Updated January 18, 2024

Terms of Use

Thank you for using the GreatSchools, Inc. website (accessible at: ”www.greatschools.org” hereinafter, the “Website”). This page states the terms and conditions under which you may use the Website and any materials, online communications and other information that is or becomes available on or through the Website. By accessing the Website you accept and agree to be bound, without limitation or qualification by these terms. If you do not accept any of the terms stated here, do not use the Website.

Agreement Between You and GreatSchools

The Website is owned and operated by GreatSchools, Inc., a nonprofit corporation located in Oakland, California (hereinafter “GreatSchools”) and is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, disclaimers and notices contained herein. Use of the content, services, and/or products presented in any and all areas of this site constitutes your agreement that you will not use the Website or services for any unlawful purpose and that you will abide by the following terms and conditions and those posted in specific areas of the Website. This agreement between you and GreatSchools (hereinafter “Agreement”) is effective until terminated by GreatSchools, and may be terminated or changed by GreatSchools at any time without notice.

Your Obligations

In connection with your use of the Website or services, you shall abide by all applicable federal, state or local laws including, but not limited to, those pertaining to such areas as libel, slander, defamation, trade libel, product disparagement, harassment, invasion of privacy, tort, obscenity, indecency and copyright or trademark infringement. You are responsible for the content of any information that you submit to or put on the Website. You agree that no materials of any kind submitted to the Website by you will violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights; or contain libelous, defamatory or otherwise unlawful material or be harmful to others in any way. GreatSchools has no obligation to, and does not in the normal course, monitor or control any information that is or becomes available on the Website. GreatSchools reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any information that is, in GreatSchools’ sole discretion, unacceptable, undesirable or in violation of these rules. However, GreatSchools has no obligation to exercise such reservation of rights by GreatSchools. By posting content to any part of the Website, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to GreatSchools an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, royalty-free, worldwide license (with the right to grant and authorize sublicenses) to use, copy, perform, display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and content. GreatSchools authorizes you to view and download the materials on the Website solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not engage in any form of web scraping, web harvesting and web extraction, such as but not limited to, copying, selling or modifying any information on the Website or reproducing, displaying, publicly performing, distributing, creating derivative works or otherwise using the materials in any way, for any public or commercial purpose without the advance written permission of GreatSchools.

If you would like to use our materials and/or other content on our Website for commercial purposes, please send us a message using our contact page.

Other Prohibited Uses

• You must not upload, or distribute offensive, threatening, or harmful content.
• You must not use the Website for unauthorized commercial activities.

Child Exploitation

• You may not post or upload content that exploit or abuse children, including but not limited to images or depictions of child abuse or sexual abuse, or that present children in a sexual or illicit manner.

System and Network Activities

• You must not attempt to access data or accounts without proper authorization.
• You must not introduce malicious software into the network.
• You must not perform any action that compromises the performance or security of the Website.

Email and Communication Activities

• You must not send unsolicited email messages or spam. You shall not use another website’s mail server to relay mail without the express permission of the Website.
• You must not engage in any form of harassment via email or other communication means.

Software and Intellectual Property

• You must respect all copyright and licensing agreements.
• You must not download, install, or use unauthorized software.

Confidentiality

• You must protect sensitive and confidential information.
• You must not disclose confidential information without proper authorization.

General Disclaimer

The Website is designed to provide users with information to browse school data, understand the school system and support schools in their community. The information included on the Website is provided free of charge as a user convenience and is to be used for informational purposes only. Some information contained on the Website may represent opinion or judgment or contain inadvertent technical oversights, factual inaccuracies, or typographical errors. GreatSchools does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information on the Website. As such, GreatSchools will not be responsible for any errors, inaccuracies, omissions or deficiencies in the information provided on the Website. This information is provided “as is,” with no guarantees of completeness, non-infringement, accuracy or timeliness, and without warranties of any kind, express or implied. You therefore assume sole responsibility for all risks associated with the use of this information and further accept that GreatSchools is in no way responsible for any consequences whatsoever to anyone arising from your use or interpretation of any information contained within or linked from or to the Website. Before making decisions based on the information contained on the Website, we strongly recommend that you visit the schools and ask the principal to review and comment on the data.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Specific Disclaimer and Prohibition

Please note that GreatSchools reserves the right to use AI systems to generate some of the content in the Website; and all content on the Website should be used for informational purposes only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information provided. Any actions taken based on this content are at your own risk. We recommend seeking qualified expertise or conducting further research to validate and supplement the information provided.

When using the Website, you agree not to use, reproduce, and/or modify any data, information and/or content on the Website for training or enhancing generative AI models or algorithms without GreatSchools’ prior written consent. This prohibition includes, among others, uploading, transferring or feeding any portion of the content, information and/or data on the Website into any generative AI tool or platform.

Use of the Website Information at Your Own Risk

The Website may contain information or materials from various information sources including, without limitation, government agencies, third-party vendors, school officials and users of this Website. GreatSchools does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any information or materials provided by these sources or any information, data, or analysis derived from these sources. GreatSchools does not represent that any information on the Website may be downloaded outside of the United States. Reliance upon any such information or material shall also be at your own risk. Neither GreatSchools nor its affiliates, partners, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, agents or parents shall be liable to you or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error, omission, interruption, timeliness, completeness, deletion, defect, failure of performance, computer virus, communication line failure, alteration of, or use of any content herein, regardless of cause, or for any damages resulting therefrom.

Google Maps data

Users are bound by the Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms of Service (including the Google Privacy Policy).

