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TERMS OF USE FOR LEAN IN GIRLS CURRICULUM

Your use of the Lean In Girls curriculum and any other materials that the Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation and its subsidiaries and affiliates including LeanIn.Org, LLC, and Lean In Girls, LLC (“SGB”) may make available to you on or through this website, including all related intellectual property and other proprietary rights of any kind (the “LIG Materials”) is subject to the terms below (the “LIG Terms”), in addition to the general terms available at leanin.org/terms (the “Terms of Service”). Capitalized terms used in these LIG Terms that are not otherwise defined have the meaning set forth in the Terms of Service. All of the provisions in the Terms of Service apply to the LIG Materials and are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between the provisions in these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service, the provisions in these LIG Terms will control, but only with respect to the LIG Materials and not with respect to any other portion of Our Content. 

1. Use of the LIG Materials

1.1.  Ownership. You acknowledge that we own all right, title, and interest in and to the LIG Materials. Other than the rights granted in the Terms of Service and these LIG Terms, you have no right, title, or interest in or to the LIG Materials and we hereby expressly reserve all rights that are not granted under such terms.

1.2.  Use Rights. Subject to your compliance with these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service, including the use restrictions set forth in the Terms of Service, you may use the LIG Materials solely in furtherance of Lean In Girls’ mission of empowering girls, celebrating them as leaders, and inspiring them to lead boldly (the “LIG Mission”). You agree that you will use the LIG Materials solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes, and that you will not give any third party, whether directly or indirectly, access to the LIG Materials. The LIG Materials are not designed for people who want to create and sell courses and may not be sold or used to promote any particular service or product.

1.3. Additional Use Restrictions. In addition to the restrictions set forth in the Terms of Service, you acknowledge and agree that you will not, and will not permit others to, use the LIG Materials: (a) for any commercial or for-profit purpose, including selling or promoting any products or services; (b) in any manner that suggests that you are acting for or on behalf of SGB; (c) in any advertising, publicity releases, or promotional or marketing publications, or correspondence to third-party news sources or outlets without, in each case, securing SGB’s prior written consent; or (d) in any schools, educational institutions, or other facilities, unless you have secured all necessary consents, authorizations, or other approvals. You further agree that you will not, and will not permit others to, make any material alterations, modifications, or other changes, without SGB’s prior written consent, to any name, logo, trademark, or other proprietary indicia (including the SGB Trademarks) present on or appearing in the LIG Materials. You may not incorporate any materials or intellectual property owned by a third party into the LIG Materials without first obtaining the proper consent of the applicable third party. SGB will not be responsible for your use of any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary rights in connection with the LIG Materials.

1.4  License Grant. By clicking the relevant box below indicting that you have read and agree to these LIG Terms, or by downloading, using, or accessing the LIG Materials, you hereby grant SGB a non-exclusive, revocable, royalty-free right and license to post, display, and use the name, logo, trademarks and service marks of you and any organization that you represent that uses the LIG Materials (“Your Marks”) on the Sites, SGB’s social media pages, and in other electronic communications, including in a list of any other organizations that have participated in the Lean In Girls program, in connection with SGB’s promotion of the LIG Mission or LIG Materials.  If you would like SGB to stop using Your Marks at any time, you must send a notice to SGB at the email address listed in Section 16 of the Terms of Service. Following SGB’s receipt of such notice, SGB will use reasonable efforts to remove Your Marks from the Sites and cease posting, displaying, and using Your Marks on SGB’s social media pages; provided that, SGB has no obligation to remove Your Marks from any archived versions of the Sites or from posts on SGB’s social media pages made prior to SGB’s receipt of your notice.

2. Use by Minors

2.1 Minors. SGB may make certain of our Services related to the LIG Mission, including access to and use of the LIG Materials, available to minors under the age of 13. If you are not yet of a legal age to form a binding contract, then you must get your parent or legal guardian to read and agree to these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service before participating in any of our Services related to the LIG Mission, or accessing or using the LIG Materials.  Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from participating in any of our Services related to the LIG Mission, or from accessing or using the LIG Materials, unless their parent or legal guardian accepts and consents to these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service as provided below.

2.2 Guardian Responsibility. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a minor (including any minor under the age of 13) that is in your custody or for whom you are legally responsible and that will participate in any of our Services related to the LIG Mission or access or use the LIG Materials (“Your Minor”), you hereby accept, on behalf of yourself and on behalf of Your Minor, these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service. By participating in, or allowing Your Minor to participate in, any of our Services related to the LIG Mission, or by accessing or using, or allowing Your Minor to access or use, the LIG Materials, you hereby agree, on behalf of yourself and Your Minor, to be legally bound by all the provisions in these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service, including all access and use restrictions, rights and licenses pertaining to Feedback, Our Content, and User Content, and acknowledgements and disclaimers concerning Third-Party Services and Third-Party Materials. You further provide your express consent for Your Minor to participate in any of our Services related to the LIG Mission and to access and use the LIG Materials, and you represent and warrant that you will provide and maintain true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself and Your Minor in connection with any such participation, access, or use.

