Digital Library Policies & Terms of Service

1. Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

• Authorized Access: The Edwise Learn digital library platform is strictly for enrolled students, active faculty members, and authorized administrative staff of partner colleges and universities.
• Institutional Credentials: Users must log in using official credentials provided by their respective institutions. Sharing login details, proxy credentials, or granting external parties access to the platform is strictly prohibited.
• Academic Intent: All resources—including e-textbooks, syllabus-mapped notes, and question paper archives—must be used exclusively for personal study, teaching, research, and non-commercial academic purposes.

2. Content & Intellectual Property Policy

• Copyright Compliance: All digital content hosted on Edwise Learn, including publisher-licensed e-textbooks, articles, notes, and question papers, is protected under applicable copyright laws.
• Restrictions on Distribution: Users are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to view, read online, or download materials for offline study within the official app or web interface.
• Prohibited Actions: Copying, reproducing, redistributing, uploading to public repositories, screen-recording, or mass-downloading platform content to share with external parties constitutes a direct violation of copyright and institutional guidelines.

3. User Account & Privacy Policy

• Data Collection: Edwise Learn collects basic account data (such as name, institutional ID, course, and semester details) alongside reading analytics and platform interaction data to provide personalized shelves and progress syncing.
• Institutional Transparency: Reading insights and engagement data may be shared with authorized campus librarians and academic faculty in aggregate or individual formats to monitor academic progress and improve curriculum delivery.
• Security Responsibility: Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their devices and account sessions. Any unauthorized platform access or security breaches must be reported immediately to the campus library administrator.

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using the Edwise Learn website, mobile applications, or digital library infrastructure (collectively, the “Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must discontinue use of the platform immediately.

2. Changes to Terms & Service

Edwise Learn reserves the right to modify, update, or replace these Terms & Conditions and Policies at any time. Continued use of the platform following any modifications constitutes acceptance of those changes. Major updates will be notified through platform circulars or institutional notices.

3. Account Suspension and Termination

• Breach of Terms: Edwise Learn and participating institutional administrators reserve the right to suspend or terminate user accounts immediately, without prior notice, if a user violates the Acceptable Use Policy or engages in disruptive behavior.
• Post-Termination: Upon termination of a student’s enrollment or academic affiliation with the partner institution, access to the Edwise Learn library ecosystem will be systematically revoked.

4. Limitation of Liability

• Service Availability: Edwise Learn strives to ensure high platform availability, but does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access. The service is provided on an “as-is” and “as-available” basis.
• Content Accuracy: While content is curated to match university curricula and verified publisher standards, Edwise Learn is not liable for academic outcomes, typographical errors in archived question papers, or temporary gaps in third-party publisher material licensing.

5. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any legal disputes arising in connection with the use of Edwise Learn shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Karnataka, India.