Website Policy


1.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. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the departments/copyright holders concerned.
  • Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the departments/copyright holders concerned.

2.Hyperlinking policy

  • At many places in this website, you shall find links to other websites/portals. The links have been placed for your convenience. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 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.
  • There is no need for permission for linking directly to our website until unless otherwise specified. However, we would expect a communication from your side to inform us about any links provided to our site. Also, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on any other site. Our website's pages must load into a newly opened browser window of the user.

3.Privacy policy

  • Department of Scientific and Industrial Research does not automatically capture any specific personal information from you, (like name, phone number or e-mail address), that allows us to identify you individually.
  • If the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research requests you to provide personal information, you will be informed for the particular purposes for which the information is gathered and adequate security measures will be taken to protect your personal information.
  • We do not sell or share any personally identifiable information volunteered on the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research site to any third party (public/private). Any information provided to this Portal will be protected from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
  • We gather certain information about the User, such as Internet protocol (IP) addresses, domain name, browser type, operating system, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.