Eduserv Chest General Licence Conditions for Data
(Revised Edition effective from 1 January 2007)
1. Definitions
In these General Licence Conditions, unless the context clearly requires an alternative
interpretation, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
1.1
"Authorised User" means a type of User who is a currently registered student, facultymember or employee of the Licensee, authorised by the Licensee to access the
Licensee's library and information services whether from a computer or terminal on the
Licensee's Secure Network or offsite via a Secure Access Management System or, in
the case of Licensed Materials, access to the Licensee's onsite library facilities.
1.2
“Charges” means the charges payable by the Licensee to Eduserv Chest for theLicensee's rights to access and use the Licensed Work pursuant to this Licence.
1.3
"Commercial Exploitation" is the use of the Licensed Work for monetary gain whetherfor the Licensee or for a User.
1.4
“Documentation” means the Products' user manuals and other like documentation (ifany) in either printed or electronic form.
1.5
"Error" means an error in data of one or more of the following types:1.5.1
"data error" - where data is incorrectly collected or entered;1.5.2
"format error" - where the data does not match the specification, description or otherdocumentation relating to it;
1.5.3
"media error" - where any medium on by or through which data is transferred toa Licensed Institution is at fault.
1.6
“Intellectual Property” means copyright, database right, patents, design rights, andtrademarks whether registered or unregistered; semi-conductor topography rights and
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all other industrial commercial or intellectual property rights existing in any jurisdiction
and all rights to apply for the same.
1.7
"Licensed Material" means data, journals, publications, downloaded materials andrelated Documentation produced or existing in physical form as more fully described in
Schedule 4 Part 1.
1.8
“Products” means the data, data, journals, publications, databases and relatedDocumentation in non-physical form as more fully described in Schedule 4 Part 1.
1.9
"Secure Access Management System" means a system which may be used to verifythe bona fides and access permissions afforded to Users of the Licensee's library and
information services including by way of example and not be way of limitation the
Secure Access Management System known as "Athens".
1.10
“Secure Network” means a network (whether a standalone network or a virtual networkwithin the Internet) which is only accessible to Users whose identities are authenticated
by the Institution at the time of login and periodically thereafter consistent with current
best practice and whose conduct is subject to regulation by the Institution. A cache
server or other server or network which can be accessed by unauthorised users is not a
secure network for these purposes.
1.11
“Site” means the place or places within the Territory at which the Licensee is licensedto use the Licensed Work and Documentation in accordance with the Licence.
1.12
"Territory" means the world.1.13
"Updates" means the provision of additional data, revised data or new or revisededitions of Products provided on a physical medium.
1.14
“User” means any person given permission by the Licensee to use the Licensed Workand Documentation and comprising either "Authorised Users", or "Walk-in Users" if the
same are identified in Part 1 of this Schedule 4 Licence as permitted.
1.15
"Walk-in User" means a person other than an Authorised User who is permitted toaccess the secure network of the Licensed Institutions only via a computer or terminal
within the Licensed User's premises.
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2. Authority
The Licensor warrants that it has the authority to grant the Licence granted hereunder.
3. Grant of Rights
The Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable Licence to use
the Products and the Licensed Materials accessed in the Territory upon and subject to the
General Licence Conditions in Part 2 of this Schedule 4 and, if applicable, the Special Licence
Conditions in Part 3 of this Schedule 4 for the whole of the Licence Period.
4. Use
4.1
The Licensee will nominate from time to time a responsible person to control access toand distribution of the Licensed Work in accordance with the provisions of the Licence.
4.2
The Licensed Work may be accessed and used by any employee, student or otherperson authorised by the Licensee for the purposes of the normal business of the
Licensee's organisation at any Site in the Territory. Permitted use of the Licensed
Work includes:
4.2.1
teaching;4.2.2
research;4.2.3
personal educational development;4.2.4
administration and management of the business of the Licensee's organisation;4.2.5
development work associated with any of the above.General exclusions:
4.2.6
paid for consultancy or services leading to commercial exploitation of Product;4.2.7
work of significant benefit to the employer of students on industrial placement orpart-time courses.