2.3 Privacy. For more information on how we process data, and other information that you or Your Minor may provide to us or that we may otherwise collect, please see Section 3 of the Terms of Service and visit our Lean In Girls Privacy Policy.


3. Safety and Well-Being

You understand that, while using the LIG Materials, some users or participants in your programs may reach out to you with concerns about their safety or well-being or someone else’s safety or well-being. Your legal and ethical responsibilities will differ depending on a number of factors, including whether you are employed by a school or other organization, if you are performing as a volunteer, your professional responsibilities, and the state in which you reside. It is your responsibility to make sure that you are familiar with all responsibilities, including your organization’s policies and procedures and any applicable federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations. You understand that your use of the LIG Materials does not make you an employee or agent of SGB, and that you will not hold yourself out as such.

4. Not Legal Advice

The LIG Materials are provided for general information purposes only, on an “AS IS” basis, are not legal advice, and do not constitute any interpretation of any organizational policy or procedure, or any law, rule, or regulation. You may use the LIG Materials and any information or guidance included in the LIG Materials only in connection with the LIG Mission and according to these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service. You must not use or permit others to use the LIG Materials or any information or other guidance included in the LIG Materials, for any other purpose.

5. Warranty Disclaimer

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS, INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES, AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GUIDELINES MAY VARY GEOGRAPHICALLY AND MAY CHANGE OVER TIME.  AS A RESULT, THE LIG MATERIALS MAY NOT BE ACCURATE OR REFLECT BEST PRACTICES FOR A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OR AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WHILE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE LIG MATERIALS, SGB, LEANIN.ORG, LLC AND LEAN IN GIRLS, LLC GIVE NO, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS, OR OTHER GUARANTEES WITH RESPECT TO THE LIG MATERIALS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE, QUALITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE


6. Damages Disclaimer

SGB WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY ERROR, OMISSION, OR INACCURACY INCLUDED WITHIN, OR THE RELIABILITY OF, THE LIG MATERIALS, OR FOR YOUR OR ANY THIRD PARTY’S USE OR INTERPRETATION OF, OR RELIANCE ON, THE LIG MATERIALS.

7.  Emergencies

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE LIG MATERIALS, DO NOT CONTACT SGB. IN SUCH SITUATIONS, YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING ANY LAWS, RULES, OR REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO YOU, INCLUDING ANY ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES OR PROCEDURES. 

8. Termination

SGB reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to and use of the LIG Materials at any time, with or without prior notice, and to seek any remedies available to it at law, in equity, or under the Terms of Service.

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TERMS OF USE FOR LEAN IN GIRLS CURRICULUM

Your use of the Lean In Girls curriculum and any other materials that the Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation and its subsidiaries and affiliates including LeanIn.Org, LLC, and Lean In Girls, LLC (“SGB”) may make available to you on or through this website, including all related intellectual property and other proprietary rights of any kind (the “LIG Materials”) is subject to the terms below (the “LIG Terms”), in addition to the general terms available at leanin.org/terms (the “Terms of Service”). Capitalized terms used in these LIG Terms that are not otherwise defined have the meaning set forth in the Terms of Service. All of the provisions in the Terms of Service apply to the LIG Materials and are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between the provisions in these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service, the provisions in these LIG Terms will control, but only with respect to the LIG Materials and not with respect to any other portion of Our Content. 

1. Use of the LIG Materials

1.1.  Ownership. You acknowledge that we own all right, title, and interest in and to the LIG Materials. Other than the rights granted in the Terms of Service and these LIG Terms, you have no right, title, or interest in or to the LIG Materials and we hereby expressly reserve all rights that are not granted under such terms.

1.2.  Use Rights. Subject to your compliance with these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service, including the use restrictions set forth in the Terms of Service, you may use the LIG Materials solely in furtherance of Lean In Girls’ mission of empowering girls, celebrating them as leaders, and inspiring them to lead boldly (the “LIG Mission”). You agree that you will use the LIG Materials solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes, and that you will not give any third party, whether directly or indirectly, access to the LIG Materials. The LIG Materials are not designed for people who want to create and sell courses and may not be sold or used to promote any particular service or product.

