Definitions

Unless the context otherwise requires, any word, term or expression used in these Terms of Use shall be construed according to its ordinary meaning. This shall be without prejudice to the following:

"Cookies" shall mean a bundle of data sent from a web server to a browser and stored on the hard drive of the computer from which the browser is being accessed;

"Organization" or "We" shall mean iapindia.org

"Services" shall mean the provision of any services provided by the IAP.

"User"/ "Users" /"You" /"Members" shall mean anyone making use of the Services provided by the IAP and/or anyone accessing the Website of the Organization for whatever purpose;

"Website" shall mean the website operated by the Organization and having the following url - https://iapindia.org/

Services

Organization disclaims all responsibility and liability for the availability, timelines, security or reliability of the Service. Organization also reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue the service with or without notice at any time and without any liability to you.

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics was established in 1963. It is the largest and most representative association of Pediatricians in India as compared with other organizations of medical specialties that are often fragmented and segmented. This indicates the unity that the association has been able to maintain among its members over the past 50 years.

One of the major activities undertaken by the IAP since its inception has been to organize Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs by holding conferences, symposia, lectures and other meets all over the country.

Accounts & Payment

The Service is made available to you for your personal use only. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Service password and account, and are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. The Organization reserves the right to refuse or terminate service to anyone at any time without notice for any reason. You agree that you are responsible for your own communications and for any consequences thereof. Your use of the Service is subject to your acceptance of and compliance with the Agreement and any other polices or guidelines set forth by the Organization. You agree that you will use the Service in compliance with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations, including any laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from your country of residence. You shall not, shall not agree to, and shall not authorize or encourage any third party to:

Use the Service to upload, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, obscene, contains viruses, or is otherwise objectionable as reasonably determined by the Organization.

Upload, transmit or otherwise distribute content that infringes upon another party's intellectual property rights or other proprietary, contractual or fiduciary rights or obligations, acts in any way that violates the Agreement, as may be revised from time to time. Violation of any of the foregoing may result in immediate termination of this Agreement, and may subject you to state and federal penalties and other legal consequences. Organization reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to investigate your use of the Service in order to determine whether a violation of the Agreement has occurred or to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.

Payment Terms

We as a merchant shall be under no liability whatsoever in respect of any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly out of the decline of authorization for any Transaction, on Account of the Cardholder having exceeded the preset limit mutually agreed by us with our acquiring bank from time to time.

Categories of Membership –

(1) Life Member(L)
Life Membership is granted to any person who is a residential Indian citizen possessing MBBS or equivalent degree in Modern Medicine recognized by Medical Council of India (MCI) and is holding a diploma/degree in pediatrics (such as MD Ped., DNB Ped., DCH) recognized by Medical Council of India (MCI) or any equivalent National Statutory Body formed by Government of India.

(2) Associate Life Member(AL)
Associate Life Membership is granted to any person possessing MBBS or equivalent degree recognized by Medical Council of India (MCI) or any equivalent National Statutory Body formed by Government of India.

(3) Couple Life Member (CM)
Any couple (both husband and wife both) who is a residential Indian citizen possessing MBBS or equivalent degree in Modern medicine recognized by Medical Council of India (MCI) and is holding a diploma/degree in paediatrics recognized by Medical Council of India (MCI) or any equivalent National statutory body formed by Government of India may be approved by the Executive Board as Life member of the society.

Affiliations / Collaboration – The Society is affiliated to:

International Pediatric Association (IPA)
International Society of Tropical Pediatrics (ISTP)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Asian Pacific Pediatric Association (APPA)
Asian Society for Pediatric Infectious Disease (ASPID)
South Asia Pediatric Association (SAPA)
Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)

Membership Fee –

The Membership Fee Structure is as follows:

Category	Admission Fee	Membership Fee	Total Amount
Life	500	9,500	10,000
Associated Life	500	9,500	10,000
Couple Life (for each member)	500	7,375	7,875

Note: For Couple membership each spouse has to apply separately.

Refund/cancellation/termination Policy

Any refund will be not done once membership is approved.

Indemnification

You agree to hold harmless and indemnify the Organization, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and employees from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of the Service, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgements, litigation costs and attorneys' fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, Organization will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit or action.

Copyright

All files hosted on the iapindia.org are under the copyright of the original author. You must contact the original author if you wish to use a file in a way that is prohibited by the file license. All other content on this website, including but not limited to graphic files, code, news, articles, tutorials, reviews and forum postings are property of the original authors. No portion of the content material on this web site may be copied, reproduced, or reused without the express written permission of the original author. Where the original author is not explicitly indicated, the copyright belongs to the company.

Backups

We are not responsible for Content residing on the Website. In no event shall we be held liable for any loss of any Content. It is your sole responsibility to maintain appropriate backup of your Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on some occasions and in certain circumstances, with absolutely no obligation, we may be able to restore some or all of your data that has been deleted as of a certain date and time when we may have backed up data for our own purposes. We make no guarantee that the data you need will be available.

