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End User License Agreements

End User License Agreement

By clicking "I accept" or "I agree" or using the Services you are entering into this End User License Agreement ("EULA"), which is a binding contract with Pearson Education Asia Limited for the benefit of itself and its affiliates (collectively, "we, " "us, " or "Pearson").



It is important to us that the Services provide you with a helpful and reliable experience. To protect our rights and yours, this EULA governs all uses of the Services. Access or use of the Services for which you have registered or enrolled constitutes acceptance of this EULA as a binding agreement. By using the Services, you represent that you: (1) have read and understood the terms; (2) agree to use the Services in compliance with applicable laws and the terms of this EULA; and (3) are an Authorized User (as defined below). You may not use the Services if you do not agree with the EULA or if you are not a User.

If you have any questions about this EULA, please contact us at  gc-legal@pearson.com .

The section headings and summaries contained below are for your convenience only, and do not have any legal meaning or effect.

1.  Data Privacy, Collection, & Use

Please review our Privacy Notice to understand our data collection and use practices. We will collect, process and use your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Notice.

2.  We May Occasionally Need to Change the Terms of This EULA

Summary: We may occasionally need to update the rules in this EULA. But if we make meaningful changes, we’ll let you know. By continuing to use the Services, you agree to follow the updated rules.

Pearson may make changes to this EULA from time to time for any reason. Typically, these changes are made to conform to current practices, comply with changing regulatory requirements, or other similar purposes. If Pearson modifies this EULA in a manner that materially changes the terms or scope of the Services made available to you, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you by either contacting you via email or posting reasonable notice in connection with the Services to alert you to such changes. Your continued use of the Services after reasonable notice of such changes to the EULA has been provided will constitute your consent to the revised EULA terms, which shall apply to any use of the Services following reasonable notice. If you have any questions about this EULA, please contact us at gc-legal@pearson.com .

3.  What We Mean by the "Services"

Summary: By "Services, " we mean Pearson’s digital products, and everything that powers them. While Pearson owns them, we want you to use and enjoy the Services according to these rules.

This website and its related applications, technology, content, and services (collectively the "Services") is owned by Pearson. The Services may be delivered to you through the Internet via your browser or app (mobile or otherwise) and may include enrollment ("Enrollment") in one or more online  e-books or online resources ("Resource(s) ") provided through the Services for use in connection with classes and programs offered by your school, employer, university, or other educational institution ("Institution"). While your Pearson ID Account (as defined below) for the Services may continue for an indefinite period of time during which you may enroll in other Resources, your access to those specific Resources provided through the Services is provided on a subscription basis for a limited period of time (each a "Subscription"). The Services may be provided directly by Pearson or accessed through a third-party integration with accounts managed by your Institution or an integrated third-party service provider ("Third-Party Service"). The Services may link to or provide options to access third-party websites or applications.

4.  Who Is Authorized to Use the Services?

Summary: To use the Services, you’ll need to create a Pearson account. But don’t use the Services if you are a minor, UNLESS you’re enrolled in college.

The Services are available only to individuals, including but not limited to administrators or other representatives of Institutions, and students, who have gained lawful access to the Services directly from Pearson or its Third-Party Service provider or through the Institution with which such individual is affiliated ("Authorized User"). In order to initiate access to the Services, you must register for a user account ("User Account" or Pearson ID Account) by providing your name, valid email address or mobile phone number (and in the case of Enrollments, your Institution and access code), and designating a secret and unique username and password ("Account Credentials"), as well as any additional information that may be required by your Institution. In some cases, your User Account may already be established for you by your Institution, or by way of direct access from an integrated Third-Party Service, such as a learning management system, each of which may have additional terms of use or requirements for account access. Pearson may use your Account Credentials to validate your account prior to providing access to the Services each time you access the Services.

You may have only one active User Account at any given time. You agree to provide accurate and truthful information when creating a User Account and to promptly update such information should it change.

You may not self-register for or otherwise access the Services if you are under the age of 14 unless your Institution or parent has established an account or registered on your behalf. If you are under the age majority pursuant to the laws in your jurisdiction (typically under the age of 18), you may not register or use the Services without first obtaining permission from your parent or guardian. However, if you are under the applicable age of majority and enrolled at an institution of higher education, you may self-register for the Services.

You understand and acknowledge that the administrators associated with your Institution or a Third-Party Service may have access to your User Account and may suspend, modify or terminate your User Account and/or your access to the Services at any time and for any reason.

5.  Please Keep Your Account Credentials Secret & Safe

Summary: You agree to: (1) keep your Account Credentials secret; (2) not let others log into your User Account; and (3) let us know if someone else gets hold of your Account Credentials.

Your User Account is for your personal use only. Unless we provide an approved mechanism for such use, allowing others to access or use the Services through your User Account is strictly prohibited and you are responsible for all uses of the Services associated with your User Account, whether the use is made by you personally or by a third party.

In order to protect the security of your Account Credentials and the Services, it is important that you maintain the confidentiality of your Account Credentials. You agree not to: (1) use Account Credentials other than your own; or (2) to disclose your Account Credentials to any third party or service, other than an authorized Third-Party Service. You agree to take reasonable steps to protect the secrecy of your Account Credentials and immediately notify Pearson at gc-legal@pearson.com  of any known or suspected loss, disclosure, or theft of your Account Credentials and/or access codes you obtain in connection with the Services.

6.  Pearson or its Licensors Owns the Services

Summary: While we own the Services and all related intellectual property, we want you to use and enjoy them as explained in this EULA.

The website, Course materials and other content provided through the Services (collectively, "Materials") and any supporting software, applications and systems (collectively "Applications") are the exclusive property of Pearson Education Asia Limited and/or its affiliates, and/or its licensors, and are protected by intellectual property laws. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Except as may be set forth in this EULA, the reproduction, redistribution, modification, publication, or adaptation of Materials or Applications, in whole or in part, without the express written consent of Pearson and/or its licensors is strictly prohibited. The Services may allow you to copy or download certain Materials, but please remember that the availability of this functionality does not mean that the above restrictions do not apply.

Unless otherwise indicated, trademarks, service marks and trade names (collectively "Marks") that appear on the Services are the property of Pearson or its licensors. Any trademarks not owned by Pearson that appear in the Services are the property of their respective owners. You agree not to misuse or disparage any Marks associated with the Services or use the Marks (or any confusingly similar marks) in such a way that would misrepresent the ownership of the Marks or otherwise confuse the public as to the source or origin of any products or services. You should not use any Mark without any one of the following conditions: (i) obtaining the written consent of the Mark owner, (ii) using appropriate notice and attribution of the owner’s trademark rights, and (iii) using the Marks in accordance with applicable usage guidelines as provided by a Mark’s respective owner. Any such permitted use of the Marks by you shall be to the benefit of the respective Mark owner.

7.  Your License to Use the Services

Pearson grants to you a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable license to use the Services for their intended purpose and subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in this EULA, the Privacy Notice, and any additional terms which may be established by your Institution or Third Party Service

You may use, display, and, when such functions are available on the Services, reformat, download, and print, Materials obtained through the Services solely for your own personal, non-commercial, and personal educational purposes.

You are responsible for meeting the then-current hardware, operating system, Internet browser and other technical requirements necessary to properly use and access the Services. All rights not specifically granted herein are reserved by Pearson. You acknowledge that the license granted under this EULA does not provide you with title to or ownership of the Services, or the Materials contained therein, but only a right of limited use subject to the terms and conditions of this EULA.

8.  Limited External Use of the Materials is Fine

Summary: You may use portions of content available via the Services for your personal educational purposes, but don’t sell it or otherwise try to make money from it. Section 9 below lists specific things that you can NOT do with content. If you’re not sure, just ask us.

You may, on an occasional and irregular basis, include insubstantial portions of the Materials in memoranda, reports and presentations, and then only to the extent that such use is for educational purposes of a non-commercial nature within the scope of, or permissible as "fair use", "fair dealing" or its equivalent under applicable copyright and intellectual property law, provided such use does not otherwise diminish the pedagogical or commercial value of the Materials or the Services and is otherwise accompanied by appropriate copyright notices. If you wish to request permission to reproduce the Materials, or if you have any questions about how to include any notices required under this Section, please contact available at gc-legal@pearson.com.

Please note that additional permissions may also be required from Pearson’s licensors. Your use of any Materials, whether under "fair use" or by permission, must include all applicable copyright, trademark and other notices, and appropriate source attribution to Pearson and its licensors.

Before using any Materials designated as "open," "OER," or "available for public use," you should verify the governing licensing restrictions associated with such Materials. No right to use "open," "OER," or" available for public use" content outside the Services is granted by Pearson.

9.  Prohibited Uses of the Materials

Summary: These are some specific things that you can NOT do with content available via the Services.

Except as you may be expressly permitted by this EULA, you may not use, modify, adapt, reformat, download, upload, post, reproduce, broadcast, publish, display, perform, transfer, or redistribute any Materials in any form, format, or media or by any means without obtaining the prior written authorization of Pearson and/or its licensors. You acknowledge that the dissemination of any assessment questions or answers contained in the Materials will materially diminish the value of the Services and is strictly forbidden. Without limiting this restriction, you acknowledge that the following "Prohibited Uses" shall not constitute "fair use" and are specifically prohibited under the terms of this EULA in the absence of written permission and that any such Prohibited Use constitutes a material breach of the terms of this EULA:

o   making the Materials available in print format in connection with "course packets" and/or library reserve materials or otherwise making the Materials available online outside of the Services, regardless of whether such use is related to the course for which the Services are provided;

o   making the Materials available, by any means, to others (even members of your Institution) who are not Authorized Users and/or in connection with courses or other activities for which the Services are not authorized for use;

o   publishing or otherwise disseminating outside of the Services solutions to questions or other assessment content contained in the Materials (whether generated by you, Pearson, or a third party); and

o   reproducing or distributing outside the Services, by any means, any illustrations, charts, photographs, outlines, extensive text excerpts, chapters, or e-books included in the Materials.

10.               These Uses of the Services Are Not Acceptable

Summary: Don’t do things to break, degrade, slow down, allow unauthorized access to, reduce security of, hack, or otherwise hurt the Services or the computer networks that provide them.

You are expressly prohibited from any conduct that: (1) threatens the security, integrity, or availability of the Services; (2) provides or facilitates access to the Services by unauthorized users or services; and/or (3) results in prohibited duplication, transmission, or exposure of the Materials, Applications, or User Content (as defined below) associated with the Services. You represent and agree that you shall not use the Services in violation of this EULA, any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation, and/or the academic rules or policies of your Institution. You further agree that you will not use the Services in a manner which threatens the security, stability, or integrity of the Services or networks connected to the Services ("Service Network"). Without limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that you will not take any action to:

o   impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; including using another person’s Account Credentials (including passwords) or making your User Account or Account Credentials available for use by others;

o   use or attempt to use any "deep-link," "scraper," "robot," "bot," "spider," "data mining," "computer code," or any other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, process or methodology or manual process having similar processes or functionality, to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the Services, any data or content found on or accessed through the Services, or any other Materials without the prior written consent of Pearson;

either by visible display on the Services or access through a visible link on the Services;

o   violate any measure employed to limit or prevent access to the Services or otherwise obtain or attempt to obtain through any means any content, functionality, or other information which has not been intentionally made available to you either by visible display on the Services or access through a visible link on the Services;

o   decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to obtain the source code of the Services;

o   attempt, in any manner to gain unauthorized access to the Service Network, obtain the password, Account Credentials, or other security information from or of any other Authorized User, or otherwise violate the security of the Service Network or access encrypted codes;

o   interfere with or disrupt (or attempt to interfere with or disrupt) the proper working of the Services or Service Network, or violate any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of the Service Network;

o   take or attempt any action that, in the sole and absolute discretion of Pearson, imposes or may impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load or burden on the Service Network, disrupts the normal flow of data, or threatens the stability of the Services or Service Network; or

o   engage in any conduct which, in Pearson’s sole and absolute discretion, diminishes the pedagogical or commercial value of the Services, infringes any proprietary rights in the Services, Materials, or Applications, or otherwise violates this EULA.



Pearson reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate access to and use of the Services with respect to any user that Pearson reasonably believes has undertaken, or participated in, any of the foregoing activities, violated the terms of this EULA, or whose actions have, or are likely to, otherwise cause harm to Pearson, the Services, the Service Network, or other users, or for any other reason at the sole and absolute discretion of Pearson. Additionally, Pearson may suspend or terminate your access at any time at the request of your Institution.

11.               You May Upload Only Certain Content to the Services

Summary: You must own (or have the appropriate rights to use) anything you upload to the Services.

The Services may provide functionalities for Authorized Users to create, upload, or post questions, responses, comments, ideas, articles, information, data, text, multimedia content, chat conversations or logs, messages, and other materials or submissions ("User Content"). You may only post User Content that is your own original work or for which you have obtained the necessary rights or permissions for reproduction and public display through the Services, and which includes any applicable ownership or attribution notices. (Note: The fact that content is publicly available on the Internet does not mean that such content may be freely used without seeking prior permission from the owner.) You are solely responsible for User Content that you post on the Services and agree not to create, post, upload, or link to any Prohibited User Content (as defined below). Pearson does not pre-screen User Content and assumes no responsibility for User Content. The views and opinions expressed in any User Content do not necessarily reflect those of Pearson or its licensors. Pearson has the right (but not the obligation), in its sole discretion, to monitor, refuse to post or otherwise distribute, or remove any User Content for any reason and to terminate your access to the Services to prevent further posting or distribution of Prohibited User Content. If you discover any Prohibited User Content and would like to inform us, please contact us at gc-legal@pearson.com.

12.               How We’ll Use the Content You Upload

Summary: You agree that we may use any content you upload to the Services (in accordance with our Privacy Notice, of course), and that you have authority to grant us that right.

By creating, posting, uploading, or linking to User Content, you grant to Pearson a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, host, license, store, reproduce, display, transmit, adapt, and distribute such User Content and any derivative works created from such User Content (such as those resulting from changes we make so that your User Content works better with the Services) in connection with the Services. Further, you acknowledge and agree that your User Content shall be available to other users on the same terms as granted by you to Pearson under this EULA and specifically this Section 12. Pearson shall not be responsible or liable for the deletion, destruction, damage, loss, or failure to store any User Content. By posting User Content that is owned by third parties, you represent that you have been granted the right to grant to Pearson the right to make such User Content available to users to the same extent as the Materials provided with the Services. You agree to provide proper copyright notices in connection with any User Content in which you or a third party assert a right of copyright. Additional terms and options may be presented through the user interface available on the Services for posting or uploading User Content, which shall supplement and have the same force and effect as the terms of this EULA.

13.               You Are Prohibited from Uploading This Type of Content

Summary: Don’t upload pornographic, hateful, confidential, harmful, or other inappropriate content, and don’t use the Services to harass people, send spam, etc.

You will, at all times, comply with all applicable local, state, federal, and foreign laws in using the Services. You agree that you will not (directly or through others) contribute, create, upload, post, link to, or otherwise cause the distribution of any content ("Prohibited User Content") or use the Services in any manner that:

o   is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, indecent, offensive, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable, or in violation of the rules or policies of the Institution;

o   infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party or which you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationship (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);

o   jeopardizes the security, availability, or integrity of the Services or causes harm to any user and his or her property through the use of malicious code or other contaminating or destructive devices;

o   transmits advertising material and/or any unsolicited or unauthorized promotional materials, junk mail, SPAM, chain letters, or any other form solicitation in violation of any applicable rules, regulations, or laws or otherwise interferes with the proper working of the Services or Service Network; or

o   otherwise violates the terms of this EULA.