1.3. Additional Use Restrictions. In addition to the restrictions set forth in the Terms of Service, you acknowledge and agree that you will not, and will not permit others to, use the LIG Materials: (a) for any commercial or for-profit purpose, including selling or promoting any products or services; (b) in any manner that suggests that you are acting for or on behalf of SGB; (c) in any advertising, publicity releases, or promotional or marketing publications, or correspondence to third-party news sources or outlets without, in each case, securing SGB’s prior written consent; or (d) in any schools, educational institutions, or other facilities, unless you have secured all necessary consents, authorizations, or other approvals. You further agree that you will not, and will not permit others to, make any material alterations, modifications, or other changes, without SGB’s prior written consent, to any name, logo, trademark, or other proprietary indicia (including the SGB Trademarks) present on or appearing in the LIG Materials. You may not incorporate any materials or intellectual property owned by a third party into the LIG Materials without first obtaining the proper consent of the applicable third party. SGB will not be responsible for your use of any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary rights in connection with the LIG Materials.

1.4  License Grant. By clicking the relevant box below indicting that you have read and agree to these LIG Terms, or by downloading, using, or accessing the LIG Materials, you hereby grant SGB a non-exclusive, revocable, royalty-free right and license to post, display, and use the name, logo, trademarks and service marks of you and any organization that you represent that uses the LIG Materials (“Your Marks”) on the Sites, SGB’s social media pages, and in other electronic communications, including in a list of any other organizations that have participated in the Lean In Girls program, in connection with SGB’s promotion of the LIG Mission or LIG Materials.  If you would like SGB to stop using Your Marks at any time, you must send a notice to SGB at the email address listed in Section 16 of the Terms of Service. Following SGB’s receipt of such notice, SGB will use reasonable efforts to remove Your Marks from the Sites and cease posting, displaying, and using Your Marks on SGB’s social media pages; provided that, SGB has no obligation to remove Your Marks from any archived versions of the Sites or from posts on SGB’s social media pages made prior to SGB’s receipt of your notice.

2. Use by Minors

2.1 Minors. SGB may make certain of our Services related to the LIG Mission, including access to and use of the LIG Materials, available to minors under the age of 13. If you are not yet of a legal age to form a binding contract, then you must get your parent or legal guardian to read and agree to these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service before participating in any of our Services related to the LIG Mission, or accessing or using the LIG Materials.  Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from participating in any of our Services related to the LIG Mission, or from accessing or using the LIG Materials, unless their parent or legal guardian accepts and consents to these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service as provided below.

2.2 Guardian Responsibility. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a minor (including any minor under the age of 13) that is in your custody or for whom you are legally responsible and that will participate in any of our Services related to the LIG Mission or access or use the LIG Materials (“Your Minor”), you hereby accept, on behalf of yourself and on behalf of Your Minor, these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service. By participating in, or allowing Your Minor to participate in, any of our Services related to the LIG Mission, or by accessing or using, or allowing Your Minor to access or use, the LIG Materials, you hereby agree, on behalf of yourself and Your Minor, to be legally bound by all the provisions in these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service, including all access and use restrictions, rights and licenses pertaining to Feedback, Our Content, and User Content, and acknowledgements and disclaimers concerning Third-Party Services and Third-Party Materials. You further provide your express consent for Your Minor to participate in any of our Services related to the LIG Mission and to access and use the LIG Materials, and you represent and warrant that you will provide and maintain true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself and Your Minor in connection with any such participation, access, or use.

2.3 Privacy. For more information on how we process data, and other information that you or Your Minor may provide to us or that we may otherwise collect, please see Section 3 of the Terms of Service and visit our Lean In Girls Privacy Policy.


3. Safety and Well-Being

You understand that, while using the LIG Materials, some users or participants in your programs may reach out to you with concerns about their safety or well-being or someone else’s safety or well-being. Your legal and ethical responsibilities will differ depending on a number of factors, including whether you are employed by a school or other organization, if you are performing as a volunteer, your professional responsibilities, and the state in which you reside. It is your responsibility to make sure that you are familiar with all responsibilities, including your organization’s policies and procedures and any applicable federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations. You understand that your use of the LIG Materials does not make you an employee or agent of SGB, and that you will not hold yourself out as such.

4. Not Legal Advice

The LIG Materials are provided for general information purposes only, on an “AS IS” basis, are not legal advice, and do not constitute any interpretation of any organizational policy or procedure, or any law, rule, or regulation. You may use the LIG Materials and any information or guidance included in the LIG Materials only in connection with the LIG Mission and according to these LIG Terms and the Terms of Service. You must not use or permit others to use the LIG Materials or any information or other guidance included in the LIG Materials, for any other purpose.

5. Warranty Disclaimer

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS, INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES, AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GUIDELINES MAY VARY GEOGRAPHICALLY AND MAY CHANGE OVER TIME.  AS A RESULT, THE LIG MATERIALS MAY NOT BE ACCURATE OR REFLECT BEST PRACTICES FOR A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OR AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WHILE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE LIG MATERIALS, SGB, LEANIN.ORG, LLC AND LEAN IN GIRLS, LLC GIVE NO, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS, OR OTHER GUARANTEES WITH RESPECT TO THE LIG MATERIALS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE, QUALITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE


6. Damages Disclaimer

SGB WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY ERROR, OMISSION, OR INACCURACY INCLUDED WITHIN, OR THE RELIABILITY OF, THE LIG MATERIALS, OR FOR YOUR OR ANY THIRD PARTY’S USE OR INTERPRETATION OF, OR RELIANCE ON, THE LIG MATERIALS.

