Terms of Service

1. Purpose of the Website

The FILL website provides information, educational resources, examples, and opportunities for professional learning related to Facilitated Interdependent Language Learning.

FILL emphasizes respect for individual learners, learner agency, transparent proficiency expectations, interdependence, and credible evidence of learning.

The website is intended to support educators and others interested in exploring these principles and practices.

2. Website Ownership and Responsibility

The website is owned and operated by Tom Welch, an independent educator and advocate for FILL.

The content may reflect collaborative work and contributions from educators associated with the Neural Network.

The Neural Network is an independent collaborative community and is not a formally incorporated legal entity or the legal owner or operator of this website.

Unless explicitly stated, the website does not represent an official position or endorsement by any professional association, school district, governmental agency, or other institution.

3. Use of Website Materials

Visitors are welcome to read, explore, and share links to publicly available materials on the website for educational and professional purposes.

Unless otherwise indicated, visitors may also quote brief portions of original website content with appropriate attribution.

Permission to reproduce, modify, redistribute, or commercially exploit substantial portions of original materials is not automatically granted.

Individuals interested in broader reuse of materials should contact the website operator.

4. Intellectual Property and Contributor Rights

The website may include original materials, collaborative resources, third-party publications, external links, and materials developed by individual educators.

Ownership of such materials remains with their respective rights holders.

Publication or reference on the FILL website does not transfer intellectual property rights to the website operator or to visitors.

Third-party materials remain subject to their applicable licenses, permissions, and terms.

5. Accuracy and Educational Use

We make reasonable efforts to present useful and accurate information.

However, educational research, technology, policies, assessment practices, and implementation experiences continue to evolve.

Website content is provided for general educational and informational purposes and should not be interpreted as a guarantee of particular learning outcomes, assessment results, academic credit, or institutional approval.

Educators and institutions remain responsible for determining the suitability of resources for their own circumstances.

6. External Links and Services

The website may link to external websites, educational organizations, assessment providers, research publications, and other resources.

These external services operate independently and may have their own terms, privacy policies, and accessibility practices.

We do not control or assume responsibility for the content, security, or availability of external websites.

7. Appropriate Use

Visitors agree not to use the website in ways that violate applicable law, interfere with its operation, compromise its security, or infringe the rights of others.

Unauthorized attempts to gain access to administrative systems, disrupt website services, or misuse website content are prohibited.

8. Privacy

Please also review the Privacy Policy for fill4wls.com.

That policy explains how information is collected, processed, and handled in connection with website visits and communications.

9. Website Availability and Changes

We may revise, reorganize, add, or remove website content as FILL develops and new resources become available.

Although we aim to maintain access to the website, uninterrupted availability is not guaranteed.

10. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

The website and its resources are provided for general informational and educational purposes, without warranties of accuracy, completeness, uninterrupted availability, or fitness for a particular purpose, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the website operator is not responsible for losses arising from reliance on website information, temporary service interruptions, or the operation of independent third-party websites.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.

11. Changes to These Terms

These Terms of Service may be updated to reflect changes in the website, its resources, or applicable requirements.

The current version will be published on fill4wls.com with its effective date.

12. Contact Information

Questions about these Terms of Service, permissions, or website content may be directed to:

Tom Welch

Owner and Operator, fill4wls.com

Email: fill4wls@gmail.com