+ 1.1 These Terms of Use constitute an agreement between + you and the Scratch Team that governs your use of{' '} + scratch.mit.edu{' '} + and all associated services, including but not limited + to the Scratch Day{' '} + and ScratchX websites + (collectively "Scratch"). The Scratch Team is part of the + Lifelong Kindergarten Group in the Media Laboratory at the + Massachusetts Institute of Technology ("MIT"). Please + read the Terms of Use carefully. By using Scratch you + affirm that you have read, understood, and accepted + the terms and conditions in the Terms of Use. If you + do not agree with any of these conditions, please do not + use Scratch. +
++ 1.2 Your privacy is important to us. Please read our{' '} + Privacy Policy, which identifies + how the Scratch Team uses, collects, and stores information + it collects through the Services. By using Scratch, you + additionally agree that you are comfortable with Scratch's + Privacy Policy. +
++ 1.3 Scratch is open to children and adults of all ages, and + we ask that you keep this in mind when using the Scratch + services. When you use Scratch, you agree to abide by the + Scratch Community Guidelines. +
++ 1.4 The Scratch Team may change the Terms of Use from time to + time. You can always find the latest version of the Terms of Use + at http://scratch.mit.edu/terms_of_use. + The date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page. + Your continued use of the Services constitutes your acceptance + of any changes to or revisions of the Terms of Use. +
++ 2.1 In order to use some features of the Services, you will need to + register with Scratch and create an account. Creating an account is + optional, but without an account you will not be able to save or + publish projects or comments on Scratch. When registering for a + personal account, you will be asked to provide certain personal + information, such as your email address, gender, birth month and + year, and country. Please see Scratch's{' '} + Privacy Policy for Scratch's data + retention and usage policies. +
++ 2.2 You are responsible for keeping your password secret and your + account secure. You are solely responsible for any use of your + account, even if your account is used by another person. If any use + of your account violates the Terms of Service, your account may be + suspended or deleted. +
++ 2.3 You may not use another person's Scratch account without permission. +
++ 2.4 Account names cannot be changed. If you want a different account name, + create a new account and copy your existing projects over by hand. +
++ 2.5 If you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure + (for example, in the event of a loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure + of your password), promptly change your password. If you cannot access + your account to change your password, notify us at{' '} + . +
++ 3.1 The Scratch Team supports freedom of expression. However, Scratch is + intended for a wide audience, and some content is inappropriate for the + Scratch community. You may not use the Scratch service in any way, that: +
+ 3.3 You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations when you use + Scratch. You may not use Scratch in any unlawful way, including to harass, + stalk, or defame any other person. +
++ 3.4 You may not impersonate, imitate or pretend to be somebody else when using + the Services. +
++ 3.5 You agree not to use Scratch in any way intended to disrupt the service, + gain unauthorized access to the service, or interfere with any other user's + ability to use the service. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited + to: +
+ 3.6 Commercial use of Scratch, user-generated content, and support + materials is permitted under the{' '} + + Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license. However, + the Scratch Team reserves the right to block any commercial use + of Scratch that, in the Scratch Team's sole discretion, is harmful + to the community. Harmful commercial use includes spamming or + repeated advertisement through projects, comments, or forum posts. +
++ 3.7 You agree not to post links to any content outside of the + Scratch website, if to do so would violate any part of the Terms of Use. +
++ 4.1 For the purposes of the Terms of Use, "user-generated content" + includes any projects, comments, forum posts, or links to third + party websites that a user submits to Scratch. +
++ 4.2 The Scratch Team encourages everyone to foster creativity by + freely sharing code, art, music, and other works. However, we + also understand the need for individuals and companies to protect + their intellectual property rights. You are responsible for making + sure you have the necessary rights, licenses, or permission for + any user-generated content you submit to Scratch. +
++ 4.3 All user-generated content you submit to Scratch is licensed + to and through Scratch under the{' '} + + Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license. This + allows others to view and remix your content. This license also + allows the Scratch Team to display, distribute, and reproduce + your content on the Scratch website, through social media + channels, and elsewhere. If you do not want to license your + content under this license, then do not share it on Scratch. +
++ 4.4 You may only submit user-generated projects that were created + with (1) the Scratch website editor or (2) an unmodified copy of + the Scratch editor compiled from the source code described in + Section 5.3. You may not upload any projects that were created, by + you or by anyone else, with a modified version of the Scratch editor. +
++ 4.5 Although the Scratch Team requires all users to comply with + these Terms of Use, some inappropriate user-generated content + may be submitted and displayed on the Scratch website. You + understand that when you use Scratch you may be exposed to + user-generated content that you find objectionable or offensive. + If you see any content that violates the Community Guidelines + or Terms of Use, please let us know by using the "Report this" + button. You only need to report an item once. The Scratch Team + reviews reported content every day. +
++ 4.6 In addition to reviewing reported user-generated content, the + Scratch Team reserves the right, but is not obligated, to monitor + all uses of the Scratch service. The Scratch Team may edit, move, + or delete any content that violates the Terms of Use or Community + Guidelines, without notice. +
++ 4.7 All user-generated content is provided as-is. The Scratch Team + makes no warranties about the accuracy or reliability of any + user-generated content available through Scratch and does not + endorse Scratch Day events or vet or verify information posted in + connection with said events. The Scratch Team does not endorse any + views, opinions, or advice expressed in user-generated content. You + agree to relieve the Scratch Team of any and all liability arising + from your user-generated content and from Scratch Day events you + may organize or host. +
++ 5.1 Except for any user-generated content, the Scratch Team owns and + retains all rights in and to the Scratch code, the design, + functionality, and architecture of Scratch, and any software or + content provided through Scratch (collectively "the Scratch IP"). + If you want to use Scratch in a way that is not allowed by these + Terms of Use, you must first contact the Scratch Team. Except for + any rights explicitly granted under these Terms of Use, you are not + granted any rights in and to any Scratch IP. +
+
+ 5.2 Scratch provides support materials, including images, sounds,
+ video, and sample code, to help users build projects. Support materials
+ are licensed under the{' '}
+
+ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license. You may also
+ use screenshots of Scratch under the same license. Please note that
+ this does not apply to materials that are also trademarked by the
+ Scratch Team or other parties as described in parts 5.4 and 5.5, below.
