Schedule 4

Grand River

Conservation Authority Data Release Agreement

I (“sublicensee”) am a faculty member, student, staff member at the University of Waterloo and I agree to abide by the terms of the University’s contractual obligations to the owner of the Data known as Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). Additional terms and conditions other than those recorded below may apply and if required I agree to consult such agreement.

I understand and acknowledge that:

  • GRCA owns certain data that it has developed and compiled, including information related thereto, which it collectively considers to be an asset of considerable value.
  • GRCA owns and retains all right, title and interest in and to the Data and all intellectual property rights therein, including, without limitation, all copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret rights.
  • "Data" shall mean the data described on this release hereto in any form, version or medium, any documentation related thereto, and any written or oral information disclosed by GRCA to Licensee in connection with the Data.
  • The Data, provided to me for the exclusive purposes of teaching or academic research and publishing, may not be used for any other purposes (including commercial or income-generating activity) without written approval, in advance, of GRCA.
  • I shall not sublicense, assign, transfer, sell or otherwise make available the Data or portions thereof or transfer any rights under this Agreement, without the written consent of GRCA.
  • I shall not disseminate or make available the Data, including other data, products and information derived from the Data, on any digital communications network, including, without limitation, the Internet or any Intranet.
  • Upon termination, I shall immediately i) cease all use of the Data; ii) destroy all forms of the Data in its possession and all copies thereof.
  • No representations or warranties whatsoever, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, currency or otherwise of the Data are made by GRCA, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of quality and fitness for a particular purpose.
  • The sublicensee agrees that material(s) generated using ‘Data’ licensed under this agreement will be clearly acknowledged on such product(s) by including the following statement:

“Produced using information under license with the Grand River Conservation Authority, Copyright © Grand River Conservation Authority, [date].”

  • The sublicensee agrees to submit an executive summary or some form of report of activities for which the ‘Data’ have been used, if requested.
  • This “data release agreement” shall outlast the governing University Data Licensing Agreement.

I understand and acknowledge the above conditions and agree to abide by them.

Name (signature):______ID Card Number: ______Date: __/__/__

User Type:  Faculty  Student  Staff

General Purpose:  Faculty Research  Undergraduate Course  Masters/PhD  Other

Describe purpose:______

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