Intellectual Property

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  • To present a page of this website in any window not belonging to Agency for Dispute Resolution Inc., by means of framing, or other means.

  • To insert any image displayed on this website on any web page not belonging to Agency for Dispute Resolution Inc. by means of in-line linking.

  • To extract elements from this website causing damage to Agency for Dispute Resolution Inc. pursuant to the current legal provisions.

 

Liability for contents and links

Agency for Dispute Resolution Inc. accepts no liability for any infringements which may be incurred by users or for any damage caused by the use of this website and/or sister properties (ADR Times, etc), and reserves the right to update and modify the information without prior notice. Agency for Dispute Resolution Inc. accepts no liability for contents, veracity and errors in any links which may be accessed via the website. The sole purpose of such links is to provide users with access to information which may be of their interest.

 

Privacy policy

The details supplied voluntarily by users and/or contributing authors and/or organizations via this website and/or sister properties (ADR Times, etc) will be subjected to automated processing and will be incorporated into a file belonging to Agency for Dispute Resolution Inc. to send publicity information related with its products and services. These details may also be forwarded and/or assigned to other companies for promotional and publicity purposes.

The navigation system and software required for the functioning of this website and/or sister properties (ADR Times, etc), collect, in the normal course of their operation, certain personal details whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This information is not obtained in order to be associated with identified interested parties, but, due to its nature, it could permit their identification if processed or associated with details of third parties.

These details are used for the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on the use of the website and/or sister properties (ADR Times, etc) and also to monitor its correct technical operation, and can be cancelled after processing and/or archived.

 

Copyright & Permissions

ADR Times accepts and publishes first-rate articles and multimedia content (audio, video, powerpoint, etc.) on Alternative Dispute Resolution topics (negotiation, mediation, arbitration, etc). We also welcome readers’ comments, in hopes of establishing an interactive rich media platform that empowers ADR engagement. We strongly encourage contributions from scholars, practitioners and academia.

Articles may be submitted via e-mail (editor@adrtimes.com) as an attachment or U.S. mail to the address below. We reserve the right to format content submissions and/or to edit for length, spelling, grammar, and readability.

Disclaimer: Upon submitting any content, the author confirms that the content is original and proper citations have been made to acknowledge original ideas of the source. In the event of an allegation of impropriety regarding any published content as to plagiarism, ADR Times (and/or Agency for Dispute Resolution Inc.) will temporarily remove the content to carefully review the matter. Any submissions of content to ADR Times acts as your agreement that the respective content may be electronically published without limitation, however, authors retain complete rights to all hard copy publications.

Regretfully, we will not be able to return manuscripts after consideration.