Altus Publishing Group FZ LLC. (together with its parent and subsidiary entities, "Altus Publishing Group" "we" "us" or "our") supports the usage of cross-linking on the Web. We encourage our own sites, and other sites on the Web, to link and summarize content that adds value for their users.

We follow certain guidelines when linking to others, and expect the same consideration from third parties who wish to link to us. The principles embodied in these guidelines include proper attribution, respect for copyrights and trademarks, and permission for commercial use.

We want to work with you! If you have any questions about this policy, please ask.

Links:
You are welcome to link from another site to Altus Publishing Group content- however do not use any Altus Publishing Group logos, trademarks and trade names, and any content, quotes, etc. in any advertisement or promotions. Links may include text content such as headlines and may be accompanied by brief summaries of the linked articles. You may also use inline links. If space permits we prefer that you use the title of the article as the link, and we strongly encourage citation of the source site. (Our logos may accompany a citation, but their use requires our written permission) There is no expiration on such links, and no permission is required.

For your convenience in regularly linking to our stories, Altus Publishing Group also offers RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds of our stories.

Please do not:

* Attribute a link on your site to a Altus Publishing Group site and then link somewhere else;
* Write and link to a summary of the Altus Publishing Group story which exceeds fair use guidelines;
* Frame the Altus Publishing Group story or otherwise present the content as your own;
* Use any images from Altus Publishing Group stories on your site without written permission;
* Use any of our logos or trademarks without written permission; and
* Use any content or quotes in any advertisement or promotions.

Reproducing Our Content:
Beyond widely recognized "Fair Use" guidelines defined by local copyright law, any other reproduction of our content requires our written permission. Some types of reproduction may require you to pay a licensing fee. Types of use that require our written permission include:

* Use of our content in advertisements or promotions;
* Use of Altus Publishing Group trademarks or logos; and
* Use of substantial quotations or excerpts, or full text, of our articles.

Personal, Non-commercial Use:
Readers may download, reformat and print our editorial content for personal, non-commercial use. You may also include excerpts of content in memos, reports and presentations that do not have a commercial use. When excerpting, please include the notation, "Used with permission from Altus Publishing Group FZ LLC Copyright 200_. All Rights Reserved."

How to Get Permission:
Contact our Rights and Permissions Department at copyrights@altusonline.com.

Third Party Content: Text, photos, graphics, audio and/or video material supplied by third parties, such as Reuters, and published by Altus Publishing Group, may not be directly or indirectly reproduced, published, distributed, modified, performed or broadcast, in any medium. Without limiting the foregoing, no such third party materials, or any portion thereof, may be stored in a computer except for your personal and non-commercial use.

No Liability:
Neither Altus Publishing Group nor any third party will be liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions in any content published by Altus Publishing Group, or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof. By linking to or reproducing any Altus Publishing Group or third party content, you hereby irrevocably release and discharge Altus Publishing Group and any third party provider, and their respective affiliates and the officers, directors, employees and agents of the foregoing, from any and all claims, causes of action, costs, damages and expenses of any type and nature whatsoever, arising out of or related to such content.

Terms of Use:
All use of any Altus Publishing Group content also is governed by our Terms of Use.

Updated: October 2009