Terms & Conditions of Use for
Scientific Style and Format Online

Use of the University of Chicago Press (Press) Scientific Style And Format Online (SSF) is subject to the following Terms & Conditions of Use.

By accessing SSF, you agree to comply with these Terms in addition to all other applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree, you may not use SSF. The Press may terminate your access to SSF at any time without liability if the Press determines in good faith that you have violated any of these Terms.

These Terms may be modified at any time without notice.

1. Permitted Use

As a current individual subscriber to SSF, a member of a group with a current subscription to SSF, or an Authorized User of an institution with a current subscription to SSF, you may access, search, and view SSFcontent, including the digitized version of Scientific Style And Format, the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide and Tools, and the Chicago Style Q&A.

If you are an individual subscriber or a member of a group with a subscription to SSF, you may also create your own unique profile to access and post to Scientific Style And Format Online Forum, to communicate with other SSF users, and to utilize the customization features of My Manual enabling you to add Bookmarks, insert Notes, and create Style Sheets for your personal use and to share with your colleagues.

You may save and print individual sections of SSF for your personal use and to share with your colleagues for non-commercial research purposes only. You may not save or print any substantial portion of SSF. You may not display, distribute, manipulate, use to prepare derivative works, re-publish, or otherwise re-produce any content beyond the provisions of fair use without acquiring additional permission from the Press.

Please contact the Permissions Department at permissions@press.uchicago.edu if you wish to request permission to re-use SSF content for a specific purpose.

2. User Responsibilities

You are responsible for safeguarding the username and password assigned to your account, and you are responsible for any violation of these Terms by anyone who accesses SSF through you or using your username and password.

If you submit any content to be included on the SSF website such as questions for the Chicago Style Q&A or posts to Scientific Style And Format Online Forum, you are responsible for ensuring that it is free of all hazards and does not infringe any copyright or other legal rights of a third party. Posting any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, or inappropriately sexual material or any other material that may violate any applicable laws is strictly prohibited and may result in your immediate and permanent ban from use of SSF. Any content you submit may be re-used by the Press free of royalty and without attribution.

3. Disclaimers

The Press will have no liability for any loss or damage arising out of use or inability to use any SSF content. The Press will have no liability for content submitted by users of SSF. The Press makes no representations, warranties, or endorsements with respect to any third-party website that may be accessible through the SSF website. The Press does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information contained in SSF, or its merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Material may change at any time without notice. The Press does not guarantee that SSF will be accessible in any particular hardware or software environment.

The Press will make reasonable efforts to ensure that SSF is available on a 24-hour basis, excluding normal network administration and system down time, but if access is suspended or interrupted, liability will be limited to restoring access as soon as possible.

Version 5.0

November 2011