14.               User Suggestions Will Be Owned by Pearson

Summary: If you suggest ways we can improve the Services, Pearson will own all intellectual property rights in your submissions, and may use your ideas without compensation.

Pearson always welcomes suggestions and comments regarding the Services. Suggested improvements, additions, or other comments may be submitted by you to Pearson, whether through the Services, online, offline, verbally, or in writing ("User Suggestions"). Regardless of the manner of submission, you hereby acknowledge that all right, title, and interest and any other intellectual property rights in the User Suggestions shall become the exclusive property of Pearson and may be used for its business purposes at Pearson’s sole and absolute discretion without any payment or accounting to you. This policy is intended to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings when products and services developed by Pearson might seem to others to be similar to their own submissions or comments.

15.               Access to Third-Party Websites & Content Is at Your Own Risk

Summary: If the Services link or redirect you to non-Pearson websites or services, you agree to use them at your own risk.

Pearson assumes no responsibility for third-party content ("Third-Party Content"), services, or applications that may be accessed by way of links on the Services to sites hosted by third parties that are outside of Pearson’s control ("Third-Party Sites"). Pearson does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of Third-Party Sites or Third-Party Content and disclaims all liability for any errors, omissions, violation of third-party rights, or illegal conduct arising from such content or sites. The inclusion of a link to any Third-Party Site in the Services does not imply that the owners of such Third-Party Sites have sponsored or endorsed the Services. Pearson is not responsible for the availability of Third-Party Sites accessed through links to the Services. Should you discover that a link to a Third-Party Site is no longer functional please contact us at hkcs@pearson.com . Any links which directs users to inappropriate content or Prohibited User Content should be reported to us at gc-legal@pearson.com.

16.               Availability of the Services

Summary: You understand that the Services: (1) need Internet access to work; (2) may occasionally be offline for maintenance or emergencies; and (3) have features and functionality that may change over time.

The scope and availability of the Services may vary according to: (1) additional terms presented at the time of purchase or registration; (2) enrollment in or registration for a specific Course or Service; and/or (3) any licensing terms between Pearson and your Institution. Pearson is not responsible for limitations of access resulting from any Third-Party Service or as the result of certain account settings established by your Institution.

You are responsible for obtaining Internet access in order to use the Services. You may access a Course available through the Services only for the duration of the Subscription purchased (typically one or two semesters depending on the Course), whether or not the Services are used, and subject to Pearson’s right to terminate access under this EULA. Institution access may be provided for a different time period.

While Pearson makes reasonable efforts to ensure the availability of the Services to Authorized Users with active Subscriptions, the Services may be unavailable for limited periods of time due to scheduled routine maintenance, emergency maintenance or factors beyond Pearson’s control, such as disruptions of Internet services or unforeseen threats to the integrity or security of the Services.

Pearson may at any time, with or without notice to you, restrict the use and accessibility of the Services and/or discontinue any portion, feature, or content of the Services. Pearson will make reasonable efforts to provide Authorized Users with active Subscriptions notice of significant changes to the Services whenever reasonably feasible and provide alternative materials or services if substantial portions of the Services become unavailable. Information and updates about changes to the Services and its availability are posted regularly at  www.pearson.com.hk.

17.               Terminating Your Subscription & Access to the Services

Summary: You or Pearson may cancel your Subscription at any time for any reason set forth below.

1.     Trial Access. On a case-by-case basis, Services may be made available to you for a trial review period for up to a designated period ("Review Period"). During the Review Period, you will be provided access to the Services without charge; however, access to the Services offered for trial review will be terminated if payment is not made prior to the end of the Review Period. Termination of a Service does not automatically terminate your User Account. Further, you expressly acknowledge and agree that if at any time during the Review Period, Pearson, in its sole discretion, determines that you are utilizing the Review Period as a substitute or proxy for a paid Service, it may immediately terminate or suspend your access to the applicable Service for which you’ve been granted a Review Period. In the event of any suspension or termination of your access to such a Service, you acknowledge and agree that: (1) the Service, its functionality, activities, materials, or any results generated by your use thereof may not be available to you or any other person; and (2) neither you nor any other person are authorized to access or use any results generated by your use of the suspended or terminated Course, its functionality, activities, or materials regardless of whether such results are available within the Course or the Services. If your access to a Course is terminated due to you not purchasing a Course Subscription, and then Pearson subsequently reinstates your access to the Course upon later receiving payment, any such reinstated access shall remain subject to the terms of this EULA.



2.     Termination by You. Subject to account restrictions that may be imposed by your Institution or a Third-Party Service through which access to the Services is provided, you may terminate your User Account at any time by notifying Pearson of your decision to do so. Your satisfaction with the Services is important to us. If you have any concerns or complaints about the Services or wish to terminate your access to the Services, please contact us at gc-legal@pearson.com.



3.     Termination by Pearson. Pearson may, in its sole discretion, and with or without advance notice, suspend your access to all or any part of the Services, or terminate your rights to use the Services, for any conduct or use (whether by you or anyone else having access to the Services under your User Account) that Pearson reasonably believes violates this EULA.



4.     Effect of Termination. Whether termination is initiated by you, your Institution or Pearson, Sections 12, 14, 17-22, and 26 of this EULA shall survive any such termination. Any User Account information, data, settings or specifications, or customizations of a Service or Subscription specific to your User Account may be permanently lost upon termination of a Service or Subscription, whether by you, Pearson, or your Institution. User Content and other user information associated with your use of the Services may still be accessible by your Institution or, to the extent it is posted in a public forum, to other users of the Services for which such information was posted, even after termination.

18.               Your Exclusive Remedies Under This EULA

Summary: If something goes wrong, your remedies under this EULA are: (1) restoration of access to the Services; or (2) a refund of fees.

Pearson’s entire liability to you, and your sole and exclusive remedy, regarding the use of the Services shall be either, in Pearson’s sole discretion: (1) restoration of access to the Services to which you have subscribed; or (2) a refund of any fees paid directly by you to Pearson for the particular Service or Subscription. When available, refunds will only be made if requested by you in writing within the first 15 days after Enrollment or registration. Refunds can only be provided for purchases made directly from Pearson’s website by an Authorized User. Refunds are not available for lost or stolen access codes, or any purchases made through third parties (for example, your campus bookstore). If you are dissatisfied with a Service or wish to request a refund, please contact us at hkcs@pearson.com.

19.               The Services Come with No Warranties

Summary: The Services’ availability and performance occasionally may be less than perfect, and you nonetheless agree to use them "as-is" and at your own risk.

YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT: (1) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS; (2) YOU HAVE NOT RELIED ON ANY STATEMENT, INFORMATION, OR ADVICE FROM PEARSON'S REPRESENTATIVES OR RESELLERS THAT WOULD BE DEEMED TO BE A WARRANTY OF THESE SERVICES OR FORM THE BASIS FOR ANY LIABILITY OF PEARSON; AND (3) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, PEARSON AND ITS LICENSORS AND CONTRACTORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THOSE CREATED BY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OF TRADE, AND WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

NEITHER PEARSON NOR ITS LICENSORS MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT: (1) THE SERVICES OR YOUR USE THEREOF WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; (2) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; OR (3) THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

20.               Pearson’s Liability to You Is Limited

Summary: If something goes wrong with the Services, Pearson’s liability to you is limited, as is your ability to bring claims.

