Copyright & Legal Disclaimer Notice

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND ITS WEBSITE (SUTAR)

The SUTAR website is created by Sabancı University and the copyrights of all the information, information sources and contents in the said website produced by the academic and administrative units of the University as a result of the interaction with the University's corporate identity belong to Sabancı University.

According to the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works No. 5846, the design, information resources and all content of the website are described as "work"; the ownership rights as well as financial, utilization, use and transfer rights of this work belong to Sabancı University. In case of violation of these rights, Sabancı University reserves all of its legal rights.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER NOTICE FOR UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SUTAR WEBSITE

2.1. Introduction

SUTAR (SU University Archives) website belongs to Sabancı University and is created as a service of Sabancı University for informational purposes. Please read the terms of use carefully before using the SUTAR website. By entering and using the site, users are deemed to accept the terms of use of the site. If you do not agree to the following terms of use, please do not use the SUTAR website.

Based on the ownership rights arising from the SUTAR website, Sabancı University reserves the right to change, update and remove all the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer without prior notice. Please refer to the terms of use every time you visit and/or use this site.

2.2. Intellectual property

All information and information resources in SUTAR website belong to Sabancı University. All types of information sources (image, sound, photo, brochure, program, newspaper etc.) in SUTAR web site and links presented here are intended to provide information to the user. Users accept and undertake that they may use the information, documents and data contained in the SUTAR website for informational purposes only, without the intent of providing any commercial benefit. The information and information resources contained in the SUTAR website cannot be published or reproduced without the written consent of Sabancı University.

2.3. Liability

SUTAR website has information of Sabancı University faculty members, administrators, employees, students, graduates, stakeholders and suppliers in the form of texts, photographs, audio and visual media.

Users are not liable for any loss or damage arising from access to the SUTAR website by negligence of statutory caution or use of the account of the user by anyone or others, or by use of the information in an insulting, profanity, derogatory, or defamatory manner that is contrary to the general morality of the user All losses, expenses, damages and costs (including attorneys' fees).

Users accept and undertake to indemnify and pay all losses, expenses, damages and costs (including attorney fees) arising from the use of these information ignoring legal warnings, or resulting from the users or other persons access to SUTAR website by using another person’s accounts, or the use of the information in an insulting, profanity, derogatory, or defamatory manner that is contrary to the general morality.

All kinds of legal or criminal means shall be applied, and necessary sanctions will be implemented to any person who attempts to gain unauthorized access to the SUTAR website and who, in any way, falsifies, deletes or prevents access to any information contained in the SUTAR website in an unauthorized manner.

2.4. Use of the Site

Without the written permission of Sabancı University, no data or resource on the SUTAR web site can be distributed, modified, transmitted, reproduced and used for general use or commercial purposes. All copyrights and other proprietary rights of the materials downloaded from the SUTAR web site are under protection. The entire content of the SUTAR website is the work of Sabancı University, its stakeholders or its affiliates unless otherwise stated. This content cannot be used in any form without the written permission of Sabancı University, its departments, its members and other institutions and persons who create the information resource, except the terms and conditions stated in the 'About Us' section of the SUTAR website.

The photographs or names of persons or places used in SUTAR website are the property of Sabancı University and can only be used with written permission. The use of photographs and other visuals by users and/or visitors without a written permission is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized use is considered a violation of laws regulating copyright, unfair competition, trademark, confidentiality and / or advertising.

In addition, the information and information resources which are public, non-confidential, and that may constitute a data for research on Sabancı University (radio, television, newspaper and internet news) available on the SUTAR website can only be used for obtaining personal information, without having any commercial purpose or interest.

2.5. Links

Sabancı University makes no commitment or statement regarding other websites to be accessed through the information and information resources contained in the SUTAR website. Sabancı University cannot assume any responsibility with regard to any website accessed through the links in the SUTAR web site, including for the content and functioning of that website. Sabancı University does not control or request a change about the content of any web site other than the SUTAR website. In the case of the use of another website accessed through the links in the SUTAR website, the terms and conditions of that site shall apply. For this reason, Sabancı University, as the owner of the SUTAR website, cannot be held responsible for the infringement of copyrights arising from the use of any information, documents, software, products or materials contained in the websites or its content that are linked to.

2.6. Updates

Sabancı University reserves the right to change, update, remove and rearrange the information provided on the site and the terms of use of the SUTAR website without prior notice. Changes will take effect as soon as they are published. Users who visit the SUTAR website are deemed to have accepted these changes.