Terms of Use

The Gender & Science Digital Library disclaimer, copyright information, and privacy policy.

The Gender & Science Digital Library (GSDL) is administered by Education Development Center, Inc., (EDC) Newton, MA. The GSDL is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Digital Library (NSDL) program. The ideas and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of the NSF, or Education Development Center.

The GSDL is not responsible for the content of any referenced web pages created by external parties. The GSDL does not necessarily endorse the companies or organizations featured on these pages. We provide links to other web sites when, in our judgment, information residing on these sites would be helpful to our clients. We cannot assure that the content will remain the same. It is the sole responsibility of users to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, and reliability of information found.

Personal information the GSDL collects
There are different varieties of registered users within the GSDL system. As users gain higher levels of access to the GSDL collection description system, more personal information is required. Registered guests to the GSDL system are required to provide an email address and a full name, while registered contributors and reviewers need to provide mailing address, phone and fax numbers, and affiliated institution name and position. Contributors and reviewers also need to select which types or subject areas of resources they are interested in reviewing or contributing.

The GSDL does not sell or share your personal information with anyone outside of EDC and the GSDL and subcontractors, unless required by law. If at anytime you want to withdraw personal information from our database, please contact gsdl@edc.org

The GSDL provides several opportunities for all users to contact us through email or web-based forms. We use the personal information you provide only as it relates to answering your question. Aggregate records of how many people contact us per month are kept; however, individual information is not kept in this form nor shared in any reporting process.

The GSDL links to hundreds of other web sites; we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those web sites. Please see our disclaimer above for additional information.

The GSDL will soon offer community areas on our site. Please be aware that any information you disclose in these areas becomes public information; use caution when disclosing personal information in public areas on any web site.

Non-personal information collected by web system
Our web servers automatically record general information on all users who browse the content of our site. These data collection systems gather on:


• Your IP address


• The Internet domain for your Internet service, such as company.com or school.edu.


• The type and version of the browser you are using to access http://www.gsdl.org (such as Netscape 4.0 or Internet Explorer 3.5)


• The type and version of the operating system you use (such as Macintosh or Windows)


• The address of the previous site you were visiting, if you linked to http://www.gsdl.org from another site


• The pages you visit on the GSDL and the files you download


• The date, time, and length of time of your visit.


The logs are periodically summarized and analyzed to study site usage over time to help us improve the site's organization, performance, and usefulness. This information is only examined in the aggregate, not at the individual level.

Cookies
Some of the GSDL's web pages use "cookies, " text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. These files do not contain any personally identifiable information, such as your email address, unless you have already chosen to volunteer that information to us in some way. If you choose to register with us, your personal information may be linked to the information stored in the cookie. We use cookies to improve your experience on the site and to understand how different features are used by visitors.

Removing or correcting your personal information
If you are a registered user of the GSDL's web site, you will be able to login with your username and password to view and change your personal information yourself. The GSDL will make every effort to preserve your privacy and security by verifying your identify when you use our system. You may contact the GSDL at any time to request that your personal information be removed from our database. Contact the GSDL by email at gsdl@edc.org

Address any questions about these or other policies to Sarita Nair, GSDL Project Director Education Development Center, Inc., 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458, by phone: 617.618.2164 or email to snair@edc.org

Except where we state otherwise, the GSDL offers you access to this web site solely for your personal and non-commercial uses. By using this web site, you agree to these terms and you promise that you will not use any content found on the GSDL web site in whole or in part, for any purpose that is unlawful or for any purposes other than those that are personal, non-commercial and educational. You agree that you will not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, frame in another web page, use on any other web site, transfer or sell any information, software, lists of users, databases or other lists, products or services provided through or obtained from the GSDL.

The GSDL holds copyright for original material created by the GSDL and by authors specifically commissioned by us. Authors or producers that submit their original works to the GSDL collection hold copyright on their original works; the catalog record that is created to describe their learning objects is copyrighted by the GSDL.

Except where otherwise specified, you may copy and re-distribute but not modify the catalog record to learning objects contained in the GSDL provided that the catalog record be accompanied by the GSDL logo and that the catalog record contains a hypertext link back to the GSDL.

Unless by written permission from the GSDL, you agree that you will not store the catalog record or any subset of the catalog record of learning objects contained in the GSDL by any means, digital or otherwise, except for personal, non-commercial, educational purposes.

Users may contribute comments, reviews, metadata, URLs, or other information to the GSDL web site and send emails and other communications, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, an invasion of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." The user may not use false email addresses, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to origin of any communication, message or other content. The GSDL reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content, but does not regularly review posted content.

If the user does contribute comments, reviews, metadata, or other information, the user voluntarily grants the GSDL and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and full right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display the contribution throughout the world in any media. The user grants the GSDL or its affiliates the right to use the name (if any) that the user submits in connection with such contribution, if the user so chooses. In the case where attribution is made to the contributor of original material (e.g. reviews, messages on listservs/email groups, and other comments), the GSDL will not alter such content. However, contributed metadata (resource descriptions, subjects, resource types, etc.) may be changed to enhance resource description and discovery.

To the best of the user's knowledge, use of the contribution by the GSDL does not violate any intellectual property rights and will not cause injury to any person or entity. The GSDL has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor and edit or remove any activity or contribution. The GSDL takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any contribution made by the user or a third party.

The GSDL will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and such infringement is occurring on this web site, please notify the GSDL in writing. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act requires that all notices of alleged copyright infringement be in writing. For the GSDL to act on your notice, you must be authorized to enforce the copyrights that you allege have been infringed. When informing the GSDL of an alleged copyright infringement, you should:


• Identify the copyrighted work that allegedly has been infringed. If multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are involved, please provide a representative list of such works on that site.


• Describe the material that is claimed to be infringing and provide sufficient information to permit the GSDL to locate that material.


• Provide your contact information, including an address, telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address.


• Certify or include a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyright-protected material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, the owner's agent, or law.


• Certify that the information that you have provided the GSDL is accurate. You should attest under penalty of perjury that you are authorized to enforce the copyrights that you allege have been infringed.


• Include your physical or electronic signature.


The GSDL may not be able to act on your complaint promptly or at all if you do not provide this information.

The GSDL's Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows:

By mail:

William Hulsey
Copyright Agent & Legal Counsel
Education Development Center, Inc.
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458

By telephone: (617) 618-2234
By email: whulsey@edc.org


THE COPYRIGHT AGENT SHOULD ONLY BE CONTACTED IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR WORK HAS BEEN USED OR COPIED IN A WAY THAT CONSTITUTES COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND SUCH INFRINGEMENT IS OCCURRING ON THIS SITE.