IN NO EVENT SHALL PEARSON OR ITS EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY COMPENSATORY, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND -- INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CLAIMS OR DAMAGES BASED ON YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, OR APPLICATIONS ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS, LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, LOSSES CAUSED BY YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES, AND/OR ANY OTHER LOSSES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. PEARSON’S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU FOR THE SPECIFIC SERVICES FROM WHICH THE LOSS ARISES. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS ASSERTED ON THE BASIS OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF PEARSON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE, AND/OR IF ANY OF THE LIMITED REMEDIES IN THIS EULA FAIL THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

NO ACTION, REGARDLESS OF FORM, ARISING UNDER THIS EULA MAY BE BROUGHT BY YOU MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE FACTS SUPPORTING THE CAUSE OF ACTION HAVE BECOME KNOWN, OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE BECOME KNOWN, TO YOU. NOTHING IN THIS EULA IS INTENDED TO EXCLUDE OR LIMIT ANY CONDITION, WARRANTY, RIGHT, OR LIABILITY THAT MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. ACCORDINGLY, ONLY THE LIMITATIONS THAT ARE LAWFUL IN YOUR JURISDICTION WILL APPLY TO YOU AND IN SUCH INSTANCES OUR LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED.

21.               You Are Responsible for Any Damage You Cause Pearson

Summary: You agree not to use the Services in violation of these rules, or for any unlawful purpose. But if you DO, you agree to compensate Pearson for any damage you cause.

As a condition of your use of the Services, you warrant and represent to Pearson that you are an Authorized User and will not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this EULA. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Pearson and its employees, officers, agents, contractors, and licensors from any claims, damages, expenses, or liabilities arising from or in any way related to any violation of this EULA or unauthorized use of the Services.

22.               If We Get into a Dispute, These Are the Laws That Will Apply & the Courts Where Claims May Be Brought

Summary: Any litigation over the Services will be resolved in the courts of New York, Ontario, or England (depending on where you live).

You agree that this EULA shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and that any and all actions, disputes or controversies relating to this EULA or your use of the Services (each a "Claim") shall be subject to THE laws of Hong Kong.

The courts of Hong Kong have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute between you and us, irrespective of whether or not you are a registered user/subscriber and irrespective of the type of dispute. You agree not to commence or prosecute any action against us other than in the courts of Hong Kong and you hereby consent to, and waive all defences of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non convenience with respect to, venue and jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong. Notwithstanding this, you agree that we shall still be allowed to apply for injunctive remedies (or an equivalent type of urgent legal relief) in any jurisdiction.

23.               You Agree to Comply with Export Laws

Summary: You may not use the Services if you: (1) are located in a country designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; or (2) are listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You also promise not to export the Services to countries requiring a U.S. export license.

Your use of Services, the Applications, and related technology are subject to U.S. or international control or export laws and regulations ("Export Laws"). Without limitation, you agree to strictly comply with all such Export Laws and acknowledge that you have the responsibility to obtain authorization to export, re-export, or import the Application and related technology, as may be required. You represent and warrant that: (1) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (2) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You agree not to transfer, directly or indirectly, by electronic means or otherwise, any Services to any country, or to any agent, representative, or foreign national of any country, for which the U.S. Government or any agency thereof requires an export license or otherwise restricts such exports. You will indemnify and hold Pearson harmless from any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees) arising from or relating to any breach by you of your obligations under this section.

24.               How to Submit a Copyright Infringement Notice

Summary: If you have any copyright concerns about content available via the Services, or wish to submit a DMCA notice, please read the below for detailed instructions.

If you have any copyright concerns about any materials posted on the Services by others, or otherwise want to report inappropriate content on the Services, please let us know. Please provide us with written notice ("Notice") by contacting gc-legal@pearson.com .

If you are a copyright owner or authorized agent of a copyright owner and believe in good faith that copyrighted work has been copied, adapted, reproduced, or exhibited through the Services in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, you may submit written notification of the claimed infringing activity to our Designated Agent. To be effective, the Notice must include the following:

o   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 Pearson to contact the Complaining Party, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address;

o   Identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Services ("Infringing Material"), and information reasonably sufficient to permit Pearson to locate such material on the Services; Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed upon ("Infringed Material"), or if multiple copyrighted works on the Services 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);

o   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

o   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.

25.               How to Report other Prohibited Content

Summary: Please notify us of any content you find in the Services that is infringing, offensive, or is otherwise prohibited under this EULA. We don’t want it here either.

Pearson also encourages you to report to gc-legal@pearson.com  any Prohibited User Content. To ensure Pearson can quickly respond to the issue, your email should include: the originating Pearson page URL; the linked page URL; a description of the content in question and the basis upon which you believe the content is prohibited or otherwise inappropriate; and the contact information through which Pearson may best reach you if you are willing to further assist Pearson in its investigation.

26.               A Few Additional, Miscellaneous Terms

This EULA is personal to you, and you may not assign, transfer or delegate your User Account or your rights or obligations under this EULA to anyone. Pearson may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this EULA, in whole or in part, subject to Pearson’s right and obligations under this EULA and any agreement it may have with your Institution. In the event that any provision of this EULA is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this EULA shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. This EULA is the entire agreement between Pearson and you with respect to the Services and cannot be modified by you absent a signed written agreement. Section headings and summaries in this EULA are for your convenience only and do not have any legal meaning or effect. If Pearson waives or fails to enforce any term or condition of this EULA on any one or more occasions, whether by conduct or otherwise, its waiver or failure to enforce such terms will not prevent Pearson from enforcing any terms or condition of this EULA at any other time. It is the express wish of the parties that this EULA and all related documents be drawn up in English. 雙方明示同意所有的條款和條件由英文寫就。

 

Pearson Education Asia Limited is a registered company in Hong Kong whose registered office is at 28/F, 1063 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

 

Our "affiliated entities" mean other Pearson Education group companies which are under common control with Pearson Education Asia Limited by Pearson Plc, including without limitation Pearson (Beijing) Management Consulting Co., Ltd, Pearson Education Taiwan Ltd, Pearson Education South Asia Pte. Ltd., Edexcel Limited (and its subsidiaries), Pearson Education Limited, Pearson Education S.A,  Pearson Italia SpA, Pearson Education, Inc. ,Pearson Japan KK, Pearson Education Korea Ltd, Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd, Pearson Holdings Southern Africa (Pty) Limited (and its subsidiaries), CTI Education Group (Pty) Ltd (and its subsidiaries), Longman Nigeria plc, Pearson Education de Mexico SA de CV, Pearson Education de Colombia Ltda, Pearson Education do Brazil Ltda.

 

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使用者授權合約

點擊我接受我同意或使用服務,即表示您與培生教育出版亞洲有限公司(代表自身及其關聯方利益,統稱我們培生)簽訂本《使用者授權合約》(合約”),一份有約束力的合同。



服務給您帶來有益而可靠的體驗對我們非常重要。為保護我們和您的權利,本合約適用於所有服務使用行為。存取或使用您已註冊或參加的服務即表示接受本合約為有約束力的協議。通過使用服務,您聲明:(1)您已閱讀和理解條款;(2)您同意使用服務時遵守適用法律和本合約的條款;和(3)您是授權使用者(定義見下文)。若您不同意本合約或不是使用者,則不得使用服務

如有關於本合約的任何疑問,請通過gc-legal@pearson.com聯絡我們。

下文的條款標題和摘要僅為閱讀方便而設,不具有任何法律意義或效力。

1.  資料私隱、收集及使用

請查看我們的私隱聲明,瞭解我們的資料收集和使用慣例。我們會根據我們的私隱聲明收集、處理和使用您的個人資訊。

2.  我們有時可能需要更改本合約的條款

摘要:我們有時可能需要更新本合約中的規則。但如有重要更改,我們會通知您。繼續使用服務即表示您同意遵守更新後的規則。

培生可不時因任何原因更改本合約。通常,進行這些更改是為了符合現行做法,遵守不斷變化的監管要求或其他類似目的。如果培生對本合約的修改實質上改變了向您提供的服務的條款或範圍,我們將盡合理努力通過電子郵件聯繫您、或發佈與服務有關的合理通知,提醒您注意該等變化。在收到合約更改的合理通知後,您繼續使用服務即表示您同意經修訂的合約條款,該等條款應適用於合理通知後任何服務使用行為。如您對本合約有任何疑問,請通過 gc-legal@pearson.com與我們聯繫。

