Permission and Use Policy for "Nan Dieter Conklin: A Life in Science"

Resources and images, electronic or otherwise (including captions), created, authored and/or prepared by the NRAO/AUI and the NRAO staff are copyrighted in content, presentation, and intellectual or creative origin. All such materials are considered intellectual property and are intended for use for educational, public information, and research purposes. Use of NRAO/AUI or Nan Dieter Conklin names and/or logos in publicity, promotion, or advertising is prohibited without prior written consent of N.D.Conklin/NRAO/AUI/. Commercial use will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Use of NRAO/AUI resources constitutes acceptance of the guidelines listed:

I. NRAO/AUI WEB RESOURCE USE

The NRAO encourages the use of its Web resources, electronically or in other formats, for educational and public information purposes. The use of these resources must not imply endorsement by NRAO/AUI/NSF of organizations, products, or services using the resources.

1. Usage Categories

Three general categories are defined for the use of NRAO Web resources: Educational/ Public Information, Personal (Not for Profit), and Commercial.

1. Educational / Research Use: NRAO allows reproduction, authorship of derivative works, and other transformations of the original work strictly for educational, public information, and research purposes without further permission, subject to the General Conditions section listed below. If a recognizable person appears in an image, use may infringe a right of privacy or publicity, and permission shall be separately obtained from the recognizable person. For other non-commercial uses, permission shall be obtained from NRAO/AUI.

2. Personal, Not-for-Profit Use: NRAO allows reproduction, authorship of derivative works, and other transformations of the original work strictly for personal, non-profit / non-commercial / non-retail use without further permission, subject to the General Conditions section listed below. Some examples of personal, non-profit/non-commercial/non-retail uses are downloading images for personal posters, screensavers, or as gifts for friends and relatives.

3. Commercial Use: Written permission must be obtained from the copyright owner prior to commercial use (See credits on the Web page. If someone is listed in addition to N.D.Conklin/NRAO/AUI, they should be considered the primary copyright owner). For NRAO text and/or images, the NRAO will work with vendors on a case-by-case basis to establish appropriate permissions for use, which in some cases may involve a fee or royalty agreement.

2. Credit and Copyright Statements

Any use of "Nan Dieter Conklin: A Life in Science" shall include one of the following credit statements:

"N.D.Conklin / National Radio Astronomy Observatory / Associated Universities, Inc. / National Science Foundation", or

"N.D.Conklin / NRAO / AUI / NSF".

Additional credit lines may be required for text or images that are copyrighted by individuals or other organizations. In such cases use the copyright specified and contact the individual/organization if questions arise.

II. GENERAL CONDITIONS

• Use of material from this Web site may NOT be used to constitute, state or imply the endorsement by Nan Dieter Conklin, NRAO/AUI, the NSF or any NRAO/AUI employee of a commercial product, process, service, theory, or activity.

• NRAO/AUI shall be acknowledged as the source of its materials, products, and technologies.

• Nan Dieter Conklin and/or NRAO/AUI shall in no way be liable for any costs, expenses, claims or demands arising out of use of this Web site by a recipient or a recipient's distributees.

• NRAO/AUI personnel are not authorized to sign "hold harmless" statements or documents granting exclusive rights.

• AUI has agreed that if it or anyone else owns a copyright which is produced by AUI or its employees in the performance of work under AUI's Cooperative Agreement with NSF, the Federal Government will have a non-exclusive, non-transferable, irrevocable, royalty-free license to exercise or have exercised for or on behalf of the United States throughout the world all exclusive rights provided by the copyright.

• The NRAO is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and will not use images or Web resources to discriminate against any protected employment class.

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