LearnerWeb EducationalCommunityAccessAgreement

In 2013, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 270 (OR Laws 2013, ch. 768). Pursuant to that legislation, effective as of July 1, 2014 (the "Transition Date"), Portland State University is a university with a governing board and no longer a part of the Oregon University System. Portland State University is an independent governmental entity of the State of Oregon. As of the Transition Date, by operation of law, all rights and obligations of the State Board of Higher Education that pertain to Portland State University automatically transferred to and vested in Portland State University, in its own capacity.

This“Agreement” foraccesstotheLearnerWebEducationalCommunityis betweenthe “Subscribing Organization” hereafter referredtoas “Subscriber”,and PortlandStateUniversity, an institutionofhighereducation intheStateof Oregon,located in Portland,Oregon,hereafterreferredto as“University”.Thepartiesagree asfollows:

BackgroundUniversitydesirestohaveorganizationsjointheLearnerWebeducational community, tocreatecontent andservetheirlearners.

Subscriberisanorganizationinvolvedineducationordevelopmentofeducationalcontentand/orcourses,anddesiresaccesstotheLearnerWebcommunity.Subscriberrequiresaccesstothesoftware,andmaydesirelimited trainingandcertaintechnicalsupportfromUniversity.

Definitions“AdministrativeContact”meansanindividualauthorizedbySubscribertoreceiveaccesstotheWorkandnoticesfromUniversity.EachRegionwillhave an AdministrativeContactlisted on ScheduleB.

“Agreement”meansthisAccessAgreement,withattachedSchedules.

“Content”meanseducationalplans,resources,andothermaterialswhichcomplywithStandard andwhichSubscriberinsertsintoWork.

“EffectiveDate”shallbe the date on which this web form is submitted.

“Learner”meansUserswhoaccesscontentthroughSubscriber.

“LicenseFee”shallmeantheamountduefromSubscriberforthepermissionsprovided by thisAgreement, as setforthonSchedule B.

“Region”means adistinct webURL and portalcontrolled bySubscriber.

“Standard”meanstheLearnerWebstandardavailablefromUniversitywhichdescribesthemechanismforlinkingandprovidinglearningresourcestoUsers.

“TechnicalContact”meansanindividualauthorizedbySubscribertocontactUniversityforTechnicalSupport.Each Regionwillhave aTechnicalContactlistedonSchedule B.

“Users”meansindividualsauthorizedtoaccesscontentSubscriberplacesintoWork.

“VirtualSeats”meansLearnersaccessingWorkconcurrentlyacrossallRegionsin Subscriber’slicense.

“Work”meanstheLearnerWebeducationalcommunity,asdescribedmorefullyinScheduleA. WorkspecificallyexcludestheLearnerWeb

StandardandContentthattheSubscriberorthirdpartiesaddtotheWork.

AccessBeginningontheEffectiveDate,UniversityherebygrantstoSubscriber,andSubscriberaccepts,a limited,non-transferable,non-exclusivelicensetodisplayWork,providedSubscribercomplieswiththetermsofthisAgreement.

SubscribermayaddandlinkContenttotheWork,maygrantUsersaccesstotheWork,andmayparticipateinthepublicfeaturesoftheWork.

SubscribermustsubmittheformonScheduleB.Two(2)Regionsandtwenty(20)VirtualSeatsperSubscriberareincludedinaBasicLicense.AdditionalRegionsandVirtualSeatsareavailableforMediumandNetworkLicenses.SubscribermayallowpartnerorganizationstoadministerRegionsunderSubscriber’slicenseprovidedthatthetotalRegionsunderaSubscriber’slicensedonotexceedtimeandresourcesavailableunderSubscriber’sTechnicalSupportpackageasoutlinedinScheduleC. The not-to-exceed compensation under this Agreement, shall be $19,500.00.

ConditionsSubscriberacquiresnoproprietaryinterestinWork.Subscribershallnotremoveorobscurerightsmanagementmarkings,suchascopyrightandtrademarknotices, fromWorkor printoutsfromWork.

ExceptwithadvancewrittenapprovalfromUniversity,SubscribershallnotchargeUsersforaccessto theWork.

