©ESCEI, Inc. Guidelines and Policy
Effective as of September 1, 2017.
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Introduction
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Drone Footage
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Creative Commons Use
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Copyrighted Materials Use
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Trademark Use
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Footage and Photo Use
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Communications
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How we use the information we collect
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Volunteer Program
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Non-Association Statement
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Contact Us
Hello, and welcome to our company Guidelines and Operational Policies. This is important and affects your legal rights, so please read them and other terms referenced in these documents carefully. Here we go…
1. Introduction
Thanks for working with ©ESCEI Inc. This is a comprehensive list of our policies and guidelines that dictate how we run our company. Before getting into the details, we’d like to highlight some of the key principles behind it. These principles are important to us because we know they’re important to you.
Our Guidelines and Policy are here to do three things:
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Explain the way we use information that you share with us in order to build a better relationship and give you a great experience with it;
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Ensure that you understand what information we collect with your permission, and what we do — and do not do — with it;
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Hold us accountable for protecting your rights and your privacy under this policy.
2. Drone Footage
©ESCEI Inc. (El Segundo Cyber Education Initiative) uses UAV’s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) for the purposes of recording footage and for educational purposes. ©ESCEI Inc. is not associated with the brands that provide us these vehicles and cannot be held responsible for any damages caused by these parties. The following outlines the terms and conditions under which ©ESCEI Inc. flies it’s UAV’s.
©ESCEI Inc. (El Segundo Cyber Education Initiative) uses its drones and their capabilities for personal and educational uses only. ©ESCEI Inc. does not seek to use its videos containing drone footage for monetization in accordance with FAA Commercial Flight Regulations Article 4, Section 333.
©ESCEI Inc. has used drone footage under a personal flying permit issued by DJI. ©ESCEI Inc. flies its UAV equipment under FAA Part 107 Guidelines for personal use.
©ESCEI Inc. is registered to fly a DJI Phantom 3 Professional Drone under section § 91.203(a)(2) with appropriate permits.
©ESCEI Inc. has 1 registered UAV pilot who is registered in accordance with FAA part 61 pilot certificate licence which can be obtained by contacting eshscompsci@gmail.com
©ESCEI Inc. follows FAA Part 107 as stated below:
Unmanned aircraft must weigh less than 55 lbs. (25 kg). • Visual line-of-sight (VLOS) only; the unmanned aircraft must remain within VLOS of the remote pilot in command and the person manipulating the flight controls of the small UAS. Alternatively, the unmanned aircraft must remain within VLOS of the visual observer. • At all times the small unmanned aircraft must remain close enough to the remote pilot in command and the person manipulating the flight controls of the small UAS for those people to be capable of seeing the aircraft with vision unaided by any device other than corrective lenses. • Small unmanned aircraft may not operate over any persons not directly participating in the operation, not under a covered structure, and not inside a covered stationary vehicle. • Daylight-only operations, or civil twilight (30 minutes before official sunrise to 30 minutes after official sunset, local time) with appropriate anti-collision lighting. • Must yield right of way to other aircraft. • May use visual observer (VO) but not required. • First-person view camera cannot satisfy “see-and-avoid” requirement but can be used as long as requirement is satisfied in other ways. • Maximum groundspeed of 100 mph (87 knots). • Maximum altitude of 400 feet above ground level (AGL) or, if higher than 400 feet AGL, remain within 400 feet of a structure. • Minimum weather visibility of 3 miles from control station. • Operations in Class B, C, D and E airspace are allowed with the required ATC permission. • Operations in Class G airspace are allowed without ATC permission. • No person may act as a remote pilot in command or VO for more than one unmanned aircraft operation at one time. • No operations from a moving aircraft. • No operations from a moving vehicle unless the operation is over a sparsely populated area. • No careless or reckless operations. • No carriage of hazardous materials.
FAA UAV PART 107
IF YOU FEEL THAT ESCEI HAS VIOLATED ANY OF THE STATED OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST AT ESHSCOMPSCI@GMAIL.COM
3. Creative Commons Use
Creative Commons licenses are not an alternative to copyright. By default, copyright allows only limited reuses without your permission. CC licenses let our partners and our grant additional permissions to the public, allowing reuse on the terms best suited to specific needs while reserving some rights for ourselves.
©ESCEI Inc. (El Segundo Cyber Education Initiative) utilizes various resources under a creative commons license. Creative Commons helps us legally share our knowledge and creativity to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative platform. The specific CC license we use are as follows:
(General CC License)
(U.S Non-Commercial)
(Public Domain CC)
(Share CC)
(Remix CC)
©ESCEI DOES NOT INDICATE EXPRESSLY INDICATE THE MATERIALS WE USE ARE UNDER A CC LICENSE SINCE WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS IMPLIED, HOWEVER, ESCEI DOES NOT CLAIM THE MATERIAL FOR OURSELVES AND WILL PROVIDE AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT IF REQUESTED. PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST AT ESHSCOMPSCI@GMAIL.COM IF YOU BELIEVE A CC LICENSE HAS BEEN BREACHED.
