Licensing
We are committed to the widest possible educational use of our materials.
Educational Materials License
Free Use for Nonprofit & Educational Purposes
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You may copy, share, and adapt these materials for non-commercial purposes. You must give credit to ScamEducation.org when you use or share them. Do not change the materials in a way that misrepresents their content or source. These measures help us keep our materials free and available for everyone to use for educational purposes.
Organizations including public libraries, senior centers, schools, faith communities, healthcare providers, government offices, and nonprofit organizations may reproduce and distribute these materials for non-commercial use at no cost.
The website design, visual identity, logo, and "ScamEducation.org" name must not be reproduced, copied, or imitated. They may not be used to create a service that could be confused with ScamEducation.org.
What Is and Is Not Permitted
| Use | Permitted |
|---|---|
| Printing and distributing at a community event | ✔ Yes |
| Posting materials on a nonprofit or government website | ✔ Yes |
| Translating materials into another language for community use | ✔ Yes, with attribution |
| Adapting materials for a local workshop or presentation | ✔ Yes, with attribution |
| Including in a commercial product, service, or training program for profit | ✘ No — contact us |
| Removing or obscuring ScamEducation.org attribution | ✘ No |
| Altering content in a way that changes the factual meaning | ✘ No |
| Using our name or logo to imply endorsement of a product | ✘ No |
Flaticon Icon Attribution
Our materials use icons from Flaticon. These icons are used under Flaticon’s free license with attribution, as described in the Flaticon Legal Terms.
The following authors created icons used in our materials: Freepik, Pixel Perfect, LAFS, Good Ware, Ahmad Roaayala, Prashanth Rapolu 15, zafdesign, Tempo_doloe, Ctrlastudio, Magnific, Prosymbols Premium, Those Icons, Kiranshastry, small.smiles, Hilmy Abiyyu A., PIXARTIST, and Corner Pixel.
Disclaimer of Liability
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Requesting Permission for Other Uses
For commercial licensing, large-scale reproduction, translation partnerships, or other uses not described above, please contact us.