Updated CC terms of use - Revision history

CCID-shinchpearson: /* DRAFT: Full text of proposed TOU below */

2014-12-03T22:14:38Z

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CCID-shinchpearson at 17:23, 2 December 2014

2014-12-02T17:23:55Z

CCID-shinchpearson: /* DRAFT: Full text of proposed TOU below */

2014-10-30T19:54:06Z

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CCID-shinchpearson at 20:45, 28 October 2014

2014-10-28T20:45:08Z

CCID-shinchpearson at 20:09, 28 October 2014

2014-10-28T20:09:49Z

CCID-shinchpearson: /* DRAFT: Full text of proposed TOU below */

2014-10-20T20:01:42Z

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CCID-shinchpearson at 14:13, 20 October 2014

2014-10-20T14:13:13Z

CCID-shinchpearson at 16:37, 17 October 2014

2014-10-17T16:37:59Z

CCID-shinchpearson at 14:43, 17 October 2014

2014-10-17T14:43:27Z

CCID-shinchpearson at 15:07, 9 October 2014

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 ''Your responsibility:'' You represent, warrant, and agree that no Content posted or otherwise shared by you on or through any of the Services (“Your Content”), violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights, breaches or conflicts with any obligation, such as a confidentiality obligation, or contains libelous, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful material.
-''Licensing Your Content:'' You retain any copyright that you may have in Your Content.  You hereby agree that Your Content: (a) is hereby licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and may be used under the terms of that license or any later version of a Creative Commons Attribution License, or (b) is in the public domain (such as Content that is not copyrightable or Content you make available under CC0), or (c) if not owned by you, (i) is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license or (ii) is a media file that is available under ''any'' Creative Commons license or that you are authorized by law to post or share through any of the Services, such as under the fair use doctrine, and that is prominently marked as being subject to third party copyright.  All of Your Content must be appropriately marked with licensing (or other permission status such as fair use) and attribution information.
+''Licensing Your Content:'' You retain any copyright that you may have in Your Content.  You hereby agree that Your Content: (a) is hereby licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License and may be used under the terms of that license or any later version of a Creative Commons Attribution License, or (b) is in the public domain (such as Content that is not copyrightable or Content you make available under CC0), or (c) if not owned by you, (i) is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License or (ii) is a media file that is available under ''any'' Creative Commons license or that you are authorized by law to post or share through any of the Services, such as under the fair use doctrine, and that is prominently marked as being subject to third party copyright.  All of Your Content must be appropriately marked with licensing (or other permission status such as fair use) and attribution information.
 ''Removal:'' Creative Commons may, but is not obligated to, review Your Content and may delete or remove Your Content (without notice) from any of the Services in its sole discretion. Removal of any of Your Content from the Services (by you or Creative Commons) does not impact any rights you granted in Your Content under the terms of a Creative Commons license.

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 '''1. General Information Regarding These Terms of Use'''
-'''Master terms:''' Unless otherwise noted on a particular site or service, these master terms of use (“Master Terms”) apply to your use of all of the websites that Creative Commons Corporation operates, including http://creativecommons.org, wiki.creativecommons.org, openpolicynetwork.org, open4us.org, teamopen.cc, donate.creativecommons.org, and the powerofopen.org (the “Websites”), as well as the products, information and services provided through the Websites, including the license chooser and legal tools (together with the Websites, the “Services”).
+'''Master terms:''' Unless otherwise noted on a particular site or service, these master terms of use (“Master Terms”) apply to your use of all of the websites that Creative Commons Corporation operates, including http://creativecommons.org, wiki.creativecommons.org, openpolicynetwork.org, open4us.org, teamopen.cc, donate.creativecommons.org, and the powerofopen.org (the “Websites”), as well as the products, information, and services provided through the Websites, including the license chooser and legal tools (together with the Websites, the “Services”).
 '''Additional terms:''' In addition to the Master Terms, your use of any Services may also be subject to specific terms applicable to a particular Service (“Additional Terms”). If there is any conflict between the Additional Terms and the Master Terms, then the Additional Terms apply in relation to the relevant Service.
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 '''4. No Legal Advice'''
-Creative Commons is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and is not a substitute for a law firm. Sending us an email or using any of the Services, including the licenses, public domain tools and choosers, does not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship.
+Creative Commons is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and is not a substitute for a law firm. Sending us an email or using any of the Services, including the licenses, public domain tools, and choosers, does not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship.
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 ''Licensing:''
-:''CC-Owned Content:'' Other than the text of Creative Commons licenses, CC0 and other legal tools, and the text of the deeds for all legal tools (all of which are made available under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication), Creative Commons trademarks (subject to the Trademark Policy), and the software code, all Content on the Websites is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, unless otherwise marked. See the CC Policies page for more information.
+:''CC-Owned Content:'' Other than the text of Creative Commons licenses, CC0, and other legal tools and the text of the deeds for all legal tools (all of which are made available under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication), Creative Commons trademarks (subject to the Trademark Policy), and the software code, all Content on the Websites is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, unless otherwise marked. See the [http://creativecommons.org/policies CC Policies page] for more information.
 :''CC-Owned Code:'' All of CC's software code is free software; please check our [https://github.com/creativecommons code repository] for the specific license on software you want to reuse.
 :''Search Tools:'' On some of its Websites, Creative Commons provides website search tools, which return Content based on any license information our search tools are able to locate and interpret. Those search tools may return Content that is not CC licensed, and you should independently verify the terms of the license attached to any Content you intend to use.

