Terms of use

This page covers the terms for using shawnyancy.com. By browsing this site, these terms apply. They're written in plain language on purpose.

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Ownership

The text, artwork imagery, photographs, and other content on this site belong to Shawn Yancy, unless otherwise noted. That includes her writing, her portraits and event photos, and images of her artwork.

How you can use this site

This site is here for personal, non-commercial viewing — to get to know Shawn's work as a journalist, a founder, and an artist, and to find a way to reach her. Copying, scraping, or republishing content from this site without permission isn't allowed. If there's something you'd like to use — a quote, an image, a piece of the story — ask first through the contact page.

No warranties

This site is provided as-is. Every effort is made to keep it accurate and running smoothly, but no promises are made that it will always be error-free, uninterrupted, or perfectly up to date.

Links to other sites

This site links out to other places — Shawn's art site, The Giving Foundation for Women & Children, her social platforms, and press coverage. Those links are provided for convenience. A link doesn't mean an endorsement of everything on the other end of it, and this site isn't responsible for the content or practices of sites it doesn't run.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the District of Columbia, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Changes to these terms

If these terms change in a meaningful way, the effective date above will be updated to reflect it. Questions about any of this are always welcome through the contact page.