SubscriberretainsallofownershiprightsinContent.AsbetweenUniversityandSubscriber,UniversitydoesnotacquireanyownershiprightsinContent.However,bysubmittingContenttoWork,SubscriberherebygrantsUniversitya worldwide,non-exclusive,royalty-freelicensetouse,reproduce,distributetoUsersorothersauthorizedtoreceiveContent,preparederivativeworksof,display,andperformtheContentinconnectionwiththeWork,includingwithoutlimitationforpromotingandredistributingpartoralloftheWork(andderivativeworksthereof)in anymediaformatsandthrough anymediachannels.

SubscriberacknowledgesthatUniversitywillhaveaccesstodataandcontentgeneratedbyUsers.UniversityshallabidebythePrivacyPolicynotedonScheduleD,andshallinformUsersthroughaninitialclick-throughlicenseregarding University’suse ofUserandSubscriberdata.

Subscribershallnotsublicense,sell,display,lend,rent,leaseorotherwisetransferalloranyofWork.Subscriberagreesnottocircumvent,disableorotherwiseinterferewithsecurity-relatedfeaturesof theWork.

UniversitydoesnotendorseanyContentoranyopinion,recommendation,oradviceexpressedtherein.

SubscriberContentSubscribermayaddContenttoWork.SubscribershallusereasonableeffortstoinsurethatContentisofhigheducationalquality,complieswithStandard,andis suitable for broadpublicdistribution.

SubscriberagreesnottoalterormodifyanypartoftheWork,exceptforaddingpermittedContent.

Subscriberagreesnottouseorlaunchanyautomatedsystem,includingwithoutlimitation,"robots,""spiders,"or"offlinereaders,"thataccessestheWorkinamannerthatsendsmorerequestmessagestotheWorkservers inagivenperiodoftimethana humancanreasonably produceinthesameperiodby using aconventionalon-linewebbrowser.Subscriberagreesnottocollectorharvestanypersonallyidentifiableinformation,includingaccountnames,fromtheWork,nortousethecommunicationsystemsprovidedbytheWork(e.g.comments,email)foranycommercialsolicitationpurposes.

SubscriberissolelyresponsibleforContentandtheconsequencesofpostingorpublishingContentonWork.InconnectionwithContent,Subscriberaffirms,represents,andwarrantsthat:Subscriberownsorhasthenecessarylicenses,rights,consents,andpermissionstouseandauthorizeUniversityto distributeWorkand ContenttoUsers.

SubscriberfurtheragreesthatSubscriberwillnotsubmitContentthatisdefamatory,copyrighted,protectedbytradesecretorotherwisesubjecttothirdpartyproprietaryrights,includingprivacyandpublicityrights,unlessSubscriberis theownerof suchrights orhaspermissionfromtheirrightfulownertopostthematerialandtograntUniversitythelicenserightsgrantedherein.

CommunicationsUniversitywillprovidecertaintrainingto Subscriber, to enableSubscriber’soptimaluseoftheWork.NoticestoSubscribershallbesenttotheAdministrativeContact,andanyTechnicalSupportshallbeprovidedthrough theTechnicalContact.

Confidentiality“ProprietaryInformation”meansinformationofanyformorformatdisclosedbyUniversitytoSubscriberpertainingtotheWorkandidentifiedbyUniversityatthetimeofdisclosureasnotfor publicrelease,oriforallydisclosed,reducedtowrittenformandidentifiedbyUniversityasnotforpublicreleasewithinthirty(30)daysofdisclosure.ProprietaryInformationdoesnotincludeinformationwhich(i)SubscribercandemonstratewaspreviouslyknowntoSubscriber,or(ii)hasbeenindependentlydevelopedbySubscriberbythosewithoutaccesstoProprietaryInformation,or(iii)hasbeenobtainedbySubscriberfromsourcesnotbreachinganyobligationtoUniversity;or(iv)whichisorinthefuturebecomespublicknowledgeotherthanthroughactsoromissionsofSubscriber;or (v) is requiredto bedisclosed byoperation oflaw ortheaction ofa courtof competentjurisdiction.

SubscribershallholdProprietaryInformationinconfidenceforten(10)yearsfromdateofdisclosure,usingsafeguardsatleastcomparabletothosebywhichSubscriberhandlesitsownsimilarproprietaryinformation,butinanycasenotlessthanreasonablesafeguards.SubscribershallnotdiscloseProprietaryInformationtoanythirdparty,includingwithoutlimitation anypatentorcopyrightoffice.

