Terms and Conditions
Last Updated: September 22, 2024
Welcome to District Showcase ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using our application, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Please read them carefully.
1. Application Purpose
District Showcase is a platform designed to display parent and teacher-submitted reviews and showcase district achievements through news stories. Users can contribute stories, related pictures, reviews, and feedback to highlight the positive impacts of school districts.
2. User Content Submission
Submission Guidelines: Users can submit stories, reviews, photos, and feedback. All content must be factually accurate, original, and free of offensive language, defamatory content, or plagiarism.
Moderation: All submissions are subject to moderation by the partner district and EES Innovation before being displayed.
Inappropriate Content: Any content that violates our guidelines will be removed from public view. Repeated violations may result in restrictions on the user’s ability to submit content.
3. Privacy and Data Collection
District Showcase collects user data, including email addresses, names, and IP addresses. All data handling practices are covered in our Privacy Policy, which outlines how your information is stored, used, and protected. District Showcase does not share user data with third parties unless specified in our Privacy Policy.
4. Copyright and Licensing
Ownership: All content submitted by users is owned by District Showcase. By submitting content, users grant District Showcase the rights to display, use, and distribute the content as needed.
Usage Restrictions: Submitted content may be displayed and used by District Showcase without restriction. Other users do not have any additional rights to use the content outside of viewing it on the platform.
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Accuracy of Content: District Showcase does not validate or verify the accuracy of user-submitted content. Users are solely responsible for ensuring the factual correctness of their submissions.
Limitation of Liability: District Showcase is not liable for any damages, direct or indirect, that may arise from user-submitted content, including but not limited to defamatory or misleading information.
6. Account Management
Account Requirements: Users may submit reviews without creating an account; however, submitting stories requires a partner account. Partner accounts must be approved by the respective district using a registration code.
Account Suspension/Deletion: District Showcase reserves the right to suspend or delete any account at any time, including for violations of these terms or legal concerns.
7. Termination of Service
District Showcase reserves the right to terminate a user’s access to the application at any time for violations of these Terms and Conditions or due to legal issues.
8. Changes to Terms
District Showcase may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page. Continued use of the application following any updates constitutes acceptance of the new terms.
9. Jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions will be governed by applicable laws on a case-by-case basis. Legal disputes will be resolved in accordance with the appropriate legal jurisdiction as necessary.