Copyright

Trademark

Disclaimer and Terms of Use

Privacy Policy

Copyright

All images, text, programs, and other materials found in the ReadWriteThink Website ("Website") are protected by the United States copyright laws and are owned or licensed by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Educators may use and make a limited number of copies of the ReadWriteThink content and materials for non-commercial, classroom and instructional use and in support of the program: MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom. Use and reproduction of materials owned or controlled by ReadWriteThink may be subject to additional conditions or restrictions. Please contact us for further details. All other rights are reserved. Except as set forth above, no part of the ReadWriteThink content or materials may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English and, if applicable, the Verizon Foundation. Any modifications or commercial or for-profit use of the images, text, programs or other materials found in the Website is strictly prohibited.

MarcoPolo Trainers are permitted to conduct training sessions on ReadWriteThink content and to use ReadWriteThink training materials, provided that there is no fee charged for the training, unless permission has been granted. Trainers also must register in the Rusticello database and maintain high quality training standards as measured by the survey scores and write-in comments. Participants who have completed an Verizon Foundation-approved "MarcoPolo Certified Trainer Program" and have agreed to the quality assurance guidelines and oversight required for MarcoPolo Certified Trainers may be designated as a "MarcoPolo Certified Trainer." Additional information is available from the MarcoPolo home page (http://www.mped.org/).

Under no circumstances may any individual or organization charge for the use of ReadWriteThink online content and materials, including Professional Development resources, without prior written permission from the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English.

Resale of ReadWriteThink content and materials, including printed materials ordered from the Verizon Foundation, is not permitted.

For more information, please write to us using the Contact Us page.

Trademarks

The names, logos, and taglines identifying ReadWriteThink's content and services are proprietary marks of the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Modifications to any logos associated with ReadWriteThink are strictly prohibited.

Disclaimer and Terms of Use

ReadWriteThink (a partnership of the Verizon Foundation, the International Reading Association, and the National Council of Teachers of English) makes available this website and the information and services contained herein in furtherance of ReadWriteThink's nonprofit and tax-exempt purposes. While ReadWriteThink makes every effort to present accurate and reliable information on this site, ReadWriteThink does not endorse, approve or certify such information, nor does it guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or timeliness of such information. Use of such information is voluntary, and reliance on it should only be undertaken after an independent review by qualified experts. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process or service does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by ReadWriteThink.

The Website is provided on an "As Is" and "As Available" basis. ReadWriteThink, the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English and their affiliates do not make any expressed or implied warranty as to the accuracy or merchantability of content or programming, or any implied warranties of fitness or non-infringement.

At certain places on this site, live "links" to other websites can be accessed. Such external sites contain information created, published, maintained, or otherwise posted by institutions or organizations independent of ReadWriteThink. ReadWriteThink does not endorse, approve, certify, or control these external sites and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or timeliness of information located at such sites. Use of any information obtained from such sites is voluntary, and reliance on it should only be undertaken after an independent review by qualified experts. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process or service does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by ReadWriteThink.

ReadWriteThink assumes no responsibility for consequences resulting from use of the information contained herein, or from use of the information obtained at linked sites, or in any respect for the content of such information. ReadWriteThink is not responsible for, and expressly disclaims all liability for, damages of any kind arising out of use, reference to, reliance on, or performance of such information.

Privacy Policy

The International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English respect your privacy. This document outlines the ways that the ReadWriteThink website may collect information from you.

Browsing the Site

Generally speaking, you can visit the pages of the ReadWriteThink website without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information. To learn more about who visits our site, we may track Internet domain addresses (that is, from where you are connecting to the website, for instance from aol.com or from vt.edu). While we log this address information, you will remain anonymous. We do not access or record such information as your login name at aol.com, and we use the information that is recorded for statistical purposes only.

There are portions of the ReadWriteThink website that do request personal information:

• Contact Us
• Lesson Feedback
• Take Our Survey

You may choose whether to enter this personal information. You are not required to do so. However, if you choose not to provide the information that we request, we may be unable to respond to your request. Any and all personal information provided will not be distributed or sold to any third party.

Links to Other Sites

The ReadWriteThink website includes links to other websites. ReadWriteThink is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. You should always read the privacy policy at a website before revealing any personal information.

Policy Changes

ReadWriteThink reserves the right to make changes to our web policies at any time. Those changes will go into effect on the date posted. The new policy will apply to everyone using our website and will replace any prior policies.