3.  我們所說的服務

摘要:我們所說的服務是指培生的數字產品以及為數字產品提供支援的一切內容。儘管服務由培生所有,但我們希望您根據這些規則使用和享受服務

本網站及其相關應用程式、技術、內容和服務(統稱服務)由培生所有。服務可透過互聯網經您的瀏覽器或應用程式(移動或其他形式的)交付給您,並且可包括您通過使用服務能夠報名註冊一個或多個電子書或網上資源資源),該資源與您的學校、雇主、大學或其他教育機構(院校)提供的課程和計劃結合使用的( 報名註冊)。儘管,您的服務使用者帳戶(定義見下文)可能無限期存續,在此期間您可以註冊其他課程,但您只能在訂閱(訂閱期間享有通過服務提供的那些特定資源的存取權限。服務可能通過培生直接提供,也可以通過與您的院校或綜合第三方服務提供者管理的帳戶的第三方綜合方式存取(第三方服務)。服務可能連接至第三方網站或應用程式,或提供存取第三方網站或應用程式的選項。

4.  誰有權使用服務

摘要:想要使用服務,您需要創設一個培生帳戶。但如果您是未成年人,請勿使用服務,除非您已入讀大學。

服務只提供給個人,包括但不限於院校管理人或其他代表,以及已直接從培生或其第三方服務提供者或通過個人所屬院校獲得服務的合法存取權限的學生(授權使用者)。為啟動對服務存取,您必須註冊一個用戶帳戶(使用者帳戶),註冊時需要提供您的名字、姓氏、有效電子郵寄地址(以及如屬報名,您的院校和課程的名稱或代碼)以及您的院校可能要求的任何其他資訊,並指定一個秘密、唯一的用戶名和密碼(帳戶憑證)。在某些情況下,您的院校可能已經為您創建了您的用戶帳戶,或者,通過綜合的第三方服務(例如學習管理系統)進行直接存取時,也可能已經創建了您的使用者帳戶,這兩種方式都可能有額外的帳戶存取的使用條款或要求。每次您存取服務時,培生在提供服務前,可能會使用您的帳戶憑證驗證您的帳戶。

在任何特定時間,您可能只有一個已啟動的用戶帳戶。您同意在創設用戶帳戶時提供準確、真實的資訊,並同意在資訊有變時立即更新。

如果您尚未滿14周歲,您不得自行註冊服務或以其他方式存取服務,除非您的院校或父母已代為創建或註冊帳戶。如果根據所屬司法管轄區,您尚未成年(通常是指未滿18周歲),則未經您的父母或監護人的事先准許,您不得註冊或使用服務。但是,如果您雖然未滿相關成年年齡但已入讀高等教育機構,則您可以自行註冊服務

您理解並確認,您的院校或第三方服務的管理員可能對您的用戶帳戶享有存取權限,可以在任何時候出於任何理由暫停、修改或終止您的用戶帳戶和/或您對服務的存取。

5.  請保密並保管好您的帳戶憑證

摘要:您同意:(1)保密您的帳戶憑證;(2)不讓他人登錄您的用戶帳戶;和(3)如有其他人掌握了您的帳戶憑證,则告知我們。

您的用戶帳戶僅供您個人使用。除非我們提供了此類使用的核准機制,否則,嚴禁允許他人通過您的使用者帳戶存取或使用服務,而且您須對與您的使用者帳戶有關的所有服務使用負責,不論使用是由您個人作出抑或由第三方作出。

為保護您的帳戶憑證和服務的安全,您保管好自身帳戶憑證至關重要。您同意:(1)不使用除您帳戶憑證以外的帳戶憑證;和(2)不向授權第三方服務以外的任何第三方或服務披露您的帳戶憑證。您同意採取合理措施保密您的帳戶憑證,並在出現任何已知或疑似丟失、披露或竊取您帳戶憑證和/或您就服務獲得的存取碼的情況時,立即通過gc-legal@pearson.com通知培生。

6.  培生或其許可方擁有服務

摘要:儘管我們擁有服務及所有相關知識產權,我們希望您可以按本合約說明的方式使用和享受服務

網站、課程資料和通過服務提供的其他內容(統稱材料)以及任何支援軟件、應用程式和系統(統稱應用程式)均為培生教育出版亞洲有限公司和/或其關聯方和/或其許可方的專屬財產,受知識產權法律保護。培生保留本合約中未明確授予的全部權利。除本合約可能另有規定外,未經培生和/或其許可方的明確書面同意,嚴禁整體或部分複製、再分發、修改、發佈或改編材料或應用程式。服務可能允許您複製或下載特定材料,但請謹記此功能的可用性並不代表上述限制不適用。

除非另有說明,服務上出現的商標、服務標識和商號(統稱標識)都是培生或其許可方的財產。在服務中出現的非培生所有的商標均為相關商標所有人的財產。您同意不濫用或貶低與服務有關的任何標識,或者以會歪曲標識所有權或以其他方式使公眾混淆任何產品或服務來源或原產地的方式使用標識(或任何容易混淆的相似標識) 。有下列情況之一的,不得使用任何標誌:(i)未經標識所有人的書面同意,或(ii)沒有適當聲明商標權利歸所有人所有,或(iii)沒有根據標識所有人提供的相關使用指南使用標識。您對標識的任何此類獲准使用應使標識所有人獲益。

7.  您使用服務的許可

培生向您授予有限、不可轉讓、非排他、不可分許可的許可,以在遵守本合約、私隱聲明和您的院校或第三方服務可能設定的任何額外條款的情況下為服務預期目的使用服務

您僅可為自身非商業個人教育目的使用、展示、和(如服務上可使用相關功能)修改格式、下載和列印通過服務獲得的材料。

您有責任滿足適當使用和存取服務所需的當前的硬件、作業系統、互聯網瀏覽器和其他技術要求。培生保留本合約中未具體授予的全部權利。您確認,本合約下授予的許可并非向您提供服務的產權或所有權或其中包含的材料的產權或所有權,而僅是提供受本合約的條款和條件約束的有限使用權。

8.  允許材料作有限外部使用

摘要:您可以將部分通過服務獲取的內容用於個人教育用途,但不得出售或以其他方式從中獲利。下文第9條列出了您不得使用內容進行的具體事宜。如您有任何不確定,請聯繫我們。

當且僅當屬於在合理使用公平交易或適用的版權和知識產權法律下等效概念的範圍內的或前述概念所允許的非商業性質的教育用途的使用時,您可偶爾或不定期地在備忘錄、報告和展示文稿中加入小部分材料,但前提是,此類使用不會以其他方式削弱材料服務的教學或商業價值,並另行附帶適當的版權聲明。如您有意申請複製材料的許可,或者,如您對如何加入本節下要求的任何聲明有任何疑問,請查看gc-legal@pearson.com上的聯繫方式。

請注意,除此之外,您可能需要培生的許可方另行许可。您對任何材料的使用,不論是依據合理使用抑或准許,都必須加入所有相關的版權、商標和其他聲明,以及適當說明材料來源自培生及其許可方。

在使用任何指定為公開公開教育資源(OER可公開使用的任何材料前,您應該驗證與該材料有關的適用的許可限制。培生未授予在服務之外使用公開公開教育資源(OER可公開使用內容的權利。

