1. Terms and Conditions

    Terms and Conditions of Use of this Website

    Please read all of these terms and conditions carefully before using this website. By using this website, www.hepg.org, and all related HEPG sites, you accept and agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not accept these terms, do not use this website or download materials.

    About the site

    Welcome to the website of the Harvard Education Publishing Group (HEPG), a division of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. The mission of HEPG is to contribute to the knowledge and greater understanding of educational issues that are of central importance in our society today. We are committed to serving as a forum for different perspectives within the field of education and to participating in current debates through a variety of media. We publish the Harvard Educational Review, Case Studies in Education, and books under the imprint Harvard Education Press. We continue to support the Harvard Education Letter Archive. The material on this site and our publications are intended for the educational, personal, and non-commercial use of our subscribers, registered users, guests, and visitors.

    Copyright

    All of the content that appears on our website, including the text, audio, images, photographs, graphics, descriptions, and other material provided on the website, as well as the site itself, is owned and copyrighted by President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard University). Except as specifically permitted by these terms of use, you may not modify, transmit, reproduce, distribute, display or otherwise make available in any form or by any means any part of the content of this website without the express written permission of HEPG. All rights in the site and content not expressly granted are reserved. You agree to use the site only in ways that comply with these terms of use and all applicable laws.

    Copyright Complaints

    We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe your copyright has been violated on this website, please notify us as provided at Reporting Copyright Infringements , where you will find the contact information for our designated agent under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (see 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) for further information). That contact information pertains only to notifications of claimed infringement. Please direct all other communications concerning the site to hepg@harvard.edu.

    Harvard Names

    Except as specifically permitted by these terms of use, you may not use or register any name, logo or insignia of Harvard University or any of its schools or subdivisions for any purpose except with our prior written approval and in accordance with any restrictions required by us. For more information on Harvard’s Trademark Program, visit http://www.trademark.harvard.edu/.

    Fair use

    Our fair use standard is 400 words from an article for personal, non-commercial use only. You may include an excerpt of no longer than 400 words from our site on your blog or website or other work so long as you keep the excerpt intact and include a link to the page on which the original article appears or other similar attribution, as well as retaining all copyright and other proprietary notices.

    Subscriber use

    If you are an individual subscriber to one of our publications, you will have access to all content specific to that product available on the site. If your institution subscribes to one of our products, you may be eligible for additional uses; please contact your institution's librarian/administrator for more information.

    As a subscriber, you may download, view, copy, and save to hard-disk (or other permanent media), and print single copies of articles for educational, personal, and non-commercial use only. You may also share individual articles with colleagues within the bounds of accepted scholarly practice.

    Subscribers may not provide account information, or other means of accessing subscribers-only material, to non-subscribers. If you violate the terms, HEPG can terminate your subscriber access without further notice.

    Other Uses

    Any other use, print or electronic, of our publications and content will require written permission from HEPG. For more on our permissions policy, visit http://www.hepg.org/page/permissions.

    User submissions and Rules of Conduct

    If you participate in our online community by registering and posting, you agree to the standards of good citizenship of the community. Any material you publicly post to our site will be considered non-confidential. By posting or submitting content to this website, you agree that HEPG will be free to copy, distribute, modify and otherwise use the material for any and all educational and non-commercial purposes, without payment to you.

    You agree not to upload, post or otherwise make available any information or material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights without the express written permission of the owner of such right(s). You shall be solely responsible for any content you post or submit to this website, and for the consequences of posting or submitting it, including any damages resulting from infringement of copyright or other proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. You agree not to submit or post any content or engage in any activity that interferes with the functioning of the site or other users’ use or enjoyment of the site.

    HEPG reserves the right to block or remove communications that it determines to be inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, or in violation of intellectual property or other laws. We also may terminate your account if you violate any provision of these terms of use or fail to comply with our requests concerning your account.

    Linking to our site

    Anyone linking to HEPG's site must comply with these terms and with all applicable laws.

    Links to other sites

    HEPG may provide links to websites operated by third-parties as a convenience for our visitors. We do not endorse or accept responsibility for the content or the use of third-party websites. If you use third-party sites, you do so solely at your own risk. Links do not imply that HEPG or Harvard University is affiliated or associated with any linked site.

    Privacy

    We collect certain personal information solely for the purpose of processing subscriptions, product orders, site registration, and other compatible uses on our website. For more information on our privacy policy, click here.

    No Warranties or Liability

    THIS WEBSITE AND ALL ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DO NOT APPROVE OR ENDORSE ANY CONTENT PROVIDED BY USERS OR OTHERS. WE ARE NOT LIABLE TO USERS OR VISITORS FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.

    Indemnity

    You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Harvard and our collaborators, and our and their respective officers, fellows, governing board members, directors, employees, and agents, from and against all claims, actions, suits, damages, liabilities and costs (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees) arising from or relating to your use of the site or any of the content, your provision of any user content, and/or your failure to comply with any provision of these terms of use.

    Governing Law; Jurisdiction

    These terms of use, and any claim or dispute that arises from or relates to your use of this website or the content, will be governed by the laws of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. You agree that all such claims and disputes will be heard and resolved exclusively in courts sitting in Middlesex or Suffolk County, Massachusetts. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts over you for this purpose, and waive and agree not to assert any objection to such proceedings in such courts (including any defense or objection of lack of proper jurisdiction or venue or inconvenience of forum). .

    Changes to the Site or Elements

    We reserve the right at any time in our sole discretion to cease providing any content, to change or discontinue any aspect or element of the site, or to cease making the site available.

    Changes to Terms

    We may change these terms of use from time to time without advance notice. Any changes will be posted to this page. Your use of this website or any of its content after any changes have been made will constitute your agreement to the modified terms of use. Accordingly, you should read these terms of use periodically for any changes.

    Contact us

    The editorial and business office of the Harvard Education Publishing Group (HEPG) is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Direct any questions to:

    Harvard Education Publishing Group
    8 Story Street, 1st Floor
    Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    617-495-3432 phone
    617-496-3584 fax
    hepg@harvard.edu

    The effective date of this policy is February 24, 2010.

    © President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved.