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Copyright and Permissions
©2005 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

The Annals of Family Medicine (Annals) Web site may contain information, software, photographs, graphics and other materials collectively known as "content." Unless otherwise noted, the Annals of Family Medicine, Inc., reserves full title and ownership of all. Content is protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual and property rights and all rights are reserved. The Annals of Family Medicine, Inc., disclaims any liability to any party for the accuracy, completeness or availability of any Annals content or other material or for any damages arising out of the use or nonuse of any Annals content.

The Annals of Family Medicine, Inc., is pleased to grant permission to use or reproduce its copyrighted material in accordance with our current guidelines. In some cases, fees are applicable. This page describes our guidelines and the process for requesting permission.

Linking
Permissions
   Educational Use
   Other Uses
   Fees and Payments
   Reprints
Licensing to Databases

LINKING

The Annals of Family Medicine, Inc., has no objection to links from other Web sites to content on the Annals Web site as long as the following guidelines are followed:

Annals content may not be downloaded to another Web server, displayed or reproduced by any other means in any other format.
Annals content may not be framed, 'locked' or 'trapped' within any borders, banners or other visual images other than those placed by the Annals of Family Medicine, Inc., itself.
Links should be external ones in that the Annal's URL is visible in the address window.
Plain text should be used to indicate the link. Use of the Annal's logo is prohibited without written consent from the Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
The requester should confirm the link by providing the Annals of Family Medicine, Inc., with the requester's URL and location of the link to the ">">Annals content for the Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.'s file tracking purposes.
Links should not be presented in such a way it may, can, or is perceived as a sign of the Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.'s endorsement of any company, product or service.

A written request should be submitted either by mail, by email to copyrights{at}aafp.org or by fax to 913-906-6093. (See list of information required on all permission requests, below)

PERMISSIONS

Educational Use
Content on this site is copyrighted. You may print materials from the Annals Web site for non-profit, educational purposes only, under the terms and conditions of the definition of 'fair use.' Proper attribution, including a notice of copyright, must be included on all copies.

Abiding by the principal factors of fair use, one can utilize a portion of a copyrighted work "as is" for purposes of non-profit research and education. Appropriate credit of the source is required. The use of embedded third party copyrighted works, or portions thereof, for any other purpose is not deemed fair use.

Annals of Family Medicine is registered with the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) for academic classroom use. Please submit your request to the Republication Department, CCC, by fax at 978-646-8700 or online at http://www.copyright.com.

Other Uses
If you would like to reproduce, reprint or adapt content from the Annals Web site for any purposes other than those listed above, you must seek permission from the Annals of Family Medicine, Inc. Submit your written permission request by U.S. mail, fax or e-mail, to the Intellectual Property Department, AAFP, 11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Leawood, KS 66211-2672; fax: 913-906- 6093; email: copyrights{at}aafp.org.

All requests should include the following information :

Contact information:

Your full name/title
Name of your company, institute, association, society
Full mailing address
Phone/fax numbers
Email address
Deadline for your requirements

About the material you would like to use:

Article title and full citation to the original content
If from the web, provide URL address of the page/section
Identify specific content (for instance, entire article, figure 1 or table 3)
Provide a sample of the original 'work'

About your proposed use:

Information regarding your publication publication, program, product
URL of Web site if applicable
Name of publisher or sponsor
Type/format of publication in which the Annals content will appear (for instance, Web site, newsletter, book, periodical, CD-ROM)
Estimated number of copies to be printed or produced for distribution
Whether the copies will be sold or free. If free, what funding and/or sponsorships, if any, are affiliated with the publication/program/project? If a presentation/workshop/lecture, is there a registration fee to participants?

Please note: Responses to permission requests usually take 10 to 14 business days from the time a request is received. Response times may be longer during times of high volume. Incomplete requests will be returned and will not be processed.

Fees and Payments
A permission fee is charged when material is to be used in another publication (e.g., newsletter, textbook, manual, journal/magazine, etc.) or there are fees attached to content distribution. Fees will depend upon the amount of content being reprinted. Payment should be made in U.S. currency and must be received before permission is granted. (Credit cards currently are not accepted.)

Reprints
If you would like to purchase reprints in quantities of 25 or more for your distribution, please contact Sheridan Reprints at 866-377-6454 or order online at http://www.sheridanreprints.com/ordr.html.

LICENSING TO DATABASES

The Annals of Family Medicine, Inc., has the authority to license content for which we are the copyright holder to database companies and/or document delivery services. Such database companies may distribute our content to third party distributors with prior approval of the Annals of Family Medicine, Inc. Following are companies with which we currently have agreements for Annals of Family Medicine:

Gale Group
Ebsco
MD Consult
WebMD