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Terms of Use

1. About this website

This website is operated by the Core Knowledge Foundation (“Core Knowledge,” “the Foundation,” “we,” “us” or “our”).

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of www.coreknowledge.org, including its information, publications, curriculum resources, downloads, forms and other website features.

By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use, subject to any additional terms or licenses expressly applicable to materials or services. If you do not agree, please discontinue the use of the website.

2. Licensing and use of materials

Materials in the Core Knowledge Curriculum Series™, Core Classics® Series, Voices in History™ Series, Adventures in History™ Series and Collection of Tales™ Series made available on this website are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), where expressly identified as covered by that license.

Under that license, you may:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Adapt — remix, transform and build upon the material.

Subject to the following conditions:

Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the licence and indicate whether changes were made. You may not suggest that the Foundation endorses you or your use of the material.

The following attribution should be used where appropriate:
“This work is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge® Foundation made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This does not imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this adaptation.”

NonCommercial: You may not use the licensed material for commercial purposes.

ShareAlike: If you remix, transform or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or a compatible license.

The full license is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

The applicable license governs your permitted use of the material. Nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to restrict rights expressly granted by that license.

3. Materials not covered by the Creative Commons license

Not every item appearing on this website is necessarily covered by the license in Section 2.

Photographs, stock images, illustrations, video, audio, fonts, logos, trademarks, third-party publications and other materials may be subject to separate copyright, contractual restrictions or other terms.

For example, certain stock images may be licensed from Shutterstock or other providers. Such materials remain subject to the applicable rights and licenses and are not automatically covered by the Creative Commons license.

Unless expressly permitted by the applicable license or by law, you must obtain the necessary permission before reproducing or commercially using such content.

4. Intellectual property and trademarks

The Foundation’s names, logos, trademarks, service marks, and other brand identifiers remain in the property of their respective owners.

Nothing in these Terms grants permission to use those marks in a manner that implies endorsement, sponsorship or affiliation without prior written authorization.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

  • Use this website in violation of applicable law.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, its servers, or associated systems.
  • Interfere with the security, integrity, or availability of the website.
  • Upload malicious code or engage in activities that disrupt the website or compromise other users.
  • Infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other legal rights of another person.

You may not misrepresent the origin or licensing conditions of Foundation materials.

6. Website information and educational resources

The Foundation seeks to provide useful, accurate, and accessible educational information and resources. However, unless expressly stated otherwise, website information is provided for general informational and educational purposes.

You are responsible for determining whether a resource is suitable for your educational context and for checking any applicable license conditions.

Nothing in this section is intended to exclude or limit liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by law.

7. Third-party websites and services

This website may link to third-party websites or incorporate third-party services. Those services may be governed by separate terms and privacy policies.

The Foundation does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content or practices, except to the extent applicable law provides otherwise.

8. Availability and changes

We may update, maintain, modify, or discontinue website features and materials from time to time.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability. Changes to the website do not remove rights already granted to you under an applicable open license, subject to the terms of that license.

9. Privacy and cookies

Our collection and use of personal data are described in the Foundation’s Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, available through the website.

Those policies explain, as applicable, how we handle information submitted through forms, newsletter registrations, user accounts and website analytics, as well as how cookie preferences may be managed.

These Terms do not replace the information provided in those policies.

10. Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be published on this website with a revised, effective, or last updated date.

Changes will apply prospectively to the extent permitted by law. Where required, we will provide additional notice or obtain an agreement.

11. Contact

Questions about these Terms, licensing or permitted use of Foundation materials may be directed to: info@coreknowledge.org