SubscriptionOutsidethecontextoftheTechnicalSupportpackagesinScheduleC,Universityshallendeavortorespondtoroutinerequestsforclarificationssentto:,or503-725-8720.AnysucheffortsbyUniversity,however,shallbe on an“asavailable”basis.

DeliveryUniversityshallprovideSubscriberaccesstoWorkbymeansofpasswordandinternetaddressforWork.DeliveryisauthorizedbySubscribertobemadetotheAdministrativeContact,whoshallserveasSubscriber’scontactforUniversitywithrespecttoWork.UniversityshallcontactAdministrativeContactwithinfive(5)businessdaysofreceiptof thissignedAgreement.

PaymentSubscribershallpaytoUniversityLicenseFeeassetforthonScheduleB,dueuponexecutionofthisAgreement.ShouldpaymentnotbereceivedfromSubscriberuponexecutionofthisagreement,University,atitssolediscretion,mayend Subscriber’saccesstoWork.

TermThislicenseshallbeeffectiveforoneyearfromtheEffectiveDate,andshallautomaticallyrenewonanannualbasisuponpaymentofyearlyinvoicesforthelicensefeescommensuratewithSubscriber’slicensestatus as outlined in Schedule B.

NoticesAllnoticestoUniversityshallbesentbyU.S.mailoremailperthefollowing:

PortlandStateUniversityPOBox 751, MailcodeRSPPortland,OR 97207

Attention:Director,InnovationIntellectualPropertyTelephone:503-725-8454

Email:

AllnoticestoSubscribershallbesentbyU.S.mailoremailtotheAdministrativeContactlisted attheend ofthisAgreement.

TerminationProvided Subscriber has paid License Fee, Subscriber may terminate this Agreement at anytime upon (30) days written notice to University. University shall not refund to Subscriber any portion of License Fee received by University for early termination.

University may terminate this Agreement upon notice if Subscriber is in breach of this Agreement and fails within thirty (30) days of a written demand for performance to cure such breach. After notice period elapses, access to Work will be immediately terminated. If University determines that University can no longer administer this Agreement, University may terminate the Agreement upon ninety (90) days’ notice to Subscriber.

The provisions under which this Agreement may be terminated shall be in addition to any and all other legal remedies which either party may have for the enforcement of any and all terms hereof, and do not in any way limit any other legal remedy such party may have.

TerminationofthisAgreementshallterminateallrightsandpermissionsgrantedtoSubscriberrelatingtoWork.TheobligationtopayanyrequiredLicense FeesurvivesterminationofthisAgreement.

DisclaimersTheWorkhasbeendevelopedaspartofresearchconductedatPortlandStateUniversity.TheWorkisexperimentalinnatureandismadeavailable“ASIS,”withoutobligationbyUniversitytoprovideaccompanyingservicesorsupportexceptasspecifiedinthisAgreement.TheentireriskastothequalityandperformanceoftheWorkiswithSubscriber.

UNIVERSITYEXPRESSLYDISCLAIMSANYANDALLWARRANTIES,WHETHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,PERTAININGTOTHEMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEOFWORKORANYSUBJECTMATTEROTHERWISEPROVIDED TO SUBSCRIBER UNDER THISAGREEMENT.

TheWork may contain linksto thirdparty websitesthatare notowned orcontrolledbyUniversity.Universityhasnocontrolover,andassumesnoresponsibilityfor,thecontent,privacypolicies,orpracticesofanythirdpartywebsites.Inaddition,Universitywillnotandcannotcensororeditthecontentofanythird-partysite.ByusingtheWork,Subscriberexpresslyagrees thatUniversityhas no liabilityarisingfromSubscriber’suseofanythird-partywebsite.Universitydoesnotguaranteesecurityorprivacyof anyContent.

UniversitydoesnotpermitcopyrightinfringingactivitiesandinfringementofintellectualpropertyrightsonWork,andUniversitywillremoveallContentifproperlynotifiedthatsuchContentinfringesonanother'sintellectualpropertyrights.

Universityreservestherighttoremove Contentwithoutpriornotice.

