It is a condition of use of this archive that users ensure that any disclosure of information contained in this archive is consistent with the views and sensitivities of members of the Texas German speech community.
Users of this archive are warned that there may be words and descriptions which may be culturally sensitive and which might not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Terms and annotations which reflect the author’s attitude or that of the period in which the item was recorded may be considered inappropriate today in some circumstances.
Materials included in this archive may be subject to access conditions imposed by members of the speech community or depositors. Users are advised that access to some materials may be subject to these terms and conditions which the Texas German Dialect Archive is required to maintain.
User Rights and Responsibilities
By using the Texas German Dialect Project (TGDP) website and the Texas German Dialect Archive (TGDA) database, I agree to the following conditions:
- I will not use any resource in the TGDP database for commercial purposes. If any commercial use is planned, then I will need to get written permission from the TGDP.
- I will provide full and accurate citation in any publication that appears either in print or online for all resources I use from the TGDP database.
- I will notify TGDP of any significant research and/or findings that result from my use of resources in the TGDP database.
- I will archive with the TGDP any derivative materials I create from resources of the TGDP including transcriptions, translations, re-analyses, and similar materials.
- When using the TGDA database and Graded Access System, I will act and interact with the TGDP project group in good faith. If the TGDP group has reason to believe that I am not acting in good faith, the TGDP group retains the right to alter or terminate the relationship between myself and the archive.
- I will respect the intellectual property rights and copyrights that pertain to the holdings of the TGDP to the fullest extent possible.
- If I have any concerns or questions regarding my responsibilities as a user of the TGDP website and database, I will contact the TGDP group at: texasgermandialect@gmail.com.
Disclaimers concerning the TGDP website and TGDA database
- As an integral part of the goals of the TGDP to both preserve and disseminate irreplaceable Texas German language materials, the TGDP will make available to you, the user, as many of its holdings as possible. Access levels for each resource, however, are set by the depositor and the co-creators of that resource, and may change if any of the creators of the resource request it.
- The TGDP group makes every effort to respect the intellectual property rights and copyrights associated with every resource in the TGDP database. If you have any concern regarding the holdings of the TGDP or the policies pertaining to them, please contact the TGDP at texasgermandialect@gmail.com.
- Like any library, the TGDP database is a safe, organized, and maintained repository for materials and functions as a resource for interested persons.
- The opinions, beliefs, or assertions expressed in the content of any resource archived in the TGDP database do not represent the opinions or beliefs of the TGDP group or of the University of Texas at Austin.
- The opinions or beliefs held by any depositor to the TGDP/TGDA database do not represent the opinions or beliefs of the TGDP group or of the University of Texas at Austin.
- The TGDP is not responsible for and does not necessarily endorse the content of any website to which it provides a link, nor does the TGDP necessarily endorse the content of any website which provides a link to the TGDP.
- The TGDP is not affiliated with or sponsored by any religious or missionary organization.
- The TGDP is being developed by faculty, staff and students at the University of Texas at Austin. However, the opinions expressed at the TGDP website do not represent the opinions of the University of Texas. The TGDP group alone is responsible for the text posted at the TGDP website. Any concerns should be directed to: texasgermandialect@gmail.com.
I have read and understood the information given above. I agree to treat this material with sensitivity being aware that it may contain words or descriptions which are not normally spoken of publicly. Having understood this, I wish to enter the archive.