Terms of Use

 Last Updated August 2021

Kel’s Klass (“I”, “me”, “my”) provides visitors to Kel’s Klass blog (my blog) or Kel’s Klass Teacher Pay Teacher Store (TPT Store), access to the content, subject to the following Terms of Use, which may be updated by me from time to time without notice to you. By browsing through my blog, or purchasing items from my Teacher Pay Teacher (TPT) Store, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Use, my PrivacyPolicy, and ExternalSites Disclosure and Service and Product Disclosure information. If you do not agree to any of these terms, then please do not use the information on Kel’s Klass blog or products from Kel’s Klass TPT Store.

Any user, who wishes to purchase a product or service through my TPT Store or through personal consultation, is agreeing to the terms of this agreement and the Terms and Conditions of Purchase that is directly related to that product or service. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this agreement and the Terms and Conditions of Purchase, the Terms and Conditions of Purchase that goes with the product will be the standard.

Community Guidelines

Kel’s Klass’s community, like any classroom or other community functions best when its users follow a few simple rules. By accessing the Kel’s Klass blog or TPT Store, you agree to abide by these community guidelines and comply with all applicable laws in your use of Kel’s Klass blog and TPT Store and will not use them for any unlawful purpose;

  • You will not upload, post, email, transmit, or otherwise make available any content that:
    • infringes any copyright, trademark, right of publicity, or other proprietary rights of any person or entity; or
    • is defamatory, libelous, indecent, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, invasive of another’s privacy, promotes violence, or contains hate speech (i.e., speech that attacks or demeans a group based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, and/or sexual orientation/gender identity; or
    • discloses any sensitive information about another person, including that person’s email address, postal address, phone number, credit card information, or any similar information.
  • You will not “stalk,” threaten, or otherwise harass another person;
  • You will not spam or use Kel’s Klass to engage in any commercial activities;
  • You will not access or use Kel’s Klass blog or TPT Store to collect any market research for a competing business;
  • You will not impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
  • You will not interfere with or attempt to interrupt the proper operation of Kel’s Klass blog or TPT Store through the use of any virus, device, information collection or transmission mechanism, software or routine, or access or attempt to gain access to any data, files, or passwords related to Kel’s Klass blog or TPT Store through hacking, password or data mining, or any other means;
  • You will not cover, obscure, block, or in any way interfere with any advertisements and/or safety features (e.g., report abuse button) on my blog or TPT Store;
  • You will not use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access my blog or TPT Store for any purpose without my written permission; provided, however, I grant the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the public portions of my blog or TPT Store for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly-available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials;
  • You will not take any action that imposes or may impose (in my sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our technical infrastructure; and
  • You will let me know about inappropriate content of which you become aware. If you find something that violates our Community Guidelines, please let me know, and I will review it.

Comments are welcome. I moderate them to prevent the spread of spam and hate and anything I deem inappropriate for an educational site. If I object to something you commented on because it has swear words or is inappropriate, I would respond to you, so you can edit yourself if you like.

If your comment disagrees with me, that is fine, but please be cordial and/or professional. This is my site where I share my views and allow others to share theirs within reason. Comments need to relate to what we are talking about. I reserve the right to deny you access to the Kel’s Klass blog or TPT Store, without notice, and to remove any content that does not adhere to these Community Guidelines.

Age Restrictions

Kel’s Klass is only available for individuals aged 13 years or older. If you are not 13 years or older, you should review this agreement with your parent or guardian to make sure that you and your parent or guardian understand it.  You must be 13 years of age or older to sign up for any email communication or my blog activity participation. I do not intentionally or knowingly collect Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian of a child under 13 and believe they disclosed Personal Data to me, you may contact me immediately at kelsklass {at} gmail {dot} com.

 (Please see my Privacy Policy.)

Intellectual Property

Kel’s Klass contains material, which could include items such as videos, coursework, lesson plans, training modules, photographs, software, text, graphics, images, sound recordings, and other material provided by Kel’s Klass or myself, Kelly Brown. These items may be owned by third parties or me. They are protected under both United States and foreign laws. Unauthorized use of the items may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

Visitors may view all publicly available items for their own personal, non-commercial use. Kel’s Klass TPT Store customers, who have purchased any product or service, may download onto their own machines and view or use any items contained in their purchased product or service for their own personal, non-commercial use. Kel’s Klass retains all intellectual property rights of the content and information provided. You may not sell, transfer, assign, license, sublicense, or modify any purchased products or reproduce, display, publicly perform, make a different version of, distribute, or otherwise use the Kel’s Klass blog items or Kel’s Klass TPT Store purchases in any way for any public or commercial purpose. I am happy to work with you if you want to use any items provided for another purpose, where credit is given to Kel’s Klass when advertised or shared. None of the items or content shared under the name of Kel’s Klass may be retransmitted without my written consent for each and every instance.

Other company, product, and service names located on Kel’s Klass blog may be trademarks or service marks owned by other third-party vendors.  

Communications with Me

I personally love to collaborate and work with other educators to continue to better “education” as a whole. Please feel free to reach out at any time on the topics presented or the content provided. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by Kelly Brown of Kel’s Klass. For questions about this blog or items in the Kel’s Klass TPT Store, please contact kelsklass {at} gmail {dot} com.

No Warranties; Limitations of Liability

The Kel’s Klass blog or Kel’s Klass TPT Store may contain technical inaccuracies, typographical errors, or omissions. I reserve the right to make changes, corrections, and/or improvements to the content at any time, without given notice. If you find a typographical error, please feel free to contact me at kelsklass {at} gmail {dot} come and I will fix errors in a timely manner and repost products for use.

Compliance with Applicable Laws

Kel’s Klass blog and Kel’s Klass TPT Store are based in The United States. I make no claims concerning whether content and information may be downloaded, viewed, or be appropriate for use outside of the United States. If you access Kel’s Klass or any information and product from outside of The United States, you do so at your own risk.

The laws of the State of Indiana will govern this agreement and any action related to it.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Kel’s Klass respects the intellectual property rights of others and attempts to comply with all relevant laws. I will review all claims of copyright infringement received and remove any content, information, or products deemed to have been posted or distributed in violation of any such laws.

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