Terms of Use for NCMEC Intellectual Property
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) appreciates
your help in raising awareness about missing and exploited children. NCMEC’s
protection of its intellectual property is essential to successfully
accomplishing its mission. The following Terms of Use govern NCMEC’s
intellectual property.
Terms of Use for NCMEC
Trademarks and Service Marks
NCMEC does not allow the use of its name, logo or other marks (whether
registered or not) without express written consent in the form of a License
Agreement signed by authorized NCMEC personnel. Requests to use
NCMEC’s name, logo or other marks should be directed to NCMEC’s
Office of Legal Counsel.
For
further information contact NCMEC’s Office of Legal Counsel at
Charles B. Wang International Children’s Building, 699 Prince
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175; telephone number 703-224-2150;
facsimile number 703-549-4503.
Terms of Use and Linking Agreement for
NCMEC Banners
NCMEC appreciates your use of the NCMEC banners to promote its mission
and to help find missing children. You may use the NCMEC banners
on your website provided that your use complies with and you agree to
the following terms and conditions:
- You will not modify any NCMEC banner in any way.
- You will actively link any NCMEC banner you post on your web site
to http://www.missingkids.com.
- You will not use any NCMEC banner in any context that may place any
missing child in a false light.
- You will not use any NCMEC banner for any commercial or sponsorship
purpose.
- You will not use any NCMEC banner in any way that may create the impression
NCMEC benefits from the sale of your goods or services.
- You will not use any NCMEC banner in any way that may create an impression
of endorsement by NCMEC of any individual, entity, product, goods, services,
program, event, or web site.
- You will not use the NCMEC banners in any way that may create an
impression of affiliation, partnership, or sponsorship with or by NCMEC.
- You will not use any NCMEC banner in any context that may tarnish
NCMEC’s name or reputation.
- You will not use any NCMEC banner on any web site that includes pornography
or any content NCMEC finds in its absolute and sole discretion to be
lewd, obscene, vulgar, harassing, defamatory, offensive, or objectionable.
- You agree to immediately remove NCMEC’s banner(s) from your
web site if instructed to do so by NCMEC.
- All goodwill and improved reputation relating to any NCMEC marks
generated by your use of such NCMEC marks will inure to the benefit
of NCMEC. Nothing herein is intended to give you any rights in any NCMEC
marks.
- The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this agreement.
- You acknowledge NCMEC may periodically update this agreement and
you are responsible for checking www.missingkids.com to learn of any
changes.
For further information contact NCMEC’s Communications Department
at Charles B. Wang International Children’s Building, 699 Prince
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175; telephone number 703-224-2150;
facsimile number 703-224-2122.
Terms of Use and Linking Agreement for NCMEC
Hypertext Link
NCMEC appreciates your use of the NCMEC hypertext link to promote its
mission and to help find missing children. You may use the NCMEC
hypertext link on your website so long as your use complies with and
you agree to the following terms and conditions:
- You will not use the Hypertext Link in any context that may place
any missing child in a false light.
- You will not use the Hypertext Link for any commercial or sponsorship
purpose.
- You will not use the Hypertext Link in any way that may create the
impression NCMEC benefits from the sale of your goods or services.
- You will not use the Hypertext Link in any way that may create an
impression of endorsement by NCMEC of any individual, entity, product,
goods, services, program, event, or web site.
- You will not use the NCMEC hypertext link in any way that may create
an impression of affiliation, partnership, or sponsorship with or by
NCMEC.
- You will not use the Hypertext Link in any context that may tarnish
NCMEC’s name or reputation.
- You will not use the Hypertext Link on any web site that includes
pornography or any content NCMEC finds in its absolute and sole discretion
to be lewd, obscene, vulgar, harassing, defamatory, offensive, or objectionable.
- You agree to immediately remove the Hypertext Link from your web site
if instructed to do so by NCMEC.
- All goodwill and improved reputation relating to any NCMEC marks
generated by your use of such NCMEC marks will inure to the benefit
of NCMEC. Nothing herein is intended to give you any rights in any NCMEC
marks.
- The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this agreement.
- You acknowledge NCMEC may periodically update this agreement and you
are responsible for checking www.missingkids.com to learn of any changes.
For further information contact NCMEC’s Communications Department
at Charles B. Wang International Children’s Building, 699 Prince
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175; telephone number 703-224-2150;
facsimile number 703-224-2122.
Reprint Policy for NCMEC Publications
NCMEC appreciates your use of NCMEC publications to promote its mission
and to help parents, guardians, and children address issues relating
to missing and exploited children. All NCMEC publications are copyrighted. You
may use NCMEC publications so long as your use complies with and you
agree to the following terms and conditions:
- 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.
- You will not use NCMEC publications in any way that may create an
impression of affiliation, partnership, or sponsorship with or by NCMEC.
- 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.
- You will not modify or remove the paragraph in NCMEC publications
noting: (a) the Cooperative Agreement under which the publication was
prepared; (b) the 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
(c) the statement regarding NCMEC trademarks.
- 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.
You may add a line of text to reprinted NCMEC Materials stating “Provided
courtesy of” and insert your name and/or logo thereafter.
If you wish to reprint only an unaltered excerpt from NCMEC publications,
you must submit a request for such use and a proof of the proposed reprint,
including the accompanying text and/or images, to reprints@ncmec.org.
For further information contact NCMEC’s Office of Legal Counsel
at Charles B. Wang International Children’s Building, 699 Prince
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175; telephone number 703-224-2150;
facsimile number 703-224-2122; reprints@ncmec.org.
Terms of Use for NCMEC’s Posters
NCMEC appreciates your use of NCMEC posters to help find missing children. You
may print and display NCMEC posters in their original format with NCMEC’s
name, logo, and toll-free number so long as your use complies with and
you agree to the following terms and conditions:
- You will not modify the NCMEC posters in any way, including but not
limited to adding or deleting text.
- When you receive notification that a child has been found or at
anytime NCMEC requests, you will immediately remove and destroy the
NCMEC posters.
- You will not use the NCMEC posters for any purpose other than to
help find missing children. Without limiting the foregoing, under no
circumstances are the NCMEC posters to be used for fundraising purposes.
- You will not use the NCMEC posters in any way that may create the
impression NCMEC benefits from the sale of your goods or services.
- You will not use the NCMEC posters in any way that may create an
impression of endorsement by NCMEC of any individual, entity, product,
good, service, program, event, or web site.
- You will not use NCMEC posters in any way that may create an impression
of affiliation, partnership, or sponsorship with or by NCMEC.
- All goodwill and improved reputation relating to any NCMEC marks
generated by your use of such NCMEC marks will inure to the benefit
of NCMEC. Nothing herein is intended to give you any rights in any NCMEC
marks.
- The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall govern this agreement.
- You acknowledge NCMEC may periodically update this agreement and you
are responsible for checking www.missingkids.com to learn of any changes.
For further information contact NCMEC’s Communications Department
at Charles B. Wang International Children’s Building, 699 Prince
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175; telephone number 703-224-2150;
facsimile number 703-224-2122.
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