These terms govern access to and use of Chip-Free Schools. By using the website, you agree to use it lawfully and understand the limitations of its educational content.
1. Acceptance of these terms
By accessing, browsing, or using Chip-Free Schools, you accept these Terms and Conditions and the related Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, discontinue use of the website.
2. Purpose of the website
Chip-Free Schools publishes general educational content about student smartphone use, digital wellbeing, online safety, classroom technology, family routines, and school policy considerations. The content is not a substitute for guidance from a school, qualified healthcare professional, counselor, accessibility specialist, lawyer, regulator, or safeguarding authority.
3. Accuracy and changing information
We make reasonable editorial efforts to publish useful information, but research, school policies, laws, technology features, platform settings, and professional guidance can change. We do not guarantee that every statement is complete, current, or suitable for a particular student, family, school, or jurisdiction.
4. Permitted use
You may read, link to, and share brief excerpts for lawful, personal, educational, and non-commercial purposes with clear attribution and a link to the original page. Substantial reproduction, republication, automated extraction, resale, or commercial distribution requires prior written permission.
5. Prohibited conduct
- Attempting to damage, overload, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to the website.
- Using the site for fraud, spam, malware, harassment, or unlawful purposes.
- Submitting private student records, passwords, harmful material, or confidential school data without lawful authority.
- Presenting website content as official school policy, medical advice, legal advice, or regulatory instruction.
- Removing copyright, attribution, disclosure, or ownership notices.
6. Intellectual property and licensed material
Original text, design elements, tools, graphics, and branding are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. Some photographs, icons, quotations, studies, charts, or other materials may be used under license, permission, public-domain status, or attribution requirements and remain the property of their respective owners.
7. External links and third-party services
Links may lead to schools, governments, research institutions, publishers, technology companies, advertisers, or other third parties. We do not control their availability, accuracy, security, policies, or performance. A link is not a guarantee or endorsement.
8. Advertising, affiliates, and sponsorships
The website may display advertisements or contain affiliate links. We may receive compensation from ad impressions, clicks, referrals, or qualifying actions. Material sponsorships should be clearly identified. Commercial relationships do not purchase favorable editorial conclusions.
9. Website tools
Checklists, agreement builders, scores, generated plans, and other tools are provided for convenience. Their results are general prompts, not professional assessments, official policies, contracts, or guarantees. Users are responsible for adapting results to local rules and individual needs.
10. User communications
Feedback and correction reports may be used to improve the website. We will not intentionally publish a sender’s personal information without permission, except where required by law or necessary to protect rights and safety.
11. Disclaimer of warranties
The website is provided on an “as available” basis. To the extent permitted by law, we disclaim warranties regarding uninterrupted access, error-free operation, accuracy, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
12. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Chip-Free Schools and its editorial contributors will not be liable for losses, disciplinary outcomes, policy disputes, health consequences, educational decisions, data loss, or other results arising from reliance on the website, third-party services, or events outside our control.
13. Changes and availability
We may edit, suspend, remove, or update content, tools, features, and these terms. The updated date identifies the current published version.
14. Severability
If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective to the extent permitted by law.
15. Contact
Questions about these terms may be sent to contact@chipfreeschools.com.