Copyright
Notice, Privacy Policy & Terms of Use
Copyright
Policy
The New London County Historical Society is the owner and
copyright holder of all images, text and data bases on this
web site, unless otherwise specified. Contributors to this
web site retain their copyrights of text, images, photographs,
drawings, artwork, data bases, etc.. Permission to use their
copyrighted material must be obtained from the owner in writing.
All
information, media, sound and images provided by New London
County Historical Society’s (NLCHS) website is for the
personal use of students, educators, scholars and the public.
Any commercial use or publication is strictly prohibited without
proper permission. Permission to view, use and copy information,
media, sound and images for personal use delivered from this
World Wide Web server is hereby granted, provided:
• 1. The item is used for informational purposes only.
• 2. The item is used for non-commercial purposes only.
• 3. The item includes proper citation.
When
using materials from NLCHS’s website please acknowledge
the source clearly by specifying the URL (web address) of
the page in which you found them, as well as any other attribution
information indicated with the material.
The
New London County Historical Society Library & Research
Center respects the copyright law of the United States (Title
17, U.S. Code). The researcher will be held liable for copyright
infringement if reproductions are used other than for private
study, scholarship or research. In order to obtain permission
to publish or reproduce any of the materials in the collection
of the New London County Historical Society, address a written
request to the director.
Privacy Policy
This
site neither collects any information about any visitor nor
does it set any cookies. However, the site host does employ
a web log to provide its clients with data regarding page
views, hits, browser types and other traffic information.
The data we receive does not include any names, email addresses,
geographic locations, IP numbers, or other information which
might reveal visitors’ identities. The New London County
Historical Society respects your online privacy and will not
give your email address to any third party.
Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act, effective April 21, 2000(COPPA)
Persons under 18 years of age should ask for their parent's
permission before signing up for our mailing list. You may
unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions at the
end of each e-newsletter.
Terms of Use Notice
This
Web site ("Site") was developed by the New London
County Historical Society (NLCHS). By using this Site and/or
downloading materials from this Site, you agree to the terms
and conditions set forth in this document (the "Terms
of Use"). NLCHS reserves the right to modify the Terms
of Use in its discretion at any time. Such modifications will
be effective when posted.
Throughout this Site you can access other NLCHS sponsored
products and services, some acquired from third parties, including
information, documents, software, and products (collectively,
the "Materials"). Some of these products and services
may include software, models and data sets that are governed
by their own specific terms of use. In the absence of specific
terms of use, these Terms of Use shall apply.
Use. The user is granted the right to use this Site for any
non-profit, training, research, or educational purpose whatsoever
-- and not for any direct or indirect commercial purpose or
advantage -- without any fee or cost, to access, link to and
use, create derivative works, publish, distribute, disseminate,
transfer, or modify, revise, copy, edit, and digitize the
information contained in this Site. In the event you breach
of the Terms of Use or terms of use for a specific Materials,
NLCHS may suspend or immediately terminate your access to
this Site and the Materials and pursue any and all legal and
equitable remedies available to it.
Prohibited Uses. The following categories of use are inappropriate
and prohibited:
Use that is unlawful, harassing or threatening, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or that would violate any
law or the rights of others, including without limitation,
laws against copyright infringement. Use that impedes, interferes
with, impairs, or otherwise causes harm to the activities
of others, including but not limited to spamming and distribution
of computer viruses. Use that is damaging to the integrity
of this Site, the Materials or other NLCHS systems, including
but not limited to, attempts to defeat system security, unauthorized
access or use, distribution of computer viruses, and modification
or removal of data. Use that is inconsistent with NLCHS's
non-profit status. NLCHS is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization
and, as such, is subject to specific federal, state, and local
laws regarding sources of income, political activities, use
of property, and similar matters. As a result, commercial
use of this Site or the Materials for non-NLCHS purposes is
generally prohibited. Prohibited commercial use does not include
communications and exchange of data that furthers the NLCHS’s
educational, administrative, research, clinical, and other
roles, regardless of whether it has an incidental financial
or other benefit to an external organization. Use for the
purpose of lobbying that connotes NLCHS involvement, except
for authorized lobbying through or in consultation with NLCHS's
Legal representative. Use that may expose NLCHS to criminal
or civil liability. Violations of these restrictions may result
in limitations on access by you to this Site and the Materials.
