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The Bibliography Form must be filled in and sent to the CSDS every time Data is quoted or published. |
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The user will be supplied only tables on CD, or printouts, and not the raw data sets. |
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For commercial use, the users will be granted a license to use the data for one publication or for one programme. Multiple usages would imply additional costs. |
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The CSDS does not charge for Univariate tables available on the web. However Bivariate and Multivariate are charged. A Bivariate table is considered as one table. A Multivariate table is considered as two tables. |
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The CSDS has developed 4 categories of potential users of its data. The user would be obliged to honestly disclose the category in which she/he falls. Charges for data processing would be made according to the user’s category. |
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Action might be taken against those who do not adhere to the above listed terms and conditions. |
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The CSDS reserves the right to refuse access to data. |
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| Category I (Free access): |
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CSDS faculty and Lokniti associates. |
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Students doing their research in South Asian universities (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal). |
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Journalists working in the Indian media would be provided up to 3 tables free of cost. |
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Social and political activists working in India would be provided up to 3 tables free of cost. |
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Free access is not applicable for those who want Raw Election Data sets. |
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| Category II (Subsidized access): |
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Scholars working in South Asian universities who do not have a research grant. |
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South Asia based non-profit organizations, which do not have any grant or funding. |
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Journalists working in the Indian media would be charged in this category for any tables beyond the 3 free tables assigned to them. |
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Social and political activists working in India would be charged in this category for any tables beyond the two 3 tables assigned to them. |
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| Category III (South Asian users): |
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Scholars working in South Asia who have a research grant or funding. |
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South Asia based non-profit organizations, which do have a grant or funding. |
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Students doing their research in universities outside South Asia. |
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| Category IV (non-South Asian users): |
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Scholars working in universities or institutes outside South Asia. |
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Journalists working in media organizations outside India. |
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Multi-national corporations. |
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Inter-Governmental Organizations. |
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International funding agencies. |