Terms And Condition

This Portal is designed, developed and hosted by CENTRE FOR RAILWAY INFORMATION SYSTEMS . Though all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and currency of the content on this Portal, the same should not be construed as a statement of law or used for any legal purposes. CRIS accepts no responsibility in relation to the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or otherwise, of the contents. Users are advised to verify/check any information with the relevant Government department(s) and/or other source(s), and to obtain any appropriate professional advice before acting on the information provided in the Portal. In no event will CRIS be liable for any expense, loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any expense, loss or damage whatsoever arising from use, or loss of use, of data, arising out of or in connection with the use of this Portal. Links to other websites that have been included on this Portal are provided for public convenience only. CRIS is not responsible for the contents or reliability of linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the view expressed within them. We cannot guarantee the availability of such linked pages at all times. These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Indian Laws. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India.

Copyright Policy

Material featured on this website may be reproduced free of charge after taking proper permission by sending a mail to us. However, the material has to be reproduced accurately and not to be used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Wherever the material is being published or issued to others, the source must be prominently acknowledged. However, the permission to reproduce this material shall not extend to any material which is identified as being copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the departments/copyright holders concerned.

Privacy Policy

As a general rule, this website does not collect Personal Information about you when you visit the site. You can generally visit the site without revealing Personal Information.

Hyper Linking Policy

Links to external websites/portals At many places in this Portal, you shall find links to other websites/portals. This links have been placed for your convenience. CRIS is not responsible for the contents and reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in them. Mere presence of the link or its listing on this Portal should not be assumed as endorsement of any kind. We can not guarantee that these links will work all the time and we have no control over availability of linked pages. Links to India Portal by other websites We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on this Portal and no prior permission is required for the same. However, we would like you to inform us about any links provided to this Portal so that you can be informed of any changes or updations therein. Also, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. The pages belonging to this Portal must load into a newly opened browser window of the User.

Website Content Contribution, Moderation & Approval Policy (CMAP)

Content needs to be contributed by the multiple Groups of CRIS in a consistent fashion to maintain uniformity and up-to-date information. In order that all contents posted on the website are authentic, up-to-date and latest, officers/group contributing the contents must check them thoroughly for authenticity and accuracy before sending the content to web information manager. The general content links of the website are given below. Before sending new/revised contents to the Web Information Manager (WIM) for posting in the website, all officers/ divisions should adopt the procedure as indicated in the table below relating to content contribution, moderation and approval. Once the content is contributed it needs to be approved and moderated prior to being published on the Website. All the content received is moderated and published by web information manager after due approvals.
The content on the portal goes through the entire life-cycle process, which consists of:

• Creation
• Modification.
• Approval.
• Moderation.
• Publishing.

Once the content is contributed it needs to be approved and moderated prior to being published on the Website. The moderation could be multilevel and is role based. If the content is rejected at any level then it is reverted back to the originator of the content for modification. Different Content Element is categorized as:

• Routine: activities that are done as normal
• Priority: activities that are done as urgent .
• Express:activities that are done as most urgent .

Content Review Policy (CRP)

It is required to keep the content on the Website current and up-to-date and hence there is a need for the Content Review Policy. Since the scope of the content is huge, different Review Policies are defined for the diverse content elements.
The Review Policy is based on different type of content elements, its validity and relevance as well as the archival policy. The matrix below gives the Content Review :

S.NO.	Content of Element	Frequency of Review	Reviewer
1.	Programmes/Schemes	Immediate	Director
2.	Acts/Rules	Immediate	Joint/Deputy Director
3.	Circular/Notifications	Immediate	Director,Deputy Director
4.	Photo Gallery	uptodate	Director,ATO
5.	Scrolls	Uptodate	Director

Content Archival Policy (CAP)

Content Archival Mechanism is in place to ensure that all outdated website URLs are removed from the website and moved to archive. Programmes and Schemes which are discontinued should be archived. The content elements on the directory has different Entry/Exit Policy and Archival Policy .

Website Monitoring Policy

CRIS will monitor the website periodically to address and fix the quality and compatibility issues namely, performance, functionality, broken links etc.

Disclaimer

This Website is designed & developed and maintained by CRIS. The contents of this website are for information purposes only, enabling the public at large to have a quick and an easy access to information and do not have any legal sanctity. Though every effort is made to provide accurate and updated information, it is likely that the some details such as telephone numbers, names of the officer holding a post, etc may have changed prior to their update in the website. Hence, we do not assume any legal liability on the completeness, accuracy or usefulness of the contents provided in this website. The links are provided to other external sites in some web pages/documents. We do not take responsibility for the accuracy of the contents in those sites. The hyperlink given to external sites do not constitute an endorsement of information, products or services offered by these sites. Despite our best efforts, we do not guarantee that the documents in this site are free from infection by computer viruses etc. We welcome your suggestions to improve this website and request that error(if any) may kindly be brought to our notice.