Thank you for supporting Ridge Light Ranch SM. You can find our Terms of Use at https://ridgelightranch.com/terms-of-use/ (The first half is about using our website and then it talks about using our products.)
Multi-User Permissions
Many of our loyal customers have requested a way to share electronic copies of our files with their co-workers and contractors. In April of 2019, we changed our terms of use to allow for this with single-user and multi-user permissions of electronic copies of our files (more details below)!
A “User” is typically a parent or teacher with 10 or fewer students. If you have more than 10 students, please purchase a license for each block of 10 students. (Near the bottom of this page is an example.)
If there’s not an option to purchase a file with a multi-user permission, then that file is currently only available with a single-user permission. Multi-user permissions are typically available for products that are often used in a classroom, for example, lesson plans and posters. If a product is only available with single-user permission and you’re interested in purchasing it with a multi-user permission, please contact us at admin@ridgelightranch.com.
In an effort to make our terms easy to understand and comply with, I’ve listed some FAQs here. If you have any specific questions about the use of this item, please just email me us admin@ridgelightranch.com. Thank you so much for helping me protect my intellectual property.
FAQs about Terms of Use
I downloaded a free file from you. Can I email that to my friend, since it was free anyway?
- No. We love that your friend is interested in our free products. Please send her a link to download her own copy instead of sending her the file. This helps your friend get to know us better and see all our helpful resources.
Files Only Available with Single-User Permissions
Is there a limit to how many times I can print this file?
- Nope! You may print this file as many times as you’d like for your own personal and classroom use.
Is it ok if I use this in a gift I’m creating?
- Yes! You may print this file to use in products you give to others as gifts.
Can I post a photo of the finished gift when I’m done?
- Yes, Please do!! You may post photos of products you made with this item online. (It would be so kind of you to tag them #ridgelightranch or link back to me.)
My friend loved this and would like a copy too. Is it ok if I share with her?
- No, you may NOT upload any portion of this electronic file online or email it to others.
- You may NOT share printed or electronic copies of this file with anyone outside of your classroom.
Can I use this to create a product I’m selling?
- No, you may NOT sell anything that contains this file electronically or printed. Be sure to start from scratch with anything you’re selling.
Files Available with Single-User and Multi-User Permissions
What kinds of things am I allowed to do with this file?
- You may print this file as many times as you’d like for your own personal and classroom use.
- You may post photos of products you made with this item online. (It would be so kind of you to tag them #ridgelightranch or link back to me.)
What if I purchased a single-user permission?
- You may NOT upload any portion of this electronic file online or email it to others.
- You may NOT share printed or electronic copies of this file with anyone outside of your classroom.
What if I purchased a 2-4 user permission?
- You MAY, over time, share this printed or electronic file with up to 3 people (3 + yourself makes 4), with whom you have a close or working relationship.
- You MAY, over time, upload this electronic file online to a password protected site (for example, Dropbox) as long as you can ensure that only 3 people, with whom you have a close or working relationship, have access.
- It’s your responsibility to make sure anyone with whom you share the files, understands that they may not share these files with anyone else! Their access to the file is similar to the single user permission. You, the file purchaser, are the only person allowed to redistribute the file.
What if I purchased a 5-10 user permission?
- You MAY, over time, share this printed or electronic file with up to 9 people (9 + yourself makes 10), with whom you have a close or working relationship.
- You MAY, over time, upload this electronic file online to a password protected site (for example, Dropbox) as long as you can ensure that only 9 people, with whom you have a close or working relationship, have access.
- It’s your responsibility to make sure anyone with whom you share the files, understands that they may not share these files with anyone else! Their access to the file is similar to the single user permission. You, the file purchaser, are the only person allowed to redistribute the file.
What if I teach several hundred children?
- You will need to purchase multiple copies of each file you want to use.
- Each “user” covers 10 students, so a single 10-user license copy covers 100 students.
- For example, if you’re an art teacher at a traditional school, rotating through classrooms, and you have 200 students, then you’ll need to purchase 2 copies of the 5-10 user license.
Are the electronic file and the printout of the electronic file treated differently?
- They are not treated differently. In past years we structured our Terms of Use differently and the printed and electronic files were treated differently, However, under this “user permission” system, they are the same.
I’m happy to help you figure out if your use is allowed under our Terms Of Use. Just email me and tell me what you have in mind: admin@ridgelightranch.com. Thank you so much for helping me protect my intellectual property.