Terms & Conditions

These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the OISD website at oisd.gov.in ("this Website"). This Website is designed and hosted by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) on behalf of the Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please do not use this Website.

This Website is a public information resource. Browsing this Website and accessing its published content — including safety codes, standards, guidelines, and knowledge resources — does not require registration or a user account.

OISD reserves the right to revise these Terms at any time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last Reviewed" date at the bottom of this page. Continued use of this Website after such changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

These Terms should be read together with our Website Policies page, which covers the Disclaimer, Copyright, Privacy, and Cookie Policy applicable to this Website. In case of any conflict between these Terms and the Website Policies on matters of copyright, privacy, or disclaimer, the Website Policies page shall prevail.

Optional User Registration

This Website may offer an optional registration facility for certain features (e.g., saving preferences or subscribing to updates). Registration is not mandatory to access any published content, all of which is available publicly without logging in.

If you choose to register for an account:

You must provide accurate information and keep it up to date
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password, and for all activity that occurs under your account
You must notify the Web Information Manager (contact details below) immediately if you suspect unauthorised use of your account or a compromise of your login credentials
OISD reserves the right to suspend or terminate any account at its discretion, including for suspected misuse

Acceptable Use

The content on this Website is made available for personal, non-commercial, informational, and reference use, and for reproduction strictly in accordance with the Copyright Policy set out on the Website Policies page. Subject to that Copyright Policy, you agree not to:

Decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble any part of this Website
Use automated tools — including bots, scrapers, crawlers, or other data-mining software — to systematically access, extract, or copy content from this Website, except for standard search-engine indexing, without prior written permission from OISD
Use any network-monitoring or discovery software to probe the site architecture or determine usage patterns, without prior written authorisation
Reproduce, republish, distribute, or publicly display content from this Website for commercial purposes, except as permitted under the Copyright Policy
Use this Website in any manner that is unlawful, or that harasses, causes distress, or inconveniences any other person, or that disrupts the normal functioning of this Website

Any unauthorised use of this Website is prohibited and may result in restriction of access and/or action under applicable law, including the Information Technology Act, 2000.

Information You Submit to Us

The only content you may submit through this Website is via the Contact Us form, used to send queries, feedback, or grievances to OISD. By submitting information through this form, you confirm that it is accurate and that you have the right to share it.

Information submitted through the Contact Us form is used solely to respond to your query and is handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy on our Website Policies page. OISD does not claim any ownership or broader licence over the content of your submission beyond what is reasonably necessary to review and respond to it.

Please do not submit any content that is unlawful, defamatory, confidential (belonging to a third party), or that infringes any intellectual property right.

Your Responsibilities

When using this Website (including any optional account, and the Contact Us form), you agree to:

Use this Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict the use and enjoyment of this Website by, any other person
Not attempt to access any part of this Website, or any account, that you are not authorised to access
Not misrepresent your identity or affiliation when communicating with OISD through this Website
Report any suspected security vulnerability or misuse of this Website to the Web Information Manager (details below)

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

Content on this Website is provided in good faith and, though every effort is made to keep it accurate and current, it should not be construed as a statement of law or relied upon for legal purposes. In case of any ambiguity or doubt, users should verify information with the concerned OISD division and/or obtain appropriate professional advice.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, OISD, NIC, and the Government of India shall not be liable for any expense, loss, or damage — including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage — arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this Website.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, and any dispute arising in connection with this Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Delhi NCR.

Contact

For questions regarding these Terms, or to report account or security concerns, please contact:

Web Information Manager
E-mail: it.oisd@gov.in
Phone: 0120 2593882

For matters relating to privacy, copyright, or website policies generally, please refer to our Website Policies page.