7.  Emergencies

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE LIG MATERIALS, DO NOT CONTACT SGB. IN SUCH SITUATIONS, YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING ANY LAWS, RULES, OR REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO YOU, INCLUDING ANY ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES OR PROCEDURES. 

8. Termination

SGB reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to and use of the LIG Materials at any time, with or without prior notice, and to seek any remedies available to it at law, in equity, or under the Terms of Service.

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HOW TO RUN LEAN IN GIRLS

Our free curriculum is flexible and easily modified to be incorporated into your school or organization’s existing programming and meet participants’ needs. You can pick and choose from a set of 15 sessions, and how you deliver them is up to you. To date, more than 100 schools and organizations around the world have run the program, in a variety of ways:

During the school day: Girls Athletic Leadership School (Los Angeles, CA) runs Lean In Girls as part of their foundational GALS Series class, a course dedicated to the social-emotional learning of their students and facilitated by their faculty.

After school: Girls Inc. of Washington County (Hagerstown, MD) offers Lean In Girls as an after-school enrichment program facilitated by Girls Inc. staff members.

Summer camp: Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Texas (Killeen, TX) runs Lean In Girls once a week during their seven-week summer camp, facilitated by camp counselors.

Supplemental programming: Girl Scouts of Orange County (Irvine, CA) incorporates Lean In Girls into leadership development training for Cadettes (grades 6–8), offered numerous times throughout the year.

What makes
lean in girls different

Rigorously Developed and Tested

The curriculum is rooted in ethnographic and social science research and developed in collaboration with a braintrust of experts in gender studies, leadership, childhood development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. In addition, we spent the last 12+ months testing and iterating the lessons to ensure they are inclusive, culturally responsive, and resonate with facilitators and participants.

Designed to Engage Girls

The curriculum is designed specifically to support girls by addressing the challenges they face. We worked with a panel of girls and nonbinary teens who identify with the girlhood experience to develop the core lessons, and we made sure they’re fun and create authentic opportunities for participants to share and connect.

Adaptable and Customizable

The curriculum is organized into four parts that can be used separately or mixed and matched, so you can choose which material makes the most sense for your community and available time and resources. And because the experience of every girl is distinct, sessions include a range of optional scenarios and discussion prompts to allow facilitators to tailor the content.

Free and Easy
to Use

We provide facilitator guides, online trainings, and regular support to set your team up for success. And because we want to collaborate with you to reach as many girls as possible, these materials will always be available at no cost.

what girls and facilitators are saying

Thousands of teens across 100+ organizations around the world have participated in Lean In Girls at their school or through a community organization. The results speak to the strength of our curriculum combined with the power of girls coming together to learn and grow.

94%

of girls would recommend Lean In Girls to a friend1

94%

of girls would recommend Lean In Girls to a friend1

100%

of facilitators felt prepared to run the program and would recommend it to others1

100%

of facilitators felt prepared to run the program and would recommend it to others1

91%

of girls learned something new about how they can lead1

91%

of girls learned something new about how they can lead1

100%

of facilitators said participants had fun1

100%

of facilitators said participants had fun1

I love how [Lean In Girls] made me feel more confident in who I am and I love how we always support each other.

Demi, 8th grader, at a KIPP middle school in Los Angeles

I’ve learned that just because someone says you are something doesn’t mean that you are it.

Maya, 8th grader, at a KIPP middle school in New York City

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If you are an organization that regularly serves over 100 girls, we’d love to connect. Please email us at partners@leaningirls.org.

Footnotes

1

Natasha Duell and Laurence Steinberg, “Adolescents take positive risks, too,” Developmental Review 62 (2021); Natasha Duell and Laurence Steinberg, “Positive Risk Taking in Adolescence,” Child Development Perspectives 13, no. 1 (2019): 48–52; Christia Spears Brown, Sharla D. Biefeld, et al., Gender in Childhood, Elements in Child Development (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2020); Judit Alcalde et al., “Building Strong Girls Evaluation Report: Final Results,” Canadian Women’s Foundation (2017); Richard F. Catalano et al., “Positive Youth Development in the United States: Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development Programs,” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 591, no. 1 (2004): 98–124; Richard F. Catalano et al., "Positive Youth Development Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Conceptual Framework and Systematic Review of Efficacy,” Journal of Adolescent Health 65, no. 1 (2019): 15–31.

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These efficacy findings are based on the results of a pilot study conducted in partnership with KIPP Public Schools across four states (New York, Georgia, Texas, and California) from April through June 2023.