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-'''Human-readable summary of Sec 1:''' These terms, together with any special terms for particular websites, create a contract between you and Creative Commons. The contract governs your use of all websites operated by Creative Commons. These human-readable summaries of each section are not part of the contract, but are intended to help you understand its terms.
+'''Human-readable summary of Sec 1:''' These terms, together with any special terms for particular websites, create a contract between you and Creative Commons. The contract governs your use of all websites operated by Creative Commons, unless a particular website indicates otherwise. These human-readable summaries of each section are not part of the contract, but are intended to help you understand its terms.
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 ''Licensing:''
-:''CC-Owned Content:'' Other than Creative Commons trademarks (subject to the Trademark Policy), software code, and the text of Creative Commons legal tools (made available under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication), all Content on the Websites is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, unless otherwise marked. See the CC Policies page for more information.
+:''CC-Owned Content:'' Other than the text of Creative Commons licenses, CC0 and other legal tools, and the text of the deeds for all legal tools (all of which are made available under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication), Creative Commons trademarks (subject to the Trademark Policy), and the software code, all Content on the Websites is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, unless otherwise marked. See the CC Policies page for more information.
 :''CC-Owned Code:'' All of CC's software code is free software; please check our [https://github.com/creativecommons code repository] for the specific license on software you want to reuse.
 :''Search Tools:'' On some of its Websites, Creative Commons provides website search tools, which return Content based on any license information our search tools are able to locate and interpret. Those search tools may return Content that is not CC licensed, and you should independently verify the terms of the license attached to any Content you intend to use.

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-'''Human-readable summary of Sec 6:''' We do not take any ownership of your content when you post it on our sites. If you post content you own, you agree it can be used under the terms of CC BY 4.0 or any future version of that license. If you do not own the content, then you should not post it unless it is in the public domain or licensed CC BY 4.0, ''except'' that you may also post pictures and videos if you are authorized to use them under law (e.g., fair use) or if they are available under any CC license. Make sure to note that information on the file when you upload it. You are responsible for any content you upload to our sites.
+'''Human-readable summary of Sec 6:''' We do not take any ownership of your content when you post it on our sites. If you post content you own, you agree it can be used under the terms of CC BY 4.0 or any future version of that license. If you do not own the content, then you should not post it unless it is in the public domain or licensed CC BY 4.0, ''except'' that you may also post pictures and videos if you are authorized to use them under law (e.g., fair use) or if they are available under any CC license. You must note that information on the file when you upload it. You are responsible for any content you upload to our sites.
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 '''10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY'''
-TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL CREATIVE COMMONS, ITS EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AFFILIATES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU ON ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, LOST PROFITS, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES SUFFERED OR INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES (OR THE TERMINATION THEREOF FOR ANY REASON), EVEN IF ANY THE PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
+TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL CREATIVE COMMONS BE LIABLE TO YOU ON ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, LOST PROFITS, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES SUFFERED OR INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES (OR THE TERMINATION THEREOF FOR ANY REASON), EVEN IF CREATIVE COMMONS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
-TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE CREATIVE COMMONS PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE WHATSOEVER IN ANY MANNER FOR ANY CONTENT POSTED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES (INCLUDING CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT RELATING TO THAT CONTENT), FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, OR FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIRD PARTIES ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES.
+TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CREATIVE COMMONS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE WHATSOEVER IN ANY MANNER FOR ANY CONTENT POSTED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES (INCLUDING CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT RELATING TO THAT CONTENT), FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, OR FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIRD PARTIES ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES.
 Certain jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply to you. IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS WILL BE ENFORCED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

