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Terms of Use

1. This course contains copyrighted material (©1992-2008). All rights, including the right of presentation or reproduction in whole or in part in any form, are reserved by Michael Kalichman and Francis Macrina.
   
   
2. This course is intended only for use by students or employees of an RCREC Organizational Member of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE). Information about becoming a member of the RCREC or APPE can be found at: http://rcrec.org.
   
   
3. Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute any part of this course for educational, research or non-profit purposes, is hereby granted as a condition of active annual membership in the RCREC, provided that the contents of this page appear with all copies. In addition, if the material used also includes other credit or copyright information, then this source information should also be included with all copies.
   
   
4. This course, in whole or in part in any form, is not intended for commercial use.
   
   
5. Organizational users of this course are responsible for providing one or more instructor(s) and inserting institution-specific information for the following pages: (1) Syllabus and (2) Resources.
   
   
6. In no event shall the RCREC, any Organizational Member of the RCREC, or the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics be liable to any party for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, including lost profits, arising out of the use of this Internet-based course, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
   
   
7. The resources provided herein are on an "as is" basis, and neither the RCREC, its members, nor the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics have any obligation to provide maintenance, support, updates, enhancements, or modifications. The RCREC and its members make no representations and extend no warranties of any kind, either implied or express, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or that the use of these resources will not infringe any patent, trademark or other rights.
   
   
8. The RCREC is a collaborative partnership committed to promoting effective education in the responsible conduct of research. For this reason, it is expected that as a condition of using this course, all users will consider it a responsibility to provide information and suggestions about the effectiveness of this course and how it might be improved for the next year.
   
   
9. Once a course has been created with these materials, the URL and/or syllabus for the course should be provided to the RCREC to share with other institutions.