The www.ctstudentfilms.org and all affiliated Web domains are products of The Center for 21^st Century Skills @ Education Connection. This Web site has been established to share and distribute digital media and film that has been produced within Connecticut schools.

This is an educational site that is managed and produced by educators. All user-generated content will be reviewed and made public only if deemed appropriate.

This Web site is affiliated with Connecticut Career Choices, a Connecticut workforce development initiative. Users and visitors to www.ctstudentfilms.org are subject to the terms and conditions of this site. By establishing an account, you accept the user policies stated here.



Information Collected by Us

• As a user, you must submit personal information (name, e-mail address, school). This information is used to identify you as a student within Connecticut and will allow you to upload, share, blog, and comment on films and other digital media projects. In addition, your personal information may be included on mailing lists connected to the promotion of the CT Student Film Festival and other events produced by The Center for 21^st Century Skills @ Education Connection Information and digital media content (including comments and blogs) provided by users are submitted voluntarily. Once uploaded and accepted, the content of usernames, comments, blogs, and digital media content is public and will be made accessible to other users and visitors to the www.ctstudentfilms.org site. You may be contacted by other users through messages, but personal information—other than your school and username—WILL NOT be made public.



• We will never share any personal or identifiable information (name or e-mail) with any outside party. This information will only be used within our educational programs.

Content Collected by Us

• We maintain the freedom, as do all visitors and users of this site, to link directly to URLs and other information that is made public on www.ctstudentfilms.org.



• Once we have received submitted content, this content will be kept on file and may be used to promote programs and events of The Center for 21^st Century Skills @ EDUCATION CONNECTION at any time.



• Content uploaded by users must be their own! Users must have prior WRITTEN permission to include any third-party media. We may at anytime request proof of this information and have the right to remove or refuse content until the matter is resolved. [Third-party media includes music, video, still photographs, etc.]



• We respect the privacy and use of digital media content produced outside our courses and program. We will not accept any media that has been downloaded or illegally copied by a user. Violations of this may result in the user’s permanent removal from this site. [Violations also include copying another user’s content from the www.ctstudentfilms.org site.]



• Content uploaded that provides identifiable information of individuals must be backed by WRITTEN proof that these individuals waived their identity rights for this project. We may at anytime request a copy of this written waiver and have the right to remove or refuse content until the matter is resolved.

User and Visitors

• www.ctstudentfilms.org is a student Web site and content produced for this site should be acceptable within a classroom environment. We will not accept any material that may be considered racial, discriminatory, or offensive to our users and visitors.



• Users are encouraged to comment, share, and rate other user content. When interacting in this way, we expect behavior that is acceptable for a classroom environment. We will NOT publish any comment that may be considered racial, discriminatory, or offensive to our users and visitors. We ask all users to be responsible. Violations of this policy may result in the user’s permanent removal from the site.



• Users must NOT upload content that advertises or promotes projects, products, or services of other organizations and companies outside our program without prior written consent from The Center for 21^st Century Skills @ EDUCATION CONNECTION.



• Visitors and users are subject to copyright and patents laws. These laws relate to our educational projects, Web site, competitions, events, all user-generated content distributed by this site, and any future content or projects not mentioned here. Copyright infringement may result in the user’s permanent removal from the site. The user will not be protected from any legal action taken by the person or company from whom the copyrighted material was taken.

Additional Information

• The www.ctstudentfilms.org site receives and delivers submissions for the Connecticut Student Film Festival. Users are subject to the individual terms and conditions of the festival and associated competitions. In addition, content produced for the festival or associated competitions is expected to meet the strict terms and conditions of www.ctstudentfilms.org and will not be accepted for submission if any policy is violated.



• Some features of the www.ctstudentfilms.org site may not function properly if you disable the acceptance of cookies in your browser.



• We are constantly developing and improving our educational projects. Therefore, our terms and conditions are subject to change. We encourage visitors and users to check for updates. The latest version of our terms and conditions will be indicated by the date on this policy.