In 4.2.6 and 4.2.7 above, the Licensor may allow such use in return for
acknowledgement of use of Product and/or for an agreed fee.
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4.3
No persons shall be excluded from access and use of the LicensedWork for reasons ofnationality or citizenship.
4.4
If required by the Licensor, the Licensee shall ensure that all persons who are providedby the Licensee with the right to access, use or download the Licensed Work sign a
declaration of understanding of the Licensor's Intellectual Property. An example of this
type of declaration as commonly used in UK academic institutions is shown in Part 4 of
this Schedule 4.
4.5
The Licensee shall use reasonable endeavours to satisfy itself that all Users areauthorised by the Licensee for the purposes of the normal business of the Licensee's
organisation.
4.6
The Licensee will nominate from time to time suitably competent persons to act astechnical contacts by and through whom all technical enquiries, support and information
requests will be made by the Licensee.
5. Extent of Permitted Reproduction
5.1
In the case of the Products, Authorised End Users may print or download full or partialresults of searches of the data for the purposes set out in Condition 4.2 above.
5.2
The Licensee shall not permit others to access, print or download the Products or makeor copy Licensed Materials.
5.3
Material downloaded or copied under this Licence during the Licence Period may beused in perpetuity but subject to the provisions of the Licence.
6. Payment Terms
The Licensee shall pay to Eduserv Chest the Charges shown in Part 1 of this Schedule 4 (or
Schedule 5 if applicable) or otherwise due under the Licence.
7. Proprietary Rights
7.1
The Licensee shall not acquire any title, copyright or other proprietary rights in theLicensed Work.
7.2
The Licensee agrees not to remove or in any way modify any proprietary markingincluding any trade mark or copyright notices on or in the Products or its carrier medium
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or on any Licensed Materials. The Licensee shall incorporate such proprietary
markings in any derivative material. Users shall be required by the Licensee to
acknowledge clearly the Licensor's copyright in any derivative material.
7.3
The Licensee shall not make any modifications, additions or enhancements to theLicensed Works without the Licensor's prior written consent.
8. Confidentiality
8.1
The Licensee hereby acknowledges that the Licensed Work contains confidentialinformation of the Licensor or of third parties. The Licensee undertakes to keep
confidential the Licensed Work and save for access permitted to Users pursuant to the
Licence shall not divulge the Licensed Work to any third party without the prior written
consent of the Licensor.
8.2
The Licensor and Licensee shall keep confidential the contents of this Licence and allinformation of the other party designated as confidential and obtained under or in
connection with the Licence and shall not divulge the same to any third party without
the prior written consent of the disclosing party.
8.3
The Licensor and Licensee may divulge confidential information of the other party onlyto those employees, agents or subcontractors bound under equivalent conditions of
confidence who are directly involved in the use of Product, and shall ensure that such
persons are aware of and undertake to comply with these obligations of confidentiality.
8.4
The provisions of this Condition 8 shall not apply to any information which:8.4.1
is or becomes public knowledge other than by breach of this Condition;8.4.2
is in the possession of the receiving party without restriction before the date ofreceipt from the disclosing party;
8.4.3
is obtained from a third party who is lawfully authorised to disclose the same;8.4.4
is independently created or generated without breach of the Licence.8.5
The obligations of the parties as to disclosure and confidentiality shall continue in forcenotwithstanding the termination of the Licence for any reason whatsoever.
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9. Inspection Rights
The Licensor may upon reasonable notice send a representative to a Site to verify compliance
with this Licence.
10. Warranty
10.1
Unless otherwise provided in the Special Conditions, the Licensor warrants that theLicensed Work is substantially in accordance with the Documentation or in the
Licensor's or the Products owner's product description documentation. The Licensor
does not warrant that the Licensed Work will meet the Licensee's requirements or that
the Licensed Works will be Error free.