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 # Dedicated the text of the TOU to the public domain via CC0 so others can repurpose them without having to provide attribution to CC. Currently the TOU are published under CC BY.
 # Added human-readable summary of each section.
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-'''Human-readable summary of Sec 2:''' Please read these terms and only use our sites if you agree to them.
+'''Human-readable summary of Sec 2:''' Please read these terms and only use our sites and services if you agree to them.
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 '''3. Changes to the Terms'''
-From time to time, Creative Commons may change, remove, or add to the Terms, and reserves the right to do so in its discretion. In that case, we will post updated Terms and indicate the date of revision. If we feel the modifications are material, we will make reasonable efforts to post a prominent notice on the relevant Website(s).
+From time to time, Creative Commons may change, remove, or add to the Terms, and reserves the right to do so in its discretion. In that case, we will post updated Terms and indicate the date of revision. If we feel the modifications are material, we will make reasonable efforts to post a prominent notice on the relevant Website(s) and notify those of you with a current CCID account via email.
 All new and/or revised Terms take effect immediately and apply to your use of the Services from that date on, except that material changes will take effect 30 days after the change is made and identified as material. Your continued use of any Services after new and/or revised Terms are effective indicates that you have read, understood, and agreed to those Terms.
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-'''Human-readable summary of Sec 5:''' We try our best to have useful information on our sites, but we cannot promise that everything is accurate or appropriate for your situation. Content on the site is licensed under CC BY 4.0 unless it says it is available under different terms. If you find content through us that isn't located on our sites, be sure to check the license terms before using it.
+'''Human-readable summary of Sec 5:''' We try our best to have useful information on our sites, but we cannot promise that everything is accurate or appropriate for your situation. Content on the site is licensed under CC BY 4.0 unless it says it is available under different terms. If you find content through a link on our websites, be sure to check the license terms before using it.
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 '''''Provided as-is:''''' You acknowledge that Creative Commons does not make any representations or warranties about the material, data, and information, such as data files, text, computer software, code, music, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos, or other images (collectively, the “Content”) which you may have access to as part of, or through your use of, the Services. Under no circumstances is Creative Commons liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to: any infringing Content, any errors or omissions in Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, transmitted, linked from, or otherwise accessible through or made available via the Services. You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, or objectionable.
-'''You agree that you are solely responsible for your reuse of Content made available through the Services. You represent and warrant to Creative Commons that you will comply with the applicable license when reusing Content made available through the Services. You should review the terms of the applicable license before you use the Content so that you know what you can and cannot do.'''
+'''You agree that you are solely responsible for your reuse of Content made available through the Services. You should review the terms of the applicable license before you use the Content so that you know what you can and cannot do.'''
 ''Licensing:''
-:''CC-Owned Content:'' Other than Creative Commons trademarks (subject to the Trademark Policy), software code, and the legal code of Creative Commons legal tools (made available under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication), all Content on the Websites is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, unless otherwise marked. See the CC Policies page for more information.
+:''CC-Owned Content:'' Other than Creative Commons trademarks (subject to the Trademark Policy), software code, and the text of Creative Commons legal tools (made available under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication), all Content on the Websites is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, unless otherwise marked. See the CC Policies page for more information.
