TED Talks Usage Policy
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| 1 | 1 | About › [Our Organization](https://ted.com/about/our-organization) › [Our policies + terms](https://ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms) › |
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| 3 | ## TED Talks Usage Policy | |
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| 3 | 5 | ## Usage policy sections |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 7 | **[Personal Use (Non-Commercial)]()** |
| 6 | 8 | **[Commercial / Corporate Use]()** |
| 7 | 9 | **[Projecting TED Talks to a group]()** |
| 8 | 10 | **[Media requests]()** |
| 55 | 57 | - Subscription-Based Educational Service (Online Education Company) |
| 56 | 58 | - Corporate Education Provider |
| 57 | 59 | - In-flight, Hospitality or Hotel Entertainment Provider |
| 58 | 60 | - TV or Film Creator (including documentaries) |
| 59 | 61 | - Other Commercial Entity |
| 60 | 62 | |
| 61 | If you'd like to learn more about corporate partnerships with TED, read about how to [partner with us](https://www.ted.com/about/partner-with-ted) or email [partnerships@ted.com](mailto:partnerships@ted.com). | |
| 63 | If you'd like to learn more about corporate partnerships with TED, read about how to [partner with us](https://www.ted.com/about/partner-with-ted) or email partnerships@ted.com. | |
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| 65 | 67 | ## Projecting TED Talks to a group |
| 66 | 68 | |
| 67 | 69 | We encourage you to find creative ways to share TED Talks with your friends, family, students, colleagues and communities. See below for specific examples. Please note that some of the below use cases require a license. |
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| 80 | 82 | **Screening to groups** |
| 81 | 83 | A variety of companies, organizations and institutions request use of TED Talks for screening within common areas, for educational use in exhibits, and for employee training and development. Some of these use cases require a license. For more information about obtaining a license for these purposes, please fill out the [media licensing request form](https://media-requests.ted.com/). |
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| 87 | ## Media requests | |
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| 85 | 89 | **TED Talks in documentaries** |
| 86 | 90 | Requests for use within a documentary should be submitted via our [media licensing request form](https://media-requests.ted.com/). |
| 87 | 91 | |
| 88 | 92 | **TED Talks on a television channel** |
| 89 | 93 | At this time we are not extending licenses for use of TED content to cable, cable access, or PEG channels. |
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| 97 | 101 | Need more information, or have a unique request? Please submit your licensing request using our TED Talks [media licensing request form](https://media-requests.ted.com/). |
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| 99 | 103 | [Read this page in Chinese](https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy/ted-talks-usage-policy-chinese) |
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| 107 | ## Media requests FAQ | |
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| 103 | 109 | **How long will it take to hear back regarding my media request?** |
| 104 | 110 | We ask for a minimum of two weeks to review and process all media requests. As an organization dedicated to spreading worthy ideas, processing can take longer due to our [conference schedule](https://www.ted.com/attend/conferences) or [company holidays](https://blog.ted.com/why-ted-takes-two-weeks-off-every-summer/). Please know that we are working as quickly and as diligently as possible, however, to address your request! |
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| 106 | 112 | **I have a great person in mind to be a TED speaker. How can I share this with TED?** |
| 107 | 113 | If you would like to nominate a speaker for a TED Talk, [please go here](https://www.ted.com/participate/nominate). |
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