Terms of use

Acceptance

By using Community Media Voices, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the site.

Accuracy disclaimer

The collection is a good-faith preservation effort, not an authoritative reference. Records are compiled from public sources and personal memory, both of which are imperfect. We make no warranty that any record is accurate, complete, or current, and the collection should not be relied upon as the sole source for biographical, legal, or genealogical purposes. Our corrections process is described in the Archive Policies.

Submitted content and license

When you submit a memory or other material, you affirm that it is yours to share — your own recollection in your own words, not copyrighted text, private correspondence, or material you don't have the right to publish. You retain ownership of what you submit. By submitting, you grant Community Media Voices a perpetual, non-exclusive license to publish, edit for length and clarity, and display your submission as part of the collection, including in cards and related materials. We may decline to publish any submission, and you may ask us to remove your submission at any time.

Acceptable use

You may not use this site to harass, defame, or impersonate anyone; to submit false information knowingly; to scrape or republish the collection in bulk; or to interfere with the site's operation.

Reuse of cards

Cards are made to travel. You may share, embed, and reprint individual cards in newsletters, conference programs, social media, and similar contexts, unaltered and with the Community Media Voices attribution they carry. Bulk reproduction of the collection, or reuse that misrepresents the project, is not permitted.

Accessibility

We work to make Community Media Voices usable with keyboards, screen readers, and other assistive technology, and we describe our approach on the accessibility page. That statement is our good-faith disclosure, not a guarantee of compliance or a substitute for a formal audit.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Iowa, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Changes

We may update these terms as the project evolves. The current version is always at this page, and material changes will be noted.

Contact

Questions about these terms go through the contact page.