Patron-Generated Web Content
APL encourages patrons to become involved in interactive portions of our website, by uploading content or participating in online discussions. Before you participate in these activities, however, we ask that you keep the following in mind:
1. Patrons who provide content to APL for its website are granting APL a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable license to use such material. In most cases, APL will only use this material on its website, but APL reserves the right to also use this material in other ways, such as in promotional materials created about the Library and on third-party websites, including social media, on which the Library promotes its services, collections and/or activities. In each instance, you agree that APL may use your content for these purposes without making any payments to you. If you are not willing to grant APL these rights, please do not contribute content to our site.
2. Please make sure that any content you contribute does not infringe on the rights of any third party. For example, if you upload a photo, please make sure that you are the creator of the photo. Do not contribute content to which you don’t own the rights. Do not include images of minors without consent of their legal guardians.
3. Please also remember to exercise good judgment when contributing written material or other content. For example, the Library prohibits comments that are offensive or objectionable to others, that use inappropriate language, or that are off-topic. We reserve the right to edit or delete user comments/content in a manner consistent with our mission and policies. We also ask that you do not insert your own or a third party's advertising, branding or other promotional content into any of your comments/content.
4. APL is not responsible for any of the patron-generated comments/content that appear on our websites.
User Submissions
You agree that you will only submit your own work to the Digital Library. You shall not submit anything that is illegal, offensive, discriminatory, inappropriate, purposefully false or misleading, or that violates anyone’s privacy or infringes on their copyrights. APL reserves the right to edit or delete user submissions that violate this agreement or other APL policies.
Intellectual Property
When you submit metadata or your own content to APL using the Digital Library, you agree that the material shall be governed by a CC0 1.0 license, which allows APL and other users to freely
modify and share it without further permission. If you wish to retain copyright protection or control over your content, you should not submit it through the Digital Library.
Using the Digital Library does not give you any rights to use digital content displayed on the Platform. You can find out more about the copyright status of these works in APL’s Digital Collections.
Notice and takedown policy
If you are a rights holder and are concerned that you have found material on our site for which you have not given permission please contact us in writing at the contact details given the end of these terms stating the following:
· Your contact details
· The full bibliographical details of the material
· The exact and full URL where you found the material
· A statement and any proof you may provide that you are the rights holder or are an authorized representative thereof.
Disclaimers
APL makes no guarantee that your submission will be used in its collections or on its websites. Your submissions to the Platform are made voluntarily and you agree that nothing in this agreement represents an offer of employment with APL or entitles you to any compensation whatsoever.
APL reserves the right to temporarily or permanently close down the Digital Library.
APL may amend these terms and conditions at any time. By continuing to use the Digital Library, you consent to the amended terms.