BY ACCESSING THIS WEB SITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE DO NOT USE OR ACCESS THIS WEB SITE. Salem State College reserves the right to at any time alter or amend without notice these terms and conditions upon which it provides this web site.

• Website Content Disclaimer
• Privacy Policy
• Copyright Policy
• Web Policy Contacts

Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the information presented on Salem State College web sites, errors, omissions and technical limitations may occur. Salem State College provides this information "as is" and without warranty. Salem State College disclaims all warranties either expressed or implied.

The information provided on Salem State College web sites is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract with the College. Salem State College reserves the right to change or remove information from College web sites without notice.

Hypertext links to web sites that are not hosted by Salem State College are provided as a convenience and should not be considered an endorsement or credibility of the service, information, or product offered through the linked sites.

Salem State College values and respects all personal and academic freedoms afforded by law. Accordingly, the College does not monitor or restrict information posted to many of the web pages found on the salemstate.edu domain or within the range of I.P. addresses assigned to the College, including but not limited to, those pages maintained by students, faculty members, student organizations, and organizations that are not formally part of Salem State College. Therefore, the opinions expressed and the information presented on such pages may not represent the opinions or policies of the College.

Salem State College reserves the right to remove any page on its servers that does not observe the restrictions or provisions set forth by the College.

Salem State College may provide access to online guest books, message boards, chat rooms, or other web-based public forums. Information provided in this manner may be presented as it was originally submitted. Salem State College is not liable for any comments, suggestions, opinions, or implications made in public forums, and the opinions expressed and the information presented on such pages may not represent the opinions or policies of the College.

Salem State College reserves the right to censor any material determined to be threatening or obscene, and to ban those that are responsible for submitting said material from future use of College resources. College resources may be used for lawful purposes only. Submission of any information, data or material in violation of any law is prohibited. Salem State College reserves the right to monitor and or log submissions to web-based public forums.

Salem State College respects the personal privacy of web site visitors and presents this policy to clarify how information is collected and used in conjunction with Salem State College web sites. Salem State College privacy policies are provided in accordance with appropriate state and federal laws.

This policy is meant to provide a general overview of Salem State College's web privacy policies and does not constitute a contract with the College. Salem State College reserves the right to alter or amend this policy at any time without notice.

As outlined in the Salem State College Website Content Disclaimer, many of the web pages hosted on the salemstate.edu domain are not maintained by the College, and therefore may not adhere to this policy. A link to this policy will be provided on all College maintained web pages. You are encouraged to request and review the privacy policy of any web page that does not clearly display a link to a privacy policy.

In an effort to improve the online experience, information about how visitors are accessing Salem State College web sites is captured each time a web file is requested from a web server. This data is used in aggregate to study web site usage and analyze network performance. The information collected in this manner does not include personal identifiers; it is totally anonymous.

Information collected in this manner includes;

• Type and version of web browser
• URL of referring web page
• Date and time of request
• Internet address (IP number) of host computer

Some pages on Salem State College web sites may request personal information via email or web forms. Information submitted in this manner will be used only for the purposes described on said web pages or as requested by the submitter. Salem State College will not sell or disclose personal information with third parties without your permission, or unless legally obligated. Information submitted to the College electronically is subject to the same rules, regulations and policies that would apply if the information were submitted on paper or in person.

You are under no obligation to submit any information over the Internet. Please contact the person or area represented by the web page to request alternative submission methods.

Salem State College complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-380), a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.

In some instances College web sites may use "cookies" in order to create a more dynamic user experience or improve the overall quality of the site. A cookie is a small text file stored on the user's computer, which may contain information such as;

• the last page visited
• the type of web browser
• the time and date the current page was requested
• information that you may have submitted to this site

The information that is stored in a cookie may be used to provide certain functionality to that web page, however the user is under no obligation to accept or enable cookies so long as they are willing to forfeit said functionality.

Salem State College has taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its data and prevent unauthorized access to information maintained on our systems. These measures are designed and intended to prevent corruption of data, block unknown or unauthorized access to our systems and information, and to provide reasonable protection of private information in our possession.

