STEM Stories Policies

Terms of Use

Please read these terms of use before using the www.stemstories.org web site. By using this site, you signify that you agree to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms, you are not authorized to use the STEM Stories site or materials. We reserve the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of www.stemstories.org following the posting of any changes to these terms shall mean that you have accepted those changes.

Allowable Uses

This web site and all materials on it are the property of McLean Media, unless otherwise indicated, such as copyrighted materials owned by others or that originate on an external web site and are included through a direct URL link. Inclusion of such links does not mean that McLean Media endorses these external web sites, nor is McLean Media responsible for their contents or use.

Copyright law protects all digital files available on this site. This site and all materials on it are intended solely for non-commercial, educational and personal use. You are licensed to use the materials online within the www.stemstories.org site. You may also download or print files for offline classroom use, unless such use is specifically prohibited, as long as you give proper credit to the copyright owner and/or keep intact all copyright or other proprietary notices. Rights information necessary for providing proper credit for clips is included in the metadata record or clip caption for most files.

Restrictions

Any commercial use of this site or the materials it contains is strictly prohibited. You may not copy or modify these materials for any purpose other than classroom or personal use. Modification or use of materials on this site for incorporation into any other web site are a violation of McLean Media's copyright and other proprietary rights. Except as otherwise permitted under copyright law or described above, you may not sell, assign, sublicense, or otherwise transfer these materials, publish them for personal gain, or remove any copyright or trademark notice, without the express written permission of McLean Media and the copyright owner.

Disclaimer

Use of the STEM Stories web site is at your own risk and is provided to you "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Under no circumstances shall McLean Media nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the STEM Stories web site be liable for any direct, incidental, special, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, this site and the materials it contains. This site includes computer code and database technology. McLean Media cannot be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised. McLean Media assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, browsing of, or downloading of any materials from the STEM Stories web site, including but not limited to web pages, data, text, images, video, Flash movies, or audio files.

Privacy Policy

We welcome your e-mail comments and suggestions for improving the site. Please note that any suggestions, creative ideas, inventions, or other materials that you submit to this site by e-mail will become the property of McLean Media and can be disclosed or used by us for any purpose.

McLean Media will not provide any personal information to third parties for any reason without receiving your prior permission or unless required by law. We do collect data about how the STEM Stories site is used and maintain standard web server logs, which record users' IP domain and address, Internet browser, and computer system. However, this information is not matched to any personal data. We do not retain data beyond what is needed to complete necessary analyses to evaluate and improve this site.

Some pages within this site contain links to outside web sites. We strive to include sites without excessive advertising, inappropriate content, or links to inappropriate sites. However, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies of any other sites.

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