+
+ The Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license requires you to
+ attribute any material you use to the original author. When you use
+ Scratch support materials, or screenshots of the Scratch website,
+ please use the following attribution: "Scratch is developed by the
+ Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. See
+ http://scratch.mit.edu."
+
+ 5.3 The source code for Scratch 1.4 is available for download and subject + to the copyright notice as indicated on the Scratch FAQ + {' '}page. +
++ 5.4 The Scratch name, Scratch logo, Scratch Day logo, Scratch Cat, and Gobo + are Trademarks owned by the Scratch Team. The MIT name and logo are Trademarks + owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unless you are licensed by + Scratch under a specific licensing program or agreement, you many not use + these logos to label, promote, or endorse any product or service. You may use + the Scratch Logo to refer to the Scratch website and programming language. +
++ 5.5 The Scratch support materials library may contain images and sounds that + are trademarked by third parties. The fact that materials are included in + the Scratch support materials library does not in any way limit or reduce + intellectual property rights, including trademark rights, otherwise + available to the materials' owners. Nothing in these Terms of Use or the + Creative Commons 2.0 license will be construed to limit or reduce any + party's rights in that party's valid trademarks. You may not use these + materials to label, promote, or endorse any product or service. You are + solely responsible for any violation of a third party's intellectual + property rights caused by your misuse of these materials. +
++ 6.1 If you are a copyright holder and believe that content on Scratch + violates your rights, you may send a DMCA notification to{' '} + copyright@scratch.mit.edu. + For more information, including the information that must be included + in a DMCA notification, see our full DMCA Policy and + the text of the DMCA,{' '} + 17 U.S.C. § 512. +
++ 6.2 If you are a Scratch user and you believe that your content did not + constitute a copyright violation and was taken down in error, you may + send a notification to{' '} + copyright@scratch.mit.edu. + Please include: +
+ 7.1 Scratch has the right to suspend your account for violations of the + Terms of Use or Community Guidelines. Repeat violators may have their + account deleted. The Scratch Team reserves the sole right to determine + what constitutes a violation of the Terms of Use or Community Guidelines. + The Scratch Team also reserves the right to terminate any account used + to circumvent prior enforcement of the Terms of Use. +
++ 7.2 If you want to delete or temporarily disable your account, please + email help@scratch.mit.edu. +
++ 8.1 Content on Scratch, including user-generated content, may include + links to third party websites. The Scratch Team is not capable of + reviewing or managing third party websites, and assumes no + responsibility for the privacy practices, content, or functionality + of third party websites. You agree to relieve the Scratch Team of + any and all liability arising from third party websites. +
++ You agree to indemnify MIT, the Scratch Team, the Scratch Foundation, + and all their affiliates, employees, faculty members, fellows, + students, agents, representatives, third party service providers, + and members of their governing boards (all of which are "Scratch + Entities"), and to defend and hold each of them harmless, from any + and all claims and liabilities (including attorneys' fees) arising + out of or related to your breach of the Terms of Service or your + use of Scratch. +
++ For federal government agencies, provisions in the Terms of Use + relating to Indemnification shall not apply to your Official Use, + except to the extent expressly authorized by federal law. For + state and local government agencies in the United States, Terms + of Use relating to Indemnification shall apply to your Official + Use only to the extent authorized by the laws of your jurisdiction. +
++ You acknowledge that you are using Scratch at your own risk. Scratch + is provided "as is," and the Scratch Entities hereby expressly + disclaim any and all warranties, express and implied, including but + not limited to any warranties of accuracy, reliability, title, + merchantability, non-infringement, fitness for a particular purpose + or any other warranty, condition, guarantee or representation, + whether oral, in writing or in electronic form, including but not + limited to the accuracy or completeness of any information contained + therein or provided by Scratch. Without limiting the foregoing, the + Scratch Entities disclaim any and all warranties, express and implied, + regarding user-generated content and Scratch Day events. The Scratch + Entities and their third party service providers do not represent or + warrant that access to Scratch will be uninterrupted or that there + will be no failures, errors or omissions or loss of transmitted + information, or that no viruses will be transmitted through Scratch + services. +
++ The Scratch Entities shall not be liable to you or any third parties + for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or punitive damages + of any kind, regardless of the type of claim or the nature of the + cause of action, even if the Scratch Team has been advised of the + possibility of such damages. Without limiting the foregoing, the + Scratch Entites shall have no liability to you or any third parties + for damages or harms arising out of user-generated content or + Scratch Day events. +
