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If you can't solve your problems with self-help, we have several - e-mail addresses set up:

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Help email

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If you can't solve your problems with self-help, we have several e-mail addresses set up:

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System-related questions
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Content-related questions
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bugs@mitx.mit.edu
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Suggestions
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Please bear in mind that while we read them, we do not expect to have time to respond to all e-mails. For technical questions, please make sure you are using the latest version of Firefox or Chrome, and include browser and version in your e-mail, as well as screenshots or other pertinent details.

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Collaboration Policy

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By enrolling in a course on edX, you are joining a special worldwide community of learners. The aspiration of edX is to provide anyone in the world who has the motivation and ability to engage edX coursework the opportunity to attain the best edX-based educational experience that Internet technology enables. You are part of the community who - will help edX achieve this goal. + will help edX achieve this goal.

edX depends upon your motivation to learn the material and to do so with honesty. In order to participate in edX, you must agree to the Honor Code below and any additional terms specific to a class. This Honor Code, and any - additional terms, will be posted on each class website. + additional terms, will be posted on each class website.

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edX Honor Code Pledge

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edX Honor Code Pledge

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By enrolling in an edX course, I agree that I will: +

By enrolling in an edX course, I agree that I will:

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  • Maintain only one user account and not let anyone else - use my username and/or password. -
  • Not engage in any activity that would dishonestly improve - my results, or improve or hurt the results of others. -
  • Not post answers to problems that are being used to - assess student performance. -
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Unless otherwise indicated by the instructor of an edX - course, learners on edX are encouraged to: -

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  • Discuss with others general concepts and materials in - each course. -
  • Present ideas and written work to fellow edX - learners or others for comment or criticism. -
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    Complete all mid-terms and final exams with my own work and only my own work. I will not submit the work of any other person.

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    Maintain only one user account and not let anyone else use my username and/or password.

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    Not engage in any activity that would dishonestly improve my results, or improve or hurt the results of others.

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    Not post answers to problems that are being used to assess student performance.

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Unless otherwise indicated by the instructor of an edX course, learners on edX are encouraged to:

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    Collaborate with others on the lecture videos, exercises, homework and labs.

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    Discuss with others general concepts and materials in each course.

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    Present ideas and written work to fellow edX learners or others for comment or criticism.

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Privacy Policy

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Confidentiality & Security of Personally -Identifiable Information

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Privacy Policy

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We care about the confidentiality and security of your personal -information. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to keep your -Personally Identifiable Information private and will not share it with third -parties, except as set forth in this Privacy Policy. However, no method of -transmitting or storing electronic data is ever completely secure, and we -cannot guarantee that such information will never be accessed, used, or -released in a manner that is inconsistent with this policy.

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Confidentiality & Security of Personally + Identifiable Information

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This Privacy Policy only applies to information that we collect -through the Site and does not apply to information that we may collect -from you in other ways (for example, this policy does not apply to -information that you may provide to us over the phone, by fax or -through conventional mail). In addition, please note your educational -records are protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act -("FERPA") to the extent FERPA applies.

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We care about the confidentiality and security of your personal + information. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to keep your + Personally Identifiable Information private and will not share it with third + parties, except as set forth in this Privacy Policy. However, no method of + transmitting or storing electronic data is ever completely secure, and we + cannot guarantee that such information will never be accessed, used, or + released in a manner that is inconsistent with this policy.

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Usernames and Postings

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This Privacy Policy only applies to information that we collect + through the Site and does not apply to information that we may collect + from you in other ways (for example, this policy does not apply to + information that you may provide to us over the phone, by fax or + through conventional mail). In addition, please note your educational + records are protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act + ("FERPA") to the extent FERPA applies.

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Comments or other information posted by you to our forums, -wikis, or other areas of the Site designed for public communications may be -viewed and downloaded by others who visit the Site. For this reason, we -encourage you to use an anonymous username, and to not post any personally -identifiable information to those forums (or other public areas).

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Usernames and Postings

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What You Consent to by Using Our Site

+

Comments or other information posted by you to our forums, + wikis, or other areas of the Site designed for public communications may be + viewed and downloaded by others who visit the Site. For this reason, we + encourage you to use an anonymous username, and to not post any personally + identifiable information to those forums (or other public areas).

