Company Policies

Privacy Policy

Simmons and Simmons Group, LLC's Instructional Technology and Design website is owned and operated by Dr. McLeod-Simmons. Lisa S. McLeod-Simmons. Simmons and Simmons Group, LLC is committed to protecting the privacy and accuracy of confidential information to the extent possible, subject to provisions of state and federal law. This website does not collect any personal information about visitors viewing this site. We reserve the right to this policy at any time and for any reason. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy each time you visit the website.

Significant change to our Privacy Statement, we will post a notice on this Privacy Policy page for a period of time after the change is made. Note that while we do not collect personal information, on occasion, this site may include links to external sites that do collect personal information. Please refer to the Privacy Policies of those sites. We do not review, control, or monitor the privacy practices of websites operated by others. We are not responsible for the performance or security of websites operated by third parties or for your business dealings with them. Therefore, whenever you leave this website we recommend that you review each website's privacy practices and make your own conclusions regarding the adequacy of these practices.

All materials and images created or developed by any person affiliated with Simmons Group, LLC, including this website, are protected by copyright laws of the United States of America. Any infringements of federal copyright laws contained within this website are unintentional. Please use the Contact Form on this website if you have any questions or comments.

Copyright Policy

This copyright statement applies to all images, multimedia, and written content found on this website, and any other sites found on the simmonsgroup.org domain. Please read carefully before downloading, linking to, or printing copies for use.

I. Proprietary Rights.

The images, multimedia, and written content contained on this, and any other site under the simmonsgroup.org and domain, is the property of Lisa S. McLeod-Simmons and is protected by United States and International copyright laws. All copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in this site, are the property of Lisa S. McLeod-Simmons. All images, multimedia, and written content on simmonsgroup.org are copyrighted. No permission, either express or implied, is granted for the electronic transmission, storage, retrieval, or printing of the images, multimedia, and written content contained on simmonsgroup.org, other than that which is related to the normal "caching" practices of web browsers and activities such as downloading solely for your personal enjoyment. No parties/individuals visiting or viewing images from simmonsgroup.org, may otherwise copy, modify, publish, transmit, or distribute images, multimedia, and written content found herein. Express written permission must be granted by the copyright holder, Lisa S. McLeod-Simmons, in order to use these photographs for any purpose that is not outlined above. Your use of simmonsgroup.org or viewing of this statement indicates your acceptance of these conditions.

II. Commercial Use.

Those who wish to use the media found on this site for commercial purposes must receive written consent from me, Lisa S. McLeod-Simmons, before its commercial use. To obtain consent, interested parties should send an e-mail to simmons@simmonsgroup.org. In that e-mail, the following should be addressed: 1. Materials you wish to use 2. Where the media will be displayed 3. How the media will be displayed 4. The intent of the media's display S. Duration of their public viewing 6. All changes that will be made to the media 7. Any other information you feel would be useful. Any commercial use of my images, multimedia, and written content without prior written consent is a violation of United States and International copyright law.

Ill. Copyright Protection Efforts.

Several copyright protection methods are utilized on this website to maintain the integrity of the copyrighted media found on this site. Some of these include, but are not limited to: 1. Placement of watermarks 2. Resizing of images 3. Conversion of mages to low resolution for web use 4. Protections against downloading media

IV. Copyright Infringement is Serious.

Copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property are violations of U.S. law (Copyright Act of7976 and related statutes), International law as well as various international treaties and conventions to which the United States is a signatory. Such acts are punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. Please use the Contact Form on this website if you have any questions or comments.