Effective Date: 25.12.25

Last Updated: 25.12.25

These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of https://sugata-bhattacharyya-works.org/ (“the Site”), operated by The Sugata Foundation, a non-profit organization. By using the Site, you agree to these Terms.

1. Purpose of the Site

The Site is dedicated to preserving and sharing the literary works of Sugata Bhattacharyya. It is provided for educational and cultural purposes.

2. Intellectual Property Rights: The Works and The Website

This section governs the use of intellectual property found on this website, which is divided into two categories: (a) The Literary Works and (b) The Website Platform.

2.1. The Literary Works (Content)

All literary works, including but not limited to prose, poetry, lyrics, and sketches/drawings (“The Works”) published on this website are provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. A summary of this license is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/.

Under the terms of this license, you are free to:

Share: Copy and redistribute The Works in any medium or format for any purpose, including commercially.

Provided you adhere to the following conditions:

Attribution: You must give appropriate credit to the original author (Sugata Bhattacharyya) , provide a link to the CC BY-ND 4.0 license, and indicate if any changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
NoDerivatives: If you remix, transform, or build upon The Works, you may not distribute the modified material.

The copyright for each of The Works remains with its respective author. The CC BY-ND 4.0 license grants the public specific permissions to share these works under the conditions stated above.

2.2. The Website Platform

All other aspects of this website, including but not limited to its source code, design, layout, graphics, logos, trademarks, user interface, and the overall “look and feel” (“The Website Platform”), are the exclusive property of The Sugata Foundation.

Except as expressly permitted for The Works under the CC BY-ND 4.0 license, no part of The Website Platform may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without our prior written permission.

3. Acceptable Use

When using the Site, you agree not to:

Misuse the Site for unlawful or harmful activities.
Infringe upon the intellectual property rights of the Foundation or third parties.
Introduce malicious code or disrupt the Site’s functionality.

4. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and its contents are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind.
While we strive for accuracy, we make no guarantees that the Site will be error-free, uninterrupted, or fully secure.