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Copyright
All text, images, logos and information
contained on the MECA web sites, including the Montessori Children's House of North Barrington
web site, are the intellectual property of Montessori Education
Centers Associated unless otherwise
registered
and are protected under the U.S. Copyright Act 17 U.S.C. 101-810
and international treaties. Copyright gives the owner exclusive
right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or license a
given work. Whether or not a web site includes a statement about
copyright, the US copyright act provides protection for such works,
and they may not be used or reproduced without permission.
It is the responsibility of all parties
storing materials on the MECA web sites to ensure that such material
does not violate other parties' proprietary rights and does not
otherwise violate law or applicable MECA policy. MECA reserves
the right to delete or make inaccessible files, emails, or forum
posts that contain material that is in violation of law or of applicable
MECA policy. MECA is not responsible for any errors in the material
provided on the web and shall not be liable for any damages of
any kind arising from the use of any material found on official
MECA web sites or on any other sites with MECA domain addresses.
DO NOT copy or adapt the HTML that MECA creates to generate pages
or any other object code, source code, programming code, data,
information or HTML script, as these are also is covered by MECA’s
copyright.
Links to Other sites
Provision of links from official MECA
web sites to sites located outside of the montessorieca.org or
mchnb.net domains does not imply endorsement or credibility
of the service, information,
or product offered through the linked sites. Web developers should
avoid the following: creating links to other websites that the
developer knows contains infringing or defamatory material; inserting
from other web sites inline images or graphics into MECA HTML documents;
and framing as a means of linking web sites.
Respect for Copyrights of Digital Materials and
Software
It is the policy of Montessori Education
Centers Associated to respect the copyright protections given by
federal law to owners of digital materials and software. It is
against MECA policy for faculty, staff, or students to use MECA
equipment or services to access, use, copy or otherwise reproduce,
or make available to others any copyright-protected digital materials
or software except as permitted under copyright law (especially
with respect to "fair use") or specific license.
MECA regards violation of this policy
as a serious matter, and any such violation is without its consent
and is subject to disciplinary action. Repeated violations will
result in loss of computing privileges, among other sanctions.
Infringement Notification
Pursuant to 37 CFR 201.38, MECA has designated
the following person to receive notification from copyright owners
of claimed infringement of copyright:
Stephen J. Snyder
Claimed Copyright Infringement
Montessori Education Centers Associated
Address: 411 West Ontario Street, Suite 603, Chicago, IL, 60610
Telephone: (312) 266-1797
Facsimile: (312) 264-2336
Email: copyright@montessorieca.org (preferred)
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