IndemnificationSubscribershallsave,holdharmlessandindemnifytheUniversity,andtheiragencies,subdivisions,officers,employees and agentsfromand against anyand allclaims,suits,actions,losses,demands,damages,costs,expenses(including,butnotlimitedto,thosearising outofpersonalinjuries,wrongfuldeathorpropertydamagesufferedbyanythirdparty)andreasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by University, arising out of or

relatingtotheuseofWorkoranyotheractivitiesofSubscriberoritsofficers,employees,subcontractorsoragentsunderthisAgreement.

GeneralSubscribermaynotassignanyofitsrightsunderthisAgreement.ThefailureofeitherpartytoassertarighthereunderortoinsistuponcompliancewithanytermorconditionoftheAgreementshallnotconstituteawaiverofthatrightorexcuseasimilarsubsequentfailuretoperformanysuchtermorconditionbytheotherparty.Intheeventthatanyprovisionhereofis found to beinvalid or unenforceablepursuanttoafinaljudgmentordecree,theremainderofthisAgreementshallremainvalidandenforceableaccordingtoitsterms.NothingcontainedinthisAgreementshallbeconstruedascreatingajointventure,partnershiporemploymentrelationshipbetweenthepartieshereto.Exceptasspecifiedherein,neitherpartyshallhavetheright,powerorimpliedauthoritytocreateanyobligationorduty,expressorimplied,onbehalfoftheotherparty hereto.Subscriber andUniversity are theonlyparties to thisAgreementandaretheonlypartiesentitledtoenforceitsterms;nothinginthisAgreementgivesorisintendedtogive,orshallbeconstruedtogiveorprovideanybenefitorright,whetherdirectly,indirectlyorotherwise,toany thirdpersons.SubscriberagreesnottousethenameofUniversityoranyofitsemployees,inanyadvertisementorsalespromotionrelatingtoanyWorkwithoutpriorwrittenapprovalbyUniversity.ThisdocumentrepresentstheentireAgreementbetweenthepartiesastothematterssetforthandintegratesallpriordiscussionsorunderstandingsbetweenthem.ThisAgreementmayonlybemodifiedoramendedinwritingbyadocumentsignedbyanauthorizedrepresentativeofUniversityand Subscriber.

AccessAgreementSchedule A

Work

Work

TheWorkisthevariousimplementationsofthecoreLearnerWeb(LW)softwareatPSUandintheeducationalcommunityoforganizationsthatuseittosupportadultlearners.TheLWisaninnovativeweb-based and telephony-basedtechnologythatwill:

  • helpadultsimprovetheirbasicskills
  • helpadultsidentifygoals,planrealisticallyforlearning,andconnectwithandutilizesupportiveresourcesappropriatetotheirgoals andplans
  • benationallyscalablewhilebeingembeddedinandcustomizable by localcommunities
  • strengthencommunitycollaborationaroundadults’learningneeds

TheLWisaweb-andtelephone-accessedapplicationprovidingonlinefacilitationandsupporttoadultsseekingtoimprovetheirbasicskills,preparefortheGEDorpursueotherlearninggoalssuchascitizenship,familyliteracyorpreparingforcollege.TheLWmakesliteracyresourcesaccessibletolearnersontheirowntimeandintheirownenvironment.Alearner’sgoalsandskillneedsarematchedtosupportiveresourcesavailableonlineorofflineintheirlocalcommunities.Thecommunitiesdefinethecontentappropriatetotheirlearners.

Learnerscanalsobeconnectedwithvolunteertutorsintheircommunity.TheLWisdesignedtosupportandenhance,notreplace,existing educationalprograms and resourcesinthecommunity.

TheLearnerWebisquitedifferentinconceptionanddesignfromotheronlineadulteducationwebsitesanddistanceeducationsystems.Infact,distanceeducationsystems,websites,printmaterialsandothersupportsareentries(calledResources)intheLearnerWebdatabasethatarematchedtoadults’individualgoals,needs,skillsandplans.Inthisway,theLWconnectswithandleveragesotherprogramsandresources,eitheronlineorofflineinlocalcommunities.Itconnectslearnerswithtutors,helpersandcounselorseitherthroughtheinternet,overthephone,orface-to-faceintheirlocalcommunity,dependingonthepreferencesoflearnersandlocalpartneringorganizationsandcommunities.

