Terms of Service

01 Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using mackscience.org (the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.

These Terms apply to all visitors, students, educators, and any other users of the Site.

02 Who May Use This Site

This Site is designed for use in K–12 educational settings, primarily in connection with AP Environmental Science coursework. It may be accessed by:

• Students enrolled in courses that have been assigned materials from this Site
• Educators and school staff using content for instructional purposes
• Parents or guardians reviewing materials assigned to their children
• Members of the public accessing freely available educational content

Use of AI-powered tools on this Site by students under 13 must occur under direct educator supervision in compliance with COPPA.

03 Permitted Use

You may use this Site to:

• Access and complete assigned educational activities, simulations, and interactive modules
• Review content for personal learning and study purposes
• Share links to publicly accessible pages for educational purposes

Educators may use, adapt, and share content from this Site for non-commercial instructional purposes with attribution.

04 Prohibited Use

You may not use this Site to:

• Reproduce, sell, or commercially distribute content without written permission
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or systematically extract site content or data
• Submit false, misleading, or harmful content through any interactive tool
• Circumvent any technical measures, including those restricting access to certain features
• Use the Site in any way that violates applicable local, state, or federal law
• Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with any school or organization

05 Educational Content & AI Tools

Some features on this Site use third-party AI APIs (including OpenAI and Anthropic) to generate educational responses. Please be aware of the following:

• AI-generated content may contain errors and should not be treated as authoritative.
• Do not enter personally identifying information (your name, address, student ID, etc.) into any AI-powered input field.
• Responses generated by AI tools are for learning support only and do not constitute professional, scientific, legal, or medical advice.
• The site operator is not responsible for the content of AI-generated responses beyond reasonable efforts to design appropriate instructional prompts.

Interactive simulations, quizzes, and activities are designed to support classroom learning. Results from these tools are not official grades unless explicitly assigned by a teacher through your school's learning management system.

06 Intellectual Property

All original content on this Site — including lesson materials, interactive modules, custom graphics, and written text — is the intellectual property of Ryan Sajdak unless otherwise noted.

Some materials incorporate openly licensed third-party content (e.g., images from Wikimedia Commons). Attribution is provided where required. If you believe any content on this Site infringes on your intellectual property, please contact us.

Nothing in these Terms grants you any license to use trademarks, logos, or branding associated with this Site.

07 Disclaimer of Warranties

This Site and its content are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that:

• The Site will be available at all times or free from errors
• Content is complete, accurate, or up to date in all respects
• AI-generated responses are factually correct or appropriate for every context

Use of this Site is at your own discretion and risk.

08 Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ryan Sajdak and mackscience.org shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of — or inability to use — this Site or its content.

This includes, without limitation, any errors in educational content, downtime, or issues arising from the use of third-party AI tools integrated into the Site.

09 Third-Party Links & Services

This Site may link to external websites or use third-party services (e.g., Schoology, OpenAI, Anthropic, Bluehost). These third parties have their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their content or practices.

Linking to a third-party resource does not constitute an endorsement.

10 Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

For significant changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users through the Site.

11 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts located in Erie County, New York.

12 Contact

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