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, hep.gse.harvard.edu, 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 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. 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. Under federal copyright law, no copyrighted work may be copied, published, disseminated, displayed, performed, or played without permission of the copyright holder except in accordance with fair use or licensed agreement.   

How to report copyright infringements

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 https://trademark.harvard.edu/

Fair Use

Our fair use standard is 400 words in total 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 use quote marks or block quoting so the reader sees that the material is a quotation. Include a link to the webpage on which the original article appears, or other similar attribution, as well as retaining all copyright and other proprietary notices. 

Other Uses

Any other use, print or electronic, of our publications and content will require written permission from HEPG. Please view the Permissions page for more information. 

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. View our Privacy Policy for more information. 

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.”. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE AND OUR COLLABORATORS, LICENSORS, CONTENT PROVIDERS AND DISTRIBUTORS (COLLECTIVELY, OTHER THAN PROVIDERS OF USER CONTENT, OUR “COLLABORATORS”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE) REGARDING THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE AND OUR COLLABORATORS MAKE NO WARRANTY ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, SUFFICIENCY OR QUALITY OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, NOR THAT ANY PARTICULAR CONTENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE. WE DO NOT APPROVE OR ENDORSE ANY USER CONTENT OR CONTENT PROVIDED BY OTHERS. NEITHER WE NOR OUR COLLABORATORS WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL OPERATE WITHOUT ERROR OR INTERRUPTION, OR THAT THE SITE OR ITS SERVER IS FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MATERIALS. 

Limitations of Liability and Remedies

WE MAKE THE SITE AND THE CONTENT AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE. YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN SOLE RISK. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR OUR COLLABORATORS BE LIABLE TO YOU, IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, OR THESE TERMS OF USE, EVEN IF THE SITE OR CONTENT IS DEFECTIVE OR WE ARE NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE AT FAULT, AND REGARDLESS WHETHER WE ARE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHE. PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS OF USE, WE OR OUR COLLABORATORS ARE FOUND LIABLE TO YOU (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, OR THESE TERMS OF USE, OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR COLLABORATORS SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS ($50) IN AGGREGATE, EVEN IF THE SITE OR CONTENT IS DEFECTIVE OR WE ARE NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE AT FAULT. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. 

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

You agree that HEPG may, in its sole discretion and at any time, modify, discontinue, or suspend its operation of the Sites, any part thereof or any Contents, temporarily or permanently, without notice or liability to you. 

Changes to Terms

HEPG may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time. Your continued usage of HEPG websites will mean you accept those changes, and you agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. The materials provided on these websites are protected by law, including, but not limited to, United States copyright laws and international treaties. 

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

harvardedpress@gse.harvard.edu

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The effective date of this policy is July 21, 2023.