Guidelines for Sharing and Republishing Content

Guidelines for Sharing and Republishing Content

So, you want to republish a piece of content from MCR Safety or any of our properties? First off, thanks! We love it when people want to share our stuff.

We do have some requirements when it comes to how our content gets shared, however:

Social Sharing

Of course, we love it when you share our content via social media. When reposting or sharing MCR Safety social post content, please include the following handle and/or hashtag where applicable across all social platforms.

• @MCRSafety
• #MCRSafety

When posting or sharing MCR Safety content that originates on MCRSafety.com you must include the link and URL to the original piece of content and reference the MCR Safety brand name.

Full Articles & Blog Posts

Fully published articles and their content are the exclusive rights of MCR Safety. Republishing articles found on MCRSafety.com is allowed; however, the republished articles may not be edited, except to fit an organization's style requirements, to address relative differences in time and/or location, or to shorten its length. If an article is shortened, please add the note, "This item was edited for length." If republishing online, please retain original links that are included in the article.

Republished articles must be credited to the original author(s) and must also include the appropriate canonical tag to the article hosted on MCRSafety.com, so it is noted of the originating source:

• <link rel=”canonical” href=”URL OF ARTICLE”> (or use an appropriate plugin).

Print Articles

We allow print publications of original MCR Safety content following the same guidelines in the Content Attribution Policy below. To repurpose MCR Safety original digital content, please email Brandy Shirly (bshirley@mcrsafety.com) for prior approval.

Images and Infographics

All images of MCR Safety’s products are available, including our custom graphics, and can be included in your published content, as long as you adhere to the Content Attribution Policy (See below). Some images that do not show MCR Safety products are purchased by MCR Safety and are not available for use by the public. Please check with us for any image not showing MCR Safety products to determine whether that image can be shared by us.

Content Attribution Policy

For all MCR Safety original content, summaries, social sharing, reprints, and images, the following guideless must be met:

1. Cite MCR Safety as the source.
2. Link to the source on MCR Safety:
   • Article/blog post summaries and print articles: Link to the URL of the original article.
   • Images: Link to the URL where our original image is stored.
   • Embedded infographics, video, and SlideShares: Embed the original infographic, video, or presentation using the provided embed code.
   • Content that is gated (content that we ask people to sign up for): Link to the landing page, not the PDF.
3. By republishing articles online under these guidelines, you agree to immediately remove our content from your website if we contact you and request that you do so.
4. All original content on MCRSafety.com is the sole ownership of MCR Safety and its brands. The use of said content without prior approval violates this policy and may require further administrative or legal action if not adhered to.

For additional information or questions please contact marketing@mcrsafety.com