Information for Publishers

Permissions Policy for VARK Copyright and Trademark Resources

INTRODUCTION

The word “VARK” is a registered trademark, and the copyright for the VARK Questionnaires, Helpsheets, and other supporting material is owned by VARK Learn Limited, New Zealand.

The recognized format for attribution is:
©Copyright Version 8.01 (2019) held by VARK-Learn Limited, New Zealand.

VARK copyright materials may not be included in any publications without our prior approval and the payment of a copyright fee.

APPLYING FOR PERMISSION

1. Download an application form. Fill it in, sign it, and email it to contact@vark-learn.com.
2. We will review your application, and when it is acceptable, we will sign it and return it to you, along with an invoice.
3. If you decide to proceed, you need to make payment within 30 days of the date of the invoice.
4. Final permission is not in effect until payment has been received.

CONDITIONS

Any permission for VARK copyright materials to be included in a publication is conditional on the following:

1. The VARK Questionnaire will not be published in an interactive format on any website or application, whether password-protected or not, unless using the VARK API. It may be made available as a read-only download (with permission).
2. Permission is limited to a specific edition. We do not expect to see the words “all future editions” in your application.
3. Derivative rights are not permitted, unless with prior agreement.
4. Any permission granted is conditional on the copyright fee being paid. We suggest that requests are not required with any urgency. We will normally respond within 48 hours to requests for permission, and if all the necessary information is available, an invoice will be sent within that timeframe.
5. We require a print or electronic copy showing our copyright materials as intended in the publication or as published.
6. We require an undertaking that no additional charge will be made for purchasers photocopying our material from the publication.
7. Additional copyright fees will be required should your sales exceed the estimates provided in your application. It is your responsibility to notify us of additional sales.

COPYRIGHT FEE

The following are used to calculate the copyright fee when publishers use our copyright resources in print or digital format.

1. The quantity and quality of the VARK resources requested.
2. The use of our resources. In some examples, our copyright materials are used unaltered and as stand-alone sections within a chapter. In other examples, the concept of learning preferences using VARK is part of a continuing theme throughout the book and is used in exercises and in examples as reinforcement of the concept of VARK and learning preferences.
3. The number of copies to be printed, and/or the estimated sales for electronic publications.
4. The retail price of the book or publication.

In most cases, our permission fee is less than $US0.05 cents per copy.

Linking

Links to our website at vark-learn.com may be made. It is a courtesy to ask permission.