-:''CC-Owned Code:'' All of CC's software code is free software; please check our code repository [link] for the specific license on any particular software tool.
+:''CC-Owned Code:'' All of CC's software code is free software; please check our [https://github.com/creativecommons code repository] for the specific license on software you want to reuse.
 :''Search Tools:'' On some of its Websites, Creative Commons provides website search tools, which return Content based on any license information our search tools are able to locate and interpret. Those search tools may return Content that is not CC licensed, and you should independently verify the terms of the license attached to any Content you intend to use.
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-'''Human-readable summary of Sec 7:''' Please do not register for an account on our sites unless you are 18 years old, or over 13 with the consent of your parents. CC has the right to end your account at any time. You are responsible for use of your account. And of course, please do not set up an account for someone else unless you have permission to do so.
+'''Human-readable summary of Sec 7:''' Please do not register for an account on our sites unless you are 18 years old, or over 13 with the consent of your parents. CC has the right to end your account at any time. You are responsible for use of your account. And of course, please do not set up an account for someone else unless you have permission to do so. Setting up an account doesn’t make you a member of CC.
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-'''7. Registration'''
+'''7. Participating in our Community: Registered Users'''
-By registering for an account through any of the Services, including wiki.creativecommons.org, '''you represent and warrant that you (1) are the age of majority in your jurisdiction (typically age 18) or, (2) are over the age of 13 and have the express permission of a legal guardian to obtain an account and to use Services in connection with the account.''' Creative Commons reserves the right to modify or discontinue your account at any time for any reason or no reason at all. You agree to (a) only provide accurate and current information about yourself (though use of an alias or nickname in lieu of your legal name is fine), (b) maintain the security of your passwords and identification, and (c) be fully responsible for all uses of your account. You must not set up an account on behalf of another individual or entity unless you are authorized to do so.
+By registering for an account through any of the Services, including CCID (a universal log-in for all Services), '''you represent and warrant that you (1) are the age of majority in your jurisdiction (typically age 18) or, (2) are over the age of 13 and have the express permission of a legal guardian to obtain an account and to use Services in connection with the account.''' Services offered to registered users are provided subject to these Master Terms and any Additional Terms specified on the relevant Website(s).
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-'''Human-readable summary of Sec 12:''' Please read our Privacy Policy. It is part of these terms, too.
+'''Human-readable summary of Sec 12:''' Please read our [http://creativecommons.org/privacy Privacy Policy]. It is part of these terms, too.
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-'''Human-readable summary of Sec 13:''' Please read our Trademark Policy. It is part of these terms, too.
+'''Human-readable summary of Sec 13:''' Please read our [http://creativecommons.org/policies Trademark Policy]. It is part of these terms, too.
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 ''By you:'' If you wish to terminate this agreement, you may immediately stop accessing or using the Services at any time.
-''Automatic upon breach:'' Your right to access and use the Services terminates automatically upon your breach of any of the Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, termination of the Terms does not require you to remove or delete any reference to previously-applied CC legal tools from your own Content.
+''Automatic upon breach:'' Your right to access and use the Services (including use of your CCID account) terminates automatically upon your breach of any of the Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, termination of the Terms does not require you to remove or delete any reference to previously-applied CC legal tools from your own Content.
 ''Survival:'' The disclaimer of warranties, the limitation of liability, and the jurisdiction and applicable law provisions will survive any termination. The license grants applicable to Your Content are not impacted by the termination of the Terms and shall continue in effect subject to the terms of the applicable license. Your warranties and indemnification obligations will survive for one year after termination.

