The Terms of Use govern how individuals, families, community members, and partners interact with the Black Legacy Works website, programs, digital platforms, and institutional materials. These terms ensure that all engagement remains respectful, secure, and aligned with our mission, doctrine, and institutional standards.
By accessing or using any part of Black Legacy Works, you agree to follow these Terms of Use and uphold the dignity, cultural integrity, and structural values of the institution.
Purpose of These Terms
These Terms of Use exist to protect the institution, the community, and the cultural legacy entrusted to Black Legacy Works. They ensure that all engagement remains disciplined, responsible, and aligned with institutional values.
- Protect Institutional Integrity: Ensure all use aligns with our mission and governance.
- Maintain Community Safety: Prevent misuse, harm, or exploitation of institutional resources.
- Support Cultural Responsibility: Uphold dignity, respect, and cultural boundaries.
- Ensure Proper Use: Define acceptable and prohibited behaviors.
- Provide Legal Clarity: Establish clear expectations for all users.
Acceptable Use
Users may engage with Black Legacy Works platforms and materials for personal, community, educational, or cultural purposes that align with institutional values.
- Access Information: View pages, programs, and institutional materials.
- Participate in Programs: Engage with SCR, Family Reintegration, Black Topia, and other initiatives.
- Submit Stories: Share experiences through Our Community Voice.
- Contact Leadership: Reach out for support, questions, or collaboration.
- Use Materials Respectfully: Engage with content in ways that uphold dignity and cultural integrity.
Prohibited Use
To protect the institution and community, the following actions are strictly prohibited:
- Misuse of Institutional Materials: Copying, altering, or distributing content without permission.
- Harmful Behavior: Harassment, abuse, or disrespect toward community members or staff.
- Unauthorized Access: Attempting to access restricted systems or information.
- Data Manipulation: Altering or falsifying continuity records, submissions, or program data.
- Commercial Exploitation: Using institutional materials for profit without authorization.
Intellectual Property
All content, materials, programs, doctrine, and institutional frameworks within Black Legacy Works are protected intellectual property. This includes text, images, logos, program structures, and cultural archives.
Users may not reproduce, distribute, or modify institutional materials without written permission.
Community Submissions
Stories, reflections, and cultural materials submitted through Our Community Voice remain the property of the original author. By submitting content, users grant Black Legacy Works permission to preserve, archive, and display the material in alignment with cultural and institutional values.
Program Participation
Participation in programs such as SCR, Family Reintegration, Black Topia, and The Network requires adherence to program guidelines, confidentiality standards, and institutional expectations.
Black Legacy Works reserves the right to modify or discontinue programs as needed to maintain institutional integrity.
Limitation of Liability
Black Legacy Works provides programs, resources, and support systems with dignity and responsibility. However, the institution is not liable for misuse of materials, unauthorized actions, or external circumstances beyond institutional control.
Changes to These Terms
Black Legacy Works may update these Terms of Use to strengthen institutional protection, improve clarity, or align with governance and constitutional requirements. Continued use of the website or programs indicates acceptance of updated terms.
Institutional Alignment
These Terms of Use operate under the governance, doctrine, charter, and constitutional frameworks of Black Legacy Works. This ensures that all engagement remains disciplined, structured, and aligned with institutional values.
- Governance Board: Oversees compliance and institutional protection.
- Doctrine Council: Ensures cultural alignment and dignity.
- Program Directors: Maintain standards within all initiatives.
- Community Leadership: Supports responsible engagement at the local level.
Terms Commitment
Black Legacy Works is committed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and culturally aligned environment for all community members. These Terms of Use ensure that engagement remains responsible, dignified, and aligned with our mission.
Terms are not symbolic – they are structural.
Questions About These Terms?
If you have questions about our Terms of Use, we welcome you.