Terms of Use

Introduction

These Terms of Use are a contract between you and the Research Konsulting Group and Publishing (RKGP) Journals. RKGP Journals operates https://main.rkgpjournals.org/ and other websites (RKGP Journals) through which it strives to make the world’s scientific literature a freely available public resource. These terms and conditions govern your use of this website; by using the RKGP Journals sites and any services accessible from the RKGP Journals sites, you agree and accept to be bound by these terms and conditions in full. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions or any part of these terms and conditions, do not visit or use the RKGP Journals sites.

Reproduction of Articles

Articles and accompanying materials published by RKGP Journals on the RKGP Journals sites, unless otherwise indicated, are licensed by the respective authors of such articles for use and distribution by you subject to citation of the original source in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. Unless otherwise stated, RKGP Journals and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website are reserved.

You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these terms and conditions.

You must not:

republish material(s) from this website (including republication on another website);
sell, rent or sub-license material(s) from the website;
show any material(s) from the website in public;

reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material(s) on this website for a commercial purpose;

edit or otherwise modify any material(s) on the website; or
redistribute material(s) from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution.

However, you may reproduce, duplicate, copy, edit, modify and redistribute content that is specifically made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License but, you may not claim ownership or pretend to be the content owner by republishing without adequate citation and credit with links to the original source of the content.

Use of RKGP JOURNALS Online Services and Tools

RKGP Journals provides access on its websites to certain software tools and functionality (services) for the purposes of allowing and facilitating the submission or posting of research outputs and results in various forms including articles in whole or part, manuscripts, and comments on and reviews of such content, and the like. By using our website(s) and/or services, you agree to not interfere with or otherwise disrupt any of the services, the operation or proper functioning of the services, or any person’s use of or access to the services. This includes but is not limited to employing spyware, trojan horses, viruses, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit and other malware, breaches of or tampering with the services, or attempts to probe, scan, or test for vulnerabilities in the services or RKGP Journals’ websites or our computer systems, networks, usage rules, or any of our security components, authentication measures or any other protection measures applicable to our websites or the services, or the content or any part thereof.

You must not use this website in any way that causes, or may cause damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website; or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity.

User Content

In these terms and conditions, “your user content” means material(s) (including without limitation text, images, audio material, video material and audio-visual material) that you submit to this website, for whatever purpose. You grant to RKGP JOURNALS a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate and distribute your user content in any existing or future media. Your user content must not be illegal or unlawful, must not infringe any third party’s legal rights, and must not be capable of giving rise to legal action whether against you or RKGP JOURNALS or a third party (in each case under any applicable law). You must not submit any user content to the website that is or has ever been the subject of any threatened or actual legal proceedings or other similar complaint.

RKGP JOURNALS reserves the right to edit or remove any material submitted to this website.

Ownership of Sites

Unless otherwise indicated, the RKGP JOURNALS sites are the property of RKGP JOURNALS. You acknowledge and agree that the RKGP JOURNALS sites, and any necessary software used in connection with the RKGP JOURNALS sites, may contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable laws governing intellectual property, proprietary rights and the like. All RKGP JOURNALS sites code and specifications are subject to their stated or implied licenses.

Privacy

You confirm that you have read and accept our Privacy Policy.

General Practices Regarding Use

RKGP JOURNALS reserves the right to limit, suspend or terminate your access and use of the RKGP JOURNALS sites at any time without notice.

Article and Content Submission

By submitting articles for publication or other content for posting on the RKGP JOURNALS sites, you agree to (i) comply with these Terms of Use, (ii) have the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license applied to material you submit, and (iii) provide any information required by RKGP JOURNALS during or as part of the submission process. You are responsible for all content that you submit for posting or publication on the RKGP JOURNALS sites.

