Website and IT use policy

Copyright Policy
Material featured on this Portal may be reproduced free of charge after taking proper permission by sending a mail to us. However, the material has to be reproduced accurately and not to be used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Wherever the material is being published or issued to others, the source must be prominently acknowledged. However, the permission to reproduce this material shall not extend to any material which is identified as being copyright of a third party. Authorization to reproduce such material must be obtained from the departments/ copyright holders concerned.

Hyper Linking Policy
Links to external websites/portals
At many places in this website, you shall find links to other websites/portals. The links have been placed for your convenience. IIM Kashipur is not responsible for the contents and reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in them. Mere presence of the link or its listing on this Portal should not be assumed as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time and we have no control over availability of linked pages.

Links to IIM Kashipur-Website by other websites
We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on this site and no prior permission is required for the same. However, we would like you to inform us about any links provided to this website so that you can be informed of any changes or updations therein. Also, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. The pages belonging to this site must load into a newly opened browser window of the User.

Privacy Policy

Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting the IIM KASHIPUR website operated by the Indian Institute of Management Kashipur (IIM KASHIPUR). Visitors to http://www.iimkashipur.ac.in.in are guaranteed privacy. Information collected on http://www.iimkashipur.ac.in is kept private and never shared with other organizations. We’re making this privacy statement to inform you about the types of information gathered and disseminated on the Website.

Measuring Audiences
Your IP (Internet Protocol) address is used to gather broad demographic information. IIM KASHIPUR logs IP addresses and browser types for systems administration purposes. These logs are analyzed constantly to improve the value of the materials available on this Website. Your IP address also helps us diagnose problems with our server and administer the Website. IP addresses do not provide us with any identifiable personal information. This means your session will be tracked, but you will remain anonymous to us.

Outside Links
This site contains links to sites outside http://www.iimkashipur.ac.in IIM KASHIPUR is not responsible for the privacy practices, or the content, of such other Websites.

Site Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Privacy Protection

IIM KASHIPUR does not utilize direct mail services or telemarketing so your information will never be used for solicitation.
Content Contribution, Moderation and Approval Policy (CMAP)
Content needs to be contributed by the authorized Content Manager from various wings of IIM Kashipur in a consistent fashion to maintain uniformity and to bring in standardization along with associated metadata and keywords.
The content on the website goes through the entire life-cycle process, which consists of: -

  • Creation
  • Modification
  • Approval
  • Moderation
  • Publishing
  • Expiry
  • Archival

Once the content is contributed it needs to be approved and moderated prior to being published on the Website. The moderation could be multilevel and is role based. If the content is rejected at any level, then it is reverted back to the originator of the content for modification.

Different Content Element is categorized as: -
Routine – activities that are done as a normal part of a job or process.
Priority - activities that are done as a urgent part of a job or process
Express - activities that are done as a most urgent part of a job or process

Content Review Policy (CRP)
IIM Kashipur website is an important tool for disseminating the information to the masses being served by the organization. It is therefore required to keep the content on the Website current and up-to-date and hence there is a need for the Content Review Policy. Since the scope of the content is huge, different Review Policies are defined for the diverse content elements.

The Review Policy is based on different type of content elements, its validity and relevance as well as the archival policy.

Content Archival Policy (CAP)
The Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) stipulate that expired contents must not be presented or flashed on the website. Therefore, as per the content archival policy adopted by this department, contents will be deleted from the site after its expiry date. Important data will be shifted to the archives page. Therefore, the content contributors should revalidate/modify the content periodically to ensure that expired data is not present/flashed in the site. Wherever contents are no longer needed to be displayed, suitable advice may be sent to the web information manager for their archival/deletion.

Each of the content components is accompanied by meta data, source and validity date. For some of the components the validity date may not be known i.e., the content is stated to be perpetual. Under this scenario, the validity date should be Ten years.

For few of the components like announcements, tenders, only the live content whose validity date is after the current date is shown on the Website. For other components like documents, schemes, services, forms, websites and contact directory there is a need for timely review of the same as per the Content Review Policy.

Help Section for the website
Are you finding it difficult to access/navigate through the content/pages of this Portal? This section attempts to help you have a pleasant experience while browsing this Portal.

Sections of this Portal
Sections of this site are About Institute, PGP, Doctoral, Executive Education & MDP, Faculty & Research, Recruiters, Alumni, Students, Gallery, Tenders, Press & Media, Notice board and News & Events.

Promotional Banners
Promotional banners flashed on the website are need to be of the following characteristics: File format: GIF, JPEG, PNG or SWF

Viewing Information in Various File Formats
The information provided by this Web site is available in various formats, such as Portable Document Format (PDF), Word, and also in html format. To view the information properly, your browser need to have the required plug-ins or software. For example, the pdf reader software is required to view the pdf format document. In case your system does not have this software, you can download it from the Internet for free. The table lists the required plug-ins needed to view the information in various file formats.

Accessibility Help
Use the accessibility options provided by this Web site to control the screen display. These options allow increasing the text size and changing the contrast scheme for clear visibility and better readability.

Changing the Text Size
Changing the size of the text refers to making the text appearing smaller or bigger from its standard size. There are three options provided to you to set the size of the text that affects the readability. These are:

  • Large: Displays information in the large font size.
  • Medium: Displays information in a standard font size, which is the default size.
  • Small: Displays information in the small font size.

Term & Conditions of the website
This official website of the "Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, under Ministry of Human Resource Development " has been developed to provide information to the general public. The documents and information displayed in this website are for reference purposes only and does not purport to be a legal document.

IIM Kashipur does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within the Website. As a result of updates and corrections, the web contents are subject to change without any notice from " Indian Institute of Management Kashipur " at IIM website.

In case of any variance between what has been stated and that contained in the relevant Act, Rules, Regulations, Policy Statements etc., the latter shall prevail.

Any specific advice or replies to queries in any part of the website is/are the personal views / opinion of such experts/consultants/persons and are not necessarily subscribed to by this Department or its websites.

Certain links on the website lead to resources located on other websites maintained by third parties over whom IIM Kashipur has no control or connection. These websites are external to IIM Kashipur and by visiting these; you are outside the IIM Kashipur website and its channels. IIM Kashipur neither endorses in any way nor offers any judgment or warranty and accepts no responsibility or liability for the authenticity, availability of any of the goods or services or for any damage, loss or harm, direct or consequential or any violation of local or international laws that may be incurred by your visiting and transacting on these websites.