DATAUSEAGREEMENT
ThisAgreementismadeeffectiveasof[DATE](“EffectiveDate”)between[NAME],a[STATEOFINCORPORATION][ENTITYTYPE]withanaddressat[ADDRESS](“Recipient”),andtheUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac,an Indiana not for profitcorporationwithanaddressatNotre Dame,Indiana46556(“Provider”),inanticipationofProvider’sdisclosureofthedataidentifiedinAttachmentA(the“DataSet”),forthefollowingpurpose(the“Purpose”):analysisandinterpretationofthedata,aloneorincombinationwithdatafromothersources,inconnectionwiththeResearchProjectidentifiedinAttachment A.
ThisAgreementappliestodatadisclosedbetweentheEffectiveDateand[DATE](“EndDate”),unlessearlierterminatedorextendedbymutualwrittenagreement.
InconsiderationofProvidermakingtheDataSetavailableto Recipient,thepartiesherebyagreeasfollows:
- LIMITATIONSONUSE.RecipientshalluseData SetsolelyforthePurpose.DisclosurebyProviderofitsData SetdoesnotconstituteagranttoRecipientofanyrightorlicensetosuchData Set,exceptassetforthherein.
- CAREOFDATA.Recipientshallexertreasonableefforts,includingbutnotlimitedtotheDataSafeguardsidentifiedinAttachmentA,tomaintainData Setinconfidence,exceptthatRecipientmaydiscloseorpermitdisclosureofanyData SettoRecipient’sofficers,faculty,employees,consultants,advisors,studentsandfellowswhoneedtoknowsuchData SettofulfillthePurposeandwhohavebeenadvisedoftheconfidentialnatureif any oftheData Set.
- NON-DISCLOSUREOFSOURCE.RecipientshallnotidentifyProviderastheprovideroftheData SetinanypublicationorpublicpresentationofresearchinwhichData Setisused(eacha“Publication”)withoutobtainingProvider’spriorwrittenconsent.
- REQUIREDDISCLOSURES.NothinginthisAgreementmaybeconstruedtopreventRecipientfromdisclosingData Setasrequiredbylaworlegalprocess,aslongasRecipient,ifpermittedbyapplicablelaw,promptlynotifiesProviderofitsobligationtodiscloseand providesreasonablecooperationtoProviderinanyeffortstocontestorlimitthescopeofthedisclosure.
- PUBLICATIONS.ProvideracknowledgesthatRecipientisreceivingData Setinanticipationofpreparationandpublicationofscholarlypapers(“ScholarlyWork”).PriortopublicationofanyScholarlyWork,Providerwillhaveathirty-dayperiodtoreviewthepublicationforanydisclosureofData Set.Providershall,withinthethirty-dayperiod,giveRecipientnoticeidentifyingspecificallyanyportion of the Data Setitbelieveswouldbeimpermissibly containedintheScholarlyWork, for instance but without limitation, the disclosure of personally-identifiable information or the re-identification of previously de-identified information.
- USEOFNAMES.Recipientshallnot makeanypressormediaannouncementsconcerningthisAgreement,oruseProvider’snames,trademarks,logos,orinsignia,oranyversion,abbreviation,orrepresentationofthem,orthenameofanyofProvider’strustees,officers,facultymembers,students,employees,oragents,inanyadvertising,publicity,promotionalmaterialsorotherpublicannouncementwithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofProvider,whichconsentProvidermaywithholdinitssolediscretion.
7.DISCLAIMERS.
7.1.ProviderDisclaimer.AllData Setisprovided“asis.”Providermakesnowarranty,expressedorimplied,regardingtheaccuracy,completeness,suitabilityorperformanceofData SetdisclosedunderthisAgreement.PROVIDERDISCLAIMSALLREPRESENTATIONSANDWARRANTIES,WHETHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,RELATINGTOTHEPURPOSE,INCLUDING,WITHOUTLIMITATION,WARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITY,FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,NONINFRINGEMENTOFINTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTSOFRECIPIENTORTHIRDPARTIES,ANDTHEABSENCEOFLATENTOROTHERDEFECTS,WHETHERORNOTDISCOVERABLE.
7.2.LimitationofLiability.INNOEVENTSHALLPROVIDER,ITSTRUSTEES,DIRECTORS,OFFICERS,EMPLOYEES, STUDENTSORAFFILIATES,BELIABLEFORINCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESOFANYKIND,INCLUDING,WITHOUTLIMITATION,ECONOMICDAMAGESORLOSTPROFITS,REGARDLESSOFWHETHERTHEPARTYWASADVISED,HADOTHERREASONTOKNOWORINFACTKNEWOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFTHEFOREGOING.
