Licensing – SPIN/IDG Wakhan Media

Linking Terms & Conditions

SPIN and its subsidiaries and brands (“SPIN”, “we” or “our”) support the usage of cross-linking on the Web. We encourage our own sites and other sites on the Web, to link and summarize content that adds value for their users. We follow certain guidelines when linking to others, and expect the same consideration from third parties who wish to link to our content. The principles embodied in these guidelines include proper attribution, respect for copyrights and trademarks, and permission for commercial use.

Links:

– You are welcome to link from another site to any SPIN content – however do not use any SPIN media brand logos, trademarks, quotes, excerpts, summaries of published articles and reviews or trade names from any of our brands on any website, advertising, press release or other commercial promotions, except to refer to the linked content.

– You may also use inline links. Use the title of the article as the link, and we strongly encourage citation of the source site. (Our logos may accompany a citation, but their use requires our written permission).

– For your convenience in regularly linking to our stories, SPIN also offers RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds of our stories.

Please Do Not:

– Attribute a link on your site to a SPIN site and then link somewhere else;

– Write and link to a summary of the SPIN story which exceeds fair use guidelines;

– Frame the SPIN story or otherwise present the content as your own;

– Use any images from SPIN stories on your site without written permission;

– Use any of our logos or trademarks without written permission; and

– Use any content, excerpts or quotes in any website that promotes a product or advertisement or promotions without permission.

Reproducing Our Content:

Beyond widely recognized “Fair Use” guidelines defined by global and local copyright laws, any other reproduction of SPIN content requires our written permission.

Licensing Terms and Conditions:

Some types of reproduction may require you to pay a licensing fee. Types of use that require our written permission include:

– Use of SPIN content in advertisements, campaigns, press releases or promotions;

– Use of SPIN brand trademarks or logos; and

– Use of quotations or excerpts, or full text of SPIN articles and reviews.

The License is limited to the copyright and trademark rights that SPIN has in the Licensed Materials and does not extend to any rights of any third party. SPIN makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the Licensed Materials or Licensee’s use of the Licensed Materials.

Licensee agrees that as between Licensee and SPIN, SPIN owns all rights, title and interest in and to the Licensed Materials and Licensee shall not acquire any ownership interest therein. All goodwill associated with Licensee’s use of the Licensed Materials shall inure solely to the benefit of SPIN.

Licensee Agrees Not To:

– Challenge or contest SPIN’s ownership of the Licensed Materials

– Publish, register or attempt to register any trademark that is confusingly similar to any of SPIN’s trademarks, including without limitation any of the Licensed Materials

– Portray SPIN, or its officers, directors or employees, or its trademarks, goods or services, including without limitation the Licensed Materials, in a derogatory or unflattering manner

Licensing and Republication Permissions:

For any commercial reproduction of SPIN content, you must request permission and purchase a license. This includes but is not limited to securing permission for reprints in books, journals, magazines, newspapers, dissertations, educational materials, presentations or training, e-prints, badge and quote licensing, brochures, advertising and promotional uses.

This includes all SPIN brands and their sub brands and event brands. These brands include CXO Media, CW Pakistan Media, DEMO Pakistan, Chez Wallet, SPIN Studio, SmartQuest, IDG Wakhan, CSO Pakistan PakBanker & PakGovtech and equally includes brands now out of commission such as the Netxpress Media brand portfolio and the Think Programs.

Personal, Non-commercial Use:

Readers may download, reformat and print SPIN editorial content for personal, non-commercial use. You may also include excerpts of content in memos, reports and presentations that do not have a commercial use. When excerpting, please include the notation, “Used with permission from SPIN Media – Copyright 20__. All Rights Reserved.”

How to Get Permission:

Contact our Rights and Permissions Department at helpdesk@idgwakhan.com.

Third Party Content:

Text, photos, graphics, audio and/or video material supplied by third partiesvand published by SPIN, may not be directly or indirectly reproduced, published, distributed, modified, performed or broadcast, in any medium.

No Liability:

Neither SPIN nor any third party will be liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions in any content published by SPIN, or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof. By linking to or reproducing any SPIN or third party content, you hereby irrevocably release and discharge SPIN and any third party provider, and their respective affiliates and the officers, directors, employees and agents of the foregoing, from any and all claims, causes of action, costs, damages and expenses of any type and nature whatsoever, arising out of or related to such content.