10.2
The Licensee acknowledges that the Licensed Work has not been prepared to meet theLicensee's individual requirements and that it is the Licensee's responsibility to ensure
that the Licensed Work meets the Licensee's requirements.
10.3
The Licensor shall not be liable for any failure of Product to provide any facility orfunction not described in the Documentation referred to in Condition 10.1.
10.4
The Licensee's sole and exclusive remedy under the warranty given in this Conditionshall be limited to the correction or replacement of the Licensed Work in whole or in
part.
11. Limitations of Liability
11.1
The Licensor shall indemnify the Licensee in respect of any liability for death orpersonal injury to any person or loss of or damage to the Licensee's tangible property
caused by the Licensor's negligence, provided that the Licensor's liability in respect of
loss or damage to property shall not exceed the amount of £100,000 (one hundred
thousand pounds) (or such greater sum as may be agreed between the Licensor and
Licensee) in respect of any one incident or series of incidents attributable to the same
cause.
11.2
The Licensor's liability under Condition 10 shall be in lieu of any condition or warranty ofany kind whatsoever, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including as to the
quality or fitness for any particular purpose, of the Licensed Work.
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11.3
The Licensor shall not in any circumstances be liable whether in contract, tort orotherwise for any consequential or indirect loss or damage howsoever arising and of
whatsoever nature suffered or incurred by the Licensee including (without limitation)
loss of profits, loss of contracts, loss of data, loss of operation time or loss of use of any
equipment or process suffered indirectly by the Licensee and loss of anticipated
savings.
11.4
Save as provided in Conditions 10, 11 and 12, the Licensor shall not be liable to theLicensee either in tort, contract or otherwise whatsoever for any loss, damage, injury or
expense howsoever arising out of or in connection with the supply or use of the
Licensed Work or the manner of performance of the Licence.
11.5
The Licensee will indemnify the Licensor in respect of any claim for loss, damage orinjury of any person or property occasioned by the act, neglect or default of the
Licensee except, and insofar as the Licensor is liable as aforesaid.
12. Copyright Indemnity
12.1
The Licensor shall indemnify the Licensee against any damages, costs, claims orexpenditure incurred by the Licensee as a result of any infringement or alleged
infringement of copyright or any intellectual property rights of a third party when the
Licensed Work is used by the Licensee for the purposes licensed hereunder provided
that:
12.1.1
the Licensor shall be promptly notified by the Licensee upon the Licenseebecoming aware of any such alleged infringement and, at its own expense,
the Licensor shall conduct all negotiations for settlement of such allegations
and any litigation that may arise therefrom;
12.1.2
the Licensee shall, at the request of the Licensor, give all reasonableassistance for the purposes of courtesy and defending such claims or demand
or action and shall be indemnified against all costs and expenses in so doing;
12.1.3
the Licensee shall not make any admissions which may be prejudicial to thedefence of such claim or demand or action.
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12.2
If at any time an allegation of infringement of copyright is made in respect of theLicensed Work the Licensor may at its own expense modify or replace Licensed Work
with materials of equivalent performance so as to avoid infringement.
12.3
The Licensor shall have no liability for any claim of infringement based on:12.3.1
use of other than an unaltered release of the Licensed Work; or12.3.2
use of a combination of the Licensed Work with data not supplied by theLicensor; or
12.3.3
the Licensee's refusal to use a modified or replacement of the Licensed Worksupplied pursuant to Condition 12.2.
12.4
The foregoing states the entire liability of the Licensor with respect to infringement oralleged infringement of any third party proprietary rights in the Licensed Work.
13. Publicity
Both the Licensee and Licensor may use the name of the other in advertising or publicity
relating to the Licensed Work subject to prior written consent having been obtained. Such
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
14. Liquidation
If the Licensor shall make an arrangement with its creditors or shall go into liquidation (other
than a voluntary liquidation for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction where the
emergent company assumes the obligations of the Licensor) or if a receiver shall be appointed
for the whole or any part of the Licensor's assets or undertaking then the Licensee shall have
the right to continue to use the Licensed Work in accordance with and subject only to Condition
4 in perpetuity.
