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Last Updated: 20 May 2026 · Issued by KIIT Film Society under KSAC, KIIT Bhubaneswar
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These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern access to and use of the official website ("Website") of KIIT Film Society ("KFS"), a student organisation operating under the KIIT Student Activity Centre ("KSAC"), KIIT Bhubaneswar. By accessing, browsing, registering for, contributing to, or otherwise using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must immediately discontinue use of the Website.
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For the purposes of these Terms:
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The Website exists to support the educational, cultural, artistic, archival, and administrative objectives of KFS. It may be used to publish content, promote events, facilitate participation, showcase creative works, preserve institutional records, communicate with members, and support the Society's activities.
Nothing on the Website constitutes legal, financial, professional, academic, or commercial advice.
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Users must comply with all applicable laws, university regulations, and these Terms. Access to the Website is granted solely for lawful, educational, informational, cultural, and non-commercial purposes unless expressly authorised otherwise.
KFS reserves the right to refuse, restrict, suspend, or terminate access at its discretion where necessary to protect its interests, operations, members, content, systems, or legal rights.
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The Website consists of software components, content, branding, visual assets, and other intellectual property. Certain software components may be made available under open-source licences, which may be used, modified, and distributed in accordance with their applicable licence terms.
However, the availability of any source code under an open-source licence shall not be interpreted as granting ownership of, rights in, or permission to reproduce any of the following:
Users may build independent projects using lawfully licensed open-source software components, provided such projects maintain their own independent identity and do not reproduce protected branding, content, or visual presentation in a manner likely to cause confusion.
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All Society Intellectual Property shall remain the exclusive property of KFS and/or its lawful licensors. This includes, without limitation:
Membership, volunteering, office-holding, content creation, or participation in Society activities shall not grant ownership rights in Society Intellectual Property unless expressly approved through a written agreement authorised by KFS. KFS reserves all rights not expressly granted.
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Members retain ownership of independently created works, including but not limited to films, scripts, screenplays, treatments, concepts, photographs, artwork, essays, reviews, music, sound recordings, animations, research materials, and other original creative works.
Participation in KFS activities shall not, by itself, transfer ownership of Member Intellectual Property to KFS. Where ownership arrangements differ, such arrangements must be documented through a separate written agreement.
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Any work expressly commissioned, funded, produced, directed, managed, or designated by KFS as an official Society project may be governed by separate ownership, licensing, archival, publication, or distribution arrangements established in writing.
KFS reserves the right to maintain official archives of Society-related works, records, publications, photographs, videos, and historical materials for institutional, educational, promotional, and archival purposes.
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Users submitting content represent and warrant that:
By submitting content, users grant KFS a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to host, display, archive, reproduce, distribute, promote, and use such content solely for Society-related purposes and Website operations. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, ownership remains with the creator.
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All blogs, reviews, articles, editorials, essays, reports, publications, graphics, photographs, audiovisual materials, and other published content appearing on the Website are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Except where expressly permitted, users shall not:
Limited quotations for criticism, commentary, academic discussion, or research may be permitted where required by applicable law and accompanied by proper attribution.
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Films, photographs, videos, scripts, screenplays, music, sound recordings, artwork, animations, and other creative works displayed, screened, archived, or otherwise made available through the Website remain the property of their respective owners unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing.
No user shall:
The presence of creative works on the Website shall not be interpreted as a transfer, assignment, waiver, or abandonment of intellectual property rights.
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Users shall not:
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Without prior written authorisation from KFS and, where applicable, the relevant rights holder, no person may use any Website content, media, archives, databases, reviews, publications, metadata, audiovisual materials, photographs, films, scripts, articles, records, or other resources for:
Automated scraping, crawling, harvesting, indexing, downloading, aggregation, mirroring, or systematic retrieval of Website resources is prohibited, except for ordinary indexing by recognised search engines in accordance with industry-standard protocols and Website permissions.
The use of bots, scripts, automated agents, crawlers, or similar technologies to collect Website content without authorisation is prohibited.
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Scripts, treatments, concepts, production plans, unpublished creative works, pitches, rough cuts, internal documents, meeting records, submissions, and other confidential materials shared through KFS activities shall remain confidential unless expressly released by their owner or by KFS where authorised.
Unauthorised disclosure, copying, distribution, or exploitation of confidential materials is prohibited.
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KFS respects intellectual property rights. Any person claiming infringement may submit a written complaint identifying the allegedly infringed work and the allegedly infringing material.
KFS reserves the right to investigate, remove content, request supporting documentation, suspend access, and take appropriate corrective measures.
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The Website may contain references or links to third-party websites, platforms, services, or resources. KFS does not control and is not responsible for third-party content, security, policies, practices, or availability. Access to third-party resources occurs at the user's own risk.
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The Website and all content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. KFS makes no warranties regarding accuracy, completeness, availability, reliability, security, uninterrupted operation, fitness for a particular purpose, or freedom from errors. Users assume all risks associated with Website use.
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To the fullest extent permitted by law, KFS, KSAC, KIIT, their officers, members, advisors, volunteers, representatives, affiliates, and licensors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising from:
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Users agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless KFS, KSAC, KIIT, and their associated persons from claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, expenses, and legal fees arising from:
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KFS reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to investigate suspected violations and take any action deemed necessary to protect its rights, members, systems, content, operations, and legal interests. Such actions may include:
Rights and obligations relating to intellectual property, confidentiality, indemnification, limitation of liability, enforcement, and content ownership shall survive termination of access, membership, or association with KFS.
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These Terms shall be governed by the laws of India. Any dispute arising from or relating to the Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
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KFS reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. Updated versions shall become effective upon publication on the Website. Continued use of the Website following publication constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
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These Terms constitute the entire agreement governing use of the Website and supersede all prior understandings relating to Website use. If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
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Questions regarding these Terms, intellectual property matters, copyright concerns, or Website administration may be directed to:
By continuing to access or use the Website, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.