Copter Labs

Actually, that's a lie. But here's some stuff that supposedly keeps us out of trouble.

Disclosures

The blog on this site is not primarily financially driven. It was created to share information and cultivate a discussion about web design in all its forms

That said, as of December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to provide disclosures whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations.

Per the FTC rules, if we interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, we would need to specify this. Ditto if we use an Amazon link that gets us 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets us 0 cents. If someone gives one of us a comfy t-shirt with a logo and he wears it in a photo, same deal. Disclaimers all over the place.

This would be tedious for us and a continual eye sore for readers. But rules is rules.

To cover our asses and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every recommendation, link, and product we use, the following all hold true:

Please feel free to use the text and images on this page with proper attribution. There is no reason why each blogger should have to reinvent the wheel.

(Illustrations courtesy of Louis Gray and Jeannine Schafer. Most of the text by Tim Ferriss)

Terms & Conditions

The tutorials (text/images) on Copter Labs are the copyright of their respective authors. You may use the effects demonstrated in these tutorials in your own work – commercial or non-commercial. You may use the effects without attribution unless otherwise stated in the article.

The outcome of tutorials may not be used for resale or redistribution. For example, if you have followed a tutorial to produce a slideshow, you may not start selling that code as a slideshow component.

You may not reproduce in full or large part, the tutorials on this site, without written permission from the tutorial author and Copter Labs.

If you have any queries about the usage of images, code or content on Copter Labs, please contact us.

(These terms and conditions were borrowed from Nettuts+.)

Terms of Service:

The following terms and conditions govern all use of the CopterLabs.com website and all content, services and products available at or through the website, (the Website). The Website is owned and operated by Copter Labs, Inc. (“Copter Labs”). The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Copter Labs’s Privacy Policy) and procedures that may be published from time to time on the Website by Copter Labs (collectively, the “Agreement”).

Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the Website, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by Copter Labs, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms. The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old.

1. Responsibility of Contributors. If you comment on a blog, post material to the Website, post links on the Website, or otherwise make (or allow any third party to make) material available by means of the Website (any such material, “Content”), You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content. That is the case regardless of whether the Content in question constitutes text, graphics, an audio file, or computer software. By making Content available, you represent and warrant that:
   • the downloading, copying and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party;
   • if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i) received permission from your employer to post or make available the Content, including but not limited to any software, or (ii) secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the Content;
   • you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content, and have done all things necessary to successfully pass through to end users any required terms;
   • the Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content;
   • the Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing);
   • the Content is not pornographic, does not contain threats or incite violence towards individuals or entities, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
     
     
   Without limiting any of those representations or warranties, Copter Labs has the right (though not the obligation) to, in Copter Labs’s sole discretion (i) refuse or remove any content that, in Copter Labs’s reasonable opinion, violates any Copter Labs policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable, or (ii) terminate or deny access to and use of the Website to any individual or entity for any reason, in Copter Labs’s sole discretion. Copter Labs will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid.
2. Responsibility of Website Visitors. Copter Labs has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, posted to the Website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material’s content, use or effects. By operating the Website, Copter Labs does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. The Website may contain content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, as well as content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, and other errors. The Website may also contain material that violates the privacy or publicity rights, or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third parties, or the downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and conditions, stated or unstated. Copter Labs disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Website, or from any downloading by those visitors of content there posted.
3. Content Posted on Other Websites. We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and webpages to which the Website links, and that link to the Website. Copter Labs does not have any control over those non-CopterLabs.com websites and webpages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a non-CopterLabs.com website or webpage, Copter Labs does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Copter Labs disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-CopterLabs.com websites and webpages.
4. Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy. As Copter Labs asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by the Website violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify Copter Labs. Copter Labs will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. In the case of a visitor who may infringe or repeatedly infringes the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of Copter Labs or others, Copter Labs may, in its discretion, terminate or deny access to and use of the Website. In the case of such termination, Copter Labs will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to Copter Labs.
5. Intellectual Property. This Agreement does not transfer from Copter Labs to you any Copter Labs or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with Copter Labs. Copter Labs, CopterLabs.com, the Copter Labs logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of Copter Labs or Copter Labs’s licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any Copter Labs or third-party trademarks.
6. Changes. Copter Labs reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. Copter Labs may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
   
7. Termination. Copter Labs may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement, you may simply discontinue using the Website. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
   
8. Disclaimer of Warranties. The Website is provided “as is”. Copter Labs and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither Copter Labs nor its suppliers and licensors, makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.
9. Limitation of Liability. In no event will Copter Labs, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement or substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to Copter Labs under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. Automattic shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
10. General Representation and Warranty. You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the Copter Labs Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
11. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Copter Labs, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.
12. Miscellaneous. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Copter Labs and you concerning the subject matter hereof, and they may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized executive of Copter Labs, or by the posting by Copter Labs of a revised version. Except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides otherwise, this Agreement, any access to or use of the Website will be governed by the laws of the state of Oregon, U.S.A., excluding its conflict of law provisions, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the state and federal courts located in Multnomah County, Oregon. Except for claims for injunctive or equitable relief or claims regarding intellectual property rights (which may be brought in any competent court without the posting of a bond), any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be finally settled in accordance with the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. (“JAMS”) by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with such Rules. The arbitration shall take place in Portland, Oregon, in the English language and the arbitral decision may be enforced in any court. The prevailing party in any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement shall be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties’ original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof. You may assign your rights under this Agreement to any party that consents to, and agrees to be bound by, its terms and conditions; Copter Labs may assign its rights under this Agreement without condition. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.

Privacy Policy

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Copter Labs collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Copter Labs’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Copter Labs’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Copter Labs may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Copter Labs also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on CopterLabs.com blogs. Copter Labs only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Copter Labs’s websites choose to interact with Copter Labs in ways that require Copter Labs to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Copter Labs gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. Copter Labs collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Copter Labs. Copter Labs does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

Copter Labs may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Copter Labs may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Copter Labs does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

Copter Labs discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Copter Labs’s behalf or to provide services available at Copter Labs’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Copter Labs’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Copter Labs will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Copter Labs discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena or court order, or when Copter Labs believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Copter Labs, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of a Copter Labs website and have supplied your email address, Copter Labs may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Copter Labs and our products. We primarily use our various product blogs to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Copter Labs takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Copter Labs uses cookies to help Copter Labs identify and track visitors, their usage of the Website, and their website access preferences. Copter Labs visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Copter Labs’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Copter Labs’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Ads

Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Copter Labs and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Copter Labs may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Copter Labs’s sole discretion. Copter Labs encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

(Term of Service and Privacy Policy borrowed from Automattic.)