These terms govern your use of the website and portals of the Canadian Institute for Middle East and Gulf Studies ('CIMEGS', 'the Institute'). By using this site, you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
Use of the site
You may read, cite, and share the material on this site for lawful purposes. You agree not to misuse the site, not to attempt to disrupt it or gain unauthorized access to it, and not to use it in any way that breaks the law or harms others.
Our content
Unless stated otherwise, the text, design, and graphics on this site belong to the Institute and are protected by copyright. You may quote from them with proper attribution. Many of our scholarly works are published in open access and carry their own Creative Commons licence, shown on each work; that licence governs how you may reuse the work itself.
Material you send us
When you submit an article, a proposal, or a request through our forms, you confirm that the work is your own, that you have the right to send it, and that it does not infringe the rights of others. You keep the authorship of your work. You grant the Institute permission to read and assess it, and, if it is accepted, to edit it for clarity and length and to publish it in the agreed form. We are under no obligation to publish what we receive, and we may decline any submission. Please do not send confidential information through our forms.
Links to other sites
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No warranty
We offer this site and its content for information and scholarship, and we work to keep it accurate and available. We cannot guarantee that it will always be free of error or interruption, and we provide it 'as is', without warranty of any kind.
Limitation of liability
To the extent the law allows, the Institute is not liable for any loss arising from the use of this site or from reliance on its content.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada that apply there.
Changes to these terms
We may revise these terms from time to time. The current version always appears on this page, with the date of the last revision below.
Contact
For any question about these terms, write to cimeg@cimeg.ca.
Last updated: June 2026.