Texas, USA, and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.
11. Contact Information
For any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:
Chronoscribe
2847 University Avenue, Suite 450
Austin, TX, 78705, USA