1. Terms
of Service / Use
By using
and accessing this website, http://www.therubrics.in (collectively referred to
as the “Site” or “The Rubrics” in these Terms of Use), you (“you”, “user” or,
“end user”) agree to these Terms of Service (collectively, the “Terms of
Service” or “Agreement”).
IF YOU DO
NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, IMMEDIATELY STOP ACCESSING THIS SITE.
You agree
not to modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce,
publish, license, transfer, create derivate work from, sell or re-sell any
content or information obtained from or through the Site.
1.1
Accounts
When you
create an account with us, you must provide us information that is accurate,
complete, and current at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of
the Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your account on our
Service.
You are
responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access the Service
and for any activities or actions under your password, whether your password is
with our Service or a third-party service.
You agree
not to disclose your password to any third party. You must notify us
immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use
of your account.
1.2
Links to Other Web Sites
Our Service
may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or
controlled by Association for English Literary Studies
Magnus Publishing has no
control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies,
or practices of any third-party web sites or services. You further acknowledge
and agree that Magnus Publishing 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 web sites or services.
We strongly
advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any
third-party web sites or services that you visit.
1.3 Termination of Use
Magnus Publishing shall have the right to immediately terminate or suspend, in its discretion, your access to all or part of the Site with or without notice for any reason.
1.4
Governing Law
These Terms
shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Maharashtra,
India, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
1.5
Modifications to this Agreement
Magnus Publishing reserves
the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement at any time. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility
to review the Site and these Terms of Service from time to time. Your continued
use of the Site after such modifications to this Agreement will constitute
acknowledgment of the modified Terms of Service and agreement to abide and be
bound by the modified Terms of Service.
1.6
Limitation of Liability
In no event
shall Magnus Publishing be liable for any indirect, incidental,
special, punitive damages or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages
whatsoever arising out of or related to your use of the Site, the content and
other information obtained therein.
2.
Privacy Policy
This
privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with
how their 'Personally identifiable information' (PII) is being used online.
2.1 What
personal information do we collect from the people that visit our website?
When
registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name,
email address, mailing address, phone number or other details for a verified
and privileged user access. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.
2.2 When
do we collect information?
We collect
information from you when you register on our site, subscribe to a newsletter,
respond to a survey, fill out a form or enter information on our site.
2.3 How
do we use your information?
We may use
the information we collect from you when you register, sign up for our
newsletter, respond to a survey or periodic communication, surf the website, or
use certain other site features in the following ways:
· To
personalize user's experience (your information helps us to better respond to
your individual needs)
· To
improve our website (we continually strive to improve our website content, add
ease of use based on the information and feedback we receive from you)
· To
administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
· To
send periodic emails (if you’re subscribed to our periodic email newsletter)
2.4 How
do we protect visitor information?
We
implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your
personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal
information.
2.5 Do
we use 'cookies'?
We do not
use cookies for tracking purposes.
2.6
Third Party Disclosure
We do not
sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally
identifiable information unless we provide you with advance notice. This does
not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website,
conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to
keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when
we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site
policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.
However,
non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other
parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
2.7
Third party links
Occasionally,
at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on
our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy
policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and
activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity
of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
2.8
Google
Google's
advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles.
They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users.
https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en
We have not
enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.
2.9
California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We value
your privacy and we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance
with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not
distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.
2.10
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in
compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection
Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our
website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13
years old or older.
2.11 We
collect your email address in order to:
• Send
information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
2.12 If
at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can
• Follow
the instructions at the bottom of each email.
2.13
Your Consent
By using
our site, you consent to our online privacy policy.
Contacting
Us
If there
are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the
information below.
Magnus
Publishing
Jintur
Road, Parbhani 431 401. MS India. Contact: therubrics@gmail.com
3.
Express Disclosures: Magnus Publishing, THE RUBRICS Journal
3.1-
Publication of articles received will occur only with your consent after Magnus
Publishing - THE RUBRICS editorial board approves publication. However, your
submission of manuscript via online submission channel or by email itself
indicates your agreement for publication of your article after the editorial
board approval.
3.2- Magnus
Publishing will not use your submission, subject to (3.6) below, in any way other
than posting to THE RUBRICS bi-monthly on-line journal bearing ISSN 2454-1974.
3.3- That Magnus
Publishing cannot control third party usage of your article once posted online
and that you, the submitter, clearly understand and agree to this, and agree
absolutely not to issue any legal proceedings against Magnus Publishing should
a third party be proven by a court of law to have used wholly or partially any,
all or part of your submission.