Copyright. Any copyright notice contained in this Notice or
in any other part of this Site shall remain intact and unaltered
and shall be affixed to any use or copy of all or any such
part of this Site. The user must include an appropriate citation
crediting the source of all or any portion of this Site as
follows:
"The source of this material is the New London County
Historical Society © 2003 (NLCHS). All Rights Reserved."
The name NLCHS may not be used in any advertising or publicity
to endorse or promote any products or commercial entity unless
specific written permission is obtained from NLCHS.
The rights granted to you constitute a license and not a transfer
of title. Except as specifically permitted herein, NLCHS does
not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents,
copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights
with respect to this Site or the Materials.
Disclaimer/Limitation of Liability. THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE,
INCLUDING THE MATERIALS, IS PROVIDED BY NLCHS "AS IS."
NLCHS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE APPLICABILITY OF THE UNIFORM
COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT (UCITA), AND ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL NLCH BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE SUFFERED BY YOU, ANY
USER, OR ANY THIRD PARTY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM
NLCHS’S EXERCISE OF ITS RIGHTS UNDER THESE TERMS OF
USE. IN NO EVENT SHALL NLCHS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT,
PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LOSS OF DATA OR PROFITS, THAT ARISE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE ACCESS, USE, CONTENT, PERFORMANCE OF OR RELIANCE
ON THIS SITE, ANY LINKED SITE, ANY LINKS CONTAINED IN ANY
LINKED SITE, OR THE MATERIALS. SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS
ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY MAY LAST. TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE,
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO NINETY (90) DAYS.
Links. This Site contains links to other websites that do
not belong to NLCHS or its affiliates ("third-party sites").
Links to these third-party sites will allow the user to leave
the NLCHS Site. Any third-party site is outside the domain
of and is not under the control of NLCHS. NLCHS is providing
the link only as a convenience. NLCHS is not responsible for
the content or use of any third-party site or any linked site
contained within the third-party site, or any changes or updates
thereto. No sponsorship, approval or endorsement of any product,
service or information provided by the third-party site, the
content of the site, or the site itself is intended or implied
by NLCHS.
Laws. By visiting the NLCHS Site, the user agrees that the
laws of the State of Connecticut and the United States of
America, without regard to principles of conflict of laws,
will govern these Terms of Use and any dispute that might
arise between the user and NLCHS.
By visiting and using this Site and the Materials, the User
agrees to abide by all laws of the United States of America
and the State of Connecticut, including any applicable export
control laws regarding the use of any or all parts of this
Site and the Materials.
Privacy Policy. The only information that NLCHS obtains about
a user to its Site is information supplied voluntarily by
the user. This means that you can visit the NLCHS Site without
identifying who you are or revealing any information about
yourself. In order to serve you better, meet NLCHS’s
goals, reporting requirements and gauge the effectiveness
of the Site, NLCHS collects some general information about
its users which does not individually identify anyone by email
address or otherwise. Therefore, information about which pages
a user visits, where and how a user links to the Web page,
how much time is spent on each page, how many times a new
user accesses the Web page, and the date and time of the visit,
is automatically tracked in the aggregate. Some NLCHS programs
or services may request specific user information, such as
name and email address, and the user may decide whether to
voluntarily supply that information.
NOTIFICATION OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT: NLCHS 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 Site or on sites linked to or from this Site, please
provide NLCHS's Copyright Agent a Copyright Infringement Notification.
Subscribers who feel that an infringement notification has
been filed in error may submit a Copyright Infringement Counter
Notification.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act requires that all notices
of alleged copyright infringement be in writing. For NLCHS
to act on your notice, you must be authorized to enforce the
copyrights that you allege have been infringed. When informing
the NLCHS of an alleged copyright infringement, you should:
(1) 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.
(2) Describe the material that is claimed to be infringing
and provide sufficient information to permit NLCHS to locate
that material.
(3) Provide your contact information, including an address,
telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address.
(4) 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.
(5) Certify that the information that you have provided NLCHS
is accurate. You should attest under penalty of perjury that
you are authorized to enforce the copyrights that you allege
have been infringed.
(6) Include your physical or electronic signature.
NLCHS may not be able to act on your complaint promptly or
at all if you do not provide this information.
NLCHS's Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright
infringement can be reached as follows:
By mail:
Copyright Agent
New London County Historical Society
11 Blinman Street, New London, CT 06320
By telephone: (860) 443-1209
By email: nlchsinc@aol.com
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 OR ON SITES LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE.
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