Links to other websites

Although this Website may link to other websites, we are not, directly or indirectly, implying any approval, association, sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation with any linked website, unless specifically stated herein. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant the offerings of, any businesses or individuals or the content of their websites. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, products, services, and content of any other third-parties. You should carefully review the legal statements and other conditions of use of any website which you access through a link from this Website. Your linking to any other off-site websites is at your own risk.

Changes and amendments

We reserve the right to modify this Agreement or its policies relating to the Website or Services at any time, effective upon posting of an updated version of this Agreement on the Website. When we do, we will post a notification on the main page of our Website. Continued use of the Website after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes. Acceptance of these terms You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement and agree to all its terms and conditions. By using the Website or its Services you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Agreement, you are not authorized to use or access the Website and its Services.

Contacting us

If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Agreement or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to it, you may send an email to [email protected]

Privacy Policy

Your privacy on the Internet is of utmost importance to us. This privacy statement describes IAP's policy concerning the gathering and sharing of visitors' information through the IAP web site. It applies to all "IAP sites" - that is, all sites within the "iapindia.org" domain name.

What information does IAP collect?

Normal web site usage

In general, you can browse the IAP site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. The only information we gather during general browsing is from standard server logs. These include your IP (Internet Protocol) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, and information such as the web site that referred you to us, the files you download, the pages you visit, and the dates/times of those visits.

Collection of personally identifiable information

If you register for a membership, newsletter, log on to certain IAP sites, order a book, request information, provide feedback, apply for a job, join a discussion group or join an electronic mailing list, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, postal address and e-mail address.

This information is collected only with your knowledge and permission, and is kept in various IAP databases and mailing lists. If you are purchasing something using the web, you may be asked to provide your credit card details. These details are transferred to a secure, online payment service, hosted outside IAP. Credit card information is not retained by IAP.

IAP sites with specific requirements to collect personal information may publish a privacy policy specific for that site. In these cases, the site-specific policies will be complementary to this general IAP privacy policy, but will give additional details for that particular site.

For certain IAP sites, registering or supplying personal information sets a cookie*. By setting this cookie, IAP will remember your details the next time you visit, so you don't have to re-enter the information. This helps us to provide you with a better service.

Joining electronic discussion groups may mean that other participants of the discussion group (including non-IAP employees) will see personal information that you have volunteered. For open discussion groups, this information will be public.

What does IAP do with the information it collects?

Normal web site usage

The information gathered during general browsing of the "iapindia.org" domain is used to analyse trends and usage of the IAP site and to improve the usefulness of the site. It is not connected with any personal information.

Personally identifiable information

IAP may use the personal information you provide to:

• Contact you - either in response to a query or suggestion, or to mail newsletters, documents, publications etc. to you;
• Confirm your purchases and registrations on the site;
• Obtain payment for purchases through the site (via credit card);
• "Remember" your online profile and preferences;
• Help you quickly find information that is relevant to you based on your interests, and help us create site content most relevant to you;
• Statistical analysis.

What if I don't want to provide personal information?

Providing personal information on the IAP site is optional. If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still browse and use the IAP site, but you will not be able to carry out certain actions such as purchase items, register for a newsletter or apply for a job.

Opting out and changing your information

At any time, you can cancel or modify your information by returning to the web page where you first provided the information and contacting the focal point for that page/IAP department. Where contact details are not provided on the page, you can contact us here for further information.

Security

We do not sell or share any personally identifiable information volunteered on the IAP site to any third party. Any information provided to IAP by users of the IAP site is held with the utmost care and security, and will not be used in ways other than as set forth in this privacy policy, or in any site-specific policies, or in ways to which you have explicitly consented. IAP employs a range of technologies and security measures to protect the information maintained on our systems from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

All our employees who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of official business matters, including personal data.

The IAP site contains links to sites external to the iapindia.org domain. IAP is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.

Notification of changes

Changes to this privacy policy will be posted on the IAP home page at www.iapindia.org

Contact

For questions or queries regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at [email protected]

*Cookies

A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent from a web server to your browser. It is normally used to assign a unique identification to your computer and securely store information such as user IDs, passwords, preferences, and online profiles.

It is stored on the hard drive of your computer. You can choose not to have cookies delivered by IAP sites by changing your browser settings. Different web sites can send their own cookies to your computer. To protect your privacy, your browser only allows a web site to access the cookies it has already sent you, not the cookies sent by other sites.

You can choose not to have cookies delivered by IAP sites by changing your browser settings. Different web sites can send their own cookies to your computer. To protect your privacy, your browser only allows a web site to access the cookies it has already sent you, not the cookies sent by other sites.