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Standard Copyright Statement for Science Olympiad Resources

Science Olympiad, Inc. owns the intellectual property rights to the contents of this resource. It may not be reproduced in any form for other individuals or teams. It is meant for the sole use of the school or team that purchased it. Teams that have paid Science Olympiad National dues and are registered with Science Olympiad, Inc. may use this resource for the purposes of preparing for and participating in events that are sanctioned by Science Olympiad, Inc. This resource may not be placed on any website and no one may edit, post, republish, sell, rent or otherwise sub-license them. Use of these copyrighted materials by unregistered users is strictly forbidden.

Standard Copyright Statement for Elementary Science Olympiad Resources

Science Olympiad, Inc. owns the intellectual property rights to the contents of this resource. It may not be reproduced in any form for other individuals or teams. It is meant for the sole use of the school or team that purchased it. Teams that have paid Science Olympiad National dues and are registered with Science Olympiad, Inc. may use this resource for the purposes of preparing for and participating in events that are sanctioned by Science Olympiad, Inc. (there is no national membership fee for the Elementary Science Olympiad; the purchase of this resource enables a school to use it within the school in perpetuity as the registered user). These resources may not be placed on any website and no one may edit, post, republish, sell, rent or otherwise sub-license them. Use of these copyrighted materials by unregistered users is strictly forbidden.

Outbound Website Links

Information posted on the Science Olympiad website includes web links to information created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. Science Olympiad provides these links to websites only for users' information and convenience. When users select a link to an external website, they are leaving the Science Olympiad website and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners of the external websites. Science Olympiad does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information contained on a linked website.

Media Recommendations for Coaches, Students and Teams

See this PDF guide for information on appropriate use of Science Olympiad name, images, logos and information pertaining to TV, Film, Internet, Photo and Print Media. Participants at Science Olympiad tournaments may be photographed or have video taken as members of competing teams for image use by Science Olympiad.

Logo Samples and Use

Science Olympiad Branding Guidelines for teams, tournament directors and anyone creating images using the Science Olympiad mark

Science Olympiad Website Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for soinc.org. This Privacy Policy applies to the information collected by this website. We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact initiated by you. We do no sell or rent your personal information to anyone. We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with third parties outside the organization, other than is necessary to fulfill your request. We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via this website, your information is protected both online and offline. While we work to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline by sharing information only with employees or volunteers who need the information to perform a specific function. Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted here. If you feel we are not abiding by this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

Terms of Use for Free Online Digital Science Olympiad Rules Manuals

User may view a copy of the Rules for free, but in order to participate in the Science Olympiad program, including participating at ANY Invitational, Regional, State or National Science Olympiad Tournament or event, user MUST first become a member of their State Science Olympiad organization by registering and paying state and national fees on sites listed here.

User agrees to abide by the Science Olympiad Policies (such as safety, scoring and membership) listed here. User agrees to review our Privacy Policy and abide by the Copyrights and Use Policies listed here.

Should user become a member of Science Olympiad and participate in the program, user agrees to the Behavior Governing Guidelines and Science Olympiad Code of Ethics and agrees to accept the outcome of sanctioned Science Olympiad Tournaments.

General Terms of Use

By accessing the Science Olympiad website and by accessing a copy of the Science Olympiad Division B or C Rules Manuals (“the Rules”) or purchasing a physical or digital copy of Science Olympiad resources, you are entering into an agreement with Science Olympiad and agree to the terms that follow (the "Terms") and any other policies of Science Olympiad related to the Site, the Rules, and any other Science Olympiad content. If you do not wish to be bound by the Terms, you may not use or access the Site or the Rules.The Site is owned and operated by Science Olympiad, Inc.

Intellectual Property Rights for All Materials on this Site

The contents and design of the Site, the Rules, any Digital Resource and any material e-mailed to you or otherwise supplied to you in conjunction with the Site and/or a Digital Resource (such contents, design and materials being collectively referred to as the "Science Olympiad Content"), is copyright of Science Olympiad, Inc. and its licensors. You may not use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce any trademarks (such as the “Science Olympiad" name and logo or other trade names appearing on the Site or any Digital Resource) for any reason without written permission from Science Olympiad. The software that operates the Site and all Digital Resources is proprietary and you may not use it except as expressly allowed under these Terms. You may not copy, reverse engineer, modify or otherwise deal with the software. You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding your use of the Site and Science Olympiad Content.

Authorized Use of Science Olympiad Content

Science Olympiad grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited license to use and access Science Olympiad Content for your personal, non-commercial use only. Science Olympiad, in its sole discretion, may terminate your license at any time, for any reason, and without any notice. Under this license you may retrieve and display Science Olympiad Content from the Site on a computer screen or mobile device, print individual pages on paper and store such pages in electronic form on your computer or mobile device for your personal, non-commercial use. You may use Digital Resources only on devices for which they were intended, for your personal, non-commercial use and on no more than five separate devices. Except as expressly permitted above, you may not reproduce, modify or in any way commercially exploit any Science Olympiad Content. You may not use or adapt Science Olympiad Content for events other than those sanctioned by Science Olympiad, Inc. You may not do any of the following without prior written permission from Science Olympiad: Reproduce or store in or transmit to any other website, newsgroup, mailing list, electronic bulletin board, server or other storage device connected to a network or regularly or systematically store in electronic or print form, all or any part of Science Olympiad Content; or modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit all or any part of Science Olympiad Content without the prior written consent of Science Olympiad; or remove the copyright or trademark notice from any copies of Science Olympiad Content made under these Terms. Any use of Science Olympiad Content not specifically permitted above is expressly prohibited.