Disclaimer and Policies

Hyperlinking Policies

Links to External Websites/Portals
At many places in this portal, you shall find links to other websites/portals created and maintained by other Government, non-Government / private organizations. These links have been placed for your convenience. When you select a link you are navigated to that website. Once on that website, you are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners / sponsors of the website. Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (MSSIDC), is not responsible for the contents and reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in them. Mere presence of the link or its listing on this portal should not be assumed as endorsement of any kind.

Links to the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (MSSIDC), Website by Other Websites / Portals
We do not object you for linking directly to the information that is hosted on our site and no prior permission is required for the same. We do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. Our Department's pages must load into a newly opened browser window of the user.

Privacy Policy

As a general rule, this portal does not automatically capture any specific personal information from you, (like name, phone number or e-mail address), that allows us to identify you individually. This portal records your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes, such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, domain name, browser type, operating system, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected We will not identify users or their browsing activities, except when a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the service provider's logs. If Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (MSSIDC), portal requests you to provide personal information, you will be informed how it will be used if you choose to give it and adequate security measures will be taken to protect your personal information.

Copyright Policy

Material featured on this portal may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring specific permission. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Where the material is being published or issued to others, the source must be prominently acknowledged. However, the permission to reproduce this material does not extend to any material on this site which is identified as being the copyright of the third party. Authorization to reproduce such material is obtained from the copyright holders concerned.

Disclaimer

Although the information and contents in this website have been put with care and diligence, Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (MSSIDC), does not take responsibility on how this information is used or the consequences of its use. In case of any inconsistency/confusion, the user should contact the concerned Section/Officer of Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (MSSIDC), for further clarifications.

Terms and Condition

This Website owned by Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (MSSIDC), India. The content for the website is provided by Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (MSSIDC), and by accessing this website, you unconditionally accept to be legally bound by the terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the mentioned terms and conditions, please do not access the website. Efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and currency of the content on this website; however, the same should not be interpreted as a statement of law or used for any legal purposes. In case of any ambiguity or doubts, users are advised to verify / check with the concerned Department(s) and / or other source(s), and obtain appropriate professional advice. Under no circumstances Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (MSSIDC), will be liable for any expense, loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage or any expense, loss or damage whatsoever arising from use, or loss of use, of data, arising out of or in connection with the use of this website. These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Indian Laws. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of India.

Content Contribution, Moderation and Approval Policy (CMAP)

• Policy Statement for 2-tiered CMAP structure

The Website of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation represents a single department where most content is contributed by a single set of sources. We hereby adopt a 2-tiered structure to implement CMAP requiring minimum 2 officials to execute the CMAP roles, viz…

• Contributor
• Moderator/Approver

2-tiered CMAP structure for small websites

Web Content Review Policy (CRP)

The Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website is the face of the Government disseminating government information and services. This content Review Policy has been formulated to keep the content on the Website current and up-to-date. Since the type of the content on the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation website varies, different Review timelines are defined for the diverse content elements.

This Review Policy is based on different types of content elements, their validity and relevance as well as the archival policy.

As a general rule:

• The entire website content shall be reviewed in a phased manner over a period of 6 months to ensure the currency of the content. The exception to the above is listed below:

Content Review Timeline

Content Archival Policy(CAP)

The Tender and Enquiry, Circular/Notices, will be online archived automatically after entering expiry from the date of their publishing.

The Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation maintains online archives for a period of 3 years to allow for the retrieval of content which has expired.

Tender and Enquiry, Circular/Notices which have been withdrawn, or discontinued, or have exceeded 3 years after archiving, may be expunged.

Website Security Policy

• he Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s Website has been placed in protected zones with implementation of firewalls and IDS (Intrusion Detection System) and high availability solutions.
• Before launch of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website, simulated penetration tests have been conducted. Penetration testing has also been conducted 3 after the launch of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website.
• The Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website has been audited for known application level vulnerabilities before the launch and all the known vulnerability has been addressed.
• Hardening of servers has been done as per the guideline of Cyber Security division before the launch of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website.
• Access to web servers hosting the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website is restricted both physically and through the network as far as possible.
• Logs at all different locations are maintained for authorized physical access of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website servers.
• Web-servers hosting the website of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation are configured behind IDS, IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) and with system firewalls on them.
• All the development work is done in a separate development environment and is well tested on the staging server before updating it on the production server.
• After testing properly on the staging server the applications are uploaded to the production server using SSH and VPN through a single point.
• The content contributed by/from remote locations is duly authenticated & is not published on the production server directly. Any content contributed has to go through the moderation process before final publishing to the production server.
• All contents of the web pages are checked for intentional or unintentional malicious content before final upload to web server pages.
• Audit and Log of all activities involving the operating system, access to the system, and access to applications are maintained and archived. All rejected accesses and services are logged and listed in exception reports for further scrutiny.
• Help Desk staff at the Department monitor the website of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation at intervals of everyday to check the web pages to confirm that the web pages are up and running, that no unauthorized changes have been made, and that no unauthorized links have been established.
• All newly released system software patches; bug fixes and upgrades are expediently and regularly reviewed and installed on the web server.
• On Production web servers, Internet browsing, mail and any other desktop applications are disabled. Only server administration related tasks are performed.
• Server passwords are changed at the interval of 3 months and are shared by Vijay Bhagate (9870444522)
• Company Secretary of the department have been designated as Administrator for the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website and shall be responsible for implementing this policy for each of the web servers. The administrator shall also coordinate with the Audit Team for required auditing of the server(s).
• The website of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation has been re-audited for the application level vulnerability after major modification in application development
• The Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website has been audited before launch and has complied with all the points mentioned in the policies document of the Cyber Security Group mentioned above.
• The website of the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation has also been subjected to an automated risk assessment performed through vulnerability identification software before and after the launch and all the known vulnerabilities have been addressed.

Website Monitoring Policy

The Department provides this website and the information it contains as a public service. This system is monitored to ensure proper operation, to verify the functioning of applicable security features, and for comparable purposes. Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring.
Website is monitored periodically. The parameters like Performance, Functionality, Broken Links and Traffic Analysis are ensured for its optimal performance.
The Feedback mechanism through feedback form made available for taking feedback from the visitors. Also have a mechanism for feedback analysis. It will help enhancements of the website as suggested by the visitors.

Contingency Management

• The Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website is security audited for application vulnerabilities and performance.
• Any application-level modification on the Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation’s website implies re-audit of the website.
• All the servers’ configuration and logs are monitored timely.
• Only system administrator users are allowed to access the servers for doing administration and configuration tasks.
• All servers are in lock and net secured.
• Contents are updated through secured FTP using VPN.