When submitting sensitive data like credit card information or personal ID numbers, we use secure server technology to protect the information. The secure server software encrypts the information you input before you send it to us. All of the data is protected against unauthorized access, as indicated by the secure icon (padlock) on your browser.

While every effort is made to maintain the security of our servers, no computing environment can be 100% secure. Therefore, use of Salem State College web sites to transmit information is at you own risk. Salem State College provides no warranty and assumes no liability.

We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access of your access codes and your computer. Do not share your access codes with others. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.

The following policy was developed in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States of America and related laws contained in Title 17 of the United States Code.

All text, files, images, videos, music, sounds, software, logos, charts, layouts, designs, and information, as well as the underlying coding associated with each web page found on Salem State College web sites are the intellectual property of Salem State College, unless otherwise noted. Salem State College web sites are protected by United States copyright laws as a collective work. Some web pages may contain content provided by a third party that holds a copyright to the material.

Additionally, as outlined in the Salem State College Website Content Disclaimer, some pages found on the salemstate.edu domain or within the range of I.P. addresses assigned to the College may not be maintained by the College and therefore may be subject to different policies. A link to this policy will be provided on all College maintained web pages. You are encouraged to request and review the copyright policy of any web page that does not clearly display a link to a copyright policy.

In accordance with applicable laws, you may view, copy, print and use content contained on Salem State College web sites solely for your own personal use and provided that: (1) the content is used for informational and noncommercial purposes only; (2) no text, graphics, photos or other content is modified in any way; (3) you include both a link to this notice and any copyright notice originally included with said content; and (4) no graphics or photos are used, copied or distributed separate from accompanying text.

Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law you may not copy, redistribute, publish, display or commercially exploit any material from Salem State College web sites without the expressed permission of Salem State College as provided by its designated agent:

William Murphy
Web Development
Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
TEL: 978-542-8010
FAX: 978-542-6557
Email: copyright@salemstate.edu

You may not download text, images, videos, music, sounds, software, logos, or files of any type to other sites or hard-drives without prior written consent.

In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of materials from Salem State College web sites, no changes in or deletions of author attribution, trademarks, legend or copyright notice can be made.

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication or otherwise any license or other grant of right to use any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property of Salem State College or any third party, except as expressly provided herein.

All use of Salem State College intellectual property must comply with U.S. Copyright laws and all other applicable laws.

Margo Steiner
College Relations
Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
TEL: 978-542-8010
FAX: 978-542-6557
Email: copyright@salemstate.edu

You are free to link to any Salem State College web page without notifying us or asking permission, unless otherwise stated on said web page. Links should be attributed to Salem State College and the person or area that the page represents.

Any presentation of Salem State College materials that presents them with commercial content attached or presents them so that they appear to be the property or work of another is not permitted without prior written consent. Therefore;

• all links must be directly to a Salem State College web page. Linking directly to images, videos, music, sounds, software, logos, or files of any type other than web page files (inline linking) is not allowed.
• Salem State College web pages may not be presented as the frame source of any other site.

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), Pub. L. 105-304, Salem State College has designated an agent to receive notification of alleged copyright infringement on any Salem State College web page. If you believe that your copyrighted work is being infringed, notify:

William Murphy
Web Development
Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
TEL: 978-542-8010
FAX: 978-542-6557
Email: copyright@salemstate.edu

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act requires that all infringement claims must be in writing and must include the following information:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or the person authorized to act on its behalf;
• A description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
• A description of the infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit Salem State College to locate the material;
• Your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and email;
• A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under the pains and penalties of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

A summary of the DMCA is available at: http://www.copyright.gov/.

This policy pertains only to Salem State College websites.

If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact:

The Office of the Chief Information Officer
Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
TEL: 978-542-6446
FAX: 978-542-6557

To obtain permission to copy, reproduce, or distribute any content found on Salem State College web sites, please submit the specifics of your request in writing to:

William Murphy
Web Development
Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
TEL: 978-542-8010
FAX: 978-542-6557
EMAIL: copyright@salemstate.edu

To comment on Salem State College web sites, or to report functional errors, please contact:

SSC Webmaster
Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
TEL: 978-542-8010
FAX: 978-542-6557
EMAIL: webmaster@salemstate.edu