Terms of Use
Swedish Centre for International Security & Terrorism Studies – SCISTS
This agreement constitutes a general agreement governing the terms of interaction between the user and the Swedish Centre for International Security & Terrorism Studies website.
It applies to all the services provided by the Center’s website to the user.
Acceptance of the Agreement: The user commits to all the terms stated in this agreement to ensure the use of the service. Furthermore, the continued use of the service is considered implicit consent from the user to the terms of the usage agreement.
Property Rights: The content, organization, design, compilation, translation, and all other materials related to the Center are protected under European laws of copyright, trademarks, and other applicable property rights. The user is not permitted to copy, publish, or distribute any materials published on the Center attributed to the website without citing the source along with a link to the content. Modifying, altering, or quoting the material on this website to create new works or for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial use, which requires permission from the Center’s management, is prohibited. The Center reserves all legal rights to prosecute those who violate this condition in accordance with European intellectual property laws.
Usage and Scientific Citation Rights: Reviewing, printing, or downloading any content, illustration, or model from the center grants a limited and exclusive license for personal and fair use. The user is committed, in the case of scientific citation and/or using any of the research materials and studies published on the website, to attribute their source with a content link, following the accepted academic practices.
Editing, Deletion and Modification: The center retains all rights to change, modify, cancel, or replace all center services or any part of them. The center has the right to not publish and/or delete any material, comment, or image that does not comply with the terms of this agreement or does not align with the center’s policy. Additionally, the center has the right to terminate the registration process on the website if necessary. The center reserves all rights to cancel or suspend any service usage right in the event of a user violating any clause of the terms of use agreement.
Non-transferability: The right to use the website’s services and any password for accessing information or documents is non-transferable.
Acknowledgment of Responsibility: The user is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of their account data (for registered users), including their username and password. They are also fully responsible for any use of the service made through their username and password, whether it is done by them or by others.
Data Confidentiality: The center reserves the right to collect and use information about the user as provided during the registration process for administrative purposes.
Center Services: The center, or any person contributing to the preparation, production, or distribution of any content on the center, shall not be held responsible for any direct or indirect physical or moral damage arising from the use of this website, inability to use it, any errors, deletions, or defects found in it, the accuracy of the information it provides, or any delay or interruption in its transmission.
Republication: A researcher who has submitted a paper to one of the center’s conferences or had it published in one of the center’s journals is not allowed to republish it without prior written permission from the center’s management. In the event of approval, the researcher is required to acknowledge that this research was submitted to the center’s conference or the relevant journal, specifying the issue and date.
General Provisions: These terms are subject to the laws of Sweden, and the Swedish jurisdiction shall have the authority to adjudicate disputes arising from them.