Terms of Use
Copyright Notice
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Authors retain the copyright for individual articles, content, and other elements produced by or for SComCat. Users are required to comply with all copyright notices and restrictions provided with the materials. You are strictly prohibited from reproducing, modifying, distributing, selling, renting, or otherwise exploiting the content of this website without prior written consent. Additionally, creating derivative works or making the content available to third parties without permission is forbidden.
Reporting Copyright Infringement
If you believe your copyrighted material has been copied and posted on this site in a way that infringes upon your rights, you can notify the Editor-in-Chief with a written notice. All claims of infringement will be reviewed and investigated. To ensure your notice is effective, it must include the following:
- A description of the copyrighted material you believe has been infringed.
- A description of the specific content that is infringing, along with its location on our site.
- Your contact details, including address, telephone number, and email.
- A statement from you, made in good faith, affirming that the disputed use is unauthorized.
- A declaration, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.
- Your electronic or physical signature as the authorized copyright owner or representative.
Permission for Republishing
You may link to SComCat content from other websites for non-commercial purposes. If you wish to quote content, you may do so without express consent for excerpts up to 200 words, provided a link back to the original content on SComCat is included. For any reprints or republication of SComCat content, whether online or in print, you must contact the Editor-in-Chief for permission. Since the blog posts are contributed by various authors, republishing requires permission from both SComCat and the article’s author. Please note that republishing images or artwork is not permitted.
If you receive permission to reprint any article or material, it must include its by-line under the heading: “This article [or material] was published by SComCat.”
Commenting Guidelines
SComCat welcomes thoughtful, relevant, and well-informed comments that contribute to discussions around the content presented. We encourage critiques, advice, and insightful opinions, provided they foster a civil and constructive dialogue. By moderating comments, our goal is to promote a space for intelligent exchanges between readers, authors, and editors.
Most comments will be posted if they are on-topic, non-commercial, and respectful. However, moderation decisions are subjective, and we strive to apply them consistently.
SComCat will not tolerate:
- Personal attacks
- Offensive, vulgar, or obscene language (including the use of symbols such as #$%@)
- Commercial promotion or spam
- Impersonations or misrepresentation
- Incoherent comments or those that disrupt conversations by excessive repetition
For further clarity on why a comment might be removed, please refer to our post, On Comment Moderation. If you have a concern regarding a specific comment or the commenting system, you can contact the Editor-in-Chief by email. Make sure to include your username, the email address used for registration, and any relevant details (such as the URL where the comment was posted).
Commenting Terms and Conditions
By posting a comment, you agree to the following terms:
- You consent to the display and publication of your comment on the SComCat website.
- You are solely responsible for the content of your comments. SComCat reserves the right to delete, move, or edit any comment deemed abusive, defamatory, or otherwise unacceptable according to our sole discretion.
- You will not post any illegal, defamatory, obscene, or abusive material, nor will you threaten or harass other readers.
- You agree not to use discriminatory language, including but not limited to language that targets a person’s gender, sexual orientation, identity, disability, race, religion, political beliefs, or nationality.
- All comments must be non-commercial. You agree not to post advertisements or solicitations of any kind.
By posting a comment, you also grant SComCat a perpetual, worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free license to use, copy, modify, adapt, publish, and distribute your comments in any form or media. This includes the right to create derivative works and display your comment publicly.
Failure to adhere to these guidelines, as determined by the Editor-in-Chief, may result in the permanent suspension of your commenting privileges on SComCat.
