The terms governing your use of the School Contact Initiative website and your engagement with our public materials and outreach activities.
By accessing or using the School Contact Initiative website at school.contact (the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.
These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and anyone who accesses the Site or submits information through it. We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Site after modifications constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.
The School Contact Initiative is a public policy and community engagement organization. This Site is provided for informational and advocacy purposes — to describe the Initiative's proposed framework, share research and analysis, and facilitate engagement from educators, administrators, families, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
Nothing on this Site constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice. The content is provided for general informational purposes only. You should consult qualified professionals regarding any specific legal, technical, or financial questions related to your district's circumstances.
The Site does not process or store student data of any kind. It is not a platform for managing student records, email communications, or educational identifiers. Any description of such systems on the Site is explanatory and policy-focused, not operational.
You may use this Site to read and share our public materials, submit inquiries and speaking requests, learn about the Initiative's policy proposals, and engage with our team through the contact forms provided.
You agree not to:
All content on this Site — including text, graphics, policy documents, the School Contact Initiative name, logo, and branding — is the property of the School Contact Initiative or its content contributors and is protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
You may share links to this Site, quote brief passages for purposes of commentary or educational discussion with appropriate attribution, and download materials that we have explicitly made available for public distribution.
You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, or create derivative works from any content on this Site without our prior written permission, except as permitted by applicable fair use law. The School Contact Initiative name and logo may not be used in any way that suggests endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship without our express written consent.
To request permission to reproduce or adapt our materials, please contact us at [email protected].
When you submit information through our contact forms, speaking request form, or by email, you grant the School Contact Initiative a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use your submission for the purposes described in our Privacy Policy — specifically, to respond to your inquiry, coordinate program activities, and incorporate anonymized community feedback into our policy development process.
You represent that any information you submit is accurate, that you have the right to provide it, and that doing so does not violate any applicable law or the rights of any third party.
We do not guarantee a response to every submission, and submission of a speaking request does not guarantee that a presentation will be scheduled.
Our Site contains links to external websites, government sources, academic research, and other third-party resources cited in our policy materials. These links are provided for informational purposes only. The School Contact Initiative does not endorse, control, or take responsibility for the content, accuracy, or practices of any linked external site.
Accessing linked third-party sites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and privacy policies of those sites.
The Site and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. The School Contact Initiative makes no warranty that:
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any portion of the Site at any time without notice.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the School Contact Initiative and its representatives, officers, contributors, and advisors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use the Site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Our total liability to you for any claim arising from your use of this Site shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the School Contact Initiative and its representatives from any claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any applicable law or the rights of any third party.
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Washington, D.C.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and the School Contact Initiative with respect to your use of the Site, and supersede any prior agreements or understandings.
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
School Contact Initiative
1200 Education Boulevard, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20001
[email protected]