Terms of Use
Welcome to digobikas.org. These Terms of Use govern your access to and usage of our website resources, publications, and online application channels.
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info@digobikas.org1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using our website (digobikas.org) and any of the digital services, application forms, or resource repositories hosted by Digo Bikas Institute (DBI), you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please refrain from using our digital platforms.
2. Intellectual Property & Fair Use
As an action research organization, DBI values the open dissemination of knowledge to advance climate justice and post-growth scholarship. Unless otherwise noted, our original publications, policy briefs, articles, research reports, and case studies are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) license.
This means you are free to download, copy, share, translate, and build upon our materials, provided that:
- Attribution: You must give appropriate credit to Digo Bikas Institute, provide a link to the source, and indicate if changes were made.
- Non-Commercial: You may not use our advocacy materials or research outcomes for commercial purposes.
- ShareAlike: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the exact same license.
3. Portal Use & User Conduct
Our platform provides active channels for young scholars, journalists, and volunteers to interact with us through program registrations, contact forms, and local grant submission portals. When using these tools, you agree to:
- Provide truthful, accurate, and current personal and professional records. Falsified credentials will result in immediate disqualification from our Summer Schools, grants, and fellowships.
- Refrain from transmitting any malware, viruses, spyware, or other destructive scripts through our file upload tools.
- Not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any servers, databases, or systems managed by DBI or our hosting services.
4. Third-Party Links & Integrations
Our website links to external platforms, including but not limited to KoboToolbox, academic portals, mainstream news publications, and social media networks. These links are provided solely for informational and user convenience. DBI does not govern, endorse, or assume liability for the privacy policies, data security, or terms of use of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review their policies upon redirection.
5. Disclaimers
The research, policy guidelines, toolkits, and data visualizations presented on digobikas.org are compiled with utmost scientific rigor and civic integrity. However, they are provided solely for educational, general advocacy, and policy-informational purposes.
DBI does not guarantee that the website will always operate without interruptions, technical lag, or minor typos. We reserve the right to revise or withdraw publications, remove listings, or modify application deadlines at any point without prior warning.
6. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These terms of use and your interaction with Digo Bikas Institute's digital systems are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
Any disputes or legal claims arising from these terms or website usage shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Kathmandu, Nepal.
For further clarification on our user terms or intellectual property licensing, please contact us at info@digobikas.org.