-

Please understand that by submitting any Personally Identifiable -Information to us, you consent and agree that we may collect, use and -disclose such Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with -this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service ("TOS"), and as -permitted or required by law. If you do not agree with these terms, -then please do not provide any Personally Identifiable Information to -us. As used herein, "Personally Identifiable Information" -means your full name, email address, your physical address (if you -provide it) and your student identification number, if applicable. If -you refuse, or if you choose not to provide us with any required -Personally Identifiable Information, we may not be able to provide you -with the services that can be offered on our Site.

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What You Consent to by Using Our Site

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Information We Collect and How We Use It

+

Please understand that by submitting any Personally Identifiable + Information to us, you consent and agree that we may collect, use and + disclose such Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with + this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service ("TOS"), and as + permitted or required by law. If you do not agree with these terms, + then please do not provide any Personally Identifiable Information to + us. As used herein, "Personally Identifiable Information" + means your full name, email address, your physical address (if you + provide it) and your student identification number, if applicable. If + you refuse, or if you choose not to provide us with any required + Personally Identifiable Information, we may not be able to provide you + with the services that can be offered on our Site.

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We collect information, including Personally Identifiable -Information, when you sign up for a User Account, participate in -online courses, send us email messages and/or participate in our -public forums. We collect information about student performance and -patterns of learning. We track information indicating, among other -things, which pages of our Site were visited, the order in which they -were visited, when they were visited, and which hyperlinks and other -user interface controls were used.

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Information We Collect and How We Use It

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We may log the IP address, operating system and browser software -used by each user of the Site, and we may be able to determine from an -IP address a user's Internet Service Provider and the geographic -location of his or her point of connectivity. Various web analysis -tools are used to collect this information. Some of the information is -collected through cookies (a small text file placed on your -computer). You should be able to control how and whether cookies will -be accepted by your web browser. Most browsers offer instructions on -how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the "Help" -section of the toolbar. If you reject our cookies, many functions and -conveniences of this Site may not work properly.

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We collect information, including Personally Identifiable + Information, when you sign up for a User Account, participate in + online courses, send us email messages and/or participate in our + public forums. We collect information about student performance and + patterns of learning. We track information indicating, among other + things, which pages of our Site were visited, the order in which they + were visited, when they were visited, and which hyperlinks and other + user interface controls were used.

-

Among other things, we may use the information that you provide -(including your Personally Identifiable Information) in connection -with the following:

+

We may log the IP address, operating system and browser software + used by each user of the Site, and we may be able to determine from an + IP address a user's Internet Service Provider and the geographic + location of his or her point of connectivity. Various web analysis + tools are used to collect this information. Some of the information is + collected through cookies (a small text file placed on your + computer). You should be able to control how and whether cookies will + be accepted by your web browser. Most browsers offer instructions on + how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the "Help" + section of the toolbar. If you reject our cookies, many functions and + conveniences of this Site may not work properly.

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  • To help us improve MITx offerings, both individually - (e.g. by course staff when working with a student) and in - aggregate, and to individualize the experience and to evaluate - the access and use of the Site and the impact of MITx on - the worldwide educational community. -
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  • For purposes of scientific research, particularly, for - example, in the areas of cognitive science and education.
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  • For the purpose for which you specifically provided - the personal information, for example to respond to a specific inquiry or - provide you the specific course and/or services you select.
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  • To track both individual and aggregate attendance, - progress and completion of an online course, and to analyze statistics on - student performance and how students learn.
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  • To monitor and detect violations of the Honor Code, the - Terms of Service, as well as other misuses and potential misuses of the - site.
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  • To publish information gathered about MITx - access, use, impact, and student performance but only as non-personally - identifiable data.
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  • To send you updates about online courses offered by MITx - or other MIT events or to send you email messages about Site maintenance - or updates.
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  • To archive this information and/or use it for future - communications with you.
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  • As otherwise described to you at the point of - collection.
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Among other things, we may use the information that you provide + (including your Personally Identifiable Information) in connection + with the following:

