Terms of Use

Welcome to the Institute for Learning Innovation website, located at instituteforlearninginnovation.org. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the ILI website, resources, materials, tools, downloads, event pages, publications, forms, and related online content. By using this website, you agree to these Terms.

If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the website.

1. Purpose of the Website

The Institute for Learning Innovation (“ILI,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is a nonprofit organization that works with individuals, organizations, and communities to develop and support lifelong, free-choice learning. The website provides information, resources, publications, project descriptions, announcements, event information, professional learning opportunities, and ways to connect with or support ILI’s work.

Website content is intended to support learning, reflection, research, evaluation, professional practice, organizational capacity building, and community engagement. It is not a substitute for legal, medical, therapeutic, accounting, tax, or individualized professional advice.

2. Respectful Use

ILI values lifelong learning, collaboration, and ideas in action. When using the website, submitting content, registering for events, or interacting with ILI online spaces, you agree not to:

• Harass, threaten, demean, discriminate against, or harm others.
• Submit false, misleading, unlawful, defamatory, discriminatory, or harmful content.
• Use the website to violate another person’s privacy, intellectual property rights, or other rights.
• Upload malware, spam, automated scripts, or disruptive code.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, related systems, accounts, or data.
• Copy, sell, or misuse ILI materials in a way that violates these Terms or applicable law.
• Misrepresent your relationship with ILI or imply ILI endorsement without written permission.

We may limit, suspend, or remove access to website features, events, forms, resources, or community spaces if these expectations are violated.

3. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the content on this website, including text, graphics, tools, reports, publications, resource materials, logos, designs, images, and downloadable files, is owned by ILI, licensed to ILI, or used with permission from project partners, funders, authors, or contributors.

You may use ILI materials for personal, educational, nonprofit, professional learning, or internal organizational purposes, provided that you:

• Keep attribution to ILI and any named authors, partners, funders, or contributors.
• Do not alter materials in a misleading way.
• Do not sell ILI materials or include them in paid products without permission.
• Do not imply ILI endorsement, certification, approval, or partnership without written permission.
• Follow any additional license, attribution, or use terms listed on a specific resource.

Requests for permission to reproduce, adapt, distribute, or reuse materials beyond these uses may be sent to [Insert Contact Email].

4. Resource Use and Attribution

ILI resources are designed to support thoughtful practice, research, evaluation, and learning. They are not one-size-fits-all instructions. Users are responsible for adapting materials to their own communities, learners, institutions, programs, partners, and legal or policy requirements.

When sharing or referencing ILI materials, please credit:

Institute for Learning Innovation, 2026. instituteforlearninginnovation.org

Some resources may include separate attribution requirements, funder acknowledgments, partner credits, publication citations, or usage restrictions. Please follow the instructions provided with each resource.

5. Research, Evaluation, and Project Materials

The website may describe research, evaluation, consultation, grant-funded work, capacity-building activities, professional learning, and project findings. These materials are provided for informational and educational purposes.

If you participate in a specific ILI study, evaluation, survey, interview, focus group, professional learning activity, or project, additional consent forms, participation information, data use terms, confidentiality statements, institutional review procedures, contracts, or partner agreements may apply. In the event of a conflict, the project-specific terms control for that activity.

6. No Professional Advice

The website may discuss learning, evaluation, research, accessibility, inclusion, organizational practice, nonprofit work, professional development, and community engagement. This information is provided for general educational purposes only.

ILI does not provide legal, medical, therapeutic, diagnostic, accounting, tax, or individualized professional advice through this website. Users should consult qualified professionals when making decisions that require legal compliance, clinical judgment, financial advice, specialized expertise, or individualized support.

7. Accessibility

We aim to provide accessible, usable, and respectful materials. Inclusion and access are ongoing practices, and resources may need to be adapted based on context, community priorities, organizational capacity, and user needs. If you encounter an accessibility barrier on the website or in a resource, please contact admin@freechoicelearning.org.

8. User Submissions

You may have opportunities to submit comments, questions, feedback, stories, examples, survey responses, forms, images, recordings, or other content. By submitting content, you confirm that:

• You have the right to submit it.
• It does not violate another person’s privacy, intellectual property rights, or other rights.
• It is not unlawful, harmful, defamatory, discriminatory, or misleading.
• You understand that ILI may review, use, summarize, store, or respond to the submission for the purpose for which it was provided.

We may remove, decline to publish, or decline to use user-submitted content at our discretion. If you submit a quote, testimonial, story, photo, video, or recording for public use, we will seek permission before using identifiable materials in public-facing communications unless the applicable project-specific consent language provides otherwise.

9. Events, Trainings, and Online Programs

ILI may offer webinars, meetings, trainings, workshops, convenings, communities of practice, or other events. Participation may be subject to additional registration terms, accessibility processes, consent forms, recording notices, community agreements, or project-specific expectations.

We reserve the right to modify, postpone, cancel, record, not record, or limit participation in events when necessary. If an event is recorded, we will provide notice when appropriate.

10. Donations, Payments, and Third-Party Services

If the website includes a donation, payment, registration, or support link, the transaction may be handled by a third-party provider. Those providers may have their own terms, privacy policies, fees, security practices, and refund procedures. ILI is not responsible for third-party platform policies or errors, but we will make reasonable efforts to address concerns related to ILI transactions brought to our attention.

11. Third-Party Links and Tools

The website may include links to third-party websites, partner organizations, publications, resource libraries, social media sites, registration platforms, video platforms, survey tools, or other services. These links are provided for convenience and learning.

ILI does not control and is not responsible for third-party websites or services, including their content, privacy practices, accessibility, accuracy, availability, security, or terms. Use of third-party sites is at your own discretion.

12. Accuracy of Information

We work to provide accurate, useful, and timely information, but we do not guarantee that all website content is complete, current, error-free, or appropriate for every setting. Website content may be updated, revised, moved, or removed at any time.

Users are responsible for evaluating how ILI resources apply to their own programs, institutions, learners, communities, and legal or policy requirements.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

The website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, ILI disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, reliability, availability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and uninterrupted access.

14. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, ILI, its board members, officers, staff, contractors, partners, funders, contributors, and service providers are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising from your use of the website, resources, events, materials, downloads, or linked third-party content.

This includes damages related to errors, omissions, interruptions, accessibility issues, loss of data, reliance on content, use of third-party websites, or inability to access the website.

15. Indemnification

You agree to hold harmless ILI, its board members, officers, staff, contractors, partners, funders, contributors, and service providers from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from your misuse of the website, violation of these Terms, violation of law, or infringement of another person’s rights.

16. Changes to the Website or Terms

We may update the website, resources, materials, or these Terms at any time. When we update these Terms, we will revise the “Last Updated” date above. Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.

17. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, without regard to conflict of law principles, unless otherwise required by law. Any disputes will be handled in the appropriate courts or forums located in Oregon, unless otherwise required by law. ILI should confirm this section with legal counsel before publication.

18. Contact Us

For questions about these Terms, permissions, accessibility, or use of ILI materials, please contact:

Institute for Learning Innovation
9450 SW Gemini Drive, #79315
Beaverton, OR 97008-7105
Website: instituteforlearninginnovation.org
Contact Email: admin@freechoicelearning.org.