3.4- That
you, the submitter, by submitting your article, confirm and agree that the work
is wholly your own, that the article has been exclusively submitted to THE RUBRICS
journal, and where ideas or thoughts have been included that emanated from
a third party, you have clearly acknowledged, in a scholarly way, that fact,
and that you, the submitter, agree unreservedly not to claim financial reward
for the said online publishing of your article. You further confirm that the
article has not been published elsewhere or is in consideration for publishing
elsewhere. You also agree unreservedly that you will not seek republishing of
the said published article, in the original or an edited form, without first
obtaining the written permission of the Magnus Publishing.
3.5- That
once you have agreed to have your article published on-line, it will not be
removed unless - your written request is forwarded to Magnus Publishing - THE RUBRICS
and responded to. The decision to remove any article remains absolutely
with Magnus Publishing - THE RUBRICS.
3.6- Every
year critically acclaimed articles are compiled and published in that year’s
journal. By agreeing to have your article published on www.therubrics.in Internet
site, you unreservedly agree that your article may be entered into that year’s
journal.
3.7-
Copyright – though the copyright for the article remains with the submitter
upon on-line publication, the author agrees unreservedly to allow Magnus Publishing to post
that article on-line or in any hard-bound publication as Magnus Publishing determines
in their sole discretion.
3.8- We
levy article processing charges towards editing and on-line web work, the Magnus
Publishing requires that authors pay such charges before publication failing
which his / her article will not be published even though the acceptance of
manuscript is intimated to the author. It is author’s responsibility to keep in
contact with the journal and respond in timely manner.
3.9- If the
submitted article is accepted for publication Magnus Publishing THE RUBRICS
Journal requires that authors sign Licensing Agreement before publication
failing which his / her article will not be published even though the
acceptance of manuscript is intimated to the author. It is author’s
responsibility to keep in contact with the journal and respond in timely
manner.
3.10- The Magnus
Publishing - THE RUBRICS journal grants permission for articles published on
this site to be photocopied without any request for royalties, subject to the following
conditions: (a) that reproductions must only be used for non-profit educational
purposes (b) that each photocopy include the entire bibliography (c) that no
permission is granted to any other on-line or hard cover journal to republish
any article whatsoever without the express written permission of the Magnus Publishing - THE RUBRICS
journal. Breaches may result in legal proceedings.
3.11-
Content Disclaimer: copyright of the published content remains with the
author(s); all copyright conflicts, including but not limited to plagiarism,
shall be the responsibility of the author who submitted respective content.
4.
Content License (applicable for articles published in The RUBRICS Journal only)
4.1 Copyright and License
Authors
choosing online Open Access publication will retain copyright in their
articles. Magnus Publishing applies the Creative
Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC BY-NC) to works we
publish in The Rubrics Journal. Under this license, authors retain ownership of
the copyright for their content, but allow end User to use it as expressed in
CC BY-NC as long as the original authors and source are cited. No special permission
is required.
4.2
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License
The Creative
Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC BY-NC) permits use,
distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is
properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
Copyright
in any online open Access article published under the CC BY-NC license is
retained by the author(s). Authors grant Magnus Publishing a license
to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Authors
also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as it is
not used for commercial purposes and its original authors, citation details and
publisher are identified.
5. Cancellation and Refund Policy - membership
The Magnus
Publishing reserves the right to refuse/cancel a membership in the Journal.
If Magnus Publishing refuses a new or renewing membership, registrants will be
offered a refund.
During the renewal process each year, members must attest to
continued eligibility for membership based on the criteria of being in harmony
with the aims and objectives of the Magnus Publishing. Regular auditing of membership records will be
conducted.
5.1 Membership Cancellation by Participant
Membership cancellations received within 7 days of
registration may be eligible to receive a full refund less Rs. 30/- service
fee. Cancellations received after the stated deadline will not be eligible
for a refund.
Cancellations will be accepted via phone or e-mail, and must
be received by the stated cancellation deadline. In addition:
- All
refund requests must be made by the member with proof of identity and
account details.
- Refund
requests must include the name of the member and/or transaction number.
- Refunds
will be credited back to the original subscribing member with proof of
identity and account details.
- All
benefits and incentives received by the participant must be
cancelled/returned to the Magnus Publishing.
The above policies apply to all Magnus Publishing
memberships unless otherwise noted in the corresponding program materials.
Please read all individual program information thoroughly.
Any questions or cancellation requests may be directed to Magnus Publishing staff at therubrics@gmail.com
This
policy document was last modified on 21 January 2022