9.  禁止材料的使用

摘要:通過服務獲取的內容不得作特定用途。

除經本合約明確允許外,未經培生和/或其許可方的事先書面授權,您不得以任何形式、格式或媒介或任何方式使用、修改、改編、修改格式、下載、上傳、發佈、複製、廣播、公開、展示、表演、傳輸、或再分發任何材料。您確認,傳播材料中包含的任何評估問題或答案將嚴重降低服務的價值,因此嚴禁如此為之。在不限制本項限制的情況下,您確認:(i)下述禁止使用不得構成合理使用,而且屬本合約條款下具體禁止的行為,但有書面准許的除外;和(ii)任何此類禁止使用構成對本合約條款的重大違反;

o   以印刷格式作為課程資料包/或圖書館館藏材料提供材料,或者以其他方式在服務之外線上提供材料,無論該使用是否與提供服務的課程有關;

o   通過任何途徑向授權使用者以外的他人(即使屬於您的院校的成員)和/或就未獲授權使用服務的課程或其他活動提供材料

o   服務之外公開或以其他方式傳播材料中包含的問題的解答或其他評估內容(不論是由您、培生抑或第三方生成的);以及

o   服務之外通過任何途徑複製或分發材料內包含的任何插圖、圖表、照片、大綱、大量文字摘錄、章節或電子書。

10.               不可接受的服務使用

摘要:不要嘗試破壞、降級、允許未經授權存取、侵入或以其他方式損害服務或提供服務的電腦網絡,或減緩其運行速度或降低其安全性。

您被明確禁止採取以下行為:(1)威脅服務的安全性、完整性或可用性;(2)提供或促進未經授權使用者或服務對服務的存取;和/或(3)導致與服務有關的材料、應用程式或使用者內容(定義見下文)被禁止複製、傳輸或曝光。您聲明並同意,您不得違反本合約、任何適用的地方、州、國家或國家法律法規、和/或您的院校的學術規則或政策使用服務。您更同意,您不會以威脅服務或與服務連接的網絡(服務網絡)的安全性、穩定性或完整性的方式使用服務。在不限制前述規定的情況下,您確認並同意您不會採取下列任何行動:

o   冒充任何人或實體,或虛假陳述或以其他方式歪曲您與該人或實體的隸屬關係;包括使用他人的帳戶憑證(包括密碼)或提供您的用戶帳戶或帳戶憑證供他人使用;

o   未經培生事先書面同意,使用或嘗試使用任何深層連結抓取工具機器人自動程式網絡蜘蛛數據挖掘電腦代碼或任何其他自動設備、程式、工具、算法、進程或方法,或具有類似進程或功能的人工處理程序,以存取、獲取、複製或監視服務的任何部分,在服務上發現或通過服務存取的任何數據或內容,或任何其他材料

通過(i服務上的可見顯示或(ii)通過服務上的可見連結存取;

o   違反用於以下目的的任何措施:限制或防止服務的存取,或者另行通過任何方式獲得或試圖獲得並未有意通過服務上的可見顯示或通過服務上的可見連結存取提供給您的任何內容、功能或其他資訊;

o   反彙編、反向工程、或以其他方式試圖獲得服務的原始程式碼;

o   試圖以任何方式獲得服務的未經授權存取,獲得密碼、帳戶憑證、或任何其他授權使用者的或來自任何其他授權使用者的其他安全資訊,或另行違反服務網絡的安全性或存取加密代碼;

o   干擾或破壞(或試圖干擾或破壞)服務或服務網絡的正常運行,或違反服務網絡的任何要求、程序、政策或規定;

o   採取或試圖採取培生自行完全酌情認為對服務網絡會或可能會施加不合理或不成比例的巨大負載或負擔,或破壞正常數據流程,或威脅服務或服務網絡的穩定性的任何行動;或

o   從事培生自行完全酌情認為會降低服務的教育或商業價值,侵犯服務、材料或應用程式的任何專有權利,或以其他方式違反本合約的任何行為。

對於培生合理認為已實施或參與任何前述活動、違反本合約的條款、或其行為已經或可能另行對培生、服務、服務網絡或其他使用者有害的任何用戶,或出於培生自行完全酌情決定的任何其他原因,培生保留自行酌情決定暫停或終止服務的存取和使用的權利。此外,應您的院校的請求,培生可以隨時暫停或終止您的存取權限。

11.               您只可以上傳特定內容到服務

摘要:您必須擁有您所上傳到服務的任何內容(或者具有該等內容的適當使用權)。

服務可能為授權使用者提供創建、上傳或發佈問題、回復、評論、想法、文章、資訊、數據、文本、多媒體內容、聊天對話或日誌、消息、和其他材料或提交內容(使用者內容)的功能。您只能發佈屬於您的原創作品或您已獲得複製和通過服務公開展示的必要權利或許可權的、包含任何相關所有權或出處聲明的使用者內容。(注:內容在互聯網上公開可得的事實不代表可以不經所有人事先允許而自由使用。)您對在服務上發佈的使用者內容自行負責,並同意不創建、發佈、上載或連結任何禁止使用者內容(定義見下文)。培生不會對使用者內容進行預篩選,也不對使用者內容負責。任何使用者內容中表達的觀點和意見不一定反映培生或其許可方的觀點和意見。培生有權(但無義務)自行酌情決定監督、拒絕發佈或以其他方式分發,或出於任何原因移除任何使用者內容,以及終止您對服務的存取權限,以防止禁止使用者內容的進一步發佈或分發。如您發現任何禁止使用者內容並想通知我們,請通過gc-legal@pearson.com聯繫我們。

12.               我們會如何使用您上傳的內容

摘要:您同意:(i)我們可以使用您上傳至服務的任何內容(當然,使用必須符合我們的私隱聲明),和(ii)您有權授予我們使用權。

創建、發佈、上傳或連結使用者內容即表示您向培生授予永久、免版權費、全球性的權利和許可,可供培生就服務使用、託管、許可、儲存、複製、展示、傳輸、改編和分發該使用者內容和從該使用者內容創造的任何衍生作品(例如我們為使您的使用者內容與服務更加匹配而進行的改動所產生的衍生作品)。此外,您確認並同意,其他使用者可按照您根據本合約向培生授予的、本第12條具體規定的相同條款獲得您的使用者內容。對於任何使用者內容的刪除、毀壞、損壞、丟失或儲存失敗,培生概不負責。通過發佈第三方擁有的使用者內容,您聲明您已獲授權,可向培生授予在材料隨服務提供的相同範圍內向使用者提供該使用者內容的權利。若您或第三方聲明在使用者內容中具有版權權利,您同意提供關於使用者內容的適當版權聲明。服務上可用於發佈或上傳使用者內容的使用者介面可能會顯示額外的條款和條件,作為本合約條款的補充,並與本合約的條款具有相同效力。

13.               禁止上傳此類內容

摘要:請勿上傳色情、仇恨、機密、有害或其他不當內容,也不要使用服務騷擾他人,發送垃圾郵件等。

在使用服務的過程中,您要時刻遵守所有適用的地方、州、聯邦和外國法律。您同意您不會(直接或通過他人)貢獻、創建、上傳、發佈、連結或以其他方式造成具有以下特徵之一的任何內容(禁止使用者內容)散布,亦不会采用以下任何方式使用服務

o   非法、有害、威脅性、辱駡性、騷擾性、侵權、詆毀、下流、無禮、粗俗、淫穢、誹謗、侵犯他人私隱、仇恨、或在人種、民族或其他方面令人反感,或違反院校規定或政策;

o   侵犯任何一方的專利、商標、商業秘密、版權或其他專有權利,或者您無權根據任何法律、合同或信義關係進行傳輸(例如,作為雇傭關係的一部分或根據保密協議獲悉或披露的內幕資訊、專有和機密資訊);

o   通過使用惡意程式碼或其他污染或破壞性設備,危害服務的安全性、可用性或完整性,或損害任何用戶及其財產;

o   違反任何適用的規則、法規或法律傳輸廣告材料和/或任何未經請求或未經授權的促銷材料、垃圾郵件、SPAM、連鎖信或任何其他形式的招攬,或以其他方式干擾服務或服務網絡的正常運行;或者

o   另行違反本合約的條款。

14.               用戶建議將歸培生所有

摘要:如您提出了我們可以改善有關服務方面的建議,培生將擁有您的意見中的所有知識產權,並可無償使用您的想法。

培生一向歡迎關於服務的建議和評論。您可以通過服務、線上、線下、口頭或書面方式向培生提交建議的改進、補充或其他評論(用戶建議)。不論提交方式,您特此確認在用戶建議中的所有權利、名義和權益以及任何其他知識產權將成為培生的專屬財產,並且可以由培生完全自行決定將其用於商業用途,而無需向您進行任何付款或說明。本項政策旨在避免將來他人認為培生開發的產品和服務與自己的建議或評論相似時產生誤解的可能性。

