Content, Disclaimers, Privacy, and Copyright
Bright Futures is dedicated to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy and that optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the health professional, the child, the family, and the community as partners in health practice. Readers can learn more about Bright Futures at Georgetown University.
As part of Georgetown University, this site follows the university's established policies on copyright, disclaimers, and terms of use. The following Bright Futures policies have been adapted with permission from the university's Web site.
Content
The Bright Futures Web site is designed and maintained by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. NCEMCH staff add content to and maintain the functionality of the site, such as links to other Web sites. Please contact Bright Futures at Georgetown University should you have questions regarding the information contained in the site.
Content Disclaimer
Information
on this site is based on published guidelines for
health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents.
This site is designed to be used by both health professionals
and families and to help users better understand the diagnostic
process and what to expect during health supervision visits.
Information presented by this site has undergone peer review
to ensure accuracy and currency. However, since some of
the materials on the site are out of print and because
standards in the field may change rapidly, some information
on this site may be out of date. Users are advised to consult
other sources, including the American Academy of Pediatrics,
to confirm information presented on this site. NCEMCH and
Georgetown University do not assume responsibility for
omissions or inaccuracies in materials on this site nor
any consequences resulting from the use of information
from this site.
Information presented
by this site is not intended to replace medical advice that is offered by a physician
or other medical professional. NCEMCH and Georgetown University are not liable
for damages resulting from information obtained from this site or its publications.
The Bright Futures at Georgetown Web site contains links to other Web sites which
are independently run sites outside of the brightfutures.org domain. NCEMCH is
not responsible for the privacy practices, activities, or content of such independent
sites.
The materials contained on the Bright Futures Web site are copyrighted and are protected by Georgetown University's copyright policies, unless otherwise stated. If you would like to report a copyright infringement on the Bright Futures Web site, please contact us or Georgetown University's DMCA agent.
To use our materials (text or graphics/illustrations) you must submit an official request in writing (click here for a sample letter in Word or PDF) on your organization's official letterhead. Send requests to:Copyright OfficerRead the Bright Futures Permission Policies for more information: Permission to use Bright Futures photographs cannot be granted. Select Bright Futures publications, listed below, can be downloaded for multiple use and free distribution (i.e., you may not charge for the copies you make). (To request permission to incorporate content from these materials into new materials, see above.)
The MCH Group
Georgetown University
Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272
Fax: (202) 784-9777
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Bright
Futures Family Tip Sheets
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Bright
Futures Encounter Forms for Families
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Bright
Futures Encounter Forms for Families (Spanish)
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Bright
Futures Activity Book
- Bright Futures Activity Book (Spanish)
Privacy of Usage Data
Any information that the Bright Futures at Georgetown Web site collects is kept strictly confidential. NCEMCH does not sell or share e-mail addresses of individuals who have used the site or have ordered materials through it. If you have questions or concerns about privacy, please contact Bright Futures.
Information Automatically Collected and Stored
When you browse through any web site, certain personal information about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:
- the name of the domain you use to access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are using an American Online account, or stanford.edu, if you are connecting from Stanford University's domain);
- the date and time of your visit;
- the pages you visited; and
- the address of the web site you came from when you came to visit.
Intrusion Detection
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations, and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these sources may be used to help identify an individual.
Reporting Web Site and Other Technical Problems
To report technical problems with this Web site, please e-mail us, and a technical or content staff member will respond.