Access Agreement

Schedule B

License Fee and Contacts

See web form above.

AccessAgreementSchedule CTechnicalSupport

BasicLevel(included with all licenses)

  • Unlimited useof bugreportingandfeature request software
  • Unlimited useof online support materials, training manuals and videos, pre-recordedwebinars,and user forums
  • Unlimitedparticipation in communitywebinars
  • Onetelephoneconsultation for technical assistance
  • Threeemailconsultations fortechnicalassistance

AdvancedLevel($3000)

  • Unlimited useof bugreportingandfeature request software
  • Unlimited useof onlinesupport materials, training manuals and videos,andpre-recordedwebinars
  • Unlimitedparticipation in communitywebinars
  • Up to 30 hours of technicalassistance bytelephone andemail
  • 1 dayofhands-on trainingin Portland orin mutuallyagreeable location(trainer’stravel expenses must bepaid separatelybylicensee if outsideof Portland)*
  • 3 two-hour webinars customized fortrainingneeds of licensee*

*Multiple members of licensee’sorganization mayparticipate in thesetrainingsNotes:

1.Onepersondesignated bylicensee will beauthorized to contact PSU for

Technical Support; licenses with multiple supportpackagescan haveoneadditionalauthorizedcontactperson per additionalsupport package

2.Licenseemaypurchasemultiples of Advanced packages to achieve desired levelofsupport

3.Portland Statewill keeptrack of time spent on technical supportbytelephone andemail (this includes research time spentbystaffresolvingissuesbetweentelephone andemailcommunications)

AccessAgreementSchedule DPrivacyPolicy

ForSubscribers

We provideinformationaboutindividuals and progressthroughspecificplans indetailedform,orasreasonablyrequested,totheTechnicalContactoftheSubscriber.SubscriberandUniversitywillcreate areportingschedulewhichis workableforboth parties.

ContactJosephJanda(r503-725-8454)withanygeneralconcernsorquestionsaboutour websiteprivacy.

ForUsers(somethingsubstantiallysimilartothislanguagewilldisplayto allUsers)

Peoplewhousethe web areoftenconcernedaboutwhatinformationaboutthemiscollectedandretained byUniversity, andfor whatpurpose.Thisdocumentdescribes howUniversitymanagesinformationcollectedby Universityand Subscriber.

Whenvisitorsviewourwebpages,weautomaticallycollectandaggregatesomebasicinformation.Thismeansthattheinformationwehaveispassedononlyaslargenumbersanddonotspecificallyidentifyindividualsforthesepurposes:(1)todocumentvisitsforreportingpurposes–tothefederalgovernmenttodemonstrateuseofthisresourceunderthegrant;and(2)to furtherimprovethisresourceand make itmoreusefulforvisitors.

Examples ofthisAutomatically-CollectedBasicInformation

The following information isautomatically collected:(1)theIPaddress/hostname used toaccessourwebsite,(2)dateofthevisit,and(3)thepagesthatwerevisited.TheIPaddressunder(1)isusedonlytogenerateanapproximatecountofvisits.MostIPaddressesareallocateddynamicallyorconfiguredinsuchawaythatthey are nottraceabletoindividualusers,andatanyratewedonotusethisforanyotherpurpose.Noinformationsuchasnames,computercharacteristics,orcomputercontentiscollected.We do notsellordistributeanywebvisitorinformation.

SpecificIdentifiableInformation

Inaddition,todemonstrateprogressonaspecificLearningPlan,wemusthaveinformationaboutindividualsandprogressthroughspecificplans.Weprovideinformationtothe“owner”oftheLearnerWebthroughwhichyouaresubscribedtothisLearningCommunity,whichmayincludeinformationaboutyou andyourprogressthrough theLearningPlans.

Wealsoprovideaccesstothisinformation,withidentifyinginformation(suchasyournameandaddress)removedtoresearcherswhoarestudyinghowpeoplelearn.WedothissoweallcanimproveLearningPlansandresources.

Thisinformationismaintainedinsecuredatabasesonlyforthestatedpurposeandisnotusedinanyotherway.Wedonotsellordistributeanyemaillist,mailinglist,orpublicationsrequestinformation.