++ Scratch is offered by the Scratch Team from its facilities in the United + States. The Scratch Team makes no representations that Scratch is + appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access + or use Scratch are responsible for compliance with local law. +
++ You agree that these Terms of Use, for all purposes, shall be governed + and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of + Massachusetts applicable to contracts to be wholly performed therein, + and any action based on, relating to, or alleging a breach of the + Terms of Use must be brought in a state or federal court in Suffolk + County, Massachusetts. In addition, both parties agree to submit to + the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. +
++ If you are a federal, state, or local government entity in the United + States using Scratch in your official capacity and legally unable to + accept the controlling law, jurisdiction or venue clauses above, then + those clauses do not apply to you. For such U.S. federal government + entities, these Terms and any action related thereto will be governed + by the laws of the United States of America (without reference to + conflict of laws) and, in the absence of federal law and to the extent + permitted under federal law, the laws of the Commonwealth of + Massachusetts (excluding choice of law). +
++ If the Scratch Team provides you with a translation of the English language + version of these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy, or any other policy, + then you agree that the translation is provided for informational purposes + only and does not modify the English language version. In the event of a + conflict between a translation and the English version, the English version + will govern. +
++ No waiver of any term of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or + continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and the Scratch Team's + failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall + not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. +
++ This document, together with all appendices, constitutes the entire Terms + of Use and supersedes all previous agreements with the Scratch Team relating + to the use of Scratch. Revision date: 4 March 2015. +
++ The following additional terms also govern your access to and use of web + pages hosted within day.scratch.mit.edu/ (collectively, the “Scratch Day + Site”). All of the terms set forth in the general Terms of Use above also + apply to the Scratch Day Site, unless we clearly state otherwise. +
++ The Scratch Day Site Privacy Policy, not the Scratch Privacy Policy, + describes how the Scratch Team uses, collects, and stores information + it collects through the Scratch Day Site. By using the Scratch Day + Site, you agree that you are comfortable with the Privacy Policy. +
++ 2.1 In order to post an event to the Scratch Day Site, you will need + to register and create an account. This account is a separate account + from your Scratch account. All registrants must be over 18 years of + age. When registering for a personal account, you will be asked to + provide certain personal information, such as your email address, + first and last name, and Scratch username (optional). Please see the + Scratch Day Site Privacy Policy for Scratch’s data retention and usage + policies. +
++ 2.2 You are responsible for keeping your password secret and your account + secure. You are solely responsible for any use of your account, even if + your account is used by another person. If any use of your account + violates the Terms of Use, your account may be suspended or deleted. +
++ 2.3 If you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure + (for example, in the event of a loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure + of your password), promptly change your password. If you cannot access + your account to change your password, notify us at{' '} + scratchday@media.mit.edu +
++ 2.4 The terms set forth in this section apply to the Scratch Day Site. + The Account Creation and Maintenance terms in the general Terms of Use + do not apply to the Scratch Day Site. +
++ You understand that neither MIT, nor the Scratch Team, nor the Code to + Learn Foundation endorses any Scratch Day event. If you are hosting a + Scratch Day event, you may not state or imply that MIT, the Scratch + Team, or the Code to Learn Foundation has endorsed your event. +
++ The following additional terms also govern your access to and use of web + pages hosted within scratchx.org (collectively, the “ScratchX Site”). + All of the terms set forth in the general Terms of Use above also apply + to the ScratchX Site, unless we clearly state otherwise. +
++ The ScratchX Site provides a platform for developers to link their + experimental extensions to Scratch. However, we do not host those + extensions or save them on the ScratchX site. All the extensions loaded + on to ScratchX are hosted publicly on independent developers’ accounts + on GitHub. Your use of GitHub is subject to GitHub’s Terms of Service + and Privacy. +
++ The ScratchX Site Privacy Policy, not the Scratch Privacy Policy, + describes how the Scratch Team uses, collects, and stores information + it collects through the ScratchX Site. By using the ScratchX Site, you + agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy. +
++ By using ScratchX, you understand that neither MIT, nor the Scratch Team, + nor the Code to Learn Foundation endorses any ScratchX experimental + extension. If you are a developer linking to your own experimental + extension via the ScratchX site, you may not state or imply that MIT, + the Scratch Team, or the Code to Learn Foundation has endorsed your + extension. +
+The Scratch Terms of Use was last updated: April 2016
+