Terms of Service and Platform Usage Guidelines
These terms govern your access to and engagement with this platform, which presents the scholarly work, public commentary, and professional offerings of Dr. Jakita O. Thomas. By visiting any page on this domain, you enter into an agreement with the conditions outlined below.
Read them carefully. The provisions here are not boilerplate. They define what you may do with the materials published here, what protections apply to original scholarship, and where the boundaries of liability sit for both visitor and host.
Acceptance of Terms
Your continued use of this website constitutes acceptance of every term documented on this page. If any provision conflicts with your intended use, the appropriate action is to discontinue browsing rather than proceed under assumed permissions.
Acceptance is not limited to registered users or those who submit inquiries through the Contact & Booking page. Anyone who loads a page, downloads a resource, or references content originating here is bound by what follows. This includes researchers, students, journalists, conference organizers, and casual readers alike.
Where these terms intersect with data handling, the Privacy Policy operates as a companion document. Treat the two as one framework.
Intellectual Property Rights
The scholarship, written commentary, curriculum frameworks, photographs, and recorded presentations available across this site are protected under United States copyright law and applicable international conventions. Original research outputs — including those produced through ongoing grant-funded projects and multi-year collaborative initiatives, remain the intellectual property of Dr. Thomas and, where applicable, her institutional partners.
Citation is welcomed. Wholesale reproduction is not.
If you wish to quote substantial passages, reproduce figures, or adapt instructional materials for classroom or institutional use, request written permission first. Brief quotation for the purposes of academic review, journalistic reporting, or scholarly criticism falls within standard fair use, provided attribution is complete and accurate. Attribution should include author name, page title, and a link back to the original source on this domain.
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Third-Party Materials
Certain pages reference publications, talks, or projects hosted by external institutions. Those materials remain governed by the terms of their respective publishers. A link from this site is not a transfer of rights.
Platform Usage and Conduct
This platform exists to advance scholarship in computer science education, broadening participation in computing, and the intellectual traditions surrounding Black women and girls in technology. Visitors are expected to engage with the content in a manner consistent with those purposes.
Prohibited activities include automated scraping that ignores published crawl directives, attempts to probe for security vulnerabilities, submission of inquiry forms for unsolicited commercial purposes, and any conduct that would impersonate Dr. Thomas or misrepresent affiliation with her work.
Speaking engagement requests, media inquiries, and academic collaboration proposals should be routed through the appropriate channels described on the About Dr. Jakita O. Thomas page. Communications that arrive through legitimate avenues receive considered responses; those that do not, often do not.
Disclaimers and Limitations
The information on this site reflects scholarly perspectives and professional opinions at the time of publication. Research evolves. Citations age. Specific findings discussed here may be refined, extended, or contextualized differently in subsequent peer-reviewed work.
Nothing on this domain constitutes legal, financial, psychological, or career advice for any individual circumstance. Readers seeking guidance on personal matters should consult appropriately credentialed professionals.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither Dr. Thomas nor any affiliated institution accepts liability for damages arising from reliance on the content of this site, from temporary service interruptions, or from third-party links that may change without notice. The site is provided on an as-available basis.
Modifications and Contact
These terms may be revised periodically to reflect changes in scholarly practice, institutional affiliation, or applicable law. Material revisions will be reflected in an updated effective date at the top of this document. Continued use following any revision constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
Questions about interpretation, requests for permissions, or notices of suspected infringement should be directed through the Contact & Booking page. Correspondence is reviewed in the order received, and substantive inquiries receive a substantive reply.