I About User Service Agreement

1. Confirmation and Acceptance of the Agreement

Welcome to use the Document Database of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (English version) (hereinafter referred to as "this Database"), which serves as a subsystem of the National Philosophy and Social Science Documentation Center and is developed and operated by the Library of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (hereinafter referred to as the "Operator").

To enjoy the services of this Database, you should read and comply with the User Service Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "this Agreement"). The final ownership and interpretation rights of the terms listed in this Agreement belong to the Operator of this Database. The Database fully complies with and executes the terms listed in this Agreement and other operational rules published by the Operator.

Please ensure that you carefully read and fully understand each term, especially those that exempt or limit liability. You can only become a registered user of this Database and enjoy the user services provided by this Database after fully accepting this Agreement and completing the registration process. Once you have successfully registered, it is considered that you have read and agreed to be bound by this Agreement and the operational rules.

If you are under 18 years old or do not have full civil conduct capacity, please read this Agreement under the accompaniment of your legal guardian. Otherwise, this Database will not be responsible for any adverse consequences that may occur to you from subsequent registration and use of this Database services, and has the right to terminate the service agreement between both parties after becoming aware of such situations.

2. Scope of the Agreement

This Agreement is the agreement established between you and the Operator of this Database regarding the use of this Database's related services, and it applies to all service operations conducted within this Database and all actions performed using the content and tools provided by this Database. The term "User" refers to the individual who uses the services related to this website, and is more frequently referred to as "You" in this agreement.

3. Amendment and Modification of the Agreement

This Database reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time if deemed necessary. Once any changes are made to the agreement, the Operator of this Database will post the modified content on the significant pages of the database, and the changes will take effect immediately upon publication. If you do not agree with the amended agreement, you can immediately cease to accept the services; if you continue to use the relevant services of this Database, it is considered that you have accepted the terms of the amended agreement.

4. Service Target

The services of this Database are provided exclusively to units or individuals who accept the terms of this Agreement; at the same time, this Database reserves the right to refuse service to any unit or individual at any time for reasonable causes.

5. Service Content

All current service content and functions of this Database, as well as any new content or enhanced features added in the future, are subject to this agreement without exception.

6. Method of Using the Service

(1) Mode of Use

a. Unless otherwise agreed with this Database, you agree that the service is for your personal, non-commercial use only.

b. You shall use this service through methods provided or approved by this Database. The rights you obtain under the terms of this Agreement are non-transferable.

c. You shall not use any plugins, add-ons, or third-party tools not authorized by this Database to interfere with, disrupt, modify, or otherwise affect the services under this Agreement.

(2)  Violation of the aforementioned provisions shall be deemed a serious breach of contract by you, and the Operator of this Database may terminate the service for you, dissolve the service agreement and legal relationship between both parties, and if any loss is caused to this Database, the Operator will pursue legal recourse against you.

7. Modification and Termination of Service

This Database has the right to modify or terminate all or part of the service temporarily or permanently with prior notice.

I About User

1. User Registration Precautions

When registering as a user, you must:

(1) Confirm whether you are already a user of the National Center for Philosophy and Social Science Documentation; if so, there is no need to register again and you can log in directly.

(2) Provide true, accurate, complete, and up-to-date information about your organization or yourself.

(3) Continuously update your registration information to meet the aforementioned requirements. If there are any errors, inaccuracies, and outdated or incomplete information in the details you provide, or if the database has reasonable grounds to believe that there are such issues with your information, this Database reserves the right to suspend or terminate your use of all or part of the services until the issues are resolved.

(4) Strictly guard against the leakage of your registration account and password. Please keep your registration account and password confidential and log out properly after each use of the service. You are fully responsible for all activities and incidents associated with your account. If you discover any leakage of your registration account or password, please notify this website to handle it immediately. Should any leakage of your registration account or password occur due to your personal reasons, you shall bear all the consequences therefrom. The Operator of this Database is not responsible for any account security or privacy protection issues caused by reasons other than this Database's own actions, and will not compensate for any losses inflicted on the parties involved.

(5) Upon successful registration with this Database, you will automatically become a user of the National Center for Philosophy and Social Science Documentation.

2. User Responsibilities

(1) Strict Compliance with Legal Regulations

When using the services, you must comply with the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China, Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China, Cryptography Law of the People's Republic of China, Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China, Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China, Law on Guarding State Secrets of the People's Republic of China, Regulations on the Protection of Computer Information System Security of the People's Republic of China, Administrative Measures for the Protection of the Security of International Networking of Computer Information Networks, Regulations on Protection of the Information Transmission Rights on Internet, and other relevant laws and regulations.

