Mineralogical Association of Canada

1. Rights

Mineralogical Association of Canda grants the Subscriber and authorized users at the Subscriber's institution the right to access the electronic version of those the Canadian Mineralogist journal volumes for which the Subscriber maintains an electronic subscription.

It is a condition of receiving access to the electronic journals that any person who violates either the copyright or the restrictions on distribution, or who condones such acts, may be deprived of future access, including access to back issues, without compensation or refund, while MAC retains the further right to any legal remedies that may be available.

2. Authorized Users

Inatitutional users:

Authorized users are defined as employees, faculty, and students of the Subscriber who access the electronic journals from a computer terminal within the range of the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses provided by the Subscriber at time of purchase. Access to the electronic journal by persons other than those listed above is restricted to the use of a computer terminal located in a Subscriber library.

Individual users:

Subscriber with electronic access to the Journal who has been provided with a user ID and a password.

3. Authorized Site

An authorized site, is a contiguous campus community or buildings that are located within the same city and reporting to the same administrative body. Affiliated locations outside of the defined site are considered to be separate sites. Within a multi-company complex or building, each company is considered to be a separate site.

4. Usage Restrictions

The Subscriber and authorized users may view, print, and download single copies of articles or other content for personal use.

The Subscriber and authorized users may not make copies for general distribution, for advertising or other promotional purposes, for creating new collective works, or for any resale purpose such as document delivery. For such copying, separate agreements must be made with the copyright owner. The Subscriber will notify all authorized users of permitted and prohibited use, and the Subscriber will take any corrective action necessary against authorized users who contravene these conditions.

5. Copyright

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written permission of the publisher, except as stated below.

The Mineralogical Association of Canada grants premission to individuals to download or print single copies of articles for personal use. Any person may reproduce short excerpts from articles in the journals for any purpose that respects the moral rights of authors, provided that the source is fully acknowledged. As a courtesy, the consent of authors of such material should be obtained directly from the author.

Authorization to reproduce items for other than personal use, as stated above, is granted by the Mineralogical Association of Canada provided that the copyright fee of $7.00 per copy is paid directly to CANCOPY, One Yonge Street, Suite 1900, Toronto, ON, Canada M5E 1E5.

The above permission does not extend to other kinds of copying, such as copying for general distribution, for advertising, or promotional purposes, for creating new collective works, or for resale. For such copying, arrangements must be made with the publisher, Mineralogical Association of Canada, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada.

For British Crown copyright articles, permission for other than private research, study or in-house use must be obtained from The Copyright Unit, St. Clemens House, 2-16 Colegate, Norwich, England NR3 1BQ.

6. Warranty

MAC accepts no responsibility for statements or opinions expressed by a contributor and consequently accepts no liability for damages that may result from the Subscriber's use of the Canadian Mineralogist journals. Acceptance of an advertisement, announcement, or other material does not imply endorsement by either the Journal Editors or MAC.