-

In addition to the above situations where your information may be -shared with others, there is also the possibility that MITx -will affiliate with other educational institutions and/or -that MITx will become a (or part of a) nonprofit entity -separate from MIT. In those events, the other educational -institutions and/or separate entity will have access to the -information you provide, to the extent permitted by FERPA. +

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  • To help us improve MITx offerings, both individually + (e.g. by course staff when working with a student) and in + aggregate, and to individualize the experience and to evaluate + the access and use of the Site and the impact of MITx on + the worldwide educational community. +
    • +
  • For purposes of scientific research, particularly, for + example, in the areas of cognitive science and education.
    • +
  • For the purpose for which you specifically provided + the personal information, for example to respond to a specific inquiry or + provide you the specific course and/or services you select.
    • +
  • To track both individual and aggregate attendance, + progress and completion of an online course, and to analyze statistics on + student performance and how students learn.
    • +
  • To monitor and detect violations of the Honor Code, the + Terms of Service, as well as other misuses and potential misuses of the + site.
    • +
  • To publish information gathered about MITx + access, use, impact, and student performance but only as non-personally + identifiable data.
    • +
  • To send you updates about online courses offered by MITx + or other MIT events or to send you email messages about Site maintenance + or updates.
    • +
  • To archive this information and/or use it for future + communications with you.
    • +
  • As otherwise described to you at the point of + collection.
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-

Sharing with Third Parties

+

In addition to the above situations where your information may be + shared with others, there is also the possibility that MITx + will affiliate with other educational institutions and/or + that MITx will become a (or part of a) nonprofit entity + separate from MIT. In those events, the other educational + institutions and/or separate entity will have access to the + information you provide, to the extent permitted by FERPA.

-

We may share the information we collect with third parties -as follows:

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Sharing with Third Parties

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  • With service providers or -contractors that perform certain functions on our behalf, including processing -information that you provide to us on the Site, operating the Site or portions -of it, or in connection with other aspects of MITx services. These -service providers and contractors will be obligated to keep your information -confidential.

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    We may share the information we collect with third parties + as follows:

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  • With all users and other visitors -to the Site, to the extent that you submit post comments or other information -to a portion of the Site designed for public communications. As provided in the -Terms of Service, we may provide those postings to students in future offerings -of the course, either within the context of the forums, the courseware, or -otherwise, for marketing purposes, or in any other way. If we do use your postings, -we will use them without your real name and e-mail (except with explicit -permission), but we may use your username.

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    • With service providers or + contractors that perform certain functions on our behalf, including processing + information that you provide to us on the Site, operating the Site or portions + of it, or in connection with other aspects of MITx services. These + service providers and contractors will be obligated to keep your information + confidential.
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    • To connect you to other users of the Site. For instance, we -may recommend specific study partners, or connect potential student -mentees and mentors. In such cases, we may use all information -collected to determine who to connect you to, but we will only connect -you by username, and not disclose your real name or e-mail address to -your contact.

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    • With all users and other visitors + to the Site, to the extent that you submit post comments or other information + to a portion of the Site designed for public communications. As provided in the + Terms of Service, we may provide those postings to students in future offerings + of the course, either within the context of the forums, the courseware, or + otherwise, for marketing purposes, or in any other way. If we do use your postings, + we will use them without your real name and e-mail (except with explicit + permission), but we may use your username.
      • -
    • To respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process, in -response to a request for cooperation from law enforcement or another -government agency, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding -illegal activities, suspected fraud, or to enforce our user agreement -or privacy policy, or to protect our rights or the rights of -others.

      +
    • To connect you to other users of the Site. For instance, we + may recommend specific study partners, or connect potential student + mentees and mentors. In such cases, we may use all information + collected to determine who to connect you to, but we will only connect + you by username, and not disclose your real name or e-mail address to + your contact.
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    • As otherwise described to you at the point of collection or -pursuant to your consent. For example, from time to time, we may ask -your permission to use your Personally Identifiable Information in -other ways. In the future, MITx may have an alumni association, -resume book, etc. We may offer services where it is possible to -verify MITx credentials.

      +
    • To respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process, in + response to a request for cooperation from law enforcement or another + government agency, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding + illegal activities, suspected fraud, or to enforce our user agreement + or privacy policy, or to protect our rights or the rights of + others.
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    • For integration with third party services. Videos and other -content may be hosted on YouTube and other web sites not controlled -by MITx. We may provide links and other integration with social -networks, and other sites. Those web sites are guided by their own -privacy policies.

