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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(Department of Information Technology)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th April, 2011
G.S.R. 314(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (zg) of subsection (2) of section
87 read with sub-section (2) of section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000),
the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely.1. Short title and commencement — (1) These rules may be called the Information
Technology (Intermediaries guidelines) Rules, 2011.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette
2. Definitions — (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-(a) "Act" means the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000);
(b) "Communication link” means a connection between a hyperlink
or graphical element (button, drawing, image) and one or more
such items in the same or different electronic document wherein
upon clicking on a hyperlinked item, the user is automatically
transferred to the other end of the hyperlink which could be another
document website or graphical element.
(c) "Computer resource” means computer resources as defined in
clause (k) of sub- section (1) of section 2 of the Act;
(d) "Cyber security incidnt” means any real or suspected adverse
event in relation to cyber security that violates an explicity or implicity
applicable security policy resulting in unauthotrised access, denial of
service or disruption, unauthorised use of a computer resource for
processing or storage of information or changes to data, information
without authorisation;
(e) "Data" means data as defined in clause (o) of sub-section (1) of
section 2 of the Act;