Copyright

All text, images, logos and information contained on the MECA web site are the intellectual property of Montessori Education Centers Associated unless otherwise registered and are protected under the U.S. Copyright Act 17 U.S.C. 101-810 and international treaties. Copyright gives the owner exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or license a given work. Whether or not a web site includes a statement about copyright, the US copyright act provides protection for such works, and they may not be used or reproduced without permission.

It is the responsibility of all parties storing materials on the MECA web sites to ensure that such material does not violate other parties' proprietary rights and does not otherwise violate law or applicable MECA policy. MECA reserves the right to delete or make inaccessible files, emails, or forum posts that contain material that is in violation of law or of applicable MECA policy. MECA is not responsible for any errors in the material provided on the web and shall not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of any material found on official MECA web sites or on any other sites with MECA domain addresses. DO NOT copy or adapt the HTML that MECA creates to generate pages or any other object code, source code, programming code, data, information or HTML script, as these are also is covered by MECA’s copyright.

Links to Other sites

Provision of links from official MECA web sites to sites located outside of the montessorieca.org domain does not imply endorsement or credibility of the service, information, or product offered through the linked sites. Web developers should avoid the following: creating links to other websites that the developer knows contains infringing or defamatory material; inserting from other web sites inline images or graphics into MECA HTML documents; and framing as a means of linking web sites.

Respect for Copyrights of Digital Materials and Software

It is the policy of Montessori Education Centers Associated to respect the copyright protections given by federal law to owners of digital materials and software. It is against MECA policy for faculty, staff, or students to use MECA equipment or services to access, use, copy or otherwise reproduce, or make available to others any copyright-protected digital materials or software except as permitted under copyright law (especially with respect to "fair use") or specific license.

MECA regards violation of this policy as a serious matter, and any such violation is without its consent and is subject to disciplinary action. Repeated violations will result in loss of computing privileges, among other sanctions.

Infringement Notification

Pursuant to 37 CFR 201.38, MECA has designated the following person to receive notification from copyright owners of claimed infringement of copyright:

Stephen J. Snyder
Claimed Copyright Infringement
Montessori Education Centers Associated
Address: 411 West Ontario Street, Suite 603, Chicago, IL, 60610
Telephone: (312) 266-1797
Facsimile: (312) 264-2336
Email: copyright@montessorieca.org (preferred)