A full list of Creative Commons media utilized by ©ESCEI Inc. can be obtained by contacting eshscompsci@gmail.com
4. Copyrighted Materials Use
©ESCEI Inc. (El Segundo Cyber Education Initiative) uses various copyrighted materials including but not limited to music, photographs, videos and written statements. This document outlines the guidelines that ©ESCEI Inc. follows when using copyrighted materials as well as providing legal certification of permission to use certain copyrighted materials.
MUSIC:
©ESCEI Inc. uses copyrighted Music under the “Fair Use Doctrine” Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. In accordance with “Fair Use” ©ESCEI Inc. uses music in various amounts and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole. ©ESCEI Inc. uses the following disclaimer when necessary:
“This video follows Fair-Use Rules. The video was only made for Artistic Expression, it is purely fan-made. This video is in no way associated with the musical artist or the anime company. All rights belong to their respective owners. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.”
VIDEOS:
©ESCEI Inc. uses copyrighted videos mainly for the purpose of promoting our sponsors and partners. Although ©ESCEI Inc. does not obtain express permission before using these materials it is understood that our sponsors and partners are ok with the promotion of their brand and explicit credit is given IN EVERY USE.
LICENSES:
Copyrighted Media Licences can be obtained by contacting us.
PROPRIETARY MATERIAL:
©ESCEI Inc. creates proprietary material (not limited to computer software, educational activities, physical materials etc.). ©ESCEI Inc. protects its work with copyrights from the USPTO. All work done using company resources belongs to ©ESCEI Inc.
5. Trademark Use
Acronym: ©ESCEI (Structure as in |Location|:|Cyber Education Initiative| is patent pending/trademark reserved to El Segundo Cyber Education Incorporated with the USPTO.
6. Footage and Photo use
©ESCEI Inc. always obtains permission from attendees before hosting an event to ensure express permission is given to photograph, videotape and audio record participants. While we can provide proof that this permission was obtained we are not able to provide the specific permission forms in accordance with our privacy policy. We will respect the privacy of our attendees and their right to keep their personal information private.
7. Communications
©ESCEI Inc. Communicates primarily via email (no-reply@escei-eshs.com, contact@escei-eshs.com, eshscompsci@gmail.com) however ©ESCEI Inc. associates often communicate via personal media including but not related to personal email, phone number, and social media.
Phone calls, emails, physical correspondence may be monitored,archived temporarily for quality assurance and marketing purposes. Continued correspondance to any of these services will be considered as consent.
8. How we use the Information we collect
In consideration for the rights granted to you under the Agreements, you grant us the right (1) to provide advertising and other information to you, and (2) to allow our business partners to do the same. In any part of the ©ESCEI Inc., the Content you view, including its selection and placement, may be influenced by commercial considerations, including agreements with third parties. Some Content licensed or provided to ©ESCEI Inc. (e.g. promo videos) may contain advertising as part of the Content. In such cases, ©ESCEI Inc. will make such Content available to you unmodified.
If you provide feedback, ideas or suggestions to ©ESCEI Inc. in connection with ©ESCEI Inc. events or Content (“Feedback”), you acknowledge that the Feedback is not confidential and you authorize ©ESCEI Inc. to use that Feedback without restriction and without payment to you. Feedback is considered a type of User Content.
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9. Volunteer Programs
©ESCEI Inc. utilizes volunteers to achieve a lot of the work done. Volunteer defined as a non-member, non-voting position at ©ESCEI, Inc. All work done by volunteers using company property, resources, business strategies, discussion topics and/or during company meeting times/assignments belong to ©ESCEI Inc. ©ESCEI Inc. cannot be held responsible for personal injury, including death, during any company or volunteer hours. ©ESCEI Inc. cannot be held responsible for lack of supervision during meetings. Volunteers agree to these terms upon completion and submission of the Volunteer Application.
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Volunteers will have the chance to participate in field trips throughout the year. To participate in these trips, every volunteer must complete and turn in a field trip slip, emergency contact form, and a Liability Release Form prior to each trip. Occasionally these trips may invoke fees which are non-refundable under any circumstances.
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Failure to follow directions given by ESCEI, Inc. staff may result in expulsion from the trip and possible legal action. Any crimes committed during the trip will be punished to the full extent of the law.
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These field trips are not associated with ESUSD unless stated otherwise.
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10. Non-Association Statement
ESCEI, Inc. does not speak, represent, or provide any authority on behalf of the El Segundo Unified School District. ESCEI, Inc cannot be held responsible for any wrongdoing on behalf of ESUSD, their employees, officers, agents, for any reason. ESCEI, Inc. may conduct business dealings with ESUSD.
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Any questions regarding the El Segundo Unified School district should be directed to their office.
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11. Contact Us
If you have any questions concerning ©ESCEI Inc. or the Agreements, please contact ©ESCEI Inc. by visiting the contact section of our website.
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Thank you for reading our Terms. We hope you enjoy working with ©ESCEI Inc.!
Contracting entity:
ESCEI, Inc. - El Segundo Cyber Education Initiative
3986 Astaire ave, Culver City, CA. 90232
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