15.               存取第三方網站和內容的風險自負

摘要:如果服務將您連結到或將您重新導向至非培生所有的網站或服務,您同意自負使用風險。

對於可能通過在服務上的連結存取培生控制之外的第三方託管的網站(第三方網站)的的第三方內容(第三方內容)、服務或應用程式,培生概不負責。培生不背書或保證第三方網站或第三方內容的準確性、完整性或品質,並否認對因此類內容或網站產生的任何錯誤、遺漏、第三方權利違反、或不法行為的一切責任。在服務中加入對任何第三方網站的連結不意味著該第三方網站的所有人已贊助或認可服務。培生不負責通過服務連結存取的第三方網站的可用性。如您發現某個第三方網站的連結不再有效,請通過 hkcs@pearson.com 聯繫我們。如有將使用者導向不適宜內容或禁止使用者內容的任何連結,請通過gc-legal@pearson.com向我們舉報。

16.               服務的可用性

摘要:您理解服務:(1)需要聯網才能運行;(2)偶爾可能因維護或緊急情況離線;和(3)具有可能隨時間變化的特徵和功能。

服務的範圍和可用性可能根據以下方面而有所不同:(1)在購買或註冊時顯示的額外條款;(2)報名或註冊特定課程或服務;和/或(3)培生與您院校之間的任何許可條款。對由於任何第三方服務造成的或您的院校設定的特定帳戶限制而導致的存取限制,培生概不負責。

您須自行負責獲得互聯網存取權限,以使用服務。您只可以在購買的訂閱期內通過服務存取可用課程(訂閱期通常是一到兩個學期,具體取決於課程),而不論是否使用服務,且須受限於培生根據本合約終止存取權限的權利。院校存取權限的提供期間可能有所不同。

儘管培生盡合理努力確保有效訂閱的授權使用者可以使用服務,但服務可能因定期的日常維護、緊急情況維護或超出培生控制範圍的因素(如互聯網服務中斷或不可預見的對服務的完整性或安全性的威脅)而在有限時期內不可用。

培生可在任何時候,在有或沒有事先通知的情況下,限制您對服務的使用和可存取性,和/或停止服務的任何部分、功能或內容。培生將盡合理努力向有效訂閱的授權使用者提供服務的重大變動通知(如合理可行),並在大部分服務不可用時提供替代材料或服務。有關服務變動和可用性的資訊和更新會定期發佈在www.pearson.com.hk

17.               終止訂閱和存取服務

摘要:您或培生可在任何時候出於下述任何原因取消您的訂閱。

1.     試用存取。視情況而定,服務可能向您提供最高十五(15)天的用評估期(評估期)。在評估期內,您將獲得免費的服務存取權限;但是,如果在評估期結束前未支付款項,則試用評估的服務存取權限將被終止。某項服務的終止不會自動終止您的用戶帳戶。此外,您明確確認並同意,如果在評估期內任何時間,培生自行酌情決定如您將評估期作為付費服務的替代品或代用品使用,培生可能會立即終止或暫停您對獲授評估期的相關服務的存取權限。如果您對某項服務的存取權限被暫停或終止,您確認並同意:(1服務或其功能、活動、材料、或您對前述各項的使用產生的任何結果,可能無法提供給您或任何其他人;和(2)您及任何其他人無權存取或使用您對被暫停或終止的課程或其功能、活動或材料的使用所產生的任何結果,而不論相關結果是否可在課程或服務內使用。如果您對課程的存取權限因您沒有購買課程訂閱而被終止,而屆時培生後續在收到付款後重新恢復了您對課程的存取權限,則任何此類被重新恢復的存取權限仍應遵守本合約。

 

2.     您啟動的終止。受限於您的院校或通過其提供服務存取的第三方服務可能施加的帳戶限制,您可以在通知培生您決定終止帳戶後,隨時終止您的用戶帳戶。您對服務滿意對我們而言至關重要。如您對服務有任何疑慮或投訴,或有意終止您對服務的存取,請通過 gc-legal@pearson.com 聯繫我們。

 

3.     培生啟動的終止。培生可自行酌情決定,在有無事先通知的情況下,基於培生合理認為違反了本合約的任何行為或使用(不論是您抑或通過您的使用者帳戶存取服務的任何其他人的行為或使用),暫停您對全部或部分服的存取權限,或終止您使用服務的權利。

 

4.     終止的效力。無論是您、您的院校抑或培生啟動終止,本合約第12條、第14條、第17-22條和第26條在終止後繼續有效。在服務或訂閱終止後(不論是由您、培生抑或您的院校啟動的終止),任何使用者帳戶的資訊、數據、設置或規範,或針對您的使用者帳戶的服務或訂閱的自訂設置可能會永久丟失。但即使在終止後,您的院校或者(如已在公共論壇中發佈)發佈相關資訊的服務的其他使用者,仍可存取與您使用服務相關的使用者內容和其他使用者資訊。

18.               您在本合約下可獲得的糾正措施

摘要:如出現問題,您在本合約下可獲得的糾正措施僅限於:(1)恢復對服務的存取;或(2)退費。

對於服務使用,培生對您的全部責任以及您可獲得的糾正措施為以下兩項中的一項,具體由培生自行酌情決定:(1)恢復對您已訂閱服務的存取權限;或(2)退還您就特定服務或訂閱直接已向培生支付的任何費用。如可用,只有在您在報名或註冊後的15天內提出書面要求,才能退款。只對授權使用者直接從培生網站進行的購買提供退款。存取碼丟失或被盜,或通過第三方進行的任何購買(如您的校園書店),均不提供退款。如您對服務不滿意或有意申請退款,請通過 hkcs@pearson.com 聯繫我們。

19.               服務不附帶保證

摘要服務的可用性和性能有時可能並不完美,但您仍然同意按現狀使用服務,風險自負。

您明確確認並同意:(1)您使用服務的風險自負。服務現狀可用基礎上提供;(2)您未曾依賴於會被視為對這些服務的保證或構成任何賠償責任的依據的培生代表或轉售商的任何聲明、資訊或建議;和(3)在適用法律允許的最大範圍內,培生及其許可方和承包商明確否認任何類型的所有保證和條件,包括通過履行、交易習慣、商業慣例創設的保證和條件,也不論是明示抑或默示,包括但不限於對適銷性、特定目的適用性和不侵權的默示保證。

