Website Terms Of Use

Copyright

All materials on this website are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Except as otherwise provided, you may print out and photocopy documents for individual or noncommercial educational use (50 copy limit). All copies you make of our materials to distribute must carry the following notice: "Reproduced with permission. Copyright © 2015, National School Boards Association. All rights reserved." This permission does NOT apply to documents that carry a notice indicating that the author has retained copyrights interests (e.g., © 2002, John A. Smith). You may not otherwise modify, reproduce, transmit, republish, display or distribute (a) content of this website in whole, in part or in derivative form (other than as set forth herein) or (b) the design or layout of this website or individual sections of the design or layout of the website without express written permission from SFSE or other copyright owner of the material. By granting this limited license, SFSE does not waive any of the rights or remedies otherwise available at law or in equity.

For information on how to obtain copyright permissions not covered by this limited license, complete the Reprint Request Form

SFSE respects the copyright interests of others. If you believe any materials posted, stored or linked to on this website violate your own or someone else's copyright interests, please contact us immediately.

Trademarks

You are strictly prohibited from using any of SFSE's trademarks, service marks, logos or graphics without express written permission from SFSE.

Links to SFSE Websites

SFSE permits links to its home page and other content on SFSE websites under the following conditions. The link should (a) clearly identify SFSE as the source of all materials to which you link; (b) avoid suggesting in any way that SFSE promotes or endorses any other individual's or entity's causes, ideas, websites, products or services, and (c) not use SFSE content for any commercial purposes. Although SFSE does not require you to request permission to link if you follow these conditions, we want to know when you do. Please send an email message telling us who you are, the URL(s) where you have included a link to our materials and how we may contact you. We reserve the right to require removal of any link to our site. SFSE does not permit framing of any content from its website. By granting this limited license to link, SFSE does not waive any of the rights or remedies otherwise available to it at law or in equity.

External Links

This website contains links to external websites that will cause you to leave SFSE's website. The linked sites are not under the control of SFSE. They may contain content that does not necessarily reflect the opinion of SFSE and by linking to them, SFSE does not imply endorsement of any kind. SFSE assumes no responsibility for, or any obligation to monitor, the content, privacy practices, operators, availability, accuracy, quality, advertising, products, services or other materials of such linked sites. You access the linked sites at your own risk and without any liability on the part of SFSE.

Email

You understand that the Internet is public and that email communications between you and SFSE via this website are subject to the risk of being viewed by other parties. Accordingly, you agree not to transmit confidential or proprietary information relating to your business to SFSE via email.

No Warranties

All content on this website is provided to you on an "as is," "as available" basis without warranty of any kind either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. SFSE makes no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or reliability of any content available through this website.

SFSE makes no representations or warranties that use of the website will be uninterrupted or error-free. You are responsible for taking all precautions necessary to ensure that any content you may obtain from the website is free of viruses.

SFSE makes a diligent effort to provide accurate Internet and e-mail addresses on this site but cannot guarantee that they will be current or functional when you use them.  If you find a broken link or incorrect email address on this site, please use the Contact Us form to notify us.

Limitation of Liability

SFSE specifically disclaims any liability, whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in any way connected with access to or use of the website. This disclaimer applies even where SFSE has been advised of the possibility of such damages, including but not limited to reliance by any party on any content obtained through use of this website, or that arises in connection with mistakes or omissions in, or delays in transmission of information to or from the user, interruptions in telecommunications connections to the website or viruses, whether caused in whole or in part by negligence, acts of God, telecommunications failure, theft or destruction of, or unauthorized access to the website or related information.

Modifications

SFSE reserves the right to modify this website and the rules and regulations governing its use at any time. Modifications will be posted on the website, and users are deemed to be apprised of and bound by any changes to these website rules. SFSE may make changes in the products and/or services described in this website at any time.

Violation of Rules and Regulations

SFSE reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these rules, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to the website.

Governing Law and General Provisions

This website is operated by SFSE from its offices within the United States of America. SFSE makes no representation that the information in the website is appropriate or available for all for use in other locations, and access to the website from territories where the contents of the website may be illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Any claims relating to the use of this website will be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Florida, U.S.A., without regard to its conflict of laws rules.

Code of Conduct

SFSE is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. SFSE disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by SFSE or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall SFSE be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.

Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials. Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants SFSE and users of this list the nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material.

Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.

SFSE does not actively monitor the site for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to SFSE’s attention, contact SFSE and SFSE will take all appropriate action.

SFSE reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.