Terms of Use

Welcome to the Pennsylvania School Safety Institute (PennSSI) website. By accessing and using this site, which includes any PennSSI profiles on social media and other digital services, you agree to comply with the following terms, conditions and notices. If you do not agree to these Terms or the linked Privacy Policy, you must immediately terminate use of the PennSSI website.

1. License Grant

The PennSSI website is owned by PennSSI.  You are granted a personal, limited, non-transferable license to access and use the PennSSI site conditioned on your continued acceptance and compliance with these Terms of Use. You may use the PennSSI site for your noncommercial personal use and for no other purpose. PennSSI reserves the right to bar, restrict or suspend any user’s access to the sites and/or to terminate this license at any time for any reason. PennSSI reserves any rights not explicitly granted in these Terms of Use.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

The content, materials, and information on this website, including but not limited to text, images, logos, and other intellectual property, are owned by PennSSI and are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other laws that protect original works. You may not reproduce, distribute, transmit, display, or otherwise exploit any portion of this website and any PennSSI content without prior written consent from PennSSI. The information is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use.

3. Prohibited Uses

Users of this website are strictly prohibited from exploiting the website’s intellectual property in any way that may harm, defame, or compromise the integrity of PennSSI.

  • You acknowledge that you may not use any PennSSI content or materials for artificial intelligence (AI) platforms or systems without explicit authorization from PennSSI. Specifically, you agree not to use any automated means, including robots, spiders, scrapers, crawlers or any AI or machine learning technology, to access, extract or collect data or content from this website for any purpose, including but not limited to training artificial intelligence models.
  • You may not modify, transmit, participate in the sale or transfer of, or create derivative works based on any content from this site, or engage in activities that extract or mine data, reverse-engineer, or adapt materials in a manner that infringes upon PennSSI’s intellectual property rights.

Violation will constitute a breach of this agreement; PennSSI reserves the right to pursue any and all legal remedies available under copyright law and other applicable statutes for violations. 

4. Privacy Policy

For information on how we collect, use, and protect your personal data, please review this Privacy Policy.

5. User Eligibility

You affirm that you are over 18 years of age, an emancipated minor, or possess parental or guardian consent to use this website and are fully capable of agreeing to these Terms.  By using this site, you represent that you meet these eligibility requirements.

6. Disclaimer

The information provided on this website is for general informational purposes only. While PennSSI strives for accuracy, we do not guarantee that all content is error-free. Information on this website is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. No information presented on this website constitutes legal advice, nor does it create an attorney-client relationship between PennSSI and any other entity. You acknowledge and agree that PennSSI is not liable for the misuse of content or any actions taken based on the information on this website.

7. Limitation of Liability

PennSSI shall not be held liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use of or reliance on information obtained through this website. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information or content available through the website. As a convenience, this site may provide links to third party websites, this does not constitute endorsement of that content; and PennSSI shall have no liability for such content, its accuracy, currentness or completeness. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with this site is to stop using this site. You confirm that PennSSI has no other obligation, liability or responsibility to you or any other party.

8. Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless PennSSI and its employees, officers, members, trustees, contractors, partners, and agents from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorney’s fees, that might arise from your use or misuse of this site and PennSSI content, a violation by you of these Terms, or any other actions connected with your use of PennSSI’s site and content.

9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

10. Termination Clause

PENNSSI reserves the right to terminate or suspend user access to the website at its discretion, at any time, without prior notice. All applicable provisions of these Terms of Use will survive termination. Upon termination, you must destroy all copies of any portion of the PennSSI site, including any PennSSI content, in your possession.

11. Contact Information

For questions or concerns related to these terms, please contact PennSSI at inquiries@pennssi.org.

Pennsylvania School Safety Institute
400 Bent Creek Blvd
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

12. Modification of Terms

PennSSI reserves the right to terminate or modify these terms of use at any time without prior notice. It is your responsibility to review the terms periodically to ensure compliance.