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- Any commercial use of materials from the Science Buddies site (with the exception of training as described above) is NOT permitted without contacting Science Buddies IN ADVANCE for licensing rights.
Commercial use is defined as any venture where:
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- Copying, framing, or any other method of duplicating content from the Science Buddies website for use on another website is NOT PERMITTED.
- Linking to Science Buddies content from your website is allowed without prior permission.
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