15. Termination
15.1
Either party may terminate this Licence by written notice to the other if the other party isin breach of its obligations under the Licence, and in the event of a breach capable of
being remedied, fails to remedy the breach within thirty days of receipt of notice in
writing specifying the nature of the breach.
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15.2
Further, the Licensee may terminate this Licence on written notice if the Licensor shallmake an arrangement with or assignment in favour of its creditors or shall go into
liquidation (other than a voluntary liquidation for the purposes of amalgamation or
reconstruction) or have a receiver appointed of its property or assets or any part
thereof. If termination is invoked by the Licensee under the provisions of this Condition
15.2 all the material provided under this Licence may continue to be used and all
Commercial Exploitation restrictions removed.
16. Post Termination
Termination of the Licence howsoever arising shall not affect the rights of either party under
the Licence which may have accrued up to the date of termination.
17. Force Majeure
Neither party hereto shall be liable for any delay or failure to perform its obligations caused by
any industrial dispute or other circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
18. Assignment
The Licence is personal to the Licensee and the Licensee may not assign or otherwise transfer
its rights or obligations under this Licence without the prior written consent of the Licensor.
19. Notices
Any notice to be served hereunder shall be in writing and sent by hand or registered post to the
address of the recipient as set out in Schedule of Particulars, or as otherwise notified from time
to time.
20. Severability
If any provision of this Licence shall finally be held illegal or unenforceable such provisions
shall be severed and the remainder of the Licence shall remain in full force and effect unless
the business purpose of the Licence is substantially frustrated thereby.
21. Waiver
No waiver of any breach of this Licence shall constitute a waiver of any other breach of the
same or other provision of this Licence and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing.
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22. Recovery of Sums Due
Whenever, under the Licence any sum of money shall be recoverable from or payable by the
Licensor, the same may be deducted from any sum then due or which at any time thereafter
may become due to the Licensor, under this Licence or any contract with the Licensee.
23. Licensor's Personnel
23.1
The Licensee reserves the right to refuse to admit to a Site a person employed by theLicensor, or by a sub-contractor, whose admission would be, in the opinion of the
Licensee, undesirable.
23.2
If and when directed by the Licensee, the Licensor shall provide a list of names andaddresses of all the persons who may at any time require admission in connection with
the performance of the Licence, to any Site, specifying the capacities in which they are
concerned with the Licence and giving such other particulars as the Licensee may
reasonably require.
23.3
The decision of the Licensee as to whether any person is to be refused admission to aSite and as to whether the Licensor has failed to comply with the provisions in
Condition 23.2 shall be final and conclusive.
24. Arbitration
All disputes, differences or questions between the parties to the Licence with respect to any
matter or thing arising out of or relating to the Licence, except those for which the decision of
the Licensee or any other person is by the Licence expressed to be final and conclusive, shall,
after written notice by either party to the Licence to the other, be referred to a single arbitrator
agreed for the purpose, or in default of such agreement to be appointed at the request of either
party by the President of the British Computer Society. Such reference shall be deemed to be
a submission to arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1950 and 1979 or any statutory
modification or enactment thereof.
25. Law
This Licence shall be considered as a contract made in England and subject to English law in
the jurisdiction of English courts.
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26. Entire Agreement
26.1
This Licence together with the Agreement constitutes the entire contract between theLicensor and the Licensee as to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous
communications, representations and arrangements, either written or oral, and the
Licensee hereby acknowledges that no reliance is placed on any representation made
but not embodied in this Licence or the Agreement.
26.2
In the event of conflict as between these General Licence Conditions and the SpecialLicence Conditions in Part 3 of this Schedule 4, then the Special Licence Conditions
shall prevail.