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Reprint Policy for
NCMEC Publications
All NCMEC publications are copyrighted materials. Any individual, organization,
or entity wishing to use NCMEC’s copyrighted materials (“NCMEC
Materials”) may do so when the
- NCMEC Materials are to be used unaltered and in their entirety for
educational, noncommercial purposes. Under no circumstances are NCMEC
Materials to be used for fundraising purposes.
- NCMEC Materials will not be used in any way that may create an impression
of sponsorship or endorsement by NCMEC of any individual, entity, product,
service, program, or event.
- NCMEC Materials will not be used in any way that may create an impression
of any type of partnership or affiliated relationship between NCMEC
and you.
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is clearly noted
as the source of the information.
- Intended use will not conflict with NCMEC’s standards for child
safety.
- You will immediately discontinue use of the NCMEC Materials if requested
to do so by NCMEC.
- Without limiting any of the foregoing, specifically that NCMEC Materials
may only be used unaltered and in their entirety, each of NCMEC’s
publications contains a paragraph which includes a statement regarding
the Cooperative Agreement under which it was prepared, a statement that
the points of view or opinions in the work are those of the author and
do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the
U.S. Department of Justice, and a statement regarding NCMEC trademarks;
any such paragraph may not be removed from any reprint of the NCMEC
Materials.
- The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this Reprint
Policy.
- You acknowledge NCMEC may periodically update the Reprint Policy
and you are responsible for checking www.missingkids.com to learn of
any changes.
When meeting the criteria noted above, you may add a line of text to
the reprint stating, “Provided courtesy of” and insert your
name and/or logo.
If you have space constraints and wish to reprint only an unaltered excerpt
from any NCMEC publication, you must submit a request to do so along with
a proof of the proposed reprint, including the surrounding text and imaging
(NCMEC may request more information), to NCMEC’s Office of the Vice
President of Development and Communications. NCMEC must ensure the integrity
of its publications, including ensuring the essence of a publication is
not lost in any reprinted excerpt. NCMEC retains the absolute and sole
discretion to deny any request. If NCMEC chooses to allow the reprint
of an excerpt, you must follow all other terms and conditions above.
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Questions about this policy should be forwarded to NCMEC’s Office
of the Vice President of Development and Communications at the Charles
B. Wang International Children’s Building, 699 Prince Street, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314-3175; telephone number 703-274-3900; facsimile number 703-274-2200.
Policy Revised: April 29, 2005.
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