培生及其許可方均未做出如下陳述和保證:(1服務或您對服務的使用不會中斷或出錯;(2)使用服務可能獲得的結果將是準確或可靠的;或(3服務將符合您的要求。

部分司法管轄區不允許排除默示保證,因此,上述排除可能對您不適用。

20.               培生對您承擔有限責任

摘要:如果服務出現問題,培生對您承擔的責任以及您提出索賠的能力都是有限的。

任何情況下,對於任何類型的補償性、偶然性、間接性、特殊性、懲罰性或後果性的損害賠償,包括但不限於基於您使用或無法使用服務、任何第三方網站、或通過服務存取的應用程式的任何索賠或損害賠償,財產損害,第三方索賠,利潤損失、商譽損失、資料丟失或其他無形損失,您依賴於通過服務提供的任何內容或資訊造成的損失,和/或因您使用服務而產生的任何其他類型的損失,培生或其員工、高管、代理、承包商或許可方概不負責。任何情況下,培生有關服務的最大責任總額將不超過您為引發損失的具體服務支付的總費用。本條所述限制應適用,不論該等責任是基於合同、侵權抑或其他事由主張,即使培生已獲告知任何此類損失或損害的可能性,和/或如果本合約中的任何有限糾正措施未實現其基本目的。

不得在您獲悉或應合理獲悉支持訴訟理由的事實後一年後,提起因本合約引發的訴訟,不論形式。本合約中的任何規定均無意排除或限制根據適用法律無法合法排除或限制的任何條件、保證、權利或責任。因此,只有在您司法管轄區內合法的限制才適用於您,且在此情況下,我們的責任將受限於允許的最大程度。

21.               您須負責對培生造成的所有損害

摘要:您同意不違反本規則或出於任何違法目的使用服務。但如果您違反,您同意向培生賠償您所造成的所有損害。

作為您使用服務的條件之一,您向培生保證和聲明,您是授權使用者且不會出於不合法或本合約所禁止的任何目的使用服務。在適用法律允許的最大範圍內,對於因對本合約的違反或對服務的未經授權的使用而產生的或以任何方式與之相關的任何索賠、損害賠償、費用或責任,您同意對培生及其員工、高管、代理、承包商和許可方予以辯護、賠償,並使之免受損害。

22.               我們之間發生爭議時的適用法律和可以提起訴訟的法院

摘要:有關服務的任何訴訟將在紐約、安大略或英國法院解決(取決於您的居住地)。

您同意本合約不受《聯合國國際貨物銷售合同公約》管轄,並同意與本合約或您對服務的使用有關的任何及所有訴訟、爭議或爭論(均稱權利主張)應遵守香港法律。

香港法院對您與我們之間的任何爭議具有排他管轄權,不論您是否為註冊用戶/訂閱用戶,也不論爭議類型。您同意不在香港法院以外的任何法院對我們啟動或提起任何訴訟,且您特此同意香港法院作為庭審地及其管轄權,並就此放棄對所有基於缺乏屬人管轄權或出庭不便的抗辯。儘管如此,您同意我們仍應獲准在任何司法管轄區申請禁令救濟(或同等的緊急法律救濟)。

23.               您同意遵守出口法律

摘要:您有下列情形之一的,不得使用服務:(1)居住在被美國政府指定為恐怖主義支持國家的國家內;或(2)是任何美國政府的禁止或限制方名單上的人士。您還承諾不將服務出口到需要獲得美國出口許可證的國家。

您使用服務、應用程式和相關技術須遵守美國或國際管控或出口法律法規(出口法律)。在不作限制的情況下,您同意遵守所有該等出口法律,並確認您有責任獲得出口、轉口或進口應用程式和相關技術可能需要的授權。您聲明和保證:(1)您並未居住在屬於美國禁運對象的國家或被美國政府指定為恐怖主義支持國家的國家內;和(2)您不是任何美國政府的禁止或限制方名單上的人士。您同意不通過電子方式或其他方式直接或間接將任何服務傳輸至任何國家,或傳輸給任何國家的任何代理、代表或外國公民,如果美國政府或其機構對此要求出口許可或另行限制此類出口。對於您違反在本條項下的義務而產生的或與之相關的任何及所有索賠、損失、責任、損害賠償、罰金、罰款、成本和費用(包括但不限於律師費),您將對培生予以賠償,並使之免受損害。

24.               如何提交版權侵權通知

摘要:如您對通過服務上的內容有任何版權疑慮,或有意提交數字千年版權法案(DMCA)通知,請閱讀以下內容獲得詳細指引。

如您對他人在服務上發佈的任何材料有任何版權疑慮,或另行想要舉報服務上的不當內容,請告知我們。請通過gc-legal@pearson.com向我們提供書面通知(通知)。

如果您是版權所有人或版權所有人的授權代理人且善意認為受版權保護的作品已以會構成版權侵權的方式通過服務進行了拷貝、改編、複製或展示,您可以向我們的指定代理人提交所主張的侵權活動的書面通知。有效通知必須包括以下內容:

o   據稱被侵犯的專有權利的所有人或授權代表所有人行事的人士(投訴方)的親筆簽名或電子簽名;允許培生聯絡投訴方的合理充分的資訊,如地址、電話號碼、以及(如可得)電子郵箱地址;

o   服務上據稱侵權材料(侵權材料)的識別,和使培生可以在服務上找到該材料的合理充分的資訊;主張已被侵權的受版權保護作品(被侵權材料)的識別,或如果一份通知涉及服務上多個受版權保護的作品,主張已被侵權的每項受版權保護作品的清單(請具體說明每個侵權材料所侵犯的被侵權材料);

o   投訴方善意認為以所投訴方式使用侵權材料未經版權所有人或其代理人或法律授權的聲明;以及

o   通知中的資訊屬實以及投訴方是據稱被侵犯的專有權利的所有人或獲所有人授權代表其行事,否則願受偽證罪處罰的聲明。

25.               如何舉報其他禁止內容

摘要:如果您發現服務中有任何侵權、攻擊性、或本合約下另行禁止的任何內容,請通知我們。我們也不想此類內容出現在服務中。

培生也鼓勵您向gc-legal@pearson.com  舉報任何禁止使用者內容。為確保培生可以快速回應問題,您的電子郵件應該包含:原始的培生頁面URL;連結到的頁面URL;相關內容和您認為內容屬禁止或不當內容的依據的說明;以及如果您願意進一步協助培生進行調查,培生最能聯繫到您的聯繫資訊。

26.               其他附加條款

本合約專屬於您,您不得向任何人出讓、轉讓或轉授您的用戶帳戶或您在本合約下的權利或義務。培生可以轉讓或轉授其在本合約下的全部或部分權利或義務,但須受限於培生在本合約及可能與您的院校之間簽訂的任何協定下的權利和義務。如果本合約的任何規定因任何原因被有管轄權法院認定為無效或不可強制執行,則本合約的剩餘規定仍應根據其條款有效和可強制執行。本合約構成培生和您之間關於服務的完整協定,如無經簽署的書面協定,您不得修改。本合約中的條款標題和摘要僅為閱讀方便而設,不具有任何法律意義或效力。如果培生在任何一次或多次情形中放棄或不執行本合約的任何條款或條件,不論是通過行為抑或其他方式,其放棄或不執行該等條款不阻止培生在任何其他時間強制執行本合約的任何條款或條件。雙方明示同意本合約及所有相關文件均以英文撰寫。中文譯本僅供參考,文義如與英文有歧異,概以英文本為準。

 

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我們的關聯實體是指與培生教育出版亞洲有限公司受Pearson Plc共同控制的其他培生教育集團的公司,包括但不限於培生(北京)管理諮詢有限公司、臺灣培生教育出版股份有限公司、Pearson Education South Asia Pte. Ltd.Edexcel Limited(及其子公司)、Pearson Education LimitedPearson Education S.APearson Italia SpAPearson Education, Inc.Pearson Japan KKPearson Education Korea LtdPearson Australia Group Pty LtdPearson Holdings Southern Africa (Pty) Limited (及其子公司)CTI Education Group (Pty) Ltd (及其子公司)Longman Nigeria plcPearson Education de Mexico SA de CVPearson Education de Colombia LtdaPearson Education do Brazil Ltda

 

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