Difference between revisions of "Why is a Terms of Use section necessary?"
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| + | |Answer=Every site should have a Terms of Use (TOU) page. The TOU lets your users know the rules for visiting and using their website and what they can or cannot do with the content on your site, whether that content consists of blog posts or complete research papers and educational videos. A TOU section, however brief, is the best way to communicate rights and restrictions to the user. | ||
|Document=Applying Creative Commons licenses to your educational resources, Publishing Your Open Educational Resources on the Internet, Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons Licensing | |Document=Applying Creative Commons licenses to your educational resources, Publishing Your Open Educational Resources on the Internet, Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons Licensing | ||
|Target audience=OER creators, copyright holders | |Target audience=OER creators, copyright holders | ||
|Tag=OER, terms of use | |Tag=OER, terms of use | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 2 July 2009
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Every site should have a Terms of Use (TOU) page. The TOU lets your users know the rules for visiting and using their website and what they can or cannot do with the content on your site, whether that content consists of blog posts or complete research papers and educational videos. A TOU section, however brief, is the best way to communicate rights and restrictions to the user.
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