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The IAF Methods Database team

Maureen Jenkins, Imaginal Training
Peter Bootsma, Quality Research

Founder

The IAF Methods Database was founded by Jon Jenkins.

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The IAF Methods Database team maintains no relationship with third party advertisers. Reference to any specific service or trademark is not controlled by the IAF Methods Database team and does not constitute or imply its association, endorsement or recommendation.

People who participate in the comment fields are expected to contribute respectfully to the discussions. The editors of the site have the right to suggest to those who are disrespectful that they use more appropriate language. The editors also have the right to remove any member who continues to violate the spirit of the site.

The content of the sections of the site that members contribute to are solely the responsibility of the contributors. The editors of the site are not responsible for this content in any way.

If there are copyright issues please contact the editors with evidence that copyright laws have been violated. The editors will contact the offending member.

Content: the author and the Methods Database share the copyright

What is meant by content is any of the written material on the site or any written material generated by the site.

1. Members may upload methods, files, links, news items, events or add to forums. By doing so they declare to have the copyright unless cited otherwise and if they have the copyright they agree that their submission may be (re)published by anyone in any form, if cited correctly.
2. If they do not have the copyright, it is their responsibility to obtain permission to use the material in the way agreed to here.
3. IAF-Methods Database reinforces this by requiring anyone republishing content from the site to make correct citations and maintain references to the original author.
4. The editor monitors the quality of contributed content. See the Quality paragraph for details.

Methods: use may be restricted

What is meant by method is any of the processes described on this site as and when they are applied in a group situation. The following fields are on the Methods page for each of the methods. If no license level is entered it is assumed to be free.

1. Closed: In order to use these methods you can hire the supplier to apply the method.
2. Licensed: You can buy the rights to apply and distribute the method yourself. The owner of the method may insist on certification, training or other requirements.
3. Open: The author allows you to apply, change and distribute the method (or a derivate of it), but 1) you must maintain a reference to the author, 2) you should publish your change notes (use the history field in the IAF-Methods Database), 3) you may not charge for the concept, 4) you may not impose restrictions on other people’s right to redistribute.
4. Free: The source of the method is either cannot be attributed, or the author states that reuse is free from any restrictions.

Website Disclaimer

The content of the IAF Methods Database's website is provided for information purposes only. The IAF Methods Database makes no claim as to the accuracy or authenticity of this content. Furthermore the IAF Methods Database does not accept liability to any person for the information, methods or advice provided on this website or incorporated into it by reference. The IAF Methods Database does not accept any liability for loss or damages incurred as a result of reliance placed upon the content of this website.

This information is provided on the basis that all persons accessing this website undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its content.

Information Disclaimer

IAF Methods Database makes every attempt to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information on this website. Users/viewers should be aware of the following:
- IAF Methods Database makes no guarantee or warranty as to the accuracy or authenticity of the information on this website
- IAF Methods Database does not accept any liability to any person for any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of the information or arising out of the provision of the information on this website.

Note: In this disclaimer the term 'Information' includes any information (in whatever format) contained or incorporated into this website by references or any information stored and served by this website.

The "Privacy Statement for the International Association of Facilitators" applies to the IAF Methods Database as well. The main points are summarized below. In case of discrepancy, the longer document is authoritative.

Access

You can access the IAF Methods Database and browse it without disclosing any personal data. You may communicate with other visitors or post information to be accessed by others. Full database access will be limited to IAF Methods Database team.

Your Personal Information

Your password is only visible to you. Our content management system (Drupal) encrypts passwords and does not keep the text version. Our team can therefore not see your password unless you send it by e-mail (which is a bad information security habit).

Your full name as entered in My Account > Personal Settings will be visible in your postings on the site.

Your e-mail address as entered in My Account > Account Settings will only be used to send system e-mails (like a new password if you ask for it), newsletters you subscribe to and notifications you subscribe to. If you subscribe to the IAF information service (My Account > Personal Settings), your e-mail address will be made available to IAF World for the purpose of the subscription only. We will not share your e-mail address with anyone else.

If you post personal information such as your email address on interactive sections of the website, it may be publicly visible. This may attract spam to your e-mail address.

Personal Choice Options

The IAF Methods Database team will provide you, after we verified your identity, a readable copy of your personal data kept on the site without any charge. You may have your data erased, rectified, amended or completed. We reserve the right to refuse to provide any visitor with personal data. If we refuse, we will give reasons for our refusal. In order to protect you, we will not provide information if we are unable to verify the name of the person making the request. You may challenge our decision to refuse to provide personal data by contacting the IAF Methods Database team.

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We use cookies to remind us who you are when you access our server. We do not use cookies to store personal data.

Continuous improvement

All users the Database are invited to submit their feedback and ideas about content, design, functionality, etc. to the IAF Methods Database team. Please mail to editor@iaf-methods.org or post your comment in the approriate Forum. The team meets regularly to work on improvements and will respond to all input in personal e-mails or forum postings.

Quality of contributed content

Contributed descriptions are owned and maintained by the contributor. Categorization is a shared responsibility of the contributor and the editor. The editor will remove any descriptions that are regarded inappropriate. The editor will add change suggestion to descriptions/categorizations that are regarded inadequate. Categorization of content may be edited by the editor when suggestions are ignored

Assessment

User satisfaction is measured annually through a web survey and through personal contacts at IAF conferences. Results are reported to the IAF board and are published in the Forum.

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