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YOU ARE REQUIRED TO READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
Before using the Perspective™ Website and its services ("Site"), please read these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy carefully. By using this Site, you acknowledge that you understand, accept and agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for this Site. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you are prohibited from using this Site.
PURPOSE AND REQUIREMENTS
This Site is operated by NCS Pearson, Inc. ("Pearson"). Pearson provides this Site as a service pursuant to a contract with an Education Agency or School District for an assessment program. This Site is intended to provide educational resources and materials to educators and for educators to provide information and materials to students through the Site.
Educator Users are required to provide an email address, first name and last name. Educator Users will create a password. Educator Users should not share the password with others.
Pearson restricts access to the site by password to Users that are authorized by the Education Agency or School District sponsoring the Assessment Program. Some authorized Users, including the Educational Agency or School District personnel, may use the Site to submit personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") to access resources and materials. Other users, including students or parents, may access portions of this site to view assignments and resources posted by an Educator.
You are granted, subject to these Terms of Use, a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable, and non-transferable license to access and use this Site for personal and non-commercial use only. Modifications of any materials on this Site or use of the materials for any purpose other than as contemplated in this Site is a violation of Pearson's or third party copyright and proprietary rights. You agree not to reverse engineer, duplicate, publish, modify, or otherwise distribute the materials on this Site unless specifically authorized in writing by Pearson to do so.
To the extent that you are an Education Agency or School District using this Site pursuant to a contract, and in the event any of these Website Terms of Use conflict with the terms of the contract with the Education Agency or School District, the terms of the contract with the Education Agency or School District shall apply.
Pearson does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information or content. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.
No data or material from the Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way that is not authorized by these Terms of Use or the Education Agency or School District, which sponsors the authorized Educator Users' Assessment Program.
You agree not to reverse engineer, duplicate, publish, modify, or otherwise distribute the materials on this Site. You agree that you have all legal right, title, and interest to use and submit the materials you upload to this Site. Pearson takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party. You agree not to post or submit any content, comments, suggestions or questions to the Site that 1) are illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, an infringement on the privacy or intellectual property rights of others, injurious to a third party or constitutes spam, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, a chain letter or a mass mailing or 2) contain any viruses or malware. Pearson reserves the right to remove, edit or report any such content or posting. Pearson is not obligated to review and monitor content posted to the Site nor is Pearson responsible for any User postings or submissions.
UNLAWFUL USE
As a condition of your use of this Site, you warrant to Pearson that you will not use this Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by the Terms of Use. You agree not to use this Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair this Site or its contents or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of this Site. You agree not to take any action that might compromise or penetrate the security of this Site or its contents. You agree not to obtain or attempt to obtain through this Site any materials or information not intentionally made available to you through this Site. You agree to immediately notify dataprivacy@pearson.com of any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security.
DISCLAIMER
THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, PEARSON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. PEARSON DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
INDEMNIFICATION
YOU ARE ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR PASSWORD AND ACCOUNT. FURTHERMORE, YOU ARE ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES WHICH OCCUR UNDER YOUR ACCOUNT AND AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS PEARSON AND EDUCATION AGENCY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ANY LIABILITY OR EXPENSE ARISING FROM SUCH USE OR MISUSE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT OR MISUSE OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. YOU AGREE TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY PEARSON OF ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR ACCOUNT OR ANY OTHER BREACH OF SECURITY KNOWN TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL PEARSON, EDUCATION AGENCY AND/OR SCHOOL DISTRICT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS WEB SITE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LINKING
This website may from time to time contain links to third-party websites. It may also be linked with other websites, either with or without the consent of Pearson. In either case, the linked (or linking) websites are not under the control of Pearson and Pearson is not responsible for the content of any linked website or any link contained in a linked website. Pearson reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program at any time. Pearson does not endorse companies, institutions, organizations, or products to which it links (or is linked). If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this website, or if you link to this website from some other website, you do this entirely at your own risk.
If you link to another website, you are leaving the Pearson website. By providing this linking service Pearson is not undertaking any responsibility or liability for the information or publications of third parties on the internet even if you access them through these pages. Nor does Pearson undertake any responsibility for other website you link to or materials and content you upload.
TERMINATION
These terms and conditions are effective so long as you use this Site or until terminated by Pearson, either with or without cause. You may terminate your use of this Site at any time by ceasing to use this Site. Your use of this Site may also be terminated immediately by Pearson, if in Pearson's sole determination you fail to comply with any term or provision of these terms and conditions. Upon any termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from this Site and any and all other Pearson site(s) and all related documentation, copies, and installations thereof, whether obtained or made under these terms or otherwise.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS
The system and the materials found on this Site are proprietary property of Pearson, and/or its customers, licensors or a third party and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You agree not to display, disparage, dilute, or taint any trademarks on the Site or use any confusing similar marks or use the trademarks in such a way that would misrepresent the ownership of such mark. Copying, redistribution, or publication of any part of this Site is prohibited.
DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT COMPLIANCE
If you have any copyright concerns about any materials posted on this Site by others, please let us know. We comply with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") applicable to Internet service providers (17 U.S.C. - 512). Unless otherwise stated in any specific DMCA designation provided by Pearson, please provide us with written notice ("Notice") by contacting our Designated Agent at the following address:
Designated Agent Pearson Education, Inc.
5601 Green Valley Dr.
Bloomington, MN 55437
Facsimile: (952) 861-3066
E-mail: dmca.copyright.issues.ncspearson@pearson.com
To be effective, the Notice must include the following:
A physical or electronic signature of the owner, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner, ("Complaining Party") of an exclusive right that is allegedly being infringed upon; Information reasonably sufficient to permit NCS Pearson, Inc. ("Pearson") to contact the Complaining Party, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address; Identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Pearson Site ("Infringing Material"), and information reasonably sufficient to permit Pearson to locate such material on the Pearson Site; Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed upon ("Infringed Material"), or if multiple copyrighted works at a single Pearson Site are covered by a single Notice, a list of each copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (please be specific as to which Infringing Material is infringing on which Infringed Material); A statement that the Complaining Party has a good faith belief that use of Infringing Material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and A statement that the information in the Notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the Complaining Party is the owner or is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
OTHER
These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in MINNESOTA and you hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
PRIVACY
Users of this Site must review and uphold the terms of the Privacy Policy found on this site.
CHANGES
We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time by posting an updated Terms of Use and notifying you of these changes via email, system notification or similar means. This Terms of Use is effective as of April 20, 2017.
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Effective Date: April 27, 2020
