Welcome to IITBombayX Terms of Service and Honor code pledge

Terms of Service

What is the role of “IITBX”?

IITBX offers online courses that provide opportunities for faculty-to-learner and learner-to-learner interactivity with individual assessment of learner's work followed by a certificate of achievement or other acknowledgment to participants, demonstrating their mastery in the course. It envisages a collaborative development of digital teaching/learning content incorporating specific needs of teachers and students as per the syllabi and examination pattern followed at different colleges and universities. This will ensure that the contents are meaningful for each locale, and are thus likely to be adopted in real-life learning.

Guidelines for using the “Site”

“Users” will have to ensure compliance with and are not allowed to modify any legal notices, intellectual property usage terms and conditions, or any agreements, Terms of Service and Privacy policies displayed on this “Site”. By accessing our “Site”, “Users” declare that the content of the “Site” will be accessed and used for fair or non-infringing purposes. “Users” also declare that they will not violate any policy, rules, regulations which will attract any legal liability and action. “Users” are required to not interfere with the work of other “Users” or IITBX personnel, servers, or resources.

Guidelines for accessing the content

We are releasing the content in open source through Creative Commons License, CC BY 4.0, with an objective to encourage actual adoption of these contents and of the teaching methodologies developed in each subject field. This will further encourage millions of our “Users” to remain engaged and benefit on a continued basis. This would thus have a significant qualitative impact on education in the country on a very large scale as well as at the global level. “Users” are advised to check the accuracy, completeness and suitability of the content for their purposes. It is the sole responsibility of the “User” to take all due precautions while accessing such information. IITBX may change, add, or remove some content at its discretion and hence does not guarantee the uninterrupted, error free availability of the content.

Cyber security

IITBX will follow all standard security protocols, and take all reasonable precautions to protect the “Site” from any cyber-attacks. We do not, however, hold out any guarantee (either express or implied), that such attacks will never happen. All “Users” are requested to ensure that their devices are safe from any cyber-attack of any kind and from any source. We suggest our “Users” to take due precautions while downloading or accessing the content. We are not responsible or liable for any damage due to such unexpected events.

Guidelines for usage of the Trademark

Use of “IITBX”, “IITBombayX”, “IITBombay”, “IITB”, “Indian Institute of Technology”, and its logos, seal, and any variations thereof, is not allowed without prior consent, except for the purposes of attribution as required by our “Creative Commons License, CC BY 4.0”. Any usage which indicates, the endorsement by “IITBX”, “IITBombayX”, “IITBombay”, “IITB”, “Indian Institute of Technology”, or any use for promotion or commercialization, or any such activity which certifies the relationship of “IITBX”, “IITBombayX”, “IITBombay”, “IITB”, “Indian Institute of Technology” is prohibited.

Account deactivation

IITBX, at its sole discretion at any time through a written notice (including email or notice on the “Site”), may immediately deactivate any password it has issued, and bar a “User” from access to the “Site”.

Indemnification

“Users” of this “Site” agree to indemnify and hold harmless the “IITBX” and its employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, officers, directors, from and against any and all liability, loss, claims, damages, expenses (including, but not limited to reasonable legal fee), and/or actions, arising out of related or incidental use of or the inability to use the “Site” contents provided/edited/changed/updated, or resulting from unauthorized usage by the “Users” on this “Site”. Under no circumstances, including, without limitation, negligence, shall the “IITBX” or its associates be responsible and liable to “Users” for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, and exemplary or direct or indirect damages, remote loss/damage of any kind including but not limited to loss of data, loss of goodwill, or other intangibles, loss of revenues, loss of profits, loss of business, loss of opportunities, loss of health, loss of reputation, etc., even if it has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

COLLABORATION POLICY

By enrolling in a course on IITBombayX, you are joining a special global community of learners. The aspiration of IITBombayX is to enable motivated learners with the ability to engage in coursework from one of the top institutions, and attain the best educational experience offered through internet technology. You are part of the community which will help IITBombayX achieve this goal. IITBombayX depends upon your motivation to learn, and to do so with honesty. In order to participate in IITBombayX, you must agree to the “Honor Code” below, and any additional terms specific to a class. This “Honor Code”, and any additional terms, will be posted on each class website.

IITBombayX HONOR CODE PLEDGE

By enrolling in an IITBombayX course, I agree that I will:

 

  • Complete all quizzes, assignments and any of such assessments on my own, unless collaboration is explicitly permitted.
  • Maintain only one user account, and not let anyone else use my username and/or password.
  • Not engage in any activity that would dishonestly improve my results, or affect the results of others.
  • Not post answers to problems that are being used to assess student performance. 

Unless otherwise indicated by the faculty of an IITBombayX course, learners on IITBombayX are encouraged to:

  • Collaborate with others on the lecture videos, exercises, homework and labs. 
  • Discuss with others on general concepts and materials in each course. 
  • Present ideas and written work to fellow IITBombayX learners or others for comments or criticism. 

CHANGING THE HONOR CODE

Please note that we periodically review, and may make changes to this “Honor Code” from time to time. Any changes to this “Honor Code” will be effective immediately after posting the same on this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the IITBombayX site after the effected changes, you signify your agreement on a prospective basis to the modified “Honor Code”, and any changes contained therein. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this “Honor Code”.

Effective Date: 04/01/2018