7.3.Survival.THISSECTION9SHALLSURVIVETHEEXPIRATIONORANYEARLIERTERMINATIONOFTHISAGREEMENT.
- TERMAND TERMINATION. EitherpartymayterminatethisAgreementwith or without cause byprovidingatleastninetydays’priorwrittennoticetotheotherparty.Recipient’sobligationswithrespecttouseandnondisclosureofData SetwillsurviveforaperiodofthreeyearsfollowingreceiptoftheparticularData Set.
- RETURNORDESTRUCTIONOF DATA. Following terminationofthisAgreement,Recipientshall,ifdirectedbyProvider,destroyorreturntoProvideralldocumentsandothertangiblemanifestationsofData Setanddestroyanyelectronicor digitalmanifestationsofData Set,except thatRecipientmayretainonecopyoftheData SetsolelyforthepurposesofmonitoringitsobligationsunderthisAgreementandvalidatingresearchbasedupontheData Set.
- CONTACTS.The following points of contact have been initially identified by the parties as responsible for the disclosure and receipt of Data Sets:
PrimaryTechnicalContact(s)fordisclosureofData SetonbehalfofProvider:
1.
2.
PrimaryTechnicalContact(s)forreceiptofData SetonbehalfofRecipient:
1.
2.
11.MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONS
11.1CREATEAct.ForthepurposesoftheCooperativeResearchandTechnologyEnhancementActof2004,thepartiesagreethatthisAgreementisnotconsideredajointresearchagreement.
11.2Assignment.NeitherpartymayassignthisAgreementoranyofitsrightsorobligationshereundertoathirdparty,including,withoutlimitationbymergerwithathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentoftheother.AnyattemptedassignmentinviolationofthisSectionwillbevoid.
11.3 Severability.IntheeventanyprovisionofthisAgreementorportionthereofisdeterminedbyacourtorarbitratorofcompetentjurisdictiontobeinvalidorunenforceable,anyenforceableportionoftheprovisionandtheremainderofthisAgreementwillremainineffectandthepartieswillrequestthecourtorarbitratortoreformtheprovisiontoaformthatisvalidandenforceableandreflectsascloselyaspossibletheintentoftheoriginalprovision.
11.4 Waiver.Apartymaywaiveoneormoreofanotherparty’sobligationsoritsownrightsunderthisAgreement,providedthatitdoessoinwriting.Aparty’swaivershallbereadnarrowlytoapplyonlytotherightsorobligationsdescribedinthewaiver,andthewaivermaynotbeconstruedtowaiveanyfutureobligationorexerciseofrights.
11.5 GoverningLaw.ThisAgreementwillbegovernedbythelawsoftheStateofIndianaandthefederallawsoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,withoutregardtoanyapplicableconflictoflawsprinciples.
11.6 Counterparts.ThisAgreementmaybe executedintwoormorecounterparts, eachof whichwillbedeemedtobeanoriginal,andallofwhichtogetherconstituteoneandthesameinstrument.
11.7 EntireAgreement/Amendment.ThisAgreement(1)representstheentireunderstandingbetweenthepartieswithrespecttoitssubjectmatterand(2)supersedesallcontemporaneousandpreviousstatements,representations,agreements,andunderstandingsbetweentheparties,howeverexpressed,thatrelatetothesubjectmatterofthisAgreement.ThisAgreementmaybeamendedonlybyawritingsignedbyallpartiestothis Agreement.
Agreed between the Parties as of the Effective Date:
University of Notre Dame du Lac
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Name:
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Recipient:
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ATTACHMENTA
DESCRIPTIONOFDATASET
DATASET
TheDataSetconsistsofthefollowing:
[InserthereadetaileddescriptionoftheDataSet,including(1)overalldescriptivetopicorfieldofthedataset;(2)source(s)fromwhichDataSethasbeenderived;(3)top-levellistofdataclasses/typesinthedataset;and(4)asapplicable,timeand/orgeographicallimitsofdataset.]
RESEARCHPROJECT
TheResearchProjectisasfollows:
[DescribetheResearchProject.]
DATASAFEGUARDS
RecipientshalldeploythefollowingData Safeguards:
[DescribeanyagreedDataSafeguards.]