This page describes the general terms and conditions upon which you may use the Science, Health and Related Policies (SHARP) Network and materials provided by Scientists and Engineers for America (SEA). You must agree to these terms to use this website.
Summary:
- This is an agreement between you and SEA. Please also see our [link]Disclaimers.
- You must only make lawful contributions.
- In compliance with federal law, you must be at least 13 years of age to contribute to this site.
- Your contributions can be changed, modified, or deleted.
- All contributions to the SHARP Network are released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial, Share-alike Generic 1.0 License unless otherwise noted.
- You understand that certain things like page histories are archives as defined under the US Copyright Act. You should be aware of the copyright limitations that may exist on those archival materials.
- You accept the modification and change procedures as outlined; you accept that you have notice of this page and its changes; and if one part of this agreement is not binding, you agree that the other parts are binding.
- Your submissions must be factual and from a neutral point of view.
- We hold the right to deny user access for any reason.
General terms:
These Terms and Conditions, Disclaimers, and other policies as set forth and from time to time revisited by Scientists and Engineers for America are a binding agreement between you and SEA.
Not in violation of any law:
By submitting to the SHARP Network you affirm to your own knowledge that any submission you make is not in violation of any applicable law or agreement.
These laws include making defamatory statements including, but not exclusive to, false statements that may change a person’s or group’s reputation causing them damage. Always write in an accurate and precise manner. You must write from a neutral point of view.
You must always write in a neutral point of view. All submission should be non-partisan and factual. No content contributed to the SHARP Network may endorse or oppose or imply any endorsement of or any opposition to any candidate for political office or any political party.
In compliance with federal law, you must be at least 13 years of age to contribute to this site. SEA does not knowingly collect or solicit information from children under thirteen (13) years of age through this site.
Intellectual Property Rights and Creative Commons Notice:
All articles and submissions in the SHARP Network are released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial, Share-alike Generic 1.0 License, except where otherwise noted.
You also understand that once you have submitted material into the SHARP Network it can be changed, modified, or deleted by subsequent users and that there can be no warranty regarding submissions.
All of the trademarks, service marks, personality rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in the SHARP Network are property of their respective owners. Their use here is for informational use only and does not imply that you may use them for any purpose other than for same or a similar purpose by the original authors of the articles. Unless otherwise stated, SEA and the SHARP Network neither endorse, nor affiliate with any of the holders of any such rights and cannot grant rights to use any otherwise protected materials.
As a user, you represent and warrant that your content will not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party.
Archival Notice:
The SHARP Network is the current published version of each article. Archived history of pages and articles are provided as a service for reference and are considered an educational archive under Title 17 of United States Code § 108. It is your responsibility to comply with copyright laws regarding archival material; copying it may be considered infringement.
Binding Clause:
You understand that by using this site and any site associated with Scientists and Engineers for America that you consent to and are bound by these terms and conditions as well as the disclaimer, and associated contracts.
Denial of Service:
SEA reserves the right to deny any user access to some or all of this website, and edit, refuse, or remove content posted in its sole discretion.
Severability:
Should any term condition or clause be found invalid, all remaining terms, conditions, and clauses shall remain valid.