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 # Added more headings and reorganized the terms to make the TOU easier to read and understand.
 # Clarified that the TOU apply when you use the legal tools on the site.
 # Added a provision that exempts governments and IGOs from the choice of law and dispute resolution clauses if they are not legally authorized to agree to such terms.
 # Dedicated the text of the TOU to the public domain via CC0 so others can repurpose them without having to provide attribution to CC. Currently the TOU are published under CC BY.
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 From time to time, Creative Commons may change, remove, or add to the Terms, and reserves the right to do so in its discretion. In that case, we will post updated Terms and indicate the date of revision. If we feel the modifications are material, we will make reasonable efforts to post a prominent notice on the relevant Website(s).
-We encourage you to periodically review the Terms because all new and/or revised Terms take effect immediately. Your continued use of any Services after new and/or revised Terms are effective indicates that you have read, understood, and agreed to those Terms.
+All new and/or revised Terms take effect immediately and apply to your use of the Services from that date on, except that material changes will take effect 30 days after the change is made and identified as material. Your continued use of any Services after new and/or revised Terms are effective indicates that you have read, understood, and agreed to those Terms.
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 ''Licensing:''
-:''CC-Owned Content:'' Other than Creative Commons trademarks (subject to the Trademark Policy) and the legal code of Creative Commons legal tools (made available under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication), all Content on the Websites is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, unless otherwise marked. See the CC Policies page for more information.
+:''CC-Owned Content:'' Other than Creative Commons trademarks (subject to the Trademark Policy), software code, and the legal code of Creative Commons legal tools (made available under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication), all Content on the Websites is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, unless otherwise marked. See the CC Policies page for more information.
-:''CC-Owned Code:'' All of CC's code is free software; please check our code repository [link] for the specific license on any particular software tool.
+:''CC-Owned Code:'' All of CC's software code is free software; please check our code repository [link] for the specific license on any particular software tool.
 :''Search Tools:'' On some of its Websites, Creative Commons provides website search tools, which return Content based on any license information our search tools are able to locate and interpret. Those search tools may return Content that is not CC licensed, and you should independently verify the terms of the license attached to any Content you intend to use.
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 ''Your responsibility:'' You represent, warrant, and agree that no Content posted or otherwise shared by you on or through any of the Services (“Your Content”), violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights, breaches or conflicts with any obligation, such as a confidentiality obligation, or contains libelous, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful material.
-''Licensing Your Content:'' You retain any copyright that you may have in Your Content.  You hereby agree that Your Content may: (a) be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license or any later version of a Creative Commons Attribution License, or (b) is in the public domain (such as Content that is not copyrightable or Content you make available under CC0), or (c) if not owned by you, is a media file that is available under any Creative Commons license or that you are authorized by law to post or share through any of the Services, such as under the fair use doctrine, and that is prominently marked as being subject to third party copyright.  All of Your Content must be appropriately marked with licensing (or other permission status such as fair use) and attribution information.
+''Licensing Your Content:'' You retain any copyright that you may have in Your Content.  You hereby agree that Your Content: (a) is hereby licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and may be used under the terms of that license or any later version of a Creative Commons Attribution License, or (b) is in the public domain (such as Content that is not copyrightable or Content you make available under CC0), or (c) if not owned by you, is a media file that is available under any Creative Commons license or that you are authorized by law to post or share through any of the Services, such as under the fair use doctrine, and that is prominently marked as being subject to third party copyright.  All of Your Content must be appropriately marked with licensing (or other permission status such as fair use) and attribution information.
 ''Removal:'' Creative Commons may, but is not obligated to, review Your Content and may delete or remove Your Content (without notice) from any of the Services in its sole discretion. Removal of any of Your Content from the Services (by you or Creative Commons) does not impact any rights you granted in Your Content under the terms of a Creative Commons license.
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 TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE CREATIVE COMMONS PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE WHATSOEVER IN ANY MANNER FOR ANY CONTENT POSTED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES (INCLUDING CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT RELATING TO THAT CONTENT), FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, OR FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIRD PARTIES ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES.
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 '''12. Privacy Policy'''
-Creative Commons is committed to responsibly handling the information and data we collect through our Services in compliance with our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Master Terms. Please review the Privacy Policy so you are aware of how we collect and use your personal information.
+Creative Commons is committed to responsibly handling the information and data we collect through our Services in compliance with our [http://creativecommons.org/privacy Privacy Policy], which is incorporated by reference into these Master Terms. Please review the Privacy Policy so you are aware of how we collect and use your personal information.
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 '''13. Trademark Policy'''
-CC’s name, logos, icons, and other trademarks may only be used in accordance with our Trademark Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Master Terms. Please review the Trademark Policy so you understand how CC’s trademarks may be used.
+CC’s name, logos, icons, and other trademarks may only be used in accordance with our [http://creativecommons.org/policies Trademark Policy], which is incorporated by reference into these Master Terms. Please review the Trademark Policy so you understand how CC’s trademarks may be used.
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 Creative Commons respects copyright, and we prohibit users of the Services from submitting, uploading, posting, or otherwise transmitting any Content on the Services that violates another person’s proprietary rights.
-To report allegedly infringing Content hosted on a website owned or controlled by CC, send a Notice of Infringing Materials as set out in CC’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice & Takedown Procedure.
+To report allegedly infringing Content hosted on a website owned or controlled by CC, send a Notice of Infringing Materials as set out in CC’s [http://creativecommons.org/dmca/ Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice & Takedown Procedure].
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