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  • As otherwise described to you at the point of collection or + pursuant to your consent. For example, from time to time, we may ask + your permission to use your Personally Identifiable Information in + other ways. In the future, MITx may have an alumni association, + resume book, etc. We may offer services where it is possible to + verify MITx credentials.
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    Personalization and Pedagogical Improvements

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  • For integration with third party services. Videos and other + content may be hosted on YouTube and other web sites not controlled + by MITx. We may provide links and other integration with social + networks, and other sites. Those web sites are guided by their own + privacy policies.
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Our goal is to provide current and future visitors with the best -possible educational experience. To further this goal, we sometimes -present different users with different versions of course materials -and software. We do this to personalize the experience to the -individual learner (assess the learner's level of ability and learning -style, and present materials best suited to the learner), to evaluate -the effectiveness of our course materials, to improve our -understanding of the learning process, and to otherwise improve the -effectiveness of our offerings. We may publish or otherwise publicize -results from this process, but only as non-personally-identifiable -data.

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Personalization and Pedagogical Improvements

-

Changing Our Privacy Policy

+

Our goal is to provide current and future visitors with the best + possible educational experience. To further this goal, we sometimes + present different users with different versions of course materials + and software. We do this to personalize the experience to the + individual learner (assess the learner's level of ability and learning + style, and present materials best suited to the learner), to evaluate + the effectiveness of our course materials, to improve our + understanding of the learning process, and to otherwise improve the + effectiveness of our offerings. We may publish or otherwise publicize + results from this process, but only as non-personally-identifiable + data.

-

Please note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, -and that these practices are subject to change. We will publish notice -of any such modifications online on this page for a reasonable period -of time following such modifications, and by changing the effective -date of this Privacy Policy. By continuing to access the Site after -such changes have been posted, you signify your agreement to be bound -by them. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure -familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.

+

Changing Our Privacy Policy

-

Privacy Concerns

+

Please note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, + and that these practices are subject to change. We will publish notice + of any such modifications online on this page for a reasonable period + of time following such modifications, and by changing the effective + date of this Privacy Policy. By continuing to access the Site after + such changes have been posted, you signify your agreement to be bound + by them. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure + familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.

-

If you have privacy concerns, or have disclosed data you would -prefer to keep private, please contact us -at privacy@mitx.mit.edu.

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Privacy Concerns

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Effective Date: February 6, 2012 +

If you have privacy concerns, or have disclosed data you would + prefer to keep private, please contact us + at privacy@mitx.mit.edu.

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Effective Date: February 6, 2012

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MITx Terms of Service

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MITx Terms of Service

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Welcome to MITx. You must read and agree to these Terms of Service -("TOS"), MITx’s Privacy -Policy, and Honor Code prior to -registering for this site or using any portion of this site -(“Site”), including accessing any course materials, chat -room, mailing list, or other electronic service. These TOS, the -Privacy Policy and the Honor Code are agreements (the -“Agreements”) between you and the Massachusetts Institute -of Technology (“MIT”). If you do not understand or do not -agree to be bound by the terms of the Agreements, please immediately -exit this site.

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+

Welcome to MITx. You must read and agree to these Terms of Service + ("TOS"), MITx’s Privacy + Policy, and Honor Code prior to + registering for this site or using any portion of this site + (“Site”), including accessing any course materials, chat + room, mailing list, or other electronic service. These TOS, the + Privacy Policy and the Honor Code are agreements (the + “Agreements”) between you and the Massachusetts Institute + of Technology (“MIT”). If you do not understand or do not + agree to be bound by the terms of the Agreements, please immediately + exit this site.

-

MITx reserves the right to modify these TOS at any time and -will publish notice of any such modifications online on this page for -a reasonable period of time following such modifications, and by -changing the effective date of these TOS. By continuing to access the -Site after notice of such changes have been posted, you signify your -agreement to be bound by them. Be sure to return to this page -periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of -these TOS.

