excoursio — guided tours online produces and curates filmed guided tours, short documentaries and educational videos for museums, schools, and the public. This Usage Policy explains what you may — and may not — do with the audiovisual content made available on excours.io. Our goal is to encourage educational and non-commercial use while protecting the integrity of creators’ work and the rights held by partner institutions, copyright holders, and artists.
Allowed uses (typical, no licence required)
The following uses are generally allowed provided they comply with this policy and do not conflict with any additional restrictions listed on an individual film page or imposed by rights holders:
● Viewing
Viewing on excours.io for private, personal or classroom use.
● Embedding
Embedding using the official excoursio embed/player on your educational website, virtual classroom or LMS, where access remains free and the player and branding are left intact. Embeds must use the embed code we provide and must not attempt to strip controls, captions, or branding.
● In-classroom screening
In-classroom screening and use in educational settings (schools, universities, workshops) provided the screening is not behind a paid paywall and the film is shown in full or in an excerpt that does not change the context or speaker’s meaning.
● Linking
Linking to our pages or sharing the official excoursio video URL on social media, newsletters or course pages.
When using content in an educational context, please include proper attribution (see Attribution below).
Restricted uses (requires prior written permission)
You must contact excoursio and obtain written permission before undertaking any of the following:
● Commercial use
Publishing, broadcasting, charging a fee, or otherwise exploiting a film or significant excerpt for commercial gain.
● Editing or creating derivative works
Cutting, remixing, overdubbing, adding voice-over, translating subtitles that alter meaning, or otherwise changing the film’s content or context. Short excerpts for review or critique may be considered under local copyright exceptions but you should still request guidance.
● Downloading and redistribution
Downloading the master file and uploading it elsewhere (other websites, file-sharing platforms, paid portals) unless we explicitly supply a downloadable licence for that purpose.
● Embedding that circumvents player controls or branding
For example, framing, stripping links back to excours.io, or removing captions.
● Use on platforms that promote hate, violence, illegal activity or otherwise conflict with excoursio’s mission
… or where the film would appear to endorse or be affiliated with the host site.
Attribution — how to credit excoursio
When showing or embedding excoursio films, please display an attribution near the player or on the same page in plain text. A recommended attribution format:
● For the films produced by excoursio:
© excoursio — guided tours online. {Film title}, {Institution}, {year}. Available at excours.io
● For the third-party films:
© excoursio — guided tours online. {Film title}, Courtesy of {Institution}, {year}. Available at excours.io
If you cannot display a link, include the plain text “excours.io”, the Institution, and the film title. Do not remove or obscure excoursio branding, credits or on-screen contributor names.
Embedding technical rules
● Use only the official embed code provided on the film’s page.
● Do not modify the embed to remove captions, controls, watermark/logo, or links back to excours.io.
● The embed may be geoblocked or restricted for contractual reasons; attempts to bypass geographic or access controls are prohibited.
Accessibility & accessibility materials
Where present, captions, transcripts and audio description tracks must be preserved when embedding or presenting our videos. If you need an accessible alternative (for example in-venue screenings with live interpreters or specially prepared audio versions), contact us and we will advise on the best way to present the film without altering its editorial content.
Licensing for events, exhibitions and LMS use
If you plan to use a film in any of the following ways, please request a licence in advance:
● Public exhibition in a museum, gallery or cultural venue (free or ticketed).
● Inclusion in a paid course, MOOC, or any commercial LMS deployment.
● Use as part of a commercial product, broadcast, or advertising.
● Permanent archival deposit or inclusion on library servers where the file will be stored and accessed outside the player.
Licences are handled on a case-by-case basis; terms depend on the film’s rights situation, the rights held by partner museums or artists, territory, audience size, and whether the use is commercial.
Third-party rights & moral rights
Some excoursio films include third-party material (music, archival footage, artworks) or are produced in partnership with museums and artists. Those underlying rights can impose additional restrictions. Even with a licence from excoursio, separate permission from third-party rights holders may be required. We will advise you during the licence process.
Please respect moral rights and the integrity of the creator’s work: do not misattribute, distort the message of a film, or use footage in a way that would reasonably harm the reputation of contributors or partner institutions.
Third-party rights & moral rights
This policy does not replace local copyright law. In some countries and contexts, limited uses (quotation, review, classroom copying) may be permitted without permission under fair use or fair dealing doctrines. If you intend to rely on a legal exception, this is your responsibility; we are happy to advise but cannot provide legal counsel. When in doubt, request a licence.
Third-party rights & moral rights
Email our permissions team with the following information:
● Your name and contact details.
● Organisation name (if applicable).
● Film title(s) and URL(s).
● Detailed description of the intended use (audience, territory, start/end dates, whether the use is commercial, how the video will be delivered).
● Any technical requirements (download, high-res file, embed, subtitles, accessibility materials).
Send requests to: [email protected]
We aim to respond to licensing enquiries promptly and will tell you whether a licence is required and any applicable fees or conditions.
Third-party rights & moral rights
If you believe excoursio content is being used in violation of this policy or of copyright law, please contact [email protected] with evidence (URL, screenshot, description). We will investigate and, where appropriate, request removal or take further action. Rights holders may also submit formal copyright claims; we will process those in accordance with applicable law.
Liability and changes to this policy
excoursio grants only the rights expressly stated in this policy. Any other rights remain with the copyright and rights holders. We reserve the right to modify, suspend or revoke permissions and to update this Usage Policy; the version posted on excours.io is the authoritative version.