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Terms of Use

Last Updated: 22 August 2026

By accessing and using TCRF.in, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. Please review these terms carefully. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site.

01Intellectual Property & Copyright

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the Tulu Cultural Research Foundation (R.) and/or its licensors own all intellectual property rights for all material on TCRF.in, including research papers, digital manuscripts, multimedia, and articles. These materials are protected under Indian and international copyright laws.

02Acceptable Use & Restrictions

You are granted a limited license to access and use the materials for personal, non-commercial, and academic purposes. You are strictly restricted from the following:

  • Republishing, reproducing, or duplicating website material without explicit written consent and proper attribution.
  • Selling, sublicensing, or commercially exploiting any digital assets or research findings obtained from this site.
  • Engaging in data scraping, data mining, or using automated scripts to extract archival data from our databases.
  • Using this website in any way that interrupts its functionality or violates applicable laws and cultural sensitivities.

03Digital Assets & Font Licensing

Digital tools, including Tulu Unicode fonts, software packages, and OCR datasets provided for download, are subject to their specific open-source licenses (e.g., SIL Open Font License, MIT License) bundled within the respective download packages. Users must adhere to these specific licenses for redistribution and commercial use.

04Disclaimer & Limitation of Liability

The materials on TCRF's website are provided on an 'as is' basis. TCRF makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular scholarly purpose. In no event shall TCRF or its board members be held liable for any damages arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on this website.