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Chest Agreements: Types of User Access
All Chest Data Agreements provide access to material which may be used by any employee, student, or other persons authorised by the Licensee for the purposes of the normal business of the Licensee's organisation, whether or not they are located on the Licensee's premises.
All right to become an authorised End-User is determined by this wording. Clause 3 "Use" in Appendix A to the Licence details how Product should be used.
Contents:
Use of Product
The product can be used by the following:
a) Teaching
b) Research
c) Personal educational development
d) Administration and management of the business of the Licensee's organisation
e) Development work associated with any of the above.
General Exclusions:
i) Consultancy or services leading to commercial exploitation of Product
ii) Work of direct benefit to the employer of students on industrial placement or part-time courses paid for by the student's employer.
In (i) and (ii) above the Licensor may allow such use in return for acknowledgement of use of Product and/or for an agreed fee.
Some agreements may have restrictions on use particularly where the Licensor (supplier) is a US registered company and the US authorities have put an embargo on certain foreign countries. Access from those countries may be denied.
After many questions to Chest about location and use permissions the categories described below have been determined. However, Chest is addressing the issues with all suppliers and will endeavour to include guidance on the relevant web pages for each agreement.
Distance learning is any learning that takes place with the instructor and/or necessary materials geographically remote from the student. For example distance learning may occur by surface mail, video, interactive or cable TV, satellite broadcast, or any number of Internet technologies such as message boards, chat rooms, and desktop video or computer conferencing. The student may be either normally UK domiciled or permanently domiciled overseas.
Students studying via Distance Learning can be categorised as:
1. UK domiciled, UK Based, i.e. all Students resident and studying within the UK.
2. Non-UK domiciled, UK based, i.e. a Student with an overseas home address but studying within the UK.
3. UK domiciled, non-UK based, i.e. British nationals on business or studying abroad.
4. Non UK-domiciled, non-UK based. i.e. Overseas home address studying abroad.
Most licences permit such use but may be restricted to the UK and EIRE.
REMOTE ACCESS within UK and EIRE:
Access to data service and content geographically remote from the licensed institution but within the boundaries of the UK and Eire.
Most licences permit this.
REMOTE ACCESS Overseas:
Access to data service and content via a licensed institution from outside the UK and Eire.
Use may be partially restricted, for example by US authorities embargo in the case of US Licensors where there are proscribed countries.
STUDENT PLACEMENT IN INDUSTRY:
A registered student of an institution who combines academic study with periods of practical work experience. E.g. Sandwich Students.
Any use for the benefit of the students employer is specifically excluded.
PEOPLE FROM INDUSTRY ON COURSES RUN FOR THEIR EMPLOYER:
Industrial placement.
Such use is specifically excluded.
Former employees of a licensed institution.
Use rights terminate upon cessation of employment, except in the instance where the employee becomes a student.
Persons of eminence in their field, and those who perform extraordinary meritorious service to an Institution.
Such use would be permitted except where the user was doing so in pursuit of their non-academic activity.
Graduates of an Institution.
Use should terminate upon graduation and not be permitted again unless the graduate again qualifies under the terms for employees and students.
Public access and Library terminals.
Use by walk-in visitors or general public users is not allowed. It is generally acknowledged that licensed institutions may be unable to segregate public or library computers from the rest of the network and that occasional walk-in, public use may occur.
It remains a requirement of the Licensee (Institution) that it is satisfied that the user is an employee, student, or other persons authorised by the Licensee for the purposes of the normal business of the Licensee's organisation.
NOTE: the granting of an ATHENS Username and Password is not a right to use in itself.
Last updated: 09/12/03