Terms of Use

By accessing and using this website you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use this website.

1 About This Website

This website (ifac-control.org) is operated by the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), an international non-profit scientific federation headquartered in Switzerland. The website provides information about IFAC activities, publications, conferences, awards, technical committees, and the broader automatic control community.

These Terms of Use govern the use of this website. If you do not agree, please do not use this website.

2 Acceptable Use

You may use this website for lawful and non-commercial purposes. You agree that you will not:

• Use the website in any way that violates applicable local, national, or international law.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website, its servers, or any connected database.
• Introduce any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other malicious code.
• Use automated scraping or data harvesting tools to extract content without IFAC’s prior written permission.
• Impersonate IFAC, an IFAC officer, a Technical Committee Chair, or any other person.
• Use the website or its content to send unsolicited commercial communications.
• Attempt to disrupt the availability or performance of the website through denial-of-service attacks or similar means.

3 Intellectual Property

3.1 IFAC Content

Unless otherwise stated, content is owned by IFAC or used under license / with permission; third-party material remains subject to the rights and terms of the relevant owner or publisher. You may view and download content for informational use, e.g., ordinary academic, teaching, institutional, and professional use. Any other use without the prior written permission of IFAC is prohibited.

3.2 Journal and Publication Content

Scientific articles and publications linked to or displayed on this website may be subject to separate copyright held by their respective publishers, including Elsevier for journals such as Automatica and other IFAC publications. Your access to and use of such content is governed by the terms of the relevant publisher. IFAC is not responsible for the terms or availability of third-party publisher content.

3.3 User Submissions of Conent

If you submit content to IFAC for publication on the website, you grant IFAC a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use that content. You confirm that any content you submit does not infringe the rights of any third party.

4 External Links

This website contains links to external websites operated by third parties, including academic journals, conference organisers, affiliated national member organisations, and professional bodies. These links are provided for your convenience only.

IFAC does not control, endorse, or accept responsibility for the content, accuracy, availability, or privacy practices of any external website. You access external websites entirely at your own risk.

5 No Registration Required

No registration or user account is required to access content on this website. All published content on ifac-control.org is publicly accessible.

The IFAC Affiliates Portal, linked from this website, is a separate system with its own terms of access. Nothing in these Terms governs access to or use of the Affiliates Portal.

6 Disclaimer of Warranties

This website and all content on it are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable mandatory law, IFAC disclaims all warranties, including:

• Implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
• That the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components.
• That the content is accurate, complete, current, or reliable.

7 Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable mandatory law, IFAC shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of or inability to use this website, any content obtained from this website, or any interruption or cessation of the website’s availability.

Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of certain damages. In such jurisdictions, IFAC’s liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

8 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Switzerland. Any dispute arising from these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Switzerland.

If you are accessing this website from outside Switzerland, you are responsible for compliance with any local laws applicable to your use of this website.

9 Changes to These Terms

IFAC reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. Updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Continued use of this website after any changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

10 Contact

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