IOS Press Ebooks - Terms of Use

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IOS Press reserves the right at any time to change or withdraw from the <i>platform</i> any <i>item</i> or part of an <i>item</i> for which it no longer retains the right to publish, or which it has reasonable grounds to believe infringes copyright or is defamatory, obscene, unlawful or otherwise rejectable.</p> <h3>2.   Usage Rights</h3> <p>The <i>authorized user</i> is allowed to: <ol style="list-style-type: upper-alpha;"> <li>access, download or print the <i>item(s)</i> for the purpose of personal use.</li> <li>electronically save <i>items</i> for personal use.</li> <li>make as many back-up copies of the <i>item(s)</i> as are reasonably necessary for personal use.</li></ol></p> <h3>3.   Usage Restrictions</h3> <p>The <i>authorized user</i> is not allowed to: <ol style="list-style-type: upper-alpha;"> <li>modify, alter, publish, transmit, distribute, participate in the transfer of sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the <i>items</i>, in whole or in part.</li> <li>remove or alter an author's name or the Publisher's copyright notices or other means of identification or disclaimers as they appear in the <i>items</i></li> <li>systematically make print or electronic copies of the <i>item(s)</i> for any other purposes than back-up copies permitted under clause 2.C.</li> <li>mount or distribute any of the <i>item(s)</i> on any electronic network, including without limitation the Internet and the World Wide Web, without authorization from IOS Press B.V.</li> <li>share username and password with a third party, or to provide a third party with electronic access to the <i>items</i> that the <i>authorized user</i> is entitled to access.</li></ol></p> <h3>4.   Disclaimer</h3> <p>IOS Press B.V. is not responsible for the use which might be made of the <i>items</i> hosted on the <i>platform</i>. 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