+

MITx reserves the right to modify these TOS at any time and + will publish notice of any such modifications online on this page for + a reasonable period of time following such modifications, and by + changing the effective date of these TOS. By continuing to access the + Site after notice of such changes have been posted, you signify your + agreement to be bound by them. Be sure to return to this page + periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of + these TOS.

-

Description of MITx

+

Description of MITx

-

MITx offers online courses that include opportunities for -professor-to-student and student-to-student interactivity, individual -assessment of a student's work, and for students who demonstrate their -mastery of subjects, a certificate or credential.

+

MITx offers online courses that include opportunities for + professor-to-student and student-to-student interactivity, individual + assessment of a student's work, and for students who demonstrate their + mastery of subjects, a certificate or credential.

-

Rules for Online Conduct

+

Rules for Online Conduct

-

You agree that you are responsible for your own use of the Site and -for your User Postings. “User Postings” include all -content submitted, posted, published or distributed on the Site by you -or other users of the Site, including but not limited to all forum -posts, wiki edits, notes, questions, comments, videos, and file -uploads. You agree that you will use the Site in compliance with these -TOS, the Honor Code, and all applicable -local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations, -including copyright laws and any laws regarding the transmission of -technical data exported from your country of residence and all United -States export control laws. +

You agree that you are responsible for your own use of the Site and + for your User Postings. “User Postings” include all + content submitted, posted, published or distributed on the Site by you + or other users of the Site, including but not limited to all forum + posts, wiki edits, notes, questions, comments, videos, and file + uploads. You agree that you will use the Site in compliance with these + TOS, the Honor Code, and all applicable + local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations, + including copyright laws and any laws regarding the transmission of + technical data exported from your country of residence and all United + States export control laws. -

As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use the -Site in any manner intended to damage, disable, overburden, or impair -any MITx server, or the network(s) connected to any MITx -server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the -Site. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, -other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to -any MITx server through hacking, password mining or any other -means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or -information stored on the Site, its servers, or associated computers -through any means not intentionally made available through the -Site.

+

As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use the + Site in any manner intended to damage, disable, overburden, or impair + any MITx server, or the network(s) connected to any MITx + server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the + Site. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, + other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to + any MITx server through hacking, password mining or any other + means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or + information stored on the Site, its servers, or associated computers + through any means not intentionally made available through the + Site.

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The following list of items is strictly prohibited on the Site:

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  1. Content that defames, harasses, or threatens others -
  2. Content that discusses illegal activities with the intent to commit them. -
  3. Content that infringes another's intellectual property, -including, but not limited to, copyrights, or trademarks -
  4. Any inappropriate, profane, pornographic, obscene, indecent, or -unlawful content -
  5. Advertising or any form of commercial solicitation -
  6. Political content or content related to partisan political -activities -
  7. Viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, corrupted files, -malware, spyware, or any other similar software that may damage the -operation of another’s computer or property -
  8. Content that contains intentional inaccurate information with the -intent of misleading others. -
  9. You, furthermore, agree not to scrape, or otherwise download in -bulk, user-contributed content, a list or directory of users on the -system, or other material including but not limited to on-line -textbooks, User Postings, or user information. -You agree to not misrepresent or attempt to misrepresent your -identity while using the Sites (although you are welcome and -encouraged to use an anonymous username in the forums). -
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The following list of items is strictly prohibited on the Site:

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  1. Content that defames, harasses, or threatens others -

    User Accounts and Authority

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  2. Content that discusses illegal activities with the intent to commit them. -

    In order to participate in Site activities, you must provide an -email address ("Email Address") and a user password -("User Password") in order to create a user account -(“User Account”). You agree that you will never divulge or -share access or access information to your User Account with any third -party for any reason. In setting up your User Account, you may be -prompted or required to enter additional information, including your -name. You understand and agree that all information provided by you is -accurate and current. You agree to maintain and update your -information to keep it accurate and current.

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  3. Content that infringes another's intellectual property, + including, but not limited to, copyrights, or trademarks -

    We care about the confidentiality and security of your personal -information. Please see our Privacy -Policy for more information about what information about -you MITx collects and how MITx uses that -information.

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  4. Any inappropriate, profane, pornographic, obscene, indecent, or + unlawful content -

    Your Right to Use Content on the Site

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