License Agreement on accession of

Open access archives (repository) to

the autonomous organization of education Nazarbayev University

1.	General provisions

1.1. Autonomous Organization of education Nazarbayev University (hereinafter - 
University) offers to an individual (hereinafter – the  Licensor) to use Open 
access archives (repository) of the University (hereinafter - Nazarbayev 
University Repository) on the terms set out in this license agreement on accession 
(hereinafter – the Agreement). The Agreement shall enter into force from the moment 
of expression of consent by Licensor to its terms in the manner provided 
in § 1.4 hereof.

1.2. The University offers to Licensor access to Nazarbayev University Repository 
with the aim of placement (self-archiving) of storage facilities. All Nazarbayev 
University services associated with Nazarbayev University Repository are the subject 
of herein.

1.3. The use of the Nazarbayev University Repository functions is governed by the 
Regulations on Nazarbayev University Repository, which is available on the University 
Library web site (http://library.nu.edu.kz), and this Agreement.

1.4. Starting to use any function of Nazarbayev University Repository on placement 
(self-archiving) of storage facilities, Licensor is deemed to have accepted the 
terms of herein in full, without reservations and exceptions. In case of disagreement 
of the Licensor with provision hereof, he has a right not to place his publication 
in the Nazarbayev University Repository. If the University made changes hereto 
in the manner prescribed by section 4.1 hereof, with which Licensor does not agree, 
he has the right to terminate the Agreement with Nazarbayev University.

2. Licensor Account

2.1. In order to use the functions of Nazarbayev University Repository for placement 
(self-archiving), storage facilities, the Licensor shall be logged by ID card or 
login issued by the responsible subdivision of the University.

2.2. All actions upon usage of Nazarbayev University Repository under the account 
of the Licensor are considered as made by the Licensor himself, except for when 
the Licensor, in the manner prescribed by section 2.5 hereof, has notified the 
University about unauthorized access to his account, and (or) a privacy password 
of his account.

2.3. The Licensor shall immediately notify the University about any unauthorized, 
that is not permitted by the Licensor, access to the functions of Nazarbayev 
University Repository with the use of User's account and (or) a privacy password 
of his account.

2.4. The Licensor may not reproduce, copy, sell and use for any commercial 
purposes any material of Nazarbayev University Repository, including information 
about storage facilities available to the Licensor, except when the Licensor 
has received such permission from the University.

3. Terms of usage of Nazarbayev University Repository

3.1. The Licensor shall be solely liable to third parties for his actions related 
to the use of functions of Nazarbayev University Repository including, if such 
action would lead to a violation of the rights and legitimate interests of third 
parties, as well as compliance with the law when using the Nazarbayev University 
Repository.

3.2. The Licensor shall post publication in Nazarbayev University Repository, 
while reserving the right of independent use of full text of electronic copies 
of publications.

3.3. The Licensor shall provide to the University a non-exclusive right to 
placement, backup and storage of scientific publications for non-commercial 
purposes with the following levels of access for the users of Nazarbayev 
University Repository (tick the necessary one):
□ in the public domain in mode "read-only" (PDF format).
□ in the public domain in the mode "view-only" ( audio, video).
□ in the public domain , with the ability to download full text.
□ In the public domain, with the ability to download media file.
□ In gated access, with the ability to request a copy of the full text of the 
author indicating the purpose of the use of publication.

3.4. The Licensor shall have the right:

3.4.1. to maintain his/her personal page;

3.4.2. to add documents within his/her personal pages by self-archiving;

3.4.3.  touse other rights in accordance with this Agreement.

3.5. When using Nazarbayev University Repository, the Licensor shall be prohibited to:

3.5.1. Upload, post, and (or) distribute documents and materials that are unlawful, 
harmful, defamatory, promoting violence and cruelty, hatred or discrimination 
against people on racial, ethnic, sexual, religious or social sign, containing 
insults against any individuals or entities, containing elements or are propaganda 
of pornography, child erotica, constitutes advertising of goods and services, 
explain the procedure of manufacture, application or other use of narcotic and 
psychotropic substances or their analogues, explosives or other weapons;

3.5.2. Upload, post, and (or) distribute works of science in the absence of 
rights on such actions in accordance with the current legislation of the 
Republic of Kazakhstan;

3.5.3. Perform any act aimed at the violation of the restrictions and prohibitions 
imposed by this Agreement.

4. Final Provisions

4.1. Agreement may be amended by Nazarbayev University without any special notice; 
the new version of the Agreement shall enter into force on the date of its posting 
on the Internet at http://library.nu.edu.kz unless otherwise provided in the new 
(current) version of the Agreement.

4.2. Scientific and other works available on the public domain in the Nazarbayev 
University Repository can be removed from the public access upon written request 
of the Licensor, if these works may have the prospect of commercial realization 
and their placement in the public domain violates the Law of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan "On Copyright and Related Rights". In this case, scientific and other 
works are removed from public view, but not deleted from the server of repository.

4.3. Issues not covered by this Agreement, all possible disputes arising from 
relations governed by this Agreement shall be settled in accordance with the 
laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

4.4. This Agreement is made in Kazakh, Russian and English languages. In case of 
discrepancies between the versions of the Agreement, the Russian version shall 
prevail.

I hereby accept the terms of the above License Agreement.