Yale Peabody Museum Policies

Copyright

© 2005 Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. All rights reserved in all media. All text, images and data on this website are the property of and copyrighted to the Yale Peabody Museum (YPM), unless otherwise noted.

Material on the YPM website is intended for personal, educational and scientific use only, and may not be published, redistributed, reproduced, modified or otherwise used for commercial (that is, income-producing) purposes, whether or not intended for education or research, in any form or media, including electronic transmission, without YPM’s prior written consent, or the consent of the copyright owner.

Permission is granted to educators and researchers to use portions of this website’s contents for individual research or classroom use only, for noncommercial (that is, nonincome-producing) educational or research purposes only. YPM must be acknowledged in all such uses and the original copyright line must be included in all uses.

YPM makes available images, text and data on the Museum and its collections to scholars, students and the general public according to its Usage Rights Policies and Procedures. For commercial or unusual requests, curatorial approval may be required. Fees are customary for the right to reproduce YPM images, text and data, along with other associated fees (for example, for photographic and research services). For information contact:

Permissions
203.432.3786
Fax 203.432.5872
peabody.permissions@yale.edu

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Disclaimers

Material on the YPM website is provided without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied. YPM and Yale Univeristy assume no responsibility for any damages to your property on account of your use of this website.

Third-Party Links

YPM provides links to external websites to help users in their search for information. YPM has made a reasonable effort to examine such links, but does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by the linked site, nor is YPM or Yale University responsible for the contents, advertising, products or services of other sites; you use these sites at your own risk. Such links do not imply an explicit or implicit endorsement of any linked site, and does not imply any YPM or Yale University connection or support of a site.

We welcome links to our website, as long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship by or affiliation with Yale University or the Peabody Museum of Natural History. Send your request to the webmaster at peabody.webmaster@yale.edu for confirmation.

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Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

The Yale Peabody Museum takes seriously your privacy while you are visiting our website.

What Kind of Information We Collect

YPM does not collect personal information about visitors to its site unless we ask you to voluntarily provide personal information, such as your e-mail address or postal address, for a specific purpose, such as to complete an online order or to update our membership database.

We do collect, however, your IP address (your computer’s internet address), what type of computer platform you have, and what browser type you use. This is an automatic process conducted by your browser.

By giving YPM your e-mail or postal address you agree that we may contact you.

How Information Is Used

Any information collected is used only for the specific purpose for which it is collected and is not sold to or shared with third parties. All information will be governed by the Yale University Privacy Policy.

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Other Policies

Visitors to the Yale Peabody Museum’s website should follow the policies outlined by Yale University’s Information Technology Services.

• Photography in the Museum
  
• Usage Rights Policies
  
• Collections Policies
  

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Credits

Site design by Yale Reprographic & Imaging Services and Link Studio, LLC, Baltimore, MD.

The Yale Peabody Museum website is an ongoing collaborative venture involving many of the Museum staff, and thanks are extended to all for their contributions and efforts.

Questions or comments on this website should be sent to to peabody.webmaster@yale.edu.

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