Any User can access the Website after agreeing to the following terms and conditions which may be updated from time to time, as and when required, by us. Also, use of certain areas of the Website is subject to additional posted guidelines or rules applicable to such areas, and those guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these terms and conditions.

1. People Development maintains the Website on development sector www.d-sector.org as a courtesy to those who may choose to access this Website ("Users"). The d-sector.org Website provides relevant and useful information and services for the development practitioners.

2. Registration: You can access part of the d-sector.org Website without registering. However, you may have to register on the d-sector.org Website to read full text of articles, news and other content material, to take advantage of various services offered, in addition to getting access to newsletter d-sector News and contributing content to the d-sector.org Website. If you register on the d-sector.org Website, you agree to provide up to date, total and correct registration information and to maintain such information correct, up to date and complete. PD reserves the right to suspend or terminate any accounts and any and all current use of service, in the event that you provide any information that is incorrect, not current or incomplete, or PD has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is false, wrong, incomplete or outdated.

3. User Conduct: The d-sector.org Website may contain Discussion Forum, or other third party content or communication facilities (hereinafter "Forum"). User agrees to use the Forum only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Forum. User agrees that when using a Forum, User shall not do any of the following:

• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
• Publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful material or information.
• Upload or attach files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
• Upload or attach files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
• Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded.
• Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
  We reserve the right to terminate service to you, in our sole discretion, with or without notice, if we believe that your conduct fails to conform with this Agreement, to investigate and to involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities, and to pursue a civil lawsuit or criminal prosecution for any alleged or actual illegal activities involving PD, its Website www.d-sector.org or any of its services.

4. Use of Site Content: The d-sector.org Website contains information, text, graphics, software, and other content (the "Site Content"). The Site Content is protected under the copyright laws of the India and of other countries. Unless indicated otherwise on the Site Content, we ask that you contact us at editor@d-sector.org for permission for any reproduction, modification, or distribution of such Site Content. Some Site Content has been submitted by the PD's partners, Users, and by third parties, and may be subject to more specific restrictions, as indicated on such Site Content.

5. Contributed Content: We do not claim ownership of content you submit or make available ("Contributed Content") for inclusion in the d-sector.org Website, its services and Forums. However, with respect to original Contributed Content for inclusion in the d-sector.org Website, its services and Forums, you grant PD a perpetual, royalty-free license to use, distribute, reproduce, make derivative works, edit, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Contributed Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Contributed Content into other works in any format or medium now known or later developed. If you contribute content that does not constitute your original work of authorship as defined under Copyright Law of India, but a third party holds the copyright and other proprietary rights to such content, you represent and warrant to PD that you do not infringe on any third party's copyright or other proprietary rights and that you have secured all necessary permissions and licenses prior to contributing such content to the d-sector.org Website, its services and Forums.

6. Public Forums: User acknowledges that all Forums are public and not private communications. Further, User acknowledges that chats, postings, conferences, e-mails and other communications by other Users are not endorsed by PD and such communications shall not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by PD. PD reserves the right for any reason to remove without notice any Contributed Content from the Forums.

7. Copyright Notice: If you believe in good faith that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on the d-sector.org Website, including the Websites' services or Forums, without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please inform us at editor@d-sector.org.

8. Trademarks and Logos: "People Development, "d-sector.org" and "d-sector News" and their respective logos are registered trademarks of the PD. PD encourages cross linking with other organizations' sites. However, the PD's trademarks should not be associated to any event, product or link to PD, d-sector.org Website or d-sector News without the prior consent of PD. Requests for permission to use PD's trademarks should be addressed to admin@d-sector.org Rigorous respect of PD branding identity (in particular use of color and font) is required in the use of the logo. Only the most recent version of the PD logo should be used at all times.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties: While PD endeavours to provide current and accurate information, SITE CONTENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE". PD DOES NOT WARRANT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE d-sector.org WEBSITE NOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CURRENCY OF THE SITE CONTENT OR ANY MATERIAL PROVIDED THROUGH PD, d-sector.org WEBSITE, d-sector News, ITS SERVICES OR FORUMS, AND DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE d-sector.org WEBSITE OPERATE ERROR-FREE, NOR THAT DEFECTS, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THE d-sector.org WEBSITE AND THE d-sector News ARE COMPLETELY SECURE. PD EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED, EXPRESS OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES AS TO NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, OR THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, TITLE, LATENT DEFECTS, UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES.

10. Disclaimer of Liability: IN NO EVENT WILL PD BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL INCIDENTAL, MORAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, OPPORTUNITIES OR INFORMATION OR FOR EXPENSES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE d-sector.org WEBSITE, THE d-sector News, ITS SERVICES, FORUMS OR THE SITE CONTENT, EVEN IF THE PD IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES.

11. Disclaimer of Endorsements: PD, d-sector.org Website and the d-sector News contain links to third-party web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the PD, and PD is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The appearance on the d-sector.org Website or the d-sector News of the name or logo of another entity, or the appearance of a link to another entity's site, does not indicate endorsement or referral by PD of the other entity or its products and services, and PD expressly disclaims any such endorsement or referral.

12. Governing Law; Choice of Jurisdiction: This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of India. User agrees to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Chennai, High Court in Tamil Nadu, India.