Impermissible Acts

As a condition to your use of the RKGP JOURNALS sites, you agree not to:

Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any information, materials or other content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or offensive; or that infringes another’s rights, including any intellectual property rights
Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; or obtain, collect, store or modify personal information about other users
Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes” or any other form of solicitation
Modify, adapt or hack the RKGP JOURNALS sites or falsely imply that some other site is associated with the RKGP JOURNALS sites
Use the RKGP JOURNALS sites for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You must not, in the use of the RKGP JOURNALS sites, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws)

Modifications to the RKGP Journals Sites and Terms of Use

RKGP JOURNALS reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the RKGP JOURNALS sites (or any part thereof) with or without notice at any time. You agree that RKGP JOURNALS shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the RKGP JOURNALS sites. RKGP JOURNALS reserves the right to change these Terms of Use by posting changes on this page of the RKGP JOURNALS sites. By using the RKGP JOURNALS sites, you agree to be bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the then-current Terms of Use to which you are bound.

Links

The RKGP JOURNALS sites may provide links to other web sites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that RKGP JOURNALS is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and that RKGP JOURNALS does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Your business dealings with any third-parties through the RKGP JOURNALS sites, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You further acknowledge and agree that RKGP JOURNALS shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

No Warranties

Your use of the RKGP JOURNALS sites is at your sole risk. The RKGP JOURNALS sites, and their content are provided for use on an “as is” and “as available” basis. RKGP JOURNALS makes no representations or warranties with respect to the RKGP JOURNALS sites or their contents and hereby disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement relating to the RKGP JOURNALS sites, their content, or any web site to which they are linked.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from RKGP JOURNALS or through or from the RKGP JOURNALS sites shall create any warranty not expressly stated in the terms of use. RKGP JOURNALS makes no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information and materials provided on this website.

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, RKGP JOURNALS does not warrant that:

this website will be constantly available, or available at all; or
the information on this website is complete, true, accurate or non-misleading.

Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind.

Reasonableness

By using this website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in these terms and conditions are reasonable. If you do not think they are reasonable, please do not use this website.

Other Parties

You accept that, RKGP JOURNALS is under a limited liability entity – PRAMONLIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED and as such RKGP JOURNALS has an interest in limiting the personal liability of its officers and employees. You agree that you will not bring any claim personally against RKGP JOURNALS officers or employees in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website.

You agree that the limitations of warranties and liability set out in this website disclaimer will protect RKGP JOURNALS’ officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, successors, assigns and sub-contractors as well as RKGP JOURNALS.

Indemnification, Limitation of Liability

You agree to indemnify and hold RKGP JOURNALS, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the RKGP JOURNALS sites, your violation of these Terms of Use, your violation of any rights of another, or any breach of the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants. You are solely responsible for your actions when using the RKGP JOURNALS sites, including, but not limited to, costs incurred for internet access. RKGP JOURNALS reserves the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims.

RKGP JOURNALS will not be liable to you (whether under the law of contact, the law of torts or otherwise) in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with this website. In no event shall RKGP JOURNALS or its employees, agents, suppliers or contractors be liable for any damages of any nature, including without limitation any consequential loss, damages for loss of income or profit, loss of or damage to property, loss of goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses, claims of third parties, or any other loss, cost, claim or expense of any kind or character arising out of or in connection with the use of the RKGP JOURNALS sites, their content or any web site with which they are linked.

Special Considerations for International Use

Recognizing the global nature of the internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

GENERAL TERMS

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and RKGP JOURNALS and govern your use of the RKGP JOURNALS sites, superseding any prior agreements between you and RKGP JOURNALS (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Use) and any prior representations by RKGP JOURNALS. If any provision of the Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms of Use remain in full force and effect.

Breaches of these Terms and Conditions

Without prejudice to RKGP JOURNALS’ other rights under these terms and conditions, if you breach these terms and conditions in any way, RKGP JOURNALS may take such action as deems appropriate to deal with the breach by RKGP JOURNALS.

Violation of these Terms of Use

You acknowledge that RKGP JOURNALS has no obligation to pre-screen or monitor your access to or use of the RKGP JOURNALS sites or any information, materials or other content provided or made available through the RKGP JOURNALS sites, but has the right to do so. You hereby agree that RKGP JOURNALS may, in the exercise of RKGP JOURNALS’ sole discretion, remove or delete any entries, information, materials or other content that violates these Terms of Use or that is otherwise objectionable.

Variation

RKGP JOURNALS may revise these terms and conditions from time-to-time. Revised terms and conditions will apply to the use of this website from the date of the publication of the revised terms and conditions on this website. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.