American Water Hydro School is committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information we collect on the site to help us make decisions on what content and features to add and highlight. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others.

American Water Hydro School collects general information from each session, such as the domain you used to access our site (for example, aol.com, or a numerical IP address), the date and time you accessed our site, how long you stayed on our site and what pages you visited. This information does not include your email address or any other personal information about you. We use this data to measure the number of visitors to our site and to help us bring you more of what you like about us. We also may share this anonymous information with our sponsors or other third parties.

We will not send you any newsletters or emails unless you voluntarily subscribe to the channel. When you do, we will ask for your email address and other demographic information. This demographic information will be categorized and used on a collective basis to inform sponsors, underwriters and others about our subscribers. The information we share will not include any personal identification information. American Water Hydro School will not trade or sell our subscriber e-mail list with any other organizations.

We may also ask you for registration information when you access special feature areas of our website or when you participate in any contests on the site. This information is useful to us in determining the interests of the users of the site.

• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
When a person under the age of thirteen chooses to participate in any of our interactive areas that required the collection of personal information, we will request the parent’s contact information, so that they may be notified that we have collected information regarding their child.  If a parent chooses not to allow their child’s information to be published, we will delete said information from our databases.  We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen.

• Copyright — Terms and conditions
Use of text, images and other content on this website are subject to the following terms and conditions:

*CONTENT IS PROTECTED BY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS
Text and image files, audio and video clips, and other content on this website is the property of American Water Hydro School and may be protected by copyright and other restrictions as well. Copyrights and other proprietary rights in the content on this website may also be owned by individuals and entities other than, and in addition to, American Water Hydro School. American Water Hydro School expressly prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in the copyright law, and as described below.

*FAIR USE IS PERMITTED
Fair use of copyrighted material includes the use of protected materials for non-commercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, criticism, commentary, and news reporting. Unless otherwise noted, users who wish to download or print text and image files from this Web site for such uses may do so without American Water Hydro School's express permission, provided that they comply with the following conditions:

1. The content may only be used for personal, educational or noncommercial purposes;
2. Users must cite the author and source of the content as they would material from any printed work;
3. The citation must include all copyright information and other information associated with the content and the URL for American Water Hydro School's website;
4. None of the content may be altered or modified;
5. Users must comply with all other terms or restrictions which may be applicable to the individual file, image or text;

*COMMERCIAL USE IS RESTRICTED
Unauthorized commercial publication or exploitation of text, images or content of this website is specifically prohibited. Anyone wishing to use any of these files or images for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, must request and receive prior written permission from American Water Hydro School. Permission for such use is granted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of American Water Hydro School. A usage fee may be assessed depending on the type and nature of the proposed use.

*WARRANTY
By downloading, printing, or otherwise using text and image files from this website, users agree and warrant that they will limit their use of such files to fair use and will comply with all other terms and conditions of this license, and will not violate the rights of American Water Hydro School or any other person or entity. American Water Hydro School does not warrant that use of the text, images and content displayed on the website will not infringe the rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with American Water Hydro School.

*LIABILITY
The Site and all material and information posted on it is provided to you "as is" without any warranties. You agree that you must evaluate and bear all risks associated with use of the Site, including those risks associated with reliance on the accuracy, thoroughness, or utility of any Content.

You acknowledge that due to the immediate nature of the Internet, American Water Hydro School does not review, censor, approve, edit, or endorse information placed on the site by its users, and cannot guarantee that inappropriate material will not be posted. American Water Hydro School will review user postings from time to time and will take steps to remove inappropriate postings that come to its attention.

The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other sites or resources. Because American Water Hydro School has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that American Water Hydro School is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that American Water Hydro School shall not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused in connection with use of or reliance on any such linked content, goods or services available on or through any such linked site or resource.

American Water Hydro School assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damage to or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your use of the site or your downloading of any text, images or content from the website.

*TRADEMARKS
Many of the trademarks, service marks, and logos (collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on the website, are registered and/or unregistered common law trademarks of American Water Hydro School. The trademarks of third parties may also be displayed on this Web site. Nothing contained in this website should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademarks displayed on the website without the express written permission of American Water Hydro School or any third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the site. Any unauthorized use of the Trademarks or any other images or content on this website, except as authorized in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited.

• How do I obtain permission to use information on this site?
Anyone wishing to use the text, images or content from this website for purposes other than as authorized herein must obtain prior written approval. Permission for such use is granted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of American Water Hydro School. A usage fee may be charged depending on the nature of the proposed use.

• Contact Information
For permission to reproduce or use the materials on this website for purposes other than educational, non-profit and fair use, please contact: talktous@greentreks.org.