If this Database has reasonable grounds to believe that your actions may violate relevant laws, regulations, rules, or decrees, it has the right to terminate the provision of services for you at any time without prior notice.

(2) Strict Compliance with the Following Provisions

a. The information submitted to this Database must be true, accurate, complete, and valid;

b. Do not use this Database for plagiarism, defamation, insult, threat, illegal harassment, or other illegal and criminal activities;

c. Do not infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of any third party, including intellectual property rights such as copyright, patent, and trademark, trade secrets, privacy, portrait rights, and reputation;

d. All contents provided by this Database, including but not limited to text, images, charts, data, audio and video recordings, website logos, identifiers, trademarks, domain names, software, programs, layout design, column directories and names, content classification standards, etc., are owned by the Operator and relevant rights holders. Without the written permission of the rights owner, no institution or individual may use the aforementioned rights. Otherwise, the Library of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences will pursue the legal responsibilities of the infringer;

e. Users are prohibited from crawling or theft of all information such as pages, bibliographical references, and full texts of this Database. Otherwise, the Library of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences will pursue the legal responsibilities of the thief according to the law.

(3) Liability for Compensation

If you violate this Agreement or relevant legal provisions and infringe upon the rights of a third party, resulting in a claim for compensation from the third party to the Operator or employees of this Database (including but not limited to losses suffered, litigation costs, attorney fees, etc.), you must compensate the Operator and the employees of this Database for the economic and reputational losses suffered as a result.

3. User Privacy Protection

This Database fully respects user privacy and promises not to make available to the public or disclose your registration information and non-public content stored in this Database without your legal authorization, except in the following cases:

(1) Based on the provisions of relevant laws and regulations, the requirements of government authorities and judicial departments, or the legitimate service procedures of this Database;

(2) In emergency situations, to protect your and the public's rights and interests;

(3) In emergency situations, to protect the legitimate rights and interests of this Database's intellectual property rights.

(III) Disclaimer

1. This Database does not guarantee that the services will meet the user's usage requirements, and does not warrant the timeliness, security, accuracy, or the precision and reliability of the results ultimately obtained.

2. This Database is not responsible for the authenticity, accuracy, and completeness of the resources, information, products, or services linked to other websites. Therefore, this Database assumes no responsibility for any direct or indirect losses incurred by users due to their reliance on or use of such websites, databases, information resources, products, or services.

3. Due to force majeure events such as natural disasters, strikes, riots, insurrections, wars, government actions, communication failures, or other facility malfunctions that cause the website to delay or fail to fulfill this Agreement, the Operator of this Database assumes no responsibility.

Within the limits permitted by law, this Database is not liable for service interruptions or obstructions caused by the following circumstances:

(1) Damage caused by computer viruses, Trojans, or other malicious programs, or hacker attacks;

(2)  Failures in the computer software, systems, hardware, and communication lines of the user or this Database;

(3) Improper operation by the user;

(4) Use of the service by the user in a manner not authorized by the database;

(5) Other circumstances that this Database cannot control or reasonably anticipate.

IV. Intellectual Property Rights and Other Rights of [Database Name] (English Edition)

1. The intellectual property rights of the related services and software tools provided in this Database are owned by the Operator of this Database.

2. The service information and content provided by this Database are protected by copyright law, trademark law, patent law, and other relevant laws; without explicit authorization and permission from this Database, users are not allowed to copy, modify, rent, distribute, derive other works from, or use the aforementioned service information and content, or use it for any commercial purposes.

3. The design patterns, logos, product names, and service names related to this Database are trademarks enjoyed by the Operator of this Database. Without the written permission of the owner, no organization or individual is allowed to use or copy them, or use them for other purposes.

V. Miscellaneous

1. As a registered user, your relationship with the Operator of this Database is solely that of independent contracting parties, and no agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, guarantee, franchise grant, or any other similar relationship is formed or established.

2. The conclusion, execution, interpretation, and resolution of disputes in this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the People's Republic of China.

3. If any dispute arises between the parties concerning the content or execution of this Agreement, both parties shall endeavor to resolve it through friendly consultation; if the consultation fails, either party may bring a lawsuit in the court located where the Operator of this Database is based.

4. The failure of the Operator of this Database to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

5. If any term of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining terms of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding.