Legal Notices

All contents of this World Wide Web site copyright ©1995-2012 by the Regents of the University of California unless otherwise noted.

Use of materials

Copyright

Photographs and figures on the UC IPM Web site are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California, unless otherwise noted.

Text

The UC Statewide IPM Program grants users permission to download textual pages (including PDF files) from this World Wide Web site for personal use or to reproduce them for educational purposes, but credit lines and copyright notices within the pages must not be removed or modified.

Except for these specified uses, no part of the textual materials available on the UC IPM Web site may be copied, downloaded, stored in a retrieval system, further transmitted or otherwise reproduced, stored, disseminated, transferred or used, in any form or by any means, except as permitted herein or with the University of California's prior written agreement. Request permission from UC IPM. Distribution for commercial purposes is prohibited.

Links to any of these UC IPM pages are permitted, but no endorsement of the linking site or products mentioned in the linking page is intended or implied by such a link.

Photographs

Prohibited uses

Photographs may not be used in connection with the promotion of any commercial product or in "for sale" Web sites, and no exceptions will be granted for such uses. In addition, they may not be used and distributed in software, photo sets, or other electronic media, or in any printed publication without written consent.

Slide presentations

Copies of the electronic images may be used in slide presentations (2"x2" or electronic presentations) but may not be used in connection with the promotion of any commercial product.

Web sites

For educational purposes, any Web site can link directly to a photo file (or its descriptive page) on the UC IPM Web site to display photographs and associated text. This is the preferred method for displaying UC IPM Web site photos. Please notify us if you link to us.

Educational institutions and governmental agencies

Linking directly to the photo page on the UC IPM Web site is the preferred method for displaying these photos. However, up to 20 images may be copied to an educational institution's or governmental agency's Web site for display as long as the following conditions are met:

  • Copyright statement cannot be removed from original UC IPM photo.
  • Credit must be given on or adjacent to the photo: "Used with permission from University of California Statewide IPM Program, J. K. Clark, photographer" (or other photographer, as appropriate).
  • The UC Statewide IPM Program should be notified of this use. Contact UC IPM.
  • A link to the UC IPM Web site (http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu) for more information should be included within the educational institution's or governmental agency's Web site.
  • If appropriate, the linking Web page should reference the UC IPM publication it appeared in, as well as ordering information.
  • The educational institution or governmental agency is responsible for copying the photo files from the UC IPM Web site.

Printed publications

Generally, UC IPM photos are made available for the following uses:

  • University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) publications.
  • Journal articles or UC ANR handouts by University of California authors.
  • Newspaper or magazine articles about University of California research or extension activities.
  • In limited numbers (12 only) for publications (including electronic publications) by other land grant colleges or public agencies. However, in no case should IPM photos comprise more than 25% of the total images in a publication.
  • In limited numbers to UC ANR authors who are publishing for-sale publications through publishers other than UC ANR. In no case should UC IPM photos comprise more than 25% of the total images in a publication, or exceed 30 images.
  • As provided with UC IPM media releases, for that purpose only.

The photos may not be used in connection with the promotion of a commercial product or in "for-sale" publications or software produced by private companies.

UC IPM, West Campus
University of California
One Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 95616-8620

Other uses

Contact UC IPM in regard to any uses of photographs which are not specifically referred to this policy.

Figures

Generally, figures or line drawings may be used if the source is properly credited—unless a line drawing is copyrighted by another source and was used by the UC IPM Program with permission. For permission to use line drawings from the Web site, contact UC IPM.

Disclaimer

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENTS HEREOF AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Further, the Regents of the University of California reserve the right to revise this software and/or documentation and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the Regents of the University of California to notify any person of such revision or change.

Notice of trademarks

To simplify information, the UC IPM Web pages sometimes use trade names of products. No endorsement of named products is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar products that are not mentioned.

  • Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
  • IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
  • Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
  • MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

All other trademarks are property of their respective holders.

Nondiscrimination statement

The University of California prohibits discrimination against or harassment of any person employed by or seeking employment with the University on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), genetic information (including family medical history), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or service in the uniformed services (as defined by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994: service in the uniformed services includes membership, application for membership, performance of service, application for service, or obligation for service in the uniformed services) or any person in any of its programs or activities.

University policy also prohibits retaliation against any employee or person seeking employment or any person participating in any of its programs or activities for bringing a complaint of discrimination or harassment pursuant to this policy. This policy also prohibits retaliation against a person who assists someone with a complaint of discrimination or harassment, or participates in any manner in an investigation or resolution of a complaint of discrimination or harassment. Retaliation includes threats, intimidation, reprisals, and/or adverse actions related to employment or any of its programs or activities.

The University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. The University undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for covered veterans (including veterans with disabilities, recently separated veterans, Vietnam era veterans, veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Military, Ground, Naval or Air Service during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or Armed Forces service medal veterans). University policy is intended to be consistent with the provisions of applicable State and Federal laws.

Inquiries regarding the University's equal employment opportunity policies may be directed to Linda Marie Manton, Affirmative Action Contact, University of California, Davis, Agriculture and Natural Resources, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, (530) 752-0495.

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