Websites & Communications Terms of Use by Mozilla

Websites & Communications Terms of Use

[effective date]

Terms of Use

Introduction

Please read the terms of this entire document (“Terms”) carefully because it explains your rights and responsibilities when you visit any of [company name]’s websites (“Websites”), or related feeds, social media, newsletters, source code repositories, and emails (together with Websites, these are collectively referred to as “Communications”). By accessing or signing up to receive Communications, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

Our Websites include multiple domains such as [example domains]. You may also recognize our Websites by nicknames such as [example nicknames]. Some of our Websites connect you with links, apps or add-ons that are provided by other parties and are subject to separate Terms.

Account Registration

Some Websites require you to register for an account in order to access additional features of a Website or another [company name] service. If applicable, additional terms will be presented to you. You are responsible for all activities under your account.

Some Websites allow you to create a username during registration. Your use of a username must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy.

Content Licensing

Our Communications include content such as articles, images, photographs, comments, software code, audio and video clips, and other materials (collectively, “Content”). Content is authored by [company name], contributors to [company name] projects, and other sources.

Content authored by [company name] is generally made available for public sharing and reuse through open licenses such as Creative Commons (for expressive material) or the [company name] Public License (for software code). In most cases we ask [company name] contributors to release Content under open licenses.

Some Content in our Communications is acquired from sources that prohibit further use of their Content without advance permission. Where possible, the Content or Website footer will display a notice with the applicable license. You agree to abide by such notices. Note the following specifics:

Some Content expressly indicates that the author does not intend for an open license to apply. You should contact the author or author’s agent for permission to use such Content. Questions on [company name] authored content can be sent to: [email address].

Some Content contains trademarks, trade dress, logos and brand assets of [company name] and other parties (“Trademarks”). Except for a few limited circumstances, Trademarks cannot be used without advance written permission of the owner of the Trademark. Learn more on [company name] trademarks.

Software used by our Websites is licensed under the MPL or similarly permissive open source licenses. For more information on the specific license, please see the applicable source code or GitHub repository.

Content Submissions

You may contribute Content when interacting with our Communications, including but not limited to commenting on an article, blogging, contributing code, or contributing graphics or written material (each a “Submission”). Unless your Submission is made under a separate agreement with [company name], in which case that agreement will govern, then

For Submissions to [company name]'s open source projects:

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