School/District Leader Contact Information Terms

THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR INTERNAL USE ONLY AND MAY NOT BE COPIED OR REDISTRIBUTED FOR ANY REASON. THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE INFORMATION IS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE PROVIDER OR ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS. IN NO EVENT WILL PROVIDER OR ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY WITH REGARD TO SUCH INFORMATION. YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION MUST IN ALL CASES COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

Copyright Policy

GreatSchools respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement or are aware of any infringing material on the Website, please send us a message using our contact page and provide us with the following information:

1. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
2. a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
3. a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Website;
4. your mailing address;
5. your telephone number;
6. your email address;
7. a written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
8. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Limitation on Liability

Under no circumstances shall GreatSchools or any of its affiliates, partners, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, agents, or users be held liable for any damages, whether direct, incidental, indirect, special, or consequential damages, including, without limitation, lost use, data, revenues, time, money, profits or goodwill arising from or in connection with the use, reliance on, or performance of the information on the Website, even when GreatSchools has been advised of the possibility of such damages. GreatSchools shall not be liable for damages or injury caused in whole or in part, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, and whether based in tort (including defamation), contract, strict liability or otherwise in producing and publishing this Website or any information contained in this Website or linked by or to this Website. If you are dissatisfied with any of the Website’s material or services, or with any of the Website’s terms and conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Website.

Indemnity

As a condition of use of the Website, you agree to indemnify GreatSchools and its affiliates, partners, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, agents, and users from and against any and all liabilities, expenses (including attorney’s fees) and damages arising out of any and all claims resulting from your use of the Website and the materials (including software) thereon, including without limitation any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach by you of these Terms of Use. This indemnity shall include, without limitation, any claim of inaccuracy or defamation based on materials that you submit for use on the Website.

Third-Party Websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites. GreatSchools provides these links solely to assist users in locating other resources that may be of interest to them and you assume sole responsibility and risk for your use of links to third-party websites. GreatSchools does not operate or control in any respect any information, content, products or services on such third-party websites. GreatSchools does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information, content or advertisements contained on, distributed through, or linked, downloaded or accessed from any of the services contained on these third-party websites. No reference or link to a third party or a third-party website shall constitute an endorsement of such third party or such third-party website.

Editorial and Advertising Policy

GreatSchools does not allow advertisers to influence our editorial content. We believe you should always know the source of the information you’re reading, and we will not accept advertisements that we think are misleading. All advertising is either clearly separated from editorial content or clearly labeled “advertisement” or “from our sponsors.” We reserve the right to reject an ad based on its appropriateness to our audience.

The information contained in all advertisements posted on the Website represents the views and/or opinions of the creators of such advertisements and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of GreatSchools. The mere appearance of such advertisements on the Website does not constitute an endorsement by GreatSchools. The advertisements have been made available for informational and/or educational purposes only. GreatSchools does not make any representation or warranties with respect to the accuracy, applicability, fitness, or completeness of the advertisements, including any and all sites listed or linked to in any of these advertisements.

We have partnered with Publisher First, Inc. dba Freestar (“Freestar”) for the purposes of placing certain advertising on our site. To learn more about Freestar’s data usage and terms, click here.

Specific Disclaimer of Warranties

ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES IN THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING THOSE PROVIDED BY LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE CONTENT PUBLISHED ON THIS WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. GREATSCHOOLS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION; THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS, OR OTHER ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE WEBSITE, OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM ACCESSING AND USING THIS WEBSITE AND/OR THE CONTENT CONTAINED HEREIN. GREATSCHOOLS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. IN ADDITION, GREATSCHOOLS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY CAUSED IN WHOLE OR PART BY CONTINGENCIES BEYOND ITS CONTROL IN PROCURING, COMPILING, INTERPRETING, REPORTING OR DELIVERING THE SERVICE AND INFORMATION THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR CORRECTION ARISING FROM ANY SUCH LOSS OR INJURY.

Modification

GreatSchools shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to make improvements and/or changes in any aspect of the Website at any time and does not accept any responsibility for the effects these alterations may have. GreatSchools also reserves the right to change, modify, add or remove terms of this Agreement at any time without notice. You agree to review this Agreement periodically since such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon posting to this URL: https://greatschools.org/gk/terms/ or other notice to users, and your subsequent use after such posting shall conclusively be deemed to be acceptance by you of such changes, modifications or deletions.

Miscellaneous

This Agreement shall be deemed to include all other notices, policies, disclaimers, and other terms contained in this Website; provided, however, that in the event of a conflict between such other terms and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. This Agreement has been made in and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with California law without regard to any conflict of law principles. Any claim or dispute between you and GreatSchools, including any action to enforce this Agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in Oakland, California, and you agree to the exclusive and personal jurisdiction of these courts. If any provision is deemed to be unlawful or unenforceable, that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

Copyright Information

Except where noted otherwise, all Website contents Copyright © 2024 GreatSchools. All rights reserved under United States and foreign law. No part of the materials on the Website, including but not limited to the text, graphics and html code, may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means without GreatSchools’ prior written permission.

Agreement

By accessing and using the GreatSchools Website, you agree to comply with this Agreement and all other related policies.

Enforcement

Any user found to have violated this Agreement may be subject to appropriate administrative, civil and/or criminal liability/ies.

If you believe that a user or content has violated this Agreement, you should report this by sending us a message through our contact page. If you reported an issue to local authorities, we may request a copy of that report. Except as required by law, you agree that we are not obligated to take action in response to any report.

INDIRECT OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, AND ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS BY A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF USER, SHALL BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY BY SUCH USER.

You Agree to Follow Our School Review Guidelines